Nine Years Ago:
in
When the Playerpiano pictured above came to live
the
home with these children, the young lady who now plays
it was quite a~ young as the New Year. And the youngster on the Kiddie Kar-well, the angels hadn't even h~ard
of her.
Nine long years this Playerpiano has been the pet of the
family. Faithfully it has given the children and their
parents much happiness.
For nine years, so Mr. Archie Tyson of Texas tells us,
this Playerpiano received no attention. Then, after a
thorough tuning and a few minor adjustments to the player
action (Standard), it played like new.
We don't advocate treating a player like this, but it is
encouraging to know that the Standard will "stand up"
when put to the test. Which is also a reason for specifying "All Standard Player Actions."
7tngingin·
the %w
HE new year brings a wonderful spirit-it .
always does. Slates are washed clean. Individually, we take stock of ourselves, our re- .
sources, our virtues or our limitations. We put·
Business under a great bright light and look it over
with an eagle eye.
There's a great deal of kindly sentiment in the crisp, clear
ringing of bells in high towers, as all that Used To Be is tossed
aside and The NOW steps across our threshold, smiling and
dusting the snow from its great-coat.
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Have you ever stopped to think of the part that melody plays
in every big moment of life? What would Christmas be without
it? And the bells 0' New Year make it all seem tremendously
real, pleasant, worth while!
We face the coming seasons with head held high, and confidence more rugged and
unfaltering than in any year within memory. You should----doubtless DO-feel
the same way about it. The foot-prints of an era of Prosperity can be seen along
every snowy trail. They lead to your door-and to ours-and to every ambitious
soul the universe over. That's what New Year's Day is made of-AMBITIONthe desire to shake off dusty and musty traditions and face problems with a new
determination.
The Standard will not here set down a long discourse on Success and Golden Tomorrow's, and then end up with Congratulations, all wound round with pink ribbon
-we are taking it for granted that all of these things are inevitable. They are happening NOW.
9Y[ay (jreat :Prosperity 5lfttend You
JANUARY
Vol. 8, No.1
1923
Contents Copyrighted 1923 by Standard Pneumatic Action Company
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The New Year
Hats Off to 1923
Yep-soon you'll be fumbling over date
It keeps Father Time bysy trying to
capture the Little New Year-always a lines. But you'll write record history
short distance' ahead and running like on the business page during 1923. For two
blue blazes. And folks do a deal of reasons we are excited over the posunnecessary worrying over their PLANS sibilities. First, as some great French
writer has said: "No one has ever accomfor these comi'ng years. For our -part, plished anything until he first got EXwe are inclined to say:-"Call it a new. CITED about it;" and secondly, business
year, and 'let it go at that." What we . is JUST NATURALLY GOOD-and'
need to make it a REAL New Year is getting better, with every snowflake
more . ENTHUSIASl\'~-the immortal that flies.
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stuff. that has kept the world going
. Off to Bermuda
round for hundreds of years. Remove
The cellter spread of this nu:mber of
enthusiasm, and the world 'llould slow
The Monthly carries the prize-winning
up and finally stop.
letters in the On-to-Bermuda contest.
We
have featured them because they
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very richly deserve it. Our New Year's
Add Another One of "Those Weeks" Day regret-and the only one-is that
In January we are to have a National everybody who entered the contest can't
Thrift Week. The Trade Service Bu- go on the big ship, headed for sunshine
reau of the Music Industries' Chamber of and hours of tropic pleasure. We have
Commerce has prepared some splendid more to say on the subject further along.
Thrift' Week I t was a very big success.
rna terial, ad-'
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vancing the
The Spiri t of 1923
Cause of Music.
When the man
Thrift and
Music are in the inner-office
closely alli:ed. sends out word he
You may well is busy, writeacross.
afford to inves- the back of your
tigate this move- card "That's why
ment. Write to I'm calling; I've no
Mr. C. L. Den- time to waste on
nis, 105 W. 40th loafers."
P. S. - He'll see
St., New York
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City, for the you.
-Coleman Cox.
particulars.
btandard Player Monthly
F one were selling the Land of the
Icobble-worn
Ozarks to a hill-hungry, wind-st\'lrved,
nation," says Cosmopoli-
this idea to the sale of player rolls, and
we find it makes a thoroughbred team.
There's more beauty, appeal, romance,
in a single player roll than you'U find in
the entire history of many products.
Read the tempting, desire-creating appeal in the following letter. Whatever
your prospect's player roll tastE's may
be, they'll find an appeal here:-
tan's "Better Way," "one would necessarily rely on word and picture to suggest
its allurement. No samples could be offered. One could not capture and box
for shipment· the stars reflected in its
pools or the night breezes that fan and
kiss its hilltops. No .record
could be made of its bird- MRS. R. L. BROWNING,
music or the myriad lullabies 2S Prospect St.,
of its locusts and grass- Maplewood, N. J..
