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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
FREE
THE ADVANTAGE OF ADVERTISING
IN THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
WE are in receipt of the following communication,
which is only one of many of a similar character
which we are constantly receiving :
LEOMINSTER, MASS., May 25, 1887.
MESSRS. B I L L & CARR :
GENTLEMEN : Enclosed find our check for adver-
tising for current quarter.
Our business is constantly increasing, the ad. which
we placed in your valuable paper having helped us
materially. We receive inquiries constantly from
parties all over the country, who read the Music
TRADE KKVIEW, for catalogues and prices. We are
constantly establishing new agencies.
Yours truly,
W. H. JEWETT & Co.
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MERRITT GAMJY has lost his suit against the
COLT'S PATENT FIRE-ARMS MANUFACTURING CO., and
JOHN THOMPSON in regard to printing presses. The
Universal printing press was a source of great in-
come to MR. GALLY, and now he has lost all. By
the evidence it is shown that the patent, claimed by
MR. GALLY, and on which he was constantly receiv-
ing a royalty, were not solid. The evidence given by
MR. GALLY is very interesting as it shows the
methods used to obtain his income from these presses.
This loss of income from the presses will undoubt-
edly be a great blow to MR. GALLY in the manufac.
ture of mechanical musical instruments.
the first floor is accommodated the seasoned lumber,
and on the floor above the case manufacturing is car-
ried on. Here the lumber is seasoned and the veneer-
ing done. Fly finishing and turning is completed on
the third floor, and in the uppermost story the varn-
ishing is executed.
Aware of the fact that heat and dampness are con-
ducive to serious effects because of the susceptable
material in the frame, the firm hit upon the most
practical idea of a tuning pin which lays in an oval
hole of the full iron frame, in such a manner that the
tighter the string is pulled the firmer the pin sets in
the iron frame, which is actually the first decided
step, with the least complication, towards a full iron
frame without having thepin enter the wood. Neither
heat nor dampness can affect it, thus keeping the
piano in tune for an indefinite period of time after
the natural stretch of the wire is taken out.
The instruments manufactured,by reason of several
other features not found in rivals, commend them-
selves particularly to public patronage.
Effecting the removal of such an important indus-
try to this city was one of the greatest of the accom-
plishments by the board of trade, and in the success of
the new industry citizens are provided full confidence
in the advice and steps of the board—Auburn, N. Y.
Dispatch.
THE WORCESTER ORGAN CO.
E had an opportunity during a recent visit to
Worcester to go over the factory of the
Worcester Organ Co. and inspect the or-
gans they manufacture. Their factory, which is
located at No. 9 May street, is a very much larger
one than we had an idea of from the outside view.
It is not one particle too large, however, for their
trade, which is constantly growing, having more
than doubled during the past year. After a careful
inspection of the material and workmanship of the
organ manufactured we do not hesitate to say that
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any dealer who takes the agency will find it both
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profitable and a credit. The company have recently
SHOULD any of our readers notice any typograph- secured patents on several new inventions, one of
ical errors in this issue of the Music TRADE REVIEW, which is certainly deserving of special mention. We
we. trust they will be lenient, for our printers have refer to the new action, which is so arranged that
been dissipating. The following is about the way the old objectionable feature of the pitman is dis-
pensed with, and the whole action, valves and all,
our proof looked the next day after the picnic :
within reach without the aid of a screw driver. The
J^R. wM. Stein—uy and f. G- SBith were amonS keys can be readily leveled by anyone by means of a
screw button. The firm have already had several
tqe Aice-presiden^s on Decoration Day |
We have tried to straighten out the proof sheets offers from firms to allow them to use it in their
as they oame to us, but possibly in some cases we organs, but have wisely refused, and so it can only
be found in the Worcester organ.
have not been able to do so. However we hope that
The firm consists of Messrs. Henry W. Met calf and
by our next issue the compositors will have recov- Theodore P. Brown, both young and active gentle-
ered.
men, well versed in the manufacture of organs.
They are deserving of credit for the great success
THE AUBURN PIANO.
they have attained in the past few years, having now
responsible agents in every state and territory, as
INSPECTION OF THE MANUFACTORY OF TVEQMAK &
well as England, Holland, Sweden, Mexico, China,
HENNINO.
New Zealand and the Australian Colonies.
PIANO manufactory in full operation within
Auburn's precincts is certainly a proud cir-
cumstance. On the south side of East Gene-
THE WEBER EXHIBIT IN LONDON.
