Music Trade Review
Issue: 1881 Vol. 4 N. 6 - Page 8
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April 20th, 1881.
THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND'TRADE REVIEW.
Iwto.
DOMESTIC
YOL. IV.
.AJSTD
EXPORT
N E W Y O R K , A P R I L 20TH, 1881.
THE FREE LANCE.
F
OR a month or two the " Free Lance " lias been omitted from this paper.
Our space lias been so crowded that we have preferred to devote it
almost entirely to matters of news. We have also been rather desirous of
ascertaining whether our readers possessed any decided liking for the " Free
ance." Since we have discontinued it we have heard on all sides urgent
requests that it be revived. So in our next issue we will again bring it to
the front and give it full swing.
TRADE
CHAT.
No. 6.
About a fortnight since a case came up before the courts in this city in
which Messrs. Chickermg & Sons, the piano manufacturers, were the defen-
dants. The case was briefly that M. Bailey, a bookkeeper formally employed
by the Messrs. Chiekering, had while in their employment bought a $700
piano of them and resold it to one Vose, who paid $300 of the purchase
money and gave a chattel mortgage on the piano. The balance of the pur-
chase money not being paid, the mortgage was foreclosed by Mr. Bailey and
the piano removed. Mr. Vose not being able to recover the money he had
paid to Mr. Bailey, brought suit against Messrs. Chiekering & Sons, but
upon its being shown that Mr. Bailey held the chattel mortgage from Mr.
Yose the case against Chiekering & Sons was dismissed by the court.
It seems to be a bad affair for Mr. Vose all around. Mr. Bailey
has the piano; somebody, not Mr. Vose, has the $300, and Mr. Vose
is undoubtedly wishing he knew how he could get it back again.
The 500th of Mr. Charles Halle's famous concerts in Manchester took
place a few weeks ago. Mr. Halle's work has covered about twenty-three
years, during which time he has had one of the best orchestras in England
—if not the very best—and has kept Manchester in the front rank of English
musical toAvns.
Mr. F. Scherzer has removed his old established piano warerooins to
No. 1005 Arch street, Philadelphia.
We have inquiries from subscribers in Lapeer, Mich., and in Keokuk,
Iowa, regarding the Mendelssohn Piano Co., of New York. The Mendelssohn
Piano Co., as far as we can ascertain, are not manufacturers of pianos, but
buy the instruments of various makers to sell again. Among the instru-
ments they purchase are those of Messrs. Hardman, Dowling & Peck, of
Fifty-seventh street and Tenth avenue, this city. The standing of this
Considerable excitement was caused by the reported abduction on
latter firm vouches for the quality of the instruments sold by them to the Saturday,
April 9th, of the eight-year-old son of Harrison Millard, the com-
Mendelssohn Piano Co.; concerning the other instruments advertised under poser. The
boy, Harry, left his home, 88 Madison avenue, at 9 o'clock in
this name we know nothing.
the morning to play in Madison Square Park. He did not return by night-
The manufactory of Schiedmayer, in Stuttgart, Germany, has lately fall, and his parents became alarmed, and informed the police. Monday
made a Concert Harmonium after the designs of Mr. V. J. Hlavac, which is morning Harry walked into his father's house, safe and sound, and quite
spoken of by the foreign press as a wonderful instrument for power and contented with himself and all the world.
"Why, Harry," said Mr. Millard, "where on earth have you been?"
compass.
" I went out "to play with my dog," said the child.
Mr. C. J. Heppe, of Philadelphia, agent in that city for the Henry F.
" W e then learned," said Mr. Millard, " t h a t the boy had gone out to
Miller pianos, has been entertaining the traveling representative of that firm, the residence of a relative in the country, where a pet dog of his had been
Mr. E. S. Payson, of Boston, by getting him to assist at a concert, which he taken."
kindly consented to do, and his performance was one of the best features of
A special from Dallas, Texas, dated April 11, says:—George Clark, a
the affair.
professional musician, committed suicide to-day by shooting himself in the
Mr. Harry Sanders, of the firm of Sanders & Stayman, Baltimore, Md., mouth. He died instantly. Clark was afflicted with nasal catarrh, with no
will visit this city in May to attend the Music Festival, and will at the same hope of recovery from it.
time avail himself of the opportunity to give some large orders to piano manu-
facturers.
OUR LIBEL CASE.
While in Buffalo the week before last, we called on Mr. Denton, of
THE INDICTMENT.
Denton & Cottier, music dealers, of that place. Mr. Denton appeared to be In the Court of Oyer and Terminer. In and
eminently satisfied with the condition of trade. We were unfortunate in not
for the County of Erie.
seeing Mr. Ultey and Mr. Wahle, also music dealers in Buffalo. We paid
Of February term, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
Mr. J . M. Schiller, the piano manufacturer on Main street, a visit, and found and eighty-one.
him busily engaged in bringing out new styles.
