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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
by Chas. Willeby. The latter is dedicated
to David Bispham, who is singing it at all
of his engagements. Both publications
are of a very high order of merit and
worthy of the men who wrote them. The
London branch of the John Church Co., of
which Avon F. Adams is manager, seems
to be steadily increasing its output of
compositions from the pens of leading
English song writers.
D. M. Heiser, for several years popular
salesman at the piano and music store of
Cluett & Sons, Albany, has been appointed
manager of that firm's big house at Glov-
ersville, N. Y. This is a recognition of
merit.
This week's report at the Behr factory is
as encouraging as usual. Orders are plen-
tiful and there is a steady call for each of
the current styles in Behr uprights. Mr.
Brown is expected home this week.
The principal part of the new Chicker-
ering Hall building, Boston, is to be oc-
cupied by the Emerson College of Oratory,
the largest institution of the kind in
America.
Two Weaver organs have been doing
splendid service for the past year at the
religious exercises of the United States
soldiers in Manila, P. L, and Quemados,
Cuba.
The new factory of the Schaff Bros. Co.,
at Huntington, Ind., commenced opera-
tions this week.
The Albany, N. Y., Sunday Press, Dec.
9th contains an extended notice of the
Marshall & Wendell Piano Co.'s plant in
that city where some two hundred men
will be employed around the opening of
the year.
M. C. Chapman, chief of Wanamaker's
New York piano store, is exhibiting his
ability to capture New York trade in an
emphatic way.
Dave Reed, Jr., late of Spaulding, Reed
& Wayburn, has signed a contract with
Howley, Haviland & Dresser, whereby all
his compositions will be published by that
firm.
Harry H. Juelg of Peoria, 111., has
added a full line of sheet music to his al-
ready popular Angelus and piano business.
The Reformed Church of Wichita, Kan.,
this week closed a deal with the repre-
sentatives of Lyon & Healy for a $1500
pipe organ which is to be erected in that
church at once.
Thomas Webber, for many years con-
nected with an eastern musical house, died
the closing days of last week in Atchison,
Kan. He was in his seventy-eighth year.
Felix Kraemer and Victor W. O'Brien,
Kranich & Bach traveling representatives,
are expected home from extended trips in
their respective territories.
Lovers of the quaint in musical instru-
ments can spend an interesting hour at 960
Sixth avenue, the establishment of A. M.
Kashiwa, who makes a specialty of Jap-
anese curios. He has at present on exhi-
bition more than thirty Japanese musical
instruments of the string, wind and per-
cussion family, covering mediaeval as well
as modern periods.
The "Popular Pease" continues to make
solid headway in public estimation. Many
are being purchased for Christmas. It
would be difficult to imagine a more ap-
propriate or acceptable present for a young
lady at this festive season than a "Popular
Pease" in a handsome mahogany or wal-
nut case of up-to-date artistic design.
A fire which is believed to be of incen-
diary origin, was discovered a few days
ago in the building occupied by Dobson &
Son, piano manufacturers, at 282 Ninth
avenue. The blaze was started under the
stairway on the lower floor. The firemen
had not much difficulty in extinguishing it.
David Schrank, an employee in the
sounding board department of the Sohmer
factory in Astoria on Thursday shot and
killed a fellow employee named George
Schaeffer and seriously wounded Henry
Becker, the foreman. The man must have
been temporarily insane.
The Albert Lundholm Co., is the title
of a new retail piano firm which has opened
up quarters this week in Sioux City, la.
They are handling the A. B. Chase as
their leader. The selection of this instru-
ment certainly shows discriminating
ability.
The retail management of the Tonk
Mfg. Co.'s business in Chicago has been
assumed by Chas. McConville, formerly
connected with the retail forces of the
Cable Co. Mr. C. F. Crane, the former
Tonk manager, has formed a partnership
with J. O. Nelson.
Replying to a query as to certain rumors
concerning the retirement of Mr. Eccles
from the- firm of Mann & Eccles, Provi-
dence, Mr. Mann said: "The retirement
was not voluntary on his part. I insisted
upon it on account of his behavior."
While The Review was calling upon
President Norris this week, at the Linde-
man & Sons factory, several telegrams ar-
rived for rush orders. The business of
this concern never was better.
The new Chase-Hackley small grand
which has just made its appearance, is
winning golden opinions from all who
have examined it for its beautiful tone and
artistic proportions. We shall have more
America Outdone.
to say later of this instrument.
The latest Mexican piano scheme is the
Two recent publications of the John
Church Co. by European composers are proposal to American manufacturers to
winning a great vogue. They are "April supply pianos to a certain concern in the
Time," the music of which is by F. H. City of Mexico who agree to sell them on
Cowen, one of England's most successful eighty-nine monthly payments. This puts
song writers, and "The Song of Sir Giles," the American system in the shade.
The Duke's Piano.
The Duke of Manchester, who recently
married Miss Zimmerman, drove down to
Steinway Hall while in town, and selected
a superb upright piano which was placed
in his private car and will accompany the
Duke and Duchess on their continental
trip.
Weser's New Catalogue.
Weser Bros, have just published a very
attractive new catalogue—an art product,
far ahead of any previous publication of
the firm. The text is in two colors, per-
fectly printed on superior paper. The in-
troductory matter is well written, concise
and to the point. Here is an extract:
" T h e fundamental principle of Weser
Bros, in the construction of their pianos is
to give the music-loving world and public
in general an instrument that will meet all
modern requirements; an up-to-date, ar-
tistic, substantial, beautiful toned produc-
ing instrument, that all of the twenty-one
years of painstaking, thought, care, energy
and skilled workmanship could "produce."
And again:
"The Weser Piano is always new ; we
mean by this that it always contains new
ideas emanating from the inventive brain
of Mr. John A. Weser, who is continually
perfecting new and progressive ideas and
securing patents on many valuable devices,
which are ever making the Weser Pianos
more famous. His ideas are practical and
offer better means for obtaining musical
and mechanical effects than are combined
in any other piano now before the public.
"Every dollar asked by us is for the
value put into the piano itself; nothing for
booming its name. We rely upon the in-
trinsic merit of our instruments to con-
stantly bring us new business, and in this
we are successful. We possess every
advantage in modern machinery and skill-
ful workmanship essential to the construc-
tion of an ideal and up-to-date piano. The
quality of tone and general construction is
of paramount importance in piano pur-
chasing. Our instruments possess these
qualities in addition to prices that are
within the reach of all."
Adequate space is devoted to the ques-
tion of construction, and details are given
to show the merits of the Weser products
under this heading. The Weser Orchestra
Attachment is fully described and illus-
trated. Every other point of importance
connected with the Weser piano and Weser
specialties is also referred to.
Well displayed on a single large sheet,
which can, if necessary, be taken out and
framed, are the six current Weser styles
in uprights. These include the new styles
O, W, X, G, E and B new scale. The case
designs are, without exception, lasteful
and likely to become very popular. In
fact, they have already found unusual fa-
vor in the trade throughout the country
and among the Weser retail customers in
this city.
The cover of the new Weser catalogue is
of special design, at once appropriate and
artistic. Taken as a whole, the Weser firm
have done themselves great credit and
widespread success is certain to ensue.
Sol. Grollman's latest is an acrostic pos-
tal card of mammoth dimensions. It is
being much talked about; ergo, it is good
advertising.