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THE MUSIC" TRADE REVIEW.
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NEWMAN BROTHERS' ORGANS.
ENLARGEMENT OF THE GREAT CHICAGO ORGAN MAKERS'
NEW YORK WAREROOMS.
p H E great increase in the trade of Messrs.Newman
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Brothers, the celebrated organ manufacturers of
•*• Chicago, in the Eastern States of the Union and
in Europe, has necessitated important alterations and
enlargements in their New York head-quarters. Hith-
erto the lower floor of 24 Union Square has served Mr.
Jack Haynes both for wareroom and office accommo-
dation, but the time has come when considerable ad-
ditional space is imperatively necessary, and a large
room on the second floor has been handsomely fitted
up and decorated. The lower apartment is entirely
devoted to the storage and exhibition of organs. The
upper apartment serves the double purpose of ware-
room and counting-house, the division between the two
being effected by a handsome railing, and the offices be-
ing again divided into two sections, of which the outer
one, the sanctum of Mr. F. J. Mabon, is entered by a
gate from the wareroom portion. From Mr. Mabon's
office another gate leads into the sanctum sanctorum of
the only Paynes, who is thus protected against incon-
venient invasion—a happy condition of things for which
he has long yearned. A speaking tube furnishes com-
munication with the lower regions.
Mr. Haynes is to be congratulated upon having se-
cured this extension of room at the old and well-known
central address of No. 24 Union Square. He will now
be in a position to conduct his large and ever-growing
business with the maximum of rapidity and comfort.
The demand for Newman Brothers' organs is con-
stantly swelling, not only as regards the city trade, but
also throughout the Union and in foreign countries
Large shipments have been recently made to points in
Scotland, Russia and Germany.
Mr. F. J. Mabon, whose resignation from the service
of Mr. Haynes in consequence of illness induced by his
maiden trip was announced some time ago, has com-
pletely recovered. He has, in fact, made several jour-
neys of late, and appears to have become finally inured
to a drummer's life. He is a young man of great prom-
ise.
On the whole, Jack Haynes appears to have trimmed
his sails with a view to greater achievements than even
he has before accomplished, and the least we can do is
to wish him bon voyage.
PATENTS AND INVENTIONS.
CHESTER BERRY'S NEW HARP.
AN OBSCURE PATTERN-MAKER OF WORCESTER, MASS.,
ASTONISHES THE MUSICAL NATIVES OF
THAT CITY.
T the music rooms of S. R. Leland & Son, Wor-
cester, Mass., a handsome semi-grand harp of
unusually beautiful tone was recently on exhi-
bition. The instrument differed in some minor respects
from the ordinary harp, and had been pronounced by
competent judges of exceptional value, and as being a
better sounding instrument on all the strings than had
ever before been seen in Worcester. This harp is of
Grecian style, with a compass of b% octaves. Some of
the peculiarities referred to are observable in the sound-
ing-barrel. The veneer is of satin wood, the "comb"
of original and handsome design and the gilt front of
the base exceedingly tasteful. It is a double-action
harp, and clearly points to the possession by its maker
of considerable ingenuity. Strange to say, the con-
structor of this extraordinarily fine instrument is not a
harp-maker at all, nor even a harpist, but a pattern
maker named Chester Berry, who works quietly at his
trade in a modest little shop in Portland Street, Wor-
cester, and who has simply carried out in a practical
way certain ideas of his own in regard to the building
of harps. Now that he has achieved the success for
which he labored, he has gone back to pattern-making.
It is to be hoped that he will be persuaded to continue
the nobder pursuit, for there are but few American harp
makers, and apparently only one who has original ideas
concerning the improvement of so grand an instru-
ment.
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AN EXTRACT FROM STEVENS' LETTER.
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HOMAS STEVENS, the special correspondent of
the N. Y. World sent to look up Stanley, says:
" The invention of ivory piano-keys has caused
the death of a million Africans and the devastation of
vast tracts of country. Europe and America will have
ivory. Very well. Who is to get it ? Inshallah, the
Arabs. How? By making long journeys into the
wilds of Africa. Sometimes they are gone from the
coast for years. Many of the porters they take with
them get killed or die off. The money and goods that
were advanced by the Banyans and Hindis, of Zanzibar,
have, after years of perilous knocking about, finally
been invested in ivory. But it is many moons' journey
from Zanzibar. Who is there to carry it ? Nobody."
THE URGENT DEMAND FOR IVORY.
Arm rest for musical instruments, No. 401,814, J.
Bohmann.
Violin tail piece fastener, No. 402,118, M. W. White.
Lamp holder for pianos, No. 401,064, L. Pray.
Automatic musical instrument, Nos. 401,187 and
401,188, T. A. Macaulay.
Key leveling device for pianos, No. 401,309, C. H.
Smith.