Stale of New York, County of Erie, \ no
City of Buffalo.
\ &B -
While in Albany recently we only had time to look in upon Mr. C. E.
Wendell, the music dealer, Messrs. Marshall & Wendell, the pianomakers
The jurors of the people of the State of New York, in and for the body
and Mr. Edward McCammon, the piano manufacturer. We made a second of the County of Erie, aforesaid, being then and there sworn and
tour of Mr. McCammon's fine and complete factory on this occasion. Mr. charged, upon their oath present, that on the tenth day of January,
McCammon appears to be extending his business in every direction. Messrs. in t!;e year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one, at the
Marshall & Wendell, also seem to be progressing in good style.
City of Buffalo, in the county aforesaid;
We are not able in this number of T H E MUSICAL CBITIC AND TBADE
One Christian Kurtzman was, and for many years prior to said day, has
engaged in the trade business and occupation of manufacturing and
REVIEW to devote as much attention as we would like to many topics, as been
selling pianos and other musical instruments; and that on the fifth day of
legal business has lately made extensive demands upon our time.
January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one,
L. N. Rice, music dealer of Des Moines, Iowa, has mortgaged house Chas. A. Welles unlawfully, maliciously contriving and intending to injure,
scandalize, vilify and defame the said Christian Kurtzman, and to bring him
and lot to A. O. Perkins, and will probably retire from the music trade.
into public scandal and disgrace, and to injure, prejudice, damage and ruin
W. H. Lehman, of Des Moines, Iowa, has added sheet music and small him in his said trade, business and occupation of nianufacturing-and selling
musical merchandise to his stock.
pianos and other musical instruments as aforesaid, and to vilify and destroy
Lumber is decidely firm, as the demand is large and the stock very much the good name, fame and credit of the said Christian Kurtzman with force
reduced. Dealers are anxiously awaiting the opening of navigation, when a and arms at the City of New York, in the County of New York, and State
of New York, of his great hatred, malice and ill-will towards the said Chris-
stock larger than ever before risked will be rushed in.
tian Kurtzman, wickedly, maliciously and unlawfully did compose, write,
Nym Crinkle's Feuilleton suspended publication for one issue last week, print, publish and circulate in T H E MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.
in order that the editorial room might be moved a couple of blocks.
The said T H E MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW then and there being a
Mr. J. M. Stoddart, of No. 16 East 14th street, this city, has taken the newspaper and periodical printed in the English language, and published
agency for this city and State of the pianos of Messrs. Albrecht & Co., of and circulated at the said City of !New York aforesaid, and at the City of
Philadelphia, and he would be pleased to show these fine instruments to Buffalo aforesaid, a certain false,'scandalous, malicious and defamatory libel,
of and concerning the said Christian Kurtzman, containing the false, scan-
dealers visiting the city.
dalous, malicious, defamatory and libelous words and matters following, of
Since our last issue there has been a very noticeable improvement in and
concerning the said Christian Kurtzman, to wit.
the trade in pianos and organs and a larger influx of dealers from all parts
" C. Kurtzman" (meaning the aforesaid Christian Kurtzman) although
of the country.
The opening of inland navigation and the resumption of regularity in knowing that the above named r piano manufacturer (meaning the aforesaid
railroad transportation, together with the advent of milder weather, will, no Christian Kurtzman) had allow ed themselves (meaning the said Christian
Kurtzman) " to drop from a fair position among the makers of cheap instru-
doubt, soon produce a condition of general activity.
ments " (meaning the aforesaid pianos manufactured and sold by the said
In answer to an inquiry which has been made of us, we would say that Christian Kurtzman as aforesaid) " t o one where h e " (meaning the said
the president of the Piano Makers' Union in this city is Mr. R. H. Bar- Christian Kurtzman) " i s scarcely noticed by the trade or the public, I
tholomee, of One Hundred and Fifty-sixth street and Elton avenue, thought it my duty to call upon him " (meaning the said Christian Kurtz-
Morrisania.
man) " while at Buffalo, at his " (meaning the said Christian Kurtzman's)
A. Sowards, music, etc., Xenia, Ohio, gave chattel mortgages aggregating "factory." Kurtzman (meaning the said Christian Kurtzman) has a queer,
over $8,000 on the 31st ult, He claims to have lost between $4,000 and $5,000 dirty, dusty looking place (meaning the manufactury and place of business
by the failure of Dunham & Sons, pianos, of New York city. He was of the said Christian Kurtzman) giving one the impression that everything
sued three weeks ago by the Chatham National Bank of New York city, was run on a slip shod principle. As 1 entered the place (meaning the afore-
said manufactory and place of business of the said Christian Kurtzman) I
jpjr $2,500.
