EP0874350A3 - Acoustical ring and bell sound system - Google Patents

Acoustical ring and bell sound system Download PDF

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EP0874350A3
EP0874350A3 EP98400971A EP98400971A EP0874350A3 EP 0874350 A3 EP0874350 A3 EP 0874350A3 EP 98400971 A EP98400971 A EP 98400971A EP 98400971 A EP98400971 A EP 98400971A EP 0874350 A3 EP0874350 A3 EP 0874350A3
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sound system
acoustical
bell sound
ring
acoustical ring
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Konstantin L. Valtchev
Harold Gomez
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Valgon Sound Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10D—STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; WIND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACCORDIONS OR CONCERTINAS; PERCUSSION MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; AEOLIAN HARPS; SINGING-FLAME MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G10D7/00—General design of wind musical instruments
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10D—STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; WIND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACCORDIONS OR CONCERTINAS; PERCUSSION MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; AEOLIAN HARPS; SINGING-FLAME MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G10D9/00—Details of, or accessories for, wind musical instruments
    • G10D9/10—Resonating bodies, e.g. tubes
    • G10D9/11—Bells

Abstract

An acoustical ring and bell sound system 10 for use with a variety 101, 102, 103 of musical wind instruments 100; wherein, the sound system comprises an acoustical ring element 21 and an acoustical bell element 31 dimensioned to releasably engage the proximal 104 and distal 105 ends of the musical instrument 100 for producing air turbulence control in the interior of the instrument 100.
EP98400971A 1997-04-22 1998-04-21 Acoustical ring and bell sound system Expired - Lifetime EP0874350B1 (en)

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US837757 1997-04-22
US08/837,757 US5780757A (en) 1997-04-22 1997-04-22 Acoustical ring and bell sound system
US09/060,325 US6060654A (en) 1997-04-22 1998-04-15 Acoustical apparatus sound system
US60325 1998-04-15

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EP0874350A2 EP0874350A2 (en) 1998-10-28
EP0874350A3 true EP0874350A3 (en) 2000-08-16
EP0874350B1 EP0874350B1 (en) 2005-06-15

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JP (1) JPH1145086A (en)
CA (1) CA2235553A1 (en)
DE (1) DE69830538T2 (en)
ES (1) ES2244037T3 (en)

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US5780757A (en) * 1997-04-22 1998-07-14 Valgon Sound Acoustical ring and bell sound system
JP6434887B2 (en) * 2015-10-27 2018-12-05 株式会社ｙｏｊ企画 Woodwind instrument

Citations (6)

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US1342846A (en) * 1919-04-29 1920-06-08 Emma Pasquale Santa Cornet-mute
US2530155A (en) * 1949-11-25 1950-11-14 Luca Albert De Tone amplifier for musical instruments
US3643538A (en) * 1970-03-19 1972-02-22 Nobuo Toyama Mouthpiece of wind instruments
GB2015802A (en) * 1978-03-01 1979-09-12 Toyama Musical Instrument Wind instrument
EP0055519A1 (en) * 1980-12-01 1982-07-07 Thomas W. Winslow Method and means for attaching reed to wind instruments
US5644095A (en) * 1994-01-21 1997-07-01 Davidson; John R. Brass instrument improvement

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1342846A (en) * 1919-04-29 1920-06-08 Emma Pasquale Santa Cornet-mute
US2530155A (en) * 1949-11-25 1950-11-14 Luca Albert De Tone amplifier for musical instruments
US3643538A (en) * 1970-03-19 1972-02-22 Nobuo Toyama Mouthpiece of wind instruments
GB2015802A (en) * 1978-03-01 1979-09-12 Toyama Musical Instrument Wind instrument
EP0055519A1 (en) * 1980-12-01 1982-07-07 Thomas W. Winslow Method and means for attaching reed to wind instruments
US5644095A (en) * 1994-01-21 1997-07-01 Davidson; John R. Brass instrument improvement

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EP0874350A2 (en) 1998-10-28
DE69830538T2 (en) 2006-05-11
JPH1145086A (en) 1999-02-16
CA2235553A1 (en) 1998-10-22
EP0874350B1 (en) 2005-06-15
DE69830538D1 (en) 2005-07-21

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