Mrs. Broroning:-The holiday Playerpiano
hoppers. There is no Dear
Music Rolls· have just come in! Among them is
process by which the that old favorite,·" Adeste Fidelis." In fancy,
enchanting fragranc~ you see across the wide fields of snoW,. a little
of its forests· could be stone church. A shaft of light strikes the steeple
-turning it into a blade of silver capped with a
distilled and bottled.
cross of gold. Soft, sweet, mellow, the chimes
.
"But when one is ring ·ouL
selling a product that
Then, there is that roll of "Fireside Songs"lends itself readily to a medley of old-time favorites. "Love's Old
Song," "Then You'll Remember Me,"
distribution, that em- Sweet
"My Old Kentucky Home," "The Sweetest
bodies innately its own Story Ever Told.". Could any gift to your loved
complete allurement, ones be treasured more than this?
then it
"Popular Songs of Other Days" has already
become a great favorite with me. Lee S.
W 0 u I d
seem the Roberts has taken such lovable old favorites as
"Rosie O'Grady," "Two Little'Giris in Blue,"
top of folly "In
the Good Old Summertime," "After the
not to en- Ball," etc., and has ·pieced them together in a
courage Waltz rhythm that'll please you heartily.
And-oh, yes-the children! The Play~r
direct inRoll Man has made a wonderful roll for them,
sp~ction. "
which he calls "Illustrated Singing Games."
We have "London Bridge,". "The Farmer in the Dell,"
__ tried to ""Around the Mulberry Bush," and. "Iti,skit,
"- ~har·ness
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Edward {J rie!J
THIS breath of summer
and the flowers coming on a
cold, bleak winter's day,
will warm the cockles of
your heart.
HE memory of this great Scandinavian composer will be cherished by countless thousands of music
lovers through an acquaintance with
this gem for the piano, rather than by
the greater works for orchestra, which
have given him a place among the foremost composers of the Nineteenth Century.
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He named it "Butterfly." The listener can
easily visualize the source of inspiration which gave
it birth. A quiet, summer afternoon, cheerful in the
bright sunlight, beautiful flowers welcoming the sun
and nodding lazily to a gentle breeze; and, flitting
amongst them, a splendid butterfly, who;se rich coloring is but a reflection of the variegated blooms which
invite its presence.
The 'music paints the picture in tone colors, as vivid
as the colors' of the scene itself: the flight of the butterfly
from'lflower to flower, the swaying of the stem, as it
alights for a moment to drink the fragrance of the flower,
and its disappearance, at last, amidst the foliage.
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This is a good example of the type of music which the Playerpiano is the
means of bringing to the knowledge oj thousands, who otherwise might never
thrill under its spell. Simple in its message, it has technical difficulties
which make it exacting for the ordinary student to play manually. The
Standard Player Action, however, makes the difficulties of the technique
disappear, and gives to the owner of the Playerpiano an opporttmity to
paint for himself his own picture in tone colors of his own choosing.
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ifrer the Office;
had Closed
ITSome
was late!
time before the clock had struck ten -and had
started industriously in the direction of the eleventh
hour. In the President's office, a light still burned. Around the table,
a group of men talked earnestly.
The superintendent waxed enthusiastic as he spoke. He was describing
another improvement in the Standard Action. An improvement which would
make the Standard even more'desirable-which would br-ing to the owner a
greater degree of satisfaction from his purchase.
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And in the outer office, the bookkeeper was locking his safe for the night.
From the Service Department came the tutored clicking of a typewriter. A
last-minute telegraphic request for information could not be held over f~a
new day.. It required immediate attention.
"That's service for 'em," he chuckled, finishing the Western Union night
letter, which contained detailed instructions. "They'll be pleased to get this
in the morning,"
Hours before, the office had closed. Most of the people had gone home,
But in one of the city's towering apartment hotels, many floors above the
street, a Standard man worked late into the night. He was building an advertising campaign which, when completed, would be used and appreciated
by hundreds, perhaos thousands, of musiC merchants.
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He was planning and thinking months ahead. Thinking in terms of the
great music store in the large city, and the smaller music store in the smaller
city. Preparing the newspaper campaigns, the sales folders, the appealing
letters, which will assist these dealers in selling Playerpianos-in larger numbers during the coming months.
Uptown, in the residential section-over in a cottage in one of the suburbs-in a Pullman smoker-wherever Standard Men are, you will find
men THINKING'in terms of another man's business. Working for men who
are unaware that this work is going.on. The Standard does not ask for more
than an honest day's work, Then why such devotion on the part of men who
have already given their day? Who is the gainer by the' effort? Have you
ever thought what it means in terms of YOUR BUSINESS?
