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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
A. B. CHASE PIANOS
Patents and Inventions.
[Specially Compiled lor The Review.]
Washington, D. C, April 2, 1901.
Pianoforte. Clifford R. S. J. Halle, Lon-
In tone, touch, action, durability, and every requisite that goes
to make up an artistic instrument, there are none superior
don, Eng. Patent No. 670,875.
The object of this invention is to provide
Factory and Principal Office
New York Warerooms
appliances in connection with the keys and
NORWALK, OHIO
10 EAST 17th STREET hopper-lever of a pianoforte whereby on the
movement of a pedal the hammers can be
shifted to a position that when a key is
PLAYER)
struck by a player the hammer correspond-
ing to that key only has a shorter movement
The ANGELUS is the
ORIGINAL PIANO PLAYER according to the degree of movement of the
pedal for producing a softer note.
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Pneumatic or Bellows for Musical Instru-
ments. Theodore P. Brown, Worcester,
Mass. Patent No. 670,700.
This invention relates to certain new and
SELF-PLAYING ORGAN
useful improvements in pneumatics of bel-
lows for musical instruments, and more par-
Made for twelve years <£ All experimenting has
ticularly to operating-pneumatics for self-
been done for you «£* You take no chances in
accepting representation of the goods made by us
playing musical instruments.
It is well known to those versed in the art
T H E WILCOX
that pneumatics as ordinarily constructed
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make a snapping noise resembling somewhat
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the
cracking of a whip whenever the air is
Main Office and Factory, MERiDEN, CONN., U. S
...NO OTHER LIKE IT...
admitted or thrown into them, which noise
is due to the quick straightening out or ex-
panding of the folded portion or portions
Manufacturers of the
of the flexible leather of th^ pneumatic dur-
CHASE BROS., HACRLEY
ing its movement from a collapsed to an
expanded position. This noise is very ob-
and CARLISLE
jectionable, as will be obvious, and is often
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so loud as to be heard above the tone of the
sounding devices, and hence detracts mate-
Manufacturer of
rially from the harmony and tone of the
High-Qrade
musical instrument.
Grand and Upright
It is the purpose of the present invention
Pianos
to entirely overcome the above-noted ob-
for all
jection and to materially improve the func-
Occasions
tions and working of the pneumatics and
make the same more durable.
Factories : Southern Boulevard and Cypress Ave.
East 133d and 134th Streets
Briefly stated, the invention consists in
First Avenue and 30th Street
NEW YORK stiffening the leather of the pneumatic at
Warerooms : 144 Fifth Avenue
the free surfaces thereof without impairing
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their flexibility or readiness to fold or work,
Manufacturer of J* ^
said stiffening being accomplished by apply-
SOUNDING BDARDS, BARS, GUI- ing to the surfaces of the leather on oppo-
^£ TAR AND MANDOLIN TOPS AND
site sides of or slightly removed from the
MILLS AND OFFICE : DOLGEVILLE, N. Y.
'~ SOUNDING BOARD LUMBER.
central folding-line a suitable stiffening me-
dium—such, for instance, as glue, paint,
shellac, varnish, or some other suitable quick-
G R. STEVENS, General Manager.
drying liquid substance or other material.
MANUFACTURERS OF
Portable Organ. Peter P. Bilhorn, Chi-
cago, 111. Patent No. 670,551.
This invention relates to an improvement
in
organs of that class in which the case for
7/3 OCTAVE. PIANO CASE.
the same is adapted to be folded together to
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form a carrying-case for the organ, the parts
of which are so modified in form and in
MARIETTA, OHIO.
weight as to enable the same to be readily
transported
from place to place in the hand,
Embodies the best value for the dealer.
as in the case of an ordinary valise.
&
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Attractively gotten up.
The object of this invention is to provide
a light and strong carrying-case for said or-
gan and to so improve and modify the mech-
PETER DUFFY, President.
anism of the organ as to enable the same to
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SCHUBERT PIANO CO., 535 EAST J34th STREET, NEW YORK. be folded within said case and to utilize in
part the resiliency of the bellows to aid in
opening the organ when desired.
ANGELUS
lPIANO
Symphony
CHASE-HACKLEY PIANO CO
PIANOS
JACOB DOLL
Pianos
JULIUS BRECKWOLDT
Cbe Stevens Organ and Piano Co.
Stevens Combination Reed-Pipe Organ
Name
Tells &/>e Grade
SHAW
THE SHAW PIANO CO., ERIE, PA.
Estey & Bruce, Philadelphia, have rented a
store in the Keith Theater building, which
they will occupy some time in June.