Chicago Musical Instruments Co. (CMI) yog ib lub suab paj nruag distributor, tseem ceeb nyob rau hauv uas muaj kev tswj cov kev txaus siab ntawm Gibson Guitars los ntawm 1944 txog 1969, Lowrey, FE Olds brass instruments, William Lewis & Son Co. (stringed instruments), Krauth & Beninghoften, LD Heater Music Company, epiphones Guitars, Selmer UK, thiab lwm yam khoom siv suab paj nruag.
Introduction
Chicago Musical Instruments (CMI) yog ib lub tuam txhab muaj zog tshaj plaws thiab muaj tswv yim tshiab hauv kev tsim cov khoom siv hluav taws xob. Lub tuam txhab tau tsim nyob rau xyoo 1927 hauv Chicago, Illinois thiab hloov suab paj nruag nrog kev qhia txog nws cov suab paj nruag zoo li cov hlua, pib nrog Fender Electric guitar. Los ntawm kev tsom mus rau cov tub ntxhais hluas cov cuab yeej siv, muag cov cuab yeej los ntawm cov khw muag khoom siv lub khw muag khoom siv suab paj nruag, muab cov qauv siv nyiaj rau cov neeg nyiam ua si, thiab nthuav tawm cov phiaj xwm tshaj tawm hauv lub tebchaws tsom rau cov tub ntxhais hluas mloog hauv xov tooj cua thiab hauv xov xwm luam tawm, CMI txhawb nqa ib yam tshiab ntawm cov twj paj nruag - cov hluas uas xav siv hluav taws xob insturments los tsim lawv tus kheej 'pob zeb thiab yob' rhythms. CMI hloov lub ntsej muag ntawm American suab paj nruag mus ib txhis los ntawm kev qhia ib tiam tshiab rau kev xyiv fab ntawm kev ua si hluav taws xob guitars thiab lwm yam khoom siv hluav taws xob.
CMI tau ua ob peb lwm qhov tseem ceeb los txhawb cov cuab yeej hluav taws xob nyob ib puag ncig xyoo 1950, suav nrog cov txheej txheem tsim cov kab ntau lawm; amplifier tsim uas nce ntim tsis muaj radical distortion; cov tub ntxhais kawm cov qauv luv nqi (piv txwv li, nws cov Tub Ntxhais Kawm Series guitars); kev faib tawm cov tswv yim uas tso cai rau kev nkag mus rau cov neeg siv khoom; tus nqi qis kom ntseeg tau los ntawm kev lag luam ntawm cov txheej txheem tsim khoom; 'pleasing' lub cev tsim tsim kom nyiam cov hluas; kev txhim kho nyob rau hauv khaws ib leeg-coil thev naus laus zis thaum lub sijhawm no ib yam nkaus (Eric Clapton nto moo siv Stratocaster ntawm nws cov lus qhia Layla album); nce qib hauv amplifier tsim uas txo qis distortion thaum xa cov ntim ntau dua; Kev sib raug zoo rau pej xeem kev sib tw los ntawm cov ntawv xov xwm thiab cov khoom pom zoo los ntawm cov neeg nyiam ua yeeb yam. CMI cov kev tsim kho tshiab tau hloov cov suab paj nruag ua ntej uas muaj nyob thoob plaws hauv Asmeskas mus rau niaj hnub pob zeb 'n' yob raws li peb paub niaj hnub no.
Keeb kwm ntawm Chicago Musical Instruments
Chicago Musical Instruments (CMI) tau tsim cov twj paj nruag txij thaum xyoo 1900s. Lawv lub hom phiaj yog los tsim cov cuab yeej zoo uas siv tau rau cov kws ntaus nkauj ntawm txhua qib. Lub tuam txhab yog lub luag hauj lwm rau ib tug xov tooj ntawm iconic instruments, xws li cov thawj hluav taws xob nruas tshuab thiab thawj guitar synthesizer. Cia peb tshawb txog keeb kwm ntawm lub tuam txhab no thiab cov kev koom tes uas nws tau ua rau lub ntiaj teb suab paj nruag.
