Music Trade Review
Issue: 1915 Vol. 60 N. 26 - Page 6
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THE
MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
musical library of about 300 carefully selected rolls.
About a year ago I came across a piano with your
President H. J. Warner of the American Photo
new player mechanism and I saw at once that it
Player Co. Makes Encouraging Report.
was superior to any I had ever played. After put-
ting
it to various tests on several occasions I de-
H. J. Werner, president of the American Photo
Player Co., Berkeley, Cal., was a visitor to the cided that I must have one, so I disposed of my
Eastern headquarters of the company, 62 West player and got one of yours. I have used it now
for nearly a year and am better pleased with it
Forty-fifth street, this week. Mr. Werner had
than
ever. Indeed, it is a source of constant de-
left the company's factory on the Coast several
light to me.
weeks ago, visiting Chicago en route. He left
"The advantages of your player over any I ever
Wednesday for the West after a few days in New
saw are its delicacy, promptness, sympathy, re-
York.
sponsiveness and power. The operator finds it
Referring to general conditions Mr. Werner
possible to pass from pianissimo to fortissimo, or
said: "Taking everything into consideration, and
vice versa, more quickly, can use his pedals for
in spite of the peculiar conditions that surround
business as a whole, we have closed a very satis- better expression, can get a more prompt and sym-
factory business the past few months and are well pathetic response to every variation of movement
pleased with the immediate outlook. Our business or power than with any mechanical player I have
ever tried. Sincerely yours,
to date is considerably in-advance of last year and
(Signed)
"H. S. BRADLEY."
we are arranging for better terms on our sales
than ever before. Our representatives have closed
several important deals whereby the Fotoplayer
"PLAYING TO THE PICTURE."
has been installed in some of the finest photoplay
houses in the country, and t 1 ie satisfaction these How the Work of the Pianist or Organist in the
Motion Picture Theater Can Add to the Gen-
instruments are rendering is reflected in the healthy
eral Effectiveness of the Pictures Shown—
growth of our business."
auditory nerves and the optic nerves vibrated har-
moniously, and the brain received a unified im-
pression. As a matter of fact, the pictures were
not remarkable, but they were made to seem won-
derful by the skilful aid of the musicians.
"No exhibitor would let his orchestra play
'Deutchland Uber Allies' when he was showing a
Scottish Highland regiment in kilts and busbys on
dress parade, nor would a series of evolutions by
a Uhlan battalion or a German infantry regiment
entraining for the front be accompanied by 'It's a
Long Way to Tipperary.' Neither would Schu-
bert's Serenade nor 'Hearts and Flowers' add to the
effectiveness of either series. Yet much these same
things are clone every day in the picture houses
which maintain expensive orchestras. Good pic-
tures and good music are both excellent things,
and will both pull, but they will not pull well unless
they pull together.
''The answer is—Play the picture. Much of the
effectiveness of the closing scene is one of Miss
Clara Kimball Young's latest successes, 'The Deep
Purple,' as presented in a certain Middle Western
theater, was due to the fact that the man at the
Wurlitzer orchestra, as it happened to be, sounded
some bars of real church music when Doris was
at the new organ and 'The Rosary' was played as
Some Interesting Illustrations.
Doris fingered the keys during the last few feet
SINGLE*VALVE PLAYER MECHANISM.
Salesmen handling players and other automatic of the film. Whether people noticed it or not, the
instruments for use in moving picture shows music and the picture were in keeping. The picture
Details of Patent Just Granted to William A.
must analyze the problems that the exhibitor has produced an impression on the mind which was
Watson, of Maiden, Mass.
to contend with in order to attain any degree of
heightened by the impression produced by the
(Special to The Review.)
sales success. The following opinions of a writer music. If an orchestra had been doing Dvorak's
WASHINGTON, D. C, June 21.—Patent No. 1,142,- in the Motion Picture World should furnish good 'Humoresque,' just because it could, the resulting
863 was last week granted to William A. Watson, talking points for numerous automatic instruments impression would have been extremely conflicting.
