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539»5^5- R ee< 3 Pipe for Organs. Joseph
Schwertner, Detroit, Mich. The stopper
or cap for the foot tube is composed of
sheet metal. The invention relates espe-
cially to details of construction in the secur-
ing device for the eschallot and reed, and
the foot of the pipe.
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HIS department is edited by Bishop &
Imirie, Patent Attorneys, 605 and 607
Seventh street, Washington, D. C. All re-
quests for information should be addressed
to them and will be answered through these
columns free of charge.
PATENTS GRANTED MAY 21,
LYON & HEALY have sent us a new cata-
logue of their rare old violins, violas, 'cellos
and good new violins. Apart from its vise-
fulness in this connection it is an unique
sample of letter-press, being gotten up in
antique style, both as to types, paper and
binding.
DON'T overlook the fact that the Colby
Piano Co., Erie, Pa., are manufacturing a
fine line of pianos, which it would be to
the interest of the trade to look up.
1895.
THE Sterling Co., Derby, Conn., are
meeting with a great demand for their
style " S " Sterling piano. It is an excel-
lent instrument.
539>339- Music Chart.
Annie L. and
Albert L. Palmer, St. Louis, Mo. A base-
board marked with a staff and provided
with a number of perforations or sockets in
which detachable characters or symbols are
engaged.
539,630. Pianoforte. Hartwell B. Moore,
Norwalk, O. A coupling mechanism by
which when one key is actuated an addi-
tional note to the one produced by that key
will be sounded.
539,671. Music Leaf Turner.
E. R.,
D. J. and G. Davis, Irondale, O. The
leaves are turned by striking the trippers
sharp blows, when they throw the page
over.
THE Maine Music Co., Rockland, Me.,
are going to move into larger quarters on
June 20th.
W. J. DYER & BRO., St. Paul, Minn.,
have purchased the music business of E. N.
Clintsman.
W.
S. RAUDENBUSCH,
the
well-known
music trade dealer of St. Paul, is in ill
health and may retire from business.
FELIX
KRAEMER,
with
Kranich
&
Bach, is in the West, and continues to send
in some good substantial orders for the
different styles of Kranich & Bach pianos.
GEO. C. CRANE, of the Geo. C. Crane Co.,
Eastern factors of the Krell piano, is still
touring the West.
He is expected home
every day.
A FIRE at the Hintermeister organ fac-
tory, Oil City, Pa., recently caused a loss
of $3,000.
BLAKE & MAXSON, music trade dealers,
Westerly, R. I., intend opening a branch
store at Watch Hill, R. I.
539,556. Music Stand. John Stein, New
York, N. Y. The music-holding pockets
are in a cabinet which forms the base of a
stool cr tabouret.
539,574. Violin End Pin. Edwin T.
Cass, Whitewater, Wis. An endjpin for
violins forming a spur or hook to hold the
tail-piece string, and which may be en-
gaged in the coat collar or necktie of the
player to hold the instrument.
539)757- Pneumatic Organ. Julius Neef,
Philadelphia, Pa., assignor to himself and
John B. Didinger, same place.
Provides
for the utilization of a single constant
source of wind supply for the purpose of
actuating the couplers and other pneumatic
parts, and also the organ pipes, the keys
(when operating the necessary valves) lib-
erating exhaust wind therefrom to cause
the pipes to speak.
53^5 797- Piano. V. Sezemsky, Chicago,
111. The object of this invention is to pro-
vide an attachment for a piano whereby
the performer shall be enabled at will to
produce a tone effect by that instrument,
which is of the nature of that produced on
the violin by lightly touching the string
with the finger, and which is known as the
flageolet tone; the performer is also en-
abled to produce an echo-effect.
E. N. JENKINS has commenced the manu-
facture of pianos and organs in Salt Lake
City, Utah.
The instruments will be
called the "Temple."
THE directors of the Frick Piano Case
Co., Athol, Mass., have chosen F. P. Car-
ruth as director in place of J. B. Farley,
who was elected at the annual meeting in
March, but declined to serve.
Andrew
Baker was chosen director in place of Geo.
E. Monroe, who declined to serve longer.
IT is announced that E. A. Green, music
trade dealer, Lynn, Mass., will engage
with his son in the manufacture of pianos.
ARTHUR MAXFIELD, piano dealer, Provi-
dence, R. I., contemplates removing to
larger quarters on Westminster street.
THE Ohio papers state that C. R.
Stevens, general manager of the Stevens
Organ Co., Marietta, O., has purchased the
interest held by J. O. Day in that concern.
JAMES E. HEALY left Chicago last Wed-
nesday evening for Baltimore to attend the
wedding of Ernest J. Knabe, Jr.
J. V. STEGER, of Steger & Co., Chicago,
has been in town all week. He has put in
some good work for the Steger and Singer
pianos during his journey East, having
placed eight or ten agencies. Look out for
some important announcements before he
retraces his steps.