Mouthpiece for a musical instrument
AssigneeWanne Inc.
InventorAllen Theodore Wanne
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Abstract
A mouthpiece for a woodwind instrument, such as a saxophone has a tubular body, with a front and a rear portion, each having a respective passage. The front portion has an opening that is at least partially covered by a reed. The front passage is wider then the opening. The front passage also has a bottom wall that descends toward the rear portion. The bottom wall has three zones, including a first zone disposed at a shallow angle with respect to the reed, a second zone with sharper angle then the first, and an end zone. The resulting mouthpiece generates smoother and fuller sounds then the prior art mouthpieces while at the same time projecting sounds more effective.
Claims13
A saxophone mouthpiece comprising an elongated body having a front and a rear portion;
- said rear portion being shaped for mounting on a saxophone and the front portion having a front passageway formed between a bottom wall and two sidewalls and an opening above the bottom wall, said passageway having a width wider than said opening, and said bottom wall being formed with a first zone starting from the front and descending gradually and a second zone descending more rapidly then said first zone and a ledge between said first and said second zone.
A woodwind mouthpiece comprising a generally cylindrical body with a rear portion having a rear passage and being shaped and sized to be secured to a musical instrument, and a front portion having a flat opening accepting a reed and a front passage in communication with said rear passage and being shaped and constructed to produce a full sound that is projected loudly through said opening, said front passage having a width wider than said opening, and said bottom wall being formed with a first zone starting from the front and descending gradually and a second zone descending more rapidly then said first zone and a ledge between said first and said second zone
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