Music Trade Review -- © mbsi.org, arcade-museum.com -- digitized with support from namm.org
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
A Great Favorite—The Everett Grand. * >
nanl
?
B R a m o s Co
chartered.
[Special to The Review.]
Richmond, Va., June 19, 1897.
Judge Wellford to-day granted the Manly
B. Ramos Co. a charter to do business.
The new concern is a joint stock company,
formed for the purpose of doing a musical
instrument business. The capital stock of
the company shall be not less than $1,000
nor more than $15,000, divided into shares
of $50 each. The officers are: President,
Dr. L. Thurston, Pittsburg, Pa.; vice pre-
sident, T. Wiley Davis; secretary and
treasurer, Manly B. Ramos; directors, T.
Wiley Davis, M. Lee Ferguson, James L.
Holmes, New York; Dr. L. Thurston,
Pittsburg, and T. J. Nichols, Manchester.
The "Traveler's" Song Contest.
The instruments at present emanating
from]the factory of the Everett Piano Co.,
Boston, afford absolute proof of the pro-
gressive policy of this house. Not only do
they maintain the acceptedly high standard
of (excellence which has always distin-
guished these products, but it may be said
they surpass all previous efforts. This is
evident in all departments—in design, in
scale, in finish—in all that goes to make a
high grade piano that will withstand the
criticism of the ultra-skeptical. Personal
investigation of the latest Everett products
in grands and uprights will confirm the
foregoing.
Perhaps the most popular of the Everett
grands is style " 20," an illustration of
which appears herewith. It contains full
seven and one-third octaves, with agraffe
throughout; three strings to each note from
treble to bass; overstrung bass; double
braced iron frame; of improved construc-
tion, securing maximum strength; ivory
keys; triple repeating action; tone sustain-
ing pedal; case richly ebonized and with
hand-carved ornaments; two extra bead
mouldings resting on console formed by
handsome carved legs and supporting
frame; carved lyre; adjustable scroll music
desk; bevel edge stop with continuous
nickel plate hinge. Length, 6 feet 2 ^
inches; width, 5 feet % inch. This instru-
ment is made in a variety of woods accord-
ing to order.
Bronson Electro Bronze Panels.
arts. By use of electro process they are
cast light enough not to be detrimental to
the piano on account of weight.
Panels can be made to order from special
designs for the manufacturer, or special
designs will be furnished by the Homer D.
Bronson Co. In these days when handsome
case designs are in demand manufactur-
ers cannot overlook these specialties as an
aid to lending an artistic and original charm
to piano architecture.
Some really magnificent designs of elec-
tro bronze panels are now being turned out
by the Homer D. Bronson Co. of Beacon
Falls, Conn. The designs are numerous
enough to please the varied tastes of manu-
facturers; some are entirely original, and
whether estimated from artistic or util-
itarian standpoints the effects are beauti-
ful; in fact no better specimen of modeled
work could be designed or finished.
The Bronson perforated bronze panels
are unique as a means of adding to the at-
tractiveness of a piano. A trial is only
necessary to convince the most skeptical of
their practical, value, durability and super-
ior finish and beauty.
Made of bronze, a metal of great strength
and reliability, their lasting qualities are
unequaled; being of metal they are sus-
ceptible to almost any finish known to the
Barnes Buys an Interest.
Everitt K. Barnes, son of G. K. Barnes,
of the Smith & Barnes Piano Co., Chicago,
has purchased the small goods and sheet
music departments of J. W. and A. E.
Groves, Madison, Wis. The Messrs. Groves
will devote their entire time to the piano
and organ trade, in which lines their busi-
ness has so increased as to justify the
change Mr. Barnes is a thorough musician
and a composer of ability.
Some months ago The Boston Traveler
announced the details of a "song contest."
This was done with a realization that many
good songs are written which are never
published, from the fact that their authors
do not have any means of reaching the
music publishers. It was stated that the
prize would be the publication free of all
expense, of the best song in each of
three classes: (1) Descriptive, (2) senti-
mental, (3) comic. The Traveler arranged
with the Bendix Music Publishing Co., of
Cambridge, to publish the successful com-
positions in the best possible manner, free
of all expense, paying the customary roy-
alties to the composers. The contest was
a success from the first, and toward the last
days of the competition the songs were
poured into The Traveler office by the
hundreds. The contest was restricted to
unrecognized song writers, and for that
reason some of the songs submitted were
ineligible to a prize for the reason that the
music was by writers who could not be
classed otherwise than as professionals.
The judges were George Lowell Tracy,
John M. Flockton and Theodore Bendix,
all well-known local musicians and ccm-
posers of note, and after careful insp ction
of the words and music submitted they se-
lected the following as prize winners: Des-
criptive: "Teddy's Letter," words and mu-
sic by Frank Gaylord ; sentimental: "Dear
Heart, I Love You So," song for soprano
or tenor, words by Walter G. Davis, mu-
sic by Frank O. Mason; comic: coon song,
"Aunt Dinah's Jubilee," words and music
by Walter I. Dolbeare.
About thirty-five songs were considered
worthv of "honorable mention."
Cole's Line of Veneers.
Manufacturers of pianos, ever on the
lookout for rich effects in veneers, consider
themselves very fortunate if able to secure
first choice on arrival of important ship-
ments. When The Review called recently
at the office of Isaac I. Cole & Son, it was
learned that a number of valuable ship-
ments had been received within a brief
period. These include a number of logs
from which exceptionally fine veneers have
been cut.