Presto
Issue: 1932 2264 - Page 17
January, 1932
17
P R E S T O - T I M ES
that CLARION gang condenser maximum outside
tolerance, is 37/100 of 1 per cent.
Therefore, to simplify matters and maintain consis-
tent output with the least service requirements and
maximum performance characteristics, CLARION
does not adopt any system in increasing gain by mak-
ing changes which depart radically from established
standards.
,
A solution to this problem lies in selling rigid
standards for each component part entering into the
assembly of the chassis and maintaining strictly the
tolerance thus.
The selectivity of a mantel type radio might be
expected to be less than that of the larger receiver,
due primarily to the use of fewer tuned'stages. It is
obvious that the more tuned stages there are to a
receiver, the more sharply that receiver will tune. Of
course, there are practical limits to the number of
tuned stages that we can use with any one receiver;
cost itself would dictate a limit.
A small amount of regeneration well placed helps
selectivity and is permissible in a mantel type radio,
provided that none of the ill effects of regeneration
are permitted to affect other factors, such as the
tone quality.
A correspondent writes Presto-Times that checks
sent to the Staffnote Corporation, 827 Locust street,
Milwaukee, Wise, bring no acknowledgment of re-
ceipt, or no replies after weeks of delay. Our corre-
spondent is much incensed over his treatment and
thinks this publicity should be made.
CHAS. JACOB'S
OFFICIAL RETIREMENT
ANNOUNCEMENT OF UNUSUAL INTEREST
An announcement of unusual interest to the music
trades and industries is the fact that on December
30, 1931, Messrs. C. Albert Jacob and his sons, C.
Albert Jacob, Jr., and Charles Hall Jacob acquired
the entire interests of Mr. Chas. Jacob in Jacobs
Brothers Co., and its affiliated industries, which in-
cludes the Mathushek Piano Mfg. Co., James &
Holmstrom Piano Co., Wellington Piano Case Co.,
and several real estate corporations.
Mr. Chas. Jacob, through this transaction, finally
severs his connection with the piano industry in
which he has been active since 1878. For the past
few years he has not taken an active part in the
management of the piano industries in which he was
interested, the management of these companies hav-
ing been under the guidance of the three members of
the Jacob family who now have taken over his in-
terests.
Mr. C. Al. Jacob, now senior member of the varied
Jacob Brothers interests, has been an able and active
partner in the business activities of the two brothers
since 1878, and his sons, Albert, Jr., and Charles H.
have been associated in business with their father
since 1911 and 1914 respectively. It is therefore to
be assumed that the past, success of these industries
will be continued into the future. The officers of
these corporations will now be C. Albert Jacob, pres-
ident; C. Albert Jacob, Jr., vice-president and treas-
urer, and Charles Hall Jacob, secretary. Mr. Curtis
l'\ Wellington will continue as president of the Wel-
lington Piano Case Co., and Mr. John H. Gettell as
secretary of Mathushek Piano Mfg. Co.
Mr. Chas. Jacob resigned as treasurer of the Na-
tional Piano Manufacturers' Association last year,
and his nephew, C. Albert Jacob, Jr., was elected to
that office. Free from all business ties as he now is,
Mr. Chas. Jacob will have ample leisure to pursue
his favorite hobby, and the fish in Florida waters
during the winter and the bays of Long Island during
the summer, undoubtedly will learn this news to their
sorrow.
The story of the starting of Jacob Brothers is one
of the interesting episodes of the American piano
manufacturing industry. Starting as a partnership
the business became one of the great industries of
the music trade and later was incorporated as a stock
company, but always, as Charles Jacob says to his
friends, was, up to his resignation December 30, a
"partnership in spirit."
Mr. Charles Jacob has written to some of his
friends as follows:
"I am advising you of my resignation as president,
director and stockholder of all the corporations in
which my brother and his sons were interested with
me, and my complete retirement from business.
"1 sold my interests to my brother and his sons.
Al. and his sons are now full possessors and own-
ers. Our business relations have been concluded to
the satisfaction of all concerned."
The Home of
COMSTOCK CHENEY
& COMPANY
(jhooAe your piano a£
the arti&ti do. Todays,
great one! prefer the
^BALDWIN <«
extends regards to the trade and
especially to users of the
C. C. CO. PRODUCTS
DDCD
Cincinnati
Chicago
San Francisco
New York
Dallas
St. Louis
Denver
Standard of Quality
PIANO KEYS
PIANO ACTIONS
PIANO HAMMERS
PIPE ORGAN KEYS
JULIUS BRECKWOLDT & SON, INC.
Cutters of Piano and Organ Ivory
DOLGEVILLE. N. Y.
Manufacturer* of
Factories and General Offices
Piano Backs, Boards, Bridges, Bars,
Traplevers and Mouldings
IVORYTON, CONN.,
U. S. A.
J BRBCKWOl.DT, FtM.
XH E
A. BRECKWOLDT, Urnc. &
C HENE 1 Y
I V O R Y T O N , COIMINJ •
CO MSTOCK,
& CO.
IVORY CUTTERS
SINCE 1834
MANUFACTURERS OP
Grand Keys, Actions and Hammers, Upright Keys
Actions and Hammer . Pipe Organ Keys
Piano Forte Ivory for the Trade
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17
P R E S T O - T I M ES
that CLARION gang condenser maximum outside
tolerance, is 37/100 of 1 per cent.
