Music Trade Review
Issue: 1918 Vol. 67 N. 18 - Page 37
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THE
NOVEMBER 2, 1918
MUSIC
TRADE
37
REVIEW
This is from the finest spruce and is good, live
wood, but turns blue in drying out. This does
Interesting Facts Regarding the Kind of Wood not hurt the tone of the piano.
"After taking the stock from the drykiln and
Used in Making Sounding Boards for Pianos,
planing to the required thickness, it is cut into
and How It Is Selected and Prepared
suitable lengths between knots, saving as long
In a very interesting article on the subject lengths as possible. Then it goes to the edgcrs,
of "Spruce for Airplanes and Pianos," written where it is edged and split, to obtain all the
by Lee Prior for Veneers, the writer offers the clearness possible, then passed on to the jointers.
following comments regarding the sort of spruce The jointing is a very particular job, as the
used for piano sound boards and the manner pieces are all lengths and must be jointed just
in which it is prepared for that purpose. He hollow enough so that after gluing together wo
open joints will show at the ends.
says:
"It is interesting to note the source of pro- "The stock is then passed to the tables, where
duction of spruce which goes into the manu- the laying-up men sort the different grains and
facture of sounding boards for musical instru- quality of the quarter-sawed spruce. Then the
ments, particularly pianos. In this regard New pieces are laid up to the size and specifications
England and the Middle States furnish a greater called for, then passed to the caul box for the
part of the spruce that is made into sounding gluers. After the gluing operation the sound-
boards. There is considerable time consumed ing board is removed from the tables and per-
in taking the log from the stump to the piano mitted to stand twenty-four hours before plan-
in the course of air-drying, kiln-drying, etc. ing. When we know that one edge of a piano
There is also over 50 per cent, loss in manufac- sounding board is but three-sixteenth-inch in
turing. It is estimated that the number of thickness and the other one-fourth-inch, we
piano sounding boards made daily amounts to realize that the best glue must be used, as the
more than 2,000. We sometimes wonder how piano manufacturers set these boards in a hot
we can keep up the supply of spruce for this box at about 140 degrees; some leave them for
particular line of work. In former years a month or so before using, in order to thor-
some piano manufacturers sent to Europe for oughly dry them out. If any board has a defect,
their spruce, which came cut in short pieces this process will show it up, and the board is
thrown out. Inspectors are very careful to
and tied up in bundles.
sort the white grain, the red grain, the silver
"One of the first operations in the manufac- grain and tJie common stock.
ture of piano boards is to split the log in the
"There are a few manufacturers of the highest
heart, then quarter and saw on the quarter,
making each board five-eighth-inch thick—of priced instruments who insist on having the
course, some pieces are quite narrow. It is very tine silver grain, with the layers nut over
impossible to get boards that will be clear to one-sixteenth-inch wide. They are so par-
any extent, as in sawing from the outside to the ticular they will not accept a sounding board
heart all small knots are exposed. These logs if the pieces taper, as they prefer to have each
are kept from the water, as it is necessary to grain run the whole length of the board. Some
saw all stock for sounding boards before April manufacturers claim that uniting short pieces
1, in order to have the stock dry out without adds strength and stiffness to the board, and
staining; and even then, no matter how loosely prefer them to the board of regular construc-
piled, some of our finest stock will turn blue. tion. They are spliced lengthwise, then edge-
wise. This makes a fine board, ^a-s^lj^qf th,e
stock is generally short pieces of .the,- best ma-
terial. The number of pieces in the board is
no detriment to the sound .if-it is properly put
together. There is one prominent manufac-
Makers of
turer who has all his sounding boards made of
HIGH GRADE
pieces three-fourths-inch wide, while the reg-
ular sounding board is made from pieces one and
GRAND
one-fourth to four-inch wide, and some are made
UPRIGHT
of pieces all four-inch wide. Every piano
PLAYER
sounding board requires strips of fine, clear
spruce about one-inch square, to be fastened
Aik for our " Super Strong-" Hammer, tbe
•Idea of which are made double strength
across the board, about six-inch apart, running
by a special process
diagonally from corner to corner, adding the
767 East 133d Street NEW YORK
proper strength."
SPRUCE FOR SOUNDING BOARDS
Robert L Kapp Co., Inc.
