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V O L . XXX. No. 15.
Published Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 3 East Fourteenth Street. New York, April 14,1900.
Cole's Luzon Hahogany.
THE
LATEST IN FANCY WOODS—A
SPECIMEN OF VENEER.
RARE
Isaac I. Cole & Son, the renowned wood
specialists of New York, are not only thor-
oughly up-to date in supplying piano man-
ufacturers with rare and beautiful woods,
but they are ever on the alert to seek nov-
elties. Geo. Cole for some time has been
investigating through a friend in the army,
the woods in the far away Philippines and
the result is this week he has on exhibit at
his yard, foot of Eighth street, a beautiful
specimen of Luzon mahogany. The var-
ied shades of this wood, showing dark and
golden lights, have been much admired by
wood connoisseurs.
If this is a sample of the wood with which
our new possessions abound then it will be
but a comparatively short time before
Luzon mahogany will become popular in
piano circles. Mr. Cole asserts that it is
one of the handsomest specimens that has
come under his notice in many years. All
who have examined it are enthusiastic re-
garding its beauties. What piano manu-
facturer will be the first to encase his
pianos in Luzon mahogany?
Lindeman Admirers flultiply.
The exhibit cf Lindeman & Son Piano
Co.'s uprights at the factory warerooms,
548-550 West Twenty-third street, includes
an excellent showing of the latest styles in
several woods. Mr. Beverley, who has
been traveling for several w T eeks past in
the firm's interests, is expected home with-
in the next few days. His trip has been
most satisfactory. Lindeman admirers
continue to multiply.
Mail for the Paris Exposition.
The Post Office authorities at Washing-
ton have made arrangements with the
French postal authorities for the exchange
of closed sacks of mail, containing ordinary
and registered mail, between the New
York Post Office and the United States
postal station at the Paris Exposition dur-
ing exposition months. The sacks which
are to pass unopened will contain only ar-
ticles for delivery in the Exposition grounds.
Mason & Hatnlin have issued a special
new folder of Liszt organs, showing styles
514, 523 and 522, with descriptive details
and specifications. Descriptive illustrated
circulars have also been issued concerning
the Mason & Hamlin new style choir organ
and style 806.
$2.00 PER YEAR.
SINGLE COPIES io CENTS
Paderewski and the Pianola.
Affairs of the Gibson Piano Co.
The great Polish pianist, Paderewski,
has completed the chain of testimony of
the most prominent pianists in the world
as to the extraordinary merit of the Pian-
ola—the "patent virtuoso." The names
now include: Sauer, Rosenthal, De Pach-
mann, D'Albert, Moszkowski and Pader-
ewski. All have written in enthusiastic
praise of the Pianola. Here is Paderewski's
communication:
AN ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE CREDITORS
WILL OCCUR TO-DAY AT TWO O'CLOCK.
Private Car " Riva," March 24, 1900.
En route to San Francisco.
To the ^olian Co., New York:
Gentlemen—As an admirer of the JEo-
lian, the wonderful merits of which I have
attested to in a former letter to you, I have
now much pleasure in adding my tribute
to your latest invention, the "Pianola,"
which I consider still more ingenious.
It is astonishing to see this little device
at work executing the masterpieces of
pianoforte literature with a dexterity, clear-
ness, and velocity, which no player, how-
ever great, can approach.
Every one who wishes to hear absolute-
ly faultless, free of any kind of nervous-
ness, piano playing should buy a Pianola.
It is perfection.
Wishing you well deserved success, I am,
Yours very truly,
I. J. Paderewski.
Much Exaggerated.
The reports published in several of the
local dailies concerning a fire at the Behr
Bros, factory on Friday night were much
exaggerated. It was confined to one or
two departments on the upper floors and
will not delay or interfere with the current
work. Business is active.
Praise for Kimball.
D. S. Johnson, the Kimball representa-
tive, of Spokane, Wash., has received
very flattering letters from Mme. Scalchi
and Chev. Guiseppe Loverde, ^pianist and
musical director of the Scalchi Opera Co.,
praising in the highest words the Kimball
piano which they used recently in concerts
in Spokane, and later in Tacoma.
Have You?
Have you ever heard of a man who ad-
vertised thoroughly, carefully, persistently
and regularly for a whole year who was
not afterwards an advocate of advertising?
A. B. Smith, who has just opened a
piano store in Newburyport, Mass., is
handling the Pease, Kingsbury and Shaw
pianos. The rooms are in charge of H.
N. Noyes, an accomplished musician.
A well represented meeting of the cred-
itors, of the Gibson Piano Co., was held in
the Union Square Hotel last Monday
afternoon. Col. Daniel F. Treacy, the
assignee, was chairman, and Alfred P.
Roth, secretary.
Col. Treacy announced that he had had
but little time since the assignment to go
minutely, into the affairs of the defunct
corporation, but according to the showing
made upon the books, he figured the actual
liabilities were $62,000 and actual assets
$24,893.48. Some little discussion followed
and it was learned that the banks practi-
cally owned all of the book accounts and
bills receivable, in fact, everything outside
of the factory, thus the boiled down assets
of the Gibson Piano Co., consist solely of
factory stock in the course of construction
and machinery, aside from equity there
may be in the securities held by the bank.
Considerable discussion followed as to
the course considered most advisable to
secure the most out of the assets. Mr.
Ludwig, an attorney representing Mr.
Boothe made three propositions purporting
to come from the American Piano Manu-
facturing Co., a concern which would be
immediately organized. His first proposi-
tion was on the basis of the payment of the
liabilities in full, the creditors receiving
notes for their individual indebtedness to
be paid within the period of two and one-
half years. The second was for a spot cash
offer of $10,000 for the entire assets. His
third was a basis of five per cent, cash and
creditors to take common stock for the
balance of their claims in the American
Piano Mfg. Co.
No one of these propositions met with
the approval of the creditors, and it was
considered advisable to appoint a commit-
tee consisting of four of the principal
creditors to report at an adjourned meet-
ing at the Union Square Hotel on Satur-
day, the 14th inst., at two o'clock at which
time the committee would have formulated,
after a thorough examination of the affairs
of the corporation, some plan of proceedure
which they would recommend as the best
to be adopted by the creditors. The com-
mittee is composed of Messrs. Young,
Howes, Looschen, Cheney and Daniel F.
Treacy, ex officio.
It is said that Grinnell Bros., of Detroit,
are contemplating opening a branch store
in Grand Rapids, Mich.