WO2000048160A1

WO2000048160A1 - Device for studying the sound emission of musical wind instruments

Info

Publication number: WO2000048160A1
Application number: PCT/IT2000/000038
Authority: WO
Inventors: Evaristo Casonato
Original assignee: Evaristo Casonato
Priority date: 1999-02-12
Filing date: 2000-02-09
Publication date: 2000-08-17
Also published as: IT248046Y1; AU2688900A; ITUD990012U1

Abstract

Device for the studying of the sound emission of musical wind instruments, provided with a vibrator (a means for producing sound vibrations) or whistle or reed, such as the woodwind instruments, intended to be interposed between said musical instrument and said vibrator or reed of the same musical instrument and in which said interposition means is made up in such a way to limit or choke or eventually obstruct the passage of the vibratory sound coming from the vibrator or reed inside of said musical instrument (3); has a channel for conveying said vibratory sound of said vibrator or reed which leads outwards of said musical instrument (1-2).

Description

DESCRIPTION DEVICE FOR THE STUDYING OF THE SOUND EMISSION OF MUSICAL WIND INSTRUMENTS

Technical Field The present invention has for object a device for the studying of the sound emission of musical wind instruments provided with a vibrator or of a means for producing directed sound vibrations, such as the woodwinds . The wind instruments utilising such device such as the flute, the piccolo, the oboe, the English horn, the clarinet (family of clarinets), the saxophone (family of saxophones), the bassoon, etc. are also object of the present invention. Background Art In prior art the fact that the musical wind instruments are substantially divided into brass instruments and woodwind instruments is known . The first ones play by the operator' s mouth vibration (brass instruments), whose vibration is transmitted inside of the instrument for the modulation, the amplification and the outside emission. The second ones are played by retention (total or partial) of the operator' s breath which is made pass through a vibrator (means for producing directed sound vibrations) or whistle or reed which transmits the vibration inside of the instrument (woodwind instruments) for the modulation, amplification and outside emission. The field of application of the present patent substantially concerns the second group of instruments, that i s the woodwind in struments . When usi ng these instruments there are always problems of adapting and need of i mproving the way of playing and in particular the player' s way of blowing. The purpose of the present invention is that of finding a means for improvi ng the players ' performance, by using the same device in the daily studying. The problem is solved as claimed by realising a device for the studying of the sound emission of musical wind instruments provided with a vibrator or a reed, such as the woodwind instruments, in order to improve them, characterised in that it is made up of an interposition means, intended to being interposed between said musical instrument and said vibrator or reed of the same musical instrument and in which said interpositi on means : - is made up in such a way to limit or choke or eventually obstruct the vibratory sound passage coming from the vibrator or reed inside of said musical instrument; - has a channel for conveying said vibratory sound of said vibrator or reed which leads outside of said musical instrument. In this way there is the advantage of being able to carry out a training of the player, by working with precision on the quality and continuity of the air emission, independently of the possibility of sound modulation allowed by the instrument' s manual means. Thus being able to considerably improve our own way of playing. These and other advantages wi l l appear from the fol lowing description of a preferred solution of embodiment, with the aid of the enclosed drawings, whose execution details are not to be intended as limiting but are only given as examples. Figures 1 ,2,3 show the front, side and plan views of the device for the flute and oboe according to the present invention. Figures 4,5,6 show the front, side and plan views of the device the oboe, flute, saxophone, English horn and the bass clarinet according to the present invention. Figures 7,8,9 show the front, side and plan views of the device for the clarinet according to the present invention. Figures 10, 1 1 ,12 show the front, side and plan views of the device for the saxophone, bassoon and English horn with the vibrator' s or reed's joint with female mouthpiece. Figures 13,14,15 show the front, side and plan views of the device for the bassoon and English horn in a variation, with the joint of the vibrator or reed with a female mouthpiece. Figures 16 to 30 show other 5 solutions in which in fgs. 16 to 27, pairs of elastically yielding toroidal rings (4) for better easing the blind joint (3) with the musical instrument are shown. In particular Figures 28,29,30 show the solution of Fgs. 7,8,9 in which instead of obstructing the passage to the musical instrument in the respective joint 3, a small hole for allowing the sound reduced passage to the musical instrument is provided. Figure 10, 1 1 and 12 show the front, side and plan views of the variation with adjusting screw (6) for the female opening. As it can be noticed from the above shown figures, the mouthpieces may be either of the male or of the female type, the whole being not relevant. The innovative feature is that the device is interposed between the vibrator or reed (of known art, not shown) and the real instrument (woodwind instruments, such as: flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bassoon, English horn, etc.). It has on a side a joint for said vibrator or reed ( 1 ) and on the other a joint for the instrument (3). The mouth for the instrument (3) is closed and does not allow the sound to pass inside of the instrument. The mouth for the vibrator or reed ( 1 ) is instead open and its channel brings outside of the instrument (3). The deviation is either parallel axial (Fig. 1 ,2,3) or variously tilted (Fig. 26) or orthogonal, that is leading to the outside with a 90° angle. The execution details may anyway vary and the deviation angle of emission may also not to be orthogonal but also have a different angle and different outlets, (2) for instance preferably opposite ones, may also be provided . As shown, the obstruction may also be a choking (5) of the joint (3). The choking may be fixed with a plurality of elements having choking of different value (i.e. diameter). Otherwise it may be variable by using means of the known art such as for instance a drawer-like flow choke means (use of an extractable drawer with a matching drilling of the same diameter which when partially extracted chokes the flow section to the musical instrument, said choke being also rotational, i.e. ring nut- like). Obviously the choke may also be provided on the outside outlet hole, even up to a total obstruction. In such a way, without removing the interposition means, the operational way may be changed on pleasure, by acting both on the flow direction at the mouth (3), and on the flow change at the outside outlet (2).

