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If y o u han dle Playerpia n o s equipped w i t h th e S t a n d a r d Playe r Act i o n , her e 's a g o o d
p r oo f f o r y our p ros p e c t i v e c astorner as to th e Action's s t u r d i n e s s .
T he Standard Pl ayer Action Stands Up
E R E is a P laye rpiano. Al so a group o f young club me n. T ;~ e
me n a re between th e ages o f six teen and twe ntv-six. I f the} had been
group ed abo ut t he P laye r piano when the instrument \\"as fir st placed in
the O x ford Club, in N ort hampto n, Ma ss., they would have presented a gro up of
youngst er s six to sixteen years of age. I n brief . this Pl ayer has done conti nu 1,S ser vice for ten yea rs. Th e service has been so hard tha t t he tr eadles
wer e .vorn a way tw o yea rs ag o a nd pa rts of them ha d to be rep laced . T his
s hows hard usage. N evertheless, t he inst rument is still in use, a nd we a re
ad vised that "the pl .o'er ha s needed practically no atten tion, and ha s pr oven very
satis fa ctory in ever} re spect." T his is a good testimonial as to the dura bilitv
und er ha rd usa ge o f t he Pl ayer Ac tion.
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T he P layer A ction is TI ~ c S tandard P laye r A ction, made by T he Stand a rd
P neumatic Action Company o f ~ e\\" Y ork.
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STANDARD ?Player ~onth/y
Vol. 10, No.9
September
1924
Con t en ts Copyrighted 1924 by Standard Pneumatic Action Company
September
A ugu st ha s passed. There were some
hot days registered in our part of th e
world during th e month,-days that took
the "pep" out of peopl e. But cooler days
ar e coming. S eptembe r, Oc tober, N ovember ,- these are usually fine month s in our
part o f the world.
Does weather a ffect business ? \ Ve'll
say it doe s. Business is car rie d on by
human beings. Humans , most of th em .
are affected by the weather. A bout the
only thi ng you could have so sold us during th ose hot , humid days of Au gu st
wa uld have been a nice, lar ge. cool gla ss
of beverage. I n cooler weath er we'r e
more receptive to sales-influence. T ha t 's
one of the reasons why we' ve given you
this advertising number thi s mon th .
Sept ember is really th e month to begin
inte nsiv e a nd continuo us adv ertising. The
long eve nings ar e comin g when th e home
will be recogni zed as the place for fam ily
life, fo r Jove , and for fri endly; gathel"ings,
-and for mu sic,-particularly th e mu sic
of th e P layer pia no,- Sta ndard Player
Action.
Your Advertisin g Nu mb e r
This nu mber of th e S tandard Play er
M onthl}' is an adve rtising number. It
has in it many adv ertisin g ideas that VOlt
can turn to account.
A n idea, how ever val uab le, will pr odu ce nothing unl ess it is used . The
advertising idea s her e given will produce
noth ing for you unless you use them , A
hammer will not drive a nail unl ess it is
put into action. These idea s are salesnail s. Drive them hom e.
O n the magazine cover for this month
th e artist has pict ured some o f th e wellknown adverti sing figur es tha t ha ve helped to make continuous sales of the
Th ey are
pr oducts they represen t.
groupe d a roun d an d about, and per ched
on top o f a play er pian o, all sin ging a
paean of praise fo r the goods th ey advertise. You will recogni ze th em. Yo u will
also note that th e player pia no is equipped
with a ~ ta n d a r d Pl ayer Ac tion . N ow
th e S tandard cannot be sa id to be a
nationally advertised product, ex cept in.asrn uch as its man y friends thr ough ou t
th e world sing its pra ises . B ut th is, a fter
all, may be classed as advertising,- a nd
adve rt ising o f th e best kind . M a nu fa ctur ers , dealers, tun er s, and th e possessors
of St anda rd Action equipped playerpian os. tell of our produ ct' s rel iability.
You ha ve done it a nd it has helped us.
F or t his we e ',:nd ou r heartv thanks.
No w. he goo d to your own bu siness :
use th e ad vertising service we offer , and
-- Illay you pros per.
Ma ts o f th e cuts in th is number w ill
he supplied free of , ha rge.
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FINEST!!!
THE INSTRUMENT SUPERLATIVE
T he tal kin g m ach in e is a goo d en te rtain er.'
So, a lso, is the rad io.
We'd ad vis e the p urc h ase of e ithe r.
But fo r suprem e en joym en t give us the P la yer pia no . Y ou ca n enjoy
it alone, be cau se yo u can pl ay it yo u rse lf ; o r yo u ca n give en joyme n t
to th e fa m ily or to vi siti ng f rie nds by m ea ns of it. O r ju st th e one
be st gi rl an d yo urse lf can h ave a pe rf ectl y delight ful t ime play ing
a nd sing ing tog eth e r.
Th e P la ye r p iano is a mighty co m p an io na ble in strum ent.
You should have one.
We have them for sale .
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Keep'Young
With Music!
Music keeps the heart young ;
and a young heart is reflected
in a happy face and a happy
life .
Even if you have not cultivated the art of the musician
you can readily play
THE PLAYERPI
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This in st rument in yo
home
w ill prove a source of pleasure
and a steady .. elixir of life ."
You can enjoy the kind of
music you love at any time you
d esi r e with a Playerpiano in
.your home.
It pays to play, and one of the
healthiest relaxations for the
tired business man or woman
is music made by himself or
herself.
THE PLAYERPIANO
is an instr um ent peculiarly
ad ap ted to those who are suffering from brain-fag. By
means of such an instrument
in your home you can, with
ease, play the music you like
in the way you like it played.
Call at our showrooms and see
the wonderful values we offer
in Playerpianos, many o f them
equipped with the famous
Standard Player A ction.
