Music Trade Review
Issue: 1916 Vol. 62 N. 23 - Page 109
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
LATEST GLIDDEN EXPANSION
BONUS SYSTEM AT HERZOQ PLANT
The Glidden Varnish Co., of Cleveland, the
Largest Single Varnish Plant in the World,
Makes Big Addition to Present Plant
Herzog Art Furniture Co. Arranging to Pay
Workmen Increased Wages by Bonus
The accompanying photograph shows the big
addition now under course of erection by the
Glidden Varnish Co., Cleveland, O.
This new building is the latest step up the
long stairway of Glidden progress covering a
period of more than forty years. It is of fire-
proof, concrete construction, contains 27,000
SAGINAW, MICH., May 29.—The Herzog Art
Furniture Co. has announced that arrangements
have been completed for the establishment of
a bonus system among its employes. Each op-
eration performed in the plant has been graded
so that a bonus system will apply to it, and the
workmen will thereby be enabled to enjoy a
greatly increased weekly wage, in proportion
to the amount of good work they do. A picnic
during the summer is also being planned, to
be followed by a banquet of the entire office and
factory staffs in the fall. These affairs will be
financed entirely by the company. Working
conditions in the Herzog factory are of the best,
as every facility for the safety and convenience
of the workmen has been installed there. The
buildings are all arranged so as to admit a
maximum of light and air, and the machinery
used in the manufacture of the music roll and
talking machine cabinets is of the latest and
best pattern, many of the devices being in-
vented by President Herzog, himself.
KEEPING MOTHS OUT OF PIANOS
Showing Progress in New Building
square feet of floor space, and will be equipped
throughout with only the latest types of ma-
chinery.
When completed it is hoped this big addition
will relieve the crowded departments and help
take care of the altogether unprecedented de-
mand for Glidden products. For months past
the entire plant has been strained to capacity;
work has been progressing night arid day.
Every department is having more than its share
of business activity. And the only relief in
sight is the new addition reproduced here, al-
though judging from the present outlook other
additions may soon be required.
The Glidden Varnish Co., of Cleveland, now
occupies a total area of sixteen and one-half
acres. Its total present floor space is 190,000
square feet. Complete lines of varnishes and
paint specialties are manufactured for the re-
quirements of every industry.
Aggressiveness has been the key-note sound-
ed throughout the life of this flourishing con-
cern. The Glidden Varnish Co. has forged
ahead, ever with an eye to the betterment of
the product, and the improvement of its service.
AUSTIN VENEERXO. ORGANIZED
S. J. Austin Forms Concern in Chicago to Deal
in Plain and Figured Veneers
CHICAGO, I I I . , May 29.—The Austin Veneer
and Lumber Co. has been organized by S. J.
Austin, one of the livest and best-known veneer
men in the Middle West: The offices and display
rooms of the new concern are located in the
Lytton Building, 14 E. Jackson boulevard, and
the warehouse is located at 444 W. Grand av-
enue. A complete stock of figured and plain
veneers will be carried by the concern. Mr.
Austin, who is president of the new concern,
has been in the veneer business for the past
fifteen years, and has been associated with some
of the most prominent veneer houses during
that time. He is a well-known expert in the
selection of veneers.
a.
The Ohio Veneer Co.
CINCINNATI, O.
Importers and Manufacturers of Figured
Mahogany and Foreign Woods for high-
grade piano cases and cabinets.
^^"^^™"^™/Veu> York Office
and Sample
Room
Grand Central Palace Bldg.
Lexington Ave. and 46th St.
G. H. VAUGHAN, Eastern Representative
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R. W. Muse Makes Public Formula Which He
Declares Has Been Most Effective
The question of keeping moths out of the
felts in pianos has apparently been solved by
R. W. Muse, who in the Tuners Magazine offers
a remedy which he declares is so successful that
he gives his customers an absolute guarantee
that the piano will keep free from moths for a
year after treatment. The remedy offered by
Mr. Muse is as follows:
Dissolve 1 oz. of corrosive sublimate in 16 oz. v
(iull pint) of denatured alcohol.
