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THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.
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the Christmas holidays. The answer came that
the organ would be shipped on receipt of cash
order. Sixty-five dollars was sent, but the organ
has not yet come to hand.
SUBSCRIBER.
KNOXVILLE, TENN., February 9.
Editor O/THE MUSICAL CKTTIC AND TRADE EEVIEW:
You are striking Beatty just now about the
place—"Lay on Macduff."
S He IR: right
deserves it all, and much more. I published
him as a "forger and fraud" several years ago.
He forged a certificate, or put my name to an
endorsement of his organs, and put it in his list
of testimonials without my knowledge or consent.
Had not even seen one of his organs at the time.
Yours truly,
W. B.
March 5th, 1882.
Messrs. Strauch Bros., the action manufacturers,
state that their business has outgrown the recently
completed additions to their factory, which were
described some time ago in THE MUSICAL CRITIC
AND TRADE REVIEW, and that they are now nego-
tiating for the purchase of larger premises. The
percentage of orders for upright pianos has in-
creased more rapidly than ever, and more of these
actions are now made by them than ever before.
Messrs. Haines Bros., of Fifth avenue, New
York city, have transferred their Baltimore agency
to the well known firm of Sanders & Stay-
man, to whom they wish all orders for that city to
be sent.
CHRISTIE & CO.'S PIANOS.
A fire broke out on February 18 in the third
story of the Allen Block, on Main street, Pitts-
QUAKERTOWN, PA., February 23, 1882.
T
field, Mass., originating in the waste matter
I ^HERE was something like a strike at Behr and
rubbish. The building was not damaged Editor of THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW:
JL Bros. & Co. a few weeks ago.
IR—Can you give us any information in regard
$500 by fire, but water and smoke caused
A "tuner" named Wagner had been working a over
to the Christie & Co. pianos, of West Thirty-
larger loss. The block was occupied
since Christmas. He had been acting in a former by much
sixth
street, New York? Are they legitimate man-
S.
E.
Nichols,
who
dealt
in
books,
mnsic,
strike in a manner that proved obnoxious to the stationery, &c. His stock was estimated at $12,- ufacturers?
Are their instruments worth handling;
Union (of which he is not a member).
that is, are they substantially made so that they
000,
which
was
mostly
ruined
by
water.
He
was
Kircher, another workman, was also objection-
for $6,000. of which $2,500 was in the stand in tune, and is their general workmanship
able to the Union, or rather the men working at insured
Yours, etc.,
S.
Queens, $1,000 in the Home, of New York, and good?
Behr Bros. & Co., and the autocratic institution $2,500
in the Liverpool and London and Globe.
[Messrs. Christie & Co. are certainly legitimate
decided to remove these men.
They succeeded in doing so, aa the firm consists Mr. S. T. Gordon, the piano and music dealer, manufacturers of pianos, but whether their pianos
of gentlemen who know all about the Union, and at No. 13 East Fourteenth street, is one of the are worth handling is a question we cannot deter-
it would have been useless to try to prevent their jurors in the trial of McGloin for the murder of mine unless we are informed whether our corre-
desires an instrument at a moderate
dictation at present.
the Frenchman, Louis Hanier, for the benefit of spondent
which a dealer can handle with profit and
When the committee of workmen informed the whose family a concert was given some time ago. price,
credit to himself. Such an instrument we have
firm that they would stop unless these two men Messrs. McEwen & Co., 9 W. Fourteenth street, always
supposed Christie
were discharged, their statement was listened to, managers
the Sterling Organ, are making prep- ED. MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW. |
aud by subsequent action on the parf of Behr arations to of give
a series of organ recitals at an
Bros. & Co., the two men were induced to leave, early day. The organ
to be used on these occa-
and the strike was then averted.
THE STERLING ORGAN CO.'S ENTERPRISE.
is to be the "Sterling," and some of the re-
It will not surprise us if the next step of the sions
nowned
organists
are
to
play.
r
Pianomakers' Union would consist of the appoint-
T^HE westward movement of the piano and or-
ment of a committee to superintend the books of
Messrs. Marchal & Smith, No. 8 East Eleventh J_ gan trade in this city continues rapidly and
the firms and manage the finances.
street, are at present located in uncomfortably steadily. The offices and warerooms of manufac-
small quarters for their business. Mr. Smith turers, agents, and dealers were gradually located
states that they are looking around for large and in Union Square and East Fourteenth street, from
C. C. BRIGGS Se CO., BOSTON, MASS.
commodious warerooms, and hope soon to be able Third avenue to Fifth avenue. However, lately
f"T^HE firm of C. C. Briggs & Co., manufacturers to remove.
the movement has gone beyond Fifth avenue, and
_1_ of pianos at No. 1125 Washington street,
is extending towards Sixth avenue.
Mr.
J.
H.
White,
of
the
Wilcox
&
White
Organ
Boston, is again in working order, and is turning
The pioneer in this movement is the Sterling
Company, Meriden, Conn., writes: "We received Organ
out instruments as rapidly as possible.
Company, which has established its New
The fire which destroyed and damaged their orders for ninety-two organs in one day last week, York offices and warerooms at No. 9 West Four-
stock, took place October 14, 1881. On the very and have just moved into our new addition to teenth street, under the management of Messrs.
next day the firm started work in Reid's Block, factory, and hope to keep somewhere near the E. H. McEwen & Co.
