Music Trade Review
Issue: 1896 Vol. 23 N. 18 - Page 11
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
(PREPARED ESPECIALLY FOR THE REVIEW.
Apparatus for Producing Music Rolls.
James B. Tracy, Meriden, Conn. No. 570,-
352, patented Oct. 27th, 1896.
The invention relates to the manufacture
of perforated rolls or sheets used in pneu-
matic musical instruments for producing
the desired tones either pneumatically or
by the aid of cylinders, combs, star-wheels,
or other mechanism.
The object of the invention is to provide
a new and improved method of, and appar-
atus for, producing such music rolls or
sheets in a simple and comparatively inex-
pensive manner, and in any desired quanti-
ty, and without the use of the large stencils
now employed.
Upright Piano. Justus Diehl, New
York, N. Y. No. 570,787, patented Nov.
3d, 1896.
The object of the invention is to pro-
vide certain new and useful improvements
in upright pianos, whereby the resonant
qualities of the instrument are greatly in-
creased, especially when the upper or treble
strings are sounded by the hammers.
What the inventor claims and desires to
secure by letters patent is as follows: A
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piano or like'stringed instrument, provided
with a lower bridge engaging the front
faces of the strings above the hammers, an
upper bridge secured to the wrest-plank and
engaging the rear faces of the strings, said
upper bridge being located in advance of
the lower bridge so that the strings pass
obliquely upward from the lower bridge to
the upper bridge, and a sounding-board ex-
tending upwardly beyond said bridges, the
upper end of said sounding board extend-
ing behind the wrest-plank and being
spaced therefrom and secured independent-
ly thereof. Fig. 1 is a front elevation of
the improvement, and Fig. 2 is the trans-
verse section of the same.
Piano Sounding-Board. James II. But-
ler, Columbia Heights, 111. No. 570,153,
patented Oct. 27th, 1896.
This invention relates to improvements
in piano sounding-boards, and while it is
more especially adapted to upright pianos,
yet the improvements may, with slight
modifications and construction, be applied
with benefit to other styles of instruments;
and it consists in certain peculiarities of
the construction, novel arrangement, and
operation of the various parts thereof, as
are hereinafter more fully set forth and
specifically claimed.
The objects of the invention are, first, to
provide a sounding-board which shall be
simple and inexpensive in construction,
strong and durable, and effective and satis-
factory in operation; second, such a sound-
ing-board which, by reason of the peculiar
construction and novel arrangement of its
parts, will enhance the sonorous quality,
volume, and durability of the tone, and by
the employment of which the volume of
sound will be uniformly equalized over the
frame of the piano, and, third, a sounding-
board which shall conform with the scale of
the instrument.
The following claim is made for this in-
vention : The combination with thesound-
ing-board A, having the opening or slot A- 1 ,
in its treble portion, of the piece E, secured
on the rear surface of the board along said
opening, and bridges a and />, located on
the. front surface of the board, the strip C,
made to form substantially a palette-shaped
figure, secured on tne rear surface of the
board and having its ends approximated on
the treble part thereof, so as to interpose
the slot A-', between its ends, and a series
of ribs t\ placed across the board within the
figure formed by the strip C, substantially
as described.
The illustration herewith is a view of a
front elevation of the piano frame removed
from the casing, showing the bridges on
the face of the sounding-board, and the
sounding-strip at the rear thereof in dotted
lines.
A PATENT on a sounding board
violin has been secured by a New
man. It consists of three discs in
terior fastened to a strip of metal
lengthwise through the center.
for the
Zealand
the in-
running
The New Vose Styles.
INSTRUMENTS WHICH ARE DESTINED TO HE
COME WIDELY POPULAR.
T
HE distinct feature of the business of
the enterprising firm of Vose & Sons
for over a decade of years has been their
persistent utilization of all essential im-
provements that would tend to the better-
ment of the general qualities of their pi-
anos. This has been evidenced, not only in
the embodiment of greater tonal volume and
quality, but especial pains have been taken
from time to time in the matter of improved
designs of case, which have earned for this
firm an important place among the pro-
gressive houses in the trade.
