Music Trade Review
Issue: 1892 Vol. 16 N. 9 - Page 7
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
195
BRAUMULLER
PIANOS
Absolutely First Class.
LATEST IMPROVEMENT.
A Pianissimo Center Pedal with Latch Stop Attachment.
In addition to our Patent Tone Deflector, Patent Keybottom Support, Patent Music Desk and Dowel System, we have lately added
to our pianos a Pianissimo Center Pedal, with a latch stop attachment to the pedal foot, the object being to reduce the volume of tone
to a minimum, thus giving a fine tonal effect, and also enable one to practice at will without being a nuisance to neighbors.
Our Pianissimo Center Pedal must not be confounded with the old-style " Buff Stops," " Harp Stops," " Mutes," " Mufflers," adjuncts
of other prominent pianos (whether operated by pedals or hand levers), as these are old principles of muffling piano tones, and have been
in use in many forms for nearly fifty years ; but they have never proved satisfactory for obvious reasons. These old-style " Buff Stops,"
etc., require that the hammers be " let off " further from the scale, thereby reducing their full power when the said stop is not used. This
is not the case with our Center Pedal, as the regulation of action is adjusted the same as if the principle were not employed in the piano.
Special attention is called to the fact that when our Center Pedal is in use, the power of the hammer stroke is so greatly reduced that
all wear to hammers or action is practically overcome.
FIG. 1
Our latch stop under the pedal foot is arranged principally for practice purposes, being fastened under the pedal foot, and is there-
fore entirely out of sight with the exception of a small round knob, which passes through the pedal foot. When the foot presses this
knob it releases the hold of latch (as shown in Fig. 1), thus enabling the performer at will, and without any side or other motion, to
control the tonal effect as easily as an ordinary pedal. By pressing down on the point of pedal, thereby not coming in contact with the
knob, the pedal is made to latch against the bottom rail (as shown in Fig. 2). By touching the knob with the foot, it is again released
(as shown in Fig. 1).
By pressing the pedal foot to the first stop notch (as shown in cuts) the soft pedal effect is produced, while by pressing the pedal
foot further down to the second stop notch (as shown in cuts) the pianissimo effect is produced. The action of our latch stop, as applied
to our pedal foot, is more simple and durable than any other now in use, each pedal acting independently of the others, thereby avoiding
complications and awkward appearances that exist in other devices ; while the simplicity in construction of the Center Pedal itself is
such that there is no more complication than in the ordinary two pedal piano, which is a great recommendation in itself. W r i t e f o r
New Catalogue and Prices.
THE BRAUMULLER COMPANY,
FACTORY AND
WAREROOMS:
4O2, 4O4, 4O6, 408 and 410 WEST 14th ST., Near 9th Ave., NEW YORK.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
195
BRAUMULLER
PIANOS
Absolutely First Class.
LATEST IMPROVEMENT.
A Pianissimo Center Pedal with Latch Stop Attachment.
In addition to our Patent Tone Deflector, Patent Keybottom Support, Patent Music Desk and Dowel System, we have lately added
to our pianos a Pianissimo Center Pedal, with a latch stop attachment to the pedal foot, the object being to reduce the volume of tone
to a minimum, thus giving a fine tonal effect, and also enable one to practice at will without being a nuisance to neighbors.
Our Pianissimo Center Pedal must not be confounded with the old-style " Buff Stops," " Harp Stops," " Mutes," " Mufflers," adjuncts
of other prominent pianos (whether operated by pedals or hand levers), as these are old principles of muffling piano tones, and have been
in use in many forms for nearly fifty years ; but they have never proved satisfactory for obvious reasons. These old-style " Buff Stops,"
etc., require that the hammers be " let off " further from the scale, thereby reducing their full power when the said stop is not used. This
is not the case with our Center Pedal, as the regulation of action is adjusted the same as if the principle were not employed in the piano.
Special attention is called to the fact that when our Center Pedal is in use, the power of the hammer stroke is so greatly reduced that
all wear to hammers or action is practically overcome.
FIG. 1
Our latch stop under the pedal foot is arranged principally for practice purposes, being fastened under the pedal foot, and is there-
fore entirely out of sight with the exception of a small round knob, which passes through the pedal foot. When the foot presses this
knob it releases the hold of latch (as shown in Fig. 1), thus enabling the performer at will, and without any side or other motion, to
control the tonal effect as easily as an ordinary pedal. By pressing down on the point of pedal, thereby not coming in contact with the
knob, the pedal is made to latch against the bottom rail (as shown in Fig. 2). By touching the knob with the foot, it is again released
(as shown in Fig. 1).
By pressing the pedal foot to the first stop notch (as shown in cuts) the soft pedal effect is produced, while by pressing the pedal
foot further down to the second stop notch (as shown in cuts) the pianissimo effect is produced. The action of our latch stop, as applied
to our pedal foot, is more simple and durable than any other now in use, each pedal acting independently of the others, thereby avoiding
complications and awkward appearances that exist in other devices ; while the simplicity in construction of the Center Pedal itself is
such that there is no more complication than in the ordinary two pedal piano, which is a great recommendation in itself. W r i t e f o r
New Catalogue and Prices.
THE BRAUMULLER COMPANY,
FACTORY AND
WAREROOMS:
4O2, 4O4, 4O6, 408 and 410 WEST 14th ST., Near 9th Ave., NEW YORK.
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