Mouthpiece for musical instruments

A mouthpiece for use with a single reed musical instrument comprising a longitudinally extending main body having a longitudinal axis, and including a first end and a second end, said first end of said longitudinally extending main body including a generally cylindrical shank for attachment to said musical instrument, said second end of said longitudinally extending main body having a tapered front portion having a first side and a second side, said first side being substantially flat and including a primary window extending from said second end of said longitudinally extending main body to a first predetermined point and a secondary window extending from said first predetermined point to a second predetermined point towards said first end of said longitudinally extending main body, said first side including a table for mounting said single reed, said table extending along said primary and secondary windows and having a substantially wider table surface in the area of said secondary window, said second side comprising a closed face defining a tone chamber extending the length of said primary window.

A mouthpiece for use with a single reed musical instrument comprising a longitudinally extending main body having a longitudinal axis and including a first end and a second end, said first end of said longitudinally extending main body including a generally cylindrical shank for attachment to said musical instrument, said second end of said longitudinally extending main body having a tapered front portion having a first side and a second side, said first side being substantially flat and including an extended window comprising at least 50% of the distance from said first end to said second end of said longitudinally extending main body whereby sound waves are transmitted off the surface of said mouthpiece a plurality of times, thereby increasing the harmonics produced, said first side including a table for mounting said single reed, said table extending along said entire extended window, said second side comprising a closed face defining a tone chamber.

A mouthpiece for use with a single reed musical instrument comprising a longitudinally extending main body having a longitudinal axis, and including a first end and a second end, said first end of said longitudinally extending main body including a generally cylindrical shank for attachment to said musical instrument, said second end of said longitudinally extending main body including a first portion having a first side and a second side, said first side being substantially flat and including a window extending from said second end of said longitudinally extending main body to a predetermined point, said first side including a table for mounting said single reed, said table extending along said window, said second side comprising a closed face defining a tone chamber extending the length of said window, said tone chamber comprising a plurality of dimensions defined by the golden ratio.