Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Oct., 1886.
Complete Left, 18th July, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 19th Aug., 1887.
JOHN HENRY ABBOTT of 2 Brill Street Saint Pancras in the County of Middlesex,
pianoforte and Music desk Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my said
invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists of a desk with the usual flies rails or splats two or more in
number according to the size of desk required springing from and centred on a metal
hinge of a certain or given length found to be most suitable, and fixed on the inside
of the fall of the pianos edge (or margin of the same) at the angle required for the
book or sheets of music.
The rest or bottom is arranged to be centred by another hinge with drilled tab to
rivet through the upright flies splats or rails. The whole folding compactly and
laying closer and flatter than the or and fall desk at present in use.
The old and present wooden back piece being hinged on to the fall with a rest for
the book screwed in the margin in front being much too low for the convenience of
the player and clumsy as compared with the desks named in this invention.
According to this invention the metal hinge acts for both the back piece and the
hinges although in some cases a wooden slip may be required to suppliment the same.
The book rest or bottom can be centred any height up the flies rails or splats
required to suit the height of the instrument.
This invention will be better understood on reference to the drawings to accompany
the Complete Specification.

page_text: An Improved Pianoforte Music Desk.
JOHN HENRY ABBOTT of 2 Brill Street Saint Pancras in the County of Middlesex
pianoforte music desk Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my said 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 consists of a desk with the usual flies rails or splats A, A, A, two
three or more according to the size or width of the desk required springing from and
centred on a metal hinge or hinges C, or C2, to be screwed on the inside edge of the
fall of the piano giving the angle required for the book or sheet of music. The rest or
bottom B is arranged to be centred by another hinge or hinges C³, with tabs drilled
with centre hole to rivet through the upright flies rails or splats, A, closing as
at A, B, C, 1, 2, 3, more compactly and in less room than any other desk in use.
The present wooden back can be used with these centred hinges or dispensed with.
The ordinary desk having the rest for the book fixed on the fall in front of the flies
rails or splats being much too low for the convenience of the player and clumsy as
compared with the desk mentioned in this invention.
According to this invention the metal hinge or hinges C³, or C², can be adapted
with a wooden slip or back piece to suppliment the hinge.
The Book rest or bottom B, can be fixed and centred at any height or distance up
the flies A, A, A, as shown at B, in the drawing and as may be most suitable
to the size and height of the piano whether Cottage piccolo or pianette, classification.
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 :-
1st. Less material required than in any other fly desk for inside fall of upright
piano more easily utilized quicker in position, flatter and taking up less room.
2nd. The hinge or hinges allowing the flies to be brought to the edge of the
fall gives a better angle for the book or a margin can be left according to the width
of the fall.
3rd. This improved desk as described will suit and can be adapted to any shape or
pitch of fall and to a proper angle which cannot be done with the ordinary desk.
And I also claim the entire privilege to use the said hinges and binges of the
principle described in whole or in part as combined with the aforesaid improved desk
of which they form part.
And also that the book rest is afixed and centred to the flies by means of these
said hinges with or without any intermediate rail and I also claim the hinges and the
manner in which they are applied in the working principle as the essential property
and part of my invention.