US1722249A - Musical instrument - Google Patents

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US1722249A
US1722249A US248922A US24892228A US1722249A US 1722249 A US1722249 A US 1722249A US 248922 A US248922 A US 248922A US 24892228 A US24892228 A US 24892228A US 1722249 A US1722249 A US 1722249A
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Lazare Rene Emile
Clapham William
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    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10D—STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; WIND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACCORDIONS OR CONCERTINAS; PERCUSSION MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; AEOLIAN HARPS; SINGING-FLAME MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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  • Our invention relates to sliding musical wind instruments oi? the type in which a straight or curved conical body of tubulart'orm presents the aspect of the body of a saxophone or analogous instrument and is pierced with a longitudinal opening of suitable dimensions, preferably in. the term of an elongated trapezoid with the wider base disposed toward the bell of the instrm'nent.
  • a closing member disposed in such a way as to gradually cover and uncover the said opening in a longitudinal direction tor the purpose of obtaining varied sounds according to the increasing and decreasing vibrations.
  • the closing member comprises a band of supple material, suchas rubber or the like, preterably reinforced by a longitudinally supple and laterally rigid blade.
  • the said band is given suitable dimensions and is disposed in such wise that the extremity thereof at the mouthpiece end of the lIlStlUll'lBHl) constantly closes the said opening adjacent thereto, a suitable expedient such as a spring being adapted to maintain the remaining portion of the said band in disengaged position above the opening.
  • the band can be gradually brought into closing and opening position from the extremity thereof by subjecting the said band to sliding pres sure, eithcr by the hand or by means oi? a suitable element.
  • the said band being either in total or partial closing position can likewise gradually disengage the opening by witlulra'wing the sliding pressure element toward the mouthpiece of the inst-rmnei'it.
  • a second improvement consists in providing a loose slide as a pressure element in combination with the closing band forming the object of the first improvcn'ient.
  • the said slide may be of any suitable type mounted on one or more longitudinal guides disposed in a suitable manner either on the interior or on the exterior of the instrument body.
  • the slide in eng gemcnt either directly or by a suitable intermediary element. such as a roller, with the closing band in such a manner that the band becomes fitted in the opening from the point at which the slide happens to be positioned out to the end of the opening.
  • Still another improvement resides in the fact that thoslide forming the object of the preceding improvementis provided with a raising element disposed in sliding engagement with the under .tace of the closing band.
  • the said raising element in combination with the hand tensioning member assures a reliable means tor uncovering the opening toward the bell. end oi the instrument whereas the slide or its intermediary element assures av covering and uncovering of the opening toward the mouthpiece end of the instrument.
  • Fig. 1 is a perspective view of our improved instrui'nent
  • Fig. 2 is a section along the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.;
  • Fig. 3 is a section along the line 3-3 of Fig. l.
  • l-tc'i'erring to the drawing (i represents the instrument body which is open longitudinally and. has tightly lixed thereon a trame Z) provided with a longitudinal opening 0 slightly trapezoidal in form.
  • a closing band (Z of spongy rubber, provided with a liner (Z of steel or leather, is fixed in one end of the opening 0 at (Z
  • the band (Z is of such dimensions that it may be titted in the opening 0 so as to completely close it, whereas the liner (Z is of slightly lz-irger din'iensions and rests on the frame I).
  • the extremity of the band (Z and its liner (Z is of slightly larger dimensions and rests on the frame 7).
  • the extremity ot the band (l and its liner are permanently attached to the frame Z at the said point (Z which. represents one extren'iity of the opening 0.
  • the other extremity of the said band and liner is raised up by means ot a spring 6 having one end fixed to a foot rigid with the body of the instrument a and the other end fixed to the liner (Z which is thereby stretched tight in an elevated position.
  • a sl de g has mounted between its frame members two rotatable rollers, the one 72 engaging the band (Z from beneath. and the other i pressing on the top surface of the liner (P.
  • the roller it serves the purpose of maintaining the band (Z in raised disengaged p0sition throughout the portion toward the bell a of the instrument and the roller 2' serves to maintain the liner (Z in engagement with the frame 6 between the slide and the mouthpiece of the instrument thereby closing the Corresponding portion of the opening 0.
  • the slide g is maintained in position by means of a guide tube j rigidly connected thereto and slidably engaging a guide 7c secured by means of a screw at one extremity to a foot 7 provided for that purpose and secured at the other extremity by means of a screw to the foot 7.
  • the particular slide shown is merely described by wayof example and may be replaced by any other expedient which will produce an analogous result.
  • the same is true of the frame which is merely an accessory for facilitating the closing and opening of the body of the instrument in the longitudinal direction.
  • the said frame might be readily replaced by two tubes or rods of metal tightly attached to the edges of the opening extend ing in the longitudinal direction, and a dapted to produce a tight fit on the closing element as well as a suitable loose lit in connection with the operating member.
  • reinforcing liner instead of being of steel orleather as described in the example illustrated might readily be replaced by a strip of rubber of a more rigid character than that of the closing band. 4
  • One or more regulating elements such as screws, (not illustrated) may be provided on the instrument, mounted on the foot supports of the guide so as to regulate the displacement of the operating member with a view to tuning the instrument to a given pitch.
  • the instrument is provided with a reed or other suitable type ofmouthpiece attached thereto in a. manner well known in the art.
  • One or more octave keys might be readily disposed on the instrument and adapted to be actuated automa ically by the slide at predetermined points in the stroke thereof.
