US546536A

US546536A - Edward jacoby

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Publication number: US546536A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1895-09-17
Anticipated expiration: 1912-09-17

Description

(No Model.)

E. JACOBY. TAIL PIECE FOR BANJos.

No. 546,536. Patented Sept. 17, 1895.`

EDWARD JACOBY, OF LOS ANGELES,

CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO CHARLES S. DE LANO, OF SAME PLACE.

TAILPIECE FOR BANJOS.,

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 546,536, dated September 1'7, 1895.

I Application filed December 13, 1894. Serial No. 531,683- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, EDWARD JACOBY, of Los Angeles, county of Los Angeles, State of California, have invented certain new and usefullmprovements in Tailpieces for Banjos,

of which the following is a full, clear, and eX- act description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in tailpieces for banj os, and my invention consists in certain features of novelty hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

Figure Iis a detail perspective view of a banjo, showing my improved tailpiece in position. Fig. II is a perspective view of the back of the tailpiece. Fig. lll is a perspective view of the front of the tailpiece. Fig. zo IV is a perspective view showing bearinglugs.

Referring to the drawings, l represents the body of a banjo, 2 the bridge, and 3 the strings.

4 represents the body of the tailpiece, having an upper iiange 5 and a lower flange 6. 7 represents a vertical extension on the flange 6, said extension having a series of slots or openings 8, into which the lower ends of the strings 3 are inserted after having 5o knots formed thereon to prevent their slipping through the slots, said flange also serving to conceal the knots on the ends of the strings. After the ends of the strings have been secured in the slots they are then passed once around one of the posts 9,secured to the iiange 5, there being a separate post and slot for each string of the instrument.

10 represents a lip on the flange 6, said lip having a central aperture 11, into which abolt 4o 12 may be inserted, the lower end of the bolt passing through a lug 13, secured to the body of the instrument and being held there by means of a nut14.

The body 4 of the tailpece is provided at each of its ends with wedge-shaped lugs 15 which taper toward the center of the body, said lugs serving to form a bearing for the tailpiece against the periphery of the rim 1G of the instrument, the tailpiece thus forming a solid bearing to instruments of various circumferences. The flange rests firmly on the top'of the rim 16. It will be seen that by this construction the tailpiece is not permitted to swing or move sidewise as the tension on any individual string is increased or diminished, with the result that when one string has been keyed up to the proper tone it is not changed by the tailpiece moving sidewise during the operation of adjusting the remaining strings. I am also enabled by this construction to use a longer string than by the use of the ordinary tailpiece, thus obtaining a better quality and increased quantity of sound. The strings are also secured to the tailpiece more firmly and in less time than by the use of the ordinary tailpiece.

I claim as my inventionl. A tail piece for banjos, having a flange adapted to rest on the rim of the instrument and a series of posts on the iiange, with which the strings may be connected, substantially as set forth.

2. A tail piece for banjos having a body with wedge shaped lugs thereon to form a bearing on the rim of the instrument and means for securing strings to the tail piece, substantially as set forth.

3. In a tail piece for banjos the combination of the vertical body having bearinglugs, upper flange having posts, lower flange having slots and alip on the lower flange having an aperture for the reception of a bolt, substantially as set forth.

EDWARD JACOBY. Witnesses:

ALICE J. STEVENS, JAS. E. KNIGHT.