It is not our intention in this article to laud the work we are doing, because. after all, we realize that it is you and your staff that make our prosperity
possible, We do want you to know, however, that we are trying to back you
up. For every hour of overtime work-in the evenings, when your store is
open-during "off" hours, etc., that YOU do, Standard employees are matching it with another.
Night after night, long after the office has
closed, your friends at the Standard are thinkinl"
of you and of your hopes-your ambitions-your ideals. Night after night they
are working out improvements. and plans
-plans which you may use in yout program of building your business ideal.
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It's Just as Well to Get Together on the Same Score
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HAT would happen if an orchestra played to
. a half dozen different and conflicting tunes?
Team work is necessary in every endeavor of life.
The reason a Playerpiano does its work so magI:lificently is because every individual part and
unit works in SYMPATHY with the other.
You, con9ucting a music shop, should look at
your own problems in very much the same light.
Team work is essential to success. We have
known dealers who doubted the expediency of
advertising and who went at it sparingly, skep"
tical.ly.. Others allowed clerks to be i!Upolite,
lackmg m tact. A t~ousand and ~me thmgs can
pull the wrong way many estabhshment, large
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orTsm all; . t
h ere s JUS one answer-I you wan usmess
harmony, see that everybody plays on key and
from the same score. It makes gorgeous cashregister melody.
Wild Curves We Have Met
"Zowie!" chuckled the Business Curve,
"that last dip was a bear!"
"Did you see 'em skid when I started
down, back in 1920?" he giggled,
"it was funny."
"Tame me, would they?" he grinned,
"some broncho-busting crowd, that
bunch. But I've had my fling.
Guess I'd better be respectable
again, for a while, at least."
All of which is verified by such conservative statIstIcians as Babson, and the Harvard Statistical Bureau.
'''No more wild rides for a year, at least," they prophesy,
"1923 will be the BEST year since 1919-1920."
Yes, Sir-yes, indeed; if you think the last few months
of 1922 were good, you'll like the brand they'll deal out
this year. -- ,
It's going 'to· be fair weather-with easy, smooth .sailing.
This will be a great harvest year, gentlemen.
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ACK in New England, where we came
from, the General Store was far more than
a mere dispensary of food, furniture, farm
implements, fly paper, etc. It had many of the
characteristics and a number of the advantages
(after six p. m.) of a Gentleman's Club. Of
course, we speak of that period prior to the passing of the' 43rd Amendment, prohibiting the
manufacture and sale of the juice of the crushed
apple.
The big event of the daY,as you will remember,
if you were one of us, was the arrival of the 7:5 I.
But, because the 7 :51 was eccentric and peculiar
about following the hum-drum, uninteresting
schedule of life, there came quite a period between the time when the crowd gathered around
the cracker barrel to swop yams and. discuss
current politics, and the time it finally wandered
in. Sometimes it did arrive at 7:5 1-sometimes at 9:51-and sometimes not at all.
As we rake over those old memories, there
comes a warm, friendly feeling around the heart
for the good-fellowship that existed there. And
we wish for another slice of it.
Some of the warmest discussions---some of the
best yarns-ame away from those lively gatherings. It was nothing, of an evening, to pan one
of those foreign countries that was starting a
rumpus, and to tell how WE'D handle 'em if
WE were President. Or to outline a plan for the
government to handle the railroads. That was
Hank Smith's pet hobby-and, as we remember
them, some of Hank's ideas weren't so derned
bad, compared with the ones that have been
tried in recen t years.
Your editor has dedicated this page to an
. "Around the Cracker Barrel, Piano-Style,
Discussion." Those of us who have a kindly
feeling for a former day are going to get together each month to wait for the 7:51. Let's
hope she'll be late. We're going to hear from
Hank Smith again. And from old John Baron.
If you don't like what they say, "come back"
in the next issue. If you do, applaud the same.
He'p yerself to th' crackers, too.
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6clilorial
'The S TAN DAR D
Player Monthly
Puolisked
by
Monthly
THE STANDARD PNEUMATIC ACTION
638 W.
52D ST.
CO.
NEW YORK CITY
Eli it. ria l B . a r Ii:
A. W.
JOHNSTON
President
H. E.
LAWRENCE
Editor
The Bermuda Prize Contest
We would be remiss if we did not
comment on the success and the obligations of our very remarkable Bermuda
Trip Contest, prize-winning articles beit;g reproduced elsewhere in the magazme.
The judges, as you know, were men of
ability and personal prestige, not to be
wavered in the making of decisionsMr. C. S. Hammond, Manager of Frederick Loeser's Piano Department and
Mr. Carlton Chase, business manager of
the Music Trades Review. These judges
were ably assisted by our President,
Mr. A. w. Johnston.
