US173652A - Improvement in mouth-harmonicas - Google Patents
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- the block B being that part of the instrument forming the cells 0, becomes very offensive by the absorption of saliva. To prevent this I enamel the block.
- the mouth-piece m is made of wood, and enameled. It is attached to the block B by 'means of the pins 1) 12, one at each end, or by means of the tongue and groove t, the tongue if being an extension of the partition dividing the cells on opposite sides of the block B.
- This tongue fitting into agroove in the mouth-piece 112-, forms a practically air-tight joint between the cells.
- the plates 8 s, forming the sides of the instrument are made of crystallized tin, and are not subject to oxidation. This is cheap and ornamental, and preferable over brass or German silver.
- Figure 1 is a side view, partially in section: Fig. 2 shows mouth-piece and part of mouthpiece removed; Fig. 3, reed cell and block;
- Fig. 4 section of harmonica through center enameled month-piece m, attached thereto by means of the pins 19 or tongue and groove t.
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C. LIGHTSINGER, Jr. MOUTH-HARMONICAS.
No.173,652, Patented Feb.15,1876.
UNITED STATEs PATENT OFFICE.
CASPER LIGHTSINGER, J 3., OF BRATTLEBOROUGH, VERMONT, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF HIS RIGHT TO E. D. TUTILE, OF WATERBURY, CONN.
IMPROVEMENT IN MOUTH-HARMONICAS.
Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 173,652, dated February 15, 1876; application filed January 13, 1876.
To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, (JASPER LIGHTSINGER, J r., of Brattleborough, State of Vermont, have invented Improvements in Harmonicas, of which the following is a specification The objects of my invention are- First, so to attach the reeds to the cells of the instrument that if any should become damaged by being broken or out of tune they could be removed and others substituted without trouble and at slight expense. A reed, a, and reed block, b, together are technically termed a reed, which [will designate It, to distinguish from the reed a.
By making the reeds R independent of each other, and fitting them to the cells 0 c by means of the tongue and groove d, each can be readily removed and replaced without disturbing any of the others. The expense of one reed, B, would be small compared with that of a new plate containing the whole number used on one side of the instrument,
as in the old style.
Second, the block B, being that part of the instrument forming the cells 0, becomes very offensive by the absorption of saliva. To prevent this I enamel the block.
Third, inoutlrpieces of various material have been used, the difficulties experienced,
The mouth-piece m is made of wood, and enameled. It is attached to the block B by 'means of the pins 1) 12, one at each end, or by means of the tongue and groove t, the tongue if being an extension of the partition dividing the cells on opposite sides of the block B. This tongue, fitting into agroove in the mouth-piece 112-, forms a practically air-tight joint between the cells.
Fourth, the plates 8 s, forming the sides of the instrument, are made of crystallized tin, and are not subject to oxidation. This is cheap and ornamental, and preferable over brass or German silver.
Figure 1 is a side view, partially in section: Fig. 2 shows mouth-piece and part of mouthpiece removed; Fig. 3, reed cell and block;
Fig. 4, section of harmonica through center enameled month-piece m, attached thereto by means of the pins 19 or tongue and groove t.
CASPER LIGHTSINGER, JR. In presence of- WM. S. NEWTON, W. S. HOLLAND.
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US2472681A (en) * | 1947-01-31 | 1949-06-07 | Proll Gustave | Toy musical instrument |
US2595316A (en) * | 1948-07-13 | 1952-05-06 | Charles E Wetzler | Reed operated musical instrument |
US2641950A (en) * | 1948-04-23 | 1953-06-16 | West Joseph | Harmonica |
US8993863B1 (en) * | 2013-10-21 | 2015-03-31 | Philip Sardo | Harmonica and technology for retrofitting harmonica |
US9003659B1 (en) | 2013-10-21 | 2015-04-14 | Philip Sardo | Method of retrofitting a harmonica |
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Cited By (11)
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US2472681A (en) * | 1947-01-31 | 1949-06-07 | Proll Gustave | Toy musical instrument |
US2641950A (en) * | 1948-04-23 | 1953-06-16 | West Joseph | Harmonica |
US2595316A (en) * | 1948-07-13 | 1952-05-06 | Charles E Wetzler | Reed operated musical instrument |
US8993863B1 (en) * | 2013-10-21 | 2015-03-31 | Philip Sardo | Harmonica and technology for retrofitting harmonica |
US9003659B1 (en) | 2013-10-21 | 2015-04-14 | Philip Sardo | Method of retrofitting a harmonica |
US20150107438A1 (en) * | 2013-10-21 | 2015-04-23 | Philip Sardo | Harmonica and Technology For Retrofitting Harmonica |
EP3061085A1 (en) * | 2013-10-21 | 2016-08-31 | Sardo, Philip | Harmonica and technology for retrofitting harmonica |
EP3061085A4 (en) * | 2013-10-21 | 2017-08-02 | Sardo, Philip | Harmonica and technology for retrofitting harmonica |
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