Music Trade Review
Issue: 1907 Vol. 44 N. 26 - Page 3
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THE
fflJJIC TRADE
VOL. XLIV. No. 26.
Published Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 1 Madison Ave., New York, June 29, 1907
NEW PIANO RENTABLE TRUSS.
Melville Clark's Valuable Invention, Which Will
Interest the Trade at Large.
Every piano manufacturer and every dealer is
familiar with the tendency of the piano key
table to sag at the middle, necessitating read-
justment of the keys to equalize the stroke. This
difficulty is liable to be increased by the addition
of bellows and pumping mechanism in an auto-
matic piano, these added elements being fre-
quently supported below the key table. The
pumper action in many of the more desirable
constructions imposes a direct strain upon the
key table. '
The truss shown in the subjoined cut effect-
ively overcomes this difficulty and makes it pos-
sible for any one, at a moment's notice and by
the simplest means, which cannot possibly be
ated for tightening the truss, by any flat blade,
as a screwdriver, engaged with the slots.
Melville Clark, the inventor, Steinway Hall,
Chicago, will be glad to enter into correspondence
with piano manufacturers with a view to supply-
ing them with this simple but highly important
device.
SINGL E
0
S
CENTS
$ 2 .OO PER VEAR
FREDERICK CO. INCREASE CAPITAL.
The Big Pittsburg Dealer Completes Organiza-
tion of Company Controlling the Frederick
Chain of Stores—Knabe Agency Recently
Acquired—Business to be Further Developed.
At a meeting of the directors of the W. F.
Frederick Piano Co., of Pittsburg, Pa., held last
TEXAS PHONOGRAPH CO.'S FINE LINE. week
it was decided to increase the capitalization
of the company from $5,000 to $460,000, in order
to further expand the business. At the same
meeting W. F. Frederick was elected president
and treasurer of the company; George Schroeder,
vice-president, and William A. Schroeder, secre
tary. These three, with William Shafenberg, of
(Special to The Keview.)
the Cumberland, Md., branch of the company,
Houston, Texas, June 22, 1907.
The Texas Phonograph Co., of which H. M. constitute the board of directors. As recently
Holleman is president, have built up a great announced in The Review, the company have at-
business in this city, which is steadily growing tained the agency for the Knabe pianos and the
since they branched out into Knabe-Angelus for all their stores, except in
the handling of pianos. Their Washington, D. C.
main store is one of the most
attractive in the city. This
ENTERTAINEDJNJHE SOUTH.
week they opened a new re-
tail branch store at G12 Main Wm. R. Steinway and Ernest Urchs Have Had
street, which will be operated
an Enjoyable Visit in the South.
under the name of the Texas
Piano & Phonograph Co. Dur-
During the recent visit of William R. Stein-
ing the past few weeks, a way and Ernest Urchs, of the house of Steinway
large force of workmen has & Sons, to Atlanta, Ga., they were entertained in
been busy renovating, enlarg- a most delightful manner at both private homes
ing and improving this store, and at the Capital City Club. They were the
which is handsomely fitted up guests of B. B. Crew several days prior to his
in every respect. In addition departure for the convention in Chicago, and ex-
•to their full line of talking pressed themselves most appreciative of the many
machines and supplies they courtesies extended them on their Southern
are showing a magnificent trip. Both gentlemen have been very much im-
line of pianos and players, pressed with the improving conditions in the
\Q which include the Weber, Southland.
misused or which will operate to the injury of the A. B. Chase, Everett. Kre'.l-French, Steck,
ESTEY EMPLOYES FORM ORCHESTRA.
instrument, to rectify any sagging of the key Stuyvesant, Harvard, the pianola piano; in fact,
talle, and restore it to perfectly true rectilinear the full Aeolian line. The business will be lib-
erally advertised, and the merits of the various
The employes of the Estey Organ Co., at Brat-
form and position.
It is also possible with this device to compen- pianos handled brought to the attention of the tleboro, Vt., have organized an orchestra, which
sate for the greater compression and diminution people throughout Texas. E. I. Conkling, secre- is under the leadership of Edward C. Hall, a de-
in thickness to which the felts of the middle part tary of the company, who has been identified signer in the pipe organ department, and former-
of the action are liable by reason of the dispro- with the piano business in Houston for many ly a member of the Pittsburg Symphony Orches-
portionate use of the middle part of the manual; years, will be in charge of the Main street branch. tra. With such inspiring environment, it goes
without saying that the Estey Orchestra will be
for the truss will as readily spring a straight key
heard from in no uncertain way at an early date.
table upward as it will straighten up one which
MASON & HAMLIN CHURCH ORGANS.
is depressed at the middle.
