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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
damper which comprises two loose jointed
Hardman Agencies.
sections—namely, a lever-section and a
Hardman, Peck & Co. are steadily ex-
contact-section—and means for producing
tending
their agencies. Those arranged
a frictional contact between said two sec-
for
this
week
in Eastern territory included
tions.
Reading,
Pottsville,
Harrisburg and Lan-
Musical Instrument. John C. Deagan,
caster,
Pa.,
Hagerstown,
Md., and other
Chicago, 111. Patent No. 644,187.
important
points.
Business
with this firm
This invention relates to improvements
is
excellent.
in musical instruments, and more particu-
(Specially compiled for The Review).
larly to that class of instruments known as
The Chickering Anniversary.
Washington, D. C, March 20, 1900.
" chimes," wherein the musical tones are
Electrical Music Box. Joseph Natterer,
An event of considerable importance in
produced by vibrating tubes, and has for
Jersey City, N. J., assignor to the Sym-
Chickering
annals will be the dual celebra-
its object the provision of an instrument of
phonion Mfg. Co., New York. Patent No.
tion
April
23d
of the seventy-seventh an-
better musical quality and greater strength
6
niversary
of
the
founding of Chickering &
45>4°5-
and durability than those previously known
Sons and the opening of the Chickering
This invention relates to music-boxes, and used.
headquarters in this city at the Wanamaker
and more especially to music-boxes which
The musical tubes are constructed, pre-
are operated electrically, one object of the ferably, of steel tubing, although other piano store.
invention being to provide means con- materials may be used, and have double
His Share Two Hillion.
trolled by the tune-sheet for instantly and sympathetic air-columns, and the lower
automatically actuating the impact means ends thereof are provided with reinforc-
William N. Tyson, a salesman in Bald-
for vibrating the resonant reeds, tongues, ing-forks, which serve to set in vibration win's music store, Crawfordsville, Ind.,
or teeth of the comb, so that the sounding or sound the tubes. There are preferably will leave in June for Sydney, Australia,
of the tongue or reed depends upon the mounted in a novel manner in each frame where the large Tyson estate, estimated at
operation of a mechanism located inter- four of such tubes tuned, respectively, to a $16,000,000, and of which he is a direct
mediately of the tune-sheet and the impact fundamental note, an octave higher, and a heir, will be partitioned in August. Mr.
means for the comb. A further object is duplicate double octave of the fundamen- Tyson thinks his share will be about
to control the movements of the actuators tal. To secure both lightness and strength, $2,000,000.
for the impact devices electrically, so the frame is made tubular throughout.
that one electric circuit after the other is
Minnesota's First Piano.
Musical Instrument. C. H. Froelich,
closed through the intermediate mechan-
West Chicago, 111. Patent No. 644,669.
At the Exhibition by the Minnesota Ter-
ism (which includes said actuators) in ac-
This invention relates to that class of ritorial Pioneer Association to be held at
cordance with the sequence of the notes of
musical instruments in which a series of Minneapolis, the first piano and piano stool
the tune-sheet.
vibratory reeds is so arranged as to be set brought into that state will be exhibited.
A further object of the invention is to
in motion by the breath of the performer, It is a Chickering and bears the number
render the mounting of the tune-sheet in
especially in the form commonly known as 344. It is of the square type, slightly
position less troublesome than heretofore
the "harmonica;" and the object thereof smaller than the modern square piano.
by dispensing with the spur driving-wheel,
is to increase the volume and richness of The woodwork is of black walnut, and the
so that by simply placing the tune-sheet
the tone given out as well as to permit the instrument has a range of six octaves.
over the center pin and snapping the tune-
direction thereof to be controlled.
The old cover of stamped flannel is still on
sheet holder in position the tune-sheet is
the piano just as it was when sent out to
ready to be driven immediately without
Strauss's Orchestra Coming.
the far West, and is in a remarkably good
necessitating the usual care in causing the
Edouard vStrauss, the concert director of state of preservation.
teeth of a spur-wheel to enter the perfora- Vienna, is coming to this country with his
It is the property of Ard Godfrey whose
tions of the tune-sheet. Further objects orchestra of fifty musicians. This fact
father
and namesake was one of the orig-
are to provide means for holding and was announced last week in a cablegram
inal
settlers
of St. Anthony, that State.
quickly securing the tune-sheet in position received in this city from Rudolph Aron-
The
old
piano
cost Mr. Godfrey $300. It
on the center-pin of an upright music-box; son, who is now in Paris, and has signed a
is
in
a
splendid
state of preservation—an
to provide a reliable and unique damping contract with him. It is seven years since
excellent
proof
that
the Chickering instru-
device whereby the resonant tongues are Strauss's orchestra was heard here. He
ments
are
impervious
to time and climatic
damped just before being vibrated; to pro- will arrive here after fulfilling a three
conditions.
Its
tone
to-day, although
vide means for turning the tune-sheet by months' engagement at the Paris Expo-
small,
is
exceedingly
sweet
and pleasing.
electricity and to automatically break the sition, and will open about Oct. 15 with
circuit at the end of a piece of music.
performances at the Waldorf-Astoria and Having Fun with Bellevillians.
The invention consists of a music-box the Metropolitan Opera House.
A piano tuner by the name of "August
provided with a tune-sheet, impact devices
Canada will then be visited, after which
for the comb-teeth, and a novel construc- the regular tour will begin. It will in- Bruno Thunig" and apparently possessed
tion and arrangement of the details of the clude the principal Eastern and Western of a large fund of humor, has been "jolly-
electrically-controlled mechanism arranged cities. A visit will also be paid to Ha- ing" the people of Belleville, 111. He
intermediately of the tune-sheet and im- vana. In all over 100 concerts will be posed as a man with more money than he
pact devices, whereby a responsively-quick given. Herr Strauss's repertoire contains could conveniently dispose of and made all
the arrangements for establishing a piano
impact is obtained.
many novelties and popular works.
factory "in the midst" of the people of
The invention consists of means for
Mr. Aronson, in addition to this engage-
driving the tune-sheet around, such means ment, has also secured many foreign at- Belleville. He bought a building, con-
tracted for its alteration, bought piano
consisting of a pair of serrated drivers, one tractions for American managers.
wagons and played on the credulity of the
rotated by the motor and the other being
Buys out Longstreet.
good people of Belleville like a virtuoso.
arranged on the tune-sheet holder and both
being in contact with opposite sides of a The store and stock of the late W. H. He then raised $4 on a bogus certificate of
corrugated portion of the tune-sheet.
Longstreet & Son, at Elmira, N. Y., have deposit for $45,000 and hied himself away.
The invention further consists in pro- been purchased by D. S. Andrus & Co. of
flore Piano Factories.
viding the centre-pin for the tune-sheets Williamsport, Pa. , It will be remembered
with a snap, so that when the invention is that both members of the first named firm
Secretary Thompson, of the Nashville,
applied to an upright music-box in particu- died within a recent date.
Tenn., Board of Trade, at a meeting this
lar the tune-sheet will be retained on said
This deal was consummated through the week, read propositions for the location of
centre-pin.
efforts of their efficient manager in Elmira, a piano factory to employ 200 men and an
organ factory to employ 100.
The invention further consists of a Mr. M. Doyle Marks,