Music Trade Review

THE
MUSIC
TRADE
JOUENAL.
is have by passing the prescribed examination, or other- 230,540. APPARATUS FOR MARKING NOTE CYLINDERS
THE MUSICAL FESTIVAL OF 1881.
FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. Carl Fogelberg and Geo.
Everything connected with the musical festival which is wise complying with the prescribed rules, shown such
W. Graves, Cambridgeport, Mass., assignors to Geo.
to take place in the Spring of 1881 will be oi interest, distinctive excellence in music as to be entitled to the dig-
Woods & Co., same place. Filed March 24, 1880.
particularly to the many New Yorkers who have a local ity of fellow. The corporation will accept endowments
The inventor claims :
pride in making this series of concerts worthy ot the rep- or fellowships to be held by such ordinary fellows as may
utation oi • the Metropolis. The engagement of the Seventh acquire the same in the prescribed manner by competition.
The method of marking note-cylinders for musical in-
Regiment Armory was recognized as a step in the right di- The honorary fellows will be such persons, being foreign- struments, the same consisting in indenting or marking a
rection, its capacity being sufficient for the accommodation rs or otherwise, as may be selected by the council as cylinder with the proper indentations or marks at the
of the 8,000 persons who may be expected to be present. worthy of the distinction of an honorary fellowship. There proper places to receive the note-pins by rotating said
also be a third grade of associates, consisting of such cylinder in contact with the note-projections on a mov-
For the proper production of the- choral works which Dr.
Damrosch and his society have in contemplation, the ques- persons as shall be selected by the council as worthy of ng templet.
tion of how to provide an adequate organ has been a most hat distinction."
An apparatus for preparing musical-note cylinders for
difficult problem. The solution, however, it is a pleasant
the note-pins embodying in its construction a moving tem-
EFFECT
OF
HARVESTS
UPON
TRADE.
duty to state, has been made, and the committee have se-
plet provided with note-projections, which serve to indent
cured the organ of the Church of St. Vincent Ferrer. This
NOWADAYS a good or a bad harvest is not the dominant or mark on the revolving note-cylinder the proper places
instrument was built in 1874 by Mr. H. L. Roosevelt, who actor in trade calculations that it used to be. The aboli- for the note-pins.
considers it the best that has been produced from his fac- ion of the corn duties, the enormous extension of the In combination with a note-cylinder, a marker or pencil,
tory. Its scheme is elaborate. The double open diapa- area of wheat cultivation in America and elsewhere, and its lever, connecting-bar and lever, with its projection and
son (32 feet) of the pedal organ is a remarkable feature in our vastly improved means of communication and trans- spring and a templet board or cylinder or its equivalent.
the instrument. The measurements for it were furnished ort have revolutionized the conditions of our food supply.
by Herr Haas, the celebrated organ builder of Switzer- The failure of our home production formerly meant an
" Hunters Musical Review."
land ; his organs in Lucerne and Berne contain the finest enormous rise in the cost of living, greatly diminished pur-
Every number gives a selection
of choice vocal and instrumen-
stops of this size in Europe. The interior of the organ is chases of all but the barest necessaries, and wide-spread
tal music, which is accom-
so arranged that all parts of the mechanism are easy of distress and destitution. Now, however, as we have this
by lessons from the most eminent artists and teachers
access. The space occupied is 32 feet across the front, 18 year seen, it causes little fluctuation in the price of food, panied
indicating how it should be practised and executed, the whole
ieet deep, and nearly 40 feet high ; these dimensions give and for any rise it may entail we have some compensation, representing a VALUE of $6.50. iractieed and executed, the whole
some idea of the size of the instrument. There are some because, as a rule, we pay for our food imports with our Send us a 3-cent stamp, to pre-'
interesting applications of tubular action in the swell and manufactures; and as our purchases increase, so do our pay postage; we will mail you'
a copy of the REVIEW.
pedal organs. The pneumatic lever is applied to the great sales. It has been so this year in our dealings with in return
K U J V K E I B R O T H E R S , S t . L o u i s , J>lo.
organ and its couplers, rendering the touch, even with all America, and so it must always be. But just as a bad har-
the couplers on, as light as that of a piano. The full or- vest injures us much less than formerly, so is a good har-
WANTED.
gan is powerful and brilliant, but not harsh, and each reg- vest a less powerful stimulus to trade activity than it used
ister maintains a decided character of tone. On the appli- to be. It is still, of course, a great benefit. Agriculture Veneer Salesman for New York City. Must be
cation of the committee, the fathers of the church have is one of the most important, if it is not the most import-
thoroughly posted.
loaned this organ, which will be taken down and set up ant, of our industries, and prosperity or depression in it ex-
again in the armory. It is to be placed at a considerable tends to and influences all other departments of business.
