Music Trade Review

Issue: 1895 Vol. 21 N. 21

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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
lief from the monotonous, sombre effects
which in the past universally obtained.
The thanks of the trade are due the
Henry F. Miller & Sons Piano Co. for their
earnest efforts in this matter of case struct-
ure. They have not only produced some
effective and aitistic improvements in the
piano cases, which are a feature of their in-
stitution, but they have compelled a general
interest and healthy revival that cannot
fail to be productive of the most bene-
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ficial results.

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Pond & Co. on Fifth Avenue.
HE well-known music publishing house
of Wm. A. Pond & Co. will remove
from their present establishment, 25 Union
Square, to more spacious quarters at 124
Fifth avenue, on March 1st. The Pond
house are New York agents for the Merrill
pianos, which will undoubtedly be prom-
inently displayed in the handsome new
warerooms.
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A Great Invention.
R. A. M. DECKER, manufacturer of
• the great Decker bicycle, has just
purchased from the Bates Piano Co., of
Worcester, Mass., a beautiful mahogany
case Norris & Hyde Transposing Keyboard
Piano, and pronounces it a great invention.
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A Dutch Dinner.
COUPLE of days ago William Stein-
way opened his heart and gave a
regular Dutch dinner at the Liederkranz to
the two De Reszkes, Paderewski, Nordica
and Brema, says the Recorder.
They ate only of German food and drank
big steins of Wurzburger.
It all went off very merrily.
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Paderewski to Wander.
ADEREWSKI, the great pianist, has
presented to Mr. Eugene A. Wander,
of Hartford, a gold watch which he brought
from Geneva expressly for the purpose.
Mr. Wander's initials, "E. A. W.," are en-
graved into a monogram on the back of the
case, and on the inside case is engraven
"From I. J. Paderewski."
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The>Eolian Up the State.
RRANGEMENTS have been made
between Cluett & Sons and the
^Eolian Co., whereby the former concern
will push the ^Eolian in their Albany and
Troy stores. They intend to prepare spe-
cial yEolian rooms in their establishments,
and will give a series of recitals somewhat
on the plan as given by the ^Eolian Co. in
this city. The first order from Cluett &
Sons was for twenty ^Eolians, which in-
cluded a large number of their popular
Styles.
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Clever Advertising.
THE LATEST FROM THE STECK HOUSE—A TOY
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PIANO.
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G
EO. STECK & CO. are sending out
one of the neatest and most effective
advertising novelties we have yet seen. It
is in the shape of a miniature toy piano
with music cabinet, stool and scarf. It is
in paper, however, but it will serve as a
means of engaging the attention of the
little ones, and through them will capture
The Zobo.
the hearts of the heads of the family. By
means of this novelty the name of Steck
HE Zobo is the talk of the country.
and the Steck piano becomes a household
This fascinating little musical instru-
word, for when the child has cut out and
ment
is selling like the proverbial "hot
set up the toy piano, it goes into the parlor
cakes."
It is proving one of the greatest
of the doll house, and remains a standing
holiday
novelties
on the market. Over
'ad" for the Steck, and a mighty good one
half
a
million
Zobos,
Zobo cornets and
at that.
cornetos are now in use, both for home
amusement, church and society entertain-
parades, bands and orchestras; in
With the Marshall & Wendell Co. ments,
fact, they have become such a popular fa-
vorite that Mr. Frost, the inventor, has all
LFRED SCHINDLER, who has been he can do to supply the demands of the
looking after the interests of Hard- trade. ' •
man, Peck & Co. in the West for several
The great success of the Zobo is attribut-
years, has decided to accept an important able to the fact that any one can play it;
engagement with the Marshall & Wendell no instruction being necessary.
You
Piano Co., of Albany, N. Y. Mr. Schind- simply sing into it and get any effect you
ler will enter on the duties of his new posi- desire. For instance, in the Zobo brass
tion January 1st.
band instruments, which embrace the
cornet, alto cornet, saxaphone, bass horn
and piccolo, the voice is transformed into a
STEPS are being taken looking to the or- reed or brass instrument, thus making it
ganization of a company for the manufac- possible to organize whole bands and or-
ture of organs at Winona, Minn. It is chestras. The Zobo is sold at a popular
stated that encouragement will be given price, and a full brass quartet can be pur-
the enterprise by local business men.
chased for $8.25.
IT is reported that Geo. B. Shearer,
