Music Trade Review
Issue: 1914 Vol. 58 N. 3 - Page 47
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
47
THE HOME OF A_GREAT INDUSTRY.
How a Large Enterprise Has Been Developed
at Ivoryton, Conn—The Comstock, Cheney
& Co. Has Always Delivered Appreciated
Values to Piano Manufacturers.
Anyone visiting the plant of Comstock, Cheney
& Co., located at Ivoryton, Conn., must be strongly
impressed with the magnitude of this great supply
industry which, from its inception years ago in a
modest manner, has grown steadily year by year
until to-day it ranks as a vast industrial plant.
Ivoryton is located away from the great busi-
ness centers, so that it was possible to develop an
industry under different conditions than were
found elsewhere. The quality of the workmen
could be maintained on a high scale, for men must
be made to fit in certain departments, and when
once found capable they would not be easily led
away from such an inviting, wholesome locality,
ideal for home lovers. Men of staunch character
have gradually been absorbed into the enterprise
until a great creative organization has been built
up, which has been added to steadily as the de-
mands of the business expanded from time to
time, compelling the erection of greater plants and
the addition of more operatives.
The business has passed on from the founders
to their sons, and to-day it comprises an enormous
manufacturing organization covering unany acres
of ground teeming with business, life and activity.
A thriving community has been bnilt up around
t'he great factory buildings, so that the adjoining
hills are dotted with the homes of factory oper-
atives.
The success which this great industrial enter-
prise has enjoyed has been wholly because the
founders of the Comstock, Cheney enterprise
started out with the fixed intention of creating
products of reliability. That they adhered to the
standard set is illustrated in the success of the
enterprise, its growth and its present standing.
Piano manufacturers have learned of the reli-
ability of the Comstock, Cheney specialties, and
they have learned to regard them with favor and
esteem.
Comstock, Cheney actions have been installed in
countless pianos, and that they have given satis-
faction is fittingly illustrated in the fact thai this
company has customers on its books who were
there at the time when they tirst began to manu-
facture piano actions, thus demonstrating their
fidelity to the interests of piano manufacturers.
The directors of the enterprise have always
sought to intelligently co-operate with piano man-
ufacturers in every particular. They have worked
for and with them, thus there has always been a
feeling of harmony between the directing forces
of the big supply factories at Ivoryton and the
piano manufacturers scattered throughout the
United States.
GLUE JOINTING FACE VENEER AND OTHER EDGE WORK
In an article in one of the woodworking journals devoted to
gluing, veneering and built-up work an investigator writes as
follows:
,
"An excellent method in use by a large panel
plant in southern Indiana involves the use
of a simply constructed machine, nut on
the market by one of the leading veneer
equipment manufacturers. The chief fea-
ture of the machine consists of a long strip
of perforated metal. It is lowered into a
narrow slot or trough containing glue, and
then lifted out. The perforations allow
most of the glue to fall back into the
trough, so that a thin layer only remains.
The veneer is then folded along the line
of the joint, with the tape on the inside,
and the flat surface thus presented is
placed on the glue-covered strip.
It re-
ceives enough glue to make a tight joint,
but not too much.
Those accustomed to
the use of the machine say results have
been excellent, and that they have been
able to glue their joints efficiently and
with a minimum amount of trouble and
labor; unless a plan of this kind is used it
is almost impossible to secure perfect re-
sults."
"Investigator" refers to the FRANCIS LONG
TANK GLUE JOINTING MACHINE, regu-
larly built in C and S-ft. lengths
Made in
special lengths to order. The method of opera-
tion can be easily understood from illustration.
The operator folds the veneer at the taped joint
(or in doing other work, grasps as many pieces
of stock as he can easily handle), presses the
footlever down and thus forces the perforated
plate up out of the glue, and by simply touch-
ing or resting the edges on this plate (and on some work moving the stock slightly forward or backward) they will be in-
stantly and properly spread with glue. He then releases the foot lever and the plate lowers into the glue and is
ready to repeat the operation. Self-acting cover, raising and lowering with movement of perforated plate, prevents
scum forming on glue. This machine is very popular for use in panel plants, piano and furniture factories, etc.
Our illustrated circular fully describes the machine and will be forwarded promptly on request.
CHAS. E. FRANCIS CO.,
La
^f ue r R lToS r> Rushville, Ind., U. S. A.
