Music Trade Review
Issue: 1918 Vol. 66 N. 24 - Page 65
Music Trade Review -- © mbsi.org, arcade-museum.com -- digitized with support from namm.org
THE
JUNE 15, 1918
MUSIC
TRADE
REVIEW
dried lumber will do in the way of a joint. Im-
agine therefore what will happen to wood ex-
Government Requirements Will Not Curtail posed to a temperature in the varnish drying
room of 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Some of you
Supply for Piano Manufacturers
wonder why your pieces check after varnished;
Despite the requirements of the Government why joints do not hold up, and you may have
there is no reason for believing that the avail- claimed that the wood is fairly possessed. You
able supply of mahogany lumber for general declare that the varnish drying system you are
purposes will be severely curtailed. Only about using is no good and, as I know some of you
30 per cent, of the mahogany supply will be re- have done, decide to do without it. This does
quired by the Government for airplanes and not, however, solve your problem.
other purposes, and therefore the importers will
When your and my grandfathers were boys,
be able to supply the piano and furniture trades houses were not heated with furnaces, water
with approximately as much as they need. Only heating systems or steam plants. The good old
absolutely straight grained lumber is suitable mother had a small stove in the kitchen and
for Government work, which leaves figured when company came on a Sunday the best room
wood and stock not absolutely straight grained would be heated. To-day nearly all houses are
in first and seconds, together with a large per- heated to from 70 to 85 or 90 degrees, so you
centage of No. 1 common, No. 2 common, can imagine how partly dried wood is going to
shorts, wormy, etc., available for other pur- stand up under those conditions.
poses. While the importation of mahogany has
decreased greatly since the beginning of the
WALTER G. BOLTE "OVER THERE"
war, due to lack of shipping facilities, there was
a large stock of mahogany in the reserve stocks
Walter G. Bolte, son of H. Bolte, president of
in the lumber yards when hostilities began, and
the Eastern Steel, Iron & Foundry Co., of
this has enabled users of mahogany to secure
Jamesburg, N. J., is now "over there" in the
enough wood to meet their requirements with-
service of his country. Just before leaving this
out very much trouble.
country Mr. Bolte received his commission as
a second lieutenant at Camp Gordon, where he
had been in training. - Walter G. Bolte for a
DRY WOOD A NECESSITY
number of years was connected with the in-
Unless the Drying I s Properly Done, Wood dustry in the manufacturing of piano plates and
Will Cause Much Trouble After Finishing
has many friends in the trade.
MAHOGANY SUPPLY IS GOOD
1 cannot understand why some manufactur-
ers will buy any and every modern wood-work-
ing machine that will cut the cost of their pro-
duction, have modern factories, efficient cost
systems and good mechanics to manufacture
their products, but they very much neglect one
of the most important processes of piano
making, i. e., the dry kiln and the proper condi-
tion of the lumber before it is cut up for the
purpose of making goods. Those of you who
have had actual experience in manufacturing fur-
niture or pianos all know what green or partly
INVENTS MOUSE GUARD FOR PIANOS
WASHINGTON, D. C, June 10.—Silas D. Bell,
Childress, Tex., was last week granted Patent
No. 1,267,047 for a mouse guard for pianos.
The principal objects of the invention are first,
to provide, in a piano, a simple and efficient de-
vice for closing each slot or opening in the
front board of the piano in which slot or open-
ing a pedal normally reciprocates, and second,
to provide in conjunction with a pedal of the
piano, two substantially tubular standards each
secured on the front board of the piano adjacent
to a side of the pedal slot, and a plate sliding
in said standards under spring tension, the upper
edge of the plate resting under the pedal and the
body of the plate forming a closure for the slot
in said front board below the pedal when the
pedal is in elevated inoperative position.
RUBBER BELLOWS CLOTH OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
Ol'lt SI'KCIALTIKS
Rubber Cloths and Tubing
For Automatic Pianos and Piano-Players
L. J . MUTTY CO.
BOSTON, MASS.
KelVr al! liMiuirlcs to Depl. X
HEED OUR
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
CFGOEPELACO
137 E A S T I3 T ^ ST.
NEW YORK
PIANO PLATES
A NEW QUALITY
QUICK DELIVERY
PHONE US
Matawan Steel and Iron Co.
