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THE 7VTUSIC TRRDE
REVIEW
attack of each note, and so shows the 'tone-
color' of chords and all the other elements
of musical expression so far as relates to
tone production and duration, most of which
[Specially Prepared for The Review.]
tones it is essential that the manner of 'at- elements have heretofore been only hypoth-
Washington, D. C , March 10, 1903.
tack' or 'touch' of each note be precisely
Music RECORD DIAGRAM OR PATTERN. known and controlled. For this purpose I etically discussed and taught, (there having
Robt. A. Galley, Brooklyn, N. Y. Patent No. have devised the simple method of marking been no method of recording, analyzing, or
depicting musical expression accurately,)
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the attack or commencement of a note by a this system is very valuable for such research
This invention has for its object the more line at an angle or slant to the direction of
and instruction, and for such purposes the
perfect and artistic recording and illustrating its duration some being only marked, others
notes may be only marked, or duplicate copies
of musical compositions, especially as relates marked and cut.
marked or printed, or may be cut, as shown,
to their rhythm, dynamics, "part" distinc-
"It will be seen that if the marks be made for visual examination or automatic playing
tions, and phrasing.
from the movements of a musical instru- for illustrating audibly the various effects
After a description of the technical terms ment's key or keys with the sheet moving
discussed, besides all which is the great value
as they should be understood, Mr. Galley says : at a uniform speed the key or keys acting to
of producing really perfect music-sheets for
"To conveniently and economically produce deflect a marking device in a movement trans-
general use in automatic musical instruments,
highly artistic music sheets, records, patterns, verse to the direction of movement of the
especially those instruments embodying the
etc., with all the details of individual slurring, sheet, the resultant angles will correspond in
special individual note expression mechan-
etc., it is desirable to proceed upon the meth- degree to the ratio of speed of the key to the
isms set forth in my separate application
od and with the means I now describe for speed of the paper, a quick attack making
therefor."
marking and indicating such details of dyna- an obtuse angle, sometimes even approxima-
SOUND BEAM
FOR VIOLINS.
Josiah
mics, duration and metrics. These marks ting a right angle when the touch is very
Bunch,
El
Reno,
Oklahoma
Ter.
Patent
No.
and indications can be originally prepared by strong, and making an acute angle when the
722,561.
hand or by the aid of suitable mechanisms, touch is slow and the tone soft. The angles
This invention relates to improvements in
certain of which mechanisms I set forth in will show the varying degrees of touch, not
sound
beams for bars for violins and other
a separate application, and the marks and in- only as to power, but as to manner of attack—
stringed
musical instruments.
dications can be duplicated for further copies as, for instance, a 'pressure' touch made slow-
The
object
is to provide an improved
by any suitable process.
ly with the force applied at the finish will
sound-bar
which
will increase both the vol-
"Music sheets, patterns and records have show mark commencing at a gradual angle
ume
and
quality
of
tone by and through the
heretofore been prepared by marking the and ending more abruptly.
law
of
sympathetic
vibration.
lengths of the notes in straight lines or suc-
"Same manners of touch will form vari-
A further object or purpose is to strengthen
cession of dots of required lengths, these ous curved angles. This manner of note-
the
sound or vibration of the wood of the in-
lines or dots occupying the exact positions marking may show the deflection at the com-
strument,
also to cause all discordant tones
to be cut out by hand for the first copy, re- mencement and end of each note with the
to
come
in
harmony with the strings of the
quiring the hand-punch to be centered with continuing line or may omit the continuing
instrument.
difficulty over each line or dot and such mark line and show only the deflections (angles to
MECHANICAL PLAYING ATTACHMENT FOR
destroyed when hole was made. I now mark line of movement) at each of end note. In-
MUSICAL
INSTRUMENTS. E. D. Ackerman,
my notes at the side of the position the hole stead of the notes being so marked from a
is to be cut and of corresponding length, and mechanism controlled by musical instrument New York, N. Y. Patent No. 722,476.
The subject of this invention is an im-
thus the placing of hand-punch is very much or similar key, as set forth in my separate ap-
easier and faster, and the mark remains after plication therefor, or otherwise they may be provement in combined pneumatic and fric-
tion shoe and roller mechanism for mechan-
hole is cut, allowing verification.
made showing such angles as the previous
"The marking of the notes in dots or study of other records or the mere judgment ical playing attachments for musical instru-
straight lines has indicated only the pitch of the writer dictates and still be useful and ments.
The improvements consist, first, in means
and duration of the notes, which suffices for subject to my claims of patent.
for
operating the pneumatic selecting device
organ music indications, where touch is not
"As this system or method of note-marking
by
which
the appropriate friction-shoes are
a factor; but for music for piano or like by angles accurately depicts the individual
brought into action as determined by the pas-
sage of a perforated music sheet; secondly,
in devices for varying the touch or producing
relatively loud and soft effects in the treble
and bass parts of the instruments.
The improvements are especially well
adapted for use in the class of automatic or
mechanical players in which a revolving fric-
tion drum is employed for actuating the se-
lected friction-shoes which operate the key-
strikers.
IN THE WORLD OF MUSIC TRADE INVENTIONS.
SCHMIDT
A n a piano hammer
means the best in
worRmanship, the
best in felts, the best
hammer possible.
Cbc Gaiser Tclt
DAVID H. SCHMIDT
Factory: 667 East 143d St.,
^ >9 NEW YORK CITY # *
the felt that p r o -
duces the best re-
sults, is used in the
Schmidt hammer,
John C. Freund, the dean of the music
trade profession, was one of the principal
speakers at the complimentary banquet ten-
dered that veteran musician, art connoisseur
and piano dealer, Morris Steinert, in com-
memoration of his seventy-second anniver-
sary at New Haven, Conn., on March 8. Mr.
Freund is an easy, graceful speaker, and
charmed his listeners with many pleasing ref-
erences—in which there was a large amount
of humor blended—to Morris Steinert's early
experiences.
C. E. Babcock, manager of the Martin &
Martin piano store in Newark, N. Y., last
week sold personally eight instruments, one
of which was accompanied by an Apollo
piano player.