TH Tsjlower , for yourbutto nhole, .is sentwith our Best Wi shesfor a p leasant day

ST..\:'\J)/\ RD P.'\'EUMI\TIC ACTIO.'II co.A. W. J"M)U"<>~' !,,,,_

6:;8 West Fifry-second Street

:J(!'W r .,. ( ity

Thi" i" tlu- wav \H' "a id " Co()( l Xloruing"to the- (;ul'"i" Stopping- a t the l Iot cll rrnkc for the Ch ic a~() Con vc n tion .

1921 JUl'E

A Turn for the Betterin Business

Vol. 6, 1'-'0. 6

Our country i,; lookiug forward to tlu- fut ure wi th a feeling- of gn'a troufitlcnrc. ('ourag-l' and dotcrtuinntiou han- aln'ady carried us over therough ,;pol,;.

Bu,;illl'';'; today find,; it self el11t'rg-illg from a period wherein ronditionswere ,,"holly unfa miliar. Confront ed with Ut'W conditions, J1 l'\' - s tandards.nvw methods. the fai th of our people ill our c-ountry will ollly sern' to helpn-, build tlu- hctn-r .

The rountry i,; sound and ou r banking svsrcm has dcmonst ratcd it"wort h. Fear or disaster is past.

:'\0\\" i,; t he t ime to forge ahead an d im-rcaso tlu- demand for the coun trysproducts.

.-\ tu rn for thu lwtt cr in h\t,;illl'"'' has been rea ched, I,; your organiza ­tion keep ing- up with it" pos"ihilitie"? I,; it in -u-p with t he big tim e­which a re ahead of liS? Is it "on high?" Let's go ~

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Mother Nature's School Room.\ SUj.a;:t·"t ion to Help You Increase June Salc-,

'J)ear Jim:l.ast Su nday afternoon. I motored to

Lake Z",ar in the Xl'\\" England hillswhere, you will n-mcmlx-r. \n' "pent asnmnu-r vtn-atjon when wv were kids .For old time's sa ke, I wal ked over to~'(' the Thompsons, hilt Ilwy were awa yfor the dar. ami tIlt" Inrmhou-e waslocked. E\Tn Hump. the ('011 it" had dis­appeared.

So I "It down under a tree a nti frit'tlto n-m-w acqnaintarn-e with our feath­er cd fr iends the chi ckens. Remembe r,Ji m. we t1~'( 1 to have a name for r-ach ofthem? I fandt"(l that I r-oukl pick out

one of the dL'S(...-ndants of that hard­wor king: IWIl, :\Iiss lndusrr io. as weculled her. \\·c used to think th at "hescrnrrlu-d ha rde r an d g:ot more wormsthan a ny other hvn on t ill' funn.

You know, J im , as I sat there andwatched those industri ous little workers,it -eemcdto lilt' that I was in old Moth erXaturc's schoolroo m. ami she was teach ­i ll ~ me a lesso n. Dot's a hell stopsc-rnt t-hing when worms arc scarce?Certainly not! Yet, some of us huma nbe ings get d iscouraged mig-hty easil ywlu-n we have srrntchcd around a littlewithout being able to d ig up a few bij.;orders .

Have you ever trumped t hro ugh thefields, ami accide ntally knocked d O W l1

all aut hi ll ? Did the ambitious littleants lxx-orne discourugod an d give up th ework of building up what you had torndown? You bel your life they did n 't.T hey pitched rig-h t i ll a nd started torepa ir the da mage do ne. ( ;osh . it

must take it lot of grit ami pluck til tinthat. For it 's a mi\{h lY easy thing: tosit do wn and ca ll "quit,," when Provi­deuce ha nds us a whack that lay" ourplans in a heap a t our Iect .

T hen , there is our Irieml . the graysquirrel. Somet inll's when nuts a rescarce in the Fall, he has .1 mig:hty hardti me t rying to gather enough Inr hiswinter supply, D OL'S Ill' lxx-omc dis­cou raged? Xor in the least. \\' tumchestnuts and walnuts are scan-e. hegathers acorns, hut tcrnurs, ere. and ifhe cannot get a supply from the treesth at han> yielded plentifully ill the past,he hunts fa rther on un t il his larder isfillet!'

T ha l Su nday in t he country taughtme a lot, J im, If the children of natu recan meet und brush aside such hig­obstacles-e-we Intelligent human lK'ing-s,wit h t remen dou s resources at our dis­posa l, should not complain when a Ivwstumbling blocks a re thrown in ou r pa th.

Like the little ",ray sq uirrel- if the­t ree, which in other yea rs suppl ied \I S

with acorns of business is Imrl' th is yca r ,WI' m ust look far th er on for our supply.P lenty of business is to be had t his yt'a ras in oth er yea rs, but it may ha ve to hegat hered from a new source,

This is June, Reports show thatmany thousand st udents will graduatefrom hig-h sch oo ls and co ll ('g:t~s thi smonth. Many Playerpiauos will IJt'purchased as graduation gift s. I a mmak ing a gran d -stand play (or thi"h tc-iu ess , J im, Arc you?

Very truly you r,;,Btu . G Rn:s , Piano Salesman,

STANDARD PLAYER MONTHLY ·;

The G raduation Gift

Re cent reductions in the price of pianos ha" made t he P laye r­

piano a very popular graduation gift t his yea r.

There is not one other gift wh ich ", ill give YOU T daughte r

';0 much real. permanen t pleasure and lasting happiness as a

Pluvcrpiano. ::\[ us ic makes the home attract ive for you ng folks.

The home with music is a Xlco-n for you ng people.

:'\0'" is t he t ime to buy your Plaverpiuno. P rires are lower

tod ay than they hnvc hccn sinc e pre-war day_~.

Our Playerpianos IIfC equip/Jed ~i.,jth the [aruous

Standard Player Action, ~"hich contains numerous

[eaturrs 110t f ound in ordinary Plcver pionos,

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(.llats of this Ad sup-plied upon requestv

6 STANDARD PLAYER MONTH LY

An "All-American" Slan t at t he PlayerpianoConsisting of a Xu rul or of Interest ­

ing Facts At-ou t the Player­piano \Yhich ::\ 1<1Y Be

Turned Jnto Com]S e ll i n g T a lk s

Also a Guide to the ),1cthod of Cct­t ing u Full Xl cas ure of Har­

mony F rom Your Player­plano

" I like a Playerpiano." said Dr.Frank Crane in a recent issue of the..Ye-.:..' York Globe " beca use it enables meto play the music that I like to hear,as I like to hear it. "

Undoubtedly, that one point morethan all other factors has been respon ­sible for elevating the foot -played Player­piano to th e envious position of bein gth e lUO,.; ! desirable musical instrument inthe American home. T he Playerpia nois suprem e be ca use it perm its you totake par t in the fun and pleasure ofcreating good music. T he Playerpiano,un like some other musical instruments.docs 1I0t pluv "a t" you - it make s amusician of yo u.

COllsider illg any pleasure or spo rt illwh ich we like to indul ge- we Americansarc too act ive to be conten t to sit on theside lines all the time and watc-h theoth er fellow have a good time. \\'cwant to take pa rt in the fun ours elves.\Yho doesn 't like to see a good baseballgallw ?·- yet , it's a lot more fun 10 get agroup of fellows together a nd go off andhave a ga me of our own. T he pleasureof actually raking part in the ga me addsa lot to the sport.

Take <In instance from your own life :when motoring, are you satisfied to letsomeone else ta ke the wheel ? Of coursenot. More than half of the pleasure ofmotoring comes from running the caryourself.

All ye lovers of a good cigur . Howmany of you arc content to watch theother fellow "smoke up " ami not feelthe butt of a good fag between your OWI1

teeth ?:\ly reason for enumerating the above

facts which ma y scent to be very remotefrom music, if' to forcibly bring out thethought tha t to fully enjoy anything,you have got to get into the spirit of it.T ha t is especially true with music \\'elike to hear good music. but if we arcto get a full measure or pleasu re fromm usic, we've got' to help ma ke it, Igucss we have all had t ha t experience.~\ t the Plnyerpiunu, af tcr a long hardday's work, one gels a cer tain a mount of

T o enjoy music yOIl Jun'c 1:.0110 ma ke i/

STA N D A R D PLAYER MONTHLY 7

rclaxation frorn actually ]willg able t oplay mu-ir- 1'al11('( than 10 merel y listento it ,

Of ('Oll f ,.;('. \I"(~ all realize tha t to lx­proficien t at anything. it takvs a greatdeal of practice. Ba he Ru t h , king o ft he "swu I," <pen t year" of prat-t in' be­fore 11(' hl'ca rue ";0 profu-icn t , I t ", ,.;0

in tcnni- Of gol r. Likvwi-c-. to gN afull ll W<l,;U TI' of plva-urc from YOUT

\'laycrpiilll(). ";( l lll l " prnctirv i _~ lll '('(',",,;.ary .

