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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
A NEW concern just organized in Pitts-
burg-, Pa., is entitled the Aluminum Mu-
sical Instrument Co. The capital stock is
placed at.$35,000.
THE handsome new warerootns of Mil-
ligan, Wilkin & Co., of Wheeling, W. Va.,
were opened on March 21st.
IT is said that the piano to be manufact-
ured by the Spies Piano Co., of which Au-
gustus Baus is manager, will bear the name
"Majestic" on the fall-board.
N. M. CROSBY, who is touring the West
in the interest of the Bradbury, Henning
and Webster pianos, is sending in some
very substantial orders for these instru-
ments.
KRAMKR & J.uons, music trade dealers,
Auburn, N. Y., have been closed by the
sheriff.
H. P. DECKER the well-known music
trade dealer at Grand Rapids, Mich., died
recently while on his way home from St.
Augustine, Fla., where he was visiting with
the hope of recovering his health.
L. F. MAPLE, Chariton, la., has not been
succeeded in his music business by J. H.
Lepper & Co., as reported recently. He
simply disposed of the jewelry department
to this firm. He still controls the other de-
partments of his business.
A BRANCH music house has been opened
at Pensacola, Fla., by the A. B. Campbell
Co., Jacksonville. It is under the manage-
ment of S. R. Pons.
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RUSSELL
J. W. EVANS, music trade dealer at
Hebron, Neb., will in future adopt the
"Hub Music Store" as a title for his busi-
ness.
(Successors to STARK & STRACK.)
PIANOS
GEO. FRICR, of the Frick Piano Case Co.,
Farlay, Mass., has sold his share in the
business to the other stockholders.
THAT wide-awake Western music trade
house of Hockett Bros.-Puntenney Co., re-
port a steady growth oftrade. Their busi-
ness for the past two weeks has been most
encouraging.
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THE well-known firm of Boardman &
Gray, Albany, N. Y., are not complaining
of business. The demand for their instru-
ments shows a steady increase, and the
outlook for an enlarged trade is bright.
MANUFACTURED BY
NEWMAN BROS'. CO., Chicago, made large
shipments of organs to London and Ham-
burg recently.
No DEFINITE time has as yet been fixed
for the proposed dinner of the Boston mu-
sic trade.
WM. STEIN WAV was among the prominent
speakers at the banquet in honor of Bis-
marck's eightieth birthday, given by the
German Club last Monday night.
Louis P. BACH, of Kranich & Bach, ar-
rived in town last Saturday from his vaca-
tion spent in Bermuda.
CHICAGO.
THE Briggs Piano Co. were busy last
week taking stock.
They say that the
number of orders for the last week of
March indicates the arrival of Spring trade.
THE
THE annual meeting of the Steinway &
Sons corporation was held last Monday.
The old Board of Directors was re-elected,
and the usual dividend declared. The busi-
ness report for the past year showed on the
whole a satisfactory condition of trade.
Hos. 171 and 173 South Canal Street,
Sterling Company,
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THE Burlington (Yt.) Daily AVTI ..V paid a
high tribute recently to Col. H. W. Hall,
manager of Bailey's Music House of that
city, in connection with his services as
president of the Board of Aldermen.
THE Braumuller Piano Co., 404 W. Four-
teenth street, will shortly issue a new cata-
logue of the several new styles of uprights
which they are at present manufacturing.
It is evident that this company are going to
make an active bid for trade this season.
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