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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
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Strich & Zeidler's Reward
Will A. Watkin.
FOR CONSISTENCY IN HOLDING TO A HIGH
STANDARD OF MANUFACTURE IS FOUND
IN INCREASING APPRECIATION OF
THEIR PRODUCTS.
Mr. Will A. Watkin, of the Will A.
Watkin Music Co., Dallas, Texas, is in
town this week, and during his stay will
be the guest of J. & C. Fischer. Mr.
Watkin, who is one of the cleverest
musicians and at the same time one of the
most successful business men in the South,
is the Fischer representative at Dallas.
He has built up a lar^e trade in music
and musical instruments by strict atten-
tion to details and the practise of proper
business methods in all transactions.
The Strich & Zeidler products for the
coming' busy season give many evidences
of a determination on the part of this en-
terprising firm to take several strides be-
yond even their present advanced position
among ambitious and conscientious manu-
facturers.
In the face of many temptations to lower
the standard of their products, Strich &
Zeidler have stood firm from the start and
are now reaping the reward of their con-
sistency. They find ample recompense in
the attitude of their representatives.
These latter, on their part, receive great
encouragement from professional musicians
and others who are able to discriminate.
One of the best known and most talented
members of the profession in this city, at
the close of a letter in which the Strich &
Zeidler Baby Grand is warmly commended,
says: " A pianist's success depends more
upon the instrument he uses than a great
many people realize.'.'
It is this fact, so keenly realized by
those who make music a life-study, that
has brought the Strich & Zeidler grands
and uprights so prominently to the front
as desirable instruments for professional
use as well as for personal practice and
recreation.
The Review has had an opportunity to
read the voluntary testimony of many ex-
perts concerning the merits of the Strich
& Zeidler products and finds absolute un-
animity on several important points. They
all agree that the touch of the " S. & Z."
is light,. elastic, and responsive to the
most delicate shading—a matter of vital
importance to all good instrumentalists.
They also coincide in opinion with refer-
ence to the quality and durability of its
tone, one correspondent stating that not-
withstanding its use for seven hours each
day, his " S. & Z." has only required tun-
ing three times each year since its pur-
chase.
One of the most satisfactory contribu-
tions to the big array of " S. & Z. " in-
dorsements examined is from a Yale pro-
fessor whose judgment is recognized as
perfect in musical matters. He describes
the Strich & Zeidler uprights as' "bril-
liant in the treble; of great vocal beauty
in the middle and full sonority in the
bass; evenly regulated through the entire
scale; the touch responsive to every Re-
mand. In short, they are equally service-
able in the concert hall, and the family
circle."
Strengthened and encouraged by such
unqualified expressions of approval from
experts, it is little wonder that the firm
persist in advancing toward the goal of.
perfection in piano making, marked out at
the beginning of their career.
F. A. Rosenblatt & Co., dealers in
musical instruments and jewelry, Knox-
ville, Tenn., have closed out their business.
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WILL A. WATKIN.
Greatly to his credit be it said that he
enjoys the entire confidence and high
esteem of all with whom he has business
dealii^gs.
Mr. Watkin is the Conductor of the
Saint Cecilia Society, of Dallas, and is also
organist of the Baptist Church in that city.
He is a musical enthusiast. His services
are much in request by the music-lovers
of- Dallas and his popularity has been
greatly strengthened by his willingness to
lend his services whenever possible in any
good cause.
The Schwander Action.
August Palle, the representative of the
Schwander actions for the United States
and Canada, was seen by The Review on
Wednesday, and made a most encouraging
report. " I have for several weeks been
on the point of leaving for a brief visit to
Europe," said he, "but orders keep com-
ing in, and I deem it my duty to stay here
for a time and see that they are promptly
and properly filled.
"The Schwander ( Iron-Rail' Grand Ac-
tion is now in good demand. Its advan-
tages are being widely recognized and I
am now busy filling a number of orders
for immediate delivery."
Great Trade Winners.
Among the instruments which dealers
would do well to keep in mind when plan-
ning for fall trade are the Malcolm Love
pianos and Waterloo organs. The new
styles are among the most attractive now
in the market and they are bound to be-
come great trade winners.
Mr. Stetson Returns.
Nahum Stetson is back again at his desk
in Steinway Hall looking bronzed and
thoroughly recuperated, the result of his
sojourn at Lakes George and Champlain
and the Isle of Shoals. In the salubrious
air of this favored region he has acquired
a fresh stock of vigor sufficient to meet the
demands that will be made on him through
business exigencies the balance of the
year.
Krakauer News.
At the Krakauer factory on Wednesday,
an example of a magnificent new style in
Krakauer uprights was on exhibition. No
mere description can do it justice. An
illustration of this instrument—one of the
largest and most imposing, of the Kra-
kauer products—will appear in an early
issue of The Review.
Mr. Julius Krakauer is away on a brief
vacation.
Among the visitors this week at the
Krakauer factory were Mr. A. B. Clinton,
the Krakauer representative at New
Haven, and Mr. Cheney, of Cheney &
Comstock. Mr. Kochmann is making a
brief trip in the firm's interests.
Bent, Bent, Geo. P. Bent, of "Crown"
fame, is making ready for a big demand
this fall for his excellent pianos with or-
chestral attachment. Of course, the
" Crown " organs will figure very largely
in this "demand." Their merits cannot
be overlooked by wideawake dealers.
The United States battleships, now in
course of construction—the Kearsage and
Alabama—will be furnished with Mason
& Hamlin organs. Your Uncle Samuel
knows "a good thing," that is why he uses
the "M. & H."
Among callers recently at the Shoninger
warerooms was C. F. Thompson, of the
Thompson Music Co., Chicago. Mr.
Thompson is the Shoninger representative
in that city. He left a large order for the
early fall delivery.
S. F. Rosenberg, of the Emerson ware-
rooms, left town on Thursday for a two-
week's vacation in the White Mountains.
Albert Krell, Jr., arrived in town on
Monday, on a brief visit. He will proba-
bly leave again early in the week.
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