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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
49
The invention consists essentially in the novel
construction of a double-headed hammer in which
New York Attorney Sends Letter to Supply Men Regarding Desirable Features of Such an Or- the head sockets are devised so as to take the
ganization—Several Prominent Concerns in Favor of Project, It Is Stated.
tuning pins in different positions. The objects of
the
invention are to avoid the stripping of the
Members of the piano supply trade throughout ply Manufacturers' Association" is to be organ-
metal
both in the keys and in the hammer during
the country received this week a letter from A. L. ized to accomplish the following objects:
tuning
operations, and generally to provide a sim-
Hernstein, 45 Cedar street, New York, calling their
"To secure the mutual protection of persons en-
attention to the proposed formation of an associa- gaged in the business of manufacturing piano ple, serviceable and durable tuning instrument.
tion in the supply trade to be known as the "Piano supplies.
PATENTS UPRIGHT PIANO ACTION.
Supply Manufacturers' Association." This letter,
"To maintain complete records of the ledger ex-
G.
F. Abendschein and Albert Staib Give De-
which was accompanied by an application blank for perience of each member of the association, and to
tails of Improvements in the Snyder Action
membership, stated that the association would not furnish credit information to such members upon
Which Are Wery Important and Interesting.
be formed definitely until twenty members of the request.
trade had signified their intentions of becoming
"To procure periodically from manufacturers of
(Special to The Review.)
members, at which time the association would be- pianos signed financial statements and to furnish
WASHINGTON, D. C, January 18.—George F.
come immediately operative.
copies of such statements to members of the asso- Abendschein and Albert Staib, New York, are the
Mr. Hernstein, who is a well-known local at- ciation.
inventors of an upright piano action (patent No.
"To secure co-operative action among members
torney and who has represented several prominent
I,123,(j48), which relates to certain improvements
supply houses in a number of recent matters, also of the association, with a view to preventing in- on the piano action illustrated in the application
calls attention to the co-operative purposes of the discreet and promiscuous institution of bankruptcy of George C. Snyder, filed on January 24, 1911,
association and says the psychological moment has proceedings against debtors and rendering to serial No. 604,441.
now arrived for the formation of an association worthy debtors such assistance as may be necessary
The object of the invention is to improve upon
to enable them to discharge their obligations.
that will prove of actual value to the member? of
the construction illustrated in the Snyder action
the supply trade.
"In accomplishing the foregoing purposes it is by the provision of means whereby the hammer
The letter states that up to the present writing- the intention of the association thai no individual may be thrown outward from the strings after
three large concerns in the supply trade, the Ameri- member shall have a voice in the management of contact therewith and checked at different dis
can Felt Co., American Piano Supply Co., and the the affairs of the association, and that all members tances. In the construction illustrated in the said
Standard Felt Co.. have already sent in their signed shall be placed upon an absolute equality as respects Snyder application, the hammer is caught posi-
applications for membership to the new association, a participation in the benefits of the association.
tively upon its rebound from the strings and is
and a number of others have signified their willing-
"The by-laws of the association are designed to always caught and held at the same distance from
ness to join.
accomplish the foregoing objects, and each of the the strings without regard to the amount of force
The application blank states that the "Piano Sup- subscribers hereto agree to abide by said by-laws." or quality of the blow struck upon the keys.
A further object of the invention is to provide
host of friends for his many amiable qualities.
DEATH OF JOSEPH HERRBURGER.
means whereby the form of catcher or back check
He retired from active business many years ago,
Founder of the Great Piano Action House of
illustrated in the said Snyder application may be
and his mantle fell on worthy shoulders when his
Paris Passes Away in 82d Year.
used in connection with a jack tripped in the or-
son and namesake became the head of the busi-
dinary manner by a regulating button. •
The Review is in receipt of cards announcing ness. The latter, like his father, has won a per-
A further object of the invention is to prevent
sonal
reputation
of
the
highest,
while
in
a
business
the death of Joseph Herrburger, founder of the
"trembling" or "stuttering" when the key is struck
house of Herrburger and father of J. Herrburger, way the high standard of manufacture which has
a relatively hard blow.
the present head of the prominent piano action ever been the policy of the institution is splendidly
house of Paris, whose products are known the perpetuated. The Review extends its condolences
RUBBER COMMITTEE MEETS.
world over. The deceased passed away on Decem- to the family and friends of Monsieur and Madame
Works to Enforce British Conditions on Lifting
ber 27 at the residence of his son, 1G Rue de J. Herrburger.
Embargo—Will Facilitate Things.
L'Evangile, Paris, at the age of eighty-two, and is
TUNING HAMMER IMPROVEMENT.
survived by a large number of relatives running
The embargo committee of the Rubber Club of
into the third generation.
(Special to The Review.)
America met in the New York Life building re-
The Herrburger family has long been prominent
WASHINGTON, D. C , January 18.—Patent No. cently to perfect measures to prevent infractions by
in the music trade field in France, and the late 1,123,932, for a piano-tuning hammer, was granted
irresponsible dealers of the conditions under which
Joseph Herrburger had enjoyed the esteem of a last week to William J. Ryafi, Toronto, Ont.
the British embargo on crude rubber has just been
PLANS "PIANO SUPPLY MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION."
MATERIALS FOR
PIANO MANUFACTURERS
GENUINE FLY BRAND TUNING PINS,
GENUINE FELTEN & GUILLEAUME IM-
PORTED MUSIC WIRE, FELTS, CLOTHS
PUNCHINGS, HINGES, PEDALS AND
GENERAL PIANO HARDWARE.
CORRESPONDENCE INVITED
HAMMACHER, SCHLEMMER & CO,
NEW YORK SINCE 1848
4th Ave. and 13th St.
raised. The members of the committee said the
regulations laid down by the British Ambassador
were entirely satisfactory.
"The lifting of the embargo," said a member, "is
of the greatest importance to the manufacturing
industry in this country. We need the rubber prin-
cipally for consumption in this country, and we are
satisfied with the restrictions by which all our ex-
ports to Europe must be made through Great
Britain. We have no legitimate excuse for re-
exporting crude rubber.
"England could clap the embargo on again on
twenty-four hours' notice if irresponsible im-
porters and dealers should ship crude rubber under
false manifests as in the past. We shall have a
sub-committee sharply at work to prevent such
practices and to notify the authorities at once of
any instances. In this we are working with the
Customs Service and the Treasury Department."
Richardson Piano Case Co.
Manufacturers of
Upright—
Established 1891
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