Music Trade Review
Issue: 1894 Vol. 19 N. 4 - Page 2
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
which will be up to the usual standard as to
tone and construction. They expect that this
instrument will be appreciated by the trade,
judging from the demand which has been made
for this style of organ.
ARD times may come and go, but the
reputation of the products of the house
of Chickering & Sons " go on for ever." Musi-
cians and artists all over the world value them
as instruments of superior excellence. There is
a steady demand for the '' Chickering '' among
the best classes of Americans, and business
with Chickering & Sons, on the whole, is
El/EI^V S^JiJFJD^Y.
goo d.
There latest styles in fancy woods are
pronounced favorites.
3 EAST 14th STREET, NEW YORK.
SUBSCRIPTION (including postage) United States and
Canada, $3.00 per year, in advance; Foreign Countries,
$4 00.
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.
gAPOLEON is credited with saying: " I
found a crown in the dust and picked it
up with my sword.'' George P. Bent has done
better, however. He has found many a
" C r o w n " in the heart of an oak, and en-
shrined this symbol of monarchy in the affec-
tions of a music loving Republican people.
Hence, go where you will, "Crown" pianos
can be purchased from every progressive dealer
who are wide-awake to their own interests and
the interests of their customers.
EMERSON PIANO COMPANY are
among the first houses down East to feel
the rise in the commercial barometer. The
number of orders coming to this house from all
sections is very gratifying, and their general
business at headquarters and in their New York
and Chicago houses incline them to be sanguine
about the future. The Emerson piano has a
strong hold on the good will of the musical pub-
lic, and its reputation as an instrument of a high
class is universal.
that Congress has " done something,"
let us take a " long pull, a strong pull,
and all pull together,'' toward making business
good.
seven octave piano-case organs manu-
factured by H. Lehr & Co., Easton, Pa.,
are largely in demand throughout the country.
The Lehr organ is winning trade on its merits,
and its manufacturers are not complaining of
dull times.
manufacturers in this country, but large quan-
tities are being shipped to German houses. This
is a marked tribute to the excellence of that pro-
duct.
MILLER ORGAN CO., Lebanon, Pa.,
are shipping quite a few organs to Hol-
land and Germany. They report domestic trade
as improving. It is their intention to place
upon the market within a very short time a new
style medium-priced organ of small design,
is gratifying to note that the numerous
dealers who handled the Behr pianos be-
fore the recent financial troubles are pushing
the new Behr Bros. & Co.'s instruments with
enthusiasm. When the Fall trade opens there
is no doubt but the Behr business will in a large
measure take its old place in the trade. There
is no reason why it shouldn 't, for the Behr piano
has always maintained a splendid reputation,
being an excellent instrument from every stand-
point.
f
HE usual summer depression has not inter-
fered with the development of the business
of the Briggs Piano Co., Boston. A score of wide-
awake and energetic dealers have been added to
the roster of this progressive house during the
past few months. It is evident from the excel-
lent trade transacted by this company that their
agents are not waiting for better times to come
along, but are actually making times better by
winning trade. They have a splendid instru-
ment, however, in the Briggs piano to enable
them to do so. It is growing in popularity
every day, and it deserves to.
iDWARD LYMAN BILL is on an extended
trip through the Queen's domains in Ame-
rica. Before his return he will probably have
visited the principal towns from Halifax to Vic-
toria. 1894 marks a memorable year for THE
MUSIC TRADE REVIEW. It has become the great
American music trade paper, and its interests
are being augmented from the Far North to the
Land of the Montezumas. It is enterprise which
counts nowadays, whether in mercantile or jour-
nalistic pursuits.
jjdE&ARIFF or no tariff, winter or summer, the
<»t» Hazelton piano seems to grow in popular
esteem, adding to its legion of friends and win-
ning new honors for the celebrated house of
Hazelton Brothers. All who value a piano from
a strictly artistic and musical standpoint esti-
mate the products of this house as the highest
exemplification of the piano makers' art. Then
the unblemished reputation which the house of
Hazelton Brothers has maintained since its
foundation counts much for the reputation and
excellence of their wares. Reliable dealers all
admit the superior qualities of the Hazelton
piano, and it is an instrument that new comers
should look up.
5N examination of the advertising pages of
the City Directory for 1894, just issued,
discloses the names of ten piano manufacturers
as advertisers. The most prominent firms, as a
matter of course, are the Steinway and Chicker-
ing houses. Messrs. Steinway & Sons occupy
the front cover page also inside, while Chicker-
ing & Sons occupy corner cards throughout the
Directory, also special position. Among the
other advertisers we notice Knabe & Co., Geo.
Steck & Co., Weber Piano Co., Mason & Ham-
lin Organ & Piano Co., Decker Bros., Peek &
Son, R. M. W.alters and Hamilton S. Gordon.
Among the piano supply houses two firms are
represented : C. A. Zoebisch & Sons and Neppert
Brothers.
WELL-KNOWN manufacturer, who is
noted for his discriminating judgment as
to the merits of pianos and their component
parts, said to us recently: " It is all very fine
for piano manufacturers to claim credit for the
accepted superiority of the American pianos
over all others manufactured, but it should not
be forgotten that much of their success is due to
the superior action used in these instruments ;
and it is a noted fact that in all the pianos that
maintain a high standard of merit in the manu-
facturing world, the wares turned out by Wes-
sell, Nickel & Gross are used. Their piano
action possesses individual characteristics—in
other words, it is the American action, and not-
withstanding the opinions of European manu-
facturers, it holds a place second to none.''