The device consists of the anchor plates, A, the Agency for These Instruments Placed With the WESTERN COTTAGE P. & 0. CO. SOLVENT.
Matthews Piano Co. of Omaha.
truss rods, B, and their coupling nut, C, and two
Investigation of the assets of the Western Cot-
struts, D, D, with plates, E, in which they are
The Matthews Piano Co., Omaha, Neb., have tage Piano & Organ Co., Ottawa, 111., have
screwed. The anchor plates require for their at-
tachment to the under side of the key table secured the agency for the Mason & Hamlin Co.'s shown that the concern is solvent and creditors
merely the formation of two short saw kerfs, church organs, and are displaying some fine sam- will be paid in full as soon as possible. The
I, I, near the end and shallow recesses, 2, 2, made ples of that line. This is the first time the Ma- factory is being operated by the receiver, the
with a quarter-inch bit to accommodate the son & Hamlin organs have been represented in Ottawa Banking & Trust Co., who have made the
following announcement: "The receiver will en-
hook ends of the truss rods. The plate, being Omaha.
deavor to meet all demands of the trade in a sat-
secured by three screws with their lips engaging
isfactory manner, and shall aim to merit a con-
ALFRED FOX PIANO CO.
the saw kerfs, takes hold of the key table so
tinuance of the confidence previously bsstowed
firmly that the tightening of the truss for all pur-
The Alfred Fox Piano Co., who handle the upon the company. All orders will be promptly
poses of adjustment has no tendency to loosen Marshall & Wendell and Brewster pianos in
them nor to mangle the wood with which they Bridgeport, Conn., contemplate opening a number and satisfactorily executed and payments should
are engaged. For attaching the strut plates, of branch stores throughout the State in the be made to the receivers."
holeri, 4, 4, are bored through the key table at the near future.
George Reichmann, of Sohmer & Co., will leave
proper points and counter-bored for the center
boss or nut of the plate, as will be clearly under-
W. P. Howland has closed out his piano busi-. about July 1 for Lake Placid, where he will spend
stood from the cut, The coupling may be ope,r« ness in Trenton, Mo.
his vacation,
Open New Retail Store Under the Title of the
Texas Piano & Phonograph Co. Where They
Are Displaying a Fine Line of Pianos and
Players by Leading Manufacturers.
THE
fflJJIC TRADE
VOL. XLIV. No. 26.
Published Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 1 Madison Ave., New York, June 29, 1907
NEW PIANO RENTABLE TRUSS.
Melville Clark's Valuable Invention, Which Will
Interest the Trade at Large.
Every piano manufacturer and every dealer is
familiar with the tendency of the piano key
table to sag at the middle, necessitating read-
justment of the keys to equalize the stroke. This
difficulty is liable to be increased by the addition
of bellows and pumping mechanism in an auto-
matic piano, these added elements being fre-
quently supported below the key table. The
pumper action in many of the more desirable
constructions imposes a direct strain upon the
key table. '
The truss shown in the subjoined cut effect-
ively overcomes this difficulty and makes it pos-
sible for any one, at a moment's notice and by
the simplest means, which cannot possibly be
ated for tightening the truss, by any flat blade,
as a screwdriver, engaged with the slots.
Melville Clark, the inventor, Steinway Hall,
Chicago, will be glad to enter into correspondence
with piano manufacturers with a view to supply-
ing them with this simple but highly important
device.
SINGL E
0
S
CENTS
$ 2 .OO PER VEAR
FREDERICK CO. INCREASE CAPITAL.
The Big Pittsburg Dealer Completes Organiza-
tion of Company Controlling the Frederick
Chain of Stores—Knabe Agency Recently
Acquired—Business to be Further Developed.
At a meeting of the directors of the W. F.
Frederick Piano Co., of Pittsburg, Pa., held last
TEXAS PHONOGRAPH CO.'S FINE LINE. week
it was decided to increase the capitalization
of the company from $5,000 to $460,000, in order
to further expand the business. At the same
meeting W. F. Frederick was elected president
and treasurer of the company; George Schroeder,
vice-president, and William A. Schroeder, secre
tary. These three, with William Shafenberg, of
(Special to The Keview.)
the Cumberland, Md., branch of the company,
Houston, Texas, June 22, 1907.
