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THE
flUSIC TRADE
VOL. XLII. N o . 3 .
Published Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 1 Madison Ave., New York, Jan, 20, 1906.
OUR FOREIGNjCUSTOMERS.
Pianos and Other Musical Instruments Shipped
Abroad from the Port of New York for the
Week Just Ended.
(Special to The Review.)
Washington, D. C, Jan. 15, 1906.
The following were the exports of musical in-
struments and kindred lines from the port of
New York for the week just ended:
Amsterdam—1 pkg. pianos, $175.
Asuncion—1 pkg. pianos, $100.
Bangkok-—12 pkgs. musical machinery, $1,500.
Bergen—2 pkgs. organs and material, $100.
Bombay—141 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $2,869.
Buenos Ayres—13 pkgs. talking machines and
material, $748; 5 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $752; 2 pkgs. pianos, $325.
Caibarien—14 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $207.
Cardiff—5 pkgs. talking machines and material,
$173.
Cape Town—23 pkgs. organs and material,
$1,041.
Campeche—16 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $102.
Christiania—39 pkgs. organs, $16,545.
Ceara—G pkgs. talking machines and material,
$143; 1 pkg. pianos, $117.
Cienfuegos—6 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $130.
Copenhagen—2 pkgs. musical instruments,
$153.
Dublin—3 pkgs. talking machines and material,
$150.
Genoa—3 pkgs. organs, $218.
Gibraltar—2 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $110.
Gothenburg—3 pkgs. organs and material, $150.
Hamburg—9 pkgs. organs, $350; 24 pkgs. pi-
anos and material, $973; 53 pkgs. talking ma-
chines and material, $5,600.
Havana—34 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $749; 14 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $557.
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Havre—19 pkgs. talking machines and material,
$917.
Kingston—1 pkg. organ material, $100; 8 pkgs.
talking machines and material, $163; 1 pkg. piano
players and material, $200.
La Guayra—8 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $208.
Lisbon—1 pkg. pianos and material, $165.
Liverpool—1 pkg. pianos and material, $200;
32 pkgs. organs and material, $15,732.
London—9 pkgs. organs and material, $540; 22
pkgs. talking machines and material, $2,302; 1
pkg. pianos and material, $300; 1,269 pkgs. talk-
ing machines and material, $14,313; 25 pkgs pi-
anos and material, $1,625; 21 pkgs. piano players,
$4,6S5; 27 pkgs. music, $1,960.
Madrid—1 pkg. piano and material, $260.
Nagasaki—12 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $260.
Port au Prince—8 pkgs. talking machines and
material, $282.
Rio de Janeiro—10 pkgs. talking machines and
material, $408; 2 pkgs. pianos and material, $425.
Rotterdam—2 pkgs. pianos and material, $1,300.
Santiago—53 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $1,903; 1 pkg, organ and material, $150.
Shanghai—2 pkgs. musical machinery, $300; 24
pkgs. organs, $1,580.
Southampton—1 pkg. talking machines and ma-
terial, $188.
Sydney—144 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $5,470; 4 pkgs. pianos and material, $122;
1 pkg. musical goods, $169.
Tampico—4 pkgs. pianos and material, $971.
Trinidad—8 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $130.
Ulm—5 pkgs. organs and material, $193.
Valparaiso—8 pkgs. talking machines and' ma-
terial, $298.
Vera Cruz—6 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $173; 3 pkgs. musical instruments, $300.
Vienna—13 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $407; 23 pkgs. organs, $1,150.
Wellington—39 pkgs. organs and material,
$1,845; 4 pkgs. piano players and material, $328;
47 pkgs talking machines and material, $934.
BREWER-PRYOR CO. ELECT OFFICERS.
(Special to The Review.»
Binghamton, N. Y., Jan. 13, 1906.
At a meeting of the Brewer-Pryor Piano Co.
held Monday the number of directors was in-
creased by the election of Colonel George W.
Dunn and W. H. Sherwood as additional direct-
ors. The other directors elected were John A.
