Music Trade Review
Issue: 1904 Vol. 39 N. 20 - Page 35
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
SIMPLE TESTS IN TURPENTINE.
STRAUCH SUCCESSJLLUSTRATED
In the Growth of This Institution From a Modest Beginning—What Skill, Industry
Production of Specialties of High Grade Will Accomplish.
35
and t h e
There are several simple tests which are of
value in making a cursory examination of tur-
pentine spirits. For example, pouring a small
amount of turpentine on a sheet of writing
paper—it is hung up by the edge—and the rate
of evaporation, stain, either oil or discoloration,
and odor after evaporation, noted. The moder-
ately slow but complete evaporation (save for the
faintest rosin stain) of pure spirit, is very char-
acteristic. Benzine of course, evaporates much
faster; rosin spirit much slower; rosin and
petroleum oils remain as a transparent stain for
hours and frequently can be noted in the odor.
Rosin oil and rosin spirit can usually be detected
Solid, spacious and impressive in architectural tained a large and choice array of felts, cloths
symmetry and general arrangement, the Strauch and other material. In passing through the en-
factories of to-day, as shown in the larger of the gine room, two engines, capable of developing
two illustrations, form in their entirety a con- 230 horse-power were seen with two boilers ag-
spicuous and striking example of the enterprise gregating 300 horse-power. The elaborate and
which is so marked a feature of the piano indus- costly heating system for heating the drying
tries .of the United States. They loom up, too, rooms and buildings was observed at work, also
in the mind's eye, as an enduring group of wit- the apparatus for collection and utilization of
nesses-^one might almost say living witnesses—• shavings.
to the technical skill and business sagacity of
The four drying rooms, with a capacity of 75,-
their founder. By perfect knowledge of his 000 feet of lumber, equipped with every useful,
work and a persistent striving for realization of
the highest ideals, since achieved in the devising
and constructing of faultless piano actions, keys
and hammers, Peter D. Strauch made the big
Strauch establishment of 1904 possible, and in so
doing, he brought within easier access the
Strauch grand and upright actions and the
Strauch lost-motion attachment, as we see them
now in their highest development.
The size and importance of the present Strauch
building also illustrate to those who have closely
watched the progress of the industry a remark-
able victory, a notable triumph achieved by the
founder and his sons during the past twelve or
fifteen years. For considerably more than a de-
cade, hand in hand and shoulder to shoulder, the
senior and two junior members of the Strauch
firm have worked day in and day out, early and
late, toward a common end—the still further
perfecting of the Strauch products. What has
been accomplished by this harmonious and tal-
ented triumvirate has not only brought added
THR STRATJCH PLANT OF TO-DAY.
credit to the Strauch house but has been of great
value in many ways to the whole piano industry, modern device for perfect work; the factory lum- by the odor when a little is poured in the palm
putting a keen edge on competition and encour- ber yards, containing more than 100,000 feet of of the hand, rubbed to warm with the forefinger,
aging the maintenance of a high standard in lumber, embracing eleven varieties of wood, and and at the last end of evaporation noted. This is
workmanship among all branches.
the mill, in which a large number of wood-work- characteristic for rosin oil and rosin spirit.
The flash point of spirit of turpentine in an
The illustration referred to above conveys an ing machines are employed in working, in an
adequate general idea of the size and appear- average 1,000,000 feet of lumber each year, were open cup is about 95 degrees Fahr. As any of
ance of the present Strauch buildings. A glance visited. Supplemental to the lumber yard at the the quickly evaporating petroleum spirits which
at the smaller picture, showing the original factory, there are, The Review learned, over 500,- would not leave a great grease stain on paper
Strauch factory, will, to those who are observant, 000 feet of Strauch lumber continually in reserve flash at temperatures below that of the ordinary
furnish a comparison at once interesting and in- at the Strauch yard on 19th street, and a still room, they are shown in this way if present in
structive. The connecting link between the two larger reserve is held at all times available in any quantity. Place a small amount of the tur-
pentine in a cup or dish, see that the temperature
is formed by one word, "success." That link has their mills in northern New York.
