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Issue: 1924 2005

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PRESTO
FINISHING KEY IVORY |
Very Interesting Processes Are Required Before the
Product Is Ready for Key Maker.
Ivory is not clean and bright in a natural state, so
that a bleaching process to prepare it for use by the
piano key maker is a necessity.
"Not only is light necessary, but it is necessary in
certain quantities and qualities," says Ernest L.
Weaver, in the Canadian Music Trades Journal. "For
the bleaching of the ivory the stronger and brighter
the light the better, while in matching the sets of
keys north light is essential."
"The length of the factory faces north and south,
to cope with these requirements. The keys are ex-
posed, for bleaching, in the brilliant sunshine which
plays upon the sloping glass roof of the southern
side. On the northern side a wall of glass rises ver-
tically to the peak of the roof, giving the factory a
triangular appearance when viewed from the ends,
and it is on this side of the building that the matching
is done.
"Huge tusks lay on sacking spread upon the floor.
I began to understand that ivory keys are not a mat-
ter of course, and that even the procuring of the
ivory itself must entail no small amount of labor and
December 27, 1924.
experience. Practically all the ivory used for key
making comes from Africa by various routes to the
market of Antwerp and London. A sale is held at
these two places each quarter, the ivory being sold
by auction to buyers from every part of Europe and
America.
"After considering such things as these, I think that
most people will feel a little more interested in the
thin white strips which look so beautiful on the key-
board of an instrument. But it is a long jump from
the huge tasks lying in the graveyard to the keys of
a baby grand in the music room. From the moment
the tooth arrives, it becomes an object of great re-
sponsibility to everyone in the factory. First it must
be cut into short lengths. The cross sections of these
lengths are passed to the marker-out, who makes the
carefully pencilled lines which are to guide the man
with the 'trunching saw.'
"The marking out of these lengths requires a great
amount of ingenuity, as a slight error may cause the
waste of a considerable amount of the precious ivory.
Cracks occur around the circumference of the tooth,
'beans' or internal blemishes must be noted and in
marking out, all these faults must be carefully
avoided. It may easily be appreciated from the above
that the marker-out is a valuable employee, but the
same might apply to almost any other person en-
gaged in the factory. When the length of ivory is
"SUPERIOR" PIANO PLATES
marked out, it goes to the "trunching saw,' an in-
tricate piece of machinery which cuts the lengths into
'blocks' corresponding in width to the heads and tails
of the finished keys.
IN SMALL GOODS DEPARTMENT
Greater Interest in Musical Merchandise Shows in
New Stores and Old Ones.
A great list of Olympic recordse for December,
issued by the Capitol Roll & Record Co., Chicago,
included the very latest and choicest numbers in all
the varieties of music and songs.
W. G. Magness, a prominent music merchant of
Forest City, N. C, has just opened a branch music
store in Kings Mountain, N. C, under the manage-
ment of Ernest Magness. The new store handles
a full line of pianos and players, as well as musical
merchandise and sheet music.
There are still about 5,000,000 pounds of unsold
wool in the Portland, Ore., territory. There is a
pool of Idaho wool on the docks in that city awaiting
the later market, but the bulk of the holdings belong
to dealers and speculators.
A branch of the Charles Emdee Music Store of
Catskill has been opened at 107 Main street, Phil-
mont, N. Y.
Tenor banjos still have the greatest call in the
musical merchandise sections in Philadelphia, sup-
planting the old popularity of ukueles and mandolins.
Sales of phonographs were greater last week in one
Philadelphia music house than in any time for several
months. All the stores are making special displays
and plans for the holiday trade.
C. C. Christensen recently opened a music store
in Niles, Mich.
The J. W. Jenkins Sons' Music Co., Wichita, Kan.,
has been appointed representative of the Holton band
instruments in Wichita.
The Palmer Piano House, Medford, Ore., has se-
cured the exclusive agency for Couturier band instru-
ments and saxophones made by Lyon & Healy, Chi-
cago. The agency covers Medford and surrounding
territory. An intensive campaign to introduce this
line is planned.