Come in and see th e fine instr u m en t s we have to offer ;
many of them equipped with
th e world famous Standard
Player Action. Try them
yo urs elf.
KiII w inter
music.
Keep young w ith mu sic.
monotony
with
S pace for Dealer's Nam e
and Addr ess
Spa ce f or D eale r's Na me
and .La drcss
Advertise! It Pays
H e re are two sn appy littl e ads . They a re su ita ble fo r six -inch,
sin gl e co l um n newsp aper adve r ti sing. They're bound to att rac t
atten tio n- firs t to M us ic, then to Playe rpi an o M us ic, th en to Y ou
and Y our Business. We w ill supply yo u with mats of these, fr ee of
cha rge. Y ou m ay usc the co py su pp lied , or w rite you r ow n co py;
but th e co py abo ve ex pla ins th e picture.
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~J ips ForJuners Ie
T uners have been supplied with man y thousands o f tha t int er est ing li ttl e booklet , ""What
Your Pl ayer piano T h inks About" and it ha s
brought to th em man y dollars. It has al so
been inst ru mental, t hr ough the tuner s' ser vices, in keeping th e nat ion's Player pianos in
th at con dit ion whi ch renders them ca pable of
demo nstrati ng t he ir va lue as high-class inst r uments of mu sic and of affo rdi ng pleasure
to mill ions o f user s. This should prove to the
tuning f ra tern ity genera lly tha t s, It P ays to
Adv er t ise."
W e are offer ing here thr ee ad ver t isements that
might be used by tun ers to their adva nta ze ,
Class ified W ant Ad s a re goo d; but a small
display advert isement is bett er. Th e loud er
you sh ou t the mo re apt yo u a re to be hear d .
To Prolong the Life of Your Piano
or Player pia no it is essential that it be looked after
per iod ically. It is a valuable instrument and should
be taken ca re o f. You would not let a $500 hor se sta rve
to death : th en wh y let you r Pl ayerp ia no su ffer for lack
of attent ion. I can give it the attent ion it needs and
deserves. My charges a re moder ate .
CHARLES Q. PACKTHORPE
220 Melod y Lane
Harmonyville.
Tel. Not e 62
Wh at's Your Playerpiano
Wor tli to You ?
Y o u paid a good pr ice fo r it . W hy let it go
to the b a d fo r la c k o f tun in g o r a d j us t me n t .
\Vrite m e o r tel eph on e. I'll give yo u prompt a n d
effic ie n t se n -ice.
I'm the Piano Doctor
It isn ' t ad visa ble t o wa it u nt il a
be fo r e ca lli n g in th e doc t o r , is it?
Supp os e yo u w r ite o r t el eph o ne me, NO'''', a bo ut
yo ur P ia no or P la ye rpia n o.
JOH N SMILES
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pa t ien t d ies
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THE PLAYERPIANO
7he Universal Jqy Bringer
IF You L~'ve on a Farm , yo u w ill benefit by possessin g a
Plaverp iano , A ll work a nd no pla y mak es J ack Fa rmer
a dull boy . Try mus ic in the even ings , a fter the chores
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ar e done, to brighten up your life and
th e lives of tho se ab ou t yo u.
IF You Own a Yach t or a Houseboat
yo u wi ll increase th e joy o f ,. a life
on the ocean wave" by adding music
to your pleas ur e. P layers equ ipped
With Standa I'd Pl ayer Action s don't
ge t seas ick.
If You Are a S chool or K i nd e r garten Teacher the mu sic of a
Playe r piano will br ig h ten up the
hearts and inte llects of the ch ild ren
as noth ing else w ill. and will prove
a bo on a nd a blessing.
If You Have a Countrr Home or Hunt ing Lodg e wh y not
place a P laye rpian o 'm it.~r ou tside on the verandah i
Music is doubl y s weet when its str ai ns min gle with th e
scent of pin e g roves or th e "a ir f rom Jakes a nd mo untain s.
E ven If You Are Bound On a Northern Cruise
vou'Il find tha t the Player piano will a dd to t he
plea sure o f your cr ew or you r guest s. A ll !Jig
sea -go ing craf t sh ould be equipped with a mu s ical
inst rum ent. Sail ors, and th ose who love the sea,
like mu sic.
Call a t o u r s to re and let us sh ow y o u wh at
w e've got to offer in the way of Pl a yerpian o s.
We'll be mighty pl e ased to let you d emonstrate
for y o urs e lf wh at yo u can do on a Pl a yer.
Standard Player Monthly
T HERE
was something lacking
in that home which is not looked
back to with sweet memories.
Unfortunately
there
are
such
homes. A tramp very tersely gave
the reason for his becoming a
wandering hobo in the following
words, "There was darned little
love an' no music in the home
where I was raised."
Love and Music! What a fine
association! Will it be possible
that our children when they grow
up shall have the same lack of
purifying love for the old home
that the tramp had? Not if we can
help it. Let us put as much love
into our home life as we possibly
can,- and as much Music.
Not all children can be taught to
become musicians; but all children
love music. There is this attraction about a Playerpiano that other
instruments lack,- all members of
the family can play it. In other
words, the Playerpiano makes a
potential musician of everyone in
the home.
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It is easily possible that a Playerpiano in your home may arouse
the fine ambition of some member
of the family to become a proficient player on the piano.
If
such should prove to be the case.
then you have an instrument ready,
for of course the Player can be
operated manually, like a straight
piano.
A
Playerpiano with Standard
Player Action has this advantage
over a straight piano, that if the
budding
musician
should
not
blossom forth as hoped, the instrument is still capable of bringing
forth music from even untrained
fingers, and of thus assisting in
making a "Home, Sweet Home"
where love and music dwell.
We cordially invite you to see and
to operate the many beaut.Iul instruments in our store. The proof
of their possibilities you may
demonstrate for yourself. Won't
you come and bring your family
for a pleasant musical hour?
