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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
47
WATCHING THE GLUE COSTJNA JMODERN PIANO FACTORY
The Importance of Economy in the Use of Glue Is Being Realized by Piano Manufacturers, and
Some Practical Hints That Will Prove of Value Along That Line Are Given Herewith
The increased cost of glue has given many
piano manufacturers cause for serious thought,
as the added expenditure for this one item alone
has served in many cases to make a decided
inroad on the profits of the average piano fac-
tory. The Haddorff Piano Co., in a statement
recently published in The Review, gave some
facts and figures relative to the increased cost
of glue used in its factory which demonstrated
conclusively the value of an economical use of
glue.
It is not the purpose of this article to attempt
to give directions that will meet the require-
ments in each and every factory, for that would
be impossible, as there are many conditions
that would vary in different factories, but if the
principle in general is followed, and such minor
change's are made as are necessary to meet the
requirements in your factory, much benefit may
be derived.
In order to arrive at the glue cost one must
keep a daily record of all the stock glued, the
number of pieces, size plies, kind of wood, tem-
perature of glue, etc., and an accurate account
of amount of glue consumed each day. If any
glue is used for other purposes a careful record
must be kept, so that the proper amount may
be deducted, thus finding the actual amount
of glue consumed each day in building up the
stock, to determine actual cost per 1,000 square
feet glue lines.
This record should show amount of water
per 100 pounds dry glue. The temperature at
which the glue is used is also important.
In figuring sizes the actual size of stock glued
should be used and not the finish size, as some
The Ohio Veneer Co.
CINCINNATI, O.
Importers and Manufacturers of Figured
Mahogany and Foreign Woods for high-
grade piano cases and cabinets.
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N«w York Officm and Sampl* Room
Grand Central Palace Bldg.
Lexington Ave. Mid 46th St.
G. H. VAUGHAN. Eastern Representative
shapes require more allowance than others, and
what one must know is actual cost per 1,000
square feet glue lines laid, and then it is a
simple matter to figure the glue cost on any
particular article by making the necessary al-
lowance for cutting to finished size. The small
amount of labor involved is negligible in com-
parison with the benefit which may be derived.
If this method is followed, in a short time one
can tell just which is the most economical glue
to buy, and there is an opportunity to make
quite a saving by purchasing the right grade
ot glue.
If one knows what a certain glue costs to
lay per 1,000 square feet glue lines, he can talk
intelligently with the glue salesman and state
just what a glue must do to be of interest to
the purchaser.
A foreman, with information each day or week
as to how much glue he is using per 1,000 square
feet glue lines, will become interested in trying
to produce the greatest amount of stock with
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a minimum amount of glue. If he does not, he
is not the man for the place. If he is interested,
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with proper encouragement he will become a
much more valuable man to his employer and
thus more valuable to himself. It will tend to between vegetable and mineral adhesives.
make him more like a thinking man and less While mineral glues, or, more properly speak-
like a machine.
ing, cements, have a distinct field and for many
The advance in glue is likely to continue for purposes are quite satisfactory, still vegetable
some time, and it is a question if it returns to
glues more nearly resemble animal glues, and
prices of 1914 and 1915 for some years, if ever, for many purposes are more satisfactory than
as conditions were such that an advance was
the minerals. Without doubt there will be a
necessary, although the highly abnormal prices
large increase in the amount of vegetable and
to-day may be reduced somewhat in the near
mineral glues used in 1917, if anything like the
future, but not as much as you may wish. present prices prevail.
Therefore, the sooner one begins to use glue
No doubt new adhesives will appear, but it
in a sane and scientific manner, the more money is important that the ones now in use be per-
he will have at the end of the year.
fected and improved so that the consumer can
With animal glue at prevailing figures and be assured of a steady supply of uniform qual-
the top not in sight, it is not unreasonable to ity at a reasonable and fixed price. This seems
say that veneer-consuming factories must dis- important, as people will not care to change
continue using even the cheapest grades of ani- till they feel confident that the price and quality
mal glue for the low-priced goods, as the prod- will not change soon after they have adopted
uct will not stand the percentage of increase the new glue.
necessary to cover the extra cost of glue, to
To introduce a new adhesive the salesman
say nothing of labor and material that goes to should be able, among other things, to tell the
make up the finished product. If not animal cost per 1,000 square feet glue lines, tensile
glue, what shall be used?
strength and durability, as these are important
Broadly speaking, you may have your choice from the consumer's point of view.
And when you're satisfied
that we've the best punch-
ings on the market, cut
clean and accurately from '
the best of material in cellu-
loid, cloth, felt, fibre,
leather, paper, rubber or
whatever you want, give
us credit and send your
orders to
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137 E A S T I3 -? ST.
T H E C O M S T O C K , C H E N E Y & CO., 1VORYTON - CONN
=MANUFACTURERS;
Piano-forte Ivory Keys, Actions and Hammers,
Ivory and Composition Covered Organ Keys
Established 1853
CRUBB & KO8EGARTEN BROS.
Manufacturers ot HIGH GRADE
PIANO-FORTE ACTIONS
NASSAU. Rensselaer County, N. Y.
THE STANDARD CO., 1 W H K *
manufacturers
SYLVESTER TOWER CO.
Grand a n d
Towera Above
All Others
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Upright Piano-forte Actions E*BSS!k S£S
Keys, Actions, Hammers. Brackets and Nickel Rail Furnished Complete
131 to 147 Broadway
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CAMBRIDGEPORT, MASS.
WESSELL, NICKEL & GROSS
MANUFACTURERS
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Manufacturers of a
Complete Line of Piano Action Hardware
Brass Flanges, Damper Rods, Special Capstan Screws,
Bracket and Ball Bolts, Key Pins, Regulating Brackets
and Specialties.
WHITE, SON COMPANY
Manufacturers
ORGAN AND PLAYER-PIANO LEATHERS
53O.54O ATLANTIC AVENUE
P IANOX
ACTIONS
HIGHEST GRADE
ONE GRADE ONLY
OFFICE
457 WEST FORTY-FIFTH ST.
TRADEMARK,
FACTORIES—WEST FORTY-FIFTH ST.
Tenth Arenae and We»t Forty-Sixth Street
• NEW YORK
BOSTON. MASS.
A. C. CHENEY PIANO ACTION CO.
M . n . i i . M n r o » e «f (PNEUMATIC ACTIONS FOR PLAYER-PIANOS
Manufacturers of -j HIGH-GRADE PIANOFORTE ACTIONS
CASTLETON, NEW YORK