Music Trade Review
Issue: 1901 Vol. 32 N. 6 - Page 3
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IT
WE NEW ¥0*
REVIEW
'
THE
flUJIC TRADE
V O L . XXXII. No. 6 PuDlisned Ever* Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 3 Bast Fourteentn Street. New York, February 9,1901.
A Varnish Problem Solved?
Back From the Coast.
One of the important problems of the
varnish industry is the shortening of the
drying process of lacquers without detract-
ing from the elasticity and hardness of the
coating. As a general rule, the quality of
the varnish improves with the length of
time it requires for hardening, under equal
conditions of temperature, and for this
reason lacquers which dry rapidly at ordi-
nary temperatures and without any special
assistance, are not always very durable.
In the manufacture of patent leather,
for instance, the varnish is dried by expos-
ure to the sun, the rays of which have not
only the effect of hastening the oxidation
process, but also of materially improving
the lacquering, so that the varnish becomes
harder and more resistant, being both elas-
tic and proof against cold. What varnish
makers have long been trying to do is to
find an artificial substitute for the sun's
rays. This they now believe they have
found in ozone.
The presumption that the formation of
ozone from the oxygen of the air becomes
a factor in the drying of lacquer by the
sun is strongly supported by the fact that
ozone, the active oxygen, excels every-
where by a specially great oxidizing power,
and practical experiments with artificial
ozone have actually shown that its effect
in the drying of varnishing is very similar
to that of the sun's rays. The oxidation
is hastened and the quality of the varnish
coating is at the same time materially im-
proved.
The way in which the ozone is utilized
for the drying of lacquers is to heat and
clean air in a comparatively small clay ap-
paratus. Ozone is then introduced and
mixed with the air by the use of chemical
substances. This mixture of air is con-
veyed by a pipe conduit to the lacquer-
ing oven, through which it passes. In
this way the surfaces of the lacquered
articles are permanently brought into
contact with fresh ozone, and lacquers
which otherwise require 300 degrees of
heat are said to be dried in a short time at
30 degrees to 35 degrees C. with excellent
hardness and elasticity.
It is said that the process can be utilized
to considerable advantage in the piano in-
dustry. The invention undoubtedly af-
fords possibilities toward attaining desired
results which should be fully tested.
The additions to the Krell factory now
being planned will cost $50,000.
R. S. Howard reached New York on
Tuesday from his transcontinental trip in
the Baldwin interests. He reports an ex-
cellent record, perhaps one of the best in
his experience on the road. During his
visit to Portland, Ore., on Jan. 19, he was
the guest of honor at the banquet of the
Mystic Shrine. Coming from Mecca he
was complimented by being given the ex-
alted position next the potentate and of
course was compelled, in response to a
general demand, to make an address which
he did in his usually happy vein. Mr.
Howard, who spent the week in New York,
will continue his peregrinations "down
East."
$2.00 PER YEAR
SINGLE COPIES 10 CENTS
Pease Co's New Location
WILL REMOVE RETAIL ROOMS TO
QUARTERS ON APRIL 1ST.
LARGER
The warerooms of the Popular Pease
piano in this city are to be moved on or
about April i to more spacious quarters at
128 West Forty-second street, nearly oppo-
site the present quarters. The new ware-
rooms, which will include a deep and lofty
well-lighted main floor and large base-
ment, are advantageously located, with
large show-windows admirably adapted
for a good piano exhibit. The new Pease
warerooms are virtually in the future busi-
ness centre of Greater New York.
N. L. Gebhardt Optimistic.
"I look forward to a very prosperous
year," said N. L. Gebhardt in The Review
S. M. Walker, who for the past two years sanctum on Tuesday—"perhaps one of the
has been manager for the John N. Taylor best in our history. I have just come
Piano Co., opens up this week a new estab- from the headquarters at Norwalk where I
lishment at 514 Ohio street, Sedalia, Mo., attended the annual reunion of the A. B
where he will handle the Kimball and Hal- Chase forces, and on my way East found
trade really excellent; much better than I
let & Davis pianos.
expected. In fact, if I do as well on my
From a Behr Admirer.
return West I shall be more than sat-
The following letter received by Behr isfied. There is undoubtedly an increas-
ing demand for the better grade of in-
Bros, speaks for itself:—
struments, such as the A. B. Chase.
