March, 1926 ~ Vol. XII, No.3

:\ PLAYER PIA.~O I~ EVERY HOi\1E l~ I'HECOUNTRY!

(A Slogan)

'IHAT'S shooting high, isn't it? Aiming at the moon, as it were.But, man dear, don't you know that you have to shoot above

" ' your target if you hope to hit the bulls-eye at long range?

. Then a chap asks, " But why a Player-Piano in Every Home?

Why not a straight piano? "

Well here's one pretty good "because."

Because the straight piano usually goes out of the home together withthe boy or girl who learned to play it: while the Player-Piano staysin the home because any of the remaining members of the familyknow how to operate it and make music for themselves,- whichmeans that another opportunity is opened, in a new home, for aPlayer- Piano.

The Player-Piano is a fit instrument for any home in the land­particularly if it's a Player equipped with a Standard Player Action.

STAl'\DARD PNElTI\lATIC ACTIOX CO.W. A. MENNIE, Pres.

638 West 52nd St. New York City

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Vol. 12, No. 3 March

Contents Copyrighted 1925 by Standard Pneumatic Action Company

1926

GETTING ACQUAINTED WITHTHE" STANDARD" FOLK

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were talkingto· an editorth~' other day,and we askedhim if he'dever had his

picture puMished inhis own paper.

'IGreat Scott! No!"Vhat w 0 u I d 0 u rreaders want to seemy picture for? I'mnot such-a-much onlooks; and it isn't methe subscribers are in­terested in, its myideas-o rig ina lorstolen."

My, but some editorsare modest! However,we're going to departfrom this rule, andwe're going to give yousome snap-shots, notonly of the EditorialBoard but of otherfolks in the organiza­tion. I want to assureyou that, outside of the

"Edito1'," they're a mighty fine lot of people.Hope you'll be glad to meet 'em.

We ought really to start off this series with

our president W. A. Mennie: but, honest,fellows, he's such a fast mover that the lenson our camera isn't speedy enough to catch'him. But he's promised to stand still for ussome day. However, his picture has been pub­lished in other issues,-but we think we canKodak a better one.

On this page we give a picture of Adam K.Gutsohn, Technical Editor. If you've met himand talked "Player Actions" with him you'vefound out that he knows "a whole lot" on thesubject. The hat he is wearing was won, on abet from H. E. Lawrence, our Vice Pres't. H.E. L. bet a hat that A. K. G.-who is ourfactory super.,-would not get a certainnumber of Standard Player Actions out ina certain month,-and lost.

\""hen your Tech. Ed. collected the hat heselected one valued at forty dollars. VicePres't. Lawrence says that it isn't always thewoman who "pays and pays and pays"; but hehanded over the check cheerfully. Said it wasworth the price to get so many actions out inone month.

Now there isn't much of dignity about thisshort article: but there is a pretty good fr,iendlyslant, just to show you folks why it is that theStandard Company is known the world overas the company that manages to put a fairamount of friendliness into its business,-thefriendl,iness originates in the office and the bigfactory.

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Building up a Tuning Business.

(The Third of a Series.)

ADVERTISING.'IHERE is no business that cannotbe b~ttered by advertising. There

. is an old saying that "a good'. doctor is willing to swallow his; , . .own prescription"; and adverti~-

. 1l1g men generally follow theirown prescription and advertise, advertise,advertise.

The purpose of advertising is to createin the minds of those to be influencedthe desire to possess, or to have certainservices performed for them.

It is the purpose of the Tuner orPlayer Adjuster to create in the mindsof those individuals possessing pianos orplayers the desire to have the instrumentkept in tune and adjustment. In the pastthis effort was not put forth; the pianoowner was left to awaken to the con­sciousness that his piano was out of tunethrough his own sense of hearing. Butnow things are different. The Tuner hascome to the realization of the futility ofwaiting; he has learned that many piano­owners really do not know when theirpianos are out of tune, and that in manymore cases they do not care.

The advertising efforts of the Tuner,then, must be directed to the awakeningof the piano-owner's consciousness andconscience.

