Music Trade Review

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THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.
TRADE NOTES
October 5 th, 1880.
MUNROE ORGAN REED CO.—The Munroe Organ Reed Co. are putting in.
a new and larger engine and boiler, to meet the increasing demands of their
business.
CELLULOID PIANO KEY CO.—Mr. Isaac Anderson, president of the Cellu-
loid Piano Key Company, of this city, was in Boston last week on business.
REVOLUTION IN MUSICAL IDEAS.—It seems to have been reserved for the
Worcester organ manufacturers to discover that a reed organ was of more
musical importance than a grand piano, at least we should infer so from the
fact that while a gold medal was offered for the best reed organ, only a
silver one was offered for the best grand piano.
THE BRIDGEPORT ORGAN CO.—The Bridgeport Organ Co. have lately
indulged in the luxury of surrounding their offices with handsome black wal-
nut paneling.
DEALERS IN TOWN.—Mr. W. S. Moore, of Greensboro', N. C, and
Mr. H. J. Williams, of Weaver & Williams, Duke Centre, Pa., were in the
city September 29th.
ESTEY ORGAN CO.—The Estey Organ Co., succeeding O. S. Burr & Co.,
Newburgh, N. Y., David W. Jagger, manager, have removed from 56 and 58
Water street to the new Carter building, No. 70 Water street.
BAY STATE ORGAN CO.—Mr. F. Winslow Bailey, of the Bay State Organ
Co., states that their sales are largely increasing in the West. They made a
good showing at the Kansas State Fair through W. W. Fluke, of Lawrence,
who is one of the dealers in the State.
BLACK WALNUT.—A New York paper in a review of the lumber market,
estimates the total amount of black walnut lumber used for the year at
15,000,000 feet, of which the four Boston Organ Cos. are said to use
9,000,000 feet.
GEO. W. COLBY.—Mr. Geo. W. Colby, of 23 East 14th street, this city,
is agent for the following combinations, and many leading solo performers :
The Ninth regiment band.
The Arbuckle concert company.
The Chatterton-Bohrer concert company.
TABER.—Did anybody ever hear that there was such an instrument
made, as the Taber Organ ?
CHAS. M. STIEFF.—Mr. Chas. M. Stieff, of Baltimore, has lately issued a
new catalogue, and reports business progressing favorably. Mr. Stieff is
busy preparing for his exhibition at the coming sesqui-centennial in Balti-
OTTO SUTRO.—Mr. Otto Sutro, whose portrait we present above, is one more.
of the most prominent music dealers in Baltimore. Mr. Sutro is also a fine
JARDINE & SON.—The beautiful organ erected in the American Institute
musician, and has been organist for several San Francisco churches, in which Fair by Messrs. Jardine & Son, and now on exhibition, is attracting much
city he formerly resided. His business career has been eminently successful, attention whenever it is played upon. The organ has some very fine stops,
and from a small beginning he has built up a large and prosperous business. which are voiced and regulated; it contains two manuals with 24 stops. It is
He is agent for nearly all the first-class piano and organ makers. Mr. Sutro blown by an engine made by Shriver & Co., and at the close of the Fair it
has one of the most complete establishments, not only of the South, but of will be sent to the Church of the Annunciation at New Orleans. Mr. F. W.
the whole country.
Jardine, who recently arrived from Manchester, England, has been closely
THE SCHOMAOKEE PIANO CO.—The Schomacker Piano Co., of Philadel- looking over all the larger organs of the city and is now en route to the West
with his wife and daughter. Mr. Jardine has built many large organs ; one
phia, talk of opening a branch store in New York city this month.
of the grandest is that in St. Peter's Church, Manchester, with 80 speaking
MILLER'S PATENT DESK.—Otto Sutro, of Baltimore, sajs that he finds the stops and four manuals.
Patent Music Desk a valuable feature of the Miller Upright piano.
NEW HAVEN ORGAN COMPANY.—The New Haven Organ Company are
PER PATTERSON.—"Why has Per Patterson left the service of C. D. just completing a new Automatic and Manual Organ for the patentees, Messrs.
Pease & Co., of this city ?" We thought that they were inseparable.
Bennett k Co., of this city, and the instrument will be on exhibition in this
BLAKE.—Rufus Blake, of the Sterling Organ Co., Derby, Conn., was city when completed. It contains several novel features, which will be
fully described in a subsequent issue of this paper.
billed for Philadelphia and Baltimore the first of last week.
