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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
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Manufacturers of the Highest Grade
of Reed Organ.
E. P. CARPENTER GO.
BRATTLEBORO,
VERMONT.
ESTABLISHED 18SO.
CHARLES A. PIERCY, of New York, with Frank Mow-
rey and H. G. Harris, the two latter formerly with
Cluett & Sons, of Troy and Albany, have established
magnificient warerooms for the sale of J. & C. Fisher
and other pianos, the Wilcox and White organs, and a
line of musical merchandise at No. 354 Broadway, Troy,
N. Y. The new firm will be known as Piercy & Co.
SEND FOR CATALOGUES.
N. D. SMITH & SONS, of New London, Conn., have
THE
Sterling Company,
THE Stone Manufacturing Co., with Frank P. Stone as
president, carry on the manufacture of the perfected
"pneumatic symphony" at Worcester, Mass, This in-
York city last week, and reported that his business was
exceptionally good, both in regard to pianos and organs
and to sheet music and general merchandise. The piano
sales of Mr. Thomas since January have been much
more numerous than were those of the corresponding
period of last year. The Sohmer appears to be the
favorite among Albanians.
REVIEW. It is a combination automatic and keyboard
organ with six sets of reeds and twenty-two stops, ca-
pable of being played in the ordinary way, and also, by
means of the automatic attachment, by those untrained
in the musical art. The most extraordinarily sweet,
beautiful, powerful and subdued effects can be evoked
from this wondrous mechanism. All of the company's
products in this line are sent to the ^Eolian Organ and
Music Co. of Meriden and New York, and to the Wil-
cox & White Organ Co., Meriden, Conn.
THE Guild Piano Manufacturing Co., Boston. Mas?.,
are rapidly getting their affairs in order, and from now
on will be in a position to fill orders promptly. The
patented improvements contained in the new Guild
piano are of great value and importance.
MR. E. S. CONWAY, the energetic secretary of the W.
W. Kimball Co., Chicago, 111., is on a visit East.
MR. LOUIS KAEMMERER, of George Steck & Co., N.
TROUBLE seems to be brewing among the partners in
the Astoria Veneer Company, N. Y. Advices from
Louisville, Ky., announce that suit has beeT brought
against the company for the appointment of a receiver,
it being alleged that the defendants obtained $75,000 in
stock for a plant not worth half that amount. The pro-
ceedings involve inquiry into the formation of a con-
solidated company in Kentucky, as the Southern end of
the concern, two years ago, and the subsequent pur-
chase by Mr. W. S. Williams of the whole interest.
Among other allegations Mr. Williams charges that
certain officers of the corporation endeavored to wreck
it. The matter is complicated, but seems only to affect
the partners, the company evidently being financially
sound.
AMONG varnishes expressly made for the piano trade
that of F. W. Devoe & Co., N. Y., continues to be the
favorite. No better is known.
MR. R. S. HOWARD, SO long the honored representa-
tive of the firms of Sohmer & Co., N. Y., and Hallet &
Cumston, Boston, Mass., is no longer connected with
either of those eminent firms.
THE Christie piano has for some months been manu-
factured by S. F. Christie and H. A. Boothe. Christie
& Co. are making cases at Nos. 1, 3, 5 and 7 Broome
street. Their business is flourishing.
opened a piano and organ wareroom in Greenport, L.
I., of which B. B. Brooks and A. F. Smith will be the
managers.
A REALTY mortgage for $1,200 has been executed by
J. S. Baird, dealer in pianos, Selma, Col.
STECK grand, and uprights are in high favor in San
Francisco, Cal., and, in fact, all along the California
coast.
MR. FRANK W. THOMAS, Albany, N. Y., was in New
trument has been fully described in THE MUSIC TRADE
Y., intends to visit Wiesbaden, Germany, in May next.
INCORPORATED 1884.
FACTORY:
DERBY, CONN.
New York Wareroom:—103 EAST 14th STREET.
Chicago Wareroom:—179-181 WABASH AVENUE.
A disastrous fire occurred on the morning of the 13th
inst. in the King block, on Lawrence street, Denver,
Col., whereby the Knight & McClure Music Co. and
the Denver Music Co. suffered loss to the extent of
$100,000 and $12,000 respectively.
