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Music Trade Review

Issue: 1917 Vol. 65 N. 7 - Page 10

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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
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Hammer Re-Enforcement Is Not
Only Advisable—It Is Necessary
[F a maximum of service is to be obtained from the Hammer—if
lateral expansion is undesirable—if absorption of moisture is to be
prevented—if a flabby Hammer is to be insured against—then the
New Pfriemer Re-Enforced Hammers are absolutely necessary.
We have named but a few reasons why
Pfriemer Re-Enforced Hammers are necessary.
There are many others. For instance, Pfriemer
Re-Enforced Hammers are the logical Hammers
to be used in Player Pianos and Automatics. It
is doubtful if the old style Hammer will stand
rough usage—but the Pfriemer Re-Enforced
Hammer will.
period of time and, after drying them in the sun,
the glue joints could not be pulled apart.
Then the added weight of the New Re-Enforced
Hammer is a decided advantage. A 13 lb.
Hammer after Re-Enforcement is as heavy as a
14J/2 lb. Hammer without it. Thus you can
effect a saving in weight and obtain a better grade
of felt in a lighter Hammer for about the same
money.
It should be remembered that the New Pfriemer
Re-Enforced Hammer costs about the same as
the regular kind, therefore there is no excuse for
not having the best when it can be had at so low
a figure.
Re-Enforcement makes the glue joints imper-
vious to moisture. Recently we soaked several
Pfriemer Re-Enforced Hammers in water for a
There are many other important reasons why
the New Pfriemer System of Re-Enforcement is
necessary to the production of a perfect Hammer.
We should like to tell you all about the making
of the Pfriemer Re-Enforced Hammer, and will
gladly do so if you will write.
Buyers should be certain that they obtain the
New Pfriemer Re-Enforced Hammers. Our
trademark and the name Chas. Pfriemer, Inc., is
stamped on the end bass Hammers. Moreover,
our Hammers have distinctive appearance, easily
recognized by those who have once seen them.
Chas. Pfriemer, Inc.
Importers of the Highest Grade Felts
Manufacturers of Piano Forte and Player-Piano Hammers
Executive Office and Factory, Wales Ave. and 142nd St., NEW YORK
Branch, Lytton Building, CHICAGO
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