In their order. The Review passed through does not exceed 85 degrees Fahr, pass a small
the moulding room, where the lumber is shaped; gas flame or taper directly across the face of the
the machine room, with 75 men at work a t in- oil. Pure turpentine will not flash, but in the
genious labor-saving machines, many of them de- presence of added benzine it will flash and prob-
vised and made at the Strauch factories; the fin- ably continue to burn, but can be blown out by
ishing department, with 150 men busily engaged the breath at the start, or covered with another
in setting up and finishing the various parts; the dish and smothered out.
grand department, specially equipped, the hard-
ware department, in which is included the gen-
ALFRED DOLGE RETURNS HOME.
eral machine shop for specially designed machin-
ery, invented by members of the Strauch firm;
Alfred Dolge arrived home Sunday afternoon
the hammer department, splendidly equipped from his eastern trip, in good health and spirits,
with the newest and most perfect machinery; the says the Dolgeville correspondent of the Alham-
key department, occupying one-quarter of the en- bra (Cal.) Advocate. His trip was a pleasant
THR ORIGINAL, STRAUCH FACTORY.
tire plant; the ivory department, with a big stock and profitable one. He visited several of the
been hammered out letter after letter, and welded of ivory specially imported by the firm, including large eastern cities and met many of his old
by honest, intelligent, progressive endeavor many tusks not yet cut, and the repair depart- friends in the piano trade, the results being
along selected lines. The material used in the ment. In each department The Review saw a orders for hammer felts that will keep the Dolge
welding process has been chiefly expert knowl- force of skilled workers, each intent on his own mills running for six months or more. Mr. Dolge
edge, keen perception, persistence, healthy con- task.
found conditions in all industrial centers the very
servatism in the matters of development and re-
Certainly a splendid showing. Perfect order, best.
sources, proper care and respect for the wants discipline and cleanliness were observable every-
and wishes of patrons, prompt service and hon- where. The indications of method, system,
NEW EQUIPMENT AT ABBOTT FACTORY.
orable conduct in all business affairs. By healthy proper arrangement were seen at every turn. It
conservatism is meant the kind of progress that is easy to understand Strauch success under such
Abbott's piano action factory at Fort Lee, N.
makes haste slowly—but surely, that searches favorable conditions. The record as manufactur- J., has had all its machinery overhauled and three
for and finds a firm foothold before a step is ers always made and now being continued by new boilers put in. The plant is now in shape to
taken.
.
Strauch Bros, is one of which not only the piano meet the ingrowing demand for the Abbott prod-
Details concerning the factory buildings and industry but the whole industrial world ought ucts.
facilities at the Strauch headquarters have fre- to be proud. It represents a legitimate and im-
quently appeared in The Review. Some of the portant victory, with far-reaching results, won in
SMALL FIRE IN CORTLANDT.
data, however, is useful in conveying a correct the face of tremendous obstacles—an example of
impression to those who are not already fully in- courage and prudence for all American manufac-
There was a slight blaze at the J. E. Davis
formed, and can safely be repeated. For exam- turers to emulate.
Mfg. Co.'s plant, Cortlandt, N. Y., Wednesday aft-
ple, the frontage of the present Strauch build-
ernoon. The fire which was over the boiler was at
ing is 250 feet. The greatest and average depth
Stephen S. Mapes, 511-513 East 137th street, is once extinguished.
is 100 feet. Ten full city lots-are owned and oc- now working up to the limit of capacity on cur-
cupied in the Strauch interests. The Review, dur- rent orders. This is significant in several ways.
George F. Abendschein, Jr., of the Staib-Abend-
ing a visit, was escorted through the various de- It indicates a briskness in the piano trade that schein Co., returned early in the week from a
partments and noted that the stock room con- bodes well for a big aggregate this season.
business trip in the middle West.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
SIMPLE TESTS IN TURPENTINE.
