The talking machine world (July-Dec 1927)

88 TIte Talking Machine World, New York, December, 1927 Columbia-Kolster Electric Phonograph Wins Praise Instrument Demonstrated to Large and Enthusiastic Audience in Montreal — Leading Newspaper Bestows High Praise on Unit lar, piano, violin, 'cello, orchestra and vocal. The Montreal Gazette, leading daily, was especially struck by a selection from Beethoven's Choral Symphony, speaking of the "wide range" of the reproduction, the "effective control" of volume, and the "sympathy and naturalness" of tone. The new Columbia-Kolster A'iva-tonal Electric reproducing phonograph was demonstrated to a large and enthusiastic audience in the Mount Royal Hotel, Montreal, on November 17. Solos were played and sung by artists whose records had just been pla^-ed on the ColumbiaKolster Viva-tonal, showing by exacting comparison the faithfulness of the reproduction. The tests covered opera, symphony and popu Custodian Appointed Charles Shongood has been appointed custodian in the bankruptcy proceedings of Sadie Freeman, doing business as the Freeman Radio Engineering Service, 250 East Fifty-seventh street, New York. Judge Mack appointed Mr. Shongood under $500 bond. "Something wrong with the set? Sure, I'll send our service man over right away' Your Service Man's Time is Money money made or lost! YOUR service man can also sell. But, the best service man is only as efficient as the instruments he uses. Equip your service men and your store with complete portable special-purpose testing equipment that is designed for rapid servicing on all models of radio sets and power units, including the new electrically operated sets. Sterling Universal Tester A complete portable testing laboratory for Power Units and all D-C circuits up to 300 V. Voltmeter (0-300 scale) and milliammeter CO-100 scale) are used independently or in combination. Light, compact, complete with plugs and adapters. R-410 • $30.00 Sterling "Universal Service" Tube and Set Tester Used with batteries or Power Units. Tests large and small tubes including 171 t>-pe. MilUammeter shows amplifying strength of tube. Combination voltmeter teslsboth the'*A" and "B" voltages, also locates defective circuit wiring, open transformers, poor contacts in sockets, etc. Voltmeter 0-10, 0-200 scale, MilUammeter 0-1 5 scale. R-412— List price $25.O0 Sterling "B" Power Tester A high resistance, low priced meter for checking the output of any Power Unit or B batteries and other D. C. circuits up to 300 volts. A necessary unit in the radio service man's equipment. R-415 D. C. Model, List price • • $8.50 R-4 1 7 A. C. Model, for testing line voltages and all A. C. circuits up to 150 volts, List price $7>50 Sterling "Metered" Tube Reactivator Forlarge and small tubes, including 300-A, 171 and all tubes having thoriated filaments. Emission meter shows tube needs reactivation, also improvement after reactivation. Handle on back. Complete with adapters. R-403 — List prices: 50-60 cycle SIX.JO 25-40 cycle $14.00 THE STERLING MANUFACTURING COMPANY 2831 Prospect Avenue . • • Cleveland, Ohio SERVICING EQUIPMENT Introduce New Garryola Portable Phonographs Carryola Master and Carryola Lassie, New Models, Contain New Features and Improvements in Appearance and Reproduction The two new portable phonographs introduced a few weeks ago by the Carryola Co. of America, Milwaukee, Wis., have met with an Carryola Master immediate and widespread response from the trade throughout the country, according to advices received from the general offices of the firm. The two portables, known as the Carryola Master and the Carryola Lassie, contain many new features and distinct improvements in both appearance and sound reproduction, it is claimed. The Carryola Master, which retails for $2.S, is supplied in five colors in Hone3-comb Fabri Carryola Lassie koid, black, blue, brown, green and red, while the Carrj-ola Lassie, a portable listing at $15, is furnished in black, brown and blue. Among the new features found in the Carryola Alaster are an improved tone chamber, Bakelite tone arm, and the Audak reproducer. A new type of grille covers the tone chamber, and the tone arm, which harmonizes in color with the case, is said to produce an improvement in tone quality, and to increase the life of the record, because of its light weight. The motor, whicjv-ts rnanufactured by the Carryola Co., is of the single spring tyife; — gCaranteed to play_ three records witTi one winding, ihe hardware and fittings, which lock the case securely, are made of non-corrosive brass, -oxidized to harmonize with the Fabrikoid case. The Carryola Lassie is a new flat type portable, with the case and record album airbrushed and embossed. It is equipped with a late type curved, throw-back die-cast tone arm and an Audak reproducer.