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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
Where the Steinway Banner Waves.
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HAS ALREADY ACHIEVED WORLD-WIDE CONQUEST, AND FANCY'S EYE DISCERNS THE STEINWAY
EMBLEM FLOATING OVER ALL LANDS
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HAS SWEPT ON TO GLORIOUS ACHIEVE-
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and it is this high standard that has made
the Steinway piano known in every civi-
lized land on the face of the earth—a
credit to the firm who make it and to this
f a i r l a n d of OUrS
EVEN ALL THE IMPERIAL RULERS OF EUROPE HAVE
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FALLEN UNDER ITS BENEFICENT SWAY.
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George P. Bent Wins.
?HILE the land is gay
with bunting—while
the vStars and Stripes
float proudly to the
breeze in every city
and hamlet - of our
land—while the in-
spiring notes of the
fife and drum are
heard, as the patriot-
ic sons of America
go forth to battle
with a foreign foe, it
is a time peculiarly
fitting that The Re-
view should echo the popular spirit of the
day and go forth to its readers clad, as it
were, in the national colors, red, white
and blue.
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It seems particularly frr^g, too, that
the name of Steinway should be emblaz-
oned across the patriotic cover of The
Review. Fitting—because it represents
trade patriotism, trade honor, trade integ-
rity. Fitting—more especially so at this
time as America sweeps on to her world-
wide conquests; sweeps on to her glorious
destiny, to that time when the sun shall
never set on the land where the starry em-
blem of the republic floats.
In this respect the banner of Steinway
has preceded that of America, because it
may be truthfully said that the peerless
Steinway instrument has already con-
quered all lands, that distant countries
of the globe have all come under the sway
of the imperial Steinway emblem. Whether
in the older countries' of Europe, or in this
grand and imperial nation, whether in the far
East in the dying splendors of Asiatic rule,
or where Japan's crimson disk rises to meet
the flag of the republic in the far off isles
of spice, there Fancy's eye discerns the
Steinway signal fluttering proudly aloft.
' v Our national,, colors are symbolical of
Steinway virtues. The white—typical of
that wondrous purity of tone which capti-
vates all listeners.
The red—illustrative of that tonal fire
and brilliancy which has been so clearly
portrayed by the world's greatest artists. ,
The blue—that unswerving loyalty, that
unvarying evenness of tone which wins
and retains the admiration of all.
The Steinway's world-wide conquest has
not been gained without a struggle. Back
of it was a laudable ambition to impress
the Old World with the achievements of
the New; thus artistic worth, so well ex-
emplified in the Steinway, has~commanded
recognition and support in all lands.
To eulogize the Steinway products at
any length would be like gilding refined
gold, for their musical merits are no longer
questioned. To have attained such a posi-
tion is certainly marvellous; if we seek the
reasons, they are not hard to find.
Steinway & Sons from the early days of
their existence as a firm, have constantly
and conscientiously adhered to the high-
est standard of production. They hav$
been utterly oblivious to -ever-changing
and ofttinaes demoralizing events in the
trade field which have largely influenced
many firms toward a change of manufac-
turing policy.
They have recognized that their craft
is part of a great art industry, hence have
developed an'd kept alive the artistic side
of their business. By this means their in-
struments, and indeed the entire industry,
have won a prestige and especial value
entirely unknown in other lines of manu-
facture.
The high aims of the Steinway house
have not only accentuated the reputation
of the firm, but they have, moreover, pre-
served the piano trade, inasmuch as they
have in a measure been influential in con-
verting the pessimistic from the belief that
this great industry was not going to the
dogs, notwithstanding the trying commer-
cial crises which we have gone through in
recent years.
One of our leading manufacturers has
well said that " t h e Steinway house has
been the bulwark of the piano trade," and
certainly all must admit that the consistent
occupation of a plane peculiarly their own,
and their adherence to a line of policy
which has . given them a remarkable
prestige, have shed lustre on the industry
and stimulated others to high achieve-
ments.
Dealers have ever considered it an
honor to represent the Steinway, and this
pride in the Steinway piano has been a
stimulus to the active personalities inter-
ested in the Steinway corporation, and the
trade in general. It is this pride in the
name which has stimulated the firm to the
very highest standards that skill and
money can accomplish in manufacturing,
DECISION
IN NEW YORK CITY ON
TRAL ATTACHMENT.
ORCHES-
The suit which I instituted in the
United States Circuit-Court for the.So.uth-
em Digtri^t q£ Njbw Yord against A. B. de
Frece, • receiver-^of the Automaton Piano
Co., and Emile Klaber as defendants, for
infringement of my patent No. 533,661,
issued February 5, 1895, for an orches-
tral attachment, has been decided in my
favor by Judge Wallace. The decision
orders a decree in my favor adjudging va-
lidity and infringement of the patent with
a!a injunction and recovery of damages.
, I t will be seen by this that my patent on
my orchestral attachment has been sus-
tained by one of the most experienced
patent judges in the country, in a suit
which was commenced more than two
years ago.
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The merits of my orchestral attachment
have long been acknowledged, and I most
respectfully and sincerely hope that my
patent will be f^^yfrespected in the future.
• My orchesfraV. attachment is only legit-
imately used on iri^ " Crown " piano.
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v George P. Bent.
Edison Display.
At the Electrical Exhibition, which is at-
tracting so much attention at the Madison
Square Garden these days, there is being
displayed a magnificent line of Edison
phonographs in all styles and prices. They
have attracted considerable attention, and
much good must result. In fact the Edi-
son display at the exhibition is one of the
finest in the Garden. It is unusually in-
teresting and illustrates the wonderful de-
velopments in the electrical field.
Major C. F. Howes, traveling repre-
sentative of the Mason & HamlinCo., is
making some excellent connections for the
instruments which he represents.
LOOK AND LISTEN.
Yes, look at it and see an organ artistically made of the.best
materials and with the greatest skill of the most experienced work-
men. Look it all over, from pedals ^^^__^-, to music rack, and
it's just the same. ____L-~——' """ fl 1 / \ But listen! Ah, if the
look pleased you, \ ^ ^
T ^ C I tit \ ^ o w m u c n more the
tone? And yet, it \ ^^T f II {^J^M
\ isn>t strange that
fifty years of voicing \ £~ Z l f ^ ^ U
\ reec * s s n o u ^ result
in the sweet toned \ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
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Estey, ever sweeter
and clearer with each\__—
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new instrument that comes
from the factory, else what were the uses of experience?
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ESTEY ORGAN CO,,
FOR CATALOGUE/.
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