Music Trade Review
Issue: 1916 Vol. 62 N. 4 - Page 49
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
| WOOD FINISHING PRODUCTS UP 10 TO 350 PER CENT.
Aniline Situation Most Serious Feature Varnish and Stain Manufacturers Have to Face-
Rosenau Tells How Marietta Paint & Color Co. Have Relieved Existing Conditions.
-G.
A.
A branch of the supply industry which has been
greatly affected by the increase in prices of raw
material has been the manufacturers of varnishes,
fillers and stains, who find that not only have the
prices soared but the supply of material from
which these articles are manufactured is becoming
scarcer as time goes on.
A very good idea of the situation was summed
up this week by G. A. Rosenau, of the Ilsley &
Held Co., New York, agent for the Marietta Paint
& Color Co., when he said to a representative of
The Review: "All that I can say about the gen-
eral advance in prices is that almost everything
used in the wood-finishing trades has jumped up
from 10 to 350 per cent., and there is no sign of
the advance letting up. Besides this," he con-
tinued, "there is at present a greatly diminished
source of supply, and in many cases we cannot
get any quantities of material at any price.
"The trade has been slow to realize the extreme
difficulty under which we are operating at all.
The aniline, or color, situation is perhaps the most
dangerous. Certain staple and very necessary
colors are entirely out of the market. In this
emergency the Marietta Paint & Color Co. has
made necessary advances on certain products, and
others have been discontinued pending a settle-
ment of the situation. In its American mahogany
stain, however, we have a life-saver. It foresaw
the present difficulty some time ago, and arrange-
ments were made to take care of it in the best
possible way. This American mahogany stain is
perfect in tone, operation and staying power. It
not alone meets the present emergency but will
remain with us as a permanent product. It has
been a splendid innovation and is well received
by the trade.
"Another element of trouble which has kept us
guessing is the freight situation, caused by the
embargo on all goods except foodstuffs coming
from the Ohio section. A man's time at present
is taken up trying to satisfy the demands of the
manufacturers as well as he can, but we are all in
hopes that the atmosphere will clear shortly."
jNO FURTHER ADVANCE IN COPPER.
copper available was 1,820,000,000 pounds. This
enormous quantity was offset by exports of 600,-
000,000 pounds and domestic deliveries of 950,000,-
000 pounds, the latter estimated, exceeding all pre-
vious deliveries on home account, because of the
production of war munitions which were or will be
exported. There is reason to believe that full
export returns have not yet been received. Prob-
ably 50.000,000 pounds will have to be added to the
total when final reports are received. These liberal
estimates show total deliveries into consumptive
channels, domestic and foreign, of 1,600,000,000
pounds, indicating surplus stocks of 220,000,000
pounds on January 1, 1916.
It is significant that of the 250,000,000 pounds
understood to have been delivered by the produc-
ers, about 125,000,000 pounds went into warehouses,
on speculative account during the first half of the
year. Much of this metal is reported to have been
marketed in the last four or five months. Specu-
lators, however, have continued to operate extens-
ively, so there is reason to believe that there were
Report of Enormous Output, Combined with
the Belief that Large Quantities are Held
on Speculation, Checks Upward Trend.
Copper has evidently reached its maximum price.
The metal market is bearish on this commodity,
and the price of from 23 to 24 cents on electrolytic,
which has been current for the past ten days, shows
signs of breaking. Three factors have conspired to
check the movement to establish record-breaking
prices for copper. The report of the Geological
Survey showing the output of refined copper in
1915 to have been the heaviest in the history of the
industry, the attitude of the British Government
toward the purchases of metal and the embargoes
on freight shipments into New England were the
three potent forces.
Production of refined copper last year, according
to the Government returns, was approximately
1,647,000,000 pounds and the total supply of refined
TELL US YOUR SANDPAPER TROUBLES
AND WE WILL SEND SAMPLE SHEETS OF
TROY BRAND
FLINT AND GARNET PAPER
45
still heavy stocks carried in some position at the
close of the year. The interesting point is how
much of the surplus is carried by producers and
how much by consumers or speculators. Sales by
the producing interests of course would more than
overbalance the surplus stocks, but in the meantime
current production must be taken into account. The
latter is understood to be more than ample to meet
current requirements.
