STRING FASTENING FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

ATTACHE-CORDE POUR INSTRUMENTS DE MUSIQUE

Claims

Claim lst A string fastening for musical instruments consisting essentially of an adjusting screw, a plunger in contact with the end of said screw and carrying the end of the wire or string, a socket for said plunger, and a bearing for said screw, whereby the tension of the wire is regulated by the operation of the adjusting screw, substantially as and for the purpose described. 2nd In a string fastening for musical instruments, the combination, with an adjusting screw, of the plunger D having perforations through which the wire is threaded or passed, for the purpose described. 3rd The plunger pin or needle I) having the holes d, d1 and seat or socket d2, in combina¬tion with a wire threaded through said holes, as shown and described, and a screw for adjusting said plunger so as to regulate the tension of the wire, substantially as described. 4th In a piano, the combi-nation, with the series of strings and a suitable framing, of the beam C having sockets, recesses or perforations c, c, plungers or pins to which the wires are fastened, and means whereby said plungers or pins are adjusted within said sockets, recesses or perforations, substantially as and for the purpose specified. 5th In a device for tun¬ing pianos and like musical instruments, the combination, with a suitable framing and with the wires and their attachments, of the plate F and adjusting screws passing through said plates and serving to regulate the tension of the wires, substantially as described.