[DEALER'S NA:'IE HERE]
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Sal es
Letter s
H E R E are m a n y m et h od s o f reaching Playerpi an o pros pect s . A g ood sa lesm an is the s urest;
b u t a g ood sal es-l etter WI ll make c ontact with m ore
pe op le in a n in fin ite ly less period of t im e. It was
a sa les -lett e r th at sold us an E n cyclopaedia Brit ta ni ca. We. wanted on e, and inq u ir ed abo ut th e
price . T h en th e rnu lrigraphed sa les-lett ers began to
arrive. W e d id n ot buy u n t il a frien dly sa les man
to ok the trouble to write u s a friendly lett er, with
his f ounta'" pen. We appreci ated th e t rouble he ' d
gone t o, in vited him to ca ll . a n d now-we have
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the enc ycl op edi a an d th e Britt an ica peop le h ave the
m oney.
A goo d s a les -le tte r s ho uld not be too Iong, hut lo ng
eno ugh t o ma ke a defin it e a pp ea l. In one of the
a bove lett e rs the app ea l is t o th e desi r e to "make
m us ic one' s self ; in th e ot h e r th e a pp ea l is t o th e
des ire o f th e good host e ss to keep h er com pa ny
p lea san tly ent er ta ined . Bo th letter s a re in a fr iend ly
vein a nd m a k e n o exa g gera ted cl aims for th e P lay er p ia no . Prices a rc not me nt ion ed . When a tt en ti o n is
a tt ra c t ed a nd desire to po ssess s t imula ted , th en p r ice s
a n d t e r ms may be ta lk ed.
E lec tr c s o r m ats of the little illustration s w ill be
s u pplie..-d )"o u to print on yo u r sa les-le t te rs .
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THE STANDARD PNEUMATIC ACTION
638 W.
52D ST.
Editorial
A. W. JOHNSTON
FRED A. BARROW
A. K. GUTSOHN
by
Co.
NEW YORK CITY
Board:
President
Editor
Technical Editor
"Defeat Is for Those Who Acknowledge It"
The caption of this editorial is one of
the many wise sayings of Elbert
Hubbard.
I t is applicable to American business in
this way. It would seem that for some
months pessimists have uttered the customary howl of Presidential Election
years, "Everything is going to Calamity."
But everything has not gone to calamity:
it isn't even going. Optimistic and energetic business men have seen to that.
Defeat is for those who acknowledge
it and American business men are not
g~ing to acknowledge defeat at the harids
or vocal chords of the pessimistic coyote.
Instead of the prediction of the Pessimists being fulfilled, business is still in
action and putting in some mighty hard
licks. I~ fact, these licks are being felt
every day, and under their influence the
old bandwagon of Prosperity is rolling
along with increasing speed. Steel mills
are waking up; crops are good; the
farmer is getting fair prices for his product; the Dawes plan will work for the
financial stabilization of Germany, and so
improve foreign trade; the building business has been good and is still going
strong.
The history of past Presidential Election vears shows that eight out of eleven
of them have been from fair to good
business years. This is reassuring to the
faint-hearted.
The only drag on the wheels of Prosperity is timidity-pessimism.
Swat the Pessimist and climb on the
wagon.
"Defeat is for those who acknowledge
it."
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Why Shouldn't Their Business Be Dull
Looking through two recent issues of a
dailv newspaper published in a city of
200:000 inhabitants, we searched in vain
for a music merchant's advertisement.
One might be inclined to judge from this
that either the people of that city are deaf
or that they do not care for music and do
not want to hear about it. But we happen
to know the people of this particular city
well, and we know that there are very
many musicians and music lovers amongst
them. Why then should their trade not
be sought through the medium of advertising? Are the music-tradesmen of this
city already doing more business than
they can handle? They are not. As a
matter of fact they're not doing enough
business to keep warm-and they're waiting for trade to invite itself into their
stores.
A musical individual of that same city
declared that although he had lived there
for twenty-three years he had not received one piece of direct-mail advertising from a music concern .in all that time.
Is it any wonder that business with
them is dull, when they're doing their best
to allow people to forget that they're still
in business and that music is still a big
factor in civilized life?
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Ambition and the'.Tuner
We recently read of a man who took
up a college course at the age of sixtythree. This was a sure evidence that
while the mind remains young, the matter of years doesn't count so muchthat age cannot kill ambition.
A piano-tuner remarked, during a conversation that "a fellow who thinks he
knows it all is likely to find out that he
doesn't know as much as he thinks he
does."
The Danquard School offers a fine opportunity to tuners or player-technicians
to learn more about Playerpiano or Reproducer-piano construction, and many
ambitious men are taking advantage of
its free courses in instruction. But
there's room for more.
; Men young and not so young have
attended this school to their great advantage. They have, by the knowledge
there acquired, improved their earning
capacity.
If you have the Ambition to know
more about Foot-power Players or about
Reproducing Pianos-knowledge that will
make your serviceS of greater value-why
not write to Milton L. Cheek, Principal
of the Danquard School, 653 West 51st
Street, New York City. Suppose you
do it now?
Don't Let Up When the Going is
Good
THE quotation which we have used as a
caption for this editorial was gathered
from a certain house-organ received at
our desk Some time ago. It evidences the
natural human tendency to slow down in
the race when we are covering level
ground. It is 'our personal opinion that
the slogan might have been improved if
it had been worded, "Don't let up when
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the going is bad." The cross-country
runner when he comes to a level stretch,
if he is wise, will take advantage of it
to conserve his strength for the rough
work he knows is to come, and when' he
approaches ground that is broken, hilly,
swampy, or otherwise bad. he will have
reserve strength to carry him through,
whereas, those who have attempted to
outdo themselves on the level stretches
will be short of wind when it comes to
the bad going.
