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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2005
Applicants:
Sheryl Laukat, Sandy, UT (US);
Tevis Laukat, Sandy, UT (US);
Inventors:
Sheryl Laukat, Sandy, UT (US);
Tevis Laukat, Sandy, UT (US);
Assignee:
Cannonball Musical Instruments, Sandy, UT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10D 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
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.