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CRITIC AND TRADE
REVIEW.
140 Music Trade Review
THE B. F. BAKER UPRIGHT.
Messrs. Noble & Cooley are by far the largest manufacturers in Gran-
ville Corners, Conn. They say that in December, 1853, they first made a
drum in Mr. Noble's father's kitchen, from a board found in the barn,
steamed it with a teakettle, and used two hog's bladders for the heads. Next
they made a dozen drums, and sent them away in a boot-box. They now
have a factory 110x40 feet, with five floors, and use steam and water. They
have made and sold 79,000 drums. These were made of wood, tin, brass and
nickel. They used for the heads of all these drums 30,000 sheepskins,,
which came from Liverpool, of the kind known as salted fleshes.
An eminent New England firm of organ manufacturers desire a first class
traveling salesman. For further information on this subject address THE.
MUSICAL CKITIC AND TRADE REVIEW, New York city.
Mr. J. McTammany, jr., the manufacturer of the McTammany Organette^
has moved into his new building in Worcester, Mass.
Messrs. Mason & Hamlin, organ manufacturers, of Boston, Mass., are
experimenting with Hebbard's patents for stringing pianos and for piano-
actions, and if the experiments prove satisfactory they will engage in the-
manufacture of pianos.
Henry S. Belknap, book-keeper for George M. Guild & Co., the piano*
manufacturer of Boston, Mass., and formerly in the employ of Wm. Moore,,
then making the Emerson pianos, died in Boston on the 23rd of last month.
He was with Wm. P. Emerson for 17 years, and during the late civil war
was clerk on one of the monitors of the United States Navy.
Mr. McPhail,[of Boston, sold six of his fine Imperial Cabinet Upright
Pianos during the week ending May 21st.
SKS? Since our last issue we have had the pleasure of receiving a call from
Mr. A. E. Pierce, treasurer of the Star Parlor Organ Company, of Washing-
ton, N. J. Mr. Pierce reports a very active business with his firm and says
the outlook is encouraging. The change of administration in the affairs of
this company last fall seems to have been a success in every way.
Our old acquaintance, Mr. David O. Calder, of Salt Lake City, paid us
a visit one day last week, being in New York on business connected with his-
music establishment in Salt Lake City. Mr. Calder says that the general
condition of affairs in his locality and in the far west generally are in a pros-
In reply to the enquiries we have received for a description of the B. F. perous condition; as, unlike the country east of Utah, the people have not
Baker Upright Piano, munufactured at 486 Harrison Avenue, Boston, Mass., had to endure an exceptionally severe winter, nor have they suffered from
•we may say that the above cut represents an interior view of the instrument, floods and they are in a healthy financial condition. Mr. Calder thinks
in which the patent tuning pins operate as follows:
there will be a good musical business in his territory and in that west of him
A, the Set-Screw, working through B against 0, permitting
during the coming season.
the utmost nicety and perfection in tuning. B, The Tuning-
The number of exhibitors in the musical department of the National
Slide, resting flat on the "Solid Iron Frame" and sliding on
Exhibition, Milan, is 700.
0, a projection from the frame, enclosed by the slide B, against
"which the set-screw A works. D, The String-Pin, (around
Mr. Arthur Woodward, of the firm of Woodward & Brown, Boston,
which the end of the string F is wound), held.in place by the
Mass., was to have been married to Miss Rianhard, of Brookline, on Thurs-
check-pin E. E, IT, Another String-Pin and Check-Pin.
day evening the 2d inst.
The following claims are made for this instrument:—
It is a piano without a wood pin-block. It stands in
R. A. Saalfield, of the well-known music publishing house, this city,,
tune permanently. It is the only upright with as noble a tone Nickel
was married to Estelle Ombra Brown, on Wednesday afternoon, May 25th.,
PlateO.
as a grand. The patents cover an entire and undivided
at the Memorial Presbyterian Church at 53rd street and Madison avenue.
iron frame. The patents cover an unapproachable tuning
process. The patents cover a simple, yet positive action, delicate and
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.
strong.
P O E T OF N E W YOBK.