It is in the results obtained during business depressions that business men show
the amount of their stamina. A child
can walk across the plains with little
effort: but it takes a strong man to climb
a mountain.
The best test of business capabilities is
shown, not: by results achieved in good
times but by the results obtained during
periods of business depression.
Don't let up when the going is bad is a
pretty good maxim or slogan for any
red-blooded man to keep before him.
A SLOGAN FOR TUNERS
ByR. S. SiN("LAIR,
Hiawatha
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Kans.
If all tuners gave one good slogan on
their professional cards or advertising
matter, it would be more forcible than
ten . or twelve "reasons why a piano
should be tuned."
The average mind will not grasp-or
even read-c-aIot of "reasons." I would
suggest the?following slogan: Why use
your best 'judgment when buying a
piano, then' refuse to keep it tuned?
This one question remains in their minds
and works on the positive brain cells
and the reaction will usually be very
satis factory.
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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 eliminate much delay and
will enable us to give you very prompt service.
W. D. C. I zorote you for a half
dozen pneumatics a few days ago, as I
had a case for repairs where the mice
had eaten the rubber cloth. When I
wrote to you for the pneumatics, I didn't
think at the time that they would be as
liard to replace as it now seems. I have
therefore not attempted to do the job
at all and am -writing to ask you the best
way to remove a pneumatic and also how
to replace it with a new one.
Answer: To replace a power pneumatic, first loosen the leather buttons on
the pneumatic wires and slip out of the
metal hinge on the pneumatic. Then
force the pneumatic off the shelf. This
can be done with a good downward pressure of the thumb. You will then find
that some chips or splinters of the pneumatic remain on the shelf. You are then
advised to take a sharp chisel, clean the
surface of the shelf and of the pneumatic itself from all remaining glue and
chips. (One must be careful not to
damage the valve box with the chisel as
this can easily be done. Remember the
valve belong-ing to that pneumatic is
right in back of this and the seat can
easily be destroyed if you are not careful.) Next prepare a wedge. If the
pneumatic to be replaced is to go be-
tween the shelves, a wedge that fits between the pneumatic and the upper part
of the lower shelf should be obtained.
When this is done, apply hot glue on the
surface of the pneumatic to be glued
down, being careful not to go too close
to the hole with the glue. When glue
spreads, it might possibly flow into the
hole. Place the pneumatic in its position and then gently drive the wedge in
and leave it in that position until the
glue has set. When using a wedge, one
must be careful not to drive it in too
hard so that the shelves are not split
apart. I f the pneumatic should be on
the lower shelf, ingenuity will suggest a
way as to how a pneumatic should be
glued on. In that case, stand the action
on its head and you will find that the
part to be repaired is placed on the
upper side. After cleaning- off the shelf
of glue and chips, glue on the pneumatic,
laying a block not wider than the pneumatic itself, over the pneumatic and then
provide sufficient pressure possibly by
placing- a flat iron on top. After the glue
has set, insert pneumatic connection
wires into the hing-e of the pneumatic
and regulate so that it has its proper play.
To determine this compare with the regulation of other pneumatics.
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W. D. L. I have handled many play- able, or kerosene. Apply just a little
ers in the last twelve years and believe grease or graphite, not too much, and
I have repaired all kinds and seldom get give attention to the spring. This will
"stuck." As much as I think I am a no doubt overcome your trouble.
crackerjack at repairing players, yet now
1. S. E. I have been called upon to
and then something new comes my way repair a player of your late manufacture
that I haven't seen before on a player with one of the new type transmissions.
which leads me to believe that one never I find that the metal shaft on which the
knows enough about player repairs. pinion slides back and forth to engage
Something new presents itself every now and disengage the large gear wheel that
and then and makes it more interesting. drives the take-up spool, came out from
I have experienced on some players not its ploce. I have tried to reinsert it but
necessarily of your make, that when play- there is nothing that would keep it there.
ing a roll, mostly a heavy roll, the player It continually works out. Would you
seems to choke up toward the end, and advise quickly what to do?
if one pumps harder or tries to get an
Answer: The trouble you have called
accent, it comes to a sudden stop. In a
case like this, I tried several times any- to our attention is something new to us,
thing that I could think of, seeing that but your complaint is so plain that we
all the channels and ports in and through can readily diagnose just what is the
the governor, were open and free and matter, and can assure you that there is
that the valves were functioning properly nothing radically wrong with the transbut with no result. I usually like to work mission, and that it can easily be remeout my own problems as it is exceed- died. To do so, proceed as follows:
ingly interesting to do this, but in this Disconnect the motor drive chain and the
reroIl wire attached to the upright lever
c~e, I have to give up and ask your adin
the transmission. Then take out the
znce,
Answer: The trouble you relate to us three screws where transmission is
is hardly to be found in the governor screwed against the spool box. You will
and motor where you tried to locate it. find on the other end of the shaft in
Should a similar case arise again, would question, that there is a collar on which
suggest that you inspect, before all, the the set screw most likely became loose,
brake that controls the upper shaft in therefore allowing the shaft to work its
the transmission. The purpose of this way out. Reinsert the shaft in its proper
brake is to hold the music roll tight bearings, apply the collar, holding it flush
enough when playing so that it does not with the end of the shaft, and tighten
wind up too loosely on the take-up spool. set screw. Then put the transmission
We believe that the brake referred to is back again in its proper place, making
a part of the player which is seldom the necessary connections, and your job
given attention and therefore in due will be completed.