Music Trade Review -- © mbsi.org, arcade-museum.com -- digitized with support from namm.org
April 20th, 1881.
THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND'TRADE REVIEW.
Iwto.
DOMESTIC
YOL. IV.
.AJSTD
EXPORT
N E W Y O R K , A P R I L 20TH, 1881.
THE FREE LANCE.
F
OR a month or two the " Free Lance " lias been omitted from this paper.
Our space lias been so crowded that we have preferred to devote it
almost entirely to matters of news. We have also been rather desirous of
ascertaining whether our readers possessed any decided liking for the " Free
ance." Since we have discontinued it we have heard on all sides urgent
requests that it be revived. So in our next issue we will again bring it to
the front and give it full swing.
TRADE
CHAT.
No. 6.
About a fortnight since a case came up before the courts in this city in
which Messrs. Chickermg & Sons, the piano manufacturers, were the defen-
dants. The case was briefly that M. Bailey, a bookkeeper formally employed
by the Messrs. Chiekering, had while in their employment bought a $700
piano of them and resold it to one Vose, who paid $300 of the purchase
money and gave a chattel mortgage on the piano. The balance of the pur-
chase money not being paid, the mortgage was foreclosed by Mr. Bailey and
the piano removed. Mr. Vose not being able to recover the money he had
paid to Mr. Bailey, brought suit against Messrs. Chiekering & Sons, but
upon its being shown that Mr. Bailey held the chattel mortgage from Mr.
Yose the case against Chiekering & Sons was dismissed by the court.
It seems to be a bad affair for Mr. Vose all around. Mr. Bailey
has the piano; somebody, not Mr. Vose, has the $300, and Mr. Vose
is undoubtedly wishing he knew how he could get it back again.
The 500th of Mr. Charles Halle's famous concerts in Manchester took
place a few weeks ago. Mr. Halle's work has covered about twenty-three
years, during which time he has had one of the best orchestras in England
—if not the very best—and has kept Manchester in the front rank of English
musical toAvns.
Mr. F. Scherzer has removed his old established piano warerooins to
No. 1005 Arch street, Philadelphia.
We have inquiries from subscribers in Lapeer, Mich., and in Keokuk,
Iowa, regarding the Mendelssohn Piano Co., of New York. The Mendelssohn
Piano Co., as far as we can ascertain, are not manufacturers of pianos, but
buy the instruments of various makers to sell again. Among the instru-
ments they purchase are those of Messrs. Hardman, Dowling & Peck, of
Fifty-seventh street and Tenth avenue, this city. The standing of this
Considerable excitement was caused by the reported abduction on
latter firm vouches for the quality of the instruments sold by them to the Saturday,
April 9th, of the eight-year-old son of Harrison Millard, the com-
Mendelssohn Piano Co.; concerning the other instruments advertised under poser. The
boy, Harry, left his home, 88 Madison avenue, at 9 o'clock in
this name we know nothing.
the morning to play in Madison Square Park. He did not return by night-
The manufactory of Schiedmayer, in Stuttgart, Germany, has lately fall, and his parents became alarmed, and informed the police. Monday
made a Concert Harmonium after the designs of Mr. V. J. Hlavac, which is morning Harry walked into his father's house, safe and sound, and quite
spoken of by the foreign press as a wonderful instrument for power and contented with himself and all the world.
"Why, Harry," said Mr. Millard, "where on earth have you been?"
compass.
" I went out "to play with my dog," said the child.
Mr. C. J. Heppe, of Philadelphia, agent in that city for the Henry F.
" W e then learned," said Mr. Millard, " t h a t the boy had gone out to
Miller pianos, has been entertaining the traveling representative of that firm, the residence of a relative in the country, where a pet dog of his had been
Mr. E. S. Payson, of Boston, by getting him to assist at a concert, which he taken."
kindly consented to do, and his performance was one of the best features of
A special from Dallas, Texas, dated April 11, says:—George Clark, a
the affair.
professional musician, committed suicide to-day by shooting himself in the
Mr. Harry Sanders, of the firm of Sanders & Stayman, Baltimore, Md., mouth. He died instantly. Clark was afflicted with nasal catarrh, with no
will visit this city in May to attend the Music Festival, and will at the same hope of recovery from it.
time avail himself of the opportunity to give some large orders to piano manu-
facturers.
OUR LIBEL CASE.
While in Buffalo the week before last, we called on Mr. Denton, of
THE INDICTMENT.
Denton & Cottier, music dealers, of that place. Mr. Denton appeared to be In the Court of Oyer and Terminer. In and
eminently satisfied with the condition of trade. We were unfortunate in not
for the County of Erie.
seeing Mr. Ultey and Mr. Wahle, also music dealers in Buffalo. We paid
Of February term, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
Mr. J . M. Schiller, the piano manufacturer on Main street, a visit, and found and eighty-one.
him busily engaged in bringing out new styles.
