Music Trade Review
Issue: 1894 Vol. 18 N. 26 - Page 2
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
)N enterprising Western house in the way
of piano supplies is the firm of Wick-
ham, Chapman & Co., Springfield, Ohio. Their
output of piano plates for the past year has
been satisfactory. Their plant is extensive and
they have excellent facilities for the production
of first-class plates.
the highest excellence, and they have given
uniform satisfaction. G. W. Ingalls & Co.
number among their patrons some of the leading
houses in the trade. Their business for the
past year was not below the average, and the
outlook for 1894 is bright.
fflHE progress!veness or conservatism of a
ST» firm is often indicated by the appearance
and arrangement of their advertisement. The
originality of the advertisement of the Pease
Piano Co. in this issue clearly reflects the pro-
gressive ideas of that firm. They are up to date
in all the departments of their business.
fflHAT hustling young Chicago firm of Starck
CT» Strack have every reason to feel particu-
larly jubilant over their progress for the year
1893. Since Charlie Russell's connection with
the house they have put their right leg forward
on the road to a wider popularity. Dealers who
handle the Starck & Strack pianos speak highly
of their selling qualities. They possess many
points which commend them to the intelligent
purchaser.
3 EAST 14th STREET, NEW YORK.
SUBSCRIPTION (including postage) United States and
Canada, $4.00 per year, in advance j Foreign Countries,
$500.
ADVERTISEMENTS, $2.00 per inch, single column, per
insertion; unless inserted upon rates made by special
contract.
Entered at the New York Post Office as Second Class Matter.
sale consequent on the dissolution of
partnership in the hammer-covering busi-
ness of Schmidt & Co., 312-314 East 22d street,
which took place last week, will in no way in-
terfere with the continuance of the business. It
will be conducted on the same reputable lines as
heretofore by Mr. David H. Schmidt.
S
HE rumors circulating in the trade regarding
certain changes in the affairs of Lyon,
Potter & Co., Chicago, are entirely without
foundation. Lyon, Potter & Co. are a stock
concern and the death of Mr. Lyon will not
cause any change of policy in the company's
affairs. We have the highest authority for mak-
ing this statement.
of the best possible signs of the pros-
perity of the piano house of Keller Bros.
& Blight Co., Bridgeport, Conn., is the fact that
at their last meeting they declared a quarterly
dividend of two per cent. Anyone knowing the
popularity of the pianos manufactured by this
firm will not be surprised at this pleasing con-
dition of affairs.
calendar sent out by the Estey Organ
Co. is of surpassing interest. On each
page is presented finely executed half-tone re-
productions of photographs of scenery in and
near Brattleboro.
Clarlin Piano Co. have published a hand-
ST» some brochure which presents to the
reader some interesting points regarding their
instruments. The reading matter is crisp and
chatty and the illustrations are artistic.
and merited tribute paid Brother Fox of
the Indicator by members of the Western piano
trade on the occasion of his passing the half-
century limit. We join in the good wishes ex-
tended.
PIANO action that is highly spoken of
by the trade is that manufactured by the
Standard Action Company of Cambridgeport,
Mass. They possess many special points of ex-
cellence which largely accounts for the unusual
demand in evidence at the factory,
A. MUNN has severed his connection
with the Loring & Blake Organ Co.,
Worcester. The severance was peremptory as
Mr. Hammond held the knife. Mr. Munn has
not announced just where his lines will be cast.
Presumably it will be easy for him to secure a
position—in a laundry. He has on former occa-
sions demonstrated that his ability in this line
was considerable.
