(19)
(11) EP 1 050 871 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
26.02.2003 Bulletin 2003/09

(43) Date of publication A2:
08.11.2000 Bulletin 2000/45

(21) Application number: 00201576.6

(22) Date of filing: 01.05.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7G10D 7/08, G10D 9/04
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 07.05.1999 IT MI991004

(71) Applicant: Ripamonti, Luigi Andrea
20037 Paderno Dugnano, Milano (IT)

(72) Inventor:
  • Ripamonti, Luigi Andrea
    20037 Paderno Dugnano, Milano (IT)

(74) Representative: Riccardi, Sergio 
Riccardi & Co. Via Macedonio Melloni, 32
20129 Milano
20129 Milano (IT)

   


(54) Improved saxophone with high simplicity of use


(57) Improved saxophone with high simplicity use comprising a metal body (2) having a reed at its mouthpiece, a plurality of holes (3) and a corresponding plurality of caps (4) for opening or closing said holes (3), said caps (4) being operatively associated to a plurality of keys (6), some of said keys being grouped in an upper platform (8) and a lower platform (9), wherein means are provided to mutually connect some keys (16, 25, 26) of the upper platform (8) and of the lower platform (9), and one or more supplemental keys (19) of the lower platform (9), said means being adapted to open and/or close one or more of said caps (13, 18, 22) upon pressure on said keys (16, 19, 25, 26).







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