Music Trade Review
Issue: 1899 Vol. 28 N. 10 - Page 11
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
The flason & Hamlin Organ.
FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS RECENTLY INTRO-
DUCED IN EVEN THIS, THE STANDARD OR-
GAN OF THE WORLD ITS GREAT RE-
PUTATION, PAST AND PRESENT
RECENT STRONG TESTIMONY
FROM EMINENT AU-
THORITIES.
It is one thing, and a difficult one, to
achieve a world-wide reputation for any
given article; it is quite another thing, and
another difficult one, to retain a world-
wide reputation once achieved.
With success is likely to come a relaxa-
tion of effort, and relaxed effort is not con-
ducive to progressiveness, to being awake
to the demands of the day, or to being
energetic in anticipating the demands of
the morrow, all factors in the making or
retaining of success.
The Mason & Hamlin organ stands as a
remarkable example of an article, which
not only has been, but is successful, and
which not only has had, but still has a
world-wide reputation. So much has been
written during the past forty years, that
words in praise of the Mason & Hamlin
organ seem to-day almost redundant; but
this is not so, for with this as with any-
thing of inherent worth and of lasting
value, laudation is never out of place. The
reputation of the Mason & Hamlin organ
extends the world over. England con-
sumes nearly as large a number of these
instruments as the home country. In
Japan, the name is so valuable as to have
induced local manufacturers there (albeit
they were more energetic than scrupulous)
to represent the organs manufactured by
themselves as being made by Mason &
Hamlin, even going so far as to stamp this
name upon their instruments. To Ger-
many, Holland, Asia, Austria, India,
Africa, South America and so on through-
out the list of countries, large shipments
are made with surprising regularity, while
as for America, the name "Mason & Ham-
lin" is in truth a household word.
Relaxation of effort has never found a
welcome in the halls of Mason & Hamlin,
who are to-day as energetically ambitious
as ever before. They are to-day as keen as
ever that their product shall be not only
superior to that of all other makers, but
that they shall ever continue to raise their
own high standard, and they are deter-
mined to manufacture an instrument which
shall by its intrinsic value appeal to those
entitled to judge, as the most perfectly
constructed organ it is possible to produce.
Their interest never lags. During the
recent years of depression through which
this country has passed, Mason & Hamlin
improved the opportunity offered by the
general business inactivity, to experiment
and progress still further; and it is a fact
that radical constructional improvements,
which render their instruments of to-day
superior to those of any previous time,
were perfected and introduced during the
recent period of commercial depression.
The following letters just received by
them stand as indisputable verification of
the above. One letter is from the distin-
guished artist, Emil Paur, conductor of the
New York Philharmonic Orchestra, the
Paur Symphony Orchestra, and one of the
world's greatest living musicians. Mr.
Paur writes:
New York, Feb. i, 1899.
Messrs. Mason & Hamlin Co.
Gentlemen:—After having used in my
house for several years one of your two
manual pedal bass Liszt organs, I desire to
express to you my sincere admiration for
it. I have never played an organ—with
the exception of pipe organs—which is its
equal, and I congratulate you on building
what I believe to be the most perfect in-
strument of its class, combining as it does
a beautiful variety of tone color, splendor
of full organ, and capacity to stand in
tune. For small churches, the music room
and salon, it is unquestionably the organ
par excellence.
(Signed)
Emil Paur.
The second letter is from Joseph Joach-
im, the distinguished musician and violin-
ist, Director of the Berlin Royal High
School of Music, the founder and dominat-
ing spirit of the world-renowned Joachim
String Quartet, who writes as follows re-
garding the Mason & Hamlin organs:
"The Mason & Hamlin organs, which
are being used in the Royal High School
of Music, are distinguished for their extra-
ordinary pureness and fullness of tone, as
well as for their quick response and elastic
touch. They are of exceptional value in
the drawing-room, as well as in the con-
cert hall, and can well take the place of the
pipe-organ. Without hesitation, I count
them the very best yet produced in reed-
organ manufacture.
