IMPROVEMENTS CONNECTED WITH MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS ESPECIALLY THOSE HAVING A PEDAL ACTION FOR PRODUCING AND GOVERNING MUSICAL SOUNDS to
Year: 1884

page_text: I JOHN STUTTAFORD of Richmond Villa, Somerset Road, Barnet, in the county
of Herts, Musical Instrument Dealer do hereby declare the nature of my said
invention for "IMPROVEMENTS CONNECTED WITH MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS ESPECIALLY
THOSE HAVING A PEDAL ACTION FOR PRODUCING AND GOVERNING MUSICAL SOUNDS
to be as follows:-
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This invention relates mainly to the construction of an instrument (known as
a "Pedalier" or "set of organ pedals ") for producing and govering musical sounds
by pedal action said instrument being particularly suitable for practice or study in
the use of pedals either alone (when the bellows can be actuated by the student) or
in front of a piano or such like instrument which (for the purpose of practice) does
the duty of the manual or key board of an organ.
As an instrument it is complete in itself and although it can be used as an
adjunct to a piano or similar instrument it is not part of nor connected to one.
The special features are:-
1 An appliance for supporting the reed or tongue slightly out of its normal
position to ensure its instantaneous vibration for speaking its note when the pallet
is opened by the pressing down of its pedal and to continue its sound until tho
pedal is set free the pallet then closing the aperture and the appliance again placing
the tongue out of position.
2 Shifting and adjustable toe pieces known as "sharps" on the sharp's pedals to
admit of their being adapted for children or for an adult and also to permit of the
said too pieces being arranged in parallel or in segmental order.
3 Means of setting the seat to any desired height or nearer to or from the toe
pieces so as to be readily adapted for convenience of a child or for varying heights
of different players.
4 Screwing down the reed or tongue frames to the floors of their chambers or
cavities and so arranging the covering of same that they can be readily exposed for
tuning and other purposes.
5 Arranging the pallet rods to the pallets and providing for delicate adjustment
without actual connection with back bars of the pedals.
6 Means by which the player can work the exhausters or blowers.

page_text: Taking all the above features in combination for forming or constructing an
instrument for pedal practice or for study I arrange all the pedals in the usual way
and support the front end of each on a spring so that it may rise after each
depression. The opposite end of each pedal is hung by a spring plate to a fixed
part of the frame and has affixed to it an upright bar standing at a right angle
with its upper end cushioned and caused to bear against a knob or end of a
parbuckle capable of adjustment as to touch therewith.
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The opposite end of this parbuckle "buts" or presses against a bent metal plate
firmly affixed to the pallet through which it (pallet) is actuated. The front end of
the pallet is forked for guidance by the shank of its spring and the back end
slotted with a pin through it and loosely socketed to give freedom of motion
therefrom.
The pallet has a screw pin projecting from its upper face and the end is slit and
has a piece of soft material inserted for the reed or tongue to rest upon but slightly
out of its normal position to start the vibratory motion when the pallet is acted
on by the pedal a spring returning the pallet to its first position when the pedal
.is free.
The reed or tongue frame is fastened to its flooring permanently and the
chamber containing it has a hinged cover to give access for tuning and regulating
purposes.
The tongues in their cavities are arranged on a box completely across the
instrument in the interior of which are the pallets and action. This box by a
hinge joint in front can be turned over to give access to the pallets and their
springs.
I arrange a transverse plank over the exhauster or bellows to which is fixed
vertically a wedge shaped plank to which the exhausters or bellows are fixed and
through which for the passage of wind to or from the reeds I cut channels whose
lower ends terminate in the exhausters or bellows and are provided with valves set
to open in the proper direction as are also the exhausters or bellows on a motion
being given by a vibrating lever.
The seat supports are notched or recessed from front to rear and the seat has an
angle iron or thin rib on each side with the rib flush with one face. Both faces
can be used to sit on and when turned with one face uppermost it is level with
the notches or recesses in which the ribs are engaged but when turned over with
the other face uppermost the sitting surface is an inch more or less higher and so
on for each notch or recess. By this means the seat which is slid into the notches
can be both regulated as to height and as to distance from the pedal step to suit
the player.

