Music Trade Review

Issue: 1892 Vol. 16 N. 11

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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
ROBERT PRODDOW, of the Estey Piano
Co., is attending the dedication ceremo-
nies of the World's Fair at Chicago this week.
He will be absent about two weeks.
' i C H A R D M. W A L T E R S , t h e popular
piano manufacturer of New York, was
the guest of Admiral C. A. De Lebran, admiral
of the French fleet which took such a prominent
part in t h e naval parade last week.
PUBIJSJ1ED El/EI^Y
Musical Courier was issued on Wednes
day of t h i s week, a n d contained consider-
able news which h a d been previously published
iMONG the most enterprising firms in the
piano trade may be counted the Brau-
muller Co. Mr. O. L. Braumuller, the president
of the company, is a man of striking originality
and unquestioned business qualifications. This
is evidenced by the continued expansion of his
business and the well merited popularity of the
instruments manufactured under his personal
supervision. It is a pleasure to write of such a
progressive firm as the Braumuller Co. Young,
energetic and enterprising, there is a great
future in store for this firm, of which Mr. Brau-
muller is the directing genius.
NOT LEGITIMATE BUSINESS.
HE principle of a manufacturing concern
3 EAST 14th STREET, NEW YORK.
expects to keep u p with t h e procession h e m u s t
attempting to achieve prominence solely
SUBSCRIPTION (including postage) United States and rattle t h a t little hobby-horse across t h e floor a t
on
account
of its members having been connect-
Canada, $3.00 per year, in advance; Foreign Countries,
$4 00.
a livelier rate and inhale deeper draughts of in- ed with distinguished firms, is, in itself, entirely
unbusiness-like. Suppose this man has been
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ed house for '' many years ; '' suppose the other
Entered at the New York Post Office as Second Class Matter.
member has been '' for twenty years superin-
tendent of factories," of a firm known and ad-
MUSIC T R A D E R E V I E W of last week mired on two continents, that, in itself, does not
made an announcement that a new piano entitle them to any special recognition beyond
factory was contemplated a t Erie, Pa. T h e that to which their own individual merits en-
plans have now materialized t o t h i s extent t h a t title them.
a new concern contemplates t h e purchase of t h e
Those old and time-honored houses, which
old Burdette organ factory, which will be con- date back to the very beginning of the piano-
verted into a factory for t h e manufacture of forte industry of America, have graduated many
pianos.
men from almost every department, men who
have made their mark in the music trade with-
J p 7 R E D E R I C K L O H R h a s j u s t returned from out resorting to the methods employed by the
S^»h a n extended trip t h r o u g h t h e West and firm to which we allude. The mere fact of assert-
0R % eau^ that lacks assistance^
Northwest. I t is unnecessary to state in t h i s ing that their instruments are models of the best
for itje vmg tol mis misia
connection t h a t wherever Mr. Lohr wanders known instruments in America, is not legiti-
For. t))^ fatare in th
there is a n increased demand for t h e popular mate business. The method of attempting to
H a r d m a n pianos.
subsidize salesmen in their interests is not
legitimate business. The principle of claiming
EDMUND A N D F R E D E R I C K CLUET their pianos are just as good, and can be pur-
were in town t h i s week, selecting a large chased for much less money, is not legitimate
P A H U M S T E T S O N is absent on a short stock of Weber and other pianos for their business. The matter of copying a trade mark
is not legitimate business.
Western trip as far as Chicago. H e will Albany store.
There are plenty of avenues open for this firm,
be back in New York again b y n e x t Tuesday
which
are legitimate ones, through which to
morning.
?N admirer of T H E M U S I C T R A D E R E V I E W ,
achieve success, if their instruments are worthy
writing from t h e far Northwest, says :
of it, without resorting to any of the above-men-
' U E H L F E L D & CO., of Harlem, t h e popu-
'' I enjoy reading each issue of your paper be-
tioned methods. At present there is no more
lar young manufacturers, are doing a n
cause in it I find the news of t h e trade presented
similarity between the instruments manufac-
exceedingly brisk fall trade. Their pianos are
in a condensed, clean and wholesome manner,
tured by the would-be aspirants to fame and the
easy sellers, and are rapidly growing in favor
showing an accurate knowledge of t h e subjects
already world-famed instruments, than there is
with t h e dealers.
with which you d e a l . "
between their respective firms' methods of con-
Quite right, dear friend, progression is t h e or-
this issue we shall complete our series der of the d a y with us, a n d we propose t o march ducting business, and the resemblance is quite
of European letters. T h e one appearing " b y t h e r i g h t flank forward." O u r forces were as strong between them as it is between the
in t h e present issue w a s held over from last never in better condition, a n d will be utilized flapping buzzard and the soaring eagle.
in T H E M U S I C T R A D E R E V I E W .
week on account of increased pressure on our
space.