(Signed)
Joseph Joachim."
Grunewald's Big Exhibit.
LSpecial to The Review.]
New Orleans, La., March 4, 1899.
The exhibitors who have selected space
in the approaching Industrial Exposition
are just now actively engaged in preparing
their exhibits and are devoting to the sub-
ject that measure of active attention which
its importance demands. The following
brief but general description will give an
idea of what is being done in this direction
in the musical field. The Louis Grune-
wald Co., Limited, who have secured 362
square feet, propose to make an exhibit of
four distinct classes. The first is to be com-
posed of high-grade pianos. Orders for
these special instruments have been sent to
the Stein way, Knabe, Sohmer, Mehlin,Behr
Bros., Fischer, Shoninger and Schaeffer
factories, so that a special exhibition in-
strument can be made and shipped to this
city. The second department will be com-
posed of organs from the Clough and
Warren, the Story and Clark and the
Bentley factories. The third department
will be devoted to an exhibition of brass
and marine band instruments, and the
fourth exhibit will be made up of mando-
lins, guitars and kindred musical instru-
ments together with a display of popular
music books and up-to-date songs. Mr.
W. H. Grunewald has charge of the ar-
rangements of these exhibits and an-
nounces his intention of making it the
headquarters of all musically inclined
people.
A ** Franklin" Souvenir.
Howard, Farwell & Co., of St. Paul,
Minn., have just issued a very timely sou-
venir—a small leaf calendar upon which in
addition appear the names of over two
hundred late purchasers of the Franklin
piano, which they represent in their sec-
tion. There is also an introductory page
explaining the special merits of the Frank-
lin product which is preceded by a cut of
one of the best selling Franklin styles.
The Factories of W. W. Kimball Co., Chicago, 111., U. S. A.
44
More than double the size and output of any similar institution in the world."—CHICAGO
Kimball Pianos.
Kimball Reed Organs.
TRIBUNE.
Kimball Pipe Organs.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
The flason & Hamlin Organ.
FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS RECENTLY INTRO-
DUCED IN EVEN THIS, THE STANDARD OR-
GAN OF THE WORLD ITS GREAT RE-
PUTATION, PAST AND PRESENT
RECENT STRONG TESTIMONY
FROM EMINENT AU-
THORITIES.
It is one thing, and a difficult one, to
achieve a world-wide reputation for any
given article; it is quite another thing, and
another difficult one, to retain a world-
wide reputation once achieved.
With success is likely to come a relaxa-
tion of effort, and relaxed effort is not con-
ducive to progressiveness, to being awake
to the demands of the day, or to being
energetic in anticipating the demands of
the morrow, all factors in the making or
retaining of success.
The Mason & Hamlin organ stands as a
remarkable example of an article, which
not only has been, but is successful, and
which not only has had, but still has a
world-wide reputation. So much has been
written during the past forty years, that
words in praise of the Mason & Hamlin
organ seem to-day almost redundant; but
this is not so, for with this as with any-
thing of inherent worth and of lasting
value, laudation is never out of place. The
reputation of the Mason & Hamlin organ
extends the world over. England con-
sumes nearly as large a number of these
instruments as the home country. In
Japan, the name is so valuable as to have
induced local manufacturers there (albeit
they were more energetic than scrupulous)
to represent the organs manufactured by
themselves as being made by Mason &
Hamlin, even going so far as to stamp this
name upon their instruments. To Ger-
many, Holland, Asia, Austria, India,
Africa, South America and so on through-
out the list of countries, large shipments
are made with surprising regularity, while
as for America, the name "Mason & Ham-
lin" is in truth a household word.
Relaxation of effort has never found a
welcome in the halls of Mason & Hamlin,
who are to-day as energetically ambitious
as ever before. They are to-day as keen as
ever that their product shall be not only
superior to that of all other makers, but
that they shall ever continue to raise their
own high standard, and they are deter-
mined to manufacture an instrument which
shall by its intrinsic value appeal to those
entitled to judge, as the most perfectly
constructed organ it is possible to produce.
