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Music Trade Review

Issue: 1922 Vol. 75 N. 5

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JULY 29,
THE
1922
PLYWOOD FORJMANO BOXES
Plywood for Use as Piano Boxes Has Many
Advantages Over Solid Boards
"In a back number of Veneers was an article
with illustrations showing some uses to which
plywood may he put, apart from the fields in
which at present it finds general favor. One of
the uses suggested is that of piano boxes. There
is a great deal of lumber used for this purpose,
and the solid board box is not always a satis-
factory affair. I was for many years in the piano
line and from what I have seen I believe that if
piano men generally had their attention drawn to
this style of box there would be a general turn-
ing from the solid board to the plywood box,"
says a writer in Veneers. "1 believe it would be a
good plan to have that part of the article dealing
with the plywood piano box printed, together with
tin- illustrations, in pamphlet form and distributed
to the piano and phonograph trade. There is some-
thing here for those interested in promoting the
use of plywood to give some consideration to."
PURE WATERAND GLUE
Best Results Can Be Obtained From Mixing
Glue With Distilled Water
The bringing forward of the point that glue
water should be pure is important, says a writer
in Veneers. We are perhaps too much in the
habit of taking our water for granted instead of
finding out exactly what it contains, and it is
probable that many glue troubles can be traced
to water used for glue-making. Surely pure
water is the best thing to start with, and then if
certain chemical elements are required let them
be added in specific quantities.
The way to get really pure water is through
distillation. There are industrial plants which
distill water for drinking and many other pur-
poses, and there is made a line of stills expressly
for this purpose. It will probably be a great day
for the veneer industry when it develops into a
general practice the idea of producing and using
distilled water for the preparation of glue.
The man who uses Behlen's Varnish
Crack Eradicator can afford to figure
lower, yet makes more profit on a re-
finishing job, than the man who does
not use it.
The reason—he saves the time, trouble
and expense of scraping off the old var-
nish and shellac and the finished job is
just as satisfactory too—if not more so.
Send for a sample can to-day and try
it.
H. BEHLEN & BRO.
Anilines
Shellacs
Stains
Fillers
10-12 Christopher St., New York
Near 6th Ave.. and 8th St.
Geor
rCo
MUSIC T R A D E
REVIEW
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APPROVE SUPPLY CREDIT PLAN
BASIC IRON DEMAND INCREASES
Members of the Piano Manufacturing Industry
Indorse Plan for Conserving Credits Pro-
posed by Musical Supply Association
Railroad Shopmen's Strike Causes Considerable
Apprehension
The plan of the Musical Supply Association
for conserving the credit resources of the in-
dustry by getting creditors to co-operate for
prompt and effective action in the interest of
both debtor and creditor as soon as any piano
manufacturer gets into financial difficulty is
meeting with the full approval of all members of
the industry who appreciate the need of a sound
credit situation for the satisfactory development
of the industry.
According to Arthur L. Wcsscll. a member of
the Supply Credit Committee, "'there has been
a great source of credit waste in the piano in-
dustry, arising from the fact that supply men,
through ignorance of the real condition of buy-
ers, have frequently continued to grant credit
after the condition of the buyer is hopeless.
In many such cases this hopeless condition
could have been prevented and the piano man-
ufacturer continued in business if the creditors
had been aware of real conditions at an early
stage and acted co-operatively to save the
business.
"In promoting this credit plan the Credit Com-
mittee of the Supply Association has emphasized
the great amount of saving which can be effected
in case of receiverships. Under the usual bank-
ruptcy proceedings there arc heavy expenses of
receivers, trustees and attorneys. It is expected
that many such expenses and inefficiencies can
be eliminated in this industry, as they have been
in other industries, through co-operation of
creditors."
