Music Trade Review
Issue: 1899 Vol. 28 N. 24 - Page 13
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THfc. MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
The Lindeman Advance.
INCREASING RECOGNITION QF THE MERITS OF
THE FINE INSTRUMENTS MADE BY THE
LINDEMAN CO. CHARACTER AND
MERIT COUNT IN THE END
BUSINESS QUITE ACTIVE.
Lindeman has long been a name of rec-
ognized worth in the piano industry. It
has stood through the varying changes in
the commercial world—through storms,
calms and sunshine—as representing the
old-time principles of character and
merit in piano-making. When the market
became surfeited with "cheap" goods
there was no falling away from early
traditions with the Lindeman firm. They
stood by the flag—the "old Glory" of
reputation—and waited for the people to
come to their senses —to realize that good
THE LINDEMAN FACTORY.
and satisfactory values could not be pro-
duced at "famine prices."
The wisdom of this policy is apparent
to-day by the increasing demand for Linde-
man pianos. Dealers and purchasers under-
stand that the Lindeman piano represents
an undeviating policy which has obtained
for over three-quarters of a century. They
more fully recognize that an army of satis-
fied purchasers is the most powerful tribute
which can be paid the enduring merits,
musically and otherwise, of any piano—
that an inquiry into the record of the
Lindeman will show that the piano and the
name constitute a guarantee which is higher
than any eulogy which may be uttered in
cold type.
The present progressive policy of the
Lindeman & Sons Co., under the capable
guidance of Mr. L. W. P. Norris, is telling
most effectively in several directions. It
is noticeable in factory developments, the
most modern appliances being used exclu-
sively in all branches of the work. Vigor,
energy and a keen, though undemonstra-
tive, enthusiasm pervade the entire estab-
lishment, boding well for the future of the
Lindeman products.
At the factory a new style is in active
preparation which will be known as the
Lindeman new style 12, taking the place
of the present upright known by the same
title. In this instrument several attractive
features will be embodied in sympathy
with present day demands in the matter of
piano architecture.
The several Lindeman new styles in
uprights, notably, styles 22 and 27 are in
great demand. These instruments contain
the "lost motion bar "recently added by
Wessell, Nickel & Gross to their actions.
Every Lindeman style, without exception,
bears witness as to the general character
of the work and shows very plainly that
the commendable Lindeman policy of
cautious progressiveness is the only one
recognized.
The Lindeman piano of to-day, as al-
ways, occupies an enviable place in the
trade. A high standard of merit is main-
tained, improvements being added from
time to time as their necessity be-
comes r e c o g n i z e d .
The move from up-
per Harlem to 548-550
West 23d street has
proved to be a judi-
cious one. A year's
location in the new
quarters h a s demon-
strated this. The pres-
ent factory is well lo-
cated, f a c i n g o n e
of N e w
York's
t h o r o u g h f a r e s and
much more convenient
for general trade than
the old establishment.
Geo. H. Beverly has
j u s t returned from
a trip in the interest
of the Lindeman Co.
which was exceedingly
successful in every re-
spect. The Lindeman future is bright.
Advertising New York.
The Merchants' Association of New York,
having as usual the welfare of New York
at heart, has issued the 1899 edition of
"vSummer Days and Nights in New York"
for distribution in all parts of the United
States. Its purpose is to promote all in-
terests of this city by making prominent
its pleasure attractions as an additional in-
centive to distant merchants, disinclined
to long journeys for business purposes
only. 185,000 copies have been printed
for this Association and are now being
mailed throughout the United States.
The work which is being accomplished
by the Merchants' Association toward the
furtherance of New York's trade and com-
merce is of a character that merits the
most ample and generous support. The
business men of this city have benefited by
the Association's labors, and it is only meet
that they should assist in extending the
work of the Association by substantial
cash contributions to its funds. The offi-
cers of the Association give much time to
its affairs, contributing freely in money
and receive no pay for their services.
The Wilcox & White line of instruments
will hereafter be represented in Cleveland,
O., by J. T. Wamelink & Sons.
Tribute to Malcolm Love.
Malcolm Love, secretary of the Waterloo
Organ Co., Waterloo, N. Y., was the sub-
ject of an interesting sketch in a recent
issue of the Albany Sunday Telegram.
