Presto

PRESTO
August 11, 1923
LUDWIG & LUDWIG BUILDS
The color of casein may range from an almost pure
white to a dark brown and, excepting where the color
runs to a very dark brown, color is no indication of Big Drum Factory at 1611 North Lincoln Street,
quality.
Chicago, Will Be Greatly Enlarged.
While the process above outlined seems, and is,
Production of Casein From Skimmilk And Its comparatively
simple, yet there is more to the manu-
Ludwig & Ludwig, drum manufacturers, 1611
Properties Described by Glue Experts in
facture of a uniformly desirable casein for glue pur- North Lincoln avenue, Chicago, is now building a
poses than the above description would indicate, for new addition to the factory, which when completed
Technical Manner.
there is much involved chemistry connected with the will
give the Ludwig organization some 35,000
Lawrence Ottinger, writing in Veneers gives an in- matter, a discussion of which the space permitted
feet of additional floor space.
teresting description of the processes employed in here would not warrant. It may be said generally, square
It
has
been necessary to move one three-story
however,
that
it
is
practically
impossible
to
produce
preparing commercial glue. In telling how casein is a uniform casein glue unless the casein is manufac- building several
blocks and to demolish another to
prepared he says:
tured for the purpose. Casein imported from the clear the ground for the foundation of the new fac-
Casein is the solid part of skimmilk. It is difficult Argentine is usually of good quality, but good qual- tory
which adjoins the present manufacturing plant.
to trace the very earliest stages of civilization in ity does not necessarily mean that it is a good casein
The completion of the new addition will greatly
which casein was first used, but many very early for the manufacture of casein glue. Casein is manu-
references indicate that the adhesive properties of the factured in various parts of the world, large quanti- increase the manufacturing facilities of the com-
casein contained in milk were used—if not in form such ties coming from South America, but casein is also pany. A bigger output and speedier service will be
as we know them, in some other form. There are cer- manufactured in this country to a large extent. The the result. All the parts and accessories of drums,
tain very early references on mending china and similar quality of casein produced in the United States is not tympani, and other instruments in the Ludwig line
articles—tying them together and boiling them in only equal to, but in many cases superior to, that will be produced at the new plant, under careful
milk—and this is but another manner of employing produced in any country in the world.
supervision of the production officials of the company.
the adhesive quality of casein. The only source of
casein is milk. It is the principal protein of milk.
MOVES IN PORTLAND.
ENJOYED VACATION TRIP.
Skimmilk contains approximately 3 per cent of case-
in by weight.
The Hyatt Talking Machine Co., of Portland, Ore.;
Arthur Stein, manager of the phonograph depart-
The drying of milk generally not only makes its ment of Sherman, Clay & Co., Portland, Ore., has has moved into their handsome new quarters at 386
storage easier, but eliminates the necessity of trans- returned from an extensive vacation trip through Cali- Morrison street. The location is ideal and the ar-
porting a large bulk of useless water. In the manu- fornia going as far south at Tia Guina, Mexico. rangements of the new store convenient and artistic.
facture of casein practically any acid introduced into While on his trip he visited the various music estab- A service counter is in the front of the store on the
skimmilk will precipitate casein, but the acid used
floor, which has six demonstration rooms and
and the manner of its use is one of the factors which lishments in the towns and cities visited and thereby main
determines the ultimate quality. The acids generally picked up many good ideas which he hopes to put in two large rooms set aside for the display of pianos,
which Mr. Hyatt will add to his line in the near
used are sulphuric, muriatic, rennet or lactic. When practice in his department.
future. On the mezzanine floor are thre demon-
the latter is used casein is sometimes referred to as
stration rooms. One will be used exclusively for the
"self-soured." The skimmilk used in producing
OREGON
MANAGER
TRAVELS.
casein should be as free from butter fat as possible.
console type and will accommodate 40 machines,
Harry Marshall, district manager of the Edison Co. while one other room will be used for upright models
The presence of fat will produce a casein undesirable
for any purpose. Fresh skimmilk should be used. with headquarters in Portland, Ore., is out in his and will care for 20 machines of this type.
