Music Trade Review
Issue: 1915 Vol. 60 N. 11 - Page 49
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
WALNUT POPULAR IN PIANO FIELD.
FACE CHECKING IN VENEER.
Finds Greater Measure of Favor in Western
and Middle Western States Than East.
Some Recent Experiences of Interest to Users
of Veneers.
A field which is drawing quite extensively on
walnut for its raw material, and in fact the field
which is probably realizing its possibilities in this
direction more fully than any o.her line, is the
piano trade. In this line or manufacture there is
a steadily increasing qiu.nUy of walnut being used
each year, but this is more particularly true in the
Middle Western States than in the East, the rea-
son probably being the ia.it that Eastern concerns
arc naturally more conservative in their methods
and r.-.ore slow to take up with any changes in
styles vj.f raw materials.
A walnut man recently made the interesting ob-
servation, and this statement is unquestionably an
absolute truth, that one of the biggest reasons for
the continued absence of any quantities of walnut
in fixtures and piano work (the condition which
th.' walnut men are battling to overcome) is the
widespread misinformation regarding the quantity
of this stock available and the price for which it
can be purchased. This walnui: man .^aid that fur-
niture and piano factories will frequently send
out inquiries for walnut stocks, and inst:ad of
taking the trouble of looking up firms who make
a specialty of manufacturing this line of lumber
or veneers will write to the manufacturer o.f other
hardwoods asking for quotations in connection
with quotations on their usual line of manufacture.
As a consequence these concerns who probably
have not a stick of walnut on their yards and
have no means of getting it other than through
walnut specialists write back quoting on some
one's else stock at prices ranging at $5 to $10
above what it could be purchased for direct. The
consequence is that the piano and furniture men
get an entirely erroneous idea of stocks available
and prevailing values. They are consequently
discouraged when it comes to using any of this
class of material.
Accurate information as to these two points is
one of the first and paramount differences in
primarily and adequately broadening the market
for walnut, says the Hardwood Record. There
is, and there will be for a long time to. come, suffi-
cient walnut to fill in the reasonable demand that
might be created, and it is absolutely a fact that
this stock can be had at prices which conform very
fully to prices for other high class cabinet woods.
Tt is simply up to the walnut man to give the
proper publicity to his stocks.
It is not only possible, but very probable, that we
shall eventually find that the solution of the problem
of face checks in veneer is in the drying and redry-
ing process. An interesting instance having direct
bearing upon t'lis subject was encountered recently
in connection with the manufacture of veneered
doors. A manufacturer was found who 1 was turn-
ing out big door panels made of rotary cut yellow
pine and standing b'hind them with a guarantee
that they would not face check. Perhaps the aver-
age piano manufacturer do.s not appreciate this
in its full measure, because pine is not extensively
used as a face vener in piano manufacturing.
It is a fact well known to the planing mill trade,
however, that yellow pine is about th: most difficult
wood to prevent face checking.
Naturally, therefore, any method or process that
will prevent face checking in yellow pine veneer
should be even more effective in preventing face
checks in veneer of hardwoods.
Inquiry as to the how and whyfor brought out
the fact that the prevention of face checking is with
this concern entirely a matter of redrying. They
take their face veneer stock and, no matter how
thoroughly dry the producer may claim to have
made it, they put it through a redrier before using
it. They report that the effect of this is to shrink
a sheet of veneer 24 to 30 inches in width often as
much as % of an inch in the redrying process, even
though the veneer has been previously dried.
It is this shrinking in the redrier which they
claim prevents face checks and enables them to
stand behind their panels with a guarantee against
face checking.
Now, if this holds true as to yellow pine veneer,
it ought to hold equally true and be fully as effec-
tive on oak, birch, gum, and various face veneers
used in the piano and furniture trade, which would
mean that the secret of face check prevention is to
be found in thoroughly redrying and shrinking the
face stock before it is used. As" the Furniture
Manufacturer and Artisan aptly says the instance
is striking enough and the logic sounds good
enough to have attention.
OUR TRADE WITH NICARAGUA.
Some Interesting Comparative Figures on Im-
ports of Musical Instruments from the
United States and Germany.
KNOWLEDDGE IS POWER.
