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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
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right gentleman.
THE STERLING PIANO.
T
HE score and a half of testimonials selected by
the Sterling Co. of Derby, Conn., from a multi-
tude of letters received by them from notable
dealers, tuners, and purchasers all over the United
States, and embodied in their new catalogue, are in
themselves important evidence of the high merit of
the pianos constructed by this very eminent and re-
liable firm. In building their instruments they omit
nothing that is obtainable by money, skill, or energy.
Consequently the tone and action of the Sterling meet
with constant commendations from connoisseur, ama-
teur, and dealer. The new catalogue recently issued by
the Co. contains exquisite cuts of their several styles of
upright grand and cabinet grand upright in rosewood,
walnut, burl walnut and mahogany, the paneling, carv-
ing, and general ornamentation of which are of the
most elegant and beautiful kinds ; also an interior view
showing the overstrung scale used, whh case, keys, and
action, full iron plate covering the entire wrest plank,
and arrangement of strings and bridges,
MR. SWICK, of Herlich & Co., Paterson. N. J., is re-
covering from a dangerous illness, for which, however,
Blumenberg was not responsible. Herlich & Co.'s
business is in a most prosperous and flourishing con-
dition. They are behind on orders, and have instructed
their road men to suspend operations for three months,
as their utmost endeavors will be overtaxed in the at-
tempt to meet engagements with ordinary customers.
The Herlich piano is heartily endorsed by numbers of
the prominent dealers of the country.
THE creditors of Hubert Hambloch. of New Orleans,
La., piano and organ dealer, will assemble ot the 10th
inst. The debtor surrendered, under the state insol
vency laws, on February 7th. Assets $1,450, liabilities,
$6,000. J. L. Peytavin, attorney, will represent absent
creditors.
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FT"!HIS wonderously progressive and brilliant paper
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has paid $10,000 for a serial story by Frank R.
*- Stockton, author of " The Lady or the Tiger,"
" Rudder Grange," "The Late Mrs. Null." " The Great
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new novel deals with adventure, romance, and humor,
and is in this gifted author's happiest vein. It will be
profusely illustrated. It opens in No. 21, out March 9.
In addition, an illustrated novel, complete, by Edgar
Saltus, will be given in this number, bearing the title,
" The Girl with the Naked Eye." The London Let er
is by the Honorable Lewis Wingfield ; Society, by Hans
Knickerbocker ; Boston Gossip, by A. Mayflower ; Pop-
ular Science, by Dr. Andrew Wilson, F. R. S.; Book
Reviews, by the sparkling Mayo W. Hazeltine ; Poems (
Essays, and Sketches, by the foremost authors of the
day. The Editorials are by Mayo W. Hazeltine and
Blnkely Hall. 32 pages. A complete novel (illustrated)
by. the brilliant Saltus. The opening chapters of Frank
R. Stockton's serial. All for Ten cents. It is not to be
wondered at that Once a Week is a marvelous success.
This is what our families want every Saturday. The
best authors. The best artists. And absolutely fitted
for the family circle. Our readers should try one num-
ber and judge for themselves.
MORALITY IN ADVERTISING.
I
T is every man's right to sound the praises of his
goods and emphasize their points of superiority;
but in doing this it is not necessary nor L> it good
policy to run down the manufactures of others. If the
advertiser has a good article and advertises it intelli-
gently, he will have no difficulty in effecting sales. It
will stand alone upon its merits, and the mission of the
advertisement is to make these merits known. If, on
the contrary, he disgraces his "ads." with mean and con-
temptable flings at other dealers and their goods, he
digs a ditch into which he must inevitably fall, for such
methods are bound to react upon him. His venom
proceeds from one or both of the following sources:
Jealousy of the success of another dealer's wares, or a
consciousness of the inferority of his own; so that he
makes an unfortunate admission whenever he under-
takes to build up the reputation of his product at the
expense of his neighbor's.— The Office.
MR. B. F. SAVILLE will tctke charge of the sheet mu-
sic and small goods department of C. N. Stimpson &
Co's store in Holyoke, Mass. No better appointment
to this position could have been made by the great
Springfield house.
