A Device for Striking Gongs, Strings, or other Sounding Bodies in Various Determined Groups.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 21st July, 1891
Complete Specification Left, 20th Apr., 1892-Accepted, 18th June, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Device for Striking Gongs, Strings, or other Sounding Bodies in
Various Determined Groups.
I, CHARLES HUELSER of the firm of Huelser & Co., of Temple Chambers,
London, Patent Agents do hereby declare the nature of this invention, a communi-
cation to me from abroad by Paul Stark and Carl August Gütter of Markneukirchen,
in the Empire of Germany, Manufacturers, to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is a device by means of which gongs, strings, springs
and other bodies adapted to be sounded by striking can be struck in certain tone
groups, chords etc. which can be changed according to requirement.
The improved device, for instance consists of a number of tuned gongs secured
in a row on a frame. Á slide adapted to be moved lengthwise to and fro in said
frame has lodged thereon a number of shafts. Around said shafts, tubes can be
turned which carry clappers for striking the gongs, said clappers being so placed on
each single tube, that a harmonious union of sounds is produced. Each tube carries
furthermore an arm, by depressing which the clappers connected with the respective
tube are struck. With each tube, one of the clappers is suspended from a spiral
spring mounted on the frame, while a weaker spring presses on the arm of the tube.
When depressing the arm the spring connected with the clapper is compressed and,
on the arm being released, darts the clappers of the respective tube on the gongs,
the spring connected with the arm serving to mitigate the hardness of the stroke.
By displacing the slide mentioned above, other gongs can be subjected to the action
of the clappers.
Dated this 21st day of July 1801
HUELSER & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Device for Striking Gongs, Strings, or other Sounding Bodies in
Various Determined Groups.
I, CHARLES HUELSER of the firm of Huelser & Co. of Temple Chambers,
London, International Patent and Trade Mark Offices, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention, a communication to me from abroad by Paul Stark and
Carl August Gütter of Markneukirchen, in the Empire of Germany, Manu-
facturers, and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The object of this invention is a device by means of which gongs, strings, springs
and other bodies adapted to be sounded by striking can be struck in certain tone
groups, chords etc. which can be changed according to requirement.
In the accompanying drawings,
Fig. 1 is a plan of a musical instrument embodying my invention,
Fig. 2 is a cross section of the same,
Fig. 3 a plan, showing the striking device in a different position.
In the present instance, the musical instrument consists of a number of tuned
gongs secured in a row on a frame H. A slide G is moveable lengthwise to and
fro in said frame and carries a number of shafts A. On each of the said shafts is
mounted a tube B, which can be turned thereon. The tubes B carry clappers C
for striking the gongs, which clappers are so placed on each single tube, that a
harmonious union of sound is produced.
Each tube B carries furthermore an arm, D,

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by depressing which the clappers C connected with the respective tubes are struck.
With each tube B, one of the clappers C is suspended from a spring E mounted on
the frame H, while a weaker spring F presses on the arm D of the tube.
depressing the arm D, the spring E is compressed and, on the arm D being
released, darts the clappers of the respective tube B on the gongs, the spring F
serving to mitigate the hardness of the blow. By displacing the slide G mentioned
above, the gongs can be subjected to the action of the clappers C, as shown by
Fig. 3.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is ;-
A device for striking gongs, strings, springs and other sound producing bodies
in various predetermined chords or tone groups, comprising in its construction a
suitable number of clappers C mounted on tubes B which are capable of turning on
their axes and supported by a slide G, the said clappers being caused to strike the
corresponding sound producing organs by means of arms D and springs F, substan-
tially as described.
Dated this 20th day of A mail 1900
HUELSER & Co.,
Agents for Applicant.