October 18, 1924.
23
PRESTO
BUY MARTIN INSTRUMENTS
Famous Soloists Show Their Marked Preference for
Handcraft Cornets.
That American-made band instruments are rapidly
taking a place at the very head of the list for quality
as well as finish and durability is well illustrated by
a recent experience of Gilbert, Watson & Company,
Toronto, distributors for Martin Handcraft instru-
ments. The company reports that recently Robert
Eberson, late cornet soloist of the Scots Guards Band
of the British army, tried a late model Martin Super-
lative Cornet. According to the information received
from the Toronto concern, Mr. Eberson immediately
turned in his cornet of European make and purchased
a Martin, declaring it to be the finest instrument of
its kind in the world. Gilbert, Watson & Company
report excellent business for the past year and declare
that Martin Handcraft Instruments are growing in
popularity by leaps and bounds in the Dominion.
CONSIDER GLUE TEMPERATURES
Authority, Discussing the Problem of the Case De-
partment, Lays Down Some Rules.
The element of temperature in glues when being
used is an important one, according to Commissioner
Wulpi in his bulletin of the conference of wood-
working superintendents. While hide glue was al-
most universally recommended for edge jointing, it
seems that vegetable glues have been found very
satisfactory in plywood work.
A writer in Veneers says there should not be more
than 10 degrees variation between the temperature of
the wood and the glue; in other words, that in win-
ter time the wood should not be more than 10 de-
grees colder than the glue. It is reasonable to sup-
pose ,he continues, that this argument is applicable
to animal glues, that it is helpful to have the wood
and the glue as nearly as practical uniform in tem-
perature. If the wood is cold its tendency is to chill
the glue, and this, in turn, prevents penetration and
adhesion and a finished job. Continuing, he says:
"Another point brought out in this connection,
which has two sides to it, is that of a time limit be-
tween the glue spread and getting under pressure.
There is pretty general agreement that not over 15
minutes should elapse between th spread and the
minutes should elapse between the spread and the
press, and a time check should be kept on this. If
there is more time than thisc between the spread and
press, there is a chance for trouble, because the glue
will have chilled and evaporated until there will be
lack of adhesion and penetration.
"Another thing this discussion brought out was
one reason why too much glue is objectionable. One
gains the impression that the objection to surplus glue
has arisen more in connection with vegetable glue
and with hydraulic presses than anything else. The
one objection voiced was that too much glue makes
stock slip. On the point of how much glue to use,
about the best counsel offered was, make it as thin as
practical to cover the surface. In other words, see
that all the surface is covered and there are no bare
spots, but limit the glue spread down to just what
will insure a surface cover of the wood."
RADIOLAS SELL IN PORTLAND.
E. S. Ross, of Chicago, an expert radio technician,
has been added to the office of the Pacific Northwest
with headquarters in Portland, Ore., on account of
nearly all of the Brunswick dealers installing the
Brunswick Radiola in their establishments. Mr. Ross
in company with M. Davis, in charge of the phono-
graph department, has visited the dealers in Portland
and also Seattle, Tacoma, Bellingham and Sumas.
Mr. A. R. McKinley, district manager, says that the
supply of Radiolas is not equal to the demand, as
most of the dealers have sold out and are calling for
an additional supply of instruments.
NEW BRUNSWICK CATALOG.
The Rrunswick-Balke-Collender Co., manufacturer
of the Brunswick phonograph and Brunswick-
Radiola, has just issued for trade consumption its
new catalog showing the full assortment of combina-
tion radio-phonographs. The line encompasses every-
thing in the line of combination equipment from a
two tube receiver-phonograph to a six-tube loop-oper-
ated super-heterodyne.
COLOR PREFERENCES IN STRINGS
Expert in String Factory Says Shade of Tint Is Con-
sidered by Discriminating Users.
Preferences for particular colors in chosing strings
is commented upon by H. O. Gable, manager of the
string department of Armour & Co., Chicago, who
says that to appreciate the significance of color in
strings we must differentiate between the natural and
artificial coloring of them. "Examinations of string
raw materials show that in their natural condition
the intestines of some cheap sheep are lighter in color
than others," said Mr. Gable. "In practical use a
naturally white transparent string does not have any
better tone, quality or durability than a naturally dark
string.
"The importance of color arises from the use of
artificial dyes. Armour & Co. have perfected a secret
process of waterproofing their strings with a special
solution containing vegetable table coloring, giving
these finer strings a definite orange hue that means
much to the discriminating user. This orange-col-
ored waterproofing protects the strings against damp-
ness in the air and from the fingers, adding greatly
to the durability of these strings and making them
more immune to atmospheric changes.'
OIL PRICE FLUCTUATIONS.
Fluctuations of price have been observed in the
markets for vegetable oils recently, but the trend of
opinion is that these changes are working for a gen-
eral stabilization of the trade. Noticeable among
the changes is the advance of two cents a gallon for
BIG STORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.
linseed oil on the basis of $1.04 in carlots for first half
Landau's Music & Jewelry Store, Hazleton, Pa., of September shipment. The scale continues, $1.02
has a forty-one piece symphony orchestra known as for the second half of the month, 98 cents for Octo-
the Landau Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra was ber and 9.3 cents to 94 cents for November-April de-
made possible through the initiative and generosity of
livery. Further business for October business was
Leo Landau, proprietor of the business, who is sup- reported and it is expected that the market will hold
plying the music which the orchestra plays. Many of
firm until the end of this month.
the musicians have bought new instruments at the
Landau store.
J. D. Rimare & Sons recently succeeded to the
IS. Suddorth & Co., Franklin street, Tex., is ex- Schreincr Music Co., Main and Queen streets,
panding. The concern is erecting a new building.
Palestine, Tex.
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GUE>.anteed for thirty days after they are sold
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