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PIANO AND ORGAN
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EACH of the firms of Steinsvay & Sons; Hardman,
Peck & Co.; Albert Weber; Kranich & Bach,and Sohmer
$L Co. have presented a piano to the Grand Fair now
being held at the American Institute in the interest of
the German Hospital.
A. B. CROCKER & CO,
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ESTABLISHED 1851.
RUMOR says that the Doherly Organ Co., of Clinton,
Ont., recently applied to the city of St. Catherine with
the view of ascertaining what inducements would be
offered to chem to remove their works to that city. It
is alleged that the Co. expressed their intention of lo-
cating in Goderich and employing a hundred workmen
provided they were voted a bonus of $40,000. Another
house offered in consideration of a bonus of $8,000. to
start a new organ factory in Goderich with a working
force of twenty men.
MR. ANTONIO DE ANGUERA, with the B. Shoninger
Co.'s Chicago house, will be in New York at the end
of the present month or in the early days of April. Mr.
De Anguera may, possibly, visit the home of his fathers
in the Iberian peninsula. Tony has worked hard and
with distinguished success for many years, and deserves
a good rest. A blow on the Atlantic will not impair
the brilliancy of his visual organs, or detract from the
fierce dignity of his mustaehios. Bon voyage, Tony.
A. B. CHASE COS
Upright grand Piano,
STYLE 14.
W I T H " Astarte," Nana Sahib, the expose of " spirit-
ualism," turning water into wine, etc., and the Hard-
man piano, Kellar, the magician, will leave Dockstader's
Theatre considerably wealthier than he entered it.
OUR usually serious contemporary the New York Mail
and Express has actually said a good thing. Referring
to the collection of musical instruments at the Art Mu-
seum, it remarks that the instruments are " not meant
to be played upon, but to be looked at. And this re-
minds us that there area great number of other musical
instruments, not in museums and not Japanese or
Chinese, or Hindoo, however archaic they may be, that
ought never to be played on." There is hope for the
Mail and Express !
Gus. HECKLER'S " Bohemia," at T257 Broadway, N.
Y., is already much frequented by the more cheerful
spirits of the musical, dramatic and journalistic pro-
fessions. The proprietor is the beau ideal of the gen-
tlemanly boniface ; his beverages and lunches are
unexceptionable ; and his assistants are prompt and
obliging. The only thing lacking is a piano. Any
leading manufacturer who will present a $1,000 instru-
ment to " Bohemia" will display superior advertising
acumen.
T H E new styles of Peek & Sons' (N. Y.) " O p e r a "
pianos have met with extraordinary favor among the
trade. The firm find it impossible to keep any of the
new instruments in stock. Calling at their warerooms'
last week we were only able to see one specimen of
one of the new " Opera" styles,and even that was being
prepared for shipment. To use a common but express-
ive phrase, " there are no flies " on the " Opera " pianos.
T H E Soule Piano and Organ Investment Company of
Taunton, Mass., has been incorporated under the State
laws of Massachusetts, with a capital of $10,000. At
present Mr. Soule has warerooms in Taunton and
Brockton. It is believed that the new company will
open music stores in several other cities in their section,
-A.V0X1 Street,
BOSTON.
selling musical instruments on the installment system.
Following are the names of the officers of the concern:
F. L. Fish, president ; Ziba C. Keith, Brockton, treas-
urer ; the same and L. Soule, Caleb H. Packard and
B. B. King, directors.
ONE of the most magnificent piano warerooms in
New England has been taken by Woodward & Sumner,
now of Exchange street, Portland, IVe., in the new
Rines Building, No. 540 Congress street in that city.
The removal is probably now in progress, if not com-
pleted.
Vose & Sons Piano-fortes
Music LEAF TURNER. Frank H. Loughlin, Syracuse,
N. Y. This invention covers a device designed to be
readily attached 10 or detached from a musical instru-
ment or music stand, whereby the leaves of sheet mu-
sic may be independently turned expeditiously and
conveniently.— Scientific American.
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A NEW music store is about to be opened in Auburn,
N. Y., by A T. Butle-
T H E Burdett Organ Co. of Erie, Pa., have, sirce an-
nouncing their intention of manufacturing pianos only,
ARE UNIVERSAL. FAVORITES,
received a great number of orders for their organs.
They combine Sympathetic, Pure and Rich Tone, Greatest
They may after all decide to make both organs and pi-
Power, Elegance and Durability.
