Music Trade Review
Issue: 1902 Vol. 34 N. 17 - Page 5
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THE
REWFW
fflJilC TIRADE
V O L X X X I V . N o . 1 7 . Published Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 3 East Fourteenth Street, New York, April 26,1902.
THE EXHIBITION AT WORCESTER.
The Display of Instruments One of Rare Historic
Value—The Exhibition and Concerts Well
Attended—Some Hare Chickerings.
[Special to The Review.]
Worcester, Mass., April 22, 1902.
The exhibition of antique historical mu-
sical instruments under the direction of the
Worcester Society of Antiquity closes this
week. It has been successful from every
point of view. The concerts in the evening
have been largely attended, and some dis-
tinguished artists have participated. Many
of the programs have been in sympathy
with the historical character of the exhibi-
tion and are noteworthy in this connection.
The entire library of the society's building
on Salisbury street is devoted to the dis-
play and the collection, though much smaller
than that recently shown by Chickering &
Sons at their exhibition in Horticultural hall,
Boston is fully as interesting. Chickering
& Sons have been liberal in contributions to
this exhibition, sending some of their
choicest specimens of pianos, both of antique
and modern make. Worcester piano mer-
chants, too, and private collectors have also
been generous.
Among the particularly interesting instru-
ments is a Clarendon Harris piano loaned by
ths F. S. Leland Co. It was one of the first
pianos ever brought to Worcester and was
made by Jonas Chickering in 1822-23. It
is beautiful in design, made of old mahogany
and rosewood and ornamented with brass.
It was purchased in exchange for $275 and
an old piano valued at $75. This instrument
belongs to the first lot ever manufactured by
Chickering. The first piano actually finished
by the pioneer of this firm was purchased by
James H. Brigham in December, in 1822, and
presented to Miss Thankful C. Hutchinson
of Alstead, N. H. It is now on exhibition
in the Chickering warerooms in Boston.
An early upright loaned by Chickering is
of Collard & Collard manufacture made in
London in 1836, and with this the Chickering
company sends the first upright it ever put
out, made by Jonas Chickering in 1830. It
stands next to a very modern Chickering,
producing a contrast that is quite startling.
The old upright has instead of a wooden case
above the keys a sunburst drapery of red
tapestry caught in the centre with a brass ro-
sette and tapestry forms a part of the base
decorations, front claw legs adding- further
to its unique though artistic appearance. The
modern quarter grand, the smallest grand
made by Chickering, with all modern equip-
ments, is one of the most attractive of the
new instruments shown, and by far the most
elaborate, of Assyrian walnut, hand-carved,
with painted panels, made especially for the
Paris exhibition.
Miss Mary Louise Trumbull Cogswell has
loaned an old rosewood piano made in 1834.
It belonged to her grandfather, George
Trumbull, and was one of the first pianos
brought to Worcester. There is an old 16th
century clavichord, sent by Chickering, and
a spinet made by Baker & Harris in 1773.
Another valuable piano is by Broadwood,
made in London in 1791. This belongs to
the society, being given to it by a daughter
of Rev. and Mrs. Sweetser. C. B. Daniels
has loaned a quaint old piano manufactured
by Wood, Small & Co., "musical instrument
makers to His Majesty, Edinburgh and Lon-
don." It bears the date 1800, and Benjamin
T. Hill has loaned an H. & W. Geib piano
made in Maiden Lane, New York, in 1830.
A harpsichord with double manual and
spinet attachment, made by Kirkman in Lon-
don in 1790, is another Chickering contribu-
tion, and there are three vocations loaned by
the Worcester Vocalion company, showing
the stages of the instrument's progress from
the first model to its present perfection.
S. C. Parsons, the Worcester violin maker,
shows a very complete and interesting collec-
tion of violins, and Mrs. C. VanD. Cheno-
weth contributes a beautiful and valuable
marten gartar. E. D. Ingraham exhibits an
ophicleide and keyed bugle, and a bassoon
played in Spolers' orchestra in 1800, in the
New York Philharmonic orchestra, and is
loaned by the Orchestral Society. Mrs. L. G.
White of Worcester has sent a case of Ha-
waiian and Chinese musical instruments.
Mrs. E. D. Buffington shows many Japanese
and Chinese antiquities in drums, gongs, etc.,
and M. S. T. Nahigan has on exhibition in-
struments from Bulgaria, Turkey and Persia.
Army drums, old bugles, 'cellos and violins
are shown in quantities, many being owned
by the society and some loaned for the occa-
sion.
