Music – Instruments – Wind
Patent
1976-01-19
1977-01-11
Tomsky, Stephen J.
Music
Instruments
Wind
G10D 700
Patent
active
040020967
ABSTRACT:
This disclosure pertains to a novel wind instrument having a range of two octaves. Seven lettered note keys, starting with C, each can be individually depressed to produce a tone. An octave bar, when simultaneously depressed, produces the corresponding tone in the next higher octave. Scale programming buttons, when once depressed, select a sharp, natural, or flat tone which is now produced when depressing the lettered note key, in accordance with the composition's key signature. Means are provided to quickly reset the program by first making all lettered note keys natural and upon further simple manipulation, selection of the new scale program may be obtained. To avoid disturbing the program set by the scale buttons, a group of buttons provides tones in an accidental register which, upon their depression, will produce accidental notes not included in the main key. Accidental buttons are depressed for desired varient notes in the composition, supplanting depression of the corresponding preprogrammed lettered note keys when the composition so requires. The accidental register is comprised of a standard octave including flats and sharps, matching the tone capabilities of the lettered note keys. All the tones produced are emitted from a bell-shaped cavity.
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patent: 264891 (1882-09-01), Marshman
patent: 1615961 (1927-02-01), Smith
patent: 1670775 (1928-05-01), Loomis
patent: 3308706 (1967-03-01), Brilhart
Lawrence Peska Associates Inc.
Tomsky Stephen J.
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