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V O L . XXVII. No. 2 0 . Published Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 3 East Fourteenth Street. New York, Nov. 12,1898.
New Branches of the Cable
Piano Co.
The Cable Piano Co. are perfecting their
plans to make a vigorous campaign all over
the country. Branch houses have been
already established in Cincinnati, Colum-
bus, Atlanta, Fort Worth, St. Paul and
other localities, and the first of the year
will see the signs of the Cable Piano Co.
over extensive establishments in St. Louis,
Kansas City and Milwaukee. The new
move means very much to the piano trade
of those communities, for the Chicago
Cottage Organ Co., which is the motive
power behind the ramifications of the
Cable system, are not content with ac-
cepting conditions as they are, but will
make conditions for themselves. Their
ambition knows no limitations and their
energy is irresistible. In each one of
the cities where a branch of the Cable
Piano Co. has been established competition
has been keen, but it is always based on
the honorable lines of business. The piano
trade realize what the Cable energy means.
To-day the Cable system, as it is generally
known, is one of the most perfect in the
business. Better yet, every detail of it
is infused with the enthusiasm and the
earnestness of President H. D. Cable of
the Cable Piano Co. and the Chicago Cot-
tage Organ Co. In every phase it is a
remarkable organization, and when these
new branches are established and in perfect
working order the piano trade may look
for some surprising results.—The Indicator.
New Process For Cutting Inlay
Wood.
Until now the inlays for the marqueterie
ornamentation of pianos have been cut
out at most 8 or 10 deep, for the edges of
the patterns have been found to lose their
sharp outline if more than this number
were cut out at once. We hear, says our es-
teemed London contemporary, Music, that
the cabinetmaker, Herr Wallmichrath, of
Diisseldorf, has discovered a solution
which, when the veneers are boiled in it,
renders them so soft and pliable that a
considerably larger number can now be
cut through with the greatest ease with-
out the outline suffering in the least. The
solution acts also as a preservative of the
natural color of the wood. Further, by
using it,' wood which was formerly of no
value for marqueterie work, can now be
used for this purpose.
An Emerton Enthusiast.
$2.00 PER YEAR.
SINGLE COPIES, 10 CENTS.
Chickering & Sons' Triumph.
A bit of news in the local world of music
is the purchase by the Trustees of the Col-
lege of Music of a complete equipment of
Chickerings.
The Chickering & Sons grand pianos,
Recently in our travels among the deal- will, therefore, be found in the rooms of
ers we were chatting with an Emerson en- the professors of that institution hereafter,
thusiast, and we may as well remark here evidencing a gratifying satisfaction on
that all Emerson dealers are Emerson en- their part of that particular make.
thusiasts. In the course of our conversa-
W. G. Woodmansee & Co., local repre-
tion he remarked:
sentatives of the world-renowned "Chic-
" I have had experience with a number kering," are coming in for their full share
of pianos, and I want to say that I con- of congratulations.
sider the Emerson one of the most profit-
The history of the Chickering piano and
able instruments that I have ever handled. house of Chickering & Sons, dating, as
In fact, my admiration for the Emerson they do, from before the days of Chopin,
piano has increased each year that I have Mendelssohn, Schumann and Wagner, shows
handled it. I am, as you know, a practical a record absolutely without parallel.—Cin-
man and I know a good piano, and if cinnati, O., Commercial-Tribune.
any better material can be found in
any piano than is in the Emerson then I
The "Sterling" Piano.
am not aware of it. I have in my section
a steady Emerson trade—a trade which is
The Sterling Co., of Derby, Conn., are
rapidly growing because every purchaser at present manufacturing and disposing of
has become an Emerson agent, so to speak. more pianos than at any period in the his-
In other words, he does considerable talk- tory of their business. The Sterling wares
ing in my favor and naturally all things are growing in popularity and much of
count, particularly when it is for the good." this is due to the efforts of the manufac-
We have had on numerous occasions turers to constantly improve their instru-
practically the same expressions as above ments.
stated to us by other dealers. The fact is
the Emerson piano is a strong trade favor- Wissner Hall Inaugural Concert.
ite. There are other reasons for this, be-
One of the most notable musical affairs
cause back of every successful enterprise of the season in the " City of Churches,"
there must be worth, and there is great will be the inaugural concert at Wissner
big solid worth in every Emerson piano Hall, Fulton, cor. Flatbush avenue, next
produced.
Tuesday evening, Nov. 15th. The artists
The builders of the Emerson piano have engaged for the occasion include the Misses
carefully eschewed everything which savors Rose and Ottilie Sutro, the renowned en-
of the cheap in the construction of their semble pianists, who are unique in that
instruments. They have utilized all known domain of art, Leo Schulz, formerly 'cello
methods to produce perfect pianos, mar- soloist of the Boston Symphony, and now
keting them at figures harmonious with soloist of the New York Orchestra ; Victor
correct values. Now that the cheap craze Baillard, baritone, and Robert Thallon, ac-
is, to a certain extent, dying out, we may companist. The program is an unusually
expect a stronger demand for those instru- interesting one. The concert promises to
ments of merit—of high grade—of con- be a great social and musical success.
scientious workmanship in which the Emer-
son must take high rank.
Behr Bros. & Co.
WHAT A WELL-KNOWN DEALER REMARKED
ABOUT EMERSONIAN QUALITIES REASONS
WHY AN EMERSON IS A TRADE
FAVORITE.
At a concert given recently in Darm-
stadt the Lyon & Healy harp played by
Herr Breitschuk scored a tremendous suc-
cess.
Strich & Zeidler business is active, as
usual, important shipments being fre-
quent.
The publication of testimony concerning
the merits of pianos and other instruments
is often followed by satisfactory results.
This has been notable in the matter of
Behr Bros. The recently published testi-
mony concerning the Behr products has
brought forth a number of inquiries lead-
ing to desirable business.