Claims

Claims 1 . Device for the studying of the sound emission of musical wind instruments, provided with a vibrator as a means for producing sound vibrations, such as a whistle or reed, preferably used in the musical instruments such as the woodwind instruments, characterised in that it is made up of an interposition means, intended to be interposed between said musical instrument and said vibrator or reed of the same musical instrument and in which said interposition means: - is made up in such a way to at least choke and eventually obstruct the vibratory sound passage coming from said vibrator or whistle or reed inside of said musical instrument (3); - has a channel for conveying said vibratory sound of said vibrator or whistle or reed, which leads outwards of said musical instrument ( 1 -2). 2. Device according to claim 1 , characterised in that said channel is axially parallel (1 -2) with respect to that of said musical instrument (3). 3. Device according to claim 1 , characterised in that said channel is angled (1 -2) with respect to that of said musical instrument (3). 4. Musical instrument provided with vibrator or reed, such as the woodwind instruments, characterised in that it is equipped with an interposition device, as an interposition means according to any of the previous claims. 5. Musical instrument according to any of previous claims, characterised in that it involves more external sound outlets (2). 6. Musical instrument according to any of previous claims, characterised in that it involves external opposite sound outlets (2). 7. Musical instrument according to any of previous claims, characterised in that said interposition means, involves in its blind joint (3) to the respective musical instrument, at least a pair of elastic yielding rings (4). 8. Flute according to the previous claims, characterised in that it is equipped with an interposition device, as an interposition means according to any of the 1 to 8 claims. 9. Oboe according to claim 8, characterised in that it is equipped with an interposition means, as an interposition device according to any of the 1 to 7 claims. 10. Clarinet according to claim 8, characterised in that it is equipped with an interposition device, as an interposition device according to any of the 1 to 7 claims. 1 1. Saxophone according to claim 8, characterised in that it is equipped with an interposition device, as an interposition device according to any of the 1 to 7 claims. 12. Bassoon according to claim 8, characterised in that it is equipped with an interposition device, as an interposition device according to any of the 1 to 7 claims. 13. English horn according to claim 8, characterised in that it is equipped with an interposition device, as an interposition device according to any of the 1 to 7 claims. 14. Piccolo according to claim 8, characterised in that it is equipped with an interposition device, as an interposition device according to any of the 1 to 7 claims. 15. Interposition device for musical instruments according to any of previous claims, characterised in that its mouthpiece (3) to said musical instrument involves the presence of a sound flow choking means (5) to said musical instrument, variable up to the total obstruction. 16. Interposition device for musical instruments according to any of previous claims, characterised in that its mouthing to said musical instrument involves the presence of a sound flow choking means outside of said musical instrument (2), variable up to the total obstruction.