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OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS.
MUSIC TRADE
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St. Johns—6 cases organs and material, $145;
3 cases pianos and material, $347.
St. Petersburg—10 pkgs. talking machines and
material, $346.
Stockholm—6 cases organs, $400.
Surinam—5 cases organs, $128.
Trieste—1 case piano material, $200.
Valparaiso—5 cases music, $140.
Vienna—10 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $336.
small, designed to serve as the means of future
correspondence between the reader and advertiser
are not advertisements, but writing paper fur-
Pianos and Other Musical Instruments Shipped
nished the reader for his convenience. As such
Abroad from the Port of New York for the
they constitute merchandise, and are subject to
Week Just Ended—An Interesting Array of
the rate of one cent an ounce or fraction thereof.
Musical Specialties for Foreign Countries.
Printed coupons providing no space for signature
or insertion, and advertisements intended to be
(Special to The Review.)
detached, are third-class matter, and are subject
Washington, D. C., Nov. 12, 1906.
to the rate of one cent for each two ounces or
The following were the exports of musical in-
fraction thereof. It is unlawful and detrimental
struments and kindred lines from the Port of
to the postal revenue to place such higher class
New York for the week just ended:
matter in periodicals and transmit the same in
Amsterdam—10 cases piano players and ma-
the mails at the second-class rates. The fact that
N. B. Pratt Says the Lester Piano Is Widely
terial, $200.
such articles serve the convenience of advertis-
Growing in Favor With the Dealer.
Batavia—11 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
ers or others gives no warrant for waiving the
terial, ?786.
Berlin—233 pkgs. talking machines and ma- N. B. Pratt, the road representative of the Les- lawful postage charge on them or on any peri-
ter Piano Co., Philadelphia, Pa., is now on a odical with which one or more may be inclosed."
terial, |l,930.
Bombay—2 cases organs and material, $100; 11 Western trip for that concern. Mr. Pratt is a
pkgs. talking machines and material, $313; 6 veteran in the piano business as far as years of
FAMOUS OLD PIPE ORGAN.
service is concerned, although he shows no signs
pkgs. talking machines and material, $124.
Bradford—77 pkgs. talking machines and ma- of age. Time evidently deals with him lightly, The Third to Appear and Now Oldest in
for although a quarter of a century has elapsed
terial, $494.
America.
Bremen—12 cases piano players and material,
$3,550; 3 cases musical instruments, $3/0.
The oldest pipe organ in existence in this
Buenos Ayres—8 pkgs. talking machines and
country, and the third one to make its appear-
material, $461.
ance in America, is located in Winchester, N. H.
Callao—9 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
The instrument was built by Henry Pratt, a na-
terial, $359.
tive of Winchester, who, like his father, was a
Calcutta—6 cases piano players and material,
carpenter by trade.
$950.
It chanced that in the year 1788, at 19 years of
Cartagena—1 case piano machinery, $258; 4
age, he went with his father to assist in build-
cases organs, $160.
ing a church in Hudson, N. Y. While there he
obtained a draft of an organ in that locality
Cienfuegos—12 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
which had been brought over from England.
terial, $158.
This draft Pratt took home with him and
Colon—5 pkgs. talking machines and material,
showed it to one of the most prominent of Win-
$271.
chester's citizens. Captain Smith. The captain
Corinto—10 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
at once evinced intense interest and made the
terial, $212; 7 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
following proposition to Pratt: "If you will build
terial, $505; 1 case piano players and material,
the organ I will give you a bushel of rye per day
$260; 3 pkgs. talking machines and material,
while you are building it, and if you succeed in
$196.
making an acceptable instrument I will pay you
Copenhagen—5 cases organs, $299.
$300 additional."
Constantinople—1 case pianos, $200.
Pratt began work immediately, and one year
Guayaquil—1 case piano players and material.
later, in the summer of 1789, he finished the or-
$135.
gan. After due consideration it was pronounced
Hamburg—6 cases organs, $425; 1 pkg. talking
a success, and was accepted and paid for by Cap-
machines and material, $100; 9 cases piano ma-
tain Smith, who at once presented it to the citi-
terial, $224; 5 cases piano players and material,
zens of Winchester.
$474.
