Music Trade Review
Issue: 1907 Vol. 45 N. 3 - Page 3
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V O L . X L V . No. 3 .
Published Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 1 Madison AYC, New York, July 20, 1907
HIVELY RETIRES FROM NEW FIRM.
Musical Merchandise Concern Recently Organ-
ized Will be Known as the King-Black
Music Co—Open for Business This Week.
(Special to The Review.)
Springfield, Mo., July 15, 1907.
The George T. Hively Music Co., which was
recently incorporated, with headquarters in this
city, have changed their name to the King-Black
Music Co., under which name the business will
be conducted in the future. The Hively Music
Co. was composed of three members, G. T. Hive-
ly, Charles King and .1. Ed. Black. Because of
the litigation between Mr. Hively and his for-
mer employer, L. E. Lines, Mr. Hivaly will be
unable to carry "out his financial obligations to
the new firm. Thus he will not be an officer or
stockholder of the company. This necessitates a
change in the incorporated name, and the other
men have applied to Secretary of State Swanger
to incorporate the firm under the new title.
It is the intention of the company to employ
Mr. Hively as the head salesman of the house.
He has had nineteen years' experience in the
music business, and in that time has become
thoroughly acquainted with the sale of musical
instruments and with the people of SpringfieM.
Mr. Black is also a competent business man,
and understands the handling of musical goods.
He was with the Lines house for nine years.
They have their new business rooms on St.
Louis street, almost ready for the receipt of their
goods. They will do this within the next few
days, and expect to hold the formal opening of
their store next Saturday.
SOME COMPLIMENTARY WORDS
For the "Theory and Practice of Pianoforte
Building" from the Book Reviewer of the
Scientific American.
In the course o" a review of "Theory and Prac-
tice of Pianoforte Building," published by Ed-
ward Lyman Bill, at 1 Madison avenue, New
York, the Scientific American of July 13, in the
course of some very complimentary remarks,
eaid:
"The development of the American pianoforte
is a study which is interesting to the artisan as
well as to the pianist, since the skill of each re-
acts upon the work of the other. There has not
been wanting a number of writers who have
treated of the history of the subject, but an ex-
position of the correct principles of design has
not hitherto apeared in the English language,
at least in a form that possesses permanent value
to the American manufacturer. 'The Theory and
Practice of Pianoforte Building,' the result of
more than two years of conscientious study and
research, is a work of technical knowledge in
a concrete form. The general outline of the
book can be explained with little detail. After
a short historical sketch, follows a general state-
ment of the laws that govern the propagation
and transmission of sound. This leads to a con-
cise explanation of the peculiarities of stretched
strings and their behavior under varying condi-
tions, From this it is but a step to the subject
of pianoforte strings, their dimensions, and the
manner in which they become the agents of a
sound production in the instrument. The next
department is that of resonance and the resonat-
ing apparatus of the instrument. The framing
that holds together the elements is next sub-
jected to analysis and explanation, with the me-
chanisms of touch and percussion. The volume
closes with the draughting of scales, and the
calculations for shrinkage that are rendered
necessary by the vagaries of cast iron."
ENLARGING SCHUMANN FACTORY.
Have Commenced Excavating for a Large Ad-
dition to Their Plant—It Will be One Hun-
dred Feet in Length and in Width Will Cor-
respond With the Main Building.
(Special to The Ileview.)
Rockford, 111., July 15, 1907.
Extensive improvements are being planned at
the plant of the Schumann Piano Co. factory in
the North End, and already the excavation for
the large addition to the plant is being made.
The new structure will be 100 feet in length, of
corresponding width to the main building,
though it has not yet been determined as to
whether it will be carried to the same height or
not.
The plans for the structure have been made,
though the officers of the company have not as
yet submitted them to the contractors, waiting
until it has been decided as to how high the
structure is to be.
The Schumann Co. are doing a good business,
and the demand for their products has exceeded
the capacity of the plant, necessitating the large
addition which will be ready for occupancy this
fall.
SINGLE COPIES. 10 CENTS.
$3.00 PER YEAR.
eign merchandise, a congestion disastrous to the
importing interests of the port will follow.
The Appraiser said he would be glad to have
the Government sell the present warehouse at
Washington and Christopher streets and locate
on a site further uptown.
ANSWER NOT YET FILED.
L. E. Lines, Defendant in Equity Suit of G. T.
Hively, Expected to Make General Denial.
(Special to The Review.)
Springfield, Mo., July 15, 1907.
L. E. Lines, the proprietor of the well-known
music house, who, as referred to in these col-
umns last week, has been made defendant in a
suit in equity by George T. Hively for the recov-
ery of property alleged to have been deeded to
Mr. Lines by the plaintiff and his wife, has not
yet prepared his answer to the petition. The
answer, when filed, will be a denial of every alle-
gation of the petition, except that part which, it
is alleged, admits the indebtedness of the plaintiff
to the defendant. It is not likely that the an-
swer will be filed before September just prior to
the beginning of the next term of the Court.
