Bassoon reed with tubular undersleeve
OwnerThomas Tatmaninventor
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Abstract
A bassoon reed including first and second reed cane members and a tubular undersleeve within, and a method of manufacture therefor is disclosed. The first and second reed cane members each have inside and outside surfaces, proximal and distal end portions and two opposite longitudinal edges. The reed cane members are secured together in edge-to-edge fashion along the distal end portions. The tubular undersleeve is within and supports the distal end portions therearound.
Claims18
In a bassoon reed including first and second reed cane members each having inside and outside surfaces, proximal and distal end portions and two opposite longitudinal edges, the reed cane members being secured together in edge-to-edge fashion along overlying distal end portions, the improvement comprising a tubular undersleeve within and supporting the distal end portions therearound, the reed cane members being secured together at the distal end portions by thread-windings and by at least one wire-winding.
A method of making a bassoon reed comprising the steps of:
- providing first and second reed cane members each having inside and outside surfaces, proximal and distal end portions and two opposite longitudinal edges;
- securing the first and second reed cane members together at the distal end portions in overlying edge-to-edge fashion by wrapping windings around the overlying distal end portions;
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- inserting a tubular undersleeve into the distal end portions of the reed cane members.
In a bassoon reed including first and second reed members each having inside and outside surfaces, proximal and distal end portions and two opposite longitudinal edges, the reed members being secured together in edge-to-edge fashion along the distal end portions;
- the improvement comprising a tubular undersleeve within and supporting the distal end portions therearound, the reed cane members being secured together at the distal end portions by thread-windings and by at least one wire-winding.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.