To this end he must advertise, and hemust advertise in a way that wiII effec­tually create a desire amongst piano­owners to have their instruments takencare of. This may be done by personalcontact, by newspaper advertising, bythe use of post-cards, by the distributionof circulars and booklets, by the use ofmoving-picture slides, by street-car ad­vertising, by circular letter, or by one ofmany other methods.

And right here it must be stated thatthe Tuner's Advertising must be Con­tinuous,o he must not send out one pieceof advertising and expect it to work bigresults. There is an old saying that"the constant dripping of water will wear

away a stone," and it is the constant ham­mering of the Tuner on the door of the

, Piano-owner's mind that will eventuallyawaken him to the necessity of gettinghis instrument taken care of. In adver­tising, as in everything else, keeping ever­lastingly at it brings results.

Motion Picture Slides.

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squarely. The price of these slides, withname and address printed on them, is

One for $1.00Two for 1.80Three for 2.65Four for 3.50

We would advise the purchase of thefour of them, and that they be used alter­nately; but of course we will supply justthe quantity you desire. When orderingspecify by number the slides you want;

There is room on each slide for justtwo lines of printing, thus:

JOHN BROWN26 Music St.,

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Standard Player Monthly

Here is one method of advertising thatwill bring the name and message of theTuner before the greatest number ofpossible clients in the shortest possibletime.

Our Company has had made up a newseries of slides beautifully colored, andready for the names of -tuners, withtheir addresses. These slides are boundto have the right influence. The messagesthey carry have a significance that surelywill strike home.

The black and white prints here showncannot possibly do them justice. Pro­jected on the silver screen they, by theirbeauty and message, hit the observers

please order by Number.

Madison.

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Our Monthly Horoscope

ARCH comes between Februaryand April in 1926. Its sign ofthe Zodiac is "Aries,"-whichmeans a male sheep. A malesheep is a butter, though not somuch of a butter as is a goat.

However, back of the Butters of Marchare March winds-and they help, if blow­ing in a favorable direction. The luckystone for this month is the Bloodstone.The Bloodstone is not a stone of greatvalue, like the diamond, ruby or emerald;but, if you have one, there is little dangerof you being robbed of it. The unluckydays of March are only these,-the 16th,17th and 20th, and as the month containsthirty-one days you should be out ofluck but little,---especially as this mightbe offset by tuning a few pianos overtime.During this month a full octave shouldbe made to embrace not more or lessthan eight notes, and B flat should al­ways be considered the right hand blackkey in each group of three black keys,­except when it is considered A sharp.

Only Factory Tuning HereafterA request was received by aNew

York piano manufacturer written in thefollowing terms:Dear Gentlemen:

Will you kindly send me a piano string,the tenth one from the right-hand sideof the piano. The one we have hasbroken.

Please have this string tuned beforeyou send it. My husband can put it in,but he doesn't know how to tune it, soplease send it ready-tuned.

MOLLY MUSIKER.

Celestial Revenge"Doesn't it strike you that's a queer

harp that new woman angel is luggingaround?" asked St. Peter, with a per­plexed frown.

"That isn't a harp, it's a radio set,"answered Gabriel, with a pitying look atthe superior. "She's enjoying her hus­band's howls from station HLL."

Professional CandorHetty H owles: "What ought to be

the range of a soprano voice like mine?"Blunt Professor: "Well, personally,

I'd prefer it at long range."

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The Third Article of a Series on the Reproducing PianoMezzo-forte Pneumatic

The Forzando "off"

In order to consider the Mezzo-forteExpression we shall have occasion torefer once more to the same illustrationas before.

