Music Trade Review
Issue: 1887 Vol. 10 N. 15 - Page 8
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
RUSE'S TEMPLE OF MUSIC.
busts and richly framed portraits of the old masters
looking down upon you, presents a scene of Oriental
taste and beauty not easily described. These busts
were imported from Italy and the portraits from
Germany. No wondor this parlor is the delight of
our Toronto musical ladies. Appropos to this parlor
and veritable temple of music, we must note a cal-
endar issued by Mr. Ruse for the jubilee year of Her
Majesty's reign. It is a handsome oil chromo por-
trait of Queen Victoria nearly life size, imported
from Bristol, England, by Mr. Ruee as a souvenir to
his patrons and friends, and excels anything in that
line for beauty and art we have yet seen. But I have
already far exceeded my limit. In my next I will
speak of the music trade in our city. Visitors to Tor-
onto will find themselves richly rewarded by taking,
in their sight seeing, this establishment. Courteous
attendants will show them through the various de-
partments and skilled pianists entertain them.
F the success, the direct result of tact, talent, en-
ergy and integrity of an individual enterprise
can be accepted as an appropriate illustration of
the status of the trade in our provincial metropoli-
tan city, Toronto, Ontario, then we must record it as
in a most satisfactory and nourishing condition at
this, the beginning of our Queen's jubilee year. The
founder of Ruse's Temple of Music, now unquestion-
ably the most extensive piano and organ warerooms
in the Dominion, and we think, too, the most popu-
lar and widely known, came in our midst about two
years ago. It seems almost incredible that a single
individual in this short time, in a city where there are
six pianoforte factories in full blast, and at least
eight permanent houses where large musical instru-
ments are sold, should not only take the lead, but ac-
tually eclipse all in his progressive march, his sales
having increased over seven hundred percent, in this
DE PUOH.
time. Wm. Ruse represents, for American pianos,
ED.-
We
are
in
receipt
of
one
of
the
above
named
such firms as Knabe, Baus and Fischer; and for
Canadian make, the Dominion pianos and organs ex- calendars, and it is a real gem of art, and Ruse's
clusively. His success is marvellous, HIKI here we Temple of Music, r>8King street, West Toronto, has
were accustomed to think that there was the least our thanks.
room for another house in the trade, only illustrates
the truth of the old adage, "There is always wide
AT LAST.
room in the upper story." Ruse's Temple of Music
is a largo four story building with basement extra,
HE Chicago agency of the Chickering piano has
litted up outside and inside in the most appropriate
been finally settled, and, to use the term of
and convenient manner, each Hat set apart for its
one of the trade papers, " Messrs. N. A. Cross
own particular department of trade. Through the & Co. capture the prize." The question which now
array of pianos and organs on the ground floor, where arises in our minds is, what have Messrs. Chicker-
are also Mr. Ruse's private office, and the business ing & Sons secured '!
offices, you ascend a grand stairway of carved oak
For a long time past Cross & Co. have handled the
to a platform where are double manual pedal Kroeger piano as their leading Instrument. No longer
bass organs, beautiful in the rich, soft glow ago than last November we heard one of the mem-
of two large stained glass windows, each repre- bers tell a prospective customer that he considered
senting an idealistic female figure of music, one the Kroeger piano the best instrument made; that
playing on a mandolin, the other on a lyre. The next it was far superior to theChickering piano, and that,
ascent brings you to the piano show room. This is if the customer desired a Chickering piano, he would
about 40x80 feet and fitted up in an elaborate and ar- furnish one for $50 less than the cost of the Kroeger.
tistic manner. The piano parlor, semi separated After telling customers -uch stories as these, we are
from the main hall by rich heavy damask curtain- unable to see how N. A. Cross & Co. can now turn
ings suspended from walnut rods; walls and ceilings around and tell these same people that the Chickei-
decorated in a hundred different shades and colors, ing piano is superior to the Kroeger. It may be
contrasting beautifully with the rich, rare and costly however, that they intend to sell the Chickering as
fancy wood pianos all around, and here and there their second-class instrument. At all events the agency
I
T
is now settled, and perhaps the "Committee o I Ru
mora," engaged by some of the trade sheets, will be
accorded a vacation, and that Mr. Gildemeester's
presence in Chicago will bo less frequent in the fu-
ture.