N. IS. l ' R A T T .
It was first used by the Congregational So-
Havana—5 cases piano material, $560; 10 pkgs.
since he first became connected with the music ciety, the only denomination in town holding
talking machines and material, $202.
service at that time. For about sixty years it
Havre—4 cases piano players and material, trade, he does not show the wear and tear of
was in constant use by either the Congregational-
$115; 7 pkgs. talking machines and material, years of service.
Talking recently with The Review he re- ists or the Universalists.
$302.
In 1842 the organ was sold by vote of the town
Kingston—1 case piano players and material, marked: "I have been much pleased with the
way the Lester piano is regarded by the deal- at auction, and became the property of the Uni-
. $]47; 21 cases organs, $293.
La Guayra—8 pkgs. talking machines and ma- ers everywhere. They certainly look upon the versalists. Soon after this it was taken apart
Lester as an instrument of splendid merit, and repaired by Julius Pratt, son of the maker.
terial, $100; 3 cases pianos and material, $165.
Leeds—97 pkgs. talking machines and material, which, of course, it is, but it is pleasing to know After this it did good ser.vice again for some
that it is advancing so rapidly in trade esteem time. For want of care, however, it became out
$624.
Liverpool—4 pkgs. talking machines and ma- everywhere, and this year will be the banner of order and remained useless for four or five
year as far as output is concerned."
years. It was then made over and repaired to
terial, $490.
some extent, and was used until 1877, when the
London—14 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
society
bought a new reed organ.
terial, $745; 3 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
NO COUPONS IN ADVERTISEMENTS.
The old instrument in 1903 was taken down
terial, $427; 2,256 pkgs. talking machines and
material, $21,027; 33 cases organs, $5,961; 8 Will Not be Allowed by Postmaster-General and removed to the new library building, where
it is to-day. The case is of pine grained to imi-
cases pianos, $4,000; 25 cases piano players
After March, 1907, Unless Special Postage
tate mahogany, and was originally 120 inches
and material, $6,410; 3 cases music, $275; 12
Rates Are Paid.
high, 62 inches wide and 36 inches deep. There
cases musical instruments, $266.
Madras-»-l case organs, $120.
It will be of interest to advertisers to know were ornamented gilded pipes in front. Gilded
Manchester—7 cases music, $250; 189 pkgs. that after March 4, 1907, they cannot insert in angles also adorned it overhead.
talking machines and material, $1,128.
The organ has five stops, namely, principal,
their advertisements in the trade or newspapers
Melbourne—5 pkgs. talking machines and ma- coupons or other matter that may be detached stop diapason, open diapason, 12th and 15th. The
terial, $203; 7 cases pianos and material, $1,298; from tneir ads. The notice just sent out to pub- ]2th and 15th have metal pipes made from the
lead taken from tea chests. All the other pipes
52 cases organs, $2,068; 6 cases musical instru
lishers by the Postmaster-General says:
ments, $381.
"The law provides for the insertion of the ad- are constructed of old growth pine, of which
Milan—20 pkgs. talking machines and ma- vertisements only and requires that they be per- there used to be large quantities in the region of
terial, $1,089.
manently attached. There-is no authority for the Winchester.
The keys were formerly of mahogany, with a
Mudania—3 cases pianos, $600.
inclusion of coupons or order forms or the like
Newcastle—82 pkgs. talking machines and ma- concerning the advertisements or of advertise- narrow strip of ivory running through the top
terial, $544.
ments to be detached. The periodical itself, en- of the sharps. In the center of the natural keys
Rio de Janeiro—1 case musical instruments, titled to the second-class rate, is by law made were pieces of ivory about half an inch square.
$110; 6 pkgs. talking machines and material, subject to the higher rate to which any matter These were replaced by more modern keys when
$281; 1 case musical instruments, $310; 4 cases not of that class inclosed with it is subject. (See the organ was repaired.
pianos and material, $255.
Section 465, P. L. & R.)
There was a foot pedal to blow it with.
"Blank coupons and order forms k» be filled
Rotterdam—1 case music, $150.
A new music store has been opened in Bar-
Sheffield—57 pkgs. talking machines and ma- out are not permissible parts of a periodical, for
sheets or portions of sheets, whether large or ron, Wis., by Southward & Cheever.
terial, $362.
PLEASED WITH LESTER OUTLOOK.