Music Trade Review
Issue: 1899 Vol. 28 N. 23 - Page 20
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
simple, ^compact^and efficient^construction
and arrangement of parts designed to facili-
tate the use of strikers as playing mediums
and to insure the maximum resonance of
tone, the construction and arrangement of
the sounding board being such as to adapt
the instrument to be supported by any con-
venient base, such as a table.
[Compiled especially for The Review.]
Washington D. C , June 6, 1899.
Adjusting and Transposing Device for
Automatic Organs. Melville Clark, Chic-
ago, 111. Patent No. 625,744.
This invention relates to structures in
which from a multiplicity of similarly-op-
erated devices automatic selections are
made of specific devices to be operated
from time to time, such selections being
controlled by travelling sheets perforated
or otherwise configured in a manner to
correspond to the order of selection to be
effected. The most familiar devices of
this class are automatic musical instru-
ments controlled by perforated music-
sheets; but the class to which this inven-
tion is applicable is not only such musical
instruments, but machines for perforating
or otherwise marking the sheets which are
used in such musical instruments or for
perforating sheets for the purpose of con-
trolling other selecting mechanism.
Combined Piano Plate and Back. Frank
V. Neuville, New York, N. Y. Patent
No. 625,848.
This invention relates to an improved
combined piano plate and back, the objects
thereof being to produce a durable struc-
ture of this.class adapted to resist the strain
of the strings and to afford greater purity
of tone to the instrument than similar
backs now in use.
Organ. Geo. W. Scribner, London, Can.
Patent No. 625,472.
This invention relates first to improve-
ments in combined flue-pipes and reed-
organs in which a pitch-regulating device
is used to place the flue-pipes in accord
with the reeds during atmospheric changes;
second, to a series of flue-pipes of a firm
and compact structure, and, third, to a
series of reeds and reed-cells throughout
the compass of the organ, each reed and
reed-cell being provided with two openings
and mutes for the emission of tone.
Sounding Boards for Pianos.
Eduard
Zoega, Berlin, Ger. Patent No. 625,824.
This invention relates to an improve-
ment in sounding boards of grand pianos
and upright pianos. In particular, this im-
provement consists of a peculiar arrange-
ment of the ribs which extend on the under
side of the sounding board transversely to
the direction of the fibre and has for its
object to obtain a finer, softer and more
powerful tone than was possible with the
construction hitherto in use.
Musical Instrument.
R. W. Everton
and William Frost, Troy, N. Y. Patent
No. 625,663.
This invention relates to musical instru-
ments of the harp, cithern and analogous
types, and has for its object to provide a
Some Foreign Inventions.
LIDS UTII IZED AS SECOND SOUND-HOARDS.
The firm of Ernst Eugen Kaps, Dresden,
has patented a novelty in piano construc-
tion (D.R.P. No. 99,458), which excites a
considerable amount of attention. He con-
ceived the idea of utilizing the lid of the
grand piano as a second sound-board to in-
crease the resonance power of the instru-
ment. Till now the lid acts rather as dam-
per than resonator on account of the thick
heavy wood veneered on both sides used
for the purpose.
Herr Kaps constructs
his sound-board lid of thin wood fastened
by means of ribs to the case. The under-
side is barred at right angles to the line of
fibres like other sound-boards, and trans-
mits the vibrations of the strings in the
same manner. The upper side of the lid is
veneered as usual.
NEW KEYBOARD INSTRUMENT.
Herr Richard Lehmann, of Stettin, has
invented a new keyboard instrument
(D.R.P. No. 99,268), which, by means of
a key and hammer mechanism, produces
a beautiful rich tone from resonant bodies
of glass, metal, etc. The tone is produced
almost simultaneously by percussion and
friction from two hammers.
The first
gives the tap-tone, the second enables the
player to regulate its duration and loud-
ness. By means of pedals a damper can
be applied to the resonant body. One can
imagine infinite possibilities with such an
instrument and new combinations of tone
color, providing the mechanism be as ade-
quate and perfect as it sounds.—Music,
London.
The Sterling Co., of Derby, Conn.,
shipped a number of organs this week to
Bergen, Norway.
First Prize.
THE JUNIUS HART PIANO EMPORIUM SECURES
THE HIGHEST HONORS AT THE LOUISI-
ANA STATE FAIR.
Among the exhibits at the present state
fair is that of Junius Hart, piano empo-
rium of the South, in which is displayed
the handsomest line of pianos and musical
instruments one could wish to see. It is
no wonder, then, that when the committee
of awards came forward to examine into
the merits of the Junius Hart display they
were unanimous in their verdict of ap-
proval, and they presented the exhibit
with the first prize. No prouder woman
is to be found in Louisiana than Mrs.
