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MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
THE Christmas number of Puck contains a very
amusing full-page advertisement of the Sohmer
piano. In the center of the page, which represents
the celestial regions, is a concert grand piano,
surrounded by a lot of delighted little cherubs,
and seated at the piano is no less a person than the
great Liszt, his head thrown back, and the expression
of his face as he plays denoting the most excruciat-
ing rapture. The picture is evidently taken from a
photograph, for it is a well-known fact that Liszt
• would play on no other piano but a Sohmer. Indeed
he became so enraptured with this piano that he
could not sleep unless a Sohmer piano was drawn up
to his bedside, so that he could fall asleep with his
arms around it. Well, this Is a fact. The admirers
of Liszt will be gratified to learn that in the realm
above he is at least happy in the possession of a Soh-
mer piano.
A MUSIO leaf turner has been patented by Mr.
William H. Fesler, of Columbiana, Ohio. This in-
vention covers a novel construction and arrangement
of parts designed to provide an efficient device for
quickly turning the leaves of music or music books,
or for turning single sheets of music.
WE ARE in receipt of an elegant hanger of the
Smith American Piano and Organ Co., Boston, and
also one equally as pretty from Vose & Son, Boston.
COMSTOOK, CHENEY & Co., Centrebrook, Conn., are
constantly gaining new customers for their actions,
all of whom speak highly of the excellent quality of
the goods.
ON ANOTHER page will be found cuts of Mr. M. B.
Hall's Window hoist. This is by far the best thing
of the kind ever invented.
The Carpenter Organ Co. is running its factory,
machinery and all, until 9 o'clock every evening,
owing to pressure of orders. Business has never
been so good since the establishment of the industry
hero. The Carpenter Co. is now over a month be-
hind its orders, and the pressure on the Estey Co.
was mentioned last week. There never was a time
when the men were so closely employed as now, and
the outlook for the organ industry in Brattleboro
was never so favorable as now, though shops in
other places do not feel the improvement so much.—
Brattleboro (Vt.) Reformer.
PRATT, BEAD & Co., Deep River, Conn., have
lately hired several more workmen, owing to greatly
increased business.
WE understand that R. S. Howard has a " bonan-
za " in the shape of the agency for an electric bat
tery. If Mr. Howard will call at our office we will be
pleased to test the machine and give particulars as
to its merits in our next issue.
There are about 200,000 men interested in bras
bands, either as players or makers of instruments.
There are 30,000 brass bands in this country at the
present time, and the number is rapidly increasing.
THE A. B. Chase Company, Norwalk, Ohio, have
been behind on orders for the past month or more.
They have orders for pianos from several dealers for
their own private homes, which shows their appreci-
ation of the goods made by the A. B. Chase Co.
W. C. TAYLOR, the proprietor of the well-known
music Store, Springfield, Mass , has secured the
agency of the Knabe pianos, and is justly elated.
He is also agent for Weber, Kroeger and Behning
pianos, and the Clough & Warren organs. His
smaller musical instruments, violins, banjos, xylo-
phones and harmonicas always find a ready sale.
Mr. Taylor also has a large number of elegant photo-
graphs of the old masters.
M. J. D. HUTCHINB, Springfield, Mass., has a line
of musical goods that will satisfy the most particu-
lar disciple of Mozart, and for the boy or girl whose
fingers have not yet pressed the piano keys are the
daintiest music-boxes imaginable. Pianos and
organs of every grade and price can also be had.
One of the features of a neatly arranged window is
a $700 harp.
C. N. STIMPSON, Springfield, Mass., will sell any
husband or wife a fine grade of upright and grand
pianos, and in addition everything in the musical
line, music rolls, harmonicas, music-boxes, bound
music, piano covers and numerous other articles.
just got out some new styles which ought to take
well.
GEORGE BOTHNER, N. Y., is having all he can do
to fill his orders for actions. The Bothner action is
good in every way.
THE Emerson Piano Co., Boston, Mass., are with-
out a doubt doing an enormous business.
S. G. CHICKERIHO & CO., Boston, Mass., are hav-
ing all the orders they can possibly fill. They are
constantly receiving letters from the very best deal-
ers asking for the agency of their pianos. Last
week they sent a very large order to one of the
largest dealers in New Jersey, and the day we called
at the ware-rooms they received a telegram from
their dealer in San Francisco for a good number.
