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FEBRUARY 13,
THE
1926
MUSIC TRADE
45
REVIEW
The Technical Department—(Continued from page 44)
"One peculiar fact to be noted is that not
only do single members of orchestras have a
tendency, to raise.the pitch, but also the various
large orchestras among one another try their
best to put the pitch as high as possible, in the
supposition that the higher the pitch, the better
the orchestra sounds. There may be an ele-
ment of truth in this opinion, but it should not
be allowed to be run to the point of making a
uniform world pitch, which to anyone ac-
quainted with the essentials of the matter must
seem necessary, impossible of realization.
"The writer of this article has thought it well
to take up the task of bringing this question
forward for treatment in the musical press
throughout the world and invites all who are
interested to co-operate with him in the matter.
An important factor towards the attainment of
the end in view he considers the active collabo-
ration of the entire musical press of the world.
To this end I invite all artists, lovers of music
and colleagues in industry to a public exchange
of their views in the press."
In the above statement, when reference is
made to the international old pitch (a 435), the
writer uses the figures "870". Similarly his
"882" is the equivalent of the American new
440 pitch. In Germany it is the custom among
some physicists and musical experts to count
each vibration as two, while the United States,
France and Great Britain usually speak of a vi-
bration as meaning two oscillations, back and
forth. The Germans thus often refer to vibra-
tions when we in this country say oscillations.
There is, therefore, no real confusion.
Patent Granted on
Ukulele Attachment
Albert Wasserman Describes New De Luxe
Ukulele Attachment Fitted for Every Piano
WHEELING,*W. VA., February 6.—Albert Wasser-
man, head of the Albert L. Wasserman Co.,
Wheeling, W. Va., has just received word that
a patent has been granted him on the De Luxe
ukulele attachment, which he is now manufac-
turing with much success. Regarding this
DavidH.SchmidlCo.
Piano Rammers
of Quality
POUGHKEEPSIE
NEW YORK
attachment Mr. Wasserman stated this week:
"In manufacturing the De Luxe we have kept
three things in mind: quality, simplicity of in-
stallation and simplicity of design. Material used
in manufacturing the De Luxe is the very best;
the strikers are made of bushing cloth, have
celluloid tips which we guarantee will not come
off; metal parts are nickel-plated; the rail is
made of white pine. It is very simple to install,
as it is adjustable in every respect; the strikers
are mounted on elastic tape which enables ac-
curate spacing to any scale; the positive 'on
and off' lever is also adjustable; it is placed on
top of the spool box of a player and is fas-
tened by two metal clips; no springs, no boring
holes, no cutting of the spool box in any way
whatever.
"We have received letters from various sec-
tions of the country which express great satis-
faction at the success merchants are having with
the De Luxe ukulele attachment. They are now
being used by such houses as the Balthaser
Music House, Hamburg, Pa.; Henderson Piano
Co., Pittsburgh, Pa., and others."
•••III
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the very best of Felts,
Cloths, P u n c h i n g s ,
Music Wire, Tuning
Pins, P l a y e r P a r t s ,
Hinges, Casters, Ham-
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Imports of Mahogany
Show Advance in 1925
Then order from us; our prompt-
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The total imports of mahogany logs into the
United States during 1925 amounted to 72,363
M feet, showing a marked increase over the
total for 1924, which was 53,837 M feet, accord-
ing to a report just made public from the pre-
liminary figures listed by the Bureau of Foreign
and Domestic Commerce at Washington. The
valuation of the logs imported in 1925 is given
at $5,692,112, as compared with a valuation of
$4,792,756 for 1924.
The 1925 imports were distributed by coun-
tries of origin as follows: From the United
Kingdom, 1,668 M feet, valued at $306,471;
from Central America, 35,161 M feet, valued at
$3,014,874; from Mexico, 8,391 M feet, valued at
$737,088, and from Africa, -24,090 M feet, valued
at $1,447,881.
The American Piano
Supply Company
110-112 East 13th St., New York City
Illlfi
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PHILIP W. OETTING & SON, Inc.
213 East 19th Street, New York
American
Piano Wire
Sole Agenti for
WEICKERT HAMMER AND DAMPER FELTS
GRAND AND UPRIGHT HAMMERS
Made of Welckert Felt
"Perfected" "Crown"
Highest acoustic excellence dating back to the
days of Jonas Chickering. Took prize over
whole world at Paris 1900. For generations
the standard, and used on the greatest num-
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Serricei of rar Acoustic Barfaeer always araUabU
—tre« Illustrated books—frae
American Steel & Wire
ACOUSTIC DEPARTMENT
208 8. LA SALLE ST.. CHICAflO
Company
WESSELL, NICKEL & GROSS
MANUFACTURERS OF
PIANO
ACTIONS
HIGHEST GRADE
ONE GRADE ONLY
OFFICE
457 WEST FORTY-FIFTH ST.
FACTORIES-WEST FORTY-FIFTH ST.
Tenth Avenue and West Forty-Sixth Street
NEW YORK
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.
Write to-day.
H. BEHLEN & BRO.
Aniline*
Shellaea
Stuns
FilUra
10-12 Christopher St., New York
Near C*k A T * . , aad 8tk St.
THE COMSTOCK, CHENEY & CO.,
: MANUFACTURERS:
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Ivory and Composition Covered Organ Keys
IVORYTON, CONN.