Improvements in Clarionets.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Sept., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 20th June, 1893—Accepted, 22nd July, 1893.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Clarionets.
I RICHARD STANDRING of 19 Poland Street, Accrington, in the County of
Lancaster, Machinist, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as.
follows:-
This invention relates to that class of clarionet or instrument having thirteen
keys and the object is to get a perfect C sharp without the addition of another key,
and to so facilitate the fingering of the instrument to be able to get the C sharp
by pressing the little finger of the left hand upon the lever of the number two key
or old C sharp which is so arranged as to close the C natural key giving the
perfect C sharp on the middle register and F sharp on the bottom register, and at
the same time leaving the little finger of the right hand at liberty to use on the
D sharp key when required. Again by pressing the little finger of the left hand
upon the lever of the number one key or long B natural it is so manipulated
as to close the C natural key which gives the B natural in the middle register or
E natural in the bottom register; leaving the little finger of the right hand at
liberty to use on D sharp when required. Also upon the centre of the D sharp
key, I have a fingering arrangement in connection with the number one key or
long B natural, and a projection underneath the finger part of C natural key, so
that by pressing with the little finger of the right hand upon the fingering arrange-
ment it closes the number one key or long B natural, and the C natural key,
giving the B natural in the middle register or E natural in the bottom register,
leaving the little finger of the left hand at liberty to use on the number two key
or old C sharp when required.
Dated this 23rd day of September 1892.
RICHARD STANDRING.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Clarionets.
I RICHARD STANDRING, of 19 Poland Street, Accrington, in the County of
Lancaster, Machinist, 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 that class of clarionet or instrument having thirteen
keys, and the object is to get a perfect C sharp without the addition of another
key, and to facilitate the fingering of the instrument.
The invention will be fully described and ascertained with reference to the
accompanying drawing.
Fig. 1 is a plan of the lower joint of the clarionet.
When playing the instrument by pressing the little finger of the left hand upon
the lever A of the number two or old C sharp key, which is formed with a tongue
passing under the lever C of the number one or long B natural key so as to lift
the tongue or lever D of the C natural key closing the same and giving the perfect
C sharp on the middle register and F sharp on the bottom register, at the same
time leaving the little finger of the right hand at liberty to use on the D sharp
key E when required.
Again by pressing the little finger of the left hand upon the lever C of the
number one or long B natural key the same having a tongue formed at F which
passes under the tongue or lever D of the C natural key closing the same which
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page_text: gives the B natural in the middle register or E natural in the bottom register
leaving the little finger of the right hand at liberty to use on the D sharp key E
when required. Also upon the centre pin G of the D sharp key E I mount a
fingering part or lever H which passes under the lever C of the number one or
long B natural key and by pressing with the little finger of the right hand upon
the lever H it closes the number one or long B natural key and the tongue Fon
the lever C acting at one and the same time on the tongue or lever D of the
C natural key closes the same and gives the B natural in the middle register or
E natural in the bottom register leaving the little finger of the left hand at liberty
to use on the lever A of the number two or old C sharp key when required.
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. In a clarionet having thirteen keys the combination with the lever A of the
tongue B substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.
2. In a clarionet having thirteen keys the combination with the lever C of
the tongue F substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.
3. In a clarionet having thirteen keys the combination with centre pin G of the
D sharp key E of the fingering part or lever H substantially as described and for
the purpose set forth.
4. A clarionet of the kind described having the several actuating parts con-
structed substantially, and arranged as described and shown.
Dated this 19th day of June 1893.
RICHARD STANDRING.