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Issue: 1880 Vol. 3 N. 9

THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.
IDO:M:ESTIO
-AJSTID E X P O R T
TRADE.
NEW YORK, DECEMBEE 5TH, 1880.
YOL. III.
TJIE
December 5 th, 1880.
No. 9.
KIND WORDS.
r I ''HE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW of November 20 is issued,
A and, if possible, is more interesting than ever. It has a larger
circulation than any other musical paper published, containing the latest
and most reliable information regarding musical events both at home and
abroad. It also contains the best criticisms and the spiciest articles from
some of the best writers in the country. Subscription, post paid, $2.00;
single copies 10 cents. Published at 853 Broadway, corner 14th street, New
York.—Nyack, N. Y., City and County.
p
tell me that the sale of
_L cheap pianos in the northern,
eastern, and western states is dimin-
ishing, while in the territories and
in the southern states it is increas-
NEW YORK, NOV. 29, 1880.
ing. This is natural. It is a con- Charles Avery Welles, Esq. :
sequence of the return of prosperity
Allow me to compliment you on the success of your paper. It grows
to the country. After the war, even better all the while. The issues of November 5th and 20th were splendid
during the flush times in the north, numbers. I am much interested in the " Free Lance" department, and like
people were not anxious to deal with the way in which you conduct it.
the south, and from 1873 until a
Yours most truly, F. J.
little more than a year ago, while
THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW, devoted to the interests of
business was stricken with a para-
lysis, the great demand was for the music and the music trade, has an able editor and a most efficient corps of
cheaper grades of miisical instru- staff correspondents.—Newark Sunday Call.
ments.
"When business revived, the general
A DENIAL FROM W. M. DANIELL.
desire was to purchase the best pos-
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Nov. 27th, 1880.
sible form of instrument, and people
preferred to hold back for a while To the Editor of the Musical Critic and Trade Review, *
until they could accumulate another
DEAR SIR:—I wish to ask your authority for placing my name in your
$100 or $200 in order to make a
good investment in either pianos or Gazette, as having had judgment given against me for a debt of one hun-
organs; that is, they wanted to dred and forty-four dollars. This, my dear sir, is entirely false, for I never
purchase instruments that would last the greatest length of time, and give was sued but once in any court whatever, and that for a small sum unjustly
claimed, and twenty years ago.
the greatest satisfaction during that time.
Please give this matter your consideration, and send at once the inform-
This feeling has characterized average purchasers in the northern,
eastern, and western states; so that manufacturers of the cheaper grades ation asked for.
This is a very grave wrong, and I hope you will do the proper thing to-
of pianos and organs must now look for the largest market in other direc-
prevent any further injury. I am,
tions.
Your most obedient servant,
The people of the south have, since the war, been hardly able to pur-
W. M. DANIELL.
chase pianos and organs at all; but now that the country generally is in a
more prosperous condition, they stand somewhat in the position that the
information published by us came from official sources, and we
people of the north, east, and west stood a few years ago, and they are now shall [The
endeavor to discover who should be blamed, if any mistake has been
demanding low-priced instruments.
made.—ED. MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.]
*
There is no use trying to controvert the fact that every sensible man,
THE EMERSON PIANO CO.
no matter how shrewd and economical he may be, will sooner or later see
BOSTON, NOV. 22.
the necessity for making the best possible investment of his money. It
makes no difference whether he is trying to buy a house, a horse, a piano, Charles Avery Welles, Esq. :
or a certain amount of advertising.
DEAR SIR : You must have misunderstood my remarks in the interview
No one knows better than the cheap manufacturer, that the article he reported in your last issue. Mr. Upham never was a purchaser of the Emer-
gives is not worth the money that is paid for it. In other words, the article son property. The sale was made to Ellenwood & Moore, and after Ellen-
is bound to give out within a short space of time, and the purchaser is wood's death the business was purchased by Mr. Moore, and paid for in the
obliged to draw again upon his bank account to renew it.
manner stated.
