Music Trade Review

Issue: 1882 Vol. 5 N. 20

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MUSICAL
CRITIC AND TRADE
-THE-
NEW ENGLAND PIANO
Is meeting with the highest praise from dealers and purchasers.
Write ior prices to
NEW ENGLAND PIANO CO., 632 & 6 3 4 HARRISON AVE., BOSTON, MASS.
Having a large stock of instruments on hand
and being about to place some new styles on the
market, we propose to offer the balance of oiir
present stock of low priced organs at a consid-
erable reduction FOR CASH until May 1st.
Dealers about purchasing for Spring Trade
will do well to write us for prices.
Li,
GEO.
WOODS & CO.,
Cambridgeport, Mass.,
MANUfACTURIUH OF
UPRIGHT PIANOS AND PARLOR ORGANS,
The Musical Critic and Trade Review" has the Largest Circulation of any-
paper of its class in the world.
THE THROAT IN ITS RELATIONS TO SINGING.
Just Published in Book Form, on Fine Paper, and
Handsomely Illustrated,
BE. WHITFZELD WARD'S Series of Articles on " The Throat and its Eolation*
to Singing," lately given in the
MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.
RETAIL PRICE, Single Copies, 20 cents, including Postage to any part
of the United States or Canada.
SPECIAL TEEMS TO DEALERS.
This is the Most Complete, Interesting, and Instructive Series of
Articles on the Throat and Singing ever published.
BUZZ PLANKE.
ADDRESS THE
WOOD-WORKING MACHINERY,
MUSICAL CRITIC & TRADE REVIEW, 864 Broadway.
SHCH AB
W00DW0RTH PLANING, TOUNGING AND GROOVING MACHINES,
THE
CENTENNIAL
BUILDINGS.
ENDLESS BED PLANERS FOR SINGLE OR DOUBLE SURFACING,
Hall were removed to
r
T^HE Main Centennial Building, now in course of Long Branch and con-
DANIELS' PLANERS, BUZZ PLANERS,
_L demolitioH in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, verted into pavilions
is the last to be removed of the many buildings and bath houses. Mem-
erected solely for the great Exhibition. Like its orial Hall, which cast
Molding, ttv-snw and Band Sate Machines, Victtire Frame A Miter Outtitip
less pretentious companions, it was sold for a mere the city $500,000 and Mortising,
Machine*, Box Machinery, l'atent Double Haw lititcheti and Saw Table*.
trifle of its original cost, amd will in the future the State $1,000,000, and
MANUFACTURED BY
serve the purposes of trade. The Main Building Horticultural Hall, on
cost $1,726,456 71, and at the close of the Exhibi- which $263,573.39 was WITHERBY, RUGG & RICHARDSON, Worcester, Mass.
tion sold for $250,000. The purchaser was John expended, were design-
»6 Salisbury Street, shop formerly occupied by K. Ball A Co.
S. Morton, on behalf of the Permanent Exhibi- ed for permanent struc-
tion Company, which, in turn, sold the structure tures. The cost of the Woman's Pavilion
Other buildings are now used for hotel
last summer to B. C. Mitchell for $97,000. Mr. guarded with jealeusy by the Board of Control, poses.
purposes at Coney Island, Cape May, Asbury Park,
Mitchell is reported to have doubled his money in and was never trusted to masculine ears. How- Ocean Grove and other resorts. Some were used for
selling the materials of which the building was ever, it sold for a mere song, ,325 being all that j private summer cottages, and two are yet standing
constructed. The ironwork was bought by was paid for it by H. H. Yard, who
it *^
to j n Germantown. Those erected by the various
,,ri,~ removed
~«™™T«/I i+
Macintosh, Hemphill & Co., ironworkers, «f Pitts- the seashore, near Atlantic City, where it was State
governments, foreign nations or societies,
burgh, and already the eastern section of the mam- transformed into a hotel. The decorations in were sold upon private terms, which were not made
moth structure is in the Smoky City. It will be used Judges' Hall were transferred to the Main Build- public, and in many instances neither their own-
for the superstructure of iron mills and stations ing when the Permanent Exhibition was opened, ers nor present locations are known. Most of the
along the Pennsylvania Railroad, a portion being but the greater portion of the structure was taken buildings used for business purposes by the hold-
reserved for building purposes where it can be to Morton Station, on the Philadelphia and West ers of privileges were removed by the owners, but
used advantageously. The glass, tin roof, wood- Chester Railroad. It was purchased by John S. in some cases they were abandoned and left to be
work, and, in fa«t, everything that entered into Morton for $1,500. The United States Government demolished by the wreckers. The buildings have
the construction of the building has been sold. expended $578,500 upon its building, and re-1 become nearly as widely scattered as the" goods
Machinery Hall, which next approached the Main ceived $6,500 for it. The department of Public ' they once contained.— Iron Age.
