Music Trade Review
Issue: 1897 Vol. 24 N. 20 - Page 9
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
An Ann Arbor Co. Branch.
[Special to The Review.]
| Special to the The Review.]
Washington, D. C , May 12, 1897.
A statement of the exports and imports
of musical instruments for the month of
March, the latest period for which they
have been compiled was issued to-day by
the Treasury Department.
The following official figures reveal a
steady decrease in our imports bo'th for the
month as well as for the nine months, as
compared with the same period a year ago.
For March, 1897, the imports were val-
ued at $99,954 as compared with $105,896
imported during the same month during
1896.
The nine months' total amounts to
$827,285. For the nine months of last
year the figures stood $1,002,416.
The number of pianos exported in March
amounted to 86, valued at $20,485, as com-
pared with 95, valued at $24,639, exported
the same month of 1896. For the nine
months there were exported 630 pianos
valued at $159,478, against 670 valued at
$ J 75>777> shipped abroad during the same
period of last year.
The number of organs exported in March
amounted to 1228, valued at $68,041. Dur-
ing the same period last year 1,128 organs
were exported, valued at $57,136. The ex-
ports for the nine months foot up 10,721
organs, valued at $618,262, against 10,080
organs, valued at $554,119, exported dur-
ing the corresponding period a year ago.
The value of "all other musical instru-
ments and parts thereof" exported during
March amounted to $23,388. In the same
month of 1896 their value was estimated at
$28,680. For the nine months the total
exports footed up $203,445 worth, as
against $222,761, for the same period of
1896.
The imports of animal ivory for the
month
amounted to 20,488 pounds, valued
a
t $55,4°4> as compared with 10,208
pounds, valued at $30,143, imported dur-
ing March of last year. The total imports
for the nine months amounted to $269,981,
against $488,729 worth in March, 1896.
The Richardson Piano Case Co., at West
Leominster, Mass., are now running on
full time with about sixty hands.
Menominee, Mich., May 10, 1897.
A branch house of the Ann Arbor Organ
Co. is to be located here. J. C. Hender-
son, general manager of the company, ar-
rived in the city yesterday morning to com-
plete arrangements for the opening of a
branch of their concern in Menominee.
The northern Michigan country will be
supplied from this point. Several sales-
men will be put on the road to cover the
territory. Two of the men are already
here and as soon as a location is secured
their goods will be put into the store and
active operations will begin. Two car-
loads of goods are already here, and there
are more to follow.
Roth & Engelhardt's Flange
Attachment.
During a brief talk this week with Mr.
Roth, of Roth & Engelhardt, business was
reported as good, steady work being carried
on at the factory, with a good supply of
orders to be filled. "We find," said Mr.
Roth, "that our flange attachment, which
has been used for at least two years by a
number of our customers, is giving good
results right along. Although we have been
using it, as I say, for a considerable time,
its merits are not generally known and as it
Felix Denison Dead.
Felix Denison, of Denison Bros., manu.
facturers of knobs, plates and other ivory
and celluloid works for organs of all kinds,
died suddenly at his home in Deep River,
Conn., on May 7. He had been ill but a
few days, having suffered from liver
trouble. He was sixty-seven years of
age, and was engaged in business for the
past seventeen years. Mr. Denison was
highly respected by his fellow-townsmen
and the members of the trade with whom
he had business dealings.
Century Co.'s Stock to be Sold
at Retail.
[Special to The Review.]
Minneapolis, Minn., May 8, 1897.
The stock of the Century Piano Com-
pany will be sold out at retail for the next
sixty days, according to an order of court
made by Judge Russell. The court had
ordered a sale of all the remaining assets
to the highest bidder, but when the sealed
bids were opened yesterday it was discov-
ered that the highest bid would only
amount to $7,000, and the assignee asked
further instructions from the court.
The assignee gave it as his opinion that
if the court would allow him to go ahead
with the sale of instruments, he could
easily realize $12,000 to the creditors from
the stock on hand, and as that appeared
for the best interests of the creditors the
court made the order allowing a retail sale,
and also that the assignee could arrange
for payments on installments. The order,
however, limits the amount of credit on
the first payment.
is now acknowledged to be a great improve-
ment of practical service, it deserves atten-
tion.
"Our invention, as shown in the cut, re-
lates to an improved manner of attaching
the flanges that connect the hammer butt,
damper lever, or other parts, to the main
rail of actions. The object is to prevent
the expansion and contraction of the wood
from affecting the stability of the connec-
tion between the flange and the rail. To
bring this about, the flange is morticed and
provided with a cup-shaped spring washer,
which will give when the wood swells
through dampness, and expand when the
wood dries out, thus at all times holding the
flange firmly to its place on the rail.
"We have received many indorsements
of the new attachment. The cut contains
numerous index letters and numbers.
These refer to the specifications, of course,
but from the drawing itself a very good
idea of the improvement can be gained."
;_; SCHOHACKER : :
THE
Established iB.$8.
RECOGNIZED STANDARD PIANO OF THE WORLD.
Sold to every part of the Globe.
Preferred by all the Leading Artists.
T»L.
ClrAA C + f l n r r c Emit a purer sympathetic tone, proof against atmospheric action
1 f i e VJIMU O i r i l l j j S extraordinary power and durability, with great beauty and evenness
of touch Pre-eminently the best and most highly improved instrument now manufactured in this or
any other country in the world. Highest honor ever accorded any maker. Unanimous verdict.
1851—Jury Group, International Exposition—1876, for Grand, Square, and Upright Pianos.
Illustrated Catalogue mailed on application.
Schomacker Piano=Forte flfg. Co.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
OFFICIAL JUDGES 1893
FACTORIES: 764, 766, 768, 770 and 772 SOUTH I lth STREET, Philadelphia, Pa.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
An Ann Arbor Co. Branch.
