Improvements in Musical Instruments.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Feb., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 17th Nov., 1896-Accepted, 24th Dec., 1896
NAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Musical Instruments.
A communication to me from WILHELM MECKLENBECK, of Hamnm, in the
Empire of Germany.
I, EDMUND EDWARDS, of the Firm of Edwards and Co., Patent Agents and
Engineers, of 65 and 66, Chancery Lane, in the County of Middlesex, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
It is well known that the bodies of musical instruments serve to increase the
power, without affecting the purity, of the tone.
This increase of the power is effected by making the body of the instrument of
very thin and elastic material, so as to allow free vibration, the clearness and purity
of tone being obtained by the use of a homogeneous material, which allows the free
propagation of the sound waves, whilst being as little as possible liable to be affected
by temperature or weather.
In accordance with these principles very many attempts have been made with
materials of all kinds, in order to meet as far as possible the above-mentioned
conditions in musical instruments.
The present invention has for its object the construction of the body of a
musical instrument of celluloid.
The easy working of celluloid renders its application to the variously shaped
bodies of musical instruments in no way difficult.
By its use the material of such bodies can be very thin, and at the same
time very elastic, with the advantage that an extraordinarily powerful tone is
produced.
Any injury to the purity or clearness of tone, by a want of homogeneity of the
material, or by the effect of weather or temperature is avoided, as the celluloid
used is perfectly homogeneous.
By the use of this material for the purpose described, the effect of temperature
and atmosphere is imperceptible.
It is obvious that, especially for use in organ pipes, celluloid is particularly well
adapted, as in such pipes every variation of moisture in the air, or of temperature,
affects the tone.
As musical instruments in very many cases have to be held in the hands, or as in
the case of organs, placed in the most suitable position, the lightness of celluloid
constitutes, in such cases, an advantage.
Dated this 17th day of February 1896
EDWARDS & Co.,
65 and 66, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Musical Instruments.
A communication to me from WILHELM MECKLENBECK, of Hamm, in the
Empire of Germany.
I, EDMUND EDWARDS, of the Firm of Edwards and Co., Patent Agents and
Engineers, of 65 and 66, Chancery Lane, in the County of Middlesex, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention, and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement, that is to say :-
It is well known that the bodies of musical instruments serve to increase the
power, without affecting the purity, of the tone of such instruments.
This increase of the power is effected ordinarily by making the body of the
instrument of very thin and elastic material, so as to allow free vibration, the
clearness and purity of tone being obtained by the use of a homogeneous material,
which allows the free propagation of the sound waves, whilst being as little as
possible liable to be affected by temperature or weather.
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In accordance with these principles very many attempts have been made with
materials of all kinds, in order to meet as far as possible the above-mentioned
conditions in musical instruments.
The present invention has for its object the construction of the body of a musical
instrument of celluloid.
The easy working of celluloid renders its application to the variously shaped
bodies of musical instruments in no way difficult.
By its use the material of such bodies can be very thin, and at the same
time very elastic, with the advantage that an extraordinarily powerful tone is
produced.
Any injury to the purity or clearness of tone, by a want of homogeneity of the
material, or by the effect of weather or temperature is avoided, as the celluloid
used is perfectly homogeneous.
By the use of this material for the purpose described, the effect of temperature
and atmosphere is imperceptible.
It is obvious that, especially for use in organ pipes, celluloid is particularly well
adapted, as in such pipes every variation of moisture in the air, or of temperature,
affects the tone.
As musical instruments in very many cases have to be held in the hands, or as in
the case of organs, placed in the most convenient and suitable position available,
the lightness of celluloid constitutes, in such cases, an advantage.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
The use of celluloid for the vibrating parts of musical instruments, substantially
as described.
Dated this 17th dow of Norember 1806
EDWARDS & Co.,
65 and 66, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicant.