Music Trade Review

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THE
SEPTEMBER 9, 1922
MUSIC
TRADE
45
REVIEW
FEATURING NEW SOSS HINGE
REPRODUCING ACTION WINS FAVOR
ACTIVE FALL PREDICTED
Soss Mfg. Co. Making Invisible Hinge Which
Is Very Easy to Install—Wide Variety of
Hinges for Various Purposes Being Featured
Geo. Abendschein on Trip Found Manufactur-
ers Enthusiastic About New Staib-Abend-
schein Grand Action With Lost Motion Device
Increased Demand for Pianos and Other Musical
Instruments This Fall and During the Holi-
days Will Result in Greater Production
The Soss Mfg. Co., Grand avenue and Bergen
street, Brooklyn, N. Y., is now featuring a new
invisible hinge for use on pianos, player-pianos,
George F. Abendschein, of the Staib-Abend-
schein Co., One Hundred and Thirty-fourth
street and Rrook avenue, New York, recently
returned from an extended business trip
throughout the West, the purpose of which was
to demonstrate the many important improve-
ments found in the new Staib-Abendschein re-
producing grand action with lost motion attach-
ment. He visited many factories where he
found that the action had met with instant
approval and consequently his trip resulted in
securing some very substantial orders.
While talking to a representative of The
Review this week he said that he was very
Continued expansion is noted in the veneer
industry, according to reports of various veneer
manufacturers. This condition, brought about
by a number of factors, such as increased build-
ing operations, greater demand for pianos and
other musical instruments in which veneers are
used, etc., is bound to exert an influence on the
price of veneers, say several authorities in the
industry.
Insofar as the piano and musical instrument
field is concerned, the Fall will undoubtedly
witness a sharp increase in the demand for not
only fine veneers of all kinds, but the various
supplies incidental to the manufacture of these
instruments. It is inevitable that the approach-
ing holiday season, as in former years, will
bring about a decided stimulation to the entire
music industry and in view of the fact that
dealers, for the most part, have been ordering
only for their immediate needs it is logical to
assume that from now on merchants will pre-
pare for the holiday trade by restocking to a
considerable extent. This will automatically re-
lieve a situation which has obtained in musical
instrument factories and \vhic*h, there is no gain-
saying, has been detrimental to the best in-
terests of the supply trade.
Manufacturers, according to indications, have
been practicing a wary policy during the Sum-
mer months to protect themselves. With few
orders coming in from dealers the piano manu-
facturers have been compelled to curtail their
output and this necessarily brought about a
curtailment of the quantity of supplies ordered.
Take the case of a certain piano manufacturer,
for example. This concern, which has a large
production capacity, dropped the manufacture
of several styles of instruments altogether during
the Summer and turned out only enough of
the other styles to meet the immediate demand.
In normal times the output of this plant was
much more than double its production this
Summer. This concern is now rapidly increas-
ing production to take care of its dealers for
the Fall and holidays. Undoubtedly, this is
what many other manufacturers are doing and
as many of these plants have been ordering
small quantities of supplies their stocks are
low and must be replenished. This augurs well
for the immediate future of the supply trade.
Soss Hinge No. 110
music cabinets and talking machines known as
the new improved Style No. 110.
Already this hinge has been very much in
demand and according to W. B. Faustmann,
assistant sales manager, the orders received for
it have far exceeded the expectations of the
company. The new hinge is shown in the
accompanying illustration. To install it re-
quires the simple matter of boring two holes,
inserting the posts into the wood and then
securing it with fastening brads. In this way
the installation of the hinge is greatly sim-
plified. The company is also manufacturing a
wide variety of invisible hinges which are uni-
versally used throughout the country for all
kinds of cabinet work.
GOOD OUTLOOK IN THE TRADE
Lester I. Miller, of Superior Foundry Co., Tells
of Factors Which Indicate Continually In-
creasing Activity in the Supply Industry
A very encouraging report of conditions in
the supply field is made by Lester I. Miller,
vice-president of the Superior Foundry Co., of
Cleveland, O., makers of piano plates and cast-
ings. Mr. Miller said:
"Our business has been picking up gradually
until we are now running almost normal. The
automobile line is booming and we find that all
of our customers are looking forward to con-
tinued good business. In fact, we are about to
harvest one of the largest and best-paying crops
in history, so that the farmer will have plenty
of money, and the farmer has not yet started to
buy.
"The coal and railroad situations have made
for a shortage of iron and steel products, with
a resulting rise in price, and we believe that we
are in for a period of higher prices. It seems to
be the consensus of opinion that we will have
three years of excellent business in the metal
trades, so that we do not look for lower prices
for some time. Our prices are based on much
lower raw material costs than exist at present,
so that if the present prices of iron and coke are
maintained it will undoubtedly be necessary to
increase the prices that we have quoted.
"We have found that our customers in the
piano trade have had great success in getting
orders for the Fall business, and there is a gen-
eral spirit of optimism throughout the trade.
The main thing for the trade to look after to-
day is collections. We believe that the trade
should not endeavor to oversell their output, as
the chances are that prices will advance, but we
would recommend that they try, rather, to do a
normal, healthy business so that they will be in
shape to get higher prices when this becomes
necessary."
THE
ARJNOVELTYCO.
Cxclusive manufacturers of
Piaivo BeiveKes
and Musie Cabinets
GOSHEN
Write for catalog find
details
INDIANA
Staib-Abendschein Reproducing Grand Action
well pleased with the demand for the action
and that, although they claim that it is an easy
action to install and regulate, he found that it
had also become recognized by the heads of
the regulation departments in the various fac-
tories as a great time-saver insofar as regula-
tion was concerned. "This," he said, "is a
feature which can be added to the other impor-
tant improvements which are found in its con-
struction, and, as every piano manufacturer
knows, constitutes a considerable saving as well
as facilitates production. All manufacturers who
have seen the latest improvement, that is, the
adjustment of the soft pedal movement, which
permits the adjustment of this part of the action
to the very lightest pneumatic, were enthusiastic
over it because they feel that it fills a long-felt
want."
Among the other features for which this
action is noted are the elimination of all lost
motion at capstans and top of jack and all the
lost motion between the pneumatics and action
parts. It also does away with key shifting and
eliminates key dipping, while the regulating of
the action is not impaired by the lost motion
rod or part. The adjustment is made simple
by accessible set screws.
WOOL TRADE MORE ACTIVE
Trade Circles Confident of Passage of Tariff by
Middle of October
BOSTON, MASS., September 4.—There was a bet-
ter feeling throughout the wool trade last week
in spite of the fact that in the last week in
August, under ordinary conditions, the market
is rather on the quiet side.
Moreover, the easier tone which was mani-
fest in the wools a week ago seems to have
disappeared; certainly any downward tendency
in fine wools may be said to have been checked.
The East India wool auctions at Liverpool
showed a decidedly firm front all week and
prices at the close on Thursday were strong.
The wool trade generally has come to the
conclusion that the tariff will be passed, and
probably not later than October 15. A slight
reduction, possibly 5c a clean pound from the
33c a pound scoured content rate of the Senate
bill, is expected in the final rate on raw wool
in the proposed tariff.
The man who uses Behlen's Varnish
Crack Eradicator can afford to figure
lower, yet makes more profit on a re-
finishing job, than the man who does
not use it.
The reason—he saves the time, trouble
and expense of scraping off the old var-
nish and shellac and the finished job is
just as satisfactory too—if not more so.
Send for a sample can to-day and try
it
H. BEHLEN & BRO.
Anilines
Shellacs
Stain*
Fillers
10-12 Christopher St., New York
Near 6th Ave.. and 6th St.