US759048A - Music-holder. - Google Patents

Description

No. 759,048. PATENTED MAY 3, 1904.

J. P. WALTER.

MUSIC HOL'DER.

APPLIOATION FILED 00110, 1903.

N0 MODEL.

Patented May 3, 1904.

PATENT Orrice.

JOHN P. WALTER, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

'IVIUSIC-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 759,048, dated May 3, 190%.

- Application filed October 10, 1903. Serial NO- 176,478. (Nomodcll) tion.

This invention relates to a musicholder adapted for application to the piccolo, flute, life, and other horizontal musical instruments; and it consists in a peculiar construction of the same, as hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the description of the said invention which follows reference is made to the accon1- pan ying drawings, forming a part hereof, and in which Figure 1 is a view illustrating the invention in use, and Fig. 2 an enlarged perspective view of the same.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents a piccolo.

The music-holder consists of an open circular hand or clamp 2, the separated ends of which are made parallel with a diainetrical line and provided with a tightening-screw 3. To the outside of one of the ends of the clamp 2 is fastened a rod A, to the end of which an ordinary music-rest 5 is adjustably and removably connected. In a similar position on the other end of the clamp is secured a rod which terminates in a flattened ring 6, adapted for application to the chin of the player, with which it is pressed into contact to form a rest. 7 is another rod pivoted to the tighteningscrew 3 and terminating in a ring 9, through which the left thumb of the player is inserted to connect the hand of the player with the instrument.

The ring 2 is clamped on the piccolo by means of the tightening-screw 3, but not so tightly as to prevent a slight pivotal movement of the thumb-piece, which in most cases is required.

I claim as my-invention 1. In a music-holder, the combination of a clamp-ring, a chin-support,and athulnb-piece, substantially as, and for the purpose specilied.

2. In a music-holder, the combination of an open clampaing, a music-rest secured to one end of the clamp-ring, a chin-rest attached to the other end of the said ring, and a tightening-screw for the clamp-ring, S1Ill)SlitLI1tl2tll 'tlS specified.

3. In a music-holder, the combination of an open clamp-ring, a music-rest secured to one end of the clamp-ring, a chin-restattachcd to the other end of the ring, a tightening-screw for the clamp-ring, and a thumb-piece pivoted to the said tightming-screw, substantially as specified.

JOHN P. IVALTIIGR. Witnesses:

GEO. E. TAYLOR, ARTHUR O. TROLL.

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