The Film Daily (1930)

NEW KILGEN ORGAN BEING BIT FORROACH STUDIO St. Louis — A new pipe organ of special design is being built here by the George Kilgen & Son, Inc., for the Hal Roach studios in Los Angeles. Many new tonal qualities developed by the builders and not heretofore heard in pipe organs will be embodied in the new instrument, it is claimed. Before being shipped to the studio the organ will be completely assembled in the Kilgen plant, tested and dissembled again for shipping. When the organ is installed at the studio it will be enclosed behind an ornate grille. Another organ of similar type is also under construction here for the Los Angeles Broadcasting Company. Talking Shop on Wide Film Klein to Handle New Low Priced Disc Reproducer Cleveland — A new low-priced disc reproducer, with pick-ups, amplifier and speakers, suitable for houses seating up to 750, and costing $675 less ■installation costs, is announced by A. E. Klein. Klein claims that problem of many suburban and small town exhibitors will now be solved. Convincing evidence is being noticed day by day that wide film developments are gradually coming into their own. Through connections, ■ ather intimate with General Theater Kfiuipment, the Fox organization is attain in an enviable position with its Grandeur process. Conclusive evidence as to its drawing power is iemonstrated in the secord-week engagement being accorded "Happy Days," now current at the Rox\ . Watch The S.M.P.E. What the Society of Motion Picture Engineers is capable of doing need not be dwelled upon right now, but its intensive interests in aiding the industry to battle any so-called menace of "new developments" will all be ascertained at the next meeting of that organization in Washington on May 5-8. And among the chief topics up for discussion at that meeting will be the standardization of a wide film process. As It Now Stands It is known that Grandeur uses a 70 mm film, the Spoor-Berggren a 65 mm film and the present pictures are projected on the standard 35 mm. Striking a happy medium between the lot, of course taking in the ex pense of apparatus both as to projection machine and theater equipment, is now the task of a special committee appointed by the S.M.P.E. More Experience Needed Up to the present, it is hard to be ompletely convinced that Grandeur really does give a stereoscopic effect.* It has been said that third dimension in motion pictures is as elusive as perpetual motion, but in this instancy we at least have a grand start. There is no doubt that its perfection will enlarge the scope of picture entertainment, but will its cost oe within the reach of the small shov\'man? Three Machines at The Roxy In order to safeguard the proper projection of Grandeur films at the Roxy, three such cameras are now installed in its booth. While each machine is reported to have cost between seven and eight thousand dollars, there was no noticeable re-construction as far as the booth was concerned. One thing is sure, printing and negative costs will increase and the exhibitor getting a reel of Grandeur bv express might have to mortgage his house for the charges. Each reel, it is claimed weighs about 30 nounds. NEW MORTON ORGAN IS INSTALLED AT"U"STUDIO IVest Coast Bureau, THE FILM DAILY Los Angeles — A Robert Morton three-manual organ built in accordance with suggestions by David Broekman, Universal musical director, has been installed at the Universal studio here for recording purposes. The organ console is connected with pipes by an electric cable with a range of 200 feet, thus the console can be moved to any position on big sound stages. In addition to being operated by electric magnets and pneumatic action, the organ has 15 sets or ranks of pipes ranging from two inches in length, with a diameter of an eighth of an inch to 16 feet with a 16 inch diameter. Expansion Planned by Lorn ax Synchronizer Co. Atlanta — An expansion program, with intentions of covering the entire southeast, is under way by the Lomax Synchronizer Co., according to M. V. Lomax, president and inventor of the sound-on-disc reproducer. The company is at present located at 148 'A'hitehall and in addition to its sound devices, deals in other accessories. TRIJVISIOK NATURAL VISION— GLASS BEADED FIRE-PROOF GRA]K^DEUR SCREEN <im)^ ROXY THEATRE Installs the Truvision Fireproof Glass Beaded Sound Screen FOR OPENING OF "HAPPY DAYS KRAXDEIJR PICTURES'' A Fireproof Sound Screen Without Any Loss of the Incomparable Qualities Pertaining to the Truvision Glass Beaded Sound Screen. Brilliance — Depth — Definition — Third Dimension Illusion NO DISTORTION — BEST FOR COLOR PICTURES — NO VISIBLE PERFORATION Easily Washed — Retains Original Brilliance Approved by Western Electric — Underwriters Laboratory, N. Y. C. — Fire Marshal of Philadelphia Truvision Glass Beaded Sound Screens Are the Last Word in Sound and Projection TRUVISION PROJECTION SCREEN CORP 841 TIFFANY ST., BRONX, NEW YORK TEL. DAYTON 8886-8887