Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-03-01
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fstaBt4a -ilote occurs. The vari-
loas instruments representing a
band of fifteen performers, have
their appropriate place allotted
TO them on the music sheet.
Each Instrument has It's indi-
! vidualfsHeaderp connected toit
4 by-a wire which grouped to-
gether form a cable running
from thesreading apparatus to
the music case or stand. Each
mote as seen as brought into
lcontact with its "reader" is tel
egraphed to the corresponding
performing msgnet, and as a
Igreat number arc .simultane-
ously read, it follows that the
mnsic is exceeding varied. The
speed at which the music sheet
lis drawn through the reading
Iapparatus,and consequently the
general movement of the piete
is controlled by a governor pc
culiar to the instrument. The
different values Of the notes, as
to time, are represented OH the
sheet by perfogations Of differ
gentSlongths, "A quarter note or
crotchet, forexample, being but
half as long as aminim, or half
note, and twice as long as an
eighth note, and so on for all
the other. sSarieties. Every
E1novement1 isBzautomically ex-
lecuted, bcingrepresented on the
sheet by. appropriate spaces. A
mark or perforation placed i'll
the spaces viii at the right in
stant sendnthes, electric thrill
FthroHgb the proper wire as
through q nerve, causing the
corresponding magnet in the
instrument to immediately give
like muscle, the correct stroke
Ior touch. m -..
1t is said that the application
Of this invention is.not limited
to the sentinstrument.which
is simply. its first fruits. 1t may
be applied on. a large scale to
the building of orchcstras, rep
Pesenthg hghundfeds ef4peFform-
ers, or ON a small scale, to the
piano or organ, as a Household
performer. 1t may be applied
to the latter and not conflict
with any Of their present pHr-
poses, but giving them the ad-
ditional powers of note read
ing and self-playing, We think
the time fast approaching when
those of ordinary means can
get the newest and most diff
cult music and have an instru-
ment at home, which is not on
Iy instrument, but also perform
ere ghenwill electricity be re-
garded as atuxury with which
we cannot dispense, giving at
any time amusement and recre-
alton. That its use viii dis
courage the present method, is
not probable; on the contrary
it may render the piano { or Or
CANA tehchei5maEihg the works
of the better authors more IA
miliar; and in SO doing raise
the average standard Of Popu-
lar musical taste; inerease the
demand for a more thorough
musical education, ard stimu-
=
late desire to excel in manual
performance. To support this
opinion may be mentioned the
introduction of an ninyention in
d sister fine aftL the automatic
production Of pictures by pho
tqgEaphy, which has not in the
least detmcteda afrOm the pre-
ductiOns of fatlie paihter's brush,
nor curfailed the use of the
pencil. Sc, Instantaneous is the
action aad. .trapsmisaion of elec-
tricity5thqt we've "a thousand in
stfhments E3gch as the present
electrically connected, they
wonld in accurate concert burst
forth into song, This instru-
ments therefore, opens the pos
sibility OF producing Music by
a giant orchestra, such as the
world has i1cver heard. No