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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
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PIANO AND ORGAN
FELTINGS
SEVERAL stockholders of the Tonk Manufacturing
Company, Chicago, 111., have purchased the controlling
interest in the Garden City Stool Company of that city.
This was formerly held by the Chicago Cottage Or-
gan Company. The business will be continued wkh
increased vigor under the new management.
No man connected with the piano trade would doubt
any assertion made by Mr. Samuel Hazelton, of Haz-
elton Brothers, the eminent New York dealers and
manufacturers. The reputation of this firm is indeed
founded on a rock, and their business, which is with the
most distinguished and substantial people, fluctuates as
little as any. Their customers, like themselves, know a
good thing, and stick to it when they get it. This ap-
pears to be the reason why Hazelton Brothers keep a
standing order with William Tonk & Brother, Warren
street, N. Y., for the Herrburger-Schwander actions,
which they have, used almost from time immemorial.
When one comes to investigate the magnificent condi-
tion of the Hazelton pianos, even those that are a quar-
ter of a century old, the disinclination to abandon the
old action is fully accounted for,
MYRON A. DECKER, of Decker & Son, N, Y., is mak-
ing a pleasure trip on the Pacific Coast, accompanied
by his wife and daughter. The party spent a few days
at Portland, Oregon. While in that city Mr. Decker
made several pleasant calls upon Mr. H. Sinsheime^
sole agent in Portland for Steinway & Sons' and Etecker
& Son's pianos and the Story & Clark organs.
RUFUS W. BLAKE has almost perfected his new scale
for the parlor grand piano ot the Sterling Company,
Derby, Conn. The new cases for this style of instru-
ment, which are now ready for the varnish room, will
be models of beauty and elegance.
OF EVERY
DESCRIPTION.
A. B. CROCKER & CO,
Kingston, Essex & Edinboro Streets,
BOSTON, MASS.
ESTABLISHED 1851.
ON Thursday last we had a very pleasant call from
Mr. George W, Sheffield, of Akron, N. Y. Mr/Sheffield,
who handles the Haines Brothers and Schubert pianos
and the Newman Brothers and Farrand & Votey organs,
reports that his business is lively and entirely satisfac-
tory.
ON the same day called Mr. M. B. Gibson, Secretary
of the Weaver Organ & Piano Company, York, Pa., who
gave a splendid account of his firm's business.
THE Weaver Organ & Piano Co. of York, Pa., notify
us of the exceedingly nourishing condition of their
trade. They are not able to fill the orders which they
now have on hand, and until their facilities of output
are increased will make no effort to widen their scope
of operations.
Vose & Sons Piano-fortes
ARK UNIVERSAL. PAVOUITE*,
They combine Sympathetic, Pure and Rich Tone, Greatest
Power, Klegance and Durability.
COMPETITION BEWILDERED.
CUSTOMERS DELIGHTED
Reliable Agents Wanted.
VOSE & SONS, 170 Tremont St.,Boston,Mass.
THE
A. B. CHASE COS.
Upright grand Piano,
STYLE 14.
MR. MORRIS T. J. ROCHALL, a prince among piano
salesmen, has been engaged by Messrs. Behr Brothers
& Co. for their Philadelphia branch.
MR. GEOR.GR BLUMNER, lately in the employ of the
Weber house, will manage the Emerson Piano Co's
warerooms, soon to be opened in New York city.
MR. GEORGE COOK, of the Hallet & Davis Co., Bos-
ton, Mass., is making an extended western trip.
MR. HENRY KROEGER will start on a western tour in
a few days. He will be accompanied by Mr. R. W.
Cross.
THE Wirsching Pipe Organ Company of Salem, O.,
have appointed Mr. Wallace Imhorf to be their agent at
Pittsburg, Pa.
THE Root & Sons Music Company, Chichago, 111.,
have lost the services of Mr. R. E. Hull. Their loss is
the gain of The Computing Scale Co., of Detroit, Mich.
TifE business of the Farrand & Votey Organ Co.,
Detroit, Mich., is booming. Their success is another
proof of the wisdom of making a good article. Their
trade for the first four months of the present year
shows a distinct gain over that of the corresponding
period of 18S8, and their sales for the latter year were
forty per cent, greater than those occurring in 1887.
WE regret to announce that Mr. H. P. Mowry, of the
A. B. Chase Co., Norwalk, O., who has been making a
tour of the agencies of that distinguished house
throughout the Eastern States, returned home from
Boston, Mass., on the 27th ult., stricken with typhoid
pneumonia. Mr. Mowry is confined to his bed, and his
physicians give up hope of his getting out under two
weeks at least. The business of the A. B. Chase Co. is
remarkably good.
