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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2011
Applicant:
Donald A. Davis, McDonough, GA (US);
Inventor:
Donald A. Davis, McDonough, GA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10D 9/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
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.