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in contact with the regulating button
(No. 6 ) .
NOTE: The travel dip is three-eighths
of an inch, see diagram, and the ham-
mer travels towards the hammer 1%
inches.
Before the jack "lets off", the grad-
ual rise of the repetition lever is halted
by and comes in contact with the butt
stop screw, and continues to go upward
a small distance until there is an es-
capement, i.e., the jack is tripped, and
the knuckle drops back to repetition
lever.
The regulating drop screw is designed
to raise or lower the balancer, so that
the hammer is one-sixteenth of an inch
or thereabouts from the string.
I want to emphasize the significance
once more of the utter folly of tamper-
ing with fine made actions, because
they are factory inspected and should
not require a thorough regulating job
for a few years at least, unless tamp-
ered with by incompetent mechanics.
Jacob P. Esley Dies Suddenly
in Boston at 57 Years of Age
Jacob Poor Estey, 57, president-treas-
urer of Estey Organ Corp., Brattleboro,
Vt.. founded by the great-grandfather.
Deacon Jacob Estey, and secretary of
the board of Brattleboro Memorial
Hospital, succumbed to a heart attack
while leaving Fenway Park, Boston, on
August 15th after attending with Mrs.
Estey the Red Sox-Yankees baseball
game. He died a few minutes after be-
ing placed in an ambulance for removal
to a hospital.
The body was conveyed to the
funeral home of Dickinson-Streeter Co.
for funeral services in All Souls (Uni-
versalist-Unitarian Church. Rev. Fred
H. Miller officiated and burial was in
Prospect Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Estey was the fourth generation
of his family to head the company.
One of Brattleboro's most prominent
citizens, active in many civic affairs and
fraternal organizations, Mr. Estey suc-
ceeded to the presidency of the organ
business after the death in 1930 of his
father. Col. J. Gray Estey. The com-
pany was established by the first Jacob
Estey in 1846 for the manufacture of
red organs. Many reed and pipe organs
have been distributed throughout the
world. Output of red organs this year
reached the 500,00 mark.
Mr. Estey was born in Brattleboro,
March 7. 1895, a son of Col. Gray and
Mattie H. (Poor) Estey. He was a
grandson of Gen. Julius J. Estey.
He graduated from Brattleboro High
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, SEPTEMBER, 1952
School in 1914 and was a member of
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Fred-
the class of 1918 at Amherst College
ericka Kelvley Schmidt; three sons,
where he belonged to Chi Phi Fra- Harold and Martin Smith, and Ferd
ternity. His marriage to Miss Edith M.
Schmidt, and a daughter, Mrs. Mario
Tyler of Newton, Mass., took place
Simboli.
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Charles Jacob, 94, Dies
While Swimming in Sound
Charles Jacob of Elmhurst, L. I.,
formerly head of Jacob Bros. Co.. The
Mathushek Piano Manufacturing Co.
and other enter-
prises from which
he retired some
twenty years ago,
died of a heart at-
tack while swim-
ming at Huckle-
berry
Island,
Long I s l a n d
Sound on August
11. He was 94
CHARLES JACOB
years of age.
Mr. Jacob was the oldest living mem-
ber of the NYAC having joined in 1903.
Officials of the club said he swam almost
JACOB P. ESTEY
daily at the island every Summer.
March 11, 1922.
For many years Mr. Jacob lived in
Survivors besides his wife are one Florida but since the death of his wife
daughter, Susan, wife of Robert H.
has been living in Elmhurst with a
Cochrane, Jr., and one granddaughter.
sister.
Mr. Estey's only son, Jacob, lost his
He is survived by four daughters.
life in a troopship that rammed and
Miss Louise Jacob, Mrs. Anna Portales,
sank off the Azores in 1945 while serv-
Mrs.
Madeline Lindeman and Mrs.
ing with the Army. A brother, Joseph
Charles Shenko.
Gray Estey, vice-president of the com-
His nephews are: C. Albert Jacob,
pany, died in 1946.
Jr.. president and Charles H. Jacob,
Secretary of the board at the time of
vice president of the Mathushek.
his death, Mr. Estey had been a director
of Memorial Hospital many years. He
was president of the board of trustes
of All Souls Church and formerly
president for many years of the Brattle-
boro Country Club. Other affiliations
The month of June marked the 82nd
included membership in Brattleboro
anniversary of Summers & Son, Colum-
Lodge of Elks, Wantastiquet Lodge of
bus. 0., one of the largest exclusive
Odd Fellows and the Masonic order.
music companies in central Ohio, with
He also was a member of the National
four stores in that state and one in
Association of Music Merchants. A
West Virginia.
veteran of World War I, he formerly
Started in 1870 by the late H. C.
belonged to Brattleboro Post, Ameri-
Surnmers, the business made its debut
can Legion.
in Jackson. Mr. Summers made his
Funeral services were held in Brat-
son. Carl, an active partner at the age
leboro on Monday, July 18, the Rev.
of 21, and the name of Summers & Son
.Fred H. Miller officiating. Interment
was adopted. Expansion accounted for
was in Prospect Hill Cemetery.
other stores in Columbus, Portsmouth,
Chillicothe and Huntington, W. Va.
With the death of the founder in
COISRAD SCHMIDT
1936, Carl Summers continued the busi-
ness. January, 1950, marked another
Conrad Schmidt, who retired early
milestone as the partnership was
this year as head of Conrad Schmidt.
changed to a corporation. Carl E. Sum-
Inc., of Hackensack, N. J., died in
mers became president and general
Clearwater, Fla. on Aug. 28.
manager; Robert W. Curran, vice
He was a member of the Kiwanis
Club and Pioneer Lodge No. 70 F. & president; Howard McHenry, treasurer,
A. M.. all of Hackensack.
and William E. Peters, secretary.
Summers & Son Celebrating
Their 82nd Anniversary
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