Music Trade Review

Issue: 1894 Vol. 18 N. 28

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VOL. XVIII. No. 28.
published Every Saturday.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO,
*
VorH,
George E. Griswold, of the same house, is off
for San Francisco to see the Midwinter Fair and
enjoy the " glorious climate " of California.
The Lyon & Potter Company will hold its
annual meeting February 5th.
Charles MacDonald, of the Pease Piano Com-
pany, has gone to St. Paul to change the agency
there from Howard, Farwell Company to S. W.
Randesbush & Company.
Yours, etc.,
HARRY MANNING.
$3 00 PER YEAR.
SINGLE COPIES, 10 CENTS.
Worcester firm in question.—;Journal, Provi-
denco, January 25.
THE Sherman Music House, of Butte, Mon.,
has secured the Decker Bros, piano as leader.
This house has the reputation of being one of
the most go-ahead in the state, and in the selec-
tion of this instrument it has demonstrated
both enterprise and wisdom. The Decker Bros,
piano is an instrument that will add materially
to the reputation of any house.
HAMILTON S. GORDON, 13 East 14th street,
maker of the Converse banjo, has recently re-
January 31st, 1894.
ceived the following : T H E QUEEN CITY BANJO
EDITOR MUSIC TRADE REVIEW :
Trade for the past week was comparatively-
dull, however we are hoping for a brighter con-
dition of affairs with the opening of the month.
The world of music proper has been exceed-
ingly lively recently. What with Patti in her
last farewell, comic operas, concerts and high
class recitals, we have had some high class music,
and despite the hard times every entertainment
has been well patronized.
A new musical society, to be called the Chica-
go Choral Society, has just been organized un-
der the auspices of the Armour Institute. It is
designed to be of high character, and ample
means will be afforded to make it a marked
success from its inception.
The Chase Bros. Piano Company has just
placed at the disposal of the Press Club of Chi-
cago one of its very best parlor grands in mahog-
any. It is indeed a magnificent instrument, and
the musical experts and critics of the club, of
which there are many, say its tone quality has
not been surpassed. In the parlors of the club
it will be seen and heard by all the distinguished
artists and editors of the country who may visit
Chicago, as the Press Club is noted for its hos-
pitality, and few noted artists visit here without
receiving an invitation to be its guest. Know-
ing its standard in the world of art and letters
the firm made special efforts to furnish a piano
that would be alike a credit to the club and to
the makers.
H. D. Cable of the Chicago Cottage Oagan
Company has just returned from his trip south.
He was in Jacksonville at the time of the great
international exhibition between Prof. Corbett,
of California, and Prof. Mitchell, of England.
Of course this was a mere coincidence, as no one
would ever suspect that Mr. Cable would will-
ingly or purposely be near any thumping match
in which a piano or organ was not involved. Be
that as it may he enjoyed it—that is his trip,
and came home delighted and healthy enough
to tackle C-(or)-hicago weather.
W. O. Bacon, of the Chickering Company,
was recently summoned to the death-bed of his
father, in Boston, who was reported dying.
C. N. Post, of Lyon & Healy, is in Washing-
ton on business connected with his house.
Jas. E. Healy, of Lyon & Healy, is at Hot
Springs, Ark., for rest and recuperation.
3, 1894.
R. D. GARDNER, well-known music dealer,
Adams, N. Y., has the sympathy of a large
circle of friends in the death of his wife.
SEARS R. KELSO is to erect, from plans by
Albert E. Davis, a four story brick factory, 40x90
feet, on Southern Boulevard and 134th street,
New York.
THE stock of Messrs. Suckling & Sons,
Toronto, Can., musical copyrights, plates and
general musical merchandise, will be sold at
public auction Februarj' 5th.
FRANK G. REED, music dealer, Paterson, N.
J., will occupy part of building at 88 Broadway.
BURGLARS entered the store of Sporer, Carl-
son & Berry, Owego, New York, but the only
thing missing was $6,oo in change.
NEGOTIATIONS are in progress between the
International Piano Makers' and International
Furniture Workers' Unions, New York, with
good prospects that these two organizations will
henceforth co-operate in trade matters.
ERICKSON'S organ factory, Anoka, Minn.,
has been destroyed by fire.
has bought the music store,
of W. E. Edwards, Wapello, la., and will con-
tinue business at the old stand.