  • a trapezoidal frame tightly fitted on said opening, a closing element adapted to fit snugly in the said frame and manually operated means for causing the said closing element to cover and uncover the said frame in the longitudinal direction and gradually when moved to and fro.
  • a musical wind instrument having abody with a longitudinally extending opening formed therein, the combination of a band of supple material adapted to fit snugly in the said opening and manually operated means for causing the said closing element to cover and uncover the said opening in the longitudinal direction and gradually when moved to and fro.
  • a trapezoidal frame tightly fitted on said opening, a band of supple material adapted to fit snugly in the said frame and manually operated means for causing the said band to cover and uncover the said frame in the longitudinal direction and gradually when moved to and fro.
  • a musical wind instrument having a body with a longitudinally extending opening formed therein, the combination of a band of supple material adapted to fit snugly in the said opening, a reinforcing liner mounted on said band and manually operated means for causing the said closing element to cover and uncover the said opening in the longitudinal" direction and gradually when moved to and fro.
  • a musical wind instrument l'iaving a body with a longitudinally extending opening formed therein, the combination of a trapezoidal frame tightly fitted on said opening, a band of supple material adapted to fit snugly in the said frame, a reinforcing liner mounted on said band and manually operated means for causing the said band to cover and uncover the said frame in the longitudinal direction and gradually when moved to and fro.
  • a musical wind instrument having a body with a longitudinally extending opening formed therein, the combination of a trapezoidal frame tightly fitted on said open ing, a band of supple material adapted to fit snugly in the said frame, a reinforcing liner mounted on said band and adapted to overlap said frame when said band is in closed lid position and manually operated means for causing the said band to cover and uncover the said frame in the longitudinal direction and graduaily when moved to and fro.
  • a musical vind instrument having a body with a longitudinally extending open ing formed therein, the con'ibination of a. trapezoidal frame tightly fitted on said opening, a closing element adapted to fit snugly in the said frame and slidably mounted means engaging both sides of said closing member for the purpose described.
  • a musical wind instrument having a body with a longitudinally extending opening formed therein, the combination of a band of supple material adapted. to fit snugly in the said opening and slidably mounted means engaging both sides of said closing member for the purpose described.
  • a musical. wind instrument having a body with a longitudinally extending opening formed therein, the combination of a trapezoidal frame tightly fitted on said open ing, a band of supple material adapted to fit snugly in the said frame and. slidably mounted means engaging both sides of said closing member for the purpose described.
  • a musical wind instrument having a body with a longitudinally extending opening formed therein, the combination of a band of supple material adapted to fit snugly in the said opening, a reinforcing liner mounted. on said band and slidably mounted means engaging both sides of said closing member for the purpose described.
  • a trapezoidal frame tightly fitted on said opening, a band of supple material adapted to fit snugly in the said frame, a reinforcing liner mounted on said band and adapted to overlap said frame when said band is in closed position and slidably mounted means engaging both sides of said clesing member for the purpose described.
  • a musical wind instrument having a body with a longitudinally extending opening formed therein, the combination of a trapezoidal frame tightly fitted on said opening, a band of supple material adapted to tit snugly in the said frame, a reinforcing liner mounted on said band and slidably mounted means engaging both sides of said closing member for the purpose described.
  • a musical wind instrument having a body with a longitudinally extending opening formed therein, the combination of a supple band fixed in one eutremity of the said opening at one of its ends, a s; ing normally holding said band above said opening and a sliding frame engaging both sides of said band and adapted to remove said band on one side and replace said band on the other with respect to said. opening as the said frame is moved to and fro.
  • a musical wind instrument having a body with a longitudinally extending opening formed therein, the combination of a supple band fixed in one extremity of the said opening at one of its ends, a spring normally holding said band above said opening a slidably mounted frame adjacent said opening and a pair of rollers carried by said frame and engaging the opposite sides of said band adapted to remove said band on one side of said frame and replace said band on the other side with respect to said. opening as the said frame is moved to and fro.
  • a musical wind instrument having a body with a longitudinally extending opening formed therein, the combination of a supple band fixed in one extremity of the said opening at one of its ends, a spring normally holding said band above said opening a slidably mounted frame adjacent said opening, a. guide for said frame, a tube loosely mounted on said guide attached to said frame and a pair of rollers carried by said frame and engaging the opposite sides of said band adapted to remove said hand on one side of said frame and replace said band on the other side with respect to said opening as said frame is moved to and fro.
  • a closing element adapted to fit snugly in the said opening
  • slidably mounted means engaging both sides of said closing element and means for regulating the length of stroke of said slidable means for the purpose described.
  • a musical wind instrmnent having a body with a longitiulinally extending opening formed therein, the combination of a supple band fixed. in one extremity of said opening at one of its ends, a spring normally holding said band above said opening a sliding frame engaging both sides of said band and adapted to remove said band on one side and replace said band on the other with respect to said opening as the said frame is moved to and fro and means for regulating the length of stroke of the said frame for the purpose described.
  • a musical wind instrument having a body with a longitiulinaliy extending opening formed therein, the combination of a supple band fixed in one extremity of said opening at one of its ends, a spring normally holding said band above said opening, a sliding adapted to remove said hand on one side and replace said band on the other With respect to said opening as the said frame is moved to and fro, means for regulating the length of stroke of the saidframe and a plurality of octave keys disposed at dififerent points of the stroke of said frame adapted to be automatically operated thereby.

