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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
thing with him. The pair fed the machine with
ice for nine solid hours, until the contents of the
ice trust were exhausted. The machine respond-
ed with its repertoire until it got waterlogged
and careened over to the leeward, with four feet
of water in its hold, flying a signal of distress.
Then he gave up the ghost in the middle of
'Throw Him Down, McClusky.' "
BRIEF NEWSLETS.
WHEELING, W. VA.—A slight fire occurred in
C. J. La Roche's music store, but was entirely
put out before much damage was done.
I I
Co., will go with the new firm and manage the
Cincinnati house.
THE WEIRS, N. H.—The fifth annual meeting
of the New Hampshire Music Teachers' Associa-
tion will be held at The Weirs, from July 23d-
27th. There are three hundred members from
various States.
WASHINGTON, N. J.—John Henderson, an
employe of the Cornish Organ factory, at Wash-
ington, while putting two pieces of wood to-
gether with a screw driver, had the sight of his
left eye destroyed by the tool slipping, causing
the saw head to fly off and pierce his eye.
DENVER, COLO.—The Executive Committee
Some Hints on Harp=Playing.
of the North American Turnerbund, at a meeting
held at St. Louis, set July 24th as the date of
the National Convention in Denver.
the view of obtaining sonority, pow-
erful and sweet at the same time, the
ST. LOUIS, MO.—Jas. W. Chapman, who was thumb of the right hand is to be held high, the
arrested at Alton recently charged with embez- fingers very much outstretched, and the wrist
zling $2,997, by J. H. Kieselhorst, the piano slighty advanced toward the strings. The same
dealer, of St. Louis, was tried before Squire John position is to be observed for the left hand. In
O M E affairs have occupied my time much Hobson July 6th, for preliminary hearing. He this way the pressure will be better secured and
of late," said Kochmann pcre, "and I waived examination, and is held in $700 bond stronger, and taking care to bend the string in
don't know but that I am getting a little rusty for appearance at the October Term of the Cir- the forte as well as in the piano passages, one
on stories, haven't any fresh ones on tap. Yes, cuit Court. He gave bail. The defendant was will avoid that shrill and pinched sound which
there was a little incident, rather amusing, too, represented by Col. J. J. Brenholt. E. B. Glass is so disagreeable to the ear. By this compul-
that occurred on my last Western trip.''
sory position the little (fourth) finger is useless.
appeared for the State.
" Tell it to us, Reinhard," said the funny man
An awkward harpist, a few years ago, pretended
SPRINC.I'IELD, MASS.—Mary J. D. Hutchins,
of THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
to make use of it. His only success was to spoil
"Why, you see, "continued Kochmann, with retail music dealer, is in insolvency.
for an instant the beautiful creation of Sebastian
a far away look in his eye, " I was at the Hotel
CINCINNATI', O.—W. J. Jeffery, claiming to and Pierre Erard.
Ryan, in St. Paul, and went in to the bar to be from Cleveland, Ohio, entered Smith &
The harp is a sonorous instrument, says
quench my thirst in a bottle of carbonated water. Nixon's store (piano dealers) a few days ago, Musical Notes, the more dry the air the more it
There was a big fellow standing in front of the and claiming to know their agent, Mr. Coe, in resounds. Its sonority is especially powerful in
bar. He was a guest of The Ryan, and he was Cleveland, rented a piano for two months at a the bass strings. The left hand has to take ad-
leaning against the nickel-in-the-slot machine cost of $10. He presented a check for $36 20, vantage of this.
that grinds out ' Nancy Lee ' and other once and received $26.20 in cash. The next day he
Far from reducing the left hand to a mere
popular airs with wheezy accompaniments. purchased 25 cents worth of music and gave a accompaniment it is on the contrary useful to
Drumming idly on the machine, a happy thought check for $27, receiving the change in cash. develop it by work and practice, and to compel
struck him. He bought a drink with some ice Jeffery had the piano sold at auction and dis- it to execute with the same dexterity all the
water on the side, and rectived two nickels appeared. The auction firm of Ezekiel & Nixon, right hand does, vi/-., the scales, the arpeggios,
change. Walking back to the machine, he suspecting something wrong, notified Smith & simple or crosstd, the thirds, sixths, fingered or
slipped in one of the nickels and the band play- Nixon. The swindler has not yet been captured. sliding octavts, and even shakes.
