Improved Appliances for use in Copying Music.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Aug., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 6th May, 1891-Accepted, 25th July, 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Appliances for use in Copying Music.
I, EMMANUEL BALL, of 48 Westbourne Street, Walsall in the County of
Stafford, Professor of Music, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention has for its chief object to facilitate the copying of music by the
employment of appliances by which notes and signs and other indications are
marked on simply by downward pressure instead of having to be shaped by an
ordinary pen; but comprises also special appliances for forming the bar lines,
stems and return lines.
The appliances, according to this invention; for forming the notes, signs and
other indications, simply by downward pressure, are each formed with one or more
notes or signs or other indications, or with any of such, shaped thereon in india-
rubber or other suitable material of an analogous character, or in wood or other
comparatively soft substance which may be pressed with moderate force upon paper
or cardboard without indenting or puncturing it. To mark a note or sign or other
indication with one of these appliances, the part thereof which has the desired note
or sign or other indication shaped thereon is first pressed upon a pad or slab covered
with ink or marking material of the desired colour, and is then pressed upon the
paper or cardboard at the point where the mark is to be made. Clear well-shaped
noted and signs and other indications are thus produced each at one simple operation,
thus enabling the work to be performed with much greater rapidity than when the
copying is done with an ordinary pen.
An appliance for marking notes or signs may be circular, if desired, with the
notes or signs, or notes and signs, formed at intervals around the circumference.
An appliance, according to this invention, for the purpose of marking bar lines,
or stems, or return lines, may have the part for marking such lines formed on a
quadrant shaped end, so that by rolling the quadrant over any desired distance a
line of corresponding length may be made.
Dated this Fifth day of August 1890.
STEPHEN WATKINS,
Walsall and Wolverhampton, Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Appliances for use in Copying Music.
1, EMMANUEL BALL, of 48 Westbourne Street, Walsall in the County of
Stafford, Professor 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
This invention has for its chief object to facilitate the copying of music by the
employment of appliances by which notes and signs and other indications are
marked on simply by downward pressure instead of having to be shaped by an
ordinary pen; but comprises also special appliances for forming bar lines, stems,
and return lines, by means of a rolling action.
That the invention may be clearly understood, I will proceed to describe it with
reference to the accompanying drawings, of which Figure 1 represents in front
elevation a convenient appliance, constructed according to this invention, for
marking notes, signs and other indications; Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof;
and Figure 3 is a view of the edge of the operative portion of the appliance, shewn

page_text: as if opened out on to a flat plane. Each note, sign, or other indication is produced,
respectively, by means of its counterpart formed in relief on the outer end of one
of a number of projections a, b, c etc. formed, preferably, of vulcanized india rubber,
and which radiate from the circumference of a disc A fixed to, or otherwise carried
by, the handle B; and, for convenience in use, a representation, as shewn, is
marked on the outer face of this disc near to the base of each projection, shewing the
note, sign or other indication, of which the counterpart is formed on the projection.
Thus, in the appliance illustrated, there is formed on the outer end of the pro-
jection a a part for marking an open note, that is to say, the round part of a note
without any stem or return lines; the outer end of the projection is brought up
to a slightly rounded point for use in forming dots or, by heavier pressure, forming
grace notes the outer end of the projection may be formed in a similar manner
to the projection but somewhat blunter (but preferably in the manner hereinafter
described) to mark full or black notes, the size of the notes depending on the
degree of pressure exerted the outer end of the projection d is formed to mark
stem or bar lines, which may be made of any length by repeatedly pressing the
formation on the paper in a continuous line. It is unnecessary to describe all the
remaining formations on the outer ends of the projections illustrated, as they are
clearly indicated on the face of the disc. It may be mentioned, however, that the
outer ends of the projections hi are formed, respectively, to mark returns for
quavers, semi-quavers, and demi-semi-quavers.
It is convenient to form the projections in one piece with a band or ring Cof
vulcanized india rubber, which is fixed around a wooden or other core forming the
main portion of the disc A.
Other material may be employed for the operative surfaces which admits of being
pressed with moderate force upon the paper or cardboard without indenting or
puncturing it, but vulcanized india rubber is preferred.
To mark a note, sign, or other indication with this appliance, the end of the pro-
jection which is formed with the required counterpart or formation thereon is first
pressed upon a pad or slab saturated or covered with ink or marking material of the
desired colour, and is then pressed upon the paper or cardboard, to be marked, at
the point where the mark is to be made. Clear, well-shaped notes, signs and other
indications, as desired, are thus produced with much greater facility than when the
copying is done with an ordinary pen.
If desired, a short penholder D may project forward from the face of the disc A
for use in forming any notes, signs, or indications, of which the counterparts are
not formed on the projections, or for touching up any such which may be imperfectly
marked on the paper or cardboard, or for other purpose.
The same notes, or signs, or other indications, may frequently be distinctly
marked in several places on the paper or cardboard without re-pressing the
projection, by which they are produced, on the inking or colouring pad or slab;
but, in the case of marking the black note (formed on the projection e) a con-
siderable quantity of ink or colour is required, and for this note I prefer to adopt
an arrangement which I have recently invented, and for which I applied for a
separate Patent on the 2nd day of May 1891, under number 7620, and in respect
of which make no claim under the present application. In order, however, that
persons perusing this Specification may, without unnecessary trouble, make them-
selves acquainted with this improvement, I describe it, so far as is necessary for the
present purpose, by reference to the sectional view Figure 4, drawn to about twice its
ordinary size, for convenience of illustration. Referring to this view, is an open-
ended tube tapered to a smaller diameter at its outer end, into which is inserted a
piece of sponge k. This tube is screwed upon a stem / which is fixed within the
disc A, (as shewn, also, by broken lines Figure 1) and is formed with a tapering
end, as shewn, to press into the sponge and force it constantly into the tapered
mouth of the tube j. When it is desired to press the tapered end of the stem inore
tightly into the sponge, this may be effected by screwing up the tube; upon such
stem. The sponge projects slightly through the open end of the tube, and is
k

