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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
The
STERLING
The Talk of the Town.
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en or cracked. After a thorough examin-
ation we found the piano to be in perfect
condition, in fact, as good as before the
accident. The Steck piano is certainly well
built; in fact, it's a wonderful piano."
While in Poughkeepsie this week the
writer heard of an incident in connection
with a Steck piano, which shows that George
Steck & Co. are justly entitled to use the
(Receiver's Report.
phrase "The Old Reliable" when they write
or speak about the Steck piano.
The report filed by H. B. Thielsen, tem-
It seems that several days ago the teacher porary receiver of the Gilbert Bros, bank,
in the graduating class of the Poughkeep- Portland, Ore., shows resources of $164,-
sie High School was late in arriving at the 139.84 and liabilities of $191,862.57. Mr.
school, being delayed by a severe rain storm. Thielsen says: "I have found it impossible
Idleness always breeds mischief, and it was to classify the value of the individual notes
so in this case. While the class was await- appearing in bills receivable, for the reason
ing the teacher's arrival, several of the boys that the makers of the notes are widely scat-
& jt &
amused themselves and their classmates with tered, residing in localities represented by
ALL. NEW DESIGNS.
rag-time music on a new Steck upright just over 200 post-offices. The greater number
purchased by the Board of Education. The of these notes are in payment for pianos and
ringleader thought the piano hid the player organs sold, and the form of the notes makes
too much and suggested moving it around the instruments sold security for the pay-
so as to bring the artist in sight of all. The ment of the notes."
piano stood on a three-foot platform and
Trade Visitors to Chicago.
weighed almost a thousand pounds, but the
Among the visitors to Chicago for the
boys in that class are evidently an athletic
The Sterling Company, lot, for their united strength gave the piano past week were Col. Daniel F. Treacy, of
such an impetus that, try as they might, the Davenport & Treacy Co.; A. P. Roth,
DERBY, CONN.
they could not prevent its rolling, and with of Roth & Engelhardt; Gen. Julius J. Es-
High
a tremendous crash it landed on its back on tey, of the Estey Organ Co.; V. W. O'Brien,
Grade
the Kranich & Bach traveler; J. G. Holt,
the floor.
Original In Design, Refined In tone.
The report was awful, the whole school Kansas City; E. E. Devereaux, the Kurtz-
Finish anrl interior workmanship uiiHitrpaased.
Moderate In |niro.
seemed to shake, and but for the coolness mann road man; L. E. Lyons, Springfield,
Piano
of the other teachers and the fine discipline Mo.; E. W. Furbush, the Vose ambassa-
Case
of the scholars, a panic might have resulted. dor.
Acknowledged hy the nm»i<: presx and trade aa having no equal.
As it was, the eight boys were the only panic-
Latest Kt.vlea are 7 1-3 octave, have new improvements and ara
Visiting the Exposition.
remarkably low in price.
stricken individuals in the building and they
Daniel Krakauer, of Krakauer Bros., and
were scared stiff. They never waited for
H. LEHR & CO., Eastern, Pa. anything or anybody, but made a dash for Reinhard Kochmann, Krakauer ambassa-
hats and coats, and started on a run dor, left town on Monday en route to the
UHiFORMLYloi
ALWAYSlEUABLE their
for home, telling their wondering parents Pan-American Exposition, where they will
they did not feel at all well. The excitement remain a few days. They will make sev-
in the school attracted the attention of pass- eral calls at State agencies on their way to
ers-by who hurried into the building to find Buffalo.
out what was the matter. It was then the
Now Well Under Way.
teacher arrived and she soon had every-
E. B. BOGART & CO.,
The new Weser building on West Forty-
thing quiet. With the assistance of a dozen
third street, is now fairly under way. The
511-513 East 137th Street, NEW Y OR K
men the piano was lifted up on the platform
foundations were extremely difficult to ex-
and rolled back in its proper place. Every-
Henry Detmer Music Co.
cavate and adjust, but are now well laid
...Piano Manufacturers... body wondered into how many pieces it
and ready for reception of the heavy iron
would separate itself, but as it looked un- upper flooring and beams.
and Jobbers of all kinds of
MUSICAL MERCHANDISE, SHEET MUSIC BOOKS, ETC. hurt, the teacher thought to try to play on
Piano Replevined.
it would add no further damage. She sat
261 Wabash Avenue, CHICAGO.
down, played on it, tried every key, and, Deputy Sheriff Rinn on Saturday reple-
to the amazement of all, found not a single vined a piano valued at $1,000 from Mrs.
rUnufacturer of
thing broken, misplaced or damaged, not a Ella Abigail O'Brien, wife of former sheriff
fiRAND AND IJPRIGHT piANOS screw was loose, or a key or hammer broken. James
O'Brien, at her residence, No. 11
The incident became the talk of the town, West Eighty-sixth street, on a claim assigned
546-548 SOUTHERN BOULEVARD,
and is still, for that matter. Almost every to Harry D. Low, by the Steinert & Sons
NEW YORK.
day citizens call at the school to see the Co., of New Haven.
piano that was knocked over but "not out,"
It was alleged that the company on Jan.
and naturally the "Steck" reputation for 14th leased the piano to her with the option
solidity of construction receives a lot of of purchase, at $1,200, and that she agreed
T 1 H E only work published that treats exhaustively of the comment. Mr. W. E. Hoysradt, the president
to pay $200 in cash and the balance in month-
technical development of the American piano, its pro-
cursors, and the personalities connected therewith, including of the Board of Education, said to the ly installments of $100 each, and that no part
the early piano and harpsichord makers of New York, Balti-
of the sums has been paid.
more, Boston, Philadelphia, Albany, etc. Praised and com-
"We thought there must be some-
mended by the press and world's greatest authorities. 350 writer:
pages, cloth, price $2.00.
Big Order for Veneers.
thing wrong with the piano after such a
Address, J. B. SPILLANE,
fall,
but
there
is
not.
Any
piano
that
can
The well-known veneer house of I. T.
3 E. 14th Street, New York
stand such a throw-down and come up as Williams & Son, of this city, secured an
good, if not better than ever, must be made order last week from Steger & Sons for
parI
right—and is right. I can understand now five hundred thousand feet of mahogany
why the folks always speak about the Steck veneers. This takes high rank in the mat-
Chicago Ave, and Dix St., CHICAGO. J* J*
ter of veneer orders.
as the 'Old Reliable.' It's that, sure. After
hearing the account of what happened, I
Manufacturers and Dealers in
"""•'"'""'"' High Grade Pianos. could not believe but what the piano must PIANO AND ORGAN LEATHERS,
Wareroom—250& 252 Wabash Ave., / _ T T _ . ^ - ^
be a wreck, or that something must be brok-
530-540 Atlantic Avenue, Boston.
Factory—1025-1035 Dynning St.,
CHICAGO.
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