One important fact should be borne in
music dealer, Oneonta, N. Y., is about to mind, namejy, that the Zobo is not a
close out his business with the intention of novelty, just made for the holidays. It is
removing to New York City, by the first of here to stay, and it is bound to grow in
the year, where he will engage in the man- popularity month after month. Dealers
will find as great a demand for this instru-
ufacture of Melcharps.
R. DORMAN & Co., pianos and organs, ment in the spring as at present, and during
the Presidential campaign of '96 we will be
Nashville, Tenn., burned out.
surprised if the Zobo is not used by every
N. M. CROSBY has returned from an ex- campaign club in the country. Hence
tended Western tour in F. G. Smith's in- dealers will readily recognize that it is a
terest.
staple instrument, not for the day, but for
O. C. KLOCK, road representative of the all time.
Braumuller Piano Co., has just returned
Dealers who have not yet ordered a trial
from an unusually successful road trip.
lot of Zobos should do so at once through
R. O. BURGESS, traveling representative their jobber or directly from Mr. Frost, the
for the Wegman Piano Co., Auburn, N Y., inventor and manufacturer, at his estab-
is making a trip through Philadelphia, lishment, 35 Frankfort street, this city. A
Baltimore and Washington. This is the very attractive window display, which
closing trip of a very successful year with seems to multiply the sales amazingly, is
furnished with every order. The Zobos
Mr. Burgess.
are sold at a price that leaves a satisfactory
E. P. AND H. L. MASON, of the Mason & margin of profit to the dealer. We would
Hamlin Co., Boston, have left for the West not be surprised to see Zobo bands, uni-
to attend the opening of the O. A. Field formed and equipped as shown in the illus-
Piano Co., at St. Louis.
tration herewith, in every country town
HOEKSTRA & POHL is the name of a new and city before long. For clubs and home
concern just opened at 174 Main street, amusement the Zobo cannot be duplicated.
Rochester, N. Y. The principal member It possesses a value peculiar to itself. A
of the firm is Miss Kathleen Hoekstra, who little "push" and the dealer has a "big
was former^ in business on her own ac- thing" when he handles the Zobo. It is
worth looking up at once*
couat in that city.
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Fernando Wessell, son of the popular
Commodore Wessell, of Wessell, Nickel &
Gross, secured two prizes at the Seventh
Regiment games last Saturday night. He
outdistanced all competitors in the sprint-
ing matches, and was awarded a handsome
gold watch and a stop watch. The popular
Commodore has reason to be proud of the
athlete of the family.
W. A. DODGE, in behalf of the Chase
Bros. Piano Co., has donated a handsome
upright piano to the Dunham Woman's
Relief Corps of the G. A. R. of Decatur,
111.
THE Everett Piano Co. are making ex-
cellent use of the honors recently bestowed
on them at the Cotton States Exposition in
their advertisements in the daily papers.
THE stock of pianos, organs, musical
merchandise, sheet music, etc., of the B.
L. Griswold Music Co., St. Joseph, Mo.,
will be sold at public sale on Jan. 7th,
1896, by order of J. H. Schneider, trustee.
E. W. FURBUSH, of the Briggs Piano Co.,
returned Thursday of last week from a
Western trip.
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DEVOLNEY EVERETT, road representative
for the Ivers & Pond Piano Co., Boston,
passed through New York last week on a
trip through Pennsylvania.
E. G. SMITH & Co. have purchased the
piano business of A. Blake, Olean, N. Y.,
and will continue at the same stand.
MR. HARRIS, the composer, well known
to the public through his song "After the
Ball," has purchased a Norris & Hyde
transposing keyboard piano.
MRS. ALOIS BRAMBACH,wife of the popular
piano manufacturer of Dolgeville, N. Y.,
met with a severe accident by being thrown
from a carriage last Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Brambach drove into the
village from their suburban residence to do
some shopping, and while Mr. Brambach
was in the store the team of ponies were
frightened, and Mrs. Brambach losing con-
trol of them, was thrown to the ground,
striking on her head and shoulders. She
was conveyed to the residence of Dr. Get-
man, who found that she had sustained
severe bruises.
J. M. MCKENZIE'S music store, Bellefonte,
Pa., was damaged by fire recently.
THE liabilities of the Thomas Organ Co.,
of Woodstock, Ont., which recently failed,
exceed $50,000.
CRESSEY, JONES & ALLEN suffered a loss
of $600 by a fire which occurred in their
store Dec. 5th.
JACOB WELTMER, sheet music, musical
merchandise, etc., Prescott, Ariz., has gone
out of business.
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ROMMEL & ELSHAMMER is the name of a
CHAS. KEIDEL, of Wm. Knabe & Co.,
Baltimore, spent some days at the New new firm composed of Rev. W. E. Rommel
and John Elshammer, which will open new
York warerooms this week.
