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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
the metal and bending the same back, the
end being caught in a slot in the plate.
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at right angles, and are fastened to the
inner ends of the tuning pins, which are
set in holes made in the wrest plank to re-
ceive them. The pins are thread-cut, and
538,035. Damping Mechanism for Music
Boxes. G. A. Brackhausen, Hoboken, N.J.
The damper is supported on the same shaft
that supports the star wheel. Several forms
of damper are shown.
PATKNTS GRANTKD APRIL 23, 1895.
ate drawn outward by nuts which take their
bearings upon the surface of the wood,
thereby tightening the string.
Valuable Violins Stolen.
T
HIEVES entered the music store of
Olean H. Dodworth, at 108-jo East
125th street, last Tuesday morning, and
stole five violins, two of which are famous
instruments.
One, which was made by Paola MagirJ,
537,914. Pitman-Rod for Organs. Lee
in 1680, is &ctid to be one which was owned
F. Boyd, Marion, assignor of one-half
by Ole Bull, and was his favorite for con-
to R. D. Peters, Anderson, Ind. A me-
538,038. Harp. George H. Durkee, Chi- cert playing. It is valued at $1,000. The
tallic pitman-rod provided at its ends with
wooden adjusting buttons in contact with cago, 111., assignor to the Lyon & Healy other, the price of which was placed at
the valve and the key and a wooden coupler Co., same place. To increase the quantity $800, was called "The Curio," was made in
and quality of the tone in the lower regis- the latter part of the seventeenth centtiry,
button at its centre.
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ter. The lower part of the body is provided and at one time was the property of Camilla
with lateral extensions to which is secured Urso, and was used by her in her concert
tours.
Both these instruments were the
the sound-board having lateral wings.
property of the Secor estate, and were sent
from Whitehall, N. Y., to Mr. Dodworth
so that he might dispose of them could he
find purchasers willing to give the desired
price. The other violins were of ordinary
make.
If the burglars had been connoisseurs of
musical instruments they could not have
chosen two violins with which Mr. Dod-
worth would have been more loath to pan,
for he fears tJiat he will have to pay the
persons who intrusted them to his care.
The strangest thing about the affair is
how
the burglars got the best of a ferocious
537>937-
Music Recording Apparatus.
bull
dog which Mr. Dodworth kept in the
Arthur Rivoire, Marseilles, France. Pat-
store
at night. They must have hypnotized
ented in France March, 5, 1894. For re-
him,
for
th'.-y cleaned out the store appar-
cording music as it is played on a piano by
ently
ignorant
of his presence. The police
538,079. Piano Key Action.
Thomas
the composer. Each key is connected by
are
now
looking
for the musical dog-defy-
suitable levers and connecting rods with a H. Knollin, Syracuse, N. Y. To simplify
ing
burglars.
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type bar adapted to be depressed against a the action of upright pianos. The ham-
traveling strip of paper, and make an im- mer is pivoted to a transverse bar secured
Phelps & Lyddon busy.
pression thereon. A mark to denote the to the frame in front of the strings, and is
end of a measure is imprinted on the paper connected directly to the rocking bar on
HELPS & LYDDON, piano case manu-
by similar mechanism operated by the foot. the key by an abstract.
facturers, Rochester, N. Y., are not
grumbling
about business.
They are
working full force and way into the night,
to catch up with orders.
They are adding
new customers to their already long list
every day, and doing so by turning out
good work—work that will command trade.
538,153. Music Leaf Turner.
Sanford
A thoroughly experienced practical
D. Case, Rock Hill, N. Y. The operating-
piano makeK with not less than ten
thousand dollars capital.
Must be
mechanism is within a casing, and the
capable of taking entire charge of factory. To such a man
will
be
given
the
practical
management
of
a
company
hav-
swinging
levers
are
actuated
by
a
push
rod.
538,034. Note Plate for Music Boxes.
ing an established business, a fine instrument and a
thoroughly
equipped
factory.
None
others
need
apply.
538,198.
Tuning
Device
for
Pianos.
Levi
G. A. Brackhausen, Hoboken, N. J. The
Correspondence solicited. Address " Piano Manufacture"'
Orser, Galveston, Texas. The strings turn care THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
tongue is formed by striking up a strip o
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