A woodwind musical instrument finger rest and a system including the same are disclosed herein. The woodwind musical instrument finger rest includes an outer body portion, the outer body portion defining an inner recess, the outer body portion being formed from a first material; and an inner sleeve portion disposed in the inner recess of the outer body portion, the inner sleeve portion being formed from a second material that is different from the first material, the inner sleeve portion being configured to be disposed against an outer surface portion of a tubular wall of a woodwind musical instrument. The woodwind musical instrument finger rest is configured to facilitate a holding of the woodwind musical instrument by a user, and the woodwind musical instrument finger rest is configured to dissipate forces transferred between the woodwind musical instrument and a hand of the user.

The present invention relates to a toothbrush comprising a head portion comprising a cleaning formation for cleaning teeth in use. A handle portion is connected to the head portion. The toothbrush comprises a musical wind instrument, the wind instrument comprising a resonant cavity extending within one or both of the head portion and the handle portion, and an air inlet operatively connected to the cavity and configured to induce resonance with the cavity by exhalation from the user in use.

The present invention relates to a toothbrush comprising a head portion comprising a cleaning formation for cleaning teeth in use. A handle portion is connected to the head portion. The toothbrush comprises a musical wind instrument, the wind instrument comprising a resonant cavity extending within one or both of the head portion and the handle portion, and an air inlet operatively connected to the cavity and configured to induce resonance with the cavity by exhalation from the user in use.

Disclosed is a new-type native American flute with a new finger hole design. One end of a flute head is provided with a mouthpiece, and the other end of the flute head is connected with a flute body. The front of the flute head is provided with a flute nose and a sound outlet. The flute body is provided with 7-10 finger holes. The finger holes may include main finger holes and an auxiliary finger hole, and the auxiliary finger hole is on the side of the main finger holes. The main finger holes include front main finger holes and a back main finger hole. Arranging an auxiliary finger hole on the surface of a native American flute in the present disclosure may broaden the range, increase altered tones as well, and further realize fine tuning for the altered tones.

In an embodiment a flute head joint includes a beak-shaped mouthpiece and a curved neck, wherein the mouthpiece comprises a curved labium, and wherein a chamber of the mouthpiece has a larger diameter than an inner cavity of the neck.

In an embodiment a flute head joint includes a beak-shaped mouthpiece and a curved neck, wherein the mouthpiece comprises a curved labium, and wherein a chamber of the mouthpiece has a larger diameter than an inner cavity of the neck.

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.

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.

This presentation exposes the invention of a fully chromatic single-pipe wind instrument, without any mechanisms or keys, capable of covering a register of three octaves. This instrument can take two different forms, the flute form or the saxophone form.

The concept is an ergonomic configuration of construction which allows to obtain equal playing freedom for the ten fingers of the musician and the physical balance of the instrument by the combination of two material factors: firstly a support added to the body of the pipe which is gripped by one hand in the hollow between the thumb and forefinger, and secondly an ergonomic arrangement of the finger holes on both sides of the pipe to strengthen the overall balance.

The objective of this invention is to bring together two qualities which seem hitherto incompatible: on the one hand the possibility of easily playing all the semi-tones of the chromatic scale on a large range, and on the other hand the possibility to play cursive ornementation (pitch continuity in between notes) as well as with semi-rhythmic ornamentation.

For the musician, the interest is to play freely in any tonality without constraints, in particular without using the common half-hole fingerings of flutes and keyless saxophones, and to be able to invest in the tonal world the expressive field of keyless instruments techniques, whether semi-rhythmic ornamentation or cursive ornamentation.

This presentation exposes the invention of a fully chromatic single-pipe wind instrument, without any mechanisms or keys, capable of covering a register of three octaves. This instrument can take two different forms, the flute form or the saxophone form.

The concept is an ergonomic configuration of construction which allows to obtain equal playing freedom for the ten fingers of the musician and the physical balance of the instrument by the combination of two material factors: firstly a support added to the body of the pipe which is gripped by one hand in the hollow between the thumb and forefinger, and secondly an ergonomic arrangement of the finger holes on both sides of the pipe to strengthen the overall balance.

The objective of this invention is to bring together two qualities which seem hitherto incompatible: on the one hand the possibility of easily playing all the semi-tones of the chromatic scale on a large range, and on the other hand the possibility to play cursive ornementation (pitch continuity in between notes) as well as with semi-rhythmic ornamentation.

For the musician, the interest is to play freely in any tonality without constraints, in particular without using the common half-hole fingerings of flutes and keyless saxophones, and to be able to invest in the tonal world the expressive field of keyless instruments techniques, whether semi-rhythmic ornamentation or cursive ornamentation.