An Improved Organ Stool.
Year: 1888

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Organ Stool.
JOHN EDMUND BARKWORTH, Lynn Road Ely Student of Music, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
A tubular leg, (B in the drawing) provided with a foot A, is cast in metal;
the foot being so shaped that its two extremities can pass between the B B & C keys,
& between the E & F keys of the pedal clavier of an organ, and can be screwed down
to the floor. A prong, D, revolving in the tubular leg, carries a suitably shaped seat F,
which may have a back G. The position of the seat can be regulated by moving a
collar and a socket E along the prong, and by fixing them with screws; or otherwise.
This seat, revolving on an axis near its back, allows the player to reach extreme pedals
keys with ease, and avoids the heat, irritation, and fatigue, induced by long-continued
pedalling on a fixed seat.
JOHN EDMUND BARKWORTH, Lynn Road Ely Student of Music, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A tubular leg, (B in the drawing) provided with a foot A, is cast in metal;
the foot being so shaped that its two extremities can pass between the B B & C keys,
& between the E & F keys of the pedal clavier of an organ, and can be screwed down
to the floor. A prong, D, revolving in the tubular leg, carries a suitably shaped seat F,
which may have a back G. The position of the seat can be regulated by moving a
collar Cand a socket E along the prong, and by fixing them with screws; or otherwise.
This seat, revolving on an axis near its back, allows the player to reach extreme pedals
keys with ease, and avoids the heat, irritation, and fatigue, induced by long-continued
pedalling on a fixed seat.

page_text: I, JOHN EDMUND BARKWORTH, Lynn Road, Ely, Student of Music 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 improved Organ Stool according to my Invention is devised mainly with a view
to producing same with a revolving adjustable seat which shall allow of the player or
performer reaching extreme pedal keys with ease and thereby to avoid the discomfort
arising from long continued pedalling on a fixed seat.
In the accompanying Drawings illustrative of my Invention, I have represented all
the salient and essential features appertaining to same. But, as will be readily under-
stood, modifications in details of construction would be introduced and become
necessary to meet special circumstances, without interfering with or departing from
the essential features of my Invention as hereunder described, reference being had to
the accompanying Drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of the seat and
pedestal. Figure II is an inverted plan of the seat, Figure III is a side elevation
of the seat and pedestal, Figure IV is a sectional plan of the pedestal taken on line Y
Figure III. Figure V is a full-size sectional elevation of certain parts taken on
line X (Figure II)-The seat F is made of wood, preferably elm, and shaped as
shewn. It has, screwed to its under side a cast iron plate J, with a hole in the centre
surrounded by a raised collar. In this hole is secured a steel prong or spindle E,
rigidly fixed, preferably, by hammering its extremity down on the collar, as is usually
done in music stools. The spindle may be say " or " diameter and is turned truly
round. It is provided with very shallow sinkings at intervals of in.", to take the
point of a screw which serves to fix a moveable collar, C at any required point on the
spindle. This spindle turns in a tube D, (say, a piece of ordinary gas tubing). Said
tube D is supported by means of short dowels of steel screwed into its sides near the
top and bottom, which carry "flynuts," in a frame B resembling a tube longitudinally
divided and the two halves joined by bracing pieces at top and bottom. Said frame B
is cast in one piece, and is screwed firmly to two other castings A forming four legs,
projections being cast at the bottom ends of B for this purpose. A and B thus form
a rigid pedestal, the front legs of which are at such distance apart that they will pass
between the B B and C keys and between the E and F keys, of the pedal clavier of
All four legs can be screwed to the floor through their projecting feet and
the frame B will then be exactly over the middle of the pedals and the player will be
able to reach the extreme keys at either end with ease, the seat revolving with
him. The height of the seat is regulated by the collar C, and its distance from the
instrument, by moving the tube D backward or forward, and fixing it with the fly nuts
before mentioned.
an organ.
The seat has a wooden back H supported on two cast metal standards G, the lower
ends of which pass horizontally under the seat, and slide through two parallel bearers K,

page_text: also cast, which are bolted to the plate J and the seat F. The standards G are cut
into racks at the lower edge of their lower ends, which racks are engaged with two
pinion wheels, M, carried on a small horizontal steel shaft with a handle, L, which
shaft turns in holes prepared for it in suitable projections on the bearers K ; so that
the player can, by turning the handle L, move the back, H, backward or forward to
suit himself.
Under certain circumstances such for instance as would occur in the case of radiating
pedals, the front legs would require to be nearer together than those shewn in the
drawing-Again, if the pedal frame is sunk below the floor, the back legs, which
stand on the floor, would in such case be made shorter. I also wish it to be understood
that the frame B, may be made as a simple tube, and then the tube D, would be
unnecessary; the four legs may be reduced to two and the whole will then assume the
formation indicated in the drawings accompanying my provisional specification, where
the parts are lettered as in those filed herewith, save only in respect of the
letters D and E.
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,
First. In organ stools, the application of a revolving seat to the purposes of pedal
playing, substantially as herein described and shewn.
Second. In organ stools the combination of parts forming a stand the legs whereof
pass between the pedal keys and are there fixed so as to give a rigid support to the
seat, substantially as herein described.
Third. In organ stools the arrangements for adjusting the seat in every direction
substantially as herein described.
Fourth. In organ stools the shape of the seat F, giving a maximum of
support with a minimum of constraint, heat and fatigue, substantially as herein
set forth.
Fifth. The improved organ stool substantially as herein described and shewn in the
accompanying Drawings.
Dated this 11th love of Ontahan 1000