Colby Piano Company, Erie, Pa., report
an improving condition of business. The
merits of the Colby pianos were never so highly
appreciated as to-day, and this was amply de-
monstrated on several occasions recently, when
the '' Colby '' was performed on in public. The
Colby Piano Company are at work on some at-
tractive case designs, which will further increase
the popularity of the instruments during the
year.
t
RGAN HOUSES speak in the highest terms
of the firm of G. W. Ingalls & Co., Wor-
cester, Mass. Their organ reed boards, octave
couplers and other supplies for the trade are of
?N0THER row is evident over the Colum-
bian Exposition medals. This time the
dramatis personcz are Director General Davis
and the one and only John Boyd Thacher. It
seems that the medal designed by St. Gaudens
and approved by Mr. Thacher did not meet with
the approbation of Mr. Davis. In his opinion
the design is not only poor, but it is in a meas-
ure indecent, and he affirms that he will never
affix his signature to any diploma sent out with
such a disreputable medal. It is hard to deter-
mine how the affair will terminate, but Mr.
Thacher has the clever knack of being able to
cause a sea of trouble and float safely to dry
land.
J||ZHE Starr Piano Company, Richmond, Ind.,
ST» write us: ' l We had quite a disastrous fire
in our factory Wednesday morning, but are pre-
paring to build * * * We are digging foun-
dation now and have contracts made for brick
and stone work, and when running again will
come out with new styles of cases complete.
Will be better prepared than ever before to turn
out a first-class piano." Tne above tells of the
present situation with the Starr concern. It is
evident that they have not devoted much time
to idle speculation in this matter. A firm that
can place contracts for new buildings before the
ruins of the old have cooled will not allow much
time to elapse before they will be doing busi-
ness at the old stand.
PIANO that has a claim on the good-will
and patronage of the musical public, is
the product of the house of Decker & Son. It
has earned a worthy reputation from an art and
musical standpoint—the result of years of intel-
ligent and patient endeavor—which entitles it to
rank among the leading pianos of the day.
Their modern styles of pianos are chaste in de-
sign and up-to-date in every respect, while the
musical qualities—touch, tone and evenness of
scale—are such as to please the most exacting
connoisseur. Decker & Son have suffered to
some extent, like everybody else, from the de-
pression in the business world, yet they have
been kept busy, and their present orders would
incline them to think that the worst has passed.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
)N enterprising Western house in the way
of piano supplies is the firm of Wick-
ham, Chapman & Co., Springfield, Ohio. Their
output of piano plates for the past year has
been satisfactory. Their plant is extensive and
they have excellent facilities for the production
of first-class plates.
the highest excellence, and they have given
uniform satisfaction. G. W. Ingalls & Co.
number among their patrons some of the leading
houses in the trade. Their business for the
past year was not below the average, and the
outlook for 1894 is bright.
fflHE progress!veness or conservatism of a
ST» firm is often indicated by the appearance
and arrangement of their advertisement. The
originality of the advertisement of the Pease
Piano Co. in this issue clearly reflects the pro-
gressive ideas of that firm. They are up to date
in all the departments of their business.
fflHAT hustling young Chicago firm of Starck
CT» Strack have every reason to feel particu-
larly jubilant over their progress for the year
1893. Since Charlie Russell's connection with
the house they have put their right leg forward
on the road to a wider popularity. Dealers who
handle the Starck & Strack pianos speak highly
of their selling qualities. They possess many
points which commend them to the intelligent
purchaser.
3 EAST 14th STREET, NEW YORK.
SUBSCRIPTION (including postage) United States and
Canada, $4.00 per year, in advance j Foreign Countries,
$500.
ADVERTISEMENTS, $2.00 per inch, single column, per
insertion; unless inserted upon rates made by special
contract.
Entered at the New York Post Office as Second Class Matter.
sale consequent on the dissolution of
partnership in the hammer-covering busi-
ness of Schmidt & Co., 312-314 East 22d street,
which took place last week, will in no way in-
terfere with the continuance of the business. It
will be conducted on the same reputable lines as
heretofore by Mr. David H. Schmidt.
