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"EBERSOLE" PUBLICITY.
A Very Delightful Volume Devoted to These Pianos
Issued by the Smith & Nixon Piano Co.
A very charming catalogue devoted to Ebersole
pianos has just reached us from the Smith &
Nixon Piano Co., of Cincinnati. It is a beauti-
ful specimen of typographical work, while the
literary side of the publication is of a high
order.
In the introductory it is emphasized that the
manufacturers of the Ebersole pianos "have been
known by reputation to musicians and music-
lovers for many years, and the integrity of their
business methods as well as the high standing
of their instruments widely acknowledged." And
the point is made that they have served a long
apprenticeship to the trade, and that before they
undertook the manufacture of pianos they were
engaged in buying and selling the best makes,
while the perfections and defects of the finest
instruments were for years their daily study.
This ripe experience was invaluable to them
when they undertook the manufacture of pianos.
They knew just what to strive for—just what to
avoid. To quote further:
"Their own practical knowledge, too. was enlarged by
frequent fortunate opportunities of consultation with
the best musicians in the world. Prom them they
learned what they wanted ; and what they wanted was
sure to be cried for by the general public.
"Their house has ever been in the lead when im-
provements in the art of piano making have been in-
troduced or needed. They have drawn their own scales,
patented tneir own special devices, and given such close
personal attention to construction details in their fac-
tory that it would be scarcely too much to say that
instruments bearing their name require no other guar-
anty.
"It is upon its individual merits alone that they are
selling the EBERSOLE. Much time and study have
been given to perfecting it. and the prospective buyer
will find, upon investigation and comparison, that it is
one of the best upright pianos for general use on the
market to-day. A perusal of the pages that follow
will give the reader some insight into its merits, and
perhaps be the stepping-stone to the purchase of an
instrument of higher grade than was considered pos-
sible."
There is also an excellent talk to buyers of
pianos, as well as opinions and advice upon
advertising and an enumeration of several points
of excellence claimed for the Ebersole piano.
The Ebersole instruments illustrated and de-
scribed include style A, style C, style D, style
S, style T and style V. The pages devoted to
these pianos are interlarded with testimonials
from musicians of eminence in all parts of the
country, who pay enthusiastic tribute to the
merits of these instruments. All told, this is
a publication which the Smith & Nixon Co. can
well feel proud of, and it should be prolific of
splendid results. The cover page is a very
happy allegorical effort in colors.
SECURES THE CHICKERING AS LEADER.
S. H. Lightner, who, as recorded in last week's
Review, has just opened for himself in the piano
business at 11 Market street, Youngstown, O.,
has secured the agency for Checkering, Strich &
Ziedler and other well known pianos. J. B. Tim-
ner will have charge of his retail forces.
EPENETER HAS THE "CROWN."
Chas. Epeneter, who was formerly in the piano
business in Milwaukee, Wis., has again opened
salesrooms in that city at 110 Wisconsin street,
where he is doing a general retail business,
handling jthe Crown. Mathushek and other
pianos.
SINGLE COPIES, 10 CENTS.
$2.00 PER YEAR.
NEW YORK'S FIRST MUSIC TEMPLE. HIGH TRIBUTE TO STECK PIANOS.
Some of the Noted Literary and Musical Geniuses
Who Have Held Forth at Steinway Hall.
Strolling through Union Square the other day,
says a writer in the New York Globe, my eye was
caught involuntarily by the classical outlines
of the famous old Steinway Hall. Built by the
Steinways about forty years ago, it was the first
temple of music that graced the metropolis, and
to-day, after several generations, it still stands as
one of the finest specimens of architecture in
Greater New York. What memories it awaken-
ed both in music and literature! There it was
where the great Charles Dickens first held his
audiences spellbound. The geniuses of Ole Bull,
Rubinstein, Dr. Damrosch, Parepa Rosa, Theo-
dore Thomas, Joseffy, and hundreds of other
great musicians still seem to hover around it.
What a pity that Paderewski, Rosenthal, Dr.
Strauss cannot utilize its superb acoustics to pre-
sent their unrivaled performances in the great-
est musical atmosphere! Irresistibly I was drawn
to enter its stately portals, and I wandered aim-
lessly through its noble rooms, and through the
hustle and bustle of active business life my ears
were soothed by the sweet strains drawn in dis-
tant rooms from the strings of the incomparable
Steinway piano. The third generation of that
great family of piano builders is now in charge
of their vast business, and when one stops to
think that 110,000 pianos have emanated from the
famous workshops of Steinway, representing in
actual value over $60,000,000, one can realize what
a tremendous influence that one house has sway-
ed in the realms of music and art in the New
World.
