Music Trade Review

Issue: 1916 Vol. 63 N. 10

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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
THE PLAYER-PIANO AND IT^JENEFIT TO THE SINGER
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A POPULAR NEW PLAYER STYLE
How Vocal Students Can Profit Through the Proper Use of the Player Explained at Length in Smith & Barnes Style 217 S Player Arouses
Much Favorable Interest on the Part of the
an Interesting Article Which Was Recently Published in the New York Evening Mail
Dealers—Has Some Unusual Features
The New York Evening Mail recently con-
"When, in such rolls, there occur cadenzas
tained the following article relative to the value or florid passages wherein the voice must be
CHICAGO, I I I . , August 26.—Here is the Smith &
of the player-piano to the singer and to the free, a strip of thin gummed-paper (obtainable Barnes Style 217 S player-piano. It has been
student, wherein is pointed out some of the from stationer or druggist) pasted on the face the subject of favorable comment among the
practical uses to which the player can be put of the roll and covering the perforations of the
by those who are pursuing a musical education: voice-part (which are easily recognized) will
"For the singer and the student of singing the silence any notes desired.
player-piano saves both time and money—years
"For some years, a coloratura soprano, con-
of time and hundreds of dollars. But, more than siderably advanced in the study of standard
this, and better than this, it multiplies musical operatic roles, had been paying a professional
pleasures, facilitates and accelerates practice accompanist $2 an hour to play her exacting
and study, extends infinitely the musical hori- operatic and concert song accompaniments
zon, stimulates ambition, awakens and presently while practicing. This alone had amounted to
satisfies longings that could not otherwise be several hundred dollars.
gratified.
"With her player-piano, however, she now
"Correct, sympathetic and ever-available ac- has a perfect accompaniment to any aria from
companiment is one of the chief problems of any opera she desires, or to any song, at no ex-
pense whatever; can go back to any part she
the vocalist.
"The player-piano furnishes such an ideal wants to repeat; can practice a passage again
accompaniment; in addition to which it never and again.
"Sometimes she plays her own accompani-
tires, never forgets its music, is never diffident
nor out of practice, and never charges for its ment on the player-piano (she can play by hand
very little); at other times, for more serious
services.
"It is ready at all times for study, practice, work, when she wishes to stand up for better
breathing, a younger sister plays for her.
rehearsal or public performance.
"Furthermore, the opera singer can rehearse
"There are hundreds of perforated music rolls
Smith & Barnes Player, Style 217-S
consisting of only the accompaniment of songs. his or her part in ensemble numbers, in con- dealers who have seen it not only because of
"Besides these, it is safe to say that every junction with all the other vocal and instru- its wide-post back, but of its remarkable high
piece of vocal music is available in a perforated mental parts, because a number of standard quality throughout.
operas are available in series of music rolls,
music roll.
Each one of the six posts is almost two inches
"These, of course, are complete. That is, the complete from overture to fifth-act finale, the wider than in the old style. This adds much
voice-part, as well as the piano-part, is sounded orchestral as- well as all the voice parts being rigidity and strength to the entire frame and
by the player-piano. This is a distinct advan- transcribed for the piano.
the beneficial results are said to be apparent
"This is part of what the player-piano means almost from the first. Careful study reveals
tage in studying, and never an objection, even
in concert work. Because, in using a complete to the singer—a perfect accompaniment, at any that the materials used in this instrument are
roll as an accompaniment, the voice-part is sub- time, for every vocal composition.
of the highest quality throughout and there is
"But the musical desires of a singer compre- no reason why this style should not become
dued to the same tone-value as the accompani-
hend a far wider field than vocal music. Whether one of the most popular in the Smith & Barnes
ment.
"As a matter of fact, in the majority of songs these desires are for popular music, dance music, catalog.
and other vocal numbers, the voice-part is standard, classic, operatic or religious—one, or
It stands four feet nine inches in height, is
largely an integral portion of the accompani- some, or all—the player-piano satisfies them five feet three inches wide and two feet four
completely, each according to its kind."
ment anyway.
inches deep.
Things are rushing out at the big plant of
the Smith, Barnes & Strohber Co., on Clybourn
avenue, and indications are that the concern is
going to enjoy one of the biggest years in its
history.
R. E. Davis is busily engaged in bringing out
a new catalog which will be ready for distribu-
tion September 15.
Chase & Baker
M«nutaotur«r« of
PIANOS AND PLAYER-PIANOS
They are UNEQUALED toi muueal eftectivenew. reliability and durability and are the TRADE STANDARD
Factory and Office, Jewett Avenue and Belt Line, BUFFALO, N. Y.
ANGELUS
PIANO-PLAYER
Introduced in 1895 and constantly im-
proved and developed to its present point
of superiority.
PIANO
An excellent upright piano with an
Angelus incorporated in it, making one
complete and compact instrument.
THE MELODANT and THE PHRASING LEVER
are patented expression devices found only on the Angelus. The Angelus
instruments are the results of years of experience and success.
THE WILCOX & WHITE
COMPANY
MERIDEN. CONN.