page_text: faced with a piece of silk m to form, when pressed upon the paper or cardboard, a
note with a sharp and clear outline and avoid the ragged outline which would be
formed if the sponge were pressed direct thereon.
The tube may be supplied with ink or colouring material (in which case the
stem may be chambered out to increase the capacity), or the stem may itself be
formed as a tapered-ended tube to act as a reservoir for the liquid; in either of
which cases the appliance is, of course, self-inking or colouring. If, however,
instead of charging the reservoir, the protruding portion of the silk and sponge is
simply pressed upon the inking or colouring pad or slab, sufficient ink or colour will
be taken up thereby to enable a considerable number of notes to be marked in
succession without re-supplying with ink or colour.
A larger or smaller note may be made at will, by pressing the silk-faced sponge
upon the paper or cardboard, because the size of the note will depend on the degree
of force exerted in pressing the appliance on the paper or cardboard.
Figure 5 illustrates a side, and Figure a front elevation of an appliance, having
a handle E and head F, simply for marking the treble and bass clefs and Figure 7
is a view of one end of the operative part thereof, shewing the bass clef formed in
reverse, and Figure 8 a view of the other end of such part, shewing the treble clef
formed in reverse. The marking parts are formed, respectively, in blocks of
vulcanized india rubber n o.
In
Figures 9, 10 and 11 illustrate an appliance, constructed according to this
invention, for marking bar lines, stems, and return lines, by a rolling action; and
these views correspond, respectively, with Figures 1, 2 and 3 above described.
this instance the operative portions of a disc A may themselves be formed in the
hard wood which forms the disc, but vulcanized india rubber is preferred. On the
portion a of the circumference is formed a narrow edge for marking note stems or
bar lines, and a cross section of this edge is shewn by Figure 12; on the portion b₁
of the circumference is formed a part for marking a short return line, and
transverse section of this portion of the edge is shown by Figure 13; on the part e
of the edge is formed a portion for marking a quaver return, and a transverse
section of this is shewn by Figure 14; on the part d' of the edge is formed a
portion for marking a semi-quaver return, and a transverse section of this is shown
by Figure 15 and on the part e of the edge is formed a portion for marking a
demi-semi-quaver return, and a transverse section of this is shewn by Figure 16.
In using this appliance, the portion thereof which is formed to produce the required
markings is rolled upon the inking pad or slab, and is then rolled for the necessary
distance on the paper or cardboard to produce the desired markings. The lines may
thus be marked any length at one operation, not exceeding the full length of the
operative surfaces of the appliance by which they are, respectively, produced; and
any of the lines may be formed longer, if desired, by a second operation.
Figure 17 illustrates a pen, which may conveniently be a self-feeding pen of the
usual construction, having branches projecting outwards therefrom and
terminating in the formation of, or of the counterparts of, notes or other signs or
indications so that such notes, signs, or indications may be marked by simply
pressing the branches down upon the paper or cardboard, the pen being used only
to mark other notes, signs, or indications. The ends of these branches may con-
veniently be formed to mark open, and full or black notes, respectively. If either
of these branches are adapted for marking full or black notes, it may be provided
with the sponge arrangement above described as forming subject matter of a separate
application for Letters Patent, in which case, if a self-feeding pen is used, the
same reservoir may be employed to supply ink or colour to both the pen and
sponge.
A cheap appliance, suitable for the pocket, may be constructed for the purpose of
marking both open and full or black notes by carrying the portion to mark the full
or black notes on the end of a sliding holder, such as is used in pencil cases, and
forming the part to mark the open notes on the outer end of the sheath within
which the sliding holder is moved. When it is desired to mark the full or black

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notes, the sliding holder is pushed out and the notes marked by pressing its end
upon the cardboard or paper and, when it is desired to mark the open notes, the
sliding helder is drawn in clear of the end of the sheath which is formed to mark
the open notes, and such end is then pressed upon the cardboard or paper to mark
such notes. I have not illustrated this appliance, as its construction will be obvious,
being in point of fact a pencil case except for having the part for marking the
black or full notes carried on the end of the sliding portion in lien of a pencil, and
the part for forming the open notes carried on the outer end of the part within which
the sliding piece slides.
It will be observed that the appliances above described have their operative
surfaces formed to mark the notes separately from the stems and return lines, and
thus the great multiplicity of operative surfaces, which would be required if each
complete note were marked at one operation, is avoided.
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:
:-
1. The several appliances for use in copying music, substantially as described and
(with the exception of the last described appliance) illustrated by the drawings
herewith, for the purpose or purposes set forth, but not including the invention
described as forming subject matter of a separate application for Letters Patent.
2. An appliance for copying music, having radiating projections carried by a
suitable handle, parts for marking the desired notes, signs, or other indications,
being formed on the outer ends of the projections, substantially as described.
3. An appliance for marking dots and grace notes, or for marking larger and
smaller full or black notes, having its operative surface formed in elastic material
such as vulcanized india rubber brought up to a rounded point, substantially as
described for the purpose set forth.
4. An appliance for copying music, having a part or parts to mark short lines,
such as bar lines, stems and returns, formed circumferentially on the edge of a dise
or curved head, so that such lines may be marked by a rolling action of the
appliance, substantially as described and shewn.
5. Appliances for use in copying music, having the parts to mark stems and
return lines formed to be used separately from the parts for marking the notes,
substantially as described, for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 5th day of May 1891.
STEPHEN WATKINS,
Wolverhampton, Agent for the Applicant.