of the @sttids@ on the right hand or o u'ter far-es Of canis 148, on tb6 returii@ or upwaxd m-ve-. ment of studs 145, as,,shown in Fig. 9. The pllyer will, tis lie; I)e(@ornes sl@illed in playing 5 the iinsti-tinient, the pedal, just as soon as lie'he,,ili-s tl4@ 1)iclze(i string, sotind, , During thi's i@etiirn ni,)veiiient, the sftids will ride up 'on tlic o-Litside, or i-i(_Ylit hiild' fac@es of: cams 148 ulnci.ei- the pull (@f- spring 129. @ The cam 10 1.0(1," 142, will liold. @the picke@@ 1-iead in a retracted poqition. iintit ifter,.-,t@et-ion @143,has reached the position @@where section 144 is iD cop-tict ivitli. the, b(,,ird 127. Just @prior to this i,)osition of the,i),irts,@the studs@145@will 15 have I rea@liecl t,he to@s of (@@ins 148 and, at the IIioni,ent that the studs !4r) are. freed fro'm the caiiis 148, tlie, forvvard pull@ of spring 129 -",ill ser N-0 to, otijelcl-v iieturii t,lie picker 132 to'. the position sliown in Fit(-rl 7. The cam edge 138, 20 coactin<r Ni,itli, ed(ye 139,, sei-ves to guide the pi6.ker beaflzb,,icl@r to:no I rl@ial. 'nitls,,it will I)e@seen tha;t,,I,obtain,a 4uick r et,urii of the pici@er liead,to "I iiormal positi.on ts @liolvn@lln F' 7 and I coiisider tlii's 19- 25 ,t v6i,y'iiiipoi-ta-.it feat-(ire of my invention, eSI)ecially, in 1.)Iay.ing chords ral)idly Pi.eke,r head l@4 which.6perates ctring, 28, all respects the s e i @ str eture and opis in am n , u @er"ltl6n ts@ b.cad 132 and' is connected tb 30 cable 124: Pielier 133, is the siline' as its I conipaiiion ,piel@ers;e.xeei)t:th,it it acts tipon striiigs 30 and 31@, ancl. hei@ee@ the c6.rre@p..onding cams 157 ni-e lbii,@er than cains@148.@4nd the sli3t 158, is 35 eo,..I-eSirondin(rl.@,, 16ngthene,d. Further;.. this er heid i,,@3', does,not partalkeof itny@ it.h,I)icl@ . w di-etwijii@ ,iction.away fi@,om,the trings until "Lfter, it@ lias acte.(i upon t,he- last@ or- 16west strin(Y 31, wliereup()n, its withdrawal acti on 40 is the s,,tme ,is heretofore @xplainecl iia.c6ni-(-,ttirn is the s',ilne. th I: ha Yt, @ ii-ill@ tliiis be seen a ve sliowli 61,-,er iiieans acting sin4ly and plurally, on 45 the stl.in(-,s to ton,, 'Vibr'ate@the@ latter. IT d@ t . oi.@d@r. to (y ,tii e pla@,er iii shifting the t,rina stoj)l)iii- iiie anisni to. tlhe ri.glit posis in, order to di ose the st,6ps@iii propi@r i.el,ition to the fret@s, I ha-%,le showln the giiidc,, 50, 3, gradiiated, is -,vill be cl6aily. een by r@f@reiicetoFi.g,.3. Iiritl@eeve@t.ihat,theinstrul iiieiit boingpl.1,117ed, lia@ Tio fi-etsi the skill of the P,Ittyo@ Ni,ilf'be relied up@n@ to shift the stoppii,i,), niecli,,inisil'i to, the ri(rht position. I 55 A@ the ineeliani.cal @perati@n of the stops will be cletr frolii the foregoing descriptioll, it iieed on]. I)c stated tli,,it th stop 81, eiiy e (@!ra@!es 1,11 tll(-' Sti.iliLys @imiiltineoiisly, and wli.@,.n applied at diffei-ent points@along the 60 neck face, the iiiiisical kov@of all the strings ivill be co@riespon(lingl.y (.-hanged,,dependent 11pon@the position of said stop 81. This corresponds NNitli maiiual playin(v where the fore r -ei. i o iiidex fin( s ali@li@d 7o st6p all the The i-eiiiainiii(,, st6p's change the key of @tl@e chord.9 @icked, the same as though th6 liuina;n fiii&ers were appl@ied, the key boino, cliaii,@ed ii@accordance with@ tli.e Ibn@gitudiiiiaii @position a,lon(i the strint,-s -where thest6ps are @,tl)plied. 7 0 This is primaril@ a@ oh6rd@pla-yer a;nd is not iiitended primtirily, to play an ,iir or melo(ly, as the stops are iiot capable of as iiiuch@ flexibilitv and, iariation: of operation as tlie: fingers'of the huinan@ li@:nd. However, the@ d@- 75 yiee is equal@ to the@ human@ hand: as a chord invention@ is pi-ip.liyer, and the device of my' mt,rily desikii(,@d, fai-I supportingwork; not so niucli,for solo ivork. Thias, a performer can utilize this'deA7ice., o-Derating the @ame with 80 111@ feet, to play stipportii-.ig cliords, in suppoi,t@of a.@olo instruiiieiit pla),ed by his h@nds. I will next @desefibe niy: I'lliproved: sotind dampener. to Figs. 1 and es 85 the ustial body bai-, fixed in, ot6d@,at1161,@ on@ said @b@r is@ EL er 162; wliieli straddles@the bax@,160 the ends 163 bei.ng adapted@ for engageiiieiit -witli the pa@eiiiiient 34,: preferably@ at t'he i@iyht of 00 z n tlie@ bridcye 33, in-.ith respect to Fig. 1'. Said dampener has@ an opei'atin- end 164, which@ is tlie upper'end, of! cbnnected@by a:@link 165@to a li:nee cpe-P.@it@,d@ lever 166' inh'cli is. pin,oted at 166@, to a part of the frame.