HAMMACHER, SCHLEMMER & CO., New York, Eastern Representatives.
STANDARD FELT CO.'S NEW HOME.
DEATH OF GEORGE ABENDSCHEIN.
Takes Possession of Spacious Floor at 115
East Twenty-third Street, New York—Cen-
trally Located and Well Equipped—Business
Conditions Are Excellent.
One of the Founders of the Staib-Abendschein
Co. and Father of George F. Abendschein
Passes Away at His Home in New York—
Well Known in the Piano Industry and Re-
tired from Active Business in 1908.
The Eastern office of the Standard Felt Co.,
manufacturer of the widely known "Standard"
sun-bleached piano felts and "Standard" hammers,
is now located in its handsome new quarters on
the fourth floor of the building at 115 East Twen-
ty-third street, New York. The removal from the
old quarters at 100 Reade street was accomplished
with a minimum of inconvenience and trouble, as
an entirely new outfit of furniture and necessary
furnishings was placed in the new home last week
and the old furniture left behind.
In its new quarters the Standard Felt Co. occu-
pies considerably more space than it used hereto-
fore, with a maximum of light and conveniences.
The merchandise is kept in roomy light partitions,
where it is easily accessible and in perfect condi-
tion. The available space for the keeping of stock
being considerably in excess of the space used at
100 Reade street, permits of the handling of a
much larger stock, with a corresponding increase
in the degree of prompt service that the company
can extend to its many customers in the trade.
WOOD THATWON'T ROT.
David A. Smith, Eastern sales manager of the
According to the Chemical News, a wood which
Standard Felt Co., occupies a light and airy pri-
will never rot has been found in that of the man- vate office in the new quarters, while the clerical
grove. For four years pieces of mangrove wood
offices are out in the open. Every detail that could
have been lying in soaking pits at Collonges, conduce to the efficiency of the company's service
France, surrounded with all the elements suscepti- is embodied in the lay-out of the shipping and
ble of producing the decomposition and rotting order departments, while an adequate sales and
of wood in a minimum of time, but they have not
office staff is on hand to cater to the requirements
yet shown signs of alteration. The quality is due of the Standard patrons.
to the closeness of its grain and the large quantity
The aew home of the company is located in the
of tannin it contains. Mangrove wood resists twice central part of the business section of the city,
as much bending strain as oak; it is easily worked
and its accessibility to all car, subway and ele-
and is not brittle.
vated lines is of considerable value to members of
the trade. Visitors to the new offices have all been
enthusiastic over the many improvements evident
over the old quarters, particularly in connection
The annual meeting of the American Forestry
with the increased facilities for handling stock,
Association will be held in Washington on Janu-
which is, of course, a most important factor. The
ary 14. A president, twenty-one vice-presidents, a
Standard Felt Co. just closed the best year in its
treasurer, an auditor and five directors are to be history, and the high quality of its products,
elected and plans made for an active campaign for coupled with the company's efficient selling staff,
forest conservation during 1914. The association insures the closing of a still more satisfactory busi-
has 8,000 members.
ness during 1914.
George H. Lord, of Lord & Co., Lawrence, Mass.,
George A. Lewis has opened a new piano store
was one of the callers at the factory of Weser
at 268 Main street, Danbury, Conn.
Bros., New York, this week.
FORESTRY ASSOCIATION TO MEET.
George Abendschein, one of the founders of the
Staib-Abendschein Co., 134th street and Brook
avenue, New York, and father of George F.
Abendschein, present vice-president and treasurer
of the company, passed away on Thursday last at
his home, 1938 Grand Boulevard, New York, in his
seventy-ninth year.
For the last seven years Mr. Abendscheiu has
George Abendschein.
lived a retired life, having given up business ac-
tivities in 1908, which were taken up by his sou,
George F. Abendschein. He was a man of keen
business ability and was well known for his fair
business dealings and wise judgment in financial
matters, and was universally respected.
The funeral services took place on Sunday last
at his late residence and interment was at Wood-
lawn. The factory of the Staib-Abendschein Co.
was closed until Tuesday of this week out of re-
spect to the deceased.
The Darling & Denton Co., of Gloversville, N.
Y., has been incorporated to take over the inter-
ests of the present firm of Darling, Denton & Por-
ter, dealers in pianos, musical instruments and
music, and the present business will be enlarged.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
47
THE HOME OF A_GREAT INDUSTRY.
How a Large Enterprise Has Been Developed
at Ivoryton, Conn—The Comstock, Cheney
& Co. Has Always Delivered Appreciated
Values to Piano Manufacturers.
Anyone visiting the plant of Comstock, Cheney
& Co., located at Ivoryton, Conn., must be strongly
impressed with the magnitude of this great supply
industry which, from its inception years ago in a
modest manner, has grown steadily year by year
until to-day it ranks as a vast industrial plant.
Ivoryton is located away from the great busi-
ness centers, so that it was possible to develop an
industry under different conditions than were
found elsewhere. The quality of the workmen
could be maintained on a high scale, for men must
be made to fit in certain departments, and when
once found capable they would not be easily led
away from such an inviting, wholesome locality,
ideal for home lovers. Men of staunch character
have gradually been absorbed into the enterprise
until a great creative organization has been built
up, which has been added to steadily as the de-
mands of the business expanded from time to
time, compelling the erection of greater plants and
the addition of more operatives.
The business has passed on from the founders
to their sons, and to-day it comprises an enormous
manufacturing organization covering unany acres
of ground teeming with business, life and activity.
A thriving community has been bnilt up around
t'he great factory buildings, so that the adjoining
hills are dotted with the homes of factory oper-
atives.
The success which this great industrial enter-
prise has enjoyed has been wholly because the
founders of the Comstock, Cheney enterprise
started out with the fixed intention of creating
products of reliability. That they adhered to the
standard set is illustrated in the success of the
enterprise, its growth and its present standing.
Piano manufacturers have learned of the reli-
ability of the Comstock, Cheney specialties, and
they have learned to regard them with favor and
esteem.
Comstock, Cheney actions have been installed in
countless pianos, and that they have given satis-
faction is fittingly illustrated in the fact thai this
company has customers on its books who were
there at the time when they tirst began to manu-
facture piano actions, thus demonstrating their
fidelity to the interests of piano manufacturers.
The directors of the enterprise have always
sought to intelligently co-operate with piano man-
ufacturers in every particular. They have worked
for and with them, thus there has always been a
feeling of harmony between the directing forces
of the big supply factories at Ivoryton and the
piano manufacturers scattered throughout the
United States.
GLUE JOINTING FACE VENEER AND OTHER EDGE WORK
In an article in one of the woodworking journals devoted to
gluing, veneering and built-up work an investigator writes as
follows:
,
"An excellent method in use by a large panel
plant in southern Indiana involves the use
of a simply constructed machine, nut on
the market by one of the leading veneer
equipment manufacturers. The chief fea-
ture of the machine consists of a long strip
of perforated metal. It is lowered into a
narrow slot or trough containing glue, and
then lifted out. The perforations allow
most of the glue to fall back into the
trough, so that a thin layer only remains.
The veneer is then folded along the line
of the joint, with the tape on the inside,
and the flat surface thus presented is
placed on the glue-covered strip.
It re-
ceives enough glue to make a tight joint,
but not too much.
Those accustomed to
the use of the machine say results have
been excellent, and that they have been
able to glue their joints efficiently and
with a minimum amount of trouble and
labor; unless a plan of this kind is used it
is almost impossible to secure perfect re-
sults."
"Investigator" refers to the FRANCIS LONG
TANK GLUE JOINTING MACHINE, regu-
larly built in C and S-ft. lengths
Made in
special lengths to order. The method of opera-
tion can be easily understood from illustration.
The operator folds the veneer at the taped joint
(or in doing other work, grasps as many pieces
of stock as he can easily handle), presses the
footlever down and thus forces the perforated
plate up out of the glue, and by simply touch-
ing or resting the edges on this plate (and on some work moving the stock slightly forward or backward) they will be in-
stantly and properly spread with glue. He then releases the foot lever and the plate lowers into the glue and is
ready to repeat the operation. Self-acting cover, raising and lowering with movement of perforated plate, prevents
scum forming on glue. This machine is very popular for use in panel plants, piano and furniture factories, etc.
Our illustrated circular fully describes the machine and will be forwarded promptly on request.
CHAS. E. FRANCIS CO.,
La
^f ue r R lToS r> Rushville, Ind., U. S. A.
HAMMACHER, SCHLEMMER & CO., New York, Eastern Representatives.
STANDARD FELT CO.'S NEW HOME.
DEATH OF GEORGE ABENDSCHEIN.
Takes Possession of Spacious Floor at 115
East Twenty-third Street, New York—Cen-
trally Located and Well Equipped—Business
Conditions Are Excellent.
One of the Founders of the Staib-Abendschein
Co. and Father of George F. Abendschein
Passes Away at His Home in New York—
Well Known in the Piano Industry and Re-
tired from Active Business in 1908.
The Eastern office of the Standard Felt Co.,
manufacturer of the widely known "Standard"
sun-bleached piano felts and "Standard" hammers,
is now located in its handsome new quarters on
the fourth floor of the building at 115 East Twen-
ty-third street, New York. The removal from the
old quarters at 100 Reade street was accomplished
with a minimum of inconvenience and trouble, as
an entirely new outfit of furniture and necessary
furnishings was placed in the new home last week
and the old furniture left behind.
In its new quarters the Standard Felt Co. occu-
pies considerably more space than it used hereto-
fore, with a maximum of light and conveniences.
The merchandise is kept in roomy light partitions,
where it is easily accessible and in perfect condi-
tion. The available space for the keeping of stock
being considerably in excess of the space used at
100 Reade street, permits of the handling of a
much larger stock, with a corresponding increase
in the degree of prompt service that the company
can extend to its many customers in the trade.
WOOD THATWON'T ROT.
David A. Smith, Eastern sales manager of the
According to the Chemical News, a wood which
Standard Felt Co., occupies a light and airy pri-
will never rot has been found in that of the man- vate office in the new quarters, while the clerical
grove. For four years pieces of mangrove wood
offices are out in the open. Every detail that could
have been lying in soaking pits at Collonges, conduce to the efficiency of the company's service
France, surrounded with all the elements suscepti- is embodied in the lay-out of the shipping and
ble of producing the decomposition and rotting order departments, while an adequate sales and
of wood in a minimum of time, but they have not
office staff is on hand to cater to the requirements
yet shown signs of alteration. The quality is due of the Standard patrons.
to the closeness of its grain and the large quantity
The aew home of the company is located in the
of tannin it contains. Mangrove wood resists twice central part of the business section of the city,
as much bending strain as oak; it is easily worked
and its accessibility to all car, subway and ele-
and is not brittle.
vated lines is of considerable value to members of
the trade. Visitors to the new offices have all been
enthusiastic over the many improvements evident
over the old quarters, particularly in connection
The annual meeting of the American Forestry
with the increased facilities for handling stock,
Association will be held in Washington on Janu-
which is, of course, a most important factor. The
ary 14. A president, twenty-one vice-presidents, a
Standard Felt Co. just closed the best year in its
treasurer, an auditor and five directors are to be history, and the high quality of its products,
elected and plans made for an active campaign for coupled with the company's efficient selling staff,
forest conservation during 1914. The association insures the closing of a still more satisfactory busi-
has 8,000 members.
ness during 1914.
George H. Lord, of Lord & Co., Lawrence, Mass.,
George A. Lewis has opened a new piano store
was one of the callers at the factory of Weser
at 268 Main street, Danbury, Conn.
Bros., New York, this week.
FORESTRY ASSOCIATION TO MEET.
George Abendschein, one of the founders of the
Staib-Abendschein Co., 134th street and Brook
avenue, New York, and father of George F.
Abendschein, present vice-president and treasurer
of the company, passed away on Thursday last at
his home, 1938 Grand Boulevard, New York, in his
seventy-ninth year.
For the last seven years Mr. Abendscheiu has
George Abendschein.
lived a retired life, having given up business ac-
tivities in 1908, which were taken up by his sou,
George F. Abendschein. He was a man of keen
business ability and was well known for his fair
business dealings and wise judgment in financial
matters, and was universally respected.
The funeral services took place on Sunday last
at his late residence and interment was at Wood-
lawn. The factory of the Staib-Abendschein Co.
was closed until Tuesday of this week out of re-
spect to the deceased.
The Darling & Denton Co., of Gloversville, N.
Y., has been incorporated to take over the inter-
ests of the present firm of Darling, Denton & Por-
ter, dealers in pianos, musical instruments and
music, and the present business will be enlarged.
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