Attached to the heavy upper leaf ofthe Expression Pneumatic will be seen asmaller pneumatic, marked G. Thispneumatic is known as the "stop" orMezzo-forte. Its purpose is to checkor stop the upward movement of the Ex­pression Pneumatic at a point where theplaying of the piano will be mediumloud, and this is accomplished in the fol­lowing way:

The Mezzo-forte

The Mezzo-forte is usually used inconjunction with the Expression Pneu­matic. ·When the hole in the tracker baris opened to give a Mezzo-forte expres­sion, there is usually a second holeopened at the same time, operating eitheron the Forzando or Crescendo expres­sion valves. When the Mezzo-forte andone of the other holes referred to areopened together, the Mezzo-forte Pneu­matic collapses, checking the ExpressionPneumatic to a halfway collapse. Thisis brought about by means of a spur orhook on the Mezzo-forte Pneumatic (asshown at E), thrusting forward andcatching against another small metalspur attached to the lower leaf of theExpression Pneumatic E.1 This permitsthe Expression Pneumatic to close onlyhalf way, and, as before shown, this mo­tion is communicated by means of theControl Knife Valve wire to the Con­trol Knife Valve, which opens half way.By this means the reduction of air isonly half as great as it would be were theKnife Valve fully opened. In conse­quence the striking pneumatics are col­lapsed with only half their full force, and

a blow of only medium strength is com- .municated to the piano hammers; hencethe Mezzo-forte expression. The Mez­zo-forte Pn~umatic is also used to stopthe Expression Pneumatic from openingfully when it is desired, in the music, tohave a Forte or Fortissimo blow struckby the striking pneumatics. It also elim­inates considerable marginal expressionperforations in the note sheet.

The Forzando "off"

And now as to the Forzando "off."(It might he~ be stated that for everyexpression yOn" there must be a release"off.") When the Forzando is put onby means of the hole in the tracker bargoverning this expression, it remains onso long as the hole in the tracker bar isuncovered. When the hole is again cov­ered the Forzando would ordinarily re­lease slowly, by the slow admission ofatmospheric air through the port C. Butthis slow opening would cause a de­crescendo expression: and so, in order tomake the Expression Pneumatic opensuddenly, a valve, called the Forzando"off" comes into play through anotherhole in the tracker bar. This hole ad­mits atmospheric air, which operates theForzando "off" valve, which, in turn,allows the reduction of air in the upperpart of the Release Blocks marked re­spectively Fl and F2. These two Re-.lease Blocks are operated at the sametime, the reduction of air from theseunits being made through tubes con­nected by a T nipple with the main tubeleading to the Forzando "off" valve.

The "Release Blocks" will be describedin the next article of this series to appear.

Tuners are advised to preserve allcopies of the S. P. M. containing thesearticles, as extra copies may not beobtainable.

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( Upper) The Expression Pneumatic. (Lower) The Expression Governor

ILLUSTRATING ARTICLE ON PRECEDING PAGE

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IslandsSwitzerlandSpainScotlandSwedenSouth AfdcTrinidadTasmaniaUnited StatesUruguayVenezuelaWales

HollandIndiaIrelandItalyJamaica,

B. W. I.JapanMexicoNorwayNicaraguaNew ZealandPortugalPorto Rico

a;.tStandard PlayerMonthlyareKnown andEsteemed

ColombiaChileCubaJ;>enmarkDominicaEgyptEcuadorEnglandFinlandFranceGermanyGuatemalHawaii

AfricaAustraliaArgentinaAlaskaBarbadosBelgiumBermudaBoliviBrazilCanadaCanary

IslandChina

Countries Where theStandard PlayerAction

m'0101£ time a~o Mr. P. H. Y,'ung, vf th~ I.;ristol Piano Co.,

Dunedin, New Zealand, told us he was sending along somepictures of real Maoris of that country. Mr. Young haskept his word, and here are the pictures. The three smiling

, young ladies on the left appear particularly well pleasedwith Ii fe in that far-away island, the home of their

ancestors. The embellishments offrom pictures showing the type of

our artist were takeninhabitant that dwelt on

"The StandaAl's Geography"

the islands when Captain C60k~rst visited there many years ago.The picture at the top shows a IIInnber of young Maoris ready fora trip to school along Ninety-mile Beach. Looks as though someof the youngsters were in for a spill when the horse makes its firstmove. Then, to the right, are a couple of happy-looking youngsters,barefoot, apparently engaged in gardening. The central figure inthe lower picture is Louise Mack (Mrs. Cree), engaged in a visitto a school in New Zealand to gather material for a bUf,k she is

Writing about that interesting country.Standard Player Actions are very popular with owners who pos­

sess Players thus equipped in the two golden isles of the Pacific,and the Standard Player Monthly has many readers there.