If Blumenberg
during t h e coming campaign n o t only t o ad-
vance our own interests, b u t t h e interests of
those who are in t h e fight with us.
$RANK A. D E C K E R , of Decker & Son,
piano manufacturers, New York, left last
report of the Government Department
Tuesday for an extended trip t h r o u g h t h e West
of Agriculture shows a wheat yield of
as far as St. Paul. Mr. Decker travels out over
the Southern route b y w a y of Cincinnati. H e 520,000,000 bushels ; corn, 1,615,000 bushels."
will visit m a n y of the firm's old agents, and no —Indicator.
doubt will locate m a n y new ones during this
Probably Brother Fox is figuring if this enor-
trip, which will occupy about three or four mous yield of wheat and corn will make any
weeks.
difference in Chapin & Gore's prices.
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THE B0B2IN FAILURE-
HARLES BOBZIN & CO., music dealers,
Detroit, Mich., have made an assignment
to Herman G. Ralph. Their liabilities are
$100,000; assets claimed to be about $110,000.
Charles Bobzin & Co. are the successors to the
old Detroit Music Co. Frances E. Preston, wife
of Marvin Preston, liquor dealer, Detroit, placed
capital in the business to the amount of $30,000,
$17,000 of which was applied to the payment of
Harry Williams' interest in the business when

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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
he sold out. Under the laws of Michigan there
can be no preferred creditors, and Mrs. Preston
will stand on the books the same as any other
creditor of the business.
The failure may be attributed to several
causes. In the first place, it has been an un-
usually quiet season in Detroit, and Bobzin &
Co. have been doing far too large an amount of
business for the amount of capital they possess-
ed. The principal creditors are J. & C. Fischer,
Hardman, Peck & Co., the First National Bank
of Detroit, James M. Starr & Co., Decker Bro-
thers, E. G. Harrington & Co. and Lyon &
Healy. In addition to these there is a consider-
able number of smaller creditors. The total
amount of indebtedness approximates $100,000,
and the largest creditors are J. & C. Fischer and
Hardman, Peck & Co. A meeting of the credit-
ors has not as yet been held. Mr. Bobzin is
expected in New York shortly, and it is rumor-
ed that he will try and arrange matters with
the creditors so as to continue the business as
agent.
music firm of Horace Waters & Co., 134
Fifth avenue, New York, attracted quite a crowd
in front of their building at the Columbian
parade, October 12th, by their liberality in dis-
pensing lemonade and ice water free along the
line of march.
THE opening meeting of the Pianomakers'
Union, held at 92 Lake street, Chicago, crowded
Fisher's Hall, October 13th. Charles Stanley
presided.
five public rehearsals will take place on Friday
afternoons, November 4th, December 9th, 1892 ;
January 13th, February 10th, and March 17th,
1893. The five concerts will be given on Satur-
day evenings, November 5th, December 10th,
1892 ; January 14th, February nth, and March
18th, 1893. Miss Emma Juch, Mr. Xaver
Scharwenka, and other distinguished artists,
will appear as soloists.
Alexander Bull, son of the late renowned
violinist, Ole Bull, arrived in this city from
Christiana, Sweden, last Sunday. He is himself
a noted violinist, and will probably be heard in
New York this winter. Mr. Bull has one of the
finest collections of old violins in the world.
Herman Wetzler, a young American musician,
who studied for the past eight years in Germany
with Clara Schumann and others, has returned
to New York, and has been engaged by Alex-
ander Lambert as organ instructor for the New
York College of Music.
The regular concerts of the Seidl Society will
be given at the Academy of Music, Brooklyn,
N. Y., under the direction of Anton Seidl, with
his renowned Metropolitan Orchestra, assisted
by eminent soloists, on the following dates :
Monday, November 14th, Monday, December
19th, Thursday, January 12th, Thursday, Janu-
ary 19th, Thursday, February 9th, Thursday,
March 2d, and Thursday, March 23d.
MR. JOHN RIEB^ING has opened a new music
store in the central part of Pittsburg, Pa. This
is a branch of Mr. Riebling's store at 1715 Car-
son street, Pittsburg.
The first of the series of working people's con-
certs will be given at the Academy of Music,
Brooklyn, N. Y., on Saturday evening, October
29th, under the auspices of the Seidl Society.
THE Wehle piano is doing well on the mar-
ket, and orders for that instrument are received
daily.
A grand concert will be given by Chas. E. Le
Paige, under the auspices of the Young Peoples'
Union of the Trinity Methodist Church, 118th
street, between 1st and 2d avenues, Tuesday,
October 25th. Mr. Le Paige is one of our lead-
ing young pianists and composers, and will be
ably assisted by the following artists: Miss
Fannie Hirsch, soprano ; Mile. Augusta Ososki,
pianiste; Miss Cecile Cox, pianiste; Miss Carrie
Louise Folsum, elocutionist; Mr. Zachary Tay-
lor, violinist ; Mr. A. J. Davis, organist; Mr.