ACTIVITY IN RAW WOOL RESTRICTED
Market Quiet Despite Confidence Displayed by
Sellers—No Tendency to Speculate
The local raw wool market continues extremely
quiet despite the confidence that is being dis-
played by sellers. There has been practically
no demand from the mills in view of the fact
that nothing definite has been doing in connec-
tion with Spring openings. Raw wool men be-
lieve that after the openings there will be a
resumption of activity.
While dealers are not quite as active as they
have been, it seems that the bulk of current
business is in this department, and the tendency
to speculate has not been eliminated. At the
same time there is obviously a desire to be ex-
tremely cautious in view of the talk that the tariff
is looming up as a most uncertain factor.
Prices are holding rather firmly to their levels,
l.nt here and there sellers show a disposition to
make slight concessions. These concessions, the
sellers claim, are not broad enough to be of any
great significance. It is maintained that small
concessions are always in order, even during a
period of rising prices.
Advices from the Pacific Northwest state that
practically the entire clip is out of first hands
and that prices are three times as high as they
were last year. It is generally assumed that a
concerted effort will be made to keep figures
up to their top limits.
YOUNGSTOWN, O., July 24.—Basic iron is again
available in the market here and old material
quotations have firmed up again, with more in-
quiry for heavy melting than recently, due to
the better tone in the steel market and also to
some apparent apprehension over the shopmen's
strike.
No prolonged trouble from this source is ex-
pected, but with the steel market more active
enough interruption with fuel supplies to inter-
fere with iron output, temporarily, seems possible
hence steel makers are holding more firmly tc
basic iron and seeking sera]) with more interest.
FINISHES OF j^INE WOODWORK
Many New Ideas and Improvements Over Old
Methods Being Put Forward
. .... ,
In the staining and finishing of our fine wood-
work to-day the features getting the lion's share
of attention have to do with the development of
new materials and new ideas and methods of
applying them, says Veneers. We are in a sort
of experimental stage with stains because of
efforts to develop domestic products so as to be
independent in these. Those who are striving
earnestly to develop colors and stains as a home
industry should be encouraged and given a fair
show by the trade. On the other hand, they
should frankly take the users into their confi-
dence, so that we may know better where we
stand and just what to expect from the home
products in competition with imported materials.
In finishing, the era is one of improvement, of
the introduction of new ideas and products, some
with one claim to support them and some an-
other. Things are hioving rapidly in the way of
finishes, and this movement should be studied
and analyzed thoughtfully.
There are three things to keep in mind in tak-
ing up with new ideas and material for finishing
woodwork. One is that we may reduce cost, the
second is that we may save time, and the third
is the quality of the finish itself. It will not be
wise to sacrifice quality for either of the other
two. We should seek to improve upon quality,
while at the same time we may direct efforts
toward reducing cost and cutting down the time
required in the finishing room, between coats,
because time is a factor in the cost as well as in
prompt service.
So let us follow diligently the progress of fin-
ishes and seek to reduce cost and to save time,
but while doing this let us adhere persistently
to the idea of quality and seek also to improve
tin's as we go along, because good finish is quite
a factor in begetting satisfaction with good fur-
niture and other woodwork.
The Williamson Veneer Co., R. W. William
son, vice-president, of Baltimore, Md., has be-
come a member of the Musical Supply Associa-
tion of America.
Consult the universal Want Directory of
The Review. In it advertisements are inserted
free of charge for men who desire positions.
CS - VENEERS
THE
ARTNOVELTYCO.
Cxclusive manufacturers of
Piaivo Bervekes
and Musie Cabinets
GOSHEN
'Writeforcatalog and details
INDIANA
Circassian Walnut, Oak, Walnut
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Capacity—5 Million Feet
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
TALKING MACHINE JOBBERS TO DISSOLVE ASSOCIATION
"Accordingly, by direction of the executive
committee of the National Association of Talk-
ing Machine Jobbers, I enclose two copies of the
recitals, recommendation, direction and request
of the executive committee, adopted at its spe-
cial meeting above mentioned, and of the reso-
lution and ballot therein mentioned. Please fill
out and sign one copy as your ballot for or
against this resolution, and mail it immediately
to me."