The "la yvr piaJ1O. ill it,.; pfl' ''l'rn " tall' o fpc-r-h-c-tirm. with it-, nurnc-ruu - device-swhich c-nnt rril thc e xa ct volume of 10 ]]('

;llH ! gr<v l l iate the e-xpre-ss ion. ntforcl-. all

oppurtuni t v wlu-rcbv auy pe-rson . in a"horl peri od 01 rimc. c-an lnx-onn- a11l0,;t inton -«- student o f music. Pe-oplegl'!wrally art' not familiar wi t h this fuct.It remained [or .:\ Ir . I I. v, j\l illigan ,IlI)w(1 c-omposer, orguuis t ,111 11 l c-ar-hr-r,III a recen t article in t ill' " 11 '0/1/ 11 /1''''Home ('01I1Plll; iol1 " 10 "Iri kl' a kcvnorcrega rd ing: l ilt' pn'';(,l1 l ·day Plnver-pinuo.

The Player pian o On lySeml-Mechantcal

"Th l ' t r u t h of 1111' marn-r i,; t hat (Ill'Playvrpiuuo i" not a mvchnnir-al iu-t ru­IlH'111, " ,q y,; \ I r . \f illiga n. "I t is oillysomi-mcc-hanicn l. It ,;Ia m l" midwav be­1\\"('('11 rhc piano which require-s year,; orhard wor-k to master e-ven for the mo-t

talvntcxl. an d tln- reproducing pianowhich nut omatirnllv reproduces the pby~

illj.( o r sorn c- gn-nt ar ti- r. It- ha,.: r-crtuiuad\ ';L lllagl''' ove-r hoth o r the-e iu-uu­rncn ts. hu t it s rnu ds in a class by its-elfa nd rnuct 11"1 lx- 1 '()l1 fll ~ I 'd w i t h I'it lwr "f1 hem.

" '1'0 l'njo y a Plaverpiuno thoroughl y ,and to gl't a real bl'n('fit from it . llIayrcqum- some ,;tudy an d practice, hU I

actually, the musica l reward I,; far

grvater than the c-ornpar.uivclv smallamount of labor e-xpended in obtain ingit. l f youronsirh-r the years that \Hl\IIJhe required 10 mash'r a ';lngle diffir-ultc-omposition . ir 011 (' expected 10 play itOil t he ninno. it seem s n-, thouuh a weekor two ill studying" the plavvr roll c-annot

Ill' grudged ."

Directtons f OT ()reTa till~ t h e Player-piano

T Il<' foll o ,, ' i ll ~ paragraphs o" t lillc' ,1 ",, (lr~e

" hil"h \\'ill euahlc YUU 1<1 g<'l lhe very lw, t n ', ,,118fr om a 1'1ayl"rl' ia no c'qllll'l'''<\ with the S lantla rolI'luvt-r .\ I,t.ion, The "S tuudnrd" I, '~llI i pped

"it h ('('r tain pa tented <l ed "" , whil ~h , wit h a lil tl"'1 u<ly, will enabk- yOll to inkrl'l"<'t I'he 1lI 11 "ica~ ~ kil1fu llv ,," a I r" Irwol arti" t,

How 10 Sit a t l ilt' Playerpiano

<o,n , 'o ur",lf (11' 0 11 I ll<' I,,'nch, whid1 should I,...fa r "11011gh fro m th" pi;l1lo to all"", your kneesto d c';lr tl w fro nt ,,'dgl' of lh l' kevboard ,h voupedal. hu t 1\0 further away, a, ti ll', ha l1t1~ ,h '; 11Idfh l , 'a~il )' o n th" 1" \ l' r,,~~ioti ,k,'ict"~ without"i l her , tn' le h ing t l11' an,, ~ or I){'n <l i"g thc hack.Yom po,it i"" ,holl id I", up right , with t il<' arlllS~ligh l ]\" be ur a t the elbow, Ihc same a u ir",ka ~ in hund-plaving.

How to Pedal

1'1a,'" vo l1r f"" l on the pedal""" Ihal " 'JUl' l" "s"oI1W t,, ' t lw t ol' {"Ig\' , .

l'n's.~ .10\\'11 ,,,w IM,,,Ia I;os far as it wil l \.to, 1 11 ,, 11

prc'~s dow n Til!' ot her, IM'n nit l ing tIl<' first IM-dalto co na' ha ck into IM",iti"'l a~ the o l lw T i~ pro>,",,,1do" n.

T Ill' stroh, (" I each loo t a ]It'rrMl('lr) shouldbe lOllI(, s teady a ll<l rel-:ul"r . .-\\'oi<l a quh-k.j{'rk y motion, Il o 11m lift t lw fm,t awa y fm lllt il(' IM" lal wh il\' Iw<lalinl', a lt ho ug-h till' Ill" ']1\l il ~ ' ,;wi111-:: aWil" a t li nws, th e ha ll of I ll" f,xlt"uslai"i"g t it" I 'fl'~" "n'. () n t il" ul'wanl 11l0W' ­

llll'11 t , a llo w til<' 1X'<lal t o "o1lll' back th e fLllldistanrt-.

O il lh " <10 \\''' "t Toke, I' r('s..; "a,ily. , Iow[y a nd'u-mlv with ti l(' l , >l'~ . 'I' ll<' I1lm'e J11l'n l s l1l>ul<1 helarl't'iy fro m ti ll' a nkle , the foo t p ivo t ing , asit \\'I're . o n t he heel most of the time. In thisway, a steady. " 'Ttl pressure of a ir is 1l1a int a illed,

T lw f" n 'go!" .,; i,,~tr"('tion, '-o n ' r 11>" f" ",J,, ­1ll,'nr,,1 prill<'iplt" of correct IM'dali l1;;. T lw lon-eof thc "ITOk{' an d t h" o-cn-t monu-nr at whi"hit is made a re, o f ,.OUT"" , ';rri l"! to a'"C')nlplish('('Tlai n mll~ ical r-tlccrs, s ru-h as crescendo,<li l11 il\llc'I1 <10. ~l1d<l(,,, lone! e:1",.t" rh "l lu" icaC ("('ll1 ~, 1'1(".

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T he ma jorit r " i I,.,r f<)rnwr~ ma\;(' t he lll isl" kl'o f , ,,,da ling too hard. EWll for \"I'ry IUlldJ ,a~s"g"", 1II0dNIII,' pcd ..lillg is ;;J lllp ly suuu-Icm .

Re-rct l L e H lT

The I{,'-roll Lever is at Ih.., <">;tet'n,,, ri gh t ha nds;,!{, or the h ·vhcd. \\"hl'1l t his k-vr-r is ;1\111(" r ight or thc slot in t he kcvl-cd , vvu aTt'n 'a, h- 10 play. \\")1<'l1 on t he \c ft, it is ill apositiVI] (P r(':mll t hl' music .- Ifow tn Know the Proper T empo (T im e)IJdor<' th e pcrforatious in a pi,"'(' of 111 US; " nrc

r(·adwd . a 11111l11"'r will he uoriccrl which in _dican-s th e li me al which t he 1';('('(' is [0 II('p lay!"!. Place tbe tempo 1..,\"('r indicator "p­po sin- to 1h" cOrrl's lNn ,l inK numlu-r on the",'a i" I,ack of it , a nd t hen yaTy t he l ime as YO UTrasi c ;n<li"al":;.

'I he Tempo or T ime LeverT lw T'-J1lp<) Lever i ~ TO t he lefl of tl )(' rc-r oll

lever a nd con t r"l" Ih" spee,! of t he pla ye r whkhis p" illt"d out to yOll hy t he a rro w un t he t e-mpoindica tor in t Il" spool-box.

