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THE
TIRADE
VOL. X X X V l . No. 5.
Publisbed Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 1 Madison Avenue, New York, Jan. 31,1903.
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MACHINE FOR MAKING SHARPS
ANN ARBOR CO. INCREASE STOCK.
WASLE & CO.'S NEW FACTORY.
Will ^be] Ready Inside of a Month—An Ingenious
Contrivance for Cornering the Sharps.
To the Extent of $25,000 Which is Taken by the
Stockholders—Old Officers Re-Elected.
It now transpires that the machine for
making "sharps" ordered from an American
manufacturer of wood-working appliances
did n ° t originate with a French piano man-
ufacturer, as the builders here were led to
believe at the start. The machine was really
for a Paris manufacturer of keyboards, and
last week an additional order was received
from him to adjust the mechanism for six
different sizes of "sharps." This will be
done and the completed machine—delayed
the rearrangement of parts—is expected to
be ready for shipment inside of a month.
The cornering of the "sharps," on which
considerable stress was placed in a critical
reference to the machine in a late issue of
The Review, is expected to be easily done
by a "tumbler," this exception being waived
as of no material consequence, according to
the sanguine designer.
At the annual meeting of the Ann Arbor
Organ Co., held Jan. 21, the old officers and
directors were le-elected. It was decided to
increase the capital stock $25,000, making
$75,000 the total capital stock paid in. The
increase is taken by the stockholders. The
regular annual dividend of five per cent was
declared,. During the past year 5,520 organs
wore manufactured.
Owing to the inclement weather, work on
Wasle & Co,'s new piano action factory, in
the Bronx, New York, has been so inter-
fered with that its completion may be de-
layed until April. Even under the most fav-
orable conditions March 1 would scarcely
chronicle the finishing. The house state the
"way orders are coming in is something fine,"
which, to them, augurs another phenomenal
piano year. No attempt was made to get
ahead on stock, to forestall any shortage dur-
ing the removal to the new place; but
"rush" orders, it is claimed, have upset all
calculations in this direction. Under these
circumstances a change of base is looked for-
ward to with considerable trepidation. Ac-
tion brackets are not so freely offered, say
Wasle & Co., and the visible supply is less-
ening, which adds another disagreeable fac-
tor to the situation.
SUBSTANTIAL STECK APPRECIATION.
BALMER & WEBER'S NEW QUARTERS.
[Special to The Review.]
St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 26, 1903.
The Balmer & Weber Music House Co..
this week closed a lease by which they will
take possession of the entire building at
1,109 Olive street for a long term of years.
The lessees will remove from their present
location at 908 Olive street to the new build-
ing on or about Feb. 1. The new building is
a handsome one and is five stories high and
basement and will make a splendid music
trade emporium for the furtherance of the
business of this house.
We print herewith a letter received by
George Steck & Co.. from the sisters of St.
Dominic which emphasizes the position the
INCREASED ITS CAPITAL.
Steck has won in the educational domain.
Needless to say the Steck piano has a great Grand Rapids Piano Case Company Will Issue $45
000 of Preferred Stock.
many friends among the Catholic institu-
tions, and this is only one of the many that
The annual meeting of the Grand Rapids
has expressed itself in glowing terms of this Piano Case Company was held in Grand
piano. The peculiar construction of the Steck, Rapids, Mich,, last week, and resulted in the
its fine workmanship and absolute durability election of the following directors: J. Mow-
make it the ideal piano for such institutions: att, Huntley Russell, M. C. Ducey, Lucius
Academy of the Holy Rosary,
Boltwood and George W. Crater. John
137-143 Second Street,
Mowatt succeeds the late Felix Raniville as
president;
vice-president, Huntley Russell;
New York, Jan. 26, 1903.
secretary
and
treasurer, Michael C. Ducey.
Messrs. George Steck & Co.,
New York City.
The directors voted to issue $45,000 of
Gentlemen:—We have been using the preferred stock, the money thus raised to be
Steck piano for many years in our Institute used in the building of the company's new
and are gratified to bear testimony to its ex- factory plant on Godfrey avenue.
ceedingly high merit; this is proven by our
having purchased another Steck last week.
ALMOST READY FOR ORDERS.
Respectfully,
A visit to the factory of the Manhattan
Sisters of St. Dominic.
Piano Case Co., Cresskill, N. J., reveals a
condition of activity.. F. W. Robinson, the
A NEW YORK INCORPORATION.
proprietor, stated to The Review upon the
Among the incorporations filed with thi occasion of a recent visit that by Feb. 15th
Secretary of State this week was that of the they would be ready to fill orders. It should
Wheelock Piano Co., of New York, with a be understood that for six months past this
capital stock of $10,000. Directors: C. B. concern has been getting a stock of lumber in
Lawson, New York; W.. E. Wheelock, leadiness and getting their plant in condition
Brooklyn; Socrates Hubbard, Englewood. to supply reliable piano cases to manufactur-
ers,
N J-
MEHLIN SECURES THE PRIZE
In last week's Review we reported the se-
lection by the educational authorities of New
Orleans, La., of fourteen Mehlin pianos for
use in the public schools of that city. In
this connection the L. Grunewald Co., the
local agents, had the following ad cleverly
displayed in the papers of the "Crescent
City." It speaks for itself:
Test That Tells the Tale.
MEHLIN U P R I G H T PIANOS
To Be Used In
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Of New Orleans.
For the last four or five years various
makes of pianos have been used in the public
schools. Before purchasing fourteen addi-
tional instruments the Board of Education
decided upon a thorough and exhaustive test
of all makes, going to every music house in
the city. This work lasted a month and the
award has just been announced. It is an or-
der for
FOURTEEN M E H L I N UPRIGHT
CABINET GRAND PIANOS.
Points of Superiority:
Wear and Durability,.
Singing Quality and Richness of Tone.
Elasticity and Evenness of Touch.
Finish and Mechanical Construction.
Many Valuable Patented Improvements
Possessed bv No Other Instrument.
Sold Only at
GRUNEWALD'S,
' 735 Canal St.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Hospe. of Omaha, cele-
brate their twentv-fifth or silver wedding an-
niversarv Feb. 12, and have planned a trip
to the Golden State, accompanied by their
two talented daughters, Trcne and Gertrude.