Maiden, Mass., for a single-valve player mecha- that are on the market to-day. The writer says in The brainstorm caused by the efforts of the senses
nism, which relates especially to what are known part:
to classify and harmonize the different impressions
as single-valve devices intended for use in con- "When the Hearst-Selig feature showing views would have sent people home in a state of mind
nection with self-playing musical instruments, al- o' German soldiers in drilling camps was put on, not particularly favorable to either the film or the
though the present invention is not limited there- the orchestra struck up 'Un Peu D'Armour.' For theater.
to, but may be employed in connection with other the love of Mike, what has 'A Little Love, a Little
"There are very few people given to any sort of
than musical ones which employ devices actuated Kiss,' got to do with a battalion of raw recruits
introspection. They hear and see and receive im-
by "pneumatics."
learning the 'goose-step' or limbering up their
Fn mechanisms of this character it is desirable, muscles in running broad jumps? 'Jump Me Up pressions, and are governed accordingly, without
as will be readily understood, to restrict to the and Down, Bob,' would have been a hundred times thinking or without knowing why. But the point
is they are affected in this way, and the exhibitor
minimum the number of cubic inches of air that better.
who appreciates this fact and turns it to his own
must be held under tension. It will be understood
"In direct contrast in another case there was a account can extract profit therefrom. It does not
that any construction which enables a reduction
series of views along the Danube and the music mean that the musical program must be worked out
of capacity in the wind chest and shells will en-
was Strauss' waltz, 'The Beautiful Blue Danube.' A expensively, either, though it is probable the more
able a corresponding reduction to be obtained in
news picture showed the French army passing in artistic attention, up to a degree limited by the in-
the force necessary to be expended when operating
review and 'The Marseillaise' was the music. When telligence and standing of the audience, the better
the pumping pedal to obtain the maximum force
a British dreadnought was steaming out from the will the results be."
of blow.
harbor, the orchestra played 'The Girl I Left Be-
In carrying out this invention the wind chest hind Me.' The funeral of a celebrity brought the
Frank P. Anderson, formerly head of Anderson
and the connections therewith, as far as possible, 'Dead March' from 'Saul.' This was playing the
& Co., Brooklyn, which went into bankruptcy re-
are made of metal, so that air cannot leak there- picture. Both pictures and music contributed to
cently, has opened new warerooms of his own at
through. In some piano player mechanisms there the enjoyment. They were in harmony. The
283 Livingston street, that city.
are no less than 524 cells and passageways. By
making the cells and passageways of metal and
reducing to the minimum the capacity of the wind
chest and shells there is provided a structure in
which a minimum amount of atmosphere needs
to be kept under tension.
One of the objects of the present invention is
to provide such a structure as above explained.
Another object of the invention is to provide a
wind chest and valve shell construction of such
material and so made that possible leakage is re-
duced to the minimum.
CLOSE SATISFACTORY BUSINESS.
Racine
Combination
PLAYER AND PIANO
AN UNSOLICITED TRIBUTE
To the Wright Metal Player Action from H. S.
Bradley Who Has Tried Many Mechanisms.
The M. S. Wright Co., Worcester, Mass., manu-
facturer of the well-known Wright metal player
action, recently received the following interesting
letter from'a player-piano owner relative to the
service which this action is giving:
"I am prompted to write you an absolutely un-
solicited but very hearty expression of satisfaction
over my player-piano. For the last nine or ten
years I have taken a great deal of interest in
player-pianos. My friends have regarded me as a
sort of player faddist. I have tried every make I
could find.
"Several years ago I bought a player because I
regarded it as the best instrument on the market,
but I have continued to examine the new makes
of player-pianos as they appeared. I collected a
Bench
Here is the ideal seat for the playing
of both piano and player, saving
bother to -the player owner when
changing from manual to mechanical
playing. It is much better to sell a
Good Combination Bench at a profit
than to give away so.mething which is
liable to reflect upon the player itself.
Sold at a popular price.
Ask for Copy of Our
Catalog No. 8
Racine Stool
Showing Style 370
Height for piano use, 20^ in. Height for player use, 22
in. in front, 23 in. in back. Size of seat, 12x24; 5-ply
veneer. In Mahogany, Walnut and Oak.
. Co., Racine, Wis,
Chicago Offices and Wat-erooms, Room 3O-4-339 South Wabash Ave.
