Music Trade Review
Issue: 1880 Vol. 3 N. 12 - Page 13
January 20th, 1881.
THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.
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EXPORT TRADE.
NEW YOKK, JANUARY
VOL. III.
20TH,
1881.
No. 12.
Has the Empire State Organ Co. gone out of existence ?
Mr. Ingalls, the organ manufacturer of Rochester, Mass., is building an
addition to his factory. This ia made necessary by the rapid growth of the
AM glad to see that Mr. Joseph McTammany organette, which Mr. Ingalls also manufactures.
P. Hale has taken to heart the
Mr. J. McTammany, Jr., of Worcester, Mass., says that the sales of his
remarks made, not long ago, by mechanical
musical instruments are increasing wonderfully.
the Free Lance, that cheap pianos
The organ actions made by Mr. E. P. Carpenter, of Worcester, Mass.,
must in future find a market in
the far West and the South. Mr. are deservedly popular with the music trades. They are distinguished by
Hale has recently been through excellence of workmanship and their adaptability to the requirements of the
the Western States, and he now trade.
anticipates a journey through the
Mr. Joshua Briggs, the piano stool manufacturer of Peterboro', Maine,
Southern States, for the purpose has dissolved
partnership with his son-in-law, whose habits were such that
of working up his piano trade in they were detrimental
to Mr. Briggs' business.
that section.
Messrs. Vose & Sons, the piano manufacturers of Boston, Mass., expect
Another change is to be noted to move soon from their present warerooms to more centrally located quarters
in the condition of trade, and this in the piano centre on Washington street.
time in Boston. Piano makers in
Mr. S. It. Leland, the Worcester (Mass.) dealer, has been doing a fine
that city, who, for the past fifteen business,
and is consequently in clover.
or twenty years, have been able to
Several parties inform us confidently that there is such a concern in
sell off their weekly production to
retail purchasers, will be obliged Worcester, Mass., as the Faber Organ Company, but we can hardly
to go outside of their past limits, believe it.
and do a wholesale trade with
Messrs. Taylor & Farley, the celebrated organ manufacturers of Wor-
agents. Those who are not able cester, Mass., have done a highly satisfactory business during the past year,
to do this, will be lost.
and their prospects for the future are bright in the extreme.
I think the majority of Boston
Mr. Alfred Dolge, the felt manufacturer, whose work must be felt to be
piano makers recognize this fact, and are preparing to meet the emergency
in a business like, enterprising manner; one or two concerns, however, are appreciated, has been writing an interesting letter to that excellent paper the
determined to sit quietly in their offices and make all the rest of the world Zeitschrift fur Instrumenienbau of Leipzig.
come to them. They also believe that they can impose the same absurd
The Munroe Organ Reed Co., of Worcester, Mass., are turning out reeds
stories about the merits of their particular instruments upon the shrewd, and other varieties of work with the greatest rapidity, and yet are barely able
worldly-wise piano dealer, that they have done for some years upon the to keep up with their orders.
guileless inhabitants of Skowhegan, Swansea, etc., etc.
Young & Co. is now the name of the piano making firm formerly known
* *
*
as W. L. Young, at 393 East 4th street, W. L. Young having severed his
It is a strong characteristic of THE MUSICAL CKITIC AND TBADE REVIEW, connection with the firm and accepted a position in Mr. W. Schaeffer's fac-
that it makes either very warm friends or very determined enemies. This is tory. Young & Co. have all the piano making they can attend to.
as it should be. It is better to have a man hate you with an infernal
E. D. Blake, the dealer of Boston, Mass., has recently put two of Decker
malignancy, than to have him working lukewarmly in your behalf.
One of the funniest exhibitions of petty spite which I have ever seen is Bros, pianos into the La Salle Institute of that city. Mr. Blake claims that
that made in the last number of The London Musical Opinion and Music his success in this direction was largely due to the strenuous efforts made in
Trade Review. This paper goes rather out of its way to allude to some of behalf of Decker Bros, instruments with the officers of the La Salle Insti-
our contemporaries, which is all right of course, and is, indeed, none of my tute by Dr. E. Tourgee of the N. England Conservatory of Music, during
particular business ; but, when, in its desire to obtain actual news it copies the short time that the learned doctor was agent for these instruments.
about half a page from our columns, without even a word of credit, its effort
Among the visitors to Boston last week were Mr. De Zouche, of Mon-
to Bpite us becomes intensely amusing.
treal, Mr. Stimpson, the leg and lyre manufacturer of Westfield, Mass., and
Mr. J. P. Hale, of New York city.
