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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
Secured Medals at Atlanta.
The Kranich & Bach Piano.
FLATTERING
TESTIMONIAL
FROM
EDOUARD
HESSELBERG, THE CELEBRATED RUSSIAN
PIANIST.
of feeling ill. When they arrived at his
home, 227 West Forty-third street, he was
dead.
Mr. Widmer was fifty years of age,
HE Jury of Awards at the Atlanta Ex-
and
well
known on the Pacific Coast, wheie
position have granted silver medals to
he
was
connected
for many years with Sa^n
the Everett Piano Co. for grand and up-
Francisco
theatres.
He has been wi$h
right pianos; to the Imperial Co., of Cin-
Augustin
Daly
for
twelve
years. He re-
cinnati, for guitars, mandolins and other
cently
entered
into
partnership
with Mr.
instruments; to the John Church Co., Cin-
Stigler
under
the
firm
name
of
Widmer-
cinnati, for aluminum violins, and to John
Stigler
Music
Publishing
Co.,
at
131
West
C. Haynes & Co., Boston, for banjos,
Forty-second
street,
and
was
building
up a
zithers, guitars and mandolins. . ^ *
nice business.
T
DOUARD HESSELBERG, the emi-
nent Russian pianist, played a Kran-
ich & Bach piano recently in concert, and
made a thorough examination of the instru-
ment at the warerooms of their Philadel-
phia representatives, George Herzberg &
Son, 906-8 Arch street, and his opinion of
The '• Symphony" Grands.
this instrument can be gleaned from the
SPLENDID exhibition of "Sym-
following strong testimonial. The critical
phony" grands is now being made
opinion of this celebrated virtuoso is in-
at the Wilcox & White warerooms, 123
deed something to be proud of:
Fifth avenue. These instruments are really
MESSRS. GEORGE HERZBERG & SON,
beautiful, both as to tone, finish and ap-
GENTLEMEN :—It gives me pleasure to add
pearance.
The sonority and quality of tone
my testimonial of the excellence of your
r
and
the
variety
of effects possible on the
pianos, to the valuable ones in } our posses-
"Symphony"
grand
tend to place it among
sion. I have used one recently in concert,
the
most
popular
instruments
of its class.
and tried many in your varerooms, No.
The
"Symphony'
parlors
are
the ren-
906-908 Arch street, with great satisfaction.
dezvous
for
those
musically
inclined,
and
Their evenness of scale, full rich bass and
all
are
sure
of
a
welcome
from
the
genial
bell-like treble, make the'' Kranich & Bach''
highly desirable instruments, as your cour- and courteous manager, Mr. Dederich.
E
A
tesy and upright dealing make an artist's
intercourse with your house a pleasant
thing to be remembered.
Very sincerely,
(Signed)
EDOUARD HESSELBERG.
October 19th, 1895.
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TEN organs were recently shipped to
Lyons, France, by the Weaver Organ and
P i a n o Co. -" .->»-« iwj <«.,..? -
Death of Henry Widmer.
H
ENRY WIDMER, whom thousands
knew as the leader of the orchestra at
Daly's Theatre, died of heart disease last
Saturday morning on his way home from
Brooklyn, where the Daly company was per-
forming at the Montauk Theatre. His
brother-in-law, Michael Ryan, and Otto
Stigler were with him when he complained
The Result of a Ridiculous Law.
T
WO agents of the Estey Organ Co.'s
branch at Atlanta, Ga., which is
under the management of Mr. Tyler, have
been arrested at Charlotte, N. C., for violat-
ing the laws of that State in regard to sell-
ing goods without paying the requisite tax
of $250, which is required of all selling
goods without having a regular store in
that State.
A New York Incorporation.
F
RANKLIN PIANO CO. has been in-
corporated by Geo. F. Sanborn, Chas.
T. Aukamp, F. H. Sanborn and E. B.
Cordes, to manufacture and deal in pianos
in this city. Capital stock, $20,000.
THE Prescott Piano Co., Concord, N. H.,
have received a very flattering testimonial
anent the Prescott piano from the celebrated
soprano soloist, Lillian Blauvelt.
How much has hinged upon that word "if ! " You
.
hear so many men say " if I had only done so I should
have made a fortune."
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"
Let us say if
, ' .,.._ •:;-"
You will look up the A
Reimers Piano
i- you may learn something decidedly to your business
advantage.
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Put a pin in here and write ; have no
" " ^
"ifs" about it.
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Reimers Piano Co
Factories
Poughkeepsie, N. Y.