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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
That Music Trade Congress,
THE ARTICLE IN " THE REVIEW
T
BOSTON, NOV.
EDWARD LVMAN BILL, Esq.,
ED. MUSIC TRADE REVIEW,
3, 1896'.
3 East Fourteenth street, New York.
MY DEAR SIR—I was quite surprised, as
well as flattered, to find upon looking over
your current issue, that I had been elected
president of the National Piano Manufact-
urers' Association in the year 1900. I have
read your entertaining article with much
interest and should be heartily glad if such
a work as you outline could be accom-
plished for the piano and organ trade in
this country by the formation of a National
Association. Certainly there are evils
which it would be well to correct if possible.
If at the year 1901 there are but four
music trade papers left, it will be less em-
barrassing for the manufacturer in making
up his appropriations for advertising.
T
HE Thompson Reporting Co. of Bos-
ton, Mass., has established a collection
agency under the title of "Music Trade
Protective Association." In reference to
the matter the company writes us as
follows:
EDWARD LVMAN BILL, Esq.,
Editor Music TRADE REVIEW.
will notice in our monthly
report for October we notify the trade of
proposed formation of a Protective Associa-
tion.
This is in the line laid down by you in
your issue of Oct. 10th.
Our circular was written before we read
your editorial. As you suggest, we intend
to make it national in its scope and charac-
ter.
Manufacturers, importers, and whole-
salers cannot have too much protection.
We have the facilities to make the pro-
ject successful in every way.
The contract of the music publishers of
New York who formed an association of
this kind some time ago, expires at the end
of this year; and many of them have re-
quested us to take the matter up and make
it more comprehensive.
We invite publishers of music, importers
and manufacturers of instruments, manu-
facturers of pianos and organs to join.
DEAR SIR—You
N
OWADAYS when our people are com-
menting on majorities and plurali-
ties, it is well to keep in mind that the
"grand old Fischer" piano, like the" grand
It is our idea after we have secured a old party," has been elected a popular fa-
good sized membership, to call a meeting vorite by the votes of over a tenth of a
of all members and have a president and million people. Reliability of manufac-
officers elected; also to have by-laws ture, like the honest dollar, always
adopted; to have members make sugges- triumphs.
tions that will tend to make the association
,', Fifty-six years of public use and yet up-
really protective.
to-date—that is the story of the Fischer
BOSTON, NOV. 2, 1896.
piano.
Years of use is an infallible test of the
merits
of a piano. The "Fischer" has stood
Sisson with Decker & Son.
it in the past and the future will add
v ^ H A R L I E SISSON, the Dean of the new laurels to those already gathered
V ^ traveling fraternity, who is well around the name of J. & C. Fischer.
known from the Atlantic to the Pacific, has
The Fischer piano of to-day is undoubted-
concluded arrangements with Decker & Son ly the acme of years of effort in piano mak-
of this city, and will immediately take the ing. Pleasing in architecture, carefully
road in their interests. Mr. Sisson has a finished and possessing musical qualities
host of friends all over the country and is that have won commendation, it should
esteemed highly by his fellow travelers in prove "the advance agent of prosperity" to
the trade generally. He is bound to do some the progressive dealer.
good work for the Decker & Son piano—an
instrument which is first-class in every par-
Most Practical and Thorough.
ticular and needs only intelligent pushing
to become a greater factor in the trade. In
securing the services of Mr. Sisson, Decker T H E "Indicator" acknowledges the re-
& Son are certainly to be congratulated.
\
ceipt from the publisher, Edward
Lyman Bill, of a copy of the useful work
entitled "The Piano." It is one of the
A Boon to Piano Dealers.
most practical and therefore one of the
most valuable treatises extant on the sub-
EEK & SON, manufacturers of . the ject, and ought to be carefully read by
"Opera" piano, this city, have just every member of the music trade that
placed upon the market a piano polish wishes to be thoroughly posted. It contains
which they have used themselves for years chapters on temperament, tuning scales,
with marked success.
Although strong tone and tone production, upright action,
pressure was brought to bear by dealers, square action, English square action, grand
who have used the polish, to offer it for sale, action, sounding board and its acoustics.
Peek & Son did not feel inclined to do to, The themes are treated scientifically and
but at last have consented. We understand yet so practically that everyone can readily
they have sold thousands of bottles to their understand them. The book ought to be
own customers, who have been unanimous in the hands of the music trade who desire
in their praise of its excellence.
to be thoroughly informed on the technical
Mr. Geo. Peek informs us that this piano phase of their business.—"The Indicator,"
polish will at once remove the cloudy ap- Chicago.
pearance so often noticed on the surface of
pianos and if directions are carefully com-
Edwards to Face Six Indict
plied with the original gloss will be re-
stored, and the piano made to look as good
ments.
as the day it left the factory. The piano
polish is sold at a nominal price when its
A. P. EDWARDS, late agent for Hor-
excellence is considered. It is certainly
ace Waters & Co., of this city, was
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worth trying, and if as good as repre- arraigned in the Union County Court at
sented, it will undoubtedly find a large Elizabeth, N. J., Saturday last to answer
market.
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six indictments found against him. The
CREATED. WIDESPREAD COMMENT
MEMBERS OF THE TRADE.
HE article which appeared in last week's
REVIEW anent the great imaginary
music trade congress supposed to convene
in Chicago in 1901 has created widespread
comment. We have been in receipt of
many communications bearing upon this
important matter, from men prominent in
trade affairs, many of whom have compli-
mented us on the rather unique way of call-
ing the attention of the trade to the im-
portance as well as to the advantages
accruing from nationalizing the music trade
forces. Mr. Edward P. Mason, president
of the Mason & Hamlin Co., writes vis un-
der date of Nov. 3rd, 1896:
The Fischer Piano.
LETTERS FROM PROMINENT
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complaints in each instance are made
against him by the Waters firm.
Edwards pleaded not guilty and was held
' * F^ ASY to sell, hard to wear out, always
in $1,300 bail to appear for trial Nov. 9.
I A satisfactory." These are the claims
His former bondsmen were William H.
made for those excellent organs by the
Reynolds and Alderman George Van Voor-
Weaver Organ Co., York, Pa. These
hees. The latter declined to remain on the
claims are not mere statements, but actuali-
bond under the increased bail, and another
ties best evidenced from the continued suc-
will have to be secured in his place.
cess of these instruments in Europe as well
as at home. Dealers find the "Weaver" an
easy selling instrument, always attractive
Two Everett pianos, one a grand, were
in design, and satisfying as to tone quality. recently purchased by the Lima School of
It is just such an organ as dealers can make Music, Lima, O. The Everett has been in
money with this winter. 'Nuf sed.
use in this institution a number of years.
The Weaver Organ.