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Music Trade Review

Issue: 1896 Vol. 23 N. 17

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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
T
HE marvelous qualities of the Steinway
grand piano were unequivocally dem-
onstrated last Tuesday night when Moriz
Rosenthal, the great virtuoso, made his in-
itial appearance in this country at Carnegie
Hall. He achieved a great triumph, in
fact took the house by storm. As a critic
correctly said, " i t was not a triumph of
personality but due to his tremendous
virtuosity, his mastery of technique."
Rosenthal is undoubtedly the greatest of
all technicists, and in the " S t e i n w a y " he
had a piano which enabled him to display
an absolute perfection of digital dexterity
that was simply amazing. The running
passages, whether legato or glissandi, the
ROSKNTHAL.
trills, which weie as even and smooth as a
bird's, the chromatic scales or octaves- in
every instance the "Steinway" was equal
to the test. The tone was either clear and
brilliant or rich, sensuous, overpowering.
• This concert established Rosenthal's pre-
eminence as an instrumentalist, but more
than all, it was a manifestation of the
wonderful perfection and excellence of the
Steinway product.
Rosenthal's program was a concerto by
the Danish composer, Schytte, two Chopin
numbers, two Liszt compositions, and as
encores a fantasia on a waltz by Strauss
and a dainty Henselt work.
The musical critic of the " W o r l d " com-
menting on the concert said: " I t was not
a case of stimulated enthusiasm, of excited
imaginations. The man's personality did
not dominate the artist's genius. Author-
ity of style, mastery of technique, absolute
command of an instrument which seemed to
have become a mere plaything in his hands,
and a marvelous exhibition of artistic
achievement, touching the limits of human
possibility - t h e s e were the factors which
roused an audience of musicians and music-
lovers to the sincerest bursts of applause a
public performer has ever received in this
city."
Great is Rosenthal and great is the Stein-
way Grand!
*
O. L. Fox, the genial editor of our es-
teemed contemporary, the "Indicator,"
has been tarrying so long in our midst that
we are afraid the great metropolis has re-
placed his home city in his affections. Mr.
Fox has a host of warm friends in the East
who are making his tarry pleasant. He
was one of Rufus W. Blake's guests on his
yacht " D r e a m " on a cruise down the Sound
last week. The weather was delightful, the
host, as usual, entertaining and charming,
the fishing immense and—well, is it sur-
prising that Mr. Fox finds New York and
its environs such a pleasant abiding place?
Brother Fox adds complacently that the
trip on the " D r e a m " repaid him for the
loss of his vote, which, happily, Chicago did
not need.
*
When I met Billy Boothe this last week
he looked lonesome. I knew there was
good reason for it, because Billy is always
as chippy as a lark on a rose-colored morn.
I soon ascertained the cause. A. B Cam-
eron, his business confrere, is out West on
a business trip, and perhaps will journey as
far as San Francisco. "Cam," as he is fa-
miliarly known, and "Billy" Boothe are in-
separable, hence the latter's disconsolate
appearance during his absence.
But when I mentioned business Mr.
Boothe's face lighted. "Just a regular
avalanche of orders up to the factory, the
biggest week on record," said he.
*
Francis Ramacciotti, 162 West Twenty-
seventh street, New York, makes a specialty
of piano carvings and engraved panels. I
saw some specimens of Mr. Ramacciotti's
work the other day and admired them
greatly. He is having a splendid trade
among the higher grade manufacturers for
these panels. Some of his designs in the
Rococo and Renaissance styles are decided
ly artistic.
* *
*
Julius Breckwoldt, manufacturer of
piano cases, Dolgeville, N. Y., was in town
this week. Mr. Breckwoldt is developing
a magnificent trade among the manufactur-
ers. "Breck," as he is known among his
intimate friends, is a clever all-around good
fellow and a first-class business man as
well. A new electric plant will be placed
in his factory this week. They are work-
ing full time with plenty of orders.
" B r e c k " is up-to-date.
*
If any further evidence were needed that
confidence is restored and that capital is
eagerly rushing from its ante-election hid-
ing-places, it can be found in the fact that
sixteen millions of New York'Citv's bonds
was subscribed ten times over last Monday.
When offered some time previous to elec-
tion a purchaser could not be found. The
country is already reaping the reward of its
wise decision so emphatically declared last
week.
* *
A new method of preserving timber has
recently been tried. It consists in dissolv-
ing in naphtha the heavy oils and waxes left
after the distillation of petroleum and forc-
ing the solution into the seasoned timber
in the same manner as in creosoting. The
timber is then heated, when the naphtha
evaporates and is recovered in a cooling
chamber, while the waxes, etc., remain be-
hind in the wood, water-proofing it.