Bee street, occupying an extensive four floored build-
ing, well ventilated and admirably appointed for a
R. ALBERT WEBER'S exhibit is a very ex-
business of the character, is located the factory of
tensive one, consisting altogether of nine-
Wegman & Henning. who recently through the en-
teen pianos of different grades. One of these
terprising efforts of the Board of Trade removed to is a full concert grand in rosewood,with complete iron
this city. Their company swells the city's population frame, and all the latest of the Weber improvements;
considerably, having induced their Ithaca workmen a second is a drawing-room or parlor grand in ma-
to accompany them, while the superior instruments hogany ; and there are also two Mignon or American
they produce, disposed of throughout the Union, will baby grands, one in walnut and the other in mahog-
carry the name of Auburn proudly in all directions. any. Among the uprights exhibited are style 1 in
Thorough musicians, educated in their work abroad, mahogany, French walnut and ebony; Style 1J in
the members of the firm have demonstrated their ebony; style 2 in American walnut and mahogany;
thorough knowledge of the demands of an instru- style 3 in French walnut, American walnut, mahog-
ment, so far as tone, durability and finish are con- any and ebony. These pianos are exciting a great
cerned, by placing upon the market pianos which, ac- deal of attention on the part of the English trade, as
cording to competent critics, have no superiors, and they are claimed to show the very latest improve-
this is a concession the moment of which can well be ments in American pianoforte manufacture—Lon-
estimated in the face of the reputations gained by don Music Trades Review.
other concerns only after long years of improvement
and persistent endeavor. An acknowledgment at
this time, but a trifle over three years since the firm's
R. H. WALTERS.
establishment, is a testimonial which will convey the
truth of all vouchsafed for their manufacture.
T often happens that representative men in the
music trade are called upon to perform impor-
An inspection of the new factory, even though its
tant tasks. I t has again proved to be the case
occupancy dates back only a little over a fortnight,
by its systematic arrangement, is proof positive that in the selection of Mr. Richard M. Walters, manu-
e firm know their business, and need but a short facturer of the Narveson piano, to present the Ameri-
'\o to arrange and resume active operations. On can testimonial to William E. Gladstone. Mr. Walt-
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ers left on the "Sirius" June 1st, and over 1,000
young and prominent Irishmen, besides many mem-
bers of the trade were on hand to witness his depar-
ture upon the important mission. The testimonial of
which Mr. Walters is the boarer and which was ob-
tained by subscriptionsthrough the New York World,
is a design of Bterling silver and is three feet high
and twenty-two inches wide at the base- A bust of
Gladstone stands at the top. Below the statue, on its
right, is a female, wearing a star-spangled robe and
holding in one hand the Irish harp, while her right
arm is thrown around the base of the bust, twining
around it a wreath of shamrock leaves. The statu-
ette is placed on a solid block in the center of which
Is the legend "Home Rule" with the fasces and scales
of Justice. Around this is the laurel wreath and the
inscription: "William Edward Gladstone Testimoni-
al. Presented by his American admirers." On the
left of the cube is a wreath of laurels and on the right
"1887." The cube rests on a base surmounted by a
border of stars and shamrocks alternating, and on
the front is a lamp with the word "Sapientia." An axe
and the coat of arms of Christ Church College, Ox-
ford, with the words, "Double First," are grouped
with the lamp of wisdom. The bust of Demosthenes
is on the right of the base, and on the left is a figure
of Homer. On the back of the base are the rose, the
shamrock and the thistle, representing the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
CHURCH ORGANS ALLOWED.
NOTHER longdebate on the music question oc-
cupied the General Assembly of the United
Presbyterian Church, in Philadelphia, on the
1st inst. The direct cause of the issue was the use
of the organ by the church at Keokuk, la., to which
objection had been made, first to the local presby-
tery and then to the synod of Iowa. In each case the
body declined to interfere.JAn appeal was finally made
to the assembly, and the committee to whom the
matter was referred reported, "that the prohibitory
law forbidding the use of instrumental music in the.
worship of God has been repealed, and this leaves the
sessions at liberty to introduce such music as they
may deem wise and profitable. Therefore there is no
legal ground for action and the appeal is not sustain-
ed." A minority report was also presented, recom-
mending that the appeal be sustained.
A
LON DINSMORE MEETS WITH AN
ACCIDENT.
L
ON DINSMORE, a piano salesman of the N. E.
Piano Company, Boston, met with a painful
accident in Thomaston, Ct., last week, from
which he was lucky to escape with his life. He
had started to go round Bradstreet's block, in the
rear of which was a team that would take him home.
He mistook the flight of stone stairs leading to the
shoe shop and walked off, falling the entire length
and bruising himself badly. Dr. Goodwin was called,
and found, besides a bad shaking up, that the end of
the bone in the right arm was broken, and it was ac-
cordingly bound up and placed in a sling. Mr. Dins-
more had taken out an insurance policy with a Bos-
ton company for a 24-hour limit, and this accident
happened to him just 45 minutes before the expira-
tion of the time. Very lucky for him.
GEO. W. CARTER is acting as salesman for C. F.
Colwell in London, Ont.
DANIEL F. BEATTY will be tried at the July term in
Trenton, N. J.
WILLIAM STEINWAY AND F. G. SMITH were among
the vice-presidents on Decoration Day.
AUGUSTUS BAUS is out on another trip among the
firm's agents. Mr. Baus will go as far West as
Chicago returning through Canada. The firm are at
present very busy and will no doubt keep so for some
time, as Mr. Baus always sends in many orders when
he takes the road.
THE spring styles of the Loring & Blake Organ Co.,
Worcester, Mass., have had a great run.
JACK HAYNES received a large order from England
last week for Newman Bros, organs. Jack is rushing
things with this organ and the firm ought to appre-
ciate his work.