Patent ID: 7429699

Claim:
An electronic musical instrument comprising: a delay time extracting means for storing a plurality of first delay times comprising a period that changes depending on a sounding volume and is a period after execution of a sound-producing instruction until generation of a string-striking sound and a plurality of second delay times comprising a period that changes depending on the sounding volume and is a period after execution of the sound-producing instruction until generation of a shelf board impulsive sound, and extracting a first delay time and a second delay time corresponding to a sounding volume specified by a sound-producing instruction operation from among the stored plurality of first delay times and second delay times; and a musical tone generating means for generating the string-striking sound having a pitch specified by the sound-producing instruction operation when the first delay time extracted by the delay time extracting means has elapsed after execution of the sound-producing instruction, generating the shelf board impulsive sound when the second delay time extracted by the delay time extracting means has elapsed, and generating a musical tone having a combination of the generated string-striking sound and the shelf board impulsive sound.