Hope these pictures of foreign lands don't give our tuner-friendsthe "wanderlust." However, we know that wherever they go, towhatever part of the world they may roam, they will carry withthem a good word for the Standard Player Action.

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6dilorialThe STANDARDPlayer MonthlyPublish.Jd Monthly by

THE STANDARD PNEUMATIC ACTION Co.638 W. S2D ST. NEW YORK CITY

English Representatives:THE PIANO ACCESSORIES, LTD.,

IS Mortimer Street, London, W.I.

Editorial Board:

W. A. MENNIE - - - - PresidentFRED A. BARROW - - - - - EditorA. K. GUTSOHN- - - - Technical Editor

A Tuner in Cape Cod

IW 0 summers ago your editor and

his family spent a delightful twoweeks in a Cape Cod village. It

: '. was a two weeks of fine, healthyrelaxation. We fished in the big

""--'- fresh-water ponds, we fished inthe' ocean, and we went eeling in thesnakelike water lanes that run in from theocean, between the sand-dunes, andmeander through the salt meadows. \Vecaught fish, we caught a sunburn, wecaught a fresh supply of energy and wemade some new friends.

One day I got talking to some childrenat play outside a farm-house,-there werethe farmer's children and others."What's your name? How old are you?Got any brothers and sisters? Do yougo to school? What does daddy do?"You know the questions one usuallyasks a group of children in order tostrike up an acquaintance.

Well, they were bright youngsters,

and they answered readily enough.Their fathers were fishermen, cranberryand 'sparagus growers, storekeepers­and the father of two of them was aPiano Tuner.

Now of course I wanted to make theacquaintance of this Piano Tuner whowas making a living in a district that, sofar as its permanent population is con­cerned, was so sparsely settled. It

, would be an easy matter, I thought: hesurely would have plenty of time.

But I didn't see him, although I triedhard enough. He was kept so busy thathe had hardly time enough to become wellacquainted with his family. I droppedhim a note; and the morning before wehad to leave he sent me a hastily-pennedletter, apologizing for his inability to getin touch with me. He was so busytuning that he could hardly find time tobreathe. I was sorry I did not discoverhim sooner, for I certainly would haveliked a talk with him.

Cleveland Division of N. A. P. T.Start School of Player

Instruction

The tuners and repairmen of theCleveland Division, N. A. P. T., havemade a progressive move in the estab­lishment of a school of instruction inAction, Repair and Adjustment. CharlesMack, a capable Player Technician, isgoing to devote one night each week,from 7 to 10, in instructive explanationof player actions. The idea behind thismovement is an excellent one, its pur­pose being to render better service topiano and player-piano owners. Thisassuredly will help the Music Industryas a whole.

The Standard Player Monthly takespleasure in extending its hearty con­gratulations to the tuners of the Cleve­land N. A. P. T. on their progressive­ness.

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Under the abot'e heading there will be a page of :yourmagazine each month, given to the publication ofletters, written in a friendl:y tone, on subjects ofinterest to the Tuning Fraternity generall:y. Make:your letters as short and friendl:y as possible. Limit

them to about 200 words if :you can.

Dear Editor:Everyone likes to know they have been of

assistance to someone.Received the S. P. M. at 8 :30 A. M., today,

(Monday). Had one order to start the weekon. Read the S. P. M. and let articles on"Building up a Tuning Business" and "Is thereTuning to be done" sink in. Finished my oneorder, caught a train for a small nearby city.Sold the dealer this idea: If he would giveme the names of all the customers he hadsold used pianos to within two years as pro-

spective tuning customer1s, I would guauantee toturn at le<!st one out of every 25 into resalesfor a new piano or player. He thought sowell of it he started his office girl working onit at once, and then handed me two tuningsfor the store; two outside orders; a straightpiano rebuild and a player repair job, withorders to show up tomorrow for more work.

