The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-02
PHYSICS CLASS
VISITS ORGAN PLANT
Is Shown Through Estey Departments
and Sees Valuable Illustration of
Applied Physics

The trip of the physics class to the
EStey organ plant last week Thursday
proved very interesting. The class won
ders if the majority of people who listen
to a pipe organ have any adequate idea
of its complex and marvellous mechanism
or the diversity and nicely of skill re-
quired to bring it to a perfect whole
capable of responding to varied moods of
the skilled musician. Also whether the
people of Brattleb0ro have even a remote
idea of the wonderful industry which has
developed in their midst.
The class greatly appreciates the
kindness of Alison Harris. who conducted
them through the pipe organ department
and of those in each section of the de-
partment who carefully showed them
the various details of the work and ex-
planned the various processes. In the
pipe making rooms A. Coulson showed
them the different metals used in making
pipes, explaining the special advantages
of each, took them to see the pipes in
various stages of construction and the
completed pipes of various stops. explain
ing why different types produced notes of
different quality. The class was much
amused to find that pipes, each possess
a mouth. lip, tongue and beard
The tuning room where G.. A. Baker
showed the processes of bringing the
pipes to accurate pitch was likewise an
interesting place.
But probably the most interesting of
all was the setting-up room, where the
class could see the various complex parts
of the organ assembled and i'll operation,
the wizard motor, the bellows, the cleo
tric magnets, the pneumatics, etc. 1t
was fascinating to watch the varied parts
of the great mechanism respond to the
touch of the keys, or to the roll of the
automatic player.
The class was amazed to find that
practically every little part of the great
organ, even TO the keys and the tiny
wire springs, are all manufactured right
there in the plant. Even the huge blue
print diagrams from which the organ
is built are drafted by workmen there in
the plant.
1t would be hard to find more thrill
ing illustration of the practical value of
the applied physics and what it can act
ually accomplish than the one to be had
in watching for a few minutes the young
man in charge of the big organ being
tested, Louis Stiff, as he listens intently
to the tones of the organ. and then
quickly and skilfully makes this or that
REIMBURSEMENT, tighteis a screw here or
there, or does whatever is needful to
make the giant mechanism perfect in
every detail and almost Superhuman in
its response to manipulation of the keys.
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School Notes of Interest
The following men left yesterday for
Burlington to enter the track meet there
June 3 and 4 Eugene Moran. Fred
Robbins, Edmund Manley. Philip
Wheeler, Robert Harlow and Edwin
Lindsey.
The high school orchestra assisted by
Shows orchestra will furnish music for
class day, commencement, and the alumni
reunion. The members of these orches-
tras are Mr.. Morse. Frank Snow, Trux-
ton Britain, Ada Felch, Dorothy Hebb
ALA Fitzgerald, Kenneth Wheeler.
Charles Williamson. Holland Smith. Mil
dred Hardy, Robert Simonds and John
Russell.
The members of the Odd Fellows have
asked for the orchestra again next Mon
day, 10 to SO. to play for a banquet
The following will be present: Mildred
Hardy, Howard Rice, Robert Simonds
Dorothy Hebb, Ada Felch. ALA Fitzger
aid. Kenneth Wheeler, Philip Wheeler.
Lynn Thayer, John Russell, Lyman
Adams, Truxton Britain and Holland
Smith.