Patent ID: 8847057

Claim:
A sound generating apparatus comprising: a body having a vibration conductive planar surface; said vibration conductive planar surface configured to bear a user's weight while standing thereon in an as-used position with two feet in a static position supported by a first portion of said vibration conductive planar surface; an electroacoustic transducer in vibrational communication with said vibration conductive planar surface; said electroacoustic transducer detecting the waveform a mechanical vibration conducted through said vibration conductive planar surface from a contact of either of said two feet with said vibration conductive planar surface, and converting said mechanical vibration to an electronic signal; and said electronic signal being communicated to an electronic sound generating system for producing a musical sound correlating to said electronic signal, wherein said user in said as-used position, may generate said musical sound by imparting a said contact to said vibration conductive planar surface through a tapping of one of said two feet against said vibration conductive planar surface or otherwise raising all or a portion of one of said two feet from said static position, and subsequently imparting a said contact to said vibration conductive planar surface.