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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
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"CARLETON" ELECTRIC PLAYER MAKES STRONG START.
Latest Production of the Price & Teeple Piano Co., Which Marks Its Entrance Into the Auto-
matic Field, Measures Up in Every Particular to the High Standard Set by That Concern.
(Special to The Review.)
CHICAGO, I I I . , August 28.—The entrance of the
Price & Teeple Piano Co. into the field of auto-
matics this spring caused considerable interest
among not only the automatic manufacturers and
operators, but throughout the entire music trade,
One of the first principles laid down by the
makers of the "Carleton" player was that it should
be made complete in the company's own factory.
The theory o.f Messrs. Price & Teeple was that no
assembled instrument, no matter how carefully put
together, could produce the artistic results that
Mellotona
The Mellotona is mov-
ing steadily ahead by
reason of the posses-
sion of unusual player
qualities.
Style X, Carleton Electric Piano.
inasmuch as such a departure by a house whose would be secured by the construction of a piano
product has always borne the mark of quality con- every part o.f which was made in their own factory.
tributed a compliment to the future of the auto-
A visitor to the Price & Teeple factory in fol-
matic instrument that could not be overestimated.
lowing the manufacturing process of the Carleton
The remarkable tendency toward tone improve- player is struck with the fidelity with which this
ment that has been witnessed in the manufacture theory is adhered to. The plate is of special de-
of automatic instruments in the last two years re- sign and made extra heavy to withstand the severe
ceived an added impetus when the Price & Teeple use that an electric piano receives. The back like-
player came out, and although there have been sev- wise is made extra heavy. Each of the smaller
eral other concerns which have entered the automatic parts is carefully tested by experts who understand
field since, none of them has started off with a their work and the ultimate object of it. Motor,
better introductory instrument than the "Carleton" bellows and spool are placed in the instrument with
electric player.
the utmost care and adjusted with precision.
The Carleton player contains many features that
are patented and exclusively owned .by the Price &
Teeple Co. The modulation of effects is unusual
and the most delicate shading of volume is ob-
tained either manually o.r as arranged in the music
roll. The rewind machine is made with a thumb-
screw arrangement for shifting or lining up the
music roll. The bellows are run by a small leather
belt run from the motor, permitting any slack to
be taken up by a thumbscrew. The entire mecha-
nism is compact and easily accessible. The piano
plays from one to twenty pieces on a single ro.11
following the insertion of from one to twenty
nickels.
Architecturally the Carleton is most pleasing. It
is furnished in oak or mahogany, doubly veneered
for
in some choice selections of figured woods with
French Art Finish. Three illuminated art glass
panels are set in the music frame. Flute and violin
pipes are installed in this instrument at a small
additional cost.
"We feel that we have filled a long-felt want in
the automatic line," said Frank W. Teeple. "There
is an immense demand for an electric piano that is
durable and simple and which has real artistic
merit.
Our efforts have met with a remarkable
The Blake & Johnson Co.
success and we believe that the electric player is to
Waterbury, Conn.
form a big department of our business in the
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future."
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The Foster-Armstrong Co., Ltd., of Toronto,
Ont., is arranging for a display of Haines Bros,
pianos and player-pianos at the Dominion Exhibi-
tion, to be held in that city this fall. Numerous
stvles will be shown.
It is a player which,
without the use of flam-
boyant methods, has
been steadily climbing
up and is winning a
s t r o n g position with
piano merchants who
desire a player-piano
with unusual qualities.
It is moving ahead in
a manner which shows
that its qualities are
being understood by
those who have tested it.
T h e Mellotona has
made money for some
m e r c h a n t s — i t can
make money for you.
You must decide that
question, and you can-
not settle it intelligently
until you have gone
into details with us
regarding it.
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