Mr. Schwankovsky, the agent for Sohmer & Co., in Detroit, is doing a
Messrs. Woodward & Brown, of Boston, are eminent piano makers in
very successful business.
that city, and do a first-class business in a reliable and solid manner. We
It ia officially stated that the trade in pianos of Messrs. J. Bauer & Co., believe that this firm will push its business harder than ever before, and
of Chicago, has increased during the past year 400 per cent, over that of will make its influence widely felt. The new upright action brought out by
Woodward & Brown is one of the best of the kind we have seen.
1879, which was an exceptionally prosperous year.
Messrs. John H. Perry & Co., of Boston, are still having large orders for
Mr. Gustav Satter, the renowned pianist, who will shortly give recitals
popular songs, "In the Bright Light," "Golden Slippers." The
in Boston, will play an Emerson grand piano. The Emerson Piano Co., those
author of these compositions is Jas. A. Bland, who is a colored boy, with
which includes Messrs. Patrick Powers, Geo. Carter, Orrin Kimball, and some
ministrel troupe; he has just written a new song called the "Golden
Jos. Gramer, is bound to make a stir. They constitute a splendid working
Wedding."
force for a piano firm.
Owing to increase of business the Mass. Organ Company, of Boston, is
At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Loring & Blake Organ
Company last week, the following officers were re-elected : President, Wil- looking for better accommodation for its offices, and will probably move
lard W. Whitney ; Vice President, Wm. H. Currier ; Secretary and Trea- soon to the piano centre of that city.
One of Messrs. A. M. McPhail & Co. 's fine Imperial Upright Pianos was
surer, Jas. B. Woodford ; Directors, W. W. Whitney; W. H. Currier, Jas.
B. Woodford, J. W. Loring. The treasurer reported a surplus of about 38 used by Mme. Gerster, during her recent stay in Boston. This Imperial
per cent, of the amount of the capital stock at the disposal of the board of Upright is an honest instrument, whose fine qualities recommend it to the
directors. The management of the business for the ensuing year was left purchaser, even without the aid of artists' recommendations.
with the secretary and treasurer, Mr. Woodford, as heretofore.
As Mr. Albert Weber has reduced his workmens' wages ten per cent., on
Flames were discovered about midnight, on the 18th inst., in the piano the score of economy, would it not be well for him to cut off his other extra-
factory of Charles Dietz, a three-story brick building in the rear of No. 219 vagance, the mild little pianist, Sternberg, who has been a dead failure all
East Twenty-third street, this city. The firemen, who were summoned by over the country, and has cost the Gordon-Mayer-Weber concern a con-
two alarms, had to make their way through a narrow alley and through siderable sum of money.
Mr. George M. Guild, the piano manufacturer, of Boston, is bringing
dwellings to the factory in order to get at the flames. The factory was
entirely gutted by the fire. The proprietor said the building contained about out new styles of instruments, and is in every way preparing for a solid
$4,000 in stock, including ten new completed pianos. His entire loss was esti- prosperous business. Mr. Guild is eminently satisfied with the results of
his business during the past year.
mated at about $5,000.
Among the members of the trade who called upon us during the last few
In consequence of Mr. Albert Weber's announcement last week that the
wages of the workmen in his factory would be reduced ten per cent., a strike days, were Mr. Geo. Lyon, of Chicago, Mr. L. C. Clark, of Worcester,
was ordered by the union. The strikers met in Teutonia Hall last Tuesday Mass., Mr. D. Wislow Bailey, of the Bay State Organ Co., Boston, and Mr.
night and listened to the report of the committee that saw Mr. Weber about H. S. Benham, of Cincinnati.
wages. The committee said Mr. Weber had explained why the reduction was
Mr. Archer, from London, where he held the position of organist and
necessary. A member of the Executive Committee of the Piano Makers'
Union said the treasury of the union was full, and it would support the conductor at the Alexandra Palace, will give an organ and piano matinee at
Chickering Hall on Saturday next.
strikers. Only a few men worked the first of this week.
¥PE F^EE
I
THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.
13
EXPORT TRADE.
NEW YOKK, JANUARY
VOL. III.
20TH,
1881.
No. 12.
Has the Empire State Organ Co. gone out of existence ?
Mr. Ingalls, the organ manufacturer of Rochester, Mass., is building an
addition to his factory. This ia made necessary by the rapid growth of the
AM glad to see that Mr. Joseph McTammany organette, which Mr. Ingalls also manufactures.
P. Hale has taken to heart the
Mr. J. McTammany, Jr., of Worcester, Mass., says that the sales of his
remarks made, not long ago, by mechanical
musical instruments are increasing wonderfully.
the Free Lance, that cheap pianos
The organ actions made by Mr. E. P. Carpenter, of Worcester, Mass.,
must in future find a market in
the far West and the South. Mr. are deservedly popular with the music trades. They are distinguished by
Hale has recently been through excellence of workmanship and their adaptability to the requirements of the
the Western States, and he now trade.
anticipates a journey through the
Mr. Joshua Briggs, the piano stool manufacturer of Peterboro', Maine,
Southern States, for the purpose has dissolved
partnership with his son-in-law, whose habits were such that
of working up his piano trade in they were detrimental
to Mr. Briggs' business.
that section.
Messrs. Vose & Sons, the piano manufacturers of Boston, Mass., expect
Another change is to be noted to move soon from their present warerooms to more centrally located quarters
in the condition of trade, and this in the piano centre on Washington street.
time in Boston. Piano makers in
Mr. S. It. Leland, the Worcester (Mass.) dealer, has been doing a fine
that city, who, for the past fifteen business,
and is consequently in clover.
or twenty years, have been able to
Several parties inform us confidently that there is such a concern in
sell off their weekly production to
retail purchasers, will be obliged Worcester, Mass., as the Faber Organ Company, but we can hardly
to go outside of their past limits, believe it.
and do a wholesale trade with
Messrs. Taylor & Farley, the celebrated organ manufacturers of Wor-
agents. Those who are not able cester, Mass., have done a highly satisfactory business during the past year,
to do this, will be lost.
and their prospects for the future are bright in the extreme.
I think the majority of Boston
Mr. Alfred Dolge, the felt manufacturer, whose work must be felt to be
piano makers recognize this fact, and are preparing to meet the emergency
in a business like, enterprising manner; one or two concerns, however, are appreciated, has been writing an interesting letter to that excellent paper the
determined to sit quietly in their offices and make all the rest of the world Zeitschrift fur Instrumenienbau of Leipzig.
come to them. They also believe that they can impose the same absurd
The Munroe Organ Reed Co., of Worcester, Mass., are turning out reeds
stories about the merits of their particular instruments upon the shrewd, and other varieties of work with the greatest rapidity, and yet are barely able
worldly-wise piano dealer, that they have done for some years upon the to keep up with their orders.
guileless inhabitants of Skowhegan, Swansea, etc., etc.
Young & Co. is now the name of the piano making firm formerly known
* *
*
as W. L. Young, at 393 East 4th street, W. L. Young having severed his
It is a strong characteristic of THE MUSICAL CKITIC AND TBADE REVIEW, connection with the firm and accepted a position in Mr. W. Schaeffer's fac-
that it makes either very warm friends or very determined enemies. This is tory. Young & Co. have all the piano making they can attend to.
as it should be. It is better to have a man hate you with an infernal
E. D. Blake, the dealer of Boston, Mass., has recently put two of Decker
malignancy, than to have him working lukewarmly in your behalf.
One of the funniest exhibitions of petty spite which I have ever seen is Bros, pianos into the La Salle Institute of that city. Mr. Blake claims that
that made in the last number of The London Musical Opinion and Music his success in this direction was largely due to the strenuous efforts made in
Trade Review. This paper goes rather out of its way to allude to some of behalf of Decker Bros, instruments with the officers of the La Salle Insti-
our contemporaries, which is all right of course, and is, indeed, none of my tute by Dr. E. Tourgee of the N. England Conservatory of Music, during
particular business ; but, when, in its desire to obtain actual news it copies the short time that the learned doctor was agent for these instruments.
about half a page from our columns, without even a word of credit, its effort
Among the visitors to Boston last week were Mr. De Zouche, of Mon-
to Bpite us becomes intensely amusing.
treal, Mr. Stimpson, the leg and lyre manufacturer of Westfield, Mass., and
Mr. J. P. Hale, of New York city.