E s t a b l i s h e d 1876
Melville
Clark's
APOLLO BE
Established Retail Price t7AA I . t
Coosistent with Quality $f UU 10 9 ,
MELVILLE CLARK PIANO CO.
FINE ARTS BUILDING, CHICAGO
YOC//2, 7&RM2ITO&Y'AfJXYB&
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THE AUTOPIANO COMPANY l2 T -f AVE . 51 S - T TO 52 N - D /TREETiT NEW Y O R K
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MUSIC
TRADE
REVIEW
SELLING " T I P S " FOR DEALERS IN MOTION PICTURE PLAYERS
ONE CENT LETTER POSTAGE SOON
New Motion Picture Theatres, Churches, Hotels and Restaurants in Various Sections of the
Country That Will Require Orchestrions, Automatic Pianos and Other Musical Equipment
Will Be In Force Within a Year, Declares Post-
master-General at Convention
E. T. Craal, of Norfolk, Va., is planning to open a
new moving picture theatre in Durham.
Ohio
A new $100,000 moving picture theatre will be erected
at Wilmington, by Chas. L. Murphy, 6157 Sheridan road,
Chicago.
The English Lutheran congregation of Covington, Ky.,
is planning to erect a new church in Cleveland.
A new $30,000 church will be erected at Columbus by
Florida
the Morgan Memorial M. E. Church.
William S. Frost, secretary of the Y. M. C. A., at
The U. B. Church will erect a new $13,000 structure
Miami, announces that they will erect a new building at
at Vandalia.
that place.
The Presbyterian Church at London, will erect a new
Georgia
church at that place.
The Real Estate Development Co. are having a new $35,000
A new $16,000 church will be erected at Cleveland by
theatre building erected at Augusta, Ga.
the
Ebenezer
Church.
A new $12,000 church will be erected at Corning by
Oregon
the Methodist Church.
Julian
Byrd
is contemplating the erection of a new
Illinois
moving picture theatre at Burns.
Mrs. W. J. Sharp will open the Elite Theatre at Gales-
H.
C.
Wirple
has just opened a new moving picture
burg as a motion picture theatre.
theatre at St. Paul.
The Calvary Church will erect a new $25,000 structure
The
Astoria
Methodist
Church at Astoria will erect a
in Chicago.
new $22,000 structure at that place.
A new church is being erected at Aledo, by the Methodist
Pennsylvania
Episcopal Church.
A new moving
picture theatre is being erected at
mo\
A new $25,000 structure . is being erected at Delavan
hillips
- -
Phillipsburg
by - g - - Fleckenstein.
by the M. E. Church.
Texas
Indiana
H.
O.
Brent
has
opened
a new moving picture theatre
The Baptist Church of Fulton is erecting a new $15,000 at Houston Heights.
church.
Virginia
A new $15,000 church is being erected at Columbus City,
The Tidewater Amusement Co., of Norfolk, has been
by the First Baptist Church.
incorporated with a capital stock of $15,000. The in-
Iowa
corporators are Jake Wells and Moe Levy, of Norfolk.
W. G. Houck, of Radcliffe, has opened a new moving
Wisconsin
picture theatre at that place.
The Pearl Amusement Co. have started work on their
Barney Gillinsky is planning to open the old Donahey
new
$14,000 moving picture theatre which is being erected
Theatre at Council Bluffs and operate it as a moving at Fourteenth
avenue and Mitchell street, Milwaukee.
picture theatre.
C.
M. Vail is erecting a new moving picture theatre
Kansas
Benton.
A new $12,000 church is being erected at Iola, by the at The
buildings at Second and Sycamore streets are being
M. E. Church.
razed to make room for the new Plankington Theatre
Kentucky
which
will
be erected on that site.
Joe Willock and W. S. Cloyd will operate a new mov-
ing picture theatre at Campbellsville.
A new moving picture theatre at Campbellsville will be
under the management of W. I. Meader.
ELECTRIC INTERESTS TO MEET
Louisiana
A new Jerusalem Temple of the New Orleans Shriners General Session of Electric-Driven Musical
will be erected at New Orleans this winter.
Instrument Manufacturers to be Held Next
Massachusetts
A large new moving picture theatre will be erected on
Tuesday to Hear Reports of Committees
Central street, Lowell.
The Strand, a new moving picture theatre, is being
erected at Worcester.
Manufacturers of player-pianos, player ac-
Knight Amusement Co., Inc., Cambridge; $50,000; Frank
H. Rudy, Kniest A. Knight, 7 Harvard terrace, Allston; tions, talking machines, small motors and other
E. S. Cox, incorporators.
musical and electrical interests have been ad-
Michigan
The Bay City Theatre Co. will control the new vaude- vised that a general meeting of the Electrically-
ville theatre which is to be erected on Washington
street, Bay City, by the Commercial Building Co.
Driven Musical Instrument Manufacturers will
A new $35,000 church will be erected at Petoskey, by
be held on Tuesday of next week, September 5,
the Franciscan Fathers.
The Methodist Church is erecting a new $40,000 struc- at 2 o'clock, in the Fine.Arts Theatre of the
ture at Detroit.
