TW201443871A - Woodwind instrument and neck of the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a neck for a woodwind instrument, such as saxophone. The neck has a connection tube at the bottom end thereof which is harder than the other portion of the neck. The connection tube is adapted for the body of the woodwind instrument to connect thereto. As such, energy loss of vibration transmitted between the neck and the body of the woodwind instrument is minimized.

Description

Woodwind instrument and its neck tube

The present invention relates to a woodwind instrument, such as a saxophone.

A conventional woodwind instrument, such as a saxophone, can be found in the patent documents of US Pat. No. 6,476,302 B1 and US 2007/0277666 A1, and mainly includes a mouthpiece, a neck tube and a tube body, the mouthpiece is loaded with a reed, and the tube body is provided with a button system. With a plurality of sound holes, the neck tube is detachably connected between the mouthpiece and the tube body.

For the detailed construction of the neck tube, further reference can be made to the patent documents such as US Pat. No. 6,143,969 and TW I383374, and a nozzle nozzle or a joint may be provided at the front end of the neck tube, and a cork is provided on the outer surface for the mouthpiece to be fitted, and in the neck tube A pipe joint is provided at the end to connect the saxophone body.

The neck and body of the saxophone are made of copper or copper alloy, such as brass or white copper. Made of different materials, the instrument can obtain different sounds, so that the player can choose according to the desired tone. Instruments made from specific materials.

The evolution of musical instruments has long pursued more detailed or more diverse sounds, as well as higher resonance effects, making it easier for users to play appropriate volume. The main purpose of the invention is to pursue further advancement of woodwind instruments. Breakthrough, hope to make woodwind instruments better or A distinctive tone performance, or enhance the resonance of the instrument.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a neck tube for a woodwind instrument for use in a woodwind instrument such as a saxophone, the neck of the woodwind instrument comprising a body and a connecting component, the body having a tubular shape, the body having a first end and a second end, the connecting component includes a connecting tube fixed to the second end and a fastening ring member, the connecting tube is sleeved by a body of the woodwind instrument, and the fastening ring member The tube body is sleeved and fastened to the connecting tube, and at least one of the connecting tube and the fastening ring member has a density smaller than the body.

The connecting tube can be fixed to the second end by welding, bonding, snapping, screwing or tight fitting. The material of the body can be copper or copper alloy. The connecting pipe or the fastening ring member may be made of aluminum, aluminum alloy, magnesium or magnesium alloy, or polymer, or carbon fiber or glass fiber.

In some cases, the connecting tube may include a fixing section and a connecting section, and the fixing section and the connecting section are respectively disposed at two ends of the connecting tube, and the fixing section sleeve is combined and fixed to the second end of the body, The connecting section has an outer contour that allows the body of the woodwind instrument to be socketed. The collar of the woodwind instrument may further include a mouthpiece nozzle secured to the first end. The body may include an opening and a bending section, the bending section being located between the opening and the second end, the diameter of the body at the second end being larger than the diameter of the body at the first end. The collar of the woodwind instrument may further include a cover mechanism that is swingably disposed on the body for opening or closing the opening.

Thereby, when the neck tube installation of the woodwind instrument provided by the invention is applied to the woodwind instrument, the neck tube can be connected to the tube body of the woodwind instrument by the lower density connecting component, so that the vibration is transmitted between different parts of the musical instrument. Reduce the wear and tear during vibration transmission and maintain vibration as much as possible The energy delivered to maintain or enhance the resonance and volume of the woodwind instrument. In addition, the body of the neck tube can still be maintained on the same material as the woodwind instrument or the body, which helps to maintain the overall appearance of the woodwind instrument, and enhances the use effect without sacrificing the aesthetics of the instrument.

1‧‧‧ neck tube

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111‧‧‧ first end

112‧‧‧Opening

113‧‧‧Bend section

114‧‧‧second end

12‧‧‧Connecting components

121‧‧‧Connecting tube

1211‧‧‧Fixed section

1212‧‧‧ Connection section

122‧‧‧ securing ring

13‧‧‧Blowing nozzle

14‧‧‧ Cover mechanism

2‧‧‧ tube body

1 is a partial exploded view of an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a partial cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a partial enlarged view of Figure 3.