H. C. L. I have one of your players
course, the surface becomes gummed up
and it does not act as a brake any longer. on which I find a squeak when playing,
This, therefore, allows the paper to wind with every revolution of the take-up
onto the take-up spool too loosely so that spool. When I take the music roll off
when you want to exert extra pressure and look for the squeak, it has stopped
on the treadles, you create a stronger so that I am at a loss to know where to
suction in the full length of the tracker look for it.
bar and this has a tendency to hold the
Answer: ~he squeak that is seemingly
paper while the motor keeps on running. giving you trouble is most likely to be
Following the lines of least resistance, found in the left-hand socket of the takeit will take up the slack in the paper on up spool. A drop of oil thereon will
the take-up spool. To get back under remedy it. I f this should not overcome
the brake, remove the brake and scrape it, apply a drop of oil on the bearings
the gummy part of the surface, possibly of the lower shaft. It simply could not
washing it with gasoline if it is avail- be any place else.
Standard Player Monthly
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Congratulations are extended to the
following men who answered the August
"What Do you Know?" questions correctly:
James G. Shumate, Jackson, Ohio.
Paul Wascher, Frackville, Pa.
Carl Sager, Alhambra, Cal.
B. H. Maddox" Monroe, La.
F. M. Lilyard,' Hartley, Ia.
Ellsworth IVIcGlenen, Bryan, Ohio.
H. Widing. Hammond, Ind.
F. \V. Foreman, Tower City, Pa.
Axel Moller, Audubon, N. J.
Fred R. Chegwidden, Shelton, Conn.
M. ]. F. Corrar, Brooklyn, N. Y.
W. E. Maxwell, East Liverpool, Ohio
Alvah Baker, Rochester, Ind.
W. H. Schaeffer, Dayton, Ohio.
1. H. Frazier, Beaumont, Texas.
A. W. Rafnell, Auburn, Maine:
Thos. A. Hendricks, Erie, Pa.
Loyd M. Sundquist, Fargo, N. D.
J. Roland Davis, Denver, Colo.
The following men answered the July
questions correctly but their letters were
received too late to be given credit in
the August issue of the magazine:
Price Kiker,' Fort Worth, Texas.
Thos. A. Hendricks, Erie~. Pa.
W. Howard Sallee, Litchfield, Ill.
W. H. Schaeffer, Dayton, Ohio.
Ql1eri~8' and
Answers
Here are the. 'answers to last month's
questions:
.
Question No. 1. If the' small leather
button on the wire leading to the flexible striking finger should become loose,
what would happen r
Answer: It would cause lost motion and
the hammer would strike weak. If it
Lecame too loose the wire would slip
through cleat on pneumatic without
raising striking finger.
Question No.2. What keeps the hammers from blocking while the player
is in operation?
Answer: The buttons on the regulating
rail.
Question No.3. What must be removed
in order to regulate lost motion from
the striking fingers to wippen in the
Standard Player Action?
Answer: The spool box and primary section.
Question No.4. Why is it necessary to
keep the bleeds clean at all times?
Answer: To assure correct repetition.
Question No. S. What effect would a
porous power pneumatic have on the
striking of the hammer?
Answer: It would strike weak.
September Questions
Question No.1. Why is it necessary to
keep pouches rubbed down at all times?
Question No.2. Should a valve button
rest on the pouch?
Question No.3. Why should the lower
action be tested first when testing a
Playerpiano for leaks?
Question No.4. (a) What is the object
of the soloist pneumatic? (b) Where
are the soloist pneumatics generally
found?
Question No. S. Which of the two exhauster valves are most important, the
inside or the outside valve?
New Music
A New York society woman gave two tickets for the opera, which she was unable to
use, to her house maids. ,
At the close of a beautiful aria one remarked, "Mary, isn't the 'Poet and the Peasant' overture beautiful ("
"That wasn't the 'Poet and the Peasant' overture, it was the 'Anvil Chorus from II Trovatore'."
"You're mistaken, Mary, but just to show
that I'm right I'm going down in the orchestra
where that announcement sign is."
On her return somewhat crestfallen, she said,
"We are both wrong. That was the 'Refrain
from Spitting'."
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and perha ps that accounts for his
success.
We take pleasure in introducing Mr.
Gerecht to Standard P layer readers.
"Mr. Gerec ht-Gent le Reade r. Gent le
read er-M r. Gerecht."
WANTED
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Thes e Wan t Ads. a re Printed Free of Cha rge
IMPORT A NT NO TICE : Send in your advert isement s before the fifteent h of th e month
tu insur e inserti on in the edi tion of the first
mont h follow ing. W ant ads. received after
the tifteent h wil l have to appea r in the editi on
o f the seco nd month followi ng.
R ob ert Ge rech t
Here is Robert Gerecht. He is a
player repairman, tuner, booster of
Standard Player Act ions and an enthusiastic reader and student of the Standard
P toyer M out hly, W e publis h fr iend
Gerecht's photo because we think he c1eserves a little public ity. He deserves it
for thi s reas on: he ha s an swered correctly the que stion s in our "What Do
You Know" columns for twenty months.
He is of Woodside, Lo ng Island. an d
he has had a tuning ex per ience of eleven
years in different fact ories, and was
tun er -f oreman for Mehlin & Son s. He
studied player actions in the Danquard
Sch ool of N ew York in 1921. H e attrib ut es his success at solving many
player prob lems to his school course, and
to in forma tion taken fr om the page s of
the S tandard Player M onthly, H e claims
that he has had less trouble in adjusting :
St andard and A uto player actions than
wit h any oth er make s. H e doesn't tell
us his age; whet her he's married or
single; or giv~ us muc h persona l information. He talk s principally of his work,
P OSITIO ;\1S WANTED
Efficient an d reliable Pl ayer Action Ser vice on
all ma kes of Actions. Service connec tion
with Sta nda rd P neuma tic and Auto Pn eumat ic Action Companies ena bles us to
specia lize on WELTE-MIGN O N, AUTO
DE LUXE and STANDARD P laye r
Actions. Ship us the acti on complete or
pa r ts in need of re pairs . T yson P iano Shop ,
: 9070 E lm St., Dal las , T exa s.