Nrhiav hauv 1883
Chicago Musical Instruments (CMI) tau tsim muaj nyob rau xyoo 1883 los ntawm Lyon thiab Healy, ib pab pawg neeg muag suab paj nruag los ntawm Chicago uas xav nthuav lawv cov khoom lag luam ntawm cov ntawv suab paj nruag thiab cov khoom siv suab paj nruag. Lub tuam txhab tau txais kev saib xyuas hauv lub tebchaws sai sai rau nws cov khoom siv pianos zoo thiab cov khoom nruab nrog nrog rau nws cov neeg ua si piano tsim tshiab.
Tau ntau xyoo, CMI yuav txuas ntxiv tsim kho tshiab thiab tsim cov qauv tshiab hauv kev lag luam suab paj nruag. Xyoo 1925, lawv tau tsim thawj lub tshuab nqa hluav taws xob uas tuaj yeem txuas nrog cov twj paj nruag uas twb muaj lawm (xws li mandolins thiab guitars) tso cai rau lawv kom nthuav dav. Cov cuab yeej no tso cai rau cov neeg ua yeeb yam ua si hauv qhov chaw xws li arenas uas yav tas los acoustic instruments yuav tsis nrov txaus. Lub tuam txhab kuj tau tsim thawj qhov loj me me orchestral hlua bass thaj tsam uas muaj lub cev loj dua thiab cov hlua ntev ntev rau cov suab sib sib zog nqus.
Xyoo 1929 CMI tau txais Mele Brothers Music Company hauv Los Angeles uas tau nthuav dav nws cov khoom siv suab paj nruag rau hauv cov khoom siv hluav taws xob, muab ntau yam qauv digital hauv ob lub koom txoos hauv tsev teev ntuj & kev lag luam yeeb yaj kiab. Nyob rau tib lub sijhawm no cov khoom siv fretted xws li lap steels, banjos & mandolins kuj tau ntxiv rau hauv lawv cov khoom lag luam nrog rau amplifiers, reverb units & recorders thaum xyoo 1940 txog 1960s.
Ntau tshaj 100 xyoo tom qab yog dab tsi tam sim no Gibson Brands txuas ntxiv mus ua ntau yam ntawm CMI cov cuab yeej cuab tam los ntawm kev muaj ntau lub tuam txhab suav nrog Epiphone Guitars (uas tau txais los ntawm Gibson hauv 1957), Mandolin Cov Kwv Tij (tau los ntawm Gibson hauv 2001), Baldwin Piano & Organ Company (tau los ntawm Gibson hauv 2001) thiab. raws li ob peb lwm yam khoom siv suab paj nruag uas cuam tshuam nrog qee lub tuam txhab xws li Maestro cov khoom lag luam los ntawm National / Valco Industries lossis Dobro Resonator Guitars los ntawm Astro Amp Manufacturing Company uas tseem ua rau ntau tus qauv tsim tsim los ntawm cov qauv qub uas tau tsim nyob rau hauv cov npe xws li Lyon & Healy. los yog Harmonium rov qab rau lub sijhawm uas tau koom ua ke ntawm CMI & Ditson Music Stores thaum ntxov 1900s txog rau xyoo 1924.
Early Years
Chicago Musical Instruments (CMI) yog lub tshuab ntaus suab paj nruag thiab lub tuam txhab hluav taws xob uas paub zoo tshaj plaws rau kev tsim cov guitars, amps thiab cov keyboards suab paj nruag. Lawv lub suab tau dhau los ua ib feem tseem ceeb ntawm keeb kwm thiab kev hloov pauv ntawm cov nkauj nrov niaj hnub no.
Founded hauv 1883 los ntawm Theodore Wulschner nrog rau ob peb tus neeg ua haujlwm German hauv Chicago, Illinois, lawv lub rooj cob qhia sai sai tau nto moo rau nws txoj haujlwm zoo. Kev tsim khoom thaum ntxov nyob rau hauv "CMI" daim ntawv lo suav nrog pianos nrog rau banjos, lub thawv suab paj nruag thiab ntau lwm yam khoom siv hlua. Xyoo 1893, CMI cov neeg ua haujlwm tau loj hlob mus rau 18 tus neeg ua haujlwm nrog peb lub Hoobkas nyob hauv New York City, Nashville thiab Chicago.
