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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
MR. SALVADOR LA GRASSA, for many years
factory superintendent with Hardman, Peck &
Co., has resigned his position with that firm,
and has concluded to enter the field as a piano
manufacturer. It is said that he will be associ-
ated with Mr. Hugh Hardman, father of the late
Mr. John Hardman, and that the probable fac-
tory location will be at 44th street, near 10th
avenue.
THE Miller grand still continues to win
tributes of popular appreciation throughout the
country. In Minneapolis, recently, Professor
Johnson, with Seibert's orchestra, used a Miller
grand, and on the 17th inst. Mr. H. E. Zoch
gave a very successful concert, as usual using a
Miller artists' grand.
A. E. VINING is making an improvement on
harmonicas, says the Springfield, Mass., Union,
which will enable the player to change from one
key to another on the same mouthpiece by
changing a switch. The new appliance will
add but two cents to the cost of manufacture of
each instrument.
MB. E. F. DROOP, Washington, D. C , an-
nounces that on January 1, '94, he will take
into partnership his two sons, Edward H. and
Carl A. Droop. Both the young men are famil-
iar with the music trade in all its branches, and
their entrance into the firm will doubtless
infuse new energy into this well-known estab-
lishment.
W. F. GUNTER, who has been wanted for
some time on a charge of embezzling from Mr.
Emil Wulschner, of Indianapolis, has been
arrested at Muncie.
F. CHRISTIANER, piano dealer, at Seattle,
Wash., has added sheet music to his general
stock.
THE Boston Advertiser says that C. F. Farrell
STEGER & Co., Wabash avenue, Chicago, re-
port a good business in all departments. They & Co., 19 Wareham street, have filed a petition
are leaving the old year behind with a balance in insolvency against J. H. Manson, manufac-
turer of piano cases.
of profit on the right side of ledger.
THE Schubert word contest ended on Decem-
MR. CHAS. F. SISSON, traveling representative
ber
25th. The entire number of contestants
for the Farrand & Votey Co., Detroit, Mich.,
amounted
to 1,679. Miss Bessie S. Ackerson,
leaves Monday for a two months' trip through
227 W. n t h street, New York, was the lucky
the South.
winner. She headed the list, and succeeded in
THE music store of J. F. Hill, of Greencastle, making no less than 1,711 accepted words.
Ind., has been damaged by fire.
THE Lakeside Club, one of the leading clubs
IT is reported that C. A. Gerold, of Chicago, of Chicago, have selected one of Hardman,
will soon resume.
Peck & Co. 's new parlor grand pianos for the
J. M. KELLOGG's music store at Waterbury, ladies' parlor, and one of their upright pianos
Conn., is not closed as reported. He is doing a for the ballroom. The selection was made after
good trade with Mehlin, Starr, and Jacob Bros, a warm competition with other first class pianos,
and is quite a tribute to the popularity of the
pianos.
Hardman in the West.
R. W. CROSS & Co. is the title of a new
company incorporated with a capital of $10,000,
to do business at 250-252 Wabash avenue, Chi-
cago. The company is comprised of Mr. R. W.
Cross, Mr. Albert Cross and Mr. T. J. Maguire.
Mr. Cross, the head of this business, is a widely
known and popular salesman. The Wissner
and Jacob Brothers' pianos will be carried in
stock.
THE new "Pullman " pianos, manufactured
by the Starr Piano Co., Richmond, Ind., are
being highly spoken of in the West.
HOLIDAY business with handsome Richard M.
Walters, University place, was, in every re-
spect, up to the average.
of the piano action trium-
virate, Wessell, Nickel & Gross, was given
W E are pleased to learn that Mr. Geo. N. quite a send off at his birthday party, December
Grass, with Geo. Steck & Co., who has been 16th. The entire house staff, aided and abetted
very ill, is convalescent, and his many friends by such jolly good fellows as Karl Fink, C. F.
hope to see him around in a short time.
