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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
object of legislators of the Martin school
Business with 5trauch Bros.
seems to be to inaugurate a form of social-
"How do you find business generally?"
ism so crude and so ridiculous that its only
was the greeting of Mr. Strauch, of Strauch
danger is in fanning the flames of discon- Bros., when The Review called on Thurs-
tent which will always exist among a class day. Being informed that, although there
F. A. North & Co., Philadelphia, will
of ''kickers" and dreamers who, without were no complaints, actual news items were celebrate on the 21st their twenty-fifth
making the fight, expect an equal share of scarce, he remarked, "Yes, and in some anniversary at 1308 Chestnut street. This
the world's goods with those who enter quarters there seems to be a lack of brisk- is a long time truly and a record that can
ness. With us the present condition of be duplicated by but few concerns in this
the battle for existence and win.
business is satisfactory. Of course there is trade. They have taken a renewal of the
always
for more orders, but we are premises for a term of years.
Plays the flason & Hamlin Piano getting room
our share and have enough to do to
Exclusively.
The Weaver Organ and Piano Co., York,
keep both mind and body well occupied."
Pa.,
shipped organs Saturday last to Seat-
MR. MASON S STATEMENT PUTS AN END T O
tle,
Wash.,
Kentucky and South Africa.
The
"Princess"
Organs.
CERTAIN REPORTS.
The announcement in the daily papers
last week that Martinus Sieveking, the
celebrated Dutch pianist, who has been
using the Mason & Hamlin piano at all his
recitals exclusively, would play the Weber
piano at a concert in Carnegie Hall last
Sunday night caused many rumors to be
circulated to the effect that he had changed
his allegiance from the Mason & Hamlin
to another instrument. Sieveking, how-
ever, did not play on the night announced,
owing to illness. Meantime it is always
difficult to down rumors.
When The Review asked Mr. Henry L.
Mason regarding these reports, he said:
"Some few weeks ago I received a call
from a New York impressario, who asked
if we would allow Mr. Sieveking to play
the Weber piano at the concert referred to.
It certainly was a strange request, but we
endeavored to look at the thing broadly,
and consented to do so on one or two con-
ditions. One condition was that the de-
cision should be in Mr. Sieveking's
hands. If he desired to play the Weber on
that occasion, we would allow him to do so.
Another condition was that the following
words should appear on the program : 'Mr.
Sieveking plays exclusively the Mason &
Hamlin piano, and it is through the cour-
tesy of the Mason & Hamlin Co. that he
plays on this occasion the Weber piano.'
"Now, when it was advertised merely
that Sieveking was to play another piano
without the qualification referred to, it
placed us in rather an embarrassing posi-
tion, and we have had a good many inqui-
ries as to whether there was any trouble
between Sieveking and Mason & Hamlin
Co. There is none, and Sieveking will
continue to use, as heretofore, the Mason
& Hamlin piano exclusively."
A •• Continuous" Musicale.
These are busy days at the rEolian ware-
rooms. The fame of the Princess organs
has spread rapidly, with the result that vis-
itors are continually dropping in to see and
hear them. It is amusing to note the
changes of expression in the faces of
some who -come to sit in judgment.
At the beginning of the program the) 7 are
inclined to be severely critical, wearing a
fixed and determined look. By degrees
they relax until, finally, their faces indi-
cate pleasure and approval. Then comes
the reward. "You may send that to the
house, let it be delivered as soon as pos-
sible."
The Stanley Piano Co. Incor=
po rated.
The Stanley Piano Co., Ltd., Toronto,
Can., was incorporated last week with a
capital stock of $24,000 in $100 shares.
The incorporators are Chas. Stanley, Mar-
tin Turner, Geo. B. Thomson, Walter
Scott, Frank Stanley and Maria L. Turner,
all of Toronto.
Praise the Weber Grands.
Robt. Proddow was in Baltimore last
week.
Louis Levassor of the Levassor Piano
Co., Cincinnati, O., was in Philadelphia
last Friday, where he completed arrange-
ments for handling the Blasius piano.
Among the recently appointed Knabe
agents are John T. Wamelink, Cleveland,
and Aimes & Burk, Norfolk, Va.
S. W. Raudenbush & Co. of St. Paul,
Minn., who recently took the agency for
the Vose & Sons piano for that section, are
quite enthusiastic over the beauty and
tonal excellence of the new style instru-
ments turned out by that house.
As announced in The Review some three
weeks ago, the Dickinson Ivory Co. have
retired from business.
The Hallet & Davis Piano Manufacturing
Co. of Boston, have declared their quarterly
dividend.
The thief who recently entered Lively &
Sons' and other music stores in Atlanta,
Ga., has been captured. His name is
Burney Blackman. He will probably spend
a well earned vacation in prison.
As The Review passed through the con-
cert hall in the Weber building on Thurs-
The stock of the W. C. Shaw Co., music
day in quest of news, the presence was publishers, Toronto, Ont., was seized by
noted of quite a distinguished assemblage, the Sheriff under judgment last Saturday.
including Mrs. Scott Ude, of Naples, Italy;
Among the members of the trade in
her daughter, Miss Ude, an accomplished
violinist and pupil of the Naples Con- town this week were Ernest Urchs, Cin-
servatory; and Dr. Gower of Denver. cinnati; Geo. B. De Groff, of W. T. Morri-
The ladies played several selections on the son, Amsterdam, N. Y.; Ben Owens, of
Weber concert and baby grands, with violin the Steinway branch, Pittsburg, Pa., and
accompaniments. Each member of the H. G. Burtis, Trenton, N. J.
party spoke in glowing terms of the instru-
Chas. E. Brockington is making a road
ments and seemed loath to leave even after trip in the Mason & Hamlin interests
a lengthy stay.
through the South. He will visit Mexico
before he returns home.
Mr. Pottle in Charge.
Fetterly & Miley have opened a factory
When questioned by The Review yester- in Dayton, O., for the tuning and repair-
E. L. Gates, the music man, of Ports-
mouth, O., is preparing for a novel event day, concerning an announcement made ing of pianos.
to take place next Saturday at his store on in a trade contemporary to the effect that
F. R. Feehan, of F. G. Smith's Brooklyn
West Second street. Mr. (rates will go to Mr. Sheridan Ostrander had assumed
Cincinnati this week and get five hundred charge of the new Wissner warerooms on branch store, died on Monday afternoon.
pieces of music, the best and latest in vo- East Fourteenth street, New York city, He was in his forty-fourth year, and leaves
cal and instrumental. Some good singer Mr. Pottle, the manager, said: "So far as a widow and three children. Mr. Feehan
I am aware, there is absolutely no truth
and player will be secured for the day and in
the statement. Mr. Ostrander is a was a capable business man and highly es-
will play or sing any of the pieces upon salesman at the warerooms in Brooklyn. teemed by his employers, associates, and
request. It will be an informal, all-day I cannot imagine how such an unauthor- friends.
musicale, to which everybody is invited, ized assertion could have been made, or
The biggest freight car that ever went to
and will be a good opportunity to hear the who made it. At any rate, to the best of
latest songs and know what they are before my knowledge and belief, it has no founda- the Pacific coast arrived in Portland one
purchasing.
tion in fact." Business is reported good. day last week, bearing twenty-five pianos