CUSTOMERS DELIGHTED
anos. Arrangements for the production of the new COMPETITION BEWILDERED.
Reliable Agents Wanted.
Burdett piano are being rapidly developed, and the
trade may expect 10 handle the piano in time for the VOSE & SONS, 170Tremont St.,Boston,Mass.
fall trade.
MR. C. SPKINGSTEEN, of Watertown, N. Y.. has been
stricken with paralysis.
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B. S. FiFifcXD, of Camden, Me., will remove his organ
business to Ro(.k!and, in the same state.
ON or about the middle of the present month, The
Brown-Dinsmore Piano Co. will open at 2221 Cottage
Grove Avenue, Chicago, 111.
THAI' able though modest manager of W. E. Whee-
lock & Co.'s Chicago (111.) branch, Mr. A. M, Wright, is
exploring the Northwest, doubtless alike tor the good
of that territory and of his principals.
T H E Clough & Warren Organ Co., Detroit, Mich.,
are renovating and redecorating their warerooms, which
bid fair to develope into something magnifcent. This
Co. now rank as well established piano-manufacturers.
Their average weekly output of uprights is about a
dozen
T H E splendid collection of 266 musical instruments
recently presented by Mrs. James Crosby Brown to
the Metropolitan Museum of Art, N. Y., is valued at
$35,000. It contains instiuments used by African tribes,
by South Sea Islanders, North American and South
American Indians, Coreans, Alaskans, Japanese, and
Chinese, Siamese, Burmese, Indians, Arabians, Syrians,
Algerians, Persians, Turks, and dwellers in Palestine ;
and is placed in the Western pavilion, with the Drexel
collection, which chiefly consists of European instru-
ments. The catalogue, compiled and illustrated by
drawings by Mr. William A. Brown, Mrs. Brown's son,
is a beautiful and well arranged work.
DURING the German Hospital fair in the American
Institute building, N. Y., which came to a close on Wed-
nesday evening last, a Weber piano was won by George
Atwell of go Fulton street, a Kranich & Bach piano by
Miss B. Bach, and a Hardman piano by Miss Quiss of
Brooklyn.
IS A MARVEL OP SWEETNESS AND POWER, OP GRACE
BEAUTY AND BRILLIANCY.
EVERY NOTE IS CLEAR AS A BELL.
EVERY CHORD IS PERFECT HARMONY,
EVERY PART EVENLY BALANCED.
THE ACTION IS LIGHT, FIRM. ELASTIC. RESPONSIVE.
THB SCALE IS SCIENTIFICALLY CORRECT AND MUSICALLY
PERFECT
MR. D. W. KARN, the well-known organ manufac-
turer of Woodstock, Ont., was injured in the terrible
railway accident at St. George, Ont., on Wednesday
evening last, when a portion of the train due at that
place at 6 P. M. fell through the iron br dge a few
yards east of the station.
O. SUNDSTROM, representing Peek & Son, N. Y., has
recently returned from an extended trip through the
West, where he has effectc., many extremely good sales
of the "Opera" piano, and has established several new
agencies.
JAMES PERRY, of Louisville, Ky., who recently made
an assignment, has almost completed arrangements with
his creditors in accordance with which an extension of
one year's time will be granted to htm. At the end of
that period he will, he believes, have fully discharged his
indebtedness.
THE WORKMENSHIP THE HIGHSET SKILL CAN MAKE THEM,
AND MATERIALS ARE THE BEST
THIS WONDERFUL PIANO IS MEETING WITH A PHENOMENAL
SUCCESS WHEREVER IT HAS GONE.
THE AGENCY FOR THIS PIANO IS A BONANZA TO ANY ONE
For Prices, Terms and Territory, address,
fr'l'JIE ft. B. CJWE C0..-5*
NORWALK, OHIO.
T H E Farrand & Votey Organ Co., of Detroit, Mich.,
have almost completed their first pipe organ. They
will in future manufacture this species of instrument, in
addition to their world-famous reed organs.
T H E latest surprise given to the trade by the Burdett
Organ Co., of Erie, Pa., is a piano-organ, constructed on
new principles and containing many improvements.
The new instrument is one of the finest specimens of
reed art ever manufactured.
MR. M. STEINERT, who has been spending a month in
Cincinnati, O., looking after the interests of his concern
in that city, has returned home.
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