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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
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WULSCHNER & SON, of Indianapolis,
Ind., have just moved into a large and hand-
somely fitted up store, which will afford them
better facilities for handling their rapidly grow-
ing business.
IT is said that the New York Pianoforte Key
Co. contemplate removing their plant to Con-
cord, N. H.
American Inventions Recently
Patented in London.
Pianofortes.—2,055 ( T 894)- L. Matt and J. F.
Matt, Buffalo, N. Y., U. S. A. Relates prin-
cipally to the sounding boards, the object being
to keep them sufficiently thin and yet to give
them sufficient strength to resist strains. The
sounding boards are built up of veneers or
layers of wood, and are made of increasing
thickness from the treble to the bass end, in
order to render the power of the tones more
uniform. About three-sixteenth of an inch in
thickness opposite the string producing the
highest note, increasing one-thirty-second of
an inch for each octave toward the bass, are
stated to be good proportions.
Upright Piano Actions.—3,670 (1894). G. M.
Guild, Boston, Mass., U. S. A. Describes a
construction of upright action which is stated to
be simpler and cheaper than the present one,
and free from liability to be injuriously affected
by climatic changes, and in which the notes
can be repeated rapidly without removing the
finger from the key.
Organs.—5,278 (1894). H. H. Lake, London.
Communicated by the Alo\\&n Organ and Music
Co., Meriden, Conn., U. S. A. The organ is
provided with a wind chest, a sound producing
device, a valve controlling communication be-
tween the two, a valve chamber communicating
with the valve and opening into the atmosphere,
a suitable valve controlling the opening, a
chamber communicating with the wind chest, a
valve controlling the passage of air between the
chamber above and the valve chamber, a motor
chamber communicating with the chamber that
communicates with the wind chest, and a valve
to control the air between same.
10,103. H. J. Haddan, a communication from
the C. F. Zimmermann Co., of United States,
for '' Improvements in string instrument attach-
ments." Dated May 24th, 1894.
10,938. H. J. Haddan, a communication from
the C. F. Zimmermann Co., of United States,
for "Improvements in or relating to harps,
zithers and similar stringed musical instru-
ments." Dated June 5th, 1894.
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Rosina.'
Lowenthal's New Invention.
R call the attention of all violin and
violincello players, amateurs and pro-
fessionals, to the great improvement and new
•invention in the rosin line recently made by Mr.
h. IyOwenthal, of the well known violin firm,
the I^owendall Star Works of Berlin.
The rosin is fastened in an elegant nickel
box, is protected against crumbling, and by an
ingenious mechanical movement can be used up
systematically to the last point. The new in-
vented rosin box called '' Rosina '' has the most
practical system ; it is beautiful in design, can
be refilled by new pieces of colophon, and there
is no novelty of this line in the market that
could offer as many advantages as the '' Ro-
sina " does.
IN addition to a handsome catalogue received
from the Briggs Piano Co., of Boston, and ac-
knowledged elsewhere in this paper, we have re-
ceived a book of testimonials entitled, '' What is
said about the Briggs Piano.'' Its 66 pages covers
every State in the Union, and in addition to the
enormous artistic indorsements, letters from
MR. H. C. THEOPOLD, secretary and general
some of the most critical music houses in this
manager of the Schimmel & Nelson Piano Co., country are published. This book ought to suc-
Faribault, Minn., has recently been elected as ceed in making a large number of new friends
member of the Board of Trustees of Bishop Sea- for the Briggs piano. The opinions appearing
bury Mission. This is a wealthy corporation therein are of the utmost value.
in which is vested the control and government
MR. MAX SCHIEDMAYER is manufacturing in
of the valuable school properties for which
Faribault, Minn., is noted. There are sixteen Stuttgart a reed organ described as '' with per-
trustees, who are among the most wealthy and cussion and doppelte expansion. It will enable
influential citizens in the State. Mr. Theopold the player to play the reed as he would a cornet
is a young man, and may well feel proud of this or any other musical instrument, from the softest
pianissimo to the strongest forte—in fact, the
honor conferred upon him.
player can produce the same effect as an orches-
THE Edna Organ & Piano Co. are tunning tra, as he can play even all the pizzicatl of the
their factory to its full extent these days. Mr. stringed instruments." This description will
M. C. Price is doing some splendid work among not be intelligible to everybody, but at least it
the dealers for the Edna house. He finds that will convey the idea that Mr. Schiedmayer has
dealers appreciate high grade organs—organs invented something valuable. We are told that
the greatest artists of Europe, as Ilenselt, Liszt,
that make trade—hence they buy the Edna.
Von Bulow and Lachner, are in possession of
A. R, SHAW, piano dealer and teacher, of such an instrument. Some of these artists are
Latrobe, Pa., has forwarded George Steck & no longer interested in this world's patents.—
Co., of this city, a highly complimentary letter P. O. and M. T. Journal, London.
on the merits of the Steck piano. Among other
things he says : I am perfectly candid when I
A NEW process for the preservation of wood,
say that I believe that no better piano was ever says Le Genie Civil, has recently been made
made than the one I bought of your make known by Dr. Zironi, of Zurich. It consists in
through F. F. Veling, Pottsville, while I was a heating the wood, say by means of a worm, in a
resident of Shenandoah, twelve years ago. I closed vessel in which a vacuum is created.
have used it all that time for my own practice The heating is done in a vacuum in order to ex-
and to give lessons on (being a teacher), and it tract the sap that fills the pores of the wood.
has stood in my store for ten years and been After this has been effected, a solution of resin
used by everyone who came in. I believe it has in a hydrocarburet is introduced into the vessel.
averaged five hours a day during the time I have After the wood has become saturated the liquid
had it. I have played upon and sold many is drawn off, and a jet of steam is introduced.
pianos, but none to my mind equals my own.
This removes-the solvent, while the resin re-
SAYS an English exchange: In reply to a ques- mains in the pores of the wood, which, through
tion asked by Mr. Henniker Heaton in the this process, undergoes a great increase in
House of Commons last month, as to what was weight.
the approximate number of letters despatched
to the United States of America last year, and
what would be the loss to the revenue (not al-
lowing for increased correspondence) by reduc-
ing the rate of letter-postage to the United
States from 2^d. to id., the Postmaster-General
gave the number at about 12)4 millions, and
said the estimated loss to the revenue by reduc-
ing the rate would be about ,£78,000 a
year. Allowing for increased correspondence,
the loss would be much greater, as every ad-
ditional letter would involve an additional loss.
Obviously the postal milennium is a long way
off yet.
LYON & HEALY have lately issued a neat and
useful booklet on " The Care of the Piano." It
contains matter of great value to every one in-
terested in that instrument. It furnishes some
very important points as to the damage done by
dust, extreme temperature, dampness, light,
wear and moths. The chapter relating to the
importanc of tuning is of special interest.
THE new Behr Bros. Co. are receiving sub-
stantial recognition from all over the country in
the way of orders. Hence they cannot but feel
a great deal of gratification and pleasure at the
encouraging outlook for Fall trade.
The...
KRELL
PIANO.
GEORGE C. CRANE,
97 Fifth Ave., cor. 17th St., New York.
EASTERN REPRESENTATIVE OF
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manufacturers of Strictly Firsl-Cliiss (irand & Upright Pianos,-
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