A player who devoted his life to developing handbells, the one and only practice bell Prologue" is patented! Exhibited for the first time at an exhibition under the supervision of the inventor, Mr. Fukusaki, an engineer. ＜The challenge to change the world quietly begins. <The challenge to change the world quietly begins.

Kanade Music Planning Co. (President: Michiko Fujita) announces that it has received a patent for its originally developed handbell practice model "Prologue".

Title of the Invention: Clapper Arm Oscillating Mechanism and Practice Bells Equipped with the Mechanism

https://www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/p0200

Michiko Fujita, handbell player

Furthermore, Masahiro Fukuzaki, an engineer and inventor of the clapper mechanism of "PROLOG", will participate in the "High Precision and Difficult Manufacturing Technology Exhibition 2025" to be held at Tokyo Big Sight from December 3 (Wed.) to 5, 2025, as a joint exhibit from the Kashiwa Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Eight notes of "PROLOG" will be exhibited. Trial hitting is available.

https://biz.nikkan.co.jp/eve/hds/

Handbell [prologue].

■"Why didn't anyone make this instrument?"

The starting point for the development of PROLOG was Fujita's "feeling of discomfort.

There are no "handbell majors" in music colleges or vocational schools.

Young people who aspire to become professional handbell players give up without being able to utilize their talent due to poor practice environment and lack of instructors.

If this situation continues, there will be no more handbell players, and the culture itself will disappear.

With this frustration in mind, Fujita decided to improve the practice environment for the handbell instrument.

If you don't have it, make it. If you don't have it, make it, and you will have an instrument that will change the future of handbells.

Working in collaboration with a spatula-press craftsman and a local company, Fujita broke the conventional wisdom and pioneered the unprecedented field of "handbells for practice.

The patent application is a proof of "unwavering faith.

In this patent application, the company has applied for a patent for the "English handbell,

The design concept of weight and operability that facilitates the transition to English handbell playing

It was all born from the experience and physical sensation of a single player.

The patenting is not only for technical protection.

It is also a statement of determination to protect the handbells as a cultural device to be handed down to the next generation.

On December 3, Prologue will appear for the first time at the exhibition.

This is not a mere presentation of an instrument. It is not a mere presentation of musical instruments, nor is it a presentation of results.

This is the beginning of a quiet revolution that will change the music culture of the world, starting locally in Japan.

The practice handbell "Prologue" will be exhibited for the first time at Tokyo Big Sight from December 3 under the supervision of its inventor, Masahiro Fukuzaki, President of Fukuzaki Engineer Office.

The practice handbell development project was launched by professional handbell player and developer Michiiko Fujita to create a practice environment for English handbells. Prologue" would not have been possible without Fujita's action based on her conviction, as well as the flexible ideas and technical skills of Masahiro Fukuzaki, who designed all the parts and created the inventive clapper mechanism after much ingenuity.

The PROLOG is a "practice-only handbell" that has almost no precedent in the world.

It allows beginners to learn correct playing technique and advanced players to hone their advanced control.

The design concept that satisfies both of these goals is incorporated in every detail.

Please come to the exhibition and try it for yourself.

Masahiro Fukuzaki

Representative Comment (Michiko Fujita)

I entrust the future of handbells to this "prologue. Prologue is the first step to create a world where everyone can learn handbells, not to crush the budding talent. We hope that practicing with these handbells will give birth to people who have dreams about the handbell instrument and want to work toward becoming a handbell player.

Michiko Fujita assembling the handbells

Company Profile

Kanade Music Planning Co.

Representative Director: Michiko Fujita

Location: Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture

Business activities: Handbell performance, education, development, manufacturing and sales of handbells

Official website: https://kanade-ongaku.com