Los ntawm 1921 CMI tau dhau los ua ib lub tuam txhab loj tshaj plaws ntawm cov cuab yeej nrog ntau dua 1,000 tus neeg ua haujlwm tsim ntau dua 27 tus qauv sib txawv suav nrog cov shako-keys player piano thiab Venetian harpsichord. Nws tau hloov kho qee qhov qub European stringed instruments styles xws li hneev-rov qab lutes, bowed psalterys, viols / violas de gamba thiab galoubet bund frets uas lawv kuj tau pib tsim nyob rau lub sijhawm no thaum tseem nce lawv lub peev xwm tsim khoom kom suav nrog amplifiers thaum xyoo caum no.
Thoob plaws xyoo 1930s CMI tau ua lag luam ntau ntawm lawv cov kab mob reed nrog rau cov khoom siv tshiab tshiab rau cov tsev teev ntuj thaum tsim cov kab hluav taws xob tshiab siv hauv cov yeeb nkab hauv cov yeeb yaj kiab hauv cov yeeb yaj kiab uas nws thiaj li tau coj mus rau lub sijhawm tshiab rau cov kws ntaus suab paj nruag uas tau pib cia siab rau cov khoom siv hluav taws xob. Nrog rau kev tshaj tawm kev lag luam nyob ib puag ncig Vaudeville ua yeeb yam nrog jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong ua si Gibson lap steels tsim los ntawm CMI thaum lub xyoo caum no nws yog lub sijhawm zoo siab rau Asmeskas cov kiv cua suab paj nruag nrhiav cov suab tshiab los ntawm cov hnub qub loj xws li Bing Crosby lossis Frank Sinatra uas yuav siv. CMI's pianos lossis cov keyboards hluav taws xob nyob rau theem thoob plaws hauv lawv txoj haujlwm tom qab thiab.
Expansion nyob rau hauv lub xyoo pua 20th
Lub xyoo pua 20th pom Chicago Musical Instruments nthuav nws txoj kev lag luam thiab kev tsim kho tshiab hauv ntiaj teb ntawm kev tsim suab paj nruag. Lub sijhawm ntawm kev loj hlob no pib nrog kev yuav khoom ntawm German chaw tsim khoom, uas tau los ua Chicago's Piano Company, thiab kev nthuav dav ntawm lawv tus kheej cov kab ntau lawm, uas tsim cov khoom nruab nrog cev thiab accordions. Nrog lawv cov peev xwm thiab kev txawj ntse, lawv pib tsim ntau yam xov tooj cua, amplifiers, thiab txawm tias luv luv-nyob piano kab.
Ntxiv rau kev tsim cov khoom siv hluav taws xob thiab cov khoom siv suab paj nruag, Chicago kuj tau tsim qee yam ntawm lawv tus kheej cov cuab yeej xws li reeds rau brasswind instruments thiab recorders. Tom qab WWII, lawv tau tso tawm hluav taws xob guitar hauv xyoo 1949 uas tau ua pov thawj tias muaj kev vam meej vim nws pheej yig rau cov neeg siv khoom. Lub tuam txhab tau hloov npe hu ua CMI (Chicago Musical Instruments) hauv xyoo 1950 thiab tau txais sai sai los ntawm CBS lub tuam txhab tom qab tsuas yog ob xyoos vim nws txoj kev vam meej hauv kev lag luam txawm tias nws pib me me hauv 1883.
CMI txuas ntxiv tsim cov twj paj nruag nyob rau hauv CBS kom txog thaum nws thiaj li raug muag tawm hauv 1985. Raws li CBS cov tswv cuab, CMI tau tso ntau lub guitars xws li Les Paul qauv zoo li P-90s reissues nrog rau cov qauv nrov dua li SG Tshwj xeeb hauv xyoo 1968 ua ntej tso tawm tag nrho. los ntawm 1969. Txawm hais tias tsis muab cov cuab yeej tshiab txij li xyoo 1970s, CMI tau hloov kho lawv cov cim SG Tshwj xeeb qauv raws li cov qauv tsim los ntawm 1968 nrog rau cov tshiab tam sim no tsim nyob rau hauv Epiphone uas txuas ntxiv them tribute rau ib qho ntawm Asmeskas cov tuam txhab suab paj nruag qub tshaj plaws tau tsim muaj tshaj 100 xyoo dhau los. uas txuas ntxiv ua rau muaj kev xyiv fab los ntawm lub suab txawm tias txhua yam tshwm sim nyob ib puag ncig peb thoob ntiaj teb niaj hnub no.
