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TtfE NEW YORK
PUBLIC LIBRARY
LSNOX AND
VOL X X I V .
No. 20.
Published Every Saturday, at 3 East Fourteenth Street.
New York, May 15,1897.
of the contractors about the first of next
month. They promise to be imposing and
attractive.
[Special to The Review.]
A series of concerts has been inaugurated
Chicago, May 12, 1897.
The Story & Clark Co. have secured the at the "Crown" factory warerooms for the
premises, 231 Wabash avenue near Jackson purpose of making known to the public
street, and as soon as alterations are com- the musical qualities of the "Crown" in-
pleted a carefully selected stock of pianos struments. An excellent idea which does
and organs will be carried. The ware- credit to the originator, H. O. Fox.
rooms will be under the management of
An Imitation Schaeffer.
Mr. Phil Starck, a competent and experi-
enced manager, who should have no trou-
J. K. M. Gill, traveler for the Schaeffer
ble in building up a nice retal trade for his
Piano
Co., Chicago, received information
house with the very excellent instruments
the
other
day to the effect that another
which the Story & Clark concern are now
Schaeffer
piano
was placed on the market
building.
by
an
Eastern
concern.
He found two
John V. Steger is persistently improving
parties
East
who
were
selling
pianos
his magnificent factory plant at Steger. A
stencilled
"
Schaefer,
New
York."
He
new reservoir, with a capacity of something
served
notices
on
both
these
concerns
to
like 250,000 gallons of water, for the use of
stop
offering
such
instruments
for
sale.
the Steger and Singer factories has just
been completed. A sprinkler system will The pianos were made by the Mozart Piano
be connected with the reservoir for the Co. of New York, of which Mr. C. E.
protection of the factory and other build- Byrne is proprietor.
ings in the town against fire. The latest
Great Activity at the Knabe
information from the Steger and Singer
Factory.
companies is highly encouraging, an im-
proving condition of wholesale trade being ORDERS AHEAD FOR SIX WEEKS, AND A FULL
experienced.
FORCE OF EMPLOYEES TO WORK ALL
SUMMER.
Geo. P. Bent is expected home this
week. He is having a big success en route
Unprecedented activity is the order of
from the Pacific coast. In the principal
towns visited he has been interviewed, and the day at the Knabe headquarters in Bal-
the orchestral attachment described in re- timore. In the course of a conversation
tail. In Denver he said to the reporter of with Mr. Mayer, the genial manager of the
the Republican: "I have been to the local warerooms, on Wednesday, he said:
Pacific Coast, to Utah, to Mexico, and "Enough orders are on hand atthe present
wherever I went the Crown piano was re- time to keep the factory busy for over six
ceived with enthusiasm. I have every weeks, not to take into consideration the
reason to feel satisfied with my trip. It orders that will be received during that
time. A full factory" force of employees
has been a delightful one in every way."
During Mr. Bent's stay in Denver he will be kept at work, full time, all summer
was visited by a number of dealers who in all departments. This is absolutely
were entertained by Miss Bent, who dis- essential to catch up with the demand for
plays the different effects of the orchestral the new scale Knabe instruments.
"The different styles will be ready for
attachment with remarkable skill.
Miss Mary Wood Chase, a recent acquisi- the trade late this summer, so that all
tion to Chicago's musical ranks, will play orders can be filled in full for fall trade. A
the Mason & Hamlin piano exclusively at new catalogue is also in course of prepara-
her different recitals. She is a pupil of tion containing illustrations and descrip-
the New England Conservatory of Music tions of these styles."
In addition to the new scale instruments,
and studied in Berlin with Oscar Reif. She
an unusually elegant upright, of novel de-
intends to make Chicago her home.
Frederick Bassett, a well-known organ sign—in 'fact one of the most attractive
repairer, died at his home in this city last instruments turned out by this company—
will be ready 7 for the trade before many
Sunday night.
The Everett piano warerooms, which are months. It is destined to make a sensa-
being remodeled, will be out of the hands tion.
From the City by the Lake.
S3.00 PER Y E A R
SIN GLE COPIES, 10 CENTS
Neppert's Novelties.
HAS THE ENTIRE H0L17MAN LINE OF STOOLS,
SCARFS, COVERS A VERY CONVENIENT
DEPOT WHERE THE SUPERI? STOCK
CAN BE FOUND HAN DY FOR
THE VISITING TRADE.
Geo. P. Neppert, formerly of Neppert
Bros., New York, now represents Henry
Holtzman & Sons, manufacturers of piano
stools and scarfs, Columbus, O., who have
opened warerooms at 240 West Twenty-
third street as previously announced in The
Review.
Mr. Neppert has had a life-long experi-
ence in the stool and scarf trade, and he
proposes to keep in stock a full line of the
various goods manufactured by the Holtz-
man firm, who, by the way, are the most
extensive manufacturers in their line in
this country to-day and are known every-
where throughout the land.
The members of the Holtzman firm have
been innovators in that they have intro-
duced designs and novelties in piano scarfs
that have been recognized in the trade as
valuable. Their line of scarfs in French
and American velours and French and
American satins, tapestry, silk fringed
covers and rubber goods of all descriptions
is almost endless. Their line of piano
stools, scarfs, chairs, duet benches, and
music-desk boxes, stands, music cabinets,
are made in a variety of styles and are of
that superior quality which is true of all
Holtzman goods. They are continually
adding new novelties.
Mr. Neppert handles the entire line
manufactured by the Holtzman Co., and
his warerooms are easily accessible to the
visiting trade in New York, and as he re-
presents the factory direct, he is always in
line to quote the lowest market prices.
Fine "Weber" Display.
Additions of choice grands and uprights
in favorite styles are constantly being made
to the Weber-Wheelock exhibit on the first,
second and third floors of their warerooms.
The Recital Hall is becoming a favorite re-
sort for society people, professional musi-
cians and others who are lovers of good
music. The locality is convenient and the
interior arrangements are so tastefully
made that visitors,once over the threshold,
are reluctant to leave.