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The drumstick provided for musical instruments such as drums and percussion instruments comprises a drumstick shaft and a drumstick head comprising an outlet opening from which the light of at least one light-emitting diode provided in the drumstick can exit. According to the invention, the drumstic

The drumstick provided for musical instruments such as drums and percussion instruments comprises a drumstick shaft and a drumstick head comprising an outlet opening from which the light of at least one light-emitting diode provided in the drumstick can exit. According to the invention, the drumstick comprises two shells that are complementary to one another and extend parallel to the longitudinal axis of the drumstick, said shells being glued together and preferably made of wood, at least the first shell of which comprising a notch within which a switching apparatus is disposed for controlling the light-emitting diode which is located in the drumstick head or which is located in the drumstick shaft and is connected to at least one fiber-optic cable that leads to the outlet opening of the drumstick head.

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1. Drumstick for musical instruments, such as drums and drum kits, comprising a drumstick shaft and a drumstick head provided with an outlet opening, out of which the light of at least one light emitting diode provided in the drumstick can escape, wherein the drumstick comprises at least two shells

1. Drumstick for musical instruments, such as drums and drum kits, comprising a drumstick shaft and a drumstick head provided with an outlet opening, out of which the light of at least one light emitting diode provided in the drumstick can escape, wherein the drumstick comprises at least two shells that are complementary to one another, aligned in parallel to the longitudinal axis of the drumstick and glued to one another, at least one of the shells comprising a recess, in which a circuit is arranged, that serves for controlling the light emitting diode, which is located in the drumstick head or which is located in the drumstick shaft and coupled with at least one optical fiber that is guided to the outlet opening, wherein the circuit comprises a fixed or flexible printed circuit board, which extends from the drumstick shaft to the drumstick head. 2. Drumstick according to claim 1, wherein the two, three, four or five shells, which are complementary together and which are combined to the body of the drumstick, are made from wood or from a plastic, and that the recess, in which the circuit and the light emitting diode are received at least partially, axially extends along the drumstick from the drumstick head to the end of the drumstick shaft. 3. Drumstick according to claim 1, wherein the recesses provided in the identically or asymmetrically designed shells are filled with a filling material, such as resin or adhesive, which is at least in the region of the drumstick head transparent, which is opened towards the outside. 4. Drumstick according to claim 1, wherein the printed circuit board, which extends over the whole drumstick shaft up to the drumstick head, to which in the region of the drumstick head the light emitting diode is connected; or that the printed circuit board, which extends over the whole drumstick shaft up to the drumstick head, is in the region of the drumstick shaft provided with the light emitting diode, to which at least one optical fiber is coupled, which is guided to an outlet opening in the drumstick head or to an outlet opening at the end of the drumstick opposite to the drumstick head. 5. Drumstick according to claim 1, wherein the connecting wires are connected to a power supply unit and, if appropriate, to electronic components, that are arranged in the grip area of the drumstick shaft and with a connector and/or a switching element, which is arranged at the end of the drumstick shaft. 6. Drumstick according to claim 1, wherein the printed circuit board and at least the recess provided in the first wooden shell have at least approximately the same cross-section, wherein the first part of the recess arranged in the grip area, into which the part of the circuit is embedded, which comprises the power supply unit and, if appropriate, electronic components, is larger by a multiple compared to the channel-like second part of the recess, in which the electrical wires or the optical fibers are guided. 7. Drumstick according to claim 1, wherein the drumstick head comprises a frontally directed conical outlet opening with an opening angle between 40° and 60°, which outlet opening, if appropriate, comprises a reflecting coating and which outlet opening, after the shells have been connected, is filled with a separately applied transparent filling material, which encloses the light emitting diode or the optical fiber at least on the front side. 8. Drumstick according to claim 1, wherein the circuit comprises a control unit with a processor and a control program, which control unit is connectable via a connector and electrical cable or via a radio interface, with a host computer or further drumsticks. 9. Drumstick according to claim 1, wherein the circuit comprises a control unit with a processor and a control program, which control unit is designed to control the light emitting diode in at least one mode of operation, in which a) signals can be emitted by the light emitting diode that define a clock; and/orb) strokes that can be detected by an acceleration sensor which is connected to the control unit, are transferable to the host computer, and/orc) light or individual colors can be controlled by the host computer, and can continuously, intermittently and/or according to a program flow be switched on or off. 10. Drumstick according to claim 1, wherein that the power supply unit can galvanically or inductively be coupled with a charging device, and, if appropriate, via a cable with the host computer, and/or that within the recess a generator is provided, which seizes and transforms mechanical energy, into electrical energy. 11. Method for manufacturing a drumstick for musical instruments, according to claim 1, which drumstick comprises a drumstick shaft and a drumstick head with an outlet opening, out of which the light of at least one light emitting diode provided in the drumstick can escape, wherein two shells are provided that are complementary to one another and aligned in parallel to the longitudinal axis of the drumstick, from which at least the first wooden shell is provided with a recess, into which a circuit is inserted, that serves for controlling the light emitting diode, which is located in the drumstick head, or which is located in the drumstick shaft and is coupled with at least one optical fiber that is guided to the outlet opening, and that both shells are glued to one another and on the high pressure pressed against one another and subsequently wrote in to be desired form. 12. Method according to claim 11, wherein the parts of the recess provided in the shells are filled with filling material, and the shells are glued under pressure and then turned, subsequently the surface of the light emitting diode that serves for emitting light is freed from the filling material as the outlet opening of the drumstick head is filled with a transparent epoxy resin. 13. Method according to claim 11, wherein the at least two shells, which are glued to one another, are brought into the desired form by means of a turning machine. 14. Method according to claim 11, wherein the circuit comprises a control unit with a processing and a control program, which control unit is connectable via a radio interface, with a host computer or further drumsticks to an interconnected wireless network, and that, after the network has been set up, synchronization signals are transferred from a terminal acting as master in the network to the other terminals or drumsticks and are optically signaled by means of the first or second light emitting diode that is arranged in the drumstick head and/or in the drumstick shaft.