Music Trade Review
Issue: 1901 Vol. 32 N. 21 - Page 10
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
Patents and Inventions.
[Specially Prepared for The Review.]
One Hundred Dollars
IN PRIZES
IS OFFERED BY T H E R E V I E W
To Be Divided as Follows:
N o . I — $ 2 5 . 0 0 to the person sending the best original article upon
the subject:
"WILL THE DEPARTMENT STORES BECOME PERMANENT AND
GREATER DISTRIBUTING PIANO FACTORS?"
Won by H.WARNER
No. 2 — $ 2 5 . 0 0
KIM BALL.
to the person sending the best original article upon
the subject:
-WHAT
BENEFIT
WILL BE DERIVED
FROM
THE ONE-PRICE
SYSTEM IN RETAILING?"
N O . 3 — $ 2 5 . 0 0 to the person sending the best original article upon:
"WHAT ARE THE NECESSARY REQUIREMENTS OF THE MODERN
PIANO SALESMAN?"
N o . 4 — $ 2 5 . 0 0 to the person sending the best original article upon:
"WHAT WOULD BE THE EFFECT OF A PIANO
TRUST
UPON
THE INDUSTRY?"
RULES GOVERNING THE PRIZE CONTEST
All manuscripts must be submitted in typewritten form.
No composition must contain more than 1200 words.
Any individual may enter for the entire list of prizes.
The contest is open to all readers of The Review.
The editor of The Review reserves the right to publish any of the compositions sent in.
All those who enter for Prize No. 2, must send in their manuscript by June 29th.
The names of the contestants must be attached to manuscript submitted, but will not be
published in connection with the contribution if so specified by the writer.
The dates upon which the competition Nos. 3 and 4 will close will be announced later.
It is our intention to continue the series of prizes and embrace every department of
trade which will be of interest to Manufacturer, Dealer, Salesman and Factory Employee.
All communications must be addressed "Prize Contest"
EDITOR OF THE REVIEW,
3 East 14th Street, New York.
Washington, D. C, May 20, 1901.
Musical Instrument. Geo. Howlctt Davis,
New York. Patent No. 674.334.
This invention relates to musical instru-
ments, and particularly to those adapted to
be operated automatically through the me-
dium of perforated note-sheets. The objects
are, first, to provide a note-sheet with sim-
ple and practical means whereby it can be
attached to or detached from its take-up
roller; second, to provide means whereby
the music-sheet is re-wound automatically
at the end of each piece; third, to provide
means for supporting the take-up roller in
suitable position in the musical instrument
and for automatically disengaging it from
the mechanism which propels the same;
fourth, to provide means for automatically
disengaging said take-up roller at the end
of each piece of music and allowing the re-
wind mechanism to operate, and, fifth, to
provide means for automatically covering
the inlet-openings of the tracker-board, so
that the instrument may be operated man-
ually.
Musical Instrument. Jesse S. Stewart,
Tyrone, Pa. Patent No. 674,028.
This invention relates to musical instru-
ments in general, and more particularly to
the class of autoharps wherein a series of
keys are provided and which control damp-
ers adapted to rest against selected wires
of the instrument to prevent vibration there-
of when struck, the remaining wires being
free to vibrate to sound a chord. As these
instruments have been, they usually include
a series of wires stretched over a sounding-
board and one or more damper-bars dis-
posed tansversely of the strings, a different
set of damper-bars being necessary for the
chords of each key.
One object of the present invention is to
provide a simple and efficient construction
wherein a single set of damper-bars may be
utilized in the instrument for sounding all
of the chords of all keys, a further object
of the invention being to so construct and
arrange the mechanism that it will be ef-
fective in its operation and will not be liable
to accidental shifting when in operation.
Hilton Improvements.
Numerous important improvements have
been made this season in the Milton Piano
Co.'s products and others are contemplated
in the near future. They announce that they
will be glad to give full information to any
dealer who is interested.
The ground on which the Steinert
Building and Hall is located in Boston
was sold this week by H. B. Page the owner,
to Chas. E. Wizanski. The assessed value
of the property is $321,000. This building-
was specially designed for the M. Steinert
& Sons Co., who hold a thirty years' lease on
the whole estate, expiring in 1926.
Henry Behr, of Behr Bros., speaking of
trade conditions to The Review during a call
at the Behr factory on Thursday, reported
healthy activity in all sections.
