US1623633A - Bow guide for violins and the like - Google Patents

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1,523,633 Apnl 5, 1927- 5. M. MORRIS BOW GUIDE FOR VIOLINS AND THE LIKE I Filed Sept. 9. 1924 INVENTOR 650. f7. NORRIS ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 5, 1927.

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Application filed September My invention relates to a device for insuring a proper longitudinal positioning of the bow on the strin s of a violin or the like.

An object of tie invent-ion is to provide a device of the character. described which will not interfere with the playing or tone of the instrument to be played.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of the character described In which may be simply rendered inoperative without removal of the device.

The invent-ion possesses other objects and features of advantage, some of'which, with the foregoin will be set forth, in the-following description of the'preferred form of my invention which is illustrated in the drawings accompanying and forming part of the s Jecification. Itis to be understood that I 0 not limit myself to the showing made by the said drawings and description, as I may adopt variations of'the pre erred form within the scope of-my invention as set forth in the claims.

Referring to said drawings:

Figure l is a lon 'itudinal sectional view of a violin equippec' with the device of my invention.

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional View taken on the line 2r 2 in Figure 1.

' Figure 3 is a perspective view of the embodiment of my inventio-nshown in Figures 1 and 2.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of another embodhnent of my invention. I

Teachers of the violin, and. like instruments, have heretofore experienced much difliculty in imparting correct bowing habits to the pupils, owing to the factthat the bowing and fingering must be taught simultaneously. The" difliculty arises on account ofthe fact that while the bow is preferably used over a limited portion of the strings, the pupil is inclined to allow it to move onto other ortions of the strings to thus produce faui ty handling of the bow, since the attention of the pupil is chiefly concentrated on the fingering. To obviate the foregoinv and other difliculties in the teaching of the violin, I have provided a bowguiding device which prevents the dlsplacement of the bow from its proper position on the strings and at the same time does not ufiect the tone or appreciably affect the appearance of the violin. As here shown, the bowing-guide of my invention comprises a support member 6 carmounted inany desired manner.

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ried on the violinbodyi and on which is mounted suitable'g'uide members 8. As he]? shown the support 6' is positioned in spaced relation from and between the strings 9 and holly 11, and between the bridge 12 and the end 13 of the fingerboard 14 of thoviolin. The support 6 is preferably held positioned by means of oppositely disposed extensions 16 arranged to grip the ethos 17 of the belly at the waist portion-18 of t 1e violin. In the present embodiment, the extensions 16 are arranged with" slidably engaged portions 21 and 22, the former be n' preferably formed 'integralwitli thennember 6; The portion is, normally held in retracted position with relation tot-he portion 21 by means of helical springs 23 extending between hooks 2-1:, which are preferably "provided on the under side ofthe extension portions 22, with cooperatio hooks 26, the latter beingprovided. on -ie'. underside of-the su )port 6. The portions 22 are provided tit-n violin engaging portions '27 arranged to fit the belly edges 17' the bearing surfaces of the portions 27 bemg'preferably provided with 'Jads'28 of felt or some other sound insulating substance. In this manner, the device is arranged to be resiliently and removably mounted on the violin and since it is mounted on the edge of the violin belly, does not aifect the tone of the instrument.

The guide members. 8 may be formed and As.- hero shown, the guide members comprise pairs of guide posts 29 mounted on rotatable memers 30, the latter being pivotally carried on the under side of the member (3. The momhers 8 are spaced apart lon itudinally of the violin strings to define :1 Jon guidewziy of desired width undo-re of such length that when erected they will engage the'ba'ck of the bow, the-posts 29 being positioned to protrude between the strings without 'contacting with them. Slots 32 are provided in the support member 6 so that the posts 29 may be swung downwardly below the plane of the strings to allow the playing of the instrument without use of the device or the removal thereof. it being noted-that this folded position of the posts is indicated in dotted lines in Figure 3.

In the embodiment shown in Figure 4. the support member 41 is in the form of a plate having opposite edges 42 turned down and arranged to receive the. threaded ends -13 of U shaped violin enguging extensions 44:, the latter being shaped at their outer ends to fit the belly edge of the vlolin. Ad-

justment to fit the violin is simply. accom;' plished by-the use of c-ooperatlng nuts 45.

on the ends 43 of the extensions 14 disposed on opposite sides of the edges 42. The guide members 46 are also U shaped and are arranged to fit sockets47'provided'1n the face of the member 41, the post portions -'l8 of the members 45 being arranged to pass between the violin strings, and the connecting portions 49 of the members being arranged to be disposed above and transversely of the strings when the members/l5 .are in position. In this manner, this embodiment may be rendered inoperative by simply re moving the guide members from the sockets.

I claim:

1. A bow-guide for a violin or the like comprising asupportiug member, means for releasably mounting said member ini-spaced relation from and over the midportion of the belly of the violin between the bridge and finger board, and a guide member displaceably mounted on said supporting member. 7

2-. A bow-guide for a violin or the like comprising a supporting member, means for mounting said member on and between 0pposite edges of the belly of the violin at the waist thereof and between the strings and said belly, and a guide member displaceably carried on said supporting member.

3. A bow-guiding means for a violin or the like comprising a supporting member, means for releasably mounting said member on the side edges of the violin and disposed between the belly and strings thereof, and members displace'ably carried by said supporting member defining a guide/fork for said how between them.

4. A bow-guide for a violin or the like comprising a supporting member, means engageable with opposite side edges of the violin belly for mounting said member between the belly and strings of the violin supporting member and defining a guideway for said how between them.

5. A bow-guide for a violin or the like comprising a supporting-member, means for mounting said member between the strings and belly of the violin, and guide members pivotally secured to said supporting member and cooperating when in extended position to limit the movement of the bow toward either end of said strings.

6. A bow-guide for aviolin or the like comprising a supporting member, means for mounting said member on said violin, longitudinally disposed guide members pivotally secured to said supporting members and defining when in'extended position a guide way between them to limitthe movement of the bow toward either end of said strings and permitting when in folded position free longitudinal movement of the bow along said strings.

'7. A bow-guide for a violin or the like,

comprising a supporting member, means for mounting said member between the belly and strings of the violin and between the bridge and fingerboard thereof,- and longitudinally disposed independently 'displaeeable aide members mounted on said member an 00- operating to define a transversely extending guideway fora bow when operatively disposed'onthe member.

8. A bow-guide 'for a violin or the like, comprising a supporting member, means for mounting said member .on the belly of the violin and in a position below the-strings thereof, and a guide member mounted'on said supporting member-and movable to a position above said strings from a position tlierebelow, and vice versa.

In testimon I whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at akla-nd, California, this 31st day of July, 1924. r

GEORGE M. MORRIS.

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