A "gentle dig in the ribs" netted me a $20day, and at least $100 repair business withprospects enough to last a month.

By helping the dealer he will help me, and Ifind the Tuner can plant the seeds for a re­sell with about ten minutes sales talk. Tellthe customer you will send the regular sales­man to see them, get their consent to interviewhim, and in nearly every case a sale is made.

Yours very truly,W. H. CURTIS.

Gentlemen:The Standard Monthly offers much that is

of interest regarding players, and shows itsbroadness by including, other matter as well.Under the last head is the discussion on thelength of time required to tune a piano, whichhas been appearing in recent issues.

I have met tuners representing both sides,even without including the "wind jammer" onthe one hand and the novice on the other. Ofcourse, the main point at issue in tuning isnot how long but rather how well the workis done. Both the tuner and patron mayforget how long the tuning lasted, but thepiano itself will remain no better than itwas tuned, but worse if anything.

Then, too, much depends on circumstances.There are times when it is necessary to hurryup, but the work should be done just as wellthen as at any other time. The attitude ofthe patron also has much to do with thematter. The average person does not knowwhen a piano is in tune, but some sort of animpression is formed of the tuner's work,nevertheless.

Some people will think a slow tuner is abungler; but some on the other hand, willthink that a fast tuner has not done a com­plete job. They will figure that they are pay­ing for time.

Thanking you for the STANDARD PLAYERMONTHLY, I remain

Yours respectfully,C. WILLIAM PETERSON.

Mouse.Proofing PianosEditorial Board:

Dear Friends: Your great help makes mewant to do something for my fellow tuner.

I have solved the vexing problem of mouse­proofing pianos. When they go in at holesmade in the sound-board, or the plate bolt, packa little steel-wool around the holes.

Yours for more and better Music.M. ]. KENNAMER.

$27.50139.75559.00

5,000.00

AMONGFRIENDS

Editor,STANDARD PLAYER MONTHY.Dear Sir:

Below you will find a list of Pianos tunedand my earnings for the year of 1925, whichI think very few Tuners can beat. If they can,they have at least attained my idea of gettingwork.Earnings for:

The best day of the year .The best week · ..The best month .The entire year : .

Tunings:One day..................... 8 PianosOne week.................... 35 "One month................... 141 "Entire year.................. 1176 "Cleaning for the year. .. .. .. .. 96

In regard to the cleaning, will say that Ialways carry a vacuum cleaner with me,charging $3.00 for the work involved. Easymoney, boys.

I had to give to another tuner over 100 jobs,which amounted to about $500.00. Also theplayer work, which I gave to a regular Playerman, because I do not do this kind of work,amounted to about $200.00. I lost over $600.00by giving estimates over the phone or becauseI could not do the work just when thecustomer wanted it done.

There is certainly money to be made inChicago, if you have ambition enough to getout and earn it.

Hoping the Chicago Division of the N. A.P. T. will get together this year and put thetuning business where it ought to be.

Very truly your,F. ]. SCHULZE.

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IMPOE.TANTWhen writing to us about a Standard Action, will you be sure to letus have the Player Action Number, and the make of Playerpiano inwhich the action is installed? This information will eliminate muchdelay and will enable us to give you very prompt service.

A. D. K. I was recently called on tofix a Player with' a U Standard"action. The loud pedal is on most allthe time while playing the roll. I exam­ined the hose which c01tnects with theloud pedal pneumatic, but could not findany leak in it. And it is not porous. Ialso took off the spring that covers theport-hole under Loud Pedal Button, andI cleaned everything. I did not take offthe Pneumatic; but there does not seemto be any punctures in it. Sometimesthe Piano plays all right, until a longnote comes along in the roll,- then theLoud Pedal comes on again. Will youkindly explain what the trouble is!'