HAMMERS
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
C F GOEPEUCO
137 EAST I 3
NEW
YORK
IMPORT RESTRICTION ON WOOD
War Trade Board Issues More Stringent Ruling
Regarding Importation of Wood
The War Trade Board has by a new ruling
extended the restriction upon the importation of
wood to include all woods except those imported
from Mexico or Canada by other than ocean
transportation and from Europe or Mediter-
ranean Africa under the back-hand privilege.
All outstanding licenses for the importation of
wood, except cedar, as specified in or classified
under paragraph 647 of the tariff act of 1913,
have been revoked as to ocean shipment made
after October 25, 1918; and hereafter no licenses
will be issued for the importation of such woods,
except cedar, and except to cover the following:
1. Shipments from Mexico or Canada by other
than ocean transportation, when such commodi-
ties originated in such countries.
2. Shipments from Europe or Mediterranean
Africa when coming as return cargo from con-
venient ports where loading can be done with-
out delay.
GEO. W. BRAUNSDORF, Inc.
Manufacturers of
Toners' Trade
Solicited
PAPER, FELT AND CLOTH PUNCHINGS
BRIDLE STRAPS, FIBRE WASHERS AND BRIDGES
FOR PIANOS, ORGANS AND PLAYER ACTIONS
S.r" < .£d r pr < i?< pl iT.i
Office and Factory: 428 East 53d Street, New York
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
You will find it profitable as well as
satisfactory to use Behlen's Varnish
Crack Eradicator.
Its use eliminates the necessity of scrap-
ing off the old varnish and shellac, sav-
ing much time and trouble and inci-
dentally expense, at the same time giv-
ing you the very best kind of a surface
for the new finish.
Send for a sample can today and try it.
ft Behlen A Bro
Anilines • ^ v . .Stains
Shellacs %£>•> Fillers
3 7 1 PEARL ST., NEW YORK
A. C. CHENEY PIANO ACTION CO.
PLAYER-PIANOS
Manufacturers of \ PNEUMATIC ACTIONS FOR PLAYER-
Manuiaciurers 01 j HIGH-GRADE PIANOFORTE ACTIONS
CASTLETON, NEW YORK
THE
NOVEMBER 2, 1918
MUSIC
TRADE
37
REVIEW
This is from the finest spruce and is good, live
wood, but turns blue in drying out. This does
Interesting Facts Regarding the Kind of Wood not hurt the tone of the piano.
"After taking the stock from the drykiln and
Used in Making Sounding Boards for Pianos,
planing to the required thickness, it is cut into
and How It Is Selected and Prepared
suitable lengths between knots, saving as long
In a very interesting article on the subject lengths as possible. Then it goes to the edgcrs,
of "Spruce for Airplanes and Pianos," written where it is edged and split, to obtain all the
by Lee Prior for Veneers, the writer offers the clearness possible, then passed on to the jointers.
following comments regarding the sort of spruce The jointing is a very particular job, as the
used for piano sound boards and the manner pieces are all lengths and must be jointed just
in which it is prepared for that purpose. He hollow enough so that after gluing together wo
open joints will show at the ends.
says:
"It is interesting to note the source of pro- "The stock is then passed to the tables, where
duction of spruce which goes into the manu- the laying-up men sort the different grains and
facture of sounding boards for musical instru- quality of the quarter-sawed spruce. Then the
ments, particularly pianos. In this regard New pieces are laid up to the size and specifications
England and the Middle States furnish a greater called for, then passed to the caul box for the
part of the spruce that is made into sounding gluers. After the gluing operation the sound-
boards. There is considerable time consumed ing board is removed from the tables and per-
in taking the log from the stump to the piano mitted to stand twenty-four hours before plan-
in the course of air-drying, kiln-drying, etc. ing. When we know that one edge of a piano
There is also over 50 per cent, loss in manufac- sounding board is but three-sixteenth-inch in
turing. It is estimated that the number of thickness and the other one-fourth-inch, we
piano sounding boards made daily amounts to realize that the best glue must be used, as the
more than 2,000. We sometimes wonder how piano manufacturers set these boards in a hot
we can keep up the supply of spruce for this box at about 140 degrees; some leave them for
particular line of work. In former years a month or so before using, in order to thor-
some piano manufacturers sent to Europe for oughly dry them out. If any board has a defect,
their spruce, which came cut in short pieces this process will show it up, and the board is
thrown out. Inspectors are very careful to
and tied up in bundles.