It is only necessary to examine closely
the illustration of their new style E upright,
which appears on our front page, to realize
that Vose & Sons are producing pianos to-
day which are among the perfect instru-
ments of their class on the market. Noth-
ing has been left undone to make the new
Vose styles satisfactory, both as to perfec-
tion of tone and action, beauty of design,
quality of finish and solidity and durability
of manufacture throughout.
There is destined to be a marked demand
-for the Vose new styles, and we bespeak
for them a great popularity. Their archi-
tecture is so quietly elegant, and there is
such an absence of surplus ornateness, that
their symmetry and neatness appeal to the
eye at once and invariably win sympathy
and command admiration.
We understand that Vose & Sons are
prepared to fill all orders without any delay,
as they make it a point to have sufficient
stock ready before advertising their new
style instruments.
A Neat Brochure.
T
HE Whitney & Currier Co., of Toledo,
()., have favored us with a neat
brochure containing an exterior view of
the magnificent new Currier building, as
well as interior views of the main ware-
rooms, and the Currier Music Hall. It also
contains a sketch of the firm and some in-
teresting reading matter about the instru-
ments which they handle, which includes
such reliable products as Steinway & Sons,
Boardman ik. Gray, Knabe & Co., Ludwig
& Co., the yEolian organs, and "Angelus"
pneumatic piano attachment. A very ex-
cellent counterfeit presentment of W. H.
Currier, the president of the company, ap-
pears on the first page. We congratulate
this go-ahead firm on their enterprise.
Miss Spies Engaged.
T
HE engagement of Miss Kathryn E.
Spies, of No. 204 West End avenue,
to Edward A. Scott, is announced. Miss
Spies is the only daughter of Henry Spies,
the President of the Spies Piano Co. Mr.
Scott, who lives on Staten Island, is a
member of the law firm of Lawrence, Sem-
pJe & Clark, and belongs to several of the
leading clubs in this city.—N. Y. "World, 1 '
Nov.. 15.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
(PREPARED ESPECIALLY FOR THE REVIEW.
Apparatus for Producing Music Rolls.
James B. Tracy, Meriden, Conn. No. 570,-
352, patented Oct. 27th, 1896.
The invention relates to the manufacture
of perforated rolls or sheets used in pneu-
matic musical instruments for producing
the desired tones either pneumatically or
by the aid of cylinders, combs, star-wheels,
or other mechanism.
The object of the invention is to provide
a new and improved method of, and appar-
atus for, producing such music rolls or
sheets in a simple and comparatively inex-
pensive manner, and in any desired quanti-
ty, and without the use of the large stencils
now employed.
Upright Piano. Justus Diehl, New
York, N. Y. No. 570,787, patented Nov.
3d, 1896.
The object of the invention is to pro-
vide certain new and useful improvements
in upright pianos, whereby the resonant
qualities of the instrument are greatly in-
creased, especially when the upper or treble
strings are sounded by the hammers.
What the inventor claims and desires to
secure by letters patent is as follows: A
g
3 p >p
D
P
3
P ^
J <2>
8
1
piano or like'stringed instrument, provided
with a lower bridge engaging the front
faces of the strings above the hammers, an
upper bridge secured to the wrest-plank and
engaging the rear faces of the strings, said
upper bridge being located in advance of
the lower bridge so that the strings pass
obliquely upward from the lower bridge to
the upper bridge, and a sounding-board ex-
tending upwardly beyond said bridges, the
upper end of said sounding board extend-
ing behind the wrest-plank and being
spaced therefrom and secured independent-
ly thereof. Fig. 1 is a front elevation of
the improvement, and Fig. 2 is the trans-
verse section of the same.
Piano Sounding-Board. James II. But-
ler, Columbia Heights, 111. No. 570,153,
patented Oct. 27th, 1896.