Address,
under
H. L. B. & Co., No. 333,
elevation from the floor, and directly in the centre of the If this year the farmers and those they employ are able to
chorus, where it will give a strong foundation tone. Those ;pend more than they have found themselves in a position P. O. Station "B,"
N. Y. City.
who have heard this superb organ will welcome this an- to afford for several years past, our home trade must be
nouncement, and rejoice at the success of the managers of strongly stimulated. But it will be a stimulus of a differ-
the festival in securing a satisfactory instrument. It is ent and much less powerful character than that which agri-
further understood that negotiations are now pending for cultural prosperity used to impart.—Edinburgh Scotsman.
several eminent solo artists, though, as yet, no one has
been announced.
(ESTABLISHED 1836)
Lumber prices in Michigan recently advanced $1 to $2
per thousand all around. Dry lumber scarce, especially in
better qualities. Retail trade better than in 1879, corre-
BOITO'S MEFISTOFELE.
sponding period. Shipping trade fully equal to same
BOITO'S ' ' Mefistofele,'' which Mr. Mapleson promises to period ; would have been larger but for reluctance of
Lowest Prices Consistent with
give in New York next Fall, is at least likely to engage sellers to part with desirable stock at shaded prices ruling
public attention, if one may judge from the various critic- in June and into July. Shipments from Saginaw Valley
Greatest Excellence.
isms of the English press. The London Figaro, in the are 80,000,000 feet more than corresponding period 1879 ;
course of a lengthy notice, says: "Any reflective opinions the outgo is from 25,000,000 to 30,000,000 feet weekly.
319 & 320 East 39th St.
upon Signor Boito's ' Mefistofele '—which, by the way, has The large consumption going on, in connection with the
taken its place at Her Majesty's Theatre not only as the fact that the log crop of Michigan is one-third short of the How to trade with <>re»t Britain and nor Colonies
and Dependencies.
greatest success of the season, but as one of the greatest average, with th« old accumulations entirely absorbed, is
ADVERTISE IN THE
successes of modern days—must be prefaced by a remark equivalent to a guarantee that prices will be higher instead
LONDON MUSICAL OPINION AND MUSIC TEADE BEVIEW.
that the opera cannot be judged by the ordinary canons of lower, and until well into 1881.—Bradstreet's.
The largest, oldest, best and most trustworthy, and the repre-
which rule operatic criticism. During the approaching re-
sentative organ of the Music Trade in London and Provincial
cess a comparison of the book prepared by Signor Boito
Towns of Great Britain. Large and influential circulation. Write
PATENTS.
for scale and charges to
with the various verses of the legend by Goethe, Marlowe,
Duntzer, Pfitzer, Widman, Lenau, and other ' Faust' bib- 230,354. UPRIGHT PIANOFORTE. C. F . Theodor Stein-
REED & NEPHEW.
liographers, and with the ballads ' complaintes,' and ro- way, New York, N. Y. Filed March 19, 1880.
14 George Street, Mansion House, London, K, C.
mances of the sixteenth century, may very reasonably be
The inventor claims:
indulged in. Signor Boito's libretto—in which, as has A wooden frame or block for an upright pianoforte, hav-
T. 1TEFFEB.T,
been said, any sort of dramatic unity or continuity has ing a rim bent into the shape of a \J with one crooked leg,
Manufacturer of First-class
been rejected—is to the thoughtful approachable more and having two or more parallel vertical braces and an an-
from a philosophical and psychological than from an oper- gular brace extending, from the upper part of the inclined
atic point of view. The ordinary opera-goer may well be portion of the rim, to the upper end of the adjacent vertical
Store Stools, Music Racks and Stands. Manu-
facturer of Flannel and dealer in Embroidered
surprised by the tableau of the ' Prelude in Heaven,' and brace, and having stretching-pieces respectively interposed
and Rubber Piano Covers. Prices reasonable.
the scenic artist of Her Majesty's Theatre has afforded between the upper ends of the adjacent braces and between
ground for abundant divergence of opinion. The fact that the upper ends of the rim and the braces adjoining the rim,
Warerooms, 390 Canal St., N. Y.
the words in the Italian text in which the Deity is expressly the several parts being secured together.
mentioned, and which have been suppressed in the official
In a wooden frame or block for a pianoforte, the combi-
libretto circulated in the theatre, have been restored by nation of the bent rim with interior braces, secured to the
the chorus, seems to have escaped the notice of the critics. rim by means of dowels, or by means of tenons forming a
Their retention certain!/ gives color to the idea of the per- part of the braces and inserted into or through suitable
sonal presence of the Deity in the uncomfortable cloud; transverse perforations in the rim.
and they are calculated to shock many minds not by any
A U-shaped bent rim for the wooden frame of a piano-
13 UNIVERSITY PLACE,
means unduly squeamish. It may also be mentioned that forte, the upper portions of the legs of which are narrowed
NEW YORK.
the chorus ' Sanctus Sanctus' coming from the cloud, and in width and form bearings, respectively, for the opposite
the ' Ave Maria' of penitents, are both sung at Her Maj - ends of the wrest-plank.
