Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing a mouthpiece for a wind instrument. The method of manufacturing a mouthpiece for a wind instrument includes the steps of: pulverizing a first material made of a synthetic resin material and a second material made of a mineral material; mixing the first and second materials at a predetermined ratio; melting the mixed materials and continuously extruding a primarily shaped product having a uniform sectional shape; cutting the extruded primarily shaped product into cut primarily shaped products at predetermined intervals; and forming secondarily shaped products by machining the cut primarily shaped products into mouthpiece shapes.

The application relates to a composition and manufacturing and a use of a composite structure having vibrational properties and to a product thereof. According to an embodiment a composition comprises a matrix material and organic natural fiber material, wherein speed of sound is arranged to be different in different directions in the composition.

A device for, among other things, preventing picks from falling into soundholes of various musical instruments is disclosed. The device is both decorative and functional, including having multiple sizes, contours, and usages. Further, various methods of manufacturing the device are disclosed. The device can have various electronics incorporated therein, and in some embodiments communicates with a mobile application on a handheld computing device.

The invention is directed to a method of forming a moulded item said method comprising the steps of (a) providing a mould former comprising an indentation having an inner surface and a bottom face and made of plastics and manufactured by a 3-dimensional printing process, said mould former being shaped to form a mould having (i) an indentation corresponding to the desired shape of said moulded item; and (ii) a series of holes extending between the inner surface and the bottom face of the mould former, (b) forming a mould in said mould former from a plastics material; (c) positioning an elongate member in said mould; (d) introducing a volume of liquid into said indentation; (e) positioning a cover over said mould and sealing it thereto; (f) causing said liquid to solidify.

A method of manufacturing a pick, includes determining a printing file, the printing file including a layout for printing a plurality of picks on a printing plate. The method includes printing the plurality of picks on the printing plate. The printing plate includes textured sections and the layout of the printing file causes a top portion of each pick of the plurality of picks to be printed on one of the textured sections.

An instrument pick includes a pick body. The pick body includes a front surface, a back surface opposite the front surface, and a side surface formed around a perimeter of the pick body between the front surface and the back surface. The pick body is shaped to form a top side at a top portion of the pick body and a playing portion at a bottom portion of the pick body which contacts the strings of an instrument during use. The instrument pick also includes at least one fin extending from the front surface at an angle relative to a plane of the front surface.