Music Trade Review
Issue: 1914 Vol. 58 N. 7 - Page 10
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
AFTER TRANSIENTS IN MILWAUKEE.
TUNING=FORK DIAGNOSIS.
New Ordinance Drafted to License Transient
Merchants and to Replace Previous Ordi-
nance Dec!ared Invalid—Piano Men Keenly
Interested in This Latest Development.
Doctor's System of Learning if Patient Is at
Concert Pitch—Evidently Piano Tuners Will
Have to Watch the Doctors.
Dr. Cantlie, "is -extremely difficult by present meth-
ods, in the case of a fat man. By the tuning-fork
method its limits can be gauged with the greatest
precision. I use a G-sharp fork after making ex-
periments in many other keys."
The tuning fork can also be used to test the
stomach and other hollow organs as well as frac-
tured bones. One advantage, from the patient's
point of view, is that while he is being examined
he can always hear "how things are going." At
present he has to submit to having his ribs tapped
without knowing what the result is.
When Dr. Cantlie has collected more evidence
he will lie able to tabulate the tone qualities of
different organs so that they may form an index of
the condition of the patient under examination.
The "rry.!sical examination'' of the patient .is the
latest discovery of a medical experimenter. Dr.
James Cantlie, of Harley street, London, England,
piano men, who are affiliated with the retail mer-
has discovered the tuning-fork method of testing
chants' division of the Merchants' and Manufac-
the organs of the body.
turers' Association of Milwaukee are taking an
Jle found that if a tuning fork was set vibrat-
active part in the fight which is being waged
ing, and the haft of the fork was placed against the
against the transient merchant evil. Edmund
body wall and moved about a note varying with
Gram, head of the Edmund Gram Music House, the density of the organ situated immediately be-
is treasurer of the retail division and has been neath was transmitted to the stethoscope placed
active in the campaign.
over that organ. This method has proved useful
Milwaukee formerly had an ordinance in force in cases of pleurisy situated low in the chest, and
0. J. DE MOLL HONORED.
which required a license fee of $20 daily for tran-
Dr. Cantlie has been making observations on dif-
sient merchants, but this was declared invalid by
ferent tones specific to conditions of the liver.
(). J. De Moll, of O. J. De Moll & Co., the
Judge J. V. Quarles in Federal Court some time
A (j-sharp tuning fork is used. As long as it
prominent Aeolian Co. representatives in Wash-
ago, on the ground that the license fee was ex-
remains over the organ that is being tested its tone
ington, D. C, has been elected chairman of the
orbitant. Merchants have had introduced in the
is heard. When it is moved, the tone disappears. music trade committee of the Retail Merchants'
Common Council an amendment to this ordinance
"To gauge the area occupied by the liver,'' says
Association of that citv.
providing for a daily fee of $12, which, it is be-
lieved, will be effective in keeping out the "fly-
by-night" concerns. The city attorney has ap-
Established 1856
Cable Address
proved the amendment and business men believe
Incorporated 1908
"PIANOFORTE"
that it will pass the council. Transient merchants
also have to pay the annual State license fee of
$75, but this has not been a serious obstacle to
transient concerns.
(Special to The Review.)
MILWAUKEE, WIS., February 10.—Milwaukee
METHOD OF WRITING MUSIC.
MANUFACTURERS O F
The Subject of a Patent Granted Robert J.
Grant at Pittsburgh, Pa.
(Special to The Review.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, February 8.—Patent
No.
1,085,603 was last week granted to Robert T.
Grant, Pittsburgh, Pa., for a method of writing
music, and which relates to the graphic representa-
tion of music, and is particularly designed to ren-
der the reading of music more easy and accurate,
and to aid beginners in becoming familiar with
the vocal scale, etc.
Primarily the object of this invention is to pro-
vide written music in colors wherein each tone of
the vocal scale has always a distinctive color, so
that the notes have distinctive characteristic and
the reader is not required to depend upon the rel-
ative position of the staff and the printed notes in
order to locate the relative position in the vocal
scale of any particular tone.
FOSTER-ARMSTRONG CO. VISITORS.
Piano Dealers Who Called at the Big Rochester
Factories Last Week Enthusiastic Over
Prospects—Player-Pianos Popular.