Therefore, to simplify matters and maintain consis-
tent output with the least service requirements and
maximum performance characteristics, CLARION
does not adopt any system in increasing gain by mak-
ing changes which depart radically from established
standards.
,
A solution to this problem lies in selling rigid
standards for each component part entering into the
assembly of the chassis and maintaining strictly the
tolerance thus.
The selectivity of a mantel type radio might be
expected to be less than that of the larger receiver,
due primarily to the use of fewer tuned'stages. It is
obvious that the more tuned stages there are to a
receiver, the more sharply that receiver will tune. Of
course, there are practical limits to the number of
tuned stages that we can use with any one receiver;
cost itself would dictate a limit.
A small amount of regeneration well placed helps
selectivity and is permissible in a mantel type radio,
provided that none of the ill effects of regeneration
are permitted to affect other factors, such as the
tone quality.
A correspondent writes Presto-Times that checks
sent to the Staffnote Corporation, 827 Locust street,
Milwaukee, Wise, bring no acknowledgment of re-
ceipt, or no replies after weeks of delay. Our corre-
spondent is much incensed over his treatment and
thinks this publicity should be made.
CHAS. JACOB'S
OFFICIAL RETIREMENT
ANNOUNCEMENT OF UNUSUAL INTEREST
An announcement of unusual interest to the music
trades and industries is the fact that on December
30, 1931, Messrs. C. Albert Jacob and his sons, C.
Albert Jacob, Jr., and Charles Hall Jacob acquired
the entire interests of Mr. Chas. Jacob in Jacobs
Brothers Co., and its affiliated industries, which in-
cludes the Mathushek Piano Mfg. Co., James &
Holmstrom Piano Co., Wellington Piano Case Co.,
and several real estate corporations.
Mr. Chas. Jacob, through this transaction, finally
severs his connection with the piano industry in
which he has been active since 1878. For the past
few years he has not taken an active part in the
management of the piano industries in which he was
interested, the management of these companies hav-
ing been under the guidance of the three members of
the Jacob family who now have taken over his in-
terests.
Mr. C. Al. Jacob, now senior member of the varied
Jacob Brothers interests, has been an able and active
partner in the business activities of the two brothers
since 1878, and his sons, Albert, Jr., and Charles H.
have been associated in business with their father
since 1911 and 1914 respectively. It is therefore to
be assumed that the past, success of these industries
will be continued into the future. The officers of
these corporations will now be C. Albert Jacob, pres-
ident; C. Albert Jacob, Jr., vice-president and treas-
urer, and Charles Hall Jacob, secretary. Mr. Curtis
l'\ Wellington will continue as president of the Wel-
lington Piano Case Co., and Mr. John H. Gettell as
secretary of Mathushek Piano Mfg. Co.
Mr. Chas. Jacob resigned as treasurer of the Na-
tional Piano Manufacturers' Association last year,
and his nephew, C. Albert Jacob, Jr., was elected to
that office. Free from all business ties as he now is,
Mr. Chas. Jacob will have ample leisure to pursue
his favorite hobby, and the fish in Florida waters
during the winter and the bays of Long Island during
the summer, undoubtedly will learn this news to their
sorrow.
The story of the starting of Jacob Brothers is one
of the interesting episodes of the American piano
manufacturing industry. Starting as a partnership
the business became one of the great industries of
the music trade and later was incorporated as a stock
company, but always, as Charles Jacob says to his
friends, was, up to his resignation December 30, a
"partnership in spirit."
Mr. Charles Jacob has written to some of his
friends as follows:
"I am advising you of my resignation as president,
director and stockholder of all the corporations in
which my brother and his sons were interested with
me, and my complete retirement from business.
"1 sold my interests to my brother and his sons.
Al. and his sons are now full possessors and own-
ers. Our business relations have been concluded to
the satisfaction of all concerned."
The Home of
COMSTOCK CHENEY
& COMPANY
(jhooAe your piano a£
the arti&ti do. Todays,
great one! prefer the
^BALDWIN <«
extends regards to the trade and
especially to users of the
C. C. CO. PRODUCTS
DDCD
Cincinnati
Chicago
San Francisco
New York
Dallas
St. Louis
Denver
Standard of Quality
PIANO KEYS
PIANO ACTIONS
PIANO HAMMERS
PIPE ORGAN KEYS
JULIUS BRECKWOLDT & SON, INC.
Cutters of Piano and Organ Ivory
DOLGEVILLE. N. Y.
Manufacturer* of
Factories and General Offices
Piano Backs, Boards, Bridges, Bars,
Traplevers and Mouldings
IVORYTON, CONN.,
U. S. A.
J BRBCKWOl.DT, FtM.
XH E
A. BRECKWOLDT, Urnc. &
C HENE 1 Y
I V O R Y T O N , COIMINJ •
CO MSTOCK,
& CO.
IVORY CUTTERS
SINCE 1834
MANUFACTURERS OP
Grand Keys, Actions and Hammers, Upright Keys
Actions and Hammer . Pipe Organ Keys
Piano Forte Ivory for the Trade
Enhanced content © 2008-2009 and presented by MBSI - The Musical Box Society International (www.mbsi.org) and the International Arcade Museum (www.arcade-museum.com).
All Rights Reserved. Digitized from the archives of the MBSI with support from NAMM - The International Music Products Association (www.namm.org).
Additional enhancement, optimization, and distribution by the International Arcade Museum. An extensive collection of Presto can be found online at http://www.arcade-museum.com/library/
Future scanning projects are planned by the International Arcade Museum Library (IAML).