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ous
to
those skilled in the
art
that various
changes
and
modifications
may
be made without
departing
from the
scope
of the
present
invention
as
defined
by
the
ap-
pended
claims. For
example,
various
types
of
spring are
available for the
spring
2t,
and each of the
regulating
s
screws
2u and
2y
is
replaceable
with washers fixed be-
tween
a
bolt and
a
nut.
Moreover,
an upright piano according
to
the
present
invention
may
form
a
part
of
an
automatic
player piano
disclosed
in,
for
example,
U.S. P. No.
4,913,026,
and
a
10
music is
reproduced through a playback
mode of
oper-
ation
on
the
upright piano.
Another
upright piano
may
be
equipped
with
an
electronic
tone
generating
system
coupled
with
a speak-
er
system
and
a
shank
stopper.
In this
instance,
the
is
shank
stopper
is moved into
or
out
of the orbits of the
hammer assemblies
depending
upon
the modes of
op-
eration. While the
upright piano
is
staying
in
a
silent
mode,
the hammer assemblies driven
by
the associated
key
action mechanisms
are brought
into
contact
with the
20
shank
stopper
before strike
at
the
strings,
and the
tone
generating
system
synthesizes
sounds instead of the
strings.
Claims
1. An
upright piano comprising:
minal
position
when said
whippen assem-
bly
is rotated from said first intermediate
position
to
said first terminal
position,
d-3) a
butt
(2i) pivotally supported by
said
stationary structure,
and connected with
said hammer
assembly,
said butt
being ro-
tated
by
said
jack
in
a
forward direction
from
a
third initial
position corresponding
to
said second initial
position
to
a
released
position corresponding
to
said
escape po-
sition,
said butt
being
kicked
by
said
jack
at
said released
position
for
rushing
said
at
least
one
hammer
assembly
toward said
at
least
one string,
said
at
least
one
hammer
assembly rebounding on
said
at
least
one
string so
that said butt
being
rotated in
a
backward direction
through a
second inter-
mediate
position
to
a
third terminal
posi-
tion,
d-4) a
back check
(2g) projecting
from said
whippen assembly,
and
d-5) a
catcher
(2n/ 2o) backwardly project-
ing
from said
butt,
and
brought
into
contact
with said back check when said butt reach-
es
said third terminal
position,
characterized
by
e) a repetition
mechanism
(8;
1
2; 22;
32) having
a) a keyboard (1) having
at
least
one key (1a)
30
swingable
between
a
rest
position
without
any
force
applied
to
it
by
the
user
and
an
end
posi-
tion,
a
capstan
button
(1d) projecting
from
a
rear portion
of said
at
least
one key;
b)
at
least
one string (4)
associated with said
at
35
least
one key;
c)
at
least
one
hammer
assembly (3)
for
striking
said
at
least
one string;
and
d) a key
action mechanism
(2;
1 1
;
21
;
31
)
linked
with said
at
least
one key
for
driving
said
at
least
40
one
hammer
assembly,
and
having
d-1) a whippen assembly (2a) pivotally
supported by a stationary
structure
(6/7),
and rotated
by
said
capstan
button be-
45
tween
a
first initial
position corresponding
to
said
rest
position
and
a
first terminal
po-
sition
corresponding
to
said end
position
through a
first intermediate
position,
d-2) a jack (2d) pivotally supported by
said
so
whippen assembly,
and moved from
a sec-
ond initial
position
to
a
restricted
position
without
any
pivotal
motion when said
whip-
pen
assembly
is
swung
from said first initial
position
to
said first intermediate
position,
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said
jack being
rotated around said
whip-
pen
assembly
from said restricted
position
through an
escape
position
to
a
second
ter-
e-1) a repetition
lever
(2q;
22b;
32a)
rotat-
ably supported by
said
butt,
and rotated
by
said
jack
due
to
the
escape
so as
to
pro-
duce
a
gap
(G)
between
a leading
end
thereof and said back check when said
jack
reaches said second terminal
position
and
before said
at
least
one
hammer
assembly
rotates
backwardly,
then said
leading
end
being brought
into
contact
with said back
check when said butt reaches said second
intermediate
position,
e-2) a driving
rod
means (2w/
2x1
2y;
12b;
22a) projecting
from said
repetition
lever,
brought
into
contact
with said
jack,
and
ro-
tating
said
repetition
lever
over
said back
check
on
the
way
from said
escape
posi-
tion
to
said second terminal
position
through
the rotation of said
jack
due
to
the
escape,
and
e-3) an
elastic
means (2s/ 2t) urging
said
repetition
lever for
allowing
said
driving
rod
means
to
be
brought
into
contact
with said
jack.
2. An
upright piano as
set
forth in claim
1
,
in which said
driving
rod
means comprises a
rod member
(2w)
projecting
from said
repetition
lever,
and
a regulat-
ing means {2x1 2y) coupled
with
a leading
end of
said rod member and
changing an
initial
position
of
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