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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
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THE WILOOX & WHITE ORGAN 00.
are enjoying a splendid trade in their regular organs,
and an especially prosperous one in their famous
" pneumatic symphony " instruments, those wonderful
mechanisms from which the joys of music may be
evolved either by the cultivated musician, or by the ig-
noramus who cannot distinguish A sharp from Q flat.
Mr. Hemingway, one of the firm's ablest trevelers, is at
present making a tour of New England, and daily for-
wards good orders for both kinds of instrument. Un-
doubtedly he is one of the best and smartest salesmen
on the road, and well worthy to recommend these mag-
nificent goods.
We regret to learn that C. E. Ellsbree, who long held
an important confidential position in the employ of this
house, has resigned therefrom.* We regret the circum-
stance, that is, for the sake of the Wilcox & White Co,
As for Mr. Ellsbree, who has become a member of the
F. A. North & Co., of Philadelphia, Pa., we trust that the
change may in every way operate to his advantage.
He will devote a certain amount of time to the interests
of his old employers pending the thorough initiation of
his successor, Mr. F. E. Bern is.
The factory of
THE JSOLIAN ORGAN AND MUSIC CO.
presents a very animated and busy appearance. Not-
withstanding its immense area, it is not sufficiently
large to enable its proprietors to meet the demands for
their amazingly popular wares with the desired promp-
titude. The number of instruments turned out of this
factory is positively startling.
Their greatest success
is their " electric piano," which was described in T H E
MUSIC TRADE REVIEW a few issues back.
Its popu-
larity is assured.
W A T E R B U R Y , CONN.
At this place reside
THE SCOVILL MANUFG CO-
interesting to the music trade as manufacturers of piano-
forte hinges, which they supply to a majority of the
leading piano-makers of America. Their factory is of
enormous size, and is splendidly equipped with the
most effective modern machinery. They are open to
manufacture any specialties desired by the piano-maker.
Depots, 419 Broome street, New York ; 177 Devon-
shire street, Boston, Mass.; 183 Lake street, Chicago, III.
Striking
W O R C E S T E R , MASS.,
> we were informed by
THE TABER ORGAN CO.
that their business of the expired portion of the present
year had largely exceeded that of the corresponding
period of 1888. The Taber organ is a first-class instru-
ment, whether considered in regard to tone, style, or
durability. The firm are old-established, and maintain
an unblemished reputation.
Calling upon
BROWN & SIMPSON.
we had proof that the orders for that firm's piano compel
them to keep their factory at its utmost working point.
It is impossible for them to keep a single piano in stock,
every instrument being ordered ere it is completed.
Although this piano has been but a short time on the
market, it has attracted much notice, and is destined to
achieve an excellent reputation. Thirty-five per month
is the average output. Mr. Metcalf, of this concern,
who has just returned from a trip through the Middle
and Southern States, reports that trade is very good in
the latter. In the coal regions of Pennsylvania, how-
ever, dullness prevails.
no question can exist as to the magnificent position held
by this house.
G. W. INGALLS & CO.
are having an excellent trade. Their business in organ
reeds is larger than ever before. Their new coupler, a
great improvement upon the old one, gives universal
satisfaction.
LEOMINSTER, MASS.
Probably more piano cases are manufactured in Leo-
minster, Mass., than in all the other towns of the United
States combined. One of the most reliable concerns in
this line is that of
J P LOCKEY & CO..
whose cases have given such wide spread satisfaction
that during the past year they have more than doubled
their means of production. Yet they experience as
much difficulty as in previous years in keeping abreast
of orders. They carry, all the time, over a million feet
of lumber, selected from the finest procurable pine, ma-
hogany, maple, chestnut, and other woods. They also
manufacture large quantities of piano stools, in respect
of which they control valuable patents.
The only piano-manufacturing concern in Leominster
is that of
W. H. JEWETT & CO.,
grand pianos are concerned, Their wholesale trade is
highly satisfactory.
VOSE & SONS
continue to be deluged with telegrams from dealers,
asking for immediate shipment of goods. During the
past few years the trade of this house has been pheno
menal.
THE SMITH AMERICAN ORGAN & PIANO CO.
report a very steady business in organs. They are not
experiencing any boom, neither do they expect one
this year. Their pianos have a ready sale in their own
city, and they are terribly pressed in the endeavor to
manufacture rapidly enough to please dealers of other
cities.
THE HALLET & DAVIS CO.,
as of old, pursue the even tenor of their way, turning
out a certain number of pianos per month, and selling
every one of them without regard to fluctuations in the
trade, which do not in the least affect them. No surplus
stock ever remains on their hands.
