Patent ID: 9183817
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: G10D

Abstract:
1. A reed affixing device for a wind instrument intended to secure a reed to a lower portion of a mouthpiece provided on the wind instrument, the reed affixing device comprising: puller means disposed on an upper portion of the mouthpiece in a longitudinal direction thereof, and including a puller having a plurality of hollow portions formed in a direction crossing the longitudinal direction of the mouthpiece, wherein each of the hollow portions comprises a protrusion protruding in a curved shape from a lower surface of the hollow portion defining a bottom; a string-shaped cord passing through the plurality of hollow portions in the form of a unidirectional spiral from a side of the puller to wind around the reed and the mouthpiece at several times, the cord being secured to first and last hollow portions formed, respectively, in both ends of the puller, wherein a height from the protrusion to an upper surface of the hollow portion defines a ceiling equal to or larger than a diameter of the cord; affixing means fastened to a side of the puller means to secure the reed to the mouthpiece; and a pair of sound adjusting members provided on opposite sides of the mouthpiece in such a way as to be in close contact with the cord that is wound several times, wherein each of the sound adjusting members has a rectangular cubic shape, and comprises on a first side thereof a plurality of through holes to come into close contact with the cord wound several times, the through holes having the same shape, the same surface area, and the same distance to a second side of the sound adjusting member.