T uner wou ld like to secu re position wit h reliable pian o conc ern. Six years' ex perie nce.
21 years of ag e. Working indepe ndently a t
present. In answering please state full pa rticulars in tirst letter. W ant Colu mn No.
731.
Fi rst Class Ac tion Repairman. Can also do
new work, Ac tion F inishing a nd R egu lating,
P layer Insta lla tion and Repair W ork. Under stand Phonogra ph
Repa iring.
Want
work on part or full time. Located in Chi ~
cago , Wa nt Column No. 732.
Pi an o Tuner and Pl ayer Mechan ic. U nderstands all makes of player s. Would like
part time work in and ar ound New York
City. W ant Co ru rn n N o. 733.
Pi ano Tuner as ' Fl oor Sa lesm an and have
cha rge of Tuning Dept. Ca n P lay pian o and
an ,\ - 1 Sa lesman .' Want Column N o. 734.
F ir st-clas s T uner.
Expert repairman on
Pi anos , G rands and Or gan s. Ju st compl eted
course at Danquard P layer Action Schoo l.
Best ref erences, 20 years' experience in practical shop tr oub les. Age 45. Married. W ill
go anyw here . Want Column No. 735.
Blind Factory T uner wishes to make chan ge.
Ca n fu rn ish A- I re fer ences. Experienced
in all gra des o i T uning. Pref er factory
usin g S tan da rd Action s or per ma nent position in store . Wa nt Colum n :>10 . 736.
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Standard Player Monthly
A-I Tuner, Playerman and Salesman. Have
truck equipped for piano drayage. Also
furniture store experience. Want permanent
connection. Want Column No. 737.
A-I Player Mechanic and Tuner. Conscientious and reliable. Wishes to connect with
Connecticut concern requiring man with 15
years' practical experience for outside or
factory work. Can handle help. 40 years of
age. Married. A-I references. Will locate
in town. Want Column No. 738.
First-class Tuner and Player Mechanic. Danquard School graduate. Would like to locate
around New York City. Ag-e 25. Want
Column No. 739.
Tuner who has completed tuning course two
years ago and has tuned and repaired as a
sideline since, wishes position where he can
work under experienced tuner and repairman. Age 29 years. Want Column No.
740.
Piano Tuner and Repairman. 12 years' experience, inside and outside work. 27 years
old. Married. Will locate anywhere. Want
Column No. 741.
Married man with 13 years' experience as
Tuner and Repairman on Pianos, Players,
Reproducers, and Pipe Organs. Can sell
Musical Mdse. or manage department. Would
like position as foreman but would consider
any of the above. Want Column No. 742.
Colored Tuner and Player Mechanic. 15 years'
shop and wareroom experience. Graduate
of Danquard Player Action School of New
York. Capable of managing shop. Will
work for straight salary or commission. Will
accept best offer with advanced carfare
from Chicago. Want Column No. 743.
First-class Tuner and Repairman. Knows all
makes of players thoroughly including reproducers. Can do straight piano, grand, or
upright work. N ow employed but want a
better position. References. Age 28. Ten
years' experience.
Danquard graduate.
Want Column No. 744.
Piano Tuner wishes to connect with music
house. Is now tuning independently. 3
years' experience. 26 years of age. Married.
Want Column No. 745.
Salesman and Experienced Tuner. Familiar
with Band-Orchestra Instruments. Reliable
and capable of managing branch store.
Want Column No. 753.
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HELP WANTED
-First-class Tuner and Player Repairman. Prefer married man. Give reference, age, salary desired in first letter. Good position for
the right man in Reading, Pa, Want Column No. 746.
Have an opening for a Tuner and Repairman.
4 stores and are looking for a man who
understands the business. Permanent position with bright future. Located in Conn.
Want Column No. 747.
Ambitious young Salesman who wishes to connect where position wiII be permanent.
Bright future assured. Must be a worker
and able to handle canvassers. Salary and
commission or straight commission basis.
Located in Conn. Want Column No. 748.
Combination Tuner and Salesman who understands selling to high-class trade. Can give
a good man permanent position and
fair salary to start. Situated in center of
Gas and Oil Fields in rapidly growing city
of 20,000.
Splendid opportunity for a
hustler. Write full details in first letter.
Want Column No. 749.
Old established house in New England city of
25,000 wants good Piano Tuner. Must be
able to do good work, moderate repairs and
understand players. Steady position offered
to man of good character. Full information
in first letter. Want Column No. 750.
First class Tuner and Player Mechanic. Must
be of good habits. WiII pay $40-$45 for
competent man. Located in Conn. Want
Column No. 751.
For Sale:
Pianomaker's maple, solid top
Bench, 6' x 2'6" x 2%" with rapid acting iron
vise. Mitre block, Circular saw 48" x 28"
with Motor, Bow Drill, Woodrnaker's and
Regulator's Tools. Want Column No. 752.
A capable Tuner and Repairman. Must be
thoroughly experienced in Case Work and
understand Reproducers. Want Column No.
754.
Don't Let 'Em Forget
Is your name, is your business well
known in your community? I f not, why
not?
Buyers or shoppers as a general rule,
patronize the stores which keep their
names constant'y before the buying public. In these days of competition one
must shout to be heard.
You carry a fine line of musical merchandise. You are a genial good-natured
business man. Those who patronize you
once will probably come again,-if they
don'i/~rq~l: :But th: public memory is
.short-livci(~"the public does forget. It
~is uptoyou, then, to keepyour name and
~business constantly befo're them.
-. Be good .. to'l.:9urself and to your
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business~A.Q~~drs'e:
Mats of theicuts in this number will
be supplied free of charge.
