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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
The New Bradbury Warerooms
WILL
SOON BE READY FOR BUSINESS
SCRIPTION OF F. G. SMITH'S
NEW YORK HOUSE.
Joins Hallet & Davis Forces.
Formal Dedication of Knabe Hall.
A DE-
Thomas Floyd-Jones, the well-known
and widely popular piano man has joined
the Hallet & Davis forces, and will rep-
The new Bradbury Piano warerooms, resent on the road the instruments which
Fifth avenue and Nineteenth street, are they manufacture. A man of such ex-
rapidly approaching completion. The Re- perience and recognized ability should have
view visited the building on Tuesday and little trouble in augmenting the interests of
noted some of the most important features this famous Boston house and making still
of this brand-new home for the Freeborn more widely known the excellent pianos
G. Smith products.
which they manufacture.
The warerooms will occupy the main
floor and basement of the Bradbury build-
Lyon & Healy Officers.
ing, with a frontage on Fifth avenue of 26
feet and on Nineteenth street of 144 feet,
At the annual meeting of the Lyon &
facing south. This latter frontage includes
Healy corporation held last week the fol-
three huge plate glass show windows of
lowing officers and directors were re-
equal size, each measuring 17*4 feet by 15
elected: P. J. Healy, president; Chas. N.
feet. These panes are among the largest
Post, vice-president; R. B. Gregory, sec-
in this city and the construction of the
retary, and P. J. Byrne, treasurer. The
windows, with projecting open ends of
former gentlemen, with J. P. Bowers, con-
curved plate-glass is very advantageous
stitute the board of directors.
for a piano exhibit.
The warerooms on the main floor are
lofty, being sixteen feet in height. Their
A Subtle Compliment
acoustic properties are perfect, giving an
Speaking of Carreno's great ability in
effect, for instrumental music, equal to
connection
with her successful appearance
that of a concert chamber. Electric light-
in
Chicago
the
Times-Herald says:
ing and steam heating appliances are now
"One
begins
to realize instantly that the
being put in place. Capacious passenger
piano
is
a
musical
instrument and not a
and freight elevators have been completed.
contrivance
to
produce
sound under scien-
The basement of the new Bradbury ware-
tific
conditions.
There
is reason to fear
rooms is remarkably well lighted from the
that
many
artists
and
quasi
music lovers
sidewalks, is equal in length and width
have
measurably
lost
sight
of this fact.
with the main floor and is of comfortable
One
hears
them
refer
in
slighting
terms to
height. The office of the manager, Walter
the
saccharine
sentimentality
of
the
Gott-
Z. Holmes, will be in the basement. The
schalk,
Thai
berg
and
even
Liszt
school
and
front section, under the Fifth avenue end,
there
is
reason
to
fear
that
an
impression
will be devoted to an exhibit of Bradbury
pianos, the instruments being placed in a has developed in some quarters that piano
series of compartments, elegantly fitted for music is not commendable, unless it lacks
reception of customers. It is probable soul, melody, beauty and poetic interpreta-
that these new warerooms will be open for tion."
There is a big chunk of truth embodied
business within the next two weeks.
in these remarks and at the same time a
Marked improvement in business is the very subtle compliment to the Chickering
report of the piano dealers of New Orleans. concert grand.
LOOK AND LISTEN.
Yes, look at it and see an organ artistically made of the best
materials and with the greatest skill of the most experienced work-
men. Look it all over, from pedals ^^__^-, to music rack, and
it's just the same. ^___———~~
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look pleased you, \ ^^
Ti C 1 nf \ h o w m u c h m o r e t h e
tone? And yet, it \ ^T^ A l l t / / l
\ i s n ?t s t r a n £ e t h a /
fifty years of voicing \ ^ ^ LW^^
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\ r e e d s s n o u l d result
in the sweet toned \ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
_——- Estey, ever sweetei
and clearer with eachu_——— ~~~~
new instrument that corner
from the factory, else what were the uses of experience ?
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ESTEY ORGAN CO.,
POOLE
BRATTLEBORO, VT.
PIANOS
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Mr. Ferdinand Mayer of Wm. Knabe &
Co. has made admirable arrangements for
the formal dedication of Knabe Hall which
takes place next Monday evening, Feb.
13th, at 8.15.
In a delightful program interpreted by
artists of renown, this hall will be conse-
crated to the divine art of music in the
presence of an attendance of New York's
elite that promises to tax the accomodations
of this beautifully appointed music resort.
The artists engaged include the famous
Dannrcuther Quartette—first violin, Gus-
tav Dannreuther; second violin, Josef
Kovarik; viola, Otto K. Schill; 'cello, Emil
Schenck—Clara Henley Bussing, # soprano,
Henry Lincoln Case, tenor, Jane Feinin-
ger, accompanist and Leopold Godowsky,
who will display the tonal beauty of the
new-scale Knabe grand. The program
for the occasion is as follows:
1.
Quartette op. 41, No. 3 in A major. Schumann
(a) Andante espressivo: Allegro molto moderato.
(b) Assai agitato.
2.
Scherzo C sharp minor
3.
Aria " Ah fors e lui."
Chopin
4.
Siegfried and the Rhein daughters
-
Verdi
Wagner
(from the Gottenammerung) arr. by Joseph Rubinstein.
5.
(a) Ana.
Bach
(b) Menuetto
6.
Godard
Badinage
Godowsky
(combining in one the two studies op. ic, No 5, and
op. 25, No. 9 of Chopin.)
7.
Aria " II mio tesoro."
- - - - -
Mozart
8.
{a) V a l s e I d y l l e .
Godowsky
(b) Concert arrangement of Henselt's study
op. 27, No. 6.
9. Quartette op. 17 in F major. - - Rubinstein
Allegro assai.
10.
Invitation to the Dance.
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Weber-Tausig
Rosenberg- Traveling.
Seymour H. Rosenberg, who has taken
the road in the interest of the Emerson
Piano and who is destined to do some good
work in its behalf, will make his head-
quarters in this city at Geo. W. Herbert's
warerooms, where the Emerson pianos are
now admirably displayed. Frederick W.
Becker who was a salesman in the Emer-
son warerooms .has joined the Herbert
forces.
"Crown" Piano Fame.
Geo. P. Bent, of "Crown" fame, is
working on a number of new styles which
will be made known to the trade later in
the year. As it is, his present line of
pianos are proving splendid sellers. Deal-
ers like them and push them because of
the satisfaction which they afford pur-
chasers.
G. H. Poppenberg, piano dealer of Buf-
falo, has discontinued his establishment in
Cold Spring where he has been located for
the past eight years.
Precious, Perfect, Peerless
As to Tone, Touch, Design,
Durability and Value. . . «
5 and 7 AFFLETON STREET, BQSTQN, MASS.