\\"1)('1J the " 'm!,,, kn'r is at tht' ""tn:me leftor Ill(" sl"l in t Il<' k,·y!.ooa rd , it ,,'ill 'w!, Ih"1 b, ,'r, a nd , h y g ra dually moving this leve-rto tho righ t yo u ran ,H:'luirc nn y sp,,,,d t hat ism" rkt, 1 '111 Ihe roll or t ha t yo u fee l you JllayIHlIlI duri ng the [,lay ing of a ruusic rull.

Expression :\-farks on the .MusicYou will find on t Ill' music a dolled line (the

llyn,lIl1k Line) which is illlen,kd to inform PJIlco nc"rni ng- tIl<' d,'gu'l:' of (on '" which ,·,1('h partuf th e plcrc f(" Juin·s. If t he line is to t he""tn'n ,c k-It, it indi'\lks , 'cry sof l " ITe"!" \1'1'­pi al1iss il1lo). If one-fourt h o f t he d islall re fromtln' lef t, med iUI11 ~"ft d Te<'ls , l' piano ); if<ll:t·~ h,']f, Illl'di u1l1 lou d cffoct s (:\IF-Jl1"ZzO­f()l'!e .~: if th rt-c-quartcrs of t Il(" d i, la nc" , hmd("lI,,<'( s ~F fort,, ) : ,IIU\ if at t he full distamx-,a s hllld ,H"<' l ' "s l'ossib)" (I·T-fo l"l i,,~ irn ()).

On ti ll' 1lI u, i" I" '" d ,, l1w dolled lin"" will IJC[0 )1( 1(1 ti ll' abbrevia tions 1'1', 1', :\11<', ami 10' 1',ll:~· " " ';I l(i ll ;: ~ of wh ich an' ind k at ,'d '11,,)\·e .

D~'mlmlc Eff~'cts ·

(C ha n ges li nd Con t ra s t s uf T une)To o l>la in I·,'ry s"fl "ff('(' t~ , 111"" <: hoth Ih"

:-'0/1 Ha,.s a nd Suf i Trd,k kq'rs t<J t he Id1.For so ft ,' ITt-"t s, mOl'e the :,>,,! t Bas~ \;o n ' l" I"Ih,' Id l and p,'dal ""I"y g,-nt ly. [,'0 1" medium('I1'('('l s, 11J0I',' I h,' ~o ft J!"",s lever to Ill<' le ft and1,,'dal l'"nt ly , hill wit h a Iilll<· 'Hon ' fo rc,' t ha nfor Ill<' so!t " IT<'('l~ . T [l<' ~oft Ibs~ 1<,1'(' 1' ,.ho uldI", Iw l<l 10 ll1l' ldt II", gn' a l<'l" pa r t o f t h,' riuu-:111ud l 111on ' rnnstarulv t ha n t h" ~"ft Tn·l,l"It'n'r, ,())r! ,should II<' 'n ,I"<l.,,,d o llly {Ol" slK'da l;Ie('('n l', bass lJIl'!' l<li,'s and vcry lOlld passag"S ,

{;ra d ualh- LOlld, 'r Crr,'frml,,--i, i'Hliea l"d on11", 1111Isi" sl",,,, by thc ""xpn'ssio!l lin ,," running

~lf yOlll" l 'laY"''jliano has Imtt o ll' in plan· of111(" leu'rs ol"scrih"d lw n ·i' l, d" pn' '''' tll\' l" ,tl o" s"Iwn'n'r tlu- d..scrip tion says 10 pll l1 tlu: h'\( ·r.

diagonally irOll1 kft 10 ri.-:h l , and hy tIl(' a b­I)rl'\ ';al ion Crr,,,·.

To ol,l a i" n",c<'n <l o frotH vc rv soft, hold hm ht he Soft Ilass and Soft Tn·bie [e\"('rs to I ll<'left a ll' ! Jl<'da l gell t ly. ]{el,'as<' the Soft T n ·h l"I"YN, continuing the g<'lll le w'dalinl( . ( ; ra d ­uallv increase the krcl.' of th" I ~,' ( la li ng un til l lll',I,.si n ~d lou,]ness is obtained . If t he crescendois lo be very loud, release also the ~oft ll"s,;lever toward the end of t he !Te",'el1dn.

To oht ain cre" '(,n,]o fro m l1wdiulll , allow tlu­~'lf l T reh le le\"\'1" to rr-main in it~ l1 ormal l'0s iti ollfrom rbe l~ 'l( i n l1 ill l,[ <I ud grad wIlly i,wn 'as(, 11ll'force of t h ,· I ~'d ;<li n l!.

For vcrv 10".1 effects. ,11\011' bot h t he Soft.11'1"''' and So[l Trt-hb- k\TrS 10 remain ill I h ~'irnormal II<)sition", d raw Illl' S ust ai ni n;: I'cd,,1kn'r to Ur(' ril(ht and p"da [ with ntrxk-r.ttc­fOI"("(· . For loud d T" "ts, !I10\ '" the Soft Bassl" I'<'T t o the left. and peda l with ],'S8 fore" t hanfor vcrv loud eff,·"'s. For nu-dium loud " O',,,t ,;,use rhc Soft Bass l"ver and 1',..d ;,] with "ti ll lessforce. The S ustai nin g l'<'da l l" n 'r ,], ould I~'

used \'e ry j ud ic iou sly .

Sudden Loud ChordsTo strike _' \I,]'h'1I loud ch o rds. iliOn' ';llsta inil 1'-t

lever at ('xl .e111<' Idl. .\l tlu- insla n l l hal 111<'pcrforations ill the music sl"'e l reach t he lrack" ,'har hoks, aivc a su d,]Pn maximum I' rl'SSlln, oil

111<' In 'a , lI" ,,'hich hapl' ,'n' to I,,, llpp"rm,,, t 'II111(' moment. Resume non"'11 Iwdallllg a fl, 'rt l", loud d w rd or chord" han' I)(','n "oUIH1,',1.

Runs, Trills , Etc .Ra pid r un-s, tr ills, gran" IlOt"s ," Id o l!l<' r lu-il­

li.uu orn.nucnrations _bou M 1", play, 'd "o flh­bv hoh lillK both sof l k ",'rs. (·""n t1" "'l(h tl WY,x'T ur in ot lwr"'i,,,' l"L,,1 pa ~-: I ;':"' , .\ gex"ll'IT1" :tI,~ prodm-cd I ,, ' di lilillisl,iJl ~ tlu- t, " ll' IowaI'd Ih ,'l' l1 d of ,1 rap id flill . ,·illH·r 111' or <I"Wll. .uu l ;l l~"at Ih,' sal1\(' t il1 ](.' to r i tard,

Pause or "I/old"1 1l";r.al~J 011 Ow .Iflls;" Sj, ~,' 1 hI' Ii,,' Si~1I

JlIslfm/ty push thr: "T,'ml~ > ["' ~·,'r " as far foth e l" ft a ~ lxlS~ih\;o . Th i ~ 1)1'(", ,, '11 _ th e roll Irornmoving. If ihc " hold " b on a Ilot" or d Hm l,and t h" roll is stoPI ~,,1 \\'11<' ll I " ,riorali () n ~ apJwa rover Ilw I l"a ('kPr-I,a r hoh", t [w Will' will 1)(' S(1 s­l a i'll',l. Ii 111l' hold 'XTurs on a "n"l ," al1, l llwro ll is s topp"d so lh;'l a "", 'li"' l o f un pcrforau-dpalwr cm','r., t lw t r.u-kor-bar Ii():,' ~. ,il,· ,1<" · willc-u-ut-.

Get Behind t h e S m oo t Bill\"hat arc ynu do itlt.( 10 lu-lp win

the excise rax ligh t? The Smoo tBill repeals the wartinu- tax 011

musical instruments . If it i"pn- scd: it will t.(rt·atl y lx-ncfir thcmu sic indu-trv.

STA N D A R D PLAYER MONTHLY

104 G uests Attend Standard Luncheon

!I

Tuners Tu rn Out in Force

C ue of G rea tes t Events III

<tunda«! History

\Yonl" fa il t he wr iter i ll attempting to,k ,;("r ibt, tlu- luncheon given h)" lilt'

Standard Pnt'lllllatit" ACl ion Compa ny Int hc 11111('r" in t lu- Red Room of t ill'

Hot el La Salli' on TUl""'!,ly , :\ Iay 10Th.

.-\11 th at J call '<,:ly i-, thai it wus a hugv,,\len.,..,. .