THE BURDETT ORGAN
HE following unsolicited testimonial to the ex-
cellence of the New Burdett Organ made for" a
distinguished Eng.ish organist gives it more
valuable discriminative praise than the Burdett Or-
gan has yet received. This aitist-testimonial refers
to an organ finished and shipped to London in
August, I88(i. This organ is the instrument tested by
the eminent Eric musician, Professor Riesberg, who
pronounced it to be the finest reed-organ he had ever
seen.
"GENTLEMEN : I am delighted with the new organ.
Its tone is magnitleieiit and far surpasses anything I
ever heard in reeds. The Trumpet is very rich and
grand, and proves a most valuable addition. Played
alone in full chords the effect is most striking, and
almost suggests the Tuba of the pipo organ. The
flutina is very charming, an! affords a good contrast
to the softer eight-foot registers. Too much value
cannot be attached to the separate composition ped-
als which command an endless variety of combina-
tion effects. Altogether I am very proud of this in-
strument.
Yours faithfully,
T
ALFHED S. HENRY,
Hyde Park, London, Eng.
Dec. 15, 1H8G.
MASON & HAMLINS NEW PARLOR GRAND.
BOSTON, Feb. 17,
1887.
Music TRADE REVIEW :
We have just finished and have now on exhibition
at our warerooms a parlor grand pianoforte, with
the new method of stringing, as invented and patent-
ed by us in 1883.
We cordially invite our friends and all interested
in recent improvements in pianoforte construction to
call and examine this instrument.
MASON & HAMLIN ORGAN AND PIANO CO.
Music Trade Review -- © mbsi.org, arcade-museum.com -- digitized with support from namm.org
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
RUSE'S TEMPLE OF MUSIC.
busts and richly framed portraits of the old masters
looking down upon you, presents a scene of Oriental
taste and beauty not easily described. These busts
were imported from Italy and the portraits from
Germany. No wondor this parlor is the delight of
our Toronto musical ladies. Appropos to this parlor
and veritable temple of music, we must note a cal-
endar issued by Mr. Ruse for the jubilee year of Her
Majesty's reign. It is a handsome oil chromo por-
trait of Queen Victoria nearly life size, imported
from Bristol, England, by Mr. Ruee as a souvenir to
his patrons and friends, and excels anything in that
line for beauty and art we have yet seen. But I have
already far exceeded my limit. In my next I will
speak of the music trade in our city. Visitors to Tor-
onto will find themselves richly rewarded by taking,
in their sight seeing, this establishment. Courteous
attendants will show them through the various de-
partments and skilled pianists entertain them.
F the success, the direct result of tact, talent, en-
ergy and integrity of an individual enterprise
can be accepted as an appropriate illustration of
the status of the trade in our provincial metropoli-
tan city, Toronto, Ontario, then we must record it as
in a most satisfactory and nourishing condition at
this, the beginning of our Queen's jubilee year. The
founder of Ruse's Temple of Music, now unquestion-
ably the most extensive piano and organ warerooms
in the Dominion, and we think, too, the most popu-
lar and widely known, came in our midst about two
years ago. It seems almost incredible that a single
individual in this short time, in a city where there are
six pianoforte factories in full blast, and at least
eight permanent houses where large musical instru-
ments are sold, should not only take the lead, but ac-
tually eclipse all in his progressive march, his sales
having increased over seven hundred percent, in this
DE PUOH.