@ Sitid l@nee lever 1)5 . . 1 167 , on 't's @ I we en d tha t has a projec-tion I 0 r may be eiigaged by,t'he - Itnee of the i-icrht lec, of@ the operator aiidshift @--d@ in the dinrection arrow: sh to cause the of.@ oivn; in Fig. 11 dampener@ to engage the parchiiient and 100 danipen the: s o u @ d . A , s I - I n g 1 6 8 s e r v e s n o r I p i I I mally to n-laintaiii t-he @ d@inii)ener fi-ee@ from enoagement with the parchrnent. ft @; is @' belieaed: that iiiy inv6ntioii ,vill be r 0 I n g ftilly@ undei,st'ood f' om@the f rego descrii3@. 105 scribe4 one@eifib diiilent, of @ny ilivention, I do 9 it re iiot@ Nvish to be lim ed the tb except for such iii iaitation-s@tis@the claiins @mty@import., f claiiii:- 1 1 0 Ill t iiieans for playino, a strin(yed in nectlonlv."tllpickel.i32.@ Likewiseitsquiclt, t, ion aii:d wl4ile@ Ihave@ herein@ shown and de@- struinent hav,iii& a sotiiidil ii(,;@ody aiidta necl@ a fran-ie for holdinr the insti-@uiiieiit, pedal opoi,ated,iliechliiisiii"on said fr,,tine f6r pltickin an@tlie 4ttiiigs abreast@ of; the soiiridin (y body, I)edal operat.ed@,inecha@nisin fi)r @Tressing and@,stoppinty the sti-in(ys aloiio, the iieck@of@the insti-tiii-ic,,nt, said last n,,tiiied iiieclianisiii beiii 9 slidabl3r inounted on said fraiiie for moveitient to differel'it positions aloiig the insti-u- 120 ment's iieck. 2 Ili I s 'ul@iiiged ilisti@uli-ieiit, playei- ' a floatiiig 1)icl@ei-@ lieid normally in @i picking position, pedal ii-ieans iiiipai@ting iiioveinent of saicl head tlii-ougliout a picking stroke, meajis 125 gi-adually witlidrawing and theii quielcly i-ele,,ising said liead froifl the string duriil(,, sucli pielking sti@ol@e, iiieads impartiiig ,i return d lleq ,ind wea.us actin(,- diirin@,y stroke to sai sucli return stlol e t6 quickly release said 130

6 liead for moveluent into @t P'iel@in(y positioil. 3. In i stringed instrument playei@, ,t picl@:er o-uide boai@d h,,tvino, a slot therein, a, piel@er @he,,id floatlliigly sli@able in s,,Lid slot into ancl out of pickina positions, means l@or actuatin@,r said liead t@piel@ a striii(y, iilcans for'@ L@eSt(@'il-Ig said head to a normal'71)osition, aild instruiiientalities ,icth-i on said head to 9 quicli:13T -"-itlidi,aw the latter froi,.l a piel@ed strin(y and sai.d head fiiee therefrom and, finally restoi,!-ii(,y said head -to a noriiial positioli. p L In ,t s'riiiged iiisti@uiiient la3,ei-, a piel@er boarcl hli,in(y a slot tlierein aiid a cam -tC[ float lilock adj,-@eent saiCL SlOt, a I)Icl@er lic,, lil(r iii,-Iy sliclai)le in said sl(-,t, iiieans for niov' and pick(,r licad tlirouyhout a cycle, said liead li,,iving@ ,i. cail, rod e.10'!ICYIIIO' t', zn - -@ said bloci@ to - %Yitlidraw said liepd @fi-oni eil20 (rao'eiii-,ilt ivith tlle striii(r durin,, tlie,l)i6l@illcr strol-e of said head. 5. In ,t sti-in(yed ii-isti-iiiiieiit pla3,er, a picker board liavin(r a slot, a picker lie,,td I-'ioatin-lv sl dable said slot thr6 gliout n @ III u Its i)leli:iny aiid return iiaovements, said liead zn liaviii,(, stu(is en(rao-iiio- said board to limit tD tn iiac)veinent of said liead toivard th(@, striiig to be pick.e(il, ,L forked retaining caiii spaiining said heacl, and i-neans for retracting saicl head 30 on the piel@ino- stroke thereof and disposlll(,y said sttic.Is iii trackin(v en(-,-a(,eiilent ivitti sztid zn zD n forl@ecl cam oii the returii stroke of said heaci to holcl said head aiva3, fi@ol-ii the string tint;@l 'd lie, sal tcl reaches a predetermined position 33 AV, ith respect to said ---tring, and iiaeaiis freeiiigy said studs from said for@@ed cain and aclvaneiiig said heacl ilito -L picking position -witil respect to the strin(y. 6. Iii t picking means for -.i stri-.iged iii-I 40 struiiient player, a picker board ha%,iiig a slot tliei-eiii) t pieli:er head floi@ingly slidable in s,.-.icl slot a@,id t I)icl@er c@iid pi-ojectil-io- n frorii the sti-in-- -ide of said boatcl e,,Iiyi end projectin@-r froli-i the caiii sldc of 45 s,,tjd 1,)oard, iiieatis for iiiir),,irtiii" --iclcinr to Laid lietcl iiieludiiig ,t -vok(@ ii@, -,)iie Ilirib ttiel-cof 1.)ivot(@ci to tlic,@ I)icl@ei, end of said head aiicl z,,iiot'iier li-@ilb pi IT otc.,d to tile caiii en(I o-11 s,,i;.d liead T,)i, iioi,iii,(, Q-aicl 50 head stil.,st,,tntially trinsversely to its fzliio,th, -,nd iiistrtiiiientaii.ties for iiioN7eiiient of ;aid lic@,id substaiitially iii the (Til@eetio of the le.,i(- h of the latter dlir;iio' n t tion of said head by said me,.ins. 7. In a, )ic' -iiao- iiiq,@tiis for,,t, stringed iiistri t 3,9,3@e -in,y ien r@ picker hea,d, mearis 1,,io@ s,.ticl head into i-elition iiitli t plitrality of strino-s, illea'iis hol@CLing lieacl patli (I -ing i)icliijig aettito a striic,r pickin(,, . ui at-ion ol' sa;.d iiic,,tiis for re--toi,in(y siicl (;o head to a -,tartiri(-j, po,-4itioTi, atid for iiii;nttiniiig s,,ii.d lie,-,d free ]':roiii s,(ild st@-Iii1gs, duriii(y reslorn" i)ioveiiie-@-it of saicl lie,.,d. 8. In a strii-igecl a it@).Lt'd O@or act I 0 iii,,)- pick i, liead, iiicaiis iiit i(, liea(L t@) pie'l@ ,@ I)Itti-@,ilit3, ol: -i -olli iiiisli -.