ADJUSTABLE PEDALS FOR VARIOUS MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Year: 1884

page_text: I JOHN STUTTAFORD of Richmond Villa, Somerset Road, Barnet, Herts Musical
Instrument Dealer, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for
"ADJUSTABLE PEDALS FOR VARIOUS MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS" to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to arrange the toe pieces (known as sharps) of
a set of pédals in such a manner that the said toe pieces instead of being a fixture
shall be separate from their pedals and be provided with appliances to enable them
to be shifted adjusted and set in the required position.
For the purpose of my invention I slot each sharp pedal vertically for a given
distance in its length and fit a bolt or key on or to the underside of each toe piece
and pass the bolt through the slot and secure it by a nut, thumb screw, or other
device capable of easy release by hand or by any suitable apparatus or I groove the
sides of each sharps pedal and provide flanges or plates on the side or sides of the
toe piece or I fit a tightening appliance on the toe piece to grip the pedal at each
adjustment.
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It is not necessary for the slots or the grooves to be of the same length or at the
same distance from the ends of the pedals such as would be practically essential
when the toe pieces are to be arranged in the same line or parallel with each other,
because in some cases the toe pieces are fixed in the segment of a circle and
I provide for this arrangement by making the slots or grooves at different distances
from the ends or by making them of different lengths or by marking on the pedał
the different radii,

page_text: I JOHN STUTTAFORD of Richmond Villa, Somerset Road, Barnet, Herts, Musical
Instrument Dealer, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for
"ADJUSTABLE PEDALS FOR VARIOUS MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS," and in what manner
the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement:-
The object of my invention is to. arrange the toe pieces (known as sharps) of
a set of pedals in organs, harmoniums and such like instruments in such a manner
that the said toe pieces instead of being a fixture shall be separate from their
pedals and provided with appliances to enable them to be shifted adjusted and set
in any required position, or to be replaced by others of a different shape or pattern.
For the purpose of my invention I slot cach sharp pedal vertically for a given
distance in its length and pass a bolt through the slot and through or partly
through the toe piece and secure said bolt by a nut, thumbscrew, or other device
capable of easy release by hand or by a spanner or any suitable apparatus or
I groove the sides of each sharp pedal and affix flanges or plates on the side or
sides of the toe piece, and affix a tightening appliance to grip the pedal at each
adjustment.
The manner of carrying out my invention is illustrated by the drawings hereunto
annexed in which Figure 1 is a side elevation and Figure 2 a plan of a pedal A
with toe piece B attached to it by the bolt C, which bolt has a rib D formed on its
head C¹ to enter the slot E and secure the toe piece in any position by the thumb-
screw or nut F in the slot G of the said toe piece B.
The toe piece B has two pins H H screwed or otherwise fixed to it which pins
pass into the slot E and serve to steady the toe piece and prevent it revolving on
the bolt C. Figure 3 is an elevation of the toe piece on a larger scale; the toe
piece like the pedals is constructed of wood the bolt and nut, and washers a, b, and
the pins H H are of metal, preferably brass.
Figures 4 and 5 represent a side elevation and an end elevation respectively of
à toe piece having metal flanges J J bolted thereto, said flanges having ribs or
projections N N to take into horizontal grooves M M in the sides of the pedal.
The toe piece when adjusted is fixed by means of the bolt and nut K L in the
slot E in the desired position. Figure 6 is a modification of my invention in
which the head of the bolt C has no rib but is of square or oblong shape and fits
and moves in a groove in the bottom of the pedal.
It is not necessary for the slots or the grooves to be of the same length or at the
same distance from the ends of the pedals such as would be practically essential
when the toe pieces are to be arranged in the same line or parallel with each other
because in some cases the toe pieces are fixed in the segment of a circle and
I provide for this arrangement by making the slots or grooves at different distances
from the ends or by making them of different lengths or by marking the pedals to
indicate the different radii so that the toe pieces can be thereby arranged for
adjustment

page_text: 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
First. Moveable and adjustable toe pieces for the sharp pedals of various musical
instruments as hereinbefore described and substantially as shown in the annexed
drawings.
Secondly. Sharp pedals for organs and similar instruments having toe pieces
separate from the pedals proper and capable of adjustment so as to form a longer
or shorter pedal as described and as shown in the annexed drawings.