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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
Description of the New Home of
the Ann Arbor Organ Co.
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HE new factory of the Ann Arbor
Organ Co. is nearly completed, and
makes a most imposing appearance. The
addition is five stories in height, 100 feet
long and 40 feet wide. The arrangements
for systematizing the work in all stages of
•organ construction are excellent.
The
buildings are situated on the corner, with
First street on the east, and Washington
street on the south, with a wide alley on
the west and north. The lumber is drawn
through the west alley to the dry kiln,
where it is loaded on the cats, and after
passing through the dry kiln is moved on
the same cars on tracks leading to various
parts of the lumber sheds, and when ready
to be used is carried on the same cars direct
to the saw table in the basement of the
factory. Here the arrangements are most
admirable, the location of the machines
being such that the board passes without
needless turning or handling through each
machine until the separate parts are ready
for the cabinet maker, these parts being
loaded on trucks, run on the elevator and
carried to the second floor, which is used
for cabinet making. The offices, stock
rooms and salesroom are also on this floor.
When the cases have been made, they
are again placed on the elevator and taken
to the fifth and top floor, where they are
carefully finished. This floor is planned
especially to facilitate fine varnishing. The
varnish and flowing room, 32x40, is separ-
ated by a brick partition from the main
room, and is carefully ceiled, making it as
nearly dust proof as possible, the main
part of the room being used for rubbing,
filling and polishing. The third floor is
given up entirely to action making, and
here are seven tuning rooms, separated by
carefully deadened walls. The fourth floor
is used for fly finishing and in part for fin-
ished work.
The old portion of the factory left stand-
ing will be used for storage purposes, for
finished organs, for boxed organs and for
shipping. The office, stock room and sales-
room are finished in Norway pine, var-
nished and rubbed down, and present a neat
appearance. The new engine furnishing
power is of the Allis-Corliss type, 125 H.
P., while the boiler furnishing steam for
dry kilns, for the engine and for the heat-
ing, is of 200 H. P.
the way, the Zobo brass band instruments
will be used at the grand concert to be
given in the Emmanuel Baptist Church,
Suffolk street, near Grand, on next Wednes-
day evening, Dec. nth.
Chickering Grands.
HEY are building some beautiful
grands in the Chickering factory in
Boston nowadays, which are destined to win
a large degree of admiration and popularity
with the trade. Style "C" in particular,
with its set of two column legs, is a
beauty. But why discriminate, all of the
pianos both grand and upright going out of
the Chickering factory are among the finest
specimens of piano manufacturing to be
found.
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The Reimers Piano.
J. S. TYLOR WILL REPRESENT THIS INSTRU-
MENT ON THE ROAD.
HE Reimers Piano Co., Poughkeepsie,
N. Y., have secured the services of J.
S. Tylor, an able and experienced piano
man, who has been connected recently with
the Canadian trade, as their road represen-
tative. Mr. Tylor will start out immedi-
ately to make the trade better acquainted
with the instruments which are being
turned out from the Reimers factory, and
it is safe to assume that as soon as dealers
get a thorough knowledge of the excel-
lence of these instruments, the demand for
the Reimers piano will be considerably aug-
mented.
The Reimers pianos are not alone noted
for their beauty of case, and the possession
of several improvements of the greatest
utility, but for their magnificent quality of
tone, and a finish throughout which dis-
plays conscientious and capable manufac-
ture. The Reimers pianos are now being
made in several styles, and we expect to be
able to give our readers an idea of what
these instruments are like—at least as far
as cut work can help in this connection—in
a future issue.
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To flanufacture Strings.
The Zobo in Concert.
AVENPORT & TREACY, manufac-
turers of piano plates and piano
hardware, will enter into the manufacture
of piano strings the early part of next year.
With their unsurpassed facilities there is no
reason why they should not be able to
make a first-class article that will win the
support of the trade.
HAT popular instrument, the Zobo, is
becoming a huge favorite everywhere.
W. H. Frost, the manufacturer, is experi-
encing quite a boom in trade these days,
owing to the approach of the holidays. By
THE Russell-Evans Piano and Music Co.
has been incorporated in Chicago by E. P.
Harwood, O. W. De Mauriac and Walter
Lane. The new company's headquarters
are in the Russell Piano Co.'s building, 249-
51 South Jefferson street.
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THE
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CELEBRATED
STEGER
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CLUETT & SONS, the well-known dealers
of Troy, N. Y., placed a large order for in-
struments with the Lindeman & Sons
Piano Co., last week.
HANDSOME McCammon pianos were re-
cently purchased by the proprietor of
Willard's Hotel and also by Col. Staples, of
the Riggs House, Washington.
THE Central Methodist Church of Wash-
ington have purchased a magnificent Estey
Phonorium through Sanders & Staymen of
that city.
THE third of the series of recitals which
are being given by the ^Eolian Co. will
take place on the afternoon of Dec. 12th,
in the hall of their building, 18 W. 23d
street. Among the soloists engaged for
this occasion are Miss Silver, soprano, Mr.
Foningo, flutist, Mr. F. Toledo, pianist, and
Mr. Vicente Toledo, conductor and accom-
panist*
ALBERT KROEGER of the Kroeger Piano
Co., 524 E. 134th street, made a short
"flyer" through New York State last
week and secured quite some orders. The
Kroeger factory is busy and they are well
satisfied with their business outlook.
ALFRED SCHINDLER, Western representa-
tive of Hardman, Peck & Co., made a trip
recently through Iowa, Minnesota and
Dakota, and made some valuable connec-
tions for his house.
ROBT. M. WEBB has been appointed sole
agent for the Wehrmeier felt, a noted
German product.
J. ERLANDSEN, manufacturer of piano
makers' tools, 172 Center street, reports
business as unusually good. In fact he is
over crowded with business and is working
night and day in order to fill orders with
any degree of promptitude.
A WALTZ, entitled "South-west Texas,"
has been composed and published by Mrs.
Rives-Diaz. It is dedicated to the South-
west Texas Fair Association, and was
played upon the opening day. Mrs. Diaz's
waltz should find a large popularity in
Texas.
JOHN F. STRATTON, the popular manufac-
turer of musical instruments, 811-17 East
Ninth street, says that while business is
not phenomenally good, yet the trade are
not neglecting him. Substantial orders
are arriving every day, which keep his large
factory pretty busy.
DOES your piano look blue? then try
Diamond Hard Oil Polish, manufactured
at No. 118 Asylum street, Hartford, Ct.
PIANOS
PATEN rtO
1892.
are noted for iheir fine singing qua'.i'.y i i
tone and preal durability.
i he moj,<
profitable Piano for dealers to handle
STEGER & CO., Manufacturers,
Factory, Columbia Heights.
235 WABASH AVENUE. CHICAGO.