THE USES OF WOOD 



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the others. Its 

 reddish heart- 

 wood is substitut- 

 ed for cherry and 



but the other parts 

 of the instrument 

 may be of mahog- 

 any. The use of 



mahogany, par- cherry by musical 



TAMBOURINE WITH WOODEN SHELL 



Black walnut holds the place of honor in the 

 manufacture of this artistic musical instru- 

 ment, which might be classed as a little 

 brother of the drum. (Engraved from a photo- 

 graph by the Leedy Manufacturing Company 

 Indianapolis. Indiana.) 



ticularly in pianos. 

 It does not pos- 

 sess mahogany's 

 the little metronomes importance grain or figure ; 



but when both 

 woods are finish- 



Size is not necessarily a criterion of importance. 

 The metronome is a very small instrument, and 

 by it the musician measures his time. It is 

 usually made of cherry, walnut, mahogany ot 

 rosewood, and it is seldom or never made of an* 

 material except wood, but no great amount is 

 required in its manufacture. 



ed with fillers and 

 stains, it is often 



THE XYLOPHONE 



The resonance of wood gives this musical instrument its value and 

 makes it unique. The bars are of Honduras rosewood, worked in sizes 

 and lengths to give off the desired tones when struck. These instru- 

 ments range from toys up to very fine articles. (Photograph by Leedy 

 Manufacturing Company, Indianapolis, Indiana.) 



difficult to tell one from the other. Birch is stronger 

 than mahogany and for that reason it may serve as posts 

 and spindles which are exposed to danger of breaking, 



: 



instrument mak- 

 ers is rather large, 

 and most of it 

 finds a place be- 

 cause of its fine 

 color and delicate 

 luster. It goes 

 into many kinds 

 of instruments, 

 including pianos, 

 organs, and auto- 

 matic players. 

 The manufacture 

 of the small in- 

 strument known 

 as the metronome 

 and used for the 

 measurement of 

 tones or notes, 

 calls for cherry 

 in preference to drumsticks of tropical wood. 



most Other woods. The5e drumsticks are of snakewood, so called be- 



The Search of cause f 'f s striped appearance, and for the same 



reason it is sometimes known as letterwood. It 



WOOds Suitable for comes from tropical America. (Photograph by Leedy 



. Manufacturing Company, Indianapolis, Indiana.) 



violin bows is ac- 

 tive although no large quantity is needed. Some dealers 

 guard as a business secret their source of supply of bow 

 woods. Color, weight, and elasticity are essential. Deal- 

 ers often sell what they call pernambuco wood for 

 bows, but that name is applied to different woods from 

 different continents. 



Rosewood has no figure except in rare instances, but 

 its deep, rich color makes it valuable for certain kinds of 

 musical instruments, especially for broad panels. Were it 

 not so soft, it would doubtless have a much wider use. 



'TMIK lumber industry of the United States now has CECRETARY of Agriculture Meredith believes that 



* its principal producing center in the Pacific North- ^ the development of the forest and hydro-electric 



west, where the timber resources are located ; it has been resources of Alaska is a practical means of increasing 



predicted that the pulpwood producing center of the the supplies of newsprint available for the United States, 



future will be in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest, for and therefore eventually lessening the paper shortage, 



the same reason. now so acute. 



