Music Trade Review
Issue: 1926 Vol. 82 N. 13 - Page 53
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MARCH 27,
53
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
The Technical Department—(Continued from page 52)
1926
Burl Veneers Are the Aristocrats of
Cabinet Hardwoods Because of Beauty
Ichabod T. Williams & Sons, New York, Issue Handsome Brochure Describing Their More Than
Eight Decades of Experience in This Field—Burl the Ultimate Beauty of Figure
A N elaborate brochure on the subject of ma-
^^ hogany and other hardwoods and the man-
ner in which they are bought, handled and sold
by Ichabod T. Williams & Sons, New York, has
been issued by this company at considerable
expense and constitutes an important contribu-
tion to the commercial literature on tropical
woods. The book is mounted on heavy pale-
yellow paper, with pages 11 by 16 inches in
size; it contains over a hundred half-tone photo-
graphs of the personnel of the plant, the depart-
ments of the mill at Carteret, N. J., and various
logging operations in Africa, British Honduras
and South America.
Description of the Ichabod T. Williams plant
is limited in text to one or two pages but is
augmented by the photographs of the entire
series of operations to which a log is subjected
after landing on the Williams' dock at Carteret.
One of the most interesting pictures in the
brochure is one of the Williams' "log pond,"
taken in 1924, and showing the largest collection
of mahogany logs ever assembled at an Ameri-
can mill. It is stated that over twelve million
feet of logs are in view.
The veneer department of the Williams con-
cern makes a continual search for unique, rare
and handsomely figured woods.
Buyers are
sent to Brazil for rosewood; to Ceylon for
satinwood; to Africa for mahogany, to England
for brown oak; to Mexico for "prima vera" and
to the Caucasus for what is known as Circas-
sian walnut.
Some interesting details based on the experi-
ences of the foreign lumber buyers are given
under the chapter heading "Veneer Depart-
ment." "Excrescences, sometimes three or
four feet in diameter, are occasionally found on
trees. These are like warts on the outside of
the tree. The trade name for these peculiar
lumps is burl and from these burls, at times,
DavidH.SehmidtCo.
Piano Rammers
of Quality
POUGHKEEPSIE
NEW YORK
extraordinarily beautiful veneers are secured.
Beautiful woods are increasingly difficult to se-
cure and the cost is steadily increasing. Single
trees of very richly figured mahogany have sold
at auction for $10,000 and there have been sales
of burls at $2,000 each. These are record prices
for pieces of exceptional beauty—but there is
a very large business in the woods of moderate
cost which still provide attractive grain and
figure and these, although brought from very
great distances, are sold at prices in competi-
tion with and sometimes even lower than some
of our domestic woods.
"Practically all mahogany veneers are sliced and
the standard thickness is 1/28 of an inch. These
machines can be set and regulated to cut evenly,
any thickness from one-sixteenth of an inch to
one one hundred and fortieth. Veneers pro-
duced abroad are cut one-fortieth of an inch,
but the American practice in our opinion gives
much better results to the user. Before the
introduction of the 'knife,' and continuing to
this day, veneers were produced by means of a
very thin circular segment saw. Veneers
manufactured in this manner are known as
'sawn-veneer' and an inch of wood produces
from 8 to 12 veneers; the standard thickness
being one-twentieth of an inch.
"The tendency of today is towards the in-
creased use of veneer and plywood. With ve-
neers, 'effects' are produced and uniformity
of matching obtained. In most cases, veneered
work costs much more than solid—is more
effective and beautiful, and, properly made, is
both lasting and durable. The early English
master furniture-makers, such as Chippendale
and others, keenly appreciated the value of
veneer, particularly of the crotch effects that
American
Piano Wire
"Perfected" "Crown"
Highest acoustic excellence dating back to the
days of Jonas Chickering. Took prize over
whole world at Paris 1900. For generations
the standard, and used on the greatest num-
ber of pianos in the world.