Wolcott & Woodward, dealers in pianos
and organs, Elkhart, Ind., have been giving
a number of interesting concerts at their
warerooms, which have been attended by
some oi the leading people of their section,
*2.oo PER YEAR.
SINGLE COPIES, io CENTS
WHO PAYS THE FREIGHT?
Foreign Buyers Complain That Shippers Do Not
Secure as Low Freights as They Might Were
Some Exertion Made.
In shipping export orders, American man-
ufacturers too often manifest indifference
about the rates of freight and the forwarding
charges, assuming that, as the foreign buyer
pays the freight, the matter need not concern
the shipper. This position is entirely wrong;
the shipper ought to be as careful to obtain
the lowest rate of freight when it is to be
paid by the buyer as when it falls upon the
seller.
Consul-General Dickinson, at Constanti-
nople, in a recent report to the Department
of State, calls attention to this matter as fol-
lows:
I hear considerable complaint in regard to
the indifference of the American exporter
in securing a satisfactory freight rate from
New York to the place of destination. The
English and German exporter, it is claimed,
will take as much pains in securing a low
through freight rate as if the freight were
paid by him, while the American exporter
will often make a shipment without any
agreement beyond the point where the goods
are transshipped. As the ability of Amer-
ican goods to compete in the foreign market
is generally determined by the freight charges
this is a point which should have the closest
attention.
Commenting on this, American Trade per-
tinently says: Members of the National As-
sociation of Manufacturers often say that
they do not need the services of the Associ-
ation's International Freight Bureau because
their foreign customers pay the freight, and
therefore it makes no difference what the cost
may be.
The foreign merchant buys goods that yield
him the best profit in their sale; consequent-
ly everything that enters into the cost of
his goods is a matter of consequence to him.
If he finds that a manufacturer does not look
to his interests in shipping his purchases he
very soon transfers his patronage elsewhere.
Freight rates and forwarding charges al-
ways are of great importance to the shipper,
no matter who pays the bill. It might just
as well be said that the price of the goods
would be immaterial as to declare that the
cost of delivery would not have any bearing
on business.
McKannon Bros. & Co., of Burlington,
Vt., have opened a music store in the Batten
Block, Greenwich, N, Y,
THE
REWFW
fflJilC TIRADE
V O L X X X I V . N o . 1 7 . Published Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 3 East Fourteenth Street, New York, April 26,1902.
THE EXHIBITION AT WORCESTER.
The Display of Instruments One of Rare Historic
Value—The Exhibition and Concerts Well
Attended—Some Hare Chickerings.
[Special to The Review.]
Worcester, Mass., April 22, 1902.
The exhibition of antique historical mu-
sical instruments under the direction of the
Worcester Society of Antiquity closes this
week. It has been successful from every
point of view. The concerts in the evening
have been largely attended, and some dis-
tinguished artists have participated. Many
of the programs have been in sympathy
with the historical character of the exhibi-
tion and are noteworthy in this connection.
The entire library of the society's building
on Salisbury street is devoted to the dis-
play and the collection, though much smaller
than that recently shown by Chickering &
Sons at their exhibition in Horticultural hall,
Boston is fully as interesting. Chickering
& Sons have been liberal in contributions to
this exhibition, sending some of their
choicest specimens of pianos, both of antique
and modern make. Worcester piano mer-
chants, too, and private collectors have also
been generous.
Among the particularly interesting instru-
ments is a Clarendon Harris piano loaned by
ths F. S. Leland Co. It was one of the first
pianos ever brought to Worcester and was
made by Jonas Chickering in 1822-23. It
is beautiful in design, made of old mahogany
and rosewood and ornamented with brass.
It was purchased in exchange for $275 and
an old piano valued at $75. This instrument
belongs to the first lot ever manufactured by
Chickering. The first piano actually finished
by the pioneer of this firm was purchased by
James H. Brigham in December, in 1822, and
presented to Miss Thankful C. Hutchinson
of Alstead, N. H. It is now on exhibition
in the Chickering warerooms in Boston.
An early upright loaned by Chickering is
of Collard & Collard manufacture made in
London in 1836, and with this the Chickering
company sends the first upright it ever put
out, made by Jonas Chickering in 1830. It
stands next to a very modern Chickering,
producing a contrast that is quite startling.
