of Pianofortes and other Keyed Instruments.
Year: 1885

page_text: of Pianofortes and other Keyed Instruments.
We, TOM ARTHUR WRIGHT, of 41 Brandling Street, Hunslet, Leeds, and SAMUEL
MARSDEN, of 5: Holm Terrace, Hunslet, Leeds, both in the County of York,
Dealers in Musical Instruments, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
The object of our invention is to construct a simple and effective apparatus with
which to enable persons who have contracted a bad style to improve their style of
playing, and to enable learners or beginners to play from the outset in the most
proper manner.
We attach our apparatus to the arms or sides as the case may be, of a pianoforte
or other instrument.
We employ two arms, one for each respective end of the pianoforte or other
instrument, these arms are secured to the arms or sides of the pianoforte or other
instrument by means of an adjustable grip, which is adjustable by means of a turn
screw, and which when adjusted comes in contact with the arm or side of the
pianoforte or other instrument, this grip can be adjusted to suit the varying
thicknesses of the arms or sides of pianofortes or other instruments. Further to
the arms of our apparatus we attach a rod bar or other suitable article (which
traverses the length of the key board, and varies in length according to the varying
sizes of the key board) on this rod, bar or other suitable article the wrist of the
player rests and glides along the same as the players fingers move up and down
the key board which keeps the hand in a proper position, and acts as a support to
the wrist whilst learning to play.

page_text: DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1. is a plan of key board of instrument with our improvements attached.
Fig. 2 is a plan of underside of our attachment. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of
Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is an end elevation of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is an enlarged view of screw
attachment.
A. A are the two arms, one for each respective end of the pianoforte or other
instrument, these arms are secured to the arms or sides of the pianoforte or other
instrument by means of an adjustable grip B, which is adjustable by means of a
turn screw C, to which is attached the hand wheel D, the screw passes through a
nut E, and is secured to the grip preferably by a piece of metal F, which fits upon
the neck H, at the end of the screw the arms J, sliding in recesses K on the fixed
part B, the grips and sides of the arms coming in contact with the piano, are
covered with cloth or other soft material to prevent scratching, also the recesses in
the arms into which the ends of the rods fit, are lined with cloth or other soft
material, the grip when adjusted comes in contact with and grips the arms or sides
of the pianoforte, or other instrument, this grip can be adjusted to suit the varying
thickness of the arms or sides of pianofortes or other instruments.
To the arms of our apparatus we attach the rod or bar M, or other suitable
article preferably of the section at Fig. 3 (which traverses the length of the key
board, and varies in length according to the varying sizes of the key board), on
this rod or bar the wrist of the player rests, and glides along the same as the
players fingers move up and down the key board, the rod or bar keeps the hand in
a proper position, and acts as a support to the wrist whilst learning to play, the
player having preferably soft cuffs upon his wrists, the angle or distance from the
key board, can be altered, or adjusted to suit the players, it being easily and readily
altered, by means of the screws and grips, our apparatus may be made of wood,
metal, or other suitable material.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we would have
it understood that we do not claim the slide or rest, but we declare that what
we claim is
1. The combination of the adjustable grip, screws, and arms for holding the
bar, for facilitating the proper fingering of keyed musical instruments as shewn
and described.
2. The form or section of the bar as shewn and described.