The
MUNROE
ORGAN REED CO.,
esty's Theatre, although they are omitted from the official
In a wooden frame for an upright pianoforte, the combi-
Established January 1st. 1869.
libretto."
FIFTEEN MILLION OF OVBREEDg NOW IX l!SK.
nation of a bent rim with a wrest-plank, the outer face of
Having recently occupied our new factory, we would respect-
the lower portion of which is in the same plane with the fully
state to our former patrons and to the trade generally, that
front
edge
of
that
part
of
the
rim
below
the
wrest
plank,
our
extensive facilities and improved methods warrant us in say-
THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC.
ing that we are prepared to supply the demands of the trade in
for
the
purpose
of
affording
a
bearing
for
the
upper
edge
of
The London correspondent of the Manchester Examiner
the most perfect manner, both as regards Quality and Price.
says : ' ' The draft of the charter of incorporation which the sounding-board directly upon the wrest-plank.
REED BOARDS of any desired plan made to order from carefully
The combination, in an upright pianoforte, of a sounding- selected stock. We also manufacture the best and cheapest
the Queen has granted to the new Royal College of Music
OCTAVE COUPLER in the market, and we constantly keep on
has been published. It states that the purpose for which board with a bent rim, to the edge of which the sides and hand
full lines of ORGAN MATERIALS, including Stop-Knobs,
the corporation Is founded is the advancement of the art of bottom of the sounding-board are continuously fastened.
Key-Boards, (both celluloid and ivory), Felts, etc., etc.
In an upright pianoforte, a sounding-board, glued at the
music by means of a central representative body charged
Office and Factory: 25 UNION STEEET, Worcester, Mass.
with the duty of providing musical instruction of the high top to the wrest-plank and at the sides and bottom to the
ITIHIS
is an age of progression. New ideas are being developed
edge
of
the
bent
rim.
est class, and having a capacity to exercise a powerful in
J . in every direction. We have now been in the business of
fluence on the cultivation, practice, and regulation of the Wooden check-pieces glued to the sides of the lower por- manufacturing
organs for fourteen years, and are confident that
art and science of music, and, further, having in view the tion of the braces and secured to the rim by means of dow- we can make an organ that will satisfy all who choose to give us
els
or
tenons
extending
through
transverse
perforations
in
their
patronage.
promotion and supervision of musical instruction in ele-
Our place is and has been to manufacture for the trade exclu-
mentary schools and elsewhere, as may be thought most the rim.
and to stencil them with the name of our customers. The
In combination with the bent rim and braces of the wood- sively
conducive to the cultivation and dissemination of the art o;
money expended by a dealer in advertising another man's organ
music in the United Kingdom. The pupils are to be di en frame, horizontal stretchers, bevel-jointed upon the profits the manufacturer more than the advertiser. Newspaper
advertisements circulate through thousands of hands outside of
vided into three classes. First, scholars ; second, Govern braces.
dealer's territory, the benefits of such advertisements beyond
An iron frame for an upright pianoforte, provided at the the
ment pupils ; third, students. The scholars are to be pu
the agent's narrow limits accrue to the manufacturer, or some
pils whose education and maintenance, or one of them, is bottom with a wide inwardly-projecting flange, in combi- other agent, but by adopting our plan as suggested above an
wholly or partially defrayed gratuitously. The Government nation with projecting dowels or tenons inserted through agent's territory in which he sells organs will be unlimited. And
will derive all the benefits arising from his own advertisements.
pupils are to be pupils whose education is conducted in a the rim and into the braces, or forming part of the braces, he Organ
cases finished and ready for the action furnished to man-
manner and on terms agreed upon between the college and and affording at their outer ends bearings for the flange of ufaciurers
if desired. For particulars and catalogue address,
the Government, and the students will be pupils who pay the iron frame.
D Y E R & H U G H E S . Foxcroft, Piscataquis Co., Maine*.
The offset portion of the iron frame, in combination with
for the whole of their education. The graduates will be
pupils who have passed the prescribed course of instruction the inclined part of the rim.
WILLIAM L. YOUNG,
and the prescribed examination, and who will receive a 9,308. Reissue. REED ORGAN. George Woods, Cam-
MANUFACTURES OF
certificate to that effect entitling them to call themselve
bndgeport, Mass. Filed May 4, 1880. Original No.
Square
and
Upright Pianofortes,
graduates. The fellows will be divided into two classes
200,851, dated March 5, 1878.
FACTORY,
first, ordinary fellows; second, honorary fellows. Th<
393 East Fourth St., and 171, 173 & 175 Lewis St.,
ordinary fellows will be such associates or such graduate; 230,446. MUSIC-RACK. Emerson C. Strange, Taunton,
Mass. Filed Nov. 25, 1879.
Office & Warerooms, 173 Lewis Street,
NEW TOSS,
Free of
Charge
Jardine&Son,
ORGAN BUILDERS.
CRANE & CHAPUIS,
Manufacturers of Piano Felts,