US1056985A - Piano-playing pumping-pedals. - Google Patents

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h. A. GALLY.

PIANO PLAYING PUMPING PEDALS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 10,1912.

Patented Ma1125, 1913.

2 I m F C l t m y M @W Y j lnvervfos; Z%42 @M frame" 5 to the under face of the chest 1 "ill llilli lllfi EQBTERT A. GALLY, 631101111 To all whom it may canoes-n fastening to the instrument, compact and steady in its nioveinenta andwith free sight of and access to the lower strings and their hitch, pins Without disturbing the pedals or the support, E

In the dic'awings Figure 1 1S cross section taken at the, middle of the bellows and showing the support frame, pnmper pedals, end connections from bellows pumpei's to pedals; and 2 is a front View oii middle part ofbellows and its tWo-puinpeis with the support frame for the pedal connect-1011s. -Tlie bellowseliest 1 has two pumpers 2, 3, laid underneath said chestiand n'itli'tlieii" hingesflengthwise of the chest, the'hinges vlosing -pi'efetably at the ti'ontedge of the chest, and the'opening edgesof the pnnipers est, There is a I pi'impers at "the" middle of the chest, allowing" the fastening" being at the real: off-the cl small. space between the oif' thebraclzet or "flange 4: of the support at said'spacep I x The frame preferably made or a single piece strip of fiat'inachine steel bent into along iectangle, the oi'oss'part at tne; top being oi the middle portion of tln" sol d part of the strip. of steel,'and the twe 6 and 7 of the ati-ip brougnt togetlier mediate the notions cross. part oi tne 5. The two cross-Wise ends and. 'Z

, l. the frame are fastened to the enttonaoo 8 of the piano case by screws 9 i1 010011.10; is fastened to bottom-board 8- at rear of bottom oi frame 5 to resist all rearward pressure fromv Working strain. A removable block 11 is laid between ends 6 and 7 of frame 5 andbottom-board 8,so when it is desired-to remove the cross-rod bearingor siieft 12,'it is only ILQCQSSAZ}? .t

remove the nuts 13 and 1 from the tlneeded ends of thesliaitiilfremot'o 9 from 1, GHXG, ASSIGEQ'GR TO THE Q33 CEUEJGENNATI, QH'IG.

Specification 9:" Letters eaten-t in bell-crank 24,

,itions from said pumpers to said pedals, a Vertical rectangular bent 'nietal frameeot which said connections pampei pedels, a bellowszol est and pump-- BALDWIN GOMPENY,

Patented 11ai'.25,1913,

. \LA pIicetion filed June 1%, 19153. Sesial'lfi'o. 762,726.

dotted lines 15, slip out s 12 from its holes-in the frame 5 without removing the frame from upper fastenin p The frame 5 being oi an open skeleton form, the strings 16 and their l1itcl1-pins 17 are in full View and easy of access, as is not possible with tneformer style of a board suppers fioonrest 18 has bearings 19 supporting pnniper-pedals 20 which have bearings 21 at their upper ends, in which 6 links 22 engage and connect to bearings 23 At rear of bell-crank 24: is a bearing hole working on shaft 12 in frame 5, and from the bearing 25 at upper front part of bell-crank 24 a link 26 connects upwardly to a bearing-hole 27 in a block 28 on pumper 2 or p All the bearings 19, 21, 23, 12, 2,5 and 27, and the hinge line of the pnmper 2'01 3, have axes parallel to each other, avoiding any interfering arcs of motion, yet not requiring any swivel joints or the like as in previous pamper apparatus having bflll-Clfillk action combined with pnmpei's laidlengthwiseof the piano but ha ling their hinges transverse of said length and at right angles to the bell-crank axis,

"What 1 claim as my invention, is: V

1. 111a player-piano: a bottoin looard and puinp'er-pedals, a bellows-chest and, pumpers on said chest all in horizontal position len 'thwise of the iano and above said nottom-board and pedals, actuating connecskeleton form attached to said liellowsehest and said bottom-board and, a leasing across the middle part of and between the two'up' riglitsof said frame and on which said connections are operatively borne.

2. in a player-piano: a bottom-board and pninpet-pedals, a bellows-chest and pumpers on said chest .all in horizontal position v lengthwise of the piaino and above said bot tom-board and pedals, actuating connections from said pumpers. tdisaid pedals, and a vertical rectan'gulas bent metal frame of skeleton form attached to said bellowschest and said bottom-board and a detachable bearing across the middle part of and between the two upri lits of said frame and. on are o fleratively borne- V 8, 1n a player-piano: a-bo'ttom ioard and ers on said chest all in horizontal position lengthwise of the piano and above said bottomboard and pedals, actuating connections from said pumpers to said pedals, and a vertical rectangular bent metal frame of skeleton form attached to said bellows-chest and said bOlLtOIlkllOiLId and on which said contical rectangular bent metal frame of skeleton form attached to said bellows-chest and said bottom-board, and a bearing across the middle part of and between the two uprights of said frame and on which said connections are operatively borne, the bottom of said frame'consisting of two parts each at an angle from and bent from the two Vertical parts and separable from each other at their. adjoining ends.

5. In a player-piano: a bottom-board and puniper-pedals, a bellows-chest and pump ei's on said chest all in horizontal position lengthwise of the piano and above said bot torn-board and pedals, actuating connections from said pumpers to said pedals, and a vertical rectangular bent metal frame of skeleton form attached to said bellows-chest and said bottoi'n-boai'd, and a detachable hearing across the middle palt of and between the two uprights of said frame and on. which said connections are operatively borne the bottom of said frame consisting of two parts each at a angle from and bent from the two veiti all parts and separable from each other at their adjoining ends.

6. In a playenpiano: a bottom-hoard and umper-pedals, a bellows-chest and pump ers on said chest all in horizontal position lengthwise of the piano and above said bottoin-board and pedals, actuating connections from said pumpers to said pedals, and a "vertical rectangular bent metal frame of skeleton form attached to said-bellowschest and said bottoin-hoard and a detachable bearing across the middle part of and between the two uprights of said frame and on which said connections are operatively borne, the bottom of said frame consisting of two parts each at an angle from and bent from the two vertical parts and separable from each other at their adjoining ends, and means for fastening both said ends to said bottombOnl'Cl.

'Z. In a player-piano: a bottom-board and pumpei' pedals, a bellows-chest and pump ers on said chest all in horizontal position lengthwise of the piano and above said hotlOIQ'lLORFCl and pedals actuating" connections from said DUMPCIS to said pedals andya vertical rectangular bent metal frame of skeleton form attached to said bellows-chest and said botton1-boa1-d, and a detachable been ing aci oss the middle part of and between the two uprights. of said frame and. on which said connections are operatively borne, the bottom of said frame consisting oi two parts each at an angle from and bent from the two vertical parts and separable from each other'at theii adjoining ends, and means for fastening; both said ends to said bottomboard. and a removable block between said ends and the bottom-boardto which they are fastened.

8. In a pla er-piano: a bottom-hoard and pninner-pedals, a bellows-chest and pumpcrs onsaid chest all in horizontal position lengthwise o-lj' thepieno and above said botto1n-board and pedals, actuating connections from said puin'pci: to said pedals, and. Vertical rectangular bent metal frame of skeleton. form attached to said bcllowscl-iest and said bottom-hoard, and a rosistinghlocl: attached to said bottom-board immediately against the rear Oli the loves part of said frame.

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