The proper amount of diluted acid is added to the territory visiting the various agencies and before his
skimmilk after it is heated to about 120 degrees return expects to visit San Francisco. He sends in
WM. HODECKER GOES EAST.
Fahrenheit. The milk is placed in a large open vat reports of excellent business conditions and says he
Wm. Hodecker, manager of the phonograph de-
and is stirred slowly, until the curd separates from will not get back to headquarters before the last week
the whey. It is from the whey that the sugar of milk
partment of Meier & Frank, Portland, Ore., has been
and milk albumen are obtained. In the process of in August.
sent East by his firm to visit the various manufac-
manufacture the dry curd is washed to remove as
turers with whom they deal. The firm carries the
much of the acid as possible.
A recent survey made by the National Lumber- Victor, Edison, Columbia and Sonora machines. The
The precipitation of the casein from skimmilk by men's Association shows there has been quite a re- department at present is featuring Saturday morning
the lactic-acid process, which process is also known duction in lumber costs since the high peak of 1920, children's concerts, which are largely at end, and are
as self-soured, calls for the natural coagulation of the according to a statement this week.
sent out over the Meier & Frank radio, KFEC.
skimmilk by the formation of the lactic acid. When
separation of curds and whey is complete and the
whey is drawn off, the wet curd is pressed, then put
through the curd grinder to disintegrate the curd for
proper spreading on the drying trays and trays are
CHICAGO
NEW YORK
run through a drykiln constructed along the lines of
Republic Bldg.
433 Fifth Avc.
the old-fashioned veneer trays, being a tunnel-like
Manufacturers
of
the
arrangement with a forced draft. The material then
conies out as unground casein and is run through
grinders to bring it down to the desired mesh. Mesh
of 50 or 60 is preferred for the high-class casein glues,
The Official Piano of the Metropolitan Opera Co.
although some manufacturers use a coarser casein,
Owning and Operating the Autotone Co. makers of the
Owning and Operating E.G. Harrington & Co.,Est.1871,makers of the
which is somewhat less expensive to manufacture.
GLUE MAKING PROCESSES
HARDMAN, PECK & GO.
HARDMAN PIANO
AUtOTONE (&SS3
Tty^Haj-dman Autotone
The HarVington Autotone
TheXittbtone The Playotone The Standard PlayerrPia&o
HARRINGTON PIANO
(Supreme A tnong Moderately Priced Instruments)
The Hengel Piano
The Standard Piano
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Big Cut in Prices Piano Key Repairing
Celluloid, Complete Tops, Set Keys
$7.00
Ivorine (grained), Complete Tops, Set Keys 8.00
Composition, Complete Tops, Set Keys... 10.00
Sole manufacturers and distributors of H. P.
& O. K. Co. famous Ivory White Glue. Needs
no Heating. Applied Cold. Sent anywhere in
U. S. P. P. $1.00 can.
THE KOHLER INDUSTRIE H J\
of NEW YORK
AFFILIATED
COMPANIES
HARLEM PIANO & ORGAN KEY CO.
121-123 E. 126th St.
(7\ Manufacturing for the trade
New York a i r , N. Y.
Upright and Grand Pianos
Player Pianos
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Auto De Luxe Player A&ions
Standard Player Adions
Art De Luxe Reproducing Actions
Parts and Accessories
MAGOSY & BUSCHER
First Class
OVAL AND ROUND METAL
SPINNERS
Makers of high-grade hammered Cym- 4
bals in Brass and German Silver, from 2
to 18 inches; Brass Mutes for Cornets,
Trombones, French Horns.
Our Hammered Cymbals are as Good as Turk-
ish Cymbals in Sound, and they don't cost as
much.
Drum Major Batons in Wood and Metal.
Makers of the BESTONE Banjo Reso-
nators
We Can Manufacture Any Specialty in
Our Line to Order.
Wholesale Chicago Office and Service ^Departments
San Francisco Office
462 Vhelan ^Building
KOHLER INDUSTRIES
1222 KIMBALL B U I L D I N G
CHICAGO
232 Canal St. and 118 Walker St., NEW YORK
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