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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2016
Yamaha Corporation, Hamamatsu-shi, JP;
Shingo Ekuni, Hamamatsu, JP;
Tadaharu Kato, Hamamatsu, JP;
YAMAHA CORPORATION, Hamamatsu-Shi, JP;
Abstract
A musical instrument, including: an acoustic portion configured to generate sounds in accordance with a vibration; a plurality of soundboard braces attached to a flat surface of the acoustic portion; a bracket supported by two of the plurality of soundboard braces; and an acoustic transducer supported by the bracket and configured to vibrate the acoustic portion based on an acoustic signal inputted thereto, wherein the bracket is disposed so as to bridge the two of the plurality of soundboard braces, and the acoustic transducer vibrates the acoustic portion at a position between the two of the plurality of soundboard braces.