Music Trade Review
Issue: 1889 Vol. 13 N. 1 - Page 6
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
compelled to flee to the more salubrious neighborhood
of Brighton Beach, and to the solaces of Mr. Anton
Seidl.
With commendable benevolence, and in a true spirit
of humanity, Mr. Blumenberg warns his fellow-men " in
the same block that they are surrounded by the same
influences, and that even the healthiest man among
them will suffer unless he takes a vacation and breathes
some fresh air into his lungs." Also that " most of the
buildings on that block are in the same condition as
No. 25 East Fourteenth street, no matter how hand-
some may be the exterior."
We deeply sympathize with Mr. Blumenberg in this
hour of his affliction. From time to time we have no-
ticed premonitory signs of the "collapse" which causes
him to mourn so plaintively. We have, more than
once, observed a diminution in the brilliancy of that
eye which formerly reminded us of the lightning's
flash. That intellectual brow has assumed, now and
again, a weary look. An occasional unsteadiness of
gait has pointed to the presence of vertigo; a symptom
which appeared to' become exaggerated about the end
of June last, when the Courier did not appear during
two whole weeks. We sincerely trust that Mr. Blumen-
berg may speedily be restored to h?alth, and that the
crucible of suffering through which he is passing may
operate to the still further ennobling of his grand and
virtuous personality.
Having lived for some years past in that same mala-
rious block against whose poisonous atmosphere Mr.
Blumenberg so kindly wains us, we are thankful to say
that, for reasons best known to himself, the deadly mi-
crobe has always refrained from working his wicked
will upon us. We were not even aware of his presence.
Consequently, our visual organs are as bright as of yore,
our steps are as elastic, our brows are as unruffled, our
appetites are as keen, and our sleep is as sound. In
defiance of malaria, microbes, and what not, we have
always been able to produce our paper on the proper
days of publication. Further, we have never heard that
any inhabitant of this dreadful block, saving the sainted
Blumenberg, was ever afflicted, while residing therein,
with malarious disorders. This naturally intensifies
our sympathy for the afflicted one, upon whose devoted
person the fell destroyer seems to have concentrated
the whole of its demoniacal power.
'Twas ever thus. The good suffer, while the evil
prosper. But a time will doubtless come when Mr.
Blumenberg will be transported to a better clime,
where the stencilers cease from troubling, and the mi-
crobes are at rest.
construction of organs, pianos, and other lines of musi-
cal instruments, it would seem that a very considerable
space might reasonably have been occupied by the ex-
hibits of our countrymen. Why is it that the innumer-
able proofs of American genius and inventive power, in
the matter of interior and exterior construction of or-
gans and pianos.to say nothing of smaller instruments,
are not spread in all their profusion before the eyes of
visitors to the world's fair in the French capital ? Here
is, surely, a strange lack of that superior enterprise with
which the name of America has long been identified.
Fortunately, another and a better opportunity is at
hand. It is practically settled that, in the year i8u2,
the four hundredth anniversary of the discovery of the
New World by Christopher Columbus shall be made
the occasion of a ' world's fair" on American soil, an
exposition that shall in every way eclipse all previous
undertakings of the kind. We may expect that every
modern invention resulting from the exercise of the
human brain will on that great occasion be displayed
to the wondering gaze of countless representatives of
every civilized nation under the sun.
Here, then, is a noble opportunity for our friends the
makers of musical instruments. During many years
pianos and organs have been made in America, from
American materials, by American workmen in the em-
ploy of American theorists and inventors. Moreover,
although we are firmly convinced that our piano and
organ constructors are already the best to be found on
the globe's surface, three years remain in which their
skill, enterprise, and originality may be yet further de-
veloped. The occasion will be a crucial one.
It is impossible to measure the importance of this
coming event. The dealers and manufacturers of the
whole world will meet together in friendly rivalry.
Ideas and suggestions of the utmost value may be ex-
changed. Comparisons in regard to theories of con-
struction, skill in workmanship, and a thousand other
matters affecting music industries will be made.
Further, we believe that our Piano and Organ Makers'
Protective Union will be in full operation, and that its
blessings and advantages to the trade will have become
abundantly manifest. It will have proved a stepping-
stone to higher things than even American manufac-
turers at present dream of. Verbum sat sapienti /
Of course you did, and the piano case was made by
Mr. C. S. Stone, whose name you put at the bottom of
your idiotic letter, Mr. Enots; but you don't catch
the Music TRADE Review with such chaff as that—not
this time, nor at any other time.
McCAMMON MAKES HEADWAY.