The- larg-t· atu-nda ncc nlom- wouklhan- insun-d it" suer...'1-....-tht~H' were l 0 -l

'-:"m.... l" this year as compared wit h 6.)at OUf luncheon tw o yea rs ago. Hu t th erun- "l riking feature tha t made thisluncheon a greater MIITi'S" than a ny welurvc had ill the pa:-t ; t he feature thatmade it stand out lu-ad an d shouldersaho\"(" tlu- lither!': t ill' fc..uurc that gaverhi- lum-hcou "ucll a warm :<p01 in thehearts of t he omdal~ of the Sta ndardI'uoun mt ic Action (' (llllpan y- Wa f< t hepn'>'t'lll'l' of the \'Ny charming and lx-au­tifu l women . l .c r us hope tha t therewill he a much larger number presentnext yea r,

After the luncheon , 1\1r. j ohnston ,Pres iden t of th e St andard Pm-umuticAc-rion Company, gave a short addressal ong the lines of co-operation . :\ Ir ,johnst un sa id in pa rt that he ho ped theSt and a rd Compa ny would ha ve thepr-ivilege of eo-nlx'rat ing: wi th the tunersto it greater e-x tent this yea r tha n wehan ' r-vr-r In-en ubh- to in ti lt' pa st. T hewri ter Iwpl'" t ha t t'\"('ry t uner will lak efull ilth'antagl' of Xlr . j oh nst on '.. offer,

because I know him well en ough 10

n-ali zc that he a lway.. find" it a pr ivik-gc­to co-operate wit h the tuners in l'n'rypCl>'"ihle way.

Following :\lr. j ohns ton ' s addrt,~,.;,

:\I r . Dl'Ut,.:<,h111<1111\ gavv a talk along:similar lines. Then, your hu mble -er­vanr said a few worrls abou t the StandcrdPlayer JIo;;I"ly. For tfn- lx-ucfit of tho-cwho were not able to attend the lun­r hcon. I am g:oing to repeat one thoughtthat I t r-ied to "put nver" there. » on' the af ra id to put you r problems up to tlu­S. P. :\ I. \Ye WOlI't guarantee tn find it

wife for you, or to exchange your mother­in- law, but we will guarantee to Iurni-hyou with any technic..1 informationabou t the Pla yer Artiou that YOII dvsirv.The ."J'ta..dard PI<J-)'rr .lf01;thJy j,.; yourmagneinc, and we wan t you ttl fl'C,1 asfn'C' to u-c it a" if you WNl' act uallypayin g- for it,

Followin l-{ i" a partial list of the lk:e·ga les wh u ar n-nr k'd the luncheon . L'n­fort unatelv. wv were 110 1 ahh- to g:l'1 lilt'names of a ll presen t . tlu-n-fon-, if you a t­te n-led the lum-lu-ou . am i yo ur nann­does 110t a ppear 1)('10 \\", \I" C hope thatYOll will lIo t fl 'p! " l i !~ h l l,( 1.

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It STANDARD PLAYER MON 'l'HL Y

EDITORIAL'The S T ANDARDPl a ye r Mont h l y

'P ,,6Ii,ht4 M ~nfh /,· OJ

rH B STA:-':DARD PNHUMATIC A CTION Co.NE W Y O RK CITY

E J i r . r i . 1 B • • "l ,

;\ . W. JO H'<'TO'i President

II. F . }.,\W R f;"'"E Ed itor

Old Ma n Prosp eri ty Rec overingNy Arthur 1. Xeurnark

. \ better tone in the stock market,and a hrigh lcr spirit around the businessand financial connuunitv han' \)('('11 inevidence for the past few weeks. Pr iceshan.' shown a pronounced firmness forthe past month , and a strong tenden cy towork towards hig-her levels. The i111­provc rm-nt in such lines as tfu- uu tom o­bile, tin'. oil, textile and copper in­dustries augurs \\"1'11 for the future .Building- artivijic-, have increased r-on­sidt'ra hly. The railroads han' seen theworst and should sh ow a s tea d y im­provemvn t from now on. T he laborboard has shown all upprcciation of theunfair con di t ions imposed hy the X(I­tional \Yorkillg Agrcc me nt « a nd a will­ingness to consider wagl' reductions.T he prospect of th e roads earning-ubstantial balances on their capital." tocks by rhc fall is guod. Th is woul din turn enable t hem to enter rho marketfor new rails and cquipmc-nt , which they

han: hcen ."adly in lwcd o r. a m i rhusFavorably affert l1wsl' industries.

\\'it ll t he fOf('ign situation cleariI1g upcou sidcrnhly , and the possihili ty of anparly sottk-mcnt of the r t-pnr ntinu-,

que-st ion , the outlook for a f('COH'ry inEuropean ufln irs has hcromc muchmore immediate.

Finally , the greatly improved COli ­

ditions of the Federal Res ef\'c Systemwill release a larger a moun t of muchneeded c-redit, and probably at IO Wl' r

ra te" than have existed for the pastthree years. Only recen tly the ~ . Y .Bank reduc-ed its discou nt rate Oil co m ­me rcial paper fro m 7 to (q ~'; .

.-\ 11 of the above would S('('111 to ill­die-ate a gradua lly improving l'l"OIlOlllicand foreign situat ion , X olxxly r-an

forecast co ming events accura tely. butwith the dcarill~ up of th e ra ilro ad ills.a reduction ill retail pri ces. a fur thorreduction in s teel pr-ices. and wal{t'>i ingC!leral , there is every n-ason to be lieve.that by the fall o f this year our indus­rr ics should he once more workiug' at il

lin 'l y cl ip .• • •

The Ma n Who Never Heard of You

T o th e man who ne ver heard of yo u,you do not ex i- a, T o the man orwo ma n who has never heard of yo urstore it doc" not exist.

Ri gh t now , as you read this , you mayhe sitting within a few fed of other nu-n.If these men don't know who you a re. orwhat IJIl"illl'>i.'-' you an' in , you mean nomore to them th a ll a shadow.

STANDARD PLAYER MONTHLY 13

T he y may recogn ize t he magazineyou hold in your hand, but you arcmerel y something not to be stepped on.YOIl have no part in their world .

Our friends are simply those whosema rk ings we recognize, and whose char­arteristics we know. T his rule of ac­quain tan ce applies to goods as well as topeople.

\Yc huy th e articles that we ar e famil ­iar \\'ith-just as we 110d and smile toth e men a nd women we know, and ignoret he s t rungcrs.

.\Iost of the people who come intoyou r s tore ha\"c been in trod uced to yo ua nd your goods by your advertising.For all advert isement is primaril y anintroductiou, and secondly a sa lesman .It mak es new fr iends and it hold-, the oldones. I t m a kes t he public know yourgood" ami regard t hem as a frie nd .

T o stop ndver-tising is to stop greetingold friends an d t o stop mak ing new ones.Dur ing \lay we helper! nea r ly onet housand dealers ma ke new friends.\\'e can he of servic-e to you , too,

• • •Fai t h and Confidence

Extract of .I1r . E. Paul Hamuton's Ad­dress' at the Mer chants' Bm /(/ ud

"This is no t im e for pessimism; if everthere w.rs a time for unive rsal optimism,it is today and tomorrow. Whnt t hewor ld needs, WI1;lt business ncc.ls, whatour industry needs, what e ver yone needs,

" Fa ith -fa idl in ourselves . faith illour country, faith ill our Governmenta nd 0111' la ws . \\'e must have fai th inour business.

" In add ition to faith, the world,business , you and I need confidence .Fa ith hq::els confidence, and confidence

begets faith. .\ t no time in the histurvof the world was confidence more neededthan at this t ime. \\'e need confiden cein the fut ure, confidence in our fellow­men, confluence ill ou r indust ry .

" Fa ith and confidence deserve en­couragement. T he merchant wh o, ingood fa ith and with fullest confidence,m a kes it his m iss ion in life to do thatwhi ch is hones t and right-c such amerchant deserves encouragementfrom eve r-yone.

"Are we downhea r ted ju s t hcr-auscwe have had a terrible storm and thesky was clouded a nd th e days wereblea k and d rea ry a nd th e nights seemedlong an d weary ? Certainly no t .

