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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
the key bottom so as to require the mini-
mum change from the ordinary piano
frame.
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P A T E N T S ISSUED OCT. 2 1 , 1 8 9 5 .
547,810.
Exercising Attachment for
Pianos. |. II. Salmon, Cambridge, Mass.,
WASHINGTON, I). C , Nov.
547,977. Music Holder. F. A. Weiss,
Milwaukee, Wis. For flute and piccolo
players when marching.
A wire frame
adapted to pass over the bent arm and have
its rear end held between the arm and the
body.
Exports of Husical Instruments
from New York Last Week.
NEW YORK, X. Y., Oct.
29,
1895.
HE following are the exports of musical
instruments from the port of New
York for the w^ek ending this date:
Argentine Republic-—8 cases organs,
$1,572; 3 cases music, $457.
Bremen—3 cases organs, $185.
British Australia—94 organs, $4,195; 1
case musical instruments', $200; 1 box
music, $32.
British Possessions in Africa—27 cases
music, $5,900; 8 cases organs, $366.
Barcelona—1 case music paper, $70.
British West Indies—16 packages organs,
$1,644; 1 case musical instruments, $35; 1
piano, $645.
China—1 organ, $213.
Constantinople—1 piano, $400; 1 case
musical instruments, $7; 1 organ, $22.
Dutch East Indies—1 case musical in-
struments, $20.
Glasgow—23 organs, $1,480.
Hull—1 organ, $50.
Havre—1 piano, $350.
Hayti—1 organ, $175.
Hamburg -13 cases piano material, $2,-
935; 1 case musical instruments, $75; 25
organs, $1,470.
London—40 cases organ material, $987;
1 case musical instruments, $159; 86
organs, $11,524; 2 cases organ material,
$75; 1 piano, $550.
Liverpool-—60 organs, $2,140; 3 cases
musical instruments, $120.
Mexico—1 case piano material, $50.
Madrid—3 organs, $475.
New Zealand—6 cases organs, $275.
Rotterdam—3 cases organ material, $278.
Central America—1 case musical instru-
ments, $51; 1 piano, $320.
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assignor to the Briggs Piano Co., Boston,
Mass. A rock shaft at the rear of the keys
is adapted to lift the action out of reachof
the keys, and a second rock shaft arranged
over the keys is adapted to throw a clicking
mechanism into engagement with the keys.
The hammers are thus made inoperative,
and the piano rendered mute when the
player is practicing and clicks are produced
by the action of the keys to enable the
player to mark time and detect breaks in
runs.
547,892. Damping Device for Music
Boxes. E. P. Riessner, Leipsic, Germany.
A fibrous strip, such as celluloid, is secured
to the damper plate so as to bear against
the side of the music tongue. Avoids the
burring action produced by two metallic
surfaces coming into contact.
IMPORTS.
The imports of musical instruments for
the week amounted to the number of 151,
valued at $12,187 ; 9 gut strings, $1,706.
547,953. Self-Playing Keyboard Instru-
ment. F. W. Hedgeland, Chicago, 111.,
assignor to the W. W. Kimball Co., same
place. The music strip is mounted beneath
EDWIN W. HILLMAN, sheet music, etc.,
has commenced business at Merchantville,
N. Y.
IT is reported that the Chicago Pian
Stool Co., manufacturers, have given bill of
sale.
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2,
1895.
HE statistics regarding imports and
exports of musical instruments and
sheet music, for the month of September,
and the nine months of this year, as com-
piled by the Treasury Department, will
prove ot interest to the trade.
The dutiable imports of musical instru-
ments during September amounted to
S'STw? 1 ) a s compared with $70,822 im-
ported last September. The nine months
total footed up $888,157, against $384,532
worth imported during the same period of
1894, showing a decided increase for this
year.
The total domestic exports of musical in-
struments for September amounted to
$91,478, a slight increase over September
of the previous year, when the total domes-
tic exports of musical instruments footed
up $91,341. The nine months total was
$765,543, which also shows an increase over
the total for the same period last year,
when it amounted to $711,701.
Of this total there were exported in Sep-
tember 738 organs, valued at $45,807,
against 735 organs, valued at $46,436 ex-
ported last September.
The nine months
total numbered 7,087 organs, valued at
$410,999, exported this year,
against
6,130 organs exported last year during the
same period, valued at $387,772.
< )f this total also were pianos exported
to the number of 66 in September, valued
at $18,398, against 84 pianos exported last
September, valued at $25,121. The nine
months' total amounted to 549 pianos ex-
ported this year, valued at $140,772, against
528 pianos, valued at $148,999 exported
during the same period last year.
The export of all other musical instru-
ments and parts thereof during September,
amounted to $27,273 this year, against
$ 19,784 worth exported last September.
The nine months' total footed up $213,772
this year, as compared with $174,930 worth
exported last year.
The dutiable re-exports of musical instru-
ments in September amounted to $737, a-,
vast increase over the re-exports of musical!
insruments for last September, when they
only amounted to $187. The nine months'
total fitted up $5,161 worth of musical in-
struments re-exported this year, as com-
pared with $7,339 worth re-exported last
year during the same period.
The free imports of sheet music amounted
in September to $195,363, as compared
with $141,898 worth imported last Septem-
ber. The nine months' total footed up
$1,419,713 worth this year, as against $1,-
191,930 worth imported last year for the
same period.
The dutiable imports of sheet music for