After stripping the piano to expose felts, blow
out all corruption (can you suggest better
word?) then spray all felt, using a bottle spray.
One ounce of this preparation is quite suffi-
cient for the piano.
The corrosive sublimate, easily soluble in al-
cohol, is carried by that vehicle into the depths
of the felt. The alcohol soon volatilizes, leaving
the deadly mercury a permanent poison. One
virtue in this treatment in that there is no ob-
jectionable powder to blow out when the piano
must be cleaned of hairpins, gum, chalk, needles,
coins, etc., to which the keybed is heir.
Some years ago I used another remedy whose
chief virtue seemed to be its vile allopathic
smell. When a lady told me that I reminded
her of a hen house, I switched to the dope I use
at present.
THE PROPER USE OF GLUE
Different Grades of Glue Are Necessary to
Work Various Kinds of Wood
Nearly every man engaged in the practical
side of the veneering industry is confronted
with some of the problems presented by the
different grades of glue offered for sale and
the great variety of woods on which the glue
is to be used. In some shops the idea exists
that a cheap glue is good enough for veneering
purposes. There are times when a medium
grade glue will make a good veneer joint, but
it does not necessarily follow from this that
the cheaper grade is the more economical. The
finer grained the wood, such as maple, etc., the
greater the necessity for a high-grade glue,
because the glue for these woods must be
made reasonably thin. For absorbent and open-
grained woods a glue of the highest quality is
not absolutely necessary, because open-grained
woods require a heavier glue solution than do
the finer-grained woods, says S. C. Dudley, in
Veneers.
A really high-grade glue should never be used
thick, and for this reason a medium-grade glue
which may be used with less moisture, will do
equally good, if not better, work on the more
97
ADVICE!
And when you're satisfied
that we've the best punch-
ings on the market, cut
clean and accurately from
the best of material in cellu-
loid, cloth, felt, fibre,
leather, paper, rubber or
whatever you want, give
us credit and send your
orders to
CFGOEPEL^CD
137 E A S T I3 T -* ST.
NEW YORK
absorbent, porous woods. On the other hand, a
medium-grade glue should never be used thin,
and is, therefore, never suitable for the hard,
close-grained woods.
Sometimes a man is confronted with the prob-
lem of preparing a glue solution suitable for
a joint between a hard, fine-grained piece of
wood and a piece that is soft and porus. In
such a case he must prepare the glue to meet
the requirements of one of the woods and then
prepare the other wood to meet the require-
ments of the glue. If the veneer is soft and
the core stock hard, the glue must be prepared
to meet the requirements of the softer wood,
and then the surface of the hard core stock made
soft to meet the needs of the glue. This may
be done by sanding with coarse paper, which
will raise a fuzz.
Where the veneer is hard and the core stock
soft, the problem is a little more perplexing.
We cannot very well sand the veneer to give
it a soft surface, owing to its thinness, so we
will have to prepare the glue to meet the needs
of the hard veneer, and then prepare the soft
wood to suit the glue. This can be done by
giving the soft wood core a coat of thin glue
and allowing it to dry before the glue for the
joint is put on. This thin coat will prevent the
absorbent wood taking in the glue and starv-
ing the joint.
Mrs. Noovo-Reesh—We went to the matinee
at that new theatre that's just been opened the
other day.
Her Companion—Indeed; and what do you
think of its acoustic properties?
Mrs. Noovo-Reesh—Well, you know, I
thought they were a trifle gaudy myself.
BRANCH OFFICES:
Chicago
160 No. Fifth Ave.
San Franeise*
164 Haniford Bldf.
are Apparent
Some of the sizes shown indicate the
variety of " S U S S " Hinges which we
manufacture for use on pianos, player-
pianos, talking machines anil music
cabinets.
There is a particular "SOSS" Hinge
best suited for your requirements.
Our illustrated catalog " S " gives
complete and interesting information.
Write for a copy and for quotations on
your particular requirements.
