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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
KRAKAUER BROTHERS' N E W FACTORY,
GLASGOW, KY., June 7,
MESSRS. BILL & BILL:
GENTLEMEN: The music trade in this vicinity is still—
as it has been during the spring months—booming up.
The dealers of this section report that they have a much
better trade than that of last year. A dealer of Bowling
Green, Ky., informed us during the present week that
his trade in organs and pianos in that city is splendid.
The Dennison Organ & Music Co. of this city have not
sold quite as many stringed musical instruments during
the past three weeks as in some former periods of equal
length, though their trade in pianos, organs and auto-
matic musical instruments is unusually good. They
Between Lexington and Third Avenues,
have recently filled some very heavy orders for musical
NEW
YORK
CITY.
(Near Elevated Station,)
goods of various kinds, from the best dealers of the
South and West. Their home trade is brisk. Professor
KRAKAUER BROTHERS.
public as they pass along through the crowded thorough- John T. Dennison, the celebrated artist, who has been
fares of Boston. Mr. Carter, the manager of the Bos- seriously ill with fever for the past month, is recovering.
THEIR NEW FACTORY.—EXTENSION OF THE FAME OF
ton Company, is sure to make all the show he can, so
The Dennison Organ & Music Company have in their
THEIR EXCELLENT PIANOS.
that the public may have a chance to inquire about the possession an automatic musical curiosity. It is a small
beautiful pianos his company are turning out. Calling self-playing instrument run by steam, and attracts large
HE handsome and extensive building of which we upon him at the factory we examined the different crowds of spectators. The crank is removed from the
give an illustration on this page conveys an kinds of cases, and could not help admiring the beau- self-player, a pulley wheel is substituted for it, and from
accurate idea of what the new piano factory tifull wood used—banyan, walnut, and English oak this a band runs to the pulley wheel of the little engine.
of Krakauer Brothers, now in course of erection at equaling anything of the kind ever seen. Throughout The speed is governed by a regular throttle. The little
One Hundred and Twenty-sixth street, near Lexington the establishment the men look as if they had every steam engines are made in this neighborhood.
confidence in the continuance of their work, which
avenue, will be.
Yours truly,
H. D. & N.
This new factory has been rendered necessary by the seems to be a pleasure to them. Every employee is
greatly increasing popularity of the Krakauer piano, treated with that kindness which inspires confidence—
GREAT MUSICAL FESTIVAL A T
an instrument whose thorough musical qualities and a confidence visible in each cheery countenance, and
PLATTSBURGH. N. Y.
handsome appearance have given it a good name in that pays the employer ten fold. The Boston Piano
every section of the country. Many of the leading Co. merit continued success, and, seeing how intelli-
dealers love the Krakauer piano, as was sufficiently gently and energetically they hustle for it, in these days G. H. & c. F. HUDSON'S NOTABLE SCHOOL OF MUSIC IN
THAT CITY.
proved by the avalanche of orders which poured in of competition, there is not much doubt that a good
measure
of
it
will
fall
to
their
lot.
upon Mr. Julius "Krakauer during his recent tour—a
HE annual musical festival has of late years be-
tour taken entirely for recreation.
P. Q.
come one of the most prominent, promising, and
The equipment of the new factory will be of the
pleasant features of American social life in the
FREDERICK MATHUSHEK.
highest order, and will include every requisite for the
country
districts. We are reminded of this fact by a
rapid production of perfectly-made and durable pianos.
perusal of a report of the Fourth Annual Festival of
It will include a commodious wareroom, tastefully and THK HALE AND AGED PIANO-MAKER PASSES THE SEVENTY-
the Plattsburgh (N. Y.) Philharmonic Society, which
comfortably furnished and appointed so as to form a
FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS BIRTH AMONG
was held on the 20th, 21st, 22d, 23d and 24th May ulto,
concert and recital chamber and a rendezvous and
HIS DESCENDANTS.
The programme included Handel's famous oratorio
headquarters for musicians.
