Music Trade Review
Issue: 1896 Vol. 22 N. 17 - Page 6
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
MR. WILLIAM STEINWAY has
presented a
magnificent Steinway grand to the new
home of the German Press Club, 21 City
Hall Place.
W. T. CRANE, manager of the Kimball
branch in Syracuse, N. Y., has announced
a special "cash sale" of pianos to make
room for a full line of bicycles, which will
be handled during the summer months.
THE attaching by O. M. Smith & Co. of
a piano supposed to be owned by Mrs.
Frances Russell, is liable to lead to consider-
able litigation. The Chase Bros Piano Co.
has now commenced suit for $1,000 damages
against Sheriff Garner on account of the
seizure of said property.—Journal, Flint,
Mich.
I. H. KEAN, for over six years salesman
for D. S. Johnston, has opened up a piano
store on his own account at Tacoma, Wash
Mr. Kean has been in the piano business
for twenty-seven years. He has the agency
of the Conover, Schubert and Kingsbury
pianos, and Chicago Cottage organs.
ARTHUR P. CURTIN, of Helena,
Mont.,
has removed his entire stock of pianos, or-
gans and musical merchandise into spacious
and handsome new warerooms at 109-11
Grand street.
AI.EX. Ross, the well-known music dealer
of Allegheny, Pa., is about to establish an
agency for the sale of musical instruments
in New Castle.
CHAS. H. MILLER, salesman at the Estey
rented a special car, which he has stocked
with pianos and small goods, and proposes
to visit the different towns through Mis-
souri, where he will give recitals and ex-
plain the merits of the various instruments,
and thereby hopes to make many sales.
This is something new, but will it pay?
GEO. H. OSHORNE, of the music trade
firm of Very & Osborne, Wellsville, N. Y.,
committed suicide at the Hotel Broezel,
Buffalo, last week by shooting himself
through the head.
B. H. Janssen, secretary of the Mathu-
shek & Son Piano Co., has recently written
a dainty and charming caprice for the
piano, which he has named "Sylvia." It is
dedicated to A. Martin Patitz, and is pub-
lished by Win. Rohlfing & Sons, Milwau-
kee. It is in the key of C, common time,
and is a clever piece of writing throughout.
Brother Janssen is making quite a record
as a composer, and some fine day we sup-
pose he will strike oil.
THE Hartford Diamond Polish Co., of
Hartford, Ct., have been manufacturing
"Diamond Hard Oil Polish" for pianos,
organs and furniture for the past eight
years, and are still at it. There is no quest-
ion but what they make the best polish for
pianos—it removes the bluish vapor from
all varnished surfaces, and makes the article
bright and clean with very little labor.
S. S. STONE, the well-known music trade
dealer in Chillicothe, Mo., has engaged in
a clever scheme to boom trade. He has
T
HE unveiling of the statue of Ole Bull,
erected to the memory of the great
violinist by the Norwegians of the North-
west, will take place in Minneapolis, Minn.,
to-morrow, May 17th. The statue is of
bronze, and shows the musician with his
instrument ready for playing. The cut
THE piano which the Emerson Piano
Co., Boston, are manufacturing as second
to the Emerson, is called the "Gramer."
It is quite an attractive instrument archi-
tecturally, and is sold at a popular price.
The size is four feet eight and a half inches.
GEO. BOTHNER, JR., manufacturer of the
popular Bothner piano action, is quite hope-
ful that the present year will be on the
whole a successftil one from a business
standpoint. The summer may be a little
dull, but after the nominating conventions
he thinks that business will become quite
lively. The Bothner house is getting its
share of trade these days—a sure indication
that the Bothner products are widely appre-
ciated.
THE stock of pianos in the store of Louis
E. McClymon, 1220 West Ninth street
Cincinnati, was damaged by fire last Fri-
day morning to the extent of $1,500. It is
supposed the fire was of an incendiary ori-
gin. There is ample insurance.
THE Lyon, Potter & Co. branch store,
Peoria, 111., which is under the manage-
ment of Chas. H. Ball, will be the distribu-
ting point for the State trade—outside of
Chicago, of course.
Piano Co.'s warerooms in Boston, has ac-
cepted an important business engagement
at Echo, Ore.
TAYLOR'S Music House, Springfield,
Mass., report a big business in Sohmer
pianos.
It is their leader, and it leads
everything else in popularity.
The Ole Bull Statue.
The liaines Factory Sale.
HTHE factory property on 132c! street and
1
Alexander avenue, extending to
Southern Boulevard, now occupied by
Haines Bros., was offered for sale at the
New York Real Estate Salesroom yester-
day morning. The property was put up in
seven lots, and was bought in by the Man-
hattan Life, who held the mortgage, Mr.
