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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
Weaver Organs in California.
Weaver Organ & Piano Co., of York,
Pa., appear to have touched the hearts of
the people on the Pacific Coast with their pro-
duction, the justly celebrated Weaver organs.
A short time ago they sent a car load of these
organs to San Francisco, and only last week the
order was duplicated, and another car load of thirty
organs started on its way across the continent.
There have been over 1,000 Weaver organs sent
to the Pacific Coast within the last five years, an
evidence that they are as well known and de-
cidedly popular in that section as they are in the
East.
Secretary M. B. Gibson, who is at present
visiting a few dealers in eastern Pennsylvania, re-.
ports that although the factory has been running
eleven hours per day since the early part of Sep-
tember, and is at present running thirteen hours
per day on account of the great demand for Weaver
organs, the agencies have nearly all been selling
even more instruments than were ordered, and
the stock of Weaver organs at nearly every
agency is down almost to the minimum. If deal-
ers had been ordering within the last few months
with the confidence as in prosperous times,
it would have been impossible for this concern
to supply the entire demand without increasing
the capacity of their works. This speaks
volumes for the quality of the Weaver organs,
and wide-awake dealers from all localities are
beginning to Inquire as to the reasons for this
unusual demand.
Henry Holtzman & Sons.
The Chevral Marquetry.
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HE CHEVRAL MARQUETRY, for which
Wm. Tonk & Bro., 26 Warren street, are
the American agents, is growing fast in popu-
larity with manufacturers who wish to conform
to the popular demand for improved decorative
case work. The Chevral Marquetry took first
prize at the Antwerp Exposition held recently.
From the Pacific Slope.
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HE New York Music TRADE REVIEW has a
way of getting out special numbers several
times a year. Their latest is a New England
number, devoted to articles descriptive of the
Yankee States, especially the music trade out-
look in that section.—Town Talk, San Fran-
cisco, Cal., Dec. 3d.
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HE Colby Piano Company, Erie, Pa., report
brisk business, and that means good times
with all their agents. In the West as well as
the East the demand for the Colby is not a
" spurt " but a steady growth.
|pD Y a recent arrangement in the State Depart-
ed* merit, the Consuls General in Canada, in
Wickham, Chapman & Co.
Mexico, and in the various countries of Europe,
transmit to the Department, as soon as possible
^ICKHAM, CHAPMAN & CO., Spring- after the end of each quarter, consolidated state-
field, O., manufacturers of piano plates ments showing the exports to the United States,
and hardware for pianos and 01 gans, report busi- declared in their respective districts "and the
ness as unusually brisk. They made some addi- consular districts subordinate to them.
The following are the declared exports of
tions to their factory recently that will enable
them to increase their output and meet all de- musical instruments and kindred lines from the
different countries during the September quarter.
mands.
HE progressive piano or organ dealer who
wishes to add a very attractive and paying
line of goods to their business, should look up the
piano covers, scarfs, stools, lamps, etc., manu-
factured and imported by Henry Holtzman &
Sons, Columbus, O. The variety and quality
of these specialties cannot be surpassed. Henry
Holtzman & Sons have built up a very satisfac-
tory business during the past year, and the
houses handling their products speak in the
most commendatory terms of their selling quali-
ties.
calenders for the new year are coming
along. The McCammon Piano Company,
Oneonta, N. Y., are now in evidence with a very
attractive one. Judging from the illustration
they are out on the hunt for game—or trade—for
1895. That they will "bring down" some
prizes is certain, for the members of the Mc-
Cammon Co. are able sportsmen, and their am-
munition—the McCammon piano—is of the best.
The Dyer Opening,
Stradivarius Must Advertise.
opening of W. J. Dyer & Bro.'s new
warerooms at St. Paul, Minn., last week,
was the occasion for a brilliant gathering of
musicians and the ilite of St. Paul and Minne-
apolis. Elaborate decorations, excellent music
by a good orchestra, and a grand display of the
best productions of the Steinway, Knabe and
Mehlin factories helped to make this "open-
ing " an event to be remembered.
a good one from far away Scotland.