And hear what these judges have to
say:"Narrowing the choice of articles
down to the best two was quite the hardest task we ever tackled. There were
so many unusually fine essays submitted
it was almost impossible to arrive at the
best two."
In fact, they said that they had worked
nights for almost a month on the contest,
and the keenest analysis was necessary.
Space does not permit our printing the
list of names of all contestants who
SHOULD receive Honorable Mention.
We trust that each contestant will
consider this acknowledgment an informal announcement of our appreciation of the splendid work they did.
While we heartily congratulate the
winners, we also have a warm word of
praise and appreciation to say to those
who were not quite so fortunate.
It is our ambition, in future issues, to
print some of the exceptional essays.
And now-off for Bermuda, and may
Joy attend.
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To Lose a Friend
Some philosopher has said: "To lose a
Friend, is to die a little."
It seems to us that he might have
added, "To Make a Friend, is to Live a
Little More."
After all, it isn't so much the place
we're living in-the size of the townthe height of the buildings-the beauty
of the parks, as it is the friends who surround us. During the past ten years,
the Standard has been fortunate enough
to make many friends, which we treasure
above all other things. It is our greatest ambition and hope to keep all of
our old friends, and make many new
ones during 1923.
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Plan, You Sinner, Plan!
The other day your editor dropped in
to see one of the large Middle-Western
dealers. In the Manager's office, I had
just gotten seated in one of the most
comfortable chairs, and was regaling
myself with one of his best cigars, and
StandaJod' Phwer Month.br
preparing to listen to his latest and very
best yam, when a man appeared at· the
door.
Looking up, my friend said :~" 'Lo,
BilL'
"Hello, Harry," responded the newcomer~a newspaper reporter, I learned,
"got that ad. ready?" .
"Forgot all about it~you write better
copy than I do, Bill; won't YOU write
it for me?"
"Sure,"
responded
Bill.
"Two
column, ten-inch be enough?"
Bill certainly was a lightning worker.
Inside" of two or three minutes he was
back with the finished copy. "Guess
that'll do, Bill," said my friend, after he
read it, "give it to the other papers, also,
will you ?" And he turned to resume his
story.
I have thought of that incident and
that "ad" many times since. The cost
of" having it appear in the three papers,
would be at least $60.00. I trust it
brought business~to the extent of the
money expended, at least.
"Well," most of us will say, "that
could never happen in THIS establishment."
Honest now, couldn't it? Doesn't it?
It certainly does with Yours Truly, and
there isn't an office in the country which
has more reminders in the form of placards, etc., to suggest to us the need of
planning carefully and~on time.
"The plan is the thing!" It's a compass to the mariner~tracks to the
locomotive~a guide for the motorist~
the sign-post which says :~"Tum Here"
or "Go Straight."
And when applied to advertising, just
remember this~that old advertising
dollar is a lot more flexible than many
people think. I t'll shrink up so, you
won't get ten cents' worth of value from
it, or it'll stretch so, you'll get two dollars' worth, if you plan~and work your
plan.
And remember this, too~the Standard is ready to help you plan~and work
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your plan. All you have got to do is to
write in and say:~"Here's a specimen
of the kind of advertising we do. Send
us anything of this nature you have."
And~in the words of Eddie Cantor"YOU'LL BE SURPRISED," Yesdelighted with the response you'll get.
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The Standard Puts 'Action in
Satisfaction
Of all things in the world
That produce distraction,
'Tis th' workin's of
A poor player action.
The use of such is
Laborious strife,
Th' grief-makin' thing
Takes th' joy out of life.
Misfit tho' it is,
But called "player action,"
An infallible device
For "DIS-satisfaction,"
For a better Playerpiano,
Take MY advice,
Choose the HIGHEST grade,
REGARDLESS of price.
If the purchase of one
You con-tern-plate;
See the Standard-ActionAnd In-ves-ti-gate.
This Player Action
Brings out the tone,
Well worth its cost
To any old home
If a careful buyer,
You happen t' be,
Save Time and your money
~Just go there and see.
A Standard Action Player,
At any store
And you'll be pleased better
Than EVER before.
By A. Hopkins,
Shelbyville, III.
Many a true word is spoken in poetry.
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U£STlONS
~keda1UL
c.Answered
IMPORTANT
When writing to us about a Standard Action, will you be sure to let us
have the Player Action Number, and the make of Playerpiano in which
the action is installed? This information will eUminate much delay and
will enable us to give you very prompt service.
