Mouthpiece for a woodwind musical instrument
OwnerBradford Behninventor
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Abstract
A mouthpiece for a single reed musical instrument, such as a clarinet, is made with a tubular body having an outer surface and having a facing angle. The mouthpiece is made so that its facing angle is 4 degrees or less to enable musicians to play music with much fuller and more pleasant sounds then in the prior art.
Claims20
A mouthpiece for a single-reed musical instrument:
- a body having an outer surface, a first end arranged and constructed to be mounted on a musical instrument and a second end having a top surface formed with a window accepting a reed;
- said body being formed with a longitudinal bore with a longitudinal axis extending partially therethrough, said body further including a mouthpiece chamber extending between said longitudinal bore and said window;
- wherein said top surface defines a facing angle with said longitudinal axis that does not exceed 4°.
A method of making a mouthpiece for a reed musical instrument of the kind having a tubular body with an inner bore having a bore axis, an outer surface having a top surface with a window accepting a reed for the instrument, said top surface defining a facing angle with said bore axis, said method comprising forming said mouthpiece with a facing angle that does not exceed 4°.
A method of designing an improved mouthpiece for a musical instrument comprising the steps of:
- starting with a standard mouthpiece having an elongated body with an internal bore extending longitudinally at least partially through said elongated body and having a bore axis and a bore length, an external surface with a face, said face having a window, with a window chamber extending at an angle between the window and an end of the bore, said face defining a face angle with said bore axis;
- and reducing said face angle so that it does not exceed 4°.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.