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MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
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STEADY DEMAND FOR PLATES.
Foundries of the Wickham Piano Piate Co.,
Springfield, Ohio, Operating at Good Pres-
sure to Meet Requirements of Patrons.
Lumber and Veneers
ASTORIA VENEER MILLS & DOCK CO.
BIRD'S-EYE VENEER CO.,
HOFFMAN BROTHERS CO.,
Making piano plates—good piano plates—for a
Established 1807.
ESCANABA, MICH.
ASTORIA. L. I. N. Y.
Incorporated 1904.
quarter of a century or more, making improve-
Custom mills for band and veneer
FORT WAYNE, INDIANA.
Mfr». of Bird's-eye Maple and plain
sawing; slice and rotary cutting of
ments whenever possible and when the changes in
Specialties, Hardwood, Veneers, and
Mahogany, Circassian and Fancy
wood for Piano Linings.
Lumber for Musical Instruments-
Woods.
manufacturing methods made them necessary and
desirable, that is the record upon which the Wick-
THE E. L. CHANDLER CO.,
NARTZIK
HENRY S. HOLDEN,
Plain Sawed
iawed i and Rotary Cut Veneers
ham Piano Plate Co., Springfield, O., has made
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.
ORLEANS, VT.,
1806 Maud Ave.,
Cross-banding Veneers in Poplar,
its present success in that particular and important
CHICAGO, ILL.
Gum and Birch. Rock Maple for
Rotary-cut Rock Maple, for Piano
Soft Poplar and Gum Cross-band-
division of the piano supply field.
Pin Blocks. We also manufacture
Rest Plank. Piano Lining in Maple
ing. Hard Maple Pin Block Stock.
Birch and Maple Panels.
and Mahogany.
Rird's-eye or 1'lain Linings.
At the present time the extensive Wickham piano
plate foundries, with their great capacity, are
working under a very steady pressure to meet cur- ping it. I am hopeful, however, that it will not
HOLDING TO A DEFINITE POLICY.
rent demands from the piano manufacturers, and IK long before this error is corrected, and a sub- The Success of the Comstock-Cheney Enter-
the arrangements are such that all orders are stantial part of the production of walnut used here
prise Due to Adherence to Fixed Principles.
being handled promptly, as is the case even when at home, where at present it is least appreciated."
demands are the heaviest.
A definite policy mapped out at the very incep-
SPECIALISTS IN PIANO LEATHER.
tion of the business of the Comstock, Cheney &
The best indication of Wickham plate quality,
T. L. Lutkins Is Displaying in Addition to His
Co. lias had fruitful results.
however, is the fact that the great majority of
Assortment of Player, Organ and Piano
That determination to adhere to a quality stand-
piano manufacturers who enroll among the Wick-
Leather, a Special Line of Chamois.
ard has built a reputation for reliability for the
ham Co.'s list of patrons continue to secure their
Comstock-Cheney products which is most desir-
plates from that concern year in and year out, and
One of the specialties featured by T. L. Lutkins,
able. This recognized policy has worked out for a
the list of satisfied customers is steadily growing
the leather merchant of 40 Spruce street, New
continuous improvement in piano action mecha-
as the piano manufacturing trade expands.
York, is the special Lutkins line of chamois, which nism, and as a result the Comstock-Cheney special-
can be used wet or dry. Mr. Lutkins states that
ties have steadily grown in favor year by year with
FIFTY MILLION FEET OF WALNUT. his
line of chamois will not injure any surface, piano manufacturers.
no matter how highly polished, for it is all tanned
Supply Sufficient to Meet Demands for Some
The test of time has been applied and in no
Time to Come Says Producer.
specially for this purpose. Nor will the chamois
degree have these products been found wanting.
corrode or rust any metal with which it comes in
Owing to the fact that a good deal of interest contact, and as for its wearing qualities, Mr. Lut-
DEATH OF~fHEODORE T. LINES.
has been excited in the minds of manufacturers
kins compares the chamois to iron.
in connection with the prospective increased use of
Theodore
Truesdale Lines, president of the Key-
The special line of player, organ an 1 piano
American or black walnut, the question has been leather for which the house is mted is reported
stone Varnish Co., of Brooklyn, died late last week
raised as to the extent of the production of this to be continually gaining in sales, which srnws
at his residence. 200 Hicks street, Brooklyn. Mr.
v ood, says The Furniture Manufacturer. The what can be accomplished by strict adherence to
Lines was born in this city on September 13, 1844,
only reason it has not been used generally of late the recognized policy of quality.
and was descended from an old New England fam-
years is the supposed scarcity of wood. In this
ily. His grandfather was an officer in the Second
connection a leading producer said recently:
Company, Governor's Foot Guards, of New Haven,
RUSH
ORDER
FOR
PIANO
ACTIONS.
during the Revolution, and his father, Major Lines,
"The estimated annual production of walnut in
Interesting Condition in Business of J. Herr-
fought in the War of 1812. At the outbreak of the
America is 50,000,000 feet. This is enough to keep
berger, Paris, Maker of Schwander Actions.
Civil War Mr. Lines enlisted in the Seventh Regi-
a lot of factories going on this wood, especially
when it is remembered that a lot of walnut
Despite the quietness which has prevailed in al- ment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, and at the close of
the war lie bought the Keystone Varnish Works,
veneers are produced. The figure quoted is board most every branch of industry during the past
which had been established in 1823 in Philadelphia.
feet.
The German and British factories which six months, it is significant of the quality and
Mr. Lines was a thirty-second degree Mason.
have been using walnut for many years have never standing of the piano actions made by J. Herr-
found any scarcity of the wood, and have been berger, of Paris, France, which are represented
able to get all they need. They have found in it in this country by C. W. Bingel, American rep-
an excellent material, and have shown American resentative, that several rush orders have been
manufacturers that they made a mistake in drop- cabled during the past few months to meet the
FINE MAHOGANY AND
demands of local piano manufacturers. In a re-
WALNUT VENEERS
cent conversation Mr. Ringel reported that the
213-29 N. Ann St.
CHICAGO
volume of business in Schwander actions has
been
steadily
increasing
year
after
year,
and
that
CINCINNATI, O.
during the month of March the orders exceeded
Importers and Manufacturers of
the January and February records. This is cer-
tainly testimony to the popularity of the Schwander
•oft yellow poplar for cross band-
Circassian Walnut and Figured
actions and their growing favor with the American
Ing is unapproached in this country.
Mahogany Veneers for high grade
trade. Mr. Bingel further stated that at the
A large supply always on hand.
piano cases and cabinets.
present time the'Herrberger factories in Paris were
The Central Veneer Co., Huntington, W. Va.
New York Office and Sample Room
being operated full time and full force. Mr. Bingel
N. Y. FURNITURE EXCHANGE
expects to leave on one of his customary trips
Lexington Ave. and 46th St.
to the Western trade, taking in Canada as usual,
G. H. VAUGHAN, Eastern Representative
on or about May 1.
R. S. BAGON VENEER CO.
The Ohio Veneer Co.
Piano Manufacturers
^
n m SPSS IHVISIBLE HINGE
A s m a l l , neat
but strong in-
visible h i n g e ,
having a wide
clearance be-
tween the plates
when open.
SEND FOR CATAL0 G NO. 103
C f l C C M C P P f l 435 ATLANTIC AVE.
O U O O I f l r U . U U . , BROOKLYN, N. Y.
George H. Harper Co.
Orange, N. J.
VENEERS
Circassian Walnut, Oak, Walnut 1
and Specializing; on Mahogany.
Capacity—5 Million Feet