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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
One of the Sterling Co.'s Greatest Successes.
[Prepared especially for The Review.]
Organ Action. Joseph Slawik, Bloomfield,
N. J. Patent No. 599,199, dated Feb. 15,
1898.
The object of the invention is to provide
a new and improved organ-action arranged to
insure a positive and quick closing and open-
ing of the valve for the sounding device. The
claim made is:—An organ-action provided
with a diaphragm-valve adapted to open and
close a passage leading to a sounding device,
an exhaust controlled by the key and con-
nected with one side of the said valve, a
wind-chest connected with the other side
thereof, so that on pressing a key the air is
exhausted from one side of the diaphragm-
valve, and the preponderance of pressure
from the wind-chest on the other side of the
valve causes the latter to open to allow the
One of the greatest hits made by the Ster-
air from the wind-chest to pass to the sound-
ling
Co. of Derby, Conn., in their career is
ing device to sound the same, and an adjust-
the
new
Colonial style V, of which an illustra-
able stop for limiting the opening movement
tion
appears
above. This instrument is built
of the said diaphragm-valve.
on
the
most
artistic
lines, correctly balanced,
Stringed Musical Instrument.
William
and
is
so
symmetrical
and beautiful through-
Prigge, Cologne, Ger. Patent No. 598,958,
out
that
it
may
be
termed
an architectural
dated Feb. 15, 1898.
poem.
It
is
not
alone
attractive
in appear-
This invention, which is patented in Ger-
ance,
but
acoustically
it
is
most
satisfying.
many, Great Britain and France, relates to a
It
is
an
instrument
that
fascinates
the cus-
stringed instrument whose chief distinguish-
ing feature consists in the fact that whereas
in all instruments of this kind in use up to
the present the strings are at rest and the New Mathushek & Son Branches.
hand performs the motions necessary to pro-
The Mathushek & Son Piano Co. have
duce the sounds, in this case the hand, to a opened a retail piano warerooms in this city
certain extent, rests on the strings while the at 741-3 Eighth avenue. The establishment
latter are set in motion. While, furthermore, is a large one, fifty by one hundred and fifty
in the ordinary stringed instruments only one feet, and it is their intention to cater fully to
string gives the desired note, this note in con- the needs of the west-siders. They have
sequence being somewhat weak, in the instru- also opened a branch store in Burlington,
ment a considerable number of equally-tuned N. J., and it is their purpose in the near
strings are provided for each note, so that a future to open a retail warerooms on Broad-
great increase of sound, such as is demanded way, this city.
especially for artistic performances in large
halls filled with people, is obtained.
Honesty Rewarded.
The American Automatic Banjo Co., New
The Brooklyn Citizen, in last Sunday's
York, was granted a trade mark, No. 31,245,
issue, devoted considerable space to extolling
dated Feb. 15, on the arbitrary word " E n -
William Henry, a piano mover, employed by
core,".to be used on the instruments which
Anderson & Co., Brooklyn, piano dealers.
this company manufacture.
It seems that he found near the warerooms
William Tonk & Bro. of New York was
on Fulton street a fat pocketbook containing
granted trade mark No. 31,244, dated Feb.
some fifty-six dollars and an endorsed check
15, on the arbitrary words "Beau Ideal,"
for twenty dollars, which was accompanied
and other accompanying words which appear
by the address of the loser. Thus Henry
on a label intended to be used upon boxes
was confronted with a temptation which
containing strings for musical instruments;
would cause many men to stray from the
also for advertising purposes.
path of rectitude. He failed to fall, however.
Taylor & Avery succeed Christopher & He sought his employer and unfolded to him
the story of his find. He asked a loan of ten
Taylor, music dealers, Olympia, Wash.
tomer, therefore is much in demand by deal-
ers in all parts of the country. It is little
wonder that the Sterling Co. are making a
progress at the present day which has ex-
ceeded the expectations of their best friends.
With a line of styles, of which the Colonial is
only one example, and with ample capital
and splendid facilities, the Sterling Co. are
going to be heard from during '98 as never
before.
cents carfare to reach the party's house who
lost it. The money was forthcoming.
Of course, in a story of this kind, it is gen-
erally the case that the honest person is re-
warded with a present of a half dollar or a
smile ; William Henry's honesty was better
appreciated. The lady who owned the pock-
etbook was so surprised and gratified at his
honesty that she gave him twenty-five dollars.
William Henry is now indulging in many
hitherto unknown luxuries, and his fellow
citizens know him as " a n honest man."
The Piano Case Competition.
John W. Northrop, manager of the Emer-
son Piano Co.'s Chicago house, has extended
the time for submitting designs in the piano
case competition from March 15th to April
1st. Ten additional prizes in money will be
offered, so that those who fail to get the
Emerson upright to be given as the chief
prize will be rewarded in cash for any trouble
they may have gone to. This will mean a
big roster of competitors.
Prominent business men and capitalists in
different parts of the country are expressing
themselves against the plan of giving free
sites for manufacturing industries, on the
principle that a prosperous business will not
go begging, unless under some unavoidable
circumstances.
New England Piano Co.
No.
• 3 * MAIN OFFICE, 601 WASHINGTON ST., BOSTON,
No. 262-54 Wabash Avenue
.WAREROOMS.
601
Washington
Street
BOSTON
No. 98 Fifth Avenue,
NEW YORK
CHICAGO