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No, it will not "pick out" a note from a chord,
ful positions on the roll there can be no mis-
.unless
the note to be picked out is all by itself
taking
on
which
side
a
perforation
belongs.
(Continued from page 11)
Accenting a Trill!
on one side of the division; but in practice this
changed at will. All that is necessary is a hand
It may also be said that the work is so rapid matters very little. So much can be done by
lever, some cords and pulleys; and there you as to permit a trill to be accented on every tempo manipulation, and rolls have so many
alternate note it if be not faster than ordinary little irregularities that the lightning rapidity of
are!
In the experiment made by the writer, the trill playing. That is going some. Such a piece the accenting system enables one to get over
springs of his treble and bass expression gov- as the Aeolian Harp Study of Chopin can be nearly all the bad places beautifully and with
ernors are hooked on at the ends usually fixed, played well, with good accenting, never too loud very little effort.
to cords, which pass over pulleys and finally and quite clean, on all the upper right-hand
There are several other points to be taken up;
reach one end of a rocking level, the other end melody notes, with the arpeggio accompaniment and these must form the subject of another
of which projects from under the key bed and constantly ebbing and flowing in power as re- article next month.
rests so that the palm of the left hand lies quired by the interpretation; and all this without
(To be continued)
naturally and easily upon it. This lever, when even a hand-played roll.
A further advantage is found in the ability to
at rest, permits the spring of the governors to be
PLEASING HOLIDAY SOUVENIR
so much relaxed that they close up altogether play the melody as loud as one pleases simul-
The Standard Action Co., the well-known
on fairly hard pumping. Depression of the lever taneously with an accompaniment as soft as one
tightens the springs and increases the resistance pleases. In the study above named the accom- manufacturer of piano actions, Cambridge,
of the governor. Hence, the further down the paniment must simply be a whisper, like an Mass., has sent out to its friends throughout
lever is pressed the louder is the playing on Aeolian harp whispering in the wind. Only a the country a very artistically designed desk
governed pressure. Thus the flexible soft ex- flexible accompaniment, ranging from double blotter, conveying the season's greetings, and
pianissimo to mezzo-forte, can compass this; nor the company's best wishes for the New Year.
pression is attained.
has the writer ever heard it done half as well as The pictorial effect on the cover is very beau-
Independent Melody
he can do it on any player save a reproducing tiful and the souvenir is one that will be ap-
The next necessity is to have a melody inde- piano.
preciated by recipients.
pendent of accompaniment. This can be done
by arrangements which will enable the operator
to cut out the governors, or one of them, and
thus allow the air to pass direct to the bellows
from the action. Tn this way, the power being
attained at any given moment by the foot work
is available. In other words, the foot expression
can be used. But in practice it is found that
the change from one to the other, from governed
to ungoverned, and vice versa, is slow and in-
efficiently managed. Usually the arrangement is
for the playing to be normally on ungoverned
pressure, that is, through the pedal work direct,
A well-known trade authority said, the other day: " T h e
while when it is desired to use the soft expres-
average
player-prospect wants to know what he is personally going
sion a button is depressed. This button admits
to
be
able
to do with a player-piano. He wants to feel confident
air under a pouch, raises a valve, and switches
that he can play it well."
the air through the governor. The process of
accenting, therefore, can only take place by
keeping one or both governor buttons depressed
The kind of player-piano that best responds to the participation
and letting up the corresponding one whenever
argument, which is the strongest argument in advanced player-
a tone is to be founded on the pedal pressure
piano selling, is the wonderful
direct. Immediately thereafter, of course, the
button must be depressed again; and so on.
Open Tubes
But this is slow, tiring to the fingers, and in-
efficient. Its slowness is the reason for its
inefficiency. Because it is slow it will not accent
.a melody without constantly dragging in bits of
the accompaniment. But it can be improved
vastly.
The writer has simply taken out the buttons
"The Player-Piano that Really Responds "
and brought up to the level of his fingers the
two tubes leading to the two governors, provid-
There are three features which every player-piano must possess if it is really to be
ing them with suitable open mouthpieces. Then,
responsive and really " Easy to Play Well." T h e M. Schulz Company Player-Piano
when these mouthpieces are not covered by
possesses all three superlatively. They are :
pressing a finger down on each, the governors
are in operation and the playing is normally soft.
LIGHT BUT POWERFUL
TIGHT AND SIMPLE
SIMPLE EXPRESSION
Just how soft, can be determined by the extent
PUMPING
ACTION
DEVICES
to which the spring-expanding lever is de-
The Patent Schulz "Walk-
The Patent Schulz Sure-
The Foot-Pedals give the
pressed. The two mouthpieces are assembled
step" pedals keep the feel
Seat valve gives perfect
accents and control t h e
conveniently for the fingers of the left hand,
in a natural position.
tightness. A c t i o n s are
loudness, lightly, easily, per-
the palm of which rests on the spring-expand-
tested to hold one note 60
fectly.
ing lever.
seconds, when pumped up.
The accurate design of the
The extraordinarily simple
Quick Work
The Sustaining Pedal is
Bellows-system gives great
Balanced Gravity V a I v c
controlled, as it should be,
power with great flexibility.
Now when a piece is to be played, the left
(single) is unsurpassed for
by a disappearing finger
hand rests on the lever, depressing it as re-
repetition on lightest pump-
lever, not by a power-wast-
ing.
A touch with the foot
quired. The melody notes are accented, as they
ing slow-acting pneumatic.
nves instant accent.
come along, simply by placing the finger on one
The 10-point motor does
more work on less power.
of the mouthpieces. This at once cuts off air
The Tempo is controlled
The Motor Governor is
by another Disappearing
The Roll-Centering De-
from the governor pouch, drops the valve and
Lever; no cutting of key-
Accurate and Positive, in all
vice cures tracking evils at
sends the air from the action direct through to
slip.
conditions of operation.
the source.
the bellows ungoverned; or, in other words,
under direct foot control. The finger can be
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laid on the mouthpiece and lifted from it, quite
as quickly as five times a second, and that many
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times a second also the air can be switched back
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and forth, giving different levels of power
alternately. When also it is remembered that
the spring-expanding lever can be pushed up and
down as required by the palm of the same hand,
Established 1869
it will be seen that extremely quick accenting is
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combined with flexible accompaniment.
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1530 Candler Bldg.
It need only be remarked further that a little
711 Milwaukee Ave.
pointer standing in front of the roll indicates
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the place where the action is divided—in this
case at H—F above middle C—so that in doubt-
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Player-Piano
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