The re-building of the Knabe warerooms
in Baltimore will be commenced the first
week of June.
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
Patents and Inventions.
[Specially Prepared for The Review.]
One Hundred Dollars
IN PRIZES
IS OFFERED BY T H E R E V I E W
To Be Divided as Follows:
N o . I — $ 2 5 . 0 0 to the person sending the best original article upon
the subject:
"WILL THE DEPARTMENT STORES BECOME PERMANENT AND
GREATER DISTRIBUTING PIANO FACTORS?"
Won by H.WARNER
No. 2 — $ 2 5 . 0 0
KIM BALL.
to the person sending the best original article upon
the subject:
-WHAT
BENEFIT
WILL BE DERIVED
FROM
THE ONE-PRICE
SYSTEM IN RETAILING?"
N O . 3 — $ 2 5 . 0 0 to the person sending the best original article upon:
"WHAT ARE THE NECESSARY REQUIREMENTS OF THE MODERN
PIANO SALESMAN?"
N o . 4 — $ 2 5 . 0 0 to the person sending the best original article upon:
"WHAT WOULD BE THE EFFECT OF A PIANO
TRUST
UPON
THE INDUSTRY?"
RULES GOVERNING THE PRIZE CONTEST
All manuscripts must be submitted in typewritten form.
No composition must contain more than 1200 words.
Any individual may enter for the entire list of prizes.
The contest is open to all readers of The Review.
The editor of The Review reserves the right to publish any of the compositions sent in.
All those who enter for Prize No. 2, must send in their manuscript by June 29th.
The names of the contestants must be attached to manuscript submitted, but will not be
published in connection with the contribution if so specified by the writer.
The dates upon which the competition Nos. 3 and 4 will close will be announced later.
It is our intention to continue the series of prizes and embrace every department of
trade which will be of interest to Manufacturer, Dealer, Salesman and Factory Employee.
All communications must be addressed "Prize Contest"
EDITOR OF THE REVIEW,
3 East 14th Street, New York.
Washington, D. C, May 20, 1901.
Musical Instrument. Geo. Howlctt Davis,
New York. Patent No. 674.334.
This invention relates to musical instru-
ments, and particularly to those adapted to
be operated automatically through the me-
dium of perforated note-sheets. The objects
are, first, to provide a note-sheet with sim-
ple and practical means whereby it can be
attached to or detached from its take-up
roller; second, to provide means whereby
the music-sheet is re-wound automatically
at the end of each piece; third, to provide
means for supporting the take-up roller in
suitable position in the musical instrument
and for automatically disengaging it from
the mechanism which propels the same;
fourth, to provide means for automatically
disengaging said take-up roller at the end
of each piece of music and allowing the re-
wind mechanism to operate, and, fifth, to
provide means for automatically covering
the inlet-openings of the tracker-board, so
that the instrument may be operated man-
ually.
Musical Instrument. Jesse S. Stewart,
Tyrone, Pa. Patent No. 674,028.
This invention relates to musical instru-
ments in general, and more particularly to
the class of autoharps wherein a series of
keys are provided and which control damp-
ers adapted to rest against selected wires
of the instrument to prevent vibration there-
of when struck, the remaining wires being
free to vibrate to sound a chord. As these
instruments have been, they usually include
a series of wires stretched over a sounding-
board and one or more damper-bars dis-
posed tansversely of the strings, a different
set of damper-bars being necessary for the
chords of each key.
One object of the present invention is to
provide a simple and efficient construction
wherein a single set of damper-bars may be
utilized in the instrument for sounding all
of the chords of all keys, a further object
of the invention being to so construct and
arrange the mechanism that it will be ef-
fective in its operation and will not be liable
to accidental shifting when in operation.
Hilton Improvements.
Numerous important improvements have
been made this season in the Milton Piano
Co.'s products and others are contemplated
in the near future. They announce that they
will be glad to give full information to any
dealer who is interested.
The ground on which the Steinert
Building and Hall is located in Boston
was sold this week by H. B. Page the owner,
to Chas. E. Wizanski. The assessed value
of the property is $321,000. This building-
was specially designed for the M. Steinert
& Sons Co., who hold a thirty years' lease on
the whole estate, expiring in 1926.
Henry Behr, of Behr Bros., speaking of
trade conditions to The Review during a call
at the Behr factory on Thursday, reported
healthy activity in all sections.
The re-building of the Knabe warerooms
in Baltimore will be commenced the first
week of June.
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