EXCELLENT STYLES OF SQUARE AND UPRIGHT TIANOS
PRODUCED BY THE NMV ALBANY, (N. Y.) CONCERN.
W
E are in receipt of a catalogue of The McCam-
mon Pianoforte Manufacturing Company of
Albany, N. Y., containing fine illustrations of
their very attractive square and upright pianos, tc-
gether with a striking portrait of Mr. Edward McCani-
mon. These pianos are of various styles, but each
style appears to be remarkable for the skill and taste
displayed in the matter of exterior adornment. Style
C, the "Colonial" Upright, in rosewood, French wal-
nut, mahogany, or ebony, is especially beautiful in de-
sign; and the round, rich, clear volume of its tine
proves that it possesses a soul eminently worthy ot so
handsome an exterior. All the styles, in fact, are ele-
gant, and good in every way.
During a recent tour of the new McCammon Com-
pany's factory we witnessed abundant evidence of pros-
perity, present and to come. There is no doubt that
this firm are getting to the front in excellent form.
Among other, novelties, the company are bringing
out some handsome cases in St. Domingo mahogany,
Spanish cedar, and amaranth. The last-mentioned
wood furnishes a case of wondrous beauty.
It gives us pleasure to record the progress and good
standing of this enterprising and deserving house.
AN OLD-TIME ORGAN.
UR New England ancestors, puritanical as were
their traditions, do not seem to have been en-
tirely of the opinion that music was unholy. As
far back as 1713 one Thomas Brattle (the name is a re-
minder of the town of Brattleboro, Vt.) imported an
organ, which he presented to the congregation worship-
ing at King's Chapel, Portsmouth, N. II. Some of the
more rigid of the flock, backed by others whose only
objection to the innovation was that it was an innova-
tion, fought tooth and nail against the setting up of the
instrument, and the boxes containing its parts actually
remained unopened for more than six months. At the
conclusion of this period the "unco guid" had got the
worst of the scrimmage, and the organ was erected and
used until 1756, in which year it was purchased by the
managers of St. Paul's Church, Newburyport. Just
eighty years afterwards it was sold for $450 to St. John's
Church, Portsmouth, N. H., and provided with a new
A STONE PIANO CASE.
case. The old organ is still in the vestry of the last-
THE following letter was received in our mail of the mentioned edifice, where its tones frequently carry back
24th ult., and is a sample of many such epistles sent the minds of the godly to the struggles, perils, and
triumphs of ancient days. It is believed to be the old-
by would-be smart correspondents:
est organ in the United States.
O
NEW YORK, July 23, 1889.
Messrs. BILL & BILL,
EIGHTEEN HUNDRED ANDNINETY-TWO.
FOR some inscrutable reason, the musical instrument
makers of America have not secured anything like a
proper representation at the great exhibition now open
in Paris. Considering the wondrous advances and im-
provements effected by American manufacturers in the
MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, N. Y.
DEAR SIRS: I saw a piano enclosed in a stone case in
Massachusetts last week—all stone—and the music
evoked from it was exquisite. In fact its tone, singing
qualities, etc., were as fine as those of any ordinary first
class piano. What next?
Yours truly,
AHLSTROM PIANOS.
ESTABLISHED 1875-
The Vocalion Organ
C. S. ENOTS.
WM. STEINWAY was one of the three hundred prom-
inent merchants who attended the meeting convened by
Mayor Grant of New York in connection with the pro-
posed international exhibition to be held in that city in
1892.
STEPHEN BKAMKACH, of the Estey Piano Company,
N. Y., sailed forJjEurope on Saturday last.
R e l i a b l e AgfeiltS W a n t e d for these incomparable instruments, which
possess many valuable improvements not found in pianos of any other make.
Specially adapted as leaders, and sold exclusively as First Grade Instruments.
C. A. AHLSTROM,
MANUFACTURER,
Nos. 113, II* «fc 11C East 2d Street
JAMESTOWN, IV. Y.
THE MOST IMPORTANT AND ARTISTIC INVENTION IN THE MUSICAL
WORLD OF THE XlXth CENTURY.
Having the power and tonal-quality of a, Pipe Organ,
Costing half as much, and occupying one-liftli tlie Kpmc.
PARTICULARLY ADAPTED FOR CHURCHES, HALLS, SCHOOLS AND ORGAN STUDENTS.
Dealers visiting: New York are cordially invited to hear it.
or j . w. CURRIER, is E. 17th st. N. Y. city.