time. Wm. Ruse represents, for American pianos,
ED.-
We
are
in
receipt
of
one
of
the
above
named
such firms as Knabe, Baus and Fischer; and for
Canadian make, the Dominion pianos and organs ex- calendars, and it is a real gem of art, and Ruse's
clusively. His success is marvellous, HIKI here we Temple of Music, r>8King street, West Toronto, has
were accustomed to think that there was the least our thanks.
room for another house in the trade, only illustrates
the truth of the old adage, "There is always wide
AT LAST.
room in the upper story." Ruse's Temple of Music
is a largo four story building with basement extra,
HE Chicago agency of the Chickering piano has
litted up outside and inside in the most appropriate
been finally settled, and, to use the term of
and convenient manner, each Hat set apart for its
one of the trade papers, " Messrs. N. A. Cross
own particular department of trade. Through the & Co. capture the prize." The question which now
array of pianos and organs on the ground floor, where arises in our minds is, what have Messrs. Chicker-
are also Mr. Ruse's private office, and the business ing & Sons secured '!
offices, you ascend a grand stairway of carved oak
For a long time past Cross & Co. have handled the
to a platform where are double manual pedal Kroeger piano as their leading Instrument. No longer
bass organs, beautiful in the rich, soft glow ago than last November we heard one of the mem-
of two large stained glass windows, each repre- bers tell a prospective customer that he considered
senting an idealistic female figure of music, one the Kroeger piano the best instrument made; that
playing on a mandolin, the other on a lyre. The next it was far superior to theChickering piano, and that,
ascent brings you to the piano show room. This is if the customer desired a Chickering piano, he would
about 40x80 feet and fitted up in an elaborate and ar- furnish one for $50 less than the cost of the Kroeger.
tistic manner. The piano parlor, semi separated After telling customers -uch stories as these, we are
from the main hall by rich heavy damask curtain- unable to see how N. A. Cross & Co. can now turn
ings suspended from walnut rods; walls and ceilings around and tell these same people that the Chickei-
decorated in a hundred different shades and colors, ing piano is superior to the Kroeger. It may be
contrasting beautifully with the rich, rare and costly however, that they intend to sell the Chickering as
fancy wood pianos all around, and here and there their second-class instrument. At all events the agency
I
T
is now settled, and perhaps the "Committee o I Ru
mora," engaged by some of the trade sheets, will be
accorded a vacation, and that Mr. Gildemeester's
presence in Chicago will bo less frequent in the fu-
ture.
THE BURDETT ORGAN
HE following unsolicited testimonial to the ex-
cellence of the New Burdett Organ made for" a
distinguished Eng.ish organist gives it more
valuable discriminative praise than the Burdett Or-
gan has yet received. This aitist-testimonial refers
to an organ finished and shipped to London in
August, I88(i. This organ is the instrument tested by
the eminent Eric musician, Professor Riesberg, who
pronounced it to be the finest reed-organ he had ever
seen.
"GENTLEMEN : I am delighted with the new organ.
Its tone is magnitleieiit and far surpasses anything I
ever heard in reeds. The Trumpet is very rich and
grand, and proves a most valuable addition. Played
alone in full chords the effect is most striking, and
almost suggests the Tuba of the pipo organ. The
flutina is very charming, an! affords a good contrast
to the softer eight-foot registers. Too much value
cannot be attached to the separate composition ped-
als which command an endless variety of combina-
tion effects. Altogether I am very proud of this in-
strument.
Yours faithfully,
T
ALFHED S. HENRY,
Hyde Park, London, Eng.
Dec. 15, 1H8G.
MASON & HAMLINS NEW PARLOR GRAND.
BOSTON, Feb. 17,
1887.
Music TRADE REVIEW :
We have just finished and have now on exhibition
at our warerooms a parlor grand pianoforte, with
the new method of stringing, as invented and patent-
ed by us in 1883.
We cordially invite our friends and all interested
in recent improvements in pianoforte construction to
call and examine this instrument.
MASON & HAMLIN ORGAN AND PIANO CO.
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