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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
be classed as America's great home musical theory of acoustics as applied to mechanics ?
The booth of Wessell, Nickel & Gross, piano
action
manufacturers in the Liberal Arts De-
journal. Thus we have arrived at a point to-day As for a finely attuned ear for delicate modula-
partment,
excites no little wonder and admira-
where we control a greater weight and influ- tions of sound, exquisite gradations and fan-
tion and a constant throng of interested people
ence than that controlled by any trade paper in tastic reverberations, why, the North American
is about, inquiring into every detail. They have
the world. We seek for further and greater Indian is'nt in it with Marc. He never applied one grand and one upright action complete on
conquests, and from past experiences our his ear to mother earth to catch the sound of exhibition, as well as four upright and one
friends will rightly conclude that this state- the approaching wagon train, with a more acute grand models, showing the mechanism and
ment is pregnant with meaning. We can and delighted sense of sound than Marc has movements of the action. They are all finished
truthfully say that, notwithstanding the general always manifested when the silvery cadence was in highly polished and ornamented silver and
brass, the whole inclosed in glass cases save
depression of the times, business with us has heard in the distance, which betokened the ap- the pedals and keys. The latter arrangement
not only maintained its old standard, but has proach of a metallic substance. Marc can, with is obvious, as it enables people to try the actions
shown a very handsome increase each month absolute certainty, tell the difference of vibra- and see how they operate. In this the concern
over the preceding one. This will demon- tions per second between piano wire and a sil- has a decided advantage over other actions
strate with an incontrovertible force that THE ver dollar. Then again, he is not affected with shown, as in most cases the entire models are
inclosed. The booth is finished in mahogany
MUSIC TRADE REVIEW has not only main- myopic astigmatism regarding his own quali-
with brass pillars, and the stands on which the
tained, but increased its reputation as the fications. He has exhibited no desire to con- models rest are of highly polished and richly
leading representative organ of the trade. We ceal his own knowledge of how to run the uni- chased mahogany, the whole forming a very
verse and direct the course of comets. He has, striking and beautiful ensemble.
are with you
Mr. Henry Schorbach, one of the trusted em-
however, of late, been afflicted with a new
" For the future in the distance
ployees
of the firm's factory, is in charge of the
And the good that we can do."
species of disease, which we must characterize
exhibit, and so well posted is he in all the
as modesty. Possibly readers will doubt this.
minutia that no visitor goes away uninformed.
We again emphasize it as a truth. Were it not
The jury on musical instruments, as finally
is from the World of Thursday :
so, would he not circulate in person the petition agreed upon, consists of Mr. Gaston Bodart,
There is trouble in the piano factory of
asking for his appointment as Judge of Awards ? Max Schiedmayer, V. J. Hlavac, M. Dumal,
Gildemeester & Kroeger, 21st street and 2d
Would he not be at the Fair gates portfolio and Baron G. Pilar Von Pilchau.
avenue, over a reduction of 12 per cent, in the
It seems highly probable now that Sir Joseph
wages of the fifty men who are employed there. in one hand, a bundle of Couriers and a pencil Barnby will be named as judge. If so it is given
This reduction is made to bridge off the locking in the other, praying for signatures, were it out by those authorized to speak for him that
out of the employees, and is the outcome of a not for the fact that he has been attacked by he will accept and serve faithfully.
The outcome of all this will be a bitter pill
strike some time ago over the apprenticeship modesty ? Prevented as he is by extreme
for
one Blumenberg, who has labored long, late
question. It is said that women may be em- modesty from taking an active part, he employs
and
earnestly to have a jury named to his liking
ployed by the different piano firms in their others to act for him, while in the guise of the as well as to have himself made judge, in both
action department. They have been tried, and wise owl he blinks all day looking wise.
of which particulars he has signally failed. He
He is the kind of individual of whom Horace is reported as saying to-day that he cared noth-
were successful in everything but the long
hours, which they couldn't stand. Lodges 4, Greeley once said : " Yes, he looks wise ; but, ing about the position, but congratulates him-
6 and 10 of the International Piano-Makers' confidentially, let me assure you, God Almighty self on the strong backing he had, and the mag-
nificent showing he made. Shades of Col.
