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July 2oth, 1882.
THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.
CORRESPONDENCE
A PIANO TUNER'S TBIBUTE.
FENTONVILLE, MICH., June 27.
Editor of MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADB BEVTEW:
vent us from making just as good instruments as
we wish to. He had better wait until he gets his
patents."
SIR—I am a piano tuner, at work for Mrs. Bertha
Fitch, of this place; and as she takes your paper, I
have
had a chance to read it; and would say that I
DETROIT, MICH., June 23.
am very well pleased with it. You have my best TheSchomaker Piano Co., of Philadelphia, is
Editor of MUSICAL ORITIO AND TRADE REVIEW :
w ishes for your success.
Respectfully,
getting its warerooms on Chestnut street in order
J. B. H., Piano Tuner for the coming season. The firm ia very busy,
SIR—The music business and stock of Mr. Roe
Stephens, of this city, was purchased by me in Janu-
doing a larger trade than at any timo in its his-
ary last. In order to secure the good will of the
tory. Colonel Gray has been absent on business
business, which was part of my purchase, I have
continued the business under the name of Roe Ste- Improvements in wind instruments are continually in Lancaster and adjoining counties. A large Fall
phens, by which name it was known to the public, being made. Professor Orsi recently gave to the trade is anticipated.
and have retained Mr. Stephens in my employ to aid world a new clarionet with a double tonality. Not
in its management.
long since improvements were reported in the oboe.
The business will hereafter bo known as the Eoe Now Friedrich Wagner, of Dresden, has increased
Stephens Music Company. This announcement is the ventils of the trumpet from three to five, which
made in order that the public may understand the has extended its compass both above and below.
THE OLD ENGLISH HARMONIUM.
status of the business, and may not associate my Twenty-five years ago the same musician effected
affairs with any financial embarrassments which Mr improvements in the same instrument, which en-
WELL-KNOWN English harmonium-manufac-
•Stephens may have personally. Mr. Eoe Stephens abled it to be both used as a solo as well as an or-
turer, whose name we of course suppress, writes
chestral instrument. Considering this fact, it seems to us "that there is no more luck for the good old-fash-
will continue in my employ as heretofore.
strange that the conductors will persist in abolish- ioned English harmonium maker." Why not? If
Yours, etc.,
ing the noble trumpet from their orchestras, sub- the demand is for American organs, why not make
B. F. FARBINGTON.
stituting for it the vulgar cornet. No doubt the cor- American organs? We know and have seen the
net is the easier instrument of the two to learn to good and conscientious work of the maker in ques-
play ; but this should have no weight with directors tion ; and if the same good work were placed on the
when the tone of the instrument is so inferior to that American organs, we pledge ourselves that they
of the rightful trumpet. AVhat is in vogue is diffi- would find their market. We must bend our busi-
OHICEERING AND STEOK PIANOS.
cult to change.—Musical Opinion and Music Trade
ness and our plans to their environment. At the
SHENANDOAH, PA., June 17.
Review.
same time, the harmonium, with its expression stop,
is by no means played out. "I hope," concludes the
Editor tf THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW:
writer, "that the consumer will soon see the differ-
SIR—lam pestered with agents, and am in a di-
ence between a good English harmonium and an
lemma as to which piano to buy. Will you please
American organ." Referring to the expression stop,
give me your honest opinion between Chicke/ingand
J. McTAMMANY, JR.,
how about its application to the American organ?
Steck, as to quality of tone and durability?
We heard a rumor the other day that an invention
WORCESTER, MASS.
By doing so you will greatly favor me.
of the kind was in the market, but although we took
Eespectfully yours,
Mr. McTammany states that business has been some trouble to obtain information about it, we were
J. SPENCER CALLEN, M. D.
prosperous with him, and he has no reason to not successful. Can any of our readers furnish us
complain. He does not expect a great deal for with information or details.—London Musical Opin-
July and August, but is making arrangements for ion and Mwie Trade. Review.
[Both manufacturers you mention make first- a large Fall trade.
class pianos. The quality of tone of the piano
"Our patents," he said,
depends upon the individual instrument you may "which have been tied
select, and is frequently also a matter of taste. up by obstacles placed by
The durability of the pianos made by Chickering the Mechanical Orguin-
and by Steck is unquestioned.—ED. MUSICAL ette Company, will soon
CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.]
be issued. We expect
them in about a month.
