The present disclosure relates to a keypad structure for woodwind instrument tone holes, and more particularly, to a keypad structure for woodwind tones which improves the adhesion of a keypad connected to a tone hole tube in which the tone hole is formed in the woodwind instrument, prevents the sound from being exposed to the outside through the tone hole tube and the pad, and can generate excellent resonance so that the resonance of a desired sound can be constantly generated through the closed keypad.

The present disclosure relates to a keypad structure for woodwind instrument tone holes, and more particularly, to a keypad structure for woodwind tones which improves the adhesion of a keypad connected to a tone hole tube in which the tone hole is formed in the woodwind instrument, prevents the sound from being exposed to the outside through the tone hole tube and the pad, and can generate excellent resonance so that the resonance of a desired sound can be constantly generated through the closed keypad.

The present invention relates to a novel woodwind mouthpiece, which comprises: a main body having an elongated streamlined shape; a hollow chamber and a bore inside the main body; a reed table on one side of the main body and partially suspended from the main body; a beak on an opposite side to the reed table on the main body; a reed rail surrounding the beak and connecting to two lateral sides of the reed table to form an opening window between a reed and the hollow chamber inside the main body; and a tip opening disposed between the reed rail at a tip of the beak and an virtual surface extending from a surface of the reed table, wherein the woodwind mouthpiece is made of a plastic, a metal, an alloy, a composite, wood or a combination thereof.

A ligature for a woodwind mouthpiece includes a ligature strap with a carbon fiber portion and at least one flexible strap portion attached to and extending from the carbon fiber portion along one of the side edges. The flexible strap portion is folded over to form two layers of flexible strap, and a pair of rods are disposed between the two layers of one of the flexible strap portions. A closure mechanism passes through the flexible strap portion and each rod.

A reed for a reed instrument, including a polyamide.

The invention relates to a precision reed (100) for single-reed instruments such as the clarinet or saxophone, made of wood or an Arundo donax section, having a vibrating section (120) formed for sound generating by means of an air flow in the single-reed instrument, having a clamping section (110) formed for clamping the reed (100) to the mouthpiece (200) with a reed holder, the clamping section (110) having a support wall (104) for supporting the reed (100) on the mouthpiece (200) and a reed back (111) facing away from of the mouthpiece (200). In this case, the reed back (111) is formed for a fully flat contact with the reed holder.

A tone-altering apparatus and method for musical wind instruments wherein the apparatus, used in combination with a musical wind instrument, comprises a chimney member with an upper chimney surface defining an upper enclosed aperture, with a chimney sidewall extending through one of a plurality of tone holes and defining a tone-altering channel, and with a lower chimney surface defining a lower enclosed aperture, the lower enclosed aperture and the upper enclosed aperture separating the tone-altering channel. The method of ergonomic altering the tone within a musical wind instrument comprises the steps of providing a musical wind instrument, providing a simulated tone hole generating a simulated tonal frequency, and affixing the chimney member to the barrel of the musical wind instrument to generate a chimney tonal frequency substantially equal to the simulated tonal frequency and provide a chimney member length less than the simulated tone hole length.

The present invention relates to a novel woodwind mouthpiece, which comprises: a main body having an elongated streamlined shape; a hollow chamber and a bore inside the main body; a reed table on one side of the main body and partially suspended from the main body; a beak on an opposite side to the reed table on the main body; a reed rail surrounding the beak and connecting to two lateral sides of the reed table to form an opening window between a reed and the hollow chamber inside the main body; and a tip opening disposed between the reed rail at a tip of the beak and an virtual surface extending from a surface of the reed table, wherein the woodwind mouthpiece is made of a plastic, a metal, an alloy, a composite, wood or a combination thereof.

Ligature for woodwind instruments, such as a clarinet or saxophone, having a receiving block (4), which is designed to clamp a reed (1) to a mouthpiece (2) of the woodwind instrument, while preventing twisting and/or sliding, by exerting a compressive force (14) on the reed (1), so that an axis of symmetry or longitudinal direction (1f) of the reed (1f) is aligned with an axis of symmetry or longitudinal direction of a bearing surface of the mouthpiece (2), characterized in that the receiving block (4) is designed to receive the reed (1) in a force-fitting manner and/or to establish a form fit with at least one side surface (1d) of the reed (1).

Ligature for woodwind instruments, such as a clarinet or saxophone, having a receiving block (4), which is designed to clamp a reed (1) to a mouthpiece (2) of the woodwind instrument, while preventing twisting and/or sliding, by exerting a compressive force (14) on the reed (1), so that an axis of symmetry or longitudinal direction (1f) of the reed (1f) is aligned with an axis of symmetry or longitudinal direction of a bearing surface of the mouthpiece (2), characterized in that the receiving block (4) is designed to receive the reed (1) in a force-fitting manner and/or to establish a form fit with at least one side surface (1d) of the reed (1).