PIANO ACTION IMPROVEMENT
Forms the Basis of a Patent Just Granted to
Harvey L. West and Which Relates to Im-
provements in the Springs by Which the
Dampers Are Pressed Against the Springs.
(Special to The Review.)
WASHINGTON, D, C , January 17.—Patent No.
1,167,863 was last week granted to Harvey L.
West, Elgin, 111., for a piano action, which relates
more particularly to improvement in the springs
by which the dampers are pressed against the
strings and which yield to permit the dampers to
be swung away from the springs when the keys
are depressed.
Among the objects of the invention is to reduce
the cost of the damper mechanism.
A further object of the invention is to produce
a damper controlling spring which is connected
to the damper lever in such way as to avoid
squeaking noises due to the engagement of the
spring with the damper lever.
Another object of the invention is to produce
a novel non-shrinkable damper block which will
avoid accidental detachment of the damper pad
or pads from the block.
BUSY TIMES ATJ>LATE MILLS.
(Special to The Review.)
PITTSBURGH, PA., January 15.—Plate mills are so
crowded with orders that they cannot supply one-
half of their requirements. Additional orders are
being sent in and only a selected few are given
consideration. Conditions have become so serious
that a deadlock in manufacturing is imminent. The
metal conditions must affect the piano plate sit-
uation.
"SATISFIED customers
are NEVER satisfied; they
always come back."
Piano Plates
We MAKE and SELL an
increasing number each
year.
Matawan Steel & Iron Co.
NEW JERSEY, U. S. A.
WE OFFER THE TROY BRAND PRODUCTS WITH
OUR FULL GUARANTEE OF THEIR QUALITY
AND ENDURANCE. SEND FOR OUR 16-PAGE
CATALOG No. 4 3
Richardson Piano Case Co.
Manufacturers of
HAMMACHER.SCHLEMMER & CO.
PIANO M A T E R I A L S , TOOLS, FELTS, CLOTHS, CASTERS, HINGES
LOCKS, BOLTS, SCREWS, PUNCHINGS, SWINGS, CATCHES, ETC., ETC.
NEW YORK SINCE 1848
4th Ave. & 13th St.
Upright—
d
"iano Cases
1891
LEOMINSTER
n
::
MASS.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
| WOOD FINISHING PRODUCTS UP 10 TO 350 PER CENT.
Aniline Situation Most Serious Feature Varnish and Stain Manufacturers Have to Face-
Rosenau Tells How Marietta Paint & Color Co. Have Relieved Existing Conditions.
-G.
A.
A branch of the supply industry which has been
greatly affected by the increase in prices of raw
material has been the manufacturers of varnishes,
fillers and stains, who find that not only have the
prices soared but the supply of material from
which these articles are manufactured is becoming
scarcer as time goes on.
A very good idea of the situation was summed
up this week by G. A. Rosenau, of the Ilsley &
Held Co., New York, agent for the Marietta Paint
& Color Co., when he said to a representative of
The Review: "All that I can say about the gen-
eral advance in prices is that almost everything
used in the wood-finishing trades has jumped up
from 10 to 350 per cent., and there is no sign of
the advance letting up. Besides this," he con-
tinued, "there is at present a greatly diminished
source of supply, and in many cases we cannot
get any quantities of material at any price.
"The trade has been slow to realize the extreme
difficulty under which we are operating at all.
The aniline, or color, situation is perhaps the most
dangerous. Certain staple and very necessary
colors are entirely out of the market. In this
emergency the Marietta Paint & Color Co. has
made necessary advances on certain products, and
others have been discontinued pending a settle-
ment of the situation. In its American mahogany
stain, however, we have a life-saver. It foresaw
the present difficulty some time ago, and arrange-
ments were made to take care of it in the best
possible way. This American mahogany stain is
perfect in tone, operation and staying power. It
not alone meets the present emergency but will
remain with us as a permanent product. It has
been a splendid innovation and is well received
by the trade.