My first application was
made in October, 1876,
Bead the Following Letter.
and preceded all others of
NUGENT PIANOS.
VICTORIA HOTEL,
)
the
kind.
When
I
have
TWENTY-SEVENTH STREET AND FIFTH AVENUE, J-
UPPER SANDUSKY, 0., June 8.
received my patents I
NEW YORK, May, 1882.
)
Editor of THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW: shall serve an injunction
DEAR MESSRS. HAINES:—1beg to acknowledge receipt
SIR—Would you favor a subscriber and dealer against the Mechanical
of invoice of the magnificent upright of you?' make that
Orguinette Company at
with a reply to the following :
Are Jas. B. Nugent & Co., No. 232 East Fortieth once. They will be oblig-
1 selected, and herewith inclose shipping directions.
street, legitimate manufacturers of pianos, and do ed to reconstruct their
Neither in Europe nor America have I seen an upright
they make a fair instrument?
instruments, so as not to
that equalled yours in pure singing quality and great
Eespectfully,
B. conflict with my patents,
volume of tone, or elasticity and evenness of action. It
and their instruments
be practic-
will have constant use in the salon of my villa at Bol-
[James B. Nugent has been manufacturing will then not
fact, not sale-
ogna,, and will he a daily reminder of the delightful
pianos in this city since 1875. The instruments able—in
I have been sustain-
associations I have found in America. Hoping to have
made by this firm have the reputation ©f being able.
ed
in
all
my
contests,
fair instruments, and, considering their price, there from the first one with
the pleasure of a visit from you at Bologna, and with
can be no mistake made in purchasing them.—ED. Horton, and the second
thanks for your many kindnesses, believe me, with much
MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW. 1
with Needham, to the
respect, sincerely your friend,
last, with Mason J. Mat-
ETELKA GERSTER
GARDINL
thews and Joseph Metz-
ger."
Thin useful and cl»
At the office of the
gkntr qlumo is & com
Mechanical Orguinette
plet«Library and En
cyclopedia, »a well at
Company, a member of
the boat Dictionary ii
tlie world — iuporbh
the company said: "He
bound ID Cloth ani
GUt. M tmtaim mvri
(McTammany) has been
Have Removed,
werUof Uu MnflUh Ian-
closing us up within
fuagt, tilth Hi Inu n u i
thirty
days
for
a
long
an I emuvcialim, and a
met amount of •*•••
time past, but we have
/uttiy tumnary infonnm-
lien upon Seine*, JtyOiii-
not lost any sleep on ac-
ENTRANCE ON 17th STREET
tf, Miofnpht, Amtrkmt
count of what he says.
}J:-1
a perfect LlBK^KX 01
He has no patents isBued
RETTBBHCI. W»b-
ster'iDlctlomar;
at present which will pre-
0O6ts 19.00, *nd the
EOE STEPHENS'S BUSINESS.
A
GERSTER TO HAINES,
I I Oil;,
HAINES BROS.
97 Fifth Avenue, - NEW YORK.
A111? rictm P o p u l a r
Dk-tlonary costsonly
ft I. OO."' Worth ten
times th« money.
"—
N. Y. Tirmu. n ' W e
h*.r« never seen Its
«Itml,eitlierin price,
finish or content*.''
—Clril. Jiittmtt. "A
p«rr«ct Dictionary and Library of Reference. "—i#Wto'j
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Address, J"_ 3Et_,
Care MUSICAL CBITIC AND TBADE REVIEW, 864 Broadway.
REINWARTII,
Manufacturer of PIANO-FORTS
COVERED STRINGS, -fld Dealer in MUSIC WIRE, No. 114
EAST 14TH STREET, opposite the Academy of Music, NEW YORK.
Inventor and Patentee of the DUPLEX STRING COVERING MA-
CHINES.
MUNROE ORGAN REED CO.,
Established January 1st, 1869.
Thirty Millions of our Reeds now in use.
Office and F a c t o r y ,
-
The only Reed ever awarded the GOLD MEDAL.
WORCESTER,
MASS.