"We a re not downhearted, bec ausewe believe in the golden opportun ity ofth e future. It will not he eas y , but th efighter will win. \Ve mu st go! \\'emust do ! \\'e m us t make up our mindsto be, for once m ore-iTo be, or no t tobe , th at is th e question.'

" T here is no reason to be down­hearted . "\ ll we need is to have faithin nul' busim-ss ; to make it the m issionof our life ; to have confidence a m i toshow confidence in our fellowmen bydeserving his confidence; to give en­couragement to all who deserve it: to doour utmost to protect the ethics andhigh s ta nda rds of ou r industry.

"And wi th th is faith, t his coufideucc,this encouragement, and this protection ,the wonderful fu tu re of our wonde rfulbusiness is assured forever."

• • •T he Smoo t Bi ll for Federal T ax

Revision will g reatl y benefit the musicindustry. You ca n heir to pass t h isbill . Pro mpt action is necessary .

STANDARD PLAYER MONTHLY

QUERIES &.ANSWERS

IMPORTANTwhen ",rl t lDR to u s about a S tandard Action , will ) 'OU be s u r e t o le t u shave th e Player Action ~umber, and the make of Playerpiano In whicht h e a ct ion is ins t a ll ed? T h is informa tion will elimi n a t e much delay and\\-i11 enable u s to et ve you very promp t service .

F. P . .1.--1 um lOP u~<I jnst a bad prupasitiollIt"".. One of )'O/IT Plll)'u Aclions has gear cogsin tile spool-box Jlwl mJ/le badly . The shltf t thatholds the mlllfl wI: "':hal luu too milch play "",hereif goa through Ihe i''''' j'll<1 lite spool-box.

A.'\S\"E R-Thc excessive play at the pointyou mention is undoubtedly due to tlw hu shinghaving fallen out or else it is very mllch wornand a new bushing is ncccssarv. \Vc a rc s<:mdingyou a piece of bushing cloth (from which you fall

cut a pk'<:e to fit in the "iron" wlwre the shaftgoes throll~h int o the spool-Lox) ami ulso a newshaft and pinion to rep la ce the one which isworn through incorrect meshing. To install allCW bushing and replace shaft an d pinion, pro­ceed as follows: first remove take-up "pool, bytaking out set screw (or regulating screw as it isalso known) on the ldt-han<l side of spool-box.Loosen small set ser<:ws in cellar on shalt and onsproc ke t wheel cnguging motor chain: this willleave the shaft free so you ca n easily slide it outof the tran,;mission. ;';ow illsert t he ne w bush­ing -fasten it in by us ing a lit tl e shdlac; then,before installing the new sh aft and pinion, applya little D ixon' s Graphitoleo 1\0. (;92 to the hush.ing. Be sure when )·011 install t he new shaft andpinion, that yo u tigh ten the screws sccurclvagain. The take-up spool can now he ro­instalkd and it is important thai it is <I1kned

l' ro :",rly : it shuuld Ill" centered so that the dis­t am-e fro m end of spool to ins ide uf check hlo.:kof spool-box, is the same on both riKht and l.,[tsidesc- usc a rule t o measure this d istance. T hespool ca n be moved either to the right or theleft by the regulating screw on the left side ofspool-box. Sec tha t the distance from underside of spool to the bottom of roll box at each" nd of the sp ool , just in side of the flanges , is thesame. If one side is lower than the other, knoc ktlw l()wer end of t he bracket (which engages thetake-up spool) up a trifle, thus raising the take- upsp ool. Also be sure that you install the sh afta nd pinion cor rectly-in ot her words, the smallpinion and large gear wheelan cnd of t"k,,·upspool sh ould come in proper mesh ; t he shaft an dpinion can h" move..l in or out (so as to nwshcorrectly with the gear wheel) by simply loos(,n­inK the set screw in collar on sha ft -hut t ightenthe sacII' l;C\,ur ely a ga in .

II. L. S.-Occa_~iomilly 1 hat~ f ound YOllr actioninstalled in sIKh a ",my 111<11 the tlmr.a of Ihl' ham­mer wippen is sa short I,wd the actian sa ill !i:ilhlhe capstan. scree lurned up so high, th(l! by Ihelime the tuner gets to ii, the act i on i.l settled dm"'11 s(/lar -especially lhrolll.k the middle p"rl, that thereistoo mud fo.l t motion to be adjusted by t uminv liP

IC"nlinlll'1l on pa)!.e Ii)

A~ " OASIS" OF I:\IFOR:\lATIO~

;vlany tuners have said that our "Sign of Duali ty " catalog is a real

"oasis" of information. It contains informa tion invaluable to the tu ner

and player uctiun repairman.

\ \' rit e today for a ('opy of this catalog. \Ye shall be n?"ry glad to send it

to you, free of charge, Oil request.

STANDARD PLAYER MONTHLY 15

Symbols of Friendship

'The Fishing 7'rip"A pa l, a pole, and a can of ba it . \Vho caredwhat the worl d did the n." Those were thedays- when a fellow wou ld divide his lastplug-ged penny with a pa l.

Can't we mix a lit tle more of t his friendship inbusiness? If you and I were to take the oldfishing pole and go hiking off together, I 'll wagerthat you wou ld share your experiences with me.And when you share with me, you share with15 ,0 0 0 others.Come 011 , old pal ! T ake that Waterman 111

hand right now and let me hear from you.

16 STANDARD PLAYER MONTHLY

(Conli,.,w :lj r"m pa~t' Q\

(;. 1>.......... 8 .u I><> BaulDJClI.n nrt, and t:'h.&Jd ) , Ku"" ofChica.", .\ . \". Minif.." "onu..e. :\Iicb. ; .\ . E. Ratbn .l ><-uoil, :>on eIL; X . G . Walt....... II . (: . 1l" ",.-" .,lI, lOut ),I ,. ........

01 C hlnoJlo; KlIln J(olL Cincinnati ; T .). ( ),:>O f"",,,. . Ka """C lly. Mo. : W.II Grall.}. D . F. C reuun. Cedar Ra pid.,la . ; J. (;. R. Aot ius. Cbira.olo>; II.... ,.,. KemP<"". !ie. l.oui..:>" n. : Ro y O. C bipbJ;ln. C"md Rapi<!A. ),I;"h.: U..,.. T n-Ib .Cbb.cn; K. C. B~. j ..-...m. X. Y. ; n ",•. c.•.."".. G....nd bland. X<"b.: A. ) . Gordon, U..nk·,..dllr.Oltla . ; G. \1. st.-r. Peoria. In. : .\ ..\ . 81;" l'«>ria . Ill. :l l.rr~· I.:. Redd.."""", Cin cinnati. Oh io; :\I",••"d Mr. G . .\ .F nu ..l. Cincinna ti. Oh io: :\[ro. W. ". :\kClrllall , .\ . 1••se ·" ..... :l.ll1wa"k...,. ,n•. ; \Ir. a nd :\1. .. W. t:. M,~I~n li.

'",Hanal",lio. I nd . ; Mr . and .lol .... I•• :\1. I'"""",, Ind ian.nl~>l". In<1. : 1oh n W . &<,U, Ru l\,., '[0.: II . Ila.in~,·r. Liona.Ohi", O. It Stnhh. F lnd la )",Ohln ; C.O'll arru"'. F in,lIa l·.Oh~" G~". I un . 1' « '<1 kern". ",,<I aub SI;n" nr Chk " K";1\",1 Sr h "b.,rt. lI iII Pa"•• Fnul. Sc"iIl,'. W alt ,.,. Rankin .F ... ,l lk..."" . H. J. AllMr.u". ChicaKo; L,.,.u'r Slnlll". ~:,"an_

• I"n. Ill.: F",,,k K",,,,,,la, C hkaK" ; Harrl' .\ t kino. Om·,·n.1. '"1, la.; I. l. Ch ,." ,,}". Rock ' .da"rl. Ill. : 1'".<\ St!}', I,'r.Flint, " lich.: J. \\' . Cam"•. K"",''' '' '''' , Ill . : .-\. L. \ \"Inohil' .St. l'lout "linn,; C. T . Uack " •• ~ l i n n.,a l ", l i". ~11"n.; II '. L.Pl,.,.tn". ,I na_. b. ; I . G. ~Iohr. "Il'l,l~tn". \\'t.. ; K'll".\ ,,';,....n. Sh<-ridan. W }..,. ; l)mn CrnCI, Indiana,,,,li • .I nd . ; I. S. Chri.I~· . K.,>-ett'. ~I". : \\'.:<;. lloll<>war . FI""h i" N.Oh~, ; It. W . Cullin•• LoIm n.purl. In d . ; K. 1'. W..hoof. Bloom ·InKlnn. In ; Rob , . J . KM<nf'T. \ lil....." k..... \ \ 'j.. : C; . F.H<'InA"" ~:l¥in. Ill .