Their interest never lags. During the
recent years of depression through which
this country has passed, Mason & Hamlin
improved the opportunity offered by the
general business inactivity, to experiment
and progress still further; and it is a fact
that radical constructional improvements,
which render their instruments of to-day
superior to those of any previous time,
were perfected and introduced during the
recent period of commercial depression.
The following letters just received by
them stand as indisputable verification of
the above. One letter is from the distin-
guished artist, Emil Paur, conductor of the
New York Philharmonic Orchestra, the
Paur Symphony Orchestra, and one of the
world's greatest living musicians. Mr.
Paur writes:
New York, Feb. i, 1899.
Messrs. Mason & Hamlin Co.
Gentlemen:—After having used in my
house for several years one of your two
manual pedal bass Liszt organs, I desire to
express to you my sincere admiration for
it. I have never played an organ—with
the exception of pipe organs—which is its
equal, and I congratulate you on building
what I believe to be the most perfect in-
strument of its class, combining as it does
a beautiful variety of tone color, splendor
of full organ, and capacity to stand in
tune. For small churches, the music room
and salon, it is unquestionably the organ
par excellence.
(Signed)
Emil Paur.
The second letter is from Joseph Joach-
im, the distinguished musician and violin-
ist, Director of the Berlin Royal High
School of Music, the founder and dominat-
ing spirit of the world-renowned Joachim
String Quartet, who writes as follows re-
garding the Mason & Hamlin organs:
"The Mason & Hamlin organs, which
are being used in the Royal High School
of Music, are distinguished for their extra-
ordinary pureness and fullness of tone, as
well as for their quick response and elastic
touch. They are of exceptional value in
the drawing-room, as well as in the con-
cert hall, and can well take the place of the
pipe-organ. Without hesitation, I count
them the very best yet produced in reed-
organ manufacture.
(Signed)
Joseph Joachim."
Grunewald's Big Exhibit.
LSpecial to The Review.]
New Orleans, La., March 4, 1899.
The exhibitors who have selected space
in the approaching Industrial Exposition
are just now actively engaged in preparing
their exhibits and are devoting to the sub-
ject that measure of active attention which
its importance demands. The following
brief but general description will give an
idea of what is being done in this direction
in the musical field. The Louis Grune-
wald Co., Limited, who have secured 362
square feet, propose to make an exhibit of
four distinct classes. The first is to be com-
posed of high-grade pianos. Orders for
these special instruments have been sent to
the Stein way, Knabe, Sohmer, Mehlin,Behr
Bros., Fischer, Shoninger and Schaeffer
factories, so that a special exhibition in-
strument can be made and shipped to this
city. The second department will be com-
posed of organs from the Clough and
Warren, the Story and Clark and the
Bentley factories. The third department
will be devoted to an exhibition of brass
and marine band instruments, and the
fourth exhibit will be made up of mando-
lins, guitars and kindred musical instru-
ments together with a display of popular
music books and up-to-date songs. Mr.
W. H. Grunewald has charge of the ar-
rangements of these exhibits and an-
nounces his intention of making it the
headquarters of all musically inclined
people.
A ** Franklin" Souvenir.
Howard, Farwell & Co., of St. Paul,
Minn., have just issued a very timely sou-
venir—a small leaf calendar upon which in
addition appear the names of over two
hundred late purchasers of the Franklin
piano, which they represent in their sec-
tion. There is also an introductory page
explaining the special merits of the Frank-
lin product which is preceded by a cut of
one of the best selling Franklin styles.
The Factories of W. W. Kimball Co., Chicago, 111., U. S. A.
44
More than double the size and output of any similar institution in the world."—CHICAGO
Kimball Pianos.
Kimball Reed Organs.
TRIBUNE.
Kimball Pipe Organs.
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