Music Trade Review
Issue: 1926 Vol. 82 N. 8 - Page 43
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FEBRUARY 20,
THE
1926
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
43
The Technical Department—(Continued from page 42)
Record Cards for Tuners
Win Great Appreciation
Standard Pneumatic Action Co. Receives Many
Letters of Thanks From Tuners and Repair-
men of Country
Letters of appreciation have been coming in
to the Standard Pneumatic Action Co., New
York, since the issuance a few months ago of
several thousand business record cards to tuners
and repairmen throughout the country. The
consensus of opinion among the technicians
using these cards seems to be that they afford
the most complete record of a tuning or repair
service and material cost will enable him to
stabilize his charges.
The card shows that in its planning the needs
of the tuner were well considered, and tuners
who now have the cards in actual use speak
highly of them. In some cases old file cards
have been scrapped to make way for this better
type, and in other instances a book system has
been abandoned to be replaced by these cards.
Strike End Aids Plate Men
The high cost of coke and the proportionate
increase in the cost of pig iron has ceased to
worry plate manufacturers with the apparent
clearing up of the anthracite situation; the use
=
=
Standard Pneumatic Co . Tuners' Record Card
I
§
transaction ever designed for tuners, and, as a of hard coal by public and private consumers
result, the demand for them continues.
during the balance of the Winter will tend to
The card measures five by three inches and much lower coke prices even while the cold
will conveniently fit in a small file box. By weather continues. The horizon of pig iron
arranging the cards alphabetically in district prices, therefore, gives every indication of be-
numbers, the tuner can discover in a few sec- coming a level one again.
onds if there are any patrons of his in a dis-
trict in which he is calling, whose pianos are
due for more attention. This will save his time
and traveling expenses. The age and condition
WILMINGTON, DEL., February 13.—A million-
of the instrument noted on the card will give dollar plant to manufacture paints and lacquers
him a clue on his second visitation as to what will be operated in a short time by the Bethle-
to expect, and he will go prepared. The date hem Chemical Co., which obtained a charter
of tuning, as entered at each visit, will tell him recently to do business in this city. According
when it is time to call again; the record of time, to present plans the new organization will man-
Concern to Make Lacquers
ufacture a full line of lacquers from
coats to the finished products. The
of the machinery to be used in its
being installed and a capacity output
gallons a month is promised.
American Walnut Supply
Is Reported Below Normal
Production of This Cabinet Wood Receding and
Visible Supply Is Reported Below Last Year
Recent reports from observers of the primary
markets for American walnut indicate that a pe-
culiar situation has developed, in that produc-
tion of walnut timber is receding at a fair rate
and that the visible supply of logs, against this
time last year, is below normal. The condition
began in November, 1925, when new orders for
walnut were the heaviest for any single month
during the past six years. A year ago over-
production was under way and beyond control,
due to the fact that all the mills had then an
abundant supply of logs. Outbound shipments
for the year increased probably 5,000,000 feet
against 1924, but this increase was not large
enough to absorb the over-production, which
created the known price pressure on the two
lower grades during the months of the Slimmer
and early Fall.
The price level for walnut lumber, of course,
has not had the violent ups and downs like
Southern hardwoods.
FAS and selects are now very firm, but no
noticeable price increase; No. 1 common and
No. 2 common have increased somewhat,
against the low of the Summer months. Fur-
ther price advances for these two lower grades
are in sight, considering the present cost oi
logs. The new supply of logs is and remains
wav below normal.
Advices coming from the primary markets
state that linseed oil demand is a shade more
active but leading crushers are still quoting spot-
April raw oil in carlots, cooperage basis, at 11.3
cents a pound and May-June at 11.5 cents a
pound, but the market is very weak owing to
the drop in flaxseed, and there are persistent
rumors of price shading current.
ISAAC I.COLE& SON JULIUS BRECKWOLDT & SON, Inc. . ,
DOIO^HCN. Y.
Manufacturers of Sounding Boards, Bars, Backs, Bridges, Mandolin and Guitar Tops, Etc.
Manafaetwu*
•IAD K b * • !
Monarch Tool &Mlg.Co.
MAKE A SPECIALTY OF
PIANO CASE VENEERS
FACTORY AND WAREROOMS
Foot 8th St., E, R.
Wall Box**, Karachi* Sl*t Box**,
Coin Slid**, B*r*U Ha«hln«*. Mon*y
Box**, P n m , F u n s Hardwar*. SB«-
•1*1 part* Mad* to Ord*r.
New York
C I N C I N N A T I , O.
F. RAMACCI0TT1, Inc. PIANO ACTION MACHINERY
De*ignert and Builder! oi
PIANO BASS STRINGS
421-423 W. 28th Sl^near Ninth Hit.}
Special Machines for Special Purposes
THE A. H. NILSON MACHINE CO.
BRIDGEPORT
CONN.
0. S. KELLY CO.
PIANO PLATES
The Highest Grade of Workmanship
F o r n [
the base
first unit
plant is
of 60,000
Service
Price
Quality
Reliability
Foundries: SPRINGFIELD, OHIO
Continuous Hinges
Grand Hinges
Pedals and Rods
Bearing Bars
Casters* etc*, etc.
THE OHIO VENEER
COMPANY
Quality Seleetions in
Foreign and Domestic Veneers
and
Hardwood Lumber
Importcn and Maaofaetateri
Milk and Main Ofica;
Eartem Ofioa: 405 L»!»to» A T ,
Cincinnati. Ohio
al 42nd Street. N«w Yor*
FAIRBANKS
PIANO
PLATES
EQUALITY PRODUCT
CHAS. RAMSEY
CORP.
THE FAIRBANKS CO.
KINGSTON, N. Y.
