Music Trade Review
Issue: 1896 Vol. 23 N. 10 - Page 19
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
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Merchants and Manufacturers' Association
of that city looking to the removal of the
plant of Wm. Bourne & Son to that place.
We doubt if there is anything in the story.
A. WARREN, Waltham, Mass.,
dealer in musical instruments, made an
assignment on Sept. 14th, to Bradshaw
H. Tollman. Mrs. Warren has been
in ill health for the past year, and has not
been able to give her personal attention to
business. It is believed that she has suffi-
cient assets to meet all of her liabilities.
J. W. GARDNER, the well-known dealer
of Los Angeles, Cal., reached town last
Monday.
SENOR CAVALLI propounds the following:
"What is the difference between Buffalo
Bill and Bill Bryan?" He adds, " Bryan
Bill has no show. No silver circus for us. "
GEORGIA
THE MCCAMMON PIANO CO. had a splen-
did display of instruments at the Central
New York Fair, which was held at Oneonta
last week.
C. H. WAGENER, of Story & Clark, of
Chicago, was listed to leave last Saturday
for a two months' visit to the European
representatives of that firm.
THE " Crown" instruments will be sold
in Moscow'and St. Petersburg, Russia, by
J. Heinrich Zimmerman of Leipsic, Ger-
many, who has branches in these cities.
ACCORDING to a law for the suppression
of illegal "competition," recently passed
by the German Reichstag, a traveling
salesman or "drummer" is only allowed to
visit the store or house of a customer when
specially invited to do so. This is paternal-
ism with a vengeance. Think of a piano
man being thus restricted!
Rufus W. Blake, president of the Ster-
ling Co., Derby, Conn., has been entertain-
ing a number of friends on his yacht,
" Dream."
The handsome new Steinert Hall Build-
ing, Boston, will be ready for occupancy
around the early part of next month. It is
an imposing structure. The formal open-
ing will be an event to be remembered.
Two charming compositions have reached
us from the publishing house of Joseph
Flanner, Milwaukee, Wis. The first is en-
titled the "Calve Wakzes," which are com-
posed and written by Alice C. Severance,
and a song, possessing charming melody
wedded to appropriate words, entitled " I
Can Forgive, But Not Forget," of which
Fred. Simonson is the composer. The
waltzes are catchy and effectively arranged.
Both numbers should find a large market.
THE Briggs Piano Co., of Boston, have
resumed manufacturing. They will be
ready to ship instruments within the next
few weeks.
THE Steinway branch house at Pittsburg
disposed of four Steinway grands in one
day recently. This looks like business,
doesn't it?
A GUITAR made by the great Boston house
of J. C. Haynes & Co., and valued at $225,
probably the finest guitar the world has
ever produced, is among the exhibits at the
exposition of S. Hamilton, the enterprising
music dealer of Pittsburg, Pa.
THE Anderson Newton Piano Co., of
& MILLER is the name of a new Van Wert, has reduced the wages of em-
music trade establishment which has ployees twenty per cent. They employ a
opened up in Sunbury, la. They are desir- large number of workmen.
ous of handling a good piano.
SHAWCROSS & WAHL is the name of a new
GEO. A. CASSIDY, Mechanicsville, N. Y., firm which will open a very elegant music
who also runs an establishment at Schenec- store at 46 Main street, Lafayette, Ind.
tady, made an assignment last week, The gentlemen are progressive, reliable
naming his brother Wm. A. T. Cassidy men and they will soon build up an ex-
as assignee.
tensive business.
THE stock of pianos and organs in the
DUNBAR & WILLIAMS replaces the firm
store of Mrs. E. R. McCaa, Lancaster, Pa., of Dunbar & Letz at Augusta, Ga. They
was sold last week by the sheriff and re- will remove into new quarters, and in ad-
alized $3,000, the purchasers being the dition to stationery, will handle musical
Ephrata National Bank.
instruments, sheet music, etc.
A. C. TURNER, music trade dealer,
A NEW music store has been opened in
Huntshill, Cal., has opened a store in Lancaster, by A. Stork. He will handle a
Nevada City.
full line of pianos, organs and small goods
and
desires to represent a good house.
C. C. SIRMELL, a well-known piano dealer
in Chicago up to the great fire of '71, died
A SUIT has been brought by the New
in Quebec, Canada, Sept. 15th, at the good York Pianoforte Key Co., of Peterboro,
old age of 81.
N. H., against C. L. Gorham and Mary E.
N. F. HANLEY is the proprietor of a new Gorham, trading under the firm name of C.
music store in Webster, Mass.
L. Gorham & Co., Worcester, Mass., for
$1,500
action of contract. The case will
WM. B. WILSON, autoharp representative,
come
up
before the Superior Court the first
has left on an extended business trip. He
Monday
of
October, unless previously set-
will cover all the important business centers
of the United States, and no doubt will se- tled.
cure some big orders for holiday goods.
