Music Trade Review

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THE: MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
FREAK MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.
FURNITURE AND MUSIC.
Some Millionaires Who Adorn Their Houses in
Queer Ways.
Two Stores Combine to Receive Their Friends
and Mark the Opening of Fine New Build-
ing in Los Angeles.
The "musical washstand" of the Marquis of
Anglesey, which excited so much merriment a t
(Special to The Review.)
the recent sale, is not without precedent. Rick
Los Angeles, Cal., March 11, 1905.
men are to he found in all parts of the world by
Saturday was opening day at the new four-
whom freak furniture is considered an advan- story building occupied by the great, big, push-
tageous investment for unrequired wealth. A re- ing Lyon-McKinney-Smith Co., furniture, and the
cent Barcelona law case revealed the existence J. B. Brown Music Co., at Nos. 648 and 650 South
of a phonograph cradle which sang lullabies to Broadway.
the infant inside. The rich manufacturer who>
The entire fourth floor is filled with furniture,
gave the order sued for the return of his money but the other three floors are occupied on oife
on the ground that the phonograph went out of
side by the music store and on the other by the
order and seldom sang the required tune.
furniture people. For the purpose of the open-
The French newspapers, not long ago, con- ing reception the two stores were worked to-
tained obituaries of a Marseille exporter named gether by means of the elevators and stairways.
Gerard, who boasted a freak drawing room of
Visitors were taken to the top floor among the
an extraordinary kind.
furniture and released from the elevator and
The chairs and sofas were connected with a. then found their way down the rear stairway
hidden phonograph, which when a visitor sat to the next floor and into the music store, and
down, exclaimed, "Be as at home," and other hos- so on alternately through furniture and musical
pitable words.
instruments to the bottom.
In the furniture section of the Paris exhibition
The fine display in both establishments at-
of 1900 was a piano built for a Spanish grandee, tracted the attention of visitors. There were
strangly fitted. On either side of the music rack handsome decorations of flowers and other evi-
were electric candles which became brilliant dences of taste and enterprise.
when loud or quick music was played and almost
went out when the melody became slow or
HIGH CLASS MUSIC
funereal.
The Spaniard had strange theories as to t h e
relation between light and harmony, and at- Growing in Demand, According to James
O'Connor, of the Automusic Co.
tempted to embody them in his piano.
A millionaire Italian, named Colleom, a resi-
The manufacturers of perforated music are
dent in Naples, possesses an even stranger musi-
cal instrument. On the top of his grand piano is devoting their attention more and more to the
production of classical music. James Connor,
a square space representing the floor of a ball
room, and on the space dolls representing men president of the Automusic Perforating Co., of
and women dance to the players tune. By means 53 Broadway, who has a good opportunity to
of levers the dolls can be made to perform any study the public's taste, says that his company
dance, accordingly as the player plays a waltz, is devoting its energies to putting out music of
the highest standard, as the life of most of the
a polka or other music.
popular songs proves but brief, and the work
of the masters is always salable. Mr. Connor
Better weather this week is helping trade.
SPRING
has just issued an interesting little pamphlet,
"The Evolution of a New Art—How You Can
Get Artistic Results from a Piano Player." It
is intended to instruct the operators of auto-
matic pianos how to obtain a truly artistic ren-
dition from perforated rolls, and should receive
the attention of the trade.
TONK'S NEW STYLE THIRTEEN
Is in Great Demand—A Convenient Volume for
Tonk Salesmen.
The idea that thirteen may be an unlucky
number would seem to receive its death blow
after seeing the handsome style 13 piano just
placed on the market by William Tonk & Bro.,
manufacturers of the Ernest A. Tonk pianos at
452 Tenth avenue. The first of these instru-
ments, which left the factory Saturday, was con-
structed of a very rich mahogany in a strictly
colonial design. The trusses and pilasters and
top of the frame were embellished suitable to
the style represented. The firm will have five
more ready for delivery the coming week, some
with plain and some with carved tops.
A novelty in the shape of a folding catalogue
has just been issued by this house for the benefit
of their salesmen. The folder is bound in Rus-
sia leather, and when open, displays eight of the
latest styles of the Ernest A. Tonk pianos. It is
arranged so that when a change is desired, a
new cut can be inserted over the old one without
marring the catalogue in any way.
DEATH OF DANIEL CLARK.
Daniel Clark, who had been an organ maker
in Buffalo, N. Y., for half a century, died at 504
Niagara street, that city, Wednesday last. He
was born in England.
D. F. Laubenstein, music dealer, of Ashland,
Pa., died in St. Augustine, Fla., whence he and
his wife went last week in the hope of regaining
health.
IS
HERE
and with it there should come renewed business activity in many lines.
Are you ready Mr. Dealer to take the fullest advantage of the inspir-
ing effect of Spring ?
Is your stock complete in all essentials?
We feel confident that you could sell
Christman Pianos
You would be pleased if you saw them.
They would satisfy your best trade, and then, if an instrument of
lower price was desired, and of splendid value,
=-THE WORTHINGTON=
would completely fill the niche.
You will serve your own interests by investigating these instruments,
which are made by
CHRISTMAN SONS, a&*££*
I37th st