WORLD'S FAIR ORGAN!STS.
Eighteen from This City Among the Seventy-five
Engaged to Play the Great Organ.
(Special to The Review.)
St. Louis, Mo., April 23, 1904.
A World's Fair official bulletin announces the
engagement, of seventy-five organists, including
eighteen in New York City, to play the great
organ. The eighteen and the days for which
they have been engaged follow: F. L. Sealy,
May 11 and 12; C. Eddy, May, 3, 4, 5 and 6; R.
H. Woodman, June 17 and 18; G. M. Dethier,
June 20 and 21; E. M. Bowman, June 27 and 28;
F. J. Reisberg, July 1 and 2; G. Smith, July 11
and 12; J. W. Andrews, July 18 and 19; S. N.
Penfield, July 27 and 28; C. S. Howe, August 8
and 9; S. A. Gibson, August 10 and 11; W. C.
Carl, September 26 and 27; E. G. Gale, Septem-
ber 30 and October 1; H. R. Shelley, October 5
and 6; W. McFarlane, October 12 and 13; F. J.
Benedict, October 19 and 20; S. Salter, Novem-
ber 18 and 19; H. B. Day, November 23 and 24.
INCREASING CALL FOR KRELL PIANOS.
Dawson J. Blackmore, president of the Krell
Piano Co., of Cincinnati, is well pleased with
the result of his recent trip through the East.
He secured many substantial orders for Krell
pianos, and views the business outlook In an
optimistic way. His conclusions are based upon
a close study of the conditions in various parts
of the country where the Krell Is In active de-
mand.
The "Old Reliable" Make a Remarkable Record as
Shown in the Report Just Published by the
Perkins Institute and Massachusetts School
for the Blind—Thirty-one Steck Pianos in Use
for the Past Six Years—Have Given the
Strongest Evidence of the Durability as Well
as of Superior Tone Quality.
The Perkins Institute and Massachusetts
School for the Blind, where the instruction in
the art of tuning is made a specialty, is the old-
est and largest institution of its kind in Amer-
ica. The trustees in their seventy-second annual
report, lately published, paid the following com-
pliment to George Steck & Co., of New York,
viz.:
"During the last six years we have obtained
from George Steck & Co., of New York, thirty-
one piano-fortes for the use of this institution
and the kindergarten for the blind, and we take
pleasure in stating that in point of finish, work-
manship, of durability, of evenness of tone, and
of keeping in tune, these instruments are equal
to the best made in this country."
Considering that the blind, especially musi-
cians and tuners, are the most sensitive and crit-
ical in everything they hear and touch, the fact
that this institution ordered every year more
of the Steck pianos for its wants, is the very
best proof that the firm of George Steck & Co.
take good care of the reputation of the "old re-
liable" pianos.
SIEGLING HOUSE FOUNDED 1819.
The Successor, Henry Siegling, the Oldest Dealer
in the United States—A Splendid Record.
The following communication from Henry
Siegling, the well-known and respected dealer
of Charleston, S. C, establishes him, without
question, as not only one of the oldest, but the
oldest piano dealer in the United States. The
letter speaks for itself:
"Charleston, S. C, April 22, 1904.
"DEAR ME. BILL—I read in your esteemed and
valuable journal of the 16th inst. a kindly refer-
ence to myself, and in this connection I wish to
give you the following Information: The house
which I represent was established by my father,
the late John Siegling, a native of Prussia, Ger-
many, at Charleston, S. C, 1819, and whose im-
mediate successor it is my privilege to be. Be-
ing a native, I have since 1840 been identified
with the house. The firm's name has not
changed. In view of these facts I am regarded,
perhaps, as the oldest music dealer in the States,
and as the oldest firm in the city of any kind
extant. By giving this an insertion in your ex-
cellent and widely-circulating Review you will
confer a favor on
"Yours truly,
" H E N B Y SrEGLING."
J. C. HENDERSON AT HIS POST.
The many friends of J. C. Henderson, manager
of the Ann Arbor Organ Co., are rejoiced to learn
that he is back at his post much Improved in
health after a long siege of illness. At an early
date he will probably visit Europe on his annual
trip among the representatives of the house
abroad.
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