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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 1992
Filed:
Apr. 23, 1990
Hideo Suzuki, Hamamatsu, JP;
Mamoru Kimpara, Hamamatsu, JP;
Masao Sakama, Hamamatsu, JP;
Akira Nakada, Hamamatsu, JP;
Yamaha Corporation, Hamamatsu, JP;
Abstract
The wear for controlling a musical tone consists of a wear worn by a player, a main body and at least one detector for detecting a certain movement of the player. The main body is mounted at a player's waist, and the detector is mounted at a player's joint by use of a mounting member such as a plane fastener. Hence, the mounting position of the detector can be freely adjusted. The main body and the detector are connected by use of wires which may be sewed in the wear. In addition, the detector may constitute a supporter which can be freely mounted at the player's joint. When the detector detects the movement of the player, such as a bending angle of the player's joint, a tone pitch, a tone volume or a tone color of the musical tone to be generated is controlled based on the detected movement of the player.