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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
* One of Haines Bros.' Greatest Successes. *
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Hearst Orders a
cockering.
W. R. Hearst, the millionaire newspaper
proprietor, owner of the Journal and the
San Francisco Chronicle, who has been
making lively times among the papers in
"newspaper row," in this city, ordered this
week a magnificent Chickering piano to be
placed aboard his new yacht, the "Bucca-
neer." The piano is to be of special case
design of mahogany after the Renaissance
style. In the meanwhile a handsome Chick-
ering piano has been placed aboard his
craft while his special order is being
completed.
American Music Box Co. Fail.
[Special to The Review 1
Trenton, N. J., June 9, 1897.
The American Music Box Co. of Hobo-
ken have been forced to the wall. The
directors filed a hill in the Court of Chan-
cery to-day, saying that the liabilities of
the company to-day were $26,622.72 and
the assets, including the factory building
in Hoboken, would not amount to more
than $7,500. The company was authorized
by its charter to manufacture music boxes,
all kinds of musical instruments, and all
kinds of fancy metallic goods. Former
Assemblyman Nutzhorn was made receiver.
The failure is attributed to the several
municipalities throughout New Jersey
having passed ordinances prohibiting the
automatic music box, from grinding out
songs at a cent apiece in the saloons.
The above is a good representation of
the Haines Bros, new style 20, only re-
cently added to the catalogue, but already
famous. Brief mention was made last
week of a specimen seen by The Review
just before going to press. It is a large
concert upright of powerful tone and
most elaborate finish, the back being ve-
neered and polished the same as the front.
In the design of case every part tends
towards square points. All the Haines
Bros, special features are embraced in this
instrument. Any cut, however, no matter
how good, fails to do it justice.
Wm T. Bobbitt Assigns.
A. B. Chase Piano in the White
House.
LEADS DOLCE & SON TO SUE WULSCHNER & SON.
St. Louis, Mo., June 5, 1897.
Wm. T. Bobbitt, piano dealer, at 1010
Pine street, has made an assignment to V.
M. Porter, for the benefit of his creditors.
The assets and liabilities are not given.
Robert E. Collins instituted a replevin
suit against Bobbitt yesterday to recover
pianos for Decker & Son valued at about
$2,900.
The property is at the store of
the defendant. It was believed by many
that when Mr. Bobbitt moved from Olive
.street to his present location that his trade
would not follow him.
Calvin Whitney, president of the A. B.
Chase Co., Norwalk, O., received under
date of June 5 the following telegiam from
the Washington, D. C , representatives of
the company, E. F. Droop & Sons:—
"We delivered President McKinley's
Chase piano yesterday afternoon. By order
of Mrs. McKinley it was placed in her pri-
vate apartments at the west end of the
White House. President and Mrs. Mc-
Kinley are greatly pleased."
A New Weser Attachment.
The author of Padcrctvski and his Art,
Mr. Henry T. Finck, one of the most fa-
mous musical authorities of the day, in a
recent expression of opinion, emphasizes
his appreciation of the ^Eolian's orchestral
completeness by pointing out its effect on
professors of music when they first hear
its rendition of any air with which they are
familiar.
"Its capacity to play all the
notes of a full score * * * amazes and
delights educated musicians when they first
hear this instrument." No wonder. What
would our grandfathers and the music
masters of their time have said had they
been told that a time would shortly arrive
when every operatic and popular air might
be perfectly reproduced through the medi-
um of a roll of perforated paper passing
around an innocent looking wooden cylin-
der of diminutive proportions?
Indianapolis, Ind., June 7, 1897.
The error of a young woman typewriter
in a New York office is the cause of a suit
being brought in the Marion Superior
Court against Emil Wulschner & Son,
music dealers. The suit is to enforce the
terms of an alleged contract. The plaintiff
is the wholesale house of Alfred Dolge &
Son, of New York. In April, 1896, Wul-
schner & Son desired to purchased a lot of
autoharps and harmonettes, instruments
that have lately become very popular in
all parts of America.
The Indianapolis firm opened negotia-
tions with the New York house, and agreed
to purchase $1,000 worth of these instru-
ments at a special discount. The New
York people sent on their price list, which
was accepted by the defendants. After-
wards the plaintiffs discovered that their
typewriter or clerk in making a copy of the
price list had made an error, listing part of
the goods too low. They say the list gave
the wholesale price of the No. 1 autoharp
at a price at which the harmonette should
have been quoted. The plaintiffs say the
defendants must have known of the error
when the list was submitted. Judgment
for $1,700 is demanded.
[Special to The Review.]
Business with Weser Bros, is not what
can be called booming but they are having
a nice steady trade. In a week or ten
days, this firm will place a new mandolin
attachment on the market which is ex-
pected to make the sensation of the year.
Why Goepel flakes Headway.
The Cioepel products and specialties,
particularly the Wolff "Eagle Brand"
music wire, Julius Klinke's "Diamond
Brand" tuning pins, and Allen's patent
piano casters, are in good demand just now.
One of the. reasons for the phenomenal
success of the Goepel firm is their promp-
titude and unfailing courtesy in dealing
with those who write for prices and other
information.
An Opinion of the /Eolian.
A Typewriter's Error.
[Special to The Review.]
Wm. F. Hasse, manufacturer of piano
stools, accompanied by his daughter, left
last Tuesday for Europe by the Havel. He
will return in the early fall.