*
* *
Yours respectfully,
I am not trying to talk political economy, which generally means the
P. H. POWERS.
enshrouding of a few ideas with a cloud of words. The above are plain,
hard, common sense words. I have a good deal of experience of this
BUFFO.—We cannot have a decent basso buffo here, and in Vienna they
sort in my own business.^ Every day parties, who want to get something for haveengaged Ciampi expressly to sing the Marquis in " Linda" and Dulcamara
nothing, apply to this paper for advertising rates. When information is in "L'Elisir d'Amore." The best proof that the genre has become scarce on
given them, they try to beat down rates, evidently thinking that they are the German stage, too. Ciampi, of course, sings in Italian; and the German
dealing with a cheap sewing machine, piano, or organ house, or a pettifog- artists, out of courtesy to him, will follow suit. They have to do it, for
ging newspaper. Sometimes they say, " Why, we can get it done for one Donizetti's comic opera in two languages would be too funny indeed, much
half or one quarter that amount in another paper," (naming some puling more funny than a dialogue between Tornaso Salvini and Ellie Wilton. But
publication.
why did Ciampi not come here ? We need him badly for this very Marquis
To be sure they can, but do they ever stop to reflect that they cannot in "Linda."
buy silk at the same price that they buy calico?
ASTONISHING.—Not long ago we read an article about musical education
The money that they waste in their efforts to get something for nothing, in Harper's,
and, although it was on the whole cleverly written, it must have
•would, if properly placed, yield them good returns.
been from an unprofessional pen. It tells for instance, as a proof of musical
But some men never learn except by bitter experience.
education, that the old tenor, Braham, once at a concert sang a ballad, and
when
encored told his accompanist to play it half a tone lower. This, the
FINCKENHAUS.—Mr - Finckenhaus, Messrs. Billings & Co.'s bookkeeper, article adds, never could have been accomplished if the singer had not been
a great artist. If ever an opinion was of amateurish character, this is.
was to be married early this month. We wish him joy.
Every bad singer will sing half a tone lower or higher, most of them even
CALLS.—We had very pleasant calls recently from Mr. T. D. Tooker, without being aware of Avhat they are really doing. As long as the accom-
managing editor of White, Smith & Co. 's Folio, Boston, and from Mr. Mietzke, panist is capable of transposing a piece at sight, the singer can can do it
organist of the Congregational Church, Rutland, Vt.
easily, without special reason of feeling proud of his accomplishments.
FINGER FORMER.—Herr Seeber, of Weimar, Germany, has added to the
list of machines to aid in making piano-players, with a little instrument
MAAS.—A teacher of the Leipsic Conservatory, by the name of Maas, has
which fits over the finger joints and is called a " finger former."
arrived in New York, to settle here permanently. Where do all these piano
PATKIOTIC.—J. Rattray & Co., tobacco merchants, Montreal, exhibited teachers find pupils '?
at the Exposition there " God save the Queen," words and music formed en-
A MANAGER'S WIFE.—We are informed that Mdme. Montelio, the soprano
tirely of cigarettes and tobacco.
of the now defunct Montelio concert troupe, is an American, and wife of the
LA PREMIERE DANSEUSE.—The only member of Her Majescty's Opera manager Angier. How can a manager be so unreasonable as to ruin his
Troupe nobody finds fault with is Mme. Cavalazza, prima ballerina. This financial prospects with his own wife ! We do not doubt the excellent quali-
fact not only speaks well for the dancer, but expresses volumes of opinions ties of Madame Angier as a lady, but she should use her valuable gifts for
domestic purposes.
about the quality of Mr. Mapleson's singers.
SUPPLEMENT.
December 5th, 18
TRADE CHAT.
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C. D. BLAKE.— Mr. C. D. Blake,
NOTES FROM CANASERAGA, N. Y.
CANASERAGA, N. Y., Dec. 1st, 1880.
I
LEARN that several music teachers (so-called, at least) have written to
know if there is any opening for a music teacher in this town. Good
teachers, who love and understand their art, are not too plenty, and I think
such would be successful here.
The veteran piano and organ dealer, W. F. Graves, of Castile, was
in town a few days ago looking after his business. He is rushed with orders.
He says trade is lively in proportion as he advertises. I think any dealer
who judiciously advertises will come to the same conclusion; and, by the
of Boston, did a grand good thing
for himself when he took the agency
for Decker Bros.' piano, and the
Behning piano. Blake is rapidly
pushing himself into a foremost po-
sition among Boston dealers.
way, allow me to add that THE MUSICAL CIRTIC AND TRADE REVIEW is one of the
TOWER. —Because Sylvester Tower, best journals in which to advertise. Mr. Graves has sold about 8000 instru-
of Cambridgeport, Mass., makes ments during his career as a dealer.
