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Music Trade Review

Issue: 1921 Vol. 72 N. 7

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THE
FEBRUARY 12, 1921
MUSIC
TRADE
SUPPLY MEN WANT HEAVY TARIFF
MANY USES FOR SYCAMORE WOOD
Urge That Duty of 45 Per Cent Be Placed Upon
Imports of Various Piano Parts
Now Found Valuable in Many Industries Where
Stiffness in Plywood Is Required
At a meeting of the board of directors of the
Musical Supply Association of America in the
offices of the Music Industries Chamber of
Commerce in New York on February 3 it was
voted to request the Chamber to appear before
the Ways and Means Committee of the House
of Representatives to request 45 per cent duty
on parts of pianos; to advocate the elimination
of present duties on raw ivory; to add "piano-
player actions" to the list of parts as specifically
mentioned in the tariff act, and to add music
wire and recommend a rate of 35 per cent on it.
The board gave specific consideration to wire,
tuning pins, actions and felt and decided that
they were the only supplies which warrant con-
nections with the tariff. It was decided that a
tariff of 45 per cent on piano supplies would ade-
quately cover tuning pins and actions. The
question of felt was left to the wool industry.
The secretary reported that since the January
7 meeting two other concerns have agreed to the
voluntary assessment plan and paid the first two
instalments.
There is a reminder of sycamore and its pos-
sibilities in a special bulletin of the Forest
Service devoted to sycamore and its utilization.
Sycamore, which in pioneer days was not re-
garded as a wood of special value, is to-day
considered one of our important commercial
woods, of special value for some purposes,
among them the making of various musical
instruments.
The annual production of sycamore during
the past five years ranged from about 25,000,000
to 50,000,000 feet. It is pretty widely distributed
over the eastern half of the United States, from
the Great Lakes to the Gulf, and extends down
the western side of the Mississippi Valley into
Texas.
In the earlier days of its commercial uses the
main consumption was in the form of lumber
for tobacco boxes, and this is still scheduled as
a big item in its consumption. The data on
utilization, however, is probably ten years old,
and many things have happened and many shifts
have been made in the wood-working industry
during the past ten years. Sycamore is still
used for tobacco boxes, but some of it is used
for this purpose in the form of veneers, and
quite a lot of the tobacco boxes are made of
gum instead of sycamore. Sycamore enters into
slack cooperage, into furniture, into planing-
mill products, musical instruments, carpet
sweepers and a number of other wooden
products.
Sycamore and beech bear considerable re-
semblance to each other in general appearance
and in the hard, stiff nature of the wood. Or-
dinarily sycamore timber grows from two to
five feet in diameter. There are records of trees
as large as fourteen feet, which makes it the
largest hardwood in the United States. As a
rule, however, the largest trees are hollow, and
even the medium-large timber is. frequently
shaky and more or less defective in the heart.
The soundest lumber is obtained from timber
IMPROVED PACKING FOR BENCHES
BOSTON, MASS., February 5.—The Lansing Sales
Co., of this city, has inaugurated a progressive
innovation in the shipping of piano benches,
which, in the future, are to be shipped in veneer
packing cases similar to those used for Victrolas.
This will be a marked improvement over the
former crates. A. J. Cullen, president of the
company, expects to leave in the very near
future for a trip covering New York, Philadel-
phia and the Middle West.
ELGIN METAL NOVELTY CO.
Manufacturers of Highest Quality
Player-Piano Hardware
Transmissions and Gearings
and Metal Specialties
Special Built Machinery
and Tools
ELGIN
ILLINOIS
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under twenty inches in diameter, and from
second-growth trees.
Jt is the shaky nature of the larger trees in
sycamore which suggests the advisability of its
wider use for veneer and for small dimension
stock in the furniture trade. Big, sound logs
of sycamore that are shaky will not yield any
great percentage of wide, high-grade lumber, and
a much better utilization of such timber can be
obtained by cutting it into veneer and using it
for the many purposes for which it is adapt-
able, including a number of things from box-
making to face work on furniture, doors and
windows.
GLIDDEN CO. NOW AN INDUSTRY
Its Finishes Now Used on Seventy-five Per
Cent of Pianos, Says Article
]n the January issue of The Sales Manager
appears an article entitled "How the Portfolio
Aids Salesmen," which features some of the sales
principles of the Glidden Co., Cleveland, O. At
the head of the article is a very interesting note
by the editor which reads:
"The history of the Glidden Co. is a story
of achievement. Three years ago Adrian D.