"*~ It was told in Glasgow :
Violinist (to publisher of journal for art and
literature)—I told your reporter that the violin
on which I played was a genuine Stradivarius,
and one of the very best in existence. Why did
you cut that out of the report ?
Publisher—That's all right. If Mr. Stradi-
varius wants to get puffed up in our paper, he
must advertise with us ; that's all there is about
it.
Another!
Bids Opened.
M N organ specially built for Mr. Dickinson,
®h manager of D. H. Baldwin & Co.'s branch
house at Fort Wayne, Ind., containing his re-
cently patented transposing keyboard, is now on
view in that city. It has attracted much favor-
able attention, and it is not improbable that an
organ containing this invention will be placed
on the market in the near future.
THE
valve trombones, $60.67 each ; 4 Bb slide trom-
bones, $39.50 each ; 3 Bb cornets, $53 each; 6
clarionet mouth-pieces, 85 cents each.
Rudolph Wurlitzer, 3 Bb clarionets, $23.72
each ; 2 pairs cymbals, $11.90 per pair ; 1 bass
drum-head, $1.80; 2 bass drum-heads, $1.50
each ; 1 bass drum, with stick, $7.50 ; 1 music
rack, $1 ; 6 clarionet mouth-pieces, 86 cents
each.
J. W. Pepper, 2 pairs cymbals, $21.37 ; l bass
drum-head, $1.80; 2 bass drum-heads, $1.35
each; 1 bass drum, with stick, $8.89 ; 1 music
rack, 82 cents; 6 clarionet mouth-pieces, $1.22
each.
W. H. Cundy, 6 clarionet mouth-pieces, 34
cents each.
The Colby in Demand.
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Transposing Keyboard for Organ.
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(jE|)IDS were opened at the office of the Phila-
( 2 ^ delphia Depot of the Quartermaster's De-
partment on December 13th, 1894, for furnish-
ing the Department in that city with a number
of musical instruments and parts of same.
The following is a list of the bidders :
Carl Fischer, 3 Bb clarionets, $28 each; 2 Bb
CELEBRATED
STEGER
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flusical Instruments.
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY.—From Prague, $6,752.51;
Reichenberg, $344.94 ; Vienna, $1,663.83 ; total,
$5.76o-53.
BELGIUM.—From Brussels, $1,094.97 ; total,
$1,094.97.
FRANCE.—From Lyons (including Dijou),
$1,247.84; Paris, $18,689; Rouen (including
Boulogne sur-mer and Dieppe), $1,557.61 ; total,
$21,495-
GERMANY.—From Frankfort, $1,119.29 ; Frei-
burg, $1,075.10; Munich, $2,556.84; Nurem-
burg, $4,948.06 ; Stuttgart, $32,074.28 ; total,
$41,773-57.
ITALY.—From Naples, $462.60; Rome, $1,-
994.84 ; total, $2,457.44.
SWITZERLAND.—From Geneva, $16,621.57;
total, $16,621.57.
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ilusical Strings.
ITALY.—From Naples, $954.22 ; Rome, $77.61
total* $1,032.03.
Music.
DENMARK.—From Copenhagen, $182.75.
Ivory.
BELGIUM.—From Antwerp, $6,977.69 ; total,
$6,977.69.
THE Christmas number of The Song Journal,
Detroit, Mich., is to hand. It contains many
valuable and interesting articles, as well as a
number of original compositions by distin-
guished composers. Since Mr. J. C. Wilcox as-
sumed editorial control of this publication a
great improvement is noticeable in every depart-
ment.
PIANOS
PATENTED 1892.
are noted for their fine singing quality of
tone and great durability. The most
profitable Piano for dealers to handle.
STEG-ER & CO., Manufacturers,
Factory, Columbia HelfkU.
286 WABASH AYR, CHICAGO