Music Trade Review
Issue: 1922 Vol. 74 N. 8 - Page 10
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
10
FEBRUARY 25,
1922
lubricating! And why should this be impossible? valve derangement, an opportunity which can
Without indulging in speculation, however, it only be permanently avoided by devising some
(Continued from page 9)
is certain that there is pressing need for a motor type of self-regulating rotary valve.
The subject of transmission gears needs a
usual way, and no doubt its cost militated against design which shall avoid the heavy leakage of
its success. But it was also said that the owners the present types. No matter how much we may chapter to itself. It is a very interesting sub-
of player-pianos would not trouble occasionally ignore it, the fact remains that the motor is the ject, but too long to be treated here.
to put a drop of oil into each cylinder, and that weakest single feature of contemporary player
the motors in consequence ceased after a time action design. When any feature of a design ADVENTURES WITH_A PLAYER-PIANO
to work well. Probably this was true and prob- has become so weak as to intrude its weakness
ably it will always be hopeless to expect the upon the most casual attention, then plainly it is Robt. Haven Schauffler in Collier's Weekly De-
velops a Most Interesting Article on That
owner of a player-piano even to look inside it time to take steps to improve conditions.
Subject—Tells of Its Possibilities
Some
Needed
Improvements
for any purpose so long as it will make some
Even without any change in general design
kind of a noise. Improvement of the motor,
Collier's Weekly for the current week, under
therefore, will have to be made with allowance for much improvement can be made. The attempt
to obtain air-tight sliding surfaces from two date of February 25, carried a most interesting
this fact.
pieces of wood, one fixed and the other moving, story by Robert Haven Schauffler on the subject
How About a Rotary?
We are much inclined to believe that the rem- will have to be definitely given up. Those who of "Adventures With a Player-piano," in the
edy may be found to lie in some form of rotary have tried brass, glass or other materials are course of which the writer attempted to depict
engine. We have seen such an engine, designed unanimous in saying that the gain in economy is all the various avenues for musical entertainment
indeed for very different purposes, which contains noticeable. A further gain is to be had by the offered by the player, many of which were as yet
only three moving parts and which will run on further subdivision of the motor into units. A undiscovered by the average player-piano owner.
steam, gas, compressed air or vacuum. It is ten-unit motor is more economical than one of Mr. Schauffler began with descriptions of meth-
an astonishingly economical machine and ex- five units. But with the multiplication of units ods for building up roll libraries and classifying
tremely simple. If only it could be made self- comes proportionately increased opportunity for the various selections therein, finally progressing
to the real fan who develops sufficient interest to
insist upon making music rolls of his own. The
subject was treated in a rather light manner, and
the writer managed to bring out some strictly
amusing points.
In the course of his article Mr. Schauffler calls
attention to the player-piano virtuoso, a new
development among musical instructors who, at a
but
prescribed fee, teaches the player-piano owner
how to get the most out of his piano, and is par-
ticularly interesting in his description of the
effective player-piano in leading the enthusiast
to make a study of the works of certain com-
posers and attend regularly all concerts in which
new piano selections by those composers may be
heard so that he in turn may understand and en-
It would be an error to classify all player-pianos which are
joy them. On the whole, it is an article that
played by the human player-pianist as " F O O T - P O W E R
should do much for the cause of the player-piano.
PLAYERS."
Mr. Schauffler some time ago contributed two
widely quoted articles to Collier's Weekly, one
having to do with the modern player-piano and
The words suggest H A R D LABOR, mechanical music,
its possibilities and the other with the talking
dissatisfaction.
machine.
PNEUMATICS
Not "Foot-Power"
"Foot-Expression
The right term to apply to a player-piano, which rightly responds
to the foot-touch of the player-pianist, is " F O O T - E X P R E S -
SION PLAYER-PIANO."
This term is eminently applicable to the remarkable
M. Schulz Co. Player-Piano
TO MAKE REPRODUCING ACTIONS
COLUMBUS, O., February 20.—The Expression
Player-piano Co., a newly formed business which
will manufacture electrical reproducing piano
actions and installable player actions, will erect
a two-story modern building near Danna av-
enue and West Broad street. Charles E. Bard is
president and general manager; R. C. Wilkin,
vice-president; W. T. Roberts, secretary; Ed-
ward L. Koch, treasurer, and W. S. Cole, di-
rector.
Consult the universal Want Directory of
The Review. In it advertisements are inserted
free of charge for men who desire positions.
which is especially distinguished for its
RESPONSIVENESS TO FOOT-CONTROL
AND "LIVENESS" OF MUSICAL TONE
AND ACCENT
>J1 Quality Product
THE WON DERFU
LEERNOTE
A player-piano which has this quality—and all other needed
technical and selling qualities in proportion—succeeds where the
most ingenious automatic devices fail to charm the buyer.
layer Piano
racker Bar Cleaner
We are happy to furnish proof of our statements to any really
interested person who will address one of the offices of
INrURCf EVERY NOTE PLAYING
HELPS TO BRING OUT THE FULL
TONE BEAUTY OF PLAYER
MY SCHULZ CO.
General Offices
Schulz Building
711 Milwaukee Ave.
CHICAGO
Founded 1869
Southern Wholesale Branch
1530 Candler Bldg.
ATLANTA, GA.
EQUIPPED WITH SPECIAL
VALVE 57CDEEN FEATURES
THAT COLLECT THE DIRT
^PREVENT DEVICE FROM
GETTING OUT OF OPDER
roil PMmcuuutr,Pfnc£tJc mtm
AMERICAN DOHCEMFGCa
5T.LOUiyu.rA
Export Department:
130 W. 42nd St., New York City. U. 8. A.
Canadian Distributor:
Jno. A. MorrU, Toronto, Canada.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
10
FEBRUARY 25,
1922
lubricating! And why should this be impossible? valve derangement, an opportunity which can
Without indulging in speculation, however, it only be permanently avoided by devising some
(Continued from page 9)
is certain that there is pressing need for a motor type of self-regulating rotary valve.
The subject of transmission gears needs a
usual way, and no doubt its cost militated against design which shall avoid the heavy leakage of
its success. But it was also said that the owners the present types. No matter how much we may chapter to itself. It is a very interesting sub-
of player-pianos would not trouble occasionally ignore it, the fact remains that the motor is the ject, but too long to be treated here.
to put a drop of oil into each cylinder, and that weakest single feature of contemporary player
the motors in consequence ceased after a time action design. When any feature of a design ADVENTURES WITH_A PLAYER-PIANO
to work well. Probably this was true and prob- has become so weak as to intrude its weakness
ably it will always be hopeless to expect the upon the most casual attention, then plainly it is Robt. Haven Schauffler in Collier's Weekly De-
velops a Most Interesting Article on That
owner of a player-piano even to look inside it time to take steps to improve conditions.
Subject—Tells of Its Possibilities
Some
Needed
Improvements
for any purpose so long as it will make some
Even without any change in general design
kind of a noise. Improvement of the motor,
Collier's Weekly for the current week, under
therefore, will have to be made with allowance for much improvement can be made. The attempt
to obtain air-tight sliding surfaces from two date of February 25, carried a most interesting
this fact.
pieces of wood, one fixed and the other moving, story by Robert Haven Schauffler on the subject
How About a Rotary?
We are much inclined to believe that the rem- will have to be definitely given up. Those who of "Adventures With a Player-piano," in the
edy may be found to lie in some form of rotary have tried brass, glass or other materials are course of which the writer attempted to depict
engine. We have seen such an engine, designed unanimous in saying that the gain in economy is all the various avenues for musical entertainment
indeed for very different purposes, which contains noticeable. A further gain is to be had by the offered by the player, many of which were as yet
only three moving parts and which will run on further subdivision of the motor into units. A undiscovered by the average player-piano owner.
steam, gas, compressed air or vacuum. It is ten-unit motor is more economical than one of Mr. Schauffler began with descriptions of meth-
an astonishingly economical machine and ex- five units. But with the multiplication of units ods for building up roll libraries and classifying
tremely simple. If only it could be made self- comes proportionately increased opportunity for the various selections therein, finally progressing
to the real fan who develops sufficient interest to
insist upon making music rolls of his own. The
subject was treated in a rather light manner, and
the writer managed to bring out some strictly
amusing points.
In the course of his article Mr. Schauffler calls
attention to the player-piano virtuoso, a new
development among musical instructors who, at a
but
prescribed fee, teaches the player-piano owner
how to get the most out of his piano, and is par-
ticularly interesting in his description of the
effective player-piano in leading the enthusiast
to make a study of the works of certain com-
posers and attend regularly all concerts in which
new piano selections by those composers may be
heard so that he in turn may understand and en-
It would be an error to classify all player-pianos which are
joy them. On the whole, it is an article that
played by the human player-pianist as " F O O T - P O W E R
should do much for the cause of the player-piano.
PLAYERS."
Mr. Schauffler some time ago contributed two
widely quoted articles to Collier's Weekly, one
having to do with the modern player-piano and
The words suggest H A R D LABOR, mechanical music,
its possibilities and the other with the talking
dissatisfaction.
machine.
PNEUMATICS
Not "Foot-Power"
"Foot-Expression
The right term to apply to a player-piano, which rightly responds
to the foot-touch of the player-pianist, is " F O O T - E X P R E S -
SION PLAYER-PIANO."
This term is eminently applicable to the remarkable
M. Schulz Co. Player-Piano
TO MAKE REPRODUCING ACTIONS
COLUMBUS, O., February 20.—The Expression
Player-piano Co., a newly formed business which
will manufacture electrical reproducing piano
actions and installable player actions, will erect
a two-story modern building near Danna av-
enue and West Broad street. Charles E. Bard is
president and general manager; R. C. Wilkin,
vice-president; W. T. Roberts, secretary; Ed-
ward L. Koch, treasurer, and W. S. Cole, di-
rector.
Consult the universal Want Directory of
The Review. In it advertisements are inserted
free of charge for men who desire positions.
which is especially distinguished for its
RESPONSIVENESS TO FOOT-CONTROL
AND "LIVENESS" OF MUSICAL TONE
AND ACCENT
>J1 Quality Product
THE WON DERFU
LEERNOTE
A player-piano which has this quality—and all other needed
technical and selling qualities in proportion—succeeds where the
most ingenious automatic devices fail to charm the buyer.
layer Piano
racker Bar Cleaner
We are happy to furnish proof of our statements to any really
interested person who will address one of the offices of
INrURCf EVERY NOTE PLAYING
HELPS TO BRING OUT THE FULL
TONE BEAUTY OF PLAYER
MY SCHULZ CO.
General Offices
Schulz Building
711 Milwaukee Ave.
CHICAGO
Founded 1869
Southern Wholesale Branch
1530 Candler Bldg.
ATLANTA, GA.
EQUIPPED WITH SPECIAL
VALVE 57CDEEN FEATURES
THAT COLLECT THE DIRT
^PREVENT DEVICE FROM
GETTING OUT OF OPDER
roil PMmcuuutr,Pfnc£tJc mtm
AMERICAN DOHCEMFGCa
5T.LOUiyu.rA
Export Department:
130 W. 42nd St., New York City. U. 8. A.
Canadian Distributor:
Jno. A. MorrU, Toronto, Canada.
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