Son Manufacturing Company,
435-443 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Los Angeles
224 Central Bldg.
Minneapolis
3416 Second Ave.,So.
Detroit
922 David Whitney
Building
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
LATEST GLIDDEN EXPANSION
BONUS SYSTEM AT HERZOQ PLANT
The Glidden Varnish Co., of Cleveland, the
Largest Single Varnish Plant in the World,
Makes Big Addition to Present Plant
Herzog Art Furniture Co. Arranging to Pay
Workmen Increased Wages by Bonus
The accompanying photograph shows the big
addition now under course of erection by the
Glidden Varnish Co., Cleveland, O.
This new building is the latest step up the
long stairway of Glidden progress covering a
period of more than forty years. It is of fire-
proof, concrete construction, contains 27,000
SAGINAW, MICH., May 29.—The Herzog Art
Furniture Co. has announced that arrangements
have been completed for the establishment of
a bonus system among its employes. Each op-
eration performed in the plant has been graded
so that a bonus system will apply to it, and the
workmen will thereby be enabled to enjoy a
greatly increased weekly wage, in proportion
to the amount of good work they do. A picnic
during the summer is also being planned, to
be followed by a banquet of the entire office and
factory staffs in the fall. These affairs will be
financed entirely by the company. Working
conditions in the Herzog factory are of the best,
as every facility for the safety and convenience
of the workmen has been installed there. The
buildings are all arranged so as to admit a
maximum of light and air, and the machinery
used in the manufacture of the music roll and
talking machine cabinets is of the latest and
best pattern, many of the devices being in-
vented by President Herzog, himself.
KEEPING MOTHS OUT OF PIANOS
Showing Progress in New Building
square feet of floor space, and will be equipped
throughout with only the latest types of ma-
chinery.
When completed it is hoped this big addition
will relieve the crowded departments and help
take care of the altogether unprecedented de-
mand for Glidden products. For months past
the entire plant has been strained to capacity;
work has been progressing night arid day.
Every department is having more than its share
of business activity. And the only relief in
sight is the new addition reproduced here, al-
though judging from the present outlook other
additions may soon be required.
The Glidden Varnish Co., of Cleveland, now
occupies a total area of sixteen and one-half
acres. Its total present floor space is 190,000
square feet. Complete lines of varnishes and
paint specialties are manufactured for the re-
quirements of every industry.
Aggressiveness has been the key-note sound-
ed throughout the life of this flourishing con-
cern. The Glidden Varnish Co. has forged
ahead, ever with an eye to the betterment of
the product, and the improvement of its service.
AUSTIN VENEERXO. ORGANIZED
S. J. Austin Forms Concern in Chicago to Deal
in Plain and Figured Veneers
CHICAGO, I I I . , May 29.—The Austin Veneer
and Lumber Co. has been organized by S. J.
Austin, one of the livest and best-known veneer
men in the Middle West: The offices and display
rooms of the new concern are located in the
Lytton Building, 14 E. Jackson boulevard, and
the warehouse is located at 444 W. Grand av-
enue. A complete stock of figured and plain
veneers will be carried by the concern. Mr.
Austin, who is president of the new concern,
has been in the veneer business for the past
fifteen years, and has been associated with some
of the most prominent veneer houses during
that time. He is a well-known expert in the
selection of veneers.
a.
The Ohio Veneer Co.
CINCINNATI, O.
Importers and Manufacturers of Figured
Mahogany and Foreign Woods for high-
grade piano cases and cabinets.
^^"^^™"^™/Veu> York Office
and Sample
Room
Grand Central Palace Bldg.
Lexington Ave. and 46th St.
G. H. VAUGHAN, Eastern Representative
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R. W. Muse Makes Public Formula Which He
Declares Has Been Most Effective
The question of keeping moths out of the
felts in pianos has apparently been solved by
R. W. Muse, who in the Tuners Magazine offers
a remedy which he declares is so successful that
he gives his customers an absolute guarantee
that the piano will keep free from moths for a
year after treatment. The remedy offered by
Mr. Muse is as follows:
Dissolve 1 oz. of corrosive sublimate in 16 oz. v
(iull pint) of denatured alcohol.
