Music Trade Review
Issue: 1918 Vol. 66 N. 4 - Page 8
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
JANUARY 26, 1918
PNEUMATICS
the status of the experiments at present, that the
equalizer can be made still smaller, the pumping
units also smaller and the spring weight still
with nothing- at all. A cut-out switch has been less. Experiments have been made without
placed under the keybed of the piano, and the any equalizer, but they are not satisfactory and
electric motor downstairs can be cut in and out will not be so until the pumpers have been re-
without interfering with the rest of the circuits built. The general result is to show, however,
in the house. A switch and circuit of appro- that the bellows can be made much smaller
priate arrangement were fixed up by an elec- and lighter, with quicker action and easier
trician.
pumping. There is nothing in this that will not
This completes the arrangement. As can be be agreed to by any practical player man. Re-
seen, the separate power-plant simply does part move the non-speaking load and you remove
of the work that the feet did. The latter now more than SO per cent, of the total load. That
merely operate on the pneumatic stack. All the explains everything.
foot power goes into playing.
3. It has been found possible to do away with
The roll-driving motor remains as before, and the motor governor entirely, allowing the air
so does the tempo box and the tempo levers. to come through the tempo box only. The flow
Nothing is changed save the source of power.
of power is quite steady enough without any
Summary
governor.
The results are extremely interesting and
4. The sustaining pedal pneumatic, hitherto
highly gratifying. They may be summed up a nuisance, and musically quite worthless on ac-
very briefly.
count of its slowness and power absorbing ca-
1. The foot-work is twice as light, roughly pacity, now acts instantly and as snappily as the
speaking, the accenting with foot alone being foot on the piano-pedal.
better and lighter, the maximum of power for
5. A working pressure of eight ounces is more
touch much greater and the minimum much less than sufficient, but is retained because it gives
than before.
a quick rewind, snappy work on the sustaining-
2. It has since been found that the bellows pedal, etc. The tempo-slot may be made
may be much lightened. The equalizers have smaller if desired, and it is also desirable on this
been changed in accordance with the new pressure, to make the automatic-tracker suc-
scheme, one of them being sealed up inoperative tion-tube smaller internally, to prevent too rapid
and the other much lightened in spring expan- action.
sion, but with the safety spring against total
6. The footless rewind is not the least of the
closing left in place. There is no doubt, from joys of the new arrangement.
(Continued from
It's a
Gold Mine
The Coinola in any public
place catches a steady
stream of nickels. It's a
v e r i t a b l e gold mine.
People crave music today
as they never have before
—and have the money to
pay for it. You will find
it easy to place the
COINOLA
c 7)
SELLING "TIPS" FOR DEALERS IN MOTION PICTURE PLAYERS
New Motion Picture Theatres, Churches, Hotels and Restaurants in Various Sections of the
Country That Will Require Orchestrions, Automatic Pianos and Other Musical Equipment
Opportunities to make sales of automatic
pianos and orchestrions will be found in this
column by piano dealers desirous of develop-
ing these prospects in the respective localities
mentioned:
in restaurants, cafes and
other places. It is built
sturdily, is easy to main-
tain, and does not con-
flict with your other lines.
Write for free trial offer,
also particulars about the
wonderful Reproduco
Automatic Organ, the
Midget Orchestrion, and
the full line of Operators
Money Makers.
OPERATORS
PIANO CO.
LOUIS M. SEVER5ON, Pre..
Clybourn Ave. and Osgood St.
CHICAGO, ILL.
California
Thomas O'Day has taken a lease on a large theatre at
Menlo Park, where Camp Fremont is located. E. Fried is
tlie manager.
T. C. Reavis, of the Cline Theatre, Santa Rosa, has pur-
chased the Rose Theatre, which had formerly been con-
ducted by C. N. Carrington, Jr.
A. Bascom is planning to open a theatre at Sisson. He
has taken over the house formerly conducted by Clay H.
Powers.
Connecticut
Caruso is planning to erect a magnificent theatre at
Waterbury. He is spending money lavishly, and intends to
make the theatre one of the beauty spots of the city. It
will bear the great tenor singer's name.
