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May 20th, 1881.
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THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.
manufacturers, who soon found out that they could buy better strings of
Mr. Reinwarth for less nioney than they could make the strings for them-
selves, the result being that a profitable business in this line was soon estab-
lished and has gone on growing from year to year. Mr. Reinwarth's string
production for the past three months showing an increase of fifty per cent.
over that of the corresponding period last year, in fact his business has
grown to such an extent that lie was obliged last Spring to move into
premises affording greater facilities than those he previously occupied.
Although Mr. Reinwarth devotes himself exclusively to the manufac-
facture of strings for pianos, he has had for many years practical experience
as a piano maker, and is therefore well fitted to understand the require-
ments of those who use his strings on their iustruinents.
The proper making of a good string for a piano depends on many things,
the basis of them all being, of course, the quality of the wire of which it is
composed, the elasticity, strength and appearance depending upon this, and
we are pleased to hear from Mr. Reinwarth that the wire made in this country
"by the Washburn & Moen Co., is better in all of these qualities than that
which comes from abroad.
Many of the largest piano factories in this country are using the strings
made by Mr. Reinwarth's machinery, being well satisfied with their quality,
aud Messrs. Steinway & Sons, the celebrated piano makers of this city, have
purchased from Mr. Reinwarth, three of these machines, all the strings of
"their pianos being manufactured with them.
In order to procure a definite opinion from the house of Messrs. Stein-
way & Sons, in regard to the working of these machines, we called upon Mr
William Steinway and asked him for an opinion on the subject.
Mr. Steinway said that it was important in such a matter to have a
direct opinion from the factory, and as Mr. Henry Steinway was at the fac-
tory, the telephone connecting it with the office was put in requisition and a
reply received stating that the machines were giving perfect satisfaction in
every respect.
TRADE
CHAT.
Mr. Arthur Woodward, of the firm of Woodward and Brown, returned
from his wedding trip the week before last. There is a fine working force
in this establishment of Woodward and Brown ; the business enterprise and
ability of Mr. Arthur Woodward, the practical knowledge and active push-
ing qualities of Mr. Geo. M. Woodward, combined with the experience and
sterling merits of the elder Mr. Woodward and Mr. Brown, are all brought
to bear upon this business, and make it what it is, one of the very best in the
piano industry of New England.
Imitation is the sincerest flattery. A year ago we gave this paper the
name of the MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.
Recently a book pub-
lisher's organ has been started under the name of the Critic, and a political
organ of the same name has made its appearance in Washington, D. C.
It is proposed to transfer the name of " Old Probabilities" to the Canada
weather prophet as a reward for his happy hits, in other words because he is
Vennor—able enough to be entitled to it.
Mr. J. W. Brackett, the piano maker of Boston, Mass., recently effected
a compromise with his creditors.
Dr. E. Tourjee, director of the New England Conservatory of Music,
and New England agent for Decker & Son's celebrated pianos, and the
organs of Whitney & Raymond, of Cleveland, Ohio, was to have sailed for
Europe on Saturday last in charge of the annual excursion with which his
name is so creditably identified.
The New England Piano Co., of Boston, Mass., to which we alluded
recently, has been getting well under headway and should have some instru-
ments ready for'the market by this time.
Mr. Payson, traveling agent for the Great Miller Family, (with a capital
Mr. Rud. Aronson intends to make another concert hall at Broadway F.), of Boston, was home again in that city last week.
and 39th street. Half of the necessary funds $ 100,000 are said to be sub-
Mr. A. C. Chase, postmaster of Syracuse, New York, and dealer in
scribed. We are afraid that when this haul is made there will be very few pianos and organs in that city, was in Worcester, Mass., last week.
iish found in the net, at any rate for the stockholders.
Mr. M. Steinert, of New Haven, Conn., was in this city last week, lay-
A cable dispatch to the Evening Telegram, dated June 18th, states that ing in a large stock of Steinway and Gabler pianos.
Patti has rejected all the propositions of D'Oyly Carte, Gunn and Abbey,
We have traveled a great deal, but have seldom, even in large cities and
and will come to the U S. wilh her own manager. That must be Nicolini,
at the highest priced hotels, come across a better kept house in every respect
as he appears to manage her more than any one else.
than the Brook's House, at Brattleboro', Vt. The proprietor is Mr. F.
