JPS602628Y2 - musical instrument reed - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to musical reeds or tongues, particularly cane reeds for woodwind instruments.

It is well known that stem reeds have superior vibration characteristics to many threat reeds that have been developed in an attempt to eliminate the inherent disadvantages of natural woods such as stem.

The disadvantage of these is that the stem material cannot withstand the moisture present in human saliva.

The reed thus loses its elasticity and swells, and the tip becomes fibrous, rendering it unusable and requiring replacement of the entire reed.

Additionally, the edge portions become feathered, creating areas of premature damage at these edge portions.

However, despite these shortcomings, natural stem reeds remain the most satisfactory and generally accepted type of reed, and are of high quality and used in professional performances. There is.

Many proposals have been made in the art to address these various drawbacks.

These proposals range from the use of synthetic materials in place of stem wood to the application of various coatings to stem wood reeds.

Examples of such proposals include U.S. Patent No. 3,340,759;
Same No. 1790167, Same No. 3165963, Same No. 3
No. 420132, No. 1783824, No. 2919
No. 617, No. 370582, No. 3267791, No. 342013, No. 2492366 and No. 3
There are specifications of No. 905268.

However, in the case of plastic reeds, the quality of the music played using them is extremely poor and is generally unacceptable.

Furthermore, although it has been known to strengthen the reed by coating the stem reed with a plastic material as described above, the coating is applied to the entire reed and has a significant adverse effect on the musical characteristics of the reed.

Therefore, conventional coated reeds have not been accepted by professional musicians.

The present inventors have developed a reed that not only retains or enhances the excellent vibration characteristics of stem material, but also has the durability of a reed made entirely of synthetic material.

That is, the present invention provides: (a) a stem having an upper surface and a lower surface, a tip portion, mutually opposing edge portions, and a core portion located inside each of the edge portions and the tip portion; (b) a suspension of metal powder in a carrier material, at least partially on said tip portion, but not on said core portion, and at least partially within said parent portion; Provides a thin sheathing and an enveloping instrument reed.

The leads of the present invention virtually eliminate premature failure of stem leads along the tip or edge portions.

Furthermore, unlike conventional coated reeds, the core of the reed of the present invention is not coated, which does not adversely affect the musical characteristics of the reed.

In a preferred embodiment, the coating forms a closed ring around the core of the lead on the top surface and covers only the tip and a portion of each edge along the flat surface.

A metal insert can be placed in the core to extend the life of the chord and help produce extremely high pitched sounds.

Embodiments of the musical instrument reed according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The reed 10 according to the invention is of the type used for woodwind instruments such as saxophones, clarinets, etc.

Reed 10 is made from natural stem material with its inherent porosity.

The moisture collecting pores of standard reeds are advantageously used by the present invention.

The reed 10 is generally flat along its lower side or surface located relative to the mouthpiece (not shown) of the instrument.

The exposed side or upper side (hereinafter referred to as this) is generally
The tip portion 26 is the thinnest and has a tapered shape that increases in arcuate cross section through the core portion 30 until reaching a generally uniform cross section through the remaining lead portions.

The uniform cross section is the part that connects to the nozzle.

The core portion 30 of the lead 10 is a lead portion located inwardly of the distal end portion 26 and bounded by the distal end portion 26 and the opposing edge portions 28, as shown in FIGS. 1-7.

The core portion 30 of the reed 10 extends rearwardly from the tip portion 26 and terminates before reaching the reed portion that connects to the mouthpiece.

The core portion 30 forms the sensitive vibrating portion of the reed 10.

According to the invention, a coating is formed consisting of metal powder suspended in a carrier material.

The coating is applied to the lead 10 only at the tip and each edge portion, leaving the core portion 30 uncovered.

Apply a minimum amount of coating to the underside to ensure uninterrupted flatness.

By using extremely fine metal powder to strengthen the coating, the metal powder together with the carrier material penetrates into the porous pores so that the flatness of the outer surface of the lead is only slightly disturbed.

Several coating shapes that can closely relate to the purpose of the present invention are illustrated.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the lead 10 has an upper surface 12 and a lower surface 14.

Covering 38 abuts top surface 12 in a generally closed ring surrounding core portion 30 as shown in FIG.

Whether these rings actually touch each other or not is a matter of structural preference and is not relevant to the present invention.

In particular, the tip portion 26 and each edge portion 28 are substantially covered with a coating, leaving the core portion 30 uncoated.

Along the lower surface 14, the coating 38 covers only the tip portion 26 and a short axial length along each edge portion 28.

The lead of FIG. 1 also includes a round thin metal insert 32 located within the core portion 30 of the top surface 12 and another thin round metal insert 32 located within the core portion 30 of the bottom surface 14 immediately adjacent the tip portion 26. A metal insertion piece 34 is provided.

Each metal insert 32, 34 reinforces the reed and allows the player to wrap and hold it in his or her mouth to produce a full range of sound without physically damaging the reed 10. .

The lead 10 of FIGS. 3 and 4 includes a coating 40 having a slightly different shape.

The upper surface 16 of the lead 10 includes a tip portion 26 and each end portion 2.
It is provided with a covering along the 8th line.

Coating 40 forms a closed ring around core portion 30 to maximize the amount of uncovered core portion 30 in the area of tip portion 26.

The lower surface 18 includes a coating 40 only along the tip 26 and the portion of each edge portion 28 immediately adjacent the tip portion 26.

The lead 10 of FIG. 5 includes a covering 42 on the top surface 20 that does not form a closed ring.

The coating 42 is located only along the tip portion 26 and the beginning of each edge portion 28, leaving the remainder of the lead 10, along with the core portion 30, uncoated.

Coating 42 is advantageous for leads with long, thin tip portions.

The lead 10 in FIG. 6 has a coating with 4
4 forms a completely closed ring in the shape of the number 8 on the top surface 22.

Coating 44 covers all of tip portion 26 and each edge portion 28 around core portion 30 .

The reed 10 of FIG. 6 also includes a handle portion 25 having a narrower width than the remainder of the reed 10.

The handle portion 25 is attached to a blowpipe (not shown) of a musical instrument.

As a result of experiments, the present inventor found that the tonality of the covered reed of the present invention can be controlled by narrowing the width of the handle portion as shown.

The lead of FIG. 7 includes a coating 46 along the tip portion 26 and each edge portion 28 of the top surface 24.

Covering 46 forms a closed ring and defines the keyhole shape of the uncovered lead in the area of core portion 30.

As a result of experiments, the present inventor has determined that metal powders such as aluminum, bronze, gold or copper powders can be used at Sherwin-Williams Company.
It has been found to be very effective to incorporate a non-toxic enamel substrate material, such as that available under the trade name Polane from Pany, into the carrier coating.

A finely divided metal powder may be used to penetrate the coating into the porous pores and minimize discontinuities with the exposed surfaces of the leads.

To make a coating according to the invention, the metal powder is thoroughly mixed with the carrier material to uniformly distribute the metal powder within the material.

This mixture is brushed onto the leads to form a metal powder coating of the desired specific shape.

The coating is then dried under slight pressure and the lead is then cured for about two weeks.

The coating can be effectively applied to a variety of different stem reeds.

In particular, the coated reed according to the present invention can be used by both professional saxophone players and beginner students.

These reeds can last significantly longer than standard reeds by preventing the tip or edge portions of the stem reed from becoming fibrous.

Furthermore, the clarity and tonality of this reed were found to be more suitable for professional performance levels.

Although the present invention has been described above in detail with reference to its embodiments, it goes without saying that the present invention can be modified in various ways without departing from its spirit.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of one side of an embodiment of the lead of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is a bottom view of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a plan view of another embodiment of the present lead, Fig. 4 is a bottom view of Fig. 3, and Fig. 5 is a plan view of another embodiment of the present lead. FIG. 6 is a plan view of still another embodiment of the present lead, and FIG. 7 is a plan view of still another embodiment of the present lead. 10...Lead, 12...Top surface, 14
...Bottom surface, 26...Tip part, 28.
...Edge part, 30...Central part, 38.
...Coating.

Claims (9)

[Scope of utility model registration request] (1) (A) A violet base material having an upper surface and a lower surface, a tip portion, edge portions facing each other, and a core portion located inside each of the edge portions and the tip portion. (b) prepared by depositing a suspension of metal powder in a carrier material, which is at least on said tip portion and not on said core portion and is at least partially contained within said parent portion; It has a thin covering and encompasses the reed of the instrument. (2) The lead according to item (1) above, wherein the coating covers the tip portions on both sides and the edge portions on the upper surface. (3) The lead according to item (1) above, wherein the coating forms a substantially closed ring around the central portion of the upper surface. (4) The lead according to the preceding item (3), in which the tip portion of the lower surface is covered with a coating. (5) The reed according to the preceding item (1), in which the closed ring is substantially shaped like the figure eight. (6) The lead according to the preceding item (1), wherein the metal powder is selected from the group consisting of bronze, gold, aluminum, and copper. (7) The lead according to item (1) above, wherein the carrier material is an enamel base. (8) A lead according to paragraph (1), comprising a small metal insert embedded within the core portion in equal spaced relation to each edge portion. (9) A leather reed for a woodwind instrument having an upper surface and a lower surface, a tip portion, mutually opposing edge portions, and a core portion separated by the tip portion and each edge portion, a carrier of metal powder. prepared by depositing a suspension in a substance that is partially contained within the lead and covers at least the tip portion of the upper surface and each edge portion and the tip portion of the lower surface, but the core portion of each of said surfaces is The woodwind instrument reed according to the preceding item (1), which is provided with a thin covering that is not covered. The reed according to the preceding item (9), which has a handle portion that is narrower than the remaining reed portion and is adapted to be attached to a blowpipe.