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Some years ago I had the honor of making a
similar attempt to collate the laws of the sci-
ence and art into a practical, clear and compre-
hensive body. The riper experience of later
times, however, has shown that faults existed
in various places, and it is one of the aims of
the present synthesis to eliminate these as far
as possible.
And now in connection with this, let me say
that I shall be very glad to hear from time to
time, as the work progresses, such comments
and criticisms as appear to readers to be justi-
fied. I am strongly of the opinion that this de-
partment can find no better duty than that of
acting as a public meeting place where any and
every phase of the work of practical piano mak-
ing can be discussed pro and con.
Next week I hope to publish the list of titles
of the articles and also the introduction. Mean-
while, comment, criticism, advice and sugges-
tions are not only welcome but requested.
Communications for the department should be
addressed to the Editor Technical Department,
Music Trade Review.
DEPARTMENT OF PATENTS.
PIANO PLAYING MECHANISM.
Issued to David
R. Greene, of Chicago, 111., assignor of one-third
to George A. Baker, Jr., of Chicago, 111., Aug. 13,
1907. Application filed May 2, 1906. Patent
No. 863,167.
This invention is a new style of music roll
for pianolas and other similar piano players.
The object of the invention is to provide means
for adapting the wooden spool of the roll to the
expansions and contractions of the paper conse-
quent upon atmospheric and climatic changes.
The principal feature of the device is the pro-
vision of rotatable flanges at the ends of the
spool, which flanges may be made to rotate upon
threads cut in the ends of the wooden roller of
the spool, while they are held in any given
position by a spring, the strength of which is
sufficient to hold them against the pressure of
the paper but not enough to hold them against
the pressure of the hands when the same are
used to rotate the flanges.
E. H. COLELL'S QUEER EXPERIENCE.
steak and liver and bacon. In the latter it is
merely a question of figures on paper. So far as
his real material existence is concerned, a man
According to Published Reports He Is Carried
is just as well off with four hundred thousand
Out to Sea While Swimming, and Picked
dollars as with five hundred thousand dollars.
Up by Ship Bound for Charleston, S. C.
He doesn't have to cut down on his regular
Quite a sensation was created in New York smoking allowance, and the children's shoes
and vicinity last week by the wonderful deep-sea come along just as regularly as before.
In offsetting the twenty-nine million dollar
experiences of Edward H. Colell, well known to
the piano trade formerly of Chickering Hall, fine against the market value of the Standard
later Wissner manager for many years, and Oil Co. of New Jersey, it is possible that we are
prominent in musical affairs. Mr. Colell and legally wrong, because the fine was assessed
his family live near the beach, and it was his against the Standard Oil Co. of Indiana, and of
custom to bathe at night. He was a strong, course we all know that there is no connection
vigorous swimmer, and on Tuesday midnight put between them.
Nevertheless, way down deep in our collective
on his bathing suit and a bath robe and went
to the beach for a swim. Mrs. Colell is said to and individual bosoms, we know that there is
have objected to her husband's midnight swims, really only one "Original Cohen" in the oil busi-
ness, and that is he who is more or less affection-
but he persisted in them.
After he had been gone an hour Mrs. Colell ally known as "John D."
became alarmed and went in search of him. The
He may, as he asserts, be only nominally presi-
bath robe and a towel were found hanging to a dent of the company and know very little about
post to which the life line is attached, but noth- its transactions, but an oath in court involves
ing was seen of Mr. Colell.
only the holding up of the right hand, and, aa
Mrs. Colell went back to the house and alarmed Mr. Rockefeller is a very devout man, he doubt-
her family, including her son Charles, and the less obeys the scriptural injunction and does not
rest of the night was spent on the beach. A permit his right hand to know what his left has
heavy sea was running all night. The disap- been doing.
pearance was reported to the police on Wednes-
There isn't much question in anybody's mind
day and friends of the family established a patrol that the Standard Oil Co. has been guilty of vio-
of the beach in the hope that the body would be lating the law as to rebates—that in fact it has
washed ashore.
probably been the most flagrant violator of this
On Friday, however, Mrs. Colell received a law.
wireless message from her husband, stating that
If we do not allow ourselves to be blinded by
he had been picked up at sea by a ship bound the mere magnitude of the fine, we must admit
for South Carolina, which later proved to be that it is not disproportionate to the capital of
the Huron, of the Clyde line. There was con- or the volume of business transacted by the
siderable mystery about the affair, the stories Standard Oil Co.
of the principals varying in many details. Mr.