STRAUCH SUCCESSJLLUSTRATED
In the Growth of This Institution From a Modest Beginning—What Skill, Industry
Production of Specialties of High Grade Will Accomplish.
35
and t h e
There are several simple tests which are of
value in making a cursory examination of tur-
pentine spirits. For example, pouring a small
amount of turpentine on a sheet of writing
paper—it is hung up by the edge—and the rate
of evaporation, stain, either oil or discoloration,
and odor after evaporation, noted. The moder-
ately slow but complete evaporation (save for the
faintest rosin stain) of pure spirit, is very char-
acteristic. Benzine of course, evaporates much
faster; rosin spirit much slower; rosin and
petroleum oils remain as a transparent stain for
hours and frequently can be noted in the odor.
Rosin oil and rosin spirit can usually be detected
Solid, spacious and impressive in architectural tained a large and choice array of felts, cloths
symmetry and general arrangement, the Strauch and other material. In passing through the en-
factories of to-day, as shown in the larger of the gine room, two engines, capable of developing
two illustrations, form in their entirety a con- 230 horse-power were seen with two boilers ag-
spicuous and striking example of the enterprise gregating 300 horse-power. The elaborate and
which is so marked a feature of the piano indus- costly heating system for heating the drying
tries .of the United States. They loom up, too, rooms and buildings was observed at work, also
in the mind's eye, as an enduring group of wit- the apparatus for collection and utilization of
nesses-^one might almost say living witnesses—• shavings.
to the technical skill and business sagacity of
The four drying rooms, with a capacity of 75,-
their founder. By perfect knowledge of his 000 feet of lumber, equipped with every useful,
work and a persistent striving for realization of
the highest ideals, since achieved in the devising
and constructing of faultless piano actions, keys
and hammers, Peter D. Strauch made the big
Strauch establishment of 1904 possible, and in so
doing, he brought within easier access the
Strauch grand and upright actions and the
Strauch lost-motion attachment, as we see them
now in their highest development.
The size and importance of the present Strauch
building also illustrate to those who have closely
watched the progress of the industry a remark-
able victory, a notable triumph achieved by the
founder and his sons during the past twelve or
fifteen years. For considerably more than a de-
cade, hand in hand and shoulder to shoulder, the
senior and two junior members of the Strauch
firm have worked day in and day out, early and
late, toward a common end—the still further
perfecting of the Strauch products. What has
been accomplished by this harmonious and tal-
ented triumvirate has not only brought added
THR STRATJCH PLANT OF TO-DAY.
credit to the Strauch house but has been of great
value in many ways to the whole piano industry, modern device for perfect work; the factory lum- by the odor when a little is poured in the palm
putting a keen edge on competition and encour- ber yards, containing more than 100,000 feet of of the hand, rubbed to warm with the forefinger,
aging the maintenance of a high standard in lumber, embracing eleven varieties of wood, and and at the last end of evaporation noted. This is
workmanship among all branches.
the mill, in which a large number of wood-work- characteristic for rosin oil and rosin spirit.
The flash point of spirit of turpentine in an
The illustration referred to above conveys an ing machines are employed in working, in an
adequate general idea of the size and appear- average 1,000,000 feet of lumber each year, were open cup is about 95 degrees Fahr. As any of
ance of the present Strauch buildings. A glance visited. Supplemental to the lumber yard at the the quickly evaporating petroleum spirits which
at the smaller picture, showing the original factory, there are, The Review learned, over 500,- would not leave a great grease stain on paper
Strauch factory, will, to those who are observant, 000 feet of Strauch lumber continually in reserve flash at temperatures below that of the ordinary
furnish a comparison at once interesting and in- at the Strauch yard on 19th street, and a still room, they are shown in this way if present in
structive. The connecting link between the two larger reserve is held at all times available in any quantity. Place a small amount of the tur-
pentine in a cup or dish, see that the temperature
is formed by one word, "success." That link has their mills in northern New York.