Los Angeles, Cal., Jan. 26, 1901.
The purchasing lines are pretty well
B*hr Bros. & Co.:
Dear Sirs—Will you kindly mail to the divided now between the high-grade
above address, one of your catalogues, and the commercial instruments. The
illustrated, and oblige an old customer? people who are able to put by a sur-
Unfortunately I have been obliged to part plus are more disposed than ever to pur-
with the grand instrument I purchased of chase artistic creations. This is character-
you about six years or more ago. Should istic of the American people. The brisk
I purchase again, none other than a "Behr way trade has opened up for February sur-
Bros." piano would answer. To write you prises me, as conditions usually remain
of all the commendable criticism your comatose until the first of March."
Mr. Gebhardt, who, during his stay at
beautiful instrument has received in my
home would fill a volume with worthy tes- home for the Christmas holidays, was a
victim of a three weeks siege of grip, is
timonials.
now in fine fettle and says he never felt
If you have a price-list please send it better. The close of the week he con-
tinued his tour through the New England
along with the catalogue, and oblige
States.
Old patron, Mrs. E. S. Springer,
Formerly of Brooklyn, N. Y.
Stanley Co. Burned Out.
Sedalia's New Piano House.
Jones Joins Baldwin Forces.
[Special to The Review!
Peterborough, Ont., Feb. 4, 1901.
[Special to The Review. 1
The Stanley Piano Works here were de-
Norwalk, O., Feb. 2, 1901.
stroyed by fire last night. The loss will
A. E. Jones has tendered his resignation approximate from $18,000 to $20,000 which
as vice-president of the Edna Piano & is covered partially by insurance.
Organ Co., and taken a position as travel-
The post office department has officially
ing agent for the Baldwin Piano Co., of notified J. V. Steger, president of Steger
Cincinnati. He will control the states of & Co. and the Singer Piano Co., that on
Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Mary- and after April 1st they will officially rec-
ognize "Steger" as the title of the town
land, and will have headquarters at Pitts- in which his factories are located and
burg. He expects to take up his work at which was formerly known as "Columbia
once.
Heights."
. ,-v.v; /. " "
. >
.
IT
WE NEW ¥0*
REVIEW
'
THE
flUJIC TRADE
V O L . XXXII. No. 6 PuDlisned Ever* Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 3 Bast Fourteentn Street. New York, February 9,1901.
A Varnish Problem Solved?
Back From the Coast.
One of the important problems of the
varnish industry is the shortening of the
drying process of lacquers without detract-
ing from the elasticity and hardness of the
coating. As a general rule, the quality of
the varnish improves with the length of
time it requires for hardening, under equal
conditions of temperature, and for this
reason lacquers which dry rapidly at ordi-
nary temperatures and without any special
assistance, are not always very durable.
In the manufacture of patent leather,
for instance, the varnish is dried by expos-
ure to the sun, the rays of which have not
only the effect of hastening the oxidation
process, but also of materially improving
the lacquering, so that the varnish becomes
harder and more resistant, being both elas-
tic and proof against cold. What varnish
makers have long been trying to do is to
find an artificial substitute for the sun's
rays. This they now believe they have
found in ozone.
The presumption that the formation of
ozone from the oxygen of the air becomes
a factor in the drying of lacquer by the
sun is strongly supported by the fact that
ozone, the active oxygen, excels every-
where by a specially great oxidizing power,
and practical experiments with artificial
ozone have actually shown that its effect
in the drying of varnishing is very similar
to that of the sun's rays. The oxidation
is hastened and the quality of the varnish
coating is at the same time materially im-
proved.
The way in which the ozone is utilized
for the drying of lacquers is to heat and
clean air in a comparatively small clay ap-
paratus. Ozone is then introduced and
mixed with the air by the use of chemical
substances. This mixture of air is con-
veyed by a pipe conduit to the lacquer-
ing oven, through which it passes. In
this way the surfaces of the lacquered
articles are permanently brought into
contact with fresh ozone, and lacquers
which otherwise require 300 degrees of
heat are said to be dried in a short time at
30 degrees to 35 degrees C. with excellent
hardness and elasticity.
It is said that the process can be utilized
to considerable advantage in the piano in-
dustry. The invention undoubtedly af-
fords possibilities toward attaining desired
results which should be fully tested.