* *
Wm. Dalliba Dutton, of Hardman, Peck
& Co., had a narrow escape from serious in-
jury on election day. While wheeling near
Kingsbridge, he was thrown from his bi-
cycle into an excavation nearly twenty feet
deep. Fortunately some trestle-work was
in place, which saved Mr. Dutton from
being precipitated to the bottom. He fell
on his shoulder and was laid up for several
days, but I am pleased to say he is up and
around again, little the worse for his un-
pleasant experience.
*
The political campaign just closed has
been in the truest sense of the word an
educational one. The amount of literature
sent broadcast throughout the country was
formidable. In this connection the book
written by A. M. Warner entitled " F r e e
Silver Analyzed " did its share in bringing
about the grand finale proclaimed to the
world last Tuesday night.
It contains
facts, figures, records and arguments which
appealed to the intelligence of the reader
and successfully exploded the silver falla-
cies. Mr. Warner is the senior partner of
the Warner Manufacturing Co.. importers
and manufacturers of piano covers, this
city, and his handling of this subject proves
him to lie a clever writer and no ordinary
student of economics.
* *
A writer who has been journeying
through Africa states that an instrument
something like our piano is used by a native
tribe.
It possesses a sort of keyboard,
and the keys when pressed down and then
released cause thin pieces of wood to
vibrate and give forth sounds. The writer,
however, fails to state whether these
pianos or " r a t t l e boxes" are imported
from those $75 piano factories in this city
which an esteemed contemporary is contin-
ually raving about.
*
The latest addition to "Gordon's collec-
tion of four-part songs" is the "Shadows
on the Hearth, " by Walter A. Phillips.
The arrangement is admirable and is dis-
tinct evidence of Mr. Phillips'ability. The
quartet is scored for first and second
tenors, and first and second basses. We
venture to predict that it will become very
popular with lovers of part songs.
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
GKO. M. WOODFORD, traveling represen-
tative for the Emerson Piano Co., was in
town yesterday. He will leave at once for
a Western trip which will extend to St.
Paul.
P. J.
GII.I)KMI:KSI I.K, the
traveling rep-
resentative of Steinwa'y & Sons, left last
Thursday for an extended trip on the road.
S. M. BARXKS, formerly with the Knabe
house in this city, is now connected with
the M. Steinert & Sons Co., Boston, Mass.
GKO. STECK & Co. report a marked im-
provement in their wholesale and retail
trade.
H. H A C I X , of Hagen & Ruefer, Peter-
boro, N. H., was a visitor to town this
week.
RuDOi.rn GROSS, of Wessell, Nickel &
Gross, welcomed an addition to his family
last Saturday. It was a bouncing baby girl.
FRANK BURNS, the scarf and stool man,
28 Union Square, is making a trip through
the East.
THK valuable Guarnerius and Bennetti
violins and jeweled bow stolen from Prof.
Mollenhauer, of this city, a few weeks ago,
were discovered in a pawn office, the
amount of booty secured being $7.00.
The thieves evidently did not know the
value of the instruments. Mollenhauer
rejoices.
THK members of the firm of Hayman &
Co., music' trade dealers, Port Huron,
Mich., are having some differences, and ap-
plication has been made to the court to
have the partnership dissolved.
THK Whitney Currier Co., Toledo, O.,
gave a number of invitation concerts on
the closing days of this week in honor of
the opening of Currier Hall in their new
six story building, which is now the per-
manent home of the company.
TIIK Farrand LV Votey Organ Co., Detroit,
Mich., will soon increase its force to fill
the orders that had been given it some
months ago, but contingent on McKinley's
election.
THE Weaver Organ & Piano Co., York,
Pa., opened up its large factory on full six
days' time last Monday.
This affects
every department and all its employees.
THE Henry F.'Miller & Sons"Piano Co.,
Boston, report better business and their
factory is running nearly on full time.
IT is announced that Rollin C. Ambuhl is
no longer connected with Chickering &
Sons.
O. A. KIMHALL, of the Emerson
Co., Boston, is visiting the West.
Piano
the efficient mana-
ger of ^Chickering &'Sons' local warerooms,
informed T H E REVIEW yesterday that busi-
ness could hardly be better with them.
Their trade up to election was remarkable
in its way, and the good times have been
accentuated since McKinley's election.
THEODORE PFAFFI.IN,
Krell in Chicago.
