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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
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.. AHLSTROM PIANOS.
SOHMER & Co., N. Y., are doing an immense business,
both wholesale and retail. There would appear to be
no end to the progress of this enterprising and distin-
guished house. The Sohmer is now recognized as one
of the leading pianos of this country. It is only by the
greatest energy and industry that Sohmer & Co., are
able to fill their orders with reasonable dispatch.
IT was stated in the Buffalo, (N. Y.) Courier of the
23rd inst. that "Louis Kurtzmann, Alexander Cortez
and Adolph Geiger, charged with unlawfully using the
name of a ficticious partner, pleaded not guilty, and were
let to bail in the sum of $500, Joseph Mislin going on
their bond."
C. A. AHLSTROM,
MANUFACTURER,
IVos. 112, 114 & 116 East 3d Street
ESTABLISHED 1875-
MR. O. L. BRAUMULLER, president of the Braumuller
Company, N. Y., established several important agencies
during his recent Western trip.
Reliable Agents 'Wanted 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.
THE Bollman Bros. Co., of St. Louis and Kansas
City, Mo., are doing a splendid business with the Beh-
ning pianos.
THE marriage of Mr. Hugo Sturz, of Sturz Brothers,
piano makers, N. Y., to Miss Katie Schlamp, occurred
on the 16th ult.
THE
A. B. CHASE CO.
NOR WALK, OHIO,
"
Manufacturers of
JOHN FRANCIS GILDER, the celebrated pianist of Bos-
ton, Mass., played upon the Henry F. Miller artist
grand piano at a piano forte recital given at the inter-
national musical exhibition at Mechanic's Hall, Boston,
on the 18th ult.
THE Mayfield Piano and Organ Company has been in-
corporated at Mayfield, Ky., with a capital of $100,000.
THE warerooms of the Lyon & Healy Co., Chicago,
111., are resplendent with choice selections of all kinds
of musical ins|fuments, many being the products of their
own factory,
CELEBRATED
FOR
A Bemafkably Deep, Rich, Singing Quality of Tone,
Light, Responsive Action, and
Great Durability.
MR. F. G. Smith, JR., is on his annual trip to the
various " Bradbury " depots. Kansas City, Mo., and
Washington, D. C, will be his two most remote points
of inspection.
JOHN ABBOTT, brother of James Abbott, the piano-
forte action maker, N. Y., is believed to be the oldest
American piano maker living. A first premium was
awarded to John at the American Institute in 1837, for
a square piano.
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A PIANO factory, it is stated, will shortly be started at
Westboro, Mass., by Messrs. G. N. Leister and J. A.
Trowbridge.
C. H. O. HOUGHTON, 1 West Fourteenth street, says
he has been offered by the Sultan of Turkey a good
price for the figured logs which were recently consigned
to Mr. Houghton from that country, and which include
some splendid specimens of Turkish red wood. The
reason of this request of the Sultan appears to be that
His Majesty has just received from Paris a piano made
to his express order from this fine figured wood, and is
so delighted with the tone and appearance of the instru-
ment that he wishes to secure, if possible, all the logs
of similar material to those used in its manufacture.
THE formal opening of the magnificent Auditorium
in Chicago, 111., will occur on Dec. 9th inst. Seats are
fetching good prices. Mr. W. W. Kimball paid $r,ioo
for the use of a box on the great occasion.
IT is considered certain that the New England Piano
Company of Boston, Mass., will ere long establish an
agency in Chicago, Ills.
RICE & HINZE, the piano manufacturers of Des Moines,
Ta., are enjoying an excellent trade. In addition to the
pianos made by themselves they carry other excellent
makes, also running a large sheet music and musical
merchandise department. The last mentioned depart-
ment has been placed under the superintendency of Mr.
A. J. Kromer, so that the heads of the house are now
a Die to give their undivided attention to their rapidly
increasing piano and organ business.
HANS VON BULOW, also the Boston Symphony Orches-
tra, have arranged to visit Toronto, Canada, this season-
The arrangements were made by Suckling & Sons,
Toronto, agents for the piano house of Weber, N. Y.
THE Story & Clark Organ Co. have on the tapis a
comical advertisement which is certainly unique; they
believe a little nonsense now and then is relished by the
organ fraternity.
MR. JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, of the Waterloo Organ
Company, N. Y., has just concluded a very successful
two weeks' trip through Northern New York and Penn-
sylvania. In addition to the excellent organ business
transacted by Mr. Chamberlain, he effected a magnifi-
cent deal with the ijew Malcolm Love piano.
