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US692968A
US692968A US8239301A US1901082393A US692968A US 692968 A US692968 A US 692968A US 8239301 A US8239301 A US 8239301A US 1901082393 A US1901082393 A US 1901082393A US 692968 A US692968 A US 692968A
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  • the object of my invention is to provide a 7 controller of a mechanism comprisedin a mechanical musical instrument with a device which may be moved to'follow a line marked on a perforated music-sheet which indicates different effects to be produced in playing.
  • Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of a mechanical musical instrument embodying myinvention.
  • Fig. 2 is a transversesectional view.
  • Fig. 3 is a detail View of a portion of a perforated musicsheet having lines marked thereon which indicate efiects to be produced in the playing of the musical composition.
  • A represents a portion of a mechanical musical instrument.
  • the mechanical musical instrument here shown is in the form ofa pianola. .As this form of instrument is well known to those skilled in the art,it will not be described in detail.
  • A represents a tracker-board;
  • A a perforated music-sheet, which is movable over the tracker-board and controls the operation of the pneumatics, and a the usual spool on which the music-sheet is wound from off the spool a.
  • B B B represent controllers, each of which is here shown as being in the form of a lever, and which controllers are provided at thefront of the musical instrument.
  • the controllerB is for operating mechanism to move the loud or forte pedal.
  • the controller B is for operating a mechanism which controls the high and low tension winds for obtaining differences in expression, and the lever B is for controlling the tempo mechanism, which, as is well known, controls the speed of the music-sheet in its passage over the tracker-board.
  • the perforated music-sheet A is here shown as being provided with two lines a a one of which, a is made up of dots.
  • the line a indicates the expression to be given in the playing of the musical composition cut in a musicsheet," while the line a indicates the tempo of the musical composition.
  • A- third line may be'provided which would indicate the times at which the pedal should be operated.
  • the C represents a device (here shown as being in the form of an arm) which is adapted to be carried by or connected with either of the controllers B B B B If desired, a separate device C may be provided for each controller or for two of the controllers.
  • the arm C is here shown as being hinged, pivoted,'or otherwise secured at one of its ends to a controller, and it is' 'of such a length as to have its end 0 extend approximately over the trackerboard.
  • the end 0 is sharpened or pointed in order that the line marked on the music-sheet indicating the effects to be produced maybe more easily followed.
  • the arm is preferably hinged to the controller in order that it may be moved out of the way when a music-sheet is to be placed in position in the instrument, and it is provided with a finger-piece c in order that the controller and the follower may be easily moved.
  • a line to indicate any and all effects to be produced-as for example, a line to indicate the application of the forte-pedal, another line to indicate the application of the expression instrumentalities, and another line to indicate speed or combination of a'pcrforated music-sheet hav- 10o iug marked thereon, a line which indicates effects to be produced in playing, and a controller, by which such effects are governed, extending over the music-sheet and capable of adjustment by the operator to follow said line, substantially as described.

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No. 692,968. Patented Fab. ll, I902.
F. LYOUNG. CUNTROLLEB FOR MECHANICAL MUSICAL'INSTRUMENTS.
(Application filed Nov. '15. 1901.
(No Model.)
WITNESSES; v v v lNVENTOR 1 H16 ATTORNEYS UN TED STATES PATENT- OFFICE.
FRANCIS LINCOLN YOUNG, OF-LONDON, ENGLAND, ASSIGNOR TO THE AEOLIAN COMPANY, OFNEIV YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF CON- NEOTIOUT.
CONTROLLER FOR vMEG-r-lANlCAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.
QPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 692,968, dated February 1 1, 1902.
' 7 Application filed November 16, 1901; Serial No. 82,393. (No model.)
which the following is a specification.
The object of my invention is to providea 7 controller of a mechanism comprisedin a mechanical musical instrument with a device which may be moved to'follow a line marked on a perforated music-sheet which indicates different effects to be produced in playing.
I will describe a mechanical musical instrument embodying my invention,and then point out the novel features thereof-in the claims.
In the accompanying drawingsjigure l is a front elevational view of a mechanical musical instrument embodying myinvention. Fig. 2 is a transversesectional view. Fig. 3 is a detail View of a portion of a perforated musicsheet having lines marked thereon which indicate efiects to be produced in the playing of the musical composition. 1
Similar letters of reference designate correspondingparts in all the'figures.
A represents a portion of a mechanical musical instrument. The mechanical musical instrument here shown is in the form ofa pianola. .As this form of instrument is well known to those skilled in the art,it will not be described in detail.
A represents a tracker-board; A a perforated music-sheet, which is movable over the tracker-board and controls the operation of the pneumatics, and a the usual spool on which the music-sheet is wound from off the spool a.
B B B represent controllers, each of which is here shown as being in the form of a lever, and which controllers are provided at thefront of the musical instrument. The controllerB is for operating mechanism to move the loud or forte pedal. The controller B is for operating a mechanism which controls the high and low tension winds for obtaining differences in expression, and the lever B is for controlling the tempo mechanism, which, as is well known, controls the speed of the music-sheet in its passage over the tracker-board.
19 represents the usual tempo-scale employed in connection with the controller B The perforated music-sheet A is here shown as being provided with two lines a a one of which, a is made up of dots. The line a indicates the expression to be given in the playing of the musical composition cut in a musicsheet," while the line a indicates the tempo of the musical composition. A- third line may be'provided which would indicate the times at which the pedal should be operated.
C represents a device (here shown as being in the form of an arm) which is adapted to be carried by or connected with either of the controllers B B B If desired, a separate device C may be provided for each controller or for two of the controllers. The arm C is here shown as being hinged, pivoted,'or otherwise secured at one of its ends to a controller, and it is' 'of such a length as to have its end 0 extend approximately over the trackerboard. The end 0 is sharpened or pointed in order that the line marked on the music-sheet indicating the effects to be produced maybe more easily followed. The arm is preferably hinged to the controller in order that it may be moved out of the way when a music-sheet is to be placed in position in the instrument, and it is provided with a finger-piece c in order that the controller and the follower may be easily moved.
It is obvious that by having the device 0 follow the line marked on the music-sheet which indicates eifects to be obtained in playing a corresponding movement will be had of the controller and the mechanism of the controller affected accordingly.
I intend to cover generically by my claims the combinations specified by them, including, among other things, a line to indicate any and all effects to be produced-as, for example, a line to indicate the application of the forte-pedal, another line to indicate the application of the expression instrumentalities, and another line to indicate speed or combination of a'pcrforated music-sheet hav- 10o iug marked thereon, a line which indicates effects to be produced in playing, and a controller, by which such effects are governed, extending over the music-sheet and capable of adjustment by the operator to follow said line, substantially as described.
2. In a mechanical musical instrument the combination of a perforated music-sheet havsheet may be made to correspond to that indicated by the tempo-line.
4. The combination in a mechanical inusical instrument, of a perforated music-sheet having a tempo-line, means for moving said sheet over the tracker-board, and the tempo mechanism of the instrument comprising a controller-lever extending over the musicsheet and capable of adjustment by the operator to follow the tempo-line, whereby the speed of the music-sheet may be made to correspond to that indicated by the tempo-line.
In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.
FRANCIS LINCOLN YOUNG.
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H. D. J AMESON, A. NUTTING.
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