Music Trade Review
Issue: 1921 Vol. 73 N. 17 - Page 43
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THE
OCTOBER 22, 1921
MUSIC TRADE
43
REVIEW
THE PROPER THICKNESS OF GLUE
THIRD BLAZE IN VENEER PLANT
CASE=MAKINQ PLANT DESCRIBED
Thick Glue Does Not Work Well With Hard-
woods, Declares Authority
Fire at Plant of Astoria Mahogany Co., Long
Island City, Causes $3,000 Loss
Case Department of Gulbransen-Dickinson Co.
• Subject of Illustrated Article in Veneers
H. J. Bidolph, writing in Veneers, says regard-
ing the proper thickness of glue for hardwoods:
"A man recently said to me: 'I can understand
why it would not be well to use a thin glue
en a very porous wood that would drink it all
up and leave none to make a union between the
two surfaces, but I cannot quite understand why
the same glue that would be suitable for a very
absorbent wood, such as basswood, would not
make an equally strong union between two
pieces of a hard, non-absorbent wood, such as
maple.'
"The matter is very easily explained. The
strength of a glue joint depends on two things:
First, the strength of the glue itself, and, sec-
ond, the strength of the hold which the glue
has upon the wood. Now, the joint cannot be
stronger than the weaker of these two. It is
quite easy to realize how a glue that penetrates
deeply into a wood will secure a stronger hold
than one rhat touches merely the surface fibers.
With basswood there is no difficulty about pene-
tration to secure a hold, the chief difficulty being
to prevent such over-penetration as will take up
all the glue. With maple the conditions are
quite reversed. Here the chief difficulty is to
obtain penetration to secure that tenacious hold
which insures strength and durability. As the
condition of the wood is reversed, so our method
of procedure must be reversed. We thicken the
glue to prevent over-penetration in the case
of basswood and we thin the glue to secure suf-
ficient penetration in the case of maple.
For the third time within six weeks lire broke
out last Saturday, October 15, in the plant of the
Astoria Mahogany Co., in Long Island City, and
caused a loss of about $3,000 before being extin-
guished. The blaze started in a pile of mahogany
logs shortly after the workmen had left the plant
for the regular Saturday half holiday, and the
quick work of the firemen kept it from spreading
to dangerous proportions.
Officers of the company are mystified over the
succession of fires and are making careful investi-
gation. The first fire was in the planing mill and
caused several thousand dollars' loss. The sec-
ond fire was in the storage house and destroyed
considerable finished veneer, the total being more
than $50,000. None of the fires, however, crippled
the plant seriously or interfered with deliveries to
manufacturers.
The piano case manufacturing department of
the Gulhransen-Dickinson Co., Chicago, was the
suhject of an interesting two-page article in the
October issue of the magazine Veneers. The ar-
ticle was written by W. H. Rolir and paid high
tribute to the general efficiency found in the
equipment and layout of the plant, which was
erected a little over a year ago. A half dozen
illustrations afford an excellent idea of the gen-
eral character and great efficiency of the plant
equipment.
"It is quite possible to overdo either the thick-
ening or the thinning of the glue, although it is
highly improbable that any one would make a
glne solution too thick for basswood; but quite
probably they may make it too thin for maple,
because the latter is frequently done. There is a
happy medium between the two extremes, and it
is for this happy medium that all should strive.
This suggests the importance of using only the
highest quality glue between woods like maple
because of the comparatively small quantity that
must be used to make a strong joint."
Established 18S3
M.o«i«cturers
LOWER HARDWOOD RATES ASKED
The formal complaint filed before the Inter-
state Commerce Commission by J. Y. Norman,
general counsel, on behalf of the Southern Hard-
wood Traffic Association, charges that present
rates on hardwood lumber and forest products
arc "destructive." It makes a strong plea for
early hearing of the complaint in order that re-
lief may come before it is too late, insists that
present rate adjustments are distinctly unreason-
able and in violation of the Interstate Com-
merce Act. It asks, in effect, for a restoration
of the rates on these commodities which were in
effect prior to August 26, 1920, at which time the
present rates became operative.
Strongly Opposed to Making Manufactured
Mahogany Subject to Same Duty as Logs
American manufacturers of mahogany, veneer
and lumber are up in arms against the provisions
of the Fordney Tariff bill, which makes the un-
manufactured round mahogany logs subject to
the same duty as manufactured mahogany lum-
ber and veneer. American manufacturers claim
that if the bill in its present form becomes a law
it will mean that foreigners can import into this
country manufactured mahogany, lumber and
vinecr at a price little above that paid by the
native manufacturer for the round log, owing to
the cheapness of foreign labor.
PLAYER MANUFACTURERS
ATTENTION!
We make a specialty of Piano and Player-
Piano Hardware, Transmissions and Gears,
Metal Spool Ends, and so forth. We make
only on special order after designs furnished
us or will furnish designs on request.
DEATH OF 0 . C. CONTERNO
O. C. Conterno, for ten years in charge of the
Army Band at Governor's Island, died recently
at his home in Paso Robles, Cal. lie was a
member of a family of musicians, his father
having been bandmaster of the Twelfth New
York Cavalry in the Civil War. The deceased
formerly lived in Brooklyn.
SYLVESTER TOWER CO.
G p a n d
MAHOGANY MEN PROTEST TARIFF
Write us your needs.
Elgin Metal Novelty Co.
ELGIN
-
-
ILLINOIS
Towers ADOV*
All Others
upright Piano-forte Actions ^ ° SBffiST F S??£
a n d
Keys. Actions. Hammers. Brackets and Nickel Rail Furnished Complete
IS! to 147 Broadway
.
.
MESSAGE
FOR YOU
Are you still wasting your time and go-
ing to the expense of scraping off old
varnish and shellac to eliminate the
checks and cracks in order to secure a
smooth surface for refinishing?
Use Behlen's Varnish Crack Eradica-
tor.
It saves time, trouble and incidentally
expense, at the same time giving you as
fine a body surface for the new finish
as you could possibly wish for.
A sample can for trial awaits your
request.
H. BEHLEN & BRO.
Anilines
Shellacs
Stains
Fillers
10-12 Christopher St., New York
Near 6th Are., and 8th St.
.
.
INVISIBLE HINGES
CAMBRIDGEPORT. MASV
"OUT OF SIGHT
HEED OUR ADVICE
EVER IN MIND" 1
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
celluloid, cloth, felt, fibre,
leather, paper, rubber or
whatever you want, give
us credit and send your
orders to
When you fail to
see an unsightly
Hinge protruding
you know "SOSS"
is the answer.
Soss Hinges
§§
emphasize beautiful fj
wood finishes as
jj
there is no project- §§
ing metal on either g
side of door.
jf
Made in
numerous sizes.
C. F. GOEPEL & CO.
m
§f
Send for Catalog "S" 1
137 E. 13th STREET
NEW YORK
j
SOSS MANUFACTURING CO.
=
Grand Ave. and Bergen St.,
BROOKLYN, N. Y.
g
THE
OCTOBER 22, 1921
MUSIC TRADE
43
REVIEW
THE PROPER THICKNESS OF GLUE
THIRD BLAZE IN VENEER PLANT
CASE=MAKINQ PLANT DESCRIBED
Thick Glue Does Not Work Well With Hard-
woods, Declares Authority
Fire at Plant of Astoria Mahogany Co., Long
Island City, Causes $3,000 Loss
Case Department of Gulbransen-Dickinson Co.
• Subject of Illustrated Article in Veneers
H. J. Bidolph, writing in Veneers, says regard-
ing the proper thickness of glue for hardwoods:
"A man recently said to me: 'I can understand
why it would not be well to use a thin glue
en a very porous wood that would drink it all
up and leave none to make a union between the
two surfaces, but I cannot quite understand why
the same glue that would be suitable for a very
absorbent wood, such as basswood, would not
make an equally strong union between two
pieces of a hard, non-absorbent wood, such as
maple.'
"The matter is very easily explained. The
strength of a glue joint depends on two things:
First, the strength of the glue itself, and, sec-
ond, the strength of the hold which the glue
has upon the wood. Now, the joint cannot be
stronger than the weaker of these two. It is
quite easy to realize how a glue that penetrates
deeply into a wood will secure a stronger hold
than one rhat touches merely the surface fibers.
With basswood there is no difficulty about pene-
tration to secure a hold, the chief difficulty being
to prevent such over-penetration as will take up
all the glue. With maple the conditions are
quite reversed. Here the chief difficulty is to
obtain penetration to secure that tenacious hold
which insures strength and durability. As the
condition of the wood is reversed, so our method
of procedure must be reversed. We thicken the
glue to prevent over-penetration in the case
of basswood and we thin the glue to secure suf-
ficient penetration in the case of maple.
For the third time within six weeks lire broke
out last Saturday, October 15, in the plant of the
Astoria Mahogany Co., in Long Island City, and
caused a loss of about $3,000 before being extin-
guished. The blaze started in a pile of mahogany
logs shortly after the workmen had left the plant
for the regular Saturday half holiday, and the
quick work of the firemen kept it from spreading
to dangerous proportions.
Officers of the company are mystified over the
succession of fires and are making careful investi-
gation. The first fire was in the planing mill and
caused several thousand dollars' loss. The sec-
ond fire was in the storage house and destroyed
considerable finished veneer, the total being more
than $50,000. None of the fires, however, crippled
the plant seriously or interfered with deliveries to
manufacturers.
The piano case manufacturing department of
the Gulhransen-Dickinson Co., Chicago, was the
suhject of an interesting two-page article in the
October issue of the magazine Veneers. The ar-
ticle was written by W. H. Rolir and paid high
tribute to the general efficiency found in the
equipment and layout of the plant, which was
erected a little over a year ago. A half dozen
illustrations afford an excellent idea of the gen-
eral character and great efficiency of the plant
equipment.
"It is quite possible to overdo either the thick-
ening or the thinning of the glue, although it is
highly improbable that any one would make a
glne solution too thick for basswood; but quite
probably they may make it too thin for maple,
because the latter is frequently done. There is a
happy medium between the two extremes, and it
is for this happy medium that all should strive.
This suggests the importance of using only the
highest quality glue between woods like maple
because of the comparatively small quantity that
must be used to make a strong joint."
Established 18S3
M.o«i«cturers
LOWER HARDWOOD RATES ASKED
The formal complaint filed before the Inter-
state Commerce Commission by J. Y. Norman,
general counsel, on behalf of the Southern Hard-
wood Traffic Association, charges that present
rates on hardwood lumber and forest products
arc "destructive." It makes a strong plea for
early hearing of the complaint in order that re-
lief may come before it is too late, insists that
present rate adjustments are distinctly unreason-
able and in violation of the Interstate Com-
merce Act. It asks, in effect, for a restoration
of the rates on these commodities which were in
effect prior to August 26, 1920, at which time the
present rates became operative.
Strongly Opposed to Making Manufactured
Mahogany Subject to Same Duty as Logs
American manufacturers of mahogany, veneer
and lumber are up in arms against the provisions
of the Fordney Tariff bill, which makes the un-
manufactured round mahogany logs subject to
the same duty as manufactured mahogany lum-
ber and veneer. American manufacturers claim
that if the bill in its present form becomes a law
it will mean that foreigners can import into this
country manufactured mahogany, lumber and
vinecr at a price little above that paid by the
native manufacturer for the round log, owing to
the cheapness of foreign labor.
PLAYER MANUFACTURERS
ATTENTION!
We make a specialty of Piano and Player-
Piano Hardware, Transmissions and Gears,
Metal Spool Ends, and so forth. We make
only on special order after designs furnished
us or will furnish designs on request.
DEATH OF 0 . C. CONTERNO
O. C. Conterno, for ten years in charge of the
Army Band at Governor's Island, died recently
at his home in Paso Robles, Cal. lie was a
member of a family of musicians, his father
having been bandmaster of the Twelfth New
York Cavalry in the Civil War. The deceased
formerly lived in Brooklyn.
SYLVESTER TOWER CO.
G p a n d
MAHOGANY MEN PROTEST TARIFF
Write us your needs.
Elgin Metal Novelty Co.
ELGIN
-
-
ILLINOIS
Towers ADOV*
All Others
upright Piano-forte Actions ^ ° SBffiST F S??£
a n d
Keys. Actions. Hammers. Brackets and Nickel Rail Furnished Complete
IS! to 147 Broadway
.
.
MESSAGE
FOR YOU
Are you still wasting your time and go-
ing to the expense of scraping off old
varnish and shellac to eliminate the
checks and cracks in order to secure a
smooth surface for refinishing?
Use Behlen's Varnish Crack Eradica-
tor.
It saves time, trouble and incidentally
expense, at the same time giving you as
fine a body surface for the new finish
as you could possibly wish for.
A sample can for trial awaits your
request.
H. BEHLEN & BRO.
Anilines
Shellacs
Stains
Fillers
10-12 Christopher St., New York
Near 6th Are., and 8th St.
.
.
INVISIBLE HINGES
CAMBRIDGEPORT. MASV
"OUT OF SIGHT
HEED OUR ADVICE
EVER IN MIND" 1
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
celluloid, cloth, felt, fibre,
leather, paper, rubber or
whatever you want, give
us credit and send your
orders to
When you fail to
see an unsightly
Hinge protruding
you know "SOSS"
is the answer.
Soss Hinges
§§
emphasize beautiful fj
wood finishes as
jj
there is no project- §§
ing metal on either g
side of door.
jf
Made in
numerous sizes.
C. F. GOEPEL & CO.
m
§f
Send for Catalog "S" 1
137 E. 13th STREET
NEW YORK
j
SOSS MANUFACTURING CO.
=
Grand Ave. and Bergen St.,
BROOKLYN, N. Y.
g
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