The recommendation adopted by the execu-
tive committee, embodying the resolution to dis-
solve, reads as follows:
"WHEREAS, at the convention of National
Association of Talking Machine Jobbers, held
in Atlantic City in June, 1922, statements were
inadvertently, but innocently, made by several
officers of the Association that might be distorted
into expressions of policies and views which
were not intended by said officers, and are not
approved by the members, nor are representa-
tive of the Association, nor are in accord with
the history or purposes of the Association or
the acts and intentions of the Association or its
members; and
"WHEREAS, neither the policies, nor the
views, nor the history, nor the purposes, nor the
acts, nor the intentions of the Association or its
officers or members have been in any wise
violative of any State or Federal law, or in any
wise warrant any such inferences; and
"WHEREAS, the executive committee of the
Association desires to repudiate and deny such
inferences in a manner so unequivocal and posi-
tive as to eradicate the impression which they
may have created; and
"WHEREAS, in the opinion of the executive
committee the good faith of the Association and
its members in such repudiation and denial can
be most conclusively demonstrated by dissolv-
ing the Association;
1922
"NOW, THEREFORP:, the executive com-
mittee of the Association at a special meeting
held in July, 1922, hereby recommends that the
following resolution be adopted, and that the
Association be immediately dissolved, and here-
by directs the secretary of the Association to
mail to each member of the Association a copy
of the above recitals and recommendation and
of the following resolution, and hereby requests
each member to mail immediately to the secre-
tary a ballot for or against the following reso-
lution, which ballot shall be in substantially the
following form and signed by such member:
"The undersigned acknowledge receipt of a
copy of the recitals, recommendation, direction
and request of the executive committee of Na-
tional Association of Talking Machine Jobbers,
adopted at a special meeting held in July, 1922,
and the undersigned hereby vote [for or against]
the following resolution:
"RESOLVED, that National Association of
Talking Machine Jobbers and its members here-
by adopt the recitals and approve the recom
mendation, direction and request above-men-
tioned of the committee and hereby dissolve said
Association and hereby authorize the executive
committee, out of the funds in the Association's
treasury, to liquidate all the financial obligations
of the Association, and to refund pro rata to
each former member of the Association any sur-
plus remaining, or to assess and collect pro rata
from each former member of the Association, in
lieu of any future dues, such sums as shall be
necessary to complete said liquidation (not ex-
ceeding, however, $50 from each member), and
hereby authorize the executive committee, or any
sub-committee or legal counsel acting under its
direction, to take all appropriate steps for the
purpose of carrying out this resolution."
The official tabulation of the ballots for or
against this resolution has not yet been an-
nounced, but it is believed that the members of
the Association will vote almost unanimously to
accept the recommendation of the executive
committee to dissolve immediately.
Gilbert H. Montague, 40 Wall street, New
York, legal adviser to the National Association
of Talking Machine Jobbers, stated to a repre-
sentative of The Review that there was nothing
additional to be said at this time regarding the
recommendation of the executive committee, and
that the recommendation and resolution spoke
for itself.
NEW POSTJFOR KANTNER
NOW THE HOMOPHONE CO.
Appointed Manager of San Francisco Branch of
Columbia Graphophone Co.
Company Making New Home Recording De-
vice Announces Change of Name
Geo. W. Hopkins, general sales manager of
the Columbia Graphophone Co., announced this
week the appointment of P. S. Kantner as man-
ager of the San Francisco branch. For some time
past Mr. Kantner has been acting manager and
his appointment to the actual management of
the branch is a distinct tribute to the results that
he has attained as manager of one of the most
important Columbia branches in the country.
In announcing Mr. Kantner's appointment,
Mr. Hopkins called attention to a recent cam-
paign conducted by Mr. Kantner with the East-
ern Outfitting Co., of San Francisco, Cal., Co-
lumbia dealer. This campaign, which lasted for
a period of only three months, resulted in the
sale of 509 Grafonolas.