Manufactured by
Cleveland, Ohio
SUPERIOR FOUNDRY CO.
DEALERS and TUNERS!
Keys Recovered and Rebushed
NATURELLE
Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.
The now famous reproducer, will help you increase your
sales of Phonographs and Records. Keep it on your dem-
onstrating machine. Every phonograph owner in your
neighborhood is a prospective buyer.
Dealer's Price $2.50—Send for Sample.
THE SPECIALTY PHONO. & ACCESS. CO.
210-212 East 113th St.
NEW YORK
All work is done by expert workmen
and modern machinery and you are
assured of correct spacing which is so
important. When keys are replaced they
will appear exactly as when the instru-
ment left the factory.
PRICES FOR PYRALIN IVORY
52 heads and tails
$8.00
52 fronts
2.50
88 keys rebushed
4.00
Express or Parcel Post to
FRIELD MILLER & CO.
112 W. 30th Street
FAIRBANKS
PIANO PLATES
THt FAIRBANKS CO., Springfield, Ohio
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
HOW TO S E N D
Remove from frame, number plainly near Capstan,
wrap or box securely, and ship Parcel Post or Express.
Please do not remove the old ivories at
there ia danger of the wood being broken.
Ivories will be returned if desired.
PERFECTION
Benches and Cabinets
The line that sells on sight and satisfies always.
The only solid walnut benches built and sold at
regular prices.
Send for catalog and price list,
No. 25
Perfection Benches with Smith's Patented Interlock*
ing mitre joint.
PERFECTION PIANO BENCH MFG. COMPANY
1514-1520 Blue Island Ave.
Chicago, 111.
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December 27, 1924.
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PRESTO
COINOLAS
FOR
RESTAURANTS, CAFES and
A M U S E M E N T CENTERS
PRAISE FOR MARTIN TRUMPET
T. J. Kennedy in Letter to Martin Band Instrument
Co., Expresses Pride in His Trumpet.
ington, D. C , report big sales of Victrolas. In spite
of the great sales and a shortage in supplies of the
goods, C. R. Putnam, manager of the company in
Tampa, assured buyers that deliveries would be made
before Dec. 25. S. Ernest Philpitt, president, urged
large shipments to be made to his four other Florida
stores.
T. J. Kennedy, for twenty-five years bandmaster
of the United States Navy, and now in charge of the
bands in all the San Francisco high schools, is one
BOSTON STORE BUSY.
of the enthusiastic users of the Martin Handcraft
A
brisk
Christmas
trade in musical merchandise was
trumpet, made by the Martin Band Instrument Co.,
Elkhart, Ind. He tells of his pride in the instrument reported by the Henry F. Miller Stores Co., Boston,
which recently added a well equipped musical mer-
in a letter to the makers, which says:
"I can truthfully say I now own and have had chandise department. Everything musical is now
for a lengthy period a Martin Handcraft trumpet. handled by the store, which makes it one of the most
It is in my estimation an instrument that I would complete music stores in New England. Every type
term in a 'class all its own.' They are easy blow- of band and orchestra instrument is carried in the
ing, possess the beautiful voice-like tonal quality, the new department, which is under the management of
workmanship and material are superfine, which C. A. Hewett.
means they will stand the abuse generally given.
Therefore, if anyone wants a real instrument he
should get a Martin Handcraft. He will always
be satisfied."
The Martin Band Instrument Co. considers Mr.
Kennedy's letter a convincing bit of testimony for
(CAMBRIDGE.)
the trumpet, as he is accepted as an authority on
band instruments.
STANDARD
Piano Actions
NEWS OF SMALL GOODS FIELD
Style C-2
FROM THE BIGGEST
ORCHESTRION
Many New Names Appear in Musical Instrument
Business and Old Ones Continue in Activities.
