Music Trade Review
Issue: 1895 Vol. 21 N. 4 - Page 9
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
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HIS department is edited by Bishop &
Imirie, Patent Attorneys, 605 and 607
Seventh street, Washington, D. C. All re-
quests for information should be addressed
to them and will be answered through these
columns free of charge.
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542,278. Wrist Support for Violinists.
J. H. Petermann, Trenton, N. J. An ex-
tensible fork or yoke held on the wrist by
an elastic band and engaging the neck of
the violin, leaving the fingers entirely free.
-
PATKNTS ISSUED JULY 3 0 ,
tions which were, by operation of law, for-
feited for non- payment of the final fees,
was 3,208. The total expenditures for the
year were $1,195,557, the receipts over ex-
penditures $157,390, and the total receipts
over expenditures to date to the credit of
the Patent Office in the Treasury of the
United States, $4,566,757. Commissioner
Seymour states that in the last week in
June, 1895, all but one out of the thirty-
four divisions of tne office, had the work
up to within one month of date, and the
remaining division was between one and
two months from date. At the close of the
fiscal year there were 4,927 applications
awaiting action on the part of the office.
1895.
ESTEY organs will be used at the Chautau-
qua Assembly, which which will meet next
week in Hedding, N. H.
H. L. MASON, of the
Mason & Harnlin
Co., is at work on a new catalogue which
will be ready tor the fall trade.
543,505.
Pianoforte.
J. H. Phelps,
Sharon, Wis. Improvement on patent No.
465,494. Laterally-extending arms are se-
cured to the rear faces of the damper arms
so that when a key is struck the dampers of
the strings not in harmony with the one
sounded will be closed against their respec-
tive strings.
The forte pedal is connected
with bell-crank levers so that it may be
actuated to move all the dampers from the
wires or may be moved so as to permit the
lateral arms to act on^the dampers.
542,576. Harp. J. C. St. John, Boston,
Mass. The shield is constructed with a
series of parallel rows of openings separated
from each other by raised ribs. Certain
strings will thus be exposed and others
covered so that by running a pick over the
shield between the ribs a chord will be
sounded.
542,561.
Musical Instrument.
H. I.
Holcomb, Centreville, S. D. An auxiliary
body is supported within the main body so
as to provide the instrument with two
sounding boards.
543,526. Organ. L. K. Fuller, Brattle-
boro, Vt., assignor to the Estey Organ
Co., same place. Improvements on organs
of the type shown in patent No. 502,666.
The bass and treble wind chests are sepa-
rated by a conductor which communicates
with the bellows and with the wind chests.
Also improves the construction of the valve.
542,582. Attachment for Zithers. M. .C
R. Andorff, Markneukirchin, Germany.
A perforated music sheet is fed through a
frame placed over one end of the instru-
ment to raise certain pickers and thereby
relieve the corresponding dampers from
the wires. The wires are struck in the
usual manner and those from which the
dampers have been raised will be permitted
to sound.
543,371. Piano Action.
Julius Bliith-
ner, Leipsic, Germany. A repeating ac-
tion for upright pianos. The abstract is
provided with a spring-arm that is adapted
to make contact with a regulating button,
and insures a full tone with even a partial
or soft depression of the key.
Patent Commissioner's Report.
A
IT is said that A. Weber & Son, music
trade dealers, Omaha, Neb., are negotiat-
ing for the stenciling of the "A. Weber"
pianos, which they will handle.
LYON & HEAI.V'S factory is described in a
carefully prepared illustrated article in the
last issue of Music, under the caption " A
Morning in a Musical Factory."
FRANK A.
LEE, president
of
the
John
Church Co., is in Boston.
THE ^Eolian Co. will make a fine display
o£ their instruments at the forthcoming-
Exposition to be held in Atlanta, Ga.
THE Weaver Organ and Piano Co., York,
Pa., have arranged with Mr. H. I. Shank,
of Harrisburg, to conduct warerooms for
the sale of Weaver organs and pianos in
that city.
HIGHEST GRADE
GRUNEWALD
HANDOLIN
CCORDING to the annual report of
the Commissioner of Patents, which flanufactured with
# . #
was submitted to the Secretary of the In-
the best material
•*
terior this week, there were, during the
Made
by
the
most
fiscal year ending June 30 last, 36,972 ap-
Skilled
Labor
plications for patents received, 1,453 ap-
Tops and Bars are made from Spruce, used
plications for designs, 77 applications for
by STEINWAY & SONS' piano
re-issues, 2,314 caveats, 2,183 applications
factory for their Sounding
for trade marks, and 318 applications for
Boards
labels. There were 20,745 patents granted,
Guaranteed to be six years old and kiln dried
including re-issues and designs, 1,804 trade-
marks registered and six prints registered.
Rene Grunewald, Mfr.
The number of patents which expired was
818-22 Conti Street
New Orleans, La.
