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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
PIANO AND ORGAN
FELTINGS
IN THE FOREMOST RANK.
MARVELOUS TRIUMPHS AND POPULARITY OF THE
HALLET & DAVIS COMPANY'S PIANO.
T
HE Hallet & Davis Co. hold high rank among the
most reputable and distinguished piano firms in
America. In the opinions of a vast body of
musicians of high standing, indeed, the pianos of this
fine old firm are second to none; while in the estima-
tion of very many artists and experts they are supreme.
There is, so to speak, a substantiality about the fame
of the Hallet & Davis piano which speaks volumes in
its praise. Wherever it goes, it stays; and when once
it has been established in the family, the studio, or the
concert-room, there is no chance of its being deposed
in favor of any other.
At recent musical conventions, and particularly at
the great gathering of music teachers held in Philadel-
phia at the beginning of last month, the fame of the
Hallett & Davis piano rose to a level of popularity sel-
dom attained by any other instrument of the kind.
With each succeeding subjection to public and artistic
tests of the most exacting nature it seems to rise to
greater heights of renown.
This piano is a special favorite in leading music
schools and colleges. We might, for example, mention
the world-famous Chicago Musical College, where its
rich, mellifluous and soulful tones are heard from morn-
ing until night, and where it is at once the joy of the
pupil and the pride and hope of the tutor.
The Hallet & Davis Co. have never put forward any
extravagant pretensions in regard to their wares. Con-
scious of their own rectitude, skill, and enterprise, and
of their ability to give high and lasting satisfaction to
all true lovers of music, they have sought nothing more
eagerly than the test of competent public and private
opinion in regard to their truly wonderful pianos. The
result has been a constant increase of their confidence in
their products, and of the confidence of the trade, the pro-
fession, and the public in the old and honored house of
Hallet & Davis.
Splendidly constructed, graceful in form, lovely in
tone, and durable as the good name of their makers,
the pianos sent forth from the factories of Hallet &
Davis vvill delight countless throngs of human beings
when those who read these lines shall no longer inhabit
their tenements of clay.
OF EVERY
DESCRIPTION.
457
A. B. CROCKER & CO,
Kingston, Essex & Edintioro Streets,
BOSTON, MASS.
and organs are unloaded from the wagons, taken to the
basement and unpacked, and hoisted to the warerooms.
All debris caused in unpacking is confined to the rear
of the basement, which is of ample size for the purpose.
The front of the basement is devoted to storing goods
and packing for shipment.
An imposing feature of this fine new store is the
magnificent show window, 20 feet wide and 6 in depth,
lighted by six incandescent lights and two gas lights.
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A. B. CHASE COS
Upright grand Piano,
STYLE 14.
ished in hard wood and electrically illuminated, serves
as a store-room. Connection with the stables, work-
rooms, and repairing rooms, and with Mr. Kellar's
private office, is effected by a complete system of elec-
tric bells. The whole of the arrangements of this
splendid establishment are most complete and finished,
down to the minutest detail, and reflect the highest
credit upon the taste, as well as the energy, of Mr.
Keller, who himself drew up the plans for the struc-
ture, and personally superintended the progress of
operations. The formal opening of the new rooms was
celebrated by a reception and a concert of orchestral
music.
Mr. Keller handles the Steinway, Kranich & Bach,
Estey, Hallet & Davis and New England Company's
pianos, in all styles of fancy cases—rosewood, ebonized,
French walnut, Circassian walnut, American walnut,
mahogany, English oak and antique oak ; also the
Estey, Wilcox & White, Newman Bros, and Farrand
& Votey organs. With the utmost confidence we pre-
dict for him a brilliant and prosperous continuation of
his career, for he is as distinguished for uprightness
and honesty as for business tact and enterprise.
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.