The plaintiff sets forth in his petition that he
was forced to deed to the defendant real and
personal property to the value of $10,000 to cover
the amount which was alleged to be due from
him to Mr. Lines, and it is understood that the
defendant will maintain that the property so
deeded is not sufficient to cover the sum that is
due him from the plaintiff. Because of the
prominence of the defendant in the suit the pro-
ceedings will be watched with interest by many,
and it is said that the answer, when filed, will
be even more sensational than the original pe-
tition.
OUR FLOODOF IMPORTS.
W. W. WARNER RETURNS FROM JAPAN.
A Congestion Likely Unless Congress Gives Ap-
praisers More Room.
W. W. Warner, the well-known piano dealer of
Madison, Wis., who has been traveling through
Japan and other Oriental countries for the past
six months, returned to the United States this
week. It is needless to say that a man so ob-
servant as Mr. Warner gleaned a mine of infor-
mation on his journeyings.
Notwithstanding the utmost economy in the
space devoted to the handling of imports, the
United States Appraiser's warehouse is rapidly
reaching a condition which will make it impossi-
ble to properly examine and appraise foreign
merchandise entered at this port unless Congress
authorizes additional facilities.
As a rule, the volume of imports during the
summer months is less than at other periods, but
so far this season there has been no indication
of the usual slump, and this circumstance has
led the Customs administrative officers at this
port to look with aprehension toward the fall
and winter months, when entries are usually at
their highest point. The danger of serious con-
gestion in the inspection of packages sent to the
Public Stores has forced Appraiser Edward S.
Fowler to transform the offices of the assistant
appraisers into office accommodations for the di-
vision clerks, and the rooms formerly occupied
by the clerks transformed into additional ex-
amining rooms. This, however, is only a tem-
porary makeshift. Colonel Fowler said that if
something was not done within a short time to
extend the facilities for the examination of for-
CELEBRATION OF STEGER DAY.
The ninth annual celebration of Steger day
takes place on Saturday, July 27, at Steger, 111.
A most enjoyable program has been prepared,
and the event will be, as usual, one of exceeding
interest, showing the development of this busy
center since its foundation by John V. Steger,
the eminent piano manufacturer, of Chicago.
FIRE AT KINDERHOOK.
The piano stock of Lester H. Winne, at Kinder-
hook, Columbia County, N. Y., was damaged by
fire last week. In the Palmer House, adjoining
Mr. Winne's store, a piano and Simplex player
were also destroyed.
The engagement is announced of Charles Meh-
lin, of Paul G. Mehlin & Sons, to Miss Mam-
mette Caroline Kpcfc, of Palisades, N. J.
THET>ri/frii/
^ixLVlLTT
V O L . X L V . No. 3 .
Published Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 1 Madison AYC, New York, July 20, 1907
HIVELY RETIRES FROM NEW FIRM.
Musical Merchandise Concern Recently Organ-
ized Will be Known as the King-Black
Music Co—Open for Business This Week.
(Special to The Review.)
Springfield, Mo., July 15, 1907.
The George T. Hively Music Co., which was
recently incorporated, with headquarters in this
city, have changed their name to the King-Black
Music Co., under which name the business will
be conducted in the future. The Hively Music
Co. was composed of three members, G. T. Hive-
ly, Charles King and .1. Ed. Black. Because of
the litigation between Mr. Hively and his for-
mer employer, L. E. Lines, Mr. Hivaly will be
unable to carry "out his financial obligations to
the new firm. Thus he will not be an officer or
stockholder of the company. This necessitates a
change in the incorporated name, and the other
men have applied to Secretary of State Swanger
to incorporate the firm under the new title.
It is the intention of the company to employ
Mr. Hively as the head salesman of the house.
He has had nineteen years' experience in the
music business, and in that time has become
thoroughly acquainted with the sale of musical
instruments and with the people of SpringfieM.
Mr. Black is also a competent business man,
and understands the handling of musical goods.
He was with the Lines house for nine years.
They have their new business rooms on St.
Louis street, almost ready for the receipt of their
goods. They will do this within the next few
days, and expect to hold the formal opening of
their store next Saturday.
SOME COMPLIMENTARY WORDS
For the "Theory and Practice of Pianoforte
Building" from the Book Reviewer of the
Scientific American.
In the course o" a review of "Theory and Prac-
tice of Pianoforte Building," published by Ed-
ward Lyman Bill, at 1 Madison avenue, New
York, the Scientific American of July 13, in the
course of some very complimentary remarks,
eaid:
"The development of the American pianoforte
is a study which is interesting to the artisan as
well as to the pianist, since the skill of each re-
acts upon the work of the other. There has not
been wanting a number of writers who have
treated of the history of the subject, but an ex-
position of the correct principles of design has
not hitherto apeared in the English language,
at least in a form that possesses permanent value
to the American manufacturer. 'The Theory and
Practice of Pianoforte Building,' the result of
more than two years of conscientious study and
research, is a work of technical knowledge in
a concrete form. The general outline of the
book can be explained with little detail. After
a short historical sketch, follows a general state-
ment of the laws that govern the propagation
and transmission of sound. This leads to a con-
cise explanation of the peculiarities of stretched
strings and their behavior under varying condi-
tions, From this it is but a step to the subject
of pianoforte strings, their dimensions, and the
manner in which they become the agents of a
sound production in the instrument. The next
department is that of resonance and the resonat-
ing apparatus of the instrument. The framing
that holds together the elements is next sub-
jected to analysis and explanation, with the me-
chanisms of touch and percussion. The volume
closes with the draughting of scales, and the
calculations for shrinkage that are rendered
necessary by the vagaries of cast iron."