"Another element of trouble which has kept us
guessing is the freight situation, caused by the
embargo on all goods except foodstuffs coming
from the Ohio section. A man's time at present
is taken up trying to satisfy the demands of the
manufacturers as well as he can, but we are all in
hopes that the atmosphere will clear shortly."
jNO FURTHER ADVANCE IN COPPER.
copper available was 1,820,000,000 pounds. This
enormous quantity was offset by exports of 600,-
000,000 pounds and domestic deliveries of 950,000,-
000 pounds, the latter estimated, exceeding all pre-
vious deliveries on home account, because of the
production of war munitions which were or will be
exported. There is reason to believe that full
export returns have not yet been received. Prob-
ably 50.000,000 pounds will have to be added to the
total when final reports are received. These liberal
estimates show total deliveries into consumptive
channels, domestic and foreign, of 1,600,000,000
pounds, indicating surplus stocks of 220,000,000
pounds on January 1, 1916.
It is significant that of the 250,000,000 pounds
understood to have been delivered by the produc-
ers, about 125,000,000 pounds went into warehouses,
on speculative account during the first half of the
year. Much of this metal is reported to have been
marketed in the last four or five months. Specu-
lators, however, have continued to operate extens-
ively, so there is reason to believe that there were
Report of Enormous Output, Combined with
the Belief that Large Quantities are Held
on Speculation, Checks Upward Trend.
Copper has evidently reached its maximum price.
The metal market is bearish on this commodity,
and the price of from 23 to 24 cents on electrolytic,
which has been current for the past ten days, shows
signs of breaking. Three factors have conspired to
check the movement to establish record-breaking
prices for copper. The report of the Geological
Survey showing the output of refined copper in
1915 to have been the heaviest in the history of the
industry, the attitude of the British Government
toward the purchases of metal and the embargoes
on freight shipments into New England were the
three potent forces.
Production of refined copper last year, according
to the Government returns, was approximately
1,647,000,000 pounds and the total supply of refined
TELL US YOUR SANDPAPER TROUBLES
AND WE WILL SEND SAMPLE SHEETS OF
TROY BRAND
FLINT AND GARNET PAPER
45
still heavy stocks carried in some position at the
close of the year. The interesting point is how
much of the surplus is carried by producers and
how much by consumers or speculators. Sales by
the producing interests of course would more than
overbalance the surplus stocks, but in the meantime
current production must be taken into account. The
latter is understood to be more than ample to meet
current requirements.
PIANO ACTION IMPROVEMENT
Forms the Basis of a Patent Just Granted to
Harvey L. West and Which Relates to Im-
provements in the Springs by Which the
Dampers Are Pressed Against the Springs.
(Special to The Review.)
WASHINGTON, D, C , January 17.—Patent No.
1,167,863 was last week granted to Harvey L.
West, Elgin, 111., for a piano action, which relates
more particularly to improvement in the springs
by which the dampers are pressed against the
strings and which yield to permit the dampers to
be swung away from the springs when the keys
are depressed.
Among the objects of the invention is to reduce
the cost of the damper mechanism.
A further object of the invention is to produce
a damper controlling spring which is connected
to the damper lever in such way as to avoid
squeaking noises due to the engagement of the
spring with the damper lever.
Another object of the invention is to produce
a novel non-shrinkable damper block which will
avoid accidental detachment of the damper pad
or pads from the block.
BUSY TIMES ATJ>LATE MILLS.
(Special to The Review.)
PITTSBURGH, PA., January 15.—Plate mills are so
crowded with orders that they cannot supply one-
half of their requirements. Additional orders are
being sent in and only a selected few are given
consideration. Conditions have become so serious
that a deadlock in manufacturing is imminent. The
metal conditions must affect the piano plate sit-
uation.
"SATISFIED customers
are NEVER satisfied; they
always come back."
Piano Plates
We MAKE and SELL an
increasing number each
year.
Matawan Steel & Iron Co.
NEW JERSEY, U. S. A.
WE OFFER THE TROY BRAND PRODUCTS WITH
OUR FULL GUARANTEE OF THEIR QUALITY
AND ENDURANCE. SEND FOR OUR 16-PAGE
CATALOG No. 4 3
Richardson Piano Case Co.
Manufacturers of
HAMMACHER.SCHLEMMER & CO.
PIANO M A T E R I A L S , TOOLS, FELTS, CLOTHS, CASTERS, HINGES
LOCKS, BOLTS, SCREWS, PUNCHINGS, SWINGS, CATCHES, ETC., ETC.
NEW YORK SINCE 1848
4th Ave. & 13th St.
Upright—
d
"iano Cases
1891
LEOMINSTER
n
::
MASS.
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