The Film Daily (1931)

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DAILY Sunday, June 28, 1931 © THEATER BELL OPENS N. Y. OFFICE FOR PORTABLE PROJECTOR Belgau, president of the Bell ,'ipnienl Corp., announces the nmg of • '1 show rooms at irenth Ave., New York, with F 11. Smith -i~ Bales manager. K. Travis, formerly of Electrical Research Products, is supervising production at the Hershey Metal Products ( o., Derbj . Conn. The Bell portable 3S mm. units are expressly for sound-on-film, and have l>een developed during the ,iid a half years for the purpose of providing a portable and part unit with quality of the highest standard. Bell offers a complete tandem unit consisting of right and left projector, to permit of greater flexibility in setup, with lenses from IS inches to 20 t apart. A uni-remote-control system has been developed to allow the operator trol either machine from a remote position and make smooth uninterrupted changeovers. The projector is provided With double ball-bearing intermittent encased in a bath of oil, and all gears and shafts are automatically lubricated with an oil-bath. A rear shutter of unique design is provided and the entire unit is cooled by a great volume of air being circulated through the ca-. The projector is contained in a ie IS" x 18" x 12" deep and weighs (pi) pounds. The motor is of special design and was manufactured exclusively for the Bell products. The tandem unit consists of one right and one left projector, or two right projectors in any combination With a five-stage amplifier, with uniremote-control, and two dynamic speaker-. The total weight with carrving cases and all accessories is 215 inds. The single unit consists of one right projector, a five-stage amplifier th uni-remote-control and two dynamic speakers. This unit weighs pound-, complete with carrying The Bell plant i at pi equipped to turn out as high as 100 equipments a w > By M. P. D1 •RATION of acoustical materialre. pure the utmost care. Acoustical correction materials which depend entirely upon absorption, when painted, lose in some measure their absorption quality. As a general rule, such materials should not be painted. A careless painter using lead and oil will entirely destroy the efficiency of fiber wall boards and other similar types of material. Care must be taken when any type of perforated material is used that the perforations are kept clean and open. If these perforations are closed up, the material loses much of its value. la your projection booth equipped with the necessary fire control devices? An operator whose mind is relieved from the worry about fire is better able to devote his attention to the many details comprising the show. The installation of fire-control devices also has the welcome effect of reducing insurance premiums. Fuses are admirable devices, but are very apt to be a nuisance. The standard rule when a fuse blows Ts not to replace it before searching for the trouble. Unfortunately, this is never carried out, and it is quife common to blow half a dozen fuses before being certain that there" is something radically wrong in the circuit. It is, therefore, a good idea to keep on hand a good supply of different sizes of fuse for testing purposes, so that when the trouble has been found and corrected, the proper size fuse will be available. Automatic Film Inspector Combines Valuable Features ; Opens Boston Sales Office Boston — The New England Sonofilm Equipment and Sale Co. has opened headquarters at 16 Piedmont Street here, under the management of William Bray. The company marketa complete all-A.C. sound equipi ment for theater as well as a portable Sonofilm available for schools, churches and lecture halls. An automatic film inspector, cleaner and rewind machine that is said to detect the tiniest breaks, tears and poorly made splices in the film and at the same time remove oil and grit from the surface of the film at the high speed of 250 feet per minute, has been developed and is being marketed by the Film Inspection Machine Co. of New York. The device is compact and requires little floor space. It is being manufactured in single and duo models for theaters and laboratories. With uncanny precision and reliability, it detects and stops the film at the small as well as the large breaks, both inside and outside or between the sprocket holes and open splices or -pi ices that are badly made or are apt to open, or are just starting to open, the company states. The rewind from beginning to end of the reel is even and solid without pulling too hard on the film, and the machine itself cannot injure or scratch the film. It has no sprockets, and from the time the film leaves the upper reel until it is rewound on the lower reel, nothing touches the picture surface or the sound track. Driven by an enclosed motor, a speed of 500 feet per minute per reel is obtained when the machine is used for rewinding, mounting or demounting. ALTERATIONS Akron, Ohio — The Portage, operated by John Falkenberg, has been closed temporarily so that installation of new sound equipment and general improvements can be made. Portland, Mich. — Remodeling and the installation of new seats is being made at the Sun here. Motorized Sound Service An innovation in portable nontheatrical sound projection is being offered by Motorized Talking Picture Service, Inc. It consists of five motor trucks fully equipped with RCA Photophone portable projector-, public address systems and amplified non-sync turn-tables. The company also has trucks equipped with independent gasoline generator units for -bowing pictures where electric current is not available. BELL PORTABLE EQUIPMENT FOR 35 M.M. SOUND-ON-FILM BELL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION 729 Seventh Avenue, New York Adds New Line of Rectifiers St Louis — A new line of heavy duty rectifiers, constructed of metal plates without any moving parts and u-ed to obtain low voltage, direct current from the ordinary alternating current lighting or power lines, has been announced by the B-L Electric Manufacturing Co. of this city. Refugio, Tex. — Complete new equipment including chairs, Simplex projectors, Peerless lamps, Silversheet sound screen, and Hertner generator, is being installed at the Rialto. Gainesville, Tex. — A. V. Wade is improving the theater which he recently acquired from Mrs. Cassiday. Albert City, la. — General improvements are being planned at the Palace, recently acquired by A. J. Forsberg and E. L. Nordquist. JUST AROUND THE CORNER from every American theatre NATIONAL THEATRE SUPPLY COMPANY Branches in all Principal Cities 5™* EFFECTS CL>*£ Realistic and fantastic, scenic and sound effects, and illusionary devices of every description ; furnished for stage shows, prologues, feature pictures, etc. — also color wheels, spotlights, connectors, and other stage lighting specialties and supplies. KLIECL BROS Universal Electric Stage Lighting Co.. Inc. 321 West 50th Street * New York, N.Y.