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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, JULY, 1940
Repair
Hammer Springs
One of the most troublesome repair
jobs that a tuner encounters is the repair-
ing of hammer springs. With one end
fastened into the spring rail it is always
difficult to replace these springs without
removing the rail. To correct this evil
Harry Hale, head of the Tuners Supply
Co., Winter Hill Station, Boston, Mass, has
perfected a repair hammer spring which
20,000
square feet, in four story building now occupied by Turner-
Henderson Co., Tampa, Fla.
The Turner-Henderson Piano. Co. has supervision of Miss Merle Holloway,
just opened a new stare in Tampa, former president of the Music Teachers
Fla., a four story building with approxi- Association of Tampa. The recital hall
mately 20,000 square feet of floor space. is available for musicales and student
Installing a Repair Hammer Spring
can be easily screwed onto the rail. All
that is necessary is to push the rail for-
ward and make a small hole with awl
about 1%" above the recess in the spring
rail and directly over the original location
of the old spring.
View of Main Floor of New Turner-Henderson Co., Building, Tampa, Fla.
The method pursued is as follows:
"Insert the screw in a screw holder, The building is equipped with both pas- recitals. The National Guild of Piano
place the Hale Repair Hammer Spring on senger and freight elevators, enclosed Teachers held auditions for district,
state, and national honors in the audi-
it, as indicated in the sketch and turn the loading platform, and railroad siding.
screw in sufficiently for it to remain in
The first floor and mezzanine floors torium, May 10 and 11.
The fourth floor with its many win-
position, then tighten.
are used for display of pianos, offices,
dows and skylights has been converted
"Drive the screw until it starts to bear and lounge.
then push the plate up until the coil of
The third floor is equipped with stu- into a completely equipped shop for re-
the spring rests in the recess of the rail, dios and recital hall where the Turner- building and refinishing pianos. The
then tighten securely.
Henderson School for the Advancement shop is under the supervision of J. J.
"The oblong slot is designed to afford or Music teaches piano and all its Dilley. Mr. Dilley has had many years
ample leeway in locating the screw hole. branches. The school is under the direct experience rebuilding, refinishing and
tuning.
The Turner-Henderson Piano Co.
carries a complete line of Mason & Ham-
lin, Knabe, Hardman Minipianos, Mar-
shall &» Wendall, Gulbransen, Estey, and
Starr pianos.
John Turner is president of the com-
pany and Jack C. Henderson, vice presi-
dent. Mr. Turner is also well known
in Miami where he conducts an equally
as artistic piano salon.
WOOD
&
BROOKS
C 0 M PANY
Ivers & Pond at the Convention
The old New England houses of Ivers
& Pond Piano Co. and Poole Piano Co.
will be well represented at the Music
Trade Convention in Chicago this year
by the presence of Clarence H. Pond,
president of Ivers & Pond and Alexis A.
Mahan, wholesale manager for both
Ivers & Pond and Poole.
The most popular models of both lines
as well as illustrations of new designs
for fall trade will be on exhibition at the
warerooms of the well known Wyman
Piano Co., Republic Building, 209 South
State Street, Chicago, where visitors will
be cordially welcomed.