Hoyt, of Hoyt & Schell, counsel for Man-
hattan Life, transacting the purchase.
rialcolm Love Pianos.
I
N another portion of this paper will be
found an interesting "talk" about the
Malcolm Love piano. It is right to the
point, and should be perused by every
dealer who desires to handle a piano that
can be sold with perfect assurance that it
will give complete satisfaction to the
purchaser.
The Malcolm Love pianos have won
praise and popularity for their quality of
tone, beauty of design, finish and workman-
ship, and the steady increase of dealers
handling these instruments is undoubted
testimony that they are trade winners
as well as money makers.
herewith is an excellent reproduction. It
cost $8,000, and F. Fjelde is the sculptor.
The amount was raised by subscription.
Miss Caroline Boeckmann, of St. Paul, who
was born in Bergen, Norway, the birth-
place of Ole Bull, has been chosen to unveil
the statue. The widow and daughter of
Ole Bull will be among the distinguished
guests.
Hamilton 5. Gordon.
** TUST received a large order from one
(J of our travelers," said Mr. Wm. H.
Freeland, of the small goods department,
to THE REVIEW yesterday morning, "which
is somewhat encouraging. Business might
be better, but I hope for a good campaign
trade with brass instruments and drums.
Our guitar business is good, and the de-
mand for mandolins is quite heavy."
Piano Tuner Commits Suicide.
T
HE body of a man supposed to be Percy
Radcliffe, a piano tuner, of Waverly,
Md., was found in the patch of woods
known as Holland Hook, at Mariner's Har-
bor, S. I., last Saturday morning. He was
dead a week when the body was discovered.
The autopsy revealed that the man had
died of prussic acid poisoning. He was
about forty years old, six feet two inches
tall, weighed 175 pounds, and had light
curly brown hair and a sandy mustache.
Coroner Silvie, of Port Richmond, will
hold an inquest this (Saturday) evening.
ALL piano manufacturers and dealers
should try "Diamond Hard Oil Polish,"
there is nothing like it for "refreshing the
varnish and keeping a stock bright—be-
sides, it's a good seller—housekeepers like
it. Write the Hartford Diamond Polish
Co., Hartford, Ct., for particulars and free
sample.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
MR. WILLIAM STEINWAY has
presented a
magnificent Steinway grand to the new
home of the German Press Club, 21 City
Hall Place.
W. T. CRANE, manager of the Kimball
branch in Syracuse, N. Y., has announced
a special "cash sale" of pianos to make
room for a full line of bicycles, which will
be handled during the summer months.
THE attaching by O. M. Smith & Co. of
a piano supposed to be owned by Mrs.
Frances Russell, is liable to lead to consider-
able litigation. The Chase Bros Piano Co.
has now commenced suit for $1,000 damages
against Sheriff Garner on account of the
seizure of said property.—Journal, Flint,
Mich.
I. H. KEAN, for over six years salesman
for D. S. Johnston, has opened up a piano
store on his own account at Tacoma, Wash
Mr. Kean has been in the piano business
for twenty-seven years. He has the agency
of the Conover, Schubert and Kingsbury
pianos, and Chicago Cottage organs.
ARTHUR P. CURTIN, of Helena,
Mont.,
has removed his entire stock of pianos, or-
gans and musical merchandise into spacious
and handsome new warerooms at 109-11
Grand street.
AI.EX. Ross, the well-known music dealer
of Allegheny, Pa., is about to establish an
agency for the sale of musical instruments
in New Castle.
CHAS. H. MILLER, salesman at the Estey
rented a special car, which he has stocked
with pianos and small goods, and proposes
to visit the different towns through Mis-
souri, where he will give recitals and ex-
plain the merits of the various instruments,
and thereby hopes to make many sales.
This is something new, but will it pay?
GEO. H. OSHORNE, of the music trade
firm of Very & Osborne, Wellsville, N. Y.,
committed suicide at the Hotel Broezel,
Buffalo, last week by shooting himself
through the head.
B. H. Janssen, secretary of the Mathu-
shek & Son Piano Co., has recently written
a dainty and charming caprice for the
piano, which he has named "Sylvia." It is
dedicated to A. Martin Patitz, and is pub-
lished by Win. Rohlfing & Sons, Milwau-
kee. It is in the key of C, common time,
and is a clever piece of writing throughout.
Brother Janssen is making quite a record
as a composer, and some fine day we sup-
pose he will strike oil.
