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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
OUR EUROPEAN
BUDGET.
KXTRKMKI.Y COLD WKATHKR 1NTKKFKRKS WITH
HUSINF.SS
RUDOLF
GOTI ATING
Do [.(IK IN LONDON
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FOR THK " O R I ' H K U s " AUTO-
H A R P — THK
INTERNATIONAL
MUSIC
TRADKS KXHUJIT1ON NOT INTERESTING
.
ENGLISH M ANUKACTURKRS
THK, ANN
ARDOR ORllANS IN LONDON —A TALK
WITH
F. \V. TKKPLK
THK KIM-
of what seems to be a national malady just
at present, "la grippe," but when I met
him he was "himself again." The Zimmer-
mann autoharp is selling well in this city,
and is growing in popularity. When times
"pick up" it is bound to do still better.
I understand Mr. Dolge is negotiating
with J. T. Miiller, of Dresden, for the pur-
chase of a medium price autoharp of which
he is the manufacturer. It is called the
"Orpheus." I examined one of these in-
struments recently, and found it to be an
excellent autoharp at the price. It has
eleven manuals, and gives a choice of four
keys—C, G, D Major and E Minor. The
tone is good. Should Mr. Dolge conclude
to purchase this instrument it will give him
an excellent combination—the Zimmer-
mann Autoharp and the "Orpheus"—a
combination that is bound to lead the En-
glish market.
THE
INTERNATIONAL
TION
MUSIC 'TRADES EXHIBI-
NOT INTERESTING
ENGLISH
M ANU FACT U R ERS.
Manufacturers here are not manifesting
much interest in the International Music
CKASKD MANUKAl T I R I N G
Trades Exhibition to be held at the
IN L O N D O N
T H K IIIRK
Agricultural Hall next June. Up to the
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SYSTKM
T O I!K D K -
time of writing none of the leading
CIDKD
I!Y T H K
manufacturers have signified their in-
HOISK
OF LORDS
o'l'.YKNK
CHEATED
RIGHT
tention of taking space. The managing
A N D I.F.ET.
directors are looking forward to consid-
erable support from the United States,
LONDON, March 2, 1895.
and Mr. Benjamin is now in your midst for
the purpose of influencing members of the
DKAR MUSIC TRADK RKVIKW:
music
trade to that end. The matter was
Business for the past month has been
brought
tip before the Music Trade Sec-
wretchedly dull, due in a great measure to
tion
of
the
Chamber of Commerce at their
the unusually severe winter weather which
last
meeting,
and a resolution was adopted
we experienced the greater part of Febru-
ary. It completely demoralized trade in' to the effect that no official action for or
every part of the Kingdom. During the against the exhibition should be taken,
past week, however, business has bright- members being allowed to exhibit or not as
ened up, and the temporary stagnation is they please. Practically the same action
fast disappearing. I have heard many was taken by the French manufacturers at
complaints from manufacturers about the their meeting held February 12th. The
injury done pianos, particularly varnish- rates for space are reasonable, and the time
work, through the extreme cold weather. some months distant; meanwhile, the indif-
On this side of the water we are not pre- ference and apathy now prevalent in the
pared, either in factory or concert hall, for trade may disappear. Somehow there is a
such weather as we have experienced here strong feeling against a private enterprise,
lately, and very likely were the frost king" such as this exhibition. It would be far
to* notify us of a regular annual visit we different were the government behind it.
should adopt your methods of heating,
THE ANN ARBOR ORGANS IN LONDON.
which make life fairly enjoyable in the
One of the latest American organs to
winter.
R U D O L F DOI.I1K IN LONDON
X K d O T l AT 1 N( 1 make its appearance here is the "Ann Ar-
FOR THK " O R I ' H K U S " A U T O H A R P .
bor, " made by the Ann Arbor Organ Co.,
I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Rudolf Ann Arbor, Mich. Henry Klein & Co., 84
Dolge, of your city, for the first time, a few Oxford street, are the agents. During a
days ago, and found him to be a bright, call to their establishment recently, I in-
energetic and genial gentleman. He has spected some half dozen styles which they
made hosts of friends in the trade here, and have in stock, and found them to be instru-
they all speak of him in complimentary ments of a high grade, handsome in appear-
terms. He informed me he was laid up for ance, with a variety of s
a short time after his arrival with an attack pleasing tone. Messrs. Klein & Co. will
P.ALI. ORI;AX A CRKAT FAVOR-
ITE
STORY * CLARK HAVK
Manufacturers of
Tie
FARIBAULT, MINN.
High
© Grade
0 Pianos
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have no trouble in marketing these instru-
ments. They will certainly become popu-
lar with Provincial dealers.
A
TALK W I T
K. \Y. T E E P E E .
I had a pleasant chat with Mr. F. W.
Teeple, who is visiting over here in the in-
terest of the Chicago Cottage Org-an Co.,
Chicago. Mr. Teeple was about leaving
on an extended visit to the continent, tak-
ing in, I believe, France, Italy, Germany,.
Austria and Norway. He will not return
to London before the early part of April.
Mr. Teeple expressed himself as well
pleased with business in the United King-
dom, and spoke highly of their London
representatives, Barnett, Samuel & Co.
Mr. Teeple impressed me as a keen busi-
ness man. The slight importance he at 7
taches to a journey taking in practically the
entire European continent is astonishing
to us over here, but we are learning.
THK
KIM HALL ORGAN
A GREAT
FAYORlTK.
What a splendid instrument is the Kim-
ball portable pipe organ.
I dropped in to
R. M. Marples' showrooms recently and saw
one of these instruments.
It is destined to
become a great favorite in England.
Mr.
Marples is an enthusiastic admirer of these
organs, and it is hardly surprising.
He
told me he had just come back from quite a
little journey through the Provinces, and he
feels encouraged about trade.
STORY * CLARK HAVE
CKASKD
MANUFACTUR-
ING IN LONDON.
Mr. C. H. Wagener, of the Story & Clark
Organ Co., informs me that they have
ceased manufacturing organs in London.
They found that there was a slight preju-
dice against the English made "American"
organs, so in future they will be the simon-
pure article made in their factory in the
United States.
The Story & Clark piano
which is made in Germany is becoming
quite popular in this market, and Mr. Wag-
ener tells me that they are behind in filling
orders just now. The organ business is al-
so very satisfactory.
Mr. Wagener will
leave on a continental trip the early part of
this month.
He is certainly an active and
tireless worker.
THK
11 IRK SYSTKM TO UK DECIDED
UPON RY
T i l K HOUSE OK LORDS.
The House of Lords is to decide the legal-
ity of the famous hire system suit of Hel-
by vs. Matthews. It will come up for hear-
ing some time this month.
This case is of
vital moment to the trade here, a large pro-
portion of whom do business on the hire
system. It is a costly proceeding, but the
interests of the trade demand this appeal,
which will be final.
o'liVKNE
CHEATED
RIGHT
A N D I.KKT.
The charges of fraud against James Pat-
rick George O'Byrne, trading under the title
of Harrison & Co., music publishers, and to
which I referred in my last letter, has not
yet been concluded.
The evidence so far
shows him to be a notorious scoundrel who
seems to have cheated everybody right and
left.
NIRVANA.