Mr. Schwankovsky, the agent for Sohmer & Co., in Detroit, is doing a
Messrs. Woodward & Brown, of Boston, are eminent piano makers in
very successful business.
that city, and do a first-class business in a reliable and solid manner. We
It ia officially stated that the trade in pianos of Messrs. J. Bauer & Co., believe that this firm will push its business harder than ever before, and
of Chicago, has increased during the past year 400 per cent, over that of will make its influence widely felt. The new upright action brought out by
Woodward & Brown is one of the best of the kind we have seen.
1879, which was an exceptionally prosperous year.
Messrs. John H. Perry & Co., of Boston, are still having large orders for
Mr. Gustav Satter, the renowned pianist, who will shortly give recitals
popular songs, "In the Bright Light," "Golden Slippers." The
in Boston, will play an Emerson grand piano. The Emerson Piano Co., those
author of these compositions is Jas. A. Bland, who is a colored boy, with
which includes Messrs. Patrick Powers, Geo. Carter, Orrin Kimball, and some
ministrel troupe; he has just written a new song called the "Golden
Jos. Gramer, is bound to make a stir. They constitute a splendid working
Wedding."
force for a piano firm.
Owing to increase of business the Mass. Organ Company, of Boston, is
At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Loring & Blake Organ
Company last week, the following officers were re-elected : President, Wil- looking for better accommodation for its offices, and will probably move
lard W. Whitney ; Vice President, Wm. H. Currier ; Secretary and Trea- soon to the piano centre of that city.
One of Messrs. A. M. McPhail & Co. 's fine Imperial Upright Pianos was
surer, Jas. B. Woodford ; Directors, W. W. Whitney; W. H. Currier, Jas.
B. Woodford, J. W. Loring. The treasurer reported a surplus of about 38 used by Mme. Gerster, during her recent stay in Boston. This Imperial
per cent, of the amount of the capital stock at the disposal of the board of Upright is an honest instrument, whose fine qualities recommend it to the
directors. The management of the business for the ensuing year was left purchaser, even without the aid of artists' recommendations.
with the secretary and treasurer, Mr. Woodford, as heretofore.
As Mr. Albert Weber has reduced his workmens' wages ten per cent., on
Flames were discovered about midnight, on the 18th inst., in the piano the score of economy, would it not be well for him to cut off his other extra-
factory of Charles Dietz, a three-story brick building in the rear of No. 219 vagance, the mild little pianist, Sternberg, who has been a dead failure all
East Twenty-third street, this city. The firemen, who were summoned by over the country, and has cost the Gordon-Mayer-Weber concern a con-
two alarms, had to make their way through a narrow alley and through siderable sum of money.
Mr. George M. Guild, the piano manufacturer, of Boston, is bringing
dwellings to the factory in order to get at the flames. The factory was
entirely gutted by the fire. The proprietor said the building contained about out new styles of instruments, and is in every way preparing for a solid
$4,000 in stock, including ten new completed pianos. His entire loss was esti- prosperous business. Mr. Guild is eminently satisfied with the results of
his business during the past year.
mated at about $5,000.
Among the members of the trade who called upon us during the last few
In consequence of Mr. Albert Weber's announcement last week that the
wages of the workmen in his factory would be reduced ten per cent., a strike days, were Mr. Geo. Lyon, of Chicago, Mr. L. C. Clark, of Worcester,
was ordered by the union. The strikers met in Teutonia Hall last Tuesday Mass., Mr. D. Wislow Bailey, of the Bay State Organ Co., Boston, and Mr.
night and listened to the report of the committee that saw Mr. Weber about H. S. Benham, of Cincinnati.
wages. The committee said Mr. Weber had explained why the reduction was
Mr. Archer, from London, where he held the position of organist and
necessary. A member of the Executive Committee of the Piano Makers'
Union said the treasury of the union was full, and it would support the conductor at the Alexandra Palace, will give an organ and piano matinee at
Chickering Hall on Saturday next.
strikers. Only a few men worked the first of this week.
¥PE F^EE
I
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