CUSTOM HOUSE, BOSTON, MASS.,
Exportation of Musical Instruments from this port
during month ending June 30th, 1889:
To England:
One hundred and thirteen (113) organs, -
$7,633
567
All other and parts of -
Total,
I S A MARVEL OP SWEETNESS AND POWER. OP GRACE
.. BEAUTY AND BRILLIANCY.
EVERY NOTE IS CLEAR AS A BELL.
EVERY CHORD IS PERFECT HARMONY.
WILLIAM H. KELLER, 2AST0N, PA.
THE ACTION IS LIGHT. FIRM. ELASTIC, RESPONSIVE.
HIS NEW, COMMODIOUS,' AND ELEGANT WAREROOMS.
A GOOD MAN WHO WILL ACHIEVE BRILLIANT
SUCCESS.
THE SCALE IS SCIENTIFICALLY CORRECT AND MUSICALLY
PERFECT.
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$8,200
To Scotland:
Six (6) organs
All other and parts of
$1,210
192
Total,
fi. B. CflflgE 00.,*-
NORWALK. OHIO.
It is the handsomest window in Easton, and is hardly
surpassed by any in the largest American cities. Cer-
tainly no window in its section of the country can
compare with it. Four large pianos can be shown to
advantage at one time within its confines, and the con-
trast between the elegant woods used in the casings of
the pianos, and the plain polished oak with which the
window is finished, is most charming.
To the left of the store, on entering, a stairway leads
to the upper floor, upon which a large apartment, fin-
$1,402
-
Total,
$1,489
-
To Br. Poss. in Australasia
Fourteen (14) organs, -
$1,489
-
Total,
$43O
-
43o
To French Guiana:
All other and parts of -
$13
Total,
For Prices, Terms and Territory, address,
-
To Br. Poss. in Africa:
Thirty-eight (38) organs,
THE AGENCY FOR THIS PIANO IS A BONANZA TO ANY ONE
$690
113
$803
To Nova Scotia:
Four (4) pianos,
-
All other and parts of -
THE WORKMENSHIP THE HIGHEST SKILL CAN MAKE THEM,
AND MATERIALS ARE THE BEST
THIS WONDERFUL PIANO IS MEETING WITH A PHENOMENAL
SUCCESS WHEREVER IT HAS GONE.
-
Total,
EVERY FART EVENLY BALANCED.
ILLIAM H. KELLER'S piano and organ ware-
rooms, at Nos. 219 & 221 Northampton street,
Easton, Pa., present remarkable evidence of
that spirit of enterprise for which the music trade of
America has become famous.
Mr. Keller formerly occupied the building next door
to his new establishment, but as his business has for
some time grown altogether too large for the old
premises he purchased the new ones, which he has fit-
ted up and stocked in the most lavish, elegant and
complete fashion.
The present store-room extends throughout the en-
tire length of the building, and measures 27 ft. 6 in. in
width by 130 ft. in depth. Two enormous skylights
admit abundant light during the day, while forty elec-
tric lights, each of 16-candle power, furnish brilliant
illumination in the evening.
To the right, on entering, is a show case filled with
all kinds of musical appliances, while on the east wall
is erected a case of polished oak shelving, filled with
guitars, mandolins, violins, banjos, accordions, etc.
Half way down the long counter is the cashier's office,
constructed of polished oak, while arranged on both
sides of the room are numerous handsome pianos and
organs. In the rear of the store is Mr. Keller's private
office, also constructed of hard wood, oil finish. A large
Morse elevator does duty near by. Here the pianos
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Collector's Office, July 19, 1889. \
Combined total,
-
$13
$12,337
Importation of Musical Instruments into the Port of
Boston during the month of June, 18.-0..
Countries.
Value.
France,
$1,126
Germany,
England,
Ireland,
-
Total,
3.606
150
77
$5,019
REED ORGAN.—Henry James, Waterloo, Vt. This
invention consists of a resonating channel with short
tubes opening into it, but which are not tuned, each of
these tubes having an eschallot or opening over which
operates a reed secured to the tube, whereby a very
clear and full tone is obtained.—Scientific American.