@or s @,i i (t d: il'@0- 1-110ATenICA i-it tlierei@i@. 1). Tii a I f!k)@it1110, ])ickcr tio,,,Ld, iiiea,.is or S@,,ti(I i -- @o i)i(,Ic , 1),LLil,@ility Of -@,C)L. @;,i,'ld. 1-.c,@.d to a posi'c-i,)ii, aiid iiiechaiiisill -'.'Or coiitrolli@@i- said lif-,ti@l diii-- in(Y its p-LC'i@iilg Ltild retui-n iiioveiiients. 10. Iii a iiisti-ui-neit pliyer, stol)- 75 piiig iii c'iianisili adj@istabIG, to di@qert-@iit loiie t@ git,,idinal positio--,,s . I ii e in'I o @,), the of th ' a--,icl proi-icted -%vitli i,ecipi@ocabl-. stop rods liavi@a@)- stops ard ine,,Lns cai@i-ied 1)@- s,,ii(," riieclianisii-i for selc,,cti@7cl,,,@ ae,@tiitin(r s,,,id i@ods So to eno-age the stol,)s tliereof a(,Ltlnst the stri@i(-rs of the iiistrument. 11. In a strin,-ecl iiistriiiiic.,qt player, .1 f-r@inie for liolcli,.ig tl-ic body and o'L t@lie instrument, stol, 1-ne,,,hanisiri ineltidi,.ig a, stol) 85 iid lon(Titudiii@,,,Ily a;i-iii extencllii(y across ai abreast of a I)Iur.,Ilit3,- of sti.in(ys of tlie illstrument. arm liairiiicr ,t pltiralit7 of stops for Sillault"tlleously pllii,,-,i'-itv of di:ff-erent striiigs at eiiffcrent loi)"'Jtt,,d;.nal go positions therealoiig. 12. In -,L str;-n,(,red instrument pla@@-r. i n, tl frame for holdi (,- @ ic bocty ind neel@ of tli(,, inE,-truiiiei-it, stol) iiiecliai--,islii StOI)s for ciic,--,tgeiileiit l@,it'.1 Olle 0 1 L@ I 9.'5 r Yioi-e @,loiio- the neck of the insti-iiiii(@nt, toe tictiitted pe(lals l'oi- operlitiiig said st,)ps, ,III eloii,-a te(I ,itol-) f(,,i- el-it -WI t 'S @i-i ll(,s to cli,1,1,(I"e the pl@ -Tl(" keN,. 1,11(1 @l !,.e@'t operated lever ior @ictu n(- saicl eloil@.ytt(!cl loo stop. In testini(ny that I claim tlic forc,@yoiiio, as niy owii, I hereby tEx iiiv si(-i-iittii-e. JOEL B. WOLFE.

Patented Nov. 13 1928 1 691 5(% UNITED@:ls'T@ATIES PATE:NT @OFFIC@E.:@ n This iniention reliltes to: iniprov@ments ii, @devios,for pla , fig @iring6d iiistrurilents'",ith the feet there,@,.IYI lea@,ing tII6 hands free to flianip'tildte and p@rniit, thei i)erf6tmer t6 opeltate ot-her idst.runient@ in@ addition to tlle one f6 b@' la@e@ @Nith the ijig p et. A object of thi It, is niort@ p @ti6iilai-ly i,li6 s I'livtlitip-Ti to -ovide a devi@e Wh@er6bi, n pi ft y f6i'm of stringed instttiiii6fit lini7iiit,, a s6und10 ing box f@cill @vilich a neek pfoiects .ind along wlii@h t,he strin-s ext6nd @iiia-y be I'a,yed this 7 Ili g@7t' t,)@pe df iristruine-nt 15einy s opt, p@lf(r the along tlie, neck and pickr, t7l I in(v oi- plticking" the,strings abreast of the 15 souildin-, bo@ci a,typical in,;trLiiii@nt of @:th;s tyt)o @ei7ii(,, a @inj;o. It is ati object of thi's invt@hti6n to Di-ovii4e a dovice as @ibov6 outli:ned Nvh@teb@'instruDletItS Of this type can be itnehored to the deee and played @@,ithout special ion 20 incr inade and whereby N,ai-ious iiisti-iin- ts@ may be iti erchdngeably fitted t'o the ino t devico rtile clevice il'iy invent,i6n in(--Iudes a@ self-@ 25 siable ti-ain@ provide'd mit-li I ii-16tins for. securing aii,instru'nlient thei-ein,arid ivhich i 8 pr@)' .Vided @i,itli pedal,operate'd pressina or stoljpin'), @lyiec i-,tnism for p@essi@,, or stoppitig, ti I io sti@iDgs aloni, the rieck 6f the i strtiment, an@l 30 i:ri tli6 iriost iinproved form of @the invt@ntion i@is iiiecha@i iii is slidably disl?O,@od in iiianne I i- io r@adiiy 61serat6,iipoti differont, Ion-aitudi@,tlii, @aisl)osed poi-tiom of tlie neck. Xy invcntion also, invli@deg novel pieli:et C, @-till IYI )dal operated, nd in .35 ii ic l@ s m,hich is ivilici-,t the I?icker@ are acitia'ted to clo8ely s@iniu-@ @lp@te th-c actioii of the huiiiaift htiiid in pi,cking tb.,e@ strings, to,tli@ exte@i i@,@t the pioil:er@ first (@,nc,.@ge, tlie,,n ten'sion, @nd fi@ally quickly ell f' lo oi-,soundinlbratioji. of iiiy iiiven@tion to.pi-oi-idc, @a novel form of,clay4pei adapted to fie ttec@l bv ilfe kilee 6f the pl,,tiei- ItTi(l, ",(,.