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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
profession, is the Martin guitar. It has been
before the public for over sixty years, and it
holds its own with any manufactured to-day.
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J$|OVERNOR McKINLEY must have been
*%** reading some of the advertisements of the
"Popular Pease Pianos." Evidently he was
pleased with the alliteration, because he has in-
scribed a new shibboleth on the banner of his
party—"Protection, Prosperity, Patriotism."
j|p,ARGER combinations, more elaborate and
S^P highly artistic cases are in greater de-
mand for the " Symphony " than ever. Wilcox
& White are now bringing out two styles, one
at $700 and one at $800. Also one at $175, in a
very pretty case, to meet the demands of their
agents for the rural districts. This latter costing
only about $25 to $30 more than the common
parlor organ.
jfcfcZHE well known supply house of C. A. Zoe-
CT» bisch & Sons, 19 Murray street, report a
reduction in the prices of the different lines of
imported musical instruments, strings, etc.,
which they carry in stock, owing to the new
Tariff Law. Dealers will find their revised
catalogue worthy of perusal. A specialty of
this house, and an old favorite with the musical
?N excellent indication of the immense
foreign trade transacted by the Mason &
Hamlin Organ & Piano Company are the follow-
ing orders recently received: From Leyden,
Holland, six Liszt organs and a large number
of smaller styles Mason & Hamlin organs ; from
London, Eng., ninety-five organs in various
styles ; from Moscow, Russia, eight Mason &
Hamlin organs—and so the story goes. When
we add to this their growing domestic trade, one
can get an excellent idea of the condition of
business with this representative New England
organ and piano house.
the nerves of those who often suffer while prac-
tice is going on.
The new " Crown " piano, with its special at-
tachments, is virtually a "household orchestra,"
in the full sense of the word, and it cannot fail
to become popular.
annoyance is felt in government cir-
cles in London and Berlin at the delay of
the Washington bureau in transmitting to them
the awards made to exhibitors from these coun-
tries at the World's Columbian Exposition.
They complain that up to the present time not a
single medal or diploma has reached them.
Commenting on this despatch Treasury Offici-
als who were interviewed during the past week
said that unexpected and unavoidable delays had
been encountered in securing a suitable design
for the medal, but that proofs were expected
the very interesting little book recently
within a few days and the work of striking them
issued by Mr. Emil Liebling relating his
off will begin immediately after. Since the fore-
experiences during the concert season of 1893-
going interview, however, another cause for delay
94 he pays the following tribute to the W. W.
has presented itself. The shield upon which is to
Kimball piano : "Much of my success I owe to
be engraved the name of the individual or firm to
the facilities placed at my disposal by the W.
to whom the medal is to be awarded is found in a
W. Kimball Co., whose generous hospitality I
number of instances to be too small to contain the
have now enjoyed for ten years. The pianos
full name. This is especially the case with Ger-
which they furnish me are their own product.
man names or firms. Abbreviations of firm names
I played them East, West and South, often un-
will have to be used if they are to be struck on
der exacting conditions. In every instance they
the shields, and the treasury department is hesi-
enabled me to make an artistic success. I con-
tating about the matter, waiting to hear from
sider it but proper to tender the firm my sincere
the firms or from the committee of awards before
acknowledgments."
undertaking an arbitrary abbreviation of proper
names.
dry goods stores are entering into active
There has been a shameful delay and an un-
competition with the music publishing usual amount of bungling in connection with the
houses nowadays. Macy's, Ridley's, Ehrich's, issuance of these medals, and the complaints
J. N. Collins & Co., and others are selling some from foreign countries are not to be wondered at.
of the latest compositions by Sousa and other From a commercial standpoint the medals and
well known composers, which are marked fifty awards are not solely for ornament, they are of
cents at from fifteen to twenty-five cents, and use to a business house, and by next February
music folios which retail at thirty-five to fifty for they will be comparatively valueless. American
fifteen cents. It is hardly likely that purchasers manufacturers have given the entire matter up
of music will pay fifty cents for a piece of as a " pretty bad job," particularly since John
music when they can get the same at the dry Boyd Thacher became so actively interested in
goods stores for twenty-five. It seems to us State politics, as aide-de-camp to David B. Hill.
there should be some conserted action on the
part of music publishers to remedy this matter.
esteemed London contemporary, The
Piano, Organ and Music Trades Journal,
P. BENT, in conjunction with the in its last issue makes some comments on the
other active forces of the Bent factory, speeches made by Sir A. K. Rollit, M. P., and
Mr. M. H. McChesney and Mr. J. G. Kunze, William-L. Wilson, of Wilson Bill fame, at the
have been at work some time upon a device dinner given the latter by the London Chamber
which he has just introduced to the trade. It is of Commerce last month, and among other things
termed an orchestral attachment and practice says : As we have more than once remarked in
clavier. Mr. Bent has succeeded in producing these columns, the reopening of the American
these effects by the addition of two pedals to the market to our great manufacturers in Lancashire
ordinary instrument, therefore can claim the and Yorkshire is a matter of greater consequence
"Crown " as the only four pedal piano on the to the trade generally than any reduction in the
market. By the aid of these extra pedals a tariff which would render it possible for our
variety of imitations of different musical instru- piano makers to again compete with the Ameri-
ments can be secured, such as the harp, zither, cans on their own ground. It is true that the
banjo, mandolin, guitar, music-box and bag- duty on pianos has been reduced from 35 per
pipe. Pressing one of the additional pedals alone cent, to 25 per cent, ad valorem, and that the
a perfect "clavier" for silent practice is se- chances of doing business in America are not so
cured. This is certain to become popular with hopeless as they were. But we must not forget
students and musicians and is of decided value. that of late years not only have our cousins
It will save the piano from wear and also save made a great advance in pianoforte building, but