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THE
BUSH & LANE PUBLICITY.
An Interesting Little Volume Containing Some
Valuable Testimony' Regarding Bush & Lane
Popularity, Just Issued by This Company.
The Bush & Lane Piano Co., of Holland, Mich.,
have just printed a handsome sixty-four page
booklet, in which they present some two hundred
and fifty letters received from piano owners in all
sections of the country expressing their satisfac-
tion with the Bush & Lane piano. These letters,
which are selected from the mass of testimonials
which come to the company directly or through
their dealers, are unsolicited, and they certainly
bear the ear marks of sincerity. Among the writers
are not only private owners, but teachers, super-
intendents of music schools and of public schools,
pastors of churches, etc., etc. The- "forward" to
the booklet *uns in part as follows:
. "Love of appreciation is a trait of all humanity.
It is, therefore, only human that we are pleased
with the numerous expressions of satisfaction that
have come to us unsolicited, and it is with pardon-
able pride that we call attention to the testimo-
nials herewith presented in that they endorse our
claims regarding the superior quality of pianos of
our manufacture. Without boasting, we confidently
assert that no piano manufacturing concern could
thus secure, unsolicited, so large a number of ex-
pressions of high regard for its product, were that
product not the result of a steadfast purpose and
a continuous effort to produce a piano that would
give lasting satisfaction wherever placed—a piano
not only built to please the eye and ear, but to give
lovers of music an opportunity to exercise their
talents to the highest degree of skill and expression.
"The Bush & Lane piano is the conception of a
life devoted to piano construction in its scientific
and artistic phases. Its present position before the
trade and public is due to a combination of me-
chanical genius and finance. Genius paved the
way and showed what could be done in making a
piano scientifically and conscientiously, finance has
enabled us to carry out these conditions. We knew
when we started to make the Bush & Lane piano
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just what it would be—knew that it possessed the
elements of quality that would bring just such satis-
faction as is evinced in the testimonials we have
received."
Havana—16 cases pianos and material, $1,280;
3 cases pianos and material, $432; 42 pkgs. phono-
graphic goods and material, $1,169; 7 pkgs. phono-
graphic goods and material, $325.
Havre—3 cases piano-players and material, $609.
OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS.
Kingston—5 cases pianos and material, $568; 4
Pianos and Other Musical Instruments Shipped
cases organs and material, $120.
Abroad from the Port of New York for
Lancaster—12 pkgs. phonographic goods and ma-
Week Just Ended—An Interesting Array of
terial, $200.
Musical Specialties for Foreign Countries.
Liverpool—3 cases piano-players and material,
$366; 23 cases organs and material, $3,294.
(Special to The Review.)
London—2 pkgs. music, $216; 6 cases organs
Washington, D. C, Nov. 28, 1911.
and material, $1,350; 32 cases pianos and material,
The following were the exports of musical in-
$9,400; 43 cases piano-players and material, $10,-
struments and kindred lines from the port of New
192; 508 pkgs. talking machines and material,
York for the week just ended:
$6,959; 24 cases pianos and material, $7,616; 54
Asuncion—2 pkgs. phonographic goods and ma-
cases piano-players and material, $12,457; 20 cases
terial, $292.
organs and material, $6,500; 4 pkgs. talking ma-
Algoa Bay—1 case pianos and material, $200.
chines and material, $594; 4 cases piano-players and
- Antwerp—52 pkgs. talking machines and mate-
material, $198.
rial, $1,240.
Berlin—4 pkgs. phonographic goods and ma- Macoris—3 pkgs. phonographic goods and ma-
terial, $112.
terial, $107.
Manila—6 cases pianos and material, $.600; 82
Bombay—7 cases organs and material, $222.
pkgs.
talking machines and material, $5,024.
Bremen—14 cases piano-players and material,
Manzanilla—5
pkgs. phonographic good's and ma-
$4,200; 6 cases organs and material, $419; 2 cases
terial,
$111;
4
cases
pianos and material, $644.
organs and material, $212; 10 cases pianos and ma-
Montevideo—2 cases piano-players and material,
terial, $727.
Brussels—3 cases piano-players and material, $391; 10 pkgs. music rools, $1,401.
Para—11 cases pianos and material, $2,464; 21
$579; 1 case piano-players and material, $193.
pkgs.
talking machines and material, $1,133.
Buenos Ayres—8 cases pianos and material,
Port au Prince—2 $ases pianos and material,
$2,739; 14 cases pianos and material, $2,196.
Calcutta—1 pkg. talking machines and material, $175.
Savanilla—25 pkgs. phonographic goods and ma-
$110.
terial,
$2,357.
Caracas—7 pkgs. phonographic goods and ma-
Singapore—3 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $340.
terial, $143.
Cartagena—1 case pianos and material, $350.
Soerabaya—12 pkgs. phonographic goods and
Colombo—1 case piano-players and material,
material,
$433.
$150.
St. Gall—2 pkgs. musical instruments, $200.
Colon—1 case pianos and material, $179; 9 pkgs.
phonographic goods and material, $194; 2 pkgs.
Do you wish to make five dollars? Then send
phonographic goods and material, $143.
your ideas upon leading trade topics, embodied
Corinto—5 cases pianos and material, $1,655.
Guayaquil—2 pkgs. phonographic goods and ma- in two hundred and fifty words, to The Review.
You will find full particulars elsewhere in this
terial, $150.
Hamburg—2 pkgs. music goods, $182.
Bell Brand Harmonicas
"Made in America"
Have won a national reputation because of their remarkable and durable
qualities. They are not the best merely because they are American made,
and the only harmonicas made in this country, but they stand competition
with the products of the world, embodying the very best musical qualities
and workmanship.
BELL BRAND HARMONICAS
CAN BE PROCURED FROM THE FOLLOWING WHOLESALE HOUSES:
C. BRUNO & SON, New York, N. Y.
BUEGELEISEN & JACOBSON, New York City, N. Y.
OLIVER DITSON CO., Boston, Mass.
C. H. DITSON & CO., New York City, N. Y.
W. J. DYER & BRO., St. Paul, Minn.
J. W. JENKINS SONS' MUSIC CO., Kansas City, Mo.
THE RUDOLPH WURLITZER CO., Cincinnati, O.
ROBT. C. KRETSCHMAR, Philadelphia, Pa.
KOERBER-BRENNER MUSIC CO., St. Louis, Mo.
LYON & HEALY, Chicago, 111.
C. MEISEL, New York City, N. Y.
SHERMAN, CLAY & CO., San Francisco, Cal.
JOS. W. STERN & CO., New York City, N. Y.
TONK BROS. CO., Chicago, 111.
THE RUDOLPH WURLITZER CO., Chicago, 111.
The National Musical String Co., S