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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
closed, the dotted line showing the key-
board uncovered one-half; and Fig. 3 is a
sectional view showing the cover thrown
back to its farthest extent.
Hunger Writes
OF HIS FINANCIAL TROUBLES.
Design for Piano Case. Paul M. Zeidler
of New York. Design No. 25,898.
The distinguishing feature of this inven-
tion consists, primarily, in the simple,
Romanesque character of the design as a
whole, and secondarily, in minor details of
the design and their arrangement with
relation to each other.
Esq.:—
Y DEAR SIR,—I am in receipt of
THE Mirsic TRADE REVIEW, dated
August 22nd, with a cut and notice of
our meeting many years ago in St. Paul.
I desire to thank you for your kind ex-
pressions in the article in your paper.
I think it my duty to state briefly the
cause of my misfortune. It came from
the fact, first, my endorsing paper that has
cost me over $13,000, for a near relative,
with the understanding that it would cer-
tainly be taken care of by other parties.
In the second place to help A. H. Castle of
Minneapolis, I gave him credit for quite a
large amount several years ago; he hav-
ing entire control and management of the
business of Castle & Co. From information
I received from time to time, I supposed
he was doing a fairly safe business, but on
looking up the matter closely two or three
months ago, I discovered he was behind
some $12,000, which fell upon my shoul-
ders, together with the first one mentioned,
and was a heavy stroke and more than I
could carry. As to my personal merchan-
dise account, which inventories something
near $25,000, I will say my total indebted-
ness, including entire stock, was less than
EDWARD LYMAN BILL,
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One object of the design is the produc-
tion of a case of plain but imposing appear-
ance, with a broad base and firm support.
What is claimed and desired to secure by
Letters Patent is the design for piano-cases
herein set forth.
Pianoforte. Hellmuth Kranich, of New
York, assignor to Kranich & Bach, of same
place. Letters patent No. 565,860.
This invention relates to improvements $200.
in pianofortes, and in particular to the lid
There are many other matters that I
which covers the keyboard, and the object could mention, but this will give you an
of the improvement is to throw back the idea of the cause of the assignment.
wall of the casing adjacent to the keyboard
Very truly your friend,
in such a manner that the playei will have
R. C. MUNGER.
Potter's Predominant Passion.
HEN the well-known old music firm
of Lyon & Healy was dissolved Mr.
Potter was induced by Mr. Geo. W. Lyon,
whose friendship he had enjoyed since his
coming to Chicago, to join with him in
business partnership, and the present Lyon
& Potter Co. was formed, its prime and
distinctive specialty being the sale of the
Steinway piano. Excellent quarters were
eventually secured in Steinway Hall,
opened on East Van Buren street May 10,
1895, in imitation of the high-class music
resorts of the same name opened in New
York in 1866 and London in 1877. Mr.
Lyon did not live to see the opening of
Steinway Hall, but the untiring energy and
ability of Mr. Potter have tended to make
this big, handsome building one of the new
musical centers of Chicago. Several
musical organizations now rendezvous
there, notably the choral corps of the Chi-
cago University and the Amateur Musical
Club, composed of four hundred of the most
prominent ladies in musical and social cir-
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a space within which to move of about
four inches between the inner end of the
keys and the wall of the casing; second, to
offer facilities for throwing back the cover
so that it will be out of the way, and yet
not interfere in any manner with the gen-
eral mechanism; third, to provide a con-
struction attaining these end? which con-
struction will not be unsightly. These ob-
jects are attained by the construction of the
piano keyboard cover illustrated in the ac-
companying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a
detail perspective view, showing the cover
thrown back to its farthest position; Fig. 2
is a sectional view, showing the cover
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cles in Chicago. As a natural sequel to
his wild life on the sun-scorched plains,
Mr. Potter is an enthusiastic club man.
His western associates would never recog-
nize the whilom lone hunter of Deadman's
Gulch in the exquisitely attired lion of the
Kenwood club, of which he was the first
president and practically the founder. He
was chairman of the building committee of
the new club house, and his colleagues, ac-
tively aware of his predominant passions,
were keenly on the alert lest he should intro-
duce the sculptured effigy of a horse on
one of the tablets of the new facade and of
a Steinway piano on another.—"Observ-
er," Chicago.
W. F. Menzenhauer.
F. MENZENHAUER continues to
find a brisk demand for the guitar-
zither. The genial New Jersey inventor
will shortly have another surprise to spring
on the trade, particulars of which will ap-
pear in THE REVIEW in due course.
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Southern Freight Rates Cut
Again.
HE executive officers of the Southern
States Freight Association decided
Tuesday to meet the cut rates made by the
Seaboard Air Line.
On and after Sept. 5th rates on all class-
es of freight in the territory of the South-
ern States Freight Association will be 35
per cent, cheaper.
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Splendid Line of Trade Catchers.
HE Sterling Co., of Derby, Conn., are
among the level-headed manufactur-
ers who are of the opinion that the country
is not going to the bow-wows. They are
transacting a fair business and are quite
optimistic about the future. They will
have a splendid line of "trade-catchers"
ready for the fall. Dealers should not fail
to look them up.
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A Flourishing Piano House.
HE Estey & Camp Piano House, of
this city, is flourishing, notwithstand-
ing the hard times, says the Des Moines, la.,
"Mail-Times." The firm have, by honest
and courteous dealing, built up an im-
mense trade in the State. When an instru-
ment bears their name or is sold by their
house it is just as represented, and the
public have long ago become aware of this
fact. The local house has been under the
management of Mr. W. H. Lehman some
twenty-three years, during which time it
has always been recognized by the musi-
cians of the State as the leading music
house of the West. It has always very eas-
ily kept in advance of all competitors, and
to-day stands at the head of the local musi-
cal trade.
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