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PRESTO
December 5, 1925.
SMALL GOODS AND SUPPLIES
SLINGERLAND DRUM LINE
Progressive Banjo Industry Buys Eugen Geis-
ler & Co., Makers of Drums, Drum and
Banjo Heads and Other Commodities.
The Slingerland Banjo Co., Chicago, has purchased
the business of Eugen Geisler & Co., manufacturers
of drums and drum and banjo heads at 4709-11 Aber-
deen street, including the plant, good will, stock,
equipment and copyrights. The Geisler business has
been reorganized into a subsidiary of the Slinger-
land Banjo Co., and will be known as Slingerland
Bros., Inc., with H. H. Slingerland president and his
brother, J. Slingerland secretary and treasurer.
The plant at 4709-11 Aberdeen street will be under
the management of Eugen Geisler, Jr., who has had
wide experience in that line. The production of high
quality drum and banjo heads will be continued under
the trade-mark "Tenor Brand" and sold under a
guarantee. Five styles of the new Geisler drum,
which has many exclusive features that appeal to the
professional trade will be continued in production
and effectively brought to greater prominence in the
music profession and the trade.
NEWS OF SMALL GOODS FIELD
Many New Names Appear in Musical Instrument
Business and Old Ones Continue in Activities.
L. D. Heater of Portland, Ore., distributor of
phonographs and radio receivers in the Pacific North-
west, has announced the appointment of William Jen-
nesse as traveling representative in Oregon.
Thos. Goggan & Bro., Broadway and Travis
streets, San Antonio, Tex., keep the store open eve-
nings to accommodate business in its radio and piano
departments.
The Cushman Music Shop, Inc., Hartford, Conn.,
has added small goods and accessories.
Business is fifty-fifty between straight phonographs
and phonographs adapted for radio, according to O.
N. Rothlin of the Kohler Distributing Co., San Fran-
STAINS FOR WALNUT
cisco, distributor of Sonora machines in northern
California and the Pacific Northwest.
Hyde's Phonograph Shoppe, 4 Arcade, Nashville,
Tenn., which was established two years ago, reports
steady growth. The shop is adding new lines to its
phonograph and radio departments.
A patent granted to Frederick B. Little, Chicago,
has been assigned to J. C. Deagan, manufacturer of
bells and xylophones. It covers forty-two claims.
Various Methods in Vogue Described by Writer in
Veneers Who Gives Excellent Expert Adv.ce.
The proper way to finish American walnut is de-
scribed in Veneers by M. C. Berne, who writes par-
ticularly about the choice of stains. "A good way to
stain a piece of new walnut is to stain it and wipe
it off without trying to remove the stain from any
of the out-of-the-way places, using the wiping cloth
A PORTLAND VIOLIN CLUB.
lightly, just as a woman would use it in the process
George Cracknell, manager of the Conn-Portland of dusting her furniture with a dusting cloth. This
store, has organized a violin club, the instruction fea- can be used as a sample for future operations on the
tures of which are in charge of Allis M. Stanley of different pieces before they are assembled," writes
the Stanley Violin School. Customers purchasing Mr. Berne, who continues:
violins in the store are eligible for the class benefits
"Some finishers do this staining and high-lighting
of the club.
before the wood is filled, using a water stain for the
purpose. Other finishers are doing it after the wood
has been filled and the filler thoroughly dried, using
a spirit stain. A spirit stain is necessary if the high-
lighting is done after filling, as a water stain would
not to take very well over the filler. A spirit stain
dries rapidly, which makes it necessary to do only a
small part at one time and wipe the high-lights
quickly. A water stain can be used,, but it must
be worked with the brush sufficiently to cut through
the thin film of oil left on the wood by the filler.
"Spirit stain has one disadvantage if it is to be
followed with a shellac surfacer, in that the solvent
in the shellac, if applied with a brush, will lift the
stain. There is less danger of disturbing the stain
if the shellac is applied with a spray. For those who
are doing the surfacing with a brush, and have diffi-
culty with the shellac lifting the stain, I wauld sug-
gest the use of a varnish surfacer, if it is a varnish
finish that is being made. If a lacquer finish is to
be made it is not advisable to use a varnish surfacer
unless one can give it time enough to harden thor-
oughly, and then only a thin coat, just enough to set
CUSHIONS
the stain, should be applied.
Trade Mark
SCARFS
"Some finishers carry the work along as far as
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the shellac before the high-lighting is done. The
COVERS
work is stained and filled in theu sual way, after
which the shellac is applied, and such pieces as are
WALTER M. GOTSCH CO.
required for high-lighting are taken out and the
430 South Green Street
CHICAGO
work done over the shellac."
WESSELL. NICKEL & GROSS
The (new) Buckeye Sill Piano Truck
Manufacturers of
The New Buckeye Sill
PIANO ACTIONS
HIGHEST GRADE
For Granda and Uprights and best for
•tair work.
ONE GRADE ONLY
The Wessell, Nickel & Gross action is a
guarantee of the grade of the instrument
in which it is found.
FACTORIES:
MtfW
45thSt., 10th Aw. & W46lh. * ^ *-* • "
VHP K
I V A I V
Street
Comstock, Cheney & Co.
Better your SERVICE with a new Buckeye Sill. We have re-
built and greatly improved, for longer service, the handles, center
rock shaft and the uprights of both ends.
Send for circular.
Eight styles of End Trucks, Piano Hoists, Covers and special
made straps.
Ivory Cutters and Manufacturers
Manufactured by
Piano Keys, Actions and Hammers
Self Lifting Piano Truck Co.
FINDLAY, OHIO
IVORY AND COMPOSITION-COVERED ORGAN KEYS
The only Company Furnishing t h . Kay*, Actions, H«mm«rs and Brackets CompUt*
Telegraph and R. R. Station: Essex, Conn.
Office and Factories: Ivoryton, Conn.
THE O. S. KELLY CO.
Manufacturers
of
High
Oracle
PIANO PLATES
SPRINGFIELD
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-
OHIO
JULIUS BRECKWOLDT & SON, INC.
DOLGEVILLE, N. Y.
Manufacturers of
Piano Backs, Boards, Bridges, Bars,
Traplevers and Mouldings
SOLE AGENTS FOR RUDOLPH GIESE WIRE
WESTERN REPRESENTATIVE:
CENTRAL STEEL & WIRE CO.
4545 South Western Boulevard
J. BRECKWOLDT, Pres.
Chicago, 111.
W. A. BRECKWOLDT, Sec. & Treas.
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