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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
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from San Francisco. In the year 1873 a legion of customers and friends, who are
man from Massaclmsetts came to Cali- making it evident that they are going to
fornia with chronic liver complaint. He keep him in mind this fall.
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searched all over the coast for a mineral
spring to cure the disease, and finally
A MONG the recent publications of No-
. found down in the San Joaquin valley a * * vello, Ewer & Co., this city, is a new
spring-, the waters of which almost in- and revised edition of " T h e Child Voice
stantly cured him. He thereupon started in Singing," by Francis E. Howard, su-
a sanitarium, and people all over the world pervisor of music in the public schools and
came and were quickly cured. Last year choir-master of St. John's 'and Trinity
this man died, and so powerful had been Churches, Bridgeport, Conn.
In this
the action of the waters that they had to work, the child voice is treated from a
take his liver out and kill it with a club. physiological and a practical standpoint.
Yours truly, Edison."
It is ably written, copiously illustrated and
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covers the ground in a thorough manner,
•"THERE are few more interesting con- and is especially valuable for instruction
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F. Tway, of the W. F. Tway Piano Co., choirs. [138 pages, 75 cents.]
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who represent the Hallet & Davis piano in
this city. He is not only thoroughly TTHE Progress Club, of this city, are to
posted on piano matters, but his literary
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tastes are so catholic, that it matters little they having engaged Sauer for his second
what topic is treated of he is certain to dis- American appearance. A repetition of
play his erudition—always from a broad that notable event, which will take place
gauge standpoint.
at the Metropolitan Opera House on Janu-
A casual chat with Mr. Tway is usually ary 10th, and which will be the American
enjoyed because it is educating and stimu- debut of Sauer, will be given—even the
lating. In his delightfully furnished ware- same program will be adhered to as near
rooms this week he spoke optimistically as possible. The Knabe piano will, of
about present and prospective business course, be used.
conditions. There is an excellent demand
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for the Hallet & Davis pianos, sales are TT is one of the phenomena of musical
growing in number and callers are becom- * history that, while orchestral, operatic
ing pleasingly frequent.
and other branches of music were in their
During his connection with the trade of infancy in Bach's day, and have developed
this city, Mr. Tway has built up a loyal since then, Bach brought organ music to
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its climax, says Alexandre Guilmant, the
celebrated French organist and composer.
He was not the small source whence flowed
a rivulet which in time was to expand into
a small stream; he was the broad stream
itself. The word "Bach," in German,
means a brook, which led a famous Ger-
man composer to say punningly that this
great master was not a Bach, but an
ocean.
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DADEREWSKI is said to have at last
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completed his Polish opera, says the
Evening Post. His fingers are all right,
and he can still do more with the two he
was reported to have lost than most other
pianists can with their ten. It is the brain
that does it. Otherwise, too, the great
pianist is said to be in excellent health.
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T H E purpose of an invention which has
lately been patented in England is to
impart a soft, full tone to zithers, which is
purported to be attained by the use of
glass rods as frets for these musical in-
struments. These glass rods may possess
any desired thickness, and the strings are
stretched over them in the usual manner.
The musical effect attained with such a
zither is said to be quite astonishing.
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Retail and wholesale business with the
Everett Piano Co. in this city continues to
be exceedingly active. There is at pres-
ent quite a call for grands; at the factory
in Boston, the grand department is being
rushed to fill the demand.
for three-quarters of a Century
The Lindeman Piano has been before the public, growing in reputation
and merit with the years. To-day it stands as a splendid example
of all that is latest and best in correct
piano building. Whether viewed from
the standpoints of tone, design, finish or
method of manufacture, dealers will find
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Cindeman Piano of '0$
a trade maker and a money maker—
just the instrument to satisfy purchas-
ers and augment reputation. There
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can be no experiment with the Linde-
man. Its status is defined and assured. Prices will be found right.
Correspondence is invited.
Lindeman & 5 o n s Piano Co., 548=50 West 23d St., New York,
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