After stripping the piano to expose felts, blow
out all corruption (can you suggest better
word?) then spray all felt, using a bottle spray.
One ounce of this preparation is quite suffi-
cient for the piano.
The corrosive sublimate, easily soluble in al-
cohol, is carried by that vehicle into the depths
of the felt. The alcohol soon volatilizes, leaving
the deadly mercury a permanent poison. One
virtue in this treatment in that there is no ob-
jectionable powder to blow out when the piano
must be cleaned of hairpins, gum, chalk, needles,
coins, etc., to which the keybed is heir.
Some years ago I used another remedy whose
chief virtue seemed to be its vile allopathic
smell. When a lady told me that I reminded
her of a hen house, I switched to the dope I use
at present.
THE PROPER USE OF GLUE
Different Grades of Glue Are Necessary to
Work Various Kinds of Wood
Nearly every man engaged in the practical
side of the veneering industry is confronted
with some of the problems presented by the
different grades of glue offered for sale and
the great variety of woods on which the glue
is to be used. In some shops the idea exists
that a cheap glue is good enough for veneering
purposes. There are times when a medium
grade glue will make a good veneer joint, but
it does not necessarily follow from this that
the cheaper grade is the more economical. The
finer grained the wood, such as maple, etc., the
greater the necessity for a high-grade glue,
because the glue for these woods must be
made reasonably thin. For absorbent and open-
grained woods a glue of the highest quality is
not absolutely necessary, because open-grained
woods require a heavier glue solution than do
the finer-grained woods, says S. C. Dudley, in
Veneers.
A really high-grade glue should never be used
thick, and for this reason a medium-grade glue
which may be used with less moisture, will do
equally good, if not better, work on the more
97
ADVICE!
And when you're satisfied
that we've the best punch-
ings on the market, cut
clean and accurately from
the best of material in cellu-
loid, cloth, felt, fibre,
leather, paper, rubber or
whatever you want, give
us credit and send your
orders to
CFGOEPEL^CD
137 E A S T I3 T -* ST.
NEW YORK
absorbent, porous woods. On the other hand, a
medium-grade glue should never be used thin,
and is, therefore, never suitable for the hard,
close-grained woods.
Sometimes a man is confronted with the prob-
lem of preparing a glue solution suitable for
a joint between a hard, fine-grained piece of
wood and a piece that is soft and porus. In
such a case he must prepare the glue to meet
the requirements of one of the woods and then
prepare the other wood to meet the require-
ments of the glue. If the veneer is soft and
the core stock hard, the glue must be prepared
to meet the requirements of the softer wood,
and then the surface of the hard core stock made
soft to meet the needs of the glue. This may
be done by sanding with coarse paper, which
will raise a fuzz.
Where the veneer is hard and the core stock
soft, the problem is a little more perplexing.
We cannot very well sand the veneer to give
it a soft surface, owing to its thinness, so we
will have to prepare the glue to meet the needs
of the hard veneer, and then prepare the soft
wood to suit the glue. This can be done by
giving the soft wood core a coat of thin glue
and allowing it to dry before the glue for the
joint is put on. This thin coat will prevent the
absorbent wood taking in the glue and starv-
ing the joint.
Mrs. Noovo-Reesh—We went to the matinee
at that new theatre that's just been opened the
other day.
Her Companion—Indeed; and what do you
think of its acoustic properties?
Mrs. Noovo-Reesh—Well, you know, I
thought they were a trifle gaudy myself.
BRANCH OFFICES:
Chicago
160 No. Fifth Ave.
San Franeise*
164 Haniford Bldf.
are Apparent
Some of the sizes shown indicate the
variety of " S U S S " Hinges which we
manufacture for use on pianos, player-
pianos, talking machines anil music
cabinets.
There is a particular "SOSS" Hinge
best suited for your requirements.
Our illustrated catalog " S " gives
complete and interesting information.
Write for a copy and for quotations on
your particular requirements.
Son Manufacturing Company,
435-443 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Los Angeles
224 Central Bldg.
Minneapolis
3416 Second Ave.,So.
Detroit
922 David Whitney
Building
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