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performer is relieved of the necessity of selecting
and separately striking the strings required to
produce such chords.
The drawing is a plan view of a zither embody-
ing the present invention.
MOUTHPIECE FOR CLARINETS.
Friedrich Starke,
Chicago, 111. Patent No. 787,127.
This invention relates to a novel construction
in a mouthpiece for clarinets or similar musical
instruments, the object being to provide a device
of this character which is not affected by atmo-
spheric conditions or variations in temperature
to warp the same.
MECHANICAL
MUSICAL
INSTRUMENT.
Philip
Wuest, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa. Patent No. 785,393.
This invention relates particularly to instru-
ments provided with automatic playing mech-
anism comprising a series of levers in operative
relation to sounding devices, such as the strings
of a piano, arranged to be actuated in any pre-
determined sequence by means of independent
pneumatic mechanism controlled by a web of
perforated paper which is progressed with re-
spect to a pneumatic tracker-bar provided with a
series of apertures corresponding with the series
of levers.
It is the object of the invention to provide
means to operate the pedals of a piano or similar
instrument, particularly the loud pedal, by con-
necting the same with the pumping mechanism
employed to maintain the pneumatic pressure or
partial vacuum required for the automatic play-
ing mechanism. Such pumping mechanism usu-
ally comprises two pedals independently connect-
ed with respective bellows, and is found con-
venient to operate the piano pedal by connection
with one of said pumping pedals independently
of the other.
MECHANICAL
MUSICAL
INSTRUMENT.
Philip
Wuest, Philadelphia, Pa. Patent No. 785,394.
This invention comprises subject matter divided
from application, Serial No. 217,345, filed July 20,
1904, and relates particularly to instruments pro-
vided with automatic playing mechanism, com-
prising a series of levers in operative relation to
sounding devices, such as the strings of a piano,
arranged to be actuated in any predetermined se-
quence by means of independent pneumatic mech-
anisms controlled by a web of perforated paper
which is progressed with respect to a pneumatic
tracker-bar provided with a series of apertures
corresponding with the series of levers.
It is the object of the invention to provide
means to operate the pedals of a piano or similar
instrument, particularly the loud pedal, by con-
necting the same with the pumping mechanism
employed to maintain the pneumatic pressure or
partial vacuum required for the automatic play-
ing mechanism. Such pumping mechanism usu-
ally comprises two pedals independently connect-
ed with respective bellows, and it is found con-
venient to operate the piano-pedal by connection
with one of said pumping pedals independently
of the other.
COMPENSATING DEVICE.
Harmann Meyer, New
York, N. Y. -Patent No. 785,509.
The invention relates to organs, self-playing
pianos, automatic self-players, and like instru-
ments; and its object is to provide certain new
and useful improvements in compensating de-
vices for such instruments whereby undue vibra-
tion is prevented by giving a uniform tension to
the suction bellows, thus compensating for the
irregular amount of air drawn through the
tracker-board, according to the perforations of the
note-sheet, compensating for the variation in
speed required for moving the note-sheet over the
tracker-board, and compensating for the irregular
movement given by the performer to the pedals
for actuating the suction bellows.
JACOT MUSIC BOX CO.'S FINE DISPLAY.
During the past week the Jacot Music Box
Co., of 39 Union Square, has been making a fea-
ture in its great display of the IST/.-inch tune
sheet Mira boxes. The development to which
these boxes have been brought is like the mean-
ing of their name, "Wonderful." These machines
are made up in oak and inahogany and are sold
at from |8 to $105,
MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
state prevailing wherever he went, the dealers
averaging a steady trade, which was apparently
Postoffice Rules That They Cannot Take Ad- slowly increasing. Taken as a whole, they re-
vantage of Rural Free Delivery Service With- ported more sales than for the same time last
year, and they were buying accordingly. His
out Pay—Of Interest ; to Small Goods Men.
firm have just secured a large stock of velours
Every movement of the piratical mail order in all colors and designs, and a quantity of
houses is being watched closely by dealers carry- printed satins in dark and light colors which
ing small goods. The competition from this they are going to sell at greatly reduced prices.
source is not only fierce, but in almost all in-
stances manifestly unfair. It is held direct im-
COLUMBIA CO. IN NEW QUARTERS.
