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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
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Kranich & Bach.
A FAMOUS NEW YORK
HOUSE.
W
HEN a house like Kranich & Bach can
hold such an honorable place in the
musical and mercantile world for over
thirty-two years, it means something. It
means that this position could not be oc-
cupied if they had been derelict or ceaseless
in their efforts in the direction of invention
and the improvement of their wares.
Over thirty thousand pianos turned out
from this house—pianos which are the re-
sult of practical experience and honest en-
deavor—are in themselves a potent testi-
monial to the esteem in which the Kranich
& Bach piano are held by the trade. It is
true thirty thousand pianos would mean
nothing if they were not instruments con-
scientiously made and of artistic character,
for quantity does not always mean quality.
Neither would the fact that they have been
over thirty years in existence amount to
much if these thirty years were not devoted
to a tireless application of all the technical
knowledge at their disposal to advance
with the times and show the results in the
products of their house.
This, however, has been done, and the
position occupied to-day by the Kranich &
Bach concern is one they might well feel
proud of. They are established in the
heart of the city, in a structure which is
not only a monument to the enterprise and
industry of the founders, but an establish-
ment complete in all the essentials for thor-
ough workmanship and large output. The
cut at the head of this article will give one
a slight idea of their huge and complete
Of Course...
A high-grade piano costs more
than an instrument which is in
that class known as "medium,"
but what a satisfaction to sell a
high-grade piano, and how pleasant
to meet the customer and friends af-
ter the sale is made, particularly if it is a
BOURNE
Just make a minute right here to write
to 180 Tremont Street, Boston, and find
out about it.
combination factory and warerooms located
on East Twenty-third street with an L on
vSecond avenue. Here can be found a line
of instruments which have been accorded
encomiums time and time again by com-
petent judges and artists of renown. In
case work, in tone, and the other concomi-
tants, these instruments show the result of
personal attention, perfect facilities and
ripe experience.
They are certainly
models of elegant taste and workmanship.
Both grand and upright pianos contain
many improvements, not of a catch-penny
order, but of distinct value to the instru-
ment. Some of their recent grands espe-
cially are certainly deserving of the great-
est praise. The double-repeating action,
metal frame, and the sustaining pedal are
but a few of the many features of these in-
struments. What has been said of the
grands might just as well be applied to the
uprights. The same studious application
to the development of tone is illustrated in
these instruments.
In the uprights are
found the sustaining pedal, same as the
grand, and various improvements which
aid in the general perfection of the instru-
ment. Among the other improvements are
the patent metallic action rack, the patent
folding note rest, the patent damper head
and rails used in the actions. The line of
cases in fancy woods carried by this house
is large and varied, and new in design.
There are so many good things to be said
about the Kranich & Bach pianos that
limited space will not permit us to expatiate
to that extent we would like. And yet it
is hardly necessary to speak at any length
of these instruments; they have always
been held in the esteem of the trade, and
if the present instruments turned out by
this house be a criterion, they will con-
tinue to do so.
Secrets of Varnish Making.
Prescott Piano Co.
T
HE annual meeting of this corporation
was held January 28th at the ware-
rooms of the company, Concord, N. H., and
the following directors were chosen for the
ensuing year: W. D. Thompson, George
D. B. Prescott, Charles Fairbanks, J. E.
Fernald, F. P. Andrews, C. C. Danforth
and W. M. Mason. At a subsequent meet-
ing of the directors, W. D. Thompson was
re-elected president; George D. B. Pres-
cott, treasurer and general superintendent;
Charles Fairbanks, secretary and assistant
superintendent; F. P. Andrews, clerk of
the board and of the corporation; W. M.
Mason, auditor; and an executive com-
mittee was chosen consisting of W. D.
Thompson, George D. B. Prescott and
Charles Fairbanks.
The report for the past year shows that
the company has been making good pro-
gress and enters the present year far in ad-
vance of one year ago.
DANIEL
F.
TRKACV, of
Davenport
&
Treacy, has just got the best of an attack
of grip and is up and about once more.
Business with the Davenport & Treacy Co.
is good, everything considered.
IF some trade journals were valued on
the basis of avoirdupois per copy, they
would rank much higher than they do on
any other basis. — Trade Press.
THK
CHICAGO COTTACK GROAN CO. have
secured W. S. Tuell, formerly with the
Schubert Piano Co., as manager of their
business for the State of Illinois.
W.
P.
VAN WICKI.K,
F.
G.
Smith's
Washington representative, closed a very
successful improvement sale February 1st.
The building is now in the hands of con-
tractors, and when completed is expected
to be one of the handsomest warerooms in
the Capital city.
V
ARNISH was made in kettles fifty
years ago, and is made in kettles to-
day. It was made of gum, linseed oil and
turpentine half a century ago, and gum
copal. Calcutta linseed oil and North Car-
olina turpentine, mixed together at varying
degrees of heat, make the finest and most
expensive varnish, which polishes and pre-
serves the wood of sleeping cars and car-
riages to-day. There is not a varnish-
maker who does not surround his business
with trade secrets, says the Chicago
Record, and the uninitiated is led to
believe that varnish making is an in-
herited art, handed down from father to
son, and is something that cannot be taught
by book learning or transmitted by word of
mouth. But a varnish maker who receives
yards of blue ribbon honors and dozens of
diplomas, and who in the course of time
will be able to display a score of medals
bearing the insignia of the World's Colum-
bian Exposition, said a few days ago that
the true art of making varnish lay in the
proper selection of the raw materials and
the intelligent handling of them in the pro-
cess of manufacture by experienced men.
Many Claims
Are made for certain
makes of pianos. Most
of the purchasers of the
Henry F. fliller
i
pianos make the claim for
them that they are as near
perfection as it is possible to
approach in piano making. The
manufacturer's address is 88 Boyl-
ston Street, Boston, Mass.