Answer: There is nothing else thatcould affect the loud pedal in the wayyou describe, except a leak. However,you state that you haxe examined all theconnections leading from the push-buttonin the key-bed, to the Loud Pedal Pneu­matic. We therefore, would suggest thepossibility that someone has tamperedwith the cut-off valve, leaving it leaky;or else the connections from the cut-offvalve to the Loud Pedal Pneumatic areleaky. Examine carefully the nipplesthat enter into the Loud Pedal, and seewhether the shellac thereon has become

brittle and, perhaps, fallen off. A littleleakage at that point might be the causeof the trouble.

A. M. I am having trouble with twoActions, one a product, and theother a Both of them havemany keys that go down and stay downas soon as I start to pump. If you willkindly give me some of the causes forthis trouble, I will greatly appreciate theinformation.

Answer: In regard to the trouble youhave written us about, we believe thecause of it will be found in leakages onthe particular notes which stay down.We would suggest that you trace theaffected note from Tracker-Bar toPouch, and see that there are no leak­ages in the tube connections or nipples,or possibly in the joints. Also examinethe valves carefully, and see whether thesurface is smooth enough, and that noforeign substance has got between valveand seat. We would also sug-gest thatyou examine the pouches carefully, andsee that they have not stretched so as toraise the valve and keep it from seating.

W. L. B. I am in need of your helpon a player which pwmps hard with the

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tempo at "0" and the other lever at "noplay." But when I put the lever to"play," the 'Wind rushes in all along atthe back part of the player. When Itook the top action of the player off,leaving just the secondary action, andclosed! all the small holes in the secondarypouch board, the air rushed in throughthe board. I pressed all the pouches withmy thumb until they stayed down ontheir bases. I put 3-in-l oil on thevalves, but it makes no difference. Itightened round-head screws on valveboard. This board seems perfect. Thebellows are fine. I worked on the theorythat if the secondary pouch board is ontight, and the 88 air holes on the top ofsecondary pouch board are closed, it •shoul~ pump tight. Is this right?

Answer: Regarding one of our ac­tions not giving entire satisfaction, whichwas brought to you for repair. You donot give us the action number whichinformation would greatly help us indiagnosing the condition of the action.However, we feel that the trouble youare having can be located in the valvesystem. We are sending you, underseparate cover, a copy of our "Principlesof Player Action Operation" book andwould refer you to pages 36 to 38 inclu­sive. If the action in question is adouble valve, you will find all particularsin detail about the regulation apd adjust­ment of same. If the action is a singlevalve type, the trouble can be found inthe secondary valve. First see whetherthe cement holding the metal valve cupsin place has become brittle and has fallenoff, allowing a leak. It is possible thatthe metal valve cups have become cor­roded and pitted on the seat, preventingthe valve from seating properly. It isalso possible that the felted parts on thevalves may have become moth eaten,which would render the valves defective.See if the front part, that is, the partthat rtins against the metal seat has be­come rigid on the stem which would alsoprevent it from becoming se?'.~d. If thisis an old action it is no dout.: in need ofan entire overhauling. It may be advis­able to send it into us as we conduct a

repair department for our product.However, after reading our booklet care­fully and following the suggestions inour letter, you may be able to locateyour trouble and effect a remedy.

~at do'Cljoz0cnow?

•The following men answered the Janu­

ary questions, but their letters were re­ceived too late for their names to bepublished in the February issue of ourmagazine:

Charles E. Forsythe, Dayton, Ohio.John R. Leeks, New London, Conn.Juan E. Soto, New York City.F. M. Lilyard, Fairmont, Minn.E. K. Riek, Rhinelander, Wis.Norman P. Marx, Cashton, Wis.H. E. Clingenpeel, Lafayette, Indiana.Patrick J. Gaffney, Troy, N. Y.J. E. Taylor, Ottumwa, Iowa.H. L. Trimble, Des Moines, Iowa.E. O. Liaboe, Kansas City, Mo.W. H. Schaeffer, LaPorte, Indiana.