Matawan
New Jersey
iilllillllllll
The Ohio Veneer Co.
CINCINNATI, O.
Importers and Manufacturers of Figured
Mahogany and Foreign Woods for high-
grade piano cases and cabinets.
m
New York Office and Sample Room
=
Grand Central Palace Bldg.
Lexington Ave. and 46th St.
G. H. VAUGHAN, Eastern Representative
GEO. W. BRAUNSDORF, Inc.
Tuners' Trade
Manufacturers of
Solicited
PAPER, FELT AND CLOTH PUNCHINGS
BRIDLE STRAPS, FIBRE WASHERS AND BRIDGES
FOR PIANOS, ORGANS AND PLAYER ACTIONS
Write for sample
Office and Factory: 428 East 53d Street, New York
card and price list
Established 1853
Manufacturers
SYLVESTER TOWER CO.
Grand
a n d
T o w e r s Above
All Others
-FORTE
KEYS
nd
Upright Piano-forte Actions 2
Keys, Actions. Hammers, Brackets and Nickel Rail Furnished Complete
131 to 147 Broadway
.
.
.
.
CAMBRIDGEPORT, MASS.
WESSELL, NICKEL & GROSS
MANUFACTURERS OF
PIANO
ACTIONS
HIGHEST GRADE
ONE GRADE ONLY
OFFICE
457 WEST FORTY-FIFTH ST.
FACTORIES—WEST FORTY-FIFTH ST.
Tenth Avenue and West Forty-Sixth Street
NEW YORK
Behlen's Varnish Crack Eradicator
is not merely a new untried formula
but the result of years of careful
research and experimenting.
Scores of leading firms and individ-
uals specializing in the refinishing
of furniture, pianos, automobiles,
etc., have tried it and continue to
use it.
Write for sample can today and try
it.
n Anilines
Behlen
& Bro.
^jaN^ -Stains
Shellacs S © ^
371
Fillers
PEARL ST., New YORK
A. C. CHENEY PIANO ACTION CO.
Manufacturers of
PNEUMATIC ACTIONS FOR PLAYER-PIANOS
HIGH-GRADE PIANOFORTE ACTIONS
CASTLETON, NEW YORK
THE
JUNE 15, 1918
MUSIC
TRADE
REVIEW
dried lumber will do in the way of a joint. Im-
agine therefore what will happen to wood ex-
Government Requirements Will Not Curtail posed to a temperature in the varnish drying
room of 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Some of you
Supply for Piano Manufacturers
wonder why your pieces check after varnished;
Despite the requirements of the Government why joints do not hold up, and you may have
there is no reason for believing that the avail- claimed that the wood is fairly possessed. You
able supply of mahogany lumber for general declare that the varnish drying system you are
purposes will be severely curtailed. Only about using is no good and, as I know some of you
30 per cent, of the mahogany supply will be re- have done, decide to do without it. This does
quired by the Government for airplanes and not, however, solve your problem.
other purposes, and therefore the importers will
When your and my grandfathers were boys,
be able to supply the piano and furniture trades houses were not heated with furnaces, water
with approximately as much as they need. Only heating systems or steam plants. The good old
absolutely straight grained lumber is suitable mother had a small stove in the kitchen and
for Government work, which leaves figured when company came on a Sunday the best room
wood and stock not absolutely straight grained would be heated. To-day nearly all houses are
in first and seconds, together with a large per- heated to from 70 to 85 or 90 degrees, so you
centage of No. 1 common, No. 2 common, can imagine how partly dried wood is going to
shorts, wormy, etc., available for other pur- stand up under those conditions.
poses. While the importation of mahogany has
decreased greatly since the beginning of the
WALTER G. BOLTE "OVER THERE"
war, due to lack of shipping facilities, there was
a large stock of mahogany in the reserve stocks
Walter G. Bolte, son of H. Bolte, president of
in the lumber yards when hostilities began, and
the Eastern Steel, Iron & Foundry Co., of
this has enabled users of mahogany to secure
Jamesburg, N. J., is now "over there" in the
enough wood to meet their requirements with-
service of his country. Just before leaving this
out very much trouble.
country Mr. Bolte received his commission as
a second lieutenant at Camp Gordon, where he
had been in training. - Walter G. Bolte for a
DRY WOOD A NECESSITY
number of years was connected with the in-
Unless the Drying I s Properly Done, Wood dustry in the manufacturing of piano plates and
Will Cause Much Trouble After Finishing
has many friends in the trade.
