Reed for electronic musical instrument, and electronic musical instrument

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PATENT NO 9984669
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15692249

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The present invention provides a reed for an electronic musical instrument and an electronic musical instrument in which determination of lip position is not susceptible to the influence of noise and the like. In one embodiment of the present invention, an electronic musical instrument is provided with a reed and a plurality of sensor electrodes in the reed, arranged next to one another from a tip side of the reed towards a base side of the reed, each of the sensor electrodes having a center portion projecting towards the tip side of the reed. The lip position of the performer is determined in accordance with the output from the plurality of sensors.

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CASIO COMPUTER CO LTDJAPAN'S TOKYO SHIBUYA DISTRICT OF THE TOWN 1 CHOME 6 NO 2 TOKYO TOKYO METROPOLIS

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hayashi, Ryutaro Tokyo, JP 25 368
Kasuga, Kazutaka Tokyo, JP 10 103
Toyama, Chihiro Tokyo, JP 11 42

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