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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
TRADE CORRESPONDENCE.
WORCESTER, MASS., May 30, 1887.
MESSRS. BILL & CARR,
Clough & Warren and Shoninger organs, and several
first-class pianos. They control a large scope of
country, having the general agency of nine counties
on the Earhuff organs. They seem to be doing a big
business as we frequently see organs going to their
store by the half dozen, which is evidence that they
must be doing a very big business. Their salesman,
Mr. Williams, is considered one of the best in the
West and is always sure to sell when he starts out in
the country in that elegant Organ wagon and line
team of horses. Such men as Keller & Williams,
proprietors of The Western Palace of Music, are bound
to succeed. Thanking you for the invitation to con-
tribute to your valuable paper, I am truly yours,
New York:
GENTLEMEN : Spring trade in locality of Worcester
and throughout the country looks very encouraging.
As usual the sale of pianos with the salo of organs
ranks so too. Wo are running in Chickering, Fischer,
Behr Bros., Knabe and Hallet & Davis. We have an
exceptionally fine trade in all of these makes, especi-
ally Chickering and Fischer. As Worcester depends
(to a certain extent) on the county trade you will
LEAV.
readily see how music trade Is here, when at least
twenty-five towns are within a quarter hour's ride of
AN IMPROVEMENT IN TUNING PINS.
Worcester. Small goods or musical merchandise find
ready sale, and our band instrument department is
R. 0. J ANKE, of the well-known music house of
rushed to its fullest extent, our trade being all over
C. Janke & Co., Post-office, between Twenty-
the U.S. wherever a band exists. The celebrated
first and Twenty-second, received letters
Eclipse band instruments, made solely by S. R. Le-
patent
last
March for an improvement in the tuning
land & Son, mot with high approval by all bandsmen
and artists. We are receiving a very liberal patronage pins of pianos by which the old and never satisfac-
from the best bands, both for sots of instruments as tory style of pin block is entirely dispensed with. In
well as single pieces. As a summing up, we can hon- the new arrangement the tuning pin is so arranged
estly say, since two or throe years our business has that the tension of the strings can be perfectly ad-
more than doubled itself. We are fully satisfied with justed in much less time than it can be done with the
old arrangement,and when once in position there is no
our trade.
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possible chance of a change, whereas under the old
Very truly yours,
style such was not the case. The fact that no piece
S. R. LELAND & SON.
of wood sufficiently large to hold all the pins of a
of a piano could be found of the same density, made
such a happy result well nigh impossible. Some
WILSON, KAN., May 28, 1887.
strings would remain as set while others, adjusted
MESSRS. BILL & CARR :
GENTLEMEN : By your request I will give you a few with the same painstaking care, would not. Messrs.
musical items from this western country. We have C. Janke & Co. have just received an elegant new piano
a line musical establishment, ono that would be a finished in walnut with this desirable improvement
credit to much larger cities; it is carried on by of Mr. Janke's, which is the first instrument ever
Messrs. Keller it Williams under the name of the made with the above described improvement. This
Wilson Music Co. Mr. Keller is editor and proprie- piano is now on exhibition at the music house of the
tor of the Wilson Wonder, a weekly newspaper, and firm, where experts and the public in general are
Mr. Williams edits the musical page. They are both cordially invited to call and examine it. It is cer-
live, energotic men and know their business. They tainly the most important improvement that has
carry a full line of music books, sheet music and been achieved during the past decade. -Galveston,
musical merchandise; the Smith American, Earhuff, Tex., Evening Tribune.
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ADAMS & M'BRIDE CO. AND MEINBERG &
CO. CONSOLIDATE.
OMAHA, NEB., Juno 1, 1887.
EDITORS MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, New York :
GENTLEMEN : We have this day consolidated our
business with that of Adams & Me Bride Co., who
will meet all obligations and receipt for all moneys
due us.
The music business will be conducted as heretofore,
being known as Alfred Meinberg & Co., and under the
personal charge of Mr. Alfred Moinberg, who is Vice-
President of the Company. Please make all bills
and address all correspondence for this department
to
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ALFRED MEINBERG & Co.
NOTICE TO THE TRADE.
BUFFALO, May 21th, 1887.
Mr. F. C. Kurtzmann has this day retired from the
firm of C. Kurtzmann, and Alexander Cordes has pur-
chased an interest in the same.
The undersigned will continue the business at
their present establishment, Nos. 100 to 110 Broad-
way, and 202 to 208 Elm street, under the firm name
of C. Kurtzmann & Co.
Louis S. KURTZMANN,
ADOLPH GEIQER,
ALEXANDER CORDES.
PATENTS AND INVENTIONS,
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Organ action, No. 362,646 ; H. W. Metcalf.
Organ coupler, No. 302,615, II. W. Metcalf.
Music rack for upright pianos, No. 302,512, A. C.
James.
Music and book holder, No. 363,228, W. J. Hammer.
Music or paper holder, No. 363, 142, E. R. Horton.
Pneumatic action for musical instruments.No. 363,-
082, Pritchard & Ahlstrom.
Organ, No. 363,245, G. B. Kelly.
Keyboard for piano-fortes, No. 363,240, W. II. Ivers.
STYLE 15.
ARTISTS' FAYDRITE.
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WRITE FOR FULL DESCRIPTION, PRICES AND TERMS, TO
WM. BOURNE & SON. Boston.
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