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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
AUSTRALIAN BLACKWOOD
Highly Spoken of for Use in Pianos and Fine
Furniture—Some Interesting Comments on
the Various Woods of the Antipodes.
have been made upon forests, and as it is a slowly
growing tree, which takes many years to come to
maturity, there appears to be little hope of sto.cks
been replenished.
When Mr. Grundy was questioned as to the oak
used, he said that the Japanese variety is largely
imported from Japan in bulk, and that both in
working and other characteristics it is hardly dis-
tinguishable from American oak. A wood called
Japanese ash is also imported. The indigenous
Queensland timbers—cedar, silky o.ak and black
'bean—are also largely employed in cabinet manu-
facture. Mr. Grundy expressed the hope that at
some time in the near future a large and wealthy
company would interest itself in the enormous
quantity of timber, suitable for cabinet work,
which grows in Australasia. He added that men
on the spot were all much too busy to go, into the
matter themselves.
The piano and furniture trade of this country
has comparatively little knowledge of the Aus-
tralian woods suitable for use in the piano mak-
ing or furniture fields, and it is interesting in this
connection to read the following remarks of Roth-
well R. Grundy, who has just returned from
Australia after an absence of more than a quarter
of a century. Mr. Grundy is very enthusiastic over
the possibilities of Australasian timber for cabinet
work, and in a chat with The Cabinetmaker said:
"Blackwood is regarded as undoubtedly the finest
furniture wood grown in the Antipo.des. The tim-
ber it yields varies in color, some of it being light,
resembling cedar; other planks are dark in tone,
more like mahogany. Fiddleback blackwood is
largely used in the form of veneers, and fine
HANDLES THE_BUSH & LANE.
baulks of figured stuff have frequently been sent
J. S. Davis, a piano dealer of Allis, Mich., who
from Melbourne to London to be cut." Kauri
recently remodeled his store, has taken the agency
pine, according to Mr. Grundy, is getting scarce,
for the Bush & Lane pianos.
and will be increasingly so. Enormous inroads
POOR WAY TO EXPORT.
In accounting for the slowness with which
American manufactured goods are making their
way in Ceylon, Consul Moser at Colombo goes into
particulars. The drawbacks to trade extension in-
clude the method of ordering through London
agents instead of direct, the uncertainty of ship-
ping arrivals, the long and unexpected delays in
receiving goods and the inefficient methods of fill-
ing orders and packing that are still employed by
some American export firms. Short packing is
also charged, and instances were reported where
shortage claims were only allowed after two or
three years. The packing cases, as a rule, are of
light weight and of poor quality and are easily
broken. As to deliveries, importers look for them
within three or four months and rarely object to
waiting five months. But they often have to wait
nine months, and there have been occasions when
orders have not been filled within fifteen months.
Considering that Ceylon has more than four mil-
lions of people and gets imports of about sixty
millions a year, the consul thinks this country is
not obtaining its share.
Lumber Dried As Never Before
SEE THE DIFFERENCE
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GRAND RAPIDS DRY KILN
GRAND RAPIDS VENEER WKS., SOLE MFRS., MICHIGAN
AFTER
BEFORE
T H E C O M S T O C K , C H E N E Y * ftn_ T ivo»YTon,oomi.
MANUFACTURERS =
Piano-forte Ivory Keys, Actions and Hammers,
Ivory and Composition Covered Organ Keys
THE STANDARD CO.,
Manufacturers of a
Complete Lino of Piano Action Hardware
Brass Flanges, Damper Rods, Special Capstan
Screws, Bracket and Ball Bolts, Key Tin*,
Regulating Brackets and Specialties.
WHITE, SON COMPANY
BI »nuf aeturer •
ORGAN AND PLAYER-PIANO LEATHERS
SXRAUCH BROS.
Piano Actions and Hammers
GRAND, SQUARE
AND UPRIGHT
22, 24, 26, 28, 30 TENTH AVENUE,
WA.SLE
.
GRUBB SL KOSEG^RTEN BROS.
.
NEW YORK
ACTIONS
Are noted for their elasticity, responsiveness and durability. They satisfy in all cases.
DAMCCV
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ALL STEEL TRAP WORK
Simple, Silent, Strong
Continuous Hinges, Bearing Bars, Pedals, Casters
CHAS. RAMSEY CO.
HENRY HAAS & SON
Piano & Piano Player Hardware General Supplies
.
W A S L E & C O . , Brown's Place and Southern Boulevard, NEW YORK
WHol*sal«> Only
1907-1911 Park Ave., New York
MAKERS
.
PIANO
530-540 AtUntlo Avenue. Boston. Mass.
I860
.
We are now located at our new factory, Kingston, N.Y.
Established 1853
SYLVESTER TOWER CO.
Towers Above
All Others
Manufacturers Grand a n d Upright Piano-fortc Actions
Keys, Actions, Hammers, Brackets and Nickel Rail Furnished Complete
131 t o 147 Broadway
.
.
.
.
CAMBRIDGEPORT, MASS.
Manufacturers ol HIGH GRADE
PIANO-FORTE ACTIONS
NASSAU, Rensselaer County. N . Y.
WESSELL, NICKEL & GROSS
MANUFACTURERS OF
The Homer D. Bronson Co.
Manufacture and Sell Direct
PIANO HINGES -DESK HANGERS
F R O N T F R A M E CATCHES-KNIFE
H I N G E S BUTTS and SPECIALTIES
Write for Quotations
THE HOMER D. BRONSON CO.
BEACON FALLS, CONN.
PIANO
\ftSSEIUllCEE8iGR0SS
ACTIONS
GRADE
ONE GRADE ONLY
OFFICE
457 WEST FORTY-FIFTH ST.
FACTORIES-WEST FORTY-FIFTH ST.
Tenth Avenue and West Forty-Sixth St.
NEW Y O R K
HIGHEST
A. C. CHENEY PIANO ACTION CO.
PLAYER-PIANOS
- j PNEUMATIC ACTIONS FOR PLAYER-F
Manufacturers of j H IGH GRADE PIANOFORTE ACTIONS
CASTLETOH, HEW YORK