SPRINGFIELD, O.
FEBRUARY 20,
THE
1926
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
43
The Technical Department—(Continued from page 42)
Record Cards for Tuners
Win Great Appreciation
Standard Pneumatic Action Co. Receives Many
Letters of Thanks From Tuners and Repair-
men of Country
Letters of appreciation have been coming in
to the Standard Pneumatic Action Co., New
York, since the issuance a few months ago of
several thousand business record cards to tuners
and repairmen throughout the country. The
consensus of opinion among the technicians
using these cards seems to be that they afford
the most complete record of a tuning or repair
service and material cost will enable him to
stabilize his charges.
The card shows that in its planning the needs
of the tuner were well considered, and tuners
who now have the cards in actual use speak
highly of them. In some cases old file cards
have been scrapped to make way for this better
type, and in other instances a book system has
been abandoned to be replaced by these cards.
Strike End Aids Plate Men
The high cost of coke and the proportionate
increase in the cost of pig iron has ceased to
worry plate manufacturers with the apparent
clearing up of the anthracite situation; the use
=
=
Standard Pneumatic Co . Tuners' Record Card
I
§
transaction ever designed for tuners, and, as a of hard coal by public and private consumers
result, the demand for them continues.
during the balance of the Winter will tend to
The card measures five by three inches and much lower coke prices even while the cold
will conveniently fit in a small file box. By weather continues. The horizon of pig iron
arranging the cards alphabetically in district prices, therefore, gives every indication of be-
numbers, the tuner can discover in a few sec- coming a level one again.
onds if there are any patrons of his in a dis-
trict in which he is calling, whose pianos are
due for more attention. This will save his time
and traveling expenses. The age and condition
WILMINGTON, DEL., February 13.—A million-
of the instrument noted on the card will give dollar plant to manufacture paints and lacquers
him a clue on his second visitation as to what will be operated in a short time by the Bethle-
to expect, and he will go prepared. The date hem Chemical Co., which obtained a charter
of tuning, as entered at each visit, will tell him recently to do business in this city. According
when it is time to call again; the record of time, to present plans the new organization will man-
Concern to Make Lacquers
ufacture a full line of lacquers from
coats to the finished products. The
of the machinery to be used in its
being installed and a capacity output
gallons a month is promised.
American Walnut Supply
Is Reported Below Normal
Production of This Cabinet Wood Receding and
Visible Supply Is Reported Below Last Year
Recent reports from observers of the primary
markets for American walnut indicate that a pe-
culiar situation has developed, in that produc-
tion of walnut timber is receding at a fair rate
and that the visible supply of logs, against this
time last year, is below normal. The condition
began in November, 1925, when new orders for
walnut were the heaviest for any single month
during the past six years. A year ago over-
production was under way and beyond control,
due to the fact that all the mills had then an
abundant supply of logs. Outbound shipments
for the year increased probably 5,000,000 feet
against 1924, but this increase was not large
enough to absorb the over-production, which
created the known price pressure on the two
lower grades during the months of the Slimmer
and early Fall.
The price level for walnut lumber, of course,
has not had the violent ups and downs like
Southern hardwoods.
FAS and selects are now very firm, but no
noticeable price increase; No. 1 common and
No. 2 common have increased somewhat,
against the low of the Summer months. Fur-
ther price advances for these two lower grades
are in sight, considering the present cost oi
logs. The new supply of logs is and remains
wav below normal.
Advices coming from the primary markets
state that linseed oil demand is a shade more
active but leading crushers are still quoting spot-
April raw oil in carlots, cooperage basis, at 11.3
cents a pound and May-June at 11.5 cents a
pound, but the market is very weak owing to
the drop in flaxseed, and there are persistent
rumors of price shading current.
ISAAC I.COLE& SON JULIUS BRECKWOLDT & SON, Inc. . ,
DOIO^HCN. Y.
Manufacturers of Sounding Boards, Bars, Backs, Bridges, Mandolin and Guitar Tops, Etc.
Manafaetwu*
•IAD K b * • !
Monarch Tool &Mlg.Co.
MAKE A SPECIALTY OF
PIANO CASE VENEERS
FACTORY AND WAREROOMS
Foot 8th St., E, R.
Wall Box**, Karachi* Sl*t Box**,
Coin Slid**, B*r*U Ha«hln«*. Mon*y
Box**, P n m , F u n s Hardwar*. SB«-
•1*1 part* Mad* to Ord*r.
New York
C I N C I N N A T I , O.
F. RAMACCI0TT1, Inc. PIANO ACTION MACHINERY
De*ignert and Builder! oi
PIANO BASS STRINGS
421-423 W. 28th Sl^near Ninth Hit.}
Special Machines for Special Purposes
THE A. H. NILSON MACHINE CO.
BRIDGEPORT
CONN.
0. S. KELLY CO.
PIANO PLATES
The Highest Grade of Workmanship
F o r n [
the base
first unit
plant is
of 60,000
Service
Price
Quality
Reliability
Foundries: SPRINGFIELD, OHIO
Continuous Hinges
Grand Hinges
Pedals and Rods
Bearing Bars
Casters* etc*, etc.
THE OHIO VENEER
COMPANY
Quality Seleetions in
Foreign and Domestic Veneers
and
Hardwood Lumber
Importcn and Maaofaetateri
Milk and Main Ofica;
Eartem Ofioa: 405 L»!»to» A T ,
Cincinnati. Ohio
al 42nd Street. N«w Yor*
FAIRBANKS
PIANO
PLATES
EQUALITY PRODUCT
CHAS. RAMSEY
CORP.
THE FAIRBANKS CO.
KINGSTON, N. Y.
SPRINGFIELD, O.
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