Sallie J. Hart, who, ably assisted by her
business manager, Mr. Albert J. Hartman,
has worked hard to make an exhibit which
would at once be in keeping with the repu-
tation of the piano emporium and the mag-
nificent Louisiana state fair, and also,
without a semblance of doubt, secure the
first honors in a fair and honorable compe-
tition. But as well as securing first prize
for pianos, the Hart exhibit also captured
the highest award for gramophones, for
which Junius Hart is the sole agent. Much
of the success of the Junius Hart exhibit
is due to the tact and sound business sense
of Manager Albert J. Hartman, whose
taste in arranging instruments and whose
thorough and scholarly musical education
have stood him in good stead "many a
time and oft." The Junius Hart exhibit
is truly a triumph.—New Orleans Pica-
yune.
Outlook Excellent.
This week's report at the Pease factory
and warerooms is satisfactory. When asked
for a brief statement of existing trade con-
ditions on Thursday, Mr. Pease said:
"I
am very much pleased with this season's
results. The outlook, too, for the summer
months is excellent."
Chas. M. Stieff, of Baltimore, attended
the Decoration Day services at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Easton, Md., on Memorial
Dav.
LOOK AND LISTEN.
Yes, look at it and see an organ artistically made of the best
materials and with the greatest skill of the most experienced work-
men. Look it all over, from pedals ^_________^-, to music rack, and
it's just the same. ^ — - —
g I A But listen! Ah, if the
look pleased you, \
.^
<*• £ 1 lit \ h o w m u c h m o r e t h e
tone? And yet, it \ ^ T ^ ti j l {^J^M
\ isn't strange that
fifty years of voicing \ ^ ^ L m ^ ^ U
\ r e e d s s h o u l d resul t
in the sweet toned \ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
___--—-—" Estey, ever sweeter
and clearer with eachL_—-——" "
new instrument that comes
from the factory, else what were the uses of experience?
SEND FOR CATALOGUE
ESTEY ORGAN CO,,
BEHR BROS^CO.
PIANOS
29™ST.&II™AVL
NEW YORK.
BRATTLEBORO, VT.
Highest Standard of Excellence.
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
simple, ^compact^and efficient^construction
and arrangement of parts designed to facili-
tate the use of strikers as playing mediums
and to insure the maximum resonance of
tone, the construction and arrangement of
the sounding board being such as to adapt
the instrument to be supported by any con-
venient base, such as a table.
[Compiled especially for The Review.]
Washington D. C , June 6, 1899.
Adjusting and Transposing Device for
Automatic Organs. Melville Clark, Chic-
ago, 111. Patent No. 625,744.
This invention relates to structures in
which from a multiplicity of similarly-op-
erated devices automatic selections are
made of specific devices to be operated
from time to time, such selections being
controlled by travelling sheets perforated
or otherwise configured in a manner to
correspond to the order of selection to be
effected. The most familiar devices of
this class are automatic musical instru-
ments controlled by perforated music-
sheets; but the class to which this inven-
tion is applicable is not only such musical
instruments, but machines for perforating
or otherwise marking the sheets which are
used in such musical instruments or for
perforating sheets for the purpose of con-
trolling other selecting mechanism.
Combined Piano Plate and Back. Frank
V. Neuville, New York, N. Y. Patent
No. 625,848.
This invention relates to an improved
combined piano plate and back, the objects
thereof being to produce a durable struc-
ture of this.class adapted to resist the strain
of the strings and to afford greater purity
of tone to the instrument than similar
backs now in use.
Organ. Geo. W. Scribner, London, Can.
Patent No. 625,472.
This invention relates first to improve-
ments in combined flue-pipes and reed-
organs in which a pitch-regulating device
is used to place the flue-pipes in accord
with the reeds during atmospheric changes;
second, to a series of flue-pipes of a firm
and compact structure, and, third, to a
series of reeds and reed-cells throughout
the compass of the organ, each reed and
reed-cell being provided with two openings
and mutes for the emission of tone.
Sounding Boards for Pianos.
Eduard
Zoega, Berlin, Ger. Patent No. 625,824.
This invention relates to an improve-
ment in sounding boards of grand pianos
and upright pianos. In particular, this im-
provement consists of a peculiar arrange-
ment of the ribs which extend on the under
side of the sounding board transversely to
the direction of the fibre and has for its
object to obtain a finer, softer and more
powerful tone than was possible with the
construction hitherto in use.
