Improvements in or connected with the Mouth-pieces of Clarionets.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Mar., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 25th Nov., 1896-Accepted, 6th Feb., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with the Mouth-pieces of
Clarionets.
We, JOSEPH WALLIS & SON, LIMITED, of 133 & 135, Euston Road, in the
County of London, Musical Instrument Manufacturers (a communication to us by
A. Cottereau, of 261, Rue Saint Denis, Paris, in the Republic of France) to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to the mouth-pieces of clarionets and comprises
improvements in the reed and in the ligature or clip for holding the reed in
position.
The reeds of clarionets as heretofore constructed have had only one end thioned
or tapered down; according to this invention both ends of the reed are thinned or
tapered in such a manner that if the reed at one end becomes worn or does not
quite suit the requirements of the musician the said reed can be reversed in order
to bring the opposite end into a playable position.
To provide for holding this double reed in position and to protect the inoperative
end from damage, we employ in conjunction with the usual ligature a protector or
filling or packing piece one side of which is shaped to lie against the surface of
the end of the reed which is out of use whilst the other side is curved so as to
approximately form a continuation of the surface of the mouth-piece and to fit
inside the ligature.
Improvements in or connected with the Mouth-pieces of
Clarionets.
We, JOSEPH WALLIS & SON, LIMITED, of 133 and 135, Euston Road, in the
County of London, Musical Instrument Manufacturers, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention (a communication to us by A. Cottereau, of 261, Rue
Saint Denis, Paris, in the Republic of France) and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement :-
This invention relates to the mouth-pieces of clarionets and comprises
improvements in the reed and in the ligature or clip for holding the reed in
position.
The reeds of clarionets as heretofore constructed have had only one end thinned
or tapered down; according to this invention both ends of the reed are thinned or
tapered in such a manner that if the reed at one end becomes worn or does not

page_text: quite suit the requirements of the musician the said reed can be reversed in order
to bring the opposite end into a playable position.
To provide for holding this double reed in position and to protect the inoperative
end from damage, we employ in conjunction with the usual ligature a protector or
filling or packing piece one side of which is shaped to lie against the surface of
the end of the reed which is out of use whilst the other side is curved so as to
approximately form a continuation of the surface of the mouth-piece and to fit
inside the ligature.
To enable our invention to be fully understood we will describe the same by
reference to the accompanying drawing in which :-
Figure 1 is a plan view of our new double reed, and
Figure 2 is an edge view.
Figure 3 is a section of a clarionet mouth-piece with the improved reed
applied and
Figure 4 is an end view of the same looking in the direction of the arrow,
Figure 3.
Figure 5 is an underside view of the mouth-piece.
Figures 6, 7 and 8 are respectively an edge view, an end view and a plan view
of the filling or packing piece.
a is the mouth-piece of ordinary construction and 6 is our improved reed both
ends of which are thinned or tapered in a manner which will be readily understood
by reference to Figure 2 so that either end may be placed in operative position
relatively with the mouth-piece as shewn in Figure 3.
c is the usual ligature provided with the clamping screws d, d and e is the
protecting filling or packing piece which is arranged inside the ligature to cover
the inoperative end of the reed as shewn in Figures 3, 4 and 5.
f is a clip fixed to the packing piece e as shewn in Figures 6, 7 and 8 and which,
when the said packing piece is in position, engages with the adjacent edges of the
ligature as shewn in Figure 5, to prevent the displacement of the packing piece
when the ligature is slackened to move or adjust the reed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what w
claim is :-
1. A reed for the mouth-pieces of clarionets having both ends adapted for us
in connection with such mouth-pieces, substantially as described.
2. A clarionet mouth-piece provided with a double ended reed and with
packing-piece arranged substantially as described.
Dated this 25th day of November 1896.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicants.