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MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
59
PREPARED TO MEET DEMAND.
American Piano Supply Co. Equipped to Fill
Voids in the Matter of Supplies as Result of
European Troub'es—Issues Interesting State-
ment to the Trade in General.
Figures given by the American Piano Supply Co.,
of New York and Chicago, give credence to its
capacity for the manufacture of American felt and
piano hammers, and at this time the company is
making an aggressive campaign for co-operating
with the trade, especially with those who find their
sources of supply cut off because of the war con-
ditions abroad.
In a recent display in The Review, the company
says:
"Not as a boast, but as a literal fact, we wish to
state that we have manufacturing facilities for
supplying piano hammers and felt of the right
grade for each and every piano manufacturer in
America. This statement is printed for the bene-
fit of any piano manufacturer who may be worry-
ing at this time on account of European sources
of supply. At the same time it is well to have it
understood that orders for our hammers or ham-
mer felt shall be placed as early as may be, in
order that each man's deliveries may be made on
time.
"We have stoutly maintained and offered to
prove by comparative tests that our hammers and
hammer felt are the absolute equals of any made
in the world, grade for grade, from the cheapest'
to the finest. It may be that in this crisis those
few manufacturers who have still clung to the old
idea of imported felt will turn to us merely as a
makeshift. We will welcome such action, positive
in our belief that once our hammers or hammei
felt are tried, they will win on sheer merit over
inherited ideas.
"No matter what your problems are at this time
in regard to piano supplies, come to us and we will
co-operate with the heartiest possible spirit."
SUFFER SLIGHT FIRE LOSS-
The factory of Beckwith Bros. Co., Springfield,
Mass., had a narrow escape from destruction by
fire last week. The blaze started in the drying
room and did about $ti(M) damage to the building
and the wood stored therein before it was extin-
guished. The loss is covered by insurance and will
cause no inconvenience.
The Ohio Veneer Co.
CINCINNATI, O.
Importers and Manufacturers of
Circassian Walnut and Figured
Mahogany Veneers for high grade
piano cases and cabinets.
New York Office and Sample Room
N.Y. FURNITURE EXCHANGE
Lexington Ave. and 46th St.
G. H. VAUGHAN. Eastern Representative
Lumber and Veneers
ASTORIA VENEER MILLS & DOCK CO.
BIRD'S-EYE VENEER CO.,
ASTORIA, L. I N. Y.
Custom mills for band and veneer
sawing; slice and rotary cutting of
Mahogany, Circassian and Fancy
Woods.
ESCANABA, MICH.
Mfrs. of Bird's-eye Maple and plain
wood for Piano Linings.
THE E. L. CHANDLER CO.,
HENRY S. HOLDEN,
ORLEANS, VT-,
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.
Black Walnut Veneers.
Figures Long and Butt Poplar
Cross-banding. Rock Maple. Bird's-
Eye Linings.
Rotary-cut Rock Maple, for Piano
Pin Blocks. We also manufacture
Birch and Maple Panels.
HOFFMAN BROTHERS CO.,
Established 1867.
Incorporated 1904.
FORT WAYNE. INDIANA.
Specialties, Hardwood, Veneers, and
Lumber for Musical Instruments.
J. J. NARTZIK
Plain Sawed and Rotary Cut Veneers
1906 Maud Ave.,
CHICAGO, ILL.
Soft Poplar and Gum Cross-band-
ing. Hard Maple Pin Block Stock.
Hird's-eye or Plain Linings.
when wars in Europe were frequent, so much Cir-
cassian walnut was used for gunstocks that the
Rudolph C. Koch, Maker of Reinwarth Strings,
supply was seriously depleted. Early in the nine-
Fortunately Received a Large Shipment of
teenth century the wood of 12,000 trees was used
Wire Just Before the European War Started
for this purpose alone. Single trees containing
—Supply on Hand Will Last Many Months.
choice burls or fine bird's-eye figures have sold fot
more than $3,000.
Rudolph C. Koch, the well-known manufacturer
The tree is native to the eastern slopes of the
of the celebrated Reinwarth piano strings at 386- Caucasus and ranges eastward to the foothills of
388 Second avenue, New York, stated this week the Himalaya Mountains, from which it extends
that the war in Europe has not affected his business southward to northern India and the mountains
from a manufacturing standpoint and will not foi of upper Burma. It has been widely planted in
many months to come. "We were fortunate," he Europe and the United States, in this country un-
said, "in" receiving just before the war started a der the name of English walnut. The wood grown
large shipment of Felten & Guilleaume blue label here, however, has not the qualities demanded by
wire, which we use in the manufacture of the Rein- the cabinet and furniture maker. Much of the
warth strings. This shipment came just at the Circassian walnut now used comes from the Black
right time.
Sea and from other parts of Asia.
"Consequently I am not worrying about the war
as far as the matter of wire is concerned, as I
GOING VALUE
GOOD WILL.
have enough to last many months and I feel that
One often hears in commercial life the phrase,
before it has been used commercial intercourse be- "a going concern," and it has been defined in many
tween the United States and Germany will again complicated ways. It is the same thing, but more
be open. I have kept my plant running all summer than the "good will" of a prosperous business. Its
four full days and half a day on Saturday, so that exact status varies with the individual case in ques-
the needs of manufacturers, dealers and tuners tion. The going value of an enterprise should be
alike have been well taken care of. We are at all determined upon the net and secure profits as
times prepared to meet the demands of each branch shown by proper analysis by eminent and safe ac-
of the trade."
counting experts. Going value should include the
LARGE STOCK OFJJLUE LABEL WIRE.
CIRCASSIAN WALNUT SUBSTITUTES.
Heavy Demand for That Popular Wood Results
in Substitution of Inferior Woods—How
Fraud May Be Detected.
anxieties and sacrifices on the part of the found-
ers and include a recompense for their bravery,
shrewdness and foresight. It should take cogniz-
ance of the reputation which their product and
its trade-mark have won in the world of com-
According to a circular issued by the forest
If you desire a man for any department of
service the demand for Circassian walnut has re-
sulted in the substitution of other woods. Our your service, either for your factory or for your
own red gum is often sold as Circassian walnut, selling department, forward your advertisement
and butternut is also similar in general appearance to us and it will be inserted free of charge.
to the less highly figured grades. Many good Afri-
can, Asian and South American wo.ods resemble
Circassian walnut, though none possesses the mag-
•oft yellow poplar for cross band-
nificent figure, delicate tones and velvety texture of
Ing is unapproached in this country.
the latter. The circular discusses the supply and
A large supply always on hand.
uses of Circassian walnut, and those who wish to
The
Central Veneer Co., Huntington, W. Va.
know how possible substitutes may be distinguished
can learn from this circultr the distinctive marks
which the Government's experts have discovered.
The demand for the best wood has always out-
run the supply. Even in the" eighteenth century,
Piano Manufacturers
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SOSS INVISIBLE HINGES
"OUT OF SIGHT
EVER IN MIND"
When you fail
to see an un-
sightly hinge
protruding you
know SOSS is
the answer.
No. 108
SOSS MFG. GO M
George H. Harper Co.
Orange, N. J .
VENEERS
Write to-day.
435 ATLANTIC AVE.
BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Circassian Walnut, Oak, Walnut,
and Specializing on Mahogany.
Capacity—5 Million Feet