Music Trade Review
Issue: 1918 Vol. 67 N. 20 - Page 41
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THE
NOVEMBER 16, 1918
SOME HINTS ON MAKING GOOD GLUE
Purity of the Water Used in Mixing Glue for
the Veneer Department of a Piano Factory a
Big Factor in Turning Out Good Work
All the animal glues used in the veneering
rooms require the addition of water in dissolving
or mixing, the addition of water increasing the
adhesiveness and elasticity of the glue up to a
certain point. Of late, however, opinions have
become divided as to the proper time when the
water and glue should be mixed together.
One side claims that the glue should receive
no preliminary soaking, and that the soaking
and heating should all start at one time, through
a slow and gradual raising of the heat, until
the glue is both dissolved and heated enough to
be used, claiming that the risk of decay or stale
glue is thereby avoided. In fact, some of the
manufacturers of glue-heaters, of late, have
justified this method as an economical one, and
have proclaimed their products as especially
suitable for the mixing of glue by this method.
The other side, and seemingly the majority of
glue users, contends that soaking the glue in
water in advance of heating is the only practical
way of obtaining a good glue solution, and on
this point of opinion there is again a division as
to which is the best practice, to mix the glue in
cold water or to use slightly hot water. The
advocates of cold water claim it to be the only
practical way of dissolving glue and getting full
value out of it, and the danger also is avoided
of having glue spoil in a short time, which in-
variably it does if mixed in hot water. The
adherents of mixing glue in hot water, however,
claim that by the use of warm water the dis-
solving of glue is hastened, and it is ready for
use long before the other is dissolved. In this
instance there may be certain advantages in both
methods, all depending upon the circumstances
under which the glue room operates, or under
which the gluing is to be done.
Robert L. Kapp Co., Inc.
Makers of
HIGH GRADE
GRAND
UPRIGHT
PLAYER
HAMMERS
Ask for our " Super Strong: " Hammer, the
sides of which are made double strength
by a special process
767 East 133d Street
NEW YORK
MUSIC
TRADE
41
REVIEW
There is another point of importance to con-
sider, without regard as to whether hot or cold
water is used, and that is the purity of the
water that is used in the dissolving of the glue.
In order to do first-class gluing the purity of the
water is just as essential towards the making
of a perfect glue joint as the glue itself is.
The question of purity of the water used for
mixing glue is rarely taken into consideration.
The practice seems to be that as long as water
is water, without regard to its source or its
impurity, it is fit to use in the mixing of the glue,
and thus the practice often continues of con-
taminating good glue, which has cost a good
price and which should produce first-class glue
joints, so that it hardly produces a joint or
glue bond fit to pass. Where is the trouble?
The glue, of course, gets blamed for the bum
work, when in reality the trouble is not with the
glue, but with what the glue is mixed.
If water with organic impurities is used in the
soaking of the glue, it will hasten decay, and
many dollars of good money are wasted in bad
glue joints and poor work. The purity of the
water used in dissolving glue is just as impor-
tant and just as essential toward doing a good
job of gluing as is the proper temperature in
the dissolving or heating. Cases without end
could be cited where a continual round of trou-
ble occurred in the glued-up work turned out in
plants where, after a determined effort toward
producing good work, the cause of the bad work
has been directly traced to the use of impure
water in mixing the glue.
LEATHER BRIDLE STRAPS POPULAR
Tuners Favor Labor Saving Improvement Mar-
keted by Geo. W. Braunsdorf, Inc.
4*5* HFFH
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
CEGOEPELACO
137 E A S T 1312 ST.
NEW YORK
tioned. Mr. Braunsdorf reports that the prices
of all the raw materials he uses have steadily
increased and they are scarce, in fact, in some
cases Governmental restrictions make future
supplies very uncertain. Through the foresight
of their president, Geo. W. Braunsdorf, Inc.,
have at the present time a good supply, but this
is constantly decreasing.
THE FUTURE OF FIGURED GUM
Geo. W. Braunsdorf, president of Geo. W.
Braunsdorf, Inc., 430 East Fifty-third street,
Figured gum, as a furniture man expressed it
New York, reports that their records for the recently during a discussion of the available fig-
month of November show exceptional sales of ured woods for future use in furniture and piano
the Braunsdorf all leather bridle strap. More making, is one of the good commercial proposi-
and more tuners are realizing the labor saving tions of the times. It is a native wood, readily
effected through the use of this simple acces- available, it has the elements of beauty in figure,
sory. The line manufactured by this firm con- has a color tone in harmony with the demand of
sists of paper, felt and cloth punchings, fibre the times. So right now appears to be a very
washers and bridges and also the old style opportune time to keep the name of figured gum
bridle straps as well as the improvement men- to the front for public attention and favor.
RUBBER BELLOWS CLOTH OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
OUR SPECIALTIES
Rubber Cloths and Tubing
Consult the universal Want Directory of
The Review. In it advertisements are inserted
free of charge for men who desire positions.
For Automatic Pianos and Plano-Players
L. J. MUTTY CO.
BOSTON, MASS.
Refer all inquiries to Dept. X
GEO. W. BRAUNSDORF, Inc.
Toners' Trade
Manufacturer* of
Solicited
PAPER, FELT AND CLOTH PUNCHINGS
BRIDLE STRAPS, FIBRE WASHERS AND BRIDGES
FOR PIANOS, ORGANS AND PLAYER ACTIONS
Office and Factory: 428 East 53d Street, New York
WESSELL, NICKEL & GROSS
MANUFACTURERS OF
Why waste your time and go to the
expense of scraping off old varnish and
shellac?
Use Behlen's Varnish Crack Eradica-
tor instead.
Once tried it is always used, because
it always gives satisfactory results.
PIANO
ACTIONS
Send for a sample can today and try it.
HIGHEST GRADE
ONE GRADE ONLY
n Behlen & Bro
OFFICE
457 WEST FORTY-FIFTH ST.
FACTORIES—WEST FORTY-FIFTH ST.
Tenth Avenue and West Forty-Sixth Street
NEW YORK
371
Shellacs
Fillers
PEARL ST., NEW YORK
A. C. CHENEY PIANO ACTION CO.
PNEUMATIC ACTIONS FOR PLAYER-PIANOS
HIGH-GRADE PIANOFORTE ACTIONS
CASTLETON, NEW YORK
THE
NOVEMBER 16, 1918
SOME HINTS ON MAKING GOOD GLUE
Purity of the Water Used in Mixing Glue for
the Veneer Department of a Piano Factory a
Big Factor in Turning Out Good Work
All the animal glues used in the veneering
rooms require the addition of water in dissolving
or mixing, the addition of water increasing the
adhesiveness and elasticity of the glue up to a
certain point. Of late, however, opinions have
become divided as to the proper time when the
water and glue should be mixed together.
One side claims that the glue should receive
no preliminary soaking, and that the soaking
and heating should all start at one time, through
a slow and gradual raising of the heat, until
the glue is both dissolved and heated enough to
be used, claiming that the risk of decay or stale
glue is thereby avoided. In fact, some of the
manufacturers of glue-heaters, of late, have
justified this method as an economical one, and
have proclaimed their products as especially
suitable for the mixing of glue by this method.
The other side, and seemingly the majority of
glue users, contends that soaking the glue in
water in advance of heating is the only practical
way of obtaining a good glue solution, and on
this point of opinion there is again a division as
to which is the best practice, to mix the glue in
cold water or to use slightly hot water. The
advocates of cold water claim it to be the only
practical way of dissolving glue and getting full
value out of it, and the danger also is avoided
of having glue spoil in a short time, which in-
variably it does if mixed in hot water. The
adherents of mixing glue in hot water, however,
claim that by the use of warm water the dis-
solving of glue is hastened, and it is ready for
use long before the other is dissolved. In this
instance there may be certain advantages in both
methods, all depending upon the circumstances
under which the glue room operates, or under
which the gluing is to be done.
Robert L. Kapp Co., Inc.
Makers of
HIGH GRADE
GRAND
UPRIGHT
PLAYER
HAMMERS
Ask for our " Super Strong: " Hammer, the
sides of which are made double strength
by a special process
767 East 133d Street
NEW YORK
MUSIC
TRADE
41
REVIEW
There is another point of importance to con-
sider, without regard as to whether hot or cold
water is used, and that is the purity of the
water that is used in the dissolving of the glue.
In order to do first-class gluing the purity of the
water is just as essential towards the making
of a perfect glue joint as the glue itself is.
The question of purity of the water used for
mixing glue is rarely taken into consideration.
The practice seems to be that as long as water
is water, without regard to its source or its
impurity, it is fit to use in the mixing of the glue,
and thus the practice often continues of con-
taminating good glue, which has cost a good
price and which should produce first-class glue
joints, so that it hardly produces a joint or
glue bond fit to pass. Where is the trouble?
The glue, of course, gets blamed for the bum
work, when in reality the trouble is not with the
glue, but with what the glue is mixed.
If water with organic impurities is used in the
soaking of the glue, it will hasten decay, and
many dollars of good money are wasted in bad
glue joints and poor work. The purity of the
water used in dissolving glue is just as impor-
tant and just as essential toward doing a good
job of gluing as is the proper temperature in
the dissolving or heating. Cases without end
could be cited where a continual round of trou-
ble occurred in the glued-up work turned out in
plants where, after a determined effort toward
producing good work, the cause of the bad work
has been directly traced to the use of impure
water in mixing the glue.
LEATHER BRIDLE STRAPS POPULAR
Tuners Favor Labor Saving Improvement Mar-
keted by Geo. W. Braunsdorf, Inc.
4*5* HFFH
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
CEGOEPELACO
137 E A S T 1312 ST.
NEW YORK
tioned. Mr. Braunsdorf reports that the prices
of all the raw materials he uses have steadily
increased and they are scarce, in fact, in some
cases Governmental restrictions make future
supplies very uncertain. Through the foresight
of their president, Geo. W. Braunsdorf, Inc.,
have at the present time a good supply, but this
is constantly decreasing.
THE FUTURE OF FIGURED GUM
Geo. W. Braunsdorf, president of Geo. W.
Braunsdorf, Inc., 430 East Fifty-third street,
Figured gum, as a furniture man expressed it
New York, reports that their records for the recently during a discussion of the available fig-
month of November show exceptional sales of ured woods for future use in furniture and piano
the Braunsdorf all leather bridle strap. More making, is one of the good commercial proposi-
and more tuners are realizing the labor saving tions of the times. It is a native wood, readily
effected through the use of this simple acces- available, it has the elements of beauty in figure,
sory. The line manufactured by this firm con- has a color tone in harmony with the demand of
sists of paper, felt and cloth punchings, fibre the times. So right now appears to be a very
washers and bridges and also the old style opportune time to keep the name of figured gum
bridle straps as well as the improvement men- to the front for public attention and favor.
RUBBER BELLOWS CLOTH OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
OUR SPECIALTIES
Rubber Cloths and Tubing
Consult the universal Want Directory of
The Review. In it advertisements are inserted
free of charge for men who desire positions.
For Automatic Pianos and Plano-Players
L. J. MUTTY CO.
BOSTON, MASS.
Refer all inquiries to Dept. X
GEO. W. BRAUNSDORF, Inc.
Toners' Trade
Manufacturer* of
Solicited
PAPER, FELT AND CLOTH PUNCHINGS
BRIDLE STRAPS, FIBRE WASHERS AND BRIDGES
FOR PIANOS, ORGANS AND PLAYER ACTIONS
Office and Factory: 428 East 53d Street, New York
WESSELL, NICKEL & GROSS
MANUFACTURERS OF
Why waste your time and go to the
expense of scraping off old varnish and
shellac?
Use Behlen's Varnish Crack Eradica-
tor instead.
Once tried it is always used, because
it always gives satisfactory results.
PIANO
ACTIONS
Send for a sample can today and try it.
HIGHEST GRADE
ONE GRADE ONLY
n Behlen & Bro
OFFICE
457 WEST FORTY-FIFTH ST.
FACTORIES—WEST FORTY-FIFTH ST.
Tenth Avenue and West Forty-Sixth Street
NEW YORK
371
Shellacs
Fillers
PEARL ST., NEW YORK
A. C. CHENEY PIANO ACTION CO.
PNEUMATIC ACTIONS FOR PLAYER-PIANOS
HIGH-GRADE PIANOFORTE ACTIONS
CASTLETON, NEW YORK
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