Synthetic woodwind reed

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1976-02-11

1977-03-29

Franklin, Lawrence R.

Music

Instruments

Wind

G10D 902

Patent

active

040142418

ABSTRACT:
A synthetic woodwind reed comprising a root portion and a tapering vamp portion, each portion having a flat base surface and a curved surface. Located in both surfaces of the vamp portion are channels, whereby a transverse cross-section of the vamp region comprises a plurality of alternating thicker and thinner regions, the thinner regions being near but not necessarily on the center of gravity of the cross-section. The transverse cross-section of the read is thicker near the longitudinal centerline than at the edges. The synthetic material has a sufficiently high elastic limit to fully recover from longitudinal and transverse bending within each operating cycle. By forming a matched pair from two reeds as described above, but modified in that the base surface of each is concave rather than flat, a double reed is formed suitable for use with such instruments as an oboe or bassoon.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1667836 (1928-05-01), Brockman
patent: 2296737 (1942-09-01), Peterson
patent: 2342836 (1944-02-01), Brilhart
patent: 3905268 (1975-09-01), Gamble

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