porters of musical merchandise are responsible
to a large extent for this unfortunate condition
(Special to The Review.)
of affairs, and talk of retaliatory action on the
St. Louis, Mo., April 18, 1905.
part of the dealers is frequently heard. In con-
The Columbia Phonograph Co. moved into
nection with this controversy the trade will be their new store at 1115 Olive street last Satur-
pleased to hear that the Postofflce Department day. Their new location consists of four floors
has made an important ruling adverse to the in- of spacious size. The first floor will be used for
terests of certain catalogue houses that have re-
office and a salesroom, the second floor will be
cently endeavored to utilize the facilities of the
used as a salesroom and repair and stock room,
rural free delivery service without rendering any
the third floor will be used as salesroom and
return therefor in the shape of postage.
bookkeeping department, and the fourth will
All retail dealers who have had occasion to be used as a stock room. The different rooms
feel in any degree the competition of mail order are being altered and handsomely decorated, and
houses are doubtless familiar in a general way are being made attractive in every respect.
with the devices that have been resorted to from
time to time by these large concerns in their TO MAKE THE REIS TALKING MACHINE.
efforts to divert the rural service to private ends,
and especially to use it for the purpose of circu-
(Special to The Review.)
lating their catalogues. The rural carriers have
St. Louis, Mo., April 18, 1905.
been bribed, lists of addresses have been pur-
The Val A. Reis Music Co. have perfected an
chased from carriers and postmasters, and en- arrangement with the Talkophone Co., of Toledo,
deavors made in various ways to evade the pay- O., by which that concern is making them a
ment of full postage, which on one of the large special talking machine called the Reis talking
catalogues of the principal mail order houses is machine. The former company has arranged a
from 25 to 30 cents.
deal with the Star, one of our afternoon news-
One of the latest schemes for distributing these papers, by which with every contract for five
catalogues consisted in arranging with some per- want advertisements at ten cents each, or a
son residing on each rural route to receive by total of fifty cents, the advertiser gets a Reis
freight a consignment of catalogues large enough machine free, with the purchase of two records
to supply each patron of the route and to dis- at 75 cents each, and a contract to purchase two
tribute them by placing them in the rural free each month for a year at the same price. The
delivery boxes. This procedure has just been Val A. Reis Music Co. state that they are doing
declared illegal by the Postoffice Department, a brisk business on this arrangement.
and the mail order houses will consequently be
forced to abandon it. This action is important,
CAN BE HEARD THREE MILES.
not only because of its direct effect, but also be-
Hon. C. A. Persons, of turbine fame, has in-
cause it indicates the attitude of the depart-
ment, and the willingness of the officials to go vented a gramophone that can be heard, under
to the full extent of the law in the effort to pre- favorable weather conditions, a distance of three
vent abuses of this character in connection with miles. The instrument, which has been exhib-
ited privately at Metxler hall, is named the
the rural free delivery service.
auxetphone, and is worked by means of com-
pressed air. This is pumped in by a small en-
KAFFENBERGER & CANTOR NOVELTIES.
gine at a pressure which can be adjusted up to
Morris Cantor, of the firm of Kaffenberger & over eight pounds, through a small valve, which
Cantor, has returned from his Western trip, and takes the place of the ordinary diaphragm, into
expresses himself as greatly pleased with the the trumpet. The valve consists of a number of
trade outlook as he finds it throughout the coun- small slots, covered with a fine comb, not unlike
try. He said that the talk of a business boom a mouth organ, and the vibration of the comb
was exaggerated, but he found a good healthy produces the sound.
AGAINST CATALOGUE HOUSES.
THE STANDARD OF THE WORLD
THE
ORIGINAL S. S. STEWART BANJO
and the BAUER Mandolins and Guitars
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MANUFACTURED BY
Pacific Co&st Agents, SHERMAN, CLAY G CO., San Francisco, Cal.
THE BAUER CO
1410-12 N. 6TH ST., PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Canadian Headquarters, NORDHEIMER PIANO 6 MUSIC CO., Toronto, Ontario.
THE GRAND PRIZE
Conn Band, Or-
The Holidays Are
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chestra and Solo
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merely a new acknowl-
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