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A Study of Lip Shield for Wood Wind Instrument Playrs

Research Project

Project/Area Number 05807188
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field 補綴理工系歯学
Research InstitutionAichi-gakuin University

Principal Investigator

NAKANO Kazuhiko  Aichi-Gakuin Univ., School of Dentistry, Associate Professor, 歯学部・歯科補綴学講座, 講師 (80183515)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) SUGIMOTO Taizo  Aichi-Gakuin Univ., School of Dentistry, Research fellow, 歯学部・歯科補綴学講座, 助手 (70192127)
HIRANUMA Kenji  Aichi-Gakuin Univ., School of Dentistry, Professor, 歯学部・歯科補綴学講座, 教授 (00064783)
蛭川 登夫  愛知学院大学, 歯学部・歯科補綴学講座, 助手 (50231551)
Project Period (FY) 1993 – 1994
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1994)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000)
Fiscal Year 1994: ¥800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000)
Fiscal Year 1993: ¥1,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000)
KeywordsWood wind instrument / Lip shield / Acoustic analysis / Wind instrument / FFT analyzer / Instrument / Clarinet / Saxophone
Research Abstract

When single reed playrs (saxophonists and clarinetists) play their instruments, most of them have uncomfortable feelings caused by uneven or sharp lower incisor teeth which press their lower lips. The lip shield is a kind of removable splint basically for avoiding chronic pain in the lower lip of the single reed playr by overing the lower incisor teeth with ome materials.
While it is said that the tone quality and controllability are generally improved when the lip shield is attached, an experimental study on the shape and material of a lip shields has seldom been conducted.
Through our acoustic experiment, we found that out of the three types of lip shields made of acrylic resin in different shapes, the new one, which we call "Nakano Model", swelling slightly in the middle, exhibited the best tone quality and controllability. And this study addresses an acoustic analysis of the difference in tone quality of four materials shaped into the "Nakano Model" lip shield.

Report

(3 results)
  • 1994 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1993 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All Other

All Publications (4 results)

  • [Publications] 北山敦康、中野和彦、平沼謙二: "リップシールドの形状とそのサクソフォンの音響特性に及ぼす影響について" 日本吹奏楽学会研究紀要. 2. 56-69 (1991)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1994 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 中野和彦、北山敦康、宮田英利、平沼謙二: "木管楽器奏者用リップシールドとその音響学的効果について" 愛知学院大学歯学会誌. 30(2). 560 (1992)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1994 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] A.Kitayama, K.Nakano and K.Hiranuma: "A Study on the shape of the lip shield and its effect on acoustic properties ofthe saxophone" BULLETIN FO BANDMASTERS ACADEMIC SOCIETY OF JAPAN. 2. 56-69 (1991)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1994 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] K.Nakano, A.Kitayama, H.Miyata and K.Hiranuma: "A Study of Lip shield for Wood Wind Instrument Playrs" The Aichi-Gakuin Journal of Dental Science. 30 (2). 560 (1992)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1994 Final Research Report Summary

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Published: 1993-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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