EP1042747B1 - A mouthpiece for a wind instrument - Google Patents
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- EP1042747B1 EP1042747B1 EP98962135A EP98962135A EP1042747B1 EP 1042747 B1 EP1042747 B1 EP 1042747B1 EP 98962135 A EP98962135 A EP 98962135A EP 98962135 A EP98962135 A EP 98962135A EP 1042747 B1 EP1042747 B1 EP 1042747B1
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- mouthpiece
- cover
- protrusion
- wind instrument
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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
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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
- G10D9/00—Details of, or accessories for, wind musical instruments
- G10D9/02—Mouthpieces; Reeds; Ligatures
Definitions
- the present invention relates to a mouthpiece for a wind instrument and to a wind instrument comprising such a mouthpiece.
- wind instrument generally refer to musical instruments such as woodwind instruments with mouthpiece. Examples of such an instrument are clarinets, saxophones, beak flutes, recorders, flageolets, crumhoms, bagpipes, windcontrollers, ...
- EP-A1-0 198 541 discloses a wind instrument with a tone chamber more or less in the form of a constricted tear drop.
- WO-A1-91/14258 discloses with a cover divided into four surface regions.
- US-A-5,476,026 discloses a mouthpiece for a wind instrument.
- the cover of this wind instrument is provided with a marker to give the musician an indication of the proper position of his/her teeth.
- This marker can be a groove or a ridge.
- a mouthpiece for a wind instrument comprises a tapered portion with as upper part a cover.
- the cover has a protrusion so that the position of the mouth of a musician is more open than in case of a cover without a protrusion.
- the specific height of the protrusion may vary according to the physiognomy and wishes of the musician.
- this protrusion extends only partially of the whole length and/or width of the cover.
- this protrusion has a height of more than 1.0 mm, most preferably more than 1.5 mm, for example 2.0 mm.
- the height may range up to 12 mm.
- the cover further comprises a cavity which increases the volume of the tone chamber and further improves the quality of the sound produced by the wind instrument by providing more possibilities for resonance.
- the depth of the cavity may range from 1.0 mm on.
- This cavity may be positioned on the same place as the protrusion or on a place different from the position of the protrusion.
- the cavity may extend only partially over the length and/or width of the ceiling.
- the present invention is to be distinguished from the mouthpiece disclosed in German Patent DE 593 340, which discloses a mouthpiece with a type of protrusion This protrusion however, is not part of the cover and does not come into contact with the teeth of lips of a musician.
- the present invention is also to be distinguished from Belgian Patent BE 881.452, which discloses a mouthpiece with a spherical cavity. This cavity, however, does not increase the tone chamber itself, but is positioned at the end of the tone chamber.
- the invention also relates to a wind instrument which comprises a mouthpiece as described hereabove.
- Figure 1 shows a transversal cross-section of a mouthpiece 10 according to the prior art with a tone chamber 12 which is limited by a substantially flat cover 14.
- FIG. 2 shows a transversal cross-section of a first embodiment of a mouthpiece 10.
- the mouthpiece 10 comprises a tone chamber 12 limited by a cover 14 and a table 16.
- The, mouthpiece 10 may further comprise a reed 17.
- the cover 14 has a protrusion 18 and at the same position an cavity 20 which increases the volume of the tone chamber.
- the height of the protrusion 18 is measured starting from the level of a conventional flat cover as shown in Figure 1.
- the raising 18 may be realised by adhering additional material to the cover 14 of the mouthpiece 10 or may be realised in the material of the cover 14 so that the protrusion 18 forms one single part with the mouthpiece 10.
- Figure 3 shows the normal position of a mouthpiece in the mouth of a musician.
- the upper teeth 22 are in direct contact with the protrusion 18 of the cover 14.
- Figure 4 illustrates another embodiment of the mouthpiece.
- the protrusion 18 is located at a different position than the cavity 20.
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Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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BE9701047 | 1997-12-22 | ||
BE9701047A BE1011633A3 (nl) | 1997-12-22 | 1997-12-22 | Mondstuk voor een houtblaasinstrument, met een verhoogd en uitgehold plafond. |
PCT/BE1998/000199 WO1999033049A1 (en) | 1997-12-22 | 1998-12-11 | A mouthpiece for a wind instrument |
Publications (2)
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EP1042747A1 EP1042747A1 (en) | 2000-10-11 |
EP1042747B1 true EP1042747B1 (en) | 2003-05-14 |
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Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP98962135A Expired - Lifetime EP1042747B1 (en) | 1997-12-22 | 1998-12-11 | A mouthpiece for a wind instrument |
Country Status (5)
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EP (1) | EP1042747B1 (nl) |
AT (1) | ATE240574T1 (nl) |
BE (1) | BE1011633A3 (nl) |
DE (1) | DE69814686T2 (nl) |
WO (1) | WO1999033049A1 (nl) |
Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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CN102354491A (zh) * | 2011-08-15 | 2012-02-15 | 李墨 | 一种易于普及的滑道排箫 |
Families Citing this family (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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FR2849711B1 (fr) * | 2003-01-06 | 2005-02-11 | Marcel Hurel | Bec de saxophone a 4 chambres possibles |
Family Cites Families (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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DE593340C (de) * | 1934-02-24 | Fritz Seiffarth | Mundstueck fuer Saxophone | |
BE881452A (fr) * | 1980-01-30 | 1980-05-16 | Louis Francois Ch M | Perfectionnement aux embouchures pour instruments de musique a anche |
NL8501136A (nl) * | 1985-04-18 | 1986-11-17 | Visser Norbert | Mondstuk voor een blaasinstrument met enkel riet. |
DE4007386A1 (de) * | 1990-03-08 | 1991-09-12 | Konrad Boerner | Mundstueck fuer holzblasinstrumente sowie verfahren und vorrichtung zu seiner herstellung |
US5476026A (en) * | 1993-02-22 | 1995-12-19 | Mcfarlin; Bill E. | Mouthpiece correction tab |
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- 1997-12-22 BE BE9701047A patent/BE1011633A3/nl not_active IP Right Cessation
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- 1998-12-11 EP EP98962135A patent/EP1042747B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1998-12-11 AT AT98962135T patent/ATE240574T1/de not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1998-12-11 WO PCT/BE1998/000199 patent/WO1999033049A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1998-12-11 DE DE69814686T patent/DE69814686T2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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CN102354491A (zh) * | 2011-08-15 | 2012-02-15 | 李墨 | 一种易于普及的滑道排箫 |
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WO1999033049A1 (en) | 1999-07-01 |
DE69814686T2 (de) | 2004-03-18 |
EP1042747A1 (en) | 2000-10-11 |
ATE240574T1 (de) | 2003-05-15 |
BE1011633A3 (nl) | 1999-11-09 |
DE69814686D1 (de) | 2003-06-18 |
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