Prof. A. J. Van Fleet is busy holding conventions in this and neighbor-
cheaper keys and actions than other
makers, which does it show, that his ing counties, with considerable success. As the Professor is yet a young
work is better or loorse than theirs? man, he has ample chance to make himself distinguished among musicians,
which I do not doubt he will do.
I see that Baxter's University of Music is quite largely advertised in
WEDDING.—Mr. F. P. Stieff, of the
firm of C. M. Stieff, Baltimore, Md., musical and other papers. I t is located at Friendship, in this county, and
was married on the morning of Nov. is, I should judge, in a prosperous condition. I have just had the pleasure
23d, to Miss Sarah Waters, of Bal- of reading a biographical sketch of its founder, Dr. James Baxter. I fre-
timore, and the happy couple left on quently meet graduates of this institution, and those who have studied there.
A. D. HASSING.
the same day for the North, on their
bridal tour.
THE GAZETTE.
TRADES UNION.—According to published accounts, Prince Bis G. Koelle, music, New York city; renewal of chattel mortgage, $800.
marck had a gigantic scheme for the organizing of labor throughout the
r
Prussian Empire. Apparently he is about to convert the whole working Schworm & Nieman, piano cases, New Y ork city; chattel mortgage, $1,180.
population of Germany into one huge trades-union, under the direct and Innis S. Whitney, Music, Manchester, New Hampshire ; sold out by
complete control of the State, and the workmen will have no alternative, but
sheriff.
to submit to the wishes of the imperial counsellor. The foreign papers re-
gard it as " t h e most astounding project ever entertained by a modern states-
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.
man," and say that if it succeeds " w e must all recast our political economy."
PORT OF NEW YORK.
WAYLAND & BERGMAN.—Mr. P. B. Wayland, of the firm of Wayland &
Week ending Nov. 23d.
Exports.
Value.
Value.
Hamburg, 20 organs,
. . $1,830 Porto Rico, 1 organ, . . .
"
5 c'es piano mat'ls 400 British West Indies, 1 organ, . 100
1,553
Rotterdam, 2 organs, . . . . 200 Liverpool, 38 organs, . . .
. 90
Bremen, 47 organs,
. . . 2,420
"
2 orguinettes,
5,450
British Guiana, 1 organ, . . . 100 London, 49 organs,
Brit. poss. in Africa, 7 organs, . 515 Glasgow 5 organs
225
British Australia, 32 organs,
2,575
Total,
. .^
$15,493
Imports.
$29,641
B. SHONINGER ORGAN CO.—People are beginning to inquire when those Musical instruments, 286,
fine plans for a new factory and offices for the B. SHONINGER ORGAN CO.,
Week
ending
Nov.
30th.
which are now on paper, will appear in a more substantial shape.
Exports.
HAINES.—Messrs. Haines have secured the services of Mr. Homer Bart-
$35
$333 Cuba, 3 piano materials, . .
lett, the pianist and composer, in their warerooms. Messrs. Haines have Mexico, 3 organs, . . . .
. . . 1,500
. . . .
250 Liverpool, 4 pianos,
vastly improved their facilities at their Fifth avenue establishment. The Bristol, 2 organs,
. . .
234
"
2 organs,
. . .
175
lease of their tenant on the second floor of their building having expired, H a m b u r g , 2 organs,
"
6 piano materials,
200 L o n d o n , 51 orguinettes, . .
900
they have devoted that floor to their own uses for show-rooms.
Bergman, music, Bloomfield, Iowa, is dead.
A. H. BOUOK. —Mr. H. Bouck, music dealer, Greenwood, Nebraska, is
dead.
ERNEST REINKING.—Mr. Ernest Reinking arrived in this city a few days
since from San Francisco, and called at our office. Mr. Reinking is in good
health and spirits, and has, since leaving San Francisco, made an extended
tour through the Central American States.
TRADE IN ENGLAND.—Most factories are now busily employed, some of
them being hard pressed to keep level with their orders. For prudential
reasons several houses allowed their stock to dwindle rather low during the
summer; and now an extra push has to be made to get abreast of the demand.
—Musical Opinion and Music Trade Review.
1 piano,
. . .
300
Glasgow, 1 organ
250
JARDINE & SON.—For some months past Geo. Jardine & Son have been Bremen, 23 organs.
. . . 1,100 Brit. Poss. Africa, 1 organ, .
