Music Trade Review
Issue: 1895 Vol. 20 N. 22 - Page 7
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
organ virtuosi's repertoire is a lengthy one
this spring, and the ultra-sentimental dit-
ties of the music hall—always in waltz
time, by the way—are, as usual, in the as-
cendant, garlanded with cadenzas, arpeg-
gios and other musical elaborations that
help to throw Paderewski in the shade.
Annoying as piano-organs may be to the
cultivated ear, they undoubtedly give pleas-
tire to the great majority of the people. If
you walk up town in any of the side streets
these afternoons, when the children are on
their way from school, an idea of the de-
light with which the young ones hail this
movable orchestra will be very evident. In
the presence of a waltz or a two-step meas-
ure, the children forget themselves in the
mazes of the dance.
I happened to pass near Washington
Square a few days ago, and witnessed a
crowd of children indulging in the terpsi-
chorean art to their hearts' content, and in
a manner that would make a teacher feel
proud. They seemed utterly oblivious to
their surroundings, and the Italian who
ground out the melodious rhythm also
entered into the spirit of the thing. For
over a quarter of an hour the} 7 enjoyed
themselves thus, only commencing to real-
ize that they were bound for home when
the piano-organ man grew weary and tried
his fortune elsewhere. Music certainly
hath charms, even when ground out from
the piano-organ. Such a delightful picture
of youthsome frolic as just recorded helps
to overcome the prejudice that exists
against the piano-organ.
*
The large number of passengers now be-
ing carried by the trans-Atlantic steamers,
among whom, by the way, we notice quite
a number of our friends in the music trade,
can be taken as one of the signs of increas-
ing prosperity. So far this year bids fair
to beat the banner one of 1892.
The music of "Tramp, Tramp, Tramp,
the Boys are Marching," is about as cos-
mopolitan as the air to which we sing
"America." It has the advantage, how-
ever, of being originally American, having
been written by Geo. F. Root, and, as
every one knows, was born in the throes of
the Civil War, when it fired the hearts of
our soldier boys and cheered them on to
victory. In 1867 it traveled over the water,
and to its measure T. D. Sullivan, now
member of the English Parliament, wrote
the words of "God Save Ireland," which is
to-day virtually recognized as the National
anthem of the Irish people. It has had a
decided influence in stimulating a national
spirit in that country. Within the last
year this melody has found its way to
Japan—whether by way of Ireland or the
United States is not known. Anyway,
Thi
American correspondents in Japan state
that the Japanese soldiers were aided in
achieving their great victories over their
adversaries, the Chinese, during the late
war by the singing of their favorite song,
which was set to the air of "Tramp,Tramp,
Tramp, the Boys are Marching." The
music and words of this Japanese National
song were published in an English illus-
trated paper recently, and the English
translation shows that the words are full of
martial spirit. The history of this simple
melody, which has exercised a national in-
fluence in three countries is an interesting
one—it is an expressive tribute to the po-
tency of music.
* *
*
I had a talk with a well-known veneer
man a few days ago, and in the course of
our conversation he explained the very in-
teresting process of making veneers. It is
as follows: The logs are first steamed, then
stripped of the bark and taken to the cutter.
In the cutter, which resembles a large turn-
ing lathe, a long knife driven by machinery
is made slowly to approach the revolving-
log, peeling off the veneer into long strips,
the desired thickness varying from one-
eighth to one-thirty-second of an inch.
These strips are drawn out on a long table,
cut and trimmed into the lequired sizes,
and then are carried to the dry-house. The
veneer is dried in long racks, two strips
being placed together, turned so that the
frames are opposite, to allow a free circula-
tion of air. After drying it is pressed and
packed into bales.
* *
•.
A rural friend informs me that piano
tuners are much in evidence nowadays on
the "bike." In one of the little towns ad-
jacent to this city, the piano tuner attached
to the store makes all his calls on the
wheel, and he finds it mighty convenient,
too. The scheme is not a bad one. Truly,
an excellent combination of work and
pleasure.
* *
It is said that Daniel F. Beatty has re-
formed, and is no longer manufacturing his
wonderful seventy-five stop organs with
pipe organ attachment, etc.—all for $15.00
or thereabouts. He is now thinking seri-
ously of casting the Jersey mud off his shoes
and taking up his paraphernalia and locat-
ing in the West—at least that is what we
learn by way of Chicago. That city will
certainly get a smart one if they get Daniel.
This is a reform age, and Daniel is truly a
reformer; but wait
.
F. E. MCARTHUR, late with Gildemeester
& Kroeger, with Hardman & La Grassa,
with Peter Duffy, will it is said become
associated with the concern in Knoxville,
Tenn., which he founded.
UtLcidRATED
STEGER
MUEHLFELD & HAYNES PIANO Co., of New
York, have .been incorporated by Frank
Muehlfeld, Jack Haynes, of Mount Vernon,
and Oliver Peck, of Oswego. Capital stock,
$50,000.
