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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
NO SUMMER JHJLNESS HERE.
SCOTT PLAYER ACTION CO. FORMED.
The Standard Pneumatic Action Co. Reports
Excellent Orders, with Increasing Activity
in the West—Making Carload Shipments.
Ray W. Scott, Who Has Invented
Several
Player Actions, Starts in Business for H.m-
self—Several
Features
Which Make In-
stallation Much More Simple Than Usual.
The Standard Pneumatic Action Co., New York
City, manufacturer of the popular Standard player
actions, is not affected by the proverbial summer,
[lulness, but reports finding business exceedingly'
brisk and active.
The demand for Standard player actions is con-
tinuous and extensive—the best evidence possible
that these widely known player actions are stand-
ing up and meeting every requirement of the trade.
A carload of Standard player actions will be
shipped West next week, and another carload the
week following.
NEW SOLO=CAROLA FOLDER.
Trade Paper Announcements of New Cable
Company Product Featured in New Folder.
The Cable Company, Chicago, has just sent to
the trade an attractive four-page folder bearing
the large aimouncertunt of the new Solo-Carola
Inner-Player which has appeared recently in the
form of a two-page spread in the trade papers. On
the first page of the folder, under the caption of
"It Can't Be Done," the introduction tells of the
features that, it was believed, could never be rem-
edied in a player-piano, viz., the inability of the
performer to accent artistically and the inability
to play pianissimo with the same delicacy with
which a musician plays manually. The introduc-
tion goes on to say : "Both these things can now
be done artistically—perfectly—on the new Solo-
Carola Inner-Player." through the medium of the
new Solo tracker board and the new Solo Imperial
roll.
PNEUMATIC ACTION FOR PLAYERS.
(Special to The Review.)
WASHINGGTON, D. C, August 2.—The W. W.
35
PATENTS IMPROVED NOTE SHEET.
WASHINGTON,
(Special to The Review.)
D. C, August 2.—Patent
Kimball Co., Chicago, 111., is the owner, through as-
signment by Emory C. Hiscock, same place, of
Patent No. 1,147,725, for a pneumatic action for
A TRIBUTE THAT IS A CLASSIC.
player-pianos.
Among the various objects attained by the inven- What the Late Elbert Hubbard Wrote of the
tion are the provision of an improved construction
Chase
&
Baker
Player-Piano
and
Its
of molded valve-chest and upper stationary pneu-
Potentiality Makes Very Timely Reading.
matic section based on a divided unit system, that is,
a system in which said parts are made in two sepa-
The late Era Elbert Hubbard was one of the
rable structures instead of a single unitary system, earliest and most sincere admirers of the Chase &
affording increased efficiency and reliability and Baker player, and his words of appreciation will
easy access for the inspection, cleaning and repair ever remain a classic in the beauty, dignity and
of parts; the provision of an improved construction completeness with which they convey the message
of valve, valve-seat and diaphragm disc, designed to of player potentialities. Here is what Fra Hubbard
obviate variations in the freedom and extent of
said:
valve movement which result from dampness and
"Yes, I use the Chase & Baker player. I play it
other atmospheric changes in the present known when I'm sad and when I'm glad. If you cannot
construction of said parts; and, generally, the pro- play the piano, why,.no difference. Here is an in-
vision of a simpler, more durable and more efficient vention that will give you all the sweetness and
pneumatic player action than has heretofore been dignity of the composition. You can forget tech-
produced.
nique and fix your mind on expression. For two
hours this morning I have filled my spirit with the
best that Robert and Clara (Schumann) wrote,
and then I played Chopin, Brahms and S_chubert.
These great souls seemed to be very near to me,
•'Kejiitered in U. S. Pat. Office."
and what a miracle it is that the best and m,ost
tender emotions that these' god-like men ever ex-
perienced, hoped and aspired to are ours, caught
and held for us, and all the generations that shall
Built of metal, insuring air tightness
follow! Music never dies."
>
Valve chambers and air ducts are die
cast from non-corrosive metal.
Made since 1909—tested and tried.
The Q R S Co.. of Chicago, 111., has issued a nu-
Ask us for more details.
merical list'of autograph hand-played music rools
which should prove a most convenient little vol-
OTTO HIGEL CO. Inc.
ume'for reference purposes for busy dealers and
1021 Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y.
salesmen.
OF OUR METHODS
AND PRODUCT. . .
Jfflrfnlnofei
Hctton
No.
1,147,738, for a note sheet, was last week granted to
Einar Leschbrandt, Philadelphia, Pa., which he has
assigned to Lawrence Maxwell, Cincinnati, O., re-
The Scott Player Action Co. has been formed in
ceiver for the Krell Auto-Grand Piano Co., New
Castle, Ind. The principal objects of the invention
New York, with Ray W. Scott as president and
William Brown secretary and treasurer. The of- are to provide an improved note sheet for con-
fices of the new company; as well as the factory, trolling the operation thereof, having means where-
will be located at 37-41 Ninth avenue, New York by the provision of extra perforations in the
City. The company has been contemplated for note sheet and corresponding channels in the
some time and starts in with a number of large tracker with suitable connections therefor, the note
orders. For fifteen years Mr. Scott has been in- sheet can be caused to control the rendering of
selections, especially the operation of the loud and
venting player actions, and has perfected several
mechanisms which are now successfully on the soft pedals and the tempo, in a most simple and
convenient manner; to provide means whereby a
market. It has not been until now, however, that
he has perfected a player action to be marketed partial rewinding and restarting will not upset the
arrangement so that all parts of the music roll will
under his own name.
In speaking of the new mechanism Mr. Scott be independently selective without changing the
said to a representative of The Review this week: standard of either the rolls or the players, so that
"I have perfected this player with the object of sim- the sheets can be used on ordinary players not pro-
ple installation. In my fifteen years' experience, in vided with this altachment, and to provide means
which I have taken out over thirty-five patents on for promptly controlling the loud and soft pedals in
player-pianos and their parts, I have found that the conformity with the harmonic scheme of one or
manufacturers have always complained about in- several successive chords or measures which are .of
stallation. In this player I have succeeded in mak- contrasting harmony and must not run into each
ing this operation as simple as it can be made. The other, so as to avoid the tinkling sound peculiar to
;|
only parts which are found in the bottom work are some kinds of automatic playing.
the pedals, bellows, and the automatic pedal bel-
HONORED BY KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
lows. The bottom part is made in one piece so
that it may be lifted from the piano in a jiffy. All
George A. Sclilichter. vice-president of the
the other parts of the player are permanently at- Guest Piano Co., Burlington, la., was recently
tached to the topwork, and the loosening of two elected Eminent Grand Generalissimo of the Grand:
screws is all that is needed to remove this. The Commandery, Knights Templar of Iowa, at the
piano may be tuned without its removal. The ac- annual conclave held at Spirit Lake.
tion is a single pneumatic two-bank action, but with
the power of a three-bank, and it will give a repeti-
tion of 600 with the easiest pumping.
"It is equipped with a special tracking device
OUR PHENOMENAL
which is self-balancing mechanically and is operated
with an edge control. We are now putting these
GROWTH PROVES
actions on the market, and will soon show them in
various cities."
THE POPULARITY
WE PUT THE "POP"
IN POPULAR MUSIC
FOR PERFORATED
MUSIC ROLLS.