(Special to The Review.)
ROCHESTER, N. Y., February 9.—A. C. Moore,
of the Pelletier Co., Sioux City, la., which con-
cern represents the Steinway, Knabe, Haines
Bros., and Marshall & Wendell pianos visited the
factory of the Foster-Armstrong Co. last week.
He expressed himself as being delighted and en-
thusiastic over the new Haines Bros., 60,000 series
line, and particularly the Stoddard-Ampico player.
He ordered several of the latter.
Harry E. Cowles of McClure & Cowles, Al-
bany, N. Y., was also a visitor last week and re-
ports a very large business in the Armstrong
player.
E. E. CONWAYJN BUFFALO.
PIANO-FORTE HAMMERS
Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
Education may mean one thing or something else, for
there are so many degrees of education that the
use of the bare word "education" represents only
a concept.
It is the same way with piano hammers; the words
"piano hammers" cover a wide range of goodness
the same as the word "education/ 1 but when we
specify "college education" you immediately know
that this degree of education is valuable.
Continuing this thought, putting "David H. Schmidt"
before "piano hammers" at once tells the quality
of the hammers, for what college is to educa-
tion, Schmidt is to hammers.
Were it not for these comparatives, the trade would
still be unable to designate between hammers and
"David H. Schmidt hammers" and the many years of
reputation and good-will might not be so es-
teemed as it is now.
To you as a piano manufacturer, and to your dealers,
the specification of David H. Schmidt hammers
means that this particular part of the piano is
the best, and I have known instances where the
featuring of Schmidt hammers has alone caused
the sale of the instrument. That you build your
pianos with David H. Schmidt hammers is a good
thing to print in your catalog, too.
(Special to The Review.)
BUFFALO, N. Y., February 7.—Earl E. Conway,
secretary of the Hallet & Davis Piano Co., was the
guest of A. F. Koenig, president of the Adam
Koenig Piano Co., of this city. Mr. Conway ex-
pressed delight at the success of Mr. Koenig's busi-
ness and wished him further success.
NO STRINGED INSTRUMENT.
"Do you play yourself?"
"No," replied the Boston maiden, frigidly; "1
play the piano."
ery truly,
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
AFTER TRANSIENTS IN MILWAUKEE.
TUNING=FORK DIAGNOSIS.
New Ordinance Drafted to License Transient
Merchants and to Replace Previous Ordi-
nance Dec!ared Invalid—Piano Men Keenly
Interested in This Latest Development.
Doctor's System of Learning if Patient Is at
Concert Pitch—Evidently Piano Tuners Will
Have to Watch the Doctors.
Dr. Cantlie, "is -extremely difficult by present meth-
ods, in the case of a fat man. By the tuning-fork
method its limits can be gauged with the greatest
precision. I use a G-sharp fork after making ex-
periments in many other keys."
The tuning fork can also be used to test the
stomach and other hollow organs as well as frac-
tured bones. One advantage, from the patient's
point of view, is that while he is being examined
he can always hear "how things are going." At
present he has to submit to having his ribs tapped
without knowing what the result is.
When Dr. Cantlie has collected more evidence
he will lie able to tabulate the tone qualities of
different organs so that they may form an index of
the condition of the patient under examination.
The "rry.!sical examination'' of the patient .is the
latest discovery of a medical experimenter. Dr.
James Cantlie, of Harley street, London, England,
piano men, who are affiliated with the retail mer-
has discovered the tuning-fork method of testing
chants' division of the Merchants' and Manufac-
the organs of the body.
turers' Association of Milwaukee are taking an
Jle found that if a tuning fork was set vibrat-
active part in the fight which is being waged
ing, and the haft of the fork was placed against the
against the transient merchant evil. Edmund
body wall and moved about a note varying with
Gram, head of the Edmund Gram Music House, the density of the organ situated immediately be-
is treasurer of the retail division and has been neath was transmitted to the stethoscope placed
active in the campaign.
over that organ. This method has proved useful
Milwaukee formerly had an ordinance in force in cases of pleurisy situated low in the chest, and
0. J. DE MOLL HONORED.
which required a license fee of $20 daily for tran-
Dr. Cantlie has been making observations on dif-
sient merchants, but this was declared invalid by
ferent tones specific to conditions of the liver.
