Titanium reed for musical instruments

Details Titanium reed for musical instruments Titanium reed for musical instruments

1991-09-09

1993-07-13

Gellner, Michael L.

Music

Instruments

Wind

84452R, G10D 902

Patent

active

052275728

ABSTRACT:
A titanium reed is formed by cutting a hardened sheet of high-grade titanium into a strip where length and width are determined by the standard sizes and lays of mouthpieces of various musical instruments in the woodwind family. The titanium sheet stock from which the strip is cut may be hardened prior to cutting, or hardening processes may be preformed on the cut strips after shaping has occurred. Where the sheet stock is prehardened, the techniques involve heating to a high temperature and thinning out a portion of the sheet to form a taper. Where hardening is required after the strip is cut and formed, heat treatment is applied to achieve a strength in the titanium corresponding to the desired tone of the reed. In all processes, material is removed from the bottom of the reed from the approximate center toward the tongue end to relieve stress in the metal at the tongue end. A second material removal step is performed at the center of the tongue end causing the metal to bow downward, creating a concave depression.

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