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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
THE Farrand & Votey Organ Co., Detroit, Mich., are
about to commence the building of a larger reed organ
than any ever yet constructed in the United States. It will
be a three manual pedal bass, operated by the firm's
special electrical blowing apparatus, now successfully
adopted in the cities of Detroit, Wilmington, Del.,
Pittsburg, Pa., and Philadelphia. The order for the
new organ was taken by Mr. Votey in the last named
city, where he also received specifications for several
other large organs.
PETER DUFFY SELLS HIS FACTORY.
THE GREAT SCHUBERT ESTABLISHMENT ON WEST FOR-
TIETH STREET, N. Y., PURCHASED BY JACOB BROS.,
THE .NEW YORK PIANO MANUFACTURERS.—MR.
DUFFY RETAINS THE LEASE UNTIL AUGUST
1ST, OR LATER IF NECESSARY.
T is always pleasing to us to record the success and
prosperity of an honest and worthy man. Such a
man is Mr. Peter Duffy, the president of The
Schubert Piano Co. During the past year the business
of this house has increased with amazing rapidity; and
it has become necessary for Mr. Duffy to make import-
ant changes with regard to his factory accommodations.
Plans for the enlargement of the present factory to
the full extent of the ground leased by Mr. Duffy were
already matured, when that gentleman began to debate
within himself whether it would not be wiser to make
an out-and-out sale of the buildings in West Fortieth
street and start anew in some other locality. The re-
sult of these deliberations is that he has decided upon the
mere sweeping course, and disposed of those premises
to Messrs. Jacob Brothers.
Herein lies indisputable evidence of the excellent man-
agement and great prosperity of the Schubert Piano
concern hitherto. The present factory has only been
occupied by this firm for a little more than a year-
Within this brief period their business has extended un-
til it has become absolutely impossible for them to sup-
ply the demands for their pianos. It is very gratifying
to record a success so creditable to Mr. Duffy, and one
that points to so keen and intelligent an appreciation of
his admirable wares by the dealers of the country.
We learn that Mr. Duffy is looking for real estate in
Harlem, where he will probably add one more to the
numerous and famous piano factories already existing
in that locality.
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THE ORGAN TRADE NOT "PLAYED OUT"
IN WASHINGTON.
BALTIMORE, March 7, 1889.
Messrs. Editors of the Music TRADE REVIEW:
GENTLEMEN : We -notice in your Washington letter, in
your issue of March 5th, your correspondent says that
the organ trade is "played out" in Washington. While
this may be true of some makes of organs, it certainly
does not apply to the "Estey," which organ we repre-
sent there. If your correspondent had taken the trouble
to call at our warerooms, 934 F. street, N. W., and con-
sult with our manager, Mr. James Butler, he would
have learned that there is a large sale for the Estey or-
gan, and that, instead of a decline in the sale, there is a
constant and steady increase which bids fair to continue.
We are pleased to add that this is also true of our Balti-
more and Richmond houses.
Yours truly,
SANDERS & STAYMAN.
DEFENDER BAUS.
R. AUGUSTUS BAUS, of the firm of Augustus
Baus & Co., N. Y., is equally renowned in the
realms of art and of arms. Of the excellence
of the Baus pianos there is no question whatever ; but
it is not, perhaps, known to everybody that the famous
piano manufacturer is First Lieutenant o'. the Twelfth
Regiment N. G. S. N. Y. The lieutenant has a fine
military bearing. Of powerful physique, tall, broad-
shouldered and handsome, he presents, particularly
when in uniform, a notably warlike appearance. Not
only is he exceedingly popular with the men of his
regiment, but,—as the New York Morning Journal
truthfully says—• like all truly chivalrous warriors he is
especially attractive to the gentler sex, who are assured
of the safety of the Empire State so long as the gallant
Lieutenant Baus mounts guard over her destinies.
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WHILE in the warerooms of Calenberg and Vaupel, N.
Y.,one day last week, we had the pleasure of listening to
a new polka-brilliante, entitled "The Bijou," composed
by A. J. Davis for and dedicated to that noted firm of
piano manufacturers.
WM. H. WILLIAMSON, the piano and organ dealer of
2027 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa., gave us a
pleasant call a few days ago. Mr. Williamson reported
that for several months past his trade had been remark-
ably large and brisk. In addition to his handsome
warerooms he has a commodious and finely-fitted shop
in which the repairing of instruments is carried on.
A SUPERB cut of the magnificent music house of
Junius Hart, New Orleans, La., sole agent in that city
and a large Southern territory for the Chickering,
Hardman, Emerson, Vose, Gilbert, Starr and New Eng-
land pianos, and the Story & Clark and other organs,
appears in the Rex edition (March 5) of the New Orleans
Daily Picayune, Mr. Hart's recently enlarged ware-
rooms and musical merchandise establishment constit-
ute the finest music house in the entire South, if not in
the country.
WE have received from J. L. Feeney & Co., music
dealers of Washington, D. C, a waltz song entitled
"Jennie, our Darling, the Pride of our Home," words
and music by J. L. Feeney, and dedicated to Mr. & Mrs.
Thos. F. Martin, of New York. If there be any merit
in simplicity, then is this composition meritorious in-
deed.
WM. KNABE & Co. have arranged to occupy, as their
new warerooms in New York City, a portion of the
Methodist Book Concern building, Twentieth street and
Fifth avenue.
