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August 5th, 1881.
THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.
187
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DOMESTIC
A-ISTID
EXPORT
NEW YOKE, AUGUST 5TH, 1881.
VOL. Y.
No. 1.
of both gentlemen in selecting patterns for the Mr. Dyer, of the firm of Dyer & Howard of St.
Paul and Minneapolis, has been visiting New York
wood carvers.
this week, and we had the pleasure of receiving a
a call from him on Tuesday last. Mr. Dyer re-
Mr. P. J. Gildemeester, the traveling agent for ports trade good for the season and prospects for
N the issue of the MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE Messrs.
Chickering & Sons of this city, and Mr. the Fall encouraging.
REVIEW of July 5th, there appeared an article
J. Demarest of the Smith American Organ Co., John L. Hinners, of Pekin, 111., has patented a
entitled, "Decker & Son's Baby Grand." The H.
Boston, Mass., were robbed by sneak thieves at Reed Organ Action. No. of Patent, 243,899.
article included a picture of Decker & Son's new of
a
hotel
in Bradford, Pa., week before last. Mr. Application filed Sept. 25th, 1880.
instrument. Shortly after its appearance a repre- Gildemeester
lost his watch and about $100 in The annual picnic of the workmen employed at
sentative of the MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE RE-
money, and Mr. Demarest lost his gold watch.
VIEW was calling on Mr. Albert Weber, when that
Ernst Gabler's factory in Twenty-second street,
gentleman remarked :
The Juvenile Organ is the latest addition to the this city, took place July t 27th at Helt's Hamilton
'' By the way, I saw in your paper an account of stock of Mr. T. Leeds Waters, of No. 14 East 14th Park. The men had a rare good time, and Mr.
a new ' baby grand,' manufactured by Decker & street, this city. It is a handsome little instru- Gabler's advent on the grounds was the occasion
Sons; now I should like to say that Decker's ment of 3K octaves in a beautiful ebonized and for much enthusiasm, an artillery salute being fired
' baby ' is only a copy of mine, and to prove it here gold finished case, and for its size has a remarkably and the band playing " Hail to the chief who in
triumph advances."
is a correct picture of the Weber ' baby grand' " powerful tone.
so saying Mr. Weber showed our reporter a pic- The Board of Comissioners of the Cincinnati An ingenious contrivance for memorizing the
ture like this :—
Industrial Exposition have issued in the form of a construction of the diatonic scale has been invent-
very handsome pamphlet, the rules ed by the Rev. C. S. Bere, and is published by
and premium list of the exposition Messrs. Boosey, of London. It consists of a slid-
to be held in that city, from Sep- ing card on which the intervals are marked, and
tember 7th to October 6th, this it will be found useful to teachers.
year.
The directors of the Matanzas
Exhibition have been authorized
by the government to close its
doors, from July 4th until De-
NEW CELLULOID COMPANIES.
cember, when tha Exhibition will One of our reporters when in conversation a few
be re-opened.
days ago with Mr. Henry Behning, the Vice-Presi-
We print on another page of dent of the Celluloid Piano Key Co., at their office,
this issue a very good representa- No. 21G Centre street, this city, took advantage of
tion of the manufactory of The the occasion to obtain some definite information
Star Parlor Organ Company, in about the rumored starting of a new concern for
Washington, N. J. We hear that the manufacture of celluloid piano keys.
the instruments of this house are Reporter—Mr. Behning, can you give me any
making great headway in popular information in regard to the rumors going the
estimation, and it is the expressed rounds of the papers that a new factory for the
determination of its officers to manufacture of celluloid piano keys has been start-
make an organ second to none. ed in Belleville, N. J. ?
The firm has a fine factory mod- Mr. Behning—1 have heard the reports you refer
elled on the patterns of our best to. and have also heard it from some of the com-
Eastern manufacturies, and we can pany's friends, though I do not know anything
see no reason why this determina- definite about it. We have told our friends to buy
tion cannot be carried out.
some sets of keys made by the new concern, but
they have not yet been able to do so.
Judge Stallo, of Cincinnati, has Reporter—I do not see how any but your com-
purchased of Mr. Weber's agent in that city, a pany can make celluloid keys. I understood that
WEBER S BABY GRAND.
Weber Grand for the use of his daughter, giving
had the exclusive right to manufacture from
On returning to the editorial rooms our repor- in part payment for the Weber Grand a Decker you
the parent celluloid company of Newark.
ter compared the above picture with the one Grand which his daughter had formerly used.