Georgia
The Stringer Theatre at Gainesville is to be rebuilt.
It
was recently destroyed by fire.
Idaho
Herman Brown is building a $9,000 motion picture the-
tre at Nampa.
He owns a string of theatres in this
vicinity.
Illinois
Dominic Frisina, owner of the Majestic at Charleston
and several other houses, has just bought the Rex at
Charleston.
W E Lancaster is now in charge of the Landale Theatre
at Carlinville.
Indiana
U. Hiiies of Portland has been appointed manager of the
Princess Theatre there. He will succeed A. E. Wilson.
Eugene Holloway is preparing to move to another town
and has sold his theatre to J. E. Morris, a newspaper man
at Syracuse.
Iowa
E. V. Smith has bought ground at Elliott on which to
erect a moving picture show.
E. F. Russell lias sold his moving picture business at
I.amotte to V. A. Noble.
The Crystal Theatre at Moravia has been leased by J. E.
Benton.
The Lyric Theatre at Cumberland has been purchased
by T. H. Henderson.
KttllNUN
N. H. Gibbons has been appointed manager of the Co
lumbia Theatre at Junction City.
Mr. Oldlield, of Canton, has been putting on a moving
picture show at Inman recently and if well patronized
expects to locate a permanent show.
John Tackett is having a new theatre built at Coffev-
ville.
A new house for the showing of moving pictures will b
built at Cherryvale soon.
G. L. I.aMont has bought the Star Theatre at YaK;
Center from Charles DeVore.
Messrs. Reede and Gees have bought the Mystic The-
atre at Mulberry and have thoroughly remodeled it.
The Regent Theatre at Great Bend is now in charge of
E. <;. Brodock.
Messrs. Dial and Scribner have remodeled and redeco-
rated the opera house at Caldwell.
B. F. Brack. II. E. Steiner and F. E. Harmon are erect-
ing a picture show at Galatia.
W. R. Bratton has leased the new Stella Theatre at Coun-
cil Grove and offered his picture show at Burlingame for
sale.
H. C. Genns of Salina is going to run the old Dream-
land Theatre at Beloit.
Montana
George Seiverson plans to build a new theatre at Wolf
Point early in the spring.
Nebraska
I'. Kace has bought the moving picture business at Oak-
land from Seth Oak.
Percy Bedford has bought the Grand Theatre at Geneva.
The Pastime Theatre at Ravenna has been leased 1
Dr. Cehrke.
W. II. McCulloch has leased the Star Theatre at Calla-
way from C. W. Wright.
'The Sun 'Theatre at York has been leased to Ballenger
& Son.
Clarence Miller has sold the Strand at Osceola to I l a i
Xusstlman, who operates the Auditorium Theatre.
The Ideal Theatre at West Point has been taken over
by W. II. Agnew of Omaha.
Alfred P. Bentle is now manager of the Ideal Theatre
at Sidney.
The motion picture show conducted by Ed Novak has
been taken over by John Rech at Brainard.
George C. Algier has taken over the theatre at Nelson,
which will be known as the Gem.
New Jerney
A new amusement concern has just been incorporated at
Atlantic City known as Siebert & Levy.
The Metn>i*)litan Amusement Co., Camden, has filed
articles of incorporation with a capital of $100,000. The
a£ent is Chas. A. Cogan, with offices at 509 Federal street.
New Mexico
Sol Carragion is the manager of the new Cody Theatre
at Deming which was recently opened.
New York
Claire Meacham- has bought the Pullman Theatre at
Rochester. He was formerly the proprietor of the Picture-
land at Livonia.
North Dakota
M. S. Gray has sold his moving picture theatre at Overly
to Charles Snyder.
The manager of the new opera house at Hatton is C. P.
Anderson.
Add Another
Profit Maker
To Your Line
HIS machine will appeal to every player
T
owner for his home. It cuts any desired com-
position on a player roll. Easily operated and a
pleasant pastime. More profits in future supplies.
Send for descriptive circular and terms
The LEABARJAN MFG. CO.