@iD(r UI)ON tb@b, T)arcbmp@@ @@eie@a-bly in tiie real, Of the bi,.id&e -"-iih @@@4ect@ to the' noe'k end cl@ the Insttiii@nent. My in@,6nt.i6n ,,i,lgo iiielude-s ri grottp ii)f pe(ial for opei.-ati@@i th@ Aop 'ei-s, tl)'e' pec"Iil'@ p haii,in,,r'a tirrangem ent @@(i .50 ilori wbereb-v the ball (if the foot inav re@tdil y b@ shifted, lr6i@ 6@e @ect@ii t@@ tile' o'tl'iei@ and 11 w @reb-,,, aetiiitio@ 6f one, De4alcao b-c efte(,ted I ,.vi.t,hotit iiilterfei-ence ivitli oi- operating another pedal. or nu T i6EL 33. WOLFE P 1 IAXD, WASITIN'VXT6,11. 9TRXItGED-tN!BTP.UXiNT IIL]KYPA. catio @ lile November 27 1 25@. Sorihl No,. 71,768. it, i,,@ a,@ futtlier feattiro, to a@ran(ye the stop 55- actuatiiik, ped,@.I.@ in a, @mann r o e t rediic6 the niiiiiber,, 6f pedal*, n6cessary for aettiatioii by t@e f ron't of the fooi, @ tli:o hoel bein@ g utilized for,@tictufitih(r bne f @th6 pe,dals. Ot@er,fefit@-,urps,and- @6bjects of the in ve@ntion 60 'ill be hibre f @N, ully described in conh@betion )t,'th th@ @ c6lu p@a@@ing,di-aivinos and will be 1 a(, niol,6 p,@Lrtic'ularl), lioint; d ut c 0 in and b appen ded claiiiis. y.tlie Tn the drawings:- 65 Fig. 1, 6levation of one, I i,,, avie@@v 1,n side fqrin of the '(-Ievi cc of i-ny @invent' , 1011. t banjo nioi.iiited in pqsitio)a:ind looking from tl-10 pitiyei@s si@d6 ot tl-ip- @device. 'Fitr. 2, is@ @a,, sectional view o-i Iire 9-- of 7o Fig.7,16okin'(Yfi-omtliei-i(yhtof:tl@el,@tt@,r. 3 is a, 'oltin se@ctiorial @view 6n li'ne 3--8 6f Fi-. 1. Fi-,,. 4,,i@ An,,6nlarged sectional vidw on line 4---L-4 of Fi@- b 2, lo6li:iTi- towdrd@ th6 ri(r t of 75 tl ti s id fi tir @-,tjid shqi'ylng Ae@posi oii of,the @trino@s ind fi@6ts @vith re.@pect; to tlie@striilr st6ps. ; Fig. 5,,, is an eiilar6ed fra(yiiiontai-y viely lool@,ing, f@o the,i-i(@yliT o@ Fi@ 2, tow,,trd the 80 m strin(,r i,)icking fiiechti.nislll: aiid viewin the 9 P',t -cliriie@@ s ide of the ban 0 Fig@ 6, is ,t, si@ctiQndj,,view o@n@, Iiiie Q-6 of Fig. 7, lo( )I@in(,@ toivai-d the left of the !atter aiid showin(y the initial@or nair @il posi- 8,5 t.ion o:i@ ail ihe pickers @vith resp6et to tlie, siri@@ s is a a Fi(,- secti on I v' w on line 7-'i:of f@4,ig. 6, looking tony-,ird thie rii!l-it of il@e latte r 'a 'n g only the fitst pickei- me iig .1 A . ,go a irip, simila.r io Fig. 7, shoivin(y t pirtly de lqcin@i , A presse d and 1) 9 n iinder teiision Fi(" 9 is ,I, simila vieiv a@fter tli e p ic @er htis r(,I.eased the string tifd illiistratin(,)' liow t@lie @,icl@er is ieti.@acted to pei,init fi-ee soull(.1ing vib@ation of the pic!Ko@ sti'iD@. -D"f@y ' i@o, is a sectional Vleiv o -n line 10-10 oi ti@'. 1. Fig. 11, is a, sectional det,,til on line 11-11 of -Fi-. 4. of @efoi-e@c6 degignate sinithe@ diit,erent fi&tires of the,, di-a)viiigs. A-s shown the fraine c sis sverse- io5 137 disposed feet :i and 2 on WI-i,ich@ a rc@ ri "idlv ii-ioi,iiited combin(@d loii,,ii;iidiri a,1"1"7 dicp6se(I guide aiid frame members a and 4'.' U@right AA

2 fi-aiiic@ iiiembers 5 and 6, secured to the feet I 2, tnd to gtiide ineiiibers 3 a i-id 4, serve ts tipport for an insti-ument aiid alzo piclcing and sfoppiiig ii-ieans operating on the instruiiieiit@ Iii addition, said upi-iglit inembers 5 and 6 su,.pport .ind ai-e suittbly seei-ired to se'u-S of ippei, ancl loivei- o-uide ineinbers 7 an(-[ 8 aiid 9 and 10, respectii-ely. TI-le iiiembers 7 and 9, ai,e coiinectecl by t brtee 11, and b.17 @t io bi,,ice 12, so that the ii-istrument cin be ir@serted i-nto position er,.divise between the iiie,.nbors 7 to 10, as sl,.own. In the case of a banjo, as sliown, the upright 6 is equi-ipped -",ith abutii-ient blo@,ks 13 tnd 14 ,tgaiiist Nvliieli the ey15 1;.iidri(-,al sotincling bocly 15, of the banj'o @ibuts. The neck 16. of the instrument e2:tends toivard tl-ie upright 5, and the head ter iiiinal of the nocl-, ts shoivn at 17, fits a recesL-Ied block 18', mounted on upri-ht 5. A 20 i)resseil- foot IS eno-lio,,es t-lie ba.ek of the neck 5 tn @16. ,)@t 19, and is ac"-tiated by -,t. threaded rocl 20. li,,ivino, ,i crariked eiid @21, aiid h-,tvinothi-eadedconnectioii-withbracell. Byinea,ns of this presser foot, the rii,-i of @uhe fianjo is 25 forced itito tight en-,a(yeiiient ",itli ,ibtitiiielit I)lo,ks 13 tnet 14, later,,illy of th(., frame. I provide naei,ns f-or snii(yly lioldiiicr the iiisti-uii-ient in snud@ eno-a@-em-- Tit dei-c,,d 1,)o the shotilrtions @f @@tiTIiaents 13 Ind 14 aiid ,,C) foreinu the lieid end 17, firinly iiito bloc@Ic 18'3 n i-vhi,,,Ii mcins I -will next describe. on br.,tce 11 wliielil re,,illy a block 22) fiiieruiii bl6ek. is suitibly receq-sed to receive ,t shor' t u u -liruis' bai- 9,3, o,- ratliler. 