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THE
DECEMBER 3, 1921
PATENTS INDICATING DEVICE
MUSIC
TRADE
39
REVIEW
CAPSTAN SCREW OUTLOOK BRIGHT
Cable Company Secures Patent Rights to New Firm of George W. Moore Has Disposed of
170,000,000 Screws—Fall Months Show Im-
Indicator
provement—Indications Point to Banner 1922
ELIMINATION OF DEFECTIVE GOODS
Defective Goods Should Not Be Shipped—Ad-
justments After Shipments Sometimes Cause
Delay, Expense and Risk to Manufacturers
WASHINGTON, D. C, November 28.—James C.
The answer to an interesting problem concern-
ing shipments of instruments with defective cases
by W. C. Schelly appeared in a recent issue of
Veneer. The article follows:
"A man put this question to me the other day:
'Suppose a manufacturer received an order for a
certain number of panels and was about to make
shipment, when it was discovered that one of the
lot was defective; should he cull this defective
panel out as soon as discovered and ship without
it, making explanations by mail, or should he
slip it in and, when complaint is made from the
other end, adjust the matter to the satisfaction
of the buyer?'
"I did not have to lay awake nights to reach
a decision in the matter, because I had it put up
to me in concrete form some years ago, and
the answer I gave then was the answer for all
time. At the time I speak of I was with a con-
cern manufacturing pianos and organs, and we
were making a shipment to the West. At al-
most the last minute the case on one of the
was found defective in consequence of
"SOLID" AND "GENUINE" MAHOGANY organs
some poor workmanship, and the shipper ap-
Mahogany Association Publicity Campaign Not pealed to me for instructions regarding the mat-
ter. We could not hold the shipment, nor could
Detrimental to Veneered Goods
we replace the organ with another. My deci-
Investigation discloses the fact that the sus- sion w'as to hold the defective instrument and
MELBOURNE WOOL PRICES DROP
picion existing in the trade that the proposed ship" the balance. At that moment the manager
publicity campaign of the Mahogany Association put in an appearance and was informed of the
LONDON, ENGLAND, November 24.—At the Mel-
bourne wool sale on Wednesday of this week would be confined to pushing "solid" mahogany, situation and he at once reversed my decision,
the series closed with offerings of 6,100 bales. to the detriment of veneered goods, is absolutely adding: 'If there is a complaint I can handle
The market was irregular. The prices now rul- unfounded. So far as the word "solid" is con- it all right.'
cerned it will not be used in the publicity of the
"Needless to say, there was a complaint, but it
ing are 20 per cent below those of October.
Association, but the word "genuine" will be em- was of the kind that leaves very little room for
ployed, and is intended to cover both lumber and 'handling,' and merely stated: 'We are inclos-
NEW STORE OPENED
veneer.
ing check for balance of invoice and holding
Frank Seaman, Inc., the advertising agency this organ subject to your order.' He did hold
A new music store has been opened in Os-
wego, N. Y., by James R. Burke. A complete which will conduct the mahogany campaign, ad- it, and held it for several months. The manager
line of musical instruments and supplies is vises that there will be no antagonizing any part tried almost every way to adjust the matter,
of the veneer trade, that "genuine" mahogany short of relinquishing all claim to the organ, but
S handled.
may be either lumber or veneer and will always the buyer was obdurate and insisted that the
The Roth Bros. Piano Co., of New York, has be treated as such in anything with which the organ was defective, no doubt, at time of ship-
Mahogany Association has to do.
ment, that he could not remedy the defect him-
increased its capital from $500 to $25,000.
self and did not know where to get anyone who
Towers Above
could, and he refused to offer it for sale at any
All Other*
Also PIANO-FORTE price in its then condition. The organ was finally
Manufacturers
Grand and Upright Piano-forte Actions and ORGAN KEYS returned to the factory.
of
Keys, Actions, Hammers, Brackets and Nickel Rail Furnished Complete
"I will admit that that was an extreme case;
131 to 147 Broadway
-
CAMBRIDGEPORT, MASS. but all men who receive defective goods are in-
fluenced alike, although not to the same degree.
The good-will of a customer who has never had
cause for complaint is a mighty valuable asset,
and we should guard it with jealous care. There
will be enough errors slip by unnoticed under
the most careful inspection, without letting any-
And when you're satisfied
thing go that we know is not right, for every
Are you still wasting your time and go-
defective piece sent out lessens the value of the
that
we've
the
best
punch-
ing to the expense of scraping off old
manufacturer's most valuable asset—his cus-
ings on the market, cut
varnish and shellac to eliminate the
tomer's good-will."
checks and cracks in order to secure a
clean and accurately from
smooth surface for refinishing?
Consult the universal Want Directory of
the best of material in
Use Behlen's Varnish Crack Eradica-
The Review. In it advertisements are inserted
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tor.
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us
credit and send your
as you could possibly wish for.
Hagey, Chicago, and Alfred Swenson, Cicero,
111., were recently granted patent No. 1,392,640
for an indicating device usable with music-re-
cording mechanism, which they have assigned to
the Cable Company, Chicago, 111.
This invention relates to an indicating device
usable with music-recording mechanisms, and
more specifically to an indicating device for use
with recording machines which make records of
selections as they are played on musical instru-
ments.
One of the objects of the invention is to pro-
vide an indicating device which will indicate to
the attendant or to the performer playing a
selection the speed at which the record-receiving
means on which the record is being made is be-
ing advanced. A further object of the invention
is to provide an indicating device which will act
periodically on the person of the attendant or
performer to enable him to make the tempo at
which a selection is being played conform to the
speed at which the record-receiving means is
being advanced. A further object of the inven-
tion is to provide an indicating device in which
the periodic actuations referred to will be re-
corded on the record-receiving means itself.
BOSTON, MASS., December 1.—Many organizations
have attained commercial success through spe-
cialization on some particular product, no matter
how large-or small that product may be. An
instance of this sort is to be found in the firm
of George W. Moore, of this city, which has spe-
cialized for many years in the production of
capstan screws. Although only a small article
in comparison with other parts used in a piano,
every energy has been directed to the production
of a perfect product only. The Moore's patented
capstan screw is made of brass and its popu-
larity in the industry is to be found in the report
that in the neighborhood of 170,000,000 of these
screws have been sold since the inception of this
company.
Mr. Moore reports that the general demand
for capstan screws has materially improved dur-
ing the Fall months and he expects that 1922 will
surpass the present year in the volume of busi-
ness transacted.
SYLVESTER TOWER CO.
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