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THE
MUSIC
TRADE
REVIEW
CONDITIONS INCOPPER MARKET.
Prices Stop at High Price Level—World's
Stocks Down to an Eight Days' Supply.
Copper metal received another boost this week
to 17 cents a pound, but one cent under the top
of last year at which level some additional sales
were made. A 15,000,000 pound decrease in Ameri-
can stocks as of September 1 made this step logical
for producers to take, but there was immediate
profit taking in the London metal market, which
acted as an offset for further buying at the mo-
ment. Selling agencies explained, however, that
consumers were well supplied for their immediate
needs and that the current lull was most welcome.
While predictions of the August copper produc-
ers' statement ran as high as 20,000,000 pounds, the
more conservative refiners anticipated no more
than 10,000,000 pounds falling off. Consequently
when the drop was in excess of 15,000,000 pounds,
general surprise was prevalent. The stocks were
lowered lo '^,000,000 pounds on September 1, which
was the smallest tonnage reported in the five years
life of the association. Taken in conjunction with
iavailabie statistics of foreign supplies and another
new. low record was at once formed, 64,000,000
pounds for the world, which was figured to be but
eight days' supply.
The market during the closing days of the week
gave evidence of waiting for the fortnightly fig-
ures from abroad, due early in the coming week.
The lull in buying, considered but temporary by
producers, occasioned but little offering of cheaper
copper by second hands and speculators. There
was available a small lot of electrolytic at I6V2
cents cash, New York, against producers' asking
price of \6% cents, thirty days.
PIANO ACTIONJMPROVEMENT.
(Special to The Review.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, September 15.— An upright
piano action (patent No. 1,071,801) is the inven-
tion of Fridolin Schimmel, Faribault, Minn., and
which has for its object to provide all of the good
features of a horizontal grand piano action.
It is a well-known fact that the grand piano ac-
Lumber and Veneers
ASTORIA VENEER MILLS & DOCK CO.
ASTORIA, I- L, N. Y.
Custom mills for band and veneer
sawing; slice and rotary cutting of
Mahogany Circassian and fancy
Woods.
H. C. HOSSAFOTJS
Lewis Thompson & Co., Inc.
DANIELSON & PIERCE,
JOEL H. WOODMAN,
PHILADELPHIA. PA.,
HOBOKEN. N.'J.,
ASTORIA, L. I., N. Y.,
Lumber-Veneers, Mexican, African, Manufacturer. All kinds of Veneer
Cuban Mahogany, Circassian Wal- panels and searings.
nut, English Brown Oak.
HENRY S. HOLDEN,
THE E. L. CHANDLER CO.,
ORLEANS. VT.,
Rotary-cut Rock Maple, for Piano
Pin Blocks. We also manufacture
Birch and Maple Panels.
. tion is much more perfect, especially in the re-
peating action, but also in other respects than the
piano actions hitherto employed and in general
use in upright pianos, and the present invention
aims at and provides a piano action for upright
pianos which, in all respects, has, in practice, been
found as perfect as that of a horizontal piano
action.
SOSS HINGES ONJVUNY PIANOS.
Quantity Now Used Runs Into the Millions—
Factory of Soss Mfg. Co.—Busy at Present.
RHINELANDER. WIS.,
Hardwood Lumber, Maple, Birch,
Ash, Elm, Basswood, and Oak.
Crating Lumber of all kinds.
DIECHMANN & CO.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.,
Foreign and Domestic Veneers, Ma-
hogany, Circassian, Oak, Maple,
Birch.
Mahogany Lumber and Veneer*.
Office & Yards, Foot of E. 101st S t .
I'EW YORK.
as breakage and annoyance is concerned. The
Soss Manufacturing Co. at present is working at
full capacity in its piano hinge department, get-
ting out large quantities of these hinges which
have been ordered by piano manufacturers for the
winter's business. The large quantity that is now
sold is almost amazing and runs into the millions,
as the hinge has become one of the most satisfac-
tory which is used in the construction of players.
A NEW VEGETABLE IVORY.
According to a consular report, M. Gaston Bon-
nier
has submitted to the National Agricultural
There has been a marked increase in the demand
for the Soss invisible hinges, which are used now Society of Paris samples of a new vegetable ivory
almost exclusively in the manufacture of pianos made from the albumen of the fruit of a certain
and player-pianos and are manufactured by the small palm, of the genus Hyphaene, growing in the
Soss Manufacturing Co., 435 Atlantic avenue, forests of the French Sudan. The product is said
Brooklyn, N. Y. These little hinges became a to resemble strongly that of the ordinary ivory-nut
(Phytelephas macrocarpa) of South America. The
success from their inception, owing to the fact that
when used on the top or lever cover of a player- nut of the doom-palm (.Ifyph.x'iie thebaica) has
piano, and the same is closed, they are entirely out long been used for making rosaries and small orn:i-
nients.
of sight.
Also, they are much stronger than their appear-
If you are a salesman, tuner or traveler, and
ance shows, and piano manufacturers have found desire a position, forward your wants in an ad-
that they have minimum trouble with them as far vertisement to The Review in space not to ex-
ceed four lines and it will be inserted free of
charge and replies sent to you.
Felts for all Purposes
Piano and Organ Materials
Piano Hammers, Tools
American Felt
Company
114-116 E. 13th St.
New York
HOFFMAN BROTHERS CO.,
DAYTON, OHIO,
FORT WAYNE. INDIANA.
Lumber and Veneers, Sliced, Cut.
Quartered and Plain Indiana and
Specialties, Hardwood, Veneers, and
Ohio Oak, Fancy figured stock; also
Lumber for Musical Instruments.
Mahogany.
325 S. Market St.
Chicago
Piano Manufacturers
^
soft yellow poplar for cross band-
ing is unapproached in this country.
A large supply always on hand.
The Central Veneer Co., Huntington, W. Va.
QUALITY IN THE FINISH!
It charms the Buyer I It shows up strongly in
the balance-sheet of the Maker I
You get it with the aid of THE AUTOMATIC
VARNISH DRYING SYSTEM and you find it
is different from what you have been ustd to
seeing.
AUTOMATIC action, resulting from differ-
ential gravity of columns, or layers of air, pro-
vides the deep-seated brilliancy that means
QUALITY. No fans required or permitted No
wasting of heat—a very great saving in the cost
of operating.
Corrtspondenc* invittd.
WENBORNE-KARPEN DRYER CO.
Originators and Patentee*
Karpen Building. 900-910 Michigan Avenue - CHICAGO. ILL
INVISIBLE HINGES
Especially adapted
f o r Player-Piano,
Pianos and Organs
Very easily a n d
quickly attached.
Made in six sizes.
F a l l mrnrn
SOSS MFG. CO.
435 Atlantic Ave.
Brooklyn N, Y.
Send for Catalogue No. 100.