The Texas Phonograph Co., of which H. M. constitute the board of directors. As recently
Holleman is president, have built up a great announced in The Review, the company have at-
business in this city, which is steadily growing tained the agency for the Knabe pianos and the
since they branched out into Knabe-Angelus for all their stores, except in
the handling of pianos. Their Washington, D. C.
main store is one of the most
attractive in the city. This
ENTERTAINEDJNJHE SOUTH.
week they opened a new re-
tail branch store at G12 Main Wm. R. Steinway and Ernest Urchs Have Had
street, which will be operated
an Enjoyable Visit in the South.
under the name of the Texas
Piano & Phonograph Co. Dur-
During the recent visit of William R. Stein-
ing the past few weeks, a way and Ernest Urchs, of the house of Steinway
large force of workmen has & Sons, to Atlanta, Ga., they were entertained in
been busy renovating, enlarg- a most delightful manner at both private homes
ing and improving this store, and at the Capital City Club. They were the
which is handsomely fitted up guests of B. B. Crew several days prior to his
in every respect. In addition departure for the convention in Chicago, and ex-
•to their full line of talking pressed themselves most appreciative of the many
machines and supplies they courtesies extended them on their Southern
are showing a magnificent trip. Both gentlemen have been very much im-
line of pianos and players, pressed with the improving conditions in the
\Q which include the Weber, Southland.
misused or which will operate to the injury of the A. B. Chase, Everett. Kre'.l-French, Steck,
ESTEY EMPLOYES FORM ORCHESTRA.
instrument, to rectify any sagging of the key Stuyvesant, Harvard, the pianola piano; in fact,
talle, and restore it to perfectly true rectilinear the full Aeolian line. The business will be lib-
erally advertised, and the merits of the various
The employes of the Estey Organ Co., at Brat-
form and position.
It is also possible with this device to compen- pianos handled brought to the attention of the tleboro, Vt., have organized an orchestra, which
sate for the greater compression and diminution people throughout Texas. E. I. Conkling, secre- is under the leadership of Edward C. Hall, a de-
in thickness to which the felts of the middle part tary of the company, who has been identified signer in the pipe organ department, and former-
of the action are liable by reason of the dispro- with the piano business in Houston for many ly a member of the Pittsburg Symphony Orches-
portionate use of the middle part of the manual; years, will be in charge of the Main street branch. tra. With such inspiring environment, it goes
without saying that the Estey Orchestra will be
for the truss will as readily spring a straight key
heard from in no uncertain way at an early date.
table upward as it will straighten up one which
MASON & HAMLIN CHURCH ORGANS.
is depressed at the middle.
The device consists of the anchor plates, A, the Agency for These Instruments Placed With the WESTERN COTTAGE P. & 0. CO. SOLVENT.
Matthews Piano Co. of Omaha.
truss rods, B, and their coupling nut, C, and two
Investigation of the assets of the Western Cot-
struts, D, D, with plates, E, in which they are
The Matthews Piano Co., Omaha, Neb., have tage Piano & Organ Co., Ottawa, 111., have
screwed. The anchor plates require for their at-
tachment to the under side of the key table secured the agency for the Mason & Hamlin Co.'s shown that the concern is solvent and creditors
merely the formation of two short saw kerfs, church organs, and are displaying some fine sam- will be paid in full as soon as possible. The
I, I, near the end and shallow recesses, 2, 2, made ples of that line. This is the first time the Ma- factory is being operated by the receiver, the
with a quarter-inch bit to accommodate the son & Hamlin organs have been represented in Ottawa Banking & Trust Co., who have made the
following announcement: "The receiver will en-
hook ends of the truss rods. The plate, being Omaha.
deavor to meet all demands of the trade in a sat-
secured by three screws with their lips engaging
isfactory manner, and shall aim to merit a con-
ALFRED FOX PIANO CO.
the saw kerfs, takes hold of the key table so
tinuance of the confidence previously bsstowed
firmly that the tightening of the truss for all pur-
The Alfred Fox Piano Co., who handle the upon the company. All orders will be promptly
poses of adjustment has no tendency to loosen Marshall & Wendell and Brewster pianos in
them nor to mangle the wood with which they Bridgeport, Conn., contemplate opening a number and satisfactorily executed and payments should
are engaged. For attaching the strut plates, of branch stores throughout the State in the be made to the receivers."
holeri, 4, 4, are bored through the key table at the near future.
George Reichmann, of Sohmer & Co., will leave
proper points and counter-bored for the center
boss or nut of the plate, as will be clearly under-
W. P. Howland has closed out his piano busi-. about July 1 for Lake Placid, where he will spend
stood from the cut, The coupling may be ope,r« ness in Trenton, Mo.
his vacation,
Open New Retail Store Under the Title of the
Texas Piano & Phonograph Co. Where They
Are Displaying a Fine Line of Pianos and
Players by Leading Manufacturers.
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