The Home Sonarograph Co., 60 First street,
Newark, N. J., manufacturer of a home record-
er, announces the change of the name of the
company to the Homophone (_o. and the name
Special Meeting of Executive Committee of the National Association of Talking Machine Jobbers
Results in Recommendation That the Organization Be Disbanded Immediately
The following letter was mailed this week by
W. F. Davisson, secretary of the National As-
sociation of Talking Machine Jobbers, to the
members of the Association, advising them that
at a special meeting of the executive committee
it was recommended that the Association imme-
diately dissolve:
"It will come as a surprise to the members of
the National Association of Talking Machine
Jobbers and to the trade that the executive com-
mittee of the Association, at a special meeting
held in July, recommended that the Associa-
tion immediately dissolve. The reason for this
action is that at the convention of the Asso-
ciation in Atlantic City in June, 1922, statements
were inadvertently, but innocently, made by sev-
eral officers of the Association that might be dis-
torted into expressions of policies and views
which were not intended by these officers, and
are not approved by the members, nor are repre-
sentative of the Association, nor are in accord
with the history or purposes of the Association.
Neither the policies, nor the views, nor the his-
tory, nor the purposes, nor the acts, nor the
intentions of the Association or its officers or
members have been in any wise violative of any
State or Federal law, or in any wise warrant any
such inferences. How to repudiate and deny
such inferences from such statements in a man-
ner so unequivocal and positive as to eradicate
the impression which they may have created wa;
the question which the executive committee of
the Association considered long and carefully.
The executive committee finally decided that the
good faith of the Association and its members
in such repudiation and denial could be most
conclusively demonstrated by dissolving the As-
sociation.
JULY 29,
NEW VICTROLA NO. 11
Latest Addition to the Victor Line of Styles Is
an Upright, Most Attractive in Design
The Victor Talking Machine Co., through
J. S. Macdonald, sales manager, this week an-
nounced a new Victrola, No. 111. It is an up-
right, simple and graceful in design and equip-
ped with all the well-known exclusive Victor
patented features. At present No. I l l is made
in mahogany (red and English brown) and wal-
nut, but it is expected to have the various oak
finishes ready in October, during which month
the initial distribution of Victrola No. I l l with
electric equipment will be made. This instru-
ment is listed at $225, and with electric motor,
$265.
GIMBEL BROS. BROADCAST RECORDS
MILWAUKEE, WIS., July 24.—Gimbel Bros, have
inaugurated a new service in this city. Each
month a program made up of Victor record re-
leases will be broadcasted. It will give the pub-
lic an opportunity to hear new dance records,
operatic, concert and band selections by radio.
Last week's program was unusual, opening with
Paul Whiteman's Orchestra. Included in the
program were vocal solos by John McCormack,
violin solos by Jascha Heifetz and band num-
bers by the United States Marine Band.
The Homophone
of the recording device to the Homophone. The
device has been introduced in a number of stores
in the Metropolitan district. The company is
under the management of H. A. Miller.
Recently Arthur Kopp, who is attached to the
sales department, demonstrated the Homophone
to a gathering of the Talking Machine Men, Inc.
Without any prearranged program Jack Glogau,
the well-known songwriter, who attended the
luncheon, was requested to make a recording.
He sang one of Fred Fisher's new publica-
tions and the result was a clear recording with-
out any flaws.
At the present time the device can be attached
to only a few of the leading makes of machines
unless the manufacturer is informed in advance
of the make. It is understood, however, that
in a very short space of time the instrument will
be so arranged that it can be attached to any
make of machine.
The wax records accompanying the device can
be used nearly fifty times by shaving off the re-
cording after each use of the record.
A certain talking machine dealer has secured
a number of live prospects and closed several
machine and record sales as a result of hiring
high school boys and girls as canvassers.

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