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The following manufacturers install
Standard Player Actions in the instruments' they make:
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Allison PianOll, Ltd ••..••..•..••.•. London, England
Atelier. Dc Construction R. F
Paris, France
Bansall &: Sana, Ltd ••••....•• London E. 9, England
Beadle &: Langbein •••.•••• London, N. W., England
British Piano Mfg. Co .•.••.••••• London, England
Bre adwood White &: Co •••••••••... London, England
Bernard Brock .....••.••......... London, England
Burling &: Mansfield ..•...... London. N. 7. England
Concord Piano &: Playerpiano Pty, Ldt , Melbourne, Ausr.
Craig Piano Co ......•••.•••...•.. Montreal, Canada
Collard &: Collard ..••..•• London, N. W. I, England
J. B. Cramer &: ce., Ltd .. London, N. W. I, England
Dale, Forty &: Co ..•.•••••••••.•.• London, England
W. Danneman &: Co
London, England
Dougherty Pianos Limited •• London, Ontario, Canada
Ducat, Wilmott &: Co ..•••••••••.. London, England
Godfrey &: Co., Ltd ...••••.••..•.•. London, England
Grinnell Bros .....••••.•.. Wmdsor, Ontario, Canada
Harper Piano Co ....••..••••...•.. London, England
Harper, Thomas
London, England
Hopkinson, Ltd., J &: J .•••....•... London, England
Hilton &: Hilton ..••••.•........ Yorkshire, England
Ison Ltd., Bertram .•••..••... London, N., England
Kemble &: Co ........••.... London N. 16, England
Moore &: Moore .••••............. London, England
Oar, Jr
Brussels, Belgium
Payne, Ltd
London, England
B. Squire &: Son, Ltd
London, N. W. I, England
Strohmenger &: Sons, Ltd.• John. London E. C. I. Eng.
Taylor & Sons, Ltd., Alfred
London, England
Triumph Auto, Ltd .......•.. London, N. 7, England
Wallis & Son, Ltd
London, N. 16, England
Witton, Witton &: Co
London, England
Albert Piano Co
New York City
American Piano Co
East Rochester, N. Y.
AutopianQ Co
New York City
Bacon Plano Co
New York City
Becker Bros
New York City
Behr Bros. Co
New York City
Biddle Piano Co
New York City
Bjur Bros. Co
New York City
Bogart Piano Co
New York City
Braumuller Piano Co
West Hoboken, N. J.
Bush &: Gerts Piano Co
Chicago. Ill.
Cable Co .. Hobart M
La Porte, Ind.
Cable & Sons
New York City
Cable-Nelson Piano Co
South Haven, Mich.
Cameron Piano Co., A. B
New York Ci1;y
Chase-Hackley Piano Co ...•...... Muskegon, Mlch.
Christman Piano Co., 0
New York City
Cunningham Piano Co
Philadelphia, PL
Davenport Treacy Piano Co
New York CI1;y
Doll, Jacob & Sons
New York City
Estey Piano Co
New York City
French & Sons, Jesse .....•........ New Castle, Ind.
Fuehr & Stemmer
Chicago, III
Haddorff Piano Co
Rockford, III
Haines &: Co.• W. P
New York City
Henkelman Piano Co
New York City
Herbert Piano Co
New York City
Howard Stowers Co ......••........ New York City
Jacob Bros. Co
New York City
Janssen, B. H. Piano Co
New York City
Kelso &: Co
New York City
Kohler &: Campbell, Inc
New York City
Kreiter Mfg. Co
Milwaukee, Wis.
Kurtzmann &: co., C ...•.........•... Buffalo, N. Y.
Lehr &: Co., H
Easton, Pa.
Ludwig Piano Co
New York City
Lyon &: Healy
Chicago, III
Mansfield Piano Co ..........•..•... New York City
Mathushek &: Sons Piano Co
New York City
McPhail Piano Co., A. M
Boston, Maas.
Mehlin &: Sons, Paul G
West New York, N. J.
Melodigrand Co
New York City
Milton Piano Co .....•.............. New York City
Newby &: Evans
New York City
Packard Piano Co .......•..•••... Fort Wayne, Ind.
Pease Piano Co
New York City
Perlman, H. W ........••.......... New York City
Radle Inc., F
New York City
Ricca & Son, Inc
New York City
Schaaf Adam
Chicago, IlL
Schaff Bros ............•.......... Huntington, Ind.
Schencke Piano Co
New York City
Schiller Piano Co .......•.............. Oregon, III
Schleicher &: Sons, Inc
New York City
Schmidt Dauber Co
New York City
Schubert Piano Co
New York Cit 1
Seeburg Piano Co
Chicago. III
Shoninger Piano Co
New Haven
Smith, Barnes & Strohber Co
Chicago, IlL
Smith. Barnes & Strohber Co .. North Milwaukee, Wis.
Spector & Sons
New York City
Starck Piano Co .• P. A
Chicago, III.
Sterling Co., The
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Stieff, Chas. M
Baltimore, Md.
Stultz & Bauer
New York City
United Piano Corp
Norwalk, Ohio
Vose &: Sons
Boston, Ma•.
Walters Piano Co
Long Island City, N. Y.
Waltham Piano Co
Milwaukee, Wi•.
Weaver Piano Co ........•............... York, PL
Webster Piano Co
Leominster, Mad.
Wegman Piano Co
New York City
Werner Industries
Cincinnati, Ohio
Weser Bros
New York City
Wick ce., P. S
North St. Paul, Min...
Wissner, Inc., Otto
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Wuertz Co., O. W
New York City
Wurlitzer Mfg. Co., Rudolph. North Tonawanda, N. Y.
The following makes of instruments manufactured by the above concerns
contain the Standard Player Action
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A. B. cemeeoa
J. C. Campbell
Chandler
Chase & Baker
Christie & Co.
Christman
Clarendon
Concertone
Dayenport-'llreaoy
Denniston
Aerotone
Albert
American
Archer
Arinola
Armstrong
Astor
.eutonteno
Bachman
Bacon
Doll
Bailey
Baumeister
Baus
Donald
Duchess
Becker Bros.
