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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
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PEAKING of this and that style of
pianos, who will be the manufacturer
to place style "Trilby" on'the market?
The man who catches the name while it is
now on every one's lips will have certainly
a good advertising point. Then again, if
it were a grand piano, particular attention
could be given to case simplicity, leg
adornment and pedal attachments.
S
EDWARD L\ MAN BILL
Editor and Proprietor.
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"THE BUSINESS MAN'S PAPER.'
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WING to the extreme heat THE
MUSIC TRADE REVIEW has taken off
its brown coat and appears this week in a
dress of white—summer, you know.
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PEAKING of trade papers, just ex-
amine this paper from cover to cover,
compare it with any other that you may
receive this week, note the variety of its
news matter, the general make-up of the
paper, and at the same time recollect that
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW is a trade pub-
lication, and is, in every sense, "the busi-
ness man's paper."
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ARDMAN, PECK & CO. continue
to receive substantial proofs of the
improvement in business. The3 T are ex-
periencing a very excellent retail and
wholesale trade. Their latest styles of up-
rights and baby grands are in great de-
mand. It seems to us that the Hardman
piano was never more valued for its intrin-
sic worth than to-day. The condition of
their business demonstrates this.
IGHLY satisfactory results in the
way of improved tone quality in
pianos have been gained by the use of Blue
Felt. Its value is best appreciated when
two instruments are carefully examined,
the hammers of one of which are covered
with Blue Felt. Its aid toward developing
a superior quality of tone is at once appar-
ent. After such an unanswerable proof of
its superiority it is not surprising to find
many manufacturers using it exclusively.
Blue Felt is a popular success, and manu-
facturers use it because they thoroughly
understand its musical value.
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HINGS are booming with the Ann
Arbor Organ Co. They write us:
"We are having an enormous trade with
the Ann Arbor organs. Have been work-
ing thirteen hours a day, and are still be-
hind in our orders. The outlook for busi-
ness was never so bright with us since our
company started. We are receiving more
applications for agencies, and shipping
more goods than we ever have before.
This may be accounted for by the fact that
when so many others were blue over the
organ trade business we retained our con-
fidence in it, and continued to push our
business, improving our instruments and
keeping them well in front of the proces-
sion. "
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afraid Mr. Thacher's boom will not last
until then.
His administration of the
last public office he filled, namely, Chair-
man of the Committee of World's Fair
Awards, was not a brilliant success; but
should he be favored with a nomination
he will have to look out for an anti-Thacher
campaign club composed exclusively of dis-
gusted World's Fair exhibitors. The cam-
paign banner could be made quite artistic by
use of the World's Fair awards and medals
which he faithfully promised would be dis-
tributed on the first of August, 1894.
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P. .
N June 1st the entire Wheelock in-
terests in the Lindeman & Sons'
Piano Co., New York, was purchased by
L. W. P. Norris, N. S. King and S. G.
Lindeman. These gentlemen now own the
entire stock in the company, Wm.E. Wheel-
ock & Co. having disposed of their entire
interests in the concern. Mr. Norris, who
has long been connected with the business
in a managerial capacity, is president;
Mr. Lindeman, who attends to the factory
details, is secretary and treasurer. Under
the able supervision of these gentlemen it
is fair to presume that the Lindeman piano
will maintain a high standard of excellence.
It is an old name, well known, and should
have a bright future.
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T is gratifying to note that all lines of
industry throughout the country con-
tinue to show signs of improvement. Mills
and factories are working full and even
over-time to supply the demand for stock
which has run down. More money is in
circulation, and an easy and confident feel-
ing prevails in commercial and monetary
circles. The general prosperity of the
country means the prosperity of the music
trade industry. The improved situation
will not, as a matter of course, be left dur-
ing the summer months, but the fall trade
is bound to open up early, and it will be
pretty active. The wise manufacturer
will be prepared for the fall trade by hav-
ing a sufficient number of instruments
ready for the market. Stocks are low with
dealers everywhere, and when the orders
come they will be heavy ones. Manufact-
urers should, therefore, be on their guard
and prepared for the fall trade.
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ANY letters have reached this office
during the week anent the proposed
GREAT big boom is wending its way music trade exposition to be held in this
down the State in favor of John city in the near future, and which was sug-
Boyd Thacher for the leading place on the gested in the last issue of THE Music TRADE
State ticket—that of Secretary of State—to REVIEW. The idea has been warmly com-
be voted for next November. We are mended by leading members of the trade
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