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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
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[ WILLIAM PENN LINCOLN. |
NE of the oldest, best known, and most highly
respected of piano salesmen has been torn from
us by the ruthless hand of Death. We refer to
the late Mr. William P. Lincoln, for many years honor-
ably connected with the trade, and for the past year or
two and at the time of his death in the employ of
Steinway Sc Sons. Though the sad event was preceded
by an illness of some weeks, the grief of Mr. Lincoln's
host of friends is none the less poignant, for he was an
exceptionally amiable and faithful man.
The deceased gentleman was the son of a music
teacher, and was born in 1833, in Philadelphia, Pa.
While a child he moved with his family to Pitisburg,
Pa., and thence to Boston, Mass. At the last-mention-
ed city Mr. Penn attended the Brimmer School, from
which, after a brilliant course of study, he graduated
with high distinction. From 1852 to 1854 he was an
apprentice to the piano trade, but in the latter year
entered the carpet business, later still gaining a liveli-
hood as a teacher of music In 1862 he joined the
Union Afmy, and became renowned as a member of
the Engineer corps attached to the headquarters of the
Army of the Potomac. His war record is a distin-
guished one, for while in the army he exhibited the
same qualities of fearlessness, courtesy and devotion to
duty for which he was noted in every position ever oc-
cupied by him.
About the year 1806 Mr. Lincoln became connected
with Chickering & Sons, in whose service he continued
until 1889. In November of that year he engaged with
Steinway & Sons, by whom, as by all others who knew
him, his untimely demise is deeply mourned.
O
THE A. B- CHASE CO.
SOME PRACTICAL HOLIDAY GREETINGS BY THE GREAT
NORWALK (O.) FIRM.
"T^RANCING steeds, drawing a chariot filled with
I K ' children scattering flowers, allegorize the dash,
*•
ing progress of the A. B. Chase Co., of Nor-
walk, O., upon the cover of their circular entiiled
" Holiday Greetings." Still, no matter how poetical
and allegorical the cover may be, the contents of the
circular are soundly practical. Here they are:
TO OUR AGKNTS AND PATRONS.
" We are afoottt closing the most prosperous year in
our history. Our agents all over the country have
helped to make it thus prosperous, by bringing the
merits of our goods to the notice of the public.
" We hereby return our sincere thanks to each and all
of them for their hearty co-operation and good will.
We also desire to beg their pardon for the annoyances
caused them manv times in the past four months by
our inability to fill their orders promptly. We assure
you that it was a greater annoyance to us than it could
be to you, that we were obliged to keep many of our
customers waiting a month or more after orders were
received before we could fill them.
" The new addition to our factory, which was com-
menced in February last, was not seasoned out thor-
oughly enough to put fine piano work in until August
1st. In making a high-grade piano such as ours, we
have to do all the work on the slow process, giving
ample time for all parts to season and settle, and the
many coats of varnish plenty of time to harden, so that
pianos commenced about August 1st will not be done
until January or February. This will explain why
you have had to wait so long for your goods despite
the fact that we worked our full force 12 hours per
day;
" Now a word about the coming year. With our in-
creased room and equipment we shall be able to turn
out an average of 125 pianos per month. We shall
run our force as strongly as possible through the dull
months of January and February, with a purpose to get
enough pianos ahead in stock so as to hold pianos for
at least a month longer than we have heretofore done,
to give them more time to settle, and to give a final
action and tone regulating, and a final tuning more
than we have ever done before.
" To our agents who have long handled our pianos
we want to say, you will in the future find them better
than ever.
" To first class dealers in unoccupied territory—and
none others need apply—we wish to say, you do not
know what you are missing, and will not until you
them'.
" In confcJasion, we say we have no ambition to make
the most piano^ef any factory in America, nor to be
500 or 100 pianos ^hiti^sur orders, bat our aim and
ambition is to make a' ^5antt>(hat shall be excelled by
none. Whether we accon*pli&h'i Aur aim we leave for
our agents to judge as time j^AeS
" Wishing you alia Merry ChfikinSiSaadahappy and
prosperous New Year, we remain,
Yours truly,
THE A.
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.
CUSTOM HOUSE, BOSTON, MASS.,
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Collector's Office, December 17, i8go. \
Exportation of Musi'cal Instruments from this port
during the month ending November 30, 1890.
To England:
Four hundred and nine (.jog) Gtg&t\$ f
One (1) pianoforte,
All other and parts of
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-
-
-
-
-
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- $20,108
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825
2,640
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Total,
1*3.555
To Nova Scotia,
All other and parts of -
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Combined total,
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262:
$23,^35
Importation of Musical Instruments into the Port of
Boston during the month of November, iSqo,
Value.
$ 858;
Countries.
France,
Germany.
England, -
Italy,
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Total,
5,062:
227
170*
$6,317
HAINES BROTHERS'
FAMOUS UPBIG-HT
PIANOS
HOLD T H E HIGHEST RANK.
Hundreds of Artists and other connoisseurs, among them the following, have
pronounced these instruments as
Absolutely the Best Upright Pianos in the World.
ADELIHA PATTI, CHRISTINE UILSSOIT, Clara Louise Kellogg, Etelka Gerster, Alwina Valleria, Sofia
Scalchi, Marie Roze, Hope Glenn, Emma Abbott, Marie Marimon, Zelda Seguin, Emma
Thursby, Mme. La Blache, Emilie Ambre, Fanny Kellogg, Italo Campanini,
Signor Brignoli, Luigi Ravelli, Maurice Strakosch, Antonio P. Galassi,
Alfred H. Pease, Giuseppe Del Puente, Ole Bull.
HAINES BROS., Piano-Forte Makers.
Works, Office and Business Address at
133d Street, Southern Boulevard, Alexander Ave. and 132d Street,
Telephone Number, 231 Harlem.