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TWO-YEAR-OLD PLAYS THE SIGLER.
Young Daughter of George Messig Arouses
Interest by Her Demonstration of the Sigler
Piano Player in the Show Window of Her
Father's Store—Proves Ease of Operation.
The pretty little daughter of George Messig, 492
Gravesend avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y., forms the cen-
tral figure in the photograph appearing herewith.
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trol above the keyboard, where they may be more
directly connected with the working parts, more
accessible to the operator and where the fallboard
or other closure of the opening to them may be
combined with or concealed by the piano face-
board construction.
A further purpose of the invention is to carry
the levers controlling the player actions as far as
possible upon, or in close proximity to, the body
of the player action itself, in order that it may be
mounted thereon at the factory and supplied with
th.* action or more readily assembled with respect
to the other parts than is at present possible.
PRICES OF MUSIC ROLLS
Discussed by the Head of the Plaza Music Co.
in an Interesting Way—Believes That a Good
Twenty-five Cent Roll Fills the Bill.
There is considerable discussion in trade circles
over the prices of music rolls. Some seem to be
in favor of the higher prices, while others believe
that the lower cost of music rolls means an im-
proved market with increased interest on the part
of player owners. "Music rolls are too cheap when
the cost of production is lowered to the point
whereby the finished roll is a failure," seems to be
the unanimous summary, or in other words, when
good music rolls cannot be produced anything
below that point should not be turned out. In this
connection I. Kronberg, head of the Plaza Music
Co., 10 West Twentieth street, New York, who
has been through several campaigns on sheet music
which were waged in the price trenches, believes
that the 25-cent music roll is good enough for the
average owner, for not only can it be made right
but the length gives an extended time of playing.
In the "Ideal" line of 2o-cent rolls which Mr. Kron-
berg recently brought before the trade the length
comprises two verses and three choruses. An-
other feature found in "Ideal" music rolls is that
the spool ends and the inside core are made of
steel in one piece. Being made of steel, there is no
breakage, and the one-piece feature insures stabil-
ity regardless of atmospheric conditions. Each
roll is packed in a box, labeled, and monthly bul-
letins arc issued.
The Fool-Proof Player
We Have It!
Two-Year-Old Girl a Real Player-Pianist.
She is only just two years old, and is seen playing
the Sigler piano player, which has been installed in
the piano for Mr. Messig. This piano he has on
display in his show window, and the little girl
spends many hours playing over the rolls. She
plays a roll through until it reaches the end, when
she pushes the reverse lever, running the roll back
until it is almost off the spool. She has learned
to reverse the lever quick enough so that the roll
does not leave the take-up spool, consequently she
can play the roll through many times without hav-
ing anyone to rehook it for her. This causes much
amusement and attracts quite a great deal of at-
tention to the store of Mr. Messig.
Mr. Messig has been selling the Sigler piano
player for quite a long time and is much pleased
with it. This is the player action that can be in-
stalled in any ordinary upright piano.
SECURES TWO NEW PLAYER PATENTS
New Fallboard and Control-Lever Mounting for
Player Actions the Two Latest Inventions
for Which Harold B. Todd Has Secured Pat-
ents—Details of the Devices.
(Special to The Review.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 24.—Harold B. Todd,
Philadelphia, Pa., was last week granted patent No.
1,1.39,920 and patent No. 1,139,927 for a piano fall-
board and a control-lever mounting for player ac-
tions respectively.
Patent No. 1,139,920 has for its object to reduce
the space occupied by the fallboard and backboard,
preferably a movable backboard of a piano, particu-
larly where intended for player-piano use where
used in upright pianos. A further purpose is to
provide for accessibility of operating levers above a
piano keyboard by a door closing an opening in a
board back of or above the fallbjard, preferably
forming the opening in a movable backboard.
A still further purpose is to cover the door
through which the player-piano control levers are
accessible by the fallboard when the piano is being
played by the keys, preferably hinging the door
axially in line with the fallboard hinge.
Patent No. 1,139,927 relates to pianos in which
the keys may be used if desired, but which are
provided with automatic operating means here
typified by cylinders for a record, tracker board
and air and mechanical connections for hammer
operation.
The purpose of the invention is to place the
regulating lever§ for automatic player-piano con-
The retail player and piano dealer knows that the cost of complain t-
answering reduces wonderfully the profit on a player sale. The cry
is ever for a fool-proof player-piano; for a player-piano that will
take care of itself.
The most distinguished existing example of such a
player-piano is undoubtedly the
M. SCHULZ CO.
PLAYER-PIANO
Of all the nice things our dealers say of our players, none is nicer—
or more common—than this : " I t costs us nothing, or next to noth-
ing, to answer the complaints we get on Schulz Players; because
there are scarcely every any."
For months at a time this year we have been without
a single player-piano on our floors returned for repair.
In fact we are without one such at this moment!
HERE ARE SOME REASONS:
Perfected single valve action.
Complete Accessibility.
Sure-Fire Automatic Tracker.
No taking down action to tune.
Disappearing expression Levers.
Lightest Pumped Bellows.
Ease of Playing.
Simplicity and Reliability.
We have had five years of it now and we know what it will
do. Get the SCHULZ PLAYER BOOK from us and
then you will know too!
We have a good proposition for good dealers.
M. SCHULZ COMPANY
General Offices: 711 Milwaukee Ave., CHICAGO
SOUTHERN WHOLESALE BRANCH:
730 Candler Building, Atlanta, Ga.