12,906. The number of allowed applica-
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
J
T
HIS department is edited by Bishop &
Imirie, Patent Attorneys, 605 and 607
Seventh street, Washington, D. C. All re-
quests for information should be addressed
to them and will be answered through these
columns free of charge.
(
.
.
•
•
• . r
-
542,278. Wrist Support for Violinists.
J. H. Petermann, Trenton, N. J. An ex-
tensible fork or yoke held on the wrist by
an elastic band and engaging the neck of
the violin, leaving the fingers entirely free.
-
PATKNTS ISSUED JULY 3 0 ,
tions which were, by operation of law, for-
feited for non- payment of the final fees,
was 3,208. The total expenditures for the
year were $1,195,557, the receipts over ex-
penditures $157,390, and the total receipts
over expenditures to date to the credit of
the Patent Office in the Treasury of the
United States, $4,566,757. Commissioner
Seymour states that in the last week in
June, 1895, all but one out of the thirty-
four divisions of tne office, had the work
up to within one month of date, and the
remaining division was between one and
two months from date. At the close of the
fiscal year there were 4,927 applications
awaiting action on the part of the office.
1895.
ESTEY organs will be used at the Chautau-
qua Assembly, which which will meet next
week in Hedding, N. H.
H. L. MASON, of the
Mason & Harnlin
Co., is at work on a new catalogue which
will be ready tor the fall trade.
543,505.
Pianoforte.
J. H. Phelps,
Sharon, Wis. Improvement on patent No.
465,494. Laterally-extending arms are se-
cured to the rear faces of the damper arms
so that when a key is struck the dampers of
the strings not in harmony with the one
sounded will be closed against their respec-
tive strings.
The forte pedal is connected
with bell-crank levers so that it may be
actuated to move all the dampers from the
wires or may be moved so as to permit the
lateral arms to act on^the dampers.
542,576. Harp. J. C. St. John, Boston,
Mass. The shield is constructed with a
series of parallel rows of openings separated
from each other by raised ribs. Certain
strings will thus be exposed and others
covered so that by running a pick over the
shield between the ribs a chord will be
sounded.
542,561.
Musical Instrument.
H. I.
Holcomb, Centreville, S. D. An auxiliary
body is supported within the main body so
as to provide the instrument with two
sounding boards.
543,526. Organ. L. K. Fuller, Brattle-
boro, Vt., assignor to the Estey Organ
Co., same place. Improvements on organs
of the type shown in patent No. 502,666.
The bass and treble wind chests are sepa-
rated by a conductor which communicates
with the bellows and with the wind chests.
Also improves the construction of the valve.
542,582. Attachment for Zithers. M. .C
R. Andorff, Markneukirchin, Germany.
A perforated music sheet is fed through a
frame placed over one end of the instru-
ment to raise certain pickers and thereby
relieve the corresponding dampers from
the wires. The wires are struck in the
usual manner and those from which the
dampers have been raised will be permitted
to sound.
543,371. Piano Action.
Julius Bliith-
ner, Leipsic, Germany. A repeating ac-
tion for upright pianos. The abstract is
provided with a spring-arm that is adapted
to make contact with a regulating button,
and insures a full tone with even a partial
or soft depression of the key.
Patent Commissioner's Report.
A
IT is said that A. Weber & Son, music
trade dealers, Omaha, Neb., are negotiat-
ing for the stenciling of the "A. Weber"
pianos, which they will handle.
LYON & HEAI.V'S factory is described in a
carefully prepared illustrated article in the
last issue of Music, under the caption " A
Morning in a Musical Factory."
FRANK A.
LEE, president
of
the
John
Church Co., is in Boston.
THE ^Eolian Co. will make a fine display
o£ their instruments at the forthcoming-
Exposition to be held in Atlanta, Ga.
THE Weaver Organ and Piano Co., York,
Pa., have arranged with Mr. H. I. Shank,
of Harrisburg, to conduct warerooms for
the sale of Weaver organs and pianos in
that city.
HIGHEST GRADE
GRUNEWALD
HANDOLIN
CCORDING to the annual report of
the Commissioner of Patents, which flanufactured with
# . #
was submitted to the Secretary of the In-
the best material
•*
terior this week, there were, during the
Made
by
the
most
fiscal year ending June 30 last, 36,972 ap-
Skilled
Labor
plications for patents received, 1,453 ap-
Tops and Bars are made from Spruce, used
plications for designs, 77 applications for
by STEINWAY & SONS' piano
re-issues, 2,314 caveats, 2,183 applications
factory for their Sounding
for trade marks, and 318 applications for
Boards
labels. There were 20,745 patents granted,
Guaranteed to be six years old and kiln dried
including re-issues and designs, 1,804 trade-
marks registered and six prints registered.
Rene Grunewald, Mfr.
The number of patents which expired was
818-22 Conti Street
New Orleans, La.
12,906. The number of allowed applica-
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