Musical Instrument.
R. W. Everton
and William Frost, Troy, N. Y. Patent
No. 625,663.
This invention relates to musical instru-
ments of the harp, cithern and analogous
types, and has for its object to provide a
Some Foreign Inventions.
LIDS UTII IZED AS SECOND SOUND-HOARDS.
The firm of Ernst Eugen Kaps, Dresden,
has patented a novelty in piano construc-
tion (D.R.P. No. 99,458), which excites a
considerable amount of attention. He con-
ceived the idea of utilizing the lid of the
grand piano as a second sound-board to in-
crease the resonance power of the instru-
ment. Till now the lid acts rather as dam-
per than resonator on account of the thick
heavy wood veneered on both sides used
for the purpose.
Herr Kaps constructs
his sound-board lid of thin wood fastened
by means of ribs to the case. The under-
side is barred at right angles to the line of
fibres like other sound-boards, and trans-
mits the vibrations of the strings in the
same manner. The upper side of the lid is
veneered as usual.
NEW KEYBOARD INSTRUMENT.
Herr Richard Lehmann, of Stettin, has
invented a new keyboard instrument
(D.R.P. No. 99,268), which, by means of
a key and hammer mechanism, produces
a beautiful rich tone from resonant bodies
of glass, metal, etc. The tone is produced
almost simultaneously by percussion and
friction from two hammers.
The first
gives the tap-tone, the second enables the
player to regulate its duration and loud-
ness. By means of pedals a damper can
be applied to the resonant body. One can
imagine infinite possibilities with such an
instrument and new combinations of tone
color, providing the mechanism be as ade-
quate and perfect as it sounds.—Music,
London.
The Sterling Co., of Derby, Conn.,
shipped a number of organs this week to
Bergen, Norway.
First Prize.
THE JUNIUS HART PIANO EMPORIUM SECURES
THE HIGHEST HONORS AT THE LOUISI-
ANA STATE FAIR.
Among the exhibits at the present state
fair is that of Junius Hart, piano empo-
rium of the South, in which is displayed
the handsomest line of pianos and musical
instruments one could wish to see. It is
no wonder, then, that when the committee
of awards came forward to examine into
the merits of the Junius Hart display they
were unanimous in their verdict of ap-
proval, and they presented the exhibit
with the first prize. No prouder woman
is to be found in Louisiana than Mrs.
Sallie J. Hart, who, ably assisted by her
business manager, Mr. Albert J. Hartman,
has worked hard to make an exhibit which
would at once be in keeping with the repu-
tation of the piano emporium and the mag-
nificent Louisiana state fair, and also,
without a semblance of doubt, secure the
first honors in a fair and honorable compe-
tition. But as well as securing first prize
for pianos, the Hart exhibit also captured
the highest award for gramophones, for
which Junius Hart is the sole agent. Much
of the success of the Junius Hart exhibit
is due to the tact and sound business sense
of Manager Albert J. Hartman, whose
taste in arranging instruments and whose
thorough and scholarly musical education
have stood him in good stead "many a
time and oft." The Junius Hart exhibit
is truly a triumph.—New Orleans Pica-
yune.
Outlook Excellent.
This week's report at the Pease factory
and warerooms is satisfactory. When asked
for a brief statement of existing trade con-
ditions on Thursday, Mr. Pease said:
"I
am very much pleased with this season's
results. The outlook, too, for the summer
months is excellent."
Chas. M. Stieff, of Baltimore, attended
the Decoration Day services at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Easton, Md., on Memorial
Dav.
LOOK AND LISTEN.
Yes, look at it and see an organ artistically made of the best
materials and with the greatest skill of the most experienced work-
men. Look it all over, from pedals ^_________^-, to music rack, and
it's just the same. ^ — - —
g I A But listen! Ah, if the
look pleased you, \
.^
<*• £ 1 lit \ h o w m u c h m o r e t h e
tone? And yet, it \ ^ T ^ ti j l {^J^M
\ isn't strange that
fifty years of voicing \ ^ ^ L m ^ ^ U
\ r e e d s s h o u l d resul t
in the sweet toned \ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
___--—-—" Estey, ever sweeter
and clearer with eachL_—-——" "
new instrument that comes
from the factory, else what were the uses of experience?
SEND FOR CATALOGUE
ESTEY ORGAN CO,,
BEHR BROS^CO.
PIANOS
29™ST.&II™AVL
NEW YORK.
BRATTLEBORO, VT.
Highest Standard of Excellence.
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