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Standard Piano Hammer Co. Now
Settled in New Spacious Quarters
The Standard Piano Hammer Co. is
now settled in its new and much larger
quarters at 3220 W. Grand Avenue,
perature and humidity in this room
are rigidly controlled to maintain uni-
form glueing conditions 24 hours a day
ing Department. Iiie sanded and sliced
sets of hammers are bored in this room
according to specification and are then
wired for extra strength. The finished
sets of hammers are then given a final
inspection and are packaged in indi-
vidual sets ready for shipment.
Three views of the new quarters of the Standard Hammer Co., In Chicago
Chicago, into which it moved in April.
The new plant is of modern fireproof
construction and such department is
lighted with fluorescent lighting.
In the accompanying illustrations,
three departments are shown. One is
of the pressroom. In this department,
sheets of 100% wool felt are cut, re-
inforced, and glued to the solid birch-
wood hammer mouldings. The tem-
Col. Schmidt Returns
To Wurlitzer Organization
Lt. Col. Edward Schmidt, Jr., hon-
orably discharged from the United
States Army Air Forces in February,
has rejoined the Rudolph Wurlitzer Co.
at DeKalb, 111., and is again active in
the company's sales department.
A member of the Illinois National
Guard, he left Wurlitzer a little more
than five years ago to enter active
military service and was assigned to
Headquarters Company of the 129th
Infantry as a 2nd Lieutenant.
A short time later he was transferred
to the Eighth Air Force and departed
for the United Kingdom. He remained
with the Eighth Air Force as Squad-
ron Commander until October, 1943,
at which time his Squadron was trans-
ferred to IX Tactical Air Command
of the Ninth Air Force.
During the invasion of France, Col.
Schmidt was with the troops of the
ground forces as Air Corps represen-
tative. He was also on hand for the
liberation of Paris and the break-
through at the Battle of the Bulge.
After VE Day, he became Operation
Officer for the 9th Tactical Control
Group, a newly formed unit destined
for the Pacific. Later he became Group
Commander of the same organization.
Decorations received by him while in
service include: The Air Medal with
50
through the use of a modern oil heat-
ing plant thermostatically regulated.
Another is the Sanding and Slicing
Department. After the glued and dried
sets of piano hammers, which are made
up in one long tapered sheet, leave the
pressroom they are sanded, cleaned,
sliced, and given a process inspection
in this department.
The third is of the Boring and Wir-
T. A. Delaney of the company, in
explaining the various processes in
piano hammer manufacturing, also
added: "We have a large.experienced,
and well trained personnel and our
facilities are now available to the en-
tire piano manufacturing industry as
well as the many thousands of piano
tuner-technicians thruout the world."
Oak Leaf Clusters, Bronze Star Medal,
Croix de Guerre, ETO Ribbon with five
battle stars, American Theater Ribbon
with one battle star and the American
Defense Ribbon.
He first joined Wurlitzer in 1935
with the intention of learning all about
the manufacturing and merchandising
of pianos. .Starting, in the mill room,
Schmidt worked a certain length of
time in various departments of the fac-
tory until he gained a comprehensive
knowledge of piano construction. Then
he was transferred to the production
department, cost accounting, service
and sales departments. Just before he
left for Army service, he was assist-
ing Hugh Stewart, vice president and
sales manager, and that is the position
to which he has returned.
THE HARMONY SCHOOL of
PIANO TUNING
FEATURING A SIX MONTH INTENSIFIED COURSE IN TUNING
AND REPAIRING (Refinishing Optional) WITH SUPERVISED HELD
SERVICE A N ELEMENT OF INSTRUCTION, PLUS OPPORTUNITY
TO EARN WHILE LEARNING.
STUDENT CAPACITY 80
CONTINUOUS ENROLLMENT MADE POSSIBLE BY IN-
DIVIDUAL INSTRUCTION METHODS PRACTICALLY AP-
PLIED UNDER THE ORIGINAL HARMONY SCHOOL PLAN
LICENSED BY THE STATE BOARD FOR VOCATIONAL EDUCA-
TION AS A PRIVATE TRADE SCHOOL. VETERANS ACCEPTED
UNDER THE G.I. B I L L OF RIGHTS AND PUBLIC
LAW
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122 S. Cameron Street
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, JUNE, 1946