John J. Cooney, pianist; Mr. Vess L. Ossman,
banjoist; Mr. Alberto C. Mora, basso profundo ;
Mr. Robert Schroeder, pianist; Mr. Thomas A.
Ballantyne, humorist; Mr. Arthur Cohen,
pianist. A novelty in the form of a composition
for six pianos, organ and four trombones will
be performed on this occasion. It is the origin-
al work of Mr. Le Paige, and is highly spoken
of by those who have heard it rehearsed.
& MEYER, manufacturers of piano
plates and piano hardware, are exceedingly
busy, and their factory in Greenpoint, which is
one of the largest in America, is tested to its
utmost capacity.
BRAID
W. H. TURNER, treasurer of the Braumuller
Co., has gone South for the benefit of his health,
and may remain there during the winter. We
sincerely hope that Mr. Turner will return to
the city fully recovered from his illness, and
again brighten the rooms of the Braumuller Co.
with his genial presence.
MR. H. W. DAY, who has for some years
superintended the piano department of Otto
Sutro & Co., of Baltimore, has embarked in
business in that city on his own account, under
the firm name of H. W. Day & Co. The new
firm will handle the Chickering and the Vose
pianos.
CARI, HOFFMAN will discontinue his branch
store in Kansas City, and will center his ener-
gies in the parent establishment at Leavenworth,
Kansas.
W. F. HUBBARD, piano dealer, of Lyons, N.
Y., has left his place of business under decidedly
shady circumstances. Mr. Hubbard had pre-
viously borne an excellent reputation, and was
leader of the Grace Church choir at Lyons.
J. P. Juwus, music dealer of York, Pa., has
opened up a handsome room in the New Dale
Block, at 22 South George street, that city.
A BRASS band is to be organized at North
Collins, N. Y.
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The Food Exhibition, now being held at
Madison Square Garden, is one of the most in-
teresting sights in our city. While you wander
around the many booths and feast your eyes on
the contents thereof, your ear is charmed by the
entrancing strains of Seidl's superb orchestra.
Here one may enjoy sightseeing and music and
test the various food products to his heart's
content. Seidl presents a change of program
each afternoon and evening; and Miss Parloa
lectures every afternoon on the art of cooking.
The exhibition reflects great credit on Mr. Daniel
Brown, the able and gentlemanly manager.
The Boston Symphony Orchestra, Mr. Arthur
Nikisch, conductor, will give a series of five
public rehearsals and five concerts, under the
auspices of the Philharmonic Society of Brook-
lyn, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. The
White-Smith Music Publishing Co., Boston.
Voice : " Nearer My God To Thee, "-quartet, an
excellent arrangement by A. Belcher; "Over
The Hills At Break Of Day," quartet, very
sprightly; "Baby's Shoes And Stockings,"
sweetly pathetic ; " Poor Little Dolly," a pretty
character song. Piano: " Dance Of The Lilli-
putians," (A La Tarantelle), bright and effect-
ive. Violin and piano : '' The Children's Hour,''
six characteristic pieces inspired by Longfellow's
beautiful poem and named as follows : '' Edith
Soothes," "Allegra Dances," "Alice Ques-
tions," " Edith Sings," " Allegra Jests, " "Alice
in Revery." They are composed by Lebas and
are uncommonly attractive.
Oliver Ditson Company, Boston. Voice:
'' Broken Barriers,'' sweet and tender ; '' Foes,''
a melodious presentation of a noble sentiment;
" Canst Thou Believe ? " "My Heart's Delight,"
"What Will You Do Without Me? " three ex-
cellent contralto songs from the concert reper-
toire of Lilian Carllsmith ; "Spirit Of The
Deep," a very dramatic song for bass or bari-
tone.
JAMES KIERNAN, who did all the transporta-
tion for the Braumuller Co., died Wednesda}',
October 12th, and was buried Saturday, October
16th. The workmen of the Braumuller Co. sent,
as a token of regard for their departed companion,
a beautiful offering in the form of a floral cross.
MESSRS. SCHIMMEI* & NELSON contemplate
the establishment at Faribault, Minn., of a fac-
tory for the manufacture of pianos, of which S.
F. Nelson is one of the inventors.
THE W. W. Kimball Piano Co., of Chicago,
111., have entered suit before Squire Lyle against
Hudson & Booth, of Columbia, Pa., charging
them with obtaining goods by false pretenses.
The defendants waived a hearing, and entered
$ 1,600 bail for their appearance in court.
A NEW music store is to be opened up at 216
Main street, Denison, Texas, which was former-
ly occupied by the Racket store.
N. P. WEINER, of Brownsville, Pa., has been
arrested on a charge of embezzlement preferred
against him by Mr. Dorrit, representative of
Henrick's Music Company.
J. P. MOODY has opened a music store at 122
Fayette street, Syracuse, N. Y.

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