Music Trade Review

December 20th, 1880.
THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.
DOMESTIC!
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NEW YOKK, DECEMBEE
YOL. III.
20TH,
11
TRADE.
1880.
No. 10.
KIND WORDS.
W
OULD it not have been better for Miss Nancy Wells to have made that
confession privately, and have received fatherly advice to sin no
more, after doing severe penance? Does the statement that " i t contains
1 T of a mass of good things more truth than poetry " not show an impoverished intellect and a picayu-
connected with the trade in nish longing after an unwholesome notoriety?—Notice, from the Art Jabberer,
the New England States, which I in its characteristically ambiguous style.
have heard recently, I have only
room for one or two anecdotes.
A SMALL circular or dodger, barely known in New York as the MUSICAL
The first relates to Mr. Oliver, or, CBITIO AND TBADE REVIEW, that thrives only by blackmailing the music trade
as he is more commonly called, of the east, is rumored as being in a dying condition, made so by having an
Mr. "Original,"—Green.
idiot by the name of Smells or Wells connected with it in some menial capa-
O. D. Blake, the Boston dealer, city or other. The entire matter that it publishes each week is boldly stolen
went into "Original's" store the from foreign publications.—From a little Chicago jmper commonly called
other day, and found him tinkering by its half-dozen readers, the Dead Beat.
up a " C. D. Blake "piano. Origi-
nal began to chuckle when he saw
THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TBADE REVIEW, published Nov. 20th, is literally
Blake, and the latter said, '' Well, overflowing with musical matter. Its criticisms and correspondence from
Green, what's the matter with Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Cincinnati and Chicago, give accounts of
you ? How did you come by that all the important musical events which have or are going to take place, and
piano of mine ?"
is full of interesting information. We consider it the best number ever pub-
Green fairly exploded with a roar lished.—Molineux" Organists' and Conductors' Monthly.
of laughter, as he said, "It's the
funniest thing I ever heard of since
WE acknowledge the receipt of that standard musical journal (the MU-
I was in business. It's funnier than SICAL CBITIC AND TBADE REVIEW). It is without doubt the best critical and
old Dr. Trojay's tryin', to sell trade paper now published. Such staff correspondents as Emil Liebling, of
Decker & Son's and Decker Broth- Chicago, and Louis C. Elson, of Boston, alone insure the best criticisms and
ers' at the same time, and as the newsy correspondence from those cities. The musical notes at home and
same piano."
abroad contained in the MUSICAL CKITIO AND TBADE REVIEW are well worth
" Well," said Blake, " out with it Green, let's hear it."
the price of the publication, and are of great value to all musicians. The
Green went off into another fit of laughter, and when he had recovered, MUSICAL CKITIC AND TBADE REVIEW is published in New York, on the 5th
said: " A month or so ago, a man saw a piano advertised for sale at a private and 20th of each month, and is seNt postpaid for one year for only $2. The
house. He went to the house and they stuck him with a ' Weber & Co.' Burlington, Iowa, Gazette.
piano. After he had the piano about two weeks he was the sickest man you
[We appreciate the above the more highly, because, not long ago, we
ever see, so he came down to your place to see if he could get a real first class had a skirmish with the Burlington Gazette; but the editor, in a manly and
piano, and leave you the ' Weber & Co.' piano, and some cash besides, for it. appreciative manner, unusual now-adays, forgets the little fight, and pays
You said you could do it, and you let him him have a ' C. D. Blake ' piano us a handsome compliment.—Ed. MUSICAL CBITIC AND TBADE REVIEW.]
for a real first class instrument. Some how or other, he seemed to grow purty
sick of his ' C. D. Blake ' piano, and not long ago he came around to me,
CHAS. WELLES, of the MUSICAL CBITIC AND TBADE REVIEW is most enter-
and said he was through buy in' cheap trash, and wanted to know if I prising.—From the Cincinnati Musical People's notes about "Musical
couldn't let him have a genuine tiptop instrument, and take the ' C. D. Blake Editors."
'
piano and some cash for it. I told him, of course, I could, and sure enough
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION AND THE TRADE.
I made the trade with him."
