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PRESTO-TIMES
July 9, 1927.
PIANO FACTORY m STORE SUPPLIES
the work until a friction is obtained. Wipe off with
a clean piece of waste, or waste slightly dampened
with alcohol. The advantage of the high polish is
Methods of Treating the Ever Popular Wood that it displays the beauty of the wood to the very
greatest advantage, giving it a very rich appearance;
and Detailed Advice About Finishing
the disadvantage lies in the fact that such a finish is
Surfaces Told by Expert.
more likely to be marred by knocks, scratches or hot
The favor for walnut seemingly never decreases dishes.
Refinishing Veneers.
to any great extent and interest in the ways to finish
"Severe accidents to a highly polished piece are
it always exists in the piano industry and other wood-
using trades. The way to avoid defects in finishing difficult to mend and often require refinishing; the
walnut and the processes ot follow to ensure desir- dull finish, if not made too dark, can be very rich
able results are told in Veneers by J. Hendricks, who in appearance, while it imsuch less subject to damage
dwells particularly on the necessity of sealing the and can be more easily repaired if damaged.
"If a wax finish is desired, after the work is
surface.
"While walnut is less subject to such changes than stained and filled, apply two coats of white shellac
any other cabinet wood, nevertheless it must be to the work, sanding each coat to a smooth surface.
remembered that the products of a factory may be Apply a paste wax, let stand about ten minutes and
shipped to all parts of the United States, and even wipe off with rags, seeing that all excess wax is
to foreign countries, and be subjected to widely vary- removed. If an open-pore finish is desired, eliminate
ing heat and moisture conditions, therefore a good the filling process. The waxed dull finish shows the
finish that seals the surface is very necessary," he grain to good advantage and is the eastiest of all fin-
ishes to keep looking well.
advises, and continues:
"Lacquers have been improved to such an extent
"The finish also guards against decay and insect
attacks, although walnut is practically free from such of late that their use on furniture has become more
troubles; the finish on walnut also serves to bring general; if a lacquer finish is desired on walnut, apply
out the beautiful texture and figure of the wood, and three coats of lacquer over the filler, rubbing the
makes it possible to have as gliht or as dark a shade final coal with water, as water will cut the work
of walnut as is desired or such contrasting effects as quicker than oil. This extra labor in rubbing is one
of the principal objections to lacquer finishes; how-
the two-tone, high-light and shaded effects.
Takes Fine Finish.
"Walnut, as a rule, always takes a fine finish; the
beauty of the finish creates an atmosphere of dignity
and simplicity that reflects true refinement of taste.
Walnut furniture never looks cloudy or dirty if prop- Philip W. Oetting & Son, Inc., Sole Agent for Line
erly finished, is warm and cheery in color, and is easy
Appreciated by Piano Industry.
to keep clean. It gives the owner the satisfaction
The
quality
of fine tone and the character for
of knowing that he has achieved a recognized indi-
viduality in his home, and the passing of time only endurance in a piano depends largely on the merits
increases his enjoyment and the approval of those of the hammer and damper felts used in its construc-
tion. The Weickert hammer and damper felts for
who value distinctive furniture.
"After the work is stained and filled, if a varnish upright and grand pianos have long been associated
finish is desired, apply a coat of white shellac or a with the highest types of instruments and their use
good sub-shellac, sand well with a 000 sandpaper naturally suggests admirable merits of tone nad care
and apply two coats of a good grade of rubbing in manufacturing.
Philip W. Oetting & Son, Inc., 213 East 19th
varnish, giving ample time between the coats, to let
the work dry thoroughly. For a dull-rubbed finish stree, New York, is sole agent for the famous line
give the final varnish coat time to become dry be- of Weickert hammer and damper felts and the ex-
yond a doubt, and then rub with 3-F pumicestone tensive uses of the products by American piano man-
and light rubbing oil (paraffin oil can be used) to a ufacturers is sufficient testimony of their desirability.
The company also carries a wide line of fine action
dull surface.
"If a high gloss or polish finish is desired, continue bushing cloths and other commodities for the piano
the above rubbing method of giving the work a sec- manufacturer, tuner and repairman,
ond rubbing with fine rottenstone, and then, when ever, it is durable, not subject to marring and a great
the surface is as smooth as it can be made, wet a time-saver in the coating, over the time consumed
piece of cotton waste with the polish solution and rub in applying the varnish coats."
WALNUT FINISHES
WEICKERT HAMMER FELTS
WESSELL, NICKEL & GROSS
Manufacturers of
PIANO ACTIONS
HIGHEST GRADE
ONE GRADE ONLY
The Wessefl, Nickel & Gross action is a
guarantee of the grade of the instrument
in which it is found.
FACTORIES:
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45th St., 10th Aw. & W 46lh. 1 * E- W
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OFFICEi
457 W. 45th S*»t
MAHOGANY FROM HONDURAS
That Valuable Forest Product Is the Economic Life
of the British Dependency.
The economic life of British Honduras practically
depends upon mahogany and the unusual importance
of this single industry over a long period of time
has affected the business practices of the community.
The colony was settled and established by wood cut-
ters, who were attracted by het richness of he trop-
ical forests. It is certain, Consul E. A. Bonnett tells
the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, that
mahogany has been exported from the country for
more than 200 years and, since the decline in the
value of logwood, has been the chief product.
"Transportation between Belize and other ports of
the coast of British Honduras and the mahogany-pro-
ducing areas in the interior is restricted to shallow
river craft and pack mules," Mr. Bonnett reports.
"There are no vehicle roads or railways in the colony
over which mahogany logs can be transported, or by
which the necessary supplies for the logging camps
can be taken. Supplies are handled by the river
boats.
"The mahogany logs must be felled in the dry
season, trucked or skidded by cattle teams to the
banks of one of the streams and driven to the sea on
the first flood. The loose logs are collected at
booms near the mouth of the river, rafted and towed
to the steamer in epen bay which is to deliver them
at the seaboard market in the United States or
England.
"The uncertainty of the floods occasion great losses
to the mahogany contractors and to the exporters.
When the rains break, usually the first or second
week in June, there appears a tension in Belize, which
does not disappear until word is received that the
mahogany logs are in the booms. The several im-
portant rivers have been known to rise forty feet and
return to normal within less than twenty-four hours.
Unless sufficient men are on hand when the flood
comes, so that the loose logs can be driven down
midstream, the rapidly falling waters of the rivers,
which have inundated the country for miles on either
side of the low river banks, will deposit a part or all
of the drive so far from the normal river bed that the
logs can never be recovered. These losses are nomi-
nally borne by the 'contractors' and not by the ex-
porting lumber companies."
The J. L. Riehm Piano Co., of Louisville, Ky., has
moved to a new location at 513 South Third street.
MOVING TRUCKS
for
PIANOS
Orthophonic Victrolas
Electric Refrigerators
Trucks, Hoists, Covers and Special Straps.
JULIUS BRECKWOLDT & SON, INC.
DOLGEVILLE. N. Y.
Manufacturers o(
Piano Backs, Boards, Bridges, Bars,
Traplevers and Mouldings
J BRECKWOLDT, Prea.
W. A. BRECKWOLDT, Sec. & Traaa,
Manufactured by
Self-Lifting PianoTruck Co.
FINDLAY, OHIO
THE O. S. KELLY CO.
Manufacturers
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