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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
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DANCING TO MUSIC OF HAINES BROS, PLAYER-PIANO.
cently been remodeled and to-day they present a
very artistic appearance.
Visitors to U. S. S. "Wyoming," Flag Ship of Atlantic Fleet, Found the Sailors Indulging in the
Mr. Acker is well-known throughout this sec-
Terpsichorean Art to Most Satisfying Music Supplied by Haines Bros. Player.
tion of the country as a progressive piano mer-
During the recent visit of the Atlantic Fleet to ship. This shows the changed life on battleships chant. Among the pianos which he features are:
\'ew York City th.' battleship "Wyoming," which
as compared with the olden days, as well as the Henry Keller & Sons and the Wilfred player-
was the flag ship, was the center of interest. Vis- social amusements now made possible for the piano, manufactured by the Wilfred Co., l-">6th
street and Whitlock avenue,, New York.
NEW PLAYER SCHOOL STUDENTS.
Eight Enrolled This Week at Danquard Player
Action School—Letters of Praise from Gradu-
ates—Diplomas Awarded to Students.
Dancing on the "Wyoming" to Music of Haines Bros. Player.
itors to the "Wyoming" were keenly interested
not only in th - ship, but in the crew, and the
photograph taken herewith shows a number of
sailors dancing to the music of the Haines Bros,
player-piano which is on board tjiat famous battle-
"jackies" through the use of the player-piano.
The Haines Bros. Co. fe.-l quite complimented at
the selection of one of their player-pianos on the
chief vessel of the navy—another step in the prog-
ress of this well-known instrument.
70,000 STANDARD PLAYERS IN USE.
ACKER WAREROOMS IMPROVED.
Splendid Growth of Demand for Product of
Standard
Pneumatic
Action
Co.—Dealer
Tells of Sale Closed on Account of Action.
RKADING, PA., May 24.—The piano warerooms
of J. M. Acker, at 7"28 Chestnut street, have re-
The Standard Pneumatic Action Co., of which
J. A. LeCato is president, and whose extensive
factories are at Fifty-second street and Twelfth
avenue, New York, announced this week that there
arc now over 70.000 Standard player actions in
use throughout the world. The officials of the
company consider this a remarkable record, when
it is considered that it was only a little over four
years ago that this company started in business.
During that time the Standard player action has
become very popular, owing to its many individ-
ual features, and its ability to stand up under all
climatic conditions, besides its responsiveness and
ease of operation
In connection with this a big Southern piano
merchant recently wrote to the company :
"We closed the sale only yesterday of a player-
piano containing the Standard Player Action in
competition with another player action and tht
whole strength of the sale was on the player action.
We 'brought home the bacon.' We wish you ever"
success in the manufacture of your player action."
(Special to The Review.)
The DaiHjuard Player Actum School, (HU West
Fifty-second street, Xew York, is now being wide-
ly patroni/.ed by tuners from everv section of the
country. Ibis week eight new students registered,
coming from such distant points as California,
and Ohio, as "well as from Syracuse, X. Y., and
.southern New Jersey.
On May 13 diplom.as were awarded to: Charles
Schlappi, Anaconda, Mont., and Samuel R. Taylor,
I'\>rl Wayne, hid., (hey having passed the recent
examinations conduct'd by Chief
Instructor
George I'.. Martin.
Numerous letters commending the work the
school is doing are constantly being received. A
typical example of these letters is one from W. !'
Reinhardt, Valparaiso, Jnd., in which be states:
"It gives me great pleasure to express to you
my gratitude and appreciation for the splendid
opportunity and training the Danquard Player
Action School has given me. The school is cer
tainly a Godsend to the outside tuners. It vvili
always be a pleasure and privilege to boost the
school in every way possible, and I greatly appre-
ciate the many kind favors and practical help given
me.*'
The school has recently issued for its students'
use an illustrated book of drawings which is very
valuable in connection with player action construc-
tion. Tt is in loose-leaf form and is very conve-
nient for reference purposes.
The Central Avenue Music Store, located at
Fifty-first and Hooper street, Los Angeles, Cal.,
has opened a branch store at 3702 Central avenue,
that citv.
MILTON ELECTRIC CHOSEN FOR GOVERNOR'S ROOM.
Added to the many successes of the Milton
Electric player-piano, which was announced some
time ago by the Milton Piano Co., Fifty-fourth
street and Twelfth avenue, Xew York, comes the
announcement that this instrument has been chosen
for the suite of Governor Whitman in the New
York State building at the Panama-Pacific Interna-
tional Exposition, San Francisco, pictured below.
This building is one of the largest and handsom-
esi at the Fair, is four stories in height and cost
approximately $150,000. It is Graeco-Roman in
stvle, and is finished in travertin.
PRAISE FOR NEW RYTHMODIK ROLLS.
F. II. P>. Byrne, manager of the music depart-
ment of the American Piano Co., 437 Fifth avenue,
Xew York, has received many letters of praise
from piano dealers throughout the country rela-
tive to the two Rythmodik record rolls played by
Mark Hambourg, which are presented in the new
June list. This famous artist has recorded Liszt's
"Etude in E Flat'' and Chopin's "Black Key Etude"'
for the Rythmodik library, and is so well pleased
with these rolls, which are his first records, that
IK will probably record several others in the near
future-
Milton Electric Player in Governor Whitman's Suite in New York State Building at Exposition.