The additions to the Krell factory now
being planned will cost $50,000.
R. S. Howard reached New York on
Tuesday from his transcontinental trip in
the Baldwin interests. He reports an ex-
cellent record, perhaps one of the best in
his experience on the road. During his
visit to Portland, Ore., on Jan. 19, he was
the guest of honor at the banquet of the
Mystic Shrine. Coming from Mecca he
was complimented by being given the ex-
alted position next the potentate and of
course was compelled, in response to a
general demand, to make an address which
he did in his usually happy vein. Mr.
Howard, who spent the week in New York,
will continue his peregrinations "down
East."
$2.00 PER YEAR
SINGLE COPIES 10 CENTS
Pease Co's New Location
WILL REMOVE RETAIL ROOMS TO
QUARTERS ON APRIL 1ST.
LARGER
The warerooms of the Popular Pease
piano in this city are to be moved on or
about April i to more spacious quarters at
128 West Forty-second street, nearly oppo-
site the present quarters. The new ware-
rooms, which will include a deep and lofty
well-lighted main floor and large base-
ment, are advantageously located, with
large show-windows admirably adapted
for a good piano exhibit. The new Pease
warerooms are virtually in the future busi-
ness centre of Greater New York.
N. L. Gebhardt Optimistic.
"I look forward to a very prosperous
year," said N. L. Gebhardt in The Review
S. M. Walker, who for the past two years sanctum on Tuesday—"perhaps one of the
has been manager for the John N. Taylor best in our history. I have just come
Piano Co., opens up this week a new estab- from the headquarters at Norwalk where I
lishment at 514 Ohio street, Sedalia, Mo., attended the annual reunion of the A. B
where he will handle the Kimball and Hal- Chase forces, and on my way East found
trade really excellent; much better than I
let & Davis pianos.
expected. In fact, if I do as well on my
From a Behr Admirer.
return West I shall be more than sat-
The following letter received by Behr isfied. There is undoubtedly an increas-
ing demand for the better grade of in-
Bros, speaks for itself:—
struments, such as the A. B. Chase.
Los Angeles, Cal., Jan. 26, 1901.
The purchasing lines are pretty well
B*hr Bros. & Co.:
Dear Sirs—Will you kindly mail to the divided now between the high-grade
above address, one of your catalogues, and the commercial instruments. The
illustrated, and oblige an old customer? people who are able to put by a sur-
Unfortunately I have been obliged to part plus are more disposed than ever to pur-
with the grand instrument I purchased of chase artistic creations. This is character-
you about six years or more ago. Should istic of the American people. The brisk
I purchase again, none other than a "Behr way trade has opened up for February sur-
Bros." piano would answer. To write you prises me, as conditions usually remain
of all the commendable criticism your comatose until the first of March."
Mr. Gebhardt, who, during his stay at
beautiful instrument has received in my
home would fill a volume with worthy tes- home for the Christmas holidays, was a
victim of a three weeks siege of grip, is
timonials.
now in fine fettle and says he never felt
If you have a price-list please send it better. The close of the week he con-
tinued his tour through the New England
along with the catalogue, and oblige
States.
Old patron, Mrs. E. S. Springer,
Formerly of Brooklyn, N. Y.
Stanley Co. Burned Out.
Sedalia's New Piano House.
Jones Joins Baldwin Forces.
[Special to The Review!
Peterborough, Ont., Feb. 4, 1901.
[Special to The Review. 1
The Stanley Piano Works here were de-
Norwalk, O., Feb. 2, 1901.
stroyed by fire last night. The loss will
A. E. Jones has tendered his resignation approximate from $18,000 to $20,000 which
as vice-president of the Edna Piano & is covered partially by insurance.
Organ Co., and taken a position as travel-
The post office department has officially
ing agent for the Baldwin Piano Co., of notified J. V. Steger, president of Steger
Cincinnati. He will control the states of & Co. and the Singer Piano Co., that on
Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Mary- and after April 1st they will officially rec-
ognize "Steger" as the title of the town
land, and will have headquarters at Pitts- in which his factories are located and
burg. He expects to take up his work at which was formerly known as "Columbia
once.
Heights."
. ,-v.v; /. " "
. >
.
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