Music Trade Review
Issue: 1898 Vol. 27 N. 23 - Page 7
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
THE 50,000th HARDMAN PIANO.
The fifty thousandth piano manufactured
by Hardman, Peck & Co. made its appear-
ance at the warerooms, 138 Fifth avenue
on Saturday last. It is a Hardman baby
grand and a remarkable production in
many respects. The occasion was un-
ostentatiously but nevertheless suitably
celebrated. The old employees of the
with a red-hot platinum needle. Mr.
Reinhold R. von Thadden, the artist, has
made a specialty of this department of fine
arts. He has been engaged upon the elabo-
ration of the Hardman baby grand for eight
months, the style of decoration being the
Italian Renaissance in an original form.
Pyrogravure is an ancient art revived.
ing precisely similar. The entire top
of the piano is covered by a superb
medallion and its elaborate frame. This
medallion is a reproduction of a famous
painting of a young girl by Eugene van
Blaas, a distinguished artist of the Munich
school, at present living in Florence. The
original picture, entitled "Thoughtful-
ness," is now in one of the art galleries in
Venice. Mr. Thadden has been most hap-
py in transmitting to wood the individual-
ity of the original.
The fallboard, desk and legs, apart from
the sides and cover, are superbly decorat-
ed. When the fall of the piano is closed
it presents the appearance of a series of
wreaths of leaves, admirably executed,
which simply captivate the eye.
We would certainly advise any of our
readers interested in the artistic phases of
piano case designing to inspect this beau-
tiful piano, which, we understand, will re-
main on exhibition for a short time. Dur-
ing the past week there have been many
visitors, including men eminent in the
various lines of artistic effort who have
enthused with good reason over this su-
perb creation of the house of Hardman,
Peck & Co.
Closed by the Constable.
LSpecial to The Review.]
Meadville Pa.,November 28, 1898.
The large music store of J. W. Sackett &
Co. was closed by the constable to-day, the
proprietors being unable to pay rent for
the building occupied. The sale is to take
place December 3.
Our Latest Subscriber.
house sent a floral piece, standing about 4
by 6 feet—a magnificent horseshoe of
chrysanthemums in various colors, with
wording in flowers suitable to the occasion,
in the center of which was a handsome
lyre. This thoughtfulness certainly dem-
onstrated the spirit of friendship which
prevails between the executive and manu-
facturing forces of Hardman, Peck & Co.
The fifty thousandth Hardman piano is
an instrument of which Hardman, Peck &
Co. have good reason to feel proud—one
that suitably marks the production of such
a vast number of instruments. Besides
being an exquisite specimen of a piano,
musically speaking—for it was critically
tested while The Review was present—its
case is probably one of the most unique
and artistic perhaps ever produced. The
wood used throughout is white maple,
which is ornamented by a pyrogravure
process whereby the drawings are made
In olden days the work was done with a
red hot poker. It is at present very popu-
lar in St. Petersburg, Vienna, Paris and
London. It has been utilized in recent
decorations by order of the Czar of Russia,
as well as other reigning monarchs in
Europe, in their residential castles.
The reader can hardly get a fair idea of
the beauty of this instrument from the cut
herewith; it must be seen and carefully
examined to be thoroughly appreciated.
The pyrogravure work is so elaborate that
almost the entire surface of the case is cov-
ered with the beautiful drawing, the con-
trast between the white maple and the
dark brown and black effects being most
charming. It is impossible to describe the
pattern of this ornamentation or to do jus-
tice to the instrument in cold type. We
may say in general terms, however, that
the decoration consists of graceful ara-
besques and leaves, no two leaves be-
The following letter from Miss Hedwig
J. De Kleist, who sent to The Review the
correct name of the original of the Sigsbee
reproduction in The Review some two
weeks since, and which so many of our
subscribers considered was the one and
only Col. Daniel F. Trea'cy, will be read
with some interest. While we stated that
"the first man" sending the correct name
would receive the prize offered, we waive
the matter of sex and take pleasure in
placing the name of Miss De Kleist among
our subscribers, and also congratulate Mr.
Eugene De Kleist on being the father of
such a bright and interesting daughter,
who is bound to make her mark:
North Tonawanda, N. Y., Nov. 28, 1898.
Mr. Edward Lyman Bill,
New York City.
Dear Sir:—In answer to your kind letter
of the 26th inst. seeing you are addressing
me as Mr.
1 would say that I am the
youngest daughter fifteen years old of Eu-
gene de Kleist of the North Tonawanda
Organ Factory.
With very much pleasure I received the
receipted bill for two and one half years'
subscription to The Review. Kindly receive
my warmest thanks.
Father, who is now on a business trip,
will also certainly be pleased on hearing of
my good fortune. With kindest regards
I remain,
Yours respectfully,
Hedwig J. de Kleist.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
THE 50,000th HARDMAN PIANO.
