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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2021
D'addario & Company, Inc., Farmingdale, NY (US);
John E. Moore, North Hollywood, CA (US);
Kevin C. Garren, Valencia, CA (US);
Joseph Tartakovsky, Northridge, CA (US);
Patrick Alvarado, North Hollywood, CA (US);
Marco A. Cardiel, Lancaster, CA (US);
Joseph Sumerak, Solon, OH (US);
D'Addario & Company, Inc., Farmingdale, NY (US);
Abstract
A synthetic reed for use with a woodwind instrument includes a synthetic resin matrix with randomly distributed suspended cane particles. Synthetic fibers, which may comprise one or more different material filaments, may also be impregnated within resin matrix. The cane particles can be present in a concentration of approximately 0.5-10% by volume and at least a majority of the cane particles in the resin matrix can be less than 100 micrometers. The matrix may be formed from two components including an epoxy resin component and a hardener component. The reed exhibits improved strength properties usually provided by synthetics with the warmer sonic properties associated with natural cane reeds and preferred by musicians.