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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
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Row Over a Piano.
THE CONSTABLE ASSAULTED
NOW DEAD.
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DISPATCH from Rochester, N. Y.,
under date of Nov. 25, says that
Constable John A. Ferguson was sent last
week with replevin papers to secure posses-
sion of a piano. The woman at whose
house the instrument was held, claimed it
belonged to her, and declared she would
not let it go. When the constable tried to
take it by force she assaulted him, and a
hand-to-hand conflict ensued, resulting in
a victory for the woman.
The constable, who was more than 70
years old, died to day, and his family allege
death was caused by his struggle of last
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week.
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p. A. Conzelman.
Six Pianos to England.
T has been a question much discussed as
to who is the youngest man in the trade
conducting a music business. According
to information to hand, we think that F. A.
Conzelman, the well-known dealer of Port
Jervis, N. Y., will perhaps head the list, he
having been absolute owner and conductor
of a music business under twenty. He is
now in his twenty-first year, and it was
more than a year ago when he succeeded
to his father's business. He had been care-
fully trained under his parent's supervision,
and is an expert tuner and practical piano
man. The Conzelmans have been piano
makers for several generations.
The
grandfather of the present young man
worked with the founder of the Steinway
house in Brunschweig North Germany. F.
A. Conzelman is a young, bright, energetic
man, who has worked up a'good trade in
Port Jervis and vicinity. Aside from a good
stock of sheet music and musical merchan-
dise, he carries in pianos the Behning,
Kranich & Bach and Jacob Bros. He has
well appointed warerooms at No. 8 Ball
street, where he may be found daily looking
after his trade.
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HE Marshall & Wendell Piano Co.,
Albany, N. Y., have received an
order for six of their best style pianos from
a large importing and exporting firm at
Liverpool, Eng. We would not be sur-
prised if the Marshall & Wendell Co. opened
up a large market for their instruments in
that country.
The Autoharp Club Studio.
A MEANS OF PROCURING A BETTER KNOWLEDGE
OF THIS POPULAR INSTRUMENT.
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Louis SCHNEIDER, ivory turner, Phila-
delphia, Pa., reported to have given judg-
ment for $1,130.
THE Peninsular Wheel Co., Des Moities,
la., has been incorporated by James Grant*
E. W. Ford, C\ C. Follmer and others, with
a capital stock of $10,000, and in addition
to selling bicycles, typewriters, photo-
graphic supplies, will handle musical mer-
chandise.
THE Kracht Piano Co., Detroit, is a re-
cent addition to the fold of piano manufac-
turers in that city.
JOHN N. MERRILL, of the Merrill Piano
Co., Boston, is on a visit to Washington.
A NEW piano company has been incorpo-
rated to manufacture pianos at Hoboken,
N. J. Edward Cadix is head of this con-
cern,
ANTHONY H. MILLER, at one time con-
nected with Mr. Carhart in the manufacture
of melodians, died in Philadelphia last week
at the age of seventy-eight.
THE Musical Calendar which is soon to
be published by the Hallet & Davis Co.,
Boston, will be one of the handsomest cal-
endars of its kind ever published in New
P^ngland. The illustrations are superb, and
the type used is of the most artistic design.
VERY neat brochure has been issued
by the Autoharp Studio, 38 East
Nineteenth street, calling attention to its
special facilities for instruction, and im-
parting a more complete knowledge of the
musical possibilities of the Autoharp, es-
pecially of the larger sizes. Competent
teachers are employed and lessons both to
SOME excellent agencies have been estab-
individuals and classes will be offered at lished for the Behr Bros, pianos in the
reasonable rates. The following remarks State of Michigan by W. B. Williams.
on "The Autoharp as an Orchestral Instru-
ment," will be found interesting:
The Autoharp is a most beautiful accom-
paniment for the voice, and the delightful
effects that can be achieved by playing it
in these fin. dc siede clays by men who are
thoroughly conversant down to the minut-
in combination with the organ, piano,
est details with that which they offer to
violin, violoncello, guitar, mandolin, etc.,
prospective customers. A piano salesman
will obtain much more satisfactory results
must be heard to be fully realized. Five
if he acquaints himself with the mystery of
of the leading colleges will use the Auto-
the action and technical analysis of the
instrument. He can do this
harp in connection with their glee clubs
this year, which, of itself, is the highest
praise possible for the instrument in this
connection, besides which the Autoharp
already has a permanent place in some of
the leading bands and orchestras of the
the best book ever written, and so pro-
country. A feature will be made of ar-
nounced by the highest experts, on the art
of tuning and regulating. It thoroughly
ranging special music for duets, trios,
acquaints the reader with the grand, the
quartettes, quintettes, etc., for any com-
upright, the square piano on a scientific
basis. It is illustrated with carefully
bination of instruments that may be de-
designed diagrams accurately numbering
sired. One of the most noted music ar-
and naming each part of the instrument.
It should be in every salesman's library.
rangers of New York will engage in this
Tuners, whether amateurs or experts,
particular work.
recognize it as the standard work of their
Sales are Made
Blue Felt in Europe.
LFRED DOLGE & SON made a
heavy shipment of blue hammer felt
to several important European manufac-
turers last week. The shipment included
fifty-four full sheets, sufficient to cover
hammer heads for a thousand pianos.
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Death of J. W. Cook.
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GARDNER & JASMF.R, musical instruments,
etc., Creighton, Neb., have dissolved part-
nership. D. G. Jasmer will continue the
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TAMES W. COOK, who has been en-
{J gaged in the business of piano moving
in Boston for the past twenty years, died
last Saturday, Nov. 23d. He was in his
fifty-ninth year, and was born in Maine.
Mr. Cock was highly esteemed by the trade,
and it may be said he practically controlled
the entire piano moving business in Boston.
At a largely attended meeting of the piano
trade, held on Monday afternoon, Geo. H.
Chickering presiding, resolutions of regret
and sympathy were adopted. Mostly all
the prominent piano men in Boston at-
tended the funeral. . ' - •
By Studying.....
"The Piano"
HF.NRV ROBSON, who has been connected
with Lyon & Healy as salesman for the
past ten years, has accepted a position with
the Conover Piano Co., Chicago,
craft. No "kit" is complete without it.
Cloth bound, over one hundred pages.
Sent post paid on receipt of one dollar.
Edward Lyman Bill
3 Bast 14th Street
New York
Publisher