Improvements in Violin Bows and the like.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Mar., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 28th Dec., 1889-Accepted, 1st Feb., 1890-
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Violin Bows and the like.
I ADOLF KESSLER Junior, of Markneukirchen in the Empire of Germany Manu-
facturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to bows for playing violins and other such stringed instru-
ments and consists in certain improvements as hereinafter described having for. their
purpose the more perfect fixing of the hair in the bow.
The bundle of hairs is knotted at each end and the knots are fastened respectively
in the end of the bow and in the movable pillar near the handle, by passing the said
knots into recesses made of desired shape and communicating with channels for the
passage of the hairs, such channels being shaped so that the bundle of hairs is spread
out in the usual manner in a flat band. The entrances to the said recesses in which the
knots lie are respectively closed by neatly fitted slides or otherwise.
Dated this 29th day of March 1889
HERBERT & Co.,
Agents to Applicant.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Violin Bows and the like.
I, ADOLF KESSLER Junior of Markneukirchen in the Empire of Germany, Manu-
facturer, 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:
This invention relates to bows for stringed musical instruments and has for its
purpose to provide a device for a secure and uniform fastening of the hair band to
the bow.
Referring to the accompanying drawing,
Figs. 1 and 2 are respectively side view and partial section and a bottom view of
the improved bow in its main parts, and
Figs. 3 to 8 illustrate details thereof.
The ends of the hair bundle are shaped into knots or correspondingly thickened in
any other suitable manner and introduced into bores provided respectively in the
moveable nut or pillar and top end of the bow. The thickened part or knot a having
been placed into the bore of the moveable nut or pillar A, the hair bundle is passed
outward through a narrow slit d, which communicates with the bore, and uniformly
extended, Figs. 2 and 5 to 8.
By the application of said slit and bore, and of the thickening of the end of the
hair bundle, a completely secure and uniform fastening of the latter is attained,
while simultaneously preventing any extraordinary strain on single hairs, thereby
rendering the hair band far more durable than those bitberto employed.
The bore and slit d are closed by means of a neatly fitted slides as illustrated in
Figs. 1, 2, 5, 7 and 8.
The head or top of the bow is provided with a bore 9 connected with a narrow
slit for passing and spreading the bundle of hair. The knot or thickening of
the latter is introduced into the bore g where it is maintained secure and immoveable.
Said bore is closed by means of a nicely fitted slide k Figs. 3 and 4 so as to prevent the
hair band from slipping out.
The nut or pillar A is also provided with a peculiar contrivance for allowing the
hairs to be rapidly and in a simple manner spread out to the proper breadth of band
and so maintained. This contrivance consists of a wedge surface worked over the
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page_text: whole breadth of the bottom or hair seat surface of the nut A and serving to receive
the wedge m Figs. 1, 6, 7 and 8. The latter presses the hairs against ring n which is
made detachable from A to facilitate the passing through of the hair bundle, after the
latter is secured in the top piece and evened.
The hair bundle having been secured.in A and the ring n placed on, the hairs are
spread out in a flat band corresponding to their position in the top piece. Sub-
sequently the wedge 'm is introduced between land n, whereby the hairs are
maintained in an immovable position in the nut A after the latter has been duly
fixed to the bow.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
A bow for playing stringed musical instruments in which the bundle of hairs is
provided at its extremities with knots or thickenings, serving to be placed into bores
provided in the nut and top piece of the bow, the bundle of hairs proper being passed
through slits d and which communicate respectively with the hores of nut and top
piece, then uniformly spread out, and strained by means of the movable nut A, while
the band of hairs is maintained in its flat and uniform position in the nut A by means
of a wedge surface 1, wedge m and detachable ring n, substantially as and for the
purpose set forth.
Dated this 27th of December 1889.
ADOLF KESSLER, JUNIOR,
Per Huelser & Co.,
Attorneys.