Device for controlling a musical instrument, in particular a carillon, comprising
a first set of keys, each key being equipped with a sensor and force regulating
means, said device has a second set of striking elements, each key of the first
set has assigned to it a striking element of the second set, the keys and the striking
elements are mechanically dissociated from one another, said force regulating means
being arranged to impose on the key with which they are associated a static force
substantially identical to that which would have been imposed by the striking element
if it had been connected to the key, and wherein each sensor is arranged to measure
a rate of displacement of the key with which it is associated, each sensor being
connected to a first signal generator arranged to receive said rate of displacement
and convert it into a first signal comprising said rate and an identification of
the key associated with the sensor, said first generator being connected to a transmitter
arranged to transmit the first signal, each striking element being connected to
a servomotor of the striking element, each servomotor being connected to a second
signal generator which is connected to a receiver arranged to receive the first
signal, said second generator being arranged to produce on the basis of the first
signal a control signal for the striking element assigned to the sensor indicated
in the first signal, each of the servomotors being arranged to impose a striking
movement on the striking element with which it is associated under control of the
control signal.