The following is a description of the possible embodiments of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention as claimed.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the embodiment provides a neck tube of a woodwind instrument, which is applicable to and installed in a saxophone, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, and can be mounted on the top of the body 2 of the saxophone. The top end of the neck tube 1 can be further installed with a mouthpiece to play the saxophone, although the woodwind instrument here is generally a saxophone made of copper, however, with the evolution of materials and processing technology, it should not be excluded. The neck tube provided by the present invention is suitable for the saxophone made of polymer or other materials or the possibility of being applied to other woodwind instruments.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the neck tube provided in this embodiment includes a body 11, a connecting component 12, a mouthpiece nozzle 13 and a cover mechanism 14. The body is bent and tubular, and is extended according to the same. There is a first end 111, an opening 112, a bending section 113 and a second end 114. The body is gradually expanded from the first end 111 to the second end 114, so that the diameter of the second end 114 is larger than the diameter of the first end 111. The body 11 The material is copper or copper alloy, for example, brass or white copper, and the possibility of using polymers or other materials is not excluded. In addition, nickel, silver or other metals may be plated on the surface of the body, or coated. Paint or other surface treatment, however, in this case the saxophone's body is usually made of the same material and plated with the same metal or the same surface treatment. The body 11 can be specifically produced by a manufacturing method as described in the patent document TW I383374.

The connecting component 12 includes a connecting tube 121 fixed to the second end 114 of the body 11 and a fastening ring member 122. The connecting tube 121 is sleeved by a tubular body 2 of the woodwind instrument, and the fastening ring member 122 is sleeved. The tube body 2 is fixed to the tube body 2 and the connecting tube 121. The density of at least one of the connecting tube 121 and the fastening ring member 122 is smaller than that of the body 11. In more detail, the connecting tube 121 includes a fixing portion 1211 and a connecting portion 1212. The fixing portion 1211 and the connecting portion 1212 are separated from the two ends of the connecting tube 121. The diameter of the fixing portion 1211 is smaller than the second end 114 of the body. Slightly larger, the fixing section 1211 can be fitted to the second end 114 of the body and the fixing section 1211 can be welded to the second end 114 of the body, so that the fixing section 1211 is fixed to the second end 114 of the body, preferably In this case, the connecting section has a predetermined inner diameter, and after the connecting tube is fixed to the body, the neck has a smooth inner surface as a whole. In other possible embodiments of the present invention, the fixing portion of the connecting tube may also be fixed to the second end of the body by welding, bonding, snapping, screwing or tight fitting. The connecting section 1212 has an outer contour for the other tubular member to be sleeved. Specifically, the outer surface of the connecting portion 1212 is cylindrical, so that the connecting tube 121 has a straight straight tube shape at the connecting portion 1212, so that the connecting portion The 1212 is available for the saxophone's body, as shown in Figures 3 and 4. However, as long as it can be fitted with the saxophone's body, it is not excluded that the connecting section has a prismatic or other non-cylindrical shape. possibility. The material of the connecting tube 121 is different from that of the body 11 , and the density of the connecting tube 121 is smaller than that of the body 11 . Specifically, the material of the connecting tube may be aluminum, aluminum alloy, magnesium or magnesium alloy, or the connecting tube 121 The material can be a polymer, Carbon fiber or glass fiber, wherein the connecting pipe can be appropriately heat treated in order to make the connecting pipe have a density smaller than that of the body. In addition, in the embodiment, the fastening ring member 122 is an adjustable radially retractable or externally-structured structure (for example, a slot is formed by a ring opening), and the fastening ring member 122 may be made of aluminum or Aluminum alloy, magnesium or magnesium alloy, or polymer, or carbon fiber or glass fiber. It should be noted that only the connection tube 121 may have a density less than the body 11 or only the fastening ring member 122 has a lower density than the body 11. The connection tube 121 and the Both of the fastening ring members 122 have a lower density than the body 11.

The mouthpiece nozzle 13 is fixed to the first end 111 of the body for the mouthpiece to be fitted thereon. In more detail, the mouthpiece nozzle 13 is a cork tube that fits over the first end 111 and is adhered to the glue. The body 11 secures the mouthpiece nozzle 13 without being detached from the first end 111. In other possible embodiments of the present invention, the nozzle nozzle may also be a metal tube or other material tube body with a cork fixed on the outer peripheral surface, and fixed by welding, welding, bonding, snapping, screwing or tight fitting. At the first end of the body, as in the specific aspect depicted in the patent document TW I383374.

The cover mechanism 14 is swingably disposed on the body 11 for opening or closing the opening 112. In more detail, the cover mechanism 14 extends to one end of the second end 114 of the body and extends at the other end. To the opening 112, the cover mechanism 14 can be swung by a button system disposed on the saxophone body and oscillated between a position at which the opening is opened and a position at which the opening is closed. In addition, in the neck tube of the saxophone, such as the subwoofer and the bass, the cover and the opening are not provided.