Union, which controls 842 men, will hold a never made anybody half as wise as that fellow Sellers ! Alas ! and alack, for Jack, who could
meeting in a few days to consider the situation. looks."
uot eat his supper. Shame on Foxy, who re-
They left the union because they said there was
fused the grapes. Jests aside, however, he did
accumulate quite a respectable show of endorse-
too much hocus-pocus about passwords and
ments, but there are those mean enough to inti-
grips." The World writer evidently mixes up
mate that he sandbagged most of it, and some,
the trouble of Gildemeester & Kroeger with
even of his backers, acknowledged that notices
other fights of the Piano Makers' Union. The
given and promised accounted for their being in
personal organ of Mr. Gildemeester, writing
line. At least, one concern who was lately the
recipient of a flattering notice declined to be
this week on the rumored strike in the Gilde-
cajoled or bullied into endorsing him. The
meester & Kroeger factory and their closing
notice was shown and the price asked was an
down, says: ' 'When full time is resumed the men
endorsement. It was rejected with scorn.
can return if they wish to, but must be content
For some weeks Presto has been issuing a
with the scale of wages paid by firms making
daily edition devoted principally to Section /
pianos of the Gildemeester & Kroeger grade.''
matters at the World's Fair. It has been re-
CHICAGO, July 26th, 1893.
The italics are ours. Now are we to infer from
ceived with great favor by the exhibitors, as it
keeps them posted as to all musical doings in
this that " The Gildemeester & Kroeger grade " EDITOR MUSIC TRADE REVIEW :
and out of the Exposition. The genial Dr.
is inconsistent with former wages ? Is the cut-
Four compositions were presented to an ap- Falkes, the editor, is omnipresent in Section /.
ting down being done to put the Gildemees- preciative audience in Music Hall yesterday
A benefit concert for the fire sufferers was
ter & Kroeger wages on a level with the scale of afternoon, which included Beethoven's Seventh given in the New York State building- last
wages paid by firms making the Gildemeester & Symphony, Tschaikowsky's overture, "Romeo night, which proved a great success, and was
and Juliet," Saint Saen's C minor piano con- the occasion of considerable enjoyment alike
Kroeger grade of pianos ? If this be so what
certo, (No. 4,) and Liszt's Hungarian Fantasia to volunteers and audience.
about the consistency of a firm's attempt to for piano and orchestra. The two last intro-
There are strong rumors of the early organi-
put their pianos on a level with the Steinway duced Mr. Carl Stasny, a German pianist, who
zation
of a strictly Chicago Opera. The fact
came
to
us
with
high
testimonials,
the
justice
and the Chickering, because its members
that
Jessie
Bartlett Davis and Eugene Cowles
happened to be employed by those firms at one of which he has amply demonstrated. His work have withdrawn from " The Bostonians, " and
was admirable and evoked warm praise. The
time?
instrument he used was a Henry F. Miller art- Lillian Russell has terminated her contract
ist grand, a superb instrument in every partic- with Manager French is taken as evidence that
ular. Mr. Stasny brought out all its beautiful some such move is in contemplation. Other
MODESTY.
Chicago favorites, such as W. H. Clark, Ada
^
of the Fair and things, why points, and Mr. Hart, the World's Fair manager Somers and George H. Broderick are said to be
5§p should not Blumenberg be appointed of the Henry F. Miller pianos, received many in the proposed combination. The outcome is
congratulations on the outcome of the perform-
Judge of Awards ? Is'nt he the only man who
awaited with no little interest by opera artists
ance.
can distinguish the difference between a piano
The formal dedication of the big Exposition and opera patrons here.
and a threshing machine ? Hasn't he for years organ will take place in Festival Hall this after,
Yours, etc.
labored assidiou?]}*, teaching manufacturers the noon.
HARRY MANNING.
CHICAGO.