THE Hartford Diamond Polish Co., of
Hartford, Ct., have been manufacturing
"Diamond Hard Oil Polish" for pianos,
organs and furniture for the past eight
years, and are still at it. There is no quest-
ion but what they make the best polish for
pianos—it removes the bluish vapor from
all varnished surfaces, and makes the article
bright and clean with very little labor.
S. S. STONE, the well-known music trade
dealer in Chillicothe, Mo., has engaged in
a clever scheme to boom trade. He has
T
HE unveiling of the statue of Ole Bull,
erected to the memory of the great
violinist by the Norwegians of the North-
west, will take place in Minneapolis, Minn.,
to-morrow, May 17th. The statue is of
bronze, and shows the musician with his
instrument ready for playing. The cut
THE piano which the Emerson Piano
Co., Boston, are manufacturing as second
to the Emerson, is called the "Gramer."
It is quite an attractive instrument archi-
tecturally, and is sold at a popular price.
The size is four feet eight and a half inches.
GEO. BOTHNER, JR., manufacturer of the
popular Bothner piano action, is quite hope-
ful that the present year will be on the
whole a successftil one from a business
standpoint. The summer may be a little
dull, but after the nominating conventions
he thinks that business will become quite
lively. The Bothner house is getting its
share of trade these days—a sure indication
that the Bothner products are widely appre-
ciated.
THE stock of pianos in the store of Louis
E. McClymon, 1220 West Ninth street
Cincinnati, was damaged by fire last Fri-
day morning to the extent of $1,500. It is
supposed the fire was of an incendiary ori-
gin. There is ample insurance.
THE Lyon, Potter & Co. branch store,
Peoria, 111., which is under the manage-
ment of Chas. H. Ball, will be the distribu-
ting point for the State trade—outside of
Chicago, of course.
Piano Co.'s warerooms in Boston, has ac-
cepted an important business engagement
at Echo, Ore.
TAYLOR'S Music House, Springfield,
Mass., report a big business in Sohmer
pianos.
It is their leader, and it leads
everything else in popularity.
The Ole Bull Statue.
The liaines Factory Sale.
HTHE factory property on 132c! street and
1
Alexander avenue, extending to
Southern Boulevard, now occupied by
Haines Bros., was offered for sale at the
New York Real Estate Salesroom yester-
day morning. The property was put up in
seven lots, and was bought in by the Man-
hattan Life, who held the mortgage, Mr.
Hoyt, of Hoyt & Schell, counsel for Man-
hattan Life, transacting the purchase.
rialcolm Love Pianos.
I
N another portion of this paper will be
found an interesting "talk" about the
Malcolm Love piano. It is right to the
point, and should be perused by every
dealer who desires to handle a piano that
can be sold with perfect assurance that it
will give complete satisfaction to the
purchaser.
The Malcolm Love pianos have won
praise and popularity for their quality of
tone, beauty of design, finish and workman-
ship, and the steady increase of dealers
handling these instruments is undoubted
testimony that they are trade winners
as well as money makers.
herewith is an excellent reproduction. It
cost $8,000, and F. Fjelde is the sculptor.
The amount was raised by subscription.
Miss Caroline Boeckmann, of St. Paul, who
was born in Bergen, Norway, the birth-
place of Ole Bull, has been chosen to unveil
the statue. The widow and daughter of
Ole Bull will be among the distinguished
guests.
Hamilton 5. Gordon.
** TUST received a large order from one
(J of our travelers," said Mr. Wm. H.
Freeland, of the small goods department,
to THE REVIEW yesterday morning, "which
is somewhat encouraging. Business might
be better, but I hope for a good campaign
trade with brass instruments and drums.
Our guitar business is good, and the de-
mand for mandolins is quite heavy."
Piano Tuner Commits Suicide.
T
HE body of a man supposed to be Percy
Radcliffe, a piano tuner, of Waverly,
Md., was found in the patch of woods
known as Holland Hook, at Mariner's Har-
bor, S. I., last Saturday morning. He was
dead a week when the body was discovered.
The autopsy revealed that the man had
died of prussic acid poisoning. He was
about forty years old, six feet two inches
tall, weighed 175 pounds, and had light
curly brown hair and a sandy mustache.
Coroner Silvie, of Port Richmond, will
hold an inquest this (Saturday) evening.
ALL piano manufacturers and dealers
should try "Diamond Hard Oil Polish,"
there is nothing like it for "refreshing the
varnish and keeping a stock bright—be-
sides, it's a good seller—housekeepers like
it. Write the Hartford Diamond Polish
Co., Hartford, Ct., for particulars and free
sample.
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