Cov khoom thiab kev tsim kho tshiab
Chicago Musical Instruments, los yog CMI, yog ib lub tuam txhab American suab paj nruag tsim tsim nyob rau hauv 1878. CMI yog paub zoo nyob rau hauv lub suab paj nruag ntiaj teb no rau lawv cov khoom tshiab thiab lawv raug suav hais tias yog ib lub tuam txhab muaj feem cuam tshuam hauv kev lag luam suab paj nruag. Hauv seem no, peb yuav tau saib qee qhov ntawm lawv qhov kev koom tes tseem ceeb rau lub ntiaj teb suab paj nruag thiab tshuaj xyuas cov khoom lag luam thiab kev tsim kho tshiab uas lawv coj mus rau kev lag luam.
Acoustic Guitars
Lub tuam txhab Chicago Musical Instruments tau tsim muaj nyob rau xyoo 1890s thiab yog lub chaw tsim khoom ntawm ntau yam twj paj nruag, suav nrog ntau hom guitars. Ntawm lawv cov kev tsim tawm nrov tshaj plaws yog lawv cov acoustic guitars uas muaj kev hloov kho tshiab xws li laminated pressed sab, x-braced lub cev thiab kho caj dab. Cov khoom siv tes ua haujlwm zoo thiab kev nce qib uas cov kos npe acoustic guitars tau muab tso rau lawv sib nrug los ntawm kev sib tw, ua rau lawv qee qhov feem ntau nrhiav tom qab cov cuab yeej los ntawm cov kws tshaj lij thiab cov neeg nyiam ua si ntaus guitar zoo ib yam.
Tsis tas li ntawd, lub tuam txhab Chicago Musical Instruments muaj lwm yam kev ua tiav tseem ceeb, xws li ua tau qee yam ntawm thawj cov khoom siv hluav taws xob lub cev basses hauv xyoo 1936. Cov cuab yeej tshiab no tau tshaj tawm lub sijhawm tshiab ntawm kev tsim suab paj nruag thiab kev ua yeeb yam, ib qho uas txuas ntxiv mus rau hnub no. Nrog lawv cov qib siab ntawm kev siv tes ua haujlwm thiab kev tsim kho tshiab hauv kev tsim guitar, Chicago Musical Instruments yeej yog ib qho tseem ceeb hauv kev tsim lub suab ntawm cov suab paj nruag niaj hnub.
Amplifiers
Chicago Musical Instruments yog qhov paub zoo tshaj plaws rau nws txoj kev amplifiers, ntau yam uas yuav dhau los ua cov khoom siv hauv kev lag luam. Lawv thawj lub suab nrov, "CMI Tshwj Xeeb" tau tso tawm xyoo 1932 thiab khav theeb 12-hauv x 12-hauv hais lus. Ib qho ntawm lawv cov amplifiers nrov tshaj plaws yog xyoo 1937 "Ottoman Stand" amp. Qhov no tau nrov heev raws li nws tso cai rau kev tso rau ntawm ib sab ntawm cov theem, txuag qhov chaw muaj txiaj ntsig.
CMI tsim ib tug xov tooj ntawm amps rau guitar thiab bassists thaum lub sij hawm lawv reign, tab sis nws tsis yog tsuas yog amplifiers uas txhais CMI cov keeb kwm nyob rau hauv kev tsim suab paj nruag. Lawv kuj tau qhia txog ntau yam kev siv suab nrov rau lawv cov qauv tsim uas tso cai rau lub suab los ntawm lawv cov amps kom pom tseeb dua thoob plaws hauv chav tsev lossis chav tsev yam tsis muaj qhov ntim lossis qhov zoo vim muaj kev rov qab los thiab tawm tswv yim. Lawv lub npe nrov "Stringtone Txee" ua rau cov neeg ua si sib xyaw ntau lub suab hauv ib lub txee nrog qhov pom tseeb meej thaum piv rau lwm cov qauv ntawm lub sijhawm.