Services ef ettr Acoustic Boflaeer always available
—fret Illustrated books—free
American Steel & Wire
ACOUSTIC DEPARTMENT
206 8. LA SALLE ST.. CHIOAtO
Company
they could obtain on their curved surfaces,—
impossible in the solid wood. The adaptability
and economy of veneer is so evident that every
year shows a greater demand and, as fine woods
become more rare, it is inevitable that the
veneer business must grow, thus justifying the
great effort and larger investment necessary for
a modern establishment."
Pratt-Read Player Actions
Described in New Catalog
The Pratt-Read Player Action Co., Deep
River, Conn., has just issued an attractive
eight-page folder illustrating and describing the
various actions and piano accessories manufac-
tured by that company. The products featured
are the Model G grand reproducing action, de-
signed for the use of various makes of expres-
sion rolls; the Model P upright reproducing
action, the Model PC combination reproducing
action, designed for both foot and electric
pumping, and the Model M foot expression ac-
tion for uprights. Beneath these various illus-
trations are complete details of the action.
Consult the Universal Want Directory of
The Review. In it advertisements are inserted
free of charge for men who desire positions.
•••••I
•III!
Do You Want
the very best of Felts,
Cloths, P u n c h i n g s ,
Music Wire, Tuning
Pins, Player Parts,
Hinges, Casters, Ham-
mers, and in the very
best of time ?
Then order front us; our prompt-
ness will pleasantly surprise you
The American Piano
Supply Company
110-112 East 13th St., New York City
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
••••&
PHILIP W. 0ETTIN6 & SON, Inc.
213 East 19th Street. New York
Sole Agenti for
WEICKERT HAMMER AND DAMPER FELTS
GRAND AND UPRIGHT HAMMERS
Made of Welckert Felt
THE COMSTOCK, CHENEY & CO. IVORYTON, CONN,
Ivory Cutters since 1834.
MANUFACTURERS OF GRAND KEYS, ACTIONS AND HAMMERS, UPRIGHT KEYS,
ACTIONS AND HAMMERS, PIPE ORGAN KEYS, PIANOFORTE IVORY FOR THE TRADE
MARCH 27,
53
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
The Technical Department—(Continued from page 52)
1926
Burl Veneers Are the Aristocrats of
Cabinet Hardwoods Because of Beauty
Ichabod T. Williams & Sons, New York, Issue Handsome Brochure Describing Their More Than
Eight Decades of Experience in This Field—Burl the Ultimate Beauty of Figure
A N elaborate brochure on the subject of ma-
^^ hogany and other hardwoods and the man-
ner in which they are bought, handled and sold
by Ichabod T. Williams & Sons, New York, has
been issued by this company at considerable
expense and constitutes an important contribu-
tion to the commercial literature on tropical
woods. The book is mounted on heavy pale-
yellow paper, with pages 11 by 16 inches in
size; it contains over a hundred half-tone photo-
graphs of the personnel of the plant, the depart-
ments of the mill at Carteret, N. J., and various
logging operations in Africa, British Honduras
and South America.
Description of the Ichabod T. Williams plant
is limited in text to one or two pages but is
augmented by the photographs of the entire
series of operations to which a log is subjected
after landing on the Williams' dock at Carteret.
One of the most interesting pictures in the
brochure is one of the Williams' "log pond,"
taken in 1924, and showing the largest collection
of mahogany logs ever assembled at an Ameri-
can mill. It is stated that over twelve million
feet of logs are in view.
The veneer department of the Williams con-
cern makes a continual search for unique, rare
and handsomely figured woods.
Buyers are
sent to Brazil for rosewood; to Ceylon for
satinwood; to Africa for mahogany, to England
for brown oak; to Mexico for "prima vera" and
to the Caucasus for what is known as Circas-
sian walnut.
Some interesting details based on the experi-
ences of the foreign lumber buyers are given
under the chapter heading "Veneer Depart-
ment." "Excrescences, sometimes three or
four feet in diameter, are occasionally found on
trees. These are like warts on the outside of
the tree. The trade name for these peculiar
lumps is burl and from these burls, at times,
DavidH.SehmidtCo.
