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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
BENCH AND PEDAL ATTACHMENT
Patented by Beulah Mayher, of Glenwood,
Ark.—Its Various Features Described
WASHINGTON, D. C, September 25.—Beulah
Mayher, of Glenwood, Ark., has just been
granted Patent No. 1,198,648 for an Adjustable
Bench and Pedal Attachment for Pianos.
The object of the invention is to provide a
piano bench that is but little different in ap-
pearance from the conventional piano bench,
but embodying adjustment features whereby the
seat may be quickly raised or lowered to any
desired position, so that a child may be in
proper position before the instrument.
The device also embodies an adjustable pedal
attachment which may be withdrawn from be-
neath the bench, with which it is slidably en-
gaged, so that the pedal depressors will con-
tact with the pedals of a piano. With this
device a child may sit at a piano as comfortably
as a person of mature years, thereby lessen-
ing the strain put upon children by requiring
long practice in a decidedly uncomfortable
position.
WEATHER AND THE DRYKILN
Perhaps this year, more than in normal years,
drykiln operators have had brought home to
them a realization of the fact that the weather
plays an important part in drykiln operations.
When the air is moist as well as warm it gen-
erally requires more temperature to do satis-
factory kiln-drying than when the moisture con-
tent in the air is very low. In the course of
time probably those who compile operating
data for drykilns will include temperature and
humidity readings of the outside air along with
the temperature and draft requirements in the
kiln itself, since the one has quite an effect
upon the other.
MATERIALS,
TOOLS AND
SUPPLIES
67
lumber consumption of logs runs from 37,-
000,000,000 to 40,000,000,000 feet a year, with
Five Hundred Million Feet of Veneer Are Con- which we may compare about 500,000,000 feet
used for veneer, to get the relative per cent.
sumed Annually in This Country
In the divisions of veneer production, sliced
Figures of veneer production, as compiled by and sawed veneer are usually classed under
the government, are only furnished irregularly, one head, the rotary-cut under another, and
and usually when any complete statistics are the statistics so far indicate that the ratio of
compiled, so much time has passed since the production is about five times as much rotary-
gathering of data before the publishing of the cut as of sliced and sawed veneer combined.
returns that it may not be fairly representative
of the industry. Then some years no effort
LOCKEY CASE FACTORY LEASED
is made to tabulate any detailed returns from
LEOMINSTER, JYIASS., September 25.—The factory
the veneer industry, consequently it is largely
formerly occupied by the J. H. Lockey Piano
a matter of guesswork.
The last available statistics of the veneer Case Co., has been secured by the Lees But-
industry showed a consumption of 435,981,000 ton Co., which will occupy the factory as soon
feet of logs. This was several jears ago, and as alterations are completed. The button con-
one might safely guess that with the increased cern has leased one floor of the factory to Ber-
use of veneer this has been added to materially, nard P. Steele and Oscar Munroe, formerly of
so that the production for, say, the fiscal year the F. G. Smith Piano Case Co., who will
ending with June, 1916, would in round num- occupy the same for the manufacturing of talk-
ber make a consumption of 500,000,000 feet of ing machine cabinets.
logs, board measure.
It is a peculiar fact that in practically all of TO TRADEMARK LUMBER PRODUCTS
the compiling of statistics the log scale or board
At a meeting of the newly organized Na-
measure is the basis of calculations. In the tional Retail Lumber Dealers' Association, Sep-
marketing of veneer the surface measure or tember 7 and 8, in Chicago, one of the principal
superficial footage is the basis, consequently it topics under discussion was the protection of
is rather difficult to get comparative data. A the buying public against the sale of a grade
general averaging of the thickness of veneer of lumber inferior to the grade specified. The
cut, for the sake of getting at a possible total association went on record in favor of the trade-
superficial or surface feet, indicates that the marking of all lumber products to show in
surface measure feet, of veneer produced will what mill they are produced, and indicating the
run something like ten times the board meas- grade to show the consumer that he is getting
ure feet of the logs consumed. This would the specific kind of lumber asked for. The
make, for an annual consumption of 500,000,000 organization endorsed the splendid campaign of
feet of logs, a veneer production of 5,000,000,000 advertising being carried on by the National
surface feet, according to figures recently pub- Lumber Manufacturers' Association.
lished in Veneers.
The total production of veneer, as compared
BRANCH OFFICE_FOR VARNISH CO.
to the total lumber production of the country,
seems to be about 1^4 per cent. The annual
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., September 24.—The
Stresen-Reuter Co., a large wholesale varnish
house, with headquarters in Chicago, contem-
plates opening a branch office and storeroom in
this city. Several sites are under consideration,
the most favorable of which is located on Ful-
ton street. Decision will be made at an early
date.
VENEER STATISTICS
Consult the universal Want Directory of
The Review. In it advertisements are inserted
free of charge for men who desire positions.
FOR
PIANO MANUFACTURERS
BRANCH OFFICES:
HINGES, BUTTS, CASTERS, PEDALS, FELTS,
CLOTHS, PUNCHINGS, SWINGS, HANGERS,
KNOBS, LOCKS, ETC., AND A FULL LINE OF
TOOLS USED IN TUNING, REGULATING AND
REPAIRING. CORRESPONDENCE INVITED.
The Superior
Points of
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Hinges ^l y
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HAMMACHER, SCHLEMMER & CO.
NEW YORK SINCE 1848
4th Avc. & 13th St.
George H. Harper Co.
Orange, N. J.
VENEERS
are Apparent
Some of the sizes shown indicate the
variety of " S O S S " Hinges which we
manufacture for use on pianos, player-
pianos, talking machines and music
cabinets.
There is a particular "SOSS" Hinge
best suited for your requirements.
Our illustrated catalog " S " gives
complete and interesting information.
Write for a copy and for quotations on
four particular requirements.
Chicago
160 No. Filth Are.
San Francisco
164 Hanrford Bldg.
Lot Angeles
224 Central Bldg.
Minneapolis
3416 Second AT«.,SO.
Detroit
922 Darid Whitney
BniMiaf
So*» Manufacturing Company,
435-443 Atlantic Are., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Circassian Walnut, Oak, Walnut
and Specializing on Mahogany.
Capacity—5 Million Feet