The infliction of a fine or other punishment
Colell's friends, however, are inclined to believe on a corporation, or on an individual, is partly
his story remarkable, as they say he was a in payment for past transgressions and partly
strong swimmer and may have gone out so far a warning not to do it again.
that with the high sea rumrng he did not care
If Judge Landis had fined the Standard Oil
to attempt the return, and ' .ok advantage of an Co. two hundred fifty dollars, or two hundred
opportunity to board some passing craft in the fifty thousand dollars, the amount would have
hope of being landed in New York harbor or at been trifling and could have been taken out of
some near port. Mr. Colell has been for some the petty cash. It would have been neither a
time past a member of the real estate firm of
punishment nor an adequate warning.
Colell & Puchs.
STRINGED INSTRUMENTS. Issued to E. M. Wood,
of Grand Rapids, Mich., Aug. 13, 1907. Appli-
A $29,000,000 SPANKING.
cation filed March 15, 1905. Patent No. 863,246.
The invention consists of a novel form of fid- Great Lesson in Heavy Standard Oil Co. Fine.
dle, which is best described by the inventor in
his claim, as follows: A musical instrument
If a Grand Rapids chair manufacturer worth
consisting of a hollow body, a bridge and a nut
thereon, the body diminishing in breadth from twenty thousand dollars had been found guilty
the bridge to the nut, the bridge and nut being of violating the laws governing freight rebates
rounded on top, placed close to and inclined to- and had thereupon been fined one thousand
ward one side of the body, the bridge extending dollars, nobody but the man himself would have
through the top of the body without contact been particularly disturbed, but when the Stan-
therewith, and resting interiorly upon the bot- dard Oil Co., whose worth, estimated by the mar-
tom of the body, a fingerboard extending from ket value of its stock, is five hundred millions
the nut toward the bridge, a handle beneath the of dollars, is, to speak technically, "caught with
fingerboard and a set of strings strained be- the goods on," and fined a trifle over one-twenti-
tween and across the bridge and nut, the string eth of its wealth, there is, says Charles Austin
Bates in Money, great excitement from one end
of highest pitch being nearest the same side of
the body with the bridge and nut, all substan- of the country to the other, and the general stock
market sloughs off a couple of points.
tially as set forth.
Twenty-nine millions of dollars is not so great
a sum as it was a few years ago, and, after all,
A. M. WRIGHT ON VACATION.
a sum of money is only proportionately im-
A. M. Wright, vice-president of the Mason & portant.
As a matter of fact, if you separate one dollar
Hamlin Co., Boston, Mass., is spending a short
vacation at the Isle of Shoals. Owing to the from a man who has only five, you are pretty
great activity at the Mason & Hamlin factory surely doing him a greater injury than if you
Mr. Wright's stay will not be an extended one, al- take one hundred thousand dollars away from
though he deserves a good rest by reason of the the man who has half a million.
In the former instance, the one dollar may
splendid work he has beeii doing for the Mason
make all the difference between porterhouse
& Hamlin Co. during the past nine months.
THE
ERNEST A.
TONK
PIANO
PRAISE FOR THE STRICH & ZEIDLER.
After Twelve Years' Use Instrument Still Has
Qualities That Arouse Enthusiasm.
Letters like the following offer convincing
proof of quality and durability of the piano
mentioned. The old saying, "Time will tell,"
finds no better illustration than in the life of a
piano, and when after twelve years of constant
use in public a piano can influence the sale of
another of the same make, the good workman-
ship and construction of the instrument is be-
yond doubt. The letter reads:
KATONAH, N. Y., Aug. 7, 1907.
Messrs. Strich & Zeidler, New York:
Gentlemen—Somewhere about twelve years ago
you sold to our M. E. Church a piano of your
make; the piano has given such good satisfac-
tion I am now writing to say I was superinten-
dent of the Sunday school at the time we pur-
chased the piano, and now I have a daughter
married to go to Tappan to live. I have a mind
to buy her a piano, and if I could get as good
an instrument as the one in question at a right
price, I might order you to ship one to Tappan.
Please advise on receipt of this letter, and if
we think favorably, my daughter will go down
and try them. Truly,
E XTRAORDINARY
DURABILITY
A RTISTICDE S I G N
LIGHT AND
T OUCH
RESPONSIVE
LEWIS H. MILLER.
Correspondence with active
dealers solicited.
William Tonk & Bro.
INCORPORATED
452-456 Tinth Avi., Ntw York