(Special to The Review.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 8.—Consul Harold
Recently a correspondent of Veneers asked, D. Clum, of Corinto, in an exhaustive report of
"What do the average buyers in the furniture or the trade of Nicaragua, S. A., and particularly the
piano factories know about veneers?" Well, it is imports to that country, states that pianos and
a safe bet that if they don't know much they will player-pianos to the value of $14,004 were imported
soon learn something, and pay tuition to expe- in 1913, as compared with $14,289 in 1912. Of this
rience, that impressive, but expensive, teacher.
amount the United States supplied $10,450 in 1913,
as compared with $9,613 in 1912; Germany supplied
$3,177 in 1913, as compared with $3,237 in 191^. The
value of all other types of musical instrument ;
imported from the United States in 1913 amounted
CINCINNATI, O.
to $1,574, as compared with $2,017 in 1912, while
Importers a n d Manufacturers of Germany furnished goods to the value of $4,267 in
Figured Mahogany, Circassian Wal- 1913, as compared with $2,836 in 1912. These fig-
nut and Foreign Woods for high- ures indicate a gain for the United States in pianos
grade piano cases and cabinets* in 1913 with a greater gain for Germany in the mis-
cellaneous musical instrument line.
New York Office and Sample Room
The Ohio Veneer Co.
Grand Central Palace Building
Lexington Ave. and 46th St.
G. H. V AUG HAN, Eastern Representative
GRUBB & KOSEGARTEN BROS.
Manufacturers of HIGH GRADE
PIANO-FORTE
ACTIONS
N A S S A U , Rensselaer County, N . Y .
Piano Manufacturers
137 EAST 13^ ST.
NEW YORK
CONFER ON IMPORT PLAN
To
Modify Arrangements for Bringing
Wool from England and Australia.
A special committee was appointed by the ex-
ecutive committee of the Xational Association of
Wool Manufacturers, at a meeting early this week
in the Hotel Belmont, to confer with A. M. Pat-
terson and the otiier officers of the Textile Alliance
in an effort to remove all matters of disagreement
respecting the arrangements recently effected be-
tween the British Government and the alliance by
which wools from Great Britain and Australia are
to be exported to the United States. Following
its appointment the committee conferred with Mr.
Patterson and made material progress toward a
compromise of the matters at issue.
The arrangement for the importing of wool en-
tered into between the British Government and the
alliance gives the latter full power to discriminate
between the wool that may and may not come into
this country. All the staple shipped must be con-
signed to Mr. Patterson. The association, which
is said to represent fully two-thirds of the domes-
tic manufacturing interests, takes the stand that its
members should have had some voice in determin-
ing the nature of the agreement. The charge
which shall be made for carrying out the details
of the plan is another objection the association has
raised, feeling that 1 per cent, on the invoice value
of the wool is too much to pay for the privilege of
importing wool.
GRANTS DRAWBACK ALLOWANCE.
The Treasury Department has granted a draw-
back allowance on the exportation of pianos manu-
factured by J. & C. Fischer, New York, in which
are used bass strings manufactured by Francis
Ramacciotti in the use of imported steel wires.
The W. F. Frederick Piano Co.. Pittsburgh, Pa.,
has opened a branch store in Canonsburg Pa
SOSLINVISIBLiliS
^ t
"OUT OF SIGHT
EVER IN MIND"
When you fail
to see an un-
sightly hinge
protruding you
know SOSS is
the answer.
The Central Veneer Co., Huntington, W. Va.
OFFMAN BROS. CO.
FORT WAYNE, IND.
(Est. 1867)
(Inc. 1904)
Specialties, Hardwood, Veneert, and
Lumber for Musical Instruments.
WHITE. SON COMPANY
EI anuf ftoturtra
950-940 AtUntlo Avtnu*, Beaten, M a s s .
CF. G(IEPEL*C0
soft yellow poplar for cross band-
ing is unapproached in this country.
A large supply always on hand.
merit of your business consult t h e market
ORGAN AND PUYER-PIANO LEATHERS
In quest of high grade
p u n c h i n g s of all
shapes and kinds for
your pianos and play-
ers. Call on us now
for the best the mar-
ket affords.
BEC.US.PAT OFF
V
VENEERS
No. 101
S
O S S M F G Rfl
QVQQ H i m . U U s ,
Write to-day,
435
ATLANTIC AVE.