J. R. S.- We are having trouble with
our Playerpiano. Often hear a sudden
knock in the instrument. 1 looked the
piano over and found that it was caused
by the sustaining bellow (the top of which
measures I judge 3xS inches) which lies
in the lower left-hand corner of bottom
Action. The trouble was this: When one
let the piano sustain a note automatically,
according to roll (or if one sustained by
hand) the piano would sustain the notes
but when sustaining bellows was released,
one could hear a knock. 1 believe that
either the spring is too strong or the hole
through which it draws air when opening
is too small-at least the noise is caused
in that bellow through sudden rush of air.
NOISE IN LOUD PEDAL PNEUMATIC-To prevent this rush of air
into the Sustaining Bellow (or Loud
Pedal Pneumatic) would suggest you
glue a piece of loose felt over the intakeport or hole over the top of the valves
in the Loud Pedal Pneumatic. The air
will go through the felt, but will not
rush in too quickly which causes the
noise you mention.
R. U.-1 was working on a piano
which worked very sluggish. The fault
was in the piano action. The hammers
were too tight in the butt flanges-that is
the hammer butt did not work freely in the
hammer butt flange. I have found this
trouble before and 1 put a drop of benzine
on the bushing on each side of the hammer
butt and it worked a little better but not free
enough. It is hard to get repetition. I
think dampness caused this trouble and I
wondered if an electric bulb was put in the
bottom of piano for three or four hours,
would it help any.
SLUGGISHNESS IN PIANO ACTION-To overcome this difficulty, we
would suggest you purchase a bottle of
"Marvel Action Restorer" from the
Marvel Action Restorer Co., 448 Hudson St., New York City. In the April,
1920, issue of our Standard Player
Monthly, we had the following notice
regarding this fluid-"Attention Tuners;
Have you heard about the New Marvel
Action Restorer? When applied to the
sluggish, sticky piano action, this fluid
immediately eliminates sluggishness and
Standard Player Monthly
causes the action to work freely again.
A drop of fluid on the bushing of the butt
flange is all that is required. Working
with the old method, you were obliged
to wait from one to two hours for results.
Again we wish to emphasize that the
Marvel Action Restorer acts immediately and thus avoids delay. This fluid
may be purchased from the Marvel
Action Restorer Co., 448 Hudson St.,
New York City."
The other method would be to mix
50% water and 50% alcohol and put a
drop on each side of flange right in the
bushing, but this takes from two to three
hours to dry-hence we advise the use of
the "Marvel Action Restorer."
A. T. M.-Every note speaks when you playa
70, but once. When I play at 30, it will hit five
times. Everything looks all right, the bleed hole is
open and the valve looks good to me.
PRIMARY VALVES-You will probably find
that the Primary Valves have too small motion.
Get the proper play by using our Primary Valve
Gauge and refer to instructions given on page 24
of our catalog.
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Itasket." The rolls are profusely illustrated by
pictures of Dutch kiddies clothed in their quaint
costumes, and shod with their quainter wooden
Sabots. Put this roll in their stocking for the
Christmas surprise. Here is a present which
will bring them more happiness than a dozen
toys, costing a dozen times as much.
These, and many others, are here now. Of
course you will want music for the holidays.
Come in today.
Very Truly Yours,
THE MUSIC SHOP.
The inspiration for this letter came
from the December bulletin of one of
the player roll manufacturers. It is not
intended to be used now, but is merely
offered as a suggestion of what might be
done every month in the year. Imagine how such a letter, sent out with
your monthly player roll bulletins, would
increase your sales in this department.
If you think well of the idea, let's "Get
together." We will be glad to furnish
you EACH MONTH with a letter of
this stimulating and business-getting
kind. What say-write us-we're at
your service.
,
Magnatone
Much favorable comment has been
•
heard about "Magnatone," the fluid
which increases tone volume of a piano. These Want Ads. are Printed Free of Charge
It is said that a few drops of this paten- IMPORTANT NOTICE: Send in your advertisements before the fifteenth of the month
ted fluid will double the tone of any soft, to insure insertion in the edition of the first
"mushy" toned piano. This prepara- month following. Want ads. received a.fter
the fifteenth will have to appear in the edition has been used on many high-grade tion of the second month following.
pianos with wonderful success. It is
POSITIONS WANTED
said that Magnatone has not failed
Salesman wishes position with Piano Factory.
once to do all that the manufacturers
15 years' experience as wholesale and retail
Salesman. Also handled line on consignment
claim for it.
for myself. Can handle crew of Salesmen on
If you are interested in Magnatone,
Road. Expert closer-not afraid to work.
Want Column No. 277.
write to Mr. Herbert Standever, 3i2
Hampshire St., Buffalo, N. Y. We By Piano, Victrola and Music Roll Saleslady.
understand that a sample bottle of this . Have 4 years' experience. Wish to locate in
vicinity of Jersey City, Hoboken or Newark,
fluid may be obtained from the above
N. J. Want Column No. 278.
(Continued on page I7)
party at a very nominal price.