ENLARGING SCHUMANN FACTORY.
Have Commenced Excavating for a Large Ad-
dition to Their Plant—It Will be One Hun-
dred Feet in Length and in Width Will Cor-
respond With the Main Building.
(Special to The Ileview.)
Rockford, 111., July 15, 1907.
Extensive improvements are being planned at
the plant of the Schumann Piano Co. factory in
the North End, and already the excavation for
the large addition to the plant is being made.
The new structure will be 100 feet in length, of
corresponding width to the main building,
though it has not yet been determined as to
whether it will be carried to the same height or
not.
The plans for the structure have been made,
though the officers of the company have not as
yet submitted them to the contractors, waiting
until it has been decided as to how high the
structure is to be.
The Schumann Co. are doing a good business,
and the demand for their products has exceeded
the capacity of the plant, necessitating the large
addition which will be ready for occupancy this
fall.
SINGLE COPIES. 10 CENTS.
$3.00 PER YEAR.
eign merchandise, a congestion disastrous to the
importing interests of the port will follow.
The Appraiser said he would be glad to have
the Government sell the present warehouse at
Washington and Christopher streets and locate
on a site further uptown.
ANSWER NOT YET FILED.
L. E. Lines, Defendant in Equity Suit of G. T.
Hively, Expected to Make General Denial.
(Special to The Review.)
Springfield, Mo., July 15, 1907.
L. E. Lines, the proprietor of the well-known
music house, who, as referred to in these col-
umns last week, has been made defendant in a
suit in equity by George T. Hively for the recov-
ery of property alleged to have been deeded to
Mr. Lines by the plaintiff and his wife, has not
yet prepared his answer to the petition. The
answer, when filed, will be a denial of every alle-
gation of the petition, except that part which, it
is alleged, admits the indebtedness of the plaintiff
to the defendant. It is not likely that the an-
swer will be filed before September just prior to
the beginning of the next term of the Court.
The plaintiff sets forth in his petition that he
was forced to deed to the defendant real and
personal property to the value of $10,000 to cover
the amount which was alleged to be due from
him to Mr. Lines, and it is understood that the
defendant will maintain that the property so
deeded is not sufficient to cover the sum that is
due him from the plaintiff. Because of the
prominence of the defendant in the suit the pro-
ceedings will be watched with interest by many,
and it is said that the answer, when filed, will
be even more sensational than the original pe-
tition.
OUR FLOODOF IMPORTS.
W. W. WARNER RETURNS FROM JAPAN.
A Congestion Likely Unless Congress Gives Ap-
praisers More Room.
W. W. Warner, the well-known piano dealer of
Madison, Wis., who has been traveling through
Japan and other Oriental countries for the past
six months, returned to the United States this
week. It is needless to say that a man so ob-
servant as Mr. Warner gleaned a mine of infor-
mation on his journeyings.
Notwithstanding the utmost economy in the
space devoted to the handling of imports, the
United States Appraiser's warehouse is rapidly
reaching a condition which will make it impossi-
ble to properly examine and appraise foreign
merchandise entered at this port unless Congress
authorizes additional facilities.
As a rule, the volume of imports during the
summer months is less than at other periods, but
so far this season there has been no indication
of the usual slump, and this circumstance has
led the Customs administrative officers at this
port to look with aprehension toward the fall
and winter months, when entries are usually at
their highest point. The danger of serious con-
gestion in the inspection of packages sent to the
Public Stores has forced Appraiser Edward S.
Fowler to transform the offices of the assistant
appraisers into office accommodations for the di-
vision clerks, and the rooms formerly occupied
by the clerks transformed into additional ex-
amining rooms. This, however, is only a tem-
porary makeshift. Colonel Fowler said that if
something was not done within a short time to
extend the facilities for the examination of for-
CELEBRATION OF STEGER DAY.
The ninth annual celebration of Steger day
takes place on Saturday, July 27, at Steger, 111.
A most enjoyable program has been prepared,
and the event will be, as usual, one of exceeding
interest, showing the development of this busy
center since its foundation by John V. Steger,
the eminent piano manufacturer, of Chicago.
FIRE AT KINDERHOOK.
The piano stock of Lester H. Winne, at Kinder-
hook, Columbia County, N. Y., was damaged by
fire last week. In the Palmer House, adjoining
Mr. Winne's store, a piano and Simplex player
were also destroyed.
The engagement is announced of Charles Meh-
lin, of Paul G. Mehlin & Sons, to Miss Mam-
mette Caroline Kpcfc, of Palisades, N. J.
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