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US 2009/0288544 A1Published application
Universal ligature suitable for many instruments
OwnerAllen Theodore WANNEinventor
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Abstract
A mouthpiece assembly includes a tubular member and a ligature for attaching a reed to the tubular member. The ligature is structured to be infinitely adjustable in size as selected by a musician to fit many different sized woodwind mouthpieces.
Claims15
A musical instrument comprising:
- an elongated instrument body having a mouthpiece at one end;
- a reed;
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- a ligature mounting said reed on said elongated body, said ligature including a ligature body;
- a band having an adjustable length and passing around said mouthpiece, wherein the length of the band is set to conform to a dimension of the mouthpiece;
- and a screw reciprocating radially through said band and adapted to selectively secure said ligature to said instrument body.
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A ligature for selectively attaching a reed to a musical instrument having one of several instrument bodies, said instrument bodies having a ligature receiving zone with a receiving zone dimension that differs from type of instrument body to another, said ligature comprising:
- a ligature body with a band securing member;
- a flexible band having a first band end fixed to said ligature body and a second band end received by said band securing member at a securing position that is adjustable to adjust the length of said band, said flexible band being sized and constructed to fit around a respective instrument body at said receiving zone;
- and a reed attaching member attached to said ligature body and being constructed and arranged to attach said reed to said instrument body;
- wherein said reed attaching member includes a screw reciprocating radially through said band body and adapted to selectively secure said ligature to said instrument body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.