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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
A WESTERN contemporary states that Barton
Hanson and his brother are about to commence
the manufacture of reed organs. They will
build a factory at Washentau and Bloomingdale
avenues, Chicago. They are both practical
men, having had quite some experience with
local houses. The firm name of the company
has not been definitely decided upon.
Some Clever Points
Made by Barnum.
If You Would Reap You Must First Sow.
late P. T. Barnum was a clever man ;
he was also successful. Much of his suc-
cess was due to his generous use of printers'
DECKER BROTHERS are displaying progressive
ink. In his autobiography he says : Those who
methods of advertising by sending out a hand-
deal with the public must be careful that their
somely engraved and embossed invitations to the
goods are valuable ; that they are genuine, and
elite of New York and vicinity inviting them to
will give satisfaction. When you get an article
call at their very attractive warerooms, 33 Union
tl|at you know is going to please your cus-
Square, and examine their array of grands and
tomers, and that when they have tried it they
uprights in fancy woods. The invitations are
THE " Harmonette " is the name of a new will feel they have got their money's worth,
being accepted to a very general extent, it is
musical instrument placed on the market by then let the fact be known that you have got it.
pleasing to say.
Alfred Dolge & Son. It is a cheap instrument, El$ careful to advertise it in some shape or other,
FREEBORN G. SMITH, of the Bradbury Piano
more or less a toy. It will undoubtedly meet b^ause it is evident that if a man has ever so
Company, has volunteered to give a thirty day with favor from dealers in small goods.
gobd an article for sale and nobody knows it,
European trip to the most popular school teacher
it %ill bring him no return. In a country like
FRANK P. GAUL,, of the firm of D i r & Gaul,
in the District of Columbia. Mr. Smith will
this, where nearly everybody reads, and where
foot the bill. The fortunate winner is to be se- music dealers, Mansfield, Ohio, has sold his in- newspapers are issued and circulated in editions
terest in the firm to his partner, John H. Dir.
lected by ballot.
of 5,000 to 200,000, it would be very unwise if
MR. HART, iormerly of Henry F. Miller &
S. W. RAUDENBUSH& Co., of St. Paul, Minn., this channel was not taken advantage of to
Son's Cincinnati store, intends taking the road well known music dealers, will shortly open reach the public in advertising. A newspaper
goes into the family and is read by wife and
for the Miller piano.
new and attractive warerooms in that city.
children, as well as the head of the house ; hence
THE FURSTNER & ROSENBERG MUSIC CO. is
hundreds and thousands of people may read
WILLIAM TONK & Co. have favored us with
the title of a new concern which will open for
a copy of their revised catalogue of piano stools, your advertisement while you are attending to
business about the 20th of May, at 103 West 6th
scarfs and music cabinets for the season of '94 your routine business. Many, perhaps, read it
street, Ft. Worth, Tex. The firm is composed
and '95. Also a color card of their plushes and while you are asleep. The whole philosophy of
of E. Furstner and E. F. Rosenberg. Pianos
silks in stools and scarfs. The book is a most life is, first '' sow,'' then '' reap.'' That is the
and organs and general musical merchandise
complete one, and it should be in the hands of way the farmer does. He plants his potatoes
will be handled.
all dealers and others who desire information and corn and sows his grain, and then goes
or
prices of the wares carried in stock by this about something else, and the time comes when
THE MCCAMMON PIANO CO. had Messrs. Dir
he reaps. But he never reaps first and sows
and Matthews, of the firm of Dir & Matthews, of progressive house.
afterwards. This principle applies to all kinds
Mansfield, Ohio, arrested recently for failure to
JOHN H. KELLER, formerly in the employ of
of business, and to nothing more eminently than
turn over the proceeds of the sale of consigned
the A. B. Chase Co., Norwalk, Ohio, is now advertising. If a man has a genuine article
stock.
connected with the Sterling Company, at Derby, there is no way in which he can reap more ad-
THE Mason & Hamlin Organ and Piano Conn.
vantageously than by " sowing " to the public
Company have issued a very attractive brochure
in this way. He must, of course, have a really
THE
Omaha
(Neb.)
