Stand up woodwind mouthpiece
OwnerWilliam P. Diserainventor
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Abstract
A woodwind mouthpiece is disclosed that has a straight-through air passageway that produces richer and brighter tones while minimizing restrictive flow, turbulence and back pressure in the mouthpiece. The arrangement of the walls in selected planes, the position of the top wall with respect to the reed-supporting surface and the lay angle of the reed-supporting surface allow the instrument associated with the mouthpiece to be played in a variety of positions. Different lay angles can be designed into the mouthpiece. Other features are disclosed.
Claims7
A woodwind mouthpiece, one end of which is adapted to be engaged by the players mouth and teeth and the other end of which is adapted to be installed in a woodwind instrument, comprising:
- a base member having a generally elongated shape extending along an axis and being defined by side walls, a top wall and a bottom wall defining an air passageway extending along said axis through said base member which includes a baffle portion adapted to be engaged by the mouth and teeth of the player and a bore portion that is adapted to connect the mouthpiece to a woodwind instrument;
- said air passageway provided within the base member extending substantially straight through the baffle and bore portions and having a substantially uniform cross-sectional area therealong;
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- a lay surface defined by the bottom wall at a selected acute angle with respect to the axis of said passageway and intersecting the top wall, said lay surface adapted for supporting a reed on the mouthpiece across an open end of said air passageway adjacent the baffle portion of the mouthpiece.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.