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US 6,143,968 AGranted
Method and apparatus for the vibration of reeds
OwnerThomas S. Tononinventor
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Abstract
Tone production by a vibratable reed having a plurality of separated edges disposed in a slot extending between opposed surfaces, with the edges conjoined beyond one end of the slot and extending into and above the opposed end of the slot allowing vibration during bi-directional air flow and alterations in timbre.
Claims19
Apparatus for producing a tone, comprising
- a member containing a slot extending between a top surface and a bottom surface, and
- a vibratable reed attached to said member having a plurality of separated edges disposed in said slot,
- wherein said separated edges of said reed comprise a plurality of opposed tongues connected together by a wedge having a width which is less than that of any of said tongues.
Apparatus for producing a tone, comprising
- a member containing a slot extending between a top surface and a bottom surface, and
- a vibratable reed attached to said member having a plurality of edges disposed in said slot,
- wherein a first of said edges extends from said slot above said top surface when said reed is quiescent, and a second of said edges extends from said slot below said bottom surface when said reed is quiescent.
The method of producing tones in a musical instrument, comprising the steps of:
- (a) attaching a vibratable reed having a plurality of edges within a slot of a member having opposed ends, and
- (b) causing vibration of said reed by the passage of air through said slot,
- further including the step of causing vibration of said reed by the passage of air alternatively from a first to a second of said opposed ends, and from said second to said first of said opposed ends.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.