A. H. FISCHER, of J. & C. Fischer, left store at Coshocton, N. Y., for the sale of
Wednesday for St. Paul, Minn., on busi- sheet music and small musical instruments.
JACOB E. HUNT has purchased the busi-
ness connected with his house.
ness
of E. Squire, one of the pioneer music
AMONG the callers at the Weber ware-
firms
of Cincinnati, now located at 528 Elm
rooms this week were Edmond Cluett, of
street, the consideration being some ten
Cluett & Sons, Albany, N. Y., and J. G.
thousand dollars. Mr. Hunt is the brother-
Ramsdell, of Philadelphia, both of whom
in-law of the late Mr. Squire, and has been
left large orders for pianos to be shipped at
connected with the establishment for over
once.
a quarter of a century. The business will
THE Fischer grand piano will again be be conducted under the old name.
used at the forthcoming concerts of the
A. B. JUDKINS & Co., music dealers, Los
New York School Teachers' Association.
Angeles, Cal., reported attached for $114.
THE thieves who burglarized M. Shuger's
B. C. FARRAND, pianos, organs and mu-
music stcre at Minneapolis, Minn., on
sical
merchandise, will open new warerooms
Thanksgiving night, have been arrested.
at Port Huron, Mich.
M. B. WILSON, of Grand Rapids, Mich.,
THE Mason & Hamlin Piano and Organ
will open a store for the sale of musical in-
Co.
is about to be incorporated in Missouri
struments in the Opera House Block.
to absorb and continue the business of the
GEO. J. DOWLING, traveling representa-
local agency at St. Louis, Mo. Edward T.
tive for the Briggs Piano Co., who is Mason will be president; H. L. Mason,
rounding up an excellent j^ear's work, was vice-president, and Oscar A. Field, secre-
in town the early part of this week, and tary and treasurer. The event will be
honored our sanctum with a visit.
celebrated by a grand opening to-day.
A DISPATCH from Chicago, under date of
M. G. RANDLE, piano and organ dealer,
Dec. 9th, announces that the stores of Orangeburg, S. C., is preparing to remove
Meyer & Weber and Joseph Bohmann, at 178 his business to Sumter, S. C.
Wabash avenue, were damaged by fire.
HUGHES & LEWIS is the name of a new
Both concerns are fully insured.
firm
composed of Chas. B. Hughes and Guy
THE new house of Smith & Woods, Cleve-
B. Lewis, who will open a store at Decatur,
land, O., will have the direct representation
111., for the sale of musical instruments and
of the W. W. Kimball Co.'s goods in that
merchandise.
city. Both members of the firm were
H. F. HOLLENBECK has opened new music
formerly with the Hallet & Davis branch
store
in the Chrisman Building, Eugene,
house in Cleveland.
Ore., and is agent for Winter & Harper, of
IF plans mature, another automatic at-
Seattle, Wash. He is handling pianos and
tachment for pianos may be manufactured
organs, and will shortly put in a stock of
in this city in the near future. John A.
sheet music. •
Smith, of York, Pa., patentee of the attach-
ment, is the principal part}' interested.
A NUMBER of wealthy Indians of the
A. L. BANCROFT & Co., San Francisco, Osage Nation, Pawhuska, I. T., recently
are having a good demand for the pianos purchased Fischer pianos through the local
manufactured by Prince & Son, 158 East agent in Kansas City, Mo. This is un-
doubted evidence of the rapid growth of
105th street.
civilization among the "children of the
THE program for the next invitation plains."
musical afternoon at Chickering Hall, on
D. KANNER, formerly of D. Kanner &
Dec. 17th, will contain numbers by Bee-
thoven, Meyerbeer, Foote, Bern berg, Mac- Co., but recently with the John Church Co.,
Dowel 1 , Schuett and Mrs. Beach. Arthur has resigned his position with that house
Foote will be the pianist, Miss Mathilda for the purpose of assuming the manage-
Hallam, contralto, and the Dannreuther ment of a prominent establishment in the
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quartet will also assist. Miss Grace M. D. East.
Hallam will be the accompanist.
THE sneak thieves who have been operat-
ing
on the music stores in Knoxville,
F. KNOLL, the well-known dealer of
Tenn.,
for some time, have at last been run
Buffalo, was in town last Saturday, and
down,
and
are now in jail awaiting trial.
left orders for pianos with Hazelton Bros.,
Francis Connor, Stultz & Bauer.
THE Chickering piano will in future be
represented
in Connecticut, outside of the
C. FOSTER, pianos, organs and musical
New
Haven
District, by Gallup & Metzger,
merchandise, Flatonia, Tex., reported
of
Hartford,
Conn., who have taken the
burned out.
agency.
W. W. PUTNAM is having quite some suc-
H. E. SNOOK, music dealer at 1018 Second
cess as a manufacturer of reed organs in
street,
Seattle, Wash., has sold his stock
Staunton, Pa. He has now leased the Valz
for $1,000.
Building for a term of five years in order
to cope with his growing business. Mr.
A. B. SCHMIDT, sheet music and small
Putnam is a graduate o.f, the Egtey estab- musical instruments, New Orleans, La..,
lishment.

stock reported attached, valued at $13,000.

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