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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
THE POINT OF VIEW.
(Continued from page 5.)
will agree that we have hit upon the only practical
method of dealing with the big national problem
of bringing technical knowledge alike to the man
at the bench in the big city and to the tuner out
in the country.
Lastly, we are not a secession from any organi-
zation, nor a rival to any. So far as I can see, we
stand alone, having none but the most cordial feel-
ings toward all fellow workers.
I am heartily glad of the opportunity to tell these
things through the medium of your Point of View
Department.
NEW BUILDING SOON TO BE READY.
The Structure Being Erected for the Pratt,
Read Player Action Co. Will Give Needed
Room for Manufacturing Needs.
The increasing popularity of the player actions
made by the Pratt, Read Player Action Co., Deep
River, Conn., is evident from the fact that a new
building with about 75,000 square feet of floor
space is now rapidly approaching completion.
For some time past the player action department
on the top floors of the main building of Pratt,
Read & Cd. has been found. inadequate, and this
new building will supply much needed room to
meet the growing demand for this player action.
The new plant, which is four stories high, with
an L, is of modern reinforced concrete construc-
tion and absolutely fireproof. There is also a
single story building for a power plant, which will
ibe equipped with a fifty-horsepower engine and
boilers with a capacity of about double that figure.
When this building is occupied it will give the
Pratt, Read Player Action Co. splendid facilities
to meet the rapidly growing demands for its prod-
ucts, which have won a great deal of favor with
discriminating manufacturers throughout the
country.
The Pratt, Read player mechanism has won par-
ticular praise because of the solidity of its con-
struction, its remarkably effective repetition and
responsiveness to the demands of the operator.
HOLDING THE RECORD IN REGISTER.
(Special to The Review.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, September 21.—Patent No.
1,110,564 was last week granted to Fred J. Hill,
Chicago, 111., for a piano player, and has for its
object to provide a new and improved means for
holding the record in proper register with the
tracker range.
A Revelation
You don't know all of player action excellence,
Mr. Manufacturer, unless you know the
Sonorus Player Action
fits any upright piano. Simple, responsive, durable.
THE SONORUS COMPANY
708 Townsend Street
CHICAGO, ILL.
of great magnitude. Arthur A. Friestedt, general
manager of the United States Music Co., expresses
Is That of the United States Music Co.—Will himself well pleased with the condition of business,
Be Working Night and Day Force at End of which he expects will be very active from now unjil
Month—To Supply Demand for Holidays.
after the holidays. There is no question but that
the
United States rolls are steadily gaining in favor.
(Special to The Review.)
The monthly lists are always interesting and up-to-
CHICAGO, I I I . , September 21.—An idea of the
date, all the popular numbers of the day being in-
demand for player rolls, particularly those made by
cluded.
the United States Music Co., may be gleaned from
the fact that the company's big plant at 2934 West
VIBRATOR ACTUATING MECHANISM.
Lake street, will be compelled to run not only full
(Special to The Review.)
time, but night and day around the end of this
WASHINGTON, D. C, September 21.—A pneu-
month in order to take care of the orders which
are coming in day after day in tremendous volume. matically actuated musical instrument is the inven-
tion of Peter Wiggen, Chicago, 111., patent No.
And this, mark you, notwithstanding the fact that
1,110,304, which he has duly assigned to Oscar
during the summer new machinery was installed
Nelson, same place, and which relates to pneu-
which has increased the output of the factory ma-
matic music playing instruments, its more salient
terially.
The sales of player-pianos during the past couple objects being to provide a vibrator-actuating
mechanism which will be simple in structure and
of years have now reached such a vast number that
the demand for rolls throughout the retail trade is positive in operation; to provide means for auto-^
rnatically dampening the vibrations of the instru-
ment so as to prevent a continued humming of
the same after the time during which the vibrator
is in operation; also one in which -the operating-
mechanism can easily be attached to or removed
from the standard type of instrument used-in con-
Is only one of the
nection with the invention. More particularly,
many distinctive
however, this invention is adapted for use with
snare drums.
. • ,
features of t h e
ONE OF CHICAGO^SJJUSIEST PLANTS
STYLE B, KEYLESS "COINOLA"
"Coinola" Line.
The earnings of this
instrument cannot
be reduced because
of manual playing.
It is also much
cheaper.
Sent on 30 days'
approval. Get our
offer and complete
catalog.
OPERATORS' PIANO COMPANY
1911 Glybourn Avenue
CHICAGO
PEDAL FOR PLAYER GRAND PIANOS.
(Special to The Review.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, September 19.—Hardman,
Peck & Co., New York, are the owners, through
assignment by Justus Hattemer, of patent No.
1,110,202 for a pedal for player grand pianos, and
has for an object to provide a pedal operably as-
sociated with a lyre of substantially the usual and
ordinary form and movable to obscurity, leaving
comparatively no evidence of its existence behind
upon the lyre.
NEW TRADE=MARK REGISTERED.
A new trade-mark has been registered by the
Standard Pneumatic Action Co., of New York
City, with the authorities at Washington, the
serial number being 77,664. This new trade-mark
consists of a letter " S " with a vertical line running
through the center, somewhat on the lines of the
dollar sign.
Any member of the music trade can forward
to this office a Want Advertisement and i t will
be inserted free of charge.