Music Trade Review

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June 20th, 1881.
153
THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.
ENLARGING AT GUILD, CHUROH & OO.'S
HILE we were in Bos-
ton early last week we
:»ccepted a courteous invita-
tion from Mr. Geo. M.
-Guild, the piano maker, to
visit his factory, and inspect
his increased facilities for
work.
In addition to his Bos-
ton establishment he has
recently t a k e n a n o t h e r
building in Oambridgeport,
Mass., where he is doing
•case making and other heavy
work.
" I have, as you see,"
said Mr. Guild, " all the
facilities that any man needs
for properly turning out the
increased number of pianos
which my growing trade de-
mands The new building
is heated by steam, and I
to the amount of 150 horse
power. I have a fine large
dry house, a commodious
that nearly everybody has
done out. My factories are
fitted with new machinery
of approved patterns, and
I hope soon to be running
in a manner that will aston-
ish some of the trade who
think that we piano manu-
facturers in Boston can only
work on old-fogy principles."
"Do you find it an
advantage, Mr. Guild," we
asked, '' to have two fac-
tories separated in this man-
ner ?"
•' Yes," he replied, '' it
is an advantage in many
ways. One important point
about it is that in case of
fire in either building there
would be little or no delay in
supplying our agents' orders,
for we have duplicate pat-
terns at either place, and
could transfer our work from
one establishment to the
other withlittle loss of time.''
W
GUILD PIANOS
HAVE RECEIVED 0 VER
FIRST'PREMIUMS
UPBIG-HT.
ZMZZEZDXTTIM: i
SCALE No. 35.
STYL.E 4 2 . - R O S E W O O D . - 7 J i
OOPAVES-
Overstrung, t h r e e strings, new style desk, a n d carved trusses.
Height, 4 i t 5 i n . W i d t h , 5 t t . 2 i n . D e p t h , 2 It. 2 i n .
Tarnish room and plenty of yard room on the railroad. By the latter
arrangement I can have lumber brought right to my door. So now I have
two factories complete. I consider that all my facilities and appointments
are perfect."
" Then you are manufacturing the greater part of your pianos yourself?"
we remarked.
" Yes," said Mr. Guild, " l a m making everything accept those parts
"You said, Mr. Guild, when we saw you a few weeks ago, that you con
templated bringing out several new styles of instruments. Have you done
so yet ?"
"Yes," he replied, showing us the picture that heads this article.
"Here is one of our new styles of instruments which we will soon be pre-
pared to furnish. We think that it is a tasteful design, and do not doubt
but that it will be popular with the trade."
GOLD STRING
Schomacker Pianos!
THESE ROYAL INSTRUMENTS UNRIVALED FOR SUPERIOR
TONE AND DURABILITY.
Combine every practical improvement known to the modern piano,and with the
introduction of our patent Gold Strings it is the most highly improved and very
leading piano of the world. Eeceived the highest honors at the Centennial and
wherever in competition, The Electro Gold Wires used in our instruments pro-
duce a decidedly more brilliant, enduring tone,with a refined musical quality so
much desired in the piano, the coating being of pure goid of the highest standard
and done by Cold process, will last forever, and is un absolute security against
rust or atmospheric action, and at the same time imparting elegance of appear-
ance found in no other make. All other makers still have to use the common
annealed iron wire wrapped strings, coated with Nickel by Hot process, which
impairs the tone quality of the steel wire, and is no security against rust,
or snapping of wires.
Our claim is for an improved Piano String. The Commissioner of Patents, says:
" The Gold Coating serves to unite the contiguous coils of the wrapped wires
to each other, and more than this because of the character of the metal selected
for coating, a very superior improvement in the tone quality of the wire in a
musical sense is noted, which makes it distinguishable from all other wires of
like structure and purpose, common to the trade." These Gold String Pianos
need only to be seen and heard to convince the most skeptical of their great
superiority. Too much cannot be said ia their favor. An immense demand
has already sprung up for all our styles, Grands, Squares and Uprights. Our
prices moderate. Illustrated Catalogues, giving full description, with styles,
prices, &c, mailed free on application.
UNQUESTIONED AUTHORITY.
BOSTON, Angnst 10, 1880
Having bad the pleasure of seeing and hearing the GOLD STRING PIANOS, I heartily recommenl
them as being the flueat-toned instruments with which I am acquainted.
MYRON W. WHITNEY.
BOSTON, September, 25, 1880.
I have just had the pleasure of playing upon one of the SOHOMACKER GOLD STRING CONCERT '
•GRANDS. The quality of the toue ia wonderfully pure and sympathetic, and has all the power |
requisite to fill the largest concert hall. I am particularly pleased with the vibrative character of i
• the tone and the even and elastic action. I alao find in your Squares and Uprights perfection of
tone and Action.
CARLYLE Pi^TERSILEA.,
Director of the Petersilea Academy of Music, Elocution and Languages, Boston Mass.
Foi
than any 1 ha
.action.
action.
J. C. ALDEN, Jr.,
Pupil of Louis Plaidy/Dr. Oscar Paul and Dr. Robert Papperitz, of Leipzig, and Petersilea, of Boston
SCHOMACZER PIANO CO., H03 Chestnut St., Philadelphia.
Oliver H. Arno, of Wilmington, assignor to American Automatic Organ
Co., of Boston, Mass., has patented a Mechanical Musical Instrument. No.
of Patent 242,857. Application filed Feb. 23rd, 1881.
The Smith American Organ Co.'s
NEW
,
1OO-
StarParlorOrganCo,,
WASHINGTON, N. J . D. S. A.
Manufacturers of HIGH GRADE PARLOR AND CHAPEL ORGANS.
Catalogue of New Styles furnished on application.