MR. A. J. BROOKS, with the Sterling Co., Derby,
Conn., who had just concluded a very successful business
trip through the New England States called at the
office of THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW last week, on his
way through New York and Pennsylvania. Mr. Brooks
reports that the Sterling Co.'s piano and organ trade is
in a condition of high prosperity, their magnificent
factory facilities being barely equal to the great and in-
creasing demand upon them. There is no question
that the purchaser of the Sterling piano receives ample
value for his outlay.
MUSICAL instruments, such as clarionets, fifes, flageo-
lets etc., are now being made of paper. For the infor-
mation of our readers who are inquisitive enough to
ask what kL.d of paper, we wr-uld say note paper, of
course.—Sonoma Valley, (Cal.) Whistle.
NEWBY & EVANS, N. Y.. have recently received some
good orders from the Southern States.
ANOTHER wareroom is about to be opened in Brook-
lyn, N. Y., by Mr. Otto Wessner, agent (or Kroeger &
Sons.
A NEW pia:io, organ, and musical merchandise house
has been opened in Watenown, N. Y., by Schuler Bros.
A NOVEL device for muting pianos has been patented
by the Kellar Piano Co., of Bridgeport, Conn. It is
especially designed for inexperienced students, the ob-
ject being to render the tones inaudible at a short dis-
tance while at the same time preserving the quality of
tone. It is exceedingly simple in construction, and
may be readily applied to pianos in use.
PITTSHURGH (Pa.) admirers of the Haines Bros, pi-
ano will be glad to know that their fellow-citizens
McMurray & Eccles have secured the agency of that
justly renowned instrument.
SOHMF.R & Co. presented a $1,000 piano to the fair
of the German Hospital. The best of the sharp shoot-
ing societies appointed their ablest marksmen to com-
pete for the instrument, which was won by Mr. August
Zimmerman with 2.604 points.
THE Brooklyn firm of Bunce & Benedict propose to
make the coming spring lively with their new " Petit "
upright piano.
IN another column of this issue will be found a not-
ice of the change of the firm name of " The Wessell
Metal Co.," N. Y., manufacturers of covered strings for
grand, square, and uptight pianofortes, copper strings
and guinea pedal guards and feet, to " Chas. A. Wessell."
The change is appropriate, as for many years Mr.
Wessell has been the chief moving power of the con-
cern, which under his discreet and energetic guidance
promises 10 add prosperity to prosperi'y. Mr. Wes
sell has just returned from a trip through the Wes-t,
which has resulted in his receiving a large number of
orders for the Wessell strings.
ON Tuesday last Mathias Merscheim was awjrded by
a supreme court jury $500 in a verdict against the Mu-
THE Bridgeport Organ Co., of Bridgeport, Conn., are sical Mutual Protective Union, as damages for black-
having a tremendous trade. Calling recently at their listing. Merscheim, for taking sides with the Carl Sahm
factory we were shown orders from foreign countries Club in the difficulties of 18S6, was expelled and black-
which alone were sufficient to keep a good-siz^d factory listed. The Supreme Court reinstated him, and he
tunning. The home trade of this firm is also excellent. brought suit to recover foi what he had lost through
They are, in fact, in a state of supreme serenity in re- the enforced idleness of his clarionet.
gard to their present and their future. Their trade of
WE were favored last week by a call fiom Mr. F.
last December was exceeded by that of the past month Radle, the famous manufacturer of piano desks, variety
of February.
moulding, etc., of 611 West 36th street, N. Y. Mr.
MR. OLIVER PECK, formerly a piano dealer and gen- Radle reported that his business was in a most satis-
erally a shining light of the music trade in Oswego, f ictory conditioft, giving him bi.rely time to eat his
N. Y., now devotes his energies to the alleviation of three meals a day, and that intervening refreshment
physical ills. He is espe< ially great in diseases of the was altogether out of the question.
STORY & CLARK ORGAN FACTORY
Canal and 16th Streets, Chicago, Illinois, U. S. A.
T'hje begt equipped fleed Crgarj
(fogtrollirjg its own patents, (whiclj
Its
cannot be purchased) it produces eaj
% geographical situation for distri-
action perfect, a tone correct, rich,
Manufactory
in thje world.
bution and products used unpar-
smooth and sweet, tirjd cages
alleled.
new sn.d elegant.
No. 17625 Case Design.
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