The fifty thousandth piano manufactured
by Hardman, Peck & Co. made its appear-
ance at the warerooms, 138 Fifth avenue
on Saturday last. It is a Hardman baby
grand and a remarkable production in
many respects. The occasion was un-
ostentatiously but nevertheless suitably
celebrated. The old employees of the
with a red-hot platinum needle. Mr.
Reinhold R. von Thadden, the artist, has
made a specialty of this department of fine
arts. He has been engaged upon the elabo-
ration of the Hardman baby grand for eight
months, the style of decoration being the
Italian Renaissance in an original form.
Pyrogravure is an ancient art revived.
ing precisely similar. The entire top
of the piano is covered by a superb
medallion and its elaborate frame. This
medallion is a reproduction of a famous
painting of a young girl by Eugene van
Blaas, a distinguished artist of the Munich
school, at present living in Florence. The
original picture, entitled "Thoughtful-
ness," is now in one of the art galleries in
Venice. Mr. Thadden has been most hap-
py in transmitting to wood the individual-
ity of the original.
The fallboard, desk and legs, apart from
the sides and cover, are superbly decorat-
ed. When the fall of the piano is closed
it presents the appearance of a series of
wreaths of leaves, admirably executed,
which simply captivate the eye.
We would certainly advise any of our
readers interested in the artistic phases of
piano case designing to inspect this beau-
tiful piano, which, we understand, will re-
main on exhibition for a short time. Dur-
ing the past week there have been many
visitors, including men eminent in the
various lines of artistic effort who have
enthused with good reason over this su-
perb creation of the house of Hardman,
Peck & Co.
Closed by the Constable.
LSpecial to The Review.]
Meadville Pa.,November 28, 1898.
The large music store of J. W. Sackett &
Co. was closed by the constable to-day, the
proprietors being unable to pay rent for
the building occupied. The sale is to take
place December 3.
Our Latest Subscriber.
house sent a floral piece, standing about 4
by 6 feet—a magnificent horseshoe of
chrysanthemums in various colors, with
wording in flowers suitable to the occasion,
in the center of which was a handsome
lyre. This thoughtfulness certainly dem-
onstrated the spirit of friendship which
prevails between the executive and manu-
facturing forces of Hardman, Peck & Co.
The fifty thousandth Hardman piano is
an instrument of which Hardman, Peck &
Co. have good reason to feel proud—one
that suitably marks the production of such
a vast number of instruments. Besides
being an exquisite specimen of a piano,
musically speaking—for it was critically
tested while The Review was present—its
case is probably one of the most unique
and artistic perhaps ever produced. The
wood used throughout is white maple,
which is ornamented by a pyrogravure
process whereby the drawings are made
In olden days the work was done with a
red hot poker. It is at present very popu-
lar in St. Petersburg, Vienna, Paris and
London. It has been utilized in recent
decorations by order of the Czar of Russia,
as well as other reigning monarchs in
Europe, in their residential castles.
The reader can hardly get a fair idea of
the beauty of this instrument from the cut
herewith; it must be seen and carefully
examined to be thoroughly appreciated.
The pyrogravure work is so elaborate that
almost the entire surface of the case is cov-
ered with the beautiful drawing, the con-
trast between the white maple and the
dark brown and black effects being most
charming. It is impossible to describe the
pattern of this ornamentation or to do jus-
tice to the instrument in cold type. We
may say in general terms, however, that
the decoration consists of graceful ara-
besques and leaves, no two leaves be-
The following letter from Miss Hedwig
J. De Kleist, who sent to The Review the
correct name of the original of the Sigsbee
reproduction in The Review some two
weeks since, and which so many of our
subscribers considered was the one and
only Col. Daniel F. Trea'cy, will be read
with some interest. While we stated that
"the first man" sending the correct name
would receive the prize offered, we waive
the matter of sex and take pleasure in
placing the name of Miss De Kleist among
our subscribers, and also congratulate Mr.
Eugene De Kleist on being the father of
such a bright and interesting daughter,
who is bound to make her mark:
North Tonawanda, N. Y., Nov. 28, 1898.
Mr. Edward Lyman Bill,
New York City.
Dear Sir:—In answer to your kind letter
of the 26th inst. seeing you are addressing
me as Mr.
1 would say that I am the
youngest daughter fifteen years old of Eu-
gene de Kleist of the North Tonawanda
Organ Factory.
With very much pleasure I received the
receipted bill for two and one half years'
subscription to The Review. Kindly receive
my warmest thanks.
Father, who is now on a business trip,
will also certainly be pleased on hearing of
my good fortune. With kindest regards
I remain,
Yours respectfully,
Hedwig J. de Kleist.
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