WANTED
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Answer: To open and close the channels to the pneumatics.
January Questions
C Standard Player Monthly
ONGRATULATIONS are extended to the following readers of
the
who answered the December questions correctly:
H. E. Clingenpeel, Frankfort, Ind.
Manuel J. F. Corrar, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Price Kiker, Ft. Worth, Tex.
A. W. Rafnell, Auburn, Maine.
C. E. Wilkinson, Chicago, Ill.
Paul Wascher, Frackville, Pa.
l P. Schlosser, Amityville, N. Y.
Chas. F. Steward, Pontiac, Ill.
William F. Heller, Lincoln, Neb.
Question No. I. How is the "take up"
spool regulated?
Question NO.2. How should the idler
spool rest against the chain-loosely
or tightly?
Question NO.3. How can you detect
a bent motor shaft?
Question NO.4. If a motor slide valve
leaked, how would it affect the operation of the motor?
Question NO.5. How would a loose
pallet valve affect the operation of the
Playerpiano?
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Here are the answers to last
month's questions:
Question No. I. How would you detect
a leaky pneumatic on the motor?
Answer: First remove the slide valve.
Place a piece of leather over the hole
leading to the pneumatic. While this
hole is completely covered, try to open
the pneumatic. If it opens hard, the
pneumatic is not leaking-if it opens
easily, while the hole is completely
covered, the pneumatic is leaking.
Question NO.2. When on "reroll" does
the air pass through the governor and
tempo valve?
Answer: It passes through both valves,
but does not operate either.
Question NO.3.
When a note is
"played" how long will the pneumatic
stay collapsed?
Answer: As long as the opening in the
tracker bar is exposed.
Question NO.4. Through what channels does the air pass to enter the
pneumatic thus making it open?
Answer: Through the channel leading
through the back of the secondary
valve.
Question NO.5. What is the purpose of
the valves of a player action?
The Combined Damper and
Hammer Spring Clip
Tuners who have tried the above
illustrated spring clip manufactured by
the Buser Manufacturing Company are
very much pleased with it. The spring
clip makes the long, tedious, nerveracking job of replacing hammer and
damper springs a pleasure, and brings
the work of hours down to a few minutes. These clips will slip on any spring
rail of an upright piano action, which
includes the Playerpiano. They will
not interfere with the spring in the
spring rail. They are made of thin
steel, very light but durable.
The single hammer spring clip can be
replaced quickly without removing the
piano action. For more information
about these spring clips, write to the
Buser Manufacturing Company, 1324
Wishart St., Philadelphia, Pi!.
18
Standaro Player .Monthly
We need at once a first-class Tuner and Repairman who understands Player work and Ampicos. He must be able to refinish. Wi1l pay
as much as One Hundred and Fifty Dollars.
Beautiful city in South. Want Column No.
296.
Experienced, aggressive, neat-appearing Piano
Salesman. One who is capable of closing own
sales and creating new business. Prefer man
wi1ling to invest $2,500 to $5,000 with company, furnishing very best references with the
trade; to take charge of branch store in city of
30,000 population, with only one branch store.
Best town in the country-only 25 miles from
home office. Connected with paved highway
and interurban.
Wonderful opportunity to
right man. State full particulars, references,
qualifications and compensation desired. Reply
to-Room 1222 Kimball Bldg., Chicago, Ill.
Piano Tuner and Repairman with a complete
knowledge of Player Actions wanted. Would
prefer one with case' work experience. Steady
work. Salary and commis5ion. Write to
Miller Piano Co., Coatesvi1le, Pa.
Wanted: Successful executive General Manager
and Sales Manager for an old-established piano
house. Will pay top salary for six months to
year for trial. If successful wi1l expect party
to take part interest in taking some stock so
present owners may know they have someone
who wi1l be tied to the business. Wi1l give
half of all the profits to the right man. This
is the greatest kind of an opportunity for a real
great piano man with small capital. Present
owner is retiring. Wi1l back business and the
right party to any amount necessary. Want
Column No. 297.
Information Wanted-Would very much appreciate address of H. L. Finn, a Piano Tuner.
Reply to F. X. Allen, Box No. 934, Del Rio,
Texas.
Wanted-Piano Tuning and Player Repairing
in Northern New Jersey. Headquarters, New
Brunswick, N. J. Want Column No. 298.
Location Wanted-Am looking for a good location to open a Repair Shop and would like to
hear from one or two Dealers in a town of about
15,000 population; who would be in a position
to give me work. Am an experienced Tuner,
Repairman, Refinisher and Reproducing Action Mechanic. 45 years of age. Also tune
and rebuild organs. Have worked at the
game all my life. Want Column No. 299.
