Interchangeable tone chamber

Details Interchangeable tone chamber Interchangeable tone chamber

1981-06-17

1982-08-24

Franklin, Lawrence R.

Music

Instruments

Wind

G10D 902

Patent

active

043455034

ABSTRACT:
A mouthpiece for use with single reed woodwind musical instruments, such as saxophones, clarinets, and the like, includes a secondary reed containing a wedge-shaped element built on one end thereof, the secondary reed being contained within the interior of the mouthpiece and interchangeable with other secondary reeds having juxtaposed thereon wedges of various sizes to alter the tone of the instrument. The secondary reed is held in position in the interior of the mouthpiece by a pair of retaining grooves placed in opposite sides of the mouthpiece and which receive opposite side edges of the secondary reed which is positioned into and out of the interior of the mouthpiece by simply sliding the secondary reed within the pair of retaining grooves.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2397593 (1946-04-01), Brilhart
patent: 2530155 (1950-11-01), De Luca
patent: 3202032 (1965-08-01), Strathmann
patent: 4212223 (1980-07-01), Runyon

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