THE Stracino Piano Co., of Fond du Lac,
Wis., have been incorporated with a capital
stock of $200,000, to manufacture pianos.
R. L. SULLIVAN, M. H. Ford and others,
of Americus, Ga., have applied for a char-
ter for the Americus Silver Band, to buy
and sell sheet music, musical instruments,
etc., in addition to carrying on the regular
business of a band. The capital stock is
placed at $750.
M. E. AKIN, music trade dealer, Little
Rock, Ark., reported as having confessed
judgment for $150; attached for $297.
D. S. MARSH, pianos, organs, musical in-
struments, New London, Conn., have erect-
ed large addition to store, 16 Main street.
R. L. BROUGHTON, music dealer, Abilene,
Kan., reported as having released chattel
mortgage for $150.
ABRAMS& KAPP, have opened a branch of
Ludden & Bates' Southern music house in
Tallahassee, Fla.
BALDWIN & KERNAN, musical instru-
ments, etc., Hornellsville, N.Y., have been
succeeded by C. H. Baldwin.
C. B. MCFARLAND, sheet music, opened
new store, corner Walnut and Chestnut
streets, Chattanooga, Tenn.
HIRSCHER BROS." music store, Montgom-
ery, Ala., closed by Constable Donaldson
on May 9.
SAMUEL FREIDBURG, sheet music, opened
new store at Glens Falls, N. Y.
HOCKETT & WATKINS, piano and organ
dealers, opened branch music store in the
Metropolitan Block, Lima, O.
FRED. ORTON opened new music store in
the Hamilton Block, Anaconda, Mont.
GEORGE R. DAVIS, pianos, musical instru-
ments, etc., St. John, N. B., reported
judgment for $360.
DORMAN PIANO CO., Chattanooga, Tenn.,
Philip Wales succeeds M. R. Brown as
manager of branch store on H street.
THE Central City Veneer Works, Central
City, W. Va., are enlarging their factory
to facilitate the seasoning and drying of
the woods.
THE Story & Clark Organ Co. are adver-
tising the "Wagener""pianos in the English
trade papers.
PIANOS
PATENTED 1892.
are noted for their fine singing qualify u
tone and great durability.
The mos:
profitable Piano for dealers to handle^
STEGrER & CO., Manufacturers,
Factory, Columbia Heights.
235 WABASH AYENXJE. CHICAGO.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
organ virtuosi's repertoire is a lengthy one
this spring, and the ultra-sentimental dit-
ties of the music hall—always in waltz
time, by the way—are, as usual, in the as-
cendant, garlanded with cadenzas, arpeg-
gios and other musical elaborations that
help to throw Paderewski in the shade.
Annoying as piano-organs may be to the
cultivated ear, they undoubtedly give pleas-
tire to the great majority of the people. If
you walk up town in any of the side streets
these afternoons, when the children are on
their way from school, an idea of the de-
light with which the young ones hail this
movable orchestra will be very evident. In
the presence of a waltz or a two-step meas-
ure, the children forget themselves in the
mazes of the dance.
I happened to pass near Washington
Square a few days ago, and witnessed a
crowd of children indulging in the terpsi-
chorean art to their hearts' content, and in
a manner that would make a teacher feel
proud. They seemed utterly oblivious to
their surroundings, and the Italian who
ground out the melodious rhythm also
entered into the spirit of the thing. For
over a quarter of an hour the} 7 enjoyed
themselves thus, only commencing to real-
ize that they were bound for home when
the piano-organ man grew weary and tried
his fortune elsewhere. Music certainly
hath charms, even when ground out from
the piano-organ. Such a delightful picture
of youthsome frolic as just recorded helps
to overcome the prejudice that exists
against the piano-organ.
*
The large number of passengers now be-
ing carried by the trans-Atlantic steamers,
among whom, by the way, we notice quite
a number of our friends in the music trade,
can be taken as one of the signs of increas-
ing prosperity. So far this year bids fair
to beat the banner one of 1892.
The music of "Tramp, Tramp, Tramp,
the Boys are Marching," is about as cos-
mopolitan as the air to which we sing
"America." It has the advantage, how-
ever, of being originally American, having
been written by Geo. F. Root, and, as
every one knows, was born in the throes of
the Civil War, when it fired the hearts of
our soldier boys and cheered them on to
victory. In 1867 it traveled over the water,
and to its measure T. D. Sullivan, now
member of the English Parliament, wrote
the words of "God Save Ireland," which is
to-day virtually recognized as the National
anthem of the Irish people. It has had a
decided influence in stimulating a national
spirit in that country. Within the last
year this melody has found its way to
Japan—whether by way of Ireland or the
United States is not known. Anyway,
Thi
American correspondents in Japan state
that the Japanese soldiers were aided in
achieving their great victories over their
adversaries, the Chinese, during the late
war by the singing of their favorite song,
which was set to the air of "Tramp,Tramp,
Tramp, the Boys are Marching." The
music and words of this Japanese National
song were published in an English illus-
trated paper recently, and the English
translation shows that the words are full of
martial spirit. The history of this simple
melody, which has exercised a national in-
fluence in three countries is an interesting
one—it is an expressive tribute to the po-
tency of music.
