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US 11,735,148 B2Granted
Octave key system for bassoon family of instruments
OwnerRobert Jordaninventor
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides improved octave key systems for use with (e.g., incorporation into) an instrument in the bassoon family.
Claims20
An improved octave system for a bassoon instrument, the improved octave system comprising:
- a vent nib disposed through a side wall of a wing joint component of the musical instrument;
- and
- a thumb-actuated octave key comprising:
- a thumb key, and
- a whisper key pad and a sealing pad each operatively connected to the thumb pad by one or more rods and bridges,
- wherein the whisper key pad is disposed to seal a bocal nub vent disposed on a bocal when the thumb key is actuated, and
- wherein the sealing pad is disposed to seal the vent nib when the thumb key is actuated.
4 more elements
A bassoon comprising an octave key system, the octave key system comprising:
- a vent nib disposed through a side wall of a wing joint component of the musical instrument;
- and
- a thumb-actuated octave key comprising:
- a thumb key, and
- a whisper key pad and a sealing pad each operatively connected to the thumb pad by one or more rods and bridges,
- wherein the whisper key pad is disposed to seal a bocal nub vent disposed on a bocal when the thumb key is actuated, and
- wherein the sealing pad is disposed to seal the vent nib when the thumb key is actuated.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.