An Improved Tailpiece for Banjoes and other Stringed Instruments.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Sept., 1890
Complete Specification Left. 4th June 1891-Accepted 4th July 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Tailpiece for Banjoes and other Stringed Instruments.
ROBERT NAHUM COLDWELL Electro Metallurgist 14 Shelburne Road
Holloway, N. GEORGE HAMILTON YOUNG Musician 39 College Street, Islington,
London, N. do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
:-
An improved tailpiece for banjoes and other stringed instruments having for its
object a simple means for affixing the strings (of any number), without the aid of
knots or loops, being first formed thereon, and to provide against the undue breaking
of the said strings. To carry the same into effect one end of the string is placed in
a suitable shaped recess or cut running across a channel circuit, or path, in which
the string takes a turn thus crossing its own end, and so becomes fixed.
Dated this Fourth day of September 1890.
ROBERT N. COLDWELL.
GEORGE H. YOUNG.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Tailpiece for Banjoes and other Stringed Instruments.
ROBERT NAHUM COLDWELL of 14 Shelburne Road, Holloway Electro Metal-
lurgist and GEORGE HAMILTON YOUNG of 39 College Street Islington Musician
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:—
The object of our invention is to provide a simple ready and effective means of
attaching or renewing strings or wires to stringed or wired instruments without the
necessity of knots or loops being first formed thereon and to carry the same into
effect we cause the string or wire to pass over its own end which immediately allows
greater tension and reduces the strain which is applicable to a loop or knot as will
be readily seen by reference to Fig. 1. One plan we adopt and which we find very
suitable for either of the following instruments viz.: banjoe, violin, violoncello or
double bass (but which is not limited to such instruments) is to arrange a stud or
post (to suit the requirements of the particular instrument) and we find the most
suitable is as is seen in Fig. 2 the same being formed of metal or any other suitable
material, and has a grooved neck Fig. 24, a cut or slit is formed in the head of the
same Fig. 2, which extends downwards nearly to the base of the said stud or post
and which thus forms a channel into this cut slit or channel is placed the string or
wire leaving the end slightly projecting through and beyond as seen in Fig. 3 and
while in this position the string or wire takes a turn around the neck of the stud or
post Fig. 24 and in so doing crosses over its own end-thus the string or wire is at
once firmly nipped and held secure-the strain and breakage therefore is reduced
to a minimum-the same principle of attaching the wire or string to a pianoforte or
such like instruments will be seen in Fig. 4 which can consist of two peg like pieces
being arranged near to each other at the desired angle whilst the same result can
be obtained from one peg (but preferably with two pegs) having a hole passing
through itself Fig. 5-the string or wire being placed between the two pegs) which
is the same as in the channel of the stud) in the first case or passing through the
hole of the single peg in the second case and passing around and over its projecting
end as fully described with reference to the stud or post.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is
1. An improved method for aflixing strings to the tailpiece for banjoes and other
stringed or wired instruments as set forth in the foregoing description.
2. Such method of adoption being the means of reducing the breakage of strings
or wires to a minimum.
3. And a speedy and effectual means of renewing a string or wire.
R. N. COLDWELL.
G. H. YOUNG.