6ne end tliere-'.5 of. T'11(, otlier encl extends i@to and a(yainst 'L-he iiisicle face o'l the soiiiid box 15. Betiveen the e@icls of this b,,i-r is t. bolt 25 see-ured to brace 11. a,.id on which is a nlit 26, ivhicii, i-vlle.n tiirned holi-ie, tightly ii-qpin(xes the enti-L-e iiistriiiiient, ag, 40 tiiist iis here+.ofore de s(!ribed ,ibuLments and fli@ml3r -1-iolds the instrument iii a fixe,-l posit-'-.on. It will be cle,,ir t-hat@ it ivould bp, ,i inere iiiatter of i-nechai,,ical s'l@-itl to vai@3, tl-ie po45 sitioii and i)ro-roi,tioii.s of the aforen,,ti-.qecl,i,ne,l,,ora(ye me,,tus to aceoiiiiilodate strin(red zn ins".rtimeilts of a sliglitly different form and size froiii the banjo shoivii. The l@ead 26' is shoivn provided ",itli strin,, 50 ti--liteiiin(r (lei,ices --enerallv iiidicated tt 27, 28, 29, 30 tiicl 'o'l. coni-iecte(I ivitli a, tail ' )iece, 31), incl eiteiicliiio- O'k7ei- ,i, t)l,i(t"e 33, ;,jiteeposed between the t.iv@liteiieclsl.rlngs ,tiid tlie al.on@-- 55 of the neck 16 to the t@ghtening devices -n. The f,,tce of the neel@ 16, m,,ty or i.iial, not h,,ii;-e frets 35, as diagraiiiiuatie'ally indicated in F i 4. I will next desciibe mv iiiiproved pedal op60 erlted inechanisrn for @topping the strings '),S I-o 31, at various points alori(r t-he fice of 'Lljie neck 16, i,nd in different coii-io-Inati-o,,is to obt,,tin different chords. A,11, improved peclal operated - stoppin@_r 65 lileclianisiii is in the form of t iiiiitarv f-i-,tm'e -@t,i,tictit -e sliclal)l I 1, co,,ict@-, )17itll 'rtictitre 's slippo 3 @tiid 4, oi) iyllli,.,Il tl-ie@,@t I iitd v,-Iileli alse, coacts -,@-itli gitides 7 to 'LO. The toiver porti,oti of sa;d me,-,Ilaiii,!Ti COIIsists of m-Iiiiljet,s 36 an@L i)7 ii,ilieli, 7( -,s seen in F;lg. '-), splp an.(] ricle iipoji ,-tiiCt(@s 3 an(I 4. T,ii.-,s(,, ti-ansi-erse i-ieiiiber., 36 ln(i )7 coniiec@Lecl Nyitli loiio,-itudiiial iiielill)crs, op-,,, of w'jiieli is sllov,7n It 38, @Lo @L'orill ,t ri,id The ilieiiil)crs 36 aii(I 37 ai-e pl.ol,icle(.1 75 i@litli ,,Ltide f-ce'U. 39, secui-ed at 40, to ireinber @')6 oii]N' one s,,@IL. of tiide f(,c@t bei-ii(Y slio,@vil. These guide fe,-,t siiita.oly co,,tct iA, II gi-I 3 ,ind 41 as cleirly sboivn in Fi(i,. 2, o hold the 1,)ase of said iiieclianism in secure slicling con- 80 iiectioii -vitli (iiiides 3 and 4. In Fifr. 3, I liave sliown a loi @,ritudinal strip 41, ivllicli is i cl ecl to h,,tve slidiii(y en(,Ya,,e:lieiit i-vith "P" @-,-uicle 4, aiicl ivliieh is s<lc-Lired to ii-iembers 3,3 ,iD-d 37. A li-lke strip 4-2, lilkewise se-@u@ed to 85 membei-s 36 tnd 37, slidal)ly en(-ra(-tes gii:,d@,, 3, and foriiis @ Iiiiige moiintiii(r b-,ii-, as ivill be present,13@ des@i-ibed. I )vill hc,,reinifter refer to the fore,@roiii@,- ,ts the sliding ba,-o f-raine, of the stopping-me@iia- 90 iiism. S@Lop I)edals 4,9). 44 ancl 45, are sectired to @aicl b,,ise frlltn-ie bi, Iiinges 46, 47 tncl 48, wlii-cli are co.-inected IN7ii]l stril) 42, as ele,,irly shown in Fig. 9). To these ped,,ils are anchoreo,, iii 95 aiiysuitiblew,,t thelo werendsofoperatiny t7l cables 49 50 ,ind 51.: The e ped,,ils ,tre provided ivitli toe ti-eads 52 53 ,tnd 54, u-poii e 0 wll;cl,. tli front poi-tions of the sli e of the operator ai@e aclaptecl to be iiil)osed. A feci- 100 ttire of novelt), of these treads, -ipart fi-om the Paiiie as such . . coi@si,@ts iii t,i@ead 53. of the iiicldl.e pedal 44 suitic' ntl -loiver le v than the tread,3 of the otitsi,,Ie.pe(lals i7i ordei.- th,,it @'Llie foot of the ol,)erator naay be shiftecl 105 froiii one tread to tllc'otlier witliolit aceident,,tlly depressitig the %Yron- pedal. In case ill the tre,,ids iver@ of tbe'sai-tic lieigbt, the niai-cr:iii on the sole of the slioe cause oiie olitside ped,,il 'U-o 1)0, del)].Os@:ecl li@lien 110 it iv,,,is de ,;ired'Olily to dep@-esg the i-iiiddle I)ed,,il of the banl@. Tllis ),vill b-- cleai@ when it is consi(Tere-,l th,,it these pedals ai-e spaced ,is closelv toivard eich otli(,i, as possil)le to tltereb-r, Iiiiiit. @is fir as iiia-N, I)e, the extent, 115 to wliieli the foot iiist t) sliifted fi-oill 11 (I orie I)e(lal to the other. This I)alk of stop ,tctlitit@iig I)edals also ineltid(,s a be-] j)cdal 155 ivllicli is conulected w,;tli the lowei- (,nd of @t stol) acttiatin- epble 56. at one end of ped.,.l 55, 120 the rel'iaiiiing eiid bein(r Iiiii(redli,'coiinecteOL at 57, with stril) 36, This pedal.55, is provid 4 iiith heel blocl@s .58 (Fig. 3), I)et-,veen e which the heel of tlle shoe of the pl,,ii-er is disposecl and at all'tii-iies enil,,aged so that 12;5 irres,@)e-,tiie of tlie; depressioii'of aliv' one of pedals 43 to 45, t'iie I)ed,-,l 55. ea,n be depress@d or relei.ged. Thus the left foot of the player iiia-v be, shifted ,tbo,,it , as t center, into encragement xvitli tl,,e tread.s of eitlier of -lie 13(@

