Brass instrument
AssigneeCannonball Musical Instruments
InventorsSheryl Laukat, Tevis Laukat
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Abstract
A brass instrument with improved tonal characteristics that includes a tonal material attached to the brass instrument. The instrument may be a trumpet. The tonal material may have a Mohs hardness of greater than about 6, such as a semi-precious stone. Also disclosed is a method of improving tonal characteristics of a brass instrument by attaching a tonal material to the brass instrument.
Claims18
A method of improving the tonal characteristics of a brass instrument, comprising the steps of:
- identifying a position on the brass instrument, wherein placement of a tonal material thereto causes a lowering of overtone amplitude during play, by observing overtone characteristics during play;
- and
- attaching the tonal material to the brass instrument, at the position.
A method of improving the tonal characteristics of a brass instrument, comprising the steps of:
- identifying a position on the brass instrument, wherein placement of a tonal material thereto causes a lowering of overtone amplitude during play, by observing overtone characteristics during play;
- attaching the tonal material to he brass instrument, at the position;
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- further comprising the step of attaching a housing to the brass instrument.
A method of improving the tonal characteristics of a brass instrument, comprising the steps of:
- identifying a position on the brass instrument, wherein placement of a tonal material thereto causes a lowering of overtone amplitude during play, by observing overtone characteristics during play;
- positioning the tonal material to the brass instrument;
- measuring the overtone amplitude;
- playing the brass instrument;
- and
- repositioning the tonal material to optimal overtone amplitude position;
- and
- attaching the tonal material to the brass instrument, at the optimal overtone amplitude position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.