" Judas Maccabaeus," and vocal and instrumental works
In the important particular of railroad transportation
REDERICK MATHUSHEK celebrated, on the by Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann,Verdi, Liszt.
Messrs. Krakauer are exceptionally fortunate.
9th inst., the seventy-fifth anniversary of his Bach, Wieniawski, Sullivan, and other distinguished com-
Mr. Krakauer Sr. and his three sons Julius, Daniel,
birth. The celebration took place at the resi- posers, while among the performers were many of the
and David form a quartette of most harmonious directors dence of his son, Mr. V. Hugo Mathushek, (manufac- best vocalists and instrumentalists of New York City,
and workers. All are good musicians, piano-mechanics turer of the famous " Equilibre " piano) King's Bridge Boston, Troy, Plattsburgh, St. Louis, etc. The even
and thorough men of business, the last mentioned Road and One Hundred and Sixty-third street, Wash- was crowned with the most complete and triumphant
being especially expert as a piano-maker. The record ington Heights, N. Y. A very enjoyable family re- success, a success largely due to the skill and unfailing
of the firm is most creditable and honorable, both from union was held, Mr. Frederick Mathushek and his little assiduity of Conductor Charles Frederick Hudson, of
a technical and a business point of view, and not a grand-daughter Miss Edith Mansfield being the recip- G. H. & C. F. Hudson's School of Music, No. 71 Mar-
doubt exists that the extension of their manufacturing ients of many and affectionate messages and attentions. garet street, Plattsburgh, N. Y., an institution which is
facilities will be immediately followed by an enormously Mr. Mathushek is one of the oldest living manufac- rapidly acquiring national renown.
increased output.
turers of pianos. He is hale and sound, having lived
The course of instruction at this school is founded
The new building will consist of basement and five an exceedingly industrious and useful life; and daily
upon the model of the courses given in the great Ger-
stories, and will measure fifty by a hundred feet.
devotes five hours to the interests of the firm of Mathu-
man Conservatories of Leipzig, Weimar, Stuttgart, and
The fact of the approaching completion of the new shek & Son.
Berlin, and includes—at most moderate and reasonable
factory is hailed by dealers with great satisfaction.
rates—tuition in piano, organ, reed organ, violin, and
The firm are in constant receipt of applications for
FRIGHTENED AWAY-
guitar playing, voice cultivation, harmony, conducting
catalogues and prices. Krakauer Brothers will not
of choral societies, sight singing. We would recom-
have a dull summer.
Real Estate Agent—1 can let you a very pretty cot- mend those desiring to take advantage of the oppor-
tage on Piano street for only
tunities offered by this most excellent institution to com-
House-seeker—What did you say the name of the municate with the Messrs. Hudson, and to obtain their
A LETTER FROM BOSTON, MASS.
street was ?
pamphlet " On the more common errors in the per-
Real Estate Agent—Piano street.
formance of music."
BOSTON, June 15th, 1S89.
House-seeker Thanks; I believe I will look a little
The pedestrians of our city had their attention called further.—Burlington Free Press.
to quite a large number of wagons going through Tre-
THE building of the new piano action factory of
mont street on Saturday, each wagon containing from
Messrs. Roth & Engelhardt, now in course of erection
one to five pianos. We counted fifteen wagons in line.
THE first music house to enter the piano and organ at St. Johnsville, N. Y., proceeds apace. The foundation
The piano cases all bore the name of the " Boston Piano trade in Utah Territory was the great Calder house, is complete, and a large force of bricklayers are already
Co." Although a new company, this concern is cer- which started in Salt Lake City nearly thirty years ago, busy with the superstructure. Several car loads of new
tainly getting its full share of the trade at this season and has steadily progressed and prospered ever since. machinery have been stored in an adjacent vacant build-
of the year. We are inclined to think that this is a good Mr. D. H. Calder, who recently spent a few days in ing. The firm have many orders on their books, and a
way to advertise. So many cases marked in such a New York City, is evidently well satisfied with the very large number of hands will be employed at the
plain manner necessarily attract the attention of the present outlook.
earliest possible moment.
Nos. 159 & 161 East 126th Street,
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