Picking thimble for musical instruments, No. 401,476,
N. E. Barnes.
" Still, the Arab trader must not think of defeat. All
the world would be against him. Europe would berate
him for bringing no ivory, the Banyan at Zanzibar
would imprison him for debt, the Sultan would flog him
for an ass, he and his family would be ruined and dis-
graced forever. What is he to do ? All around him
are human animals, strong in muscle, but weak in brain.
The Arab seizes them, puts their ivory on their should-
ers and marches to the coast. Europe pats him on the
head for bringing the white ivory, but belabors him
with a stick for bringing the black. Yet, without the
one he couldn't have brought the other."
Organ, No. 401,474, O. C. Whitney.
Sheet music support for piano-forte 401,662. E. J.
Snow.
Music holder, No. 402,529, Q. N. Kohnke.
Musical notation, No. 402,225, B. Bockelman.
Combined piano and harmonium, No. 402,427, J. W.
Erbe.
Grand piano truck, No. 402,340, C. H. Martin.
Upright piano truck, No. 402,241, C. H. Martin.
"Picking" thimble for stringed instruments, Norman
E. Barnes, Bay Shore, N. Y. This thimble is preferably
made of metal, with a tubular split portion, whereby it
may be readily slipped over a finger or thumb, and a
rounded point which engages the strings of a stringed
musical instrumant in performing thereon.
A GREAT DISCOVERY.
T
HE Patent Double-Tongued Reed gives a real pipe
tone. No qualifying tubes. The reed itself pro-
duces an absolutely perfect pipe tone, which is very
sweet and three times as powerful as an ordinary reed.
It speaks like lighting and is simple, practical, and less
liable to get out of order than an ordinary reed. Send
for description of our fine church and parlor organs with
these new and beautiful toned reeds, and get choice of
territory.
FERRIS & RAND,
Galesburg, 111.
DESIGNS.
Organ case top, No. 19,06s, L. H. Marston.
AHLSTROM PIANOS.
ESTABLISHED 1875.
THE Astoria Veneer Co., N. Y., have on hand a
quantity of very fine figured maple and a full supply of
other fancy woods. They have recently received large
consignments of magnificent French burled and figured
walnut and mottled maple.
MR. HENRY FREES, of the firm of Frees & Son, Dal-
las, Texas, who lately failed for something like $500,
000, is alleged to have organized the Dallas Piano Com-
pany with a capital of $75,000. This would appear to
furnish interesting matter for investigation by the
creditors of Frees & Son, some of whom do not expect
to receive payment in full of the amounts due to them.
It is reported that Mr. Hopkins,of the Fourth National
Bank of Dallas, who bought in the stock of Frees &
Son, is the president of the new company, and that Mr
Henry Frees will be business manager.
THE Emerson Piano Company, Boston, Mass., are
basking in the sunshine of prosperity. Mr. P. H. Pow-
ers of this firm, who has recently visited many of their
agents in various parts of the country, reports that the
latter were doing a fine business with the Emerson pi-
ano. Dealers should order specimens of the new styles
of these instruments in satin wood, mahogany and
Hungarian ash.
MR. JULIUS KRAKAUER, of Krakauer Brothers, N. Y.,
is making a four weeks' trip through the West and
South, partly for purposes of health, and partly to
make a series of pleasant visits to his firm's dealers.
He will return in about two weeks.
GEORGE P. BENT, the thriving organ manufacturer of
Chicago, 111., has leased a new factory at No. 325 South
Canal street in that city.
THE warerooms of M. Steinert & Sons in Providence,
R. I., are now located at 176 and 178 Westminster
street.
HENRY BEHNING, JR., of the firm of Behning & Son,
N. Y., in company with Charles Tonk, of Wm. Tonk &
Brother, N. Y., will sail on Saturday the 25th inst. for
Europe, on the Cunard steamship Servia.
REINHARD KOCHMANN, the active and brilliant rep-
resentative of Behning & Son, N. Y., left that city on
the 13th inst., for a trip through the West and to San
Francisco. Reinhard is one of the brightest hustlers on
the road, and will undoubtedly send in orders sufficient
to keep the Behning factory running at full blast
throughout the summer months. He will return to
this city early in July.
THEODORE SILKMAN, the able manager of H. D.
Pease, N. Y., tells us that, even in the very improbable
event of his not receiving another order before the 1st
September, his factory must run until that date in order
to exhaust the orders now in hand. Under Mr. Silk-
man's splendid management the Pease piano gains
fresh laurels every day.
R e l i a b l e A g e n t s W a n t e d for these incomparable instruments, which
possess many valuable improvements not found in pianos' of any other make.
Specially adapted as leaders, and sold exclusively as First Grade Instruments.
C. A. AHLSTROM,
MANUFACTURER,
JVos. 113, 114 & 110 East 3d Street
JAMESTOWN, N. Y.