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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
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WE had a pleasant visit from G. L. Rei-
mann, secretary and treasurer of the Rin-
telman Piano Co., Chicago. Mr. Reimann
left some heavy orders with the McCammon
Piano Co., Kranich & Bach, and the Autom-
aton Piano Co.
C. F. SHETLAND, treasurer of the Mc-
Cammon Piano Co., was in town during
the week, attending the Masonic conven-
tion.
SAMUEL NORDHEIMER, of A. & S. Nord-
heimer, Toronto, Can., left last week on
the "Fuerst Bismarck" for a three months'
vacation in Germany.
" OPERA,' STYLE 3.
THE Kranich & Bach piano will in future
be represented in Colorado by the Knight-
Campbell Co., Denver, Col. This concern
should succeed in b\iilding up a large trade
for the Kranich & Bach piano in that
State. It is an instrument that has made
and will continue to make trade for piish-
ing representatives.
They have at present a strong representa-
tion on the Pacific Slope, which is proving
very valuable, and they have a larger trade
T is always a pleasure to visit the artistic
than is generally supposed with South
warerooms of Peek & Son, at Broadway
America, the West Indies and Mexico,
and Forty-seventh street. A variety of in-
where the enterprising house of E. Heuer
THE warerooms of the Automaton Piano
struments are to be found on exhibition
& Co. have represented them for many Co. have been removed to Broadway and
there that cannot fail to please the most
years—having sold a large number of these Twenty-first street.
critical professional or amateur musician.
instruments to the leading people in
LORD & Co., music trade dealers at Law-
They are not alone beautiful in the artistic
Mexico. Throughout the United States rence, Mass., are having alterations made
designs of cases, but beautiful in tone and
they aie well represented, and their instru- in their store. They handle the Emerson,
the other essentials which go to make a
ments are decidedly popular.
Merrill and Sterling pianos.
good piano.
The gentlemen comprising the firm of
It is the policy, and in fact has been the
THE Merrill Piano Co., Boston, have
Peek & Son are thoroughly practical, and
policy of this house since its establishment
their
first grand piano on exhibition at
perhaps the popularity of their wares is
in 1850, to progress with the times—to em-
their
warerooms in that city.
All who
due as much to this fact as any other.
body in their instruments all that is latest
have
examined
this
instrument
speak
very
Each instrument is thoroughly examined,
'and best in the technical field. The con-
favorably
of
it.
and dealers can feel assured that when an
cededly fine qualities of the "Opera"
"Opera" piano reaches them it is as per-
FRED. A. CONZELMAN, music trade dealer
piano have been continually improved upon
fect in every way as is possible. Judging of Port Jervis, N. Y., was in town during
during the past few years.
from the activity prevalent in the Peek the week.
One of the most popular of the many
factory they are preparing for a lively fall
styles of "Opera" pianos made by Peek &
J. V. STEGER, of Steger & Co., Chicago,
trade, and in this they are wise, for they
Son, is style " A , " which contains many
left
for home the early part of the week,
will not be caught napping. When Mr.
valuable improvements as well as new fea-
which
he expects to reach to-day or to-mor-
Stevens, their popular representative, starts
tures. A few days ago we had the pleasure
row.
He
calculates placing several agen-
out in the fall he will be able to display a
of examining this instrument, and tested it
cies
for
his
instruments on his homeward
line of "Opera" instruments that cannot
musically, and can safely say that it is
trip.
fail to fill his order book and test the ca-
a piano which is bound to win a popu-
pacity of the spacious and well-equipped
OTTO BRAUMULLER, of the Braumuller
larity among musicians and the trade. The
factory.
Piano Co., has returned from his extended
long sustained singing tone, the evenness
Western tour, which was a most successful
of scale in all registers, the marked value
Miss MARIE NELLIE SCHLENS' marriage one. The Braumuller Piano Co. are turn-
of the several improvements in the instru-
ment, and the exterior design and finish— to Ernest J. Knabe, Jr., of Wra. Knabe & ing out instruments to-day which deserve
all combine to make this as great a favorite Co., at Emanuel P. E. Church, Baltimore, the support they are receiving from the
Md., last Saturday evening, was one of the trade.
as the other styles of "Opera" pianos.
great
society events in the "Monumental
Peek & Son are tireless workers in the
DURING A. J. Brooks' recent visit to
City."
Mr. Knabe and his bride are both
inventive field. They are at present ex-
Cleveland,
O., in behalf of the Sterling
perimenting on a valuable improvement very popular. There was an unusually Co., of Derby, Conn., he secured quite a
which is destined to achieve a great vogue. large invitation list, and wedding presents large order for different styles of sterling
It will be of marked convenience to the of great value. Mr. and Mrs. Knabe will pianos from B. Dreher's Sons Co., of that
performer, and will be a "talking point"— spend their honeymoon on the Continent. city. It is said the order amounted to
a legitimate selling argument—for the
ALBERT T. STRAUCII, of Strauch Bros., three-score and ten.
dealer. It is not a mere catchpenny, but is constantly at work producing some-
E. W. FURBUSH, of the Briggs Piano Co.,
something that will appeal to the common- thing new in the action field—and, we are
sense of the buypr of a piano. We shall pleased to say, always something of value. will leave Boston early next week for a
give an illustration of this improvement in In another part of this paper we give an Western trip.
a later issue.
illustration and description of a new im-
THE majority of New York manufactur-
Business with the firm is remarkably proved action for grand pianos which he ers report that their trade for May was very
good, times considered. They are con- recently patented. It will be found of in- fair. In all instances above the same
stantly adding to their line of agents terest to readers.
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month of last year.
Peek & Son.
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