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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
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MUSIC FIRMS GO TO LAW AKOUT A CHICKERING.
factories in the city. I trust you will give the
instruments your careful attention. As I said
before, it is entirely to the judgment of the peo-
ple that I appeal.'
" Mr. Allen and Miss Starr opened the enter-
tainment with a four-hand overture, a galop by
Raff on Subers' large piano, which at once re-
vealed the excellent quality of the instrument.
Mr. Allen challenged comparison between the
original Chickering and the Chickering strung
with the compound wire. The pianist was in-
troduced by Mr. Subers, who said : ' This is not
done to injure the Chickering piano, because
the Chickering is a good piano, but I claim a
fuller quality of tone, a longer quality of tone,
and a sweeter quality of tone. I am open for
any argument on the subject, and the pianos are
here for your inspection. I claim that the twist-
ed string of a piano is like the string of a harp,
and produces the same results.'
"Mr. Allen first attacked the piano with the
compound music wire. He played an extremely
simple composition, designed to bring out the
full quality of the instrument. The result was
perfectly satisfactory. None of the metallic
harshness could be observed, or abruptness of
tone which, in a comparative degree, were sub-
sequently noticed when Mr. Allen played the
original Chickering. It ought to be mentioned,
by the way, that he played the same composi-
tion on both pianos in order to give them both
equal justice. The dominating features of the
new instrument seemed to the audience to lie in
the superior length and vibration of tone and its
greater sweetness over the old wire.''
suits in the Circuit Court have kept a
piano moving about in rather lively style.
The first suit was one by C. W. Marvin, the
music dealer, vs. his competitor, F. J. Schwan-
kovsky. Mr. Marvin said that about three days
ago he had furnished to the Mehan School of
Music a Chickering piano, for which Marvin is
the Detroit agent, Manager Wilcox, of the
Mehan School, agreeing that the piano should
not pass into the hands of any competitor of
Marvin. Yesterday Mr. Marvin found that the
Mehan School had made an agreement with
Schwankovsky, by which the latter will furnish
all pianos to the institution, and Marvin's
Chickering piano was sent to Schwankovsky's
warerooms.
Marvin began suit by replevin, and one of
Sheriff Hanley's deputies served the writ about
noon and brought the piano across Woodward
avenue to Marvin's store. But it did not stay
there long. Inside of half an hour another suit
had been begun by A. M. Travers, Schwan-
kovsky 's manager, against Marvin, and Coroner
Keefe took the piano out of Marvin's store and
brought it back to Schwankovsky's.
Marvin could not replevin the piano again,
until he began a new suit. This could not be
done until 24 hours after the beginning of the
old suit. This morning the old suit was dis-
continued, and Mr. Marvin says that as soon as
the piano is displayed in Schwankovsky's ware-
room he will replevin it again.
C. J. WHITNEY, of Detroit, has been spending
Mr. Marvin says he is afraid that the reputa- a few days in town.
tion of the Chickering piano would receive un-
fair usage by his competitor.—Detroit Even-
ing News, July 23d.
THE
TSsfjN Friday, July 22, L,awrence A. Subers, the
c? inventor of the compound piano wire,
gave a public exhibition of his invention in
Horticultural Hall, Worcester, Mass. The
Worcester Telegram in writing of this event
says :
'' There were four pianos on the stage—a
Chickering, a Chickering strung with the new
compound music wire, and two Subers' instru-
ments. B. D. Allen and one of the cleverest of
his pupils, Miss Mary L- Starr, were the pian-
ists, and it may be said in a word, in the light
of their performance, that they gave unbounded
satisfaction. Of course it is not forgotten that
Mr. Allen is alike one of the niost experienced
and most accomplished pianists in the city,* and
he abundantly sustained his splendid reputation
last night.
"Before the exhibition began, Mr. Subers
stepped upon the stage and made an explanation.
' The object of this entertainment is,' he said,
' more thoroughly to bring to the attention of
the Worcester public the advantage of the new
compound wire. Probably I shall give many
other such entertainments. I don't care for the
opinion of manufacturers of pianos, but I ap-
peal to the public, and especially to the musical
public. You have read already, no doubt,
through the press of the city, which has been
very courteous to me, my object in coming here
to establish, if I can, one of the biggest manu-
Sterling Company,
MANUFACTURERS OF
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and thousands will testify to their superiority of work-
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During the heated term the salesman is not,
as a rule, kept busy waiting upon customers.
His presence at the warerooms is, however, at
all times necessary in order to " c a t c h " the
summer trade.
Mr. Charles F. Hammerschmidt has shown
marked ability in the management of the Schu-
bert warerooms on Fourteenth street, this city.
Although this establishment has been open for
but comparatively a short time, yet during this
short time Mr. Hammerschmidt has made a
splendid showing in the amount of business
transacted therein.
Mr. Seymour H. Rosenberg, who presides
over the destinies of the New York branch of
the Shoninger Co., is what is popularly known
as a " hustler,'' and the sales of the Shoninger
instruments have largely increased during his
management.
Mr. T. A. Boyle, one of the pioneer salesmen
of Denver, Col., has been engaged in selling
musical instruments for over twenty-seven years,
and may be justly styled a veteran of the art. He
has been in Denver for over fifteen years as head
salesman for the Knight-Campbell Music Co.,
and it is said that Mr. Boyle has sold more
pianos than any other man in Denver. During
his long residence in that city he has found time
to speculate largely in real estate. His invest-
ments have proved very remunerative and to-day
he is counted a wealthy man. Having, however,
been active all his life he would never be content
to remain idle, and clings to his old love, the
music trade.
One of the callers at this office recently was
Mr. David H. Reeder, manager of F. G. Smith's
Kansas City branch. Mr. Reeder has for many
years been associated with the piano trade, and
probably no man is better acquainted than he
with the needs and requirements of the Kansas
City and adjacent trade. The success which
Mr. Reeder has made of Mr. Smith's Southwest-
ern business is ample evidence of his ability
both as a manager and as a salesman.
MR. GEO. HAU,, one of the managers of the
Baldwin Music Store, of Xenia, O., is at present
visiting his old home in Georgetown, where he
hopes to recover his usual good health.
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