Attachment for Use with Orguinettes and other Automatic Musical Instruments.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Nov., 1886.
Complete Left, 5th Aug., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 6th Sept., 1887.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Attachment for Use with Orguinettes and other Automatic
Musical Instruments.
I ROBERT MANN LOWNE of Leicester House, East End, Finchley in the County
of Middlesex, Scientific Instrument Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
My invention applies to attachments for use with that class of orguinettes, and
other automatic musical instruments which have heretofore been arranged to play
with lengths of perforated paper coiled on a spool from which as the instrument is
played the perforated paper is drawn off and coiled on to another roller or spool.
This arrangement is very inconvenient as when a repeat of the music contained on
one length of perforated paper is required, the instrument has to be stopped and the
paper run back on to the original spool or roller.
According to my invention I obviate this difficulty and enable such instruments
to repeat music any desired number of times without any break or interval between
the repeats thereof.
For this purpose in order to permit of the employment of endless perforated paper
in combination with such class of instruments, I remove the ordinary spool or roller
carrying the length of perforated paper and in cases where the feed roller is removable
I also for the purpose of enabling the endless band of perforated paper to be placed
in position temporarily remove such feed roller. I then place such feed roller in the
interior of the endless sheet and replace the feed roller in its bearings. I also place
another roller or front guide roller in the interior of the endless sheet and then place
such front guide roller in the bearings ordinarily occupied by the music spool or
roller. The front guide roller is mounted in bearings in one end of a pair of arms,
the other ends of which are formed with open ended slots to rest upon the necks or
axes of a weight roller resting on the top of the feed roller and such arms are also in
some cases provided with one or more guide rollers or sticks intermediate of the two
ends to act as a guide or guides to the endless sheet. I also for comparatively short
endless sheets fix a vertical rod at its lower end to the box or case by means of a
suitable clamp and in some cases I also clamp the said rod to the front of the lid
which forms a stay to such rod. The course of the perforated paper when employing

page_text: said rod will be from under the front guide roller, up and over the bridge piece
apertures, then down and under the feed roller, around which it passes to and under
the weight roller from which it rises to and passes over a guide roller carried by the
vertical rod and thence descends to and passes underneath the front guide roller. The
roller or stick on the vertical rod is carried by a moveable spring or other clamp to
enable the height thereof to be adjusted to the length of the endless sheet for the time
being in use.
In cases where the endless sheet is too long to enable it to be properly stretched by
the roller or stick on the vertical rod I pass it from the weight roller over the lid of
the case and allow it to fall as far as its length will allow. I also sometimes place
in the interior of the fold a roller or stick from which the endless sheet rises to and
passes over the roller or stick carried by the vertical rod.
In cases where the vertical rod and the roller or stick carried thereby are dispensed
with the endless sheet is brought from under the weight roller forward, passing in its
way over the roller or stick carried at or near the centre of the arms, and descending
down in front of the machine after which it rises to and passes under the front guide
roller.
In cases where the feed roller is irremoveable the endless sheet is folded together
and passed underneath said feed roller, the two folds are then carried up and the
weight roller is introduced; the sheet is then passed over the guide roller or stick
carried by the vertical rod, the course of the endless sheet with this arrangement is as
follows; the endless sheet is passed forward over the perforated bridge, then under
and around the front guide roller to and over the guide roller or stick carried by the
arms from which it descends to the underside of the feed roller around which it passes
to the front of the weight roller, it then ascends to and passes around the guide roller
or stick carried by the vertical rod, descends to and passes loosely the back of the
weight roller and loosely underneath the feed roller whence it rises to the perforated
bridge. If desired the endless sheet may as in the first described arrangement be
carried to and allowed to descend at the front or back of the machine in which cases
suitable guide rollers or sticks will be used to guide the endless sheet.
In the event of the feed roller being arranged to be rotated in the opposite direction
to that above referred to, the endless band would be passed over the feed roller
and the weight roller placed within the same thereby greatly simplifying the arrange-
ment and the manipulation required for placing the endless sheet in position in the
instrument.
