Year: 1888

page_text: I, JANE ROECKEL, of 1, Worcester Lawn, College Road, Clifton, in the County
of Gloucester, Professor of Music, do hereby declare the nature of said Invention, to
be as follows:-
The object of my invention is the construction of an apparatus for teaching, by
practical illustration, how all the clefs used in music are derived from the great stave
of eleven lines.
My apparatus consists of a suitable base or foundation on which I erect two
uprights or standards, and upon one of which uprights I thread eleven rings or
collars, each provided with a rod or bar, the entire number of rods or bars thus
forming the great stave of eleven lines. These rods or bars are free to be turned or
swung out of the way as required, for the purpose hereinafter mentioned, but when
not so turned or swung they are retained in place by any convenient means provided
on the other upright or standard. The collars or rings may however be dispensed
with and the two supports or standards furnished with holes through which the rods.
may be pushed, or withdrawn as required. The central rod or bar is of a different
colour from the others, in order to direct particular attention to the middle C (do) as
being the centre of notation.
Any five consecutive rods or bars forming the clef may be turned or swung round
out of the way in order to shew the pupil exactly how the clefs are derived from the
great stave. And if it be desired to retain these five consecutive rods or bars parallel
when so turned or swung I may provide a small block or piece of suitable material
having five holes pierced therein and corresponding to the five rods or bars; into
these holes the rods or bars can be placed.
Upon the fourth bar or rod from the bottom of the great stave, and constituting the
note F (fa) I place either the letter F, or the usual symbol
for the bass clef ;
and upon the sixth bar or rod, that is to say the central or coloured one, I place either
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for the C clef. And lastly upon the
eighth bar or rod constituting the note G (sol) in the treble clef, I place the letter G,
or the usual symbol
of treble clef. These letters or symbols may be made of
any suitable material, as for instance cardboard, ivory, bone, tin, wood, or of twisted
wire, and may be attached to the respective bars or rods by any suitable means, such
as clips, hooks, or by tying.
For purposes of instruction the letters and symbols may be made removable, so that
they may be changed from their proper bars and placed upon any of the other bars or
rods, in order that it may be ascertained whether the pupil has thoroughly understood
the system of notation.
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I may also construct notes to be hung on to the various bars or rods, or to
be affixed between them.
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page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Apparatus for Teaching the Derivation of all the Clefs from the
Great Stave.
1, JANE ROECKEL, of 1, Worcester Lawn, College Road, Clifton, in the County of
Gloucester, Professor of Music, 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, (reference being had to the accompany-
ing drawings, and to the letters and figures marked thereon) that is to say :-
The object of my Invention. is the construction of an apparatus for teaching,
by practical illustration, how all the clefs used in music are derived from the great
stave of eleven lines.
My apparatus, which I designate the "Panphonion," consists of a suitable base or
foundation, on which I erect two uprights or standards, and upon one of which
uprights I arrange eleven rings or collars, each provided with a rod or bar, the entire
number of rods or bars thus forming the great stave of eleven lines. These rods or
bars are free to be turned or swung out of the way as required, for the purpose
hereinafter mentioned, but when not so turned or swung, they are retained in place
by any convenient means provided on the other upright or standard. The collars or
rings may, however, be dispensed with and the two supports or standards furnished
with holes through which the rods may he pushed, or withdrawn, as required. The
central rod or bar is of a different colour from the others, in order to direct particular
attention to the middle C (do) as being the centre of notation.
Any five consecutive rods or bars forming the clef may be turned or swung round
out of the way in order to shew the pupil exactly how the clefs are derived from the
great stave. And if it be desired to retain these five consecutive rods or bars parallel,
when so turned or swung, I may provide a small block or piece of suitable material
having five holes pierced therein, and corresponding to the five rods or bars; into
these holes the rods or bars can be placed.
Upon the fourth bar or rod from the bottom of the great stave, and constituting
for the bass
the note F (fa), I place either the letter F or the usual symbol
clef; and upon the sixth bar or rod, that is to say, the central or coloured one, I place
for the C clef. And lastly, upon
the eighth bar or rod constituting the note G (sol) in the treble clef, I place the
either the letter C (do) or the usual symbol (ED)
letter G, or the usual symbol
of treble clef. These letters or symbols may
be made of any suitable material, as for instance cardboard, ivory, bone, tin, wood, or
of twisted wire, and may be attached to the respective bars or rods by any suitable
means, such as clips, hooks, or by tying.

page_text: For the purpose of instruction, the letters and symbols may be made removable so
that they may be changed from their proper bars and placed upon any of the other
bars or rods, in order that it may be ascertained whether the pupil has thoroughly
understood the system of notation.
I may also construct notes and other musical signs, to be hung on to the various
bars or rods, or to be affixed between them.
I now proceed with reference to the accompanying drawings to particularly
describe my invention.
Figure 1 is a front elevation of the apparatus, shewing the great stave of eleven
lines, Figures 2 and 3 being end views of the same. Figure 4 is a front elevation
shewing the lower five lines and the middle C (do) which latter is of a different
colour, turned or swung outwards as would be done when in the course of instructing
pupils.
a,
is the base, b, b¹, the uprights or standards. Upon the standard 61 are mounted
eleven rods or bars c, representing the great stave of eleven lines. Each of these rods
or bars terminates at one of its ends in a ring or collar d, by means of which any five
lines forming a clef can be turned or swung outwards at will.
The proper intervals or spaces are maintained between these rods or bars by
washers e.
The rods or bars are retained in position, when closed, by engaging in notches n,
cut in the standard b.
Upon these rods or bars I suspend, by any convenient contrivances, such as hooks,
clips, or by tying, five or more removable musical symbols, viz. three clefs, and two
or more notes or musical signs, and a clip f. for assisting the simultaneous removal of
any five consecutive lines of the great stave, represented by the rods or bars c. This
clip consists of a block or strip of suitable material pierced with five holes corre-
sponding to the rods or bars c forming the five lines of a stave, and over the ends of
these rods, or bars the clip is slipped and maintains them parallel when swung
outwardly.
On the intervals formed on the standard b between the rods or bars C, I stamp,
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engrave, or apply in any suitable manner, the letters denoting the spaces,"
"and on
the rings or collars d, carried by the standard 61, I likewise stamp, engrave, or apply
the letters denoting the "lines," as shewn in Figures 1 and 2.
Thus it will be seen that the apparatus is so constructed that any line, or lines, may
be swung off rapidly, so as to shew from what part of the great stave they are
extracted. For instance, by removing the central coloured bar, the familiar Bass and
Treble are recognized; by swinging off the central five lines, the Contralto Staff is
produced; and in like manner all the staves in use (and obsolete) may be learnt at a
glance, and the fact that the C clef is always the central line (middle C) of the Great
Staff, is made perfectly clear, in spite of its apparent change of place during the
process of extracting the various five line staves from the apparatus.
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 :-
The apparatus for teaching the derivation of all the clefs from the great stave,
substantially as described and as shewn in the drawings hereunto annexed.
Dated this 24th day of October 1588.
ERNEST DE PASS, Fel. Inst. P.A.,
68, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the Applicant.