[Special to The Review.]
| Special to the The Review.]
Washington, D. C , May 12, 1897.
A statement of the exports and imports
of musical instruments for the month of
March, the latest period for which they
have been compiled was issued to-day by
the Treasury Department.
The following official figures reveal a
steady decrease in our imports bo'th for the
month as well as for the nine months, as
compared with the same period a year ago.
For March, 1897, the imports were val-
ued at $99,954 as compared with $105,896
imported during the same month during
1896.
The nine months' total amounts to
$827,285. For the nine months of last
year the figures stood $1,002,416.
The number of pianos exported in March
amounted to 86, valued at $20,485, as com-
pared with 95, valued at $24,639, exported
the same month of 1896. For the nine
months there were exported 630 pianos
valued at $159,478, against 670 valued at
$ J 75>777> shipped abroad during the same
period of last year.
The number of organs exported in March
amounted to 1228, valued at $68,041. Dur-
ing the same period last year 1,128 organs
were exported, valued at $57,136. The ex-
ports for the nine months foot up 10,721
organs, valued at $618,262, against 10,080
organs, valued at $554,119, exported dur-
ing the corresponding period a year ago.
The value of "all other musical instru-
ments and parts thereof" exported during
March amounted to $23,388. In the same
month of 1896 their value was estimated at
$28,680. For the nine months the total
exports footed up $203,445 worth, as
against $222,761, for the same period of
1896.
The imports of animal ivory for the
month
amounted to 20,488 pounds, valued
a
t $55,4°4> as compared with 10,208
pounds, valued at $30,143, imported dur-
ing March of last year. The total imports
for the nine months amounted to $269,981,
against $488,729 worth in March, 1896.
The Richardson Piano Case Co., at West
Leominster, Mass., are now running on
full time with about sixty hands.
Menominee, Mich., May 10, 1897.
A branch house of the Ann Arbor Organ
Co. is to be located here. J. C. Hender-
son, general manager of the company, ar-
rived in the city yesterday morning to com-
plete arrangements for the opening of a
branch of their concern in Menominee.
The northern Michigan country will be
supplied from this point. Several sales-
men will be put on the road to cover the
territory. Two of the men are already
here and as soon as a location is secured
their goods will be put into the store and
active operations will begin. Two car-
loads of goods are already here, and there
are more to follow.
Roth & Engelhardt's Flange
Attachment.
During a brief talk this week with Mr.
Roth, of Roth & Engelhardt, business was
reported as good, steady work being carried
on at the factory, with a good supply of
orders to be filled. "We find," said Mr.
Roth, "that our flange attachment, which
has been used for at least two years by a
number of our customers, is giving good
results right along. Although we have been
using it, as I say, for a considerable time,
its merits are not generally known and as it
Felix Denison Dead.
Felix Denison, of Denison Bros., manu.
facturers of knobs, plates and other ivory
and celluloid works for organs of all kinds,
died suddenly at his home in Deep River,
Conn., on May 7. He had been ill but a
few days, having suffered from liver
trouble. He was sixty-seven years of
age, and was engaged in business for the
past seventeen years. Mr. Denison was
highly respected by his fellow-townsmen
and the members of the trade with whom
he had business dealings.
Century Co.'s Stock to be Sold
at Retail.
[Special to The Review.]
Minneapolis, Minn., May 8, 1897.
The stock of the Century Piano Com-
pany will be sold out at retail for the next
sixty days, according to an order of court
made by Judge Russell. The court had
ordered a sale of all the remaining assets
to the highest bidder, but when the sealed
bids were opened yesterday it was discov-
ered that the highest bid would only
amount to $7,000, and the assignee asked
further instructions from the court.
The assignee gave it as his opinion that
if the court would allow him to go ahead
with the sale of instruments, he could
easily realize $12,000 to the creditors from
the stock on hand, and as that appeared
for the best interests of the creditors the
court made the order allowing a retail sale,
and also that the assignee could arrange
for payments on installments. The order,
however, limits the amount of credit on
the first payment.
is now acknowledged to be a great improve-
ment of practical service, it deserves atten-
tion.
"Our invention, as shown in the cut, re-
lates to an improved manner of attaching
the flanges that connect the hammer butt,
damper lever, or other parts, to the main
rail of actions. The object is to prevent
the expansion and contraction of the wood
from affecting the stability of the connec-
tion between the flange and the rail. To
bring this about, the flange is morticed and
provided with a cup-shaped spring washer,
which will give when the wood swells
through dampness, and expand when the
wood dries out, thus at all times holding the
flange firmly to its place on the rail.
"We have received many indorsements
of the new attachment. The cut contains
numerous index letters and numbers.
These refer to the specifications, of course,
but from the drawing itself a very good
idea of the improvement can be gained."
;_; SCHOHACKER : :
THE
Established iB.$8.
RECOGNIZED STANDARD PIANO OF THE WORLD.
Sold to every part of the Globe.
Preferred by all the Leading Artists.
T»L.
ClrAA C + f l n r r c Emit a purer sympathetic tone, proof against atmospheric action
1 f i e VJIMU O i r i l l j j S extraordinary power and durability, with great beauty and evenness
of touch Pre-eminently the best and most highly improved instrument now manufactured in this or
any other country in the world. Highest honor ever accorded any maker. Unanimous verdict.
1851—Jury Group, International Exposition—1876, for Grand, Square, and Upright Pianos.
Illustrated Catalogue mailed on application.
Schomacker Piano=Forte flfg. Co.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
OFFICIAL JUDGES 1893
FACTORIES: 764, 766, 768, 770 and 772 SOUTH I lth STREET, Philadelphia, Pa.
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