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MARCH IS,
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
1919
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HEN the player actions first began to be manufactured, it
was thought impossible to get results without the most elab-
orate of mechanisms. As "improvements" were added, parts
increased. And as parts increased, installation, adjustment
and repair troubles mounted up.
Now all this is an old story to you—the Manufacturer; to you—the
Piano Merchant; and to you—the Tuner and Regulator. But what we
want to call your attention to is the fact that while player actions in
general have tended to become more and more complicated, one action
at least has stuck to the very definite policy of simplification.
This action is the Simplex Player Action.
And this simplification problem is most evident in the famous Sim-
plex Unit Pneumatic.
Where old-style actions required you practically to "take down" the
whole action in case of a trouble with any one note—owing to the old
"shelf" construction—the Simplex Unit Pneumatic has permitted you to
get at any single note immediately, by just unscrewing two easily accessible
screws.
Any one of the 88 Simplex Unit Pneumatics is instantly accessible and
interchangeable with any other.
And in itself, the Simplex Unit Pneumatic is an absolutely perfect
piece of simplified mechanism—few parts and ingenious construction.
The best thought of all, however, is that only the most unusual cir-
cumstances would require the removal of a Simplex Unit Pneumatic.
For its very simplicity makes it extremely difficult to get out of order.
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This Simplex Pneumatic typifies every feature of the Simplex Action.
As, for example, the Simplex Four-piece Valve—instead of 19 parts or
more, as found in some valves. Also the Simplex Trapezoid Tracker
Bar, which obviates the trouble caused by faulty rolls, by simply supply-
ing a wider area of opening than ordinary bars.
The Simplex Player Action Company is getting results from its policy
of simplification. More piano merchants are specifying Simplex Actions.
And more and bigger manufacturers are using them. Tuners, regulators
and repair men are appreciating the time-saving construction.
If the player pianos you make or sell are not equipped with Simplex
Player Actions, is there any good reason why? Is there any reason why
at least one of your pianos should not contain a Simplex, that you may
try it out and compare it with the actions you are now using?
Let's get together and see that another week does not go by before
you satisfy yourself—from personal knowledge instead of hearsay—as
to the advantages of this simple action. Write us today for booklet
telling all about Simplex Player Actions, in pictures and simple text.
SIMPLEX
PLAYER
10 Blackstone Street
ACTION
COMPANY
Worcester, Mass.