ed. It proved a diversion. The other nickel fol-
Other points give to the harp a peculiar charm
CINCINNATI, O.—O. W. Williams, who re-
lowed its companion, and another fantastic
and variety. Its harmonic sounds, its damped
cently disposed of his stock in the Levassor
caprice followed.
sounds in the bass strings, its infinite delicacies,
" Thanks, a cigar, please, but to go on with Piano Co., has purchased an interest in one of and particularly the manner by which the thumb
the oldest and largest piano firms in Ohio,
my story.
of the right hand can make it sing, by means of
" Then the big fellow dropped his fingers in Hockett Bros. & Puntenney, and will open a the above-named position, are so many means at
the glass and put a piece of ice in his mouth to splendidly equipped establishment August 1st, the disposal of the pupil for the perfection of
at 4th and Elm streets. New firm consists of I.
cool his parched gullet.
execution.
" ' Wonder if the blamed thing feels as dry as N. & S. S. Hockett, J. H. Puntenney and O. W.
It is for this purpose that I feel bound to write
I do,' he murmured, and slipped a small piece Williams.
these directions, and I trust a good result will
of ice into the slot in a sort of mild and sympa-
NEW YORK, N. Y.—The Widmer-Stigler be obtained by those who use this favorite in-
thetic way that only can be assumed by a maud- Music Pub. Co., incorporated, capital $500. O. strument.
lin. The piece of ice slowly melted, adjusted Wm. Stigler, Hy. Widnier, Kate I. Widmer, New
A position, the same for both hands, allowing
itself to the aperture, and disappeared in the York.
the pressure of the string with the fleshy part of
regions below. Then came a watery gurgle, a
BEL AIR, MI>.—Sealed proposals will be re- the fingers, is always most favorable to the
spasmodic shiver, and the intestines of the ceived until July 30th by Jas. W. McNabb, Sec- sonority of the harp.
machine began to work. The ice had melted to retary, for furnishing music at the Hartford
1. On purpose to keep the hands in position,
the weight of a nickel, and in a watery wail County Agricultural Exhibition, to be held in support the arms while playing, especially on
came back the familiar strains of ' A Life on the Bel Air, October 10th, n t h and 12th.
the upper strings.
Ocean Wave.'
2. Lean the instrument slightly against the
1
CINCINNATI, O.—Hockett Bros. & Puntenney,
' That settled it. Back he went to the bar
shoulder, and not on the knee, the latter hinder-
and called for ice water. He scooped out the ice large music and musical instrument firm, with ing the due management of the pedals.
and fed it to the machine. Lottie Collins was branch houses throughout Central Ohio, includ-
3. Sit down at the required height—not too
outdone in ' Ta-ra-ra Boom,' minus the kick. ing Columbus, Newark, Washington, C. H. and high, nor too low—so as to give to the harp a
Next on the list was ' We Won y t Go Home Till Springfield, have rented the first floor and base- certain equilibrium. It is easy to control this—
Morning.' He buncoed the slot for five more ment of newly erected Rawson Building, at 4th too low the instrument will weigh upon the
bacchanalian airs before his ice gave out, and and Elni streets, they having signed a lease for shoulder ; too high it will slip off the hands.
then he went back and asked the barkeeper for five years. Mr. O. W. Williams, for some time
4. While playing, avoid the rocking of the
more ice, got it, and invited him out to have some- Secretary and Treasurer of the Levassor Piano harp.
WITH THE
TRAVELERS.
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M
PIANOS
PATENTED 1892.
are noted for their fine singing quality of
tone and great durability. The most
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STEGER & CO., Manufacturers,
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235 WABASH ATE., CHICAGO.