* *
*
I had a talk with a well-known veneer
man a few days ago, and in the course of
our conversation he explained the very in-
teresting process of making veneers. It is
as follows: The logs are first steamed, then
stripped of the bark and taken to the cutter.
In the cutter, which resembles a large turn-
ing lathe, a long knife driven by machinery
is made slowly to approach the revolving-
log, peeling off the veneer into long strips,
the desired thickness varying from one-
eighth to one-thirty-second of an inch.
These strips are drawn out on a long table,
cut and trimmed into the lequired sizes,
and then are carried to the dry-house. The
veneer is dried in long racks, two strips
being placed together, turned so that the
frames are opposite, to allow a free circula-
tion of air. After drying it is pressed and
packed into bales.
* *
•.
A rural friend informs me that piano
tuners are much in evidence nowadays on
the "bike." In one of the little towns ad-
jacent to this city, the piano tuner attached
to the store makes all his calls on the
wheel, and he finds it mighty convenient,
too. The scheme is not a bad one. Truly,
an excellent combination of work and
pleasure.
* *
It is said that Daniel F. Beatty has re-
formed, and is no longer manufacturing his
wonderful seventy-five stop organs with
pipe organ attachment, etc.—all for $15.00
or thereabouts. He is now thinking seri-
ously of casting the Jersey mud off his shoes
and taking up his paraphernalia and locat-
ing in the West—at least that is what we
learn by way of Chicago. That city will
certainly get a smart one if they get Daniel.
This is a reform age, and Daniel is truly a
reformer; but wait
.
F. E. MCARTHUR, late with Gildemeester
& Kroeger, with Hardman & La Grassa,
with Peter Duffy, will it is said become
associated with the concern in Knoxville,
Tenn., which he founded.
UtLcidRATED
STEGER
MUEHLFELD & HAYNES PIANO Co., of New
York, have .been incorporated by Frank
Muehlfeld, Jack Haynes, of Mount Vernon,
and Oliver Peck, of Oswego. Capital stock,
$50,000.
THE Stracino Piano Co., of Fond du Lac,
Wis., have been incorporated with a capital
stock of $200,000, to manufacture pianos.
R. L. SULLIVAN, M. H. Ford and others,
of Americus, Ga., have applied for a char-
ter for the Americus Silver Band, to buy
and sell sheet music, musical instruments,
etc., in addition to carrying on the regular
business of a band. The capital stock is
placed at $750.
M. E. AKIN, music trade dealer, Little
Rock, Ark., reported as having confessed
judgment for $150; attached for $297.
D. S. MARSH, pianos, organs, musical in-
struments, New London, Conn., have erect-
ed large addition to store, 16 Main street.
R. L. BROUGHTON, music dealer, Abilene,
Kan., reported as having released chattel
mortgage for $150.
ABRAMS& KAPP, have opened a branch of
Ludden & Bates' Southern music house in
Tallahassee, Fla.
BALDWIN & KERNAN, musical instru-
ments, etc., Hornellsville, N.Y., have been
succeeded by C. H. Baldwin.
C. B. MCFARLAND, sheet music, opened
new store, corner Walnut and Chestnut
streets, Chattanooga, Tenn.
HIRSCHER BROS." music store, Montgom-
ery, Ala., closed by Constable Donaldson
on May 9.
SAMUEL FREIDBURG, sheet music, opened
new store at Glens Falls, N. Y.
HOCKETT & WATKINS, piano and organ
dealers, opened branch music store in the
Metropolitan Block, Lima, O.
FRED. ORTON opened new music store in
the Hamilton Block, Anaconda, Mont.
GEORGE R. DAVIS, pianos, musical instru-
ments, etc., St. John, N. B., reported
judgment for $360.
DORMAN PIANO CO., Chattanooga, Tenn.,
Philip Wales succeeds M. R. Brown as
manager of branch store on H street.
THE Central City Veneer Works, Central
City, W. Va., are enlarging their factory
to facilitate the seasoning and drying of
the woods.
THE Story & Clark Organ Co. are adver-
tising the "Wagener""pianos in the English
trade papers.
PIANOS
PATENTED 1892.
are noted for their fine singing qualify u
tone and great durability.
The mos:
profitable Piano for dealers to handle^
STEGrER & CO., Manufacturers,
Factory, Columbia Heights.
235 WABASH AYENXJE. CHICAGO.
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