Device for fastening the reed on the mouthpiece of wind instruments

A device for fastening a reed on a mouthpiece of a wind instrument, comprising:

• two rod members extending essentially parallel to one another, each of said rod members being provided with a plurality of annular grooves;
• an elongate flexible traction member having opposite ends fastened to respective ones of said rod members, said traction member being wound partially about said rod members so as to be partially disposed between each of said rod members and the wind instrument mouthpiece, said traction member being wound in alternation about said rod members so as to define arcs of partial turns having alternating directions;
• adjustment means connected to said rod members for adjusting a distance between said rod members to thereby vary a winding tension of said traction member, said traction member being wound about said rod members in said grooves to obviate an exertion of pressure on said traction member by said rod members, whereby sliding of said traction member relative to said rod members during adjustment of said distance between said rod members is facilitated;
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• holder means on each of said rod members for holding said traction member in position on said rod members when the device is disassembled from the mouthpiece, said holder means including a pair of bars releasably connected to respective ones of said rod members.