Building in size, cost $736,424.61, and was sold to Comfort, upon which 822,500 was expended, real-
W. C. Allison, the West Philadelphia car man- ized $1,000. It was removed to Sea Girt, N. J.,
ufacturer, for $24,000. The building was cut into by James Hunter, and transformed into cottages. T H E MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW, pub-
sections, one portion entering the car works, The Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company lished semi-monthly at No. 864 Broadway, N. Y.,
another furnishing the roof for the market house re-erected the Wagon Annex at Greenwich Point, i contains much mutter of interest to lovers of mu-
on Chestnut street, below Thirty-second (which, paying for it $850. The Centennial National Bank sic - T I i e current number contains a fine portrait
however, has never been used for that purpose), building still stands in West Philadelphia in the o f Clara Louise Kellogg.—Cape Ann Advertiser.
while a third section was used in rebuilding the shape of small buildings, having been sold to H.
Atlantic oil refinery after the great fire at Point Crouse for $600. The New Jersey State building
TKENTON, MICH., May 1, 1882.
Breeze.
is now doing service at Haddonfield, N. J., while Editor of THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW :
Agricultural Hall cost $264,045, and was pur- the structure occupied by the Centennial Board of
chased by Richard Dobbins for $13,000. It still Finance shelters Philadelphians visiting Atlantic Sir—I consider your paper s© excellent and in-
administers to the amusement of Philadelphians, City. One thousand dollars was realized upon teresting that I cannot get along without it.
MRS. BERTHA FITCH.
its new name being Industrial Art Hall, and its the Mineral Annex, it being removed to Cape May
new location being on Broad street, above Vine. by its purchaser, William King, and made into
Another section of the building was used in bath-houses and cottages. The Chilian building A half interest in an old established and paying
the market house at Broad street and Columbia was utilized by the Pennsylvania Railroad Com- music business can be secured by an investment
avenue. Mr. Dobbins also bought the Shoe and pany as a freight building.
of $6,000 to $10,000. It is in a growing city in
Leather Annex for $3,000, and what portions of it The Music Pavilion was purchased for $100 Tennessee. Best of references. Address this
could not be used in decorating the Industrial Art by John Welsh, who donated it for public pur- office.
• RICHARDSOFS PATENT IMPROVED TEHOH MACHOiES,
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THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.
CHRISTIE & SON,
MANUPACTUltKItS OP
FACTORIES:
209 TO 223 WEST 36th STS3ET,
218 & 220 WEST 37th STBEET,
and 322 & 324 WEST 41st STREET.
TITHE CHRISTIE PIANO has been before the public nearly
•*• twenty years. It stands to-day the embodiment and result of all
these years of study and practical experience. It is supplied with the
latest and best improvements, is constructed upon the best approved
principles, and in Power and Sweetness of Tone, Elegance of Design,
Beauty of Finish, Durability and Capacity for Standing in Tune is
unsurpassed.
Write for Price List.
Address,
CHRISTIE & SON,
213 WEST 36th STREET,
NEW YORK.
PORT OP NEW YOBK.
Week Ending April 24.
Exports.
U. S. of Colombia, 3 Orguinettes
$ 110
1 Music Box
100
<•
"
1 Musical Instrument...
28
"
1 Piano
480
4 Organs
400
Hamburg, 2 Pianos
700
Liverpool, 28 Organs
1,554
Bremen, 16 Organs
850
London. 83 Organs
4,100
1 Piano
500
Mexico, 1 Organ

55
Smyrna, 1 Piano
, • • •
165
China, 2 Orguinettes
150
Argentine Republic, 2 Organs
156
Total
."