TOO MUCH PREVIOUSNESS.
W e e k e n d i n g M a y 25, 1881.
Exports.
$1,560 Bremen, 2 pianos, . . . . $600
550 Bremen, 1 organ,
. . .
6a
but we have lately found one of these papers going to the other extreme and Australia, 3 organs,
. 460 London, 39 organs, . . . . 3,100
displaying too much " previousness."
British Poss. Africa, 1 piano, . 200 Glasgow , 1 piano,
. 50a
This paper published in its issue which appeared during the same week British Poss. Africa, 1 organ, . 100 Havre, 4 organ materials, . . 220
that Max Strakosch made an assignment for the benefit of his creditors the Hamburg, 3 pianos, . . . . 725
Hamlmrg, 2 organs, . . . . 238
following:
Total,. . . . $8,313
E have sometimes had occasion to find fault with musical and trade
papers for pursuing their researches into the ancient history of the Liverpool, 34 organs,
W
music trade to the neglect of events which interest the present generation, Porto Rico, 1 piano, .
"Mr. Strakosch has almost entirely formed his troupe for next season;
he furnishes all the funds necessary for the enterprise, and has no partners
or associates whatever."
Musical, etc., 141
The writer adds, with the most charming innocence, "The Courier will
be the first to give this information to the public."
.
Imports.
$15,796.
May 31st, 1881.
Exports.
Hamburg, 3 pianos, .
.
.
$225-
Liverpool, 3 organs,
. . 1,100
Brit. Poss. in Africa, 32 organs, 2,744 Liverpool, 3 pianos,
Brit. Australia, 9 organs, . . 733 L o n d o n , 1 organ, . . . . 625
300-
Brit. Honduras, 1 organ, . . 65 B r e m e n , 2 organs,
759 Copenhagen, 1 organ, . . . . 56
Upwards of 100 prominent business men of Boston assembled at the Mexico, 1 piano,
300
Hotel Vendome, on the evening of May 25, to consider the feasibility of Amsterdam, 2 organs, . .
Total, . . . . $7,705-
holding a World's Fair there in 1885. Gen. A. P. Martin presided, and ad- Hull, 1 organ reeds, . . .
98
dresses favoring the project were made by several of the gentlemen present.
Imports.
Letters were read from Gov. Long and Mayor Prince regretting their inability
$10,280
to attend the meeting. The result of the discussion was the appointment of Musical Instruments, 93,
a committee of conference, representing the various trades and manufactur-
PORT OF BOSTON.
ing interests of Boston, who will give full consideration to the subject and
Week ending, May 20th, 1881.
report at a future meeting. The advantages of Boston for holding a World's
Fair were substantially set forth by the different speakers, and a favorable
Exports.
view given to the suggestion for that purpose.
$2,360 British Poss. in Australasia,
England, organs, . . .
30
organs,
$1,912
The piano maker's union is indeed reduced to desperate straits. I t felt England, organettes, . .
728
so sore over its recent defeat at Gabler's factory that its president lost his Scotland, organs, . . . .
Total,
$5,710
temper in a recent altercation with one of the non-union men employed by Newf'dland and Labrador, organs, 680
Gabler, and wound up his argument with a fight and a roll in the gutter, in
Imports.
front of the factory on Tuesday, May 24.
England, Musical Instruments,
Mr. Wilhelm Haubner, of New York city, has patented a pianoforte
Week ending May 27, 1881.
damper attachment. No. of Patent, 241,980. Application filed Sept. 22d,
Exports.
1880.
England,
organs,
.
.
.
.
$2,549
Br. Poss>. in Australasia, organs, $594
Mr. George B. Kelly, of Boston, Mass., has patented a mechanical
musical instrument. No. of Patent, 241,993. Application filed Aug. 30th, British Poss. in Africa, organs, 3,405
Total,
3,548
1880.
Imports.
Mr. John A. Smith, of Chicago, 111., has patented a reed organ stop
England, musical instruments,
$1,989
action. No. of Patent, 241,740. Application filed Jan. 31st, 1880.
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