February 12, 1927.
PRESTO-TIMES
PIANO FACTORY ffl STORE SUPPLIES
Orchestra to broadcast a weekly program through
Station WEAF, New York.
The world's wool output for 1926 was estimated at
Prominent Mem of Piano Industry Will Attend In- 3,024,500,000 pounds, compared to 2,998,160,000
pounds in 1925, according to the Bureau of Agricul-
teresting Meeting in New York, Feb. 25.
tural Economics.
The Wood Industries and Management Division of
The American Forestry Association, meeting in
the American Society of Mechanical Engineers will New Haven, Conn., last week, named the period
be held in the Engineering Societies Building, 29 from April 24 to 30 as American Forest Week for
West Thirty-ninth street, New York, at 8 o'clock
1927.
p. m., February 25. In view of the character of the
The Piano Repair Shop, 339 South Wabash ave-
program invitations have been sent piano men to nue, Chicago, invites dealers to write for details of
attend the meeting. Addresses will be made on many the scope of the work, terms and prices.
topics of interest to the piano industry.
Statistics of Department of Commerce for first
The following prominent men in the piano industry half of 1926 show an increase of 62.9 per cent over
are members of 'the Wood Industries Division of the the same period of 1925.
American Society of Mechanical Engineers: Theo.
A new plant is being erected by the Jasper Veneer
Cassebeer, Paul Victor and Paul Bilhuber, all of & Mfg. Co., Jasper, Tex., which will have a daily
Steinway & Sons, New York; H. C. Rice, Kurtzmann output of 20,000 feet of veneer.
& Sons, Buffalo; A. K. Gutsohn, Standard Pneumatic
Action Co., New York, and Paul Taylor.
CABINET MAKERS EXPAND.
Under terms of a contract signed last week the
Wolf Manufacturing industries of Quincy, 111., pur-
chased the main plant in Kokomo, Ind., of the Apper-
Pacts in Various Lines of Commodities Which Entec son Brothers Automobile Company, which has gone
out of business. The Wolf Company manufactures
Into Musical Instrument Manufacture.
phonograph and radio cabinets and is said to have
Grace Ann McAleavy, Fond du Lac, Wis., re- done a business of something more than a million
cently received a patent on an apparatus for teach- dollars last year. It employs about 350 people.
ing the pianos, comprising a piano keyboard, a silent
keyboard, a staff board and a system of electric light-
REDUCING WASTE IN LUMBERING.
ing while in operation.
Alex Oxholm, director of the National Committee
The Bakelite Corp., 247 Park avenue, New York, on Wood Utilization, one of 'the group of government
is featuring the bakelite production for mouth pieces officials cooperating with the Department of Com-
for musical instruments, and stressing its tasteless merce in its program for the elimination of waste,
and odorless character.
stated this week that the next decade will demand
improved saw T mill machinery, with particular refer-
The Fansteel Products Co., Chicago, maker of
Balkite radio power units, has engaged the services ence to the saving of waste. This is an era for the
of Frank Damrosch and the New York Symphony closer utilization of raw material.
WOOD INDUSTRIES DIVISION
SITUATION IN SUPPLIES
WESSELL, NICKEL & GROSS
Added Features to Device of Bowen Piano Loader
Co., Evoke Appreciation of Trade.
The Bowen piano loader, made by the Bowen
Piano Loader Co., Winston-Salem, N. C , is now
generally recognized as a necessary equipment for
piano dealers and admittedly is invaluable to the
piano salesman who works the suburban or country
trade. Now the company announces added features
which increase its desirability.
The new model of The Bowen Piano Loader Co.
is evoking increased interest in the trade and resulting
in increased activities in the factory. In the new
model 'the "push back" arrangement has been dis-
pensed with, thereby greatly simplifying the opera-
tion of the device.
Another new feature that pleases the dealer and
mover is an improved padded strap that will not mar
the top of a piano. And a valuable feature and one
appreciated by the users is that the loader does not
rattle. The new model Loader attached to the new
model Ford roadster assures comfort, speed and
safety in delivering- pianos. The equipment makes it
possible for one man to load or demonstrate an up-
right or a small grand to a customer.
SPECIAL SAXOPHONE PARTS.
The tremendous popularity of the saxophone is
expressed by the decision of some of the music pub-
lishers to include a saxophone part as an innovation
with some of their song numbers. The part will be
saparate from the piano arrangement so that the
saxophonist may place it in the best position, on
a stand or on the edge of the piano, while being
accompanied by a pianist.
The (new) Buckeye Sill Piano Truck
Manufacturers of
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PIANO ACTIONS
HIGHEST GRADE
IMPROVED BOWEN LOADER
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The New Buckeye Sill
For Grand* and Upright, and be.t for
stair work.
ONE GRADE ONLY
The Wessell, Nickel & Gross action is a
guarantee of the grade of the instrument
in which it is found.
FACTORIES:
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457 w. 45th Smrt
JULIUS BRECKWOLDT & SON, INC.
DOLGEVILLE. N. Y.
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.
Manufactured by
Self Lifting Piano Truck Co.
Manufacturer* of
FINDLAY, OHIO
Piano Backs, Boards, Bridges, Bars,
Traplevers and Mouldings
J. BRECKWOLDT. Prra.
W. A. BRECKWOLDT, Sec. & Treaa.
THE O. S. KELLY CO.
Manu'footurorci of High
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TELLS ALL ABOUT ALL PIANOS
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IVORYTON, CONN.
IVORY CUTTERS SINCE 1834
MANUFACTURERS OF
Grand Keys, Actions and Hammers, Upright Keys
Actions and Hammer , Pipe Organ Keys
Piano Forte Ivory for the Trade
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