Abstract: An apparatus for removably attaching gripping members to a mute to hold the mute inside the bell of a musical instrument while the instrument is being played or moved. The apparatus has a gripping member that grips the inner surface of the bell, a rail associated with the outer surface of the mute and a tray member that removably engages the rail while moveably supporting the gripping member. In one configuration, adhesives attaches the rail to the mute and the gripping member to the tray member and the tray member slidably engages the rail. A latch securely locks the tray member on the rail. The system includes the apparatus, additional gripping members, mute and instrument. The method describes the steps of attaching and replacing gripping members on a mute to easily and quickly reposition the mute in the bell or allow use of the mute with other instruments.

Abstract: An acoustic structure for beaming soundwaves from a first direction toward a second direction, may include a plurality of phononic crystals. The plurality of phononic crystals have an outer border, an internal cavity and a channel extending between the outer border and the internal cavity, wherein the channel defines an opening within the outer border. The phononic crystals are disposed such that the opening faces the second direction. Soundwaves from the first direction are beamed to the second direction by the plurality of phononic crystals.

Abstract: A Euphonium Extension Rest for a portable device to support a musical instrument such as a baritone horn, a euphonium, a small tuba, or a similar instrument with a portable stand so that a musician can handle the instrument for lengthy sessions; the device includes an extendable wrap with a left-hand and right-hand curved side rail and a bottom half of a hemisphere, a protection cushion contiguous to the curved side rails, a way to secure the protection cushion to each of the left-hand and right-hand curved side rails, and a securing manner to releasably encircle the musical instrument to hold the extendable wrap.

Abstract: The present invention envisages a harmonica holder for releaseably holding and amplifying the sound of the harmonica. The harmonica holder comprises a holder portion for releasably holding a harmonica, wherein the holder portion includes a pair of holder plates having a means to selectively hold and release the harmonica; and a horn portion extending from the holder portion, wherein one end of the horn portion is connected to the holder portion such that the sound emitted from the harmonica travels thru the horn portion, thereby getting amplified, the horn portion having a bell-like configuration and airholes configured thereon.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device which is introduced into the window of the mouthpiece, between the mouthpiece and the bevel, and which allows the volume of the sound produced by the recorder to be reduced, slightly affecting the quality of the sounds produced by same.

Abstract: A mute is provided that can be stored together with a wind instrument. A mute comprises a main body portion, a rod-like member, and an inner head. The main body portion comprises a body, a head, and a connecting member. When in use, a large diameter end of the body is connected to a large diameter end of the head. When the inner head is in a bell, the body is fixed to the inner circumferential face of the bell. For storage, the mute is reassembled into a mode for storage in which the body is separated from the head, the head is in the head, and the inner head is in the head. The entire mute reassembled into this mode is in the bell.

Abstract: A mute equipment capable of controlling a breath pressure and reducing the volume of the sound during a performance state in normal manner, an adapter thereof and the wind instruments equipped with them, are characterized in that it the mute equipment capable of controlling a breath pressure is to be attached to the blowing section of the wind instruments, wherein the equipment has a hole to release the breath and a section of restricting a wind way width. The mute equipment capable of controlling a breath pressure may be further characterized in that the equipment has a section of adjusting a breath volume to adjust the size of the hole to release the breath. The mute equipment capable of controlling a breath pressure may be further characterized in that the section of adjusting a breath volume can use as the section of restricting the wind way width.

Abstract: A mute for a brass instrument includes a body and a locking mechanism. The body includes a sheet of rollable material configured to roll into a cone shaped mute. The locking mechanism is configured to lock the rolled sheet of rollable material as the cone shaped mute. The mute may be transported or stored in a flat form of the body. The body has a substantially semi-circle shape when flat that is configured to roll into the cone shaped mute. The substantially semi-circle shape of the body has an outer diameter when flat configured to create an open end of the cone shaped mute when rolled into the cone shaped mute. The open end of the cone shaped mute is sized to match a rim of a bell of the brass instrument.

Abstract: Methods for using at least one musical instrument mute for electronic modification of sound emitted from a musical instrument. A mute body is positionable within a bell or horn of the musical instrument, and the body has a proximal end portion and is configured to at least partially occlude the bell or horn. A microphone is positioned at the proximal end portion of the mute body and is configured to transduce a sound produced by the musical instrument. A speaker is positioned in the mute body as well. A microcontroller is configured to receive a signal from the microphone and to electronically modify the sound of the instrument when emitted through the speaker. Some mutes also provide a communication transceiver, sensors, and input devices to remotely control and manipulate sound produced by the mute.