THE BOSTON PIANO CO.,
under the beneficent guidance of George W. Carter,
goes on conquering and to conquer. The fame of their
pianos is being daily enhanced. These fine instruments
are destined to adorn and enliven thousands of American
homes.
who informed us that their business was in a very satis-
factory condition; so much so, that they found it impos-
sible to accumulate any stock. Their new scale, with
full iron frame, has been highly commended by the
trade.
BOSTON, M A S S -
THE GUILD PIANO MANUFACTURING CO.
have all but completed their first pianos. In a very
short time they will be ready to fill orders promptly
and brilliantly.
While the general retail trade of Boston is quiet,
wholesale operations are brisk.
wholesale business brisk.
THE EMERSON PIANO CO.
are enjoying a fine trade in their fancy and high-priced
styles, for which the demand is greater than it has ever
been. Mr. P. H. Powers, of this concern, is at present
sojourning in Georgia, for the benefit of his health. He
will probably proceed thence to Florida, returning to
Boston about a month hence. Mr. O. A. Kimball has
recently finished a South-western tour, and reports trade
as being good in the districts visited. "
S. G. CHICKERING & CO
contemplate a speedy extension of their manufacturing
facilities, the demand for their pianos having still fur-
ther increased. Mr. Cummings, of the firm of Beards-
iey & Cummings, who control the sale of the S. G.
Chickering piano, had at the time of our call just re-
turned from a flying visit through the New England.
Middle, and Southern States, made for the sole purpose
of obtaining information as to the outlook for the com-
ing months. He asserts that prospects in New Eng-
land, and in portions of the Middle States, are bright
In Pennsylvania, he says, dealers are bitterly complain-
ing of the dull condition of affairs. Mr. Cummings was
much pleased with the prospects in the South, which
region, lie is sanguine, is pregnant with hope for the
music trade.
THE NEW ENGLAND ORGAN CO.
have a very extensive line of handsome styles. Mr
McLaughlin is to be congratulated upon the great suc-
cess that has already attended his labors in connection
with the Woodward & Brown and the Lawrence pianos.
The new styles in uprights of these makes are exceed-
ingly attractive. The demand for these goods, even at
this early period of Mr. McLaughlin's management, is
such that it is next to impossible to keep ahead of orders.
But a short time must elapse before an enlargement of
the factory will be imperatively necessary.
THE WORCESTER ORGAN CO.
HENRY P. MILLER & SONS" PIANO 00.
are turning out over two hundred organs per month.
are probably enjoying as large a retail trade as any
Considering the superior quality of these instruments,
other Boston firm. Certainly this is the case so far as
THE IVERS & POND PIANO 00. S
retail trade for last month was somewhat slack; their
Mr. Pond believes that their
present year's orders will exceed those of any former
year.
The Boston Board of Education have ordered
several of this firm's pianos for use in the public schools
of "The Hub."
WM. BOURNE & SON
informed us that during the past three months their
operations at wholesale have been larger than at any
other time since the establishment of their business. Mr.
Charles Bourne has happily recovered from a serious
sickness, contracted by exposure and over-exertion dur-
his recent trip through the West,
On the whole, an admirable showing for the trade in
New England.
PUBLIC-SPIRITED EFFORT OF THE LUD-
DEN & BATES SOUTHERN MUSIC
HOUSE IN SAVANNAH, GA.
fTHHE Ludden & Bates Southern Music House, Sav-
I
annah, Ga., have leased Armory Hall in that
-*• city, for a term of years, and fitted it up as a con-
cert hall, with four hundred comfortable chairs, a plat-
form, a Chickering grand piano, an upright grand, and
a large Mason & Hamlin concert organ. The hall will be
largely devoted to concerts, recitals, and musicales, in
which leading home talent and also eminent pianists,
violinists and vocalists from other cities will participate.
Admission will in many cases be free, a fee being
charged only when increased outlay demands. The pro-
moters do not take the hall with a view of profiting
pecuniarily by the venture, but solely for the promotion
of musical interest in their city. The hall will be under
the management of Mr. Willard N. Smith, and free use
thereof will be given to musical teachers and profes-
sional musicians for recitals and concerts. In order to
encourage the serious study of Music and Art, the Lud-
den & Bates Southern Music House have offered the
following liberal prizes to be publicly competed for in
January, 1890, and yearly thereafter, viz.: one prize of
$100 cash, one prize of f 50 cash, and one prize of $25
cash, for excellence in piano playing, open for compe-
tition by amateurs and students of various ages and
degrees of ability ; one prize of $50 cash, for excellence
in singing ; one prize of $50 cash, for excellence in vio-
lin playing ; and four prizes aggregating $35 cash, for
best art studies in black and white, oil colors and water
colors. Circulars with full information as to details
will be furnished on application.