SMITH AMERICAN ORGAN COMPANY.—Mr. H. J. Demarest, of the Smith
REID & THOMPSON.—Mr. Reid, of the firm of Reid & Thompson, of St.
American Organ Company, of Boston, has just returned from a business
Louis, was in the city last week.
tour through Pennsylvania, and reports trade better with the Smith Ameri-
MECHANICAL ORGUINETTE CO. —Mr. J. Burns Brown, of the Mechanical can organ than he has ever seen it before.
Orguinette Co., starts this week on an extended business tour through the
B. SHONINGER ORGAN CO.—The B. Shoninger Organ Co., of 121 Chest-
Western and Southern states.
nut street, New Haven, Conn., find themselves in the midst of a " boom,"
NEW MECHANICAL PIANO. —We attended last week a private exhibition " blizzard," or whatever other name can be used to signify an enormous rush
of a mechanical piano, which posseses some remarkable features, and prom- of business. The number of organs already made by this house is 50,847,
ises to be a remarkably popular instrument. The defects which have and this is being increased to the amount of 25 organs per day, (their full
hitherto largely prevented the introduction of a mechanical piano, viz., large capacity) but still they are behind-hand with their orders. The B. Shoninger
size and high price, have been successfully overcome in this instrument, Organ Co. have the plans drawn and the contracts made for an extensive ad-
while at the same time the power and sweetness of tone have not been sacri- dition to their factory. The new factory and offices will occupy the corner
ficed. We understand that this instrument is to be placed on the list of the of Chapel and Chestnut streets; it will be constructed of brick, and six stories
Mechanical Orguinette Co., of this city, as soon as the arrangements are per- high. The capacity of the entire factory, after the new building is com-
pleted, will be 30 organs per day, instead of 25 as at present.
fected.
WOODS & Co.—Messrs. Geo. Woods & Co., of Cambridgeport, Mass,
FULLER.—Hon. Levi K. Fuller, of Brattleboro,' who has recently been have GEO.
occupied an additional factory building, situated on the opposite
elected to the Vermont legislature, was born in Westmoreland, N. H., Feb- corner just
to their orignal building. The new structure is of brick, 80x30 feet
ruary 24, 1841. He has filled the more important offices in his town. As a
member of the firm of J. Estey & Co., he has traveled extensively in America and five stories high.
AMERICAN AUTOMATIC ORGAN CO.—Mr. G. W. Turner, the general mana-
and Europe in the interests of that house, visiting the Vienna Exhibition in
1873 and Paris in 1878, and as a result his house has a large foreign trade. ger of the American Automatic Organ Co., of 100 Milk street, Boston, Mass.,
President Grant appointed him one of the commissioners to the Vienna ex- is absent from Boston on a business tour through the west, and expects to
position. He was on Gov. Julius Converse's staff, and is commander of the return this week.
only Battery of Light Artillery in the State.
J. BAUER & Co., NEW YORK.—Mr. C. M. Loomis is having great success
BEHNING.—Mr. H. Behning, the well-known and genial piano-maker of with the J. Bauer & Co. Upright piano, and reports it very popular.
this city, was down east last week looking after his agencies.
MCTAMMANY.—A hearing on an appeal in this case, before the Commis-
sioner of Patents, was set down for October 1.
BOSTON RUMORS.—That a certain piano house was in difficulties last
S. BRAIN.ARD'S SONS call the attention of dealers in any part of the
week, on account of a withdrawal on the part of a former financial backer ; country to THE MONTHLY MUSICAL REVIEW they are
that a prominent piano house has or will shortly lose a large piano con- now publishing for the use of dealers, with their imprint and advertising.
tract with a western house.
It is furnished at less than cost of paper and printing, and will be found a
WOODWARD & BROWN.—Messrs. Woodward & Brown, of Boston, Mass.,
are doing a large business in their square pianos. Their warerooms have cheap and effective advertising medium. Samples and terms sent on
lately been ornamented with a fine portrait of the divine Sara. Why don't application.
they send their magnificent upright, celluloid piano to Europe, for the Our complete catalogue of Sheet Music and Music Books sent free.
inspection of the aristocracy ? We feel sure there is no residence here Liberal terms to the trade.
gorgeous enough to contain it.
S. R. LELAND & Co.—Messrs. S. R. Leland & Co., of Worcester, Mass.,
reports a better fall trade this year than they have had since the commence-
Music and Boot Publishers,
Cleveland, 0., and Chicago, 111.
ment of their business forty years ago.
Important to Music Dealers!
S. BRAINARD'S SONS,