An Improved Mouth-piece for Metal Musical Instruments.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Dec., 1894-Accepted, 19th Jan., 1895
An Improved Mouth-piece for Metal Musical Instruments.
A communication by CARL GOTTLOB SCHUSTER, of 255 and 256, Erlbacherstrasse,
Markneukirchen, in the Empire of Germany, Musical Instrument Maker.
1, WILLIAM PHILLIPS THOMPSON F.C.S., M.I.M.E., of The Agency for
Foreign Patent Solicitors, 6 Lord Street, Liverpool, and 6 Bank Street,
Manchester, both in the County of Lancaster and 31 High Holborn in the County
of Middlesex, Civil Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention has for its object an improved mouthpiece for metal musical
instruments and consists in providing the mouthpiece at those places which are
placed against the lips, with a covering of substances such as leather, cloth or the
like, which are bad conductors of heat. The object of this is to prevent the lips
coming directly in contact with the metal as a very good conductor of heat.
The subject of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings in Figures 1
and 2, which are longitudinal sections of two different forms of construction. The
covering may be attached to the mouthpiece in any suitable manner and the
accompanying drawings show the most practical way of doing this.
The mouthpiece a in Figure 1 is provided inside with an insertion & capable of
being screwed therein, which insertion receives the covering c. If the insertion be
screwed into the mouthpiece, it clips the covering firmly, and the latter may be
strained down and connected with the mouthpiece at d by means of cords or wires,
for which purpose a suitable annular recess is provided in the mouthpiece. The
fastening is covered by means of a ring e screwed thereon, so that the covering at
this place also is again pressed firmly against the mouthpiece.
In Figure 2 the upper part of the mouthpiece a may be screwed off, and the
mouthpiece itself be provided with two annular grooves or recesses g h and screw
threads i k.
g on
The covering is attached to the mouthpiece at h and the screwed piece f screwed
on the body of the mouthpiece at i, so that the covering c is firmly clamped at l.
After this, the covering is stretched over the part f, and firmly fastened at
the body of the mouthpiece. A ring d is then screwed on the body of the mouth-
piece a at k, in the same way as in Figure 1, covering the fastening or joint and
pressing the covering against the part f
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to me
by my foreign correspondent, I declare that what I claim is:
An improved mouthpiece for metal musical instruments characterised by the parts
thereof which come in contact with the lips being provided in a suitable manner
with an easily removable covering (c) of material which is a poor conductor of heat,
such as leather cloth or the like, with the object of preventing the direct contact
of the lips with the metal.
Dated this 13th day of December 1894
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Agents.