Piano Rammers
of Quality
POUGHKEEPSIE
NEW YORK
extraordinarily beautiful veneers are secured.
Beautiful woods are increasingly difficult to se-
cure and the cost is steadily increasing. Single
trees of very richly figured mahogany have sold
at auction for $10,000 and there have been sales
of burls at $2,000 each. These are record prices
for pieces of exceptional beauty—but there is
a very large business in the woods of moderate
cost which still provide attractive grain and
figure and these, although brought from very
great distances, are sold at prices in competi-
tion with and sometimes even lower than some
of our domestic woods.
"Practically all mahogany veneers are sliced and
the standard thickness is 1/28 of an inch. These
machines can be set and regulated to cut evenly,
any thickness from one-sixteenth of an inch to
one one hundred and fortieth. Veneers pro-
duced abroad are cut one-fortieth of an inch,
but the American practice in our opinion gives
much better results to the user. Before the
introduction of the 'knife,' and continuing to
this day, veneers were produced by means of a
very thin circular segment saw. Veneers
manufactured in this manner are known as
'sawn-veneer' and an inch of wood produces
from 8 to 12 veneers; the standard thickness
being one-twentieth of an inch.
"The tendency of today is towards the in-
creased use of veneer and plywood. With ve-
neers, 'effects' are produced and uniformity
of matching obtained. In most cases, veneered
work costs much more than solid—is more
effective and beautiful, and, properly made, is
both lasting and durable. The early English
master furniture-makers, such as Chippendale
and others, keenly appreciated the value of
veneer, particularly of the crotch effects that
American
Piano Wire
"Perfected" "Crown"
Highest acoustic excellence dating back to the
days of Jonas Chickering. Took prize over
whole world at Paris 1900. For generations
the standard, and used on the greatest num-
ber of pianos in the world.
Services ef ettr Acoustic Boflaeer always available
—fret Illustrated books—free
American Steel & Wire
ACOUSTIC DEPARTMENT
206 8. LA SALLE ST.. CHIOAtO
Company
they could obtain on their curved surfaces,—
impossible in the solid wood. The adaptability
and economy of veneer is so evident that every
year shows a greater demand and, as fine woods
become more rare, it is inevitable that the
veneer business must grow, thus justifying the
great effort and larger investment necessary for
a modern establishment."
Pratt-Read Player Actions
Described in New Catalog
The Pratt-Read Player Action Co., Deep
River, Conn., has just issued an attractive
eight-page folder illustrating and describing the
various actions and piano accessories manufac-
tured by that company. The products featured
are the Model G grand reproducing action, de-
signed for the use of various makes of expres-
sion rolls; the Model P upright reproducing
action, the Model PC combination reproducing
action, designed for both foot and electric
pumping, and the Model M foot expression ac-
tion for uprights. Beneath these various illus-
trations are complete details of the action.
Consult the Universal Want Directory of
The Review. In it advertisements are inserted
free of charge for men who desire positions.
•••••I
•III!
Do You Want
the very best of Felts,
Cloths, P u n c h i n g s ,
Music Wire, Tuning
Pins, Player Parts,
Hinges, Casters, Ham-
mers, and in the very
best of time ?
Then order front us; our prompt-
ness will pleasantly surprise you
The American Piano
Supply Company
110-112 East 13th St., New York City
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
••••&
PHILIP W. 0ETTIN6 & SON, Inc.
213 East 19th Street. New York
Sole Agenti for
WEICKERT HAMMER AND DAMPER FELTS
GRAND AND UPRIGHT HAMMERS
Made of Welckert Felt
THE COMSTOCK, CHENEY & CO. IVORYTON, CONN,
Ivory Cutters since 1834.
MANUFACTURERS OF GRAND KEYS, ACTIONS AND HAMMERS, UPRIGHT KEYS,
ACTIONS AND HAMMERS, PIPE ORGAN KEYS, PIANOFORTE IVORY FOR THE TRADE
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