A DEED of trust for $7,500 is reported to
A LOCAL paper in Haverhill, Mass., states have been given by Geo. W. Strope, piano
that negotiations are being made by the dealer, Kansas City, Mo.
AGER
The Small or Parlor Grand.
[From the Fischer Catalogue.]
HE Grand Piano by its very title
states just what it is. The grand is
the highest standard that the piano has yet
reached, and in all probability ever will.
To make a "grand piano" small in size,
but containing great tone-power, to be
beautiful in design and finish, to stand in
tune, to be adapted by its size for use in
any house, and at a price within the reach
of all—to obtain all these qualities in one
form has been indeed difficult, but untir-
ing energy and perseverence have trium-
phed, and the Messrs. J. & C. Fischer take
pride in offering to the public their "Small
Grand Pianos" with the assurance that as
merit alone is entitled to reward, these pi-
anos will continue to take a front rank and
be recognized as the best in the world.
They feel a just pride in having produced
small grand pianos that, while combining
sweetness with wonderful singing or
tone-carrying quality, great power should
not be sacrificed. That they have been
more than successful is evidenced by the
large demand, and the more than kind
words of many eminent musicians and
dealers. These pianos are so perfect in
scale, and the refinement of the over-string-
ing is so obvious, that the sweetness, sing-
ing power, delicacy and depth of tone of
the full concert grand piano are very
nearly obtained. The construction is upon
the most advanced principles of the art of
piano manufacture and no pains or expense
have been spared to not only solidly con-
struct, but to so apply the various parts that,
besides their wonderful singing or tone-
producing power, they would stand well in
tune and in all climates. The qualities of
these pianos are durability, sweetness of
tone with great power, singing or tone-
carrying capacity, evenness throughout the
scale, and standing in tune.
Write for special grand catalogue illus-
trated in natural colors.
T
Boyd's Directory.
HE seventh edition of Boyd's Music Di-
rectory is being printed and will be
ready for distribution to the trade this fall.
The publishers of this directory have
inaugurated a new feature in the coming
issue which is well calculated to meet the
requirements of our business houses.
They have decided to incorporate the finan-
cial ratings of all dealers, thereby enabling
the subscriber to establish credit.
The coming issue will contain a complete
list of all the manufacturers, wholesale and
retail dealers, in the piano, organ and kin-
dred lines, all the manufacturers of musi-
cal instruments, sheet music publishers and
music dealers throughout the United States
and Canada. The directory, besides con-
taining the above, will include the names
of all music teachers, bands, orchestras, pi-
ano tuners, etc. The directory will con-
tain upwards of thirty thousand names and
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
2 1
Merchants and Manufacturers' Association
of that city looking to the removal of the
plant of Wm. Bourne & Son to that place.
We doubt if there is anything in the story.
A. WARREN, Waltham, Mass.,
dealer in musical instruments, made an
assignment on Sept. 14th, to Bradshaw
H. Tollman. Mrs. Warren has been
in ill health for the past year, and has not
been able to give her personal attention to
business. It is believed that she has suffi-
cient assets to meet all of her liabilities.
J. W. GARDNER, the well-known dealer
of Los Angeles, Cal., reached town last
Monday.
SENOR CAVALLI propounds the following:
"What is the difference between Buffalo
Bill and Bill Bryan?" He adds, " Bryan
Bill has no show. No silver circus for us. "
GEORGIA
THE MCCAMMON PIANO CO. had a splen-
did display of instruments at the Central
New York Fair, which was held at Oneonta
last week.
C. H. WAGENER, of Story & Clark, of
Chicago, was listed to leave last Saturday
for a two months' visit to the European
representatives of that firm.
THE " Crown" instruments will be sold
in Moscow'and St. Petersburg, Russia, by
J. Heinrich Zimmerman of Leipsic, Ger-
many, who has branches in these cities.
ACCORDING to a law for the suppression
of illegal "competition," recently passed
by the German Reichstag, a traveling
salesman or "drummer" is only allowed to
visit the store or house of a customer when
specially invited to do so. This is paternal-
ism with a vengeance. Think of a piano
man being thus restricted!
Rufus W. Blake, president of the Ster-
ling Co., Derby, Conn., has been entertain-
ing a number of friends on his yacht,
" Dream."
The handsome new Steinert Hall Build-
ing, Boston, will be ready for occupancy
around the early part of next month. It is
an imposing structure. The formal open-
ing will be an event to be remembered.
Two charming compositions have reached
us from the publishing house of Joseph
Flanner, Milwaukee, Wis. The first is en-
titled the "Calve Wakzes," which are com-
posed and written by Alice C. Severance,
and a song, possessing charming melody
wedded to appropriate words, entitled " I
Can Forgive, But Not Forget," of which
Fred. Simonson is the composer. The
waltzes are catchy and effectively arranged.
Both numbers should find a large market.
THE Briggs Piano Co., of Boston, have
resumed manufacturing. They will be
ready to ship instruments within the next
few weeks.
THE Steinway branch house at Pittsburg
disposed of four Steinway grands in one
day recently. This looks like business,
doesn't it?