Opportunity-Want to get in communication
with an efficient Tuner and Repairman who
would be willing to invest a small amount of
<;apital to open a Tuning, Repairing and Rebuilding Shop in city of 175,000 in the center
of New York State. There is an excellent
opportunity here and wi1l bear the closest investigation. I wi1l invest as much capital as a
partner. Do not let this chance slip by.
Located here 6 years and know the ground.
Have followed the Tuning and Repair business for 30 years. Want Column No. 300.
Manufacturers-A well-known Music House in
Guadalajara, J alisco, Mexico, wishes to correspond with manufacturers of High-Class
Playerpianos, wanting to introduce their instruments in this country and want an American agent in this city. Highest references
from this country and the United States. F.
Ramos, 936 Pedro Moreno, Guadalajara,
Jalisco, Mexico.
Attention-Tuners, Playermen, all around men
wanted to list with us as we have established a
free employment office for piano help and are
in touch with all the music houses on the
Pacific Coast needing employees. There is no
charge to the employee or employer, for this
service. Address Western College of Piano
Tuning, 611 Laguna St., San Francisco, Cal.
Want to Buy: A combination Stationery and
Musical Merchandise Business in country town
near New York City. Experienced Piano
man. Want Column No. 301.
Piano Ivories-One of our Tuner friends recently wrote us, asking where he could purchase some ivories. Since then we find that
Mr. Chas. Felmeden, 333 Henry Clay Avenue,
New Orleans, La., has quite a supply of these
second-hand ivories on hand and wi1l be glad
to furnish any amount desired at a nominal
charge.
FOR SALE
A fine tuning business in the best town in
southwestern Nebraska. Established 20 yrs.
Net earnings, $300 per month. Located with
the oldest piano house in the State. Fine
territory. Reason for selling-poor health.
No one but a first-class tuner need apply.
Want Column No. 302.
Seven new Packard Pianos and Playerpianos.
Instruments in original boxes. Wi1l make an
attractive price to some dealer. Located in
western Illinois. Want Column No. 303.
Music Store for sale in live Wisconsin town.
Doing a fine business. Cash necessary.
Want Column No. 304.
Established Piano House located in Quincy,
Illinois, for sale. III health of the firm makes
it imperative to dispose of the business at once.
A rare opportunity to take over a profitable
investment. Especially so for a good tuner or
somewhat experienced Salesman who wishes to
go into business for himself. Would consider
any reasonable offer from someone who might
wish to close out stock in next thirty or sixty
days.
Address - GILES BROTHERS,
QUINCY, ILL.
New York, Friday, December 29, 1922
24 European Manufacturers Now
Equip Their Playerpianos with the
.Standard Player Action
*Denotes Recent Additions
*Ajello & SOns
London. N.W.I, England
*Ateliers De Construction R. F .... ....Paris. France
*Bansall & Sons, Ltd
London, E. 9, England
*Beadle & Langhein
London, N.W. England
*British Piano Mfg. Co.
.
London. England
*Broadwood White & Co
London. England
*Bernard Brock..
. London. England
*Burling & Mansfield
London. N.7. England
*Collard & Collard
London, N.W.I, England
*J. B. Cramer&Co.• Ltd London, N.W.I. England
*Dale, Forty & Co
London, England
*Ducat, Wilmott & Co
__ .. __
London, England
*Godfrey·& Co., Ltd
London. England
*Harper, P. Co...................
.
_.London, England
*Hilton & Hilton..........
...Yorkshire, England
*J. & J. Hopkinson. Ltd
London, England
"Bertram Ison, Ltd
__ London. N. England
*Kemble & Co
London. N.16, England
*J. ;Oor..
Brussels. Belgium
*B.·Squire & Son, Ltd
London. N.W.I. England
*John Strohmenger & Sons, Ltd.
London, E.C.I, England
*Alfred Taylor & Sons. Ltd
London. En~land
*Triumph Auto. Ltd..
. ..London. N.7. England
*Wallis & Son. Ltd.
.
London. N. 16. England
American Piano Co
East Rochester, N. Y.
Anderson & Co.• F. P.
.
New York
Archer Piano Co........
.. W. Hoboken. N. J.
Austin Piano Co.........
..
New York City
Autppiano Co...................
.
New York
Bacon Piano Co
'
New York
Baumeister Piano Co
West Hoboken, N. J.
Braumuller Piano Co
West Hoboken, N. J.
Baus & Compamr......... ..
New York City
Biddle Piano Co........... ..
New York
Bjur Bros.........
..
New York
Bogart Piano Co........
..
New York
Bond Piano Co
Fort Wayne. Ind.