If desired the front guide roller may in either of the arrangements described be
replaced by a fixed guide or stick.
In order to afford compensation in cases where the front guide roller is not mounted
perfectly true or parallel with the feed roller I employ a swivelling roller for such
front guide roller and I preferably construct such swivelling roller by providing a
tube with a narrow internal centre bearing supported on a spindle or axis.
Swivelling rollers may also be employed in lieu of the other guide rollers or sticks
herein described.
I also in order to make the feed roller of the proper size to produce the best effect,
enlarge the said roller by mounting thereon a longitudinally divided and jointed
cylinder provided on the interior with suitable elastic centring bearings and with a
suitable bolt or catch to keep it in position around said feed roller.
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By Harris & Mills,
23, Southampton Buildings,
Agents.

page_text: CUM LEIE
Attachments for Use with Orguinettes and other Automatic
Musical Instruments.
I ROBERT MANN LOWNE of Leicester House East End Finchley in the County
of Middlesex England Scientific Instrument Maker 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:-
My Invention applies to attachments for use with that class of orguinettes and
other automatic musical instruments which have heretofore been arranged to play
with lengths of perforated paper coiled on a spool from which as the instrument is
played the perforated paper is drawn off and coiled on to another roller or spool.
This arrangement although convenient for some purposes such as playing operatic
pieces or tunes for square dances is very inconvenient where it is required to repeat a
tune as in round dances, hymns and songs because in such case said tunes require
either to be removed from one roller to another or arranged in repeats upon long
lengths of paper which arrangement is not only expensive but the music takes much
time to re-roll.
According to my invention I obviate this difficulty and enable such instruments to
repeat music any desired number of times without any break or interval between the
repeats thereof for running back the perforated paper whilst at the same time I do
not lessen the capability of the instrument to play from rolls of music as heretofore
when required.
My invention is represented in the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a
vertical section and Figure 2 a sectional plan of a musical instrument known as the
"Celestina" and shewing my attachment applied thereto.
Figure 3 is a side elevation and Figure 4 is a plan of my attachment. Figure 5 is
a front view of the weight roller and the ordinary receiver spool. Figure 6 is a side
elevation of the frame of above attachment and Figure 7 is an end view and Figure 8
is a plan of the weight roller and a guide roller and of arms carrying the same."
Figures 9. 10 and 11 represent three modifications and
Figures 12 and 13 represent respectively an end view and a horizontal section of a
modified form of guide roller.
In all the figures like parts are indicated by similar letters of reference.
a is the body or case of the instrument within which the attachment operates, bare
the bellows in the lower part of the case which are worked by a crank shaft c and
connecting rods d, the dotted circle e as shewn in figure represents the roller or
spool which ordinarily carries the roll of perforated paper to be played, which latter
as it is unwound from the roller or spool e is wound on to the roller or spool fand in
its course from one to the other of such rollers passes over the perforated bridge o
of the instrument. The above and other parts of the instrument with the exception
attachment are of the usual construction,
of my

page_text: I will now describe the attachment represented at Figures 1 to 8.
My invention relates to attachments to the above classes of mechanical musical
instrument whereby endless perforated paper is enabled to be employed in combination
therewith.
In carrying my invention into effect I remove or dispense with the ordinary spool
or roller e and I place the attachment frame g in the instrument in the position shown
in the drawings, the said frame g being provided as shown with rods or bars g¹ 9ª by
which the side bars thereof are connected together but such side bars may be con-
nected together in other convenient manner; the bar g¹ or it may be a pin is formed
at one end to fit the clutch socket on the inner end of the axis e¹ which ordinarily
receives one end of the axis of the spool or roller e, whilst the other end of such bar g¹
(or it may be another pin) is placed in the bearing e² which ordinarily receives the
other end of the axis of such spool or roller e.
The attachment frame g is fitted with a feed roller on one end of which is fixed a
toothed pinion h¹ which is driven by the toothed wheel f¹ fixed on the axis of the
spool or roller f.