Mr. Behning—We own the patent for making
following:—*
Pratt, Read & Co.'s piano key factory, at Deep celluloid in sheets for making piano and organ keys;
River, Conn., was burned about some one might make celluloid in pieces and put
five o'clock on the morning of them on the keys separately, but this would be so
July 31st. Loss about $150,000 ; costly that they could net compete with ours.
partially insured. One hundred Reporter—How are your keys made ?
men are thrown out of employ- Mr. Behning.—The celluloid after being made
in sheets the size of the key-board is glued to the
ment on account of the fire.
board, and when the glue is dry the keys are
The members of the Lumber- sawn apart, thus making the spaces between the
men's Exchange, at their regular keys as small as possible. As the sheet is perfectly
meeting July 27th, decided to ad- uniform the keys are true and level; on the other
vance the price of thick clears and hand, if they were made in separate pieces such
1-inch finishing $4 per 1,000. A accuracy, both as regards thickness and nicety of
similar advance was made on some fitting, could not be obtained without so much
other grades. The demand for more labor that the idea would be impracticable.
lumber exceeds the supply.
Reporter.—What is done with the pieces whex % e
Mr. J. Burnes Brown, of the the sharps occur on the key-board, after the sheet
Mechanical Orguinette Co., 831 has been sawn out ?
Broadway, New York, returned Mr. Behning.—They are used for various pur-
about two weeks ago from a very poses in the manufacture of small articles. We
successful western tour in the in- try to have as little waste about the process as pos-
sible.
terests of the Orguinette Co.
A. M. Coffun, Music, &c, of Reporter.—Is celluloid coming into use to any
Champaign, 111., has given a real- great extent in Europe ?
Mr. Behning.—It is making some progress in
ty mortgage for $800.
Germany. When I was there last year I succeeded
P. M. Elrath, Music, of Seward, in introducing it in several places, but the Ger-
Nebraska, has sold out to Cyrus mans are slower people than the Americans to take
Chapin.
up new things, and I did not have time when I
DECKER S BABY GRAND.
A gang of swindlers from Brooklyn has been was there to go around among the manufacturers
After a careful study the reporter concluded that operating in this city buying pianos on install- and talk the thing thoroughly over with them. If
the only resemblance that could be found in the ments, paying the first installment and then I could stay in Germany six months I have no
pictures, was in the legs and music desk, and that making away wibh the pianos. The trade should doubt I could succeed in introducing celluloid
keys very generally.
that resemblance only proved the excellent taste be on the lookout for these operators.
BABY GRANDS.
DOES DECKER'S KESEMBIiB WEBEB's OR DOES WEBER'S
RESEMBLE DECKER'S.
I
TIMELY TALKS ON TIMELY TOPICS.
-
August 5th, 1881.
THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.
187
She
DOMESTIC
A-ISTID
EXPORT
NEW YOKE, AUGUST 5TH, 1881.
VOL. Y.
No. 1.
of both gentlemen in selecting patterns for the Mr. Dyer, of the firm of Dyer & Howard of St.
Paul and Minneapolis, has been visiting New York
wood carvers.
this week, and we had the pleasure of receiving a
a call from him on Tuesday last. Mr. Dyer re-
Mr. P. J. Gildemeester, the traveling agent for ports trade good for the season and prospects for
N the issue of the MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE Messrs.
Chickering & Sons of this city, and Mr. the Fall encouraging.
REVIEW of July 5th, there appeared an article
J. Demarest of the Smith American Organ Co., John L. Hinners, of Pekin, 111., has patented a
entitled, "Decker & Son's Baby Grand." The H.
Boston, Mass., were robbed by sneak thieves at Reed Organ Action. No. of Patent, 243,899.
article included a picture of Decker & Son's new of
a
hotel
in Bradford, Pa., week before last. Mr. Application filed Sept. 25th, 1880.
instrument. Shortly after its appearance a repre- Gildemeester
lost his watch and about $100 in The annual picnic of the workmen employed at
sentative of the MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE RE-
money, and Mr. Demarest lost his gold watch.
VIEW was calling on Mr. Albert Weber, when that
Ernst Gabler's factory in Twenty-second street,
gentleman remarked :
The Juvenile Organ is the latest addition to the this city, took place July t 27th at Helt's Hamilton
'' By the way, I saw in your paper an account of stock of Mr. T. Leeds Waters, of No. 14 East 14th Park. The men had a rare good time, and Mr.
a new ' baby grand,' manufactured by Decker & street, this city. It is a handsome little instru- Gabler's advent on the grounds was the occasion
Sons; now I should like to say that Decker's ment of 3K octaves in a beautiful ebonized and for much enthusiasm, an artillery salute being fired
' baby ' is only a copy of mine, and to prove it here gold finished case, and for its size has a remarkably and the band playing " Hail to the chief who in
triumph advances."
is a correct picture of the Weber ' baby grand' " powerful tone.
so saying Mr. Weber showed our reporter a pic- The Board of Comissioners of the Cincinnati An ingenious contrivance for memorizing the
ture like this :—
Industrial Exposition have issued in the form of a construction of the diatonic scale has been invent-
very handsome pamphlet, the rules ed by the Rev. C. S. Bere, and is published by
and premium list of the exposition Messrs. Boosey, of London. It consists of a slid-
to be held in that city, from Sep- ing card on which the intervals are marked, and
tember 7th to October 6th, this it will be found useful to teachers.
year.