sort the white grain, the red grain, the silver
"One of the first operations in the manufac- grain and tJie common stock.
ture of piano boards is to split the log in the
"There are a few manufacturers of the highest
heart, then quarter and saw on the quarter,
making each board five-eighth-inch thick—of priced instruments who insist on having the
course, some pieces are quite narrow. It is very tine silver grain, with the layers nut over
impossible to get boards that will be clear to one-sixteenth-inch wide. They are so par-
any extent, as in sawing from the outside to the ticular they will not accept a sounding board
heart all small knots are exposed. These logs if the pieces taper, as they prefer to have each
are kept from the water, as it is necessary to grain run the whole length of the board. Some
saw all stock for sounding boards before April manufacturers claim that uniting short pieces
1, in order to have the stock dry out without adds strength and stiffness to the board, and
staining; and even then, no matter how loosely prefer them to the board of regular construc-
piled, some of our finest stock will turn blue. tion. They are spliced lengthwise, then edge-
wise. This makes a fine board, ^a-s^lj^qf th,e
stock is generally short pieces of .the,- best ma-
terial. The number of pieces in the board is
no detriment to the sound .if-it is properly put
together. There is one prominent manufac-
Makers of
turer who has all his sounding boards made of
HIGH GRADE
pieces three-fourths-inch wide, while the reg-
ular sounding board is made from pieces one and
GRAND
one-fourth to four-inch wide, and some are made
UPRIGHT
of pieces all four-inch wide. Every piano
PLAYER
sounding board requires strips of fine, clear
spruce about one-inch square, to be fastened
Aik for our " Super Strong-" Hammer, tbe
•Idea of which are made double strength
across the board, about six-inch apart, running
by a special process
diagonally from corner to corner, adding the
767 East 133d Street NEW YORK
proper strength."
SPRUCE FOR SOUNDING BOARDS
Robert L Kapp Co., Inc.
HAMMERS
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
C F GOEPEUCO
137 EAST I 3
NEW
YORK
IMPORT RESTRICTION ON WOOD
War Trade Board Issues More Stringent Ruling
Regarding Importation of Wood
The War Trade Board has by a new ruling
extended the restriction upon the importation of
wood to include all woods except those imported
from Mexico or Canada by other than ocean
transportation and from Europe or Mediter-
ranean Africa under the back-hand privilege.
All outstanding licenses for the importation of
wood, except cedar, as specified in or classified
under paragraph 647 of the tariff act of 1913,
have been revoked as to ocean shipment made
after October 25, 1918; and hereafter no licenses
will be issued for the importation of such woods,
except cedar, and except to cover the following:
1. Shipments from Mexico or Canada by other
than ocean transportation, when such commodi-
ties originated in such countries.
2. Shipments from Europe or Mediterranean
Africa when coming as return cargo from con-
venient ports where loading can be done with-
out delay.
GEO. W. BRAUNSDORF, Inc.
Manufacturers of
Toners' Trade
Solicited
PAPER, FELT AND CLOTH PUNCHINGS
BRIDLE STRAPS, FIBRE WASHERS AND BRIDGES
FOR PIANOS, ORGANS AND PLAYER ACTIONS
S.r" < .£d r pr < i?< pl iT.i
Office and Factory: 428 East 53d Street, New York
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
You will find it profitable as well as
satisfactory to use Behlen's Varnish
Crack Eradicator.
Its use eliminates the necessity of scrap-
ing off the old varnish and shellac, sav-
ing much time and trouble and inci-
dentally expense, at the same time giv-
ing you the very best kind of a surface
for the new finish.
Send for a sample can today and try it.
ft Behlen A Bro
Anilines • ^ v . .Stains
Shellacs %£>•> Fillers
3 7 1 PEARL ST., NEW YORK
A. C. CHENEY PIANO ACTION CO.
PLAYER-PIANOS
Manufacturers of \ PNEUMATIC ACTIONS FOR PLAYER-
Manuiaciurers 01 j HIGH-GRADE PIANOFORTE ACTIONS
CASTLETON, NEW YORK
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