Music Trade Review

Issue: 1894 Vol. 18 N. 38-APRIL-21

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VOL. XVIII. No. jj8.
published Every Saturday.
BRIEF NEWSLETS.
ELKHART, IND.—Mr. Conn, representative in
Congress from Elkhart, Ind., who makes musi-
cal instruments when he is at home, has a ring
that was given him by Levy, the cornet player,
to whom it was presented by the Czar of Russia.
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SANDUSKY, O. Mr. Fred N. Goodman, who
has been with Jno. Schoepfle for some time, has
purchased the entire stock of sheet music and
musical merchandise from J. Hy. Gardner. The
business will be conducted at old stand, Masonic
Temple.
OWATONNA, MINN.—H. R. Thompson & Son,
dealers in musical instruments, have made an
assignment to O. B. McClintock. Assignment
was brought about by sickness a ad hard times.
SEYMOUR, IND.—S. V. Harding, well-known
piano and organ dealer, of Seymour, has started
a branch store in Franklin, Ind., with C. H.
Terrell and O. E. Bills in charge.
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FREEPORT, III.—The Burdette Organ Co.
has been incorporated at Freeport, with $15,000
capital. J. H. Brockmeier, F. J. Burdette and
F. L. Brockmeier, directors.
CARTHAGE, MO.—W. J. Warrington moved
his stock of musical instruments to Joplin, Mo.
S. W. Knepper has rented the room vacated by
him and at once put in a stock of pianos and
organs.
FLINT, MICH.—Michigan Music Teachers'
Association's Convention meets at Flint, June
27th, 28th and 29th.
NEW YORK, N. Y.—Geo. W. Chadwick, com-
poser, Boston, has carried off the prize for the
best American symphony in the annual com-
petition of the National Conservatory of Music.
$3 00 PER YEAR.
SINGLE COPIES, 10 CENTS.
CHATHAM, N. Y., is to have a music store,
which will be managed by C. S. Green.
J. N. BURTIS will conduct the business former-
ly carried on under the title of H. J. & J. N.
Burtis.
MR. N. M. CROSBY, Freeborn G. Smith's
popular roadman, is meeting with a good deal of
success on his present tour for his house. He
reports large orders and an improved condition
of trade.
MR. A. H. FISCHER, of J. & C. Fischer, is on a
business trip through New York State and the
chief New England cities, in the interest of his
house.
W E have received the latest catalogue issued
by the iEolian Company, 18 West 23d street.
It is chaste and attractive exteriorly, and the
entire work displays a perfection typographical-
ly that must command the highest praise. Of
its very interesting literary features, we will
speak in a future issue.
MR. E. W. FURBUSH has started on his first
trip in the interest of the Briggs Piano Company.
He will undoubtedly be heard from in due time.
M. P. CONWAY, of Holyoke, Mass., has re-
moved his music store to the corner of Suffolk
and High streets.
J. L. JACOBS and J. F. Browning, of Jackson*
ville, have opened up a music store at Tampa,
Fla.
MR. JULIUS BRITTING, a talented musician
and a member of a family well known among
musicians of this country, died in Cincinnati,
April 12th. John Britting, the father of the de-
ceased, was the founder of the first piano manu-
factory West of the Allegheny mountains. He
came to Cincinnati from Nuremberg, Germany,
and in 1834 started on the canal the first piano
factory ever seen in the Western States. In
1857 his three sons opened the first piano sales-
room in Cincinnati at Fifth & Plum streets. In
1880 they moved to 137 W. Sixth street, where
they at present have a piano salesroom, and of
which the deceased was a member.
THE Worcester Gazette in its issue of April
16th prints a fac-simUe of a business announce-
THE Rhode Island Music Company has made
ment made by the founder of the well known
house of S. R. Leland & Son in March, 1842. It its appearance on the ruins of the business of
is an interesting, dignified and comprehensive Cory Brothers, who recently failed. The paid
DIXON, I I I . , is to have a new piano factory.
statement of the three year old business of the in capital is $5,000 with the privilege of in-
BOSTON MASS.—Steinert & Sons, dealers in late Samuel R. Iceland, and gives a good idea of creasing. The directors and officers will proba-
musical instruments, will this month celtbrate an ability which he subsequently demonstrated bly be elected in a week or two. Mr. Z. E. Cory
the twenty-fifth anniversary of their association by building up the business which is being will be the business manager, and the business
with the house of Steinway & Sons.
carried on so ably by his successor. Among will be located at 482 Westminster street, Provi-
other
things it says: " Rosewood and mahogany dence, R. I.