Tsis tas li ntawd, lawv tau paub zoo rau lawv cov neeg hais lus teb uas muaj cov lus hais txog kev sib hloov hauv cov khoom siv uas tau nthuav tawm lub zog thiab lub peev xwm ntawm CMI's amps. Txog rau hnub no, qee tus neeg ua si nyiam cov kev xaiv niaj hnub no ntau dua vim tias lawv cuam tshuam li cas nrog ntau hom suab nrov thiab cov qauv. Tshwj xeeb tshaj yog, cov neeg ua si harmonica feem ntau siv cov neeg hais lus teb nrog kev ua tiav zoo vim tias harmonica yuav muaj teeb meem tawm tswv yim thaum nthuav dav los ntawm cov neeg hais lus tsis tu ncua.
Cov Hluav Taws Xob Hluav Taws Xob
Chicago Musical Instruments yog lub chaw tsim khoom lag luam iconic uas yog lub luag haujlwm los qhia txog ntau qhov zoo tshaj plaws hluav taws xob guitars. Xyoo 1950, CMI tau tshaj tawm ES-175; no guitar featured ob qho tib si pickups, lub cev muaj zog thiab stoptail choj, thiab ib tug semi-hollow tsim uas tso cai rau ib tug nplua nuj suab tshaj lub cev lub cev guitars.
Cov guitar no tau dhau los ua ib qho ntawm cov jazz nrov tshaj plaws ntawm kev ua lag luam. Nws tau ploj mus tsis hloov txij li nws cov lus qhia thiab siv hauv kev ua yeeb yam los ntawm txhua hom suab paj nruag. CMI kuj tau qhia txog Stratocaster hauv xyoo 1954, muaj peb lub tsheb thauj khoom thiab kev tsim kho tshiab uas ua rau cov kws ntaus suab paj nruag hloov pauv tau yooj yim. Nws tau dhau los ua ib qho ntawm cov guitars nrov tshaj plaws hauv keeb kwm, siv los ntawm ntau tus kws tshaj lij ua yeeb yam thoob plaws ntau yam.
CMI kuj tau tsim qee cov cuab yeej tsis meej; pre-Gibson Les Paul qauv tau tsim los ntawm 1952 thiab 1958 siv CMI tus kheej cov lus qhia. Lawv tsis tau ua tiav zoo li Gibson's version tom qab tab sis lawv tau nrhiav ntau los ntawm cov neeg sau vim lawv qhov tsis tshua muaj thiab vintage nta. Lwm cov kev pabcuam tseem ceeb suav nrog kev tsim cov basses xws li 352/3 Bass V thiab 335 bass qauv ua rau xyoo 1964 thaum kev sib tw tau dhau los ua rau CMI tseem muaj kev sib tw hauv cov khoom siv hluav taws xob.
Twj remote controls
Chicago Musical Instruments yog ib qho tseem ceeb innovator hauv kev lag luam tsim cov keyboard. Tshaj nws lub neej 30 xyoo, lub tuam txhab tau tsim cov keyboards classic xws li Wurlitzer Electric Piano thiab Mellotron, ob qho tib si tau txais txiaj ntsig los ntawm kev coj ib qib tshiab ntawm kev muaj tswv yim rau cov kws ntaus nkauj hauv xyoo 1960. Lub Wurlitzer yog ib qho ntawm thawj lub pianos hluav taws xob, thaum Mellotron ua tau lub suab tshiab los ntawm nws txoj kev siv cov kab xev ua ntej.
Lub tuam txhab kuj tau tso tawm ntau yam tsawg-paub tab sis nrov qauv xws li spinet organs, combo organs thiab hlua tshuab. Lub cev spinet yog ib hom ntawm lub cev ncaj ncees uas tso cai rau lub cev me me dua li cov khoom nruab nrog cev xws li cov uas pom hauv pawg ntseeg. Cov kabmob sib xyaw ua ke siv cov tshuab hluav taws xob siv hluav taws xob los xyaum lwm yam twj paj nruag xws li ntoo yeeb nkab kabmob thiab cov flutes. Cov hlua tshuab yog ib hom khoom siv thaum ntxov tsim los ua raws li cov hlua orchestral.
Cov thev naus laus zis Chicago Musical Instruments tau hloov kho ob qho tib si nrov suab paj nruag thiab studio kaw cov tswv yim thoob plaws hauv lub xyoo pua 20th thiab muab cov cuab yeej muaj tswv yim uas cov kws ntaus suab paj nruag niaj hnub siv niaj hnub no.