1 691,506, ofltei, pedtls, ti-, indicated by dotted lines :,in.d @'s c:onnected ivitli '@o'd 79. TI-ius, A-@lic.ii lie6l pe,@i.al 55, is de@f@ss ed, all the strijiols AVI 'II 1,16 eno,tged by 8top 81. Rod '(8, bas hii ,ttill 89@ Nifli@li (."trries Stop '90, tII6 1,,Ltter li6iiig SI 7 ' 0 a,@Ial it,ed to sti-in(r 28. Rod 68 is id_ n y a)i(]: on-i-otaiivel moitiited in bl@trs 67 -,ttid" 68 tii(I is nc,@itiaII3, i,eti,iieted Ltiv@il, f@oiii sti-iiio- 28 1)@, 90'., Ctible 51 is ti,.i,iiie(.1 itioitl I)ull s 9-1,@92 P,@n'd 5,8, l@oose 6i-i spindles 94, 86 "tild 88 @,ind is @coiinect,,,,j i,,i.th i-6(l 78 7,I) to d@'lly stol) 90 "to-@in@t sti-ino- 28. L a i iloci 95, i,@ sl@id,,tbl@, ',ind ioil-r6' @o uiite ti, t @l c ,@ I ir, (I iii b, s 66 .11(1 69i ill] 96, 6ii @@,lii I 6]i ai-c@ fi-ic@d @tops 9@, 98 ind 99,- irriii(ye(i to sti-in<@@s,31@ aiid 29 tiic last, so litimbei-ed stol)s b6tli Oh".ao-iil(@ stl,in(y 29 6i-l dilterent sides of i fi@et. 100, Tio@j-,-tal1), i-otr@icts -,did l@od ai-id its 8t6ps aiid the c,,tbl6 49 is efonnected. -k-"i@tli rod 95 to actuat6 the s@tiiie. @@ 'Sa'i-d 49 is ti-ain6d oiet tilleys 8r, p 101 @ti-id 102 Rod lool@ ion(Iri'Ltidii i:allv slici@,ble qii4 iioilrotitively rnotiiited in b,,ii-S 66 aiid 69 lias ail aiiiii 10@l tliat, dati,ies stops 1()5 @ind iO6 @idaptd - i i i g s 3 i 9 0 ,I to sti aii 060@ teSI)OCtilr cn opi)-osite @sides of a fi-6t as A@,111 I)e cl6,q@ly seenin@Fi(Ir.4. Aspriii&1,07noi7iiia@llydctsf-o re@trac-t said rod and its stops. Tli6 6abl@, 50, is conn6oted with stiid rod 103, and is tr,@ihecl ov6r ptill6ys 108 ,ind 109. rhe @i,)indles aiid 86 are mouiitied on 8trips @O a;iid 71 ,ind@ tho spi@ndle 94 is iii(iiiiited on iipri,-IiL's 61 and 6.9, as clearly sho-@@,n in Fi(i, 2i I will next refer to iiiy iinpto A,6d pioket chanis i-ii y rc, r,,t me b f @@ ' g fl"@ to til p ,II o ed @(o me-@@s )Yhei-6b3, the @ani6 is operated. T Pedals 112, 113 @i@d li,4 a@e hinge@lly coiinect6d at 115, 116 afid 11T, i@sp6eti-@Tel@, to aii is reduced't@o -,i r@inim@ii;@@ tli6 iiiajoi- fr , i,-,tion,, (,I@i,ated sti-ip 118', iiiou@lited oii a@iiid,@@ 3.1 S@id 4,o I)eiii" ul)on the gttid6@ @ and'4 the I)odltls haiTelt66 treads 118, 119 120, re-, 105 Vill r ely, ti ic I tT',e@a(.1 119; 1) '@ @ " ' ,upportiii@z@ ii at , ch f.6ot th'iist is qiyeetia a ei-Ti(r son'ei-inpo@ed to sl-iift the gtoppinri iiie6hqnisrh to @@what Ic,,qs in lieiofit tli,@i@ the oth(,i:,,;, 'for tl-ie o the' strin(rs as sime @retiso i,et6fore I'l i ions relati@@ t@ ns he@' I)oihted o t in, Coll hoetion v@itli the toe treacls o,f ped,,ti@ 48 to 4;). will liereir)aftor be dc@scribed. 4 -0 T will ii6tt @efi@r to that pbrtion of the A,Iioel@ blocli@ l@21 is cent,!-ftlli- recessocl at 12@,, 110 4ettially engages@ and ih-as 1-.tter,ally di@.posed 'p'roj'ect)ions 1213 s iiid n-iaiiner iii to' li6ld the heel 6f tli6 playei-',,@ slioe in ,i @,,tibstdiitiall.@ c6iitia.1 position -.tg the t6e i -S Sbift6d i-c@ lori(@ittidindlly frqh-i one; ti@eild to the otlie@. Pi@]@@ei1 bars nd Cq s e C)7 Ind a are poly(yon,@l ing bles 124, 125 aiid 19-6, hqa,e th(,@i@r 16-\Ve@ 115 s 6@ e non-r moiint,@d end-, seciired:to pcdals 112, fl@3 ]:,etli(@ stops cari-ied Will 1),@ 1-telci in aild exteiid ul)Avii.d.ty pr(-clet,criiiined iles@eet'to t]@ie @@r I ivhicli will iiexf 1),., ('tescrit)'ed. p stri.iigs. Ro(I 79, iiis ,ill ti 80 oji -)Nhiel, , it, ,,ill be eleal- that tl4e piel@ei- c)l)oi-atin(o st@of@@S@l is lyi0iinte@l, the sti-in@r engagincr poi,- pedal@ are not @hiftible lat(-,-r,,tlly ()f the 120 tioii 82. I)ein- @Of a sititably soft ]@ilite,riai. fi-aiiie, a I s is t-he case wifl-i the stol) 61)eratifi,,, Tlii@, st@plis ii@ elon(,a.t6d st;p -",hich is pro- ped @lls. pottioned to eii(ya(reaft of the strin.(Y,@ @8 to I Will next r'efer to the, pieli:ei, iiio cli,,tnisiii, 31 W,I)en' Actii-,tlFed' A coiled oi. Itilce sprihg proper, aiid the reader's att6ntioii is directed 60 83, no@riiall@ acts t6 'v@iihdr@w @,t6p 81, @way niore paft-iciilarly to Fias. 5 t 9. 