" Well," said Blake, " what did you let him have ? "
A LTHOUGH American politics do not excite much attention in this
Green roared again with laughter. "You'll bust," said he, "when I ±\_ country, the recent election of the new President of the United States
tell you. I let him have a Vose and Sons piano, and when I sent it to him,
bade fair at one time to exercise considerable influence on the European
the idea came into my mind that I had heard of some such thing in the trade. America is known as one of the most fiercely protective of the world's
Bible, as, ' the last state of that man was worse than the first.' "
nations, though there exists a party in the States which believes in the bene-
fits of free trade. The signal defeat of that party at the elections is one of
* * *
There is another good story that comes from Boston. The editor of one the signs of the times. Free trade arguments were, indeed, discarded before
of the snide musical sheets published in New York, which has been going for the election took place, and the fact remains that, in the opinion of the
nearly a year now without paying expenses, secured a correspondent in Bos- large majority of the American people, heavy import duties are conducive to
the national prosperity.
ton, and agreed to pay him so much per month for his letters.
For some years to come, therefore, no hope exists that the Americans
The guileless correspondent, not being acquainted with the " ways that
are dark, and the tricks that are vain " of the average musical newspaper, will abolish, or even reduce, the heavy duty of 30 per cent, ad valorem which
wrote letters for several months without receiving any pay. He wrote mild they impose upon imported musical instruments. Although the cheapness
appeals for money several times, but received no satisfaction, so, at last, he of European pianos may, therefore, enable them to gain a footing in the
States in spite of the duty, no extensive business in pianos is likelv to be
spoke out his mind pretty freely on the subject.
And what did the editor do? Well, he sent him an old, and very shaky done between Europe and America. It seems to be an admitted fact that if
account which he held against some Boston house, asking his correspondent, European pianos were admitted to America without duty, or at a reduced
who was a musician, and not a bill collector, to collect the amount, and percentage, the trade would, in all probability, be very large, and the speedy
reduction of prices by New York, Boston, and Philadelphia makers would
apply it on the bill for correspondence.
be inevitable, while the wages to artisans would also have to be considerably
modified. That these reductions would result in increased consumption,
HUMOUS OF TRADE CORRESPONDENCE.
and consequently no loss of income, experience suggests. But the American
SIB. I received the MUSICAL CKITIC & TBADE REVIEW to day and am people do not believe in it, and it must be admitted that no country is at
Much Oblige for the Journal and the adyertisemet you give me in it. I would present enjoying greater prosperity.—The London and Provincial Music
like to take the Journal and will take it as soon as I can. I would like to Trades Review.
say that any Manufactor of Violins or Proffinal Player will send me a Violin
MELBOUBNE EXHIBITION.—Four of our organ makers exhibit at Mel-
I will Put my Improvement in it free of Charge and Pay the Express both
ways, which is Equal to me giveing $5. and Improve the Instrument 100 Per bourne, J. Esty & Co., Smith American Organ Company, Taylor & Farley
Cent no matter how Poor or how good the Instrumt is as I do not know any Organ Company, and Peloubet & Company. None of our piano makers
one in N Y would you Please Hand them thiss letter or show it to some of exhibit. Sensible men.
the best Violin Players in N Y or Manufacto'rs of Violins
HANDSOME.—Did you ever see anything neater than the new style of the
I will send you a cut and Advertisemet as soon as I can. I can give Sterling Organ Co. ?
good refferance that I will do as I say I will send you a coppy of a recomen-
FBEUND.—John C. Freund turned up in this city about ten days ago.
datin I got with out asking for it and Oblige yours respt T Peaker.
BELGIAN EXHIBITION.—The Belgian Exhibition of 1880 is now closed.
I take the Pleasure to Recomment the New invention of Mr Peaker for The exhibition was confined to Belgian goods, and there were altogether
Proloning and strengthing the tone of the Violin it seems to me that there is fifty-five exhibitors of musical instruments. Of these thirty-six were piano-
something Extraordinery in it and I ask especially all good Players on thiss forte manufacturers or makers of parts of pianos, seven were manufacturers
Instrument to look deeper in it I hope Mr Peaker will meet with all the suc- of wind instruments, ten were makers of organs and harmoniums, and two
cess his invention deserves
were violin makers. There were neither competitions nor prize awards, the
B MEISSNEK
various makers exhibiting for honor and publicity only. The Belgian Exhi-
Prof of Music of the Bettie Stuart Inst bition has been so successful that there is a talk of holding another in a year
Prof Meissner is OUT best Teacher of Music in the City
T PEAKEB. or two on a larger scale.
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