Grace Reformed Church is erecting a new church at
Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., 113 West Fortieth
Detroit.
Mississippi
street, on which occasion the general commit-
The Methodist Church is erecting a new $40,000 struc- tees and sub-committees on technique, publicity
ture at Brookhaven.
Nebraska
and other matters, appointed at the meeting in
F. G. Keens is having a new moving picture theatre
erected at Kearney.
February, will report back to the main body.
D. L. Donelson will manage the new Donelson moving
The general committee consists of Max J.
picture theatre at Central City.
Morris Apartment Hotel Co., Omaha; $100,000; George de Rochemont, chairman; R. W. Lawrence, Au-
J. Morris, George T. Porter, George E. Morris, incor-
porators.
topiano Co.; George W. Cobb, American Piano
New Jersey
Co.; C. H. Addams, the Aeolian Co.; George
The McNally Securities Corporation are planning to
erect a new $140,000 theatre building on Valley road, be- H. Bliss, the Melville Clark Piano Co.; James
tween Bellevue and Lorraine avenues, Montclair.
North Carolina
L. Ryan, the Rudolph Wurlitzer Co.; J. O.
H. R. Mason will open the new Acme Theatre shortly
Schwartz, Hardman, Peck & Co., and Harry
at Goldsboro.
R. W. McRae is operating a moving picture show in
Chapin Plummer, secretary.
the Opera House at Rockingham.
Opportunities to make sales of automatic
pianos and orchestrions will be found in this
column by piano dealers desirous of developing
these prospects in the respective localities
mentioned:
f
THE
The early inauguration of a one cent letter
rate was promised by Postmaster-General Al-
bert S. Burleson, in an address before the Na-
tional Association of Postmasters, in their con-
vention held last month. In addressing the
postmasters, General Burleson declared that
they are giving the best postal service in the
world to-day and that is what the American
farmer and business man are entitled to for they
pay for it. He advised the postmasters to spare
no expense that means greater efficiency in the
discharge of their duties..
IMPROVED PIPE CHEST FOR ORGANS
WASHINGTON, D. C, August 28.—The American
Photo Player Co., Berkeley, Cal., are the owners
through assignment by Burt R. Van Valken-
burg, Oakland, Cal., of Patent No. 1,195,536 for
a pipe chest which relates to an improved pipe
chest for organs, and more specifically to a
pneumatically operated instrument of the organ
type.
The principal object of this invention is to
provide improved means for opening any pas-
sage controlling a note to the air pressure in
the chest by means of a vacuum pneumatic
located on the exterior thereof.
Further objects are to provide an improved
general arrangement of the chest, means
whereby independent adjustment may be se-
cured for the amount of opening and the spring
pressure tending to close the opening, and con-
struction of the plunger rod to prevent leakage
around the same.
TO INCREASE RANGE OF EXPRESSION
WASHINGTON, D. C, August 28.—Claus E. Peter-
son, Worcester, Mass., was last week granted
Patent No. 1,195,265 for a piano player. The
present invention relates to that class of piano
players by which the tone producing mechan-
isms of a piano are actuated by a pneumatic
mechanism and controlled by a perforated music
sheet traveling over the ducts of a tracker bar.
The objects of the invention are to simplify
the construction and increase the efficiency of
instruments of this class, and enable a greater
range of expression and accuracy of operation
to be secured.
COMSTOCK, C H E N E Y & CO.,
1V0RYT0N C0NN
:MANUFACTURERS-
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Piano-forte Ivory Keys, Actions and Hammers,
Ivory and Composition Covered Organ Keys
Established 1863
CRUBB & KOSECARTEN BROS.
Manufacturers ol HIGH GRADE
PIANO-FORTE ACTIONS
NASSAU, Rensselaer County. N. Y.
THE STANDARD CO., I 0 I K T 0 N
SYLVESTER TOWER CO.
Towers Above
All Others
Man«i.c.urers Grand and Upright Plano-Iorte Actions *A« O
Keys, Actions. Hammers. Brackets and Nickel Rail Furnished Complete
131 to 147 Broadway
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-
-
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CAMBRIDGEPORT,
MASS.
WESSELL, NICKEL & GROSS
MANUFACTURERS OF
Manufacturers of a
Complete Line of Piano Action Hardware
Brass Flanges, Damper Rods, Special Capstan Screws,
Bracket and Ball Bolts, Key Pins, Regulating Brackets
and Specialties.
WHITE, SON COMPANY
Manufacturers
ORGAN AND PLAYER-PIANO LEATHERS
530-540 ATLANTIC AVENUE
PIANO
ACTIONS
HIGHEST GRADE
ONE GRADE ONLY
OFFICE
457 WEST FORTY-FIFTH ST.
FACTORIES—WEST FORTY-FIFTH ST.
Tenth Arenue and Weit Forty-Sixth Street
NEW YORK
BOSTON. MASS
A. C. CHENEY PIANO ACTION CO.
M «> n ..ff OA «». AVC!
^t (PNEUMATIC ACTIONS FOR PLAYER-PIANOS
Manufacturers of j HIGH-GRADE PIANOFORTE ACTIONS
CASTLETON, NEW YORK

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