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US2485749A (en) * 1945-12-13 1949-10-25 Bernard G Ladd Musical wind instrument
US2638027A (en) * 1947-07-17 1953-05-12 Gaston M Strobino Wind instrument
US4320686A (en) * 1978-07-20 1982-03-23 Lewis Jeffrey J Wind instrument with continuously variable pitch control
US4401007A (en) * 1978-07-20 1983-08-30 Lewis Jeffrey J Wind instrument
US20090049977A1 (en) * 2007-08-26 2009-02-26 Steve Wells Single holed flute
US20130247745A1 (en) * 2010-09-06 2013-09-26 Sankarasubrahmani Uday Shankar Continuous pitch wind musical instrument
US20140366703A1 (en) * 2010-09-06 2014-12-18 Sankarasubrahmani Uday Shankar Continuous pitch wind musical instrument and a composite string instrument and continuous pitch wind musical instrument
WO2018167526A1 (fr) * 2017-03-11 2018-09-20 Vaczi Daniel Instrument à vent dotée d'une hauteur de ton variable en continu

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FR2685970B1 (fr) * 1992-01-07 1996-04-26 Hulot Pierre Marie Instrument de musique a vent a perce ayant des rayons de courbure differents.
DE19832596B4 (de) * 1998-07-09 2004-04-22 Bernhard Schimpf Vorrichtung zur Längenveränderung einer Luftsäule in einem Resonator

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2485749A (en) * 1945-12-13 1949-10-25 Bernard G Ladd Musical wind instrument
US2638027A (en) * 1947-07-17 1953-05-12 Gaston M Strobino Wind instrument
US4320686A (en) * 1978-07-20 1982-03-23 Lewis Jeffrey J Wind instrument with continuously variable pitch control
US4401007A (en) * 1978-07-20 1983-08-30 Lewis Jeffrey J Wind instrument
US20090049977A1 (en) * 2007-08-26 2009-02-26 Steve Wells Single holed flute
US20130247745A1 (en) * 2010-09-06 2013-09-26 Sankarasubrahmani Uday Shankar Continuous pitch wind musical instrument
US8822797B2 (en) * 2010-09-06 2014-09-02 Sankarasubrahmani Uday Shankar Continuous pitch wind musical instrument
US20140366703A1 (en) * 2010-09-06 2014-12-18 Sankarasubrahmani Uday Shankar Continuous pitch wind musical instrument and a composite string instrument and continuous pitch wind musical instrument
US9412343B2 (en) * 2010-09-06 2016-08-09 Sankarasubrahmani Uday Shankar Continuous pitch wind musical instrument and a composite string instrument and continuous pitch wind musical instrument
WO2018167526A1 (fr) * 2017-03-11 2018-09-20 Vaczi Daniel Instrument à vent dotée d'une hauteur de ton variable en continu

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