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MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
47
DAMP PROOFING HAMMER BUTT CENTERS FREE.
Stab-Abendschein Co. Making Small Charge, However, for Damp Proofing of Other Lines of
Bushing in All Actions—George F. Abendschein Tells of Success of New Process.
(icorge F. Abendschein, of the Staib-Abendschein
Co., ]'Mth street and Brook avenue, New York, left
mi Sunday last for the Middle West, where he will
remain for two or three weeks and will visit piano
manufacturers in that territory, making his head-
quarters as usual in Chicago. Before leaving, Mr.
Abendschein stated to a representative of The Re-
view that the new method of damp proofing the
Mastertouch and the Staib-Abendschein actions
bad proved most satisfactory. "We have just re-
ccntlv received a letter," he said, "from J. Giralt e
11 ijo, of Havana, Cuba, who have several of the
damp-proofed actions, which they have been test-
ing and who state that they have had no trouble
whatsoever wkh them, while other actions which
have been made in foreign countries and also in
lliis country have always given them more or less
trouble on account of the dampness affecting them.
"We are now damp proofing the hammer butt
center of all actions without extra charge, but al!
other liius of bushing will be charged for at the
rate of ten cents a Lne, or if three lines are or-
dered damp proofed the charge will be twenty-five
cents for the three. We do the hammer line free
as a protection to the manufacturer; the other
three important points to be done, however, are the
whippen, fly and tongue. Manufacturers who are
making pianos for export trade in Central, South
America or Cuba should have all seven points damp
proofed, the charge for which will be fifty cents.
We do not mean to make a profit on this work.
These small charges merely pay for part of the
labor entailed by the damp-prooiing process.
"1 he improved Mastertouch which was recently
put on the market and which has a much lighter
touch than the model with the Grand touch lias
had a splendid call. With the addition of this
model we are able to suit the great varie:y of taste.;
as far as touch is concerned, while in any model
all the repetition des.red may be found."
CAUSES OF "SWtiATliNG" UN VAKMSHLD PIANOS
And How the Trouble May Be Avoided in Part , Described by an Expert—Too Much Haste in
Applying the Various Coats of Varnish One of the Mistakes.
Replying to an inquiry as to what causes
":.\\ eating" out on varnished goods, Rudolph Kil-
bourne says in Veneers that sometimes it is the
result of the varnish being too long in oil, but
more frequently the result of wrong methods of
applying or of rubbing before it is dry. In many
shops where three or four coats of varnish are
put on the goods they are put on in something like
this iirder: August 1, first coat; August 3, second
coat; August 6, third coat; August l'\ fourth
coat. Recent experiments have shown the above
method to be wrong, because it gives the first coat
too short a time and the last too long to dry, with
the result that the thi'd c at frequently has an
outer surface too hard to form a proper union
with the fourt l coat; and when the rubber rubs
through the last coat into the one below the var-
nish looks as though nne coat war. peeling off the
other.
Sometimes sweating is the result of crowding
the under coats too fast to allow t iem to dry
properly. The drying of varn'sh is really not
"drying" as we usually understand the term. '! lie
process is one of hardening. Instead of throwing
off moisture, as is the case with ordinary drying,
varnish hardens through the absorption of oxygen
from t.ie air, the process being known as oxida-
tion. Jf the coats are crowded one on top of the
other so fast that the air is shut out from the
under coats before they have had a chance to ab-
sorb a reasonable amount of oxygen and become
fairly hard, the process of hardening is inter-
rupted and tie last coat:; prevent its rcsumpt on
properly. Varnish hardened under these condi-
tions cannot be expected to give the best satis-
faction, as it is sure to sweat more or less when
rubbed and rapidly grow dim when polished.
To prevent this the order of applying the coats
should be reversed. Instead of giving but a short time
between the first and second coats and a long time
between the third and fourt ii coats, it should be a
long time between the first and second coats, and
t!:e la:t coat should be put on before the previous
coat has become anything like hard. Here i«
about the correct time for a mediim drying var-
nish: August 1, first coat; August fi, second coat;
'\ugust 10, third coat; August 13, fourth coat.
It will be seen from this that the time required
is no longer than for the old way, and that the
under coats have a chance to become properly
hardened before 'being covered over, and the third
coat is not likely to be too hard to properly unite
with the last coat when it is put on.
The bad results of a wrong method of apply'ng
varnish may be minimized by observing certain
precautions when rubbing. If the goods are re-
quired before they are dry enough to stand oil
rubbing, if they are to go dull, it would be well
enough to water rub them and finish them off in
oil from twelve to twenty-four hours after. If
the goods are to be pol'shed, rubbing should be
clone twenty-four hours before the polishing; this
will give the varnish some of the chance to oxi-
dize which it should have had before the last
coats were put on, and insure a more brilliant
and lasting polish.
A n d w h e n y o u ' r e satisfied
that w e ' v e t h e best p u n c h -
ings o n t h e market, c u t
clean and accurately from
t h e best of material in cellu-
loid, c l o t h , felt, fibre,
leather, paper, rubber or
whatever you want, give
us credit and send your
orders to
C.FGOEPELACD
137 E A S T I3 T -* ST.
N E.W YORK
LAYING CROTCH VENEERS.
Most Valuable of Veneers Requires Unusually
Careful Handling to Secure Satisfactory Re-
sults Whether Used in Pianos or Cabinet
Work.
Of all the veneers, the crotch is the acme of per-
fection in its possibilities. I he crotch in its crude
form docs not mean very much to the uninitiated,
but to the trained and experienced it contains a
world of possibilities.
There are no two just alike; each is different
from the other. Kvery one requires separate care
and different handling if we would get all there is
out of it. After it lias been duly treated, sliced
and dried, it is a question how best to apply it, and
that leads me to mention a few facts that I have
learned in the use of crotch venters.
Where it is possible, and in order to set the best
results, I would use only the veneers from one log
to finish tin- work in hand, for seldom will two
logs furnish similar veneers, says W. l\ Meyer in
Veneers.
The venee s should be kepi in a cool place until
used. 1 would suggest cold storage of uniform
temperature, not higher than thirty degrees V. Heat
is fatal to good results.
Crotch veneers need more glue than any other
kind of veneers. The pores should be tilled and
saturated with glue in order to make lasting work.
The sin of this age is the sparing use of glue.
Air is fatal to work veneered with crotch. Tt
should be protected from the time it is taken out
of the press until it is time to apply the first coat
of varnish. T generally use paper over the face of
the veneer. Often enough glue comes through to
bold the paper in position ; if not, I either tack or
tie paper over the piece.
INVISIBLE
HINGES
The Ohio Veneer Co.
'OUT OF SIGHT
EVER IN MIND"
CINCINNATI, O.
When you fail
to see an un-
sightly hinge
protruding
you k n otv
Importers a n d Manufacturers of
Figured Mahogany, Circassian Wal-
nut and Foreign Woods for high-
grade piano cases and cabinets.
SOSS is the
answer.
Write to'day.
Nmw York Office and Samplm Room
Grand Central Palace Building
Lexington Ave. and 46th St.
G. H. VAUGHAN, Eastern Representative
SOSS MFG. CO.,
Atlantic Ave-
BROOKLYN, N. Y-