April 25, 192S.
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PRESTO
COINOLAS
FOR
RESTAURANTS, CAFES and
A M U S E M E N T CENTERS
PROMPT PIANO SUPPLIES
Dependability of the Line and Promptness in
Shipping Orders Characterize the Ameri-
can Piano Supply Co., New York.
conditioned air of the dry storage has access to each
board as it is that the conditioned air of the kiln
reaches each and every piece in the kiln. If at all
possible, it is certainly advisable to keep the lumber
on sticks between kiln and production."
NEW SONG BROADCASTED.
"Other Days, Other Girls," a waltz by a Greenfield,
The repairmen and tuners are particularly inter-
ested in the dual qualities of dependability as to the Ind., composer, J. Charlton Smith, was broadcast
goods, and promptness in making shipments that dis- from Radio Station WFBY, at Fort Benjamin Harri-
son on April 11.
tinguish the American Piano Supply Co., 112 East
13th street, New York. Much often depends on the
quick response to urgent orders. The company natu-
rally is proud of its reputation for excellence and
variety in its line. Everything in hardware, felts,
cloths, hammers and other things for pianos, organs
and talking machines is included in the immense
stock.
The number of things that go towards the making
of a piano or playerpiano is big and care in procuring
the best is a foremost motive with the piano manu-
facturer. Next to dependability as to the character
Embody Five Cardinal Features;
of the supplies is that of reliance on the service of the
supply house in the minds of the piano manufacturers,
DURABILITY
repair men, tuners and others. Where orders are
shipped promptly by a house which enjoys the repu-
SIMPLICITY
tation of carrying dependable goods the most impor-
ACCESSIBILITY
tant requirements of the customers are fulfilled.
"Where Supply Always Meets the Demand" is a
SOLIDARITY
slogan of the American Piano Supply Co. that voices
GUARANTEE
an admirable characteristic of the progressive supply
house. Promptness in filling orders is the consistent
Write for Prices and Territory
purpose of the house that is appreciated by every
buyer of piano supply goods.
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FROM THE BIGGEST
ORCHESTRION
KEEPING KILN DRIED LUMBER
How to Protect It from Moist Atmospheric Condi-
tions After Leaving Kiln Is Sold.
The problems of the piano factory superintendent in
keeping the kiln-dried lumber dry is considered by
William Holbrooks, district superintendent of the
Forest Products Engineering Co., Inc., of Chicago,
writing in the Hardwood Record.
"At some factories the kiln-dried material is held
in storage for weeks and even months before being
put into production," he says. "For instance, at one
plant 1 have in mind a large, conditioned dry storage
has been provided which contains an ample stock of
all sizes and wods used. The material is run from
the kiln to the dry storage, where it remains until
requisitioned by the cutting department. As the pro-
duction or planning department is required to work
well in advance, there is never a shortage of dry mate-
rial. Regardless of the requirements of the cutting
department the dry material is always waiting and as
the stock of each item reaches a predetermined mini-
mum, instructions are issued to the yard and kiln de-
partment to dry such items as are getting low. As
the conditions in this dry storage are controlled the
stock is always in good shape."
"It costs money to dry lumber so that the lumber
is more valuable when it leaves the kiln than before
the drying operation. This is only one more reason
why every attention should be given to the lumber
after it leaves the kiln. Doubtless some manufac-
turers are deterred from making use of the advantages
of adequate dry storage facilities because it may in-
volve considerable additional handling. That is true
if the lumber must be unloaded from the kiln bunks
and piled in dead piles in dry storage. This can be
overcome by adopting the modern method of placing
the lumber yard on wheels and loading direct from
railroad car to kiln car. Thus the lumber will go
from yard to factory, through kiln and dry storage,
with only one handling. Right here it might be well
to state that dead or solid piles is a poor way to store
kiln dried lumber. It is just as desirable that the
e e r 1 e s s
Player Actions
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TALBUT F. CHEEK, President
469-485 East 132nd Street
NEW YORK
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