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V O L . XXXI No. 2 5 . PuDlisned E?wy Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 3 East Fourteenta Street. New York, December 22,1900.
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Latest Incorporations.
Circuit Court Entertained.
Call For High-grade Pianos.
A, fl. Alexander Co.
The Secretary of State of South Caro-
lina on Monday issued a commission to
A. M. Alexander, of Spartanburg, and D.
B. Alexander, of Greenville, as corporators
of the A. M. Alexander Co., of Spartan-
burg, which will do a general piano, organ,
and musical instrument business. The
capital stock is to be $5,000.
Sanders & Stay man Co.
Among the incorporations granted this
week by the State authorities of Maryland,
was that of the Sanders & Stayman Co., of
Baltimore. It is their intention to deal in
musical instruments with a capital stock
of $150,000 divided into 1500 shares of one
hundred dollars each. The incorporators
are: G. Wright Nicols, Chas. E. Dickey,
Chas. H. Dickey, Edmund S. Dickey and
Wm. A. Groppel.
[Special to The Review.]
One of the pleasing features of trade of
the year now rapidly coming to a close has
been the increasing demand for high-grade
pianos. This demonstrates what may be
termed an axiom, that the American peo-
ple when they have money to spend prefer
to buy pianos of standing and reputation
than the cheaper ones of doubtful origin.
At the factory of E. Gabler & Bro., for in-
stance, they have been for a long time
past and will be for some time to come
working nights to fill orders which are
reaching them not merely by letter but by
wire. The value of a name in the piano
trade when backed by performances was
never more potent in the trade than to-
day. This is well illustrated in the aug-
mentation of Gabler trade as well as by
the activity at the numerous other fac-
tories where a specialty of high-grade
instruments is made.
Supt. Menzl Returns.
Cincinnati, O., Dec. 17, 1900.
Argument was under way before Judge
Gray, in the United States Circuit Court,
yesterday, on a motion for a preliminary
injunction in three suits in equity brought
by the United States Gramophone Co. and
the Berliner Gramophone Co. to have the
National Gramophone Corporation re-
strained from alleged infringements on
certain patented improvements in gramo-
phones.
During the argument counsel pointed
out particulars in the litigation from a
number of gramophones and sundry im-
proved instruments which were placed
around the court room and about the
Judge's bench. One of the gramophones
was set working for a short time, and gave
a reproduction of music for the benefit of
the Court. Decision was reserved.
Of Interest to Piano Makers.
A. J. Menzl, superintendent of the Stein-
Manufacturers of piano and organ cases
way factory at Steinway, L. I., has just
will
be interested in a new discovery by
returned from an extended European tour
Mr.
De
Gall, inspector of forests at Lemur,
full of delightful reminiscences of his
France,
which he terms molten wood. By
sojourn among the people of the old world.
means
of
dry distillation and high pressure
Mr. Menzl made the journey not only for
the
escape
of developing gases is prevent-
pleasure, but to see and judge for himself
ed,
thereby
reducing the wood to a molten
the progress made by Europeans in the art
condition.
After cooling off the mass as-
of piano making. As he very pleasantly puts
sumes
the
character
of coal, yet without
it, "It was a school of education in which I
showing
a
trace
of
the
organic structure of
sought and obtained information as well
that
mineral.
This
new
wood is hard and
as deriving physical benefit from the
can
be
shaped
and
polished
at will, and is
climatic surroundings and the ever vary-
impervious
to
water
and
acids.
Great
ing scenes that presented themselves for
results
are
looked
for
from
this
new
dis-
my enjoyment."
covery.
Mr. Menzl, who left New York city early
in April, was accompanied by his wife and
O. C. Mann East.
two children, and while away the party
Among the visitors to The Review sanc-
visited the Paris Exposition and then went tum this week was O. C. Mann, the well-
to Germany, Switzerland and Italy. They known dealer of Nora Springs, la. His
wandered among the ruins of Pompeii and visit East was largely connected with
Herculaneum and afterwards ascended the the placing of some valuable patents which
fire-crowned summit of Mt. Vesuvius.
have just been granted him by the Wash-
ington authorities, and which, we are
Music Dealers Entertained.
pleased to learn, have been taken up for
[Special to The Review.]
trial by one of the largest railroads of the
Cincinnati, O., Dec. 17, 1900.
The members of the Music Dealers' As- East. Should they prove as successful as
sociation were last night the guests of Mr. Mr. Mann anticipates they will bring him
George Ilsen, at his home at 1041 Wesley a fortune.
avenue. A business session was held, after
The genial Iowa dealer reported business
which the party gathered at a spread pre-
in
his section as excellent—in fact, in ad-
pared by Mrs. Ilsen. In the party were
Mr. and Mrs. George Jennings, Mr. and vance of all previous years.
Mrs. W. H. Willis, Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Groene, Miss Beckenstein, Carl Ebann, Mr.
Chas. M. Stieff, who was confined to his
Bernbrier, Mr. and Mrs. George Ilsen, M. home last week with an attack of the grip,
J. Keefe and Mr. Oscar Ilsen.
is, we are pleased to say, improving.
Breitner at the Baldwin Plant.
The employees of the Baldwin factory,
Cincinnati, were given a great musical
treat on Monday last, when M. Ludovic
Breitner and Mme. Breitner gave a recital
in their honor at the factory. The pro-
gram opened with Schuett's Suite in D
Major for piano and violin and as solo
numbers, Mme. Breitner played Le Clair's
Tambourine, while M. Breitner gave Ru-
binstein's Barcarolle and Chopin's Etude.
These distinguished artists never played to
a more enthusiastic or appreciative audience
and the thoughtful act on the part of
the firm members in paying the employees
the compliment of hearing in its manufac-
turing home an instrument of their own
creation was esteemed most fully. M.
Breitner and Mme. Breitner gave their
first and second recitals in Cincinnati on
Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday even-
ing, when they played at the Odeon.
They achieved a great success, while the
Baldwin grand, which was heard in its
home city for the first time since its great
victory at Paris, won a well merited meas-
ure of praise for its magnificent musical
qualities.
Geo. Varrelman, who expected to sail
last week for Europe, changed his mind
at the last moment and remained until
Wednesday last in the "land of the free,"
when he left by the French Line for Swit-
zerland. He will return to this country
early in January.
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