Becker Bros............
..
New York
Behr Bros. Co......
.. ..New York
Butler Bros. 'piano Mfg. Co
Cincinnati, Ohio
Bush & Gerts Piano CO
Chicago. Ill.
Bush & Lane Piano Co
Holland. Michigan
Cambridge Piano Co.....
..
New York
Chase-Hackley Piano Co
Muskegon, Michigan
Cameron Pi~no Co.• A. B
New York
Cable & Sons................ ..
New York
Christman Piano Co....... ..
New York
Cable-Nelson Piano Co
South Haven, Mich.
Cable Co.• Hobart M
La Porte. Indiana
Craig Piano Co........ ..
Montreal, Can.
Cunningham Piano Co.......... .. Philadelphia, Pa.
DeRivas & Harris Mfg. Co
New York
Davenport-Treacy Co...
. New York
Doll, Jacob & Sons......
.
New York City
Estey Piano Co.................
.. New York
Everard Piano Co...........
. New York
Faber Piano Co
New York
Farrand Piano Co.......
..Holland. Mich.
Fischer. J. & C. Piano Co
New York City
, Foster & Co
East Rochester, N. Y.
Foster Arm~trong.Co
East Rochester, N. Y.
French & Sons, Jesse. Piano Mfg. Co.•
New Castle, Ind.
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Gourley Winter & Leeming. Ltd.,
Toronto, Canada
Grinnell Bros..... ..
Detroit, Mich.
Grinnell Bros..........
. Windsor, Onto
Haddorf Piano Co.
.. Rockford. Ill.
Haines & Co., W. P..
..
New York
Haines Bros..
..
East Rochester. N. Y.
Harvard Piano Co
Dayton, Ky.
Hoffman Piano Co
North Milwaukee. Wis.
Hughes & Sons Piano Mfg. Co
Foxcroft. Me.
Huntington Piano Co....
.
Shelton; Conn.
Jacob Bros.....
.. New York
Janssen. B. H.
.. New York
Kirchoff. L................
.. New York
Kohler & Campbell.
.. New York
Kreiter Mfg. Co
Milwaukee, Wis.
Kurtzmann & Co.• C
Buffalo, N. Y.
Laffargue Co.........,...
.
New York
Langdon Piano Co...
..
New York
Lehr & Co., H....
..
Easton, Fa.
Lindeman & Sons Piano Co.........
...New York
Lyon & Healey..
...Chicago. III.
Madison Piano Co.............
... New York
Mansfield Piano Co...
...New York
Marshall Piano Co.
.
Chicago. III.
Mathushek & Sons Piano Co.
..
New York
McPhail Piano Co., A. M.........
...Boston, Mass.
Melodigrand Co.....
..New York
Milton Piano Co...
.. New York
Newby & Evans
New York
Packard Piano Co
Fort Wayne. Ind.
Parklyn Piano Co
West Hoboken. N. J.
Pease Piano Co...
.. .......New York
Raudenbush & Sons Piano Co St. Paul, Minn.
Regal Piano Co...
..
New York
Ricca & Son, Inc.....
..
New York
Roth Piano <;:0...
.... New York City
Schaff Bros.........
..,.Huntington. Ind.
Schaff, Adam......
..
Chicago. III.
Schencke Piano Co..
..
New York
Schiller Piano Co...
..
Oregon. III.
Schleicher & Sons, Inc...... .
New York
Schmidt Dauber Co.....
..
New York
Seeburg Piano Co...
..
Chicago. III.
Shoninger Co., B
New Haven, Conn.
Smith. Barnes & Strobher Co.
....Chicago. III.
Smith, Barnes & Strobher Co.,
North Milwaukee, Wis.
Smith Piano Co
N orth Milwaukee, Wis.
Starck Piano Co.• P. AChicago. Ill.
Sterling, Co., The
Derby, Conn.
Stodart Piano Co
_
New York City
Straube Piano Co
Hammond, Ind.
Stultz & Bauer
New York
Tonk, Wm. & Bro.• Inc
New York
Walters Piano Co
Long Island City. N. Y.
Waltham Piano Co
Milwaukee. Wis.
Weaver Piano Co
York, Pa.
Webster Piano Co
Leominster, Mass.
Wellsmore Piano Co
New York City
Weser Bros...
.
New York
Wick Co.• P. S
N. St. Paul. Minn.
Widdifield Piano Co
Warren. Pa.
Willard Piano Co
Chicago. Ill.
Wissner, Inc., Otto
Brooklyn J N. Y.
Wuertz Co.• O. W
: New York
Wurlitzer Mfg. Co.• Rudolph,
N. Tonawanda. N.Y.
York Piano Co.
..
York, Pa.