Index
recently
published
in connection with Wm. H. Sherwood's tour on
good article, and one which will please his cus-
the Pacific Coast, where he will play the Mason a splendid portrait of Mr. Adolph Meyer, of the
tomers ; anything spurious will not succeed per-
well
known
firm
of
Max
Meyer
&
Brother,
of
& Hamlin piano. In addition to a biographical
manently, because the public is wiser than many
sketch of Mr. Sherwood there are portraits and that city. A lengthy sketch of his life and his
imagine. Men and women are selfish, and we
varied
interests
in
that
city
accompany
the
por-
sketches of Thomas, Nikisch and Damrosch,
all prefer purchasing where we can get the most
trait.
with whom Mr. Sherwood has been associated
A RUMOR which had circulation relative to for our money, and we try to find out where we
as soloist at several of their concerts. Press
can most sutely do so.
notices supplement the sketches, and on the the resignation of Mr. E. P. Hawkins, of the
You may advertise a spurious article and in-
Claflin
Piano
Company,
is
incorrect.
Mr_
whole it is a very neat and appropriate souvenir
duce
many people to call and buy it once, but
of a noted artist who is to-day achieving a new Claflin says there is no truth whatever in it.
they will denounce you as an impostor and
success, so to speak, with the celebrated Mason
COLONEL MOORE, of the Everett Piano Co.,
swindler, and your business will gradually die
& Hamlin piano.
Boston, will be the principal speaker at the next out and leave you poor. This is right. Few
dinner of the Chicago Music Trade Association, people can safely depend upon chance custom.
THROUGH the levelheadedness of the di-
You all need to have your customers return
rectors of the Sherman Bank, iSth street to be given June 16th.
and purchase again.
and Broadway, a run on the bank was re-
THERE has been a paragraph running through
Was not the late " P . T." pretty nearly cor-
cently nipped in the bud. The Board of Di-
the European press as to the discovery of
rect in his ideas of the relation of the press to
rectors, with which Mr. Peter Duffy, ot the
Handel's spinet, whereon he used to practice, in
the people ?
Schubert piano, is connected, personally guaran-
Halle. The details given were so precise that
teed every dollar of the bank's indebtedness,
Herr Paul de Wit, the famous collector of ancient
Literary Matter of
and the uncertainty and want of confidence in
musical instruments, and Dr. Oscar Fleischer,
the institution was satisfactorily allayed.
Superior Quality.
custodian of the royal collection of ancient
IT is said that the son of the late Geo. W. musical instruments in Berlin—both of them
improvement in The Keynote continues.
Lyon has arranged to enter the Steinway factory experienced judges of such articles—went to
In the issue for April are three pianoforte
for the purpose of mastering every branch ot inspect the instrument, and these experts are
piano manufacturing and getting a thorough in- clearly of opinion that the so called spinet is a pieces of great interest, while the idrioetals and
sight into the music trade. Young Mr. Lyon clavichord, and that it dates from the end of the literary matter are in good taste and of superior
quality.—Northern Budget, Troy, April 22d.
has the reputation of being a very capable mu- last century.
sician, and his latest move proves that he is a
young man of energy—a young man who will
make use of his opportunities, and of whom the
music trade will hear later on.
W. HALL,, manager of Bailey's music
rooms, Brattleboro, Vt., has been elected presi-
dent of the Board of Aldermen of that city. He
is a very popular man locally, and the papers
speak in the highest manner of his general in-
telligence and his interest in the city. We con-
gratulate Mr. Hall.
HENRY
H. SCHMIDT, the piano hammer
coverer, of 312^314 E. 22d street, reports busi-
ness throughout the past month considerably
above the average. Mr. Schmidt has a reputa-
tion of the best, and manufacturers should not
fail to look him up.
DAVID
H
METCALF -
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BROCKPORT, N.Y.