Drums
Chicago Musical Instruments, ib zaug hu ua Wm. Lang tuam txhab tau tsim nyob rau hauv 1866, thiab thoob plaws nws ntau tshaj 140-xyoo keeb kwm tau innovating thiab tsim niaj hnub nruas.
Thawj cov khoom tseem ceeb nyob rau hauv lub nruas department ntawm Chicago Musical Instruments yog tsim los ntawm AJ Heublein thiab Elias Howe nyob rau hauv 1882 - lub "Patent Improved" snare nruas (tsis muaj ib tug paub cov qauv ntawm no nruas seem). Qhov kev hais tawm ntxov no los ntawm CMI sawv cev rau qhov kev hloov pauv loj hauv kev tsim lub nruas nruas, nrog ob qhov sib npaug ntawm cov hlua khi tsis siv cov qauv hoops thiab lub plhaub teardrop-puab ua los ntawm ntau cov ntoo lossis cov khoom siv hlau uas tau qhib qhov kawg ntawm ob qhov nro rods rau superior. suab zoo.
Xyoo 1911, lwm cov khoom lag luam tawm los ntawm Chicago Musical Instruments - lawv patented "Improved Stave Tube" tomtom tsim. Qhov no version featured ob qho tib si ntsug sab nrog rau lub hollow center ua los ntawm nkhaus staves uas tso cai rau tswj resonance thaum ntaus zoo li ib tug pa tomtom nruas.
Thoob plaws hauv lub xyoo pua 20th, Chicago Musical Instruments txuas ntxiv mus tsim kho tshiab nrog milled txhuas plhaub zoo li lawv cov lus dab neeg 1965 Super Sensitone nruas uas muaj npe nrov los ntawm cov kws ntaus suab paj nruag thoob ntiaj teb vim lawv lub suab zoo thiab hnov. CMI kuj tau coj kev ua tiav hauv cov nruas hluav taws xob thoob plaws lub sijhawm no nrog rau kev tsim kho tshiab xws li lawv lub xyoo 1980 Electronic Wind Instrument (EWI) - lub ntiaj teb thawj cov cua tshuab hluav taws xob MIDI tswj muaj peev xwm tsim cov suab bassoon tiag tiag!
Qhov teebmeem Pedals
Chicago Musical Instruments (CMI) tau ua lub luag haujlwm tseem ceeb hauv kev tsim kho tshuab suab paj nruag, tshwj xeeb nrog cov teebmeem pedals.
Tsim los ntawm lub tuam txhab tus tsim, Donles thiab Leonard, lawv thawj cov teebmeem pedal hu ua "Sound Master." Lub pedal no muaj cov nyhuv reverberating, tso cai rau cov neeg ntaus guitar simulate studio kaw rau ntawm theem. Lawv kuj tau tsim lub thawv fuzz hu ua Solodar Tone Generator thiab ntau lub reverb pedals zoo li Super Vox. Tag nrho cov teebmeem pedals tau cuam tshuam rau pob zeb thiab yob suab paj nruag raws li peb paub niaj hnub no.
CMI qhov kev pab cuam loj tom ntej rau cov suab paj nruag yog lawv cov kev qhia txog analog synthesisers hauv xyoo 1967 nrog lawv cov keyboard-tsav "Synthesizer Control Voltage Generator" (SCV). Cov cuab yeej no tso cai rau cov neeg ua si tswj hwm lwm cov ntsiab lus xws li suab thiab amplitude thaum ua si ua ke nrog lwm cov twj paj nruag hauv kev teeb tsa - qhov no yog ib qho tseem ceeb ntawm kev hloov tshiab uas tau hloov pauv li cas tib neeg tsim suab paj nruag.
Lawv cov keeb kwm deb tshaj plaws tuaj nrog lawv lub Universal Audio 1176 Limiting Amplifier. Chav tsev legendary no tseem muaj kev saib xyuas zoo thiab yog ib qho tseem ceeb hauv kev kaw cov studios thoob plaws ntiaj teb. Nws kuj tseem tau nthuav tawm rau ntau qhov kev kaw suab los ntawm cov suab paj nruag loj xws li Elvis Costello, Paul McCartney, Tub Vaj Ntxwv, Led Zeppelin thiab ntau ntxiv - pab tsim cov suab paj nruag nrov rau ntau tiam neeg!
legacy
Chicago Musical Instruments (CMI) yog lub zog loj hauv kev lag luam suab paj nruag los ntawm 1940s txog 1980s. Los ntawm lawv cov khoom tshiab, xws li Hammond Organ thiab Wurlitzer Electric Piano, CMI tau pab tsim cov suab paj nruag nrov rau ntau xyoo lawm. CMI cov keeb kwm nyob rau ntawm cov twj paj nruag uas tseem dais lawv lub npe. Cia peb saib ze dua ntawm lawv cov keeb kwm thiab yuav ua li cas nws zoo li lub suab paj nruag kev lag luam.
