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July 5th, 1882.
THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.
378
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.
PORT OF NEW YOBK.
Week ending June 17.
Exports.
Hamburg, 100 Sounding Boards
$250
Week ending June 20.
Exports.
Liverpool, 4 Pianos
. . $1,350
'
"
10 Organs
500
London, 35 Organs
2,190
Brit. N. Am. Colonies, 1 Piano
500
1 Organ
100
" West Indies, 2 Organs
90
" Australasia, 10 Organs
694
"
"
4 Musical instruments...
25
Hamburg, 3 Pianos
790
6 Organs
296
"
2 Sounding Boards
250
Bremen, 9 Organs
1,200
"
1 Musical Instrument
35
Rotterdam, 40 Organs
2.000
Cuba, 6 Piano Materials
247
Hayti, 5 Musical Instruments
229
Total
$10,496
Imports.
147 Miscellaneous Musical Instruments
$15,617
Week Ending June 27.
Exports.
London, 2 Cases Hammerfelt
Hamburg, 450 Sounding Boards
Total
$1,250
1,125
$2,375
Week ending June 28.
Exports.
Mexico, 1 Organ
"
3 Pianos
U. S. of Colombia, 2 Musical Instruments...
Argentine Eepublic, 2 Organs
Brazil, 2 Pianos
Liverpool, 3 Organs
"
2 Cases Piano Felt
"
1 Musical Cabinet
Hamburg, 5 Pianos
1 Organ
"
9 Sound Boards
Bremen, 3 Organs
Total
$100
1,050
74
94
400
251
1,250
30
1,325
150
1,125
500
$6,349
C. E. HUNT & CO.,
THE TOURNAPHONE.
BOSTON, MASS.
'T'^HE Tournaphone Music Company, of Wor-
_L cester, Mass., has established warerooms in
This house has a steady trade which keeps the
New York, where the instruments manufactured firm busy. Lately large shipments of organs
by the company are now on sale. The opening
been made to Europe, chiefly to Englaad
took place on June 27, and the handsome rooms, have
and
Holland.
located at No. 7 West Fourteenth street, were In reference to tke coming Fall trade, Mr. Hunt
visited during the day by members of the trade, tells us that some of their agents anticipate exten-
the profession, and the press, who all took a lively
business this Fall, especially those in Kansas,
interest in the operations of this new and unique sive
Nebraska, and Colorado, States where, to all ap-
musical instrument.
peaiances, large crops will be enjoyed. The agents
Great care has been exercised in the construction in Iowa, Minnesota, and Illinois are not sanguine,
of this instrument, and only after the most careful as the weather has been very much against busi-
preparations has it been placed before the public. ness, and bad roads have in many instances
The external appearance is that of a handsome blocked up trade altogether. On the average,
cabinet, in size 18x12 1-2 inches, and designed in however, a large trade is expected.
such a manner that it can be added to the furni-
ture and ornaments of a parlor.
It is easily and readily operated with a handle
at one side, which, in turning, revolves two rollers,
from one of which a sheet of paper is unwound on
ONE OF THE ASTOR FLUTES.
to the other.
HEN
John Jacob Astor came to this country he
The same motion gives action to a bellows at the
brought with him six flutes, which his brother
bottom of the cabinet, which, in drawing the air
in London had made. He started his modest little
through a set of reeds, as the perforations of the business
in furs with the proceeds of the sale of
sheet of paper are presented, creates the musical those instruments.
A hundred years ago the box-
tones.
wood flute witu six keys was considered a great im-
The_sheet can be rerolled very rapidly, and thus provement on anything of the kind then made, four
replaced for a repetition of the same pieces, or it keys, in addition to the ten holes, being the highest
number in use, and each of Mr. Astor's flutes was
can be removed and a new roll substituted.
The principle of construction is very simple— valued at $75. Of the six original instruments with
in fact, so simple that no chance exists for getting which Mr. Astor began his career in New York, one
the mark of the maker, "Astor, No 6, W. Y.
it out of order. The simplicity of construction bearing
C. K. street, London," fell into the hands of a gen-
will be the cause of success with the invention.
of Hoboken, and by him was sent to a flute
The Tournaphone also has the advantage of tleman
maker for repairs. Time had cracked the old flute,
enabling the performer to give taste and expres- and the keys were bent and worn. I t has been made
sion to the pieces that are performed.
whole again and restored to its pristine vigor,
In the same warerooms a fine display of Carpen- though its value lies in its associations rather than
ter organs can be seen. Mr. E. P. Carpenter, of in its musical qualities.—N. Y. Clipper.
Worcester, Mass., the manufacturer of the Car-
penter organ and organ actions, had been contem-
plating for a long time past the establishment of
warerooms for the sale of his organs in New York.
The conditions of business have been altered to
B. F. BAKER,
such a degree that most of the manufacturers have
BOSTON, MASS.
been induced to open warerooms in this city, where
daily a large gathering of dealers and others inter- Mr Baker, who has been West on an extensive
trip, has probably returned to Boston by this
ested in the music trades takes place.
They drift in the direction of Union Square, time. He was expected by July 1. The Baker
Fifth avenue, and Fourteenth street, and it is well upright has been meeting with much success, and
that manufacturers should have warerooms in this orders for sample instruments have invariably
vicinity, in which their goods can be displayed. been duplicated. Mr. Baker, Jr., informed us
Mr. Carpenter has recognized the situation, and that their house has never been busier than lately,
will no doubt find his trade enlarging from this and that they are perfectly satisfied with their
time onward.
trade.
W
Imports.
48 Pkgs. Miscellaneous Musical Instruments.. $4,671
R E I N W A R 1 7 I , Manufacturer of PIANO-FORTS
COVERED STRINGS, ^nd Dealer in MUSIC WIRE, No. 114
EAST 14TH STREET, opposite the academy of Music, N E W YORK.
NEW ENGLAND ORGAN CO.,
Inventor and Patentee of the DUPLEX
BOSTON, MASS.
STRING
COVERING MA-
"Business thus far this year greatly exceeds any-
CHINES.
thing we have ever done heretofore," said Mr.
McLaughlin, recently. The company has just
issued a supplementary catalogue representing the
very latest designs, all of which, especially case
37, have been received with favor by the trade,
according to the latest advices. Large orders for
Established January 1st, 1860.
the new styles have been coming in since the cata-
Thirty
Millions
of
our
Reeds
now
in use. The only Reed ever awarded the GOLD MEDAL.
logue has been distributed. The design of case
37 is one of the handsomest we have ever seen.
Office a n d Factory,
W O R C E S T E R , MASS.
MUNROE ORGAN REED CO.,
-TZE3IE-
NEW ENGLAND PIANO
Es meeting- with the highest praise from dealers and purchasers.
Write for prices to
NEW ENGLAND PIANO CO., 6 3 2 & 6 3 4 HARRISON AVE., BOSTON, MASS.
NEW STYLES NOW READY.
GEO.
WOODS & CO.,
Cambridgeport, Mass.,
SEND FOR CATALOGUE.
MANUFACTURERS OF
UPRIGHT PIANOS AND PARLOR ORGANS.