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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
The Schimmel=Nelson Verti=Grand Piano.
THE exports of musical instruments from
the port of New York for the week ending
April 15th, amounted to $8,531. Of this
amount Germany purchased $2,473.
HOLMES & PASSAGE, music trade dealers,
Towanda, Pa., are reported to have given
judgment for $2,000.
H. W. HALL, manager of Bailey's music
rooms, Burlington, Vt., has completed ar-
rangements for a branch store of the firm,
to be located in Montpelier, and occupied
as soon as repairs are completed.
THE funeral of Ernest Rohrand was held
from the residence, No. 33 East Twenty-
first street, last Monday, April 20th. The
interment was in Woodlawn Cemetery. Mr.
Rohrand was bookkeeper in Steinway's
piano house, and connected with the Queens
County Bank, in Long Island City.
THE Kelley mandolin manufactory, at
Pittsfield, Mass., is not turning out as
favorably as was anticipated. Mr. Kelley
fails to turn out mandolins.
PHILADELPHIA music trade dealers are
complaining largely of bicycle competition,
and several are contemplating adding the
"bike" to their stock of musical instru-
ments.
AN Indianapolis dispatch says that owing
to the refusal of the National League of
Musicians to affiliate with the American
Federation of Labor, those voting affirma-
tively have decided to form a new National
League.
I
N reviewing the catalogue recently issued by the Schimmel-Nelson Piano Co.,
Faribault, Minn., in our'issue of April 4th, we referred at some length to the rad-
ical
departure inaugurated by that house which they term the " Verti-grand." We are
F^ANK B. METZEROTT, of the Metzerott
pleased
to publish herewith an illustration of this instrument, which they claim " equals
Music Co., Washington, D. C , will be a
the
grand
in tone and takes up the space of an ordinary upright."
delegate to the National Republican Con-
The
case
design is certainly unique, and a distinct improvement over and change
vention, to be held in St. Louis.
from the stereotyped outlines of the many modern uprights. The construction of the
EDWIN MOELLER, of Buffalo, N. Y., denies instrument with the action below the keyboard instead of above—thereby insuring the
the report that he intends to go out of busi- powerful upward stroke of the grand action as well as its repeating qualities—make it
ness. Mr. Moeller is agent for the Vose & popular with admirers of the grand, while its architecture will certainly commend it to
Sons, Henry F. Miller, Kranich & Bach those having an eye for the artistic.
and other pianos.
The Schimmel-Nelson Piano Co., as befits makers located in the great Northwest,
THE special sale of pianos carried in have placed themselves on record as innovators and they have produced an instrument
stock by the late J. A. Keiselhorst, St. which possesses strong features for the consideration of the trade.
Louis, which is under way by order of the
The Verti-grand has so far won its way into popular favor, and dealers have com-
trustees of the estate, is not being greeted mended it for thoroughness of construction and musical excellence.
with any special favor by dealers in that
city. The instruments are offered at un-
WM. L. FLAGG, manager of H. P. Ecker
S. E. CLARK & Co., Detroit, Mich., have
usually low prices, and, according to the
& Co.'s store, Pittsburg, Pa., was married
adver:iseme::t, must all be sold by May 1st. taken the agency for the "Crown" piano.
to Miss Nellie Louise Griswold, of Meriden,
The stock is a large one.
ERNEST KNABE and Chas. Keidel, Jr., are
last Tuesday, April 21st.
GEO. H. ZINCKE, traveling representative touring the West in the interest of their
for Boardman & Gray, has been making a house. They have met with an encourag-
A MUSIC store has been opened in Middle-
ing degree of success during their trip.
very successful Western trip.
town, Pa., by T. P. Roland, of Lebanon.
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