Kev cuam tshuam rau kev lag luam suab paj nruag
Founded hauv Chicago, Legacy Musical Instruments yog lub tuam txhab uas tau hloov pauv kev lag luam suab paj nruag. Los ntawm kev tsim khoom siv hluav taws xob guitar rau lawv cov khoom siv suab paj nruag tsis tu ncua, Legacy tau coj ntau yam tshiab rau cov suab paj nruag niaj hnub.
Qhov tseem ceeb tshaj plaws ntawm cov kev tsim kho no yog lawv txoj kev lag luam-ua hluav taws xob guitar. Tus qauv tsim tau hloov pauv rau nws lub sijhawm thiab hloov pauv li cas cov suab paj nruag niaj hnub yuav raug ntaus thiab tsim tawm. Lub npe tshwj xeeb ntawm hluav taws xob guitar sai sai tau muaj koob meej nyob rau hauv lub suab paj nruag blues thiab hloov mus ua ib qho kev xaiv nrov ntawm pob zeb, jazz, thiab lub teb chaws suab paj nruag thiab.
Txoj cai lij choj tseem niaj hnub tsim kho tshiab niaj hnub no, tsim qee cov khoom siv suab paj nruag zoo tshaj plaws nyob rau hauv lub neej nrog rau qhov chaw uas muaj ntau tus kws ntaus suab paj nruag siv hauv kev hais kwv txhiaj thiab lwm yam xwm txheej. Lawv txoj kev mob siab rau kev xa cov cuab yeej zoo tshaj plaws tau ua rau lawv tuav ob peb patents ntawm ob lub suab tshuab thiab cov cuab yeej siv cuab yeej siv.
Qhov cuam tshuam uas Legacy Musical Instruments tau muaj rau kev nce qib ntawm suab paj nruag yog qhov tsis lees paub. Rau ntau tshaj tsib xyoo lawm lawv tau txuas ntxiv lawv txoj kev mob siab rau coj cov cuab yeej siv tau zoo nrog lub suab tsis zoo rau txhua qib ntawm cov kws ntaus nkauj thoob plaws txhua hom. Txog niaj hnub no, lawv tseem yog ib lub tuam txhab muaj kev hwm tshaj plaws nyob rau hauv kev lag luam suab paj nruag niaj hnub no thiab tseem ua cov pioneers hauv tshuab suab paj nruag tag nrho.
Influence on Modern Music
Legacy yog tus tsim kho tshiab hauv kev lag luam suab paj nruag, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog nyob rau hauv kev tsim cov ntoo thiab cov twj paj nruag tooj dag. Lawv cov khoom tau muaj kev cuam tshuam loj heev rau cov kab lis kev cai suab paj nruag niaj hnub no, ua rau qee qhov tseem ceeb tshaj plaws uas tseem siv niaj hnub no. Lub tuam txhab tsim ntau yam qauv uas tuaj yeem siv los ntawm cov neeg pib tshiab thiab cov kws tshaj lij - los ntawm cov tub ntxhais kawm qib horns mus rau qib kev hais kwv txhiaj orchestral.
Lawv tau paub zoo tshaj plaws rau lawv cov khoom siv dag zog zoo thiab cov cuab yeej ntoo, uas tseem yog qee qhov feem ntau nrhiav tom qab hnub no. Lawv tsim cov qauv cim zoo li lawv cov BBb tuba thiab flugelhorns, ntau lub hnab tshos cornet qauv, nrog rau ntau yam ntawm saxophones thiab clarinets. Nrog rau lawv cov cua, Legacy kuj tsim tshwj xeeb trombones, ntawm lwm cov tooj dag.