Joyce accepted the presidency of the company,
whose holdings at that time consisted of one
factory. To-day the greater Glidden Co. owns
and controls seventeen. This remarkable achieve-
ment in three years is due to the executive abil-
ity and vision of Mr. Joyce. Although a com-
paratively young man he visualized an institu-
tion that could live up to the slogan, 'Every-
where on everything.' This slogan stands for
truth, inasmuch as the Glidden Co., through
its seventeen factories, twenty-six branches,
four hundred salesmen and several thousand
dealers, now distributes paint and varnish prod-
ucts for everything from a hairpin to an aero-
plane. One of its products, Japalac, is known
the world over, and it is interesting to note that
the company paints sixty-five per cent of all
the automobiles manufactured and seventy-five
per cent of the pianos."
RUBBER BELLOWS CLOTH OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
OUn SPECIALTIES
Rubber Cloths and Tubing
For Automatic Piano* and Plano-Players
L. J . MUTTY CO.
BOSTON, MASS.
Refer all Inquiries |<> I)<-pt. X
INVISIBLE HINGES
"OUT OF SIGHT
HEED OUR ADVICE
Write for a sample can of Behlen's
Varnish Crack Eradicator and try it.
Once you learn how much it means to
you in the saving of time on your refin-
ishing jobs by eliminating the necessity
of scraping off old varnish and shellac,
and how much more satisfactory are
the results, because of the better sur-
face it gives to work on, you, like others
will continue to use it.
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
celluloid, cloth, felt, fibre,
leather, paper, rubber or
whatever you want, give
us credit and send your
orders to
EVER IN MIND" I
When you fail to
see an unsightly
Hinge protruding
you know "SOSS"
is the answer.
Write to-day.
H. BEHLEN & BRO.
Anilines
Shellacs
Stains
Fillers
10-12 Christopher St., New York
Near 6th Ave., and 8th St.
C. F. GOEPEL & CO.
137 E. 13th STREET
NEW YORK
§
Soss Hinges
emphasize beautiful
wood finishes as
there is no project-
ing metal on either
side of door.
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Made in
numerous sizes.
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SOSS MANUFACTURING CO.
jH Grand Ave. and Bergen St.,
BROOKLYN, N. Y.
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
FEBRUARY 12,
1921
P. G. SPITZ JOINS PARAMOUNT CO.
ARGUMENTS IN VICTOR=STARR CASE
FEATURE COLUMBIA ARTIST
Appointed Factory Representative for Western
Iowa and Nebraska—Has Had Wide Experi-
ence in Talking Machine and Record Trade
Action Heard in U. S. District Court in New
Harry Fox Featured in Window Display Made
by Hartman Furniture Co. Store
PORT WASHINGTON, WIS., February 7.—Peter G.
Spitz, who has long been acquainted with the
talking machine and record trade and has es-
tablished a host of friends in western Iowa and
York on February 5
Arguments in the suit brought by the Victor
Talking Machine Co., Camden, N. J., against the
Starr Piano Co., of Richmond, Ind., for alleged
infringement of the Johnson patents covering
lateral-cut records were heard by Judge Learned
Hand in the United States District Court in the
Woolworth Building on Saturday, February 5.
Testimony in the case was taken during and fol-
lowing the holiday season and attracted wide
attention. The courtroom was also crowded by
talking machine men to hear the arguments.
The court took the matter under advisement
immediately and it is expected that a decision
will be handed down- at an early date. The
case is regarded as one of the most important
now before the courts.
The argument for the plaintiff was presented
by Richard Eyre, of Kenyon & Kenyon, and for
the defendant by D. W. Cooper, of Kerr, Paige,
Cooper & Hayward.
SMITH ADDRESSES EDISON JOBBERS
General Manager of Music Industries Chamber
of Commerce at Montreal Convention
Alfred L. Smith, general manager of the Mu-
sic Industries Chamber of Commerce, upon his
return to New York on Thursday after having
appeared before the Ways and Means Commit-
tee in Washington to urge higher tariffs on mu-
sical instruments and parts, left for Montreal,
Canada, to speak before the convention of the
Edison Diamond Disc Jobbers' Association, his
address being confined chiefly to a report of
what the Chamber is doing in connection with
the Federal tax situation.
The Dealer Service department of the Colum-
bia Graphophone Co. received recently an in-
teresting photograph from the Hartman Furni-
Display of Harry Fox Columbia Records
ture Store, one of the largest stores in Omaha,
Neb., portraying a recent window display used
by this concern.
Harry Fox, exclusive Columbia artist, was
featured in this display, which won the en-
thusiastic approval of passersby. On the floor
of the display the word "Columbia" was formed
through the use of Columbia publicity matter,
making an artistic centerpiece for a very effec-
tive display. Mr. Sternburg, manager of the
Hartman Furniture Store's talking machine de-
partment, reports a healthy Columbia trade that
is steadily growing.