VERY many years have elapsed since Mr. Carpenter,
now of the E. P. Carpenter Co., of Brattleboro, Vt., be-
gan the manufacture of organs, and during this lengthy
period the Carpenter organs have maintained the high-
est possible standard. Even now, however, well and
favorably known as they are, the E. P. Carpenter Co.
are as keenly alive as ever to the value of advertising.
Their latest essay in t, is line is a neat card, one side of
which contains " a simple story about the Carpenter
organs," and the other a colored figure of a winsome las.
sie, holding flowers and a music roll, and wrapt in ecs-
tacy by the harmonies of the Carpenter organ to which
she is listening.
STRAUCH BROTHERS, N. Y.,are having a most pros-
perous business. Their new action factory, which will
be twice as large as their old one, is rapidly nearing
completion. Mr. Albert Strauch has started on a tour
among the Western trade, and will return in about three
weeks.
J. A. ELDRIDGE has been engaged as manager of the
establishment of B. A Atkinson & Co., Boston, Mass.,,
S A MARVEL OP SWEETNESS AND POWER. OP GRACE
who handle the Carpenter organ and the McEwen and
BEAUTY AND BRILLIANCY.
Wheelock pianos.
NEWBY & EVANS, N. Y., are preparing a new and
elaborate catalogue.
THE new scale Kimball piano, made by the W. W.
Kimball Company of Chicago, 111., is on the market.
THE Cincinnati Piano Co. has been organized by Mr. EVERY NOTE IS CLEAR AS A BELL.
Leading Chicago experts and musicians speak very
H. L. Benham. Capital stock, $50,000. Mr. Benham is
EVEEY CHORD IS PERFECT HARMONY.
highly of it, and the price charged is extremely moder-
a gentleman of large experience in the music trade,
EVERY PART EVENLY BALANCED. ate.
having been actively associated with several eminent
NEWMAN BROTHERS' new organ factory at Chicago,
firms.
THE ACTION IS LIGHT, FIRM. ELASTIC, RESPONSIVE.
111., plans for the erection of which are being prepared,
A BEHNING grand piano has been purchased by The
will be situated on Dix street of that city. It will be
Harmonic Club of Savannah, Ga.
ready for occupation in September, and will be of brick
THE SCALE IS SCIENTIFICALLY CORRECT AND MUSICALLY
with stone facings, five stories in height, 55 by 140 ft.
GUSTAVUS BAYLIES, Jr., now residing in Sheffield, C,
PERFECT
in measurement, and will contain 39,000 square feet.
is said to be there by reason of divorce proceedings
pending against him in New York State. Supreme
E. G. NEWELL & Co., of Chicago, 111., have transfer-
Court Justice Cullen has made an order allowing ser- THE WORKMENSHIP THE HIGHEST SKILL CAN MAKE THEM, red their business to the Chicago Cottage Organ Co., of
AND MATERIALS ARE THE BEST
vice of summons through the newspapers.
the same city. The warerooms at No. 223 State street
will be retained by the purchasers, and probably, also,
NEWBY & EVANS have done away with the contract
PIANO IS MEETING WITH A PHENOMENAL
the numerous piano agencies held by Newell & Co.
system in their varnishing department, being convinced THIS WONDERFUL
SUCCESS WHEREVER IT HAS GONE.
MR. H. L. BENHAM, well known during a quarter of a
that this step will conduce to the improvement of the
century as agent in Cincinnati, O., for the Steinway,
varnish work on their pianos. The many improve-
ments introduced into this firm's instruments have THE AGENCY FOR THIS PIANO IS A BONANZA TO ANY ONE Knabe, and Chickering pianos, has organized the Cin-
cinnati Piano Company, with a capital of $50,000.
secured for them a reputation that is not likely to
fade.
FRANCIS CONNOR, N. Y., has engaged several extra
For Prices, Terms and Territory, address,
bellymen and varnishers, but still cannot keep abreast
MR. E. H. STORY will in future perform the duties of
of orders. Mr. Connor is fully settled in his new and
secretary and treasurer of the Story & Clark Organ
fine warerooms on forty-second street, one door East
Company, Chicago, 111., Mr. W. A. Dodge having re-
of Fifth avenue, N. Y,'
signed that position.
NORWALK, OHIO.
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