CHARLEY JOHAN
JOHN A. LANG, manufacturer of piano cases
at Meredith, N. H., died Januajy 19.
CLUB, Jno. A. Anderson, Manager.—The Frank
B. Converse Solid Arm Banjo recently received,
and after a thorough trial I firmly believe that
there is no banjo in existence that can excel my
" F. B. C." banjo for tone. The Frank B. Con-
verse Solid Arm Banjo laughs at opposition and
breaks down competition. Truly yours, ARCHIE
S. ANDERSON, Charlotte, N. C, January 25th,
1894.
W. B. JORDAN, music dealer, Clinton, la.,
will have building vacated by Hancock put in
first class condition and have it fixed up as a
first class place for his music business.
LOCKEY & Co., Albany, N. Y., piano manu-
facturing firm composed of Jos. P. Lockey and
Chas. H. Lockey, Broadway and North Ferry
street, have executed a bill of sale including
machinery, tools, etc., to Catharine C. Lockey,
f° r $55 OO > s n e having endorsed notes for firm.
OFFICERS elected by The Waterloo (N. Y.)
Piano & Organ Co. here, for following year are
A. C. Reed, President; Malcolm Love, Secre-
tary ; C. G. Reed, Treasurer.
THE friends of Mr. Lou Anderson, manager
of Mahan Music Store, Clinton, N. la., tendered
him a surprise party a few days ago in honor of
his birthday.
SHERIFF has closed the music store of W. J.
Warrington, West 4th street, Carthage, Mo.
Warrington is not in the city.
Timmins: "Can your daughter play the
piano ? "
Robbins (wearily) : " I don't know whether
she can or not, but she does."
JOURNEYMEN
CHURCH
ORGAN
BUILDERS
held an open meeting January 26th at Stam-
IN Woonsocket, Wednesday, Joseph L. Bom- ford Hall, 156 East 42d street.
bardier was adjudged not guilty of the charge of
G. W. CORNWALL & Co., organ manufact-
embezzlement of $1,400 from the Brown & Simp- urers, Huntingdon, Can., have assigned. Their
son Company, piano manufacturers, of Wor- assets are $46,586 ; liabilities $45,160. A meet-
cester, on the ground that he was not a member ing of creditors has been called for February 6th
of the firm of A. M. Miller & Co., and had taken
AUTOHARP firm, Dolgeville, N. Y., contem-
no active part in the transactions of the firm in
question with the Worcester concern. Mrs. A. plate increasing their capital stock from $ioo,_
M. Miller was held in $300 bonds until Wednes- 000 to $500,000.
day next, Judge Lee taking under consideration
F. J. N. TALLMAN, organ builder, Nyack, N.
the motion that she be discharged from custody Y., has been awarded contract for the new organ
on a charge of embezzlement of $1,400 from the for St." Ann's R. C. Church.
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panels, friezes and center pieces for pianos and
organs which they make a specialty of, are truly
works of art, and cannot fail to increase in popu-
larity.
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HERE are few sellers in the field of musical
instruments to equal the Wilcox & White
Organ Co.'s "Symphony." The recent ad-
dition in case designs have added materially to
the attractiveness of these popular instruments.
Business during the first month of the new year
has been particularly good with the Wilcox &
White Organ Co. The orders on hand will en-
able them to keep their full force at work all
winter.
3 EAST 14th STREET, NEW YORK.
SUBSCRIPTION (including postage) United States and
Canada, $4.00 per year, in advance; Foreign Countries,
$500.
ADVERTISEMENTS, $2.00 per inch, single column, per
insertion; unless inserted upon rates made by special
contract.
Entered at the Neiv York Post Office as Second Class Matter.
of the first houses down East to feel
the rise in the commercial barometer is
the Emerson Piano Company. They report a
gratifying increase in orders from all sections,
and in their New York and Chicago houses the
business for January was of such proportions as
to make them sanguine for the future. This
condition of things is not surprising, for the
Emerson piano maintains a strong hold on the
affections of the musical public who have learned
to regard it as an art product of a high class.
this time when there is a decided growth
in taste for fancy woods and general ela-
boration in the construction of case designs,
piano manufacturers should not overlook the
pianoforte mouldings manufactured by Ehrhard
& Hagen, of 245-247 West 28th street. They
will find them a material aid toward beautifying
their instruments. Ehrhard & Hagen are one
of the largest and oldest houses in this business,
and their pianoforte mouldings, whether plain
or carved, display skill and artistic taste. Over
6,000 patterns are kept in stock.
