1 |
Swell expression engine |
US66147433 |
1933-03-18 |
US2072844A |
1937-03-09 |
AUSTIN JOHN T |
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2 |
Swell shutter |
US34482529 |
1929-03-06 |
US1770260A |
1930-07-08 |
AUSTIN BASIL G |
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3 |
Piano action |
US29227728 |
1928-07-12 |
US1729528A |
1929-09-24 |
TODD HAROLD B |
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4 |
Piano-bridle-strap fastener |
US1729725 |
1925-03-21 |
US1685001A |
1928-09-18 |
JEFFERSON MALCOLM THOMAS |
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5 |
Shutter for sound-proof boxes. |
US1910575630 |
1910-08-05 |
US1110441A |
1914-09-15 |
HOPE-JONES ROBERT |
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6 |
Electropneumatic swell-pedal action for pipe-organs. |
US1911648547 |
1911-09-09 |
US1076069A |
1913-10-21 |
SKINNER ERNEST M |
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7 |
Autopneumatic organ. |
US1913740276 |
1913-01-06 |
US1070739A |
1913-08-19 |
RUSSELL CHARLES C |
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8 |
Automatic playing apparatus. |
US1034520D |
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US1034520A |
1912-08-06 |
SCHWERTNER JOSEPH |
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9 |
Mechanical musical instrument. |
US1903161261 |
1903-06-13 |
US984257A |
1911-02-14 |
BALL HENRY PRICE |
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10 |
Musical instrument |
US614886D |
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US614886A |
1898-11-29 |
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11 |
Pneumatic musical instrument |
US576032D |
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US576032A |
1897-01-26 |
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12 |
Mechanical musical instrument |
US563415D |
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US563415A |
1896-07-07 |
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13 |
parker |
US368164D |
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US368164A |
1887-08-09 |
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14 |
Heeve d |
US361562D |
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US361562A |
1887-04-19 |
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15 |
Merritt g ally |
US351173D |
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US351173A |
1886-10-19 |
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16 |
Pneumatic action for organs |
US271606D |
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US271606A |
1883-02-06 |
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17 |
Improvement in mechanical musical instruments |
US213442D |
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US213442A |
1879-03-18 |
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18 |
Improvement in swells for pipe-organs |
US133531D |
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US133531A |
1872-12-03 |
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19 |
Electronically controlled swell shutter operator for pipe organs |
US189999 |
1980-09-23 |
US4361069A |
1982-11-30 |
Richard H. Peterson; James A. Mornar |
An electronically controlled swell shutter operator for pipe organs includes an electric motor driving a speed reducer whose output is connected to move the shutters of a pipe organ swell chamber, in order to control the volume of sound heard by the listeners. A swell pedal controlled by the organ player operates a first potentiometer and establishes a first voltage of a given polarity, the magnitude of which represents the exact position that the shutters should be in. The output of the speed reducer operates a second potentiometer which establishes a second voltage of a polarity opposite to that of the swell pedal potentiometer, the magnitude of this second voltage being dependent on the position of the swell shutters. A system of integrated circuit comparators compares the above-mentioned first and second voltages to produce an error signal. A logic system responds to the comparison result to cause the shutters to move in a desired direction and at a suitable speed to reduce the error and to achieve a balance, whereby the swell shutters assume a position corresponding to the position of the swell pedal. Dynamic braking and a system of automatically adjustable dead bands prevents overshoot and hunting. |
20 |
Vibrato producing means for musical instruments |
US55522144 |
1944-09-22 |
US2412212A |
1946-12-10 |
GERLAT ERVING F |
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