DUBUQUE, IA.—Enterprising stationery and
music house of Harger & Blish are having their pianos of all patterns from the manufactories of
MR. CHAPMAN of Wickham, Chapman & Co.,
store completely renovated. It will be the finest Messrs. Chickering & Mackey, Lord & Cums- Springfield, Ohio, is in New York.
ton, Hews and Lemuel Gilbert on hand, which
music store in Dubuque when completed.
MR. GAVIN REED, father of Mr. A. C. Reed,
are warranted to give satisfaction for tone and
president, and grandfather of Mr. Malcolm Love,
KANSAS CITY, KAN.—Kansas City Piano Co., workmanship."
treasurer and secretary of the Waterloo Organ
owing to increase of business, must have more
A SPLENDID Farrand & Votey organ was Co., Waterloo, N. Y., died at the residence of
room, and will move May 1st into four story
heard in the church scene in '' Faust '' at the his son in that town April 7th. He was born in
building at 1211 and 1213 Main street.
Metropolitan Opera House last Monday night. Argylshire, Scotland, some 88 years ago, and
CANTRIL, IA.—John Van Fleet has opened up
It is a magnificent instrument, well supplied came to this country in 1849. The deceased re-
a musical instrument business here.
with varied stops and full set of pedals, and is a sided in Waterloo for the past 20 years, where
CHANDLERVILLE, I I I . — D . B. Hawks, who great improvement on the old organ which was he was honored and highly respected by all who
has been in the employ of J. W. Heinrich, of destroyed by fire in 1892. It contains about knew him.
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Havana, will open up a music store In Chandler - eight hundred pipes, and there is only one
THK issue of the Austrian and Musicians' 1
ville.
manual with a compass of sixty-one notes, the
Journal, of Vienna, for March 9th has been con-
POTTSDAM, N. Y. Frank Marr has left Potts- pedal organ having a compass of thirty. The fiscated by the Government. It seems it con-
dam for Massena, where he will establish a completed instrument cost something over four tained an article on military bands, criticising
thousand dollars.
music store.
certain Government officials and con tractors-
JOHANN STRAUSS, the composer of waltz mu-
J. M. ANDERSON, general manager of the pretty severely. The proprietors, however, dis-
sic will soon celebrate his musical jubilee. He Duluth (Minn.) Music Company, will connect played a good deal of enterprise and push by
was born in 1825 and at the age of six became a himself with the house of W. J. Dyer & Bro., immediately issuing another edition with the
composer. He visited this country in 1869 in Minneapolis, as soon as he can arrange to close article entirely expunged which has reached the
connection with Gilmore 's Peace Jubilee.
subscribers.
out the business of his concern.
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
out at all times. The extending influences of
this institution, THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW and
The Keynote, render such a condition imperative.
fflHB funeral of the late Mr. E'nest Knabe
'•t* took place last Thursday in Baltimore.
Mr. Alfred Dolge and many prominent members
of the trade here have expressed general regret
that the short time elapsing between the an-
nouncement of Mr. Knabe's death and the
funeral prevented them from expressing, by their
presence, the regret which is universally felt at
the demise of such a highly esteemed and valu-
ed member of the trade.
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Canada, $3.00 per year, in advance; Foreign Countries,
$4 00.
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insertion; unless inserted upon rates made by special
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JAHUM STETSON is on a flying trip West
as far as Chicago. He will make his
appearance at his usual post Tuesday next.
iR. E. P. MASON, president of the Mason
& Hamlin Organ and Piano Company,
returned from Europe Saturday much benefitted
by his vacation. Although ostensibly a pleas-
ure trip, Mr. Mason done some good work for his
house while abroad. He appointed Mr. C. C.
Bender, of Leyden, Holland, continental agent
for the Mason & Hamlin organs, and placed the
Mason & Hamlin pianos with the house of
Welters, in Hamburgh. He found a growing
demand for the products of the Mason & Ham-
lin house all through the European continent.
T H E MUSIC
leaves the home office
to-day for an extended trip West. His itinerary
includes all principal cities as far West as St.