Mr. Love's successful career in the music
trade was referred to as well as the merits
of the pianos and organs made by the in-
stitution of which he is such a prominent
figure. The tribute paid to Mr. Love's
character and ability is the more forcible
because it was written without his request
or knowledge.
Debtors Discharged.
Statistics have lately been prepared
touching the amount of the obligations of
debtors discharged under the federal bank-
ruptcy law up to the present. One table
which has appeared puts the total liabilities
of discharged debtors at $65,000,000. The
numbers of the petitioners in the different
cities vary very considerably, as do the
amounts of liabilities set opposite each city.
Some of the smaller cities in the country
find a place in the table, while some of the
larger ones are conspicuous by their
absence. It will occasion no surprise to
learn that New York, the largest city in
the country, leads as regards the liabilities
of the discharged debtors. If the statistics
are carefully compiled, they testify to a
very remarkable degree of activity on the
part of the federal courts since the bank-
ruptcy law went into effect.
Congratulations.
The marriage is announced of Ralph E.
Fox, treasurer of the Indicator Co., and
son of O. L. Fox, to Miss Orinda C.
Daniels, which occurred in Chicago Wed-
nesday of last week. The ceremony was
attended by a host of friends who extended
the heartiest congratulations for the happi-
ness and prosperity of the newly wedded
couple. In this sentiment The Review
cordially joins. Mr. and Mrs. Fox spent
part of their honeymoon trip in New York
making their headquarters at the Waldorf-
Astoria.
Big Receipts.
Commissioner of Patents Duell reports
the receipts of the Patent Office for the
month of May, 1899, to be $116,386.87.
For the corresponding month of 1898 the
receipts were $88,558.41, an increase of 30
per cent.
Hr. H. W. Chase.
Mr. H. W. Chase, who has been con-
nected with the New York retail warerooms
of Chickering & Sons for s e v e r a l
years, will leave for Boston on July 1st
when he will assume charge of the Chick-
ering retail department in that city. Mr.
Chase is a conscientious worker, who has
made many friends during his sojourn in
New York. Under his competent manage-
ment the augmentation of Chickering re-
tail interests in Boston is assured.
THfc. MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
The Lindeman Advance.
INCREASING RECOGNITION QF THE MERITS OF
THE FINE INSTRUMENTS MADE BY THE
LINDEMAN CO. CHARACTER AND
MERIT COUNT IN THE END
BUSINESS QUITE ACTIVE.
Lindeman has long been a name of rec-
ognized worth in the piano industry. It
has stood through the varying changes in
the commercial world—through storms,
calms and sunshine—as representing the
old-time principles of character and
merit in piano-making. When the market
became surfeited with "cheap" goods
there was no falling away from early
traditions with the Lindeman firm. They
stood by the flag—the "old Glory" of
reputation—and waited for the people to
come to their senses —to realize that good
THE LINDEMAN FACTORY.
and satisfactory values could not be pro-
duced at "famine prices."
The wisdom of this policy is apparent
to-day by the increasing demand for Linde-
man pianos. Dealers and purchasers under-
stand that the Lindeman piano represents
an undeviating policy which has obtained
for over three-quarters of a century. They
more fully recognize that an army of satis-
fied purchasers is the most powerful tribute
which can be paid the enduring merits,
musically and otherwise, of any piano—
that an inquiry into the record of the
Lindeman will show that the piano and the
name constitute a guarantee which is higher
than any eulogy which may be uttered in
cold type.
The present progressive policy of the
Lindeman & Sons Co., under the capable
guidance of Mr. L. W. P. Norris, is telling
most effectively in several directions. It
is noticeable in factory developments, the
most modern appliances being used exclu-
sively in all branches of the work. Vigor,
energy and a keen, though undemonstra-
tive, enthusiasm pervade the entire estab-
lishment, boding well for the future of the
Lindeman products.
At the factory a new style is in active
preparation which will be known as the
Lindeman new style 12, taking the place
of the present upright known by the same
title. In this instrument several attractive
features will be embodied in sympathy
with present day demands in the matter of
piano architecture.
The several Lindeman new styles in
uprights, notably, styles 22 and 27 are in
great demand. These instruments contain
the "lost motion bar "recently added by
Wessell, Nickel & Gross to their actions.
