Improvements Applicable to Pianos, Organs, and other similar Musical Instruments.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Nov., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 24th Aug., 1889-Accepted, 19th Oct., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements Applicable to Pianos, Organs, and other similar
Musical Instruments.
I JOHN NUTTALL of 282 Bolton Road Stubbins, Ramsbottom in the County of
Lancaster Commercial Clerk do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to organ pedals with an adjustable seat for organ pedal
practise in connection with organs, pianos or any other similar musical instruments.
The object of the invention being so to construct the pedal action that it can either
be folded up out of the way underneath the keyboard or altogether removed when not
required.
The pedal frame is in two parts, the front part of frame slides under the instrument
supporting levers which are in contact at one end with the pedals and at the other end
in contact with a screw threaded pin attached to "stickers" inside of the instrument
to act upon other levers which are connected to the keys of the instrument. The pedal
frame is hinged at or near the point where the pedals press down the levers in the other
part of the frame allowing the whole to be folded and turned up underneath the key
board or drawn away from the instrument altogether.
Two small pieces of timber upon which the instrument stands are used as guides for
the pedal frame to keep the pedal levers in position for playing without any further
adjusting.
The seat-feet clip the back rail of the pedal frame, being so constructed as to fold
into the pedals to allow the seat to fold up along with the pedals underneath the key
board. The lid or board forming the seat is hinged on two pedestals; these pedestals
have teeth on the back edge and slide into a frame. On the top of the frame are fixed
two small levers with springs to keep the levers in contact with the teeth on pedestal
backs so that the seat can be raised or lowered when required; the lid or board
forming the seat being hinged will fold back allowing the seat frame to fold into the
pedals thereby occupying only a small space when the whole apparatus is folded under
the key board of an instrument.
When the seat is being used by two performers at the piano the pedal action not
being required a foot board binged to the back rail of the pedal frame is dropped over
the pedals for the performers' feet to rest upon. When the apparatus is removed from
the instrument, the various hinged parts are divided and so arranged as to allow the
pedal frame to lap or fold over the seat and stand on the feet of the stool legs in a
comparatively small compass.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements Applicable to Pianos, Organs, and other similar
Musical Instruments.
1 JOHN NUTTALL of 282 Bolton Road Stubbins Ramsbottom in the County of
Lancaster Commercial Clerk 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 organ pedals with an adjustable seat for organ pedal

page_text: practise in connection with organs, pianos, or other similar musical instruments, the
object of the invention being so to construct the pedal action that it can either be
folded up out of the way underneath the keyboard or altogether removed when not
required.
Such being the nature and object of my said invention the manner in which the
same is to be performed or carried into practical effect will be readily understood on
reference to the annexed sheet of drawings and the following explanation thereof
Fig. 1 on the drawings is a section of my improved apparatus as applied to a piano
or organ.
The pedal frame a, b is in two parts, the front part a of the frame slides under the
instrument supporting levers c which are in contact at their outer ends with the
pedals d, and at their inner ends in contact with another set of levers e attached to
the bottom of the piano frame which is kept off the floor by the castors f*.
Each of the levers e acts upon a screw threaded pin or wire 9 inside the instrument,
and at the top of these wires are attached the "stickers" which act upon other
levers under the keyboard k, which levers are connected to the piano keys by a gut
string m secured to the under side of the keys by an eyescrew o.
These levers are all placed upon a board p which is screwed to the piano frame
underneath the keys and each lever has a shouldered pin q passing through the centre
and is kept in position by an elastic band r.
The pedal frame a, b is hinged at the point s near to where the pedals d press down
the levers c in the part a of the frame allowing the whole to be folded and turned up
underneath the keyboard as shown at Fig. 2. or drawn away from the instrument
altogether. Two small blocks of timber t upon which the castors of the instrument
rest are used as guides for the pedal frame a, 6 to keep the pedals & in position for
playing without any further adjustment.
The feet u of the seat clip the back rail 6x of the pedal frame 6 being so
constructed as to fold into the pedals d to allow the seat to fold up on its hinges,
along with the pedals & underneath the keyboard as seen at Fig. 2, the lid or board v
forming the seat is hinged on two pedestals v*; these pedestals have teeth on the
back edge and slide into a frame w. On the top of this frame are fixed two
catches which may either slide or move on spring levers y which keep the catches
always in contact with the teeth on the pedestal backs unless when drawn back
by the knob z so that the seat can be raised or lowered when required. The lid
or board v forming the seat being hinged will fold back allowing the seat frame w
to fold into the pedals d thereby occupying only a small space when the whole
apparatus is folded under the keyboard of the instrument as shown.
When the seat is being used by two performers at the piano (the pedal action not
being required) a foot board may be hinged to the back rail of the pedal frame and
dropped over the pedals for the performers feet to rest upon.
When the apparatus is removed from the instrument the various hinged parts may
be divided and so arranged as to allow the pedal frame to lap or fold over the seat and
stand on the feet of the stool legs in a comparatively small compass.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed -1 declare that what I
claim is
First. A set of pedals which can be taken away from the instrument and replaced
without any adjustment and are so hinged as to allow the pedals to fold underneath
the keyboard substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated by the drawings
annexed.
Secondly. An adjustable seat and footboard attached to an organ pedal frame so as
to fold along with the pedals underneath the keyboard substantially as hereinbefore
described.
Thirdly. A set of levers mounted in a frame to be screwed to the bottom of the

page_text: instrument connecting the organ pedals with the levers used for pulling down the
piano keys, substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated by the drawings
annexed.
Dated this 23rd day of Angust 1889
GEORGE DAVIES,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agent for the Applicant.