This invention relates to improvements
in piano sounding-boards, and while it is
more especially adapted to upright pianos,
yet the improvements may, with slight
modifications and construction, be applied
with benefit to other styles of instruments;
and it consists in certain peculiarities of
the construction, novel arrangement, and
operation of the various parts thereof, as
are hereinafter more fully set forth and
specifically claimed.
The objects of the invention are, first, to
provide a sounding-board which shall be
simple and inexpensive in construction,
strong and durable, and effective and satis-
factory in operation; second, such a sound-
ing-board which, by reason of the peculiar
construction and novel arrangement of its
parts, will enhance the sonorous quality,
volume, and durability of the tone, and by
the employment of which the volume of
sound will be uniformly equalized over the
frame of the piano, and, third, a sounding-
board which shall conform with the scale of
the instrument.
The following claim is made for this in-
vention : The combination with thesound-
ing-board A, having the opening or slot A- 1 ,
in its treble portion, of the piece E, secured
on the rear surface of the board along said
opening, and bridges a and />, located on
the. front surface of the board, the strip C,
made to form substantially a palette-shaped
figure, secured on tne rear surface of the
board and having its ends approximated on
the treble part thereof, so as to interpose
the slot A-', between its ends, and a series
of ribs t\ placed across the board within the
figure formed by the strip C, substantially
as described.
The illustration herewith is a view of a
front elevation of the piano frame removed
from the casing, showing the bridges on
the face of the sounding-board, and the
sounding-strip at the rear thereof in dotted
lines.
A PATENT on a sounding board
violin has been secured by a New
man. It consists of three discs in
terior fastened to a strip of metal
lengthwise through the center.
for the
Zealand
the in-
running
The New Vose Styles.
INSTRUMENTS WHICH ARE DESTINED TO HE
COME WIDELY POPULAR.
T
HE distinct feature of the business of
the enterprising firm of Vose & Sons
for over a decade of years has been their
persistent utilization of all essential im-
provements that would tend to the better-
ment of the general qualities of their pi-
anos. This has been evidenced, not only in
the embodiment of greater tonal volume and
quality, but especial pains have been taken
from time to time in the matter of improved
designs of case, which have earned for this
firm an important place among the pro-
gressive houses in the trade.
It is only necessary to examine closely
the illustration of their new style E upright,
which appears on our front page, to realize
that Vose & Sons are producing pianos to-
day which are among the perfect instru-
ments of their class on the market. Noth-
ing has been left undone to make the new
Vose styles satisfactory, both as to perfec-
tion of tone and action, beauty of design,
quality of finish and solidity and durability
of manufacture throughout.
There is destined to be a marked demand
-for the Vose new styles, and we bespeak
for them a great popularity. Their archi-
tecture is so quietly elegant, and there is
such an absence of surplus ornateness, that
their symmetry and neatness appeal to the
eye at once and invariably win sympathy
and command admiration.
We understand that Vose & Sons are
prepared to fill all orders without any delay,
as they make it a point to have sufficient
stock ready before advertising their new
style instruments.
A Neat Brochure.
T
HE Whitney & Currier Co., of Toledo,
()., have favored us with a neat
brochure containing an exterior view of
the magnificent new Currier building, as
well as interior views of the main ware-
rooms, and the Currier Music Hall. It also
contains a sketch of the firm and some in-
teresting reading matter about the instru-
ments which they handle, which includes
such reliable products as Steinway & Sons,
Boardman ik. Gray, Knabe & Co., Ludwig
& Co., the yEolian organs, and "Angelus"
pneumatic piano attachment. A very ex-
cellent counterfeit presentment of W. H.
Currier, the president of the company, ap-
pears on the first page. We congratulate
this go-ahead firm on their enterprise.
Miss Spies Engaged.
T
HE engagement of Miss Kathryn E.
Spies, of No. 204 West End avenue,
to Edward A. Scott, is announced. Miss
Spies is the only daughter of Henry Spies,
the President of the Spies Piano Co. Mr.
Scott, who lives on Staten Island, is a
member of the law firm of Lawrence, Sem-
pJe & Clark, and belongs to several of the
leading clubs in this city.—N. Y. "World, 1 '
Nov.. 15.
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