BRASS INSTRUMENT
    1.
    发明公开
    BRASS INSTRUMENT 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240331665A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-03

    申请号:US18604914

    申请日:2024-03-14

    IPC分类号: G10D9/01 G10D7/10

    CPC分类号: G10D9/01 G10D7/10

    摘要: A brass instrument according to an embodiment comprises a main tube extending from a mouthpiece receiver to a bell, the main tube including a first divided part, a second divided part, and a third divided part sequentially divided on an airway path from the mouthpiece receiver to the bell, a first tuning slide connecting the first divided part and the second divided part, and a second tuning slide connecting the second divided part and the third divided part. The first tuning slide and the second tuning slide adjust a total length of the main tube.

    Musical instrument, and parts and manufacture thereof

    公开(公告)号:US12027143B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-02

    申请号:US17837386

    申请日:2022-06-10

    IPC分类号: G10D9/04 G10D7/10

    CPC分类号: G10D9/04 G10D7/10

    摘要: A valve block for a valve assembly of a wind musical instrument, said valve block comprising a monolithic structure having a plurality of parallel and linearly spaced apart valve bores extending at least partially therethrough and for receiving a corresponding plurality of valve pistons therein an air ingress port extending through the valve block from external of the valve block and providing fluid communication between external of the valve block and a first valve bore; an air outlet port extending through the valve block from external of the valve block and providing fluid communication between external of the valve block and a further valve bore; transverse connecting passageways for providing fluid communication between adjacent valve bores; and a plurality of pairs of tuning section ports with each pair extending through the valve block from external of the valve block and providing fluid communication between external of the valve block and a valve bore.

    BRASS INSTRUMENT
    3.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210383777A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-09

    申请号:US17057552

    申请日:2020-04-28

    申请人: ANGEL HORN CORP.

    摘要: A brass instrument includes a mouthpiece configured to convert vibrations of player's lips into sound and take the sound inside; a bell configured to magnify a volume of the sound taken by the mouthpiece and release the sound to the outside; and a main tube intervening between the mouthpiece and the bell, and is characterized in that the main tube includes a main tube body formed to spread out in a spiral manner in a state in which side surfaces of the main tube body are closely attached to each other, and a part of the closely attached side surfaces of one of the tubes constitutes a part of the side surface of the closely attached other tube.

    Pitch adjustment for a valve brass musical instrument

    公开(公告)号:US11004430B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-11

    申请号:US16931910

    申请日:2020-07-17

    摘要: Disclosed is a pitch adjuster for a musical instrument having valves for selectively directing air flow through additional tubes and tuning slides on at least some of the additional tubes. The pitch adjuster automatically adjusts the tuning slides depending upon which valves are directing the air flow to pass through their additional tubes. There are a pair of adjustable linear solenoids connected between the additional tubes and their tuning slides, each of which adjusts the tuning slide when the solenoid is energized. There are sensors to detect whether each valve is directing the air flow through its additional tube. There is also a controller connected to sensors and solenoid for energizing the selected solenoids when the controller receives input from at least two sensors that the valves are directing the air flow to pass through their additional tubes.

    PITCH ADJUSTMENT FOR A VALVE BRASS MUSICAL INSTRUMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20200349910A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-11-05

    申请号:US16931910

    申请日:2020-07-17

    摘要: Disclosed is a pitch adjuster for a musical instrument having valves for selectively directing air flow through additional tubes and tuning slides on at least some of the additional tubes. The pitch adjuster automatically adjusts the tuning slides depending upon which valves are directing the air flow to pass through their additional tubes. There are a pair of adjustable linear solenoids connected between the additional tubes and their tuning slides, each of which adjusts the tuning slide when the solenoid is energized. There are sensors to detect whether each valve is directing the air flow through its additional tube. There is also a controller connected to sensors and solenoid for energizing the selected solenoids when the controller receives input from at least two sensors that the valves are directing the air flow to pass through their additional tubes.

    Musical instrument and method of making same

    公开(公告)号:US10825428B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-11-03

    申请号:US16810595

    申请日:2020-03-05

    IPC分类号: G10D9/04 G10D7/10 G10D9/08

    摘要: A valved wind instrument including a tubular body having a tuning section, a lead pipe connected to a first end of the tuning section and a bell pipe connected to a second end of the tuning section, said tubular body being configured to allow a vibrating column of air to pass therethrough; wherein the tuning section includes an air inlet port for receiving air flow from the lead pipe at the first end, an air outlet port for delivering said air flow to the bell tube at the second end, a plurality of user operable valves; wherein each valve of said plurality of valves is in fluid communication with an adjacent valve by a first tubular portion so as to provide fluid communication between the inlet port and the outlet port, and wherein each valve of said plurality of valves is user moveable between a first position and a second position and each so as to increase the air pathway length between the inlet port and the outlet port by way of a second tubular portion; and wherein each second tubular portions is coplanar with each other, and wherein the second tubular portions are integrally formed from a polymeric material within the tuning section, wherein the tuning section is provided by molded first and second body member that are bonded together and sealingly engaged along a plane parallel to the longitudinal axes of the second tubular portions.

    MELLOPHONE IN REAL F
    7.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200265812A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-20

    申请号:US16792126

    申请日:2020-02-14

    申请人: Ion Balu

    发明人: Ion Balu

    摘要: A portable mellophone instrument having two interchangeable leadpipes and pitched in real F. The mellophone plays in the key of real F, and has a stable, deep, mellow sound. The mellophone allows French horn players to use their own mouthpiece to play the mellophone without an adapter, and allows trumpet players to play the mellophone using a familiar mouthpiece.

    ADAPTER FOR FINGER APPENDAGE OF BRASS INSTRUMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20190355333A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-21

    申请号:US16416998

    申请日:2019-05-20

    发明人: John Hunsicker

    IPC分类号: G10D7/10 G10D9/04

    摘要: An adapter for the finger appendage of a brass instrument has an adapter body. An outboard side and an inboard side of the adapter body are spaced apart along a width. The adapter includes a fitting portion defining the outboard side of the adapter body and a spacer portion defining the inboard side of the adapter body. The fitting portion defines a mounting opening configured to receive the first portion of the adapter body to mount the adapter body on the finger appendage such that the spacer portion is received in the finger gap and the inboard side of the adapter body opposes the second portion of the finger appendage to define a reduced gap having a width that is less than the width of the finger gap.

    Device for indicating trombone slide positions and related systems and methods

    公开(公告)号:US10347230B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-09

    申请号:US16083890

    申请日:2016-11-18

    摘要: A device, system, and methods for indicating trombone slide positions is disclosed. Namely, a trombone slide position indicator is provided. In some embodiments, the trombone slide position indicator includes a slide position rod mounted in a fixed position in relation to the outer slide of the trombone. Further, a plurality (e.g., seven) slide position indicators are provided along the length of the slide position rod, wherein the positions of slide position indicators correspond to a certain pitch or note. A sensor guide is mounted to the outer slide, wherein the sensor guide moves with the outer slide and in relation to the fixed slide position rod. The sensor guide includes a mechanism for detecting and/or indicating close proximity to any one of the slide position indicators along the slide position rod. Further, a method of using the trombone slide position indicator is provided.