FRANK W. THOMAS, of Albany, N. Y., says that the
McEwen pianos are highly thought of in that section.
It is admitted by all that no piano ever put upon
the market has met with such success as THE
FRANK W. THOMAS and The Thomas Music Co..
STERLING, and thousands will testify to their superi- limited, are both on the same street in Albany, N. Y.
F
ority of workmanship and durability. Why? Be-
cause they are made just as perfect as a piano can be but are not connected with each other any more than
made.
Pontius Pilate was connected with Brooklyn Bridge.
THE STERLING ORGAN has always taken the lead,
and the improvements made this year puts its far
ahead of all others. 7P&- Send for Catalogue.
S. D. SMITH, President.
H. W. SMITH, Vice-President.
E. W . SMITH, Treasurer.
BOSTON, MASS.
LONDON, E N S .
KANSAS CITY, U 0 . •
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ORGAN*PIANO Go,
BOSTON. MASS.
A PUBLIC sale of valuable organ plant (the assigned
estate of Philip J. Lawrence, of East on, Penna.,) will be
made at the Circle, Easton, on Monday, April 1, at
2 o'clock in the afternoon. The factory is a well built
brick building, two and three stories in height, located
at the intersection of Tenth and Walnut streets, in said
city, containing a frontage on said Tenth street of 25
feet, and extending of that width eastwestardly 100 feet.
It contains all the latest and best designs, fixtures and
improvements of a first-class organ plant. The ma-
chinery is very valuable and as good as new. It
consists, among other things, of a boiler and engine,
shafting, planer, jointer patent rip and cross-cut saw,
variety moulder, jig-saw, band saw, turning lathe, pat-
ent Waymouth lathe, two sand machines, emery wheel,
all in splendid condition. Finished and unfinished or-
gan materials in great abundance and variety, and book
accounts of upwards of $2,000 will also be offered. Mr.
W. R. Francisco, of Easton, is the Assignee.
Miss GERTRUDE GRISWOLD, the American prima don-
na, has purchased a Hazelton Bros, grand piano.
THE factory of Dunham & Co., Chicago, 111., situated
at the corner of Clinton and Washington streets, has
been closed for a considerable time.
THE German-American Democracy of New York will
greatly regret the withdrawal of Mr. William Steinway
from their councils. No more popular officer or mem-
ber was ever identified with that great political faction.
TWELVE Weber grands, parlor grands and uprights
will be shipped to the Paris Exhibition. Mr. Albert
Weber may take personal charge of the exhibit.
THE ART OF ADY:RTISING.
MANUFACTURERS OF
C. M. LOOMIS, of New Haven, Conn., has leased the
large store at 833 Chapel street, in that city, which when
improved and redecorated will be the handsomest and
most capacious wareroom in the Nutmeg State. Mr.
Loomis, whose business has wonderfully increased, hopes
to occupy the new premises on April 1st.
HE modern business man is essentially an adver
tiser, and it is perhaps in his methods of adver.
tising and the extent that he practices advertising,
to say nothing of the fortunes that are being made out
of advertising, that he is distinguished from all previous
generations. When the art of advertising is being con-
sidered, and it is desired to characterize it by striking
an example, the modern business man promptly steps
forward and shows himself to great advantage, for the
commercial kings and manufacturing princes of the
ages gone by knew knothing of the art as it is now
known. Consider him as you will, the modern business
man has points that command attention. Of modem
business men as a class the American has little difficulty
in upholding the general reputation of his country. He
is almost always in the lead. He strikes out and others
humbly follow.— The Office.
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NEW CATALOGUES NOW KEADY.
CORRESPONDENCE
SOLICITED.
THE SMITH AMERICAN
ORGAN & PIANO CO.
BOSTON,
GRAND, SQUARE AND UPRICHT.
Hallet & Davis Pianos
Indorsed by Liszt, Gottschalk, Wehli, Bendel Straus, Soro Abt
Paulus, Titens, Heilbron and Germany's Greatest Masters.
Established Over Halt a Century.
BOTSON, MASS.