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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
NEW EQUIPMENT REQUIRED BY FREE PLAYER SCHOOL
Models of Piano Players and Player Pianos, Donated by Manufacturers Last Year Badly Worn
Through Frequent Demonstrations—Manufacturers Should Be Quick to Heed Appeal.
According to a letter which was mailed this week
to player action manufacturers, the school of
player-piano construction which is being main-
tained at the Murray Hill Evening Trade School,
New York, is sadly in need of new equipment. The
models of player-piano actions which were donated
by various manufacturers last year have been used
to such an extent that some of them are beginning
to show the wear and tear, and new ones could be
used to advantage. "We are doing the best we
can with what we have," said Instructor Tolbert F.
Cheek this week, "but I am sure if the manufac-
turers would give us more equipment we could in-
struct to much greater advantage. We still have
the actions which were sent to us last year, and
some of them have become almost useless, owing
to the work which has necessarily been done with
them. I have heard that there has been some talk
in the trade that there is not a non-partisan spirit
in the school. This is absolutely wrong, and all 1
can do is ask anyone who feels that way to come
and see the classes and judge for themselves.
"To be sure, there has not been instruction on
some models of actions owing to the fact that we
have not had them there, but men have been in-
structed on all of those actions which we have had
to work with. There are some forty-odd player
actions now being manufactured, and at present
we have but eight with which to give instruction.
"Letters were sent to twelve manufacturers this
week, and we have heard from six of these who
will send us equipment. The balance will be com-
municated with also, and then we hope that they
will all send us models to work on. We invite
every manufacturer to come and see how the
classes are conducted and judge for himself
whether we are giving instruction in otherwise than
a non-partisan manner. The method of instruc-
tion enables each man to become familiar with
each action. A man, with a number of others, is
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put to work on one particular action and he is kept
at that action until he knows thoroughly' its con-
struction and how to regulate and repair it. He
is not allowed to leave this action until he has
mastered it thoroughly. Then he is placed at work
on another make and is kept at that one until he
thoroughly understands it, and so on until ho has
become acquainted with every action which we
have in the school.
"As we have only eight actions he can he in-
structed on, it is very obvious that it is up to the
manufacturers who have not sent models to do so
if they wish the men instructed in the construction
of their mechanisms.
"Another scheme which we would like to carry
out is that of having instructors from several fac-
tories so as to make the course as practical and
thorough as possible. The greater the variety of
instructors the better the knowledge which will be
imparted to others. For instance, if we had an
instructor from each factory, each could give in-
struction on the particular action with which he
has had a hand in developing, thus giving the
students the advantage of his practical knowledge.
We trust that player action manufacturers will
heed our appeal and send us actions to work on,
which will eliminate the feeling that some are not
getting a square deal."
SPLENDID EDUCATIONAL WORK
Being Carried on by the Aeolian Co.—Concerts
Attract Immense Audiences—Phenomenal
Attendance at Last Monday's Concert—
Entire Player Industry Helped by This Work.
A significant indication of the wide-spread
popularity of the Pianola and the value of the
Aeolian Co.'s educational efforts was advanced on
Monday of this week, when hundreds of disap-
pointed music lovers were unable to gain admit-
tance to the Aeolian Concert Hall, wherein one
of the regular Pianola concerts was being held.
Many of these visitors had come from suburban
towns to attend the concert, believing that there
would be plenty of available room in the hall at 3
o'clock, the advertised time of the starting of the
concert. In this belief, however, they were mis-
taken, as by a quarter to three every seat in the
orchestra and the balcony was occupied. As
standing room is forbidden, it was necessary to
close the doors on an ever-increasing throng of
visitors.
The soloist at Monday's concert was Miss Ruth
Cramer, a classic dancer of considerable promi-
nence, who achieved a marked success at her per-
formances in the Aeolian May Festival last year.
Miss Cramer was accompanied by Gerard Chat-
field, head of the Aeolian concert department,
whose performance at the Pianola adequately
brought out the beautiful musical qualities of this
instrument. The program was excellently con-
ceived, and each selection was warmly applauded.
There is no doubt but that this year's Pianola
concerts have been the most successful the com-
pany has ever introduced. The prestige and stand-
ing of the Pianola is emphasized by the crowded
houses in attendance at each recital. Through
this educational campaign the public taste is ele-
vated and a benefit conferred on the entire player-
piano industry by the Aeolian Co.
The company has made it a practise to insert
small advertisements in the leading Sunday news-
papers calling attention to the next day's Pianola
concerts. These opportune advertisements, placed
on the amusement page of the newspapers, present
the next day's program, together with the names
of the artists appearing, thereby giving the public
a true idea of the scope and ideals of the popular
Pianola concerts.
MAKES QUICKJ>ROGRESS.
The R. T. Smith Music Co., which recently en-
tered the retail piano field in Kansas City, Mo.,
and handles the Baldwin Co. line of pianos and
Manualos has met with such success that larger
quarters have become necessary, and the concern
will move as soon as the three-year lease on the
present quarters can be disposed of.