Goepel, and others, helped to make disappear a
THE firm of Hagen, Heinrich & Dunham, feast fit for the Gods. Impromptu speeches from
manufacturers of the Cornett pianos, at 525-531 the different parties, and an oration from the pop-
West 24th street, have been dissolved by mutual ular Commodore Wessell, helped to close a very
consent, H. N. Cornett, S. L,. Carman and Mr. pleasant evening.
Dunham retiring. In future the business will
MR. ADAM VAUPEL, of Calenberg & Vaupel,
be conducted under the name of Hagen, Ruefer an old time piano maker, died December 10th.
& Co. Mr. Dunham will act as factory super- He was born in Germany 51 years ago.
intendent.
MR. J. B. WOODFORD, manager of N. Stetson
MR. WALTER D. MOSES, formerly of Rich-
& Co., Philadelphia, is not complaining of the
mond, Va., is now connected with the Peloubet
state of trade, at least not for the past month.
reed pipe organ department of the house of L,yon
They carry a magnificent assortment of Stein-
& Healy, Chicago.
way, Hallet & Davis, Bradbury, Webster and
A NEW piano firm—old in experience, how- Henning pianos that appeal to the music lovers
ever—has just launched its bark upon the busi- of the Quaker City.
ness sea. It is composed of Mr. L,. Clark, who
THE Farrand & Votey Organ Co.,. of Detroit,
was head salesman for the late firm of E.
Mich.,
have closed contracts for the placing of
Wulschner & Co., and Mr. J. C. Fox, book-
large
pipe
organs in the Metropolitan Opera
keeper for the same firm. They have taken a
House
and
the Fourth Presbyterian Church,
store room in the new Macauley Building, on
both
of
this
city.
Walnut, near 4th streets, and will handle the
popular Knabe as well as other standard makes. I IE. H. BAKER, piano dealer, of Richmond, Va.,
Ivouisville Commercial.
made an assignment on the 26th inst.
MR. ADAM NICKEL,
AUGUST POUUMANN'S
S£LMNSTRUCTOR.
excellent Self-Instructor for the mando-
line banjo, or banjo, has just been issued
by Mr. August Pollmann, of 70-72 Franklin
street, this city. It is a complete and simplified
method, and covers the desired field in a chatty
yet comprehensive manner. It contains valu-
able notes on the care, construction and tuning
of the instrument, and explanatory charts and
programs which enable the busy man, who can
not find time to plough through technical
works, or a long course of study, to become a
master of the instrument in a short time.
Mr. Pollmann in the preface says : " Musi-
cians are generally apt to regard with disfavor
any system which does not commence ab initio
with the fundamental groundwork as super-
ficial and trashy. To such it must be said that
there are thousands who would gladly be niusi
cal ' superficially,' if by that it tends, as it at all
times must, to their amusement and relaxation
and the pleasure of others. Far be it from any
intention of this little work to underrate the
value of a thoroughly grounded musical know-
ledge, and happy is the possessor of such,
although for the large majority of persons this
means long study, and time is required, which
in at least nine out of ten cases cannot be spared.
Thechait published in this Self-Instructor will
also assist those who are good musicians, and
will show them at a glance the position and fin-
gering and to which chord any note belongs in
a series of chords.''
The following advantages are claimed for this
simplified system : It is the most easily learned,
the most rapidly acquired, and the best, by
which any one not acquainted with the reading
of music can quickly gain a thorough mastery
of the banjo or (patented) mandoline-banjo as
accompaniment instruments. Like so many of
Mr. Pollmann's other self-instructors, this little
book is bound to be a favorite, and we highly
commend it to all desirous of acquiring a rapid
and thorough knowledge of the instruments of
which it treats.
One of the strongest newspaper properties in
this country is that owned by Edward Lyman Bill,
New York. It includes The Music Trade Review,
the business man's paper, and The Keynote, a
paper of the highest class of literary merit. A
combination of trade and home must commend
itself both to the class and general advertiser.—
Editorial, Branford Opinion, Branford, Conn., Nov.
25, 1393.
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doesn't it? Good reason for
it—orders coming daily for
the popular Claflin Piano.
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