125
engaged in rebuilding the organ in St. Terasa's church, in this city, and
have added many new stops and improvements. Among the stops that are
Total,
$5,402
worthy of notice, are the Vox Humana, which is voiced after a plan just
Imports.
delivered to the above firm, from Europe, which enables them to imitate
the human voice more perfectly than ever done before—the Cremona comes Musical instruments, 59,
$10,140
next in all its richness and beauty of tone ; while the new Trumpets tell out
PORT
OF
BOSTON.
with a most wonderful traveling quality—yet are smooth and mellow. The
Week ending Nov. 19, 1880.
Diapasons are grand and powerful in their deep, sonorous tones : and as the
instrument now stands it ranks with the leading organs of the country.
Exports.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FAIR.—The American Institute Fair closed for the England, organs, . . .
2,216 Br. Pos. in Australia, organs, $1,175
season on the evening of Nov. 27th. The usual large number of diplomas, Nova Scotia, organs, . .
133
medals, etc., etc., etc., were awarded, and in most cases to the regular old
Total,
$4,149
500
"
"
pianos, . .
croivd of exhibitors.
Br. Pos. in Africa, organs,
125
Too FRESH.—It is rumored that if " Per Patterson " had experienced,
Imports.
during his connection with C. D. Pease & Co., as much difficulty in commu- England, musical instruments,
2,153
nicating as in receiving intelligence, he might still have been in his old con-
Week ending Nov. 26th.
fidential position.
' Exports.
HORACE WATERS & SONS.—It is again reported that Mr. Horace Waters
& Sons have paid up their liabilities in full, with interest. Well, who said England, organs,
Br. Poss. in Australasia, organs $5,849
they hadn't ?
Total,
* $6,649
BINGHAMTON.—The music stores in Binghamton, N. Y., are doing a
PORT OF BALTIMORE.
lively business, and music teachers are active and happy.
Imports.
C. D. PEASE & Co.—Mr. C. D. Pease, the senior partner of this firm, is
$181
afflicted with rheumatism in his foot, and therefore could only turn out 50 Musical Instruments, Nov, 15 to 20, inclusive,
pianos last week instead of 60, his usual number.
CLUETT &. SONS.—About three years ago the Steinway agency was with-
CA-LENBERG & VAUPEL.—Messrs. Calenberg & Vaupel have contributed
an upright piano to the Eleventh Regiment Fair, in aid of the Regimental drawn from Messrs. Cluett & Sons, but as the following circular will show,
Relief Fund. On the evening of December 2d Miss Emilie Schaefer, of the it has been again placed in their hands, and is a deserved compliment to
Leipsic Conservatory of Music, performed a classical programme on the their present ability to manage so important a trust. Office of Steinway &
Sons, New York, Nov. 24, 1880.—To the Public: This is to certify that we
piano, which was much admired.
have this dav appointed Messrs. Cluett & Sons, of Troy, Albany and Pitts-
CLUETT & SONS, TROY.—The latest, and that which is commented on the field, the "Sole Agents" for the sale of the Steinway pianoforte in the fol-
most in Troy, N.Y., is the return "home again" of the Steinway agency, lowing territory, viz.: The counties of Rensselaer, Albany, Schoharie, Sche-
after a three and one half years' leave of absence, to the old house of Cluett nectady, Montgomery, Fulton, Saratoga, Washington, Warren, Clinton,
& Sons. This, coming so fast upon the loss of the Haines Bros.' agency, is a Essex,' the entire State of Vermont, and Western Massachusetts. (Signed)
heavy blow to our friend, Mr. F. H. Cluett, of Albany.
Steinway & Sons.
KNABE.—Mr. Ernest Knabe says that his firm has already sold over 1,000
DUNHAM & SONS FAIL.—The firm of Dunham & Sons, piano manufac-
pianos this year.
turers, at 156th street, this city, failed Thursday. The members of the firm,
SMALL.—There is a little paper in Chicago, with 700 or 800 gratuitous cir- David H. & John B. Dunham, made an assignment to Ernest Reinking. The
culation. It is controlled by a Louisville scoundrel named Allen. He has made preferences are about $19,409.57. A judgment had been obtained against
a living for some years past by selling clipped tickets and altering bills. His the firm for $5,360 by a man who had lost a leg by one of their trucks, and
Chicago venture, called the World, we believe, will sooner or later be edited they had to furnish security on an appeal. Their assets are said to be much
from State prison, if Allen continues his connection.—N. Y. Dramatic News. greater than their liabilities, which are placed at $40,000.

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