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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
ness of its tone. We would not be sur-
prised if the Mehlin house were to experi-
ence a run on these instruments the coming
season. Once dealers have an opportunity
of examining them they will become enthu-
siastic. The Mehlin parlor grand piano is
alive, up-to-date instrument, built on mod-
ern lines, and is going to become widely
popular.
Recent Legal Decisions,
The "Mehlin" Parlor Grand.
MUSICIANS AND PRACTICAL MEN HAVE EXAM-
INED IT ONLY TO ADMIRE
AND PRAISE.
W
E have frequently referred to the ster-
ling qualities of the celebrated up-
right pianos made by Mehlin & Sons, and
commented most favorably on the surpris-
ing volume and quality of tone which is a
feature of those instruments, owing to the
improvements embodied in them, chief
among which are the patent grand plate
and grand scale.
At the present time we intend to say a
few words about the Mehlin parlor grand
piano, a cut of which is shown herewith.
It has been well said that the Mehlin up-
right is an inverted grand piano, and in the
same ratio the parlor grand is in every
sense equal to the average concert grand,
being built on those advanced principles
which have made the Mehlin pianos famous
wherever known.
The achievements of
Paul G. Mehlin & Sons in the manufacture
of these parlor grands demonstrate that
they are among those go-ahead houses that
believe in conscientioiis work and progres-
sive ideas.
only to a final order of sale, and does not
require such an affidavit in order to author-
ize an order declaring that the plaintiff has
a lien on the defendant's interest in certain
real estate by reason of the levy of the at-
tachment.
The Meloharp.
A
NEW musical instrument, the joint
invention of Geo. B. Shearer and E.
[PREPARED FOR THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.]
S. Anderson, of Oneonta, N. Y., has now
been brought to a state of perfection after a
PAROL EVIDENCE ADMISSIBLE TO EXPLAIN
year of experimental work. It has been
WRITTEN ORDER.—When negotiations be-
named the Meloharp. The name is most
tween the seller's agent and the buyer are appropriate, as the instrument is of the
conducted orally, and by presentation of
harp family, and the tones produced are the
samples, and a written order is given by most perfect melody. In appearance the
the buyer, evidence of the conversation be- Meloharp is both attractive and artistic.
tween the agent and the buyer at the time Its shape is similar to the outline of a horse
the order was given is admissible, as the shoe
It is a stringed instrument, and is
order is only a part of the contract. Grand played with a pick, ring, or the fingers, the
Rapid Veneer Works vs. Forsythe (S. C. same as a zither, autoharp, guitar or like
N. Y.), 31 N. Y. Sup. Rep., 601.
instrument.
DRAFT — ACCEPTANCE — ASSIGNMENT. —
The Supreme Court of Georgia held, in the
recent case of The Talladega Mercantile
Co. vs. Robinson, that an ordinary draft
drawn by a creditor upon his debtor, and
not made payable out of any particular
fund, does not before acceptance operate as
an assignment to the drawee, legal or equi-
table, of money due by account from the
drawee to the drawer on the draft. The
Court held that the evidence introduced to
show acceptance being entirely insufficient
for that purpose, the Court below erred in
adjudging that any part of the fund in con-
troversy should be paid to the payees of the
draft.
The strings are stretched across a sound-
ing board, and are radiated by a scale in
such a manner as to produce a wonderful
volume and resonance of tone. Trans-
versally across the strings is arranged a key-
board with a system of keys, each key pro-
ducing automatically a different chord
when depressed, and the strings are swept
by a pick or the fingers. These keys each
bear the signature of the chord they pro-
duce, and are stationary (no shifting or ad-
justing of paits to produce effects), and on
the larger instruments as many as fifty or
more chords can be produced.
The tone of this instrument cannot be
described, but must be heard to be fully
appreciated; while it has all the sweetness
CONFESSIONS OF JUDGMENT. — The Su-
preme Court of Wisconsin says it seems to of the zither, it is rounder and is more pow-
be well settled that even if the affidavit erful, more like that of the harp, except
which is attached to the complaint on that it is niQre powerful in the upper regis-
which judgment is confessed, is defective ter than the harp.
The largest instrument yet completed
The Mehlin parlor grand is built in all and insufficient, yet the judgment is not
void,
but
only
voidable,
and
that,
in
the
measures
but 20 inches in diameter, but the
the various woods, and is made of superior
absence
of
equities
on
the
part
of
the
debt-
plan
of
construction
is such that it can be
materials throughout and finished in the
or,
it
will
not
even
be
set
aside
on
motion,
built
much
larger
if
wanted for a concert
very best possible manner. The scale is
and
that
creditors
are
in
no
better
position
instrument.
drawn with scientific exactness, and the
The various features of improvement in
tone is bell-like in the treble, full and rich to take advantage of the error than is the
debtor
himself.
Mayer
B.
&
S.
Co.
vs.
this
instrument are covered in the broadest
in the middle registers, with a bass that is
Falk,
61
N.
W.
Rep.,
562.
manner
by patents, notices of allowance of
resonant and sonorous. As we said before,
which
have
recently been received from
ATTACHMENT—AFFIDAVIT— LIEN.—The
the tone is almost equal to that of a concert
Washington.
It is understood that Mr.
grand—in fact, it is an instrument that Kentucky Court of Appeals held, in the
Shearer
has
purchased
Mr. Anderson's in-
case
of
Lee
vs.
Smyser,
that
a
mistake
of
will win its way into immediate favor sim-
terest,
and
is
busy
perfecting
arrangements
the
clerk
of
a
court
in
issuing
an
attach-
ply on its merits.
to enter extensively into the manufacture
ment
for
a
greater
amount
than
was
shown
During the past few weeks Mehlin &
and sale of the Meloharp, but whether they
Sons have shipped several of these instru- by the plaintiff's affidavit to be due did not
will be manufactured in Oneonta or else-
render
the
attachment
void,
and
that
the
ments to their agents in different parts of
where we are unable to state at present.
Court,
having
sustained
the
attachment
for
the country, and we were not surprised to
the
correct
amount
before
the
defendant,
learn that they have given unqualified sat-
isfaction. Musicians and practical piano who was a non-resident constructively sum-
Full Time and Full Forces.
makers have examined them only to admire moned, appeared in the case and moved to
quash
the
attachment,
it
had
properly
over-
and praise.
HE Henning Piano Co., Brooklyn, re-
It is very evident that the Mehlin parlor ruled his motion. The Court further held
that
the
provision
of
the
code
forbidding
an
port an excellent summer trade. It
grand will become as popular as the Mehlin
order
for
the
sale
of
real
property
seized
was
far
in excess of last year's. Their fall
upright. Owing to its convenient size —
under
attachment
against
one
who
has
been
trade
has
opened up at a pretty "lively
being six feet two inches—it is destined to
only
constructively
summoned,
until
there
gait,"
and
they
are working full time and
find a place in the parlors of our wealthy
has
been
an
affidavit
filed
to
the
effect
that
full
forces
in
order
to fill orders on hand.
people, and the studios of musicians, who
he
has
no
personal
property
in
the
State
The
latest
style
Henning
pianos are most
can appreciate the finish and symmetry of
subject
to
the
payment
of
the
debt,
applies
attractive
instruments.
its architecture and the beauty and perfect-
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