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THE MUSIC TRRDE REVIEW
lin makers of the town. Baedeker asserts resolved that the entire subject of violins
that the house of Antonio Stradivarius is should be ignored both by themselves and
still to be seen and I went in search of it. the strangers who might venture within their
1 found only a vacant lot where the house gates. I cannot say that I blame them. Their
had stood, and I was informed by a police- town has picturesque architecture, a school
man, who looked at me sternly and with of art of its own, and a history that it has a
evident suspicion, that the house of Strad- right to be proud of, but the stranger never
ivarius had been torn down. I asked him thinks these things worthy of notice, and con-
why so valuable a relic had been destroyed, ceives of Cremona exclusively as the birth-
and he replied by suggesting that if I would place of certain fiddles. I no longer wonder
accompany him to the headquarters of the that it is unsafe for a man to speak of vio-
police 1 might possibly receive an answer to lins to the Cremonese. They are a polite
my question. I left him more in anger than people, and a long suffering people, but they
in sorrow, and asked no more questions of are very tired of violins, and the stranger
the Cremona police. From what I after- who visits Cremona will, if he is a prudent
ward learned in conversation with several man, remember this fact. The story that my
of the leading porters and street-sweepers hotel porter told me concerning a Ciermanwho
of the place, T came to the conclusion that visited Cremona three years ago, and spoke
the people of Cremona had for so many to every man, woman and policeman in the
weary years been asked by strangers con- town concerning violins, may not have been
cerning the Cremona violins and their mak- strictly true, but it was certainly impressive.
ers that in a fit of justifiable rage they had He offered to show me the grave of the Ger-
man in the campo santo, and one of the
WlLUAM t TONK & BRO.,
MauulAclurerl, Importers and Jobber! of
knives with which an impulsive citizen of
MUSICAL MERCHANDISE,
Cremona explained that violins were no
28 Warren Street,
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W W YORK-
longer produced in that city; but T did not
care to pursue so lugubrious a subject with
GARRETT GORDON,
him."
Manufacturer and
Dealer in
THE WALDO LINE.
No 118 AVENUE D, Bet. 8th & 9th Sts*
NEW YORK.
HENRY KELLER & SONS,
Manufacturers of
Upright Pianos
RIDER AVENUE,
Bet. 140th and 141st Sts.,
West of Third Ave.
NEW YORK.
AMERICAN
ORGAN SUPPLY CO.
Manufacturer of all articles
used in the construction of
P I P E
O R G A N S
Factories :
Pomeroy, O.
THE RENOWNED
KELLER BROS.
PIANOS * * *
MANUFACTURED BY
KELLER & VAN DYKE,
SCRANTON. PA.
THOROUGHLY
UP-TO-DATE,
The most f batue for the money* The ca.se de-
sign is artistic* The tone, touch And finish
are unexcelled. Investigate it! We t wM
make it to your Advantage, cAddress for
catalogues, prices, etc.
Jt
J*
«*
CIK Brockport Piano mfg. Co.
BROCKPORT, N.Y.
The Waldo Manufacturing Co., Saginaw,
Mich., are now placing on the market a line
of stringed instruments of the mandolin, gui-
tar and banjo families which must appeal
to dealers who make a specialty of working
up to a profitable basis their small goods de-
partment. The Waldo instruments have won
national fame by reason of their musical
merit as well as by their superb finish. There
is much to interest dealers and their patrons
in the literature recently issued by the Waldo
Co. and we would suggest that a postal card
or letter be written them for information re-
garding their latest creations. They are cer-
tainly worthy of investigation and appreci-
ation.
R.S.HOWARD CO.
PIANOFORTE JVVFR'S
402=410 W e s t 14th S t .
New York
15he BusK
WILL FILL YOUR IDEAL
OF PRICE AND QUALITY.
BUY ONE AND YOU WILL BUY MORE.
BUSH 6 GERTS PIANO CO.. Chicago, 111. «>
BroWPaneji.
The most artistic adornmeiic
that can be placed in Pianos
Add greatly to external appear-
ance. Practically indestructible
Special designs made to order.
fiomcr D. Bronson Co.
WE ARRANGE AND CUT
Perforated Music Sheets
For Automatically Operated Musical Instruments
TO IMITATE WALNUT GRAIN.
In order to imitate walnut grain, rub down
the article to be stained without oil, then
charge a sponge with potassium permangan-
ate and squeeze it out again until nearly dry;
with this dab the wood, using something to
protect the hands while doing it to prevent
their being dyed brown. Next saturate with
AUTOMUSIC PERFORATING CO.
alkanna root oil and polish lightly. Follow 53 Broadway N.Y. City. JAMES OCONNOR. President.
with another dabbing with a well-squeezed-
THE
out sponge previously saturated with a fil-
tered solution of best Bismarck brown in
spirit. When this has dried for a short time
continue the polishing, sprinkling on a little
pumice stone and dabbing where necessary
with sponges as explained above. The pro-
of 1901 surpasses any of its predecessors. Progressive
cess will produce a handsome graining.
JEWETT
PIANO*
dealers like them, and expert buyers pronounce them to
George Maxwell, head of the Boosey mu- contain the best value in the piano world to-day «* J*
sic publishing and musical instrument depart-
JEWETT PIANO CO.
ments in this country and who is now in
J. J. Woodbury
Europe, will probably return early in July.
LEOMINSTER, MASS.
The Boosey band instruments are gaining
here in popularity.
D. E. Wooley, manager of the Estey &
Bruce establishment in Philadelphia, will
spend his vacation this summer at Pleasant
Beach, Me., where his family are now lo-
cated for the summer.
RIPANS
There is scarcely any condition of ill-heal h
that is not benefited by the occasional use
of a R I ' P A N S Tabule. For sale by
Druggists. The Five-Cent packet is enough
for an ordinary occasion. The family bot-
lle, (>O cents, contains a supply for a year.