Every Lindeman style, without exception,
bears witness as to the general character
of the work and shows very plainly that
the commendable Lindeman policy of
cautious progressiveness is the only one
recognized.
The Lindeman piano of to-day, as al-
ways, occupies an enviable place in the
trade. A high standard of merit is main-
tained, improvements being added from
time to time as their necessity be-
comes r e c o g n i z e d .
The move from up-
per Harlem to 548-550
West 23d street has
proved to be a judi-
cious one. A year's
location in the new
quarters h a s demon-
strated this. The pres-
ent factory is well lo-
cated, f a c i n g o n e
of N e w
York's
t h o r o u g h f a r e s and
much more convenient
for general trade than
the old establishment.
Geo. H. Beverly has
j u s t returned from
a trip in the interest
of the Lindeman Co.
which was exceedingly
successful in every re-
spect. The Lindeman future is bright.
Advertising New York.
The Merchants' Association of New York,
having as usual the welfare of New York
at heart, has issued the 1899 edition of
"vSummer Days and Nights in New York"
for distribution in all parts of the United
States. Its purpose is to promote all in-
terests of this city by making prominent
its pleasure attractions as an additional in-
centive to distant merchants, disinclined
to long journeys for business purposes
only. 185,000 copies have been printed
for this Association and are now being
mailed throughout the United States.
The work which is being accomplished
by the Merchants' Association toward the
furtherance of New York's trade and com-
merce is of a character that merits the
most ample and generous support. The
business men of this city have benefited by
the Association's labors, and it is only meet
that they should assist in extending the
work of the Association by substantial
cash contributions to its funds. The offi-
cers of the Association give much time to
its affairs, contributing freely in money
and receive no pay for their services.
The Wilcox & White line of instruments
will hereafter be represented in Cleveland,
O., by J. T. Wamelink & Sons.
Tribute to Malcolm Love.
Malcolm Love, secretary of the Waterloo
Organ Co., Waterloo, N. Y., was the sub-
ject of an interesting sketch in a recent
issue of the Albany Sunday Telegram.
Mr. Love's successful career in the music
trade was referred to as well as the merits
of the pianos and organs made by the in-
stitution of which he is such a prominent
figure. The tribute paid to Mr. Love's
character and ability is the more forcible
because it was written without his request
or knowledge.
Debtors Discharged.
Statistics have lately been prepared
touching the amount of the obligations of
debtors discharged under the federal bank-
ruptcy law up to the present. One table
which has appeared puts the total liabilities
of discharged debtors at $65,000,000. The
numbers of the petitioners in the different
cities vary very considerably, as do the
amounts of liabilities set opposite each city.
Some of the smaller cities in the country
find a place in the table, while some of the
larger ones are conspicuous by their
absence. It will occasion no surprise to
learn that New York, the largest city in
the country, leads as regards the liabilities
of the discharged debtors. If the statistics
are carefully compiled, they testify to a
very remarkable degree of activity on the
part of the federal courts since the bank-
ruptcy law went into effect.
Congratulations.
The marriage is announced of Ralph E.
Fox, treasurer of the Indicator Co., and
son of O. L. Fox, to Miss Orinda C.
Daniels, which occurred in Chicago Wed-
nesday of last week. The ceremony was
attended by a host of friends who extended
the heartiest congratulations for the happi-
ness and prosperity of the newly wedded
couple. In this sentiment The Review
cordially joins. Mr. and Mrs. Fox spent
part of their honeymoon trip in New York
making their headquarters at the Waldorf-
Astoria.
Big Receipts.
Commissioner of Patents Duell reports
the receipts of the Patent Office for the
month of May, 1899, to be $116,386.87.
For the corresponding month of 1898 the
receipts were $88,558.41, an increase of 30
per cent.
Hr. H. W. Chase.
Mr. H. W. Chase, who has been con-
nected with the New York retail warerooms
of Chickering & Sons for s e v e r a l
years, will leave for Boston on July 1st
when he will assume charge of the Chick-
ering retail department in that city. Mr.
Chase is a conscientious worker, who has
made many friends during his sojourn in
New York. Under his competent manage-
ment the augmentation of Chickering re-
tail interests in Boston is assured.
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