An Instrument to be Used in Playing the Guitar.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Dec., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 14th Sept., 1896-Accepted. 31st Oct. 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Instrument to be Used in Playing the Guitar.
I, GIOVANNI ZANETTI, of 8 Albert Road, Bournemouth, in the County of Hants,
Musician, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The invention has for its object the production of an instrument to be used in
playing the guitar, by which novel and improved effects can be obtained, such, for
instance, as that of a muffled drum.
In carrying my invention into effect I form the body of the instrument by pre-
ference of a portion of a common cane having a curved handle, split about centrally
along the same so far as the curved portion thereof is concerned, and tapered slightly
therefrom towards the other end, which thinner portion is that to be held in the
hand, whilst a part of the curved end and the adjoining portion of the straight
part of the cane form the striking part of the instrument. That part of the instrument
immediately, beyond the holding portion thereof and extending therefrom to the
extreme end of the curved head thereof is covered preferably with chamois leather,
an extra thickness thereof being also preferably used along the striking part of the
instrument.
It is evident that the body of the instrument may be made of whalebone or
other suitable material and that other equivalent material may be substituted for the
chamois leather covering, whilst in order to give a good appearance to the instrument,
it may be either partially or entirely covered with leather or other suitable material.
Dated December 13th 1895.
HARRIS & MILLS,
23 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.
HARRIS & MILLS,
23 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.
An Instrument to be Used in Playing the Guitar.
I, GIOVANNI ZANETTI, of 8 Albert Road, Bournemouth, in the County of Hants,
Musician, 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 :-
The invention has for its object the production of an instrument to be used in
playing the guitar by which novel and improved effects can be obtained, such for
instance, as that of a muffled drum.
My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Fig. 1 is a side
view and Fig. 2 a longitudinal and Fig. 3 a cross section of the said instrument.
In carrying my invention into effect 1 form the body of the instrument by
preference of a portion of a common cane having a curved handle the cane being
split about centrally along the same, the rear portion a¹ of the straight part is that to
be held in the hand whilst a part of the curved end 6 and the adjoining portion a
of the straight part of the cane form the striking part of the instrument.
The part a of the instrument immediately beyond the holding portion a' thereof
and extending therefrom to the extreme end of the curved head a thereof is

page_text: covered preferably with chamois. leather, an extra thickness or thicknesses c thereof
being also preferably used along the striking part of the instrument.
It is evident that the body of the instrument may be made of whalebone or other
suitable material and that other equivalent material may be substituted for the
chamois leather covering whilst in order to give a good appearance to the instrument
it may be either partially or entirely covered with leather or other suitable material.
A knob d is preferably applied to the end of the holding part to facilitate the
holding of the instrument.
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 :-
1. An instrument to be used in playing the guitar constructed substantially as
herein shown and described.
2. The improved instrument to be used in playing the guitar substantially as
herein shown and described.
Sontronne 14th 1006
HARRIS & MILLS,
23 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.
HARRIS & MILLS,
23 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.