Mouthpiece for woodwind instruments having a raised lay portion

The top surface of the mouthpiece, the lay, is tapered by creation of a ramped base which increases the angularity of the lay to enhance the anchor position of the reed on the lay. Also formed within the lay is a concavity, located at the approximate center between the highest point of the ramp and...

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Main Authors CUSACK; JOHN F, FINCH; GERALD H
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 10.10.1995
Edition6
Subjects
ACCORDIONS OR CONCERTINAS
ACOUSTICS
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
PERCUSSION MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
PHYSICS
STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
WIND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
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Summary:The top surface of the mouthpiece, the lay, is tapered by creation of a ramped base which increases the angularity of the lay to enhance the anchor position of the reed on the lay. Also formed within the lay is a concavity, located at the approximate center between the highest point of the ramp and the tangent leading to the tip opening. The combination of the ramp and the concavity allows the spacing between the reed and the tip, the tip opening, to be varied. The ligature, which has two screws, uses the rearmost screw for clamping the reed onto the lay near the higher end of the ramp, and the frontmost screw to adjust the gap between the approximate center of the reed and the lay. The increased pressure on the center of the reed causes the tip opening to increase. This increases the resistance of the reed, providing an increased range and changing the vibratory nature of the reed.
Bibliography:Application Number: US19940195094