Mouthpiece for Woodwind Instrument with Improved Baffle

A mouthpiece for a woodwind musical instrument comprising:

• a generally tapered front end;
• a rear end configured for mounting to the musical instrument;
• a generally cylindrical body between the front end and the rear end;
• an elongated passage extending along a path between the front end and the rear end, the passage having a forward section and a rear portion, the forward section including a window defining an opening of the passage, a pair of opposed sidewalk along the window and a baffle connecting the sidewalls and positioned generally opposite the window, the baffle being laterally stepped to define a first high path and a second low path, the first high path being closer to the window than the second low path;
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• the body including a table configured for mounting a reed thereon with the reed extending across at least a portion of the passage.

A mouthpiece for a woodwind musical instrument comprising:

• a front end;
• a rear end configured for mounting to the musical instrument;
• a generally cylindrical body between the front end and the rear end;
• an elongated airflow passage extending along a path between the front end and the rear end, the passage having a forward section and a rear portion, the forward section including a generally planar window defining an opening of the passage, a pair of opposed sidewalls along the window, and a baffle connecting the sidewalls and positioned generally opposite the window, the baffle defining a first section and a pair of spaced apart second sections, the first section being positioned between the second sections and being positioned closer to the window than the second sections;
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• the body including a table configured for mounting a reed thereon with the reed extending across at least a portion of the window.