THE
MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
musical library of about 300 carefully selected rolls.
About a year ago I came across a piano with your
President H. J. Warner of the American Photo
new player mechanism and I saw at once that it
Player Co. Makes Encouraging Report.
was superior to any I had ever played. After put-
ting
it to various tests on several occasions I de-
H. J. Werner, president of the American Photo
Player Co., Berkeley, Cal., was a visitor to the cided that I must have one, so I disposed of my
Eastern headquarters of the company, 62 West player and got one of yours. I have used it now
for nearly a year and am better pleased with it
Forty-fifth street, this week. Mr. Werner had
than
ever. Indeed, it is a source of constant de-
left the company's factory on the Coast several
light to me.
weeks ago, visiting Chicago en route. He left
"The advantages of your player over any I ever
Wednesday for the West after a few days in New
saw are its delicacy, promptness, sympathy, re-
York.
sponsiveness and power. The operator finds it
Referring to general conditions Mr. Werner
possible to pass from pianissimo to fortissimo, or
said: "Taking everything into consideration, and
vice versa, more quickly, can use his pedals for
in spite of the peculiar conditions that surround
business as a whole, we have closed a very satis- better expression, can get a more prompt and sym-
factory business the past few months and are well pathetic response to every variation of movement
pleased with the immediate outlook. Our business or power than with any mechanical player I have
ever tried. Sincerely yours,
to date is considerably in-advance of last year and
(Signed)
"H. S. BRADLEY."
we are arranging for better terms on our sales
than ever before. Our representatives have closed
several important deals whereby the Fotoplayer
"PLAYING TO THE PICTURE."
has been installed in some of the finest photoplay
houses in the country, and t 1 ie satisfaction these How the Work of the Pianist or Organist in the
Motion Picture Theater Can Add to the Gen-
instruments are rendering is reflected in the healthy
eral Effectiveness of the Pictures Shown—
growth of our business."
auditory nerves and the optic nerves vibrated har-
moniously, and the brain received a unified im-
pression. As a matter of fact, the pictures were
not remarkable, but they were made to seem won-
derful by the skilful aid of the musicians.
"No exhibitor would let his orchestra play
'Deutchland Uber Allies' when he was showing a
Scottish Highland regiment in kilts and busbys on
dress parade, nor would a series of evolutions by
a Uhlan battalion or a German infantry regiment
entraining for the front be accompanied by 'It's a
Long Way to Tipperary.' Neither would Schu-
bert's Serenade nor 'Hearts and Flowers' add to the
effectiveness of either series. Yet much these same
things are clone every day in the picture houses
which maintain expensive orchestras. Good pic-
tures and good music are both excellent things,
and will both pull, but they will not pull well unless
they pull together.
''The answer is—Play the picture. Much of the
effectiveness of the closing scene is one of Miss
Clara Kimball Young's latest successes, 'The Deep
Purple,' as presented in a certain Middle Western
theater, was due to the fact that the man at the
Wurlitzer orchestra, as it happened to be, sounded
some bars of real church music when Doris was
at the new organ and 'The Rosary' was played as
Some Interesting Illustrations.
Doris fingered the keys during the last few feet
SINGLE*VALVE PLAYER MECHANISM.
Salesmen handling players and other automatic of the film. Whether people noticed it or not, the
instruments for use in moving picture shows music and the picture were in keeping. The picture
Details of Patent Just Granted to William A.
must analyze the problems that the exhibitor has produced an impression on the mind which was
Watson, of Maiden, Mass.
to contend with in order to attain any degree of
heightened by the impression produced by the
(Special to The Review.)
sales success. The following opinions of a writer music. If an orchestra had been doing Dvorak's
WASHINGTON, D. C, June 21.—Patent No. 1,142,- in the Motion Picture World should furnish good 'Humoresque,' just because it could, the resulting
863 was last week granted to William A. Watson, talking points for numerous automatic instruments impression would have been extremely conflicting.
