Described is a musical instrument having a carbon fiber body joined with a wooden core, including a method for forming such a musical instrument. Specifically, the musical instrument includes a body portion having carbon fiber wrapped around and adhered to a wooden core. The wooden core includes a bore therethrough to define a flow path through which air travels in the musical instrument through the body portion. Additionally, a plurality of tone holes are formed through the carbon fiber and wooden core and into the bore. Keywork can be applied to the tone holes to form a clarinet or other wood wind instrument as applicable to the particular design as implemented.

Described is a musical instrument having a carbon fiber body joined with a wooden core, including a method for forming such a musical instrument. Specifically, the musical instrument includes a body portion having carbon fiber wrapped around and adhered to a wooden core. The wooden core includes a bore therethrough to define a flow path through which air travels in the musical instrument through the body portion. Additionally, a plurality of tone holes are formed through the carbon fiber and wooden core and into the bore. Keywork can be applied to the tone holes to form a clarinet or other wood wind instrument as applicable to the particular design as implemented.

A valved wind instrument including a tubular body having a tuning section, a lead pipe connected to a first end of the tuning section and a bell pipe connected to a second end of the tuning section, said tubular body being configured to allow a vibrating column of air to pass therethrough; wherein the tuning section includes an air inlet port for receiving air flow from the lead pipe at the first end, an air outlet port for delivering said air flow to the bell tube at the second end, a plurality of user operable valves; wherein each valve of said plurality of valves is in fluid communication with an adjacent valve by a first tubular portion so as to provide fluid communication between the inlet port and the outlet port, and wherein each valve of said plurality of valves is user moveable between a first position and a second position and each so as to increase the air pathway length between the inlet port and the outlet port by way of a second tubular portion; and wherein each second tubular portions is coplanar with each other, and wherein the second tubular portions are integrally formed from a polymeric material within the tuning section, wherein the tuning section is provided by molded first and second body member that are bonded together and sealingly engaged along a plane parallel to the longitudinal axes of the second tubular portions.

A valved wind instrument including a tubular body having a tuning section, a lead pipe connected to a first end of the tuning section and a bell pipe connected to a second end of the tuning section, said tubular body being configured to allow a vibrating column of air to pass therethrough; wherein the tuning section includes an air inlet port for receiving air flow from the lead pipe at the first end, an air outlet port for delivering said air flow to the bell tube at the second end, a plurality of user operable valves; wherein each valve of said plurality of valves is in fluid communication with an adjacent valve by a first tubular portion so as to provide fluid communication between the inlet port and the outlet port, and wherein each valve of said plurality of valves is user moveable between a first position and a second position and each so as to increase the air pathway length between the inlet port and the outlet port by way of a second tubular portion; and wherein each second tubular portions is coplanar with each other, and wherein the second tubular portions are integrally formed from a polymeric material within the tuning section, wherein the tuning section is provided by molded first and second body member that are bonded together and sealingly engaged along a plane parallel to the longitudinal axes of the second tubular portions.

A mouthpiece patch for a mouthpiece of a wind instrument including a body having a posterior end, an anterior end, lateral side walls, an upper surface and a lower surface. The patch further includes a recessed region provided in the upper surface and extending in a widthwise direction and configured to receive the teeth of a user.

An object of the present invention is to provide a woody material for a wind instrument superior in resistance to a moisture change. The woody material for a wind instrument comprises: a plurality of veneers being laminated; and at least one buffer layer comprising a fibrous sheet constituted from a nonwoven fabric or a woven fabric, and an adhesive with which the fibrous sheet is impregnated, the buffer layer being interposed between adjacent two of the plurality of veneers.

A metal piece is provided with a pattern that exhibits different visual effects when it is viewed at different angles. At first, an as-cast metal piece is provided. Then, the metal piece is polished. The metal piece is cleaned. A layer is provided on the metal piece by providing colorant on the metal piece. An outline is provided on the bottom layer. A portion of the bottom layer is removed from the outline. Grooves are made in the outline before the metal piece is cleaned again. The grooves extend in a desired sense of direction and are at a desired depth. A colored pattern is provided by filling colorant in the outline. The colored pattern is dried. Grooves are made in the colored pattern before the metal piece is cleaned again. A protective layer is provided on the bottom layer and the colored pattern. The protective layer is dried.

In an embodiment, the reed 10 includes a base part 150 and a vamp 153. The base part 150 has a planar portion 151 and a heel 157 at a first end of the base part 150. The vamp 153 extends from a second end of the base part 150, opposite the heel 157. The vamp 153 includes a sloping shape ending in a tip 100 which is inclined relative to the planar portion 151 when the vamp 153 is viewed from the planar portion 151.

According to an embodiment, a reed for an aerophone, the reed including a plurality of plastic sheets laminated in a lamination direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the reed is provided, and an elastic modulus in the longitudinal direction of at least one plastic sheet of the plurality of plastic sheets is greater than an elastic modulus in a direction perpendicular to both the lamination direction and the longitudinal direction of the at least one plastic sheet.

According to an embodiment, a reed for an aerophone, the reed including a plurality of plastic sheets laminated in a lamination direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the reed is provided, and an elastic modulus in the longitudinal direction of at least one plastic sheet of the plurality of plastic sheets is greater than an elastic modulus in a direction perpendicular to both the lamination direction and the longitudinal direction of the at least one plastic sheet.