Imports.
157 Miscellaneous Musical Instruments
Week ending April 29.
Exports.
Hamburg, 2 Cases Hammerfelt
London, 40 Bundles Piano Lumber
Total
Week ending May 2, 1882.
Exports.
British West Indies, 4 Organs
Hamburg, 2 Cases Piano Felt
" 3
Pianos
Cuba, 2 Musical Instruments
Chili, 13 Pianos
Bremen, 3 Organs
London, 53 Organs
1 Piano
Hull, 6 Organ Materials
Bristol, 1 Organ
Glasgow, 2 Organs
Total
Imports.
152 Miscellaneous Musical Instruments
Week ending May 6.
Exports.
London, 400 Sounding Boards
Week ending May 5.
Exports.
Exports.
England, Organs
$3,161
Argentine Republic. 4 Pianos
$2,100
"
Orguinettes . .•.
1,375
Brazil, 1 Organ
55 Chili, Piano
635
British Australia, 44 Organs
2,161
N. Ambols, 3 Pianos
500
Total
$5,171
PoS3. in Africa, 10 Organs
880
Imports.
" > West Indie*, 1 Musical Instrument..
20
$201
U. S. of Colombia, 2 Pianos
875 England, Musical Instruments
New Zealand, 2 Organs
275
Copenhagen, 2 Organs
300 ME. EAILLIE HAMILTON'S NEW INSTRUMENT.
Christiania, 3 Organs
150
2 Pianos
700 ' T^HIS musical novelty was recently referred to
Bristol, 1 Organ
90 _L by us on the occasion of its first public trial
Hamburg, 2 Pianos
560 at Harrow School. Since then it has been used at
Bremen, 22 Organs
975 Westminster Abbey, and is now placed perma-
Week ending May 6.
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.
S8.048
Total
$9,641
Imports.
142 Miscellaneous Musical Instruments.
$18,625
$20,513
PORT OF BOSTON.
Week ending April 20.
Expoits.
$2,125
150 England, Organs
Organettes
$2/275 British Poss.
in Africa. Organs
"
in Australasia, Organs
Total
$ 250
2,125
Imports.
1,900
England,
Musical
Instruments
270
2,955
450
Week Binding April 28.
3,930
500
Exports.
465
90 England Organs
'
Orguinettes
151
British Poss. in Australasia, Organs
$13,086
Total
$17,001
$925
Imports.
England, Pianos
"
Miscellaneous Musical Instruments
Total
$6,500
6,112
1,388
4,600
$18,600
$3,071
$3,263
1,200
2,240
$6,703
$446
530
$976
nently in Henry VII. 's Chapel. The instrument
is appropriately entitled "the Vocalion," for it is
ingeniously constructed on scientific principles in
accordance with the laws by which the musical
tones of the human voice are produced and modi-
lied. The vocalion resembles in form a small
organ, and is constructed of various dimensions,
some having but one row of keys (or manuals),
others having two key-boards and pedals. From
reeds being used, it has been erroneously sup-
posed that the vocalion is a species of harmonium.
This is not the case. The tones of the vocalion
are produced by parallel bands of brass, some-
times two, sometimes three to each note; and to
these are attached wires or metal ligatures acting
in sympathy or constraint, assisting as well as
regulating the speech of the note; the analogy
with vocal laws being still carried out by the cavi-
ties through which the tones emerge. It need
scarcely be said that the sound is realized by wind
from bellows, as in the organ. The tone is most
peculiar, and becomes more liked the more it is
heard. There is nothing metallic about it, the
effect being something between that of a sympa-
thetic human voice and the sighing sweetness of
an iEolian harp. Although not calculated for the
execution of extremely rapid music, it is fully
capable of supporting a large number of voices,
with which its tones are peculiarly suited to amal-
gamate; indeed, there is a charming sostenuto
effect, and something almost pathetic in the quality
of tone, that render it eminently fitted for devo-
tional use, in which respect it should prove a
desirable acquisition where the expense of an
organ cannot be afforded.—London Daily News.

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