Maiden, Mass., for a single-valve player mecha- that are on the market to-day. The writer says in The brainstorm caused by the efforts of the senses
nism, which relates especially to what are known part:
to classify and harmonize the different impressions
as single-valve devices intended for use in con- "When the Hearst-Selig feature showing views would have sent people home in a state of mind
nection with self-playing musical instruments, al- o' German soldiers in drilling camps was put on, not particularly favorable to either the film or the
though the present invention is not limited there- the orchestra struck up 'Un Peu D'Armour.' For theater.
to, but may be employed in connection with other the love of Mike, what has 'A Little Love, a Little
"There are very few people given to any sort of
than musical ones which employ devices actuated Kiss,' got to do with a battalion of raw recruits
introspection. They hear and see and receive im-
by "pneumatics."
learning the 'goose-step' or limbering up their
Fn mechanisms of this character it is desirable, muscles in running broad jumps? 'Jump Me Up pressions, and are governed accordingly, without
as will be readily understood, to restrict to the and Down, Bob,' would have been a hundred times thinking or without knowing why. But the point
is they are affected in this way, and the exhibitor
minimum the number of cubic inches of air that better.
who appreciates this fact and turns it to his own
must be held under tension. It will be understood
"In direct contrast in another case there was a account can extract profit therefrom. It does not
that any construction which enables a reduction
series of views along the Danube and the music mean that the musical program must be worked out
of capacity in the wind chest and shells will en-
was Strauss' waltz, 'The Beautiful Blue Danube.' A expensively, either, though it is probable the more
able a corresponding reduction to be obtained in
news picture showed the French army passing in artistic attention, up to a degree limited by the in-
the force necessary to be expended when operating
review and 'The Marseillaise' was the music. When telligence and standing of the audience, the better
the pumping pedal to obtain the maximum force
a British dreadnought was steaming out from the will the results be."
of blow.
harbor, the orchestra played 'The Girl I Left Be-
In carrying out this invention the wind chest hind Me.' The funeral of a celebrity brought the
Frank P. Anderson, formerly head of Anderson
and the connections therewith, as far as possible, 'Dead March' from 'Saul.' This was playing the
& Co., Brooklyn, which went into bankruptcy re-
are made of metal, so that air cannot leak there- picture. Both pictures and music contributed to
cently, has opened new warerooms of his own at
through. In some piano player mechanisms there the enjoyment. They were in harmony. The
283 Livingston street, that city.
are no less than 524 cells and passageways. By
making the cells and passageways of metal and
reducing to the minimum the capacity of the wind
chest and shells there is provided a structure in
which a minimum amount of atmosphere needs
to be kept under tension.
One of the objects of the present invention is
to provide such a structure as above explained.
Another object of the invention is to provide a
wind chest and valve shell construction of such
material and so made that possible leakage is re-
duced to the minimum.
CLOSE SATISFACTORY BUSINESS.
Racine
Combination
PLAYER AND PIANO
AN UNSOLICITED TRIBUTE
To the Wright Metal Player Action from H. S.
Bradley Who Has Tried Many Mechanisms.
The M. S. Wright Co., Worcester, Mass., manu-
facturer of the well-known Wright metal player
action, recently received the following interesting
letter from'a player-piano owner relative to the
service which this action is giving:
"I am prompted to write you an absolutely un-
solicited but very hearty expression of satisfaction
over my player-piano. For the last nine or ten
years I have taken a great deal of interest in
player-pianos. My friends have regarded me as a
sort of player faddist. I have tried every make I
could find.
"Several years ago I bought a player because I
regarded it as the best instrument on the market,
but I have continued to examine the new makes
of player-pianos as they appeared. I collected a
Bench
Here is the ideal seat for the playing
of both piano and player, saving
bother to -the player owner when
changing from manual to mechanical
playing. It is much better to sell a
Good Combination Bench at a profit
than to give away so.mething which is
liable to reflect upon the player itself.
Sold at a popular price.
Ask for Copy of Our
Catalog No. 8
Racine Stool
Showing Style 370
Height for piano use, 20^ in. Height for player use, 22
in. in front, 23 in. in back. Size of seat, 12x24; 5-ply
veneer. In Mahogany, Walnut and Oak.
. Co., Racine, Wis,
Chicago Offices and Wat-erooms, Room 3O-4-339 South Wabash Ave.
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