Harrison avenue, undaunted by the temporary demand for our goods, which as yet we have been
Mr. McEwen is a gentleman who has been con-
unable to do, and our traveling expenses are less nected
check which their business had sustained.
with the organ trade for many years, and
The fire broke out in a laundry in the basement, than one thousand dollars annually.
his experience and tact are a guarantee that the
and ascended through the elevator shaft, and was Mr. T. B. Johnnon, of the New Haven Organ new enterprise under his management will prove
burning fiercely before any effort could be made to Company, dropped into the office the other day, and successful.
check it.
With Mr. Blake at the head of the manufactur-
reported that they were putting new machinery in
Very few articles escaped destruction or damage the factory and were making additions to it. ing department at Derby, Conn., and Mr. McEwen
by fire and water. A representative of THE MU- Next summer they will build new boiler houses.
in charge 01 the New York office, there is no doubt
SICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW examined some
that the business of the Sterling Organ Company
of the damaged key-boards and cases, and all ap- Mr. J. E. Stone, of Stone & Sons, manufacturers will continue to increase in the future as it has in
pearance indicated that the fire must have spread of pianoforte legs, tops and cases, in Erving, Mass., the past.
was in town recently and paid us a visit.
with great rapidity.
Among the many effective styles which are ex-
On January 1 the repairs had progressed suf- Mr. J. F. Seely, the Patterson representative of hibited at No. 9 West Fourteenth street, is the or-
ficiently to permit Messrs. Briggs & Co. to remove F. A. North & Co., general agents for the Wilcox gan provided with a hell stop. This stop has for
to the factory again, and since that time the firm & White Organ Company, Meriden, Conn., paid some time been Uncle Rufe's especial hobby, and
has been very busy, and unable to accumulate us a visit recently.
he has succeeded in devising a chime of bells, with
stock, on account of their orders coming in con-
a
simple but quick action for striking them, that
A valuable violin has come into the possession makes
stantly.
a delightful effect. It is worth while to
We took a look at the factory, which has been of Mr Addison Peck, of Greenwich, Conn. It was pay a visit to No. 9, just to see the throng of deal-
improved since rebuilding, and which is more so old and worm eaten as to require delicate hand- ers who are constantly calling to examine Uncle
roomy and better lighted now than before. It ling in putting it into shape for use. On the in- Rufe's chimes.
occupies four floors, No. 1125 Washington street, side of the back was found a piece of parchment
00x90 feet. The finishing and regulating rooms which showed that it was made by "Ambrose
BURNED OUT.
are exceedingly well arranged. When everything Rugallic, Cremona, Italy, 1704." There was also
is in working order, Messrs. Briggs & Co. say in the tailpiece a silver plate bearing the name of TT^IRE broke out on the night of March 3, in the
they will turn out from twenty to twenty-five "Rev. Jamieson Preston, Lancashire, 1809."
J j second story of the piano-leg manufactory of
pianos per week.
William Tonk & Son are now receiving their Charles Meginnis, Nos. 510 and 512 West Twenty-
With their present facilities, and the branch stock for the spring, and recently received a large fourth street. The manufactory of Mr. Meginnis
factory in Reid's Block, they expect to be able to invoice of German accordeons and French goods. was entirely destroyed. In the factory, where the
supply a large trade.
The small "burn" which occurred in February— fire originated, William 'I hompson, a tool maker,
C. C. Briggs and Mr. Briggs. jr., attend to the cause unknown—is covered by insurance, and has and M. Abell, pattern maker, had bench room, and
all their tools, together with their manufactured
manufacturing department and home trade, while in no way interfered with their brisiness.
goods, were destroyed. The building was owned
Mr. C. E. Woodman, formerly many years with Geo.
Woods & Co., is traveling for the firm. He has John Jackson, of Clinton, Iowa, has patented by the Lawrence estate. The loss on stock in
been out West recently, and has established new a folding opera chair. Application filed October Meginnis's factory was about $6,000; on building,
$5,000; insured for $2,000.
25, 1881. Number of patent, 254,325.
business connections and agencies.
Mr. Woodman says that the C. C. Briggs piano Charles M. Crandall, of Montrose, Pa., assignor
is an instrument which is bound to be a success. to the C. M. Crandall Company, same place, has
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
His experiences, together with those of Mr. patented a child's carriage in combination with a
Briggs, enable these gentlemen to build and musical box. Application filed January 9, 1882
TH. SOHLER, MANNHEIM, GERMANY.
sell a piano which will have a ready sale wher- Number of patent, 254,429.
"Variations for the Piano. ' By Robt. Kahn. Price,
ever introduced.
John W. Hyatt, of Newark, N. J., assignor to the 75 cents.
Company (limited), Albany, N. Y., has "Nine Songs," Op. 2, Vol. I, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4. By
We dropped in the other day to see Messrs. Bonsilate
patented
a
process for making key boards for mu- Robt. Kahn. Price, $1.25.
Dippell & Schmidt, the piano action manufactur- sical instruments.
Application filed May 2, 1881. "Nine Songs," Op. 2, Vol. II., Nos. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
ers, on Clinton street, and found them very busy. Number of patent, 254,438.
By Robt. Kahn. Price $1.50.
Mr. Dippel was too busy to say much, and we
were obliged to look at the work going on without We enjoyed a pleasant call the other day from
OLIVER DITSON & Co., BOSTON.
the society of eithor of the firm, as both were too Mr. Arthur Woodward, of Woodward & Brown,
'•The Male Voice Choir." ByL. O. Emerson.
piano manufacturers, Boston, Mass.
much occupied.
A STRIKE AVERTED.
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