Paul and South as far as St. Louis. We still
maintain our reputation of keeping a traveler
VERY important arrangement has been
effected between the Farrand & Votey
Organ Co., Detroit, Mich., and the Aeolian Co.,
18 West 23d street, whereby a Farrand & Votey
5VERY man cannot scale the wall which
surrounds business success. Many have
attempted it with a ladder that has proven too
short. It is quite possible that Raymore started
out with the belief that his ladder was long
enough to reach success, but hasn't it landed
him just a few feet too short ? It looks as if it
were necessary for him to procure an elongation
somewhere.
REPRESENTATIVE of
COLOR PRINTING.
years ago we began a series of adver-
tisements in THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
printed in colors. They attracted widespread
attention and were favorably commented upon
everywhere. At that time it was a decided in-
novation. In the California Midwinter Exposi-
tion Special were used over fifteen distinct colors.
It is hardly necessary to emphasize the fact that
the matter of printing advertisements in colors
was pleasing to our advertisers. The cover of
that number was printed in seven colors, and it
gave rise to no little favorable comment, and we
NUMBER of changes which directly effect have received several inquiries as to color print-
the music trade of this country have ing. The advancement made in this art in the
been made in the tariff bill now before the past few years amounts to almost a revolution,
Senate. The present rate of duty on pianoforte and we are prepared to-day to furnish estimates
leather and pianoforte action leather is 35 per on special designs for advertisements to be
cent, ad valorem. The Wilson Bill as it came printed in colors. This department is under
back from the house reduced this duty to 25 per the supervision of a competent expert, and we
cent. The Senate Finance Committee, in the shall be pleased to furnish any needed informa-
bill just reported to the Senate, still further tion regarding this matter. Of course it will
lowers this rate to 20 per cent, ad valorem. cost considerably more to produce an advertise-
During the fiscal year ending June 30th, '93, the ment in colors, yet the effect is striking, and
value of imported merchandise of t h « class causes the impression created by the advertise-
amounted to only $582, npon which duties were ments to remain a long time in the mind of the
paid to the amount of $203.70. The estimated reader. If you desire a most effective line of
revenue under the Wilson Bill, as passed by advertising write us for estimates and prices.
the house, is $145.50, and under the Senate Bill, The matt« r of color printing is Jin de siecle.
as reported by the Finance Committee, $116.40.
JjmgUSINESS with the old and popular firm of
<3W Behning & Sons is good—it might be
said unusually good—times considered. It is
being conducted on a safe and progressive basis.
The tact and ability displayed by this firm in
piloting their business through the late com-
mercial storm is being evidenced by their faculty
to make new customers and friends for the Behn-
ing piano. There is a growing demand for the
Behning, and a visit to their factory would im-
press one with the activity of the different de-
partments in an endeavor to fill the many orders
which have come their way since the opening
of the year. The conservative and intelligent
methods observant in the conduct of the busi-
ness of Behning & Sons deserve commendation
and success.
fflrlE great piano magnate, W. W. Kimball,
ST» is in town. It is needless to say that the
air is full of rumors regarding the establishment
of a New York branch of his house.
pipe organ is being erected under the superin-
tendence of Mr. Votey in a parlor connected with
the Aeolian warerooms. It is to contain an ac-
tion operated on the same principle as the
Aeolian. Music rolls will be specially made
and the improvements in pneumatics and elec-
tricity, which enter so largely in the construc-
tion of the Farrand & Votey organ, will apply
to both pipes and reeds.
The result will be followed with some interest,
for it forebodes a time, perhaps, when many of
our churches, particularly the smaller ones, will
dispense with their organist and fall back on
the ever welcome Aeolian pipe organ.
TRADE REVIEW
transference of the popular Hal let &
Davis pianos from the W. W. Kimball
Company to the celebrated house of Lyon &
Healy, where they will hereafter be found on
sale, is one of the most important items of news
which comes to us from Chicago.
For the past thirty-six years the W. W. Kim-
ball Company have kept these instruments in the
front rank, competing at all times successfully
with the leading makes of the day, winning
their way into popularity among a large
clientele in the West. Owing to the growth in
appreciation of the musical qualities of the
Kimball pianos, and the desire of the W. W.
Kimball Company to devote more attention to
giving their instrument a place well deserved as
leader, they were compelled to relinquish the
Hallet & Davis pianos.
In the Hallet & Davis piano Lyon & Healy
have secured an instrument that cannot fail to
be a most important addition to the large line of
instruments handled by them. It goes to them
with an untarnished reputation and merited

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