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THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.
August 20th, 1881.
owing, as it was said, to "bad acoustics " in the Reporter—Are you making many pianos now?
Mr. Sohmer, of Sohmer & Co., is spending the
Mr. Krakauer—About four a week. My son has Bummer at Pine Hill in the Catskill Mountains
Main Hall, still the piano show was very creditable,
harge of the manufacturing and he is thoroughly with his family.
in quantity not less than quality.
Switzerland boasts—besides her watches, lakes, ompetent in every respect to attend to it, having
Gross, of the firm of Wessell, Nickel &
cheese, Alps and schools—of a very good upright served an apprenticeship at every branch of the Mr. has
recovered from his attack of pleurisy
piano; trade, if a little impeded by the French, piano making business, from case making to tun- Gross,
and is at work again.
German and Italian tariffs, is so much the more ing.
James W. McDonough, of Chicago, 111., has
lively at home, and everybody seemed content.
patented a Piano Stool. No. of Patent, 245,003.
Touching England again on my return, I found
Application filed Dec. 14th, 1880.
business much improved there; most of my orders
taken upon my first arrival in March, had been
Wm, H. Rushforth,of Camden, N. ,1., assignor
filled and partly absorbed in the meantime, and I
of three-fifths to Samuel H. Gray, John Burr,
THE CHICAGO MUSIC CO.
reaped again an unexpectedly abundant harvest of
William S. Scull, all of same place, has
Aubrey De Vere. "Liberty's Charge." Land and
new orders, which will keep me busy far into 1882.
patented a Combined Music Stand and Walking
League Song. Price 35 cents.
Stick. No. of Patent, 245,020. Application filed
Karl Westerberg. '' President Garfleld's Triumphal Jan. 20th 1881.
March " for the piano. Price 35 cents.
The addition to Messrs. Strauch Brother's Action
Emil Liebling. " Album Leaf for the Pianoforte." Factory, in Gansevoort street, this city, is being
Price 35 cents.
THE PIANO REPAIRING BUSINESS.
rapidly pushed to completion. The addition is of
One of our reporters called on Mr. C. M. Max-
brick, 25 x 100 feet, and four stories in height. It
IMPOETS AND EXPORTS.
well of 83 East 13th street, in this city, a few days
will be ready for occupancy about September 1st.
{Received too late for classification.)
ago, when the following conversation took place in
Mr. Edgar A. Jones, of Sturgis, Mich., assignor
regard to the repairing business.
Week ending Aug. 12, 1881.
of one-half to William B. Thompson, of Chicago,
Reporter—Mr. Maxwell I have called on you in
Exports.
; ,..-.
has patented a Tuning Hammer. No. of Patent,
the interest of the MUSICAL OKITIC AND TRADE RE- England, Organs
$381
245,382. Application filed Dec. 28th, 1880.
view to obtain some information about your busi-
100
"
Pianos
ness. Is there much activity in your line now.
100
Nova Scotia, Organs
Mr. Patrick J. Duggan, of Boston, Mass., has
Mr. Maxwell—Yes. I may say that the present '
250 patented a Reed Organ. No. of Patent, 245,461.
"
Pianos
230 Application filed May 28th, 1881.
season is my busy time, many people choose the British Poss. in Africa, Organs
period when they are absent from the city to have
Mr. Mason J. Matthews, of New York, assignor
Total
$1,061
their pianos put in order, and also to dispose of
of two-thirds to James Morgan, Brooklyn, and
Imports.
their second hand pianos to replace them when
Nichol, of New York, has patented a Mech-
they return in the Fall with new ones.
England, Miscellaneous Musical Instruments $1,540 John
anical Musical Instrument. Application filed
Reporter—I should think that the storage of
Aug. 5th, 1880. Re-issue 9,831. Original No. of
pianos should be a special business as well as re-
Patent, 211,635, dated Jan. 28th, 1879.
pairing, as they would not be likely to receive as
good treatment from the ordinary furniture storage
warehouses as from one who is acquainted with
Mr. E. Gabler reports a larger business in pianos
handling the instruments and caring for them.
Mr. Maxwell—That is true and I make a special- than during any summer within his recollection.
ty of the proper storage of pianos, my business Everything is working smoothly in his factory,
in that direction having increased very much of and he is now making about forty pianos per An Organ for Country Church,
week.
late.
