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THE
REVIEW
JflJSIC TIRADE
V O L . x x x v i . No. 26. pjlisliefl Every Sat, liy Edward Lyman Bill at 1 Mafeon Are., Hew Tort, Jnne 27,1903.
AEOLIAN FOR THE RUSSIAN CZAR.
Presented to the Czar by the Empress of Russia as
a Birthday Present—The Aeolian and Pianola
the Favorites of Royalty.
The Aeolian Co., of New York, have just
received the following communication
from their St. Petersburg representative:
Gentlemen:—I have the pleasure in ad-
vising you that I have just sold an Aeolian
Grand to Her Imperial Majesty the Em-
press Alexandria Feodorowna of Russia,
who ordered the instrument as a birthday
present for His Imperial Majesty the Czar.
As I wrote you some months ago, I sold
an Aeolian and a Pianola to His Imperial
Highness the Grand Duke Czarewitsch
Michael Alexandrowitsch, who is so much
pleased with the instruments, that he rec-
ommended them to most of the members
of the Russian Imperial House, who since
then have been buying several Pianolas
and Aeolians.
I learn the Czar has been very delighted
with the Aeolian, and has placed it in his
private library room.
I am, gentlemen, truly yours,
Jul. Heinr. Zlmmermann.
The purchase of the above instrument
for the Czar signalizes the fact that now
practically every member of the Imperial
family of Russia is the owner of an Aeo-
lian or a Pianola, and in many instances of
both. This is far more significant of the
general acceptance of these instruments
than would be their purchase by any single
person, however prominent.
The history of the Aeolian and Pianola
in the Russian Court is suggestive. Ten
years ago, when visiting this country as an
officer of the Russian Imperial Navy, the
Grand Duke Alexander Michaelowitsch
purchased an Aeolian, subsequently order-
ing another on his return to St. Petersburg.
Following this introduction of these in-
struments into Russia has been the pur-
chase of an Aeolian or a Pianola by prac-
tically every member of the Imperial fam-
ily, culminating in this gift from the Dow-
ager Empress to the Czar.
The adoption of these instruments by
royalty is not peculiar to the Russian
Court, as the late Queen of England, the
Emperor of Germany, the King of Portu-
gal, the Shah of Persia, the Sultan of Tur-
key, and a number of other rulers and po-
tentates have purchased them; while a list
of their patrons in countries where they
have become established invariably in-
eludes a large proportion of the nobility.
The new superintendent of the McAr-
thur & Sons' piano factory in Savannah,
Ga., is E. F. Penny, who comes from Au-
burn, N. Y.
THE SEVILLE PERFORATOR.
SINGLE COPIES, 10 CENTS.
$2.00 PER YEAR.
GREAT WHEAT CROP IN KANSAS.
[Special to The Review.]
[Special to The Review.]
New Castle, Ind., June 22, 1903.
The Seville Music Perforator Co. an-
nounce the cutting of the first piece of
music on their new machine, a large num-
ber of which are now completed. The
piece selected was Moszkowski's Valse
Impromptu. During the cutting, which
was under the supervision of Mr. Pendle-
ton, Mr. Krell was asked to try his hand
which he did, cutting several bars success-
fully without other instruction than the
simple explanation. Several bars of the
first piece are also attributed to Mr. Reeps
and Mr. Tracy, both of whom had equally
good results. When completed the piece
was played, free from mistakes, much to
the surprise and pleasure of all.
Enthusiasm and interest was not lacking
in the achievement. The first shipment
has already been made, and Mr. Pendleton
has gone on the road introducing the ma-
chines, and no doubt the factory will soon
be forced to its full capacity in filling or-
ders.
The officers of the company are Jesse
French, of St. Louis, president; O. K.
Houck, of Memphis, Tenn., vice-president;
A. S. Seville, of this city, the inventor, is
superintendent, and E. H. Pendleton repre-
sents the company's interests on the road.
Topeka, Kan., June 22, 1903.
While the Kaw River is recovering from
the most destructive inundation of two gen-
erations, the broad wheat belt of the state is
girding itself forthe mightiest harvest in its
history. Unmolested by frost, drought, or
insect, Kansas' yield of wheat promises
to surpass in abundance and perfection of
maturity anything in its previous history.
The bulk of the harvest will be delayed
only from a week to ten days by the recent
heavy rains.
Naturally the piano dealers and mer-
chants generally are delighted over the
prospects which the long continued rains
at one time made far from favorable. The
great harvest insures plenty of money, arid
another year of plentiful surplus for all
kinds of luxuries.
PIANOS AS FIRST PRIZES.
At the third Saengerfest of the central
Saengerbund which opened in Syracuse,
N. Y., on Monday last, June 22, and closed
on Wednesday, the first grand prize for
the singers of the first class was a Weg-
man piano, style A, which was donaied
by the Wegman Piano Co., through An-
drew J. Speich, the local representative.
Among the other prizes was a beautiful
Smith & Barnes piano presented by the
Chase and Smith Piano Co.
The Saengerfest attracted thousands of
people to the city, and the Turn Hall
where the prize singing concert occurred,
was uncomfortably crowded. All interested
in the Saengerfest was most appreciative
of the generosity of the Wegman Piano
Co., and the Smith & Barnes Co., and the
efforts of their local representatives to
make the affair a success.
The Northeastern Commercial Co., of
Nome, Alaska, have just purchased eight
Kimball pianos from Eilers Piano Co.,
Portland, Ore., which were shipped by
the steamer St. Paul, last week.
GRANITE STATE TRADE PROSPECTS,
[Special to The Review.]
Keene, N. H., June 23, 1903.
Speaking of Granite State trade, E. M.
Blake, the prominent dealer of this city,
said to The Review to-day:
"Crops in
New Hampshire will not be far from nor-
mal, and I think that no ill effects will
come from the slight shortage. The con-
dition of trade at the present indicates a
good summer, and I feel that we shall not
experience the expected dullness this sea-
son. My stock is of fair proportions, about
the average of what I have kept for some
time. Trade conditions would certainly
prompt one to be reasonably sure of proper
deliveries for the fall trade, and yet I think
that the present situation compares fa-
vorably to a bull market—it is thoroughly
discounted before it goes up, and the set-
back comes when people least expect it.
Both business and collections have shown
a good gain over a year ago. People are
buying better pianos, paying better instal-
ments, and also paying better than at that
time.
COLUMBUS DEALERS MAY ORGANIZE.
The piano dealers of Columbus, O., who
number fifteen, have had some preliminary
conferences anent forming a local piano
dealers' association. The idea is a good
one. The more local associations we have
throughout the country, the better for the
trade at large. The influence so far of both
national and city associations has been to
uplift the trade and improve retailing
methods to a great degree.