Gale, Clarence E. Pryor, John Anderson, Walter
S. Lyon and Rolin W. Meeker. Officers were re-
elected as follows:
John A. Gale, president;
Clarence B. Pryor, vice-president; J. L. Sweet,
treasurer. M. R. Hough was elected secretary in
place of F. H. Farrell, of Boston.
ROPER TRANSFORMING HIS STORE.
SINGLE
$2.00 PKR YEAR.
tie of Rochester, N. Y. For churches, theatres,
schools, public buildings, as well as for the home,
the Vough Changeable Pitch Piano is winning a
wide reputation. The changeable pitch feature
is one that makes this piano greatly to be de-
sired.
WEGMAN PIANO CO. ELECT OFFICERS.
(Special to The Review.)
Auburn, N. Y., Jan. 15, 1906.
The annual meeting of the Wegman Piano Co.
was held at the company's offices yesterday after-
noon, and the following officers and directors
were elected:
Directors, Mrs. Julia Wegman-
Page, A. W. Crocker, W. C. Burgess, H. Wegman
and G. F. Adams; president, Mrs. Julia Wegman-
Page; vice-president, A. W. Crocker; secretary
and treasurer, W. C. Burgess; inspectors of elec-
tion, R. O. Burgess, Jr., and A. J. Stone.
RICCA & SON INCORPORATE.
Ricca & Son, of New York City, filed a certifi-
cate of incorporation with the secretary of the
state on Friday of last week for the purpose of
manufacturing automatic piano players and other
musical instruments, with a capital of $100,000.
The directors are Luigi G. Ricca, Hugo F. Ricca
and John J. O'Connor.
STAPLES PIANO & ORGAN CO.
The Staples Piano & Music Co., whose incor-
poration with a capital of $100,000 was recorded
in last week's Review, will continue the business
which Staples, Smith & Moody have carried on
for many years in Portland, Augusta, Waterville
and Ellsworth, Me. The old firm disbanded and
the new firm will resume the business of the old
one. Mr. Smith of the former company is to en-
gage in business in Augusta, and Mr. Moody has
retired from active business. Mr. Staples and his
associates will conduct a general music business.
(Special to The Review.)
Worcester, Mass., Jan. 15, 1906.
S. I. Howard, a Worcester contractor, is mak-
TO MANUFACTURE PIANOS.
ing the alterations on the Flagg building, oppo-
site the Bay State house, for Marcellus Roper,
Albert J. Hall is preparing to commence the
who will move his piano stock to the building the manufacture of pianos in West Hartland, Conn.
first of February. Mr. Howard is transforming He is now installing machinery in the factory,
the store and the building throughout. On the and expects to start work at an early date.
first floor, fronting the street, will be the second
largest plate glass window in the city, measuring
CAMERON WITH JANSSEN.
about twelve feet square. There will also be a
modern plate glass front on the second story in
Arthur Cameron has joined the forces of B. H.
the building. A new floor, new boiler and new
Janssen, piano manufacturer of New York, and
heating and lighting arrangements will be in-
has assumed the position of assistant superin-
stalled. The alterations will take six weeks. One
tendent.
of the features will be the installing of a big ele-
vator, which will raise a square piano from one
HUNTINGTON PIANO CO.
floor to the other.
The Huntington Piano Co. are moving to their
new quarters at Shelton, Conn., while the reno-
VOUGH PIANOS FOR CHURCHES.
vation of the old plant recently under way is
(Special to The Review.)
about completed. They are now splendidly fitted
Waterloo, N. Y., Jan. 13, 1906.
for a large output during the new year.
The Vough Piano Co. have just learned through
their dealers of sales of Vough Changeable
According to the daily papers, Clinton Latting,
Pianos to the following churches and theatres in
a
farmer of Shortsville, N. Y., is devoting his
the past few weeks: Salem United Evangelical
spare time this winter to building a pipe organ.
Church, Mahanoy City, Pa..; New Goshenhoppen
This is somewhat of a more onerous occupation
Reformed Church, East Greenville, Pa.; St.
than swapping stories with neighbors, inter-
Luke's German Evangelical Lutheran Church,
spersed, of course, with the usual concomitants
Rochester, N. Y.; Grand Opera House, East
Stroudsburg, Pa., and to the new National Thea- % of hard cider and pie.