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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
PLATE USED IN NEW BAUER PIANO.
Description of This Plate, Which Is Cast in a
Single Piece and Is Hollow, Thus Reducing
Weight—Serves to Improve Tone.
The accompanying illustration shows the front
of the plate which is used in the new Bauer piano,
invented by William M. Bauer, of Julius Bauer &
Co., Chicago. The metal is between five and six
inches thick, cast in a single piece, and is hollow,
thus reducing weight without sacrificing any great
amount of strength. Sound-board and wrest-
plank are securely fastened to the plate and the
heavy wooden back eliminated. A space of almost
The complete instrument was shown at the re- "C'orozo nuts," furnish the vegetable Ivory so
widely used in the manufacture of buttons and
cent convention of the piano men in New York,
trinkets.
where it was much admired and commented on.
MEETING THE DEMAND FOR IVORY.
Real
and Imitation Ivory Compared—What
Some Substitutes Are Composed Of.
The supply of ivory is never equal to the de-
mand. Hence it is that the ingenuity of man is
constantly being exercised to provide good, serv-
iceable substitutes for the real thing. The imita-
tions and substitutes are sometimes so excellent
that it is difficult to distinguish them from the
genuine ivory. To the ex-
pert, however, it is an easy
matter to tell the real from
the counterfeit.
Genuine ivory, being a
modification
of dentine,
shows in transverse sec-
tions lines of varying
shades running in arcs and
forming minute lozenge
shaped spaces, says Popular
Electricity. These mark-
ings, which exist in every
portion of any transverse
section, enable the expert
to recognize true ivory as
distinct from every other
kind of tooth substance and
from bone and all fictitious
"ivories."
A very curious form of
imitation ivory of the vege-
table sort is that which is
the product of a plant call-
ed the Phytelephas macro-
carpa, native to South
America. This is said more
completely
to resemble
Front View, New Bauer Franrje
the
majority
of
the ani-
six inches lies between the sound-board and the > real ivory than
strings and this "open"' space is said to aid won- mal substitutes. The fruit of this palm-like plant
is of great size, almost as large as a man's head,
derfully in furnishing a tone that is prolonged
and it contains numerous nuts somewhat smaller
and which possesses to an unusual extent the
than hen's eggs.
"singing" quality so much sought for by the piano
The kernels of these, commercially known aa
builder.
MR. DEALER,
MR. TUNER,
MR. REPAIRMAN
YOU SHOULD HAVE OUR NEW
price list of Piano Repair Materials;
an abridged list, conveniently ar-
ranged for quick reference.
RUBBER GOESJP IN PRICE.
Player Action Manufacturers Will Have to Pay
More for Rubber Tubing—Rubber Importers
Make an Announcement in This Connection.
The conditions in the rubber market, owing to
the war in Europe, are causing increase in prices
in all manufactured rubber and, of course, tubing
for player-pianos, pipe organs and other musical
instruments wherein pneumatics are used to any
extent will be affected.
The Rubber Club of America, the national rub-
ber trade association, issued a statement on Mon-
day declaring that manufacturers of rubber
throughout this country had been obliged to in-
crease prices. The breaking down of interna-
tional exchange, together with the relatively small
supply of crude rubber in the hands of manufac-
turers, besides the difficulty of rubber importers
in delivering crude rubber on future contracts.
The best grade of rubber comes from Brazil
and the Far East, and all is cleared through for-
eign banking exchanges. Nearly all the carrying
trade between- Brazil, the East Indies and the
United States is in the hands of the English, Ger-
mans and Dutch. Unless shipping conditions improve
•the situation in the rubber trade will be aggra-
vated as the war advances.
Due to the demoralization of business in Lon-
don the fortnightly auction of crude rubber from
the Far East, which was to have been held in
that city, has been postponed indefinitely. Trad-
ing in the local market is dull and featureless,
aside from the high price now asked for old Bra-
zilian rubber as a result of the paucity of supplies
in this city. Up-river fine was quoted this week
at $1.10 a pound. Some of the new Brazilian rub-
ber will be received here before long. It was said
that a steamer left Para on August 14, bound
for this port.
HAROLD HAASJN CANADA.
Harojd L. Haas, traveling representative for
Henry Haas & Son, 1909 Park avenue, New York,
started on a three weeks' trip through the West
and Canada on Monday last. The whirr of ma-
chinery at the Haas plant this week gave evidence
of activity, which, it was stated, has kept up
throughout the summer.
MACHINERY FOR SALE
One second-hand pin block boring
machine, heavy design, complete with
chuck; price $40.00. Also, one electric
motor with starter; direct current, 220
volts, 2,000 revolutions and 2-horse power;
price $35.00. Address "Machinery," care
The Music Trade Review.
ALBERT A. McCARTY
Manufacturer of
PIANO BASS STRINGS
36 BEACH STREET
BOSTON, MASS.
DUPLICATING
A SPECIALTY
ASK FOR CIRCULAR NO. 3190
HAMMACHER, SCHLEMMER & CO.
PIANO MATERIALS AND TOOLS
NEW YORK SINCE 1848
4th Ave. and 13th St.
Richardson Piano Case Co.
Manufacturers of
Upright-
Grand—
Player—
Piano Cases
EttabUthed 1891
LEOMINSTER
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