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Praises the Baehr Mandolin.
MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
Wm. Knabe & Co.
The business report for the present week ONE OF THE GREAT INDUSTRIES OF BALTI-
MORE POPULAR INSTRUMENTS.
at the Eugene B. Baehr & Bro. warerooms
is decidedly encouraging. Strong indorse-
The factories of Wm. Knabe & Co., situ-
ments of the new patent mandolin are ated at the intersection of West, Cross and
being received with gratifying frequency. Eutaw streets, this city, are prominent
In a letter just received from Lange & among the renowned and first-class piano
Minton, Burlington, Iowa, it says: "Sam- establishments of the world, says the Balti-
ple No. 25 of your new Baehr patent man- more News. Branch houses are located in
dolin just arrived. We are very much all the cities of the country and numerous
pleased with same and so are a number of agencies abroad. The Baltimore factories,
our best soloists who called to see them. which are massive in character, cover, with
The mandolin is excellent, and as we are the lumber yards, nearly four acres of
curious to see what your other styles are, ground. They are lighted by electricity
please select five others and make us best and heated by steam. There are seven
terms. We will advertise and make a run steam elevators and three engines and six
on them."
boilers, aggregating over 700 horse power.
Indications of an immense fall busi- They employ some 750 mechanics. Messrs.
ness are arriving by every mail in the shape Knabe make in these factories every por-
of inquiries and orders. It is believed tion of their instruments themselves, under
that 1897-8 will be a red-letter period in their own patents and from their own
the firm's history.
designs.
Knabe pianos are the preference of many
J. C. Freeman, head of Lyon & Healy's of the most distinguished artists of the
violin department, who returned last week world. In the schools and colleges of the
from Europe, secured some fine examples United States they are very popular, espe-
of the works of the old masters during his cially in the South. They are to be seen
tour on the continent.
in the educational institutions of Baltimore
The
Sch wander..
WORLD
RENOWNED
PIANO FORTE
ACTION
HERRBURGER & CO.
and Maryland. Messrs. Knabe & Co. sup-
ply the school system of New York and
Brooklyn, 125 out of 195 being Knabe
pianos. The contract to furnish the schools
of Greater New York with pianos has lately
been awarded and the Messrs. Knabe & Co.
secured the commission. The firm also
supply the schools of Japan and furnish the
Hawaiian high school. The New England
Conservatory of Music, Boston, and the
Peabody Conservatory of Music, Balti-
more, both use Knabe pianos.
HENRY KELLER & SONS.
Henry Keller & Sons
MANUFACTURERS OF
UPRIGHT * PIANOS
RIDER AVE. AND 141ST ST., West of Third Ave.
NEW YORK
Dealers securing territory will be fully protected.
THE
"Brilliant" Sign Letter
( ATTRACTIVE
T H E MOST \ EFFECTIVE
( HANDSOME
and the best advertising letter that can be
placed on a window. Nothing but the bet-
ter class of trade use them.
THE
AUG. PALLE, SOLE AGENT FOR UNITED STATES AND CANADA
STEPHEN PAKKER.
BRILLIANT SIGN LETTER CO.
468 Sixth Ave. Cor. 28th St.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK FACTORY
PARIS FACTORY
88 Lincoln Avenue
16 Rue de l'Evangile
On receipt of a Postal Card enquiry we will call and submit
you design and price on your work.
....THE....
THE ANN ARBOR
CO . ,
HAGEN & RUEFER PIANOS
Are made to satisfy the desire of the buying public.
Honest in construction, tasteful in design ; touch, flan ufact urers
High Grade :
light and elastic, and its musical quality unsurpassed.
The price is low, making it just the right instrument
for dealers who wish to make money, while building
up a good reputation.
WRITE FOR PARTICULARS AND
. . . TERRITORY TO THE FACTORY AT
PETERBORO, N. H.
ANN ARBOR ORGAN CO.,
-%-^ANN ARBOR, MICH.
HAMMACHER, •
SCHLEMMERsCO.
Write UT 1897 Catalogue of N«w Styles. . . .
DETMER MUSIC CO,
JOBBERS
of all kinds
Musical Merchandise,
Sheet Huslc,
Books, Etc.
621 Wabash Avenue,
— — CHICAGO
Highest Grade Pianofortes
(WREST-PIN AND STRINGER SYSTEMS.)
LISZT, CHURCH, CHAPEL and PARLOR
ORGANS.