^UGUST BAUS, who of late has been
traveling for Jacob Doll in the interests
of the Baus pianos, will on Monday next assume
the management of Mr. Doll's Fourteenth street
warerooms.
S
HE Braumuller Company's affairs are being
rapidly adjusted. The creditors having
signed a settlement it is expected that the as-
signee will be discharged this week. Mr. Brau-
muller is hopeful of resuming manufacturing in
a short time.
JmELEGRAPHIC dispatches from all parts of
5T» the country during the past ten days con-
tained such messages as the following:
" Wheels turning again,'' " mills to resume on
full time," "business picking up," "things
looking bright.'' Let the good work continue.
There can't be a surfeit of this kind of news.
Electro-Bronze Art work turned out by
the Homer D. Bronson Co., Beacon Falls,
Conn., is meeting with a great deal of favor
from piano and organ manufacturers. The
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trade atmosphere has been surcharged
with rumors concerning the future of the
Steinway piano in Chicago, Nothing could il-
lustrate better the importance of the Steinway
name than all this concern over the operations
of the parent house. Steinway & Sons are not
in the habit of making outsiders custodians of
their business secrets until the proper time.
Theretore, all these rumors are unfounded. The
annual meeting of the corporation of Lyon,
Potter & Co., Chicago, will take place next
Monday.
jMONG the many things to excite interest
in the handsome warerooms of Decker
Bros, is that ingenious invention, the Janko
Keyboard, which has merited quite some atten-
tion from musicians. Messrs. Decker Brothers
are the owners of the American rights for the
Keyboard, and they find an increasing army of
advocates who see many advantages in the new
over the old keyboard. At the Newark College
of Music, recently, Madam A. Pupin gave a re-
cital upon an instrument containing this key-
board and enlightened quite a few eminent mu-
sicians by her splendid playing and interesting
explanatory lecture.
of the optimistic men of the trade is
Henry F. Miller, of Boston. He is full
of hope for the future of the piano business in
general, and the Henry F. Miller & Sons piano
in particular. During the past year this ex-
cellent house has won a large measure of suc-
cess, both at the World's Fair and by an
enlarged popularity throughout the country.
The Miller Artist Grand is an old favorite with
musicians, and it is a cause for satisfaction to
notice that it has been used by prominent art-
tists in a large number of concerts recently.
On each occasion it won the highest encomiums
of performer and audience and further estab-
lished the merits of the product of this house.
? EWMAN
BROS, are going to strengthen
their already strong line of organs by
putting before the musical public some time
this month a new style six octave piano-cased
organ, which will be somewhat of a surprise as
to tone-quality and elaborate case design. They
have now ready their style No. 30 in five and
six octaves, which they are placing on the mar-
ket at a popular price. The Newman Brothers'
organs are every day becoming more popular
with dealers; they possess all the requisites
that go to make a good instrument; splendid
quality of tone, up to-date case designs, and
thorough workmanship is guaranteed by this
capable house.
gvEZHERE are few houses in the trade making
sf» such good use of the splendid award re-
ceived at the World's Fair as the firm of Vose
& Sons, Boston. They have displayed excellent
taste and ingenuity in the construction of their
advertisements, and the merits of the Vose &
Sons' piano have been set forth in a manner to
compel the notice of the musical public. That
they are reaping a reward is only too evident,
for orders received from all over the country in-
dicate that the Vose & Sons' pianos were never
more popular than to-day. And this is a merit-
ed reward for push and enterprise. The policy
of Vose & Sons for '94 is a progressive and
liberal one, and they will not rest satisfied until
the product of this distinguished house is better
known from Maine to California.
fact is admitted generally that one of the
most remarkable instruments turned out
in many years from any piano factory is the Hard-
man Baby Grand. When it first appeared its
extraordinary musical power was specially com-
mented upon, and it was thought possible that
so great an amount of resonance might not be
lasting in so small a grand. Instead of such a
result having taken place, however, the tone in
the grands first made is now as perfect in quality
as in those turned out to-day ; its full, resonant
character being quite as marked as in the begin-
ning. This point of durability as shown in the
Baby Grand, the firm claims, is only a continu-
ance of the well-known history of the Hardman
Upright which the makers assert, and it is a
bold statement, improves under usage.

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