For Agency or Catalogue, address,
MASON & RISCH, Worcester, M a s s .
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
compelled to flee to the more salubrious neighborhood
of Brighton Beach, and to the solaces of Mr. Anton
Seidl.
With commendable benevolence, and in a true spirit
of humanity, Mr. Blumenberg warns his fellow-men " in
the same block that they are surrounded by the same
influences, and that even the healthiest man among
them will suffer unless he takes a vacation and breathes
some fresh air into his lungs." Also that " most of the
buildings on that block are in the same condition as
No. 25 East Fourteenth street, no matter how hand-
some may be the exterior."
We deeply sympathize with Mr. Blumenberg in this
hour of his affliction. From time to time we have no-
ticed premonitory signs of the "collapse" which causes
him to mourn so plaintively. We have, more than
once, observed a diminution in the brilliancy of that
eye which formerly reminded us of the lightning's
flash. That intellectual brow has assumed, now and
again, a weary look. An occasional unsteadiness of
gait has pointed to the presence of vertigo; a symptom
which appeared to' become exaggerated about the end
of June last, when the Courier did not appear during
two whole weeks. We sincerely trust that Mr. Blumen-
berg may speedily be restored to h?alth, and that the
crucible of suffering through which he is passing may
operate to the still further ennobling of his grand and
virtuous personality.
Having lived for some years past in that same mala-
rious block against whose poisonous atmosphere Mr.
Blumenberg so kindly wains us, we are thankful to say
that, for reasons best known to himself, the deadly mi-
crobe has always refrained from working his wicked
will upon us. We were not even aware of his presence.
Consequently, our visual organs are as bright as of yore,
our steps are as elastic, our brows are as unruffled, our
appetites are as keen, and our sleep is as sound. In
defiance of malaria, microbes, and what not, we have
always been able to produce our paper on the proper
days of publication. Further, we have never heard that
any inhabitant of this dreadful block, saving the sainted
Blumenberg, was ever afflicted, while residing therein,
with malarious disorders. This naturally intensifies
our sympathy for the afflicted one, upon whose devoted
person the fell destroyer seems to have concentrated
the whole of its demoniacal power.
'Twas ever thus. The good suffer, while the evil
prosper. But a time will doubtless come when Mr.
Blumenberg will be transported to a better clime,
where the stencilers cease from troubling, and the mi-
crobes are at rest.
construction of organs, pianos, and other lines of musi-
cal instruments, it would seem that a very considerable
space might reasonably have been occupied by the ex-
hibits of our countrymen. Why is it that the innumer-
able proofs of American genius and inventive power, in
the matter of interior and exterior construction of or-
gans and pianos.to say nothing of smaller instruments,
are not spread in all their profusion before the eyes of
visitors to the world's fair in the French capital ? Here
is, surely, a strange lack of that superior enterprise with
which the name of America has long been identified.
Fortunately, another and a better opportunity is at
hand. It is practically settled that, in the year i8u2,
the four hundredth anniversary of the discovery of the
New World by Christopher Columbus shall be made
the occasion of a ' world's fair" on American soil, an
exposition that shall in every way eclipse all previous
undertakings of the kind. We may expect that every
modern invention resulting from the exercise of the
human brain will on that great occasion be displayed
to the wondering gaze of countless representatives of
every civilized nation under the sun.
Here, then, is a noble opportunity for our friends the
makers of musical instruments. During many years
pianos and organs have been made in America, from
American materials, by American workmen in the em-
ploy of American theorists and inventors. Moreover,
although we are firmly convinced that our piano and
organ constructors are already the best to be found on
the globe's surface, three years remain in which their
skill, enterprise, and originality may be yet further de-
veloped. The occasion will be a crucial one.
It is impossible to measure the importance of this
coming event. The dealers and manufacturers of the
whole world will meet together in friendly rivalry.
Ideas and suggestions of the utmost value may be ex-
changed. Comparisons in regard to theories of con-
struction, skill in workmanship, and a thousand other
matters affecting music industries will be made.
Further, we believe that our Piano and Organ Makers'
Protective Union will be in full operation, and that its
blessings and advantages to the trade will have become
abundantly manifest. It will have proved a stepping-
stone to higher things than even American manufac-
turers at present dream of. Verbum sat sapienti /
Of course you did, and the piano case was made by
Mr. C. S. Stone, whose name you put at the bottom of
your idiotic letter, Mr. Enots; but you don't catch
the Music TRADE Review with such chaff as that—not
this time, nor at any other time.
McCAMMON MAKES HEADWAY.