It must be admitted that there is much to
agree with in the foregoing ; we are not dis-
posed to think, however, that piano manufact-
urers deny full credit to the go-ahead house of
Wessell, Nickel & Gross for their marked con*
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
which will be up to the usual standard as to
tone and construction. They expect that this
instrument will be appreciated by the trade,
judging from the demand which has been made
for this style of organ.
ARD times may come and go, but the
reputation of the products of the house
of Chickering & Sons " go on for ever." Musi-
cians and artists all over the world value them
as instruments of superior excellence. There is
a steady demand for the '' Chickering '' among
the best classes of Americans, and business
with Chickering & Sons, on the whole, is
El/EI^V S^JiJFJD^Y.
goo d.
There latest styles in fancy woods are
pronounced favorites.
3 EAST 14th STREET, NEW YORK.
SUBSCRIPTION (including postage) United States and
Canada, $3.00 per year, in advance; Foreign Countries,
$4 00.
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.
gAPOLEON is credited with saying: " I
found a crown in the dust and picked it
up with my sword.'' George P. Bent has done
better, however. He has found many a
" C r o w n " in the heart of an oak, and en-
shrined this symbol of monarchy in the affec-
tions of a music loving Republican people.
Hence, go where you will, "Crown" pianos
can be purchased from every progressive dealer
who are wide-awake to their own interests and
the interests of their customers.
EMERSON PIANO COMPANY are
among the first houses down East to feel
the rise in the commercial barometer. The
number of orders coming to this house from all
sections is very gratifying, and their general
business at headquarters and in their New York
and Chicago houses incline them to be sanguine
about the future. The Emerson piano has a
strong hold on the good will of the musical pub-
lic, and its reputation as an instrument of a high
class is universal.
that Congress has " done something,"
let us take a " long pull, a strong pull,
and all pull together,'' toward making business
good.
seven octave piano-case organs manu-
factured by H. Lehr & Co., Easton, Pa.,
are largely in demand throughout the country.
The Lehr organ is winning trade on its merits,
and its manufacturers are not complaining of
dull times.
manufacturers in this country, but large quan-
tities are being shipped to German houses. This
is a marked tribute to the excellence of that pro-
duct.
MILLER ORGAN CO., Lebanon, Pa.,
are shipping quite a few organs to Hol-
land and Germany. They report domestic trade
as improving. It is their intention to place
upon the market within a very short time a new
style medium-priced organ of small design,
is gratifying to note that the numerous
dealers who handled the Behr pianos be-
fore the recent financial troubles are pushing
the new Behr Bros. & Co.'s instruments with
enthusiasm. When the Fall trade opens there
is no doubt but the Behr business will in a large
measure take its old place in the trade. There
is no reason why it shouldn 't, for the Behr piano
has always maintained a splendid reputation,
being an excellent instrument from every stand-
point.
f
HE usual summer depression has not inter-
fered with the development of the business
of the Briggs Piano Co., Boston. A score of wide-
awake and energetic dealers have been added to
the roster of this progressive house during the
past few months. It is evident from the excel-
lent trade transacted by this company that their
agents are not waiting for better times to come
along, but are actually making times better by
winning trade. They have a splendid instru-
ment, however, in the Briggs piano to enable
them to do so. It is growing in popularity
every day, and it deserves to.
iDWARD LYMAN BILL is on an extended
trip through the Queen's domains in Ame-
rica. Before his return he will probably have
visited the principal towns from Halifax to Vic-
toria. 1894 marks a memorable year for THE
MUSIC TRADE REVIEW. It has become the great
American music trade paper, and its interests
are being augmented from the Far North to the
Land of the Montezumas. It is enterprise which
counts nowadays, whether in mercantile or jour-
nalistic pursuits.
jjdE&ARIFF or no tariff, winter or summer, the
<»t» Hazelton piano seems to grow in popular
esteem, adding to its legion of friends and win-
ning new honors for the celebrated house of
Hazelton Brothers. All who value a piano from
a strictly artistic and musical standpoint esti-
mate the products of this house as the highest
exemplification of the piano makers' art. Then
the unblemished reputation which the house of
Hazelton Brothers has maintained since its
foundation counts much for the reputation and
excellence of their wares. Reliable dealers all
admit the superior qualities of the Hazelton
piano, and it is an instrument that new comers
should look up.
5N examination of the advertising pages of
the City Directory for 1894, just issued,
discloses the names of ten piano manufacturers
as advertisers. The most prominent firms, as a
matter of course, are the Steinway and Chicker-
ing houses. Messrs. Steinway & Sons occupy
the front cover page also inside, while Chicker-
ing & Sons occupy corner cards throughout the
Directory, also special position. Among the
other advertisers we notice Knabe & Co., Geo.
Steck & Co., Weber Piano Co., Mason & Ham-
lin Organ & Piano Co., Decker Bros., Peek &
Son, R. M. W.alters and Hamilton S. Gordon.
Among the piano supply houses two firms are
represented : C. A. Zoebisch & Sons and Neppert
Brothers.
WELL-KNOWN manufacturer, who is
noted for his discriminating judgment as
to the merits of pianos and their component
parts, said to us recently: " It is all very fine
for piano manufacturers to claim credit for the
accepted superiority of the American pianos
over all others manufactured, but it should not
be forgotten that much of their success is due to
the superior action used in these instruments ;
and it is a noted fact that in all the pianos that
maintain a high standard of merit in the manu-
facturing world, the wares turned out by Wes-
sell, Nickel & Gross are used. Their piano
action possesses individual characteristics—in
other words, it is the American action, and not-
withstanding the opinions of European manu-
facturers, it holds a place second to none.''
It must be admitted that there is much to
agree with in the foregoing ; we are not dis-
posed to think, however, that piano manufact-
urers deny full credit to the go-ahead house of
Wessell, Nickel & Gross for their marked con*
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