The old upright has instead of a wooden case
above the keys a sunburst drapery of red
tapestry caught in the centre with a brass ro-
sette and tapestry forms a part of the base
decorations, front claw legs adding- further
to its unique though artistic appearance. The
modern quarter grand, the smallest grand
made by Chickering, with all modern equip-
ments, is one of the most attractive of the
new instruments shown, and by far the most
elaborate, of Assyrian walnut, hand-carved,
with painted panels, made especially for the
Paris exhibition.
Miss Mary Louise Trumbull Cogswell has
loaned an old rosewood piano made in 1834.
It belonged to her grandfather, George
Trumbull, and was one of the first pianos
brought to Worcester. There is an old 16th
century clavichord, sent by Chickering, and
a spinet made by Baker & Harris in 1773.
Another valuable piano is by Broadwood,
made in London in 1791. This belongs to
the society, being given to it by a daughter
of Rev. and Mrs. Sweetser. C. B. Daniels
has loaned a quaint old piano manufactured
by Wood, Small & Co., "musical instrument
makers to His Majesty, Edinburgh and Lon-
don." It bears the date 1800, and Benjamin
T. Hill has loaned an H. & W. Geib piano
made in Maiden Lane, New York, in 1830.
A harpsichord with double manual and
spinet attachment, made by Kirkman in Lon-
don in 1790, is another Chickering contribu-
tion, and there are three vocations loaned by
the Worcester Vocalion company, showing
the stages of the instrument's progress from
the first model to its present perfection.
S. C. Parsons, the Worcester violin maker,
shows a very complete and interesting collec-
tion of violins, and Mrs. C. VanD. Cheno-
weth contributes a beautiful and valuable
marten gartar. E. D. Ingraham exhibits an
ophicleide and keyed bugle, and a bassoon
played in Spolers' orchestra in 1800, in the
New York Philharmonic orchestra, and is
loaned by the Orchestral Society. Mrs. L. G.
White of Worcester has sent a case of Ha-
waiian and Chinese musical instruments.
Mrs. E. D. Buffington shows many Japanese
and Chinese antiquities in drums, gongs, etc.,
and M. S. T. Nahigan has on exhibition in-
struments from Bulgaria, Turkey and Persia.
Army drums, old bugles, 'cellos and violins
are shown in quantities, many being owned
by the society and some loaned for the occa-
sion.
Wolcott & Woodward, dealers in pianos
and organs, Elkhart, Ind., have been giving
a number of interesting concerts at their
warerooms, which have been attended by
some oi the leading people of their section,
*2.oo PER YEAR.
SINGLE COPIES, io CENTS
WHO PAYS THE FREIGHT?
Foreign Buyers Complain That Shippers Do Not
Secure as Low Freights as They Might Were
Some Exertion Made.
In shipping export orders, American man-
ufacturers too often manifest indifference
about the rates of freight and the forwarding
charges, assuming that, as the foreign buyer
pays the freight, the matter need not concern
the shipper. This position is entirely wrong;
the shipper ought to be as careful to obtain
the lowest rate of freight when it is to be
paid by the buyer as when it falls upon the
seller.
Consul-General Dickinson, at Constanti-
nople, in a recent report to the Department
of State, calls attention to this matter as fol-
lows:
I hear considerable complaint in regard to
the indifference of the American exporter
in securing a satisfactory freight rate from
New York to the place of destination. The
English and German exporter, it is claimed,
will take as much pains in securing a low
through freight rate as if the freight were
paid by him, while the American exporter
will often make a shipment without any
agreement beyond the point where the goods
are transshipped. As the ability of Amer-
ican goods to compete in the foreign market
is generally determined by the freight charges
this is a point which should have the closest
attention.
Commenting on this, American Trade per-
tinently says: Members of the National As-
sociation of Manufacturers often say that
they do not need the services of the Associ-
ation's International Freight Bureau because
their foreign customers pay the freight, and
therefore it makes no difference what the cost
may be.
The foreign merchant buys goods that yield
him the best profit in their sale; consequent-
ly everything that enters into the cost of
his goods is a matter of consequence to him.
If he finds that a manufacturer does not look
to his interests in shipping his purchases he
very soon transfers his patronage elsewhere.
Freight rates and forwarding charges al-
ways are of great importance to the shipper,
no matter who pays the bill. It might just
as well be said that the price of the goods
would be immaterial as to declare that the
cost of delivery would not have any bearing
on business.
McKannon Bros. & Co., of Burlington,
Vt., have opened a music store in the Batten
Block, Greenwich, N, Y,
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