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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
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MR. NAHUM STETSON, of Steinway & Sons,
left for the West the latter part of this week.
BRIEF NEWSLETS.
W. VA.—The Lancaster Organ
Factory has been purchased by S. J. Howe, of
Parkersburg, who will turn it into a buggy
factory.
PARKEKSBURG,
"Tk invest Type."
SPRINGFIELD, S. D.—Jas. Crossman, of the
firm of Smith & Crossman, music dealers in
Springfield, has assigned his interest in said
firm to his partner, Mr. Smith, and has left for
Mitchell.
NEW YORK, N. Y.—The International Piano
Makers' Union of the United States and Canada
has indorsed the trade-mark of the Cigar
Makers' International Union. An assessment
for the funeral benefit fund has been levied,
which is payable by the 15th inst.
Hein, who has been
conducting a music store at Red Jacket will
open a music store in Hancock, near the North-
western Hotel.
HANCOCK, MICH.—Peter
PiTTSBURG, PA.—John A. Goddard, well-
known musician throughout Pittsburg, who has
a wife and four children living here, has been
arrested on a charge of desertion preferred
against him by a Chicago woman, Mrs. Jennie
Goddard. Goddard admitted that he knew the
woman, but says if they were married at all he
was intoxicated and knew nothing about it.
Not being able to secure $300 bail he was sent
to jail.
E. Case, of the
Ann Arbor Organ Factory, is agitating the
movement of organizing a band here.
ANN ARBOR, MICH.—Frank
PROF. HERMAN VON HELMHOLTZ,
RUSSELL
MR. AUGUSTUS BAUS severs his connection
with the house of Jacob Doll to-day. He is now
open for an engagement.
MR. WILLIAM BERRYHILL has connected him-
(Successors to STARK & STRACK.)
PIANOS
MANUFACTURED BY
Nos. 171 and 173 South Canal Street,
CHICAGO.
self with the Conservatory of Music at Iowa City,
as a teacher of string instruments. In the mean-
time he has placed a manager in charge of his
music store in Clarinda, la.
DAVID CRAWFORD, who was formerly in the
piano business, died last week at Asbury Park,
N. J. He was about forty-five years old.
SOHMER & Co. report an improving condition
of business. Their retail and wholesale trade
last week was above the average. In addition
to the large order of Sohmer pianos recently
shipped to Chas. F. Hanson & Co., agents for
the Sohmer Instruments in Boston, a second
order was shipped last week.
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THE PEASE PIANO CO. expect to place a new
scale parlor grand on the market about the first
of October. It is certain to meet with the
marked success which the other styles of this
house has met with from the trade.
MR. E. P. MASON, of the Mason & Hamlin
Organ and Piano Co., spent some days in the
West last week. It is rumored that the com-
pany are looking up new warerooms in Chicago.
the dis-
tinguished physiologist and natural philosopher,
died in Berlin, Germany, September 8th. Pro-
fessor Helmholtz was known in the realms of
music through his works on acoustics. His
" Theory of the Impressions of Sound" (1862)
is a standard work upon this science.
MR. OTTO SUTRO, the well-known music
dealer, of Baltimore, Md., returned from Kurope
the early part of the week. Mr. Sutro and his
talented daughters had a brilliant time abroad.
The Misses Sutro's musical talents were empha-
sized at several concerts in which they took
part in London.
THE
Sterling Company,
MR. C. G. CONN, the brass band instrument
manufacturer, of Elkhart, Ind., is meeting with
much success as editor of the Washington Times,
which he recently purchased. Mr. Conn is a
man of force and originality, and is bound to
make himself felt. He will undoubtedly make
his morning paper a success.
GRINNELL BROTHERS, Detroit, Mich., are
meeting with great success with the Sterling
pianos, manufactured by the Sterling Company,
Derby, Conn. They have sold these instru-
ments to some of the most prominent citizens of
that State, and they have given the greatest
satisfaction.
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THE HALLET & DAVIS CO., Boston, are
among the great-majority of manufacturers who
believe a good Fall trade is certain. At all
events they are manufacturing some excellent in-
struments that ought to win a very large share
of whatever trade there is going.
W E had the pleasure of a visit from Mr. L E.
N. Pratte, the well-known piano manufacturer,
of Montreal, Ont., last Tuesday. Mr. Pratte is
visiting the trade in this city for the purpose of
making purchases for his house.
WE are pleased to acknowledge the receipt of
a handsomely printed brochure, entitled '' Artists
Souvenir," from Mr. I,. E. N. Pratte, manufac-
MANUFACTURERS OF
turer of the " Pratte piano, " Montreal, Ont. It
THE White-Smith Music Publishing Co. will
contains reproductions of autograph endorse-
remove shortly from their present quarters at 8
ments and complimentary opinions of such
East 17th street to larger quarters at No. 6
eminent artists as Mme. Albani, the noted song-
East 17th street. The new building is being
stress ; Alex. Guilmant, the celebrated French
entirely renovated and the store front will ex-
FACTORY I
organist; Edward Lloyd, England's great tenor ;
tend to the stoop line.
R. Oct. Pelletier, organist, Montreal ; C. Couture,
DERBY, CONN.
conductor
of Montreal Philharmonic Society;
MR. DONELAN, formerly with F. Muehlfeld
It is admitted by all that no piano ever put upon the Dominique Ducharme, organist, Montreal ; F.
& Co., is now connected with the house of Cam-
market has met with such success as THE STERLING Jehin-Prume, violinist to the King of Belgium ;
pion & Dagle, piano case makers.
and thousands will testify to their superiority of work- Henri Marteau, the great French violinist, and
BUSINESS with H. Lehr & Co., of Easton, Pa.,
manship and durability. Why ? Because they are made others. There are also a limited number of com-
is exceptionally good just now. Their seven
plimentary press notices and a partial list of pur-
just as perfect as a piano can be made.
octave piano-cased organ is meeting with the
THE STERLING ORGAM has always taken the lead, and chasers of the '' Pratte piano.'' This little book
heartiest kind of a reception from the trade.
the improvements made this year puts it far ahead of is a credit to Mr. Pratte's enterprise, and is a
The outlook for fall business is very bright with
tribute to his pianos that cannot well be over-
all others. t2T* Send for Catalogue.
this concern.
looked by wide-awake dealers.
Pianos and Organs,
Halleti Davis Pianos
GRAND, SQUARE AND UPRIGHT.
Indorsed by Liszt, Gottschalk, Wehli, Bendel, Straus, Soro, Abt,
Paulus, Titiens, Heilbron and Germany's Greatest Masters.
Established over Half a Century.
BOSTON, MASS.
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