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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
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THE OPERATION OF THE AUTOMATIC TRACKER EXPLAINED
Comprehensive Article in the July Issue of the Standard Player Monthly on the Workings of
Device Which Assures Perfect Tracking of Music Rolls for Player-Pianos
One of the features of the Standard Player
Monthly for July—an exceedingly interesting
number, by the way—is an article on the Stand-
ard Surface Control Patented Automatic Track-
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the tracker bellows, as well as one showing a
tracker bar like the illustration which appears
herewith.
Each section of the mechanism is lettered and
ing how the shifter box and pneumatics are
tested at the plant of the Standard Pneumatic
Action Co.
As will be seen in the accompanying illus-
tration the chest under the workman's fingers
contains four holes, corresponding to the four
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A, li, C, D—Metal lubes leading from Tracker Bar. E—Cap Over Sieves. F—Pouch Under Front
Valve. (j -Front Valve. H-—Channel Under Pouch. I—Gauze Sieves or Dust Arresters. J—
Channel to Upper Pneumatic. J-l—Opening into Lower Pneumatic. K—Upper Pneumatic. K-l —
Lower Pneumatic. L—Screws Securing Sieve Cover. M—Governor Vent. N—Balance Spring.
O—Rear Valve. P— Pouch Over Rear Valve. Q—Leather Under Rear Valve. R-R-R—Valve
Chamber Connected with Exhaust. S—Nipple from Valve Chamber to Exhaust. T—Cap Over
Front Valves. U—Channel Back of Cap to Outer Air.
ing Device. The article carefully explains the
object of the device and also its operation in
detail. The explanation of the workings of the
ingenious device are explained with the aid
of an illustration showing the sectional view of
the course of the air through the different chan-
nels is followed in detail, comprehensively ex-
plaining the operation of the device and how it
assures perfect tracking of the music roll.
There is also an interesting illustration show-
Testing Shifter Box and Pneumatics
shifter holes in the tracker, lly alternately clos-
ing and opening them with his lingers, the work-
ing of the valves and pneumatics is accurately
tested.
THE WRIGHT METAL PLAYER ACTION
There are, of course, many times as many
people now in circumstances similar to those
of the people who bought reed organs forty
years ago, who logically and economically
ought to buy reed organs now. I firmly be-
lieve that if the piano dealers would stock on
organs, and try to sell them when the customer
was such as to warrant that effort, more homes
would have musical instruments on which mem-
bers of the households could play, and there
would be that many more prospects for piano
and player sales later. The organ customer is
much more likely to be a satisfied customer
than is the piano purchaser, if the amount of
money available for the purchase is small. And
certainly it is better for both customer and mer-
chant, to sell an organ that will be appreciated
and promptly paid for, than to sell either a
cheap piano, or a piano that is too expensive
for the means of the purchaser."
One of the most interesting and important
developments in Kansas City—and perhaps in
many other cities too—tending to promote mu-
sical taste at an early age, is the teaching of
dramatic dancing. There are many teachers of
this art in Kansas City, whose pupils are usually
little boys and girls, principally girls. This sort
of dancing requires a high class of musical com-
position; for it is interpretative, and ^he teach-
ers naturally teach interpretation of something
worth while. There is no scene more inspir-
ing, to a lover of the liner arts of music, than
a girl of live years, in whose heart and soul are
dawning the appreciation and love of fine music,
expressing the music in her graceful move-
ments. Mr. Roberts is enthusiastic over the
service of emotional dancing as being taught
to children in Kansas City, towards inculcating
a permanent desire for musical expression and
appreciation of the best music.
Is Reported in Great Demand These Days—
New Beverly Player-Piano Wins High Praise
George H. Beverly, 437 Fifth avenue, New
York, distributor for the Wright metal player
action, in a chat with The Review this week,
stated that the demand for this action the past
few weeks had been unusually gratifying, good-
sized orders having been received from manu-
facturers who had carefully tested the action in
every way, and found that it answered their
requirements in all particulars.
Mr. Beverly is also achieving pleasing suc-
cess with the new Beverly player-piano, which
he introduced to the trade during Convention
Week. This player, which is equipped with the
Wright metal player action, has been highly
praised by visiting dealers, who have placed or-
ders for immediate delivery. Judging from all
indications, the Beverly player will meet with
a ready sale throughout the country this fall.
THE PLAYER TRADE IN KANSAS CITY
W. B. Roberts, Jr., Says Trade Will Show a
Remarkable Increase Next Year
KANSAS CITY, MO., July 24.—Dozens of influ-
ences are already actively operating to increase
the demand for pianos and players, says W. B.
Roberts, Jr., manager of the W. W. Kimball
Piano Co., in this city. Mr. Roberts is an opti-
mist about the business—he believes that the
next year or so will show a remarkable gain in
both player and piano trade, and that it will
take very little boosting to keep the trade at
a high level. Among the many influences that
are promoting deep and abiding interest in
music, and so operating to increase the demand
for pianos and players, is the talking machine,
which has in so many cases been entirely re-
sponsible for the arousing of appreciation of
music, and the purchase of pianos.
But to get down to the two big influences.
Oiw of them is an influence that has been oper-
ating for fifty years and more, and can still be
made a strong contributing factor for the piano
trad£—the reed organ.
"We have customers coming in every day or
so, to whom my father sold reed organs forty
years ago," said Mr. Roberts. "Perhaps they
could not have afforded anything else then—but
they have kept up the delight in music in every
member of the family, through that organ.
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one of the most artistic warerooins in the city,
since its headquarters were remodeled.
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