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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
SIMPLIFY HAASJTRACKER BAR.
Switch Instead of Lever Makes Changing of
Tracker from 65 to 88 Note Easier—Good
Call for New Combination Device.
Henry Haas & Son, 11)07-11)0!) Park avenue,
New York, have been having a splendid call for
the C5-88 note tracker bar with shifting device
which they put on the market a short time ago,
The factory has been busy turning out these
tracker bars since the first announcement was
made, owing to the fact that piano merchants and
tuners all over the country an taking advantage
of the suggestions made in the circular which was
sent out by the firm at that time, and are doing
considerable business in converting fiVnnte players
into 65- and 88-note instruments.
The operation of installing these trackers has
Combination 65fV 88note Tracker-bar
with Shifting' Device
ee
HENRY HAAS & SON, 1909
and which is especially adapted for installing in G-3-
note player-pianos so that they will play either 65
or 88-note music.
Since the announcement of this device in The
Review of February 13 a slight change has been
made in the tracker bar which makes the shift-
ing much simpler and easier. The little knob,
at each end of the bar have been changed into a
switchlike contrivance which, when moved up and
down, changes the scale from 65 to 88 note. These
little switches may be seen at either end of the
tracker bar in the accompanying illustration.
P A R K AVE., New YORK,
been simplified to the extent that tuners can do
the work with the greatest ease, and Henry Haas
& Son give every aid possible to those who are
interested in this work.
SYMBOLISM OF THE WORD "COST."
The Various Factors Entering Into Manufac-
turing Cost Presented in Interesting Manner.
Just what do we mean when we use the word
cost? The answer is simple enough—cost is the
price paid for something. Technically and dynam-
ically, however, it is not so simple.
This is not an attempt'to outline a cost system;
i: is only one of the little mile posts along the road
tc profit, noticed sometimes by a stray traveler or
two and remembered afterwards for its peculiarity,
says a writer in the American Furniture Manufac-
turer.
The mind grasps a symbol more readily than an
abstraction. A picture is quicker than a sermon.
What is the symbolism—the picture-power—in the
word cost?
Briefly, as applied to a manufactured industry,
it is this :
Construction made up of direct labor and ma-
terial, the two composing what is called prime cost.
Overhead or factory burden, which is made up of
all indirect expenses not chargeable to any article
produced by the factory. The elements of factory
overhead burden are expenses on the equipment,
The Ohio Veneer Co.
CINCINNATI, O.
Importers a n d Manufacturers of
Figured Mahogany, Circassian Wal-
nut and Foreign Woods for high-
grade piano cases and cabinets.
New York Office and Sample
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Let us hear from you!
If it's special send
samples and tell us
how many you want,
and remember we can
furnish from metal,
wood, fibre, rubber,
cloth, felt, paper, cel-
luloid or skins.
C.EGDEPEL*CO
137 E A S T I3 T -S ST.
N E.VV YORK.
expenses on the buildings, expenses which are in-
curred by neither equipment nor buildings and are
conveniently charged to a general burden account,
sometimes called production labor burden; general
and often vague expenses caused by the raw ma-
terial before processing, such as handling lumber,
iron, etc., into and out of stock.
Selling expense or burden including all general
expenses incurred in disposing of the manufac-
tured product.
Trading or trading account, expressing the net
results of the business activities in terms of profit
and loss.
LOWER PRICES^FOR WOOL.
(Special to The Review.)
BOSTON, MASS., May 31.—The American Wool
and Cotton Reporter in its latest issue, says:
"Boston is the cheapest market in the world at
present for wool. The week was quiet, with sales
of only about 1,500,000 pounds; but the situation
is growing stronger, caused by the firm closing of
London sales. The bulk of the sales were in
Australian and Cape wools, which are arriving in
abundance.
"In the West the dealers are willing to pay. ex-
treme prices for their supplies. Big New England
mills have been buying freely in Oregon and Idaho.
There is no demand for fine domestic wools be-
cause the foreign ones are so cheap. Supplies in
Kngland are said to be running short."
Room
Grand Central Palace Building
Lexington Ave. and 46th St.
G. H. VAUGHAN, Eastern Representative
Piano Manufacturers
£ £
•oft yellow poplar for cross band-
Ing is unapproached in this country.
A large supply always on hand.
GRUBB & KOSEGARTEN
BROS
Manufacturers of HIGH GRADE
The Central Veneer Co., Huntington, W. Va.
PIANO-FORTE ACTIONS
H
OFFMAN BROS. CO.
N A S S A U , Rensselaer County, ISI. Y .
FORT WAYNE, IND.
(Est. 1867)
(Inc. 1904)
Specialties, Hardwood, Veneers, and
Lumber for Musical Instruments.
WHITE, SON COMPANY
H anuf aotur mx m
ORGAN AND PLATER-PIANO LEATHERS
REG.U.S PAT OF'
VENEERS
INVISIBLE HINGES
"OUT OF SIGHT
EVER IN MIND"
When you fail
to see an un-
sightly hinge
protruding
you know
SOSS is the
answer.
Write to-day.
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S O S S M F G . C O . , B™<
-" N. Y.
BROOKLYN,
530-940 Atlantic* Avtniw, Boston. M a s s .
George H. Harper Go.
Orange, N. J.
VENEERS
Circassian Walnut, Oak, Walnut
and Specializing on Mahogany.
Capacity—5 Million Feet