BROOKLYN, N. Y.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
WALNUT POPULAR IN PIANO FIELD.
FACE CHECKING IN VENEER.
Finds Greater Measure of Favor in Western
and Middle Western States Than East.
Some Recent Experiences of Interest to Users
of Veneers.
A field which is drawing quite extensively on
walnut for its raw material, and in fact the field
which is probably realizing its possibilities in this
direction more fully than any o.her line, is the
piano trade. In this line or manufacture there is
a steadily increasing qiu.nUy of walnut being used
each year, but this is more particularly true in the
Middle Western States than in the East, the rea-
son probably being the ia.it that Eastern concerns
arc naturally more conservative in their methods
and r.-.ore slow to take up with any changes in
styles vj.f raw materials.
A walnut man recently made the interesting ob-
servation, and this statement is unquestionably an
absolute truth, that one of the biggest reasons for
the continued absence of any quantities of walnut
in fixtures and piano work (the condition which
th.' walnut men are battling to overcome) is the
widespread misinformation regarding the quantity
of this stock available and the price for which it
can be purchased. This walnui: man .^aid that fur-
niture and piano factories will frequently send
out inquiries for walnut stocks, and inst:ad of
taking the trouble of looking up firms who make
a specialty of manufacturing this line of lumber
or veneers will write to the manufacturer o.f other
hardwoods asking for quotations in connection
with quotations on their usual line of manufacture.
As a consequence these concerns who probably
have not a stick of walnut on their yards and
have no means of getting it other than through
walnut specialists write back quoting on some
one's else stock at prices ranging at $5 to $10
above what it could be purchased for direct. The
consequence is that the piano and furniture men
get an entirely erroneous idea of stocks available
and prevailing values. They are consequently
discouraged when it comes to using any of this
class of material.
Accurate information as to these two points is
one of the first and paramount differences in
primarily and adequately broadening the market
for walnut, says the Hardwood Record. There
is, and there will be for a long time to. come, suffi-
cient walnut to fill in the reasonable demand that
might be created, and it is absolutely a fact that
this stock can be had at prices which conform very
fully to prices for other high class cabinet woods.
Tt is simply up to the walnut man to give the
proper publicity to his stocks.
It is not only possible, but very probable, that we
shall eventually find that the solution of the problem
of face checks in veneer is in the drying and redry-
ing process. An interesting instance having direct
bearing upon t'lis subject was encountered recently
in connection with the manufacture of veneered
doors. A manufacturer was found who 1 was turn-
ing out big door panels made of rotary cut yellow
pine and standing b'hind them with a guarantee
that they would not face check. Perhaps the aver-
age piano manufacturer do.s not appreciate this
in its full measure, because pine is not extensively
used as a face vener in piano manufacturing.
It is a fact well known to the planing mill trade,
however, that yellow pine is about th: most difficult
wood to prevent face checking.
Naturally, therefore, any method or process that
will prevent face checking in yellow pine veneer
should be even more effective in preventing face
checks in veneer of hardwoods.
Inquiry as to the how and whyfor brought out
the fact that the prevention of face checking is with
this concern entirely a matter of redrying. They
take their face veneer stock and, no matter how
thoroughly dry the producer may claim to have
made it, they put it through a redrier before using
it. They report that the effect of this is to shrink
a sheet of veneer 24 to 30 inches in width often as
much as % of an inch in the redrying process, even
though the veneer has been previously dried.
It is this shrinking in the redrier which they
claim prevents face checks and enables them to
stand behind their panels with a guarantee against
face checking.
Now, if this holds true as to yellow pine veneer,
it ought to hold equally true and be fully as effec-
tive on oak, birch, gum, and various face veneers
used in the piano and furniture trade, which would
mean that the secret of face check prevention is to
be found in thoroughly redrying and shrinking the
face stock before it is used. As" the Furniture
Manufacturer and Artisan aptly says the instance
is striking enough and the logic sounds good
enough to have attention.
OUR TRADE WITH NICARAGUA.
Some Interesting Comparative Figures on Im-
ports of Musical Instruments from the
United States and Germany.
KNOWLEDDGE IS POWER.