Abstract: A musical instrument mute, a mute body, a microphone, a speaker, and a microcontroller for electronic modification of sound emitted from a musical instrument. A mute body is positionable within a bell or horn of the musical instrument, and the body has a proximal end portion and is configured to at least partially occlude the bell or horn. A microphone is positioned at the proximal end portion of the mute body and is configured to transduce a sound produced by the musical instrument. A speaker is positioned in the mute body as well. A microcontroller is configured to receive a signal from the microphone and to electronically modify the sound of the instrument when emitted through the speaker. Some mutes also provide a communication transceiver, sensors, and input devices to control and manipulate sound produced by the mute.

Abstract: A silencer for a wind instrument includes a hollow pipe whose one end is closed and serves as a closed end. The pipe includes an outer wall having at least one of at least one recessed portion and at least one protruding portion on a portion of the outer wall near the closed end.

Abstract: A mute unit 20 is attached to a trumpet. Inside the mute unit 20, a microphone 21 is mounted, so that a sound collected by the microphone 21 is converted to an electric signal. The electric signal is supplied to a signal processor 30. The signal processor 30 processes the electric signal converted by the microphone 21 such that changes in frequency characteristic of the sound caused by the mute unit 20 are cancelled. The signal processor 30 then outputs the processed signal.

Abstract: A mute for a musical brass instrument comprises an external body and an adjustable muting device coupled to the external body. The adjustable muting device selectively mutes sound from the musical brass instrument. The adjustable muting device is a mechanical device, which is selectably activated and/or adjusted using mechanical and/or electronic controls, thus permitting a musician to mute/unmute the musical brass instrument without removing the mute.

Abstract: A silencer includes: a main body including (a) a cylindrical portion whose outer circumferential surface is mounted on an inner circumferential surface of a bell of a wind instrument and (b) a closing portion configured to close one end portion of opposite end portions of the cylindrical portion; and a pipe including (i) a first end portion opening inside the main body and (b) a second end portion opening outside the main body. The first end portion of the pipe is disposed at a vicinity of the closing portion. The pipe is bent between the first end portion and the second end portion.

Abstract: A mute detachably attached to a brass instrument includes a fixed part and a plurality of branch pipes, each including a main pipe and an auxiliary pipe. The branch pipes are unified together and inserted into a bell pipe of a brass instrument. The fixed part is attached to the tapered portion of a bell pipe and interposed between the interior of the bell pipe and the exterior of the main pipe. The branch pipe is designed such that the auxiliary pipe is connected to the main pipe at an interconnect part, at which an air flow propagating through the main pipe is partly branched into the auxiliary pipe.

Abstract: A silencer for a wind instrument includes a hollow pipe whose one end is closed and serves as a closed end. The pipe includes an outer wall having at least one of at least one recessed portion and at least one protruding portion on a portion of the outer wall near the closed end.

Abstract: A silencer includes: a main body including (a) a cylindrical portion whose outer circumferential surface is mounted on an inner circumferential surface of a bell of a wind instrument and (b) a closing portion configured to close one end portion of opposite end portions of the cylindrical portion; and a pipe including (i) a first end portion opening inside the main body and (b) a second end portion opening outside the main body. The first end portion of the pipe is disposed at a vicinity of the closing portion. The pipe is bent between the first end portion and the second end portion.

Abstract: A silencer includes: a hollow main body to be inserted in a bell of a wind instrument and including (a) a rear end portion serving as an opening portion and (b) a front end portion serving as a closing portion; and a flow-path adjuster supported by the main body in the bell and configured to narrow a path through which a breath of a player of the wind instrument is delivered into the main body. The front end portion of the main body is located near a frontmost portion of the bell or at a rear of the frontmost portion in a state in which the main body in mounted in the bell.

Abstract: The present invention has a sufficient silencing effect, and improves resistance of breath upon blowing and stability of a tone to normal musical performance and substantially improves breathlessness and difficulty in blowing while having a compact size which hardly projects from a bell. With a brass silencer which has a silencer body (10) attached to a bell (20) of a brass, the silencer (10) has a body internal space (11), the silencer body (10) is provided with: a breath injection pipe (4) which injects breath in the body internal space (11); and a breath ejection pipe (5) which has a breath ejection channel (13) which communicates to a pipe internal space (2) of the breath injection pipe (4) and ejects breath to an external space, and an injection side inner diameter of the breath injection pipe (4) is made greater than a minimum inner diameter of the silencer body (10).

Abstract: A mute detachably attached to a brass instrument includes a fixed part and a plurality of branch pipes, each including a main pipe and an auxiliary pipe. The branch pipes are unified together and inserted into a bell pipe of a brass instrument. The fixed part is attached to the tapered portion of a bell pipe and interposed between the interior of the bell pipe and the exterior of the main pipe. The branch pipe is designed such that the auxiliary pipe is connected to the main pipe at an interconnect part, at which an air flow propagating through the main pipe is partly branched into the auxiliary pipe.