Must have Swell, Two Banks of Keys, Pedals,
Reporter—I should think that if the instruments A French inventor has exhibited in the French
and from 12 to 18 Stops.
were in tolerable condition when you receive them Chamber of Deputies, and to the Municipal Coun- Address E. H., Station B, N. Y., with price and
that in some respects they would be better than il of Paris, a remarkable stenographic Piano.
particulars.
new ones after having passed through the hands of The system consists of a combination of signs
skilfull repairers.
through which every sound is represented. The
Mr. Maxwell—They are if not too old and out of reproduction is as rapid as speaking, and the GRAND CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC
date, to lack the modern improvements. Here are operator can continue the work for hours. The
OF THE CITY OF NEW YOEK.
pianos (walking through the wareroom with re- signs used in the system are printed by machinery,
porter)—of all the celebrated makes—I venture to the reading is immediate, and it is even claimed
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say in some respects better than when they left that no knowledge of the language reported is ne-
the maker. There is always some doubt about the cessary for the operator. The official stenog- This RENOWNED MTJSIO SCHOOL offers the accumulated advan-
of years of successful operation. Instruction in all braDchet
frame and plate of a piano standing the strain of raphers propose to acquire the new method if it tages
of Vocal and Instrumental Music, Harmony and Composition,
the strings until it has been tested, but in the proves as successful as it now promises.
etc., by the most eminent Masters and Professors of the land, at
MODERATE RATES. For further particulars, address,
case of a piano which has been used for some time,
that danger may be said to have passed, and in the The market value of mahogany in Central
E. EHKRHARD, Director.
minor points such as re-covering the hammer, add- America is stated to be about $50 per 1,000 feet.
The
difference
on
exchange
in
favor
of
our
Ameri-
ing new strings and restoring the external appear-
ance of the piano, it can be made to look almost, can gold is 15 per cent., which gives $12.50 the net
cost price paid for the wood there. Add $35 to
or quite as well, as when it was new.
cover the loss on freight, actual freight measure-
A CONTENTED MAN.
ment and transfer expenses at New Orleans, and
MANUFACTURER OF
One of our reporters called one day last week at this would give $77.50 as about the actual cost per
the warerooms of Mr. D. Krakauer, 40 Union 1,000 feet for this wood laid down in Chicago at
Square, this city, and found the elder Mr. the present time.
Grand, Upright and Square
Krakauer in his cool and pleasant wareroom at
Our mahogany importation is said to have
work on his business correspondence: he greeted doubled in the past twelve months and is attract-
our reporter politely and the reporter said: '' Mr. ing some attention just now. Recently two of the
Krakauer will you favor the MUSICAL CRITIC AND largest and finest cargoes ever brought to New Or-
TBADE REVIEW with some information about your leans were landed at the wharves. One vessel
business ?"
brought 300 logs measuring 200,000 superficial
Mr. Krakauer—Certainly, I should be pleased to feet, and the other 214 logs measuring 96,000 feet.
give you any information in my power.
All of this wood was cut on the Coachapa river,
Reporter—I suppose you don't find business very Central America.
active during this extremely hot weather.
Mr. Krakauer—No, not very; a considerable Forney's Progress, Phila., says: "An Italian
part, in fact, almost all of our business consists in has invented a little machine, called a phonotone,
selling our pianos at retail and in renting them; by which everyone may tune his own piano."
BO as many of our customers have left the city for This would be, indeed, a very important and de-
C. M. MAXWELL,
the summer, business is necessarily dull, although sirable invention, but the description which fol-
No. 83 East Thirteenth Street, New York,
we have not had so many pianos returned this year lows is wholly incomprehensible. It continues:
(Near Wallack's.)
as usual.
"It is composed of thirteen cords, say thirteen la,
Reporter—Does the renting business continue all tuned in unison. Then two screws at the top SE HA°ND D " PIANOS A N D ORGANS
good with you ?
(of what?) are tightened, when a gradation of
Bought, Sold, Exchanged, Received on Sale and on Storage.
Mr. Krakauer—Fair, we have seventy or eighty mathematical tones takes place, and the piano is Advancements made. Rebuilding of Pianos and Organs a Special-
ty. Special prices to the Trade.
pianos out on hire at reasonable prices and our re- tuned."
tail selling trade is increasing.
Reporter—Don't you try to sell pianos to dealers
out of New York?
Mr. Krakauer—Not to any extent. You see we
should be obliged to sell our pianos which are
thoroughly first class and made of the best ma-
Three and one-third Octaves, Knee Swell, Rich Tone, Ebony and Gold
terials, for the same price as second or third class
Case, Two Blow Pedals and Rubber Bellows. Warranted six year*.
pianos are sold at, and it would not pay us to do
The trade supplied.
that, still whatever small surplus of pianos we
HORACE WATERS & CO.,
have left, after our retail city trade is supplied, we
sell to dealers with the expectation that the excel-
MANUFACTURERS A D DEALERS IN PIANOS AND ORGANS,
lence of our instruments may become gradually
836 BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
known and a fair price in time be attained for
them.
N. B.—As the child is larger than the baby BO the Child Organhus more notes than baby organs.
NEW MUSIC
TIMELY TALKS ON TIMELY TOPICS.
TRADE CHAT
GEORGE BOTHNER,
PIANOFORTE ACTIONS
144 & 146 Elizabeth St.,
NEW YORK.
THE CHILD ORGAN, ONLY $22.