Mouthpiece for Woodwind Instrument with Improved Tenon

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, the generally cylindrical body having a first body diameter;
• an elongated central airflow passage extending along a path between the front end and the rear end, the central airflow passage having a forward section and an adjacent tone chamber;
• the body including a table configured for mounting a reed thereon such that a mounted reed extends across at least a portion of the passage;
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• the rear end having an enlarged generally cylindrical tenon section, the tenon section having a second tenon diameter larger than the first body diameter, the tenon section further including a plurality of openings therein.

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, the generally cylindrical body having a first body diameter;
• an elongated airflow passage extending along a path between the front end and the rear end, the airflow passage having a forward section and an adjacent tone chamber;
• the body including a table configured for mounting a reed thereon such that a mounted reed extends across at least a portion of the airflow passage;
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• the rear end having an enlarged tenon section, the tenon section having a generally cylindrical section and a tapered section extending between the cylindrical body and the generally cylindrical section of the tenon section, the generally cylindrical section of the tenon section having a second tenon diameter larger than the first body diameter.