EACH of the under-mentioned first-class hotels at
St. Augustine, Fla., is provided with four of Krakauer
Bros.'fine upright pianos: Ponce de Leon, Alcazar, and
Cordova.
THE retail piano trade of Chicago, 111., is at a stand-
still. Wholesale business, however, is good.
C. O. HILLSTROM & Co., of Chesterton, Ind., have of
late been compelled to run their organ factories over-
time, in order to keep within measurable distance of
satisfying customers.
DURING the month of February the Story & Clark
Organ Co. received orders for nearly seven hundred
organs.
ONE of the B. Shoninger Co's pianos was recently
used at a concert and fair given by the De Kalb (111.)
band. Mr. Schleiffarth, of the Co's Chicago branch,
rendered valuable assistance during the festivities.
THE Sterling Co.'s (Derby, Conn.) pianos are acquir-
ing an amazing popularity.
LYON & HEALY, Chicago, 111., promptly filled an
English order received a few days ago for 1,706 banjos
of their own make.
CARL C. JOHNSON, of Logan, Utah, music dealer, has
been succeeded by Harris Bros.
FRANK KING, with Chickering & Sons, of Boston,
Mass., and New York, has excited some curiosity by
his frequent appearances in Chicago, 111., during the
pa-t six weeks.
ANOTHER infant pianist has been discovered. . This
one is but five years old. His name is Raoul Koczalski
and he has captured St. Petersburg, where the newspa-
pers speak in extravagant terms of his execution of
works of Chopiii.
THE Farrand & Votey Organ Co., Detroit, Mich., re-
ceived two weeks ago a large order for their organs
from Yokohama, Japan. This was the second large
order received by them from that city within a month.
MR. SYLVESTER TOWER, of Cambridgeport, Mass., is
finding much fault with the way in which a certain
house of action manufacturers are advertising in a Wes-
tern paper, in which they state that they are the only
concern who manufacture keys, actions, brackets, and
hammers complete. Mr. Tower particularly wishes it
to be understood that he has manufactured all these
things for many years, that he is manufacturing them
now, and that he will continue to manufacture them un-
til further notice.
CHAS. P. CUMMINGS, of
Beardsley & Cummings,
Boston, Mass., is expected home in a few days from
a trip West as far as Chicago. During his six weeks'
absence he has taken many orders for the S. G. Chick-
ering piano. He reports that the trade outlook is very
bright in the states through which he has passed.
Since their removal to the first floor of 158 Tremont
street the retail trade of S. G. Chickering & Co. has
been exceptionally large. These ground floor ware-
rooms are among the handsomest in Boston.
VOSE & SONS, Boston, Mass., are enjoying their ac-
customed good trade. They receive many orders by
every mail.
BEARDSLEY & CUMMINGS, Boston, Mass., have re-
ceived a large shipment of Bluthner pianos. Among
them was a grand that had suffered much damage
owing to the bursting of the water pipes on the steamer
by which it was transported. Beardsley & Cummings
have a magnificent and extensive assortment of S. G.
Chickering & Co.'s pianos in fancy cases.
THE present season has been by no means dull with
the Henry F. Miller & Sons' Piano Co., Boston, Mass.,
their business in baby and parlor grands having been
exceptionally large since the opening of the year. At
the time of our calling on them on Tuesday of last
week they had sold nine grands on that and the previous
day.
P. H. POWERS of the Emerson Piano Co., Boston,
Mass., is taking a trip through the South for the benefit
of his health. Mr. Powers has confined himself too
closely to office work for some time past, and we sin-
cerely trust that he will return from an enjoyable jaunt
with rejuvenated powers.
WM. BOURNE & SON, Boston, Mass., are enjoying a
larger wholesale trade that has ever before fallen to
their lot, and their retail operations are anything but
circumscribed or unimportant.
JACK HAYNRS, the famous Eastern manager of New-
man Bros., Chicago, 111., after successfully pen-grinating
every city, town, village, nook and corner of these
THE Hallet & Davis Co., Boston, Mass., are as busy
United States and territories for many years, in the in- as bees. At the beginning of each month they find
terest of the Newman organs and other first-class musical themselves with orders more than sufficient to tax their
instruments, has allowed his traveling mantle, for a utmost manufacturing facilities. Great prosperity at-
time at least, to fall upon the shoulders of Mr. F. J. tends this noted firm.
Mabon. Mr. Mabon, who has for some time past occu-
HERLICH & Co., of Paterson, N. J , are the victims of
pied a desk in Mr. Haynes' New York office, recently
returned from his first trip " on the road," viz.: through a perpetual increase of orders, some of which it seems
the Eastern part of New York state and a considerable almost impossible to fill without severely trying the
portion of Pennsylvania. We are pleased to record patience of customers. Mr. John J. Swick, we are glad
that the efforts made by this young gentleman during to be able to state, has recovered from his recent
his maiden journey, which lasted one month, resulted severe illness, and is supervising his workmen with his
in his turning in quite a respectable number of orders. old vigor and kindliness.
So well satisfied is Mr. Haynes that he proposes shortly
THE stock and fixtures of the late Wood T. Ogden of
to dispatch Mr. Mabon through Western and Northern Middletown, N. Y., dealer in musical instruments, have
New York.
recently been offered for sale.