Behr Bros.
Bennington
Lehr
xxeetrone
Biddle
Billings "
Bjur Bros.
Bogart
Ehrhard
Everard
CO.
Lincoln
Lindeman & SoDa
Ldvtngston
Franklin
Madison
M alcolm Love
Mansfield
Marshall
Marshall- Wendell
Mason
Foster
Braumuller
Brewster
Gabler
Gilbfort
Cambridge
Lockhart
Ludwig
Jesse French
Fuebr &: Stemmer
Cable-Nelson
t.essme
Farrington
Felder
J. & C. Fisher
F'Iefscher &: Co.
Bond
Bradbury
Bradford
BUIh " _
Cable & Sons
J'ayette S. Cable
Hobart M. Cable
Herbert Stuart
Hoffman
R. S. Howard
Huntmgton
Jacob Bros.
James & Holmstrom
Janssen
Kelso
Kohler & Campbell
Kreiter
Kurtzmann
Lagonda
Lakeside
Langdon
Gordon
Musicale
Nevin
Newby & Evans
Newton
Other
Opera
Orphecla
Packard
Painter & Ewing
Parklyn
Pea rltone
Pease
Pianieta
Radle
Regal
Rainhard
Sterling
Stodart
John L. Stow...
Stratford
Strohber
Stultz & Co.
Stul tz & Bauer
Terrace
Vough
Wadsworth
Wagner
Waldort
'Walters
Waltham
Ricca
\Yarficld
Roth
Webster
Schaff Bros.
Schencke
Schiller
Schirmer
Schleicher &, SOIlS
Schmidt-Dauber
j
r.
Scht oeder &. Son
Schubert
Wegman
wettsmore
"'eser
Wessell
\Yhitrnan
P. S. W1at
Widdifield
Mathushek &: Son
Shat tuck
"'i}1mt
Raddor"
Hames Bros.
W. P. Haines &: Co.
Paul G. Mehlln & CO.
Melodtgrand
B. Shoninger
Smtth & Bam.
Harvar-d
Mercer
Solotone
Specter
'lVissner
O. W. Wuert.
York
Piano Co.
Henkelman
Milton
'Villard
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BO U T a yea r a nd a hal f ago a yo uu g
man, sniiliug a nd v igor ou s, lef t th e
fa r m , entered th e Cit y of D et roit , a nd
a p plied f o r a joh a s p ia no sa lesma n in
t he reta il brunch sto re o f Smit h, Ba rnes
& Strohbe r. H e had nev e r so ld a pia no ,
yet Mana ue r A . C. Cl au sen put h im on
h i ~ sa les i orcc.
T he y ou iu; ma n was
sent o u t to sell pian os by t he d, .o r-hr-l!
route. He spen t h is t ime o n th e j o b ,
a nd r esul ts began to s ho w, S uun pros pects began to' co me into t he sto re, e it her
al one o r esco rted hy th e sa lesma n. T he
man bec am e th e sta r sa lesma n o f th e
st o re. H e wa s promote d to an " insid e .,
job, and h is sa les in cre a sed .
l3usincs,
genera lly began to d rop o ff, but not th is
sa lesma n's bus iness.
H is sa les r eco r d
increa sed .
H is name is D. A . MeDou gald , a nd am ong oth er t h ing s worth
quo ting he says t ha t hi s success ca me
t h ro ug h " hard wo rk, plu s e nt husia sm .
H o ur s mean no thi ng to me. . . .
You' ve go t to kee p a t it unt il yo n la nd
t he sa le. I ts t he on ly wa y ." H e says
a b " th a t yo u'v e got to hav e con fide nce in
\'.- I,a t you se ll. F or th e a bo ve in fo r rn at ion we art' indebted to th e P ia no T rade
~ l a ga z i n e for A ugu st.
pui n ts. 0:-' (I piau» ~a lt..: ~ l l1a ll , - a prize
(,fie I'd b, ' ~ l rs . K 1\. H ou se to t he
sa lesme n of the C. A . H ou se Co m pa ny .
\\ 'e won dered hl,l\\' he did it. The a ns wer
\\'a, quick lv r e vea led. fo r th is sa lesman
tal ked sales meth od s a nd q uest io ned u s
closely o n ma t ter s ncr ta iu ing' to sa lesm ansh ip f ro m th e t ime we met h im unt il
t he ti me he depart ed. He was L. \ \T.
B('l1 o f th e C. A . H o u se Co m pa ny . Co n sta nt thoug h t on -al csrnen 's pr ob lem s and
cons tant wo rk at h i; bu sin es s were re -p on sible for hi s succ ess,
He wa s a
co ns istent boos te r oi S ta ndard Pla ye r
A cti ons. Th e fine thing s he ha d to sa y
a bo ut S tanda rd , t ickl ed us m igh tily. It
was o u r fir st meet ing with t he gen tlema n ; we hop e it won't be t he la st.
A cle an bu ilt ma n o f a bo ut thi rt v ca lled
a t o u r office not so long' ago, H e wa s
f ro m Ca mbr id ge . O hi o. He had re cent ly
wo n a o ne- h und red-do lla r pr ize. on
\\ "h:ch hring , us ha ck to t he ca pt ion of
th is
littl e a rt icle,
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merchant s ha ving' such men a s
an d Be ll hr ing ing in bu si ness fo r th e m a re fo rt un a te.' Th ese
m en a re worke rs . They do no t wait
fo r sa les to comc ; t hey go a i ter sa les
a nd br inu t hem in. [ I t imes are a litt le
d u ll, they work a li tt le ha rd er , an d the
resul t cou nts - lo r t hem a nd fo r t he
house th ey r epresen t. r n short, th ey' re
go -g ette rs ."
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