Improvements in Accordions.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 10th June, 1895
Complete Specification Left; 24th Feb., 1896-Accepted, 11th Apr., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Accordions.
I, JOHANN EMIL MUCKER, Watchmaker, of No. 7 Petersteinweg, Leipzig, in
the Empire of Germany, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows: --
The present invention relates to accordions, and consists in adapting the same to
be played by means of a note sheet, band or disc, the wind being supplied in the
ordinary manner by the operator drawing out and compressing the instrument.
In carrying out my invention I advantageously cause the note sheet, band or
disc to be passed over the valve levers of the accordion by means of a clockwork
or other suitable mechanism, the said disc, band or sheet being advantageously
arranged within the accordion casing, the means for driving the band, disc or sheet
are also advantageously placed inside the accordion, and provided with a device
whereby such means may be set going from the outside of the accordion. The
valves which when operated by the note disc, sheet or band produce the tones, are
advantageously arranged on a partition within the accordion casing such partition
may also serve to support the clockwork or other operating device for the note
sheet, band or disc. Thus when the clockwork is set going and the bellows of the
instrument expanded and compressed by hand the tune formed on the note
sheet will be played. The note sheet, disc or band is interchangeably mounted in
the casing. As the motion of the note sheet, disc or band is independent of the
operation of the bellows, the former will take place regularly and evenly, and will
not impede or render more difficult the operation of the bellows.
As the wind is supplied by hand, moderations in the power of the tones produced
will be possible, so that the effect produced will be better than that of ordinary
purely mechanical instruments.
Dated this 10th day of June 1895.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in Accordions.
I, JOHANN EMIL MUCKER, Watchmaker, of No. 7 Petersteinweg, Leipzig, in
the Empire of Germany, do hereby declare the nature of my invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The present invention relates to accordions, and consists in adapting the same to
be played by means of a note sheet, band or disc, the wind being supplied in the
ordinary manner by the operator drawing out and compressing the instrument.
In carrying out my invention I advantageously cause the note sheet, band or disc
to be passed over the valve levers of the accordion by means of a clockwork or
other suitable mechanism, the said disc, band or sheet being advantageously
arranged within the accordion casing, the means for driving the band, disc or sheet
are also advantageously placed inside the accordion and provided with a device
whereby such means may be set going from the outside of the accordion. The
valves which when operated by the note disc sheet or band produce the tones, are
advantageously arranged on a partition within the accordion casing such partition
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page_text: may also serve to support the clockwork or other operating device for the note
sheet, band or disc. Thus when the clockwork is set going and the bellows of the
instrument expanded and compressed by hand the tune formed on the note sheet
will be played. The note sheet, disc or band is interchangeably mounted in the
casing. As the motion of the note sheet, disc or band is independent of the
operation of the bellows, the former will take place regularly and evenly, and will
not impede or render more difficult the operation of the bellows. As the wind is
supplied by hand, moderations in the power of the tones produced will be possible,
so that the effect produced will be better than that of ordinary purely mechanical
instruments.
And in order to render the present Specification more easily intelligible reference
is had to the accompanying drawing in which similar letters denote similar parts
throughout the several views:-
Fig. 1 being a plan of the instrument with the cover removed..
Fig. 2 a vertical section on the line M M of Fig. 1,
Fig. 3 a section on line N N of Fig. 2,
Fig. 4 is a part vertical section and Fig. 5 a part plan view of a modified form
of instrument.
Referring to Figs. 1, 2 and 3 :-Within the casing of the accordion is mounted
a horizontal partition a' on which are arranged the valves of the notes, having
levers operated by the note disc N; the latter is carried by a spindle a mounted
in the said partition a' and rotated by a clockwork L by means of suitable gearing.
The note disc need not necessarily be mounted on the spindle a, as the same may
be mounted on a separate spindle and driven from the said spindle a by intermediate
gearing. The clockwork may be wound up from the outside of the accordion
casing by means of a lever a 2 or other suitable arrangement. Suitable means may
also be employed to stop the said clockwork from the outside of the casing by
applying a brake to the same in any well known manner.
On winding up the clockwork and working the bellows tunes corresponding to
the note sheet will be played the valve levers being operated by the rotating note
sheets.
As shown at Figs. 4 and 5, the present invention is not confined to the employ-
ment of a note disc, since I may with equal advantage employ a note sheet or
endless band. The spindle a may be employed to drive a horizontal spindle L¹ by
means of bevel gearing, said horizontal spindle carrying sprocket wheels L 2
engaging the edges of a sheet or band N¹ and propelling the same.
This invention is not confined to any details of construction as these may be
varied in many ways without departing from the spirit of the invention.
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 :-
1. In an accordion the combination of a partition within the casing a series of
note valves arranged thereon, levers to said valves a note sheet band or disc to
operate said valve levers and a clockwork arranged within the casing and inter-
mediate gearing between the clockwork and said note sheet band or disc the bellows
being worked by hand substantially as described.
2. In an accordion the combination of a partition within the casing a series of
note valves mounted thereon levers to said valves, a note disc to operate said levers
a spindle a mounted in said partition and carrying said note disc a clockwork
mounted on said partition, means to gear said spindle to the clockwork the bellows
of the instrument being worked by hand substantially as described.
Dated this 24th day of February 1896.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.