Col. Gray, of the Schomacker Piano Co., of Philadelphia, has almost as Goodhue, an experienced and able hotel manager, and with his courteous
original a way of disposing of labor troubles at his factory as he had of dis- assistant in the office, Mr. G. H. Jefts, cares for the comfort of his guests in
posing of the Centennial award business. When a strike is threatened at a very laudable manner. Brattleboro' has reason to be proud of the Brook's
bis factory (which in all cases is caused by strikes in New York city) he says House.
to the men: "Now there is no use of our having any trouble or delay
Messrs. J. Estey & Co., the celebrated organ manufacturers of Brattle-
about this matter. If wages advance in New York I am willing to advance
They have enlarged their
them here; you can go on with your work and whatever price is fixed for boro', Vt., are moving under full headway.
wages in New York, I will pay, dating from the time the New York work- storehouse to nearly double its former capacity, and are also extensively en-
men receive their advance." This proves satisfactory to the men and all larging their machinery department. Mr. Julius J. Estey, after a lapse of
seven years has again become the happy father of a boy, which was born on
expense and delay is avoided on both sides.
the 4th inst.
THE
PEIOE,
$25.
SHIPPED ON ONE MONTHS* TRIAL.
When Mr. William Steinway adopted piano making as his profession,
diplomacy lost a man who would have proven one of its brightest members.
This is confirmed by the means he adopted to set at rest a little trouble
among the workmen at Steinway & Son's factory which occurred recently,
and which in other hands might have led to serious results. The affair was
in this wise: One of the Americans, a non-union man, employed in the fac-
tory, had a dispute with the Germans about trade union matters and hard
names were called, the German calling the non-union man a d
d scab.
While the latter retaliated by calling them d
-d Dutchmen. Mr. Stein-
way on being appealed to by the union men to discharge the non-union man
because he had called them names, said: " What did lie call you?" " D
d
Dutchmen," they said. " And what did you call him?" said Mr. Steinway,
" didn't you call him a d
d scab? "Yes."
"Well, gentlemen," said
Mr. Steinway, " t h e rule of this factory is that men who call others abusive
names shall be discharged, so as this man has called you names he must be
discharged; but if we discharge him for that offence, we must of course also
discharge you." This settled the matter, a new aspect of the question
dawned upon the minds of the complainants and the affair was finished.
(But if it is not satisfactory you will have to fight to get your money back.)
Mr. J. Burns Brown, of the Mechanical Orguinette Co., of 831 Broad-
way, New York, left the city, June 14th, for an extended tour through the
FORTY-EIGHT STOPS, including Triangle, Whistle, Jewsharp, Occarina, West to make the merits of the Combination Organ known to dealers in that
part of the country.
Banjo, Guitar, Bass Viol, Tom-tom, Hurdy-gurdy, Bag-pipe, Zither,
Mellen Bray, of Newton, Mass., has patented a device for the manufac-
Steam Whistle, Saw File, Pig-under-a-gate and Fog Horn.
ture of Reed Plates. No. of Patent 242,811. Application filed April 16th,
Any number of additional stops will be supplied to order without extra charge.
THE GREAT DEAD BEAT-HOVEN ORGAN
Also includes an Eight-Day Clock, Hot and Cold Water Bath, Liver Pad, Sewer-
Gas Pipe, (and other modern and sanitary improvements and conveniences,)
Meat Safe, Refrigerator, Rat Trap, Churn, Sausage Machine, and
Double-acting Meter to measure the amount of wind I put In
this organ, and the amount of music the pur-
chaser can get out of it, and to show the
disproportion between the two.
1881.
It is rumored that a great and increasing number of the Hon.! D. F B. 's
organs are being returned to him from various parts of the country "N. G.,"
four having been seen in transit at a R. R. station in this state; they are
never seen, however, in the manufacturer's town, all being carried to New
York city and there carefully remarked to other parties to avoid the proper
keeping of statistics.
The thinness of this dodge shows the Hon. D. F. B. to be more a D. F.
B. than ever; for like the foolish long-legged African bird, which, when
pursued by the hunter, hideth his head in the sand of the desert while hia
body is exposed, his device proveth vain, and the hunter catcheth him.
Mr. C. C. Curtis, manager of the Root & Sons Music Co., sailed for
Europe early in June, to be gone about three months. Pleasure and a much
needed rest are the reasons.
Timber experts believe there will soon be a famine in black walnut lum-
ber, the bountiful supply heretofore drawn from the Indiana forests shows
symptoms of exhaustion, and prices are steadily rising, the price having in-
SRDER ONLY OF MS AS ALL OTHER MANUFACTURERS creased from $75 per thousand in 1874 to $125, the present price, for the
same grade. The furniture makers have in consequence of this rise increas-
ARE FRAUDS, EXTORTIONISTS AND ROBBERS.
ed prices from 10 to 15 per cent and the organ makers will soon be obliged
to follow.
The junior partner of the firm of Dutton & Son of Philadelphia, is
sojourning among the Pyrenees Mountains in the south of France for the
Washington, D. C. sake of his health.
CHAMPION TRUTH-TELLER,