The names following are those of menwho answered the February "What DoYou Know?" questions:

A. C. Cross, Boston, Mass.Howard W. Pyle, Drexel Hill, Pa.Manuel J. F. Corrar, Brooklyn, N. Y.Thomas A. Hendricks, Erie, Pa.A. W. Rafnell, Auburn, Maine.Paul Wascher, Frackville, Pa.A. R. Fichthorne, Reading, Pa.Wilburn Fischer, Elberfeld, Ind.H. W. Canterbury, Owensboro, Ky.

Here are the answers to last month'squestions:

Question No. 1. What will cause slug­gish or uncertain repetition of onenote?

Answer: Stopped up bleed, or valvechoking, or not sufficient motion invalve-either primary or secondary.

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valvegate­what

QUESTIONS FOR MARCH(Watch 'em!)

Question No. 1. If the re-rollshould be closed and thevalve open at the same time,would happen?

Question No.2. Why is a primary valvegiven one-eighth of an inch motion?

Question No.3. Why should the knife­valve in the governor pneumatic be ad­justed so that it will close entirely?

Question No.4. All notes on a playersound, but only weakly. Where wouldyou look for the cause of this?

Question No. S. If the music roll on aplayer does not lie tight against thetracker-bar, how would you remedythis?

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Question No.2. If the primary valveson a double valve action should notseat properly explain what wouldhappen.

Answer: The secondary valve wouldremalll open to exhaust, pneumaticwould collapse, which would forcehammer against strings and theywould so remain without repeating.This only if the primary seated badly;otherwise repetition would be un­certain.

Question No.3. What would resultfrom a leaky knife-valve in Governor?

Answer: Motor would speed up andrun irregularly.

Question No.4. What causes a strikingpneumatic to open?

Answer: The exhaust is closed to re­duced air, and the admission of at­mospheric air coupled with the weightof the lower leaf and attachments tolower leaf, causes the pneumatic toopen.

Question No. S. Will a porous second­. ary pouch in a double valve action pre­

vent a note from sounding?Answer: On a double-valve action the

admission of atmospheric air throughthe primary valve is great enough toovercome any slight leakage in a sec­ondary pouch.

Standard Pl~M~nthJ.y 15

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A-I Tuner and Player Repairman. 10 yearsexperience. Desires to connect with somegood Music Store. Want Column No. 1090.

Reliable Tuner and Player Repairman, desiresto make a change where there is a chancefor advancement. Have 'sales experience.Member of the N. A. P. T. Danquard Schoolgraduate and Faust School of Tuning. Pre­fer the Middle West, but will go anywhere.Want Colunm No. 1091.

Tuner and Player Repairman, wishes to obtainposition with Music Store in New York orLong Island. Correspondence solicited.Want Column No. 1092.

QuaLified Piano Finisher and Foreman forRepair Department. 18 years experience. 5years with present firm. Desires to make achange. Highest references as to character,honesty and ability. Married. Age 36. Willlocate anywhere, providing salary is sufficient.Want Column No. 1093.

Tuner and Player Repairman familiar withReproducers. Desires position with Manu­facturers or Dealers. Colored. Married.Strictly sober. Can play Piano also. Dan­quard graduate. Want Column No. 1094.

Sales Manager: Young man. Age 30. Ex­perienced and duly qualified to manage andhandle sales-force, desires to locate with agood Company in need of good manager andsales-promoter. Location desired in Pa.,N. Y. or N. J., but would cOllsider else­where. No store too large for me to manageand no job too big. I am a high grade sales­man, and have original ideas ,in managinga sales-force; I keep them working and in­crease sales. If you have an opening forsuch a man, write stating full details andparticulars. Want Column No. 1095.

Player Repairman and Salesman, native ofPorto Rico. Speaks Spanish and English,would Eke to get steady position. Willingto go to Cuba. Want Column No. 1096.