Application for trade mark registration for the
name "Magic Wonder" has been filed with the United
States Patent Office by C. Bruno & Son, Inc., New-
York, the trade mark to be used for merchandising
banjos and music stands.
A photograph in the "Tampa Times," Tampa, Fla.,
recently showed a full carload shipment of Victrolas
direct from the Victor plant at Camden, N. J., being
received at the local store of S. Ernest Philpitt &
Sons. This was the third large shipment of instru-
ments received since Oct. 1, totaling more than 300
Victrolas.
William Hengerer Co., Buffalo, a leading depart-
ment store, opened a music department recently.
The De Molay Band, Wichita, Kan., playing Mar-
tin Handcraft instruments, with R. E. Hall, leader,
furnished the music at a frolic of Masons and their
families held at the Consistory recently.
Cluett & Sons, Inc., 508. State street, Sehenectady,
N. Y., featured Martin Handcraft band instruments
in a strong way during the pre-Christmas weeks.
Miss Zhay Clark, harpist at the California Theater,
San Francisco, which maintains a fine orchestra, has
been placed in charge of the of the harp department
of the Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. in that city.
Following a concert in Wichita, Kan., recently the
J. O. Adams Music Co. displayed records of songs
sung by Reinald Werrenrath, and as a result did a
big business in the records of "Kashmiri Song" and
"On the Road to Mandalay."
The Kelley Music Co., Gainesville, Fla., formerly
located on East University avenue, has been removed
to the corner store at East University avenue and
aMin street.
FOREIGN ROLL LIST APPEALS.
The foreign list of Universal electric piano rolls
issued by the Capitol Roll & Record Co., 721 North
Kenzie avenue, Chicago, commands the attention of
dealers handling electric pianos. These rolls are for
Coinola Style "A" and "C"; Operators' Piano Co.,
Style "A," "C" and Cupid; Seeburg, Style "A," "B,"
"C," "D," "E," " F " and "K"; Chicago Electric, Cre-
mona, Howard, Tangley Caliope and Calliaphone,
and all styles of 65-note rewind electric pianos.
Tiny Coinola
THE SMALLEST
KEYLESS
Manufactured by
The Operators Piano Co.
715-721 N. Kedzie Ave.
CHICAGO
TRUMPET OUTFIT POPULAR.
The new de luxe model Lyon & Healy trumpet
outfit is extremely popular in the retail trade of the
Chicago store. The instrument, finished in a beauti-
ful silver and handsomely engraved, possesses every
improvement thus far perfected by the Lyon & Healy
factory staff at LaPorte, Ind. The outfit includes a
specially designed French type case, and a number
of accessories such as extra mouthpieces, cleaning
rod, grease cup, etc.
SECURES LYON & HEALY AGENCY.
F. Stanley Siegfried, 7 School street, Lodi, Cali-
fornia, has recently been appointed exclusive agent
for Lyon & Healy Couturier band instruments for
San Joaquin County, California. An intensive cam-
paign for these instruments is planned.
BIG PHONOGRAUH BUSINESS.
The phonograph as a holiday seller held its own
in the various stores in Florida operated by the S.
Ernest Philpitt & Son. The stores at Jacksonville,
Miami, St. Petersburg and Orlando, Fla., and Wash-
$ht Standard Action company
Cambridge, ^Massachusetts
While our surplus stock of Loaders lasts
your check for
$60—SIXTY DOLLARS—$60
Gets One "BILGER" Loader
Satisfaction, or Money Back
Trucks, Hoists, Covers etc.
Address
Piano Movers Supply Co,
Manufacturers
Lancaster, Penna.
A Pneumatic Action bearing the name
STRAUCH BROS.
is your guide for unfailing quality.
The high quality which has characterized
the Strauch Bros. Piano Actions and Ham-
mers for almost sixty years, distinguishes
our latest products the
STRAUCH BROS.
PNEUMATIC ACTIONS
Simple i/i construction they are
dependable in every particular.
STRAUCH BROS., INC.
327 Walnut Are.
New York City
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