LORAIN HOUSE NOW VICTOR DEALER
Reidy-Reichlin-Scanlan Co. Celebrates Event
With Elaborate Ceremonies
The Reidy-Reichlin-Scanlan Co., of Lorain,
O., started handling the Victor line recently, at
which time they held a very pretentious and
successful opening. A large newspaper cam-
Peter G. Spitz
paign preceded the opening and a special parade
Nebraska, has been appointed factory repre-
was held, which included trucks loaded with
sentative by the Paramount Co. for this terri-
Victrolas and Victor records, and one truck
tory. Mr. Spitz has had extensive experience
containing the Lorain City Band.
FALK
OPENS
NEWJICTOR
STORE
as a talking machine man, is well versed in all
A feature of the opening consisted of songs
the details of the business and is in a position Wisconsin Dealer Has Exclusive Victor Agency by talented artists. The Fisher Cross Jazz Or-
to give valuable information and assistance to
for Live Business Center
chestra of Cleveland provided dance music
his dealers.
throughout most of the day. A special Ferris
Before joining the Paramount staff he was
STOUGHTON, WIS., February 7.—O. N. Falk & Son wheel window was prepared for the delight of
connected with the selling- force of the Victor have converted the rear suite of offices on the the children. During the afternoon the
Co., which position he held for a number of second floor of the Rexall store into demon- Women's Civic Association of Lorain visited
years. He has also handled the Edison, Colum- stration rooms for Victrolas, for which -they the store in a body. A number of out-of-town
bia and Brunswick line and has just recently are the exclusive agents in this city. These people were present.
severed his relationship with the Carpenter rooms are now stocked with a large line of
Paper Co., of Omaha, Neb., for whom he was Victrolas in the different woods and in a wide
A RECORD STOCK IS ALIVE
traveling as a special representative selling variety of sizes and styles. In the near future
Emerson phonographs and records.
it is the intention of O. N. Falk & Son to
Mr. Spitz is very enthusiastic about the talk- erect an inside staircase to this demonstration Putnam-Page Bulletin Points Out Value of Good
Stock and Good Selling
ing machine industry and feels sure that a good suite, and in time it is expected that the firm's
volume of business will be produced in 1921 steadily growing business in Victrolas and Vic-
"Your record stock is alive, aglow, the livest
with the Paramount line.
tor records will be transferred to the second salable thing in any store. It is constantly
floor.
changing—more alive, more aglow every day,
PIONEERS TO HONOR EDISON
every hour," says the Putnam-Page Co., Victor
SUIT AGAINST PULLMAN COMPANY
distributor, in one of its recent bulletins. "And
Celebration of Seventy-fourth Birthday of Great
we can reflect that stock when we meet our
Inventor to Be Held at His Home
Failure to Deliver $300,000 Worth of Edison trade. Of course, we have new and splendid things
Period Cabinets Starts Action
coming in right along. Tell your friends and
The Edison Pioneers, an organization of as-
come again real soon. You will find something
sociates of Thomas A. Edison between 1870 and
On February 2 the Edison Phonograph
1885, are making preparations to observe the Works brought suit against the Pullman Co. in new every hour." That's the spirit in which
seventy-fourth anniversary of the birth of Mr. the Federal District Court, at Chicago, 111., to to meet your customers—it wins.
Edison, which occurs on February 11. The recover $300,000 damages, for the Pullman Co.'s
Pioneers will hold their annual meeting in Mr. failure to deliver a large quantity of Chippen-
NEW REMINGTON CORP. TREASURER
Edison's home, Llewellyn Park, West Orange, dale and Inlaid Sheraton cabinets, which it had
Harry F. Sieber, Well-known Banker, Elected
N. J., and a dinner will be served, at which Mrs. contracted to deliver within a specified time.
to That Office—Everett H. Holmes, Secretary
Edison will be hostess.
The Palace Columbia Shop, of Rochester,
N. Y., has secured the agency for the full Co-
lumbia line of Grafonolas and records formerly
held in that city by Arthur W. Oster. Mr. Davis,
the proprietor of this establishment, proposes to
establish a chain of retail stores covering adja-
cent cities.
MAKING "TALKERS" IN BUTTE
At a recent meeting of the directors of the
Remington Phonograph Corp., Harry F. Sieber,
M. H. Merrian and R. T. Newland, who con- late president of the Parkway Trust Co., Phila-
duct a music shop at 342 South Main street, delphia, Pa., and at present president of the
Butte, Mont., are now manufacturing a talking United States Acceptance Corp., was elected
machine in that city which they hope to intro- treasurer of the corporation. Everett H. Holmes
was elected to fill the office of secretary.
duce to the trade at large in due course.

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