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Published Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at J Madison Ave., New York, March 18, 1905.
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PIANORA CO. ORGANIZED
TO DISSOLVE PIANO FIRM.
VICTORY FOR SHIPPERS.
With Edwin D. Ackerman as President-—Capi-
tal $100.000—To Make Players and Perfor-
ated Music.
Petition for Dissolution of the Chase & Smith
Co. Made by Chase Family—Assets $19,000
and Liabilities $4,000.
Railroads Promise to Withdraw Objectionable
Uniform Bill of Lading.
The Pianora Co. have recently been incorpor-
ated under the laws of the State of New York,
with a capital of $100,000 for the purpose of man-
ufacturing the Pianora self-playing pianos, piano
players and perforated music rolls. The incor-
porators and officers of the company are: Presi-
dent, Edwin D. Ackerman; vice-president, Frank
M. Wells; secretary and treasurer, Andrew
Mushet. The directors include the former gen-
tlemen and E. R. Grant and Leonard Adair. Mr.
Ackerman, the president of this new company,
recently retired as vice-president and general
manager of the Pianotist Co., and his associates
are gentlemen of prominence in the legal and
mercantile worlds.
According to Mr. Ackerman, the Pianora self-
playing pianos and piano players will be distin-
guished by many individual features of superior-
ity, withal a simplicity of construction and effec-
tiveness that will insure them a wide popularity.
The Pianora Co.'s instruments will be either self-
playing or coin operated, while the piano players
of cabinet and interior type can be operated by
foot pedal, electric motor, or a combination of
motor and pedal. Mr. Ackerman says, moreover,
that the company will make their own perfor-
ated music, using an improved machine which
will enable them to produce about forty thousand
feet of perforated paper every day. These de-
vices are said to be fully covered by patents,
both here and in Europe.
"A RECOGNIZED VITAL FORCE"
In the Concert and Musical World is the Smith
& Nixon Concert Grand.
The Smith & Nixon piano is a recognized
vital force in the realm of professional concert
giving. During the coldest days in February Mr.
Wm. H. Sherwood, the eminent American pian-
ist, used the Smith & Nixon piano in a concert
at. Goshen, Ind., from where it was shipped to
Chicago, thence to Peoria, where it arrived in a
pretty thoroughly shaken up condition appar-
ently, the entire keyboard being displaced and
otherwise damaged. It was to-be used that even-
ing in a concert given by the well-known vocal
artist, Minnie Fish-Griffin, and there was no time
to be lost in "overhauling" the piano. Happily,
however, the piano had withstood the weather
and rough handling better than was evinced by
surface indications, and it was found to be in
excellent tune and unhurt musically. The con-
cert proved to be one of the most successful
artistically of the many in which this talented
lady has ever appeared. The Peoria Evening
Star's criticism had this remark as affecting ths
piano: "Katherine Howard plays a masterly
accompaniment, and added no little to the even-
ing's enjoyment." And the Herald-Transcript:
"The recital was a distinct musical success."
The Wood Piano Co., of Boston, have secured
the representation of the Story & Clark pianos.
(Special to The Review.)
The Uniform Bill of Lading Committee of the
Trunk Line Association has promised represen-
tatives of the Illinois Manufacturers' Association
and allied interests to withdraw the uniform bill
of lading to which objection has been made by
the shippers. The action was taken at a confer-
ence of representatives of both parties to the con-
tention which has been held in this city for sev-
eral days.
The representatives of the shippers agreed that
all further proceedings before the Inter-State
Commerce Commission shall be indefinitely post-
poned by the shippers, with the consent of the
commission. It was provided, however, that if
a joint committee representing both the railroad
and the shippers should fail to reach an amic-
able adjustment of the bill of lading dispute,
the shippers reserve the right to ask that the
hearing before the Inter-State Commerce Com-
mission be resumed.
Syracuse, N. Y., March 11, 1905.
Attorney Morris W. Chase has secured an or-
der from Justice William E. Scripture to show
cause June 1st before Frank J. O'Neil, as referee,
why the Chase & Smith Co., one of the oldest
music houses in the city, should not be dissolved.
The company is a corporation. The debts are
not more than $4,000 and the assets are at least
$19,000, according to the petition.
The petitioners are Col. Austin C. Chase,
Henry M. Chase, Carleton A. Chase, Mrs. C. M.
Burnet, and Mary R. B. Chase. They are direc-
tors and the action was taken, at a meeting
February 12th.
It is said that Colonel Chase desires to with-
draw from the business because of advancing
age, that H. M. Chase decides to withdraw be-
cause of ill health, and that C. A. Chase desires
to withdraw because his business with the
Chilled Plow Co. does not allow him sufficient
/PIANOS CATCH COLD.
time to devote to the music business. Mary
"In this wintry weather," said the tuner
R. B. Chase is Mrs. H. M. Chase and Mrs. Burnet
"keep your piano in a warm, dry room, and see,
is her mother.
besides, that its cover is a good, thick, comfort-
able one. Otherwise it will take cold. Its tone
PERCY S. FOSTER COMPLIMENTED.
will become hoarse and squeaky.
"Seriously," the tuner continued, "a piano's
The New York Times of Sunday, had a very voice is affected by cold weather and dampness
complimentary notice of the music at the inaug- as much as is the human voice. It gets alto-
uration which, for the first time was in the hands gether out of tune. Considerable treatment is re-
of a chairman who has had extended experience quired to put it in good shape again.
in musical matters. The gentleman referred to
"Hence the piano should be kept in a room of
is Percy S. Foster, of Sanders & Stayman, and equable temperature. It should be placed against
a leader of large public choruses, and congrega- an inside wall, away from draughts. It should
tional singing at evangelistic gatherings.
be kept closed when not in use. Its cover, in the
winter, should be of felt, thick, soft and warm.—
New
York World.
JACOT MUSIC BOX CO.'S LATEST.
The latest acquisitions to the already large list
of music published for Miraphone and Stella
music boxes by the Jacot Music Box Co., of 39
Union Square, are the following: "Yankee Girl,"
march and two-step; "Wilhelmina Waltzes";
"Coax Me," song; "The Diplomat," march;
"Teasing," song; "Here Chick, Chick," polka
(Viens Poupoule).
Chas. Oberlander, piano dealer, of Buffalo, has
left for the Isle of Pines, Cuba, where he is talk-
ing of opening a piano store. He is at present
looking over the field and meanwhile will con-
tinue his business in the Pan-American city.
R. B. Struther, who recently opened quarters
in the Republic building, 209 State street, Chi-
cago, has secured the agency for the Clinton
pianos. His territory will include all the State
of Illinois, excepting Chicago.
VERY STRICT IN AUSTRALIA.
A correspondent in that country advises us
that the customs authorities are very strict in
Australia just now, and that American exporters
not familiar with the Australian market would
do well to furnish a detailed statement of the
contents of any package along with the dispatch
advice to the consignee. This precaution will
save considerable delay at this end in clearing.
In quoting to Australia manufacturers should
be familiar with rates of freights, duties, etc., so
as to be able to quote prices c.i.f. Australia,
rather than f.o.b. their own city. Catalogues and
other printed matter are subject to 3 pence per
pound duty.
Guiss & Schroeder have opened a music store
in Kankakee, 111. The first-named member of
the firm was for fifteen years connected with the
Risser store in Chicago.
The R. S. Howard Co., 402-410 West 14th street,
The Meckel Bros. Co. have purchased a fac-
tory site on Brownell street, Cleveland, O., where- are getting in first-rate results from their new
in they will concentrate their factory, offices and literature and other enterprising publicity meth-
ods.
wareroom under one roof.