MAHOGANY SUPPLY IS GOOD
1 cannot understand why some manufactur-
ers will buy any and every modern wood-work-
ing machine that will cut the cost of their pro-
duction, have modern factories, efficient cost
systems and good mechanics to manufacture
their products, but they very much neglect one
of the most important processes of piano
making, i. e., the dry kiln and the proper condi-
tion of the lumber before it is cut up for the
purpose of making goods. Those of you who
have had actual experience in manufacturing fur-
niture or pianos all know what green or partly
INVENTS MOUSE GUARD FOR PIANOS
WASHINGTON, D. C, June 10.—Silas D. Bell,
Childress, Tex., was last week granted Patent
No. 1,267,047 for a mouse guard for pianos.
The principal objects of the invention are first,
to provide, in a piano, a simple and efficient de-
vice for closing each slot or opening in the
front board of the piano in which slot or open-
ing a pedal normally reciprocates, and second,
to provide in conjunction with a pedal of the
piano, two substantially tubular standards each
secured on the front board of the piano adjacent
to a side of the pedal slot, and a plate sliding
in said standards under spring tension, the upper
edge of the plate resting under the pedal and the
body of the plate forming a closure for the slot
in said front board below the pedal when the
pedal is in elevated inoperative position.
RUBBER BELLOWS CLOTH OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
Ol'lt SI'KCIALTIKS
Rubber Cloths and Tubing
For Automatic Pianos and Piano-Players
L. J . MUTTY CO.
BOSTON, MASS.
KelVr al! liMiuirlcs to Depl. X
HEED OUR
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
CFGOEPELACO
137 E A S T I3 T ^ ST.
NEW YORK
PIANO PLATES
A NEW QUALITY
QUICK DELIVERY
PHONE US
Matawan Steel and Iron Co.
Matawan
New Jersey
iilllillllllll
The Ohio Veneer Co.
CINCINNATI, O.
Importers and Manufacturers of Figured
Mahogany and Foreign Woods for high-
grade piano cases and cabinets.
m
New York Office and Sample Room
=
Grand Central Palace Bldg.
Lexington Ave. and 46th St.
G. H. VAUGHAN, Eastern Representative
GEO. W. BRAUNSDORF, Inc.
Tuners' Trade
Manufacturers of
Solicited
PAPER, FELT AND CLOTH PUNCHINGS
BRIDLE STRAPS, FIBRE WASHERS AND BRIDGES
FOR PIANOS, ORGANS AND PLAYER ACTIONS
Write for sample
Office and Factory: 428 East 53d Street, New York
card and price list
Established 1853
Manufacturers
SYLVESTER TOWER CO.
Grand
a n d
T o w e r s Above
All Others
-FORTE
KEYS
nd
Upright Piano-forte Actions 2
Keys, Actions. Hammers, Brackets and Nickel Rail Furnished Complete
131 to 147 Broadway
.
.
.
.
CAMBRIDGEPORT, MASS.
WESSELL, NICKEL & GROSS
MANUFACTURERS OF
PIANO
ACTIONS
HIGHEST GRADE
ONE GRADE ONLY
OFFICE
457 WEST FORTY-FIFTH ST.
FACTORIES—WEST FORTY-FIFTH ST.
Tenth Avenue and West Forty-Sixth Street
NEW YORK
Behlen's Varnish Crack Eradicator
is not merely a new untried formula
but the result of years of careful
research and experimenting.
Scores of leading firms and individ-
uals specializing in the refinishing
of furniture, pianos, automobiles,
etc., have tried it and continue to
use it.
Write for sample can today and try
it.
n Anilines
Behlen
& Bro.
^jaN^ -Stains
Shellacs S © ^
371
Fillers
PEARL ST., New YORK
A. C. CHENEY PIANO ACTION CO.
Manufacturers of
PNEUMATIC ACTIONS FOR PLAYER-PIANOS
HIGH-GRADE PIANOFORTE ACTIONS
CASTLETON, NEW YORK
Future scanning projects are planned by the International Arcade Museum Library (IAML).