1. Field Of The Invention
The present invention deals with devices usable for solving the problems of instrument access and intonation which are experienced by musicians who play various woodwind and other instruments such as C-flutes, clarinets, soprano clarinets, oboes, English horns, also flute, soprano sax and piccolos as well as others which may include brass instruments such as flugle horns.
During performances with these instruments it is advantageous to provide ready access to multiple instruments for musicians who play multiple instruments commonly known as "doublers". A quick access to each new instrument is extremely important. It is also important that the instrument maintain its intonation characteristics by being maintained in a slightly warmed and moistened condition. The present invention provides a novel means for achieving this purpose while at the same time minimizing possible damaging to the instrument itself by the construction of the instrument supporting means and by spacing of the instrument from the supporting means thereof to facilitate even heat flow thereon.
When an instrument is initially used by a musician the tones will be somewhat distorted since the instrument has not yet assumed the normal operating temperature and moisture conditions being warmed and moistened by the air being expelled by the musician. The present invention provides a novel means and construction for maintaining this level of warming and level of intonation of the musical instrument during times of non-use especially by doublers. A peg or pegs of the present invention may be used for mounting a plurality of instruments with respect to the stand and is universally usable for mounting any different type of instrument as desired with respect to the stand.
2. Description Of The Prior Art
There are numerous prior art devices which have been patented which are useful in attempting to solve the problems of the present invention. However, none of them have proved to be as advantageous as the apparatus of the present invention. None of the cited references shown below show the idea of heating in the manner as shown in the present invention and none show the support of many different types of instruments in a single universally applicable peg design. Examples of these patents are shown in U.S. Pat. No. 1,045,583 patented Nov. 26, 1912 to R. W. Mills on an Instrument Holder; U.S. Pat. No. 1,646,165 patented Oct. 18, 1927 to W. Naujoks et al on a Support For Musical Instruments; U.S. Pat. No. 4,145,950 patented Mar. 27, 1979 to F. Glantz on a Wind Instrument Supporting Stand; U.S. Pat. No. 4,304,166 patented Dec. 8, 1981 to J. Stefano et al on a Rotatable Musical Instrument Stand; U.S. Pat. No. 4,407,182 patented Oct. 4, 1983 to A. Biasini on a Musical Instrument Stand; U.S. Pat. No. 4,529,865 patented Jul. 16, 1985 to P. Oakes, Jr. on an Electrically Heated Musical Instrument Stand; U.S. Pat. No. 4,572,050 patented Feb. 25, 1986 to M. Werner on a No Strap Saxophone Stand; U.S. Pat. No. 4,695,022 patented Sep. 22, 1987 to A. Mendonsa et al on a Clarinet Stand; U.S. Pat. No. 4,738,180 patented Apr. 19, 1988 to E. McKnight on an Instrument Case And Stand and U.S. Pat. No. 4,926,735 patented May 22, 1990 to G. Smith on a Heated Rotatable Musical Instrument Stand.