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November 20th, 1881.
THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.
A CURIOUS STATEMENT.
Hamburg, 3 Pianos
21 Organs
E. JAMES REDPATH made a curious state- Bremen,
Australia, 12 Organs
ment recently at a Land League meeting at London, 63 Organs
Chickering Hall. He said that Mr. William Stein- London, 10 Piano Materials
way had refused the use of Steinway Hall to the
Land Leaguers, and the "way in which he put it show-
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ed an intention on his part to create some feeling
Imports.
against Mr. Steinway among the Irishmen of Amer-
139 Musical Instruments
ica.
Week ending Nov. 12th,
As Steinway Hall is a music hall, its proprietor
perhaps may be permitted to devote it to the origi-
Exports.
nal purpose for which it was built, and not make Rotterdam, 550 Sounding Boards
it an assembly-room for any political organization Hamburg, 500 Sounding Boards
whatever. That Mr. Steinway has no prejudice
against the sons of the Emerald Isle as a class, is
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evident from the fact that he has over a hundred
Irishmen in his employ.
POBT OF BOSTON.
960
1,200
1,465
2,650
750
M
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.
PORT OF NEW YOKK.
Week ending Nov. 1st, 1881.
Exports.
London, 56 Organs
Hamburg, 5 Organs
3 Piano Materials
:
"
3 Pianos
Liverpool, 1 Musical Instrument
24 Organs
Eritish West Indies, 1 Piano
British N. American Colonies, 1 Organ
liremen, 1 Piano
25 Organs
Glasgow, 1 Organ
Havre, 1 Musical Instruments
China, 1 Organ
Now Zealand, 10 Organs
Australia, 24 Organs
Total,
Imports.
Musical, 219
Week ending Nor. \)th, 1881.
Expoits.
U. S. Colombia, 1 Piano
U. S. Colombia, Musical Instruments
Mexico, 1 Organ
Argentine Republic, 2 Pianos
Antwerp, 80 Organs
Liverpool, 27 Organs
Cuba, 1 Piano
British West Indies, 4 Organs
Brit. N. American Colonies. 3 Pianos
1881.
WANTED-A VOCAL METHOD.
, Pa., Sept. 20.
you please be kind enough to
aid me by your superior knowledge and experience
$13,258 in selecting the best work on vocal method for a
medium compass baritone voice and thereby much
oblige
E. S. S.
$21,027
[In reply to the abore, we would advise our cor-
respondent to send for all the musical publications
of the country and cut out the names of works on
$900 vocal methods. Shake them up in a hat and pick
750 out a slip and on it he will find the name of the
best book on the subject.—ED. MUSICAL CRITIC
DBAE SIR—Will
$1,650 AND TRADE BEVIEW.]
BEATTY'S PIANOS.
Week ending Nov. 4th, 1881.
Exports.
England, Organs
Scotland, Organs
$6,400 Nova Scotia, etc., Pianos
397 British Poss. in Australasia, Organs
215
600
50
778
45(1
100
500
1,300
54
80
50
625
1,347
107
$5,774
375
300
14,583
O C. W. E., Iowa City, la., who wrote us re-
recently asking for a correct estimate of Dan-
T
iel F. Beatty's organs we would say that Mr.
Beatty has never manufactured a piano in his life
and that he never made any organs until two
years ago. Recently his factoiy burned down, and
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$21,032 he has not since been making organs unless he has
rebuilt his factory in an unprecedented short pe-
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riod of time. At last accounts he was buying
England, Miscellaneous Musical Instruments. $1,121 his organs as he has bought his pianos in the
open market. As he buys the cheapest goods
Weekending Nov. 11th, 1881.
possible, our correspondent may draw his own
Exports.
conclusions as to whether or not his instruments
England, Organs
$5,927 are first-class.
Organ Reeds
100
Organinas
270
Organettes
335
THOMAS RAVEN.
Pianos
2,540
CORRESPONDENT writes from Knoxville,
Nova Scotia, etc., Organ
65
Tenn., asking who Thomas Raven is,whether
"
" Piano
300
$12,946
he mamifactures pianos, whether he is a successor
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$9,537 of Raven & Company or Raven & Bacon, and what
#25,853
Imports.
grade of pianos he makes.
In reply, we would say that Mr. Raven does
England, Pianos
$515
"
Miscellaneous Musical Inst'm's.... 790 manufacture pianos to the extent of four or five
per week which are sold principally at retail; that
$407
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$1,305 he is not the successor to Raven & Company or
140
375
900
1,100
1,896
210
205
1,000
"
" 1
A
Raven & Bacon, and that we believe he makes a
Henry Siegling, importer and dealer in musical very good piano.
merchandise in Charleston, S. C, advertises in this
issue for a piano tuner. He will pay from $20 to Crane & Chapuis, manufacturers of piano felts
$25 per week and a steady workman might find it at No. 13 University Place, have all the orders
they can fill at present.
to his advantage to address Mr. Siegling.
The PRESTIGE acquired by these EMINENTLY SUP-
EKIOU instruments gives them a standing unat-
tained by any other make.
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They Lead in ELEGANCE of DESIGN.
They SURPASS in VOLUME &, PURITY of TONE.
They excel in NUMBER and VALUE of
ORIGINAL IMPROVEMENTS.
We are CONSTANTLY adding new AUTISTIC STYLES
Specially Designed tor
Churches. Chapels, Halls & Parlors.
NEW FALL DESIGNS NOW READY.
MANUFACTURED BY THE
NEW ENGLAND ORGAN CO.,
Marble Building-, 1297 & 1299 Washington St ,
BOSTOIT, MASS.