The directors of the Matanzas
Exhibition have been authorized
by the government to close its
doors, from July 4th until De-
NEW CELLULOID COMPANIES.
cember, when tha Exhibition will One of our reporters when in conversation a few
be re-opened.
days ago with Mr. Henry Behning, the Vice-Presi-
We print on another page of dent of the Celluloid Piano Key Co., at their office,
this issue a very good representa- No. 21G Centre street, this city, took advantage of
tion of the manufactory of The the occasion to obtain some definite information
Star Parlor Organ Company, in about the rumored starting of a new concern for
Washington, N. J. We hear that the manufacture of celluloid piano keys.
the instruments of this house are Reporter—Mr. Behning, can you give me any
making great headway in popular information in regard to the rumors going the
estimation, and it is the expressed rounds of the papers that a new factory for the
determination of its officers to manufacture of celluloid piano keys has been start-
make an organ second to none. ed in Belleville, N. J. ?
The firm has a fine factory mod- Mr. Behning—1 have heard the reports you refer
elled on the patterns of our best to. and have also heard it from some of the com-
Eastern manufacturies, and we can pany's friends, though I do not know anything
see no reason why this determina- definite about it. We have told our friends to buy
tion cannot be carried out.
some sets of keys made by the new concern, but
they have not yet been able to do so.
Judge Stallo, of Cincinnati, has Reporter—I do not see how any but your com-
purchased of Mr. Weber's agent in that city, a pany can make celluloid keys. I understood that
WEBER S BABY GRAND.
Weber Grand for the use of his daughter, giving
had the exclusive right to manufacture from
On returning to the editorial rooms our repor- in part payment for the Weber Grand a Decker you
the parent celluloid company of Newark.
ter compared the above picture with the one Grand which his daughter had formerly used.
Mr. Behning—We own the patent for making
following:—*
Pratt, Read & Co.'s piano key factory, at Deep celluloid in sheets for making piano and organ keys;
River, Conn., was burned about some one might make celluloid in pieces and put
five o'clock on the morning of them on the keys separately, but this would be so
July 31st. Loss about $150,000 ; costly that they could net compete with ours.
partially insured. One hundred Reporter—How are your keys made ?
men are thrown out of employ- Mr. Behning.—The celluloid after being made
in sheets the size of the key-board is glued to the
ment on account of the fire.
board, and when the glue is dry the keys are
The members of the Lumber- sawn apart, thus making the spaces between the
men's Exchange, at their regular keys as small as possible. As the sheet is perfectly
meeting July 27th, decided to ad- uniform the keys are true and level; on the other
vance the price of thick clears and hand, if they were made in separate pieces such
1-inch finishing $4 per 1,000. A accuracy, both as regards thickness and nicety of
similar advance was made on some fitting, could not be obtained without so much
other grades. The demand for more labor that the idea would be impracticable.
lumber exceeds the supply.
Reporter.—What is done with the pieces whex % e
Mr. J. Burnes Brown, of the the sharps occur on the key-board, after the sheet
Mechanical Orguinette Co., 831 has been sawn out ?
Broadway, New York, returned Mr. Behning.—They are used for various pur-
about two weeks ago from a very poses in the manufacture of small articles. We
successful western tour in the in- try to have as little waste about the process as pos-
sible.
terests of the Orguinette Co.
A. M. Coffun, Music, &c, of Reporter.—Is celluloid coming into use to any
Champaign, 111., has given a real- great extent in Europe ?
Mr. Behning.—It is making some progress in
ty mortgage for $800.
Germany. When I was there last year I succeeded
P. M. Elrath, Music, of Seward, in introducing it in several places, but the Ger-
Nebraska, has sold out to Cyrus mans are slower people than the Americans to take
Chapin.
up new things, and I did not have time when I
DECKER S BABY GRAND.
A gang of swindlers from Brooklyn has been was there to go around among the manufacturers
After a careful study the reporter concluded that operating in this city buying pianos on install- and talk the thing thoroughly over with them. If
the only resemblance that could be found in the ments, paying the first installment and then I could stay in Germany six months I have no
pictures, was in the legs and music desk, and that making away wibh the pianos. The trade should doubt I could succeed in introducing celluloid
keys very generally.
that resemblance only proved the excellent taste be on the lookout for these operators.
BABY GRANDS.
DOES DECKER'S KESEMBIiB WEBEB's OR DOES WEBER'S
RESEMBLE DECKER'S.
I
TIMELY TALKS ON TIMELY TOPICS.
-
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