WHYOU

A Serus of Practical Questions R elatingto Player A ctions and Their OperationWill Be Prin ted EiKh Month i n Th isColumn of the STANDARD PLO\YERM ONTHLY. (P lease t,y to send in)'01" answers to this month's questionsbef ore June t otb,

TIll' fo llowing names ind ica te till' 111('11 whoanewcrcd las t month's " Wha l ])0 You Know"questions corrcct ty :

:\I r. Forrest Steward, Pontiac , 111.:\Ir. Osca r Luginbuhl , T oledo, Ohio:\Ir. G cor ge P. Kifflten, :\lorst"mere, X. J.Mr. Robert Gcrccht , Xe'l'! York Cit )'~ I r. T . Solberg, Stamford, Con n.:\Ir. A. W. Ra fncll, Au burn, :\Ia int·:\11'. J..J . I1.it~!berger. Ste~ling,_IIl .:\lr. \ \ m. E. X,e, jersey Cit}'. X. J.:\1r, Wan ler :Mea<lors, Pekin. In d .:\I r ..0\. Wierman . Delian...: , Ohi"

.\I r. Robt. T. lI armon, Ash"'Ii lle. X. C.:\I r. W . C. Hohb y. Ba)' 91)', :\I icl!.:\11'.•\ rt hur B. HU" k, Caribou, :\Ia me:\11'. E<lRar .\ . Child, Hartford. Conn.:\I r. .\ . J. S wiholcl, Peoria, Ill.:\I r. J. F rank Davidson, Cheraw, S. C.:\11'. W~I . J. ~",benman, St. Louis, :\10.:\Ir. I. S. Chrult)". Reve re, :\10.:\Ir. Gco . E. S tinjtc r, Pccaretto, Idaho:\11'. Her man G I<'iu. Philadelphia, Pa .

Here are t he answers 10 last month 's q uest ions :

I, 110w can you dete rmi ne, while pla ying,whether motion m eccoudary val ve is too litt leor too great ? If there i~ not enough motion inthe secondary valves when pumping, t he res is l ·a ncc of t he tr eadle s will be st ro ng bu t t heplaying will be wea k-keys will not st rike withsufficien t force. If t here is t oo much mol ionin t he secon dary valves treadle resis tance wou lda lso be wea k.

1. W hile playing, how fa n you t ell if springin equalizer is too weak ? Playing wo uld heuneven and jerky.

~. I r motor "lows up or so me ti mes stops whil eIII~ving, what coula he t he ca use? The tensionspring on t he gov ernor nught be too wea k :or t he slide valves on t he motor might needrcfacing ; or the transm issio n might needlubricat ion.

~. How ran )"tIU determine ho w many pointsa motor has ? The number of points is governedI", t he number of pneum a rice with ,,"hich t henio tor is equipped. U a motor has five pneu­matit..... it is .. five-point motor. ctc.

5. Esplain how atmosphere is taken out ofpouches a nd channcl on douhle valve action.When the t racker bar is closed to outside ai r.thc bleed then reduces the air in the channelleading fro m t he tracker bar to t he prinmr)'pouch. Thill permits t he primary va l>...., to d ro pback to its proper seat, opening t he exhaustscat of the primary valve. Thill opens ther ha nnel between th(' "Cl:o nclarr pouch a nd theprimary exha ust cha mber whi ch , in t um, re­du ces t he ai r in the ,~hannd permitt ing thesecondary pouch and vah'c to com e ha ck tonormal.

T ry lO an swer t hc"C q \lest i" n~:

1. How do )'OU reg ulate the slide valves unt he motor ?

J . If the secondary valves rio not sca t ror_rcct.ly against t heir exha us t scats , how wouldt his ac t on tbc playing of t he mu sic?

~. How ca n you tell, while playin!{, if thein side exhaust er flap va lve {somet imes called"pallet va lve " ) ill lea ki ng ?

4. What causes the mo tor to run slo.... onre-r,,11 ?

5. \\nat is ....rong ....ith t be transmission ....henthe music roll buckles ...-hilc passing O\·e r t hetracker bar ?

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(Contim w l Jrolll paf!.1: 1 4)

III' WP Stll 'l screws unless thl'y are 111 mI'd elMr III'.I hal'e ,,,iud somf>, by flJisin i: lire strip that thesl rikitl !!, fi nr.ers rest on (Hid the strip tha i has the."101' rexu/illi lll!; butto ns, hut i n most oj the ActionsI/lis hrin /is the slriki n{!. pneumulks tOil nrar a( om p/de colkip se /(J b, prarliwl.

LOST :'<IOTIO:\·- Whell the lost mot ion be_(\ \"(,,'n P ia no a nd I'lay\,r Action is so ~reat tha t" ill' or 1'1'0 t urns of the capstan screws will not~uliin' to take up same, the entire top <tction~ h()\l ld he ruiscd-e-this can Ix.: dUlIe in the follow­jnl; nm nncr ; rcnlOW~ the top act ion, take ofT thewind -t runk on the has-,; end and put a pie{~ ofh('a n " (';tr<lbo<! n ! (a bo u t the thicklw~~ required10 t'lk" li p the !o"t motion between the wipperland capstan screw) underneath the hlock of thewind -t runk. T hen "crew down th e wind-trunka nd p ut t he ,;;lll1e thickness of cardboard unrkr,in ion whe re it rests on the hloek at the trebleend. T his raises the entire action , spool -boxa nd a ll. Yo u ca n then regula te the ~~apstansn ews on the st riking: lingers so t ha t they willjust touch th e wippen , when the pneumatics areope n.

T. If , R .- I hate a PlayUpill110, containi".'; Oneof Y" lIr A rlions . There ere tl<!elve or fijtern notestlllli do not 'U.'oTk Ti;!. ht . lVhen the test roll is used ,the 11IIIIImus .:ill strike Ihe stTings a'!un Ihe longpe~foratio"s l!IIss m·eT the Ifiu-keT-/mr, hut u'ilt mItrepeat on the short notes as Ihey shlluld. J'lleymuke some m"tion hilI do ",,[ re.uh the string.,.

PRD IAR Y \ 'AL\'ES--Sllggest yo u <,'x<\111in,'Il l<' primary " akes of t he alTech,d nOks ; hdievethcv ha ve too small motion. ( ;1'1 t lw properpla y by usin g- our \",lln' g;luge.

F. N, B.- I um h'lt'ing the / oIIO',;.';nt. trouble 1.1'tha player pian o; iJ pumps ull righi, the Toll tracks" II riXIil, there is no l<Jmenrss in thepillno /lammers( If w:limr-yet, as the rollllilfolls il is all discord.tv-me of the hammers miss Illw;.:eJ hrr , Mllers comeliP lume IlIId 100 ,tIlY<1.I. I Izm'( MIYWn oull/le JrllckeT_bIlT--atso cleaned <lUI dusl [rom lit tle sioies an d did,"eerylhint. 1 thout.ht might imprllt'e Ihe condition ,but I am Slumped.

.\ :\S \VE R-Suggl'St you t ighten all sc rewsthro ughout the Top Action-s-being careful not( 0 overhaul the screws. T hen look to the Pri­ma ry Valves to see if t hey have the requifl'<lI'lay-te"t t h""11 hy usi ng our val\"e gauge . A\f><'exa mine t he gate-box valve to sec if the valve isad j usted properly.