page_text: I JOHN STUTTAFORD of Richmond Villa, Somerset Road, Barnet, in the county
of Herts, Musical Instrument Dealer, do hereby declare the nature of my said
invention for "IMPROVEMENTS CONNECTED WITH MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, ESPECIALLY
THOSE HAVING A PEDAL ACTION FOR PRODUCING AND GOVERNING MUSICAL SOUNDS,"
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 mainly to the construction of an instrument (known as a
"Pedalier" or set of organ pedals") for producing and governing musical sounds
by pedal action said instrument being particularly suitable for practice or study in
the use of pedals either alone (when the bellows can be actuated by the student) or
in front of a piano or such like instrument which (for the purpose of practice) does
the duty of the manual or key board of an organ.
As an instrument it is complete in itself and although it can be used as an
adjunct to a piano or similar instrument it is not part of nor connected to one.
The special features will be understood by reference to the annexed drawings
and consist of
1-An appliance A (Figure 1) for supporting the reed or tongue B slightly out
of its normal position to ensure its instantaneous vibration for speaking its note
when the pallet C is opened by the pressing down of its pedal D and to continue
its sound until the pedal D is set free, the pallet C then closing the aperture E and
the appliance again placing the tongue B out of position.
2-Shifting and adjustable toe pieces F known as "sharps" on the sharp
pedals D to admit of their being adapted for children or for an adult and also to
permit of the said toe pieces F being arranged in parallel or in segmental order
that is to say, side by side or in a curve baving its axis a suitable distance behind
the seat of the player or segment of a circle having a radius of about 8 feet.
6 inches.
3-Means of setting the seat to any desired height or nearer to or from the toe
pieces F so as to be readily adapted for convenience of a child or for varying heights
of different players.
4-Screwing down the reed or tongue frames H to the floors J of their chambers
or cavities and so arranging the covering K of same that they can be readily
exposed for tuning and other purposes.
5-Arranging the pallet rods L to the pallets C and providing for delicate
adjustment without actual connection with back bars M of the pedals D, D¹.
6-Means by which the player can work the exhausters or blowers namely, a
lever M¹ fixed at the bottom of the blowers on a suitable frame N' (Figures 6 and 7).
A metal strap connects the two exhausters as shown in Figures 1 and 7.
Taking all the above features in combination for forming or constructing an
instrument for pedal practice or for study I arrange all the pedals in the usual way
and support the front end of each on a spring N so that it may rise after each
depression as will be understood by Figure 4 of the drawings which represents
seven pedals; the portion P on Figure 1 of the case work of the instrument being
removed. The rise of the pedals is regulated by crosspieces N³.
The opposite end D³ D³ (Figure 2) of each pedal is hung by a spring plate G to
a fixed part R of the frame or case and has affixed to it the upright bar M standing
at a right angle with its upper end cushioned and caused to bear against a knob Š
or end of a parbuckle T capable of adjustment to touch said bar M.
The
The opposite end of this parbuckle T "butts" or presses against a bent metal
plate T firmly affixed to the pallet C through which (the pallet) is actuated.
fiont end of the pallet C is forked for guidance by the shank of its spring U and
the back end slotted with a pin V through it and loosely socketed to give freedom
of motion therefrom.

page_text: The pallet C has a screw pin A projecting from its upper face and the end is slit
and has a piece W of soft material inserted for the reed or tongue to rest upon but
slightly out of its normal position to start the vibratory motion when the pallet C
is acted on by the pedal D a spring X returning the pallet C to its first position
when the pedal is free.
The reed or tongue frame H is fastened to its flooring J permanently and the
chamber containing it has a hinged cover K to give access for tuning and regulating
purposes.
The tongues in their cavities are arranged on a box Y completely across the
instrument in the interior of which are the pallets C and action A, U, T, L, V, X.
This box Y, by a hinge joint Z in front, can be turned over to give access to the
pallets and their springs as in Figure 7.
I arrange a transverse plank a over the exhauster or bellows b, b¹, to which is
fixed vertically a wedge shaped plank c to which the exhausters or bellows are fixed
and through which for the passage of wind to or from the reeds I cut channels d, d,
whose lower ends terminate in the exhausters or bellows and are provided with
valves & set to open in the proper direction as are also the exhausters or bellows
on a motion being given by a vibrating lever.
The seat supports fare notched or recessed from front to rear and the seat g has
an angle iron h, k, or thin rib on each side with the rib flush with one face j. Both
faces can be used to sit on and when turned with one face uppermost it is lovel
with the notches or recesses / in which the ribs are engaged but when turned over
as shown in dotted lines with the other face uppermost the sitting surface is an
inch more or less higher and so on for each notch or recess. By this means the seat
which is slid into the notches can be both regulated as to height and as to distance
from the pedal step to suit the player.
Figure 1 of the annexed drawings is a part sectional elevation of an instrument
constructed according to my invention showing the exhausters, action etc. and the
adjustable toc piece F having two metal dowells m, m³, (shown in dotted lines to
move in the slot n) and a headed bolt p and disc nut q, for tightening when the
toe piece F is adjusted.
Figure 2 is a plan of two pedals and Figures 3 and 4 back and front elevations
of pedals. Figure 5 is a section showing the position of the action when the pedal
is pressed down. Figures 6 and 7 Sheet 2 show my method of constructing
and arranging the seat hereinbefore described, and the lever for working the
exhausters.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is;
First. The arrangement of pedalier instrument as hereinbefore described and as
shown in Figure 1 of the annexed drawings.
Secondly. The appliance A by which the vibratory motion of the reed or
tongue B can be obtained simultaneously with the movement of the pallet C
as and for the purpose set forth.
Thirdly. The shiftable and adjustable toe pieces to the "sharp" pedals of musical
instruments substantially as described and shown.
Fourthly. The particular arrangement of sent support before referred to and
shown in the annexed drawings for the purpose described.