"Two SEVERAL IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PEDAL HARP; BY ONE OF WHICH IMPROVE- MENTS, WHEN THE PEDALS ARE USED FOR; THE PURPOSE OF PRODUCING SEMITONES, AND WHEN THE STRINGS ON WHICH THE SEMITONES ARE PRODUCED REMAIN. IN THE WHENED U THE FS .E.WI.?,; ANDLE INSTRUMENT. AT PLEASURE RENDERED SOFT, AND AT PLEASURE RESTORED TO ITS ORIGINAL SOUND, IN- ANOTHER MANNER AND. WITH BETTER EFFECT, THAN. 'HAD.EVER THEN YET BEEN PRO- DUCED
Year: 1800

page_text: FROSCHLE'S SPECIFICATION..
WHEREAS His present Majesty, by His Royal Letters Patent, dated
the Third day of May, in the fortieth year, of His reign, did give and grant
unto me, GEORGE FRÖSCHLE, of Great Pulteney Street; in the 'Parish.of-Saint
James, Westminster, in the County of Middlesex, Musical Instrument. Maker,
my executors, administrators, and assigns; the sole privilege 'and.authority, at all
times thereafter during the term of years therein expressed to use, exercise, and
vend "Two SEVERAL IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PEDAL HARP; BY ONE OF WHICH IMPROVE-
MENTS, WHEN THE PEDALS ARE USED FOR; THE PURPOSE OF PRODUCING SEMITONES, AND
WHEN THE STRINGS ON WHICH THE SEMITONES ARE PRODUCED REMAIN. IN THEIR
ORIGINAL POSITION WHEN PLAYED UPON BY THE FINGERS .EVEN.WITH. THE? OTHER
STRINGS, THE SEMITONES ARE BETTER DEFINED THAN THEY HAD HITHERTO BEEN IN
PEDAL HARPS; AND BY THE OTHER OF WHICH THE TONE OF. THE: WHOLE INSTRUMENT IS.
AT PLEASURE RENDERED SOFT, AND AT PLEASURE RESTORED TO ITS ORIGINAL SOUND, IN-
ANOTHER MANNER AND. WITH BETTER EFFECT, THAN. 'HAD.EVER THEN YET BEEN PRO-
DUCED and in which Letters Patent is, contained at proviso, obligingi nie par-
ticularly to describe, and ascertain the nature of the said Invention, and in
what manner the same is to be performed, by an instrument in writing under:
my hand and seal, and to cause the same to be inrolled in His Majesty's
High Court of Chancery within one calendar month next and immediately
after the date of the said Letters Patent.
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NOW I, the said George Fröschle, in obedience and conformity.to. the said
proviso, do, by this instrument under my hand and seal, particularly describe
and ascertain the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same
s to be performed, by the Plans thereof on the side hereof, and hereunder made,
and.as follows:-'

page_text: The nature of the former of the said two Inventions is thus described and
ascertained, and is thus performed:-A, B, are the strings of the instrument;
C, C, the metal plate; D, a laver, fastened to metal plate or wood under
the strings, which produces the semitones; 'E, E, the two screws which
fasten down the laver and keep it in its proper position; F, F, is the open
parts, which slide up and down to regulate the semitones; G, G, are two
graves; H, the centre screw; I, the spring which acts upon the laver; K is
a piece of leather to keep the spring from jarring.
The nature of the latter of the said two Inventions is thus described and
ascertained, and is thus performed to stop the vibration of the strings:-
No. 1, the iron screws which come through the metal plate belonging to the
inside movement; No. 2, a collar; No. 3, a piece of round metal, which
screws against the collar; No. 4, a piece of cloth or leather, or other substance,
fix't in the round piece of metal, for softening the tone at.pleasure.
Description of the work on the back front of metal plate respecting the
latter Invention-No. 5, the springs; No. 6, two screws which fasten down
the spring to metal plate; No. 7, brass cocks, screwed down for steel lavers'
to act under; No. 8, the screw; No. 9, the steel lever; No. 10, the nut
which fastens the lever to the brass cock; No. 11, the main-spring which
acts upon the steel levers; No. 12, the screws which act upon the levers; 1
No. 13, the straight crank; No. 14, the screw which fastens the straight crank
down to metal plate; No. 15, the square crank; No. 16, a lever which joins
the straight and square cranks together; No. 17, a screw which fastens the
square crank and lever together; No. 18, a neck which fastens the straight
crank and lever together; No. 19, iron plate to square crank; No. 20, spring
to iron plate which the square crank works against; No. 21, the centre which
keeps the iron plate and square crank together; No. 22, a bow-spring which
the straight crank works against; No. 23, two screws which fasten the bow-
spring down to metal plate; No. 24, a straight piece of metal or iron, screwed
to straight crank, the other end to lever or main-spring; No. 25, the two
screws; No. 26, a screw which fastens the rod to square crank; No. 27, a
spring under the pedal, which fits on the nut of the rod at one 'end; No. 28,
screw which fastens spring down to pedal; No. 29, a small square crank with
two springs on the inside edge to prevent the rods from getting out of their
places; No. 30, the screws to springs.
In witness whereof, I, the said George Fröschle, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, the Second day of June, in the fortieth year of the
reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Third, now King of Great
Britain, and so forth. '
:
GEO. FROSCHLE. (L.S.)

page_text: AND BE IT REMEMBERED, that on the same Second day of June,
in the year above mentioned, the aforesaid George Fröschle came before our
Lord the King in His Chancery, and acknowledged the Specification aforesaid,
and all and every thing therein contained, in form above written. And also
the Specification aforesaid was stamped according to the tenor of the Statute
in that case made and provided.
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