A wind instrument cavity resonator and optional flexible flute crown assembly capable of improved sound generation and amplification within a flute or piccolo body is presented. The crown presents a swiveling nut joint, and the resonator has one or more counterweights to assist in the sound and weight balancing of the musical instrument, creating an acoustically pleasing flute or similar sound generation device.

A resonating system includes a woodwind instrument that has a mouthpiece. Air is blown through the mouthpiece to play the woodwind instrument. A ligature is positioned around the mouthpiece and a reed is removably inserted into the mouthpiece. The reed vibrates when air is blown through the woodwind instrument. A resonator is provided and the resonator is removably positioned around the mouthpiece. The resonator is positioned between the ligature and the reed and the resonator is comprised of a rigid material. In this way the resonator enhances the vibration of the reed thereby enhancing a volume and clarity of an audible sound produced by the woodwind instrument.

A saxophone neck system uses interchangeable component parts to modify and optimize sound and resistance. The saxophone neck system may allow a saxophone player the ability to change components to achieve variations in sound and to use the components with various manufacturers' instruments and mouthpieces. With the use of various internal shapes and dimensions placed in a specific combination, the player can create a desired sound. Additionally, the saxophone neck system may eliminate neck cork compression discrepancies from different manufacturers by offering different diameters of the body of the initiator portion of the saxophone neck system to fit any saxophone mouthpiece.

A device includes two or more units, with each unit connected to one or more other units, each of which includes a cap, a tube coupled to the cap and a reed coupled to the tube. Each tube generates at least one sound frequency and can also include harmonics of that single frequency. Airflow through the body oscillates the reed to produce an audible tone from the device.

A wind instrument cavity resonator and optional flexible flute crown assembly capable of improved sound generation and amplification within a flute or piccolo body is presented. The crown presents a swiveling nut joint, and the resonator has one or more counterweights to assist in the sound and weight balancing of the musical instrument, creating an acoustically pleasing flute or similar sound generation device.

A chanter of a wind instrument is disclosed. The chanter comprises a bulb 106 and a chimney section 102. The bulb 106 or at least a portion thereof is located adjacent and around an external surface or wall 103b of the chimney section 102 of the chanter. At least a portion of the bulb 106 is spaced apart from the chimney section 102 thereby forming or defining a gap around at least a portion of the external surface or wall 103b of the chimney section 102 and at least a portion of an internal surface 104a of the bulb 106 or the upper section 104. Such arrangement allows for free vibrations of the chimney section 102 that is proximal to the chimney reed of the chanter thereby allowing the vibrancy of the sound to be increased.

A chanter of a wind instrument is disclosed. The chanter comprises a bulb 106 and a chimney section 102. The bulb 106 or at least a portion thereof is located adjacent and around an external surface or wall 103b of the chimney section 102 of the chanter. At least a portion of the bulb 106 is spaced apart from the chimney section 102 thereby forming or defining a gap around at least a portion of the external surface or wall 103b of the chimney section 102 and at least a portion of an internal surface 104a of the bulb 106 or the upper section 104. Such arrangement allows for free vibrations of the chimney section 102 that is proximal to the chimney reed of the chanter thereby allowing the vibrancy of the sound to be increased.

An apparatus for assembling an aerophone instrument including an air conduit with first and second ends and segments to provide an air passage; air inlets on the air conduit to create an air entry point for compressed air to be delivered into the air passage, air outlets on the air conduit to create an air exit point for the release of compressed air along the air pathways, each defined by the position of an air inlet and the position of an air outlets along the air conduit. An air-filled object is positioned to be operatively associated with the air conduit. Compressed air is deliverable to the air conduit through the air inlets, causing an area of a wall of the air-filled object to vibrate and causing compressed air to vibrate in the air passage compressed air exits the air conduit from the air outlets.

An apparatus for assembling an aerophone instrument including an air conduit with first and second ends and segments to provide an air passage; air inlets on the air conduit to create an air entry point for compressed air to be delivered into the air passage, air outlets on the air conduit to create an air exit point for the release of compressed air along the air pathways, each defined by the position of an air inlet and the position of an air outlets along the air conduit. An air-filled object is positioned to be operatively associated with the air conduit. Compressed air is deliverable to the air conduit through the air inlets, causing an area of a wall of the air-filled object to vibrate and causing compressed air to vibrate in the air passage compressed air exits the air conduit from the air outlets.

A new duct head wind instrument with a compression duct having a multi-section resonating tube containing a plurality of tone holes with a headjoint, neck, upper and lower body and footjoint. The new instrument embodies improvements for wind instruments, duct heads, and compression ducts. These improvements result in increased range, playability, stability, tunability, dynamic range, projection, harmonic stability, responsiveness, tonal characteristics, and ergonomics.