Stale of New York, County of Erie, \ no
City of Buffalo.
\ &B -
While in Albany recently we only had time to look in upon Mr. C. E.
Wendell, the music dealer, Messrs. Marshall & Wendell, the pianomakers
The jurors of the people of the State of New York, in and for the body
and Mr. Edward McCammon, the piano manufacturer. We made a second of the County of Erie, aforesaid, being then and there sworn and
tour of Mr. McCammon's fine and complete factory on this occasion. Mr. charged, upon their oath present, that on the tenth day of January,
McCammon appears to be extending his business in every direction. Messrs. in t!;e year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one, at the
Marshall & Wendell, also seem to be progressing in good style.
City of Buffalo, in the county aforesaid;
We are not able in this number of T H E MUSICAL CBITIC AND TBADE
One Christian Kurtzman was, and for many years prior to said day, has
engaged in the trade business and occupation of manufacturing and
REVIEW to devote as much attention as we would like to many topics, as been
selling pianos and other musical instruments; and that on the fifth day of
legal business has lately made extensive demands upon our time.
January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one,
L. N. Rice, music dealer of Des Moines, Iowa, has mortgaged house Chas. A. Welles unlawfully, maliciously contriving and intending to injure,
scandalize, vilify and defame the said Christian Kurtzman, and to bring him
and lot to A. O. Perkins, and will probably retire from the music trade.
into public scandal and disgrace, and to injure, prejudice, damage and ruin
W. H. Lehman, of Des Moines, Iowa, has added sheet music and small him in his said trade, business and occupation of nianufacturing-and selling
musical merchandise to his stock.
pianos and other musical instruments as aforesaid, and to vilify and destroy
Lumber is decidely firm, as the demand is large and the stock very much the good name, fame and credit of the said Christian Kurtzman with force
reduced. Dealers are anxiously awaiting the opening of navigation, when a and arms at the City of New York, in the County of New York, and State
of New York, of his great hatred, malice and ill-will towards the said Chris-
stock larger than ever before risked will be rushed in.
tian Kurtzman, wickedly, maliciously and unlawfully did compose, write,
Nym Crinkle's Feuilleton suspended publication for one issue last week, print, publish and circulate in T H E MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.
in order that the editorial room might be moved a couple of blocks.
The said T H E MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW then and there being a
Mr. J. M. Stoddart, of No. 16 East 14th street, this city, has taken the newspaper and periodical printed in the English language, and published
agency for this city and State of the pianos of Messrs. Albrecht & Co., of and circulated at the said City of !New York aforesaid, and at the City of
Philadelphia, and he would be pleased to show these fine instruments to Buffalo aforesaid, a certain false,'scandalous, malicious and defamatory libel,
of and concerning the said Christian Kurtzman, containing the false, scan-
dealers visiting the city.
dalous, malicious, defamatory and libelous words and matters following, of
Since our last issue there has been a very noticeable improvement in and
concerning the said Christian Kurtzman, to wit.
the trade in pianos and organs and a larger influx of dealers from all parts
" C. Kurtzman" (meaning the aforesaid Christian Kurtzman) although
of the country.
The opening of inland navigation and the resumption of regularity in knowing that the above named r piano manufacturer (meaning the aforesaid
railroad transportation, together with the advent of milder weather, will, no Christian Kurtzman) had allow ed themselves (meaning the said Christian
Kurtzman) " to drop from a fair position among the makers of cheap instru-
doubt, soon produce a condition of general activity.
ments " (meaning the aforesaid pianos manufactured and sold by the said
In answer to an inquiry which has been made of us, we would say that Christian Kurtzman as aforesaid) " t o one where h e " (meaning the said
the president of the Piano Makers' Union in this city is Mr. R. H. Bar- Christian Kurtzman) " i s scarcely noticed by the trade or the public, I
tholomee, of One Hundred and Fifty-sixth street and Elton avenue, thought it my duty to call upon him " (meaning the said Christian Kurtz-
Morrisania.
man) " while at Buffalo, at his " (meaning the said Christian Kurtzman's)
A. Sowards, music, etc., Xenia, Ohio, gave chattel mortgages aggregating "factory." Kurtzman (meaning the said Christian Kurtzman) has a queer,
over $8,000 on the 31st ult, He claims to have lost between $4,000 and $5,000 dirty, dusty looking place (meaning the manufactury and place of business
by the failure of Dunham & Sons, pianos, of New York city. He was of the said Christian Kurtzman) giving one the impression that everything
sued three weeks ago by the Chatham National Bank of New York city, was run on a slip shod principle. As 1 entered the place (meaning the afore-
said manufactory and place of business of the said Christian Kurtzman) I
jpjr $2,500.
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