(). J. De Moll, of O. J. De Moll & Co., the
Judge J. V. Quarles in Federal Court some time
A (j-sharp tuning fork is used. As long as it
prominent Aeolian Co. representatives in Wash-
ago, on the ground that the license fee was ex-
remains over the organ that is being tested its tone
ington, D. C, has been elected chairman of the
orbitant. Merchants have had introduced in the
is heard. When it is moved, the tone disappears. music trade committee of the Retail Merchants'
Common Council an amendment to this ordinance
"To gauge the area occupied by the liver,'' says
Association of that citv.
providing for a daily fee of $12, which, it is be-
lieved, will be effective in keeping out the "fly-
by-night" concerns. The city attorney has ap-
Established 1856
Cable Address
proved the amendment and business men believe
Incorporated 1908
"PIANOFORTE"
that it will pass the council. Transient merchants
also have to pay the annual State license fee of
$75, but this has not been a serious obstacle to
transient concerns.
(Special to The Review.)
MILWAUKEE, WIS., February 10.—Milwaukee
METHOD OF WRITING MUSIC.
MANUFACTURERS O F
The Subject of a Patent Granted Robert J.
Grant at Pittsburgh, Pa.
(Special to The Review.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, February 8.—Patent
No.
1,085,603 was last week granted to Robert T.
Grant, Pittsburgh, Pa., for a method of writing
music, and which relates to the graphic representa-
tion of music, and is particularly designed to ren-
der the reading of music more easy and accurate,
and to aid beginners in becoming familiar with
the vocal scale, etc.
Primarily the object of this invention is to pro-
vide written music in colors wherein each tone of
the vocal scale has always a distinctive color, so
that the notes have distinctive characteristic and
the reader is not required to depend upon the rel-
ative position of the staff and the printed notes in
order to locate the relative position in the vocal
scale of any particular tone.
FOSTER-ARMSTRONG CO. VISITORS.
Piano Dealers Who Called at the Big Rochester
Factories Last Week Enthusiastic Over
Prospects—Player-Pianos Popular.
(Special to The Review.)
ROCHESTER, N. Y., February 9.—A. C. Moore,
of the Pelletier Co., Sioux City, la., which con-
cern represents the Steinway, Knabe, Haines
Bros., and Marshall & Wendell pianos visited the
factory of the Foster-Armstrong Co. last week.
He expressed himself as being delighted and en-
thusiastic over the new Haines Bros., 60,000 series
line, and particularly the Stoddard-Ampico player.
He ordered several of the latter.
Harry E. Cowles of McClure & Cowles, Al-
bany, N. Y., was also a visitor last week and re-
ports a very large business in the Armstrong
player.
E. E. CONWAYJN BUFFALO.
PIANO-FORTE HAMMERS
Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
Education may mean one thing or something else, for
there are so many degrees of education that the
use of the bare word "education" represents only
a concept.
It is the same way with piano hammers; the words
"piano hammers" cover a wide range of goodness
the same as the word "education/ 1 but when we
specify "college education" you immediately know
that this degree of education is valuable.
Continuing this thought, putting "David H. Schmidt"
before "piano hammers" at once tells the quality
of the hammers, for what college is to educa-
tion, Schmidt is to hammers.
Were it not for these comparatives, the trade would
still be unable to designate between hammers and
"David H. Schmidt hammers" and the many years of
reputation and good-will might not be so es-
teemed as it is now.
To you as a piano manufacturer, and to your dealers,
the specification of David H. Schmidt hammers
means that this particular part of the piano is
the best, and I have known instances where the
featuring of Schmidt hammers has alone caused
the sale of the instrument. That you build your
pianos with David H. Schmidt hammers is a good
thing to print in your catalog, too.
(Special to The Review.)
BUFFALO, N. Y., February 7.—Earl E. Conway,
secretary of the Hallet & Davis Piano Co., was the
guest of A. F. Koenig, president of the Adam
Koenig Piano Co., of this city. Mr. Conway ex-
pressed delight at the success of Mr. Koenig's busi-
ness and wished him further success.
NO STRINGED INSTRUMENT.
"Do you play yourself?"
"No," replied the Boston maiden, frigidly; "1
play the piano."
ery truly,
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