C P , B ,-How (an I remedy the lo/lim';ngooubte; three end treble notes mm'e /I, slrin;.:s and,l a y Ihere. W hen pumping ceases keys (orne back-,"fm"')". Wh ell tem p" indicae", is at nil, it affeclsthe pressure and a hissint. noise is heard. Wh en",II is put On it plays u'Cllk mi:in;.: to tlu: dejed.Pl ayer tuu not been used fe;!.ufllrly,

LEAKS--You will probably lind the re is aleak around th e affe cted notes and would sug­gl'sl Ih;l1: yo u cndl',,\"o r ( 0 l,wa tl' sann' in rhc

following manner; find t he « >rresllOndin l\ hoh>in t he trac kt'r-ha r and trace down t o t he prima rypo uch, Possih ly th l'rc is a leak in the le,u l tuh.,due to it hnving been punctured. Then l racefrom " L " Croove Board down to ....-condurvpouch> s..", that but ton on secondary valve {snot regulated out too far and touch.", t he pouch-e­refer to pagc 2-t of our " Sig:n of Quality" l'a talog.Then' may he dirt lod ging be t wec,n t he vnlvc andvnlvc se;lt which would prcveot \"ake from seat­illg properly and cause pneumatic t o rcmainco lla pscd, You can readil r hear t he leak if vonwill t race as per in strlldloo~ Kiven hercwit h;Place a tI1",;,i\~ mil in t ue spool -box with a hbnkspace over t he t racker- ba r so t hat a ll holes inthe t rac ker-bar arc cm·cTt,d and do....~I , Plac ethe re ro ll !cn,r at "play" and tempo len" a t"pause:' Take a piece of ~ _ in"h r uh )wr tubing.three or four feet loog , place one end to yo ur carand (whi le worki ng the treadles to create ex ­haust ) follow around the places m.'ntion.~l above,with tl w other I~nd.

C,l.. D,-In trmint. and repairing Playerpianos,I luwe been frequellt ly IIsked, /Iy my palrons,whether Ihe" was any way Ilf repnirill;': music rollswhich had become useless due III llu: tips /Wl'ill~been torn off. Can y011 S1j;':Xest a remedy ?

A.\"S\\'ER- \\'e suggest you communicatewith Rllhlman Music Co., 7-1- \\"est End Ave..T rent on , ?\. J" am i ask them to send you acircular rell;ar<ling their "Xlusic Roll Repair K it ."T his i~ t he very thing yo u are looking for amlt h\~ cost is smalt- -only 5 ();~ .-.()\J(' . by mail.

WANTED!T h ese Wan t Ads, a r e Printed Free of ChargeDII'ORTA:\T .\"OTICE: Send in your ad­vcrrisemcnts befaTe the fiftee nth of the month t oinsurc insert ion in the ed it ion of t he first mon thfollowing. Want Ads, received lifter the fifteent hwill have to appear in the edition of t he secondmonth following.POSITIO~ \\'A.\"TF.O·-By competent T uner

and Repairman. T horough ly exper;"nced inrepa iri ng Players , P ipe Orga ns, E lect ric P la y­ers and Repro ducin g Pia nos . Have been inthe business for the past sixteen years anll canfurn ish unlluestionaule references. .\ larrie<l.\\'ould like to connect with a good house lo­cated on the coast (C alifornia preferrcdj ; willalso co nsider a propo~ition in II0:\QUJLUor SoeTII A.\IER IC.-\. Address WanlColumn Xo. 778, care Standard Playe r:\Ionthlr,

POS ITlO:\ \V,-\X TET).- t ho ro ughly experiencedT uner , R ehuild" r and Pluycnuan desires tolocate permaneTl tly wilh a good music house inlower :\Iich igan. .\ d <l rl'ss Want Col umn :\0.iiCJ, can' Standard Player Vlont hly.

18 STANDARD PLAYER MONTHLY

POS1TIO:,\ WA XTED----l'ia no T uner and PL-!,y­ef I{('pa ir rna n ..-ants a steady posit ion ..-j t h a1l:00l1 reliable house loca ted in :\ Iinncsota oradjo inin g Srares-c-in fact, will ,'on,;i, ler anykx-a lity. Addrt"S6 Wanl Column :-':0. ,flo,('are Sta ndard Player :\I ont hl )'.

POSITIQX WAXTED-R)" lin t class T uner andI'Ia YI"l" Repairman, Fift ee n )-('an ' {;lCtor y.wa reroom and outside experience in fine tun­ing: a nd player work, Can fu rnish goodreferences. Wish to loca te in :'\cw Jcrscy­near Lake...-ocd, if possible. Addre>;S WantColumn Xo. ,81 , rare Standanl Player :\Ionth­1)-.

PQSI TIOX WA:'\TED-Dy an all aroundPlayerman. Thoroughly cll:JX'rtcm'et.! in play­f"r repair tug -e-a lsc a competen t installer.Sixteen years' ex perience. \roulcl prl°fcr tohx-a te in California, Colorado or mid dleStall 's. Add ress Want Column Xn. 7~2 , rareSt,l llda ni Pla yer :\lonthly,

POS ITJO); W AI'\TED-Hi;:h da~~ A\II' IC Oman will be open for engagement "houtSeptember fir>;t. F ift<-'<.' n years' guncrul ex­Iwr i('nt,(' a~ tuner an d repairman. T wo yea rson Ampicos. T hir ty -five )"l'a rs of age andunmarried. Would like to have opport unilyto dt"veJojJ sales ability. Present employerre t iring from business. Addr<-'M \\"ant Colum n:'\0.783, care Standard Player ),Ioothl )' .

POS ITIO:'\ \\ ':\ XT EI>--8 y co mbina tion T unerPlayer, repairman a nd Refinisher, Twcnrv­fh 'r yea rs' experience, \\l sh 10 loca te inCalifomia or Florida. Addrco;!' Want Colum nXo. 7 11~, ca re Standa rd Pla yer \lonthly,

POSITIOX W ..\ :'\ T E Il--S uperint r mlent or as­sistant des ires suit abl e con nection. La telysevered co nnect ions as Superint endent of largePiano an d Playerpiano factf?'1" Would liket o locat e in Xc w Yor k or vicini t y. Acldn..-ss\\'a nt Column Xo. 78S. ca re Standard PL1.)"er:\Ionthly,

POSITIQX WAXT ED--Hy experie n('cd P ia noTuner a nd Playe r Repairman, Also \ 'iol1 nist­:\Iusie as side line, Loc at ion l,rdern'l1­\\"isconsin , in town of 10,000 population ormor e with good surrounding towns for tuninga nd player wor k. Address \\'ant Colu nlll Xo.7136, rare Standard Player Monthly.

I'OSITI O~ \\'AXTED- ,\s T un er uud Player­piano Repair man. Fift een Jl'ilrS' experience,Grnduare of the Danguar Player .k l ionS chool, X. Y. C. Ca n furni sh t he best refer ­CIU' ('S , Will consider- best offer. Loca tionprl'f<-·r red -Canada. Ad dn'll'I , \Va llt Column:'\ 0 . 7117, ca re Standard Player Mont hly.

PO:'\ITIO:'\ W.\XTED - Sules ma ll wit h twcnt v\"I'an ' experience in the .....holcsale line i"slooking for connection with first -clase houseFamilia r wit h everyt hi ng in Ihe pneumaticlinl", Good pianist. Spea k all modern lan _guaji(l:'S, Address \\'ant Column :'\<l. , 1111. ..... rc:'\ta ndanl I'layl'r :\I onthly.

I'OSITIO :'\ W:\XTEIJ-- .:l, fin t - class Pia noT un er loca ted in Xorth \\'e><lem part of 10 ..-;1,.....oukl like to hea r from Piano Dealers ..... ho ilrein need or a man to ta ke care of their tuning .C-an rum ;"h the best or refe ren ces..\dll res.~\Va nl Col um n Xo. ,119, care St a ndard PIa)TT:\I onthly.

H ELP \\';\XT£I) - .-\ Piano SaJesm;1ll ,,-it h adean record-c-one " 'ho ca n sell bu t, l:.erha ps ,is in need of be tt er O1lportun it ies . We havean attract ive offer (or the right man. 1..00.'41.­t ion-:'\ on. h Carol ina. Add ress Want Col­umn Xo. 790, care Standard Player ),Ion thl )·.

CO-OPERATOR : Ask ),l r. Perficld's )'Iu sk alPla n of inter-State So:-ryicce. Creat ing, Fouml­inK Pros pech, Pu pils, Sa il'S; Correlating Stlpplyand Dema nd in Community :\lu,;l(' Cla,,-'!Buildin g : hy' Int rod uctory )' Iusic S.,h~lolCn'llit s, (or both Children ,md Ad ults , wllhFI.,Jem t<-'l1 Cprt ifit'a lr s - D iplomas - Degrt'l·II.Through Co .o\,erative :\letho,.I,;. In fon !1a­tion Free . Cal, ' Phone or Writ e, 41! \\'est45t h Street, Bryant 7233, Xew York Clr y.