125 it6l-a en-aorement Nvith:tbe str'.i'cs. Operai'- WI-@,tf I ivitl tei@rii a picker giiide to,,ird 127 in@,, i6, liavirig its Tower en @on@iected is suit,,ibly se6ured t6 the fi-,irqe of the j-ha-' witb@ -heel pedal 55, is@ tr,,tined 6@,er ptilley 85, chine and@ extend@ Nertic tbi@ a allv . e Q-t of the i,oosc@ on spindle 86, and ovei, pi.illey 87, ioose parelim(,iit .9, e i d 6 f f l - i e i i i , @ t r i i i i i e ' i i t t r a @ n , @ v e r s ( - , o ; n s p : i n d l @ 8 8 , f r o ' m , i n b i e l i @ i t e x t e i l d s t o w i r d l y o @ f t h e s t r i n - s n c T a t 6 n e g i d e o f t l i - - b r i ( i @ g c @ 1 3 0 13 C aiid 1), in Fitbr. t3 The, sto,pping inechanisjii iln@lLidt,,,, an itl)- i-i-(-ht fi-,,tine supported on@ the b,,ts(., fraixic, in (I saf@ iipi,iglit fianie c6nsists of iipi-i(yhts 50, 60 6 -,ind 62. This iipi,ialit fraiiie supp,oi-ts the stopping iiiechanisiii, rlr6pe'r. aceiit the neck of tb:e instrtiiii@nt@,,tlid in sli(-Ii@n(- reltition to giides 7 to 10. ITiOW.jh(y FiLv. 1, the 6-iiid@s 7 to 10 are seelirecl at tlicli@ left, li,@iid e,nds@to upr-i(iht 5 @t@iid ai@(@ held in proper,,gpace(i relt-Ltion theteb3, as ivill al,-o@ be clei,i- by i-efere i-ight liand ends, s' nee to Fiy 2 At tlieii tiid 4eg 8 @.incl'10 are uitabl@,.seeiired to tip'-"u'('( ht -6 Wliile ),@id 9, is stippoi,f6d by br,@ce rig I e 6,3 lavili@r its lowei- @nd 64; secured to upri@olit 6, A@nd it@ u )per end 65, se@ured to (itii(le 9. A bi-ade 12 lieretofo:re descr@ib'ed, 6onn6cts 'O'll'liti@,s T ziiid'9 so that th(,, 'in@Itfuiiient chn 20 be fr@ely iii erted bet*eeii the'(,tiide 7 to 10 f r,oti-i the i-ioht hayid ends thei@eof, FiF. 1. I'lie actu,,Il st@ )Pih- 111(@dli@,iiiislii is cai-i-ied by a stoppill(I 'frani6 %@Tliicli will he--@t @be do,2@ scribed. i,iiig fraiite iricliides bar,s 66, 67 68 and 69 ivhicli are disposed abreast of irtiides 7 to 10, its c@lea@ly shov@n iii Fig. 2. The biis @66 to 69 fire s@,,ci@reci in the disposition showh, by 10 nwtal qt-rip 10 71 72 tind 73, which ,ire *ert;icaily dis@6sed@ and *hicli have teriiiinal ends the latera,l faces of ,bats 66 to 69. Sfi-ips 74 to 77, a'r6 ho@izoiit,,tlly disposed tilftd afre suital)ly SC(@Tired to @bars 1,1 fi6 to 69 aiid e@n r f'c of @bars @gage the lowe a es, ancl 8, ftn(I the uppei, f -tees of bars 9 and 10. In prnetice@tbe atr,,in@eiy.leht is ,@uch that f-riction diie to sliding entra"ement of these pqi-ts

4 S:ii,(l t)o@t,-cl 127 lias @i, st)i-iii(r @IISI)eiidi g n I,-)S fj.-olit 'v@-'ilicl,i spriligs ll-'9, 130 illid 131, ,i.re stispeiided. I have slioiin tlii-ee picker blocks I io)2, 133 and 134, t,lie first actin,,, on striii(y 29, the second acti-.ig on strii-@-s 30 and 'Llie 'Lhird actin- on st ,ii-icr 1)8. ,tnd 31 i n -kltlioti@-:1-i eacli blocli: ivill l)-e sepai-atel@, d(@si(ri i @- 'Lecl by reference niiiiiber-,, only one need be descril)ecl in detail ,is all ti-e t'iie same in i) @,;truLeti-ire ,,i)d 'Iiinct,ion except t-liat blocl@: 133, ])icl,-s sti@iii(,Ys ii-isteacl of oiie, i-vlilch I coiisietei-t i-iovel 'leature, aiid wliieli I -",ill I.-tor clescribe '-Li detail. Block 1'02 h-,ts a piel@er encl 135 provided N itli q. I)icl@er 1'6 -which 1,,itter coiisists of a t,gperi,i(r elo,.-i,ratect projection froi,,l tiie, bocly Gf 'ulie aiid ivhiell is adal)tecl to engage a str:lll@@ ,iiid teiision it, and theii suddenlv re',-c,ase'ilie. tensiorecl strinc, to periiilt the lat','- 2,) ter to freelv exei,cl' 'e or .t to,-i,,tl vibritioii. throt;@-li tli(,. brid(,e 33, diid i)al@chi-iient 004. S,,tid block ,ilso lias aii acti,,,-itecl or C'@illi c,nd 137, r, Iiich -is )fi'set clo-wiiyl ai,cily fi@on-). tl-ie picker eiici 135, ,is clearly shoi-vn'in Fi(y. 7. This offsel- resu!'L-s, .is fai, as the upper ecl(@e i-s concerneOL, i,-i the f ori-naflion ol' a -iii-di.n- edge l@as, IY'ilicli- is adapted to coict -with ed(,re 139, of an opeiiiii(- 140, iii bo,,ircl 19-7, t,liroiigh -w,hicli, ancl in whicli the p'cli:er blocl@: is floatingl3, sliifted 'Lroiii one position to anotlier. Oii the b,,tck of bo,.ii-cl 121, is a caiii 14-17 vith ivliieh a resilient cai-ii ro,-l 14'), co,,tcts. This c,,lm root 142 is rigidlv moiinted in the cam end of picker block or head 1'02, aiid has a straialit. sectioii, as indicated by s,,iid iauP,-ieral, aii inclir,.e,-l section 143 ancl a boarcl section 144. Projecting froiii opposite s'des of- I)icl@er he,@icl 132. -,re cam si-iiftiiiq@ st.tids 14,-) iiorm,-Il)r en(yao-e the recir -S'lde of - el t@ :@o boarcl 19-7, ,is in Fii@. 