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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
[Compiled especially for The Review.]
This invention has for its object to pro-
vide a new and improved construction of
banjo. What the inventor claims and de-
sires to secure by letters patent is:—A
banjo having its body composed of a metal
hoop or ring formed integral on its inside
with an inwardly-piojecting, annular, stif-
fening-rib, and its exterior constructed of
two different diameters respectively above
and below said rib and separated at their
exterior by a flattened, annular step.
Combined Piano and Mechanical Music
Work. F. W. Ofsky, Leipsic, Gohlis, Ger-
many. Patent No. 635,387.
This invention relates to an upright
piano, with a mechanical music work, hav-
ing a music disk provided in it so that the
music work can be operated in a mechani-
cal manner on the pianoforte played by
hand or both simultaneously. This com-
bination of music work in the box has for
its purpose to use the sounding board of
the piano for the musical work, and thus
give to the latter a more pleasant and
fuller tone. The claim is as follows:
"The combination with a pianoforte of a
mechanical musical work placed within the
casing of the pianoforte in the upper part
thereof in front of the pianoforte action, a
rod connecting the base-plate of said musi-
cal work to the pianoforte-string plate and
a rod connecting said base-plate to the
sound-board of the pianoforte." '
Washington, D. C , Nov. 7, 1899.
Piano Sounding Board. Constantin
Schmidtlein, Berlin, Ger. Patent No. 635,-
872.
The object of this invention is to con-
struct a ribless sounding board having
sufficient strength to sustain the pressure
of the strings of the musical instrument to
which it is fitted and capable of vibrating
in such a way as to render a sound rich in
harmonics and equally respond to each of
the strings.
Mr. Schmidtlein does not claim, broad-
ly, to make a sounding-board out of a
plurality of thicknesses of wood with the
grain crossing, nor to make a sounding-
board thicker under the bridge; but what
he claims is : A ribless sounding-board
composed of two layers, of wood with their
grain crossing one another, the thickness
of which board is greatest in the center
and tapers gradually thence toward a line
parallel to and near its edges, where each
face of the board is provided with a shal-
low groove constituting a sharper diminu-
New Use For An Old Friend.
tion immediately before the part intended
Skim milk has been hitherto regarded
for attachment to the support of the sound-
as of little value, although it is sometimes
ing-board.
Banjo. W. J. Riley, Birmingham, Eng. worked off on people who are unable to
distinguish it from the richer article with
Patent No. 636,179.
the cream on. But now comes a statement
from Washington to the effect that from
skim milk a substance may be made much
resembling celluloid and as useful for quite
Sends you another* as large a variety of purposes. It appears
All \ \ \ \ \ that from this substance you can make
piano keys and almost every article made
of celluloid. The substance has one merit
in particular over celluloid in that it will
not explode or burn.
The dairymen and farmers will doubtless
be glad to hear that an article which until
now has gone almost wholly to waste may
are satisfied customers. be thus turned to profitable account. Skim
milk has been chiefly fed to summer board-
Write right n&zv for
late Catalogue. . • .
ers and the pigs; and where there has been
no outlet for it in that direction it has
WEAVER ORGAN & PIANO CO. been simply thrown away. But now a
Manufacturers: Y O R K , P A . , U. S. A .
wonderful field of profit seems to be open-
ing. The farmer, who nas always com-
VISIT NEW YORK,
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plained so much of the unkindness of
The trip will be to your fortune, apparently is finding things com-
advantage if you call on ing his way at last. He sells his corn cobs
for fuel, utilizes the shucks for ague medi-
cine, and makes something or other out of
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the
chestnut burrs. And now here comes
13 EAST J4 STREET,
a positive use for the hitherto despised and
Bet. Fifth Avc. & Broadway.
worthless skim milk. A splendid and illim-
A large assortment of
itable field appears to be opening. The
up-to-date . *. . . .
prospect is only dark for the cow, whose lac-
teal resources are likely to be overworked,
in view of the probable enormous demand
for the new and useful substance.
A Satisfied Customer
Olcavcr
Customers
E. N. MARTIN,
PIANO AND
ORGAN STOOLS,
BENCHES, SCARFS,
RUBBER COVERS, ETC.
New Catalogue lust Issued.
>Vl«b you would send for one.
Telephone, 639—t8th
At the last meeting of the Piano Makers'
Union of New York, forty new members
joined the organization.
The Weaver Co.'s Display.
Among the attractive booths in the mu-
sical section of the National Export Ex-
position at Philadelphia is that of the
Weaver Organ & Piano Co., an illustration
of which is shown herewith. It is located
in the north pavilion, section N, No. 53
of the main building, and has been the
rendezvous of numbers of visitors, both
American and foreign, since the opening
day.
The Weaver Co. under the competent
management of M. B. Gibson, president
and W. S. Bond,"secretary and treasurer,
have already built up an export trade of
imposing proportions and they feel that
their display at the Export Exposition
will be of decided benefit in still further
augmenting this department of their busi-
ness. In fact substantial results have al-
ready accrued as a result of their active
participation in the Export Exposition.
Apart from regular trade, delegates and
visitors have placed orders for organs, a
great number of them to be shipped
abroad.
The enterprise of the Weaver Co. in
this as well as other matters is to be high-
ly commended. They are giving good
values, and they are taking most effective
means of bringing this fact to the atten-
tion of people at home and abroad. Mr.
Gibson is of the opinion, like many other
members of the trade, that the Exposition
as a whole will result in inestimable good
to commercial interests in this country.
Five Carloads of Stegers and
Singers.
Mr. Mueller of the firm of Schmoller &
Mueller, Omaha, Neb., was a caller at the
Steger Piano Works the fore part of this
week, says the Steger Herald, and expressed
surprise and admiration at the growth of
the plant, and amount of instruments
turned out. Mr. Mueller is a practical
piano man and as a slight token of his ap-
preciation of the Steger and Singer goods,
left a small order of 5 carloads to be
shipped him within 30 days.
Big values. That is what everyone is
looking for in these close-of-the-century
days. Turn to page 16. Information will
be found there concerning the largest offer
ever made by a publication. Read it care-
fully and then act.