Music Trade Review

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THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
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which have attracted no little attention. This line,
with the Christman attachable player, which can
Fifteen Temples of Education Now Use them in the Capital—Letters of Appreciation Tell of be installed in any piano without altering the case,
Success of Instruments—Christman Plant Running Full Time.
has placed at the disposal of the Christman deal-
ers a line which leaves no corner unturned for
The piano has always been a feature of the of which they also practice their gymnastics, completeness.
•schoolroom and around it revolves the pleasures marching and singing. The other ten schools in
Henry Christman, treasurer of the company,
and cares of the little as well as the big folks. At which the Christman piano is used in Washing- stated this week that it had many grands in the
present in fifteen schools in Washington, D. C,
factory in which were being installed the Chris-
there are fifteen Christman pianos which have
man attachable player, and that some of them have
been giving satisfactory service, and according to
come from faraway cities. He also had one im-
the letters which have been received from the
ported piano in which the player was being in-
superintendent of schools and the chairman of the
stalled. The Christman plant is now running full
time with a full force of workmen, and the ship-
ments are going forward with regularity.-
CHRISTMAN PIANOS LIKED IN WASHINGTON SCHOOLS.
DEMAND JFOR