In their order. The Review passed through does not exceed 85 degrees Fahr, pass a small
the moulding room, where the lumber is shaped; gas flame or taper directly across the face of the
the machine room, with 75 men at work a t in- oil. Pure turpentine will not flash, but in the
genious labor-saving machines, many of them de- presence of added benzine it will flash and prob-
vised and made at the Strauch factories; the fin- ably continue to burn, but can be blown out by
ishing department, with 150 men busily engaged the breath at the start, or covered with another
in setting up and finishing the various parts; the dish and smothered out.
grand department, specially equipped, the hard-
ware department, in which is included the gen-
ALFRED DOLGE RETURNS HOME.
eral machine shop for specially designed machin-
ery, invented by members of the Strauch firm;
Alfred Dolge arrived home Sunday afternoon
the hammer department, splendidly equipped from his eastern trip, in good health and spirits,
with the newest and most perfect machinery; the says the Dolgeville correspondent of the Alham-
key department, occupying one-quarter of the en- bra (Cal.) Advocate. His trip was a pleasant
THR ORIGINAL, STRAUCH FACTORY.
tire plant; the ivory department, with a big stock and profitable one. He visited several of the
been hammered out letter after letter, and welded of ivory specially imported by the firm, including large eastern cities and met many of his old
by honest, intelligent, progressive endeavor many tusks not yet cut, and the repair depart- friends in the piano trade, the results being
along selected lines. The material used in the ment. In each department The Review saw a orders for hammer felts that will keep the Dolge
welding process has been chiefly expert knowl- force of skilled workers, each intent on his own mills running for six months or more. Mr. Dolge
edge, keen perception, persistence, healthy con- task.
found conditions in all industrial centers the very
servatism in the matters of development and re-
Certainly a splendid showing. Perfect order, best.
sources, proper care and respect for the wants discipline and cleanliness were observable every-
and wishes of patrons, prompt service and hon- where. The indications of method, system,
NEW EQUIPMENT AT ABBOTT FACTORY.
orable conduct in all business affairs. By healthy proper arrangement were seen at every turn. It
conservatism is meant the kind of progress that is easy to understand Strauch success under such
Abbott's piano action factory at Fort Lee, N.
makes haste slowly—but surely, that searches favorable conditions. The record as manufactur- J., has had all its machinery overhauled and three
for and finds a firm foothold before a step is ers always made and now being continued by new boilers put in. The plant is now in shape to
taken.
.
Strauch Bros, is one of which not only the piano meet the ingrowing demand for the Abbott prod-
Details concerning the factory buildings and industry but the whole industrial world ought ucts.
facilities at the Strauch headquarters have fre- to be proud. It represents a legitimate and im-
quently appeared in The Review. Some of the portant victory, with far-reaching results, won in
SMALL FIRE IN CORTLANDT.
data, however, is useful in conveying a correct the face of tremendous obstacles—an example of
impression to those who are not already fully in- courage and prudence for all American manufac-
There was a slight blaze at the J. E. Davis
formed, and can safely be repeated. For exam- turers to emulate.
Mfg. Co.'s plant, Cortlandt, N. Y., Wednesday aft-
ple, the frontage of the present Strauch build-
ernoon. The fire which was over the boiler was at
ing is 250 feet. The greatest and average depth
Stephen S. Mapes, 511-513 East 137th street, is once extinguished.
is 100 feet. Ten full city lots-are owned and oc- now working up to the limit of capacity on cur-
cupied in the Strauch interests. The Review, dur- rent orders. This is significant in several ways.
George F. Abendschein, Jr., of the Staib-Abend-
ing a visit, was escorted through the various de- It indicates a briskness in the piano trade that schein Co., returned early in the week from a
partments and noted that the stock room con- bodes well for a big aggregate this season.
business trip in the middle West.
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