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THE MUSIC TRADE
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REVIEW
VENEERED WORK FOR THE TROPICS
WESSELL PREDICTS GREAT
POST-WAR PROSPERITY Humid Atmosphere a Drawback to Greater Ex-
pansion of Export Trade in Veneered Articles,
Such as Pianos and Furniture
Vice-President of Wessell, Nickel & Gross Sees
Brilliant Outlook for the Future, Despite
Present Handicaps in the Music Trade
Arthur h. Wessell, vice-president of the piano
action manufacturing firm of Wessell, Nickel &
dross, in speaking of conditions in the piano
trade, although acknowledging the present lim-
ited conditions in the trade, painted a glowing
picture of the future. He said in part:
"Although there is a marked scarcity in many
supplies and a restriction rn the amount of steel
The sale of veneered furniture, pianos, etc.,
And when you're satisfied
in tropical South America would probably reach
that we've the best punch-
considerable proportions were it not for the
ings
on the market, cut
very humid atmosphere, which is said to loosen
the glue in time, and the ravages of the wood
clean and accurately from
ant, which honeycombs the ordinary core stock.
the
best of material in cellu-
The introduction of a glue, on a commercial
basis, that is said to be absolutely waterproof,
loid, cloth, felt, fibre,
should eliminate one of the objections South
leather, paper, rubber or
Americans have to veneered goods, and it should
whatever you want, give
be a simple matter for our chemists to find some
practical and-inexpensive manner-for so treat-
us credit and send your
ing the core stock as to make it immune to the
orders to
attacks of the termite.
Means have been successfully employed to
protect ship and harbor timbers against the
ravages of the toredo, but treating furniture
lumber so it will be shunned by the termites will
probably be attended with more difficulties, inas-
much as offensive odors and any chemicals that
would interfere with the adhesive qualities of the
T
glue must be avoided.
There is little doubt that American chemists
NEW YORK
are equal to the demands of the occasion, and
in view of the possibilities of the South Ameri-
can market, if built-up goods can be warranted RESTRICTS VARNISH GUMS IMPORTS
to withstand humidity and repulse white ants,
WASHINGTON, I). C, October 21.—The War
some experiments would be justified.
Trade Moard issued a notice under date of Oc-
tober 9 to the effect that the importation into
LIKE ALL=LEATHER BRIDLE STRAP
the United States of varnish gums (Kauri, Copal,
Geo. W. Braunsdorf Says That Tuners Appre- Damar, Zanzibar, Manila, Congo,* Fentiansk,
liengurlla, Sandarao and Fast India or Borneo
ciate Its Many Merits
gum) is restricted .as to shipments made after
deo. VV. Jiraunsdorf, president of deo. W. October 10, 1918. All outstanding licenses have
Braunsdorf, inc., 430 Kast Fifty-third street, been revoked as to ocean shipment after that
New York, reports that the new all-leather date and no new licenses will be issued except
bridle strap which the}' recently placed on the to cover the following: (1) Shipments made
market has exceeded all expectations on its from abroad on or before October 10, 1918; (2)
popularity. Tuners throughout the entire coun- shipments for the use of the United States Gov-
try are ordering this labor-saving device and ernment; (3) shipments from Mexico or Canada
after using same have with few exceptions writ- by other than ocean transportation; (4) ship-
ten to Mr. Braunsdorf their hearty appreciation ments from Europe or Mediterranean Africa
of the many merits of the device. Heavy de- when coming as return cargo from convenient
mands have been evidenced for all the various ports where loading can be done without delay;
products of the Braunsdorf line which are paper, (5) shipments of Copal or Manila gum when
felt and cloth punchings, bridle straps, fibre shipped from the Philippine Islands, and (6)
washers and bridges for pianos, organs and shipments of Kauri gum not to exceed a total
player actions. The scarcity of labor is handi- of 3,000,000 pounds during the calendar year
capping the production somewhat at the mo- l'MX.
ment, but Mr. Braunsdorf is working in a sys-
tematic way to arrange matters so as to over-
come this obstacle.
CEGOEPEUCO
137 E A S T I3 -*ST.
Arthur L,. Wessell
used and a further hindrance in the shortage of
labor, the piano manufacturer is producing to
the best of his ability. As an outcome of con-
ditions the evil of absurdly long credits has
been overcome and the business that is trans-
acted is done on a more profitable basis.
"As loyal patriots we are all in the war to
its successful conclusion and will not talk peace
until its purposes are accomplished. However,
peace is sure to come sooner or later and the
average business man, while devoting every
energy to the carrying on of the war, has given
or should give some thought to the probable
conditions when peace is made.
"To my mind the piano industry will enter an
era of unprecedented prosperity after the war.
Dealers throughout the country report that they
are understocked, raw materials will doubtlessly
be released and adequate labor will be obtain-
able. If all hands will rigidly maintain the short
time credits now in vogue it is my prediction
that the industry will find itself in a condition
far better than previous to the war."
GEO. W. BRAUNSDORF, Inc.
Manufacturers of
Toners' Trade
Solicited
PAPER, FELT AND CLOTH PUNCHINGS
BRIDLE STRAPS, FIBRE WASHERS AND BRIDGES
FOR PIANOS, ORGANS AND PLAYER ACTIONS
Office and Factory: 428 East 53d Street, New York
WESSELL, NICKEL & GROSS
MANUFACTURERS OF
You will regret it later if you do not
take our advice now and look into this
matter of adopting the use of Behlen's
Varnish Crack Eradicator for your re-
finishing jobs.
Where time and price is a factor the
man who uses Behlen's Varnish Crack
Eradicator always wins out because he
eliminates the time and trouble of scrap-
ing off the old varnish and shellac.
PIANO
ACTIONS
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FACTORIES—WEST FORTY-FIFTH ST.
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