The toothed wheel f¹ is driven by a pinion 2 on the axis f³ which latter is driven
by a band passing partly around the pulleys fo and c¹. The toothed wheel f¹ and
the method of driving the same are those ordinarily in use and form no part of my
invention.
The frame g also carries guide rollers or sticks i. ¹ the latter being carried by an
arm gå at one end thereof to facilitate the use of the attachment.
The frame is also furnished with guide hooks 9* and with spring arms or
levers g³.
The arms 9 carrying the weight roller j and presser roller k are provided with hooks
or studs g which are placed against the hooks g and rest on the side bars of the
frame g whilst the bearings 98 of the weight roller j are placed on the frame g against
the further sides of the spring arms 9 so as to enable the latter continually to press
such weight roller against the feed roller h notwithstanding any irregularities which
may exist in the said rollers.
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The spring arms g³ are mounted on studs g' and are acted upon by springs g¹ as
shown.
The weight roller is kept in its position endwise by the ends of the winding on
spool or roller f as shown in Figure 5, and such ends ƒ also form a guide for the
edges of the endless perforated paper 1.
The object of the presser roller k is to press the endless paper on the bridge o in
order to cause a pressure or tension of the paper where it passes over the apertures
leading to the pneumatic levers or reeds of the Celestina or other instrument so that
the paper may cover the apertures as nearly airtight as possible. The arms 9 form
part of the weight exerted by the weight roller they also form part of the weight
exerted by the pressure roller k and I would here remark that it is not necessary for
the pressure roller k to revolve.
To enable the instrument furnished with my attachment as represented at Figures 1.
to 8 to play with the endless paper / the weight roller j and presser roller k with the
arms 9 are placed within the fold of the endless paper the weight roller with the
endless paper l, around it is then placed in the position shown at Figures 1. 2. 3. 4 in
which position the endless paper is pressed between the feed roller h and the weight
roller. When the feed roller his caused to revolve in the direction of the arrow
the endless paper is drawn across the bridge o by the combined action of such feed
roller h and weight roller j. The friction of the axis of the weight roller j in its bearings
in the arms g causes such arms to exert an extra pressure on the axis of the presser
roller which produces an extra tension on the endless paper as it passes over the
bridge o. The guide roller i is provided with ends which act to guide the edges of
the endless paper l.
The feed roller h may receive its motion in the manner above described or it may
receive its motion in any convenient way or from a separate source of power not
contained in the Celestina or other instrument,

page_text: From between the weight roller ; and feed roller the endless paper / passes
upward partly around the weight roller j to and over the adjustable stick or roller i¹
downward in front of the machine whence it rises and passes over the guide roller i
to the bridge o and thence under the weight roller ; to the feed roller h.
If the winding on spool or roller of the Celestina or other instrument be made
to revolve from left or right it may be used as the feed roller as shown in the modifi-
cation represented at Figure 9 in which case the weight roller ; may have its axis
run in the frame g and the axis of the presser roller k may run in slots g" in the
frame g and be acted upon by springs k¹ to give the required pressure on the endless
paper as before explained or the presser roller k may be carried by arms gº as
described with respect to the arrangement represented at Figures 1 to 8 in which case
such arms would be pivotted to the frame g.
In the modification shown at Figure 9 the guide roller or stick carried at the
left of the frame g is dispensed with and an extra guide roller i is placed at the right
of the frame g so as to enable the endless paper to hang over the right side or back
of the instrument but if desired it may hang over the left side or front of the
instrument as shown at Figures 1 to 8.