Their retail trade has been very good.
KRANICH & BACH, N. Y., report a very excellent
trade. This firm.always do everything in their
power to aid their agents, and the dealers, appreci-
ating this fact, strive all the more to sell their pianos.
KRAKAUEB BROTHERS, N. Y., continue to have a
good steady trade, so that they do not accumulate
WE acknowledge the receipt of cards for the wed- any surplus stock.
ding of Mr. Henry Dreher, of Decker Bros., and Miss
JACK HAYNES, N. Y., will take a trip on the road
Nellie Ashwell, of Cleveland, O. The young party
will have the hearty congratulations and the best in a few days. He tells us that his piano and organ
wishes of the Music TRADE REVIEW for their future business is very good. Jack is introducing the
Newman Brothers organs extensively in the New
happiness.
England States, Pennsylvania and New York.
WE ARE in receipt of two more elegantly gotten
THE New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
up colored hangers from Vose & Sons. They are
Company have reduced the rates on 1,000 mileage
very attractive.
books from $20 to $15. This is another step in the
CHRISTIE & Co., N. Y., state that their business is right direction, and this road has become one of the
increasing every week. They have one of the most most popular roads in the country.
complete and largest factories in N. Y., yet it ap-
BEHNING & SON'S latest catalogue is certainly
pears to be too small for their present business.
elegant. It shows great care in arrangement, splen-
THE Everett Piano Co., Boston, Mass., has bought did printing and contains fine outs of the many styles
the ground at the corner of Albany and Wareham of pianos made by this firm.
Streets, Boston, and will erect a large piano factory.
CRANE & CHAPUIS have had a large percentage of
THE BUSINESS of John G. Earhuff, Chicago, 111., increase in their business over 1885. Good.
has been changed to a stock company with a capital
OUR St. Paul correspondent reports the Gabler
stock of $40,000. The incorporators are John G.> & Bro. as very popular in that vicinity. There is
Earhuff, Mary J. Earhuff and Elizabeth C. Foley. nothing remarkable in this statement, for everybody
The firm name in the future will be The J. G. Ear- who has a Gabler piano, and everybody who has'nt
huff Organ & Piano Co.
for that matter, admits that it is first-class in every
R. S. HOWARD, of Hallett & Cumston, Boston, has respect.
returned to New York from his long Western trip.
THE Bradbury upright (large style) will hereafter
IN ANOTHER column we publish two letters testi- be fitted with the full iron frame.
STULTZ & BAUER are turning out handsome work
fying to the beauty and usefulness of the Richey
piano cover, which in our minds is one of the hand- in walnut cases. This house makes every part of
their cases for square as well as uprights. Their
somest covers ever made.
instruments meet with great favor by the public.
A. C. MERRILL, Dunkirk, N. Y. is doing an excel
NICHOLAS HOVELAND, the defaulting employe of
lent business with the genuine Mathushek piano,
the W. W. Kimball Co., has been sentenced to ten
manufactured by Mathushek & Son, N. Y.
months imprisonment—the minimum.
THE Mechanical Orguinette Co., N. Y , have had
LINDEMAN BROS., Cincinnati, have taken a large
the largest trade during December of any month
since the company was established. Mr. W. J. number of Vose' & Son's pianos for their holiday
Maxwell has just returned from a trip through the trade.
South, which has been the most successful one ever
W. L. ELLIOT & Co., of Sherman, Tex., has been
taken. Mr. Maxwell tells us that everywhere he succeeded by W. L. Elliot.
called he saw the Music TRADE REVIEW and all the
NEWBY & EVANS, N. Y., are taxing their factory
dealers spoke in high praise of it.
to its utmost capacity to fill their orders. This
THE Grovesteen & Fuller Piano Co., N. Y., state house has met with remarkable success from the
that their trade is constantly increasing. They have very start.
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STORY & CLARK ORGAN FACTORY,
Canal and 16th Streets, Chicago, Illinois, U. S. A.
'T'hje begt equipped peed Organ,
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in fehje world.
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geographical situation for distri-
action, perfect, a tone correct, rich,
bution, and products used unpar~
smooth and sweet, arjd cages ever
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