(Special to The Review.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 8.—Consul Harold
Recently a correspondent of Veneers asked, D. Clum, of Corinto, in an exhaustive report of
"What do the average buyers in the furniture or the trade of Nicaragua, S. A., and particularly the
piano factories know about veneers?" Well, it is imports to that country, states that pianos and
a safe bet that if they don't know much they will player-pianos to the value of $14,004 were imported
soon learn something, and pay tuition to expe- in 1913, as compared with $14,289 in 1912. Of this
rience, that impressive, but expensive, teacher.
amount the United States supplied $10,450 in 1913,
as compared with $9,613 in 1912; Germany supplied
$3,177 in 1913, as compared with $3,237 in 191^. The
value of all other types of musical instrument ;
imported from the United States in 1913 amounted
CINCINNATI, O.
to $1,574, as compared with $2,017 in 1912, while
Importers a n d Manufacturers of Germany furnished goods to the value of $4,267 in
Figured Mahogany, Circassian Wal- 1913, as compared with $2,836 in 1912. These fig-
nut and Foreign Woods for high- ures indicate a gain for the United States in pianos
grade piano cases and cabinets* in 1913 with a greater gain for Germany in the mis-
cellaneous musical instrument line.
New York Office and Sample Room
The Ohio Veneer Co.
Grand Central Palace Building
Lexington Ave. and 46th St.
G. H. V AUG HAN, Eastern Representative
GRUBB & KOSEGARTEN BROS.
Manufacturers of HIGH GRADE
PIANO-FORTE
ACTIONS
N A S S A U , Rensselaer County, N . Y .
Piano Manufacturers
137 EAST 13^ ST.
NEW YORK
CONFER ON IMPORT PLAN
To
Modify Arrangements for Bringing
Wool from England and Australia.
A special committee was appointed by the ex-
ecutive committee of the Xational Association of
Wool Manufacturers, at a meeting early this week
in the Hotel Belmont, to confer with A. M. Pat-
terson and the otiier officers of the Textile Alliance
in an effort to remove all matters of disagreement
respecting the arrangements recently effected be-
tween the British Government and the alliance by
which wools from Great Britain and Australia are
to be exported to the United States. Following
its appointment the committee conferred with Mr.
Patterson and made material progress toward a
compromise of the matters at issue.
The arrangement for the importing of wool en-
tered into between the British Government and the
alliance gives the latter full power to discriminate
between the wool that may and may not come into
this country. All the staple shipped must be con-
signed to Mr. Patterson. The association, which
is said to represent fully two-thirds of the domes-
tic manufacturing interests, takes the stand that its
members should have had some voice in determin-
ing the nature of the agreement. The charge
which shall be made for carrying out the details
of the plan is another objection the association has
raised, feeling that 1 per cent, on the invoice value
of the wool is too much to pay for the privilege of
importing wool.
GRANTS DRAWBACK ALLOWANCE.
The Treasury Department has granted a draw-
back allowance on the exportation of pianos manu-
factured by J. & C. Fischer, New York, in which
are used bass strings manufactured by Francis
Ramacciotti in the use of imported steel wires.
The W. F. Frederick Piano Co.. Pittsburgh, Pa.,
has opened a branch store in Canonsburg Pa
SOSLINVISIBLiliS
^ t
"OUT OF SIGHT
EVER IN MIND"
When you fail
to see an un-
sightly hinge
protruding you
know SOSS is
the answer.
The Central Veneer Co., Huntington, W. Va.
OFFMAN BROS. CO.
FORT WAYNE, IND.
(Est. 1867)
(Inc. 1904)
Specialties, Hardwood, Veneert, and
Lumber for Musical Instruments.
WHITE. SON COMPANY
EI anuf ftoturtra
950-940 AtUntlo Avtnu*, Beaten, M a s s .
CF. G(IEPEL*C0
soft yellow poplar for cross band-
ing is unapproached in this country.
A large supply always on hand.
merit of your business consult t h e market
ORGAN AND PUYER-PIANO LEATHERS
In quest of high grade
p u n c h i n g s of all
shapes and kinds for
your pianos and play-
ers. Call on us now
for the best the mar-
ket affords.
BEC.US.PAT OFF
V
VENEERS
No. 101
S
O S S M F G Rfl
QVQQ H i m . U U s ,
Write to-day,
435
ATLANTIC AVE.
BROOKLYN, N. Y.
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