{"id":29820,"date":"2012-01-23T10:49:46","date_gmt":"2012-01-23T18:49:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/?p=29820"},"modified":"2024-05-29T09:07:53","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T16:07:53","slug":"vibrator-reeds-patent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/2012\/vibrator-reeds-patent\/","title":{"rendered":"What Ever Happened To Vibrator Reeds?"},"content":{"rendered":"

On August 26, 1924, the US Patent Office issued Patent No. 1506364<\/a> to Hippolyte Marius Chiron and Frederic Parme, of New York, N.Y. What was it for? Well the patent was for what would become known as Vibrator Reeds.<\/p>\n

\"vintage<\/a><\/p>\n

     Source: eBay.com<\/h6>\n

When Chiron and Parme came up with improvements to cane reeds, they did so in order for these new reeds to have:<\/p>\n

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  1. “Far greater vibratory power”, and;<\/li>\n
  2. “A richer and more resonant tone”, thanks to the grooves on the face of the reed increasing its linear vibrating surface.\u00b9<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The diagram that Chiron and Parme provided at the time of the Patent application, looked like this:<\/p>\n

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         Source: google.com\/patents<\/h6>\n

    Vibrator Reeds were around for a while. I don’t know how soon after the Patent was granted, that Chiron and Parme started production, but in the 1950s the company was going strong.<\/p>\n

    Based on the number of vintage print ads available on eBay, the company was marketing itself heavily in the 1950s. During that decade it had some big-name endorsers, like the Count Basie sax section\u2014shown here in this 1957 advertisement.<\/p>\n

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         Source: ANTIQUE~GRAPHIQUE<\/h6>\n

    At some point the company appears to have ceased to exist, and Vibrator Reeds are now nothing more than vintage curiosities. They appear on eBay every now and again.<\/p>\n

    \"Vibrator<\/a><\/p>\n

         Source: theworldsgoods<\/h6>\n

    Does anyone know what in fact happened to the company? Why did no other company pick up on the groove idea to increase a reed’s vibratory power?<\/p>\n

    Despite our instrument being very young\u2014when compared to other woodwinds like the clarinet or bassoon\u2014we have already burned through a lot of ideas, patents, and one-offs. I think it’s interesting to look at some of these discontinued, forgotten, or unsuccessful improvements and inventions for our horns. These lessons in history provide us with a historical road map, and show us how we got to where we are today.<\/p>\n

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    \u00b9 Source: Google Patents <\/a><\/h6>\n
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    …this is just my blog<\/em>. <\/span> My \u201creal\u201d <\/b> website is<\/span> www.bassic-sax.info.<\/a> If you\u2019re looking for <\/span> sax info<\/strong>,<\/span> you should check it out too.<\/span>There\u2019s lots<\/em> there! <\/span><\/div>\n
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