Txoj cai tswjfwm ntawm cov suab paj nruag niaj hnub tuaj yeem pom nyob rau hauv kev hloov pauv ntawm ntau yam nrov ntawm jazz mus rau classical music. Lub tuam txhab yog ib qho ntawm cov pioneers uas tau pab qhia cov cuab yeej hluav taws xob rau hauv cov khoom me me - ib qho qauv uas tam sim no tau dhau los ua thoob plaws txhua yam. Lawv cov qub txeeg qub teg txuas ntxiv mus ntxiv txawm tias tom qab nws Txoj Cai Lij Choj hauv xyoo 1986 los ntawm lawv cov khoom siv tes ua tshwj xeeb thiab cov qauv tsim tsis tu ncua uas nws cov lus rov tuaj yeem hnov txog hnub no thoob ntiaj teb.
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Chicago Musical Instruments, zoo dua lub npe hu ua CMI, yog lub ntiaj teb ua cov chaw tsim khoom ntawm cov cuab yeej suab paj nruag thiab cov khoom muaj feem xyuam thaum lawv 61-xyoo khiav los ntawm 1906 txog 1967. Lub sijhawm no, lawv thawb cov ciam teb ntawm qhov ua tau raws li kev tsim tawm tshiab thiab tshiab. cov khoom kab. Lub tuam txhab tau tsim nws tus kheej versions ntawm violins, guitars, cov cuab yeej rau European orchestras thiab cov kabmob uas suav nrog cov kabmob hluav taws xob. Los ntawm lawv cov kev tshawb fawb dav dav, kev txhim kho thiab kev tsim khoom siv CMI tau qhia ntau yam ntawm cov khoom lag luam uas ua rau lub cim ntev ntawm keeb kwm suab paj nruag.
Qhov cuam tshuam ntawm Chicago Musical Instruments Company mus dhau qhov kev tsim kho tshiab thiab tsim qauv. CMI yeej ib txwm ua ntej ntawm qhov nkhaus ntawm kev ua ib qho ntawm thawj lub tuam txhab ua lag luam thiab tshaj tawm hnyav rau cov kws ntaus suab paj nruag thoob ntiaj teb - ua rau ntau tus kws ntaus suab paj nruag thoob plaws ntiaj teb los pib ntaus twj paj nruag. Los ntawm lawv cov kev tshaj tawm kev tshaj tawm suab paj nruag tau txais kev paub tshiab txog ntau txoj hauv kev los ua si cov cuab yeej uas ua rau lawv dhau los ua cov neeg ua yeeb yam zoo dua thiab ua yeeb yam tag nrho. Ntxiv nrog rau kev pab ua kom nrov suab paj nruag, CMI kuj tau pab txhawb ntau yam los ntawm kev tsim cov kev cob qhia txhawm rau pab tib neeg kawm paub ntaus suab paj nruag sai thiab yooj yim dua. Qhov no tau muaj txiaj ntsig zoo rau kev kawm suab paj nruag tag nrho uas thaum kawg ua rau peb tam sim no tau nkag mus rau cov kev qhia qib siab uas pab cov tub ntxhais kawm yav tom ntej tau nce qib sai dua li yav dhau los.
Txhua yam uas tau txiav txim siab, nws tsis yog qhov xav tsis thoob vim li cas Chicago Musical Instruments (CMI) tseem tau txais txiaj ntsig zoo niaj hnub no los ntawm ntau tus kws tshaj lij kev lag luam tsis yog rau nws txoj kev koom tes rau kev tsim cov khoom siv suab paj nruag saum toj kawg nkaus xwb tab sis kuj rau nws qhov cuam tshuam rau cov neeg ua yeeb yam nyiam siv cov khoom no thaum ua yeeb yam lossis tsim suab paj nruag thoob ntiaj teb.
Kuv yog Joost Nusselder, tus tsim ntawm Neaera thiab tus neeg lag luam cov ntsiab lus, txiv, thiab nyiam sim cov cuab yeej tshiab nrog guitar ntawm lub siab ntawm kuv txoj kev mob siab rau, thiab ua ke nrog kuv pab neeg, Kuv tau tsim cov ntsiab lus ntawm blog txij li xyoo 2020. los pab cov neeg nyeem siab ncaj nrog cov ntaub ntawv kaw lus thiab cov lus qhia guitar.
