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THE
SEPTEMBER 13, 1924
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
61
SUPPLY BRANCHES OF THE INDUSTRY
Technicians' Association
Begins Active Functioning
Appointment of Executive Committee Marks
Beginning of New National Body in the Piano
Industry
The appointment, last week, of the executive
committee of the National Piano Technicians'
Association by A. K. Gutsohn, the man who
was responsible for founding that organiza-
tion last June, may be taken as a sure sign
that this new body is no mere "convention
bubble," but is rather a group attempting to
become a permanently active figure in the piano
industry. With the present adjustment of
things nothing seems to stand in the way of
its success.
Mr. Gutsohn is to be commended on the
choice of his first committee, which includes
five superintendents of national reputation, three
of whom are employed in the New York dis-
trict. These, together with Mr. Gutsohn as
chairman, will afford a convenient quorum for
frequent gatherings, with the presence of the
other two members, Charles Gross, of Charles
M. Stieff, Inc., Baltimore, and T. A. Johansen,
of the Cable Company, of Chicago, as occasional
guests of the Association. An Eastern and a
Western advisory committee, to be appointed
in the near future, will be spared any difficulty
of holding sectional meetings.
Many members of the Superintendents' Club
of the New York Piano Manufacturers' Asso-
ciation, at whose meeting during the conven-
tion the national technical body was formed,
expressed the belief at the time that the Super-
intendents' Club was now a thing of the past.
There appears, however, no real reason for this
situation to arise. The local body of superin-
tendents, as well as the Chicago group, has many
problems to meet, which are wholly outside
the bounds of technical discussion.
Such matters as transportation difficulties,
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.
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try it.
local trucking strikes, labor shortages, voca-
tional training classes, safety work and numer-
ous other topics certainly will afford items for
discussion of industrial importance and common
benefit to all the sectional superintendents'
clubs. Whether or not all members of the New
York and Chicago groups are members of the
national technical body is really not pertinent
to the matter of discussing technical subjects
at both meetings. There is no reason why the
smaller group may not discuss these points also
and draw up recommendations for the larger
body to consider, but with the latter confining
its interest to technical things it would be well
to be concerned mainly with local problems.
In New York City the situation of the two
organizations can be handled very nicely by
holding joint meetings of the Superintendents'
Club and the National Piano Technicians' Asso-
ciation the same evening. This will encourage
local superintendents, not yet enrolled in the
national body, to remain as guests after their
own short meeting, with the probability that
they will all become members in time. There is
certainly a need for the national technical body
in the piano industry, and it is to be hoped
also that the energetic body of New York fac-
tory executives, which brought forward the
cause of standardization so admirably in the
past two years, will still serve a utility.
Recent Advances in Prices
of Various Vegetable Oils
Linseed Oil Advances Two Cents Per Gallon
and Other Oils Also Jump, Although Turpen-
tine Shows Slight Decline in Price
Several fluctuations of price have been ob-
served in the primary markets for vegetable
oils during the past week, but the trend of
opinion is that these changes are working for
a general stabilization of the trade. Noticeable
among the changes is the advance of two cents
a gallon for linseed oil on the basis of $1.04
in car lots for first half of September shipment.
The scale continues, $1.02 for the second half
of the month, 98 cents for October and 93 cents
to 94 cents for November-April delivery. Fur-
ther business for October business was reported
and it is expected that the market will hold firm
until the end of that month.
A further easing of the Savannah market
brought about another one-cent decline in the
local price for spirits of turpentine to 90 cents
a gallon, spot, ex-yard basis. Buying interest
from domestic consumers has been for the most
part negligible and the United Kingdom has
withdrawn inquiries for the time being follow-
ing the decline. Considerable shipments still
to be made at the end of August are expected
to cut deeply into available supplies of turpen-
Varnish Markets Active
tine in the South, and, according to dealers,
An active market in varnishes, stains, shel- give the market a steadier tone. China wood
lac, etc., is reported by H. Behlen & Bro., 10-12 oil is among the commodities that are holding
Christopher street, New York, this week", who steady.
state that orders for early Fall delivery are con-
sistently coming in from piano manufacturers in
all parts of the country. According to Mr.
Schick, sales manager of this house, the recent
tightening of the primary markets for vegetable
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oils has had no immediate effect on this year's
prices over last year's, but the tendency is
upward. The Savannah turpentine market con-
tinues very firm at 91 cents a gallon. The fact
that domestic demand there is light is prevent-
ing an advance in price. The larger consumers
are inclined to show more interest in the for-
ward positions. Linseed oil futures are lower.
The shellac market continues in a very firm
position, as stocks are limited.
STANDARD
Piano Actions
New Merriam Cutout
SOUTH ACTON, MASS., September 8.—The A.
Merriam Co., of this city, well-known manu-
facturer of piano stools and benches, has just
put out an attractive cutout card in colors,
mounted on an easel, featuring the Merriam
bench. This can be very effectively used by
the dealer and distributor for either window or
wareroom interior display. It calls attention to
the merits of the Merriam bench, will well
serve to remind the visitor to the warcrooms
of it and will have a favorable result.
Standard Action Company
Qambridit, ^Massachusetts
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Manufacturers of
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