Abstract: A mute for a horn-type musical instrument is disclosed. The mute having a freely resonating body including an opening therein to permit air flow into the body, the body having n number of first facets wherein n is an integer from 3 to 99 and having o number of second facets wherein o is an integer from 1 to 99. The mute changes the timbre of the sound generated by the instrument, yet maintains the majority of the volume of sound prior to placement of the mute into the bell.

Abstract: A mute, appropriately conceived for a recorder, is capable of softening the sonority of the recorder which is provided with a window partially delimited by a sharp edge (S) suitable to create air vortexes when invested by blown air; the mute being provided with a flow barrier inserted through the window so as to partially deviate the blown air flowing towards the sharp edge (S).

Abstract: A brass instrument with improved tonal characteristics that includes a tonal material attached to the brass instrument. The instrument may be a trumpet. The tonal material may have a Mohs hardness of greater than about 6, such as a semi-precious stone. Also disclosed is a method of improving tonal characteristics of a brass instrument by attaching a tonal material to the brass instrument.

Abstract: The present invention (ring mute) is a device comprised of a sound absorbent foam urethane ring with an incision encircling the inner section of the ring with an adhesive strip encircling the outer section of the ring to protect the foam ring from damage. The ring mute is designed to fit onto and around the rim of the bell of a brass musical instrument. The rim of the bell fits into the incision located in the inner section of the foam ring. The purpose of the ring mute is to dampen the sound of a brass musical instrument.

Abstract: The ring mute is a mute made of sound absorbent material which is attached onto and around the rim of the bell of a brass musical instrument instead of inside the bell of the brass musical instrument. The ring mute attachment method creates no apparent air blow restriction or pitch change. This is due to the bell hole of the brass musical instrument not being blocked. The ring mute, as with all mutes increases musical expressivity. The position and construction creates a smooth, rounded, smoky, musical expression for brass musical instruments.

Abstract: Resilient material and/or rubber O-rings are placed at various predetermined locations to reduce unwanted sympathetic vibrations on musical instruments and firearms. This improves the performance and sound of musical instruments and makes them easier to play. The resilient material improves shooting accuracy, produces a tighter grouping of firings, and reduces flash, report and recoil of firearms.

Abstract: Resilient material and/or rubber O-rings are placed at various predetermined locations to reduce unwanted sympathetic vibrations on musical instruments and firearms. This improves the performance and sound of musical instruments and makes them easier to play. The resilient material improves shooting accuracy, produces a tighter grouping of firings, and reduces flash, report and recoil of firearms.

Abstract: This invention relates to a muffler or mute for saxophone and other wind instruments comprising a muffling bag (10) with a durable external vinyl layer (12) and an internal layer of sound absorbing material (14). The saxophone (16) is entirely ensconced inside the saxophone muffler (except for the mouthpiece), and is securely held therein by an internal carriage assembly (30). The carriage assembly spaces and positions the saxophone, and hence the sound emanating from the keys as well as the bell of the saxophone is muted equally efficiently. Pockets (20) provided on the two sides of the saxophone enable the saxophonist to have access to the keys of the saxophone. A second hard-shell embodiment also functions as a mute and doubles as a saxophone carrying case.

Abstract: Disclosed is a mute that attaches over the bell of a wind instrument which can be used for practice or performance. The shell of this mute consists of a symmetrically shaped cylindrical plastic jar. Attached to the exterior of the mute shell is an illuminated ON-OFF switch that is connected to a 12 VDC blower fan motor and a 12 V AC adapter. The 12 VDC blower motor inlet is attached to a plastic inlet duct contained in the mute shell. The blower motor vent is attached to a plastic egress duct which exits the mute shell. The ventilation system is encompassed by acoustical foam. This mute muffles the sound of a wind instrument without altering its pitch or timbre, and without creating any additional pressure at the players lips.

Abstract: A mute attached to a brass instrument has an inner surface shaped in such a manner that standing waves of representative harmonic tones have respective final nodes therein close to final nodes of the standing waves generated without the mute, and the pitch of the sound is hardly changed between a performance with the mute and a performance without a mute.

Abstract: An improvement to the tone and responsiveness of brass instruments is achieved by holding preshaped pieces of damping material, preferably a waxy, hot-melt adhesive, pressed against surfaces of the instrument tubing sections such as valve casings and tubing sections at particular locations, to reduce sympathetic vibrations of the instrument structure.

