Music Trade Review
Issue: 1914 Vol. 59 N. 16 - Page 10
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
Photograph S'.,Z.J c / of taking
the Simplex Four-Piece Valve out of
the Unit Pneumatic. The metal ring
shown below pneumatic is the top
seat of the valve.
This is the
New Simplex Four-Piece Valve
Read What It Does:
T
H I S new invention has upset all the old ideas about player
action valves. Because—
It is absolutely noiseless—
It cannot stick or bind—
It never needs adjustment or repairs— It cannot Tvear out—
It has no guide wires or other metal parts; therefore it cannot
"strip" and it cannot corrode—
It helps make a single system action which works better than
any ordinary double system can hope to—even on repetition—
the test.
And B>/ip does this innocent looking little piece of wood and
skin make such a big difference in player actions?
Because of its very Simplicity.
Ordinary valves contain anywhere from 19 to 25 different
pieces. The Simplex valve contains but 4.
Ordinary valves require guide-wires or other attachment to
keep them in place. The Simplex valve is free; it seats by gravity.
Are you beginning to get an inkling of what this invention has
done for the player-piano?
This noiseless, non-sticking, non-corroding, non-wearing little
valve is only one part of the Big Idea which forms the Simplex
Player Action—which has placed this action ten years ahead of
common-place actions.
The Big Idea is Simplicity.
Every feature of the Simplex Player Action represents some
perplexing player problem solved in the simplest way.
Witness the new Simplex Unit Pneumatic which has overcome
the old trouble of Inaccessibility. Any one of the 8 8 pneumatics
in a Simplex Action can be removed in a jiffy by simply loosen-
ing two screws.
Witness the Simplex Trapezoid Tracker Bar which corrects
Faulty Tracking—corrects it right at the seat of the trouble.
And the sensitive Simplex Bellows Set; the simplified Simplex
Control; etc., etc.
The new Simplex single-system Action is the most surprising
action on the market to-day, surprising not only in its newness, its
difference from other actions, but in the economical cost. If you
have never examined its exclusive features and seen it in operation,
then you cannot truly say you are up-to-date on player mechanism.
W e offer an easy way for any manufacturer to know the Sim-
plex. Ship us one of your pianos and we will install a Simplex
action and return it to you, without charging for the work of
installation. When you test that player side by side with a
player containing any other action made, you will realize that we
are doing more than making claims.
W e are "delivering the goods."
Call in your stenographer now, and dictate a letter saying you
are shipping an instrument to us to-day for a trial installation. Or
if you can't spare an instrument now, dictate that you'd like fur-
ther information about this newest player invention.
Simplex Player Action Co., 1 0 Blackstone St., Worcester,Mass.
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
Photograph S'.,Z.J c / of taking
the Simplex Four-Piece Valve out of
the Unit Pneumatic. The metal ring
shown below pneumatic is the top
seat of the valve.
This is the
New Simplex Four-Piece Valve
Read What It Does:
T
H I S new invention has upset all the old ideas about player
action valves. Because—
It is absolutely noiseless—
It cannot stick or bind—
It never needs adjustment or repairs— It cannot Tvear out—
It has no guide wires or other metal parts; therefore it cannot
"strip" and it cannot corrode—
It helps make a single system action which works better than
any ordinary double system can hope to—even on repetition—
the test.
And B>/ip does this innocent looking little piece of wood and
skin make such a big difference in player actions?
Because of its very Simplicity.
Ordinary valves contain anywhere from 19 to 25 different
pieces. The Simplex valve contains but 4.
Ordinary valves require guide-wires or other attachment to
keep them in place. The Simplex valve is free; it seats by gravity.
Are you beginning to get an inkling of what this invention has
done for the player-piano?
This noiseless, non-sticking, non-corroding, non-wearing little
valve is only one part of the Big Idea which forms the Simplex
Player Action—which has placed this action ten years ahead of
common-place actions.
The Big Idea is Simplicity.
Every feature of the Simplex Player Action represents some
perplexing player problem solved in the simplest way.
Witness the new Simplex Unit Pneumatic which has overcome
the old trouble of Inaccessibility. Any one of the 8 8 pneumatics
in a Simplex Action can be removed in a jiffy by simply loosen-
ing two screws.
Witness the Simplex Trapezoid Tracker Bar which corrects
Faulty Tracking—corrects it right at the seat of the trouble.
And the sensitive Simplex Bellows Set; the simplified Simplex
Control; etc., etc.
The new Simplex single-system Action is the most surprising
action on the market to-day, surprising not only in its newness, its
difference from other actions, but in the economical cost. If you
have never examined its exclusive features and seen it in operation,
then you cannot truly say you are up-to-date on player mechanism.
W e offer an easy way for any manufacturer to know the Sim-
plex. Ship us one of your pianos and we will install a Simplex
action and return it to you, without charging for the work of
installation. When you test that player side by side with a
player containing any other action made, you will realize that we
are doing more than making claims.
W e are "delivering the goods."
Call in your stenographer now, and dictate a letter saying you
are shipping an instrument to us to-day for a trial installation. Or
if you can't spare an instrument now, dictate that you'd like fur-
ther information about this newest player invention.
Simplex Player Action Co., 1 0 Blackstone St., Worcester,Mass.
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