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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
"Tie Highest Type."
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THK sheriff took charge of the factory of
the Morse String Co., manufacturers of
musical strings at Nos. 242 to 246 West
Twenty-seventh street, last Saturday, on
an attachment for $5,464 in favor of John
G. Kirk on an assigned claim of N. S. Eas-
ton, former treasurer of the company. A
judgment was also entered against the com-
pany for $494 in favor of Katharine C.
Dobinson for rent. John T. Morse is pres-
ident. He has been in this line of business
many years, and incorporated the company
in April, 1891, with a capital stock of
RUSSELL
(Successors to STARK & STRACK.)
PIANOS
$30,000.
RICHARDSON PIANO CASK CO., Leomin-
ster, Mass., tiled annual statement as fol-
lows: Fixed capital, $30,000. Assets—
Land and water power, $3,000; buildings,
$16,098; machinery, $5,789; cash and debts
receivable, $15,061; manufactures and
merchandise,
$13,241; patent rights,
$8,941; total, $58,132. Liabilities—Capi-
tal stock, $30,000; debts, $27,854; profit
and loss, $277; total, $58,132.
MANUFACTURED BY
Nos. 171 and 173 South Canal Street,
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CHICAGO.
HOOK & HASTINGS' organ factory, Rox-
bury, Mass., was injured by fire last week.
The total loss to building and to contents,
amounting in value to $6,000, is fully cov-
ered by insurance.
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of Scott & Brown, music-
trade dealers at San Jose, Cal., has retired
from the firm, selling out interest to A. A.
Brown. The style of the firm in future will
be as before, and the business will be con-
tinued at present location, corner of Second
and vSanta Clara streets. The musical mer-
chandise department will be under the
charge of Fred. Brohaska.
The firm
handles the Sterling pianos and other lead-
ing makes.
MR. SCOTT,
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THE
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Sterling Company,
BOURNE
Just make a minute right here to write
to 215 Tremont Street, Boston, and find
out about it.
COLE, the jeweler, Beatrice, Neb., will
add musical merchandise department, re-
moving to larger quarters on North Fifth
street, to afford increased facilities for the
new business. He will handle the best
grades of pianos, organs, etc.
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THE Champion Piano Case Works, West
End, N. Y., is a new building, size ioo by
66 feet, being constructed, in addition to
rebuilding the burned parts of the plant.
Work has also commenced on a new drying
kiln, which will be supplied with a steam
system for drying the woods used, it be-
ing Mr. Champion's intention to have a
new one constructed later which will be
supplied with a hot air system. As soon as
the buildings are ready, workmen will be
brought from New York, and the plant will
be operated to its full capacity.
HICKOK, the music dealer, now ot New-
burgh, N. Y., and who formerly did busi-
ness in Ponghkeepsie, will probably return
to that place. J. E. Easman and James L.
Ross, who have been employed by Mr.
Hickok, will embark in the music business
for themselves on Colden street, New-
burgh.
H. W. BROWN has opened a store for the
sale of pianos and musical merchandise at
Stetson, Me.
HARRY COLKMAN, who recently died, was
the publisher of all Sousa's music, and
when the latter recently appeared at the
Academy of Music, in Philadelphia, a then
upknown friend presented him with a mag-
nificently mounted music stand. This
friend was Mr. Coleman.
THE J. H. Lockey Piano Case Co., Leo-
minster, Mass., are putting in a large
amount of new machinery. The capacity
of the engine has been increased, and a
new saw bench, buzzplaner, a thousand-
dollar sticking machine for the getting out
of mouldings, and a large amount of new
shafting have been added.
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A MOVEMENT is on foot looking to the
organization of a company in Essex, Conn.,
for the manufacture of piano attachments.
Of Course...
A high-grade piano costs more
than an instrument which is in
that class known as "medium,"
• • but what a satisfaction to sell a
high-grade piano, and how pleasant
to meet the customer and friends af-
ter the sale is made, particularly if it is a
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Winter Tours
MANUFACTURERS OF
Pianos and Organs,
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FACTORY:
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DERBY, CONN.
It is admitted by all that no piano ever put upon the
market has met with such success as THE STERLING,
and thousands will testify to their superiority of work-
manship and durability. Why ? Because they are made
just as perfect as a piano can be made.
THE STERLING ORGAN has always taken the lead, and
the improvements made this year puts it far ahead of
all others. £^~Send for Catalogue.
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