According to the above embodiment, the neck tube can be mounted on the top end of the saxophone body, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, for further mounting a mouthpiece at the top end of the neck tube, so that the neck tube is connected between the mouthpiece and the tube body. Wherein, the neck tube has a lower density connecting tube or/and a fastening ring member for the body to be connected, and the vibration can be transmitted between the neck tube and the tube body more efficiently when the user plays the wind. Reduce the earthquake The energy consumption when moving between different components, thereby maintaining a better resonance effect for the whole instrument, and obtaining a larger volume, providing a lighter burden for the user, and allowing the user to achieve a larger size. Musical performance.

Secondly, the connecting section of the connecting tube is not covered by the body when it is actually used, and the body of the neck tube can still be manufactured by using the original material, and can maintain the same material as the tube body, except for being convenient for the user. Choosing familiar materials (such as pure copper saxophone and brass saxophone) also helps to maintain the overall appearance of the instrument, without the appearance of different colors of the neck and the tube.

It can be understood that, according to the spirit of the present invention, the structure of the neck tube can be changed, and the material of the connecting tube or/and the fastening ring member is aluminum, aluminum alloy, magnesium alloy, magnesium alloy, polymer, carbon fiber or In addition to the glass fiber, other polymers or other materials having a higher hardness than the body or materials having a lower density or/or toughness than the body (for example, aluminum-magnesium and its alloys) may be used. In addition, the neck tube and the tube body can be matched with different materials, such as a copper tube body with a pure silver neck tube or a magnesium alloy neck tube, but the other possible materials are not excluded. In addition, under the consideration of aesthetics or resonance, the neck tube and the tube body may be treated with different color surfaces, such as a gold paint tube body with a silver-plated neck tube, but the coating of other possible materials is not excluded.

Summarizing the above embodiments, the neck tube provided by the present invention has a lower connection assembly than the neck body for connecting the body of the woodwind instrument, and the connection assembly with lower density can reduce vibration when the instrument is played. The energy consumption when passing between the neck tube and the tube body maintains the resonance effect of the instrument, thereby achieving a large playing volume. In addition, in addition to improving the volume of the instrument, it can also selectively maintain the appearance of the original instrument. It is actually a progressive effect, in line with the patent requirements of the national patent law, and the patent application is filed according to law. Patent Feeling the virtues.

11‧‧‧Ontology

111‧‧‧ first end

112‧‧‧Opening

113‧‧‧Bend section

114‧‧‧second end

12‧‧‧Connecting components

121‧‧‧Connecting tube

1211‧‧‧Fixed section

1212‧‧‧ Connection section

122‧‧‧ securing ring

13‧‧‧Blowing nozzle

14‧‧‧ Cover mechanism

2‧‧‧ tube body

Claims (10)

A neck tube of a woodwind instrument, characterized in that: the neck tube of the woodwind instrument comprises a body and a connecting component, the body is tubular, the body has a first end and a second end, and the connecting component comprises a fixing a connecting tube of the second end and a fastening ring member, the connecting tube is sleeved by a body of the woodwind instrument, the fastening ring member is sleeved on the tube body and fastens the tube body and the connecting tube, At least one of the connecting tube and the fastening ring member has a lower density than the body. The neck tube of the woodwind instrument of claim 1, wherein the connecting tube is fixed to the second end by welding, welding, bonding, snapping, screwing or tight fitting. The neck tube of the woodwind instrument according to claim 1, wherein the body is made of copper or copper alloy, and the connecting tube is made of aluminum, aluminum alloy, magnesium or magnesium alloy, or polymer, or carbon fiber or glass fiber. The neck tube of the woodwind instrument according to claim 1, wherein the body is made of copper or copper alloy, and the fastening ring is made of aluminum, aluminum alloy, magnesium or magnesium alloy, or polymer, or carbon fiber or glass. fiber. The neck pipe of the woodwind instrument of claim 1, wherein the connecting pipe comprises a fixing section and a connecting section, and the fixing section and the connecting section are respectively disposed at two ends of the connecting pipe, and the fixing section is combined and fixed on the connecting pipe The second end of the body has an outer contour for the body of the woodwind instrument to be nested. The neck tube of the woodwind instrument of claim 1, further comprising a mouthpiece nozzle, the mouthpiece nozzle being fixed to the first end. The neck tube of the woodwind instrument of claim 1, wherein the body has an opening and a bending section, the bending section is located between the opening and the second end, and the diameter of the body at the second end Big The diameter of the body at the first end. The neck tube of the woodwind instrument of claim 7, further comprising a cover mechanism, the cover mechanism being swingably disposed on the body for opening or covering the opening. The neck tube of the woodwind instrument of claim 1, wherein the woodwind instrument is a saxophone. A woodwind instrument, characterized in that the woodwind instrument comprises a collar of a woodwind instrument according to any one of claims 1 to 9.