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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
New Southern Publishing House.
Assignment in Ottawa.
C. L. Gorham & Co. to Move.
[Special to The Review.]
[Special to The Review.]
WILL CONDUCT BUSINESS ON A SMALLER SCALE
HKREAKTER MR. GORHAM EXPLAINS HIS
FUTURE PLANS—CHAS. A. WILLIAMS
WITH THE STEINERT CO.
Macon, Ga., June 8, 1897.
Macon is to have a music publishing
house. Mr. Chas. Austin, of Cuthbert, Ga.,
after looking about for a suitable location
decided upon this city as the best place
He will move to Macon on vSeptember 1
and commence the publication of his and
other composers' compositions.
In speaking of his new venture, Mr. Aus-
tin said:
"On investigation I find that about $20,-
000 annually are sent North by the State of
Georgia alone for music and while it will
be impossible to control the amount spent
in this way, still we can cross fire by sell-
ing the North the publications of Southern
composers. For many years I sold my
manuscripts to the Oliver Ditson Co., of
Boston, receiving about $25 each for my
compositions. Three years ago I learned
from reliable authority that fully $10,000
had been realized on one of my composi-
tions. I immediately set to work to pub-
lish my own pieces and in the face of every
difficulty have pushed the matter to where
1 control sixteen copyrights, and nearly
$t,ooo worth of plates."
Ottawa, June 2, 1897.
Bush, Burbright& Co., dealers in pianos,
made an assignment yesterday to J. J.
Drew. The amount of assets and liabil-
ities has not been published. It is said
that the failure is not a bad one.
Have You Seen Style " K? "
Exceptionally rich effects in piano archi-
tecture are continually sought after when
designs for new styles are prepared by
manufacturers or their experts, yet this
much desired end is not always gained.
The hand and mind of geniuses appear to
be as necessary in the production of im-
posing and artistic piano cases as they cer-
tainly are in the acoustic field and in the
perfect rendering of classical masterpieces
through the agency of these very instru-
ments.
The Vose & Sons Piano Co., of Boston,
have unquestionably displayed genius of no
uncommon order in the production of their
latest styles. One and all are without ex-
ception remarkably beautiful instruments;
not only "good to look upon," but their
tonal quality—notable for its volume and
individuality—proves conclusively that the
Made His Heart Glad.
scales embodied in these instruments are
Jacob Doll was found at his post on Thurs- the work of a skilled acoustician, who has
day when The Review called. He was secured wonderful results that delight all
doing business in his customary energetic who can appreciate a rarely beautiful tone.
way, and, as usual, had no complaints to
One of the greatest favorites of the re-
make. Even the Harlem weather of Thurs-
cent
products of the Vose house is style
day—sunshine, for a wonder—made his
K.
Dealers
who have not been fortunate
heart glad and he said as much. Good
enough
to
examine
this instrument should
business and sunshine is a healthy combin-
at
once
see
style
K. It is the talk of
ation for Harlem manufacturers.
the trade; it has made a veritable sen-
Comstock, Cheney & Co. Busy. sation. For the money no better instru-
ment can be produced.
There is an encouraging degree of activ-
ity prevalent at the Comstock, Cheney &
Co. factories at Ivoryton, Conn. It bodes
well for the trade of this country when
this immense plant, devoted to actions,
keys, hammers, etc., is kept so well occu-
pied. It is a distinct tribute to the
goods turned out by this distinguished
firm of manufacturers. Judging from the
trade so far this year, the prospects are that
Autoharp. Chas. F.
Zimmermann,
Comstock, Cheney & Co. will be able to
boast of an immense increase in their out- Philadelphia, Pa., assignor to C. F. Zim-
put for '97, as compared with previous mermann Co. of Dolgeville, N. Y. Patent
No. 583,162, dated May 25, '96.
years.
This invention relates to an improve-
Roth & Engelhardt.
ment in harps or zitherns. What is claimed
Mr. Roth, of Roth & Engelhardt, who as new in this invention is the combination
left last week for a Western business with a harp, of a bar or manual arranged
tour returned on Monday last. Work transversely across the strings thereof,
at St. Johnsville is plentiful.
The movably connected to the harp, and pro-
vided with a hammer or sounder (one or
special action features referred to in a more) movable independently of the bar
recent issue of The Review are, it is said, or manual, the lower surface of said bar or
greatly appreciated among piano makers. manual being arranged in a plane parallel
Those who use the Roth & Engelhardt to the plane of the strings and being
actions have much to say in the way of made to maintain such parallelism during
commendation.
the movement of the bar or manual.
THE
CELEBRATED
STEGER
n
[Special to The Review.]
Worcester, Mass., June 7, 1897.
An important item of news which was
made public to-day is the leasing of the
Gorham Building, 458-62 Main street, for a
long ^term of years to the John C. Mac-
Innes Co. They will take possession on
August 1st. Mr. Gorham has been in busi-
ness in this location for over thirty years.
Speaking of the change Mr. Gorham
said: "We shall continue our business
uninterrupted the same as we have for the
past 32 years in all the various departments,
except possibly the sheet music. The
leading features of our business will be
dealing in fine pianos, renting pianos,
repairing pianos.
"This is our plan. We have at my resi-
dence, No. 87 Pleasant street, opposite
Clinton street, and a short distance from
Main street, a large carriage house, 30 by
40 feet, two floors, which will give us a
space of 3,000 feet—ample room to place 50
pianos. This has been shut up for some
time, when we disposed of our teams. The
building is as well constructed as many
houses and we shall at once remodel the
whole and fit it up for our warerooms,
which, when completed, will be light,
cheerful, and, we believe, excellent and
convenient for our needs. One plan under
consideration is to raise our house and
cover the entire lot, 100 by 70, with a fine
store and warerooms. This would give us
7,000 square feet floor space. For the pres-
ent, the former plan will be adopted. We
must give the John C. Maclnnes Co. pos-
session Aug. 1."
Judging from the foregoing statement,
Mr. Gorham will confine hisbusiness largely
for some time to come to renting and re-
pairing.
In connection with the proposed changes,
your readers will be interested to learn
that Charles A. Williams, so long connect-
ed with Mr. Gorham, and identified with
the musical interests of the city for 18
years, will associate himself with the M.
Steinert & Sons Co.
Weber=Wheelock Co.
Visitors to the Weber-Wheelock ware-
rooms are now both frequent and liberal of
outlay. The progress of the business in
the wholesale department has been noted
in The Review from time to time. In this
connection it may be mentioned that each
day brings new assurances of support,
many of them coupled with substantial
orders. The retail department, as the
result of assiduous effort, is rapidly devel-
oping and promises highly satisfactory re-
turns during the^balance of this year.
PIANOS
PATENTED 1892.
are noted for their fine singing quality or
tone and great durability.
The mo»(
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