Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-17
SIGLER CO. CLOSES
$125,O 900 CONTRACT
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other smaller contracts have been
closed up with dealers throughout
the East and Middle West, since the
company has moved into its big new
factory, recently completed.
The new factory has been entirely
gotten in shape for the accommoda-
ton of an output exceeding 5000 ac-
tons per year. There has been some
delay, Mr.. Bard says. in filling orders
on account of the enormous amount
of work necessary in getting the many
departments systematized and equip
ped. However, this work has now
been completed and the plant has
been running day n night complet-
ing some special work on filing or
derS which a been held up, and in
making up some new sample actions
to be shipped to the piano manufac-
turers' convention which is being held
in Chicago this week.
@. NJ. Sigler, president of the COM
pany, left last Friday for Chicago,
where he will exhibit to the manu-
| facturers of pianos the many fine
features of the Sigler piano player.
The Sigler Piano Player Company's
line now consists of three separate
and distinct types of piano player ac-
tons. The original action was what
is known in the piano trade as an
adaptable action-that is to say It
can be installed in any ordinary
piano in the customers home,
regardless of the size of the
piano, without damaging the
piano case or changing its appear
ance. This is said by experts in the
trade to he the most unique and per-
feet piano player in the world, and is
rapidly putting Harrisburg on the
/ map as a manufacturing center of art
products.
Another type of action made by the
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is known in the piano trade as a
single valve" action. This type of
| action is preferred by many player
piano manufacturers. The latest adj
dition to the line is a double valve
player action, which has produced
very favorable comment from the
fact that 1t is built along entirely new
lines and is bound to meet with a
wonderful demand from manufac-
| turers Who perfer this type of action
to the Single valve"
Mr.. Bard. the factory superintend-
ent and inventor of all the Sigler
actions, is a great admirer of Harris
burg. Since coming here some three
years G he has built himself a home
in PaXtang and become an enthusi-
astic Harrisburg booster. He says the
facilities here for manufacturing are
ideal for many reasons: Its distribut-
ing facilities, it's excellent climate,
its location with regard to the piano
manufacturers, n the ease with
which skilled artists are procured and
induced to make Harrisburg their
home. Mr.. Bard says he is particu-
larly impressed with the ease with
which workmen can secure homes IN
Harrisburg and with the close knit
transportation facilities which enable
men to get home to their meals with
out spending half their day on the
street cars, as in New York and other
large centers of population.
Mr.. Bard also said that while he
has brought quite a few special me-
chanics here from other cities. that it
is his intention and preference to en-
ploy local people wherever possible.
At the present time the factory force
is composed of about so per cent.
local workmen, most of whom haVe
been trained to the work by the COM
pany.
The factory is divided into various
departments, among them being the
bellows making. action, spool box,
mill room, vanishing, tuning, in
stallation room, n packing. The
heads of these departments in their
order are as follows: Mr.. Kaminsheff,
II. f. Aughinbaugh and Harry Lang
letz. Roy Cain, Alfred Stokey, w II.
Brown, w. n. Mckinney, Joe Norton
and Albert Alleg.
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One of the interesting features of
the factory organization is that a
woman is acting as inspector in the
action making room. It is Mrs.
Charles E. Bard, wife of the super
~intendent. who has been trained in
the work by Mr.. Bard himself. Mrs.
Bard is a great enthusiast. and Mr..
Bard claims that it was directly due
to her influence, skill and encourage
ment that many of the finer points
of the actions have been worked out.
The offices are under c. w. Prosser,
/ Of Steelton. He came to the Sigler
Company from the offices of J.. G.
Shumberger, the expert accountant.
Charles c. Stroh is the company's at
torney.
The growth of the Sigler Piano
Player Company has really been sur
prising to businessmen and manufac-
turers throughout the city. 1t had
its inception less than two years ago,
when Mr.. Bard was associated with
G. NJ. Sigler's piano store, 30 North
Second street. The first experiments
on the Sigler adaptable" action were
conducted in the repair shop of the
Sigler piano store, and when they
were found to be successful, Mr.. Sig
tons in the Forney Building, 426-42S
! Market street. The business so rap
idly outgrew its orders that it was
found necessary to organize a com
pany and TO erect a factory. Accord
ingly, last June the Sigler Piano
Player Company was incorporated
under the laws of Pennsylvania with
a capital stock of $4,000, with
c. NJ. Sigler president, Mr.. Bard vice
! president and John w. Thompson as
treasurer. Later in the year it was
again found necessary to increase the
capital stock and IL was increased
to 500, 900. Instead of the three di-
rectors, under the reorganization a
board of five directors was elected,
which is as follows:
c. NJ. Sigler, president; Charles e.
Board, vice-president; John w.
Thompson, treasurer; William Graup-
ner and G. H. Bair, directors. Mr..
Graupner is of the well-known
Graupner family, which has many
business interests throughout the city
and at the present time is erecting
a big bakery at Tenth and Market
streets. Mr.. Bair is a big cigar man
ufaeturer. Mr.. Thompson, until June
of last year, was engaged in the bar
Der supply business. G. NJ. Sigler has
been one of Harrisburg's leading
businessmen, being identified with the
piano trade here for the last twenty
five years. MIR. Bard has been in the
piano and pipeorgan business for
many years, being first in the retail
! and later in the manufacturing ends
of the game. He has beer identified
uifb Some of tho leading dealers and