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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
the Chicago Exposition was by far the most
magnificent ever held, judged either from the
number of exhibitors or beauty of architecture.
They said also that it was not appreciated in
Europe at its proper value.
MEETING of the Music Trade Salesmen's
Association was held yesterday. It is un-
derstood that a charter has been received from
Albany, and that members of the Association
formulated many new plans whereby the bene-
fits accruing to members will be materially in-
creased.
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HREE handsome Steinway pianos, which
will be given as first prizes at the coming
prize contest of the National Saengerfest at
Madison Square Gaiden, are on exhibition in
the windows of Schubert & Co., Union Square.
The lucky club of singers securing any of these
instruments will be well paid for their efforts,
for they are certainly splendid products of this
noted house.
[E are advised that an important move has
been effected during the past week which
will tend to increase the sales of the products of
the Hallet & Davis Piano Co., of Boston, and
the Prescott Piano Co., Concord, N. H., by the
formation of a corporation called the Kennelly
& Sylvester Piano Co., at Lawrence, Mass.
They will make a specialty of pushing the
Hallet & Davis and Prescott pianos, and will
also carry a general line of musical merchandise
Geo. D. B. Prescott is president of the Company,
and Major C. F. Howes, of Boston, is treasurer.
regret to learn of the death of Mr. Ben-
jamin Curtaz, founder of the house of
Benjamin Curtaz & Son. Mr. Curtaz has been
a well known figure in the music trade of the
Pacific Coast since 1856.
f
HE CENTURY PIANO CO., Minneapolis,
have had all the material of the Anderson
Piano Co., Rockford, 111., moved to that city.
Mr. John Anderson is now located in Minne-
apolis and in charge of the manufacturing de-
partment of the Anderson pianos.
[R. O. C. KLOCK, Oswego, was in town
yesterday purchasing pianos for his
establishment. He has recently extended his
business by the admission of a partner with con-
siderable capital. The firm name is changed to
the O. C. Klock Piano and Organ Co.
MARKED compliment was paid the
Chicago Exposition by the official report
which the British Royal Commission recently
made to their government when they said that
NEW firm has made its appearance during
the past week. Mr. Siegfried Hansing,
formerly superintendent of Behr Bros. & Com-
pany's factory, has joined forces with Mr. J. N.
Scott, formerly manager of the Bell Organ Com-
pany's factory at Guelph, Canada, and have
formed a co-partnership under the title of Han-
sing & Scott, for the purpose of manufacturing
a high grade of upright pianos in this city. Mr.
Hansing is a well-known writer and authority
on matters pertaining to acoustics, and his new
venture will enable him to give practical shape
to many of his theories.
S
HE World says : " Congressman Conn, of
Indiana, who has just bought a Washing-
ton newspaper, made his fortune out of a rubber
mouth-piece which he invented for musical in-
struments. " It is evident that the World is
not well acquainted with Congressman Conn's
enterprises. Not only has he made money from
the invention spoken of, but he has made money
by turning out band instruments that have been
appreciated at home and abroad. Then he
hasn't pocketed all the money, for his system of
profit sharing and other methods of dealing
with his employees demonstrate that Mr. Conn
is not only an inventor and manufacturer, but
also an earnest student of the perplexing prob-
lem of capital and labor, and intends that part of
his profits shall benefit his employees.
gAZELTON BROTHERS' pianos in all
styles are instruments that command the
highest praise, but some of their latest produc-
tions in French burl and walnut veneers are
being universally commented on. The varnish
work is especially worthy of notice for its per-
fection of finish. Yet, elaborate case work
would not enable Hazelton Brothers to continue
adding to their reputation, if their instruments
did not possess that tone quality which is es-
sentially the feature of these instruments.
From any standpoint they can be classed as
splendid examples of the piano makers' art.
§
EHR BROS. & CO. are once more on deck.
Their articles of incorporation have been
issued by the Secretary of State. The new con-
cern is composed of Messrs. Henry Behr, Ed-
ward Behr, Herman Behr, Charles H. Burchard
and Gustav Neubach. The capital is $100,000.
Behr Bros. & Co. intend to manufacture a piano
fully up to the standard of their previous instru-
ments, and by giving attention to their whole-
sale trade exclusively they expect to fill their
old place in the trade and establish the reputa-
tion of the Behr Bros. & Co. piano more firmly
than ever in the estimation of the public.
pN important outcome of the fire which took
place at the Brooklyn Tabernacle is the
ultimatum of the Board of Underwriters recently
issued that all electric wires must be enclosed in
metal tubes instead of wooden moldings as for-
merly. This decision in a large measure does
away with the report made last week by the
assistant Fire Marshall of Brooklyn, that this
fire was caused from a candle left burning in
the organ by one of Jardine & Sons' tuners, who
inspected the organ the morning of the fire. It
proves also what is perhaps the correct solution,
that the fire was caused through want of proper
insulation, or carelessness in allowing overheat-
ing of the rheostat or resistance box. This
ruling of the Board of Underwriters is a proper
one, and will meet with the approbation of all
who utilize the electric fluid, particularly in the
musical instrument industry.
f
UR front page last week contained an ex-
cellent portrait of Mr. James W. Vose,
the head of the popular Vose & Sons Piano Co.
Mr. Vose is one of the veterans of the piano
trade, and is popular with the dealers all over
the country ; in fact, as popular as the instru-
ments of which he is the standard bearer
Mr. Vose is reaching his eightieth year, yet he
wears his age lightly and attends as regularly
to business as any member of the firm. He
is found at his desk bright and early in the
morning, and possesses a stock of vitality
that is simply astonishing when age is consid-
ered. Mr. Vose seems to gain a stimulus
through active participation in the business of
his house, and this, too, at a period of life when
he could with safety lay down the '' cares of
State," for, in the hands of his able and ener-