The modification represented at Figure 10 is applicable to an instrument in which
the winding on (or feed) roller f is removeable but revolves in the same direction as in
the arrangement represented at Figures 1 to 8. In this modification the presser
roller k is dispensed with and a guide roller i¹ is adjustably carried on a vertical rod m
fixed to the machine whilst the weight roller j is retained in position on the spool or
roller by notches formed in one end of the side arms of the frame g fitting over the
necks or axes of the said weight roller. When placing an endless sheet of perforated
paper in an instrument provided with this modified form of attachment the spool or
roller is first removed from the instrument it is then placed within the fold of the
endless paper and returned to its position in the instrument the guide roller i is
placed within the endless paper 1 and the latter is drawn over the top of the spool or
roller after which the weight roller j is placed over the said spool or roller and in
its notches in the frame g: the axis of the front guide roller i is placed in the bearings
ordinarily used for the spool or roller e or in other suitable bearings, the upper
guide roller or stick is passed through the fold of the endless paper and is then
raised to a height on its supporting rod m sufficient to extend the endless paper
without putting undue strain thereon.
The modified form of attachment represented at Figure 11 is applicable to an
instrument in which the spool or roller f (serving as the feed roller) is irremoveable
from the instrument. This modification is of similar construction to that shown at
Figure 10 except that it has an additional guide roller or stick i at or about the
centre of the frame g.
When using this latter modified form of attachment the endless paper is placed in
position as follows. The endless paper is folded together and passed underneath the
spool (or feed) roller f, the two folds are then carried up and the weight roller is
introduced the paper is then passed over the guide roller or stick ¹ carried by the
vertical rod m and the guide rollers i carried by the frame g are also introduced into
the folds of the endless paper ; the course of the latter with this arrangement is as
follows the endless paper is passed. forwards over the bridge o then under and
around the front guide roller i to and over the guide roller or stick i at or near the
centre of the frame or arms 9 from which it descends to the underside of the spool
(or feed) roller faround which it passes to the front of the weight roller j: it then
ascends to and passes around the top guide roller or stick i³, descends to and passes
loosely the back of the weight roller j and loosely underneath the spool or (feed)
roller whence it rises to and passes over the bridge o. If desired the endless paper
may as in the arrangements before described be carried to and allowed to descend at
the front or back of the instrument in which cases the top guide roller or stick i¹
would be dispensed with and guide rollers or sticks i would be used as described with
respect to such other modifications.
In order to afford compensation in cases where the front guide roller i is not

page_text: mounted perfectly true or parallel with the feed roller I employ a swivelling roller i
such as that represented at Figures 12 and 13 for such front guide roller and I
preferably construct such swivelling roller by providing a tube i with a narrow
internal centre bearing i* supported on a spindle or axis i**.
Swivelling rollers may also be employed in lieu of the other guide rollers or sticks
herein described.
I also in order to make the feed roller of the proper size to produce the best effect
enlarge the said roller by mounting thereon à lonitudinally divided and jointed
cylinder provided on the interior with suitable elastic centring bearings and with a
suitable bolt or catch to keep it in position around said feed roller.
I have not thought it necessary to show this arrangement in the drawings as
from the foregoing description it will be readily understood by a competent
mechanic.
Having thus described the nature of my said invention and the mode in which the
same may be carried into effect I would have it understood that what I claim in
connection with Orguinettes and other automatic musical instruments is.
1. An attachment consisting of a frame or bars 9 provided with guide rollers or
sticks and weight roller in combination with the bridge o and feed roller ƒ of
the instrument substantially as herein shown and described and for the purpose
stated.
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2. An attachment consisting of a frame or bars 9 provided with guide rollers or
sticks weight roller j and presser roller k in combination with the bridge o and the
feed roller of the instrument substantially as herein shown and described and for the
purpose stated.
3. An attachment consisting of a frame or bars 9 provided with guide rollers or
sticks, weight roller j, presser roller k and feed roller in combination with the
bridge o and the feed roller f of the instrument substantially as herein shown and
described and for the purpose stated.
4. In an attachment of the character hereinbefore described the employment of
swivelling guide rollers acting in manner substantially as shewn and described with
respect to Figures 12 and 13.
Dated this 5th day of Aum 1007
ROBERT MANN LOWNE.
By Harris & Mills,
23, Southampton Buildings,
Agents.