HAMILTON
OHIO
8
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
JANUARY 26, 1918
PNEUMATICS
the status of the experiments at present, that the
equalizer can be made still smaller, the pumping
units also smaller and the spring weight still
with nothing- at all. A cut-out switch has been less. Experiments have been made without
placed under the keybed of the piano, and the any equalizer, but they are not satisfactory and
electric motor downstairs can be cut in and out will not be so until the pumpers have been re-
without interfering with the rest of the circuits built. The general result is to show, however,
in the house. A switch and circuit of appro- that the bellows can be made much smaller
priate arrangement were fixed up by an elec- and lighter, with quicker action and easier
trician.
pumping. There is nothing in this that will not
This completes the arrangement. As can be be agreed to by any practical player man. Re-
seen, the separate power-plant simply does part move the non-speaking load and you remove
of the work that the feet did. The latter now more than SO per cent, of the total load. That
merely operate on the pneumatic stack. All the explains everything.
foot power goes into playing.
3. It has been found possible to do away with
The roll-driving motor remains as before, and the motor governor entirely, allowing the air
so does the tempo box and the tempo levers. to come through the tempo box only. The flow
Nothing is changed save the source of power.
of power is quite steady enough without any
Summary
governor.
The results are extremely interesting and
4. The sustaining pedal pneumatic, hitherto
highly gratifying. They may be summed up a nuisance, and musically quite worthless on ac-
very briefly.
count of its slowness and power absorbing ca-
1. The foot-work is twice as light, roughly pacity, now acts instantly and as snappily as the
speaking, the accenting with foot alone being foot on the piano-pedal.
better and lighter, the maximum of power for
5. A working pressure of eight ounces is more
touch much greater and the minimum much less than sufficient, but is retained because it gives
than before.
a quick rewind, snappy work on the sustaining-
2. It has since been found that the bellows pedal, etc. The tempo-slot may be made
may be much lightened. The equalizers have smaller if desired, and it is also desirable on this
been changed in accordance with the new pressure, to make the automatic-tracker suc-
scheme, one of them being sealed up inoperative tion-tube smaller internally, to prevent too rapid
and the other much lightened in spring expan- action.
sion, but with the safety spring against total
6. The footless rewind is not the least of the
closing left in place. There is no doubt, from joys of the new arrangement.
(Continued from
It's a
Gold Mine
The Coinola in any public
place catches a steady
stream of nickels. It's a
v e r i t a b l e gold mine.
People crave music today
as they never have before
—and have the money to
pay for it. You will find
it easy to place the
COINOLA
c 7)
SELLING "TIPS" FOR DEALERS IN MOTION PICTURE PLAYERS
New Motion Picture Theatres, Churches, Hotels and Restaurants in Various Sections of the
Country That Will Require Orchestrions, Automatic Pianos and Other Musical Equipment
Opportunities to make sales of automatic
pianos and orchestrions will be found in this
column by piano dealers desirous of develop-
ing these prospects in the respective localities
mentioned:
in restaurants, cafes and
other places. It is built
sturdily, is easy to main-
tain, and does not con-
flict with your other lines.
Write for free trial offer,
also particulars about the
wonderful Reproduco
Automatic Organ, the
Midget Orchestrion, and
the full line of Operators
Money Makers.
OPERATORS
PIANO CO.
LOUIS M. SEVER5ON, Pre..
Clybourn Ave. and Osgood St.
CHICAGO, ILL.
California
Thomas O'Day has taken a lease on a large theatre at
Menlo Park, where Camp Fremont is located. E. Fried is
tlie manager.
T. C. Reavis, of the Cline Theatre, Santa Rosa, has pur-
chased the Rose Theatre, which had formerly been con-
ducted by C. N. Carrington, Jr.
A. Bascom is planning to open a theatre at Sisson. He
has taken over the house formerly conducted by Clay H.
Powers.
Connecticut
Caruso is planning to erect a magnificent theatre at
Waterbury. He is spending money lavishly, and intends to
make the theatre one of the beauty spots of the city. It
will bear the great tenor singer's name.
