An Improved Appliance for Attachment to Violins and similar Instruments to Insure Perfect Bowing by the Player.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Dec., 1889-Accepted, 11th Jan., 1890
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION. ·
An Improved Appliance for Attachment to Violins and similar
Instruments to Insure Perfect Bowing by the Player.
SYDNEY TURNER POPE Purewell, Christchurch in the County of Hampshire,
Gentleman, 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 an appliance made of one or more pieces of metal wire
or other suitable material bent somewhat in the form of a saddle to extend across and
partially above the strings of the musical instrument to which it is attached, at the
end of the arm of the appliance I attach a small piece of metal or other material in
the form of a clamp in which 1 bore a hole of suitable size and form a screw thread
therein to receive a screw for the purpose of attaching or fixing the said appliance to
the finger board of violins or similar instruments. The said appliance when attached
to such musical instruments being not only of much benefit to a person learning to
play, but saves the teacher a great deal of trouble, who is often powerless through
a true and perfect
want of care and attention on the part of a student to develop
action of the bow on the strings of violins, or similar musical instruments, the
"Arcuduct" are obvious.
advantages secured by using this appliance, which I call an
In order that my Invention may be more easily understood and explained in detail,
I have hereunto annexed a sheet of Drawings, on which letters of reference are marked
on corresponding parts on all the Figs. alike.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION. ·
An Improved Appliance for Attachment to Violins and similar
Instruments to Insure Perfect Bowing by the Player.
SYDNEY TURNER POPE Purewell, Christchurch in the County of Hampshire,
Gentleman, 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 an appliance made of one or more pieces of metal wire
or other suitable material bent somewhat in the form of a saddle to extend across and
partially above the strings of the musical instrument to which it is attached, at the
end of the arm of the appliance I attach a small piece of metal or other material in
the form of a clamp in which 1 bore a hole of suitable size and form a screw thread
therein to receive a screw for the purpose of attaching or fixing the said appliance to
the finger board of violins or similar instruments. The said appliance when attached
to such musical instruments being not only of much benefit to a person learning to
play, but saves the teacher a great deal of trouble, who is often powerless through
want of care and attention on the part of a student to develop a true and perfect
action of the bow on the strings of violins, or similar musical instruments, the
advantages secured by using this appliance, which I call an "Arcuduct" are obvious.
In order that my Invention may be more easily understood and explained in detail,
I have hereunto annexed a sheet of Drawings, on which letters of reference are marked
on corresponding parts on all the Figs. alike.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is a side view of my Invention.
Fig. 2 is an end view of same.
Fig. 3 is a view shewing the manner or way in which the appliance is attached to a
violin.
In these views I have shewn an "Arcuduct" constructed of one piece of metal wire
with vertical parallel sides a¹ a² leaving sufficient width between the said sides to
permit the bow to pass freely between them, b is the metal clamp at the end of the
arm a³ having a screw passing through one of its sides for the purpose of attaching
the appliance to the finger board c of a violin d.
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 I am
aware that in Pike's Specification 419488, the bow guide is attached to the finger
board and I therefore do not claim such method of attachment broadly, but what I
claim is :-
The double guide of metal wire, metal or any other suitable material of the form
shewn at Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of the accompanying drawings, which said appliance is

page_text: easily attached to, or detached from the finger boards of violins, violoncellos or
similar instruments, having for its object the guiding of the bow appertaining to
such instruments, so as to ensure a true and perfect action of the bow on the
strings of such instruments, as herein substantially described, set forth and fully
illustrated on the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 7th day of December 1889.
GRAHAM & GRAHAM,
Agents for the Applicant.