S
HE rumors circulating in the trade regarding
certain changes in the affairs of Lyon,
Potter & Co., Chicago, are entirely without
foundation. Lyon, Potter & Co. are a stock
concern and the death of Mr. Lyon will not
cause any change of policy in the company's
affairs. We have the highest authority for mak-
ing this statement.
of the best possible signs of the pros-
perity of the piano house of Keller Bros.
& Blight Co., Bridgeport, Conn., is the fact that
at their last meeting they declared a quarterly
dividend of two per cent. Anyone knowing the
popularity of the pianos manufactured by this
firm will not be surprised at this pleasing con-
dition of affairs.
calendar sent out by the Estey Organ
Co. is of surpassing interest. On each
page is presented finely executed half-tone re-
productions of photographs of scenery in and
near Brattleboro.
Clarlin Piano Co. have published a hand-
ST» some brochure which presents to the
reader some interesting points regarding their
instruments. The reading matter is crisp and
chatty and the illustrations are artistic.
and merited tribute paid Brother Fox of
the Indicator by members of the Western piano
trade on the occasion of his passing the half-
century limit. We join in the good wishes ex-
tended.
PIANO action that is highly spoken of
by the trade is that manufactured by the
Standard Action Company of Cambridgeport,
Mass. They possess many special points of ex-
cellence which largely accounts for the unusual
demand in evidence at the factory,
A. MUNN has severed his connection
with the Loring & Blake Organ Co.,
Worcester. The severance was peremptory as
Mr. Hammond held the knife. Mr. Munn has
not announced just where his lines will be cast.
Presumably it will be easy for him to secure a
position—in a laundry. He has on former occa-
sions demonstrated that his ability in this line
was considerable.
Colby Piano Company, Erie, Pa., report
an improving condition of business. The
merits of the Colby pianos were never so highly
appreciated as to-day, and this was amply de-
monstrated on several occasions recently, when
the '' Colby '' was performed on in public. The
Colby Piano Company are at work on some at-
tractive case designs, which will further increase
the popularity of the instruments during the
year.
t
RGAN HOUSES speak in the highest terms
of the firm of G. W. Ingalls & Co., Wor-
cester, Mass. Their organ reed boards, octave
couplers and other supplies for the trade are of
?N0THER row is evident over the Colum-
bian Exposition medals. This time the
dramatis personcz are Director General Davis
and the one and only John Boyd Thacher. It
seems that the medal designed by St. Gaudens
and approved by Mr. Thacher did not meet with
the approbation of Mr. Davis. In his opinion
the design is not only poor, but it is in a meas-
ure indecent, and he affirms that he will never
affix his signature to any diploma sent out with
such a disreputable medal. It is hard to deter-
mine how the affair will terminate, but Mr.
Thacher has the clever knack of being able to
cause a sea of trouble and float safely to dry
land.
J||ZHE Starr Piano Company, Richmond, Ind.,
ST» write us: ' l We had quite a disastrous fire
in our factory Wednesday morning, but are pre-
paring to build * * * We are digging foun-
dation now and have contracts made for brick
and stone work, and when running again will
come out with new styles of cases complete.
Will be better prepared than ever before to turn
out a first-class piano." Tne above tells of the
present situation with the Starr concern. It is
evident that they have not devoted much time
to idle speculation in this matter. A firm that
can place contracts for new buildings before the
ruins of the old have cooled will not allow much
time to elapse before they will be doing busi-
ness at the old stand.
PIANO that has a claim on the good-will
and patronage of the musical public, is
the product of the house of Decker & Son. It
has earned a worthy reputation from an art and
musical standpoint—the result of years of intel-
ligent and patient endeavor—which entitles it to
rank among the leading pianos of the day.
Their modern styles of pianos are chaste in de-
sign and up-to-date in every respect, while the
musical qualities—touch, tone and evenness of
scale—are such as to please the most exacting
connoisseur. Decker & Son have suffered to
some extent, like everybody else, from the de-
pression in the business world, yet they have
been kept busy, and their present orders would
incline them to think that the worst has passed.
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