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THE
MUSIC
TRADE
REVIEW
75
IMPORTANT MAHOGANY SALES
Held in London and Liverpool Recently—Prices
Ruled Firm on All Kinds of Fancy Woods
Such as Piano Manufacturers Require—
Many Foreign Buyers in Attendance at Both
Sales.
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Purposes
Piano and Organ Materials
Repairing Outfits
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11O-112 East 13th St.
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BILLINGS SPRING BRASS FLANGE CO-
WESSELL, NICKEL & GROSS
MANUFACTURE!
PIANO
ACTIONS
HIGHEST GRADE
ONE GRADE ONLY
OFFICE—457 WBST FOITY-FIFTH STREET
TACTORIES—WES1 FORTY.riFTH STREET, TMMI A V W I I Md Wut Nrty-Slxth Strati, NEW YORK
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F. GOEPEL & COMPANY
137 EAST 13th STREET, NEW YORK
SUPPLIERS OF HIGH GRADE COMMODITIES TO THE PIANO TRADE
SOLE AGENTS FOR
KLINKES' CELEBRATED DIAMOND BRAND TUNING PINS
AN ESSENTIAL NECESSITY IN THE MANUFACTURE OF A STRICTLY FIRST CLASS INSTRUMENT
WAGENER'S IMPORTED MUSIC WIRE
BLACK, RED AND GREEN LABEL-HIGHEST APPROVED QUALITY AND TENSILE STRENGTH
ALLEN'S PATENT BALL BEARING CASTERS—Single and Double Wheel
POSSESSING DISTINCTIVE FEATURES WHICH HAVE STAMPED THEM AS THE BEST
JULIUS BRECKWOLDT & CO.
One of the most important mahogany sales of
the year in both London and Liverpool was
held August 24, 25. 26, 27, and according to latest
advices prices ruled firm on miscellaneous fancy
woods and top notch prices on the finest grades.
Many foreign buyers, including representative
houses of the States, attended these sales and
spirited buying was the result. Thousands of
logs of African and Cuban mahogany were of-
fered and sold, but in many instances lots of the
finest grade wood were withdrawn on account
of the prices 'bid being too low. The Cuban
stojjjk offered was of moderate quality and of
small medium to better sizes than the African
wood. The latter was generally of indifferent
character, poor in average dimensions and gen-
erally unsound. The importers, it was said, re-
fused to bring in the high grade stock on account
of the financial stress of a year ago, believing
that it would be unable to maintain prices. On
other varieties of manogany outside of African
and Cuban, i.e., Costa Rica and Columbia, cut for
lumber, the competition was keen and good
prices were received. The Costa Rica mahogany
was of excellent texture and color and in mixed
sizes ranging from small to good dimensions,
generally straight, well squared and moderately
sound.
In Liverpool the sale attracted many buyers.
San Domingo and Laguna mahogany and cer-
tain lots of satin-wood offered brought what was
considered fancy prices. San Domingo of the
first grade was firmly held and sis the offers
made did not meet witn brokers' approval, a
large number of lots were withdrawn. As a
whole prices ranged higher than two months ago,
and there is no doubt there will be no break in
this schedule for a long time. It will also affect
the New York market and prices will be stiffer
for several months to come.
Louis G. Jones,
William Marshal. Ichabod T. Williams, Isaac Cole
& Son and William Booth & Bro. were repre-
sented at both sales.
A PROCESS FOR STAINING WOOD.
Hitherto wood has been stained by impreg-
nating it while still fresh with a solution of some
coloring matter. The solution was squeezed into
the wood under a high pressure. According to a
new Swiss process the wood is impregnated with
a solution of a coloring matter in hydrocarbons
such as petroleum. For this purpose the wood
is placed in a cask filled with the colored solu-
tion so as to be completely covered. There it
remains until it is thoroughly impregnated by
the solution. The staining in the cask may be
effected with or without pressure, cold or warm.
In this manner it is possible to stain any wood
either fresh or dry.
He was a brawny furniture mover who seemed
to take little interest in anything above the busi-
ness in hand, but when he got the piano in the
apartment house elevator preparatory to taking
it to an upper floor his attitude changed, says
the Sun. As the elevator ascended slowly he
played selections from a popular light opera.
The owner of the piano, waiting above, won-
dered if the keys had got so used to this particu-
lar music that they were working automatically.
Basswood lumber, which only a few years ago
MILLS AND OFFICE
N. F. was used for firewood in Northern Wisconsin, is
MANUFACTURER Or
Sounding Boards, Bars, Qultar and flandolln Tops and 5ounding Board Lumber
now being shipped to England in large quantities.
It is used abroad for musical instruments and
for a number of other purposes.
A. C. CHENEY PIANO ACTION CO.
Manufacturers ot HIGH GRADE PIANOFORTE ACTIONS.
CASTLETON, NEW YORK