Georgia
The Stringer Theatre at Gainesville is to be rebuilt.
It
was recently destroyed by fire.
Idaho
Herman Brown is building a $9,000 motion picture the-
tre at Nampa.
He owns a string of theatres in this
vicinity.
Illinois
Dominic Frisina, owner of the Majestic at Charleston
and several other houses, has just bought the Rex at
Charleston.
W E Lancaster is now in charge of the Landale Theatre
at Carlinville.
Indiana
U. Hiiies of Portland has been appointed manager of the
Princess Theatre there. He will succeed A. E. Wilson.
Eugene Holloway is preparing to move to another town
and has sold his theatre to J. E. Morris, a newspaper man
at Syracuse.
Iowa
E. V. Smith has bought ground at Elliott on which to
erect a moving picture show.
E. F. Russell lias sold his moving picture business at
I.amotte to V. A. Noble.
The Crystal Theatre at Moravia has been leased by J. E.
Benton.
The Lyric Theatre at Cumberland has been purchased
by T. H. Henderson.
KttllNUN
N. H. Gibbons has been appointed manager of the Co
lumbia Theatre at Junction City.
Mr. Oldlield, of Canton, has been putting on a moving
picture show at Inman recently and if well patronized
expects to locate a permanent show.
John Tackett is having a new theatre built at Coffev-
ville.
A new house for the showing of moving pictures will b
built at Cherryvale soon.
G. L. I.aMont has bought the Star Theatre at YaK;
Center from Charles DeVore.
Messrs. Reede and Gees have bought the Mystic The-
atre at Mulberry and have thoroughly remodeled it.
The Regent Theatre at Great Bend is now in charge of
E. <;. Brodock.
Messrs. Dial and Scribner have remodeled and redeco-
rated the opera house at Caldwell.
B. F. Brack. II. E. Steiner and F. E. Harmon are erect-
ing a picture show at Galatia.
W. R. Bratton has leased the new Stella Theatre at Coun-
cil Grove and offered his picture show at Burlingame for
sale.
H. C. Genns of Salina is going to run the old Dream-
land Theatre at Beloit.
Montana
George Seiverson plans to build a new theatre at Wolf
Point early in the spring.
Nebraska
I'. Kace has bought the moving picture business at Oak-
land from Seth Oak.
Percy Bedford has bought the Grand Theatre at Geneva.
The Pastime Theatre at Ravenna has been leased 1
Dr. Cehrke.
W. II. McCulloch has leased the Star Theatre at Calla-
way from C. W. Wright.
'The Sun 'Theatre at York has been leased to Ballenger
& Son.
Clarence Miller has sold the Strand at Osceola to I l a i
Xusstlman, who operates the Auditorium Theatre.
The Ideal Theatre at West Point has been taken over
by W. II. Agnew of Omaha.
Alfred P. Bentle is now manager of the Ideal Theatre
at Sidney.
The motion picture show conducted by Ed Novak has
been taken over by John Rech at Brainard.
George C. Algier has taken over the theatre at Nelson,
which will be known as the Gem.
New Jerney
A new amusement concern has just been incorporated at
Atlantic City known as Siebert & Levy.
The Metn>i*)litan Amusement Co., Camden, has filed
articles of incorporation with a capital of $100,000. The
a£ent is Chas. A. Cogan, with offices at 509 Federal street.
New Mexico
Sol Carragion is the manager of the new Cody Theatre
at Deming which was recently opened.
New York
Claire Meacham- has bought the Pullman Theatre at
Rochester. He was formerly the proprietor of the Picture-
land at Livonia.
North Dakota
M. S. Gray has sold his moving picture theatre at Overly
to Charles Snyder.
The manager of the new opera house at Hatton is C. P.
Anderson.
Add Another
Profit Maker
To Your Line
HIS machine will appeal to every player
T
owner for his home. It cuts any desired com-
position on a player roll. Easily operated and a
pleasant pastime. More profits in future supplies.
Send for descriptive circular and terms
The LEABARJAN MFG. CO.
HAMILTON
OHIO
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