Tuner, Repairman and Refinisher of pianos,players, Automatic and Reproducing pianos.21 years experience. Had charge of repairshops. Desires to make a change to otherlocality. At present in Buffalo. WantColumn No. 1097.

A-I Tuner and Player Repairman, Reproduc­ing Regulator. Best of references. 45 yearsfactory and road work experience. PreferState of Virginia or vicinity. Want ColumnN. 1098.

Blind Tuner, married and with family, wi.shesto locate somewhere in the West. GoodTuner and Repairman. Steady and reliable.Has had experience playing piano in movingpicture theatre. Offers, stating location andsalary, sent in care of the S. P. M. would begreatly appreciated. Want Colunm No. 1099.

Piano Polisher would like position in NewYork City or Long Island. Married. Steady.Salary expected. $40.00. Want Column No.1100.

Competent experienced straight tuner. Factoryjob preferred. Can furnish best of refer­ences. Want Colunm No. 1113.

Competent Tuner, twenty years experience.Age 45. Up on player work and reproducers.Member of N. A. P. T. Will go anywherein the U. S. Desires to hear from dealerhandling Welte. Want Column No. 1115.

HELP WANTED

Salesman: Liberal salary or commission; torepresent large Western Manufacturer, serv­ing Chicago and West. Want Column No.1101.

Experienced Piano Salesman to connect withprogressive concern located in Buffalo, NewYork. One who is capable of sel1ing Re­producing pianos preferred. Want ColunmNo. 1102.

Have good opening for young Tuner and Re­pairman who has sel1ing ability. State ex­perience and salary expected. vVant ColunmNo. 1103.

DANQUARD SCHOOL.At Dallas, Texas, Hotel Adolphus,

March 8th; at Houston, Texas, HotelRice, March 29th.

Wanted at once. Good Tuner and Playermanwith good personality and outside experi­ence. State salary, etc., in first letter. WantColumn No. 1107.

Tuner and Regulator, familiar with players.Factory experience preferred. Steady posi­tion for competent man. Want Column No.1108.

Good Tuner and Player Repairman wanted bylong established dealer at Providence, R. 1.State qualifications and salary required.Want Column No. 1109.

Expert Tuner and Playerman. State age andreference in first letter. We pay expenses.Furnish car. Salary $40.00. Want ColumnNo. 1114.

MISCELLANEOUS

For Sale: Established Music Store withBrunswick Agency, just outside of Chicago.$750.00 Cash. Want Column No. 1110

For Sale: Music Store, Victor, Brunswickagencies. Fine equipment, no competitor,rare chance, in Wisconsin. Want ColunmNo. 1111.

Qualified Tuner and Rebuilder of Pianos andPlayers, desires partnership-would join in­dependent tuner of standing. High gradeexperience-familiar with leading reproduc­ing pianos. State complete details. WantColumn No. 1112.

· OpelationSandOpeIators 1~)~n the !Jig STANDARD FACTORY,,~

~RE is pictured one of the first operations performed on the woodJ ..L !~om which Standard Player Actions are made. It is not really thefirst, because b.efore the lumber reaches this swing-saw it is given a

careful kiln-drying in the big kilns of the factory. It is this careful drying,which leaves the moisture content of the wood "just right," - that helpsmake the Standard Player Action such a durable action in almost any climate.

The man at this saw inspects each piece of lumber as he gets it. If thereare knots in the board he is sawing, he cuts out that section and puts it toone side. The rest is cut into economical lengths. But as to the piece ofwood with the knot in it: is that wasted? Not all of it: only the knot;for there might be one-half of the wood containing the knot which could beused for making small parts,- and this is the way in which it is used.

The workman, as will be seen, is an old "craftsman." There are mariY,,--sucnold experienced" craftsmen" engaged in making Standard Player Action~,,--

The Best of Materials: this standsfor Durability.

Elimination of VVaste: this stands forLower Production Cost.

Experienced Craftsmanship: this stands forHigh Quality of Construction.

STANDARD PNEUMATIC ACTION CO.,W. A. Mennie) Pres.

638West 52nd St., New York City.