Saxophone neck system
AssigneeWarburton Industries Inc.
InventorArdean Terrance Warburton
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Abstract
A saxophone neck system uses interchangeable component parts to modify and optimize sound and resistance. The saxophone neck system may allow a saxophone player the ability to change components to achieve variations in sound and to use the components with various manufacturers' instruments and mouthpieces. With the use of various internal shapes and dimensions placed in a specific combination, the player can create a desired sound. Additionally, the saxophone neck system may eliminate neck cork compression discrepancies from different manufacturers by offering different diameters of the body of the initiator portion of the saxophone neck system to fit any saxophone mouthpiece.
Claims20
A saxophone neck system, comprising:
- a saxophone neck component having a first portion configured as a first part of a first threaded coupling the saxophone neck component defining an internal air passage;
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- a first adaptor component having a desired external and internal configuration, the first adaptor component further having an integral first threaded portion configured as a second part of the first threaded coupling, the first adaptor component further having a second portion configured to engage a saxophone mouthpiece, the first adapter component defining an internal bore;
- wherein the first threaded coupling is adapted to releasably secure the first adaptor component having said second portion to the saxophone neck component.
A method of manufacturing a saxophone neck assembly, the method comprising the acts of:
- forming a saxophone neck component having a portion configured as a first part of a first threaded coupling the saxophone neck component defining an internal air passage;
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- forming a first adaptor component having a desired external and internal configuration, the first adaptor component further having an integral first threaded portion configured as a second part of the first threaded coupling, the first adaptor component further having a second portion configured to engage a saxophone mouthpiece, the first threaded coupling configured to secure the adaptor component having said second portion to the saxophone neck component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.