Abstract: An improvement to the tone and responsiveness of brass instruments is achieved by holding preshaped pieces of damping material, preferably a waxy, hot-melt adhesive, pressed against surfaces of the instrument tubing sections such as valve casings and tubing sections at particular locations, to reduce sympathetic vibrations of the instrument structure.

Abstract: A mute attached to a brass instrument has an inner surface shaped in such a manner that standing waves of representative harmonic tones have respective final nodes therein close to final nodes of the standing waves generated without the mute, and the pitch of the sound is hardly changed between a performance with the mute and a performance without a mute.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a mute for use in a musical instrument. The mute is generally frusto-conical in shape, and includes a plurality of ribs integrally formed with the mute. The mute also includes a plurality of plugs which are threadably adjustable relative to the mute. Each plug is independent of one another, and may be adjusted to independent heights.

Abstract: A sound reflector device for symmetrical association, in spaced relationship, with the bell or sound-emitting end or any other orifice of a musical instrument whereby a portion of sound is reflected rearwardly from the sound-emitting end of the instrument towards the ears of the player.The sound reflector permits the playing of a musical instrument whereby the player, because of the rearwardly reflected sound, has a truer appreciation of the sound being emitted.

Abstract: Disclosed is an acoustic practice mute for brass musical wind instruments having a bell end which is of simple construction, light weight, acoustically transmits muted or dampened sound to the ears of the player without any electrical or membrane amplification, in which the sound transmitted is not distorted or changed from a natural sound, in which the volume of sound to the player's ears can be regulated, and which can be used by the player as a normal mute.

Abstract: A mute for attachment to a game call with the mute having an elongate main body member of tubular construction. Circular rows of recesses are spaced along the elongate body member to provide a series of constructions and expansion zones. A cone shaped end member includes an expansion chamber. The main body member is of pliable plastic material.

Abstract: A mute for a horn-type musical instrument is disclosed. The mute comprises a resonating dish which has an opening therein to permit air flow through the dish and a slit extending from the opening to facilitate resonance of the dish. The dish is adapted to fit over the outside of the bell of the instrument on the bell wire by adjustable fitting means. The mute changes the timbre of the sound generated by the instrument, yet maintains the majority of the volume of sound prior to placement of the mute onto the bell.

Abstract: A mute holder for a musical instrument such as a trumpet, cornet, or trombone, as a clamp portion for attaching to a music stand, and a ring portion for holding the mute. The ring portion has a C-shaped fixed arcuate member and a pivoting sector that allows the mute to be taken out or replaced from the side. A spline-type joint between the clamp and the ring portion locks the angle of the mute holder at a selected one of a number of possible angles. A cam and lever clamp arrangement has several flat surfaces and adapts to fit music stands of any of a number of thicknesses.

Abstract: A mute for a wind instrument comprising a hollow shell adapted for fitting in the bell of the wind instrument and having an inlet and outlet for air passing through the instrument, the shell having an anechoic chamber located between and communicating with said inlet and outlet, a tube extending towards said inlet and defining an exit passage from the chamber, a baffle arranged within the shell between the chamber and the outlet, so as to permit passage of air only around its periphery, the tube being arranged to direct air exiting from the chamber towards the central region of the baffle and being arranged to function as an anegergic means so as to dampen sound waves travelling from the chamber to the baffle.

Abstract: An instrumental mute is provided which is capable of use as a `straight,` `cup` or `wah-wah` type mute in muting sounds produced by wind instruments. The apparatus comprises a vessel 1 internally divided into first and second adjacent chambers 9 and 10 respectively, support means 5 enabling the vessel to be secured within an instrument bellmouth and including a cylindrical portion allowing communication between the chambers 9 and 10, the vessel 1 being displaceable along an extension 12 by rotation about screw thread 18, to open or close the instrument bellmouth.

Abstract: A device which consists of a hollow cylindrical member attachable to the end of a musical wind operated instrument. A stethoscope is located inside the hollow body and serves to pick up sounds issuing from the end of the muscial instrument. The hollow member is filled with dissimilar open cell polymeric foams between permeable felt discs.

Abstract: A panel of acoustically reflective material is removably supported on the bell of a wind instrument by a bracket which is jointed so that selectively the panel can be, (1) angularly positioned to reflect the sound back to the player or in other directions, (2) moved toward and away from the bell to adjust reflection of the sound, (3) moved to a muting position, and (4) moved to a non-reflecting location.

Abstract: A panel of acoustically reflective material is removably supported on the bell of a wind instrument by a bracket which is jointed so that selectively the panel can be, (1) angularly positioned to reflect the sound back to the player or in other directions, (2) moved toward and away from the bell to adjust reflection of the sound, (3) moved to a muting position, and (4) moved to a non-reflecting location.