EXCELLENT STYLES OF SQUARE AND UPRIGHT TIANOS
PRODUCED BY THE NMV ALBANY, (N. Y.) CONCERN.
W
E are in receipt of a catalogue of The McCam-
mon Pianoforte Manufacturing Company of
Albany, N. Y., containing fine illustrations of
their very attractive square and upright pianos, tc-
gether with a striking portrait of Mr. Edward McCani-
mon. These pianos are of various styles, but each
style appears to be remarkable for the skill and taste
displayed in the matter of exterior adornment. Style
C, the "Colonial" Upright, in rosewood, French wal-
nut, mahogany, or ebony, is especially beautiful in de-
sign; and the round, rich, clear volume of its tine
proves that it possesses a soul eminently worthy ot so
handsome an exterior. All the styles, in fact, are ele-
gant, and good in every way.
During a recent tour of the new McCammon Com-
pany's factory we witnessed abundant evidence of pros-
perity, present and to come. There is no doubt that
this firm are getting to the front in excellent form.
Among other, novelties, the company are bringing
out some handsome cases in St. Domingo mahogany,
Spanish cedar, and amaranth. The last-mentioned
wood furnishes a case of wondrous beauty.
It gives us pleasure to record the progress and good
standing of this enterprising and deserving house.
AN OLD-TIME ORGAN.
UR New England ancestors, puritanical as were
their traditions, do not seem to have been en-
tirely of the opinion that music was unholy. As
far back as 1713 one Thomas Brattle (the name is a re-
minder of the town of Brattleboro, Vt.) imported an
organ, which he presented to the congregation worship-
ing at King's Chapel, Portsmouth, N. II. Some of the
more rigid of the flock, backed by others whose only
objection to the innovation was that it was an innova-
tion, fought tooth and nail against the setting up of the
instrument, and the boxes containing its parts actually
remained unopened for more than six months. At the
conclusion of this period the "unco guid" had got the
worst of the scrimmage, and the organ was erected and
used until 1756, in which year it was purchased by the
managers of St. Paul's Church, Newburyport. Just
eighty years afterwards it was sold for $450 to St. John's
Church, Portsmouth, N. H., and provided with a new
A STONE PIANO CASE.
case. The old organ is still in the vestry of the last-
THE following letter was received in our mail of the mentioned edifice, where its tones frequently carry back
24th ult., and is a sample of many such epistles sent the minds of the godly to the struggles, perils, and
triumphs of ancient days. It is believed to be the old-
by would-be smart correspondents:
est organ in the United States.
O
NEW YORK, July 23, 1889.
Messrs. BILL & BILL,
EIGHTEEN HUNDRED ANDNINETY-TWO.
FOR some inscrutable reason, the musical instrument
makers of America have not secured anything like a
proper representation at the great exhibition now open
in Paris. Considering the wondrous advances and im-
provements effected by American manufacturers in the
MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, N. Y.
DEAR SIRS: I saw a piano enclosed in a stone case in
Massachusetts last week—all stone—and the music
evoked from it was exquisite. In fact its tone, singing
qualities, etc., were as fine as those of any ordinary first
class piano. What next?
Yours truly,
AHLSTROM PIANOS.
ESTABLISHED 1875-
The Vocalion Organ
C. S. ENOTS.
WM. STEINWAY was one of the three hundred prom-
inent merchants who attended the meeting convened by
Mayor Grant of New York in connection with the pro-
posed international exhibition to be held in that city in
1892.
STEPHEN BKAMKACH, of the Estey Piano Company,
N. Y., sailed forJjEurope on Saturday last.
R e l i a b l e AgfeiltS W a n t e d for these incomparable instruments, which
possess many valuable improvements not found in pianos of any other make.
Specially adapted as leaders, and sold exclusively as First Grade Instruments.
C. A. AHLSTROM,
MANUFACTURER,
Nos. 113, II* «fc 11C East 2d Street
JAMESTOWN, IV. Y.
THE MOST IMPORTANT AND ARTISTIC INVENTION IN THE MUSICAL
WORLD OF THE XlXth CENTURY.
Having the power and tonal-quality of a, Pipe Organ,
Costing half as much, and occupying one-liftli tlie Kpmc.
PARTICULARLY ADAPTED FOR CHURCHES, HALLS, SCHOOLS AND ORGAN STUDENTS.
Dealers visiting: New York are cordially invited to hear it.
or j . w. CURRIER, is E. 17th st. N. Y. city.
For Agency or Catalogue, address,
MASON & RISCH, Worcester, M a s s .
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