Mr. BENJAMIN STARR, of James M. Starr & Co., Rich-
mond, Ind., was in town the first of last week, on his
way from Boston, Mass., where he attended a meeting
of the Executive of the G. A. R., of which he is a mem-
ber. Mr. Starr left this city on Wednesday of last
week for home, where his presence is much needed on
account of the extraordinary demand upon the manu-
facturing resources of his firm.
THE pianoforte actions manufactured by The Corn-
stock, Cheney & Co., of Ivoryton, Conn., have increased
in popularity to such an extent, and the demand for
these goods is so great, that this firm are frequently at
a loss for the means of filling their orders with sufficient
promptitude to satisfy their legions of customers.
Their business in ivory keys and hammers is in an
equally flourishing condition.
PRATT, READ & Co., Deep River, Conn., makers of
piano and organ ivory keys, organ reeds and reed-
boards, and couplers, are having all the trade they can
well attend to. The customers of this old-established
house are determined to give them no peace. The
Deep River factories are marvels of industry and life.
THE McCammon Pianoforte Co., Albany, N. Y., re-
port that their business is in the most flourishing con-
dition. Orders for their new scale pianos are coming
in so rapidly that it is almost impossible for them to
keep pace with the demand, large as their factory is.
This Company have lately secured a great many new
customers who vie with their older friends in the mag-
nitude of their requirements. The prospects of the
McCammon concern are of a roseate hue. A very large
business for the next six months is assured.
THE Walters piano (R. M. Walters, N. Y.) was used
at the Metropolitan Opera House of this city on the
occasion of a recent performance given for the benefit
of the Catholic Orphan Asylum under the direction of
Mr. August in Daly.
MR. GEORGE BLUMNER, with Wm. Knabe & Qo., is.to
be found nowadays gracing the Baltimore warerooms
of that firm.
JAMESTOWN, N. Y.
For the Fall Trade
THEY OFFER
NEW STYLES OF ORGANS.
NEW AND NOVEL FEATURES
WITH
Grand Improvements.
A full line of Organs with French Plate
Mirrors.
Send for Catalogues and Net Prices.
THE A, B. CHASE CO.,
NORWALK, OHIO.
THE Missouri State University at Columbia has been
supplied by Kirtley & Phillips, the local agents, of
Haines Bros., N. Y., with three fine Haines uprights.
IT is believed that Mr. Edward Ambuhl, for some
years past with Steinway & Sons, N. Y., has been de-
tailed to aid in taking care of the interests of that firm
in Chicago, 111.
CnAPPELi l .i& Co., London, England, have arranged
with Mr. C. Chickering to represent Chickering & Sons
in Great Britain, Australia and India.
MR. GEO. W. LYON, head of the new piano firm of
Lyon, Potter & Co., Chicago, 111., is in New York, and
will remain here for several days. He is accompanied
by Mrs. Lyon.
MR. HENRY STULTZ, of the firm of Stultz & Bauer,
N. Y., the well-known piano-manufacturers, was the
guest of Mr. C. H. O. Houghton, at the latter's charm-
ing residence at Mount Vernon, N, Y., on Snnday last.
IT is rumored that Mr. Mason Romaine, of Romaine
Brothers & Mannie, the great veneer manufacturers of
Petersburg, Va., is about to keep a promise made some
time ago to the effect that he wound send North a keg
of Virginian mountain dew. This dew is said to be an
excellent lubricator, rendering work in a veneer factory
easy and pleasant.
L. F. BARNARD, dealer in sheet music, Lynn, Mass.,
was burned out by the recent fire in that city. Cundy
& Co., music publishers, Boston, Mass., met with a sim-
ilar fate in the great Hub fire.^These were the only
casualties to the music trade from the two great confla-
grations.
C.H. O. HOUGHTON, No. 1 West Fourteenth street,
N. Y., is now exhibiting to the trade some of the finest
veneers ever seen in this country. Mr. Houghton's
dimension cut under veneers and crossbanding are daily
growing in favor.
STORY & CLARK ORGAN CO. have just completed a
line of cases in pure white and gold which are very
pretty. This style of ornamentation is quite the rage.
Melville Clark has just returned to Chicago from one of
his semi-annual visits to the Eastern sea-board. Keep
your eyes open for something new.