Ligature for the mouthpiece of a wind instrument

Details Ligature for the mouthpiece of a wind instrument Ligature for the mouthpiece of a wind instrument

1993-12-27

1995-05-30

Gellner, M. L.

Music

Instruments

Wind

G10D 902

Patent

active

054192293

ABSTRACT:
A ligature for a mouthpiece of a wind instrument includes a body of an elastically deformable material which is complimentary in shape to a form of the mouthpiece so as to encircle the mouthpiece and a reed disposed between the mouthpiece and the ligature. The body has two opposing portions and the ligature further includes a manually operated fastening arrangement for connecting the two opposing portions to each other and for moving the two opposing portions substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the mouthpiece to tighten and loosen the ligature about the mouthpiece.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1757871 (1930-05-01), Miller
patent: 3521517 (1970-07-01), Sato
patent: 4275636 (1981-06-01), Van Doren
patent: 4428271 (1984-01-01), Winslow et al.

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