Improvements in Combined Pianofortes and Organs.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Sept., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 8th June, 1892-Accepted, 23rd July, 1882
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Combined Pianofortes and Organs.
I EDMUND HEY, of 5 Whitehall Street, Rochdale, in the County of Lancaster,
Dealer in Pianos, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in combined pianofortes and organs or
harmoniums whereby the playing of the piano alone, of the organ alone, of both
together or a part of each, as may be desired, is greatly facilitated, and it consists
particularly in a simple and ready means of putting the stickers in and out of gear
with the keys of the pianoforte.
.
Beneath the keyboard of the piano I place a draw-stop attached to a rod or bar
passing to the back of the stickers and in connection with a pivoting bar or shutter,
preferably by a regulating screw, each sticker having a pin or projection at the
back by which it is in contact with the shutter. This pivoting bar or shutter may
extend the entire breadth of the piano, or it may be in sections, say in two parts,
the draw-stops being also duplicated so that if desired only one half of the stickers
may be thrown out of gear at a time. A certain number of the keys, say 61 will
be placed in connection with an organ seated above the piano by means of rods or
bars each resting by one end on a key and having its other end in contact with a
lever or suitable means of operating the reeds of the organ.
When it is desired to play the organ alone all the draw-stops are pulled out,
their draw-bars striking against the pivoting shutter causes it to turn and lift the
stickers off of the keys, the piano thus remaining noiseless when the keys are struck
and only the notes of the organ sounding; by pushing in the draw-stops the shutters
released from the pressure of the draw-bars pivot back bringing the stickers with
them to their normal position in relation to the keys; by pulling only one draw-
stop only a section of the stickers are thrown out of gear and the organ may be
played with a pianoforte accompaniment; if none of the draw-stops are pulled the
piano may sound alone or simultaneously with the organ if the stops of this latter
are opened and wind supplied.
Dated this Twenty-sixth day of September 1891.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Combined Pianofortes and Organs.
I EDMUND HEY of 5 Whitehall Street, Rochdale in the County of Lancaster,
Dealer in Pianos 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 :-
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This invention relates to improvements in combined pianofortes and organs or
harmoniums whereby the playing of the piano alone, of the organ alone, of both
together, or a part of each as may be desired is greatly facilitated, and it consists
particularly in a simple and ready means of putting the stickers in and out of gear
with the keys of the pianoforte.
The accompanying drawings show the apparatus hereinafter described by
reference thereto the same parts in the various figures being indicated by like
reference letters.

page_text: Figure 1 is a side elevation partly in section of one pianoforte hammer the
sticker of which is in gear.
Figure 2 is a side elevation partly in section of one pianoforte hammer the
sticker of which is put out of gear.
Figure 3 is a back view of two sets of hammers covering respectively the treble
and the bass one hammer for each being shown the figure being broken off to avoid
repetition to the extent of a full set of hammers for the treble and the bass.
Beneath the keyboard A of the piano I place a draw-stop B attached to a rod or
bar C passing to the back of the stickers D and in connection with a pivoting bar
or shutter E preferably by a regulating screw F, each sticker having a pin or
projection Gat the back by which it is in contact with the pivoting bar E. This
pivoting bar E may extend the entire breadth of the piano or it may be in sections
as shown in Figure 3 the two sections being supported at their division by the
upright H, the draw stops B being also duplicated so that if desired only one half
of the stickers D may be thrown out of gear at a time.
A certain number of the keys say 61 will be placed in connection with an organ
seated above the piano by means of rods or bars each resting by one end on a key
and having its other end in contact with a lever or suitable means of operating the
reeds of the organ.
When it is desired to play the organ alone all the draw stops B are pulled out,
their draw bars C striking by their regulating screws F against the pivoting bars E
to cause them to turn and lift the stickers D off the keys, the piano thus remaining
noiseless when the keys are struck and only the notes of the organ sounding; by
pushing in the draw stops B the pivoting bars E, released from the pressure of the
draw bars C, pivot back bringing the stickers D with them to their normal position
in relation to the keys; by pulling out only one draw stop B only a section of the
stickers are thrown out of gear and the organ may be played with a pianoforte
accompaniment; if none of the draw stops B are pulled out the piano may sound
alone or simultaneously with the organ if the stops of this latter are opened and
wind supplied.
I provide the pivoting bars B with a series of regulating screws J by which to
adjust the point of contact of the pivoting bar B with the pin or projection G of
each sticker D independently of the others.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
:-
1. In combined pianofortes and organs the combination of a draw stop, a pivoted
bar and a pin or projection from the sticker operating to put the stickers in or out
of gear with the keys of the pianoforte collectively or in sectional divisions
representing the treble and bass substantially as described.
3. In combined pianofortes and organs the combination of a draw stop, a
regulating screw for the draw stop, a pivoted bar, regulating screws for the pivoted
bar and pins or projections from the stickers operating to put the stickers in or out
of gear with the keys of the pianoforte so that the piano may be played alone, or
the organ alone, or both together or a part of each substantially as described.
Dated this
day of June 1892