The talking machine world (July-Dec 1925)

136 THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD November IS, 1925 FROM OUR CHICAGO HEADQUARTERS — (ConUnued from page 134) during llic latter part of Oclobcr. The robbers haltered down the door to the Wiswell oflicc and departed with several receiving sets. Panalrope Demonstrations Excite Enthusiasm The Brunswick Panatrope, new musical reproducing Liistruini'ni soon to be introduced by the Brunswick-Balkc-Collencler Co. was on display early in October at Ihc ron(,Tcss Hotel, Chicago. Because of Ihc inarkcd ciilliLisiasui with which the Panairopu wa^ n ( l ivnl al Ihcse demonstrations, and also iIh I.m i ih.u ii was impossible lo accommndalc ;tll fhns. who desired to attend, the firm t xt cutivi s arranged to continue the demonslrations at ihe Brunswick display rooms, 623 South Waba'^li avenue, Chicago. At 10 a, m,, 2 p, m, and -1 p. ni promptly for several days llie new product was dtspl.iyed and dcnionslrated Uy (.'. \ . McKcIvcy, of the Brunswick sales promnlion {Irpnrlrncnt All Brunswick dealers wen.' invilnl Ici alHiid, and those in the Chicapo liTritnry arr.iiiKi-d for their eiilire organi/alions lo vHil the llrunswick headquarters and liccornc familiar with Ihc new iuslrumenl and ils sale pnssibililies. Death of F. A. Knight Regrcltcd While visiling the faclory of the Amiiliphonc Phonograph Co., Brazil, Ind . F. A Knight, president of the firm, who niainlained his office in Ihc Republic Building, this city, was sirnrk by an automobile Tuesday evening, Oclobcr 27, and died a few hours later. The body was taken to Denver, Colo., where funeral services were held Saturday, Oclobcr 31, al llic home of his daughter, Mrs. H, W, Howard. Mr, Knight was scvenly-fivc years old, and was one of the pioneer piano and phonograph manufacturers of the Middle WesI, He first entered the music business as one of the founders of the KnightCampbell Music Co., of Denver, Colo., but later sold his interest to form the Knight-Brinkcrhon Co., of Bra/.il, lud. A factory wa-; established to manufacture pianos, but several years .ign this company was dissolved and the plant was sold. Mr, Knight retained one building, bowever, for the purpose of manufacturing phonographs. The deceased was a well-known figure in the music trade, and his death was mourned by scores of friends throughout the country. Alto Automatic Stops Arc World Famous The Alto Mfg. Co., of Chirago, itianufacMircr of Alto needle cutters and aulorTiatic <\o\i- Mr phonograph lurpilables. has been enjoying .m increasingly fiiLe business on ils prnduel^, both in the Unilcd Slates and in foreign lOLinlries. Australia leads in consumption with both needle cutters and aiilomalic stops and is closely followed by England, Denmark, Russia and Japan. An indication of the fact that the nianufaclurers of talking machines arc busier tlinn they have been during the past six or eight monihs is found in the increasing number of orders which are arriving at ihe Alto plant for automatic slops, which arc installed on a great number of jjlionographs by the manufacturers themselves. The firm has also received numerous letters from satisfied users of both Ihe stop and the needle cutter, one officer in the United Stales Aviation Corps addressing the firm in very complimentary manner, stating that he lost his needle culler en route from one army post to anolher, hut remembered the firm name, and was writing direct for a new one. The Alto automatic Stop is tested thoroughly before it leaves the factory, each instrument beini; placed upon a testing device, the arm of which moves over an arc one hundred times the width of a record grove. As the stops are tested on this fixture, the inspector is enabled lo adjust it wllliin "ni-( In nisandtli part of an inch, which i^^ .ii'i'iiivniLii. Iv one-tenth of the width of one gr>.MV, :, ,.ord. This is much more accurate lli.m llii sio)) will have to operate under ordinary conditions, Oro-Tonc Recording Tone Arm Combination The Oro-Tonc Co., of Chicago, recently rTiailed to Ihc trade an attractive catalog, bound in a brown cover, with the Oro-Tone trade name imprinted upon it in gold, containing illustrations and descriptions of its entire line of lone arms ;ind reproducers. The illustrations are the evaci sii*c of the actual product, thus giving Ihe nianufaelurer of phonographs, as well as the dealer, a more concrete idea of ilic dimensions and appearance of each tone arm. The first page opens with a general view of the Oro-Tonc offices and is followed with illustrations and descriptions of the products, including Ihe Nos. 60 and 65 brass tone arms and the new Nos. 50 and S5 reproducers equipped with face guards. A new Oro-Tonc product, which it is felt will create an unusual amount of interest in Ihe trade, is illustrated and described in the new lal.ilmT, namely, the No, l.SO recording and rcliri.iliii mg tone arm combination. The new deviic sirves a fourfold purpose — the recording of llie human voice, recording of radio programs, reproduction of phonograph records, r.r Repair Parts For All and Every Motor That Was Ever Mannfactured We can supply any part. The largesl and mosl complete assortment of lepair parts — in the United Stales — on hand, for old, obsolete and present-day motors. If your order cannot be filled from stock, we will make it up special. Special prices on main springs, governor springs, micas, repair parts, motors, lone arms, steel needles, etc.. in quantity lots. Expert repairing on all makes of phonographs and motors. ® ® , Mlnneaiiolla, Ulnn. CARTER Leads Again with the New "FLAT" Plug 75c L Luuoju or Dlticr divicai a completely coniMled. Scii ^ -L Con ■ In Cahala: Carter Radio Co., Limiicil, Toronto as a radio loud speaker. In order to make a record the user merely places an aluminum disc upon the turntable, removes the cap from the radio connection and attaches a horn in its place, inserts the recording needle and places the mechanical feed on the record. Less than ten seconds is required for the process just named. Reproducing the newly made record merely requires the removal of the horn and replacing of the recording needle with an ordinary one. The No. ISO combination recording and reproducing tone arm is a combination of the No. 70 and 17 radio arms, and in order to record radio programs it is only necessary to attach the loud speaker unit to the radio connection, forcing the sound back through the diaphragm to the needle and aluminum record, instead of through the tone arm and horn. The Oro-Tone Co. started production on the new product some time ago, and it will be in Ihe hands of the trade early in December. Announce Two New Balkite Battery Units The Fanstcel Products Co., manufacturer of the Balkite battery charger, at North Chicago. III., recently announced two new Balkite battery units as additions to ils line for the coming season. The first of these is to be known as the Balkite Trickle Charger, the other is a smaller edition of its already well-known Balkite B-2. These two new items are in addition to the present line and both the present Balkite battery charger and Balkitc-B, which have been on the market the past season, will continue \vithout change. The most interesting thing about the trickle charger is from the technical standpoint, in that it makes readily available to the owner of every radio set what amounts to automatic power supply. The charging rate of this charger is 1.5 amperes, which is much lower than the usual charging rate, the manufacturer stating that il is intended for use over long periods of time. It can be used while the set is in operation, as is the case with the larger Balkite charger. With some sets it is not practicable to charge except while operating, and in such cases the charger is connected lo the battery and lamp socket and allowed to charge continuously at such a rate as will put into the battery more current than is used by the tubes. This is known as trickle charging. Trickle charging considerably simplifies radio reception, because once the battery and charger are connected to the light socket and a resistance is put in to cut the rate down to the requirements of the set the owner need pay no more attention to the charging of his "A" battery. There are some sets with which it is not prac{Coiitinucd on page 138)