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US 8,618,395 B2Granted
Chromatic tambin and related methods
OwnerSylvain LeRouxinventor
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Abstract
The disclosed tambin generally features: a hollow tubiform body that is generally conical; a plug for blocking the wide end of the body; an embouchure that is adjacent to the wide end of the body; and six finger holes that are spaced along the body toward its pointed end.
Claims17
A tambin comprising:
- a body that is configured with
- a conical tubiform,
- a head defining the widest end,
- a foot defining the narrowest end;
- and
- wherein the body is from any of the group of materials consisting essentially of:
- wood, metal, plastic, or glass;
- a plug for the wider side of the conical tubiform of the body;
- a chambered embouchure adjacent to the plug wherein said embouchure is defined by:
- a blow-hole rectangular cut-out through the wall of the body, and
- two wings positioned on either side of the blow-hole wherein said wings are:
- integrated with the body of the flute,
- raised relative to the outer surface of the body,
- semi elliptical,
- wider than the blow-hole, and
- comprised from any of the group of materials consisting essentially of:
- bees wax,
- plastic,
- metal, or
- glass;
- and,
- six finger holes positioned along the length of the conical tubiform of the body wherein said finger holes are:
- enabled for the production of a full chromatic scale over a range of one and a half octaves,
- defined by round cut-outs through the wall of the body, and
- configured to be at least partially covered by any of:
- finger tips,
- tape, or
- plug.
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A method of tuning a tambin comprising the steps of:
- obtaining a tambin with:
- a body that is configured with
- a conical tubiform,
- a head defining the widest end,
- a foot defining the narrowest end, and
- wherein the body is from any of the group of materials
- consisting essentially of:
- wood,
- metal,
- plastic, or
- glass,
- a plug for the wider side of the conical tubiform of the body,
- a chambered embouchure adjacent to the plug wherein said embouchure is defined by:
- a blow-hole rectangular cut-out through the wall of the body, and
- two wings positioned on either side of the blow-hole wherein said wings are:
- integrated with the body of the flute,
- raised relative to the outer surface of the body,
- semi elliptical,
- wider than the blow-hole, and
- comprised from any of the group of materials
- consisting essentially of:
- bees wax,
- plastic,
- metal, or
- glass;
- and,
- six finger holes positioned along the length of the conical tubiform of the body wherein said finger holes are:
- enabled for the production of a full chromatic scale over a range of one and a half octaves,
- defined by round cut-outs through the wall of the body, and
- configured to be partially or completely covered by any of:
- finger tips,
- tape, or
- plug;
- and,
- placing an air-tight plug over one or more of the six finger holes of the tambin.
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A tambin comprising:
- a body that is configured with a conical tubiform;
- a plug for the wider side of the conical tubiform of the body;
- a chambered embouchure adjacent to the plug;
- and,
- six finger holes positioned along the length of the conical tubiform of the body to enable the production of a full chromatic scale over a range of one and a half octaves.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.