A GUITAR made by the great Boston house
of J. C. Haynes & Co., and valued at $225,
probably the finest guitar the world has
ever produced, is among the exhibits at the
exposition of S. Hamilton, the enterprising
music dealer of Pittsburg, Pa.
THE Anderson Newton Piano Co., of
& MILLER is the name of a new Van Wert, has reduced the wages of em-
music trade establishment which has ployees twenty per cent. They employ a
opened up in Sunbury, la. They are desir- large number of workmen.
ous of handling a good piano.
SHAWCROSS & WAHL is the name of a new
GEO. A. CASSIDY, Mechanicsville, N. Y., firm which will open a very elegant music
who also runs an establishment at Schenec- store at 46 Main street, Lafayette, Ind.
tady, made an assignment last week, The gentlemen are progressive, reliable
naming his brother Wm. A. T. Cassidy men and they will soon build up an ex-
as assignee.
tensive business.
THE stock of pianos and organs in the
DUNBAR & WILLIAMS replaces the firm
store of Mrs. E. R. McCaa, Lancaster, Pa., of Dunbar & Letz at Augusta, Ga. They
was sold last week by the sheriff and re- will remove into new quarters, and in ad-
alized $3,000, the purchasers being the dition to stationery, will handle musical
Ephrata National Bank.
instruments, sheet music, etc.
A. C. TURNER, music trade dealer,
A NEW music store has been opened in
Huntshill, Cal., has opened a store in Lancaster, by A. Stork. He will handle a
Nevada City.
full line of pianos, organs and small goods
and
desires to represent a good house.
C. C. SIRMELL, a well-known piano dealer
in Chicago up to the great fire of '71, died
A SUIT has been brought by the New
in Quebec, Canada, Sept. 15th, at the good York Pianoforte Key Co., of Peterboro,
old age of 81.
N. H., against C. L. Gorham and Mary E.
N. F. HANLEY is the proprietor of a new Gorham, trading under the firm name of C.
music store in Webster, Mass.
L. Gorham & Co., Worcester, Mass., for
$1,500
action of contract. The case will
WM. B. WILSON, autoharp representative,
come
up
before the Superior Court the first
has left on an extended business trip. He
Monday
of
October, unless previously set-
will cover all the important business centers
of the United States, and no doubt will se- tled.
cure some big orders for holiday goods.
A DEED of trust for $7,500 is reported to
A LOCAL paper in Haverhill, Mass., states have been given by Geo. W. Strope, piano
that negotiations are being made by the dealer, Kansas City, Mo.
AGER
The Small or Parlor Grand.
[From the Fischer Catalogue.]
HE Grand Piano by its very title
states just what it is. The grand is
the highest standard that the piano has yet
reached, and in all probability ever will.
To make a "grand piano" small in size,
but containing great tone-power, to be
beautiful in design and finish, to stand in
tune, to be adapted by its size for use in
any house, and at a price within the reach
of all—to obtain all these qualities in one
form has been indeed difficult, but untir-
ing energy and perseverence have trium-
phed, and the Messrs. J. & C. Fischer take
pride in offering to the public their "Small
Grand Pianos" with the assurance that as
merit alone is entitled to reward, these pi-
anos will continue to take a front rank and
be recognized as the best in the world.
They feel a just pride in having produced
small grand pianos that, while combining
sweetness with wonderful singing or
tone-carrying quality, great power should
not be sacrificed. That they have been
more than successful is evidenced by the
large demand, and the more than kind
words of many eminent musicians and
dealers. These pianos are so perfect in
scale, and the refinement of the over-string-
ing is so obvious, that the sweetness, sing-
ing power, delicacy and depth of tone of
the full concert grand piano are very
nearly obtained. The construction is upon
the most advanced principles of the art of
piano manufacture and no pains or expense
have been spared to not only solidly con-
struct, but to so apply the various parts that,
besides their wonderful singing or tone-
producing power, they would stand well in
tune and in all climates. The qualities of
these pianos are durability, sweetness of
tone with great power, singing or tone-
carrying capacity, evenness throughout the
scale, and standing in tune.
Write for special grand catalogue illus-
trated in natural colors.
T
Boyd's Directory.
HE seventh edition of Boyd's Music Di-
rectory is being printed and will be
ready for distribution to the trade this fall.
The publishers of this directory have
inaugurated a new feature in the coming
issue which is well calculated to meet the
requirements of our business houses.
They have decided to incorporate the finan-
cial ratings of all dealers, thereby enabling
the subscriber to establish credit.
The coming issue will contain a complete
list of all the manufacturers, wholesale and
retail dealers, in the piano, organ and kin-
dred lines, all the manufacturers of musi-
cal instruments, sheet music publishers and
music dealers throughout the United States
and Canada. The directory, besides con-
taining the above, will include the names
of all music teachers, bands, orchestras, pi-
ano tuners, etc. The directory will con-
tain upwards of thirty thousand names and
T
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