H E LP W:\~TED-A first -class TUller an.1Repairman-c-one who un derstands Playersthoro ugh I ) ' • . .Good oPI~rtulli~y and. per­manent pos.uon. Loe arlo nc-Ccm rat IIhnOls..-\ddres.~ \Yant Column Xc. i92, ca re S tandardPla yer :\Ionthl )' ,

HE.LP \\'A XTED--Tuner am i Player Repair­ma n in town of 25 000. BOlh Boo .. an<.l out­side work. r:xcell~nt opportunity 10 co nl1e<·t\\;th Kro,,;ng concern. Address Wanl Col ­umn :'\0. 793, ca re Standard Pla)TT )'Iont hl)".

HE.LP \\".-\;';TEI}--Piano Salesman. Exccelll·ntopportunity to con~cet 'A;~h a gro,,;n;: con­cern whe re promollon s ,,-III be based uponn-s ult s. :\ l ll~1 have had experience among t hefarmers. Will furnish truck and p1ent )· of ro­operation t o willing worker. Addn"S'>\\'a nt L'ol­umn :\0. 79-1, care SI.1.ndan l Player :\Ionthl)'.

POSIT IO:,\ WA:\TED- Piano T uner and xe­p::l irman with kno.....ledge of Players, ,,"ouMlike to co nnect with a good, reliable househaving a permanen t posit ion to offer. .\ d ·dress \\'an t Column :\0. 795, care StamlnrclPlayer :\Ionthl}'.

POSITI0 :-; W A;';TE D-\\"ould like to hcnrfrolll som e locality where there ih a good open­ing for a first-class tuner ami Player I{qlilir­man to work independently. Addn,ss WantColumn :\0. 7')0, ca re Standanl Player\Iullthl )' ,

I'OSIT IOS W.\XTED- By co m petent TUlwra nd Repairman . Have had more than 20yea recxpcrience in tuni ng and re puir work ufa ll kind~ . Can alllU demo nstra te a nd ""II.50 vcare of age and single. Fi rsl -c1'1!1.~ refe r­('nu.s. Pcerer middle W<-",t or South but,,; lIing to accept position a nywhere in the1-. S. •\dd l'C'!\S Want Colu mn Xu . i9" care~tandard P layer :\Ionlhl)".

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STA N D AR DPLAYERn.CT I ON S

You r manufacturer is now in a pcsmon to meet yo ur demandsfor Standard Player Actions

American Piano Co .. _East Rochcot<er, N. Y .Andel'3OJl & Co., F . P _ ,N ew YorkAutOPiano Co. New YorkB o.con P;"no Co ... .. New Yorke ...umuller P:"no Co. __.W eot Hoboken, N . J.Biddle Pi ..n<> Co. . ..:N ew YorkBjnr eroo. .__. ._._ _ New York~ Piano Co. .. __.N ew Y.".k

~erPi"Wroo~::'" ~~_"':'~'i:'kBehr Bros. Co .... ._. ,_ . _ _ . _....New ¥orkButler Broo. Piano Mfi\. Co . . Cinrinnati. Ohi oSuo!> & om. Piano Co . __._ C hica llO, Ill.BuM> & La ne Piano Co. .Holland, MichiilanCambrid~ pjarx> Co. __ ...•_.. ' .N ew Yor kChs",,·HarkJey Piano Co .M u. krgon, MichiganCameron Pillno Co. , A. S _ .New YorkCa ble & Sona .__ ._... _N~ YorkC hriotman PIIln<> Co. _ N ew Yorl<Cllble.Nel!lOfl Piano Co. Sou t h Haven, M ich ,C ..ble Co .• Hobllrt M ..__ .....La Portt-, Ind i..""Cunninq;ham P i..no CO _. __Phil..delphia. Pa.DeRivu & H ..rri. Mfa. Co. New YorkD ..v....jX1rt.T~acy Co _.N ew YorkE.tey Piano Co. New YorkEverard Pi""" Co. _ New YorkFaber Piano Co .._ _ New YorkF..rr"nd P iano Co.. . __Holland, Mich.Fost..r & Co __.. ._ ..._ _ _ .East Rochester. N . Y .Footer Anmtr<>n& CO..__ , E ast Rocheater, N . Y .French& S<nu. Jeue, Piano Mr\:. Co .•N ew Calltle. Ind .G..bler Piano Co . .. _ _.._._ New YorkGord"" Pi Il1lO Co _ .. _.. New Y""I<Gourley W inter & L.-emina. Lt d . ...1'oront o. Can..daGrinMll S,..,.. ... .. .._. ,De t roi t . Mich.Grinnel 91"0< ...... Wind~. Ont .Haddorf P .ano Co ... _R OCkford . Il l.H ai".. 6< Co . W. P . . .. . .New Y..".kHain~ S ros ______ _R ast Rocheater. N. Y.H arv ard P iano Co. _.. ...... D ayton, K y.Hoffman Piano C o. North Milwaukee. W is .H ow ard Co.• R . S _.. " _ New YorkHUlilhes & Son. Piano Mfa . Co..... . Fo. cron. Me .Huntington Pi ano Co...._ _Shelton. Conn.

j llCOb S!"O' . .. _N ew York""....-n. B. H . ._.... ..__New Yor k

Kirchoff, L . New YorkKohler llr; campbell _. .. ......New y",,10 .

Kreiter Mfg. Co ..... _...... M:ilwauk"". Wi...K urtzmann 6< Co., C. B uffalo, N. Y .Laff lUe Co. .. . . New YorkLangdon PifmO Co . .. New Yorli:Lehr & Co .• H . .. .. ...Eao ton . Pa .Lindeman & Sons Pia no Co. ..__New York

~.:.~~~ co.:::::::==':' ·· .. c::.~~~~iM"nsficld Piano Co.. . . N ew YorkMathuoek & Son. Piano Co. ...New YorkMe-Phail Piano Co.• A. M __ _ .. _Boaton . M.....MelodilV"nd Co .__._. .... ... . _ _..New YorkM ilton Pi ano Co. .._ _ _.New YorkNewby 6< E va no ... _ ... ,_._ .New York

~:::~~~::... : ::.~~i(::·~::kPi ani, ta Pi ano Co..... ...NewYorkRaud<nhu3b 6< S<nu Piano Co. ..St. Paul. Minn .R oa;al Piano Co. .. ..N ew YorkRicca 6< Son , Inc.. .. .._.....New YorkSChaff Broo , Huntington, Ind .Sehaff, Adam ... ._. ___ _ .......Chi~, Ill .SChenck. Pi ano Co ..N.,.. YorkS<:hill..- Piano Co ..__ _ __.OreKon , 111.SChieie-her & S<nu. Inc . ... ._ . ..N ew YorkSchrnidt ,n anber Co.. ___New YorkS~iUlile-r C"'., 8. New Hav~. Conn.SmIth. Barnes 6< St!"Ohb<-r Co ..... ....Chic-aK". Ill .smith. B arnes &. StTohber Co .•

Nort h Milwaukee, Wi•.South P ian o Co North M ilwaukee. Wi •.Stare-k Piano Co., P . A. __Chicago, Ill .Sterling Co. , The _ __ ..Derby. Conn.Straube Piano Co..... ... . .. .. . .._H ammond . Ind.Stult:l 6< Ba uer . ~ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .._ .._N ew YorkT onk, Wm. & Bro.• In c.. .. _ New Yor kW alters Pia",o CO.. .__L<>na' hJnnd City. N . Y .Waltham Pi ano Co .._ _.._ .... .. .Mi lwa ukee . Wi •.W en er Piana Co ..... .Yor k, Pa.Weber Piano Co., Ltd KinK.ton. Ont.Webater Pi ano Co .... . .Leominstet. M ... .W eoeT B ros .._.. ... ... .._ .._, ... ._N ..... YorkWhitman Pi an " c-..... ......_ _New YorkW"o!< Col P . S N. St . Paul. M inll.W Ismer. nc , Otto ....BrnoldY" . N. Y .Wuertz Co. O. W __ .. ._N ew YorkW ur l,tze, Mfg. Co.. Rudolph N. Tonawanda. N. Y .York PifmO Co.. .. ... . ..York, P a .

N OTE- We only make Player A ctions forPlayerpianos-not the Playerpiano co m plet e