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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
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O P E N I N G OF T H E F L A N N E R ESTABLISHMENT IN
T H E N E W M E R R I L L BLOCK.
.^jjTHE formal opening of Joseph Flanner's
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estimated that at least 2,000 people visited the
handsome rooms which it occupies in the new
Merrill block, on Grand avenue, during the day.
Tasty decorations with palms and plants gave
the lower floor a beautiful appearance. Pianos
of every description were on exhibition here.
On this floor also are the string and wind in-
struments, of which Mr. Flanner carries a com-
plete supply. The business also occupies the
two upper stories of the building, an elevator
Brace for piano key bottoms, No. 477.566, H .
McClellan.
Piano tuning apparatus, No. 477,590, A. Fell-
din.
Zither, No. 477,493, V. Bessier.
Music leaf turner, No. 477,82s, E. Von Traut-
vetter.
Vibrator for reed musical instruments, No.
477,661, H. Janes.
Key musical instrument, No. 477,830, C. E.
Whitney.
Electrical organ, No. 478,032, R. P. Strand.
Zither.—Vetal Bessier, Brooklyn, N. Y. The
fret board of this instrument is hollowed out on
its under side and has its front edge fastened to
the front edge of the sounding-board, so that the
hollowed-out portion extends transversely over
and clear of the sounding board to form a clear
space for the full development of the sounds.
A metallic frame is also secured to the sound-
ing board, its two parallel ends forming the
pitch and tuning tin plates, and the sides ex-
tending over the board and attached at their
ends to the frame ends. The finger rest is made
adjustable lengthwise of the instrument, to al-
low it to be set more or less to the right hand
to accommodate different sized hands of chil-
dren or adults, while allowing them easily to
finger the strings at the proper places.
Brace for Piano Key Bottoms.—Herman Mc-
Clellan, Toronto, Canada.
This brace has a
vertical member shaped at its lower end as an
inverted truss and having on its inner face a
longitudinal rib, a horizontal member integral
with the upper edge of the vertical member ex-
tending over the rib, which is adapted for en-
gagement with the under face of the key bottom,
the horizontal member engaging with its upper
face. With this improvement the key bottom
of an upright piano may be constructed of wood
and the bottom preserved in perfect form, being
effectually prevented from warping, while the
brace is light in weight, strong, quickly ap-
plied, and does not interfere with the keyboard
or the action.—Scientific American.
Piano, No. 477,938, A. Holmstrom.
Piano, No. 477,669, N. Marston.
P R O F . ISIDORE MOQUIST left the city July 10th
Pianoforte pedal, No. 478,007, H. A. Ham-
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sent the company a letter from which the fol-
lowing is an extract:
" You will be glad to hear that I have been
able to get one of your instruments for the pri-
vate use of Her Imperial Majesty, the Empress
of Germany, who is exceedingly pleased with
it. It was really intended to be given to a char-
ity in which the Empress was interested, but
Her Majesty likes it so much that she desired to
keep it for her own private apartments, and I
dare say you will sell some more on account of
this."
That speaks well for American manufactures
in general and the Fort Wayne Company in par-
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connecting the ground floor with those above.
The sixth floor is also utilized as a salesroom
and presented a pretty appearance, the stock
having been arranged in an artistic manner.
The seventh floor is used as a wareroom. An
orchestra had been stationed on the lower floor
and during the afternoon and evening fine musi-
cal programmes were rendered.—Milwaukee Sen-
tinel, June 24th.
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