WILLIAM
ON
l A k l ' L N T E R CAMP WILL OI'FN A STORK
WA1SASH
THE
AVENUE. AND
KRELL PIANO
AS
HE W I L L ALSO SELL T H E
HARRY B. READ, who has had
Will.
HANDLE
HIS LEADER
"ROYAL."
charge of
the sheet music department of E. F. Droop
& Sons, Washington, D. C , for the past
five years, has been appointed to the posi-
tion of choir-master in Trinity Church,
New Haven, Conn., and will therefore be
compelled to relinquish his position. He
will be replaced as manager by S. J. Phil-
pit, formerly with Hollingshead, Stultz &
Woodward of Baltimore.
K
R E L L and Camp rumors have been
rife in the trade for some time. Re-
cent arrangements, however, disposes of all
predictions regarding the Krell piano in
Chicago. William Carpenter Camp will
open a music store somewhere on Wabash
avenue, on Dec. 1st.
Mr. Camp will
handle as his leader the Krell piano; he
will also handle the "Royal." These are
the only instruments which he has settled
THE Ft. Wayne Organ Co. have issued on at the present time. He has already
an attractively printed invitation to the placed a large order with the Krell Co. for
musical public of Ft. Wayne and vicinity immediate shipment.
anent the opening of their new retail ware-
This new move on the part of Mr. Camp
rooms at the corner of Calhoun and Wash- will create some surprise in Chicago as
ington streets on Saturday afternoon and well as elsewhere. As far as the Krell piano
evening, Nov. 14th. The wareroom is goes, it is now sure of a good representa-
under the charge of Mr. G. W. Mills and tion in the Metropolis of the West.
Mr. Wm. A. Spiegel.
Another recently appointed agent of the
Krell is Samuel Hamilton, Pittsburg, Pa.,
F. M. CUSHMAN, music trade dealer, who will handle both the Krell and Royal
Northampton, Mass., has removed into pianos.
spacious and handsomely equipped quarters.
has arisen between Organist
Reef and Pastor Wellman, of the Church of
the Atonement, Brooklyn, with the result
that the organist has been discharged.
The organist says that the preacher asked
him to buy all his music at a certain store
and that his refusal brought about his dis-
charge. The pastor has evidently an eye
to things material.
TKOUIU.E
Weber Affairs.
J
USTICE SMYTH, of the Supreme
Court, granted, on Monday last, an or-
der dissolving the Weber Piano Co., whose
office is at No. 108 Fifth avenue, and
factory at Seventh avenue and Seventeenth
street, and made the temporary receiver,
William Foster, permanent receiver. The
company went into the hands of a receiver
Feb. 3, 1896, with liabilities of $364,806.
When seen on Thursday regarding the
foregoing, Mr. Foster said: "My appoint-
ment as permanent receiver was a legal
formality necessary before any steps
towards the re-organization of the company
could be effected." When asked it there
were any late developments on the consum-
mation of the Weber-Wheelock re-organi-
zation, he tersely said: " I have nothing to
say about re-organization, I am the re-
ceiver."
We may add, however, that Mr. Whee-
lock is meeting with considerable success
in his efforts to get the enterprises in which
he is concerned on a working basis. Stimu-
lated by the support of the creditors and
with the possession of renewed health and
vigor, Mr. Wheelock will undoubtedly suc-
ceed in bringing order out of what looked,
at one time, like chaos.
The Union Collecting and Re
porting Association.
T
O our many readers who frequently de-
sire the services of a reliable institu-
tion for the prompt collection of claims in
any part of the United States, Canada or
Europe, we commend the Union Collecting
and Reporting Association, 58 William
street, this city. Unequaled facilities are
enjoyed not only in the" matter of collec-
tions, but through a system of accredited
and thoroughly responsible agents, special
reports on individuals, firms and corpora-
tions are furnished at moderate rates.
This is a boon to the business man desirous
of gaining a knowledge of the commercial
standing of the party or parties desirous of
opening accounts.
The legal as well as the reporting de-
partments are managed by gentlemen of
established qualifications and ability, and
unremitting attention and energy will be
devoted to any business placed with this
concern.
The lOO.OOOth Guitar.
H E 100,oooth guitar made by Lyon &
Healy is on exhibition this week in
their show rooms in Chicago. The instru
ment in question is a " W a s h b u r n . " This
progressive firm are naturally proud of the
record thus established.
T
BOOSF.Y & Co., 9 East Seventeenth street,
this'city, control'all the compositions of
Mile. Chaminade, the distinguished musi-
cian, and the only and authorized compo-
sitions are published by that house. The
Boosey list of publications is well worthy
of investigation by dealers desirous of
handling high grade music.

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