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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
Praise the Strich & Zeidler
Piano.
CRITICAL OPINION CONCEDE ITS HIGH STAND-
ING.
The publication in the last issue of The
Review,of a spirited expression of opinion
by a Western man concerning the Strich &
Zeidler new style H, in which the new
Zeidler grand scale has been introduced,
has called forth a number of additional
hearty indorsements from those who have
examined the S. & Z. products and tested
them critically.
This is very satisfactory, and demon-
strates the sincerity of the expert opinion
already published. It is a pleasure for
The Review to place such records in evi-
dence whenever the products themselves
are up to the standard claimed for them.
There is no doubt whatever under this
heading in the matter of Strich & Zeidler
pianos, whether grands or uprights.
The partners in the firm are practical,
sincere men, proud of the reputation
they have already made and determined
to keep up to the high ideals they have
set for themselves. One important factor
in their success is their frankness. The
factory doors are always latched on the
outside for visitors who call in good
faith. They are made welcome, and
their questions are answered fully, truth-
fully, and without hesitation.
Neppert & flartin.
GEO.
P. NEPPERT, THE WELL-KNOWN STOCK
AND SCARF MAN, TAKES E. N. MARTIN
INTO PARTNERSHIP.
E. N. Martin, formerly with Wm. F.
Hasse, has entered into partnership with
Geo. P. Neppert, the well-known stool and
scarf man of this city, and will carry on
business under the firm name of Neppert
& Martin. It is the intention of the new
firm, who are at present located at 240
West Twenty-third street, to remove ere
long to a more central location, probably
13 E. Fourteenth St. Both members of
the firm are competent, energetic men,
and success should alight on their banner.
O. W. Williams' Change.
JOHN
CHURCH
CO. SECURE
PIANO EXPERT.
A
POPULAR
Last Monday the Commercial Tribune
exclusively mentioned the withdrawal of
Mr. O. W. Williams from the Hockett-
Puntenney Co. A very large number of
friends of this popular member of the
piano trade will be interested in the news
that he has perfected arrangements with
the John Church Co., and will enter on his
new duties at once. Mr. Williams leaves
Sunday night for Boston on a visit to the
Everett and Harvard piano factories, for
the purpose of acquainting himself with
the goods of the great company he is to
serve. He will also visit the New York
headquarters of the Church Co. and talk
Everett a while.—Cincinnati Commercial,
Jan. 9, 1898,
Poole Progress.
Gilt-Edged /Eolian Stock
WONDERFUL ADVANCE MADE BY THE POOLE
CO. IN '97—FAVORABLE PROSPECTS FOR ' 9 8 .
IN DEMAND BY NEW YORK'S
MILLIONAIRES.
A piano that has gained a tremendous
.hold upon the good will of the trade is
that made by the Poole Piano Co. of Bos-
ton. Although before the public for a
brief period comparatively speaking, it
has won its way in popularity in all sec-
tions of the country to such an extent that
during the last four months of '97 an
enlargement of the factory was necessary,
and yet it was almost impossible to fill
orders. Working far into the night was
compulsory. This impetus has not slack-
ened to any marked extent.
Talking with Mr. Poole on Monday in
The Review sanctum he said: " We hava
not felt the usual after holiday dullness
this year. We have made some heavy
shipments during the past week, and the
prospects for '98 are as favorable as we
could expect."
There are several good reasons why the
Poole piano has become popular. Mr.
Poole is a clever piano man, who has made
a study of just what the trade requires
in the line of pianos. He has endeavored
to give the best possible values at a rea-
sonable price. He has turned out some
specially attractive cases, and has aimed
in every way to make the Poole piano an
instrument that will not only be the equal
of but superior to any "in its class." The
latest styles turned out by the Poole Piano
Co. are trade and money makers, and that
is the universal opinion of dealers hand-
ling the Poole.
About the close of this month Mr. Poole
will leave on an extended Western trip.
He will bring the Poole to the attention of
a great many dealers who, perhaps, have
overlooked investigating it. In the mean-
time dealers should not wait for Mr.
Poole to call, but should correspond with
the manufacturers, at 5 Appleton street,
Boston, and ask for illustrations of the
'98 Pooles. They are eighteen karat fine
and no mistake.
Basing an opinion on the progress made
by the Poole Piano Co. during the past
year, it is safe to predict a fifty per cent,
increase in output during 1898. This will
be the reward of intelligence, industry and
enterprise.
During The Review's usual round of
visits this week, it was learned at the
^Eolian warerooms that F. G. Bowne, presi-
dent of the Singer Co., and one of the
shrewdest and most enterprising of New
York's millionaires, dropped in at the
^Eolian offices a few days ago and asked if
any of the ^Eolian shares were available
for purchase.
An answer being given in the affirmative,
Mr. Bowne expressed his desire to buy,
and at once purchased a big block of
stock—big enough to place him among the
leading shareholders. It is a sure sign of
prosperity and growing reputation in the
history of any concern, no matter what its
product, when shares are sought after by
men who have made fortunes through
sound investments.
The case of Mr. Bowne is only one among
several in which the ^ o l i a n Co. is inter-
ested. Mr. W. B. Lawrence, another very
wealthy and very shrewd New Yorker,
who could not be induced at any price to
take stock in any firm or enterprise unless
the securities were gilt-edged, is a big
shareholder in the JEolian.
The board of directors and every other
individual financially interested in the pro-
gress of the ^Eolian Co., so far as the stock
is concerned, consist entirely of men of
the same business calibre of Mr. Bowne
and Mr. Lawrence.
This presages favorably for the future
well-being of the firm, and at the same
time it is the strongest possible endorse-
ment of the management which has led the
/Eolian forces on to the success so well
earned and so abundant in promise for the
years to come.
A Remarkable Zither.
ENTERPRISING
Burns on the Road.
Frank B. Burns and his brother C. A.
Burns started Tuesday night on lengthy
business trips and rightfully anticipate big
business on the road. Mr. E. Gottschalk,
whose advent at the Burns headquarters
was noted in the last issue of The Review,
will be in charge during the absence of
the firm members. They are taking with
them some very choice samples of scarfs
and other material.
Burkhardt & Bluth of Schleusingen
(Thuringia) 'are the inventors of a new
zither which imitates half a dozen instru-
ments very successfully. The effect of the
ordinary zither is obtained by twanging
with thumb, first and middle finger; a
violin-zither by using the accompanying
bow with the hair very tight; a chord-
zither by playing it in the well-known
manner; a mandolin by using a thumb-
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ring; a guitar by playing it with thumb
and forefinger; and a harmonium by using
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the bow slack; this latter is so astonishing
an imitation, that from the next room any
^©-Catalogue sent on application
one might be deceived.
SmiTH & BHBHES