Patent Application
20120227566
This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2011-0021282, filed Mar. 10, 2011 in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
An embodiment of the present invention relates to a reed for a saxophone, and in particular to the reed for a saxophone which makes it possible to generate the tones of an alto saxophone with a soprano saxophone and the tones of a tenor saxophone with an alto saxophone in such a way to make deep and abundant tones with the aid of the increased vibrations of the reed.
A reed looks like a small, thin piece and is generally made of a plant reed, a metal or a plastic. A reed is used for a woodwind musical instrument, while functioning as a sound source of the musical instrument as the reed vibrates depending on the flow of air.
A reed for a saxophone is generally made from a plant reed, a metal or a plastic. One sheet reed is engaged to a mouth piece and is tightened with a ligature.
A saxophone is designed to generate sounds as a player bites a mouth piece and blows out air in order to vibrate a reed, thus generating unique musical sounds.
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Accordingly, it is an aspect of the present invention to provide the reed for a saxophone which makes it possible to generate deep and abundant tones by increasing the levels of the vibrations of the reed in such a way to form one to six concave grooves from a file mark to a heel portion.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a reed for a saxophone may be provided. The reed may comprise one to six concave grooves which are formed from a file mark to a heel portion in a longitudinal direction of a reed body in a straight line.
An embodiment of the present invention makes it possible to generate various tones along with abundant and deep-echoed sound with the aid of one to six concave grooves formed from a file mark to a heel portion.
An embodiment of the present invention is basically directed to expressing the tones of an alto saxophone with a soprano saxophone with the deep and abundant tones by increasing the vibrations of the reed and also to expressing the tones of a tenor saxophone with an alto saxophone, thus being well applied to various applications.
Embodiments of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the accompanying drawings which are given only by way of illustration and thus are not limitative of the present invention, wherein;
The reed for a saxophone according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the like elements throughout. The exemplary embodiments are described below to explain the present invention by referring to the figures
As used in the description of this application, the terms “a”, “an” and “the” may refer to one or more than one of an element (e.g., item or act). Similarly, a particular quantity of an element may be described or shown while the actual quantity of the element may differ. The terms “and” and “or” may be used in the conjunctive or disjunctive sense and will generally be understood to be equivalent to “and/or”. References to “an” or “one” embodiment are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Elements from an embodiment may be combined with elements of another. No element used in the description of this application should be construed as critical or essential to the invention unless explicitly described as such. Further, when an element is described as “connected,” “coupled,” or otherwise linked to another element, it may be directly linked to the other element, or intervening elements may be present.
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At this time, the concave grooves 180 may be formed in a longitudinal direction of the reed body 101 in a straight line, and in the event that one concave groove is formed, it may be formed at the center equally dividing the width of the reed body 101, and in the event that two are formed, each of the concave grooves may be formed at the center of each of three parts formed by equally dividing the width of the reed body 101, and in the event that three concave grooves are formed, each of the concave grooves may be formed at the center of each of four parts, and in the event that four concave grooves are formed, each of the concave grooves may be formed at the center of each of five parts obtained by equally dividing the width of the same.
More concave grooves 180 can be formed in the above way. Since the width of the reed body 101 is limited, at least six concave grooves are maximum.
It is preferred that the depth of the concave groove 180 extends from the surface of the curved surface 170 downward to a plane extending between top points of vertical side surfaces 160 of the reed body 101, and the width of the concave groove 180 is preferably 0.5˜3 mm. Here, the width of the same is not limited thereto. The width can be adjusted depending on the tone that the player wants to generate.
Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it would be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes may be made in these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined in the claims and their equivalents.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-2011-0021282 | Mar 2011 | KR | national |
