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The Music Trade Review
40
JULY 31, 1926
The Technical and Supply Department—(Continued from page 39)
straight edge the remaining hammers of the
section may be treated in the same way.
We now come to letting off the hammers, that
is, to adjusting the jack regulating screw so
that the jack trips the hammer when the latter
is just at the proper distance below the string.
Here again the simple device of a stretched
string is extremely convenient and in fact al-
most indispensable. In his very valuable
written instructions to students at the Philadel-
phia Y. M. C. A. co-operative tuning school,
Roy Schow, the director, has suggested an alter-
native in the shape of a special metal gage to be
slipped on to the action. In any case every one
who is pretending to regulate a grand piano
action ought to be willing to make for himself
some simple device which will enable him to
indicate the height of the strings of the piano
on which he is working above the keybed. With
this, in whatever form, letting off and all other
tasks of the same kind will be very easy.
The regulating screws are to be adjusted so
that each hammer lets off (trips) about 5-32 inch
from the string. When this is all done each
from his own pocket. The booklet comprises
about twenty-four pages and will be distributed
to members and to other interested parties in the
industry about the middle of September. Sev-
eral of the articles read before the association
at its annual meeting in the Hotel Commodore,
New York, in June, will appear in this first
booklet, including the following: "Grand Piano
Action Regulation and Proper Balancing of
I should like to say, too, that I am much in- Keys," by E. S. Werolin; "Possible Standardiza-
debted to Mr. Schow of Philadelphia (men- tion of Bridge-Pins," by Emil Voelckel; "Wrest-
tioned above) for his so kindly sending me a Plank Construction," by Leslie Hoskins;
copy of the instructions he gives to his pupils. 1 "Casein Glue in Piano Building," by Lawrence
consider these excellent and think that it would Ottinger; "Lumber Utilization As It Affects the
Piano Industry," by Arthur T. Upson. and
not be easy to improve on them.
others.
(To be continued)
hammer should be approximately 5-32 inch
above its cushion when at rest.
We now turn to the repetition lever once
more, to make the fine adjustments on it. These
have to be very close, and they constitute the
most puzzling part of the grand action to most
tuners. I shall carefully describe all the points
in the next article.
Correspondence
Oetting Demand Is Good
is solicited and should be addressed to William
Braid White, 5149 Agatite Avenue, Chicago.
Technicians' Papers to
Appear in Book Form
First Meetings' Papers to Be Published About
the Middle of September, Says A. K. Gutsohn
Remember Us
Our Urge stock is very seldom
depleted, and your order, whether
Urge or small, will receiye imme-
diate attention. In addition, you
get the rerjr best of
Felts— Cloths— Hammers —
Punlchings — Music Wire —
Tuning Pins—Player P a r t s -
Hinges, etc.
Arrangements are being made by A. K. Gut-
sohn, president of the National Piano Tech-
nicians' Association, to publish in permanent
form all the technical papers prepared by mem-
bers of the association, in order to provide for
the trade a series of reference books on piano
research. Mr. Gutsohn states that he derived
his idea from a similar practice of the Ameri-
can Society of Mechanical Engineers, which
publishes all of the important papers read before
each meeting of that organization.
At the present time Mr. Gutsohn is bargain-
ing with a printer and, although the estimates
for the job are considerable in excess of the
amount in the association's treasury, he intends
to carry out his plan and make up the deficit
Summer has had little effect on the business
of Philip W. Oetting & Son, Inc., New York,
importers of Weickert piano felts, according to
Philip G. Oetting, president of the company.
Mr. Oetting stated that although June was a
trifle quiet it was busier than last year and a
great deal of business has come through in
July. W. M. Shailer, vice-president and secre-
tary of the Oetting concern, is expected to re-
turn to New York on August 1, following his
vacation with his family in the Maine Woods.
The Shailer camp has been at Dyke Mountain,
but it is reported that Mr. Shailer has made a
few trips to the lakes of this region to do a little
fishing, which seems to be a national vacation
pastime this year.
Spruce Prices Firm
VANCOUVER, B. C, July 24.—Log prices in this
vicinity are holding firm with No. 1 spruce in
demand in most quarters. Other timber is
plentiful with prices unchanged. Belief that
intercoastal lumber rates will strike $12 in
August is expressed here.
We have In stock a full line of
materials for Pianos and Organs.
The American Piano Supply Co.,
TUNERS
AND
REPAIRERS
"MARKDOWNS"
ARE UNNECESSARY
EALERS everywhere are finding it
D
easy to repair damage to varnished
surfaces—consequently making big sav-
ings through the elimination of the
necessity for mark-downs. Our little
booklet "How to Repair Damage to
Varnished Surfaces" tells how you, too,
can do this. A copy of this will be
sent to you free upon request.
The M. L. Campbell Co.
1OO1 W. 8th St.
Kansas City, Mo.
FAUST SCHOOL
OF TUNING
Standard of America
Alumni of 2000
Piano Tnninf, Pipe and Reed Organ
and Player Piano. Year Book Free.
27-29 Gainsboro Street
BOSTON, MASS.
Our new catalogue of piano and
Player Hardware, Felts and
Tools is now ready. If you
haven't received your copy
please let us know.
Hammacher, Schlemmer & Co.
New York. Since 1848
4th Ave. and 13th St.