7 to prel7ent the piel@er he@,td 'Lroiii ,tpproa@Iiin(r tlie -Darebi-neiit 3,A:, to a 'L oo ff i,oat extent. Oit the bacl@ of board 127 Is sectirecl a forked cim 'iai,iii(y its lo -wer portion 146 fix-.cl to s,,iid boqrd b@, iiietds such -,,s screiv,s 14'@. -h . i@ o s 45 T e f<)rl@ed en(Ig -,I@S f iid c,,lm extei,d o,-i opposite sildes of tlie, ci@ii crid of tl-Le I)icl@er lieacl 132 .iiid @ti-e recessekl to forn-i rele,,isiiqg,- sliouldoi-s 1494 A _,_s ilv ill i-)e seen fl-@om Fi-. 5, -,'he stiicis 145 are slort to 50 i)ass tliroi,.,gli ea-,ii 1.46 zaicl stild-, deseeiicl bel@oiv s,,iid sliouldei-s 149. Tt Avill be iioted froiii Fio-. 7, thl@t the foulced eii(Is 148@ Zill(@ (Itir@7eci oiit@ivtrcllv fror@,i tlio, i:eli- fqce, of i,oar(i 1'-)7 so tlii'L tTi@ ict@,-,al eji(.1- ti-c -1 I)o,.ii-d aloii(y Lillvp,,ii@alleli,,,-itl oi)ei--atively effective The floitinf! icl,,-er liei cl I"-) is -.,-ctl-i,,,ted bi, a yoke lia,i,bi-(_Ylilu I-Do witi-i 'Llie ii-,)I)cr end ef is coniiectecl. is showii-ill Fig-P. 7. lie,,Icl !P):? -will lic@ aett-.,atecl Nvhen r e strips 1,51 is clel) ess (@,. G arcl -wli;ch@ Ir)4 o-f the oke sli,,-,,,iblv e-7-Lc-iicl. 1 I' S T-I,-,t y tlt'le i-il)per el@t (,,f li,@ib 15") IDeiii@@ pi@-otftlly cont t 1 5 tlic, 1-ii-nb 1.,@ )eiii- pivotal.i.y coi - ected at 156, iv lie@@101, tile )II tivo points of pivot,,Ll c()iire(@t,ioii I)eiii(t ii6@ir tlieeii(Isofsa;(I'@i,,@-tcl.. of -,tifficie-.itly bendable lN71@e or tlle to f.t,eel@, peripit hea(l 182 to i)(, ",take o-f sll(,.Il ls,iifting i:ncl f-lo',Itin,,,, iiioi,e ents as its cortni trolling tu@x;.Iiari-es v@ill ])el-illit, or altor(l. T at'oii of the ,@ ivill nezt desci@il@e the opei@ i picker lieid iiitli i-eference to Firs. 7) 8 aild 9. it Al,-ill I)e i-iote,', tliat, tli(,, of sl),.,iiiff 12(,,, i-s SLICII @,htit tll,e picl,:er llel(l 1-82 is jioi-iiially !(-Ivaii.-,ed toy., arcl tb.e stri,,lfr '-)9, s,,,I@L head is -L-@i I)ositioii sl-iov,@ri in l@'oiv, is tl,ie pe(-Ial 114 i-s depre se 80 7. the liea,,, ne-,-t assijine the slioivii in Ficy. 8, exci-tiii(, , li'laxiiiiirli tension on strin(y 201,. As saicl he,,,tcl ,ipproaclies this pcsition, the stiids 1.4,- II-,Ave cleseendc-(l below th'e toi)g o-f caii-i@,, -T@-!8 aiid )vill (ispose(I tli(, inside faces of the latter, 'IS .9 result of the shiftin(- or deflectiny se,-tion 143 ridino, oiitlvlrdlv oii e,,ii-n block Eci(re I" 141. @)8, ricling oil the top 139, of slot 1,-'@0. stea,,Iies the i-)icl@er lle,,,icl iD its otitwird 30 -,-rloveinei-it. Nov@ it I)c tll,,it tb,e 29 is not onlv di-@iwn downw,,irclly, I)iit ilso o-Litil,-,.irclly to ibe rilit@ of Fi(r. 7 ivh-ile 1)@-iig tc,,nsionec.1 1))- pici@er liead 131-),.and tII3.s ,,Iio-lit oi,,tii-ai,d inovem(,,Dt of the head pre- 95 cectes the quicl,-. release of l@he sti@inlr, in-hicli is a si)eeial fe,.tL-iire of novel@u-v of my invenor-. Ip- otlier ivords, 't is because of this ouit-\Vor@L iaaovemeiit of tl-ie licad th,,it I, am 111)le to obtain s,,icli an ovei-lap-enfr@i(yeiiieiit loo o-f the plc!,@-ei- ep-d 136, initially. Thus, there is, ih addi.@tion to a pill!". @t certai "draf)," on tho l,ensioned strin(,rl Qo that -whell it is rele,.ised, its restilting sotidding -Ni-br,.Ltion is 911 the more effectiv@', in acldition to el.osely lo5 sii.-riil.atinz the n,,itui-,,il p;ei@ of t,@lie hiiman 1-i, tlis incl. Ftirtl-ier, -,f the picke7- IE')2, prece(ling releas e of the ten-161-epoitii,,-I.,tires -, c(,nisionecl sti-in(,Y, ii. @ as@ I)Iete i-eleise of the tensionecl strin- Nv,.th the iloi)!-eke,,, f,,tr epo@ogh iiva-v from the gtr,'.ncr so t'h,,it the lttter canii-ot, bp, inter'Lerecl iviti-i or b,T ivitli the I)icii:c,,r - cliir;nsiil-,s,-qi,.ent, v'@l)r,,it;(,.n of the i-,@leasecl @@,@s clel)re,;Pe,-! slialitly -f-Lirtb@r 115 s!LIOIY3! i-,i :ui i.g. 0,, @illir sli,"t ],(,ad li'jl-) to tl)(, i,iL),bt iiiitil striii(,, T 2@7 COTI(lition is it@ist i,ef to o(, Z., i,n tli(, i@)o@,;tioi sl)oivii iii S. 120 stii(Is 145 a@'(1 iii con'L-,tct ivitli carris 1/1-8 @iTi(I tli,,,,t -.@s stticls 145 cleseen(i ,If-rqinqt slio, -IL48 force the latter t@ the rl!2@lit siil er.@ms 1-@ . 1-8 beiii,- resilient for this I)u@ii)ose. Tli-u@,s. -vh-@,,ti stiicis 145 reacli .t I)ositioTi SUf- 125 -v sh iilcle,.@s 149. tlic,, st,,ios 145 1 , 0 1)(,IoA I)e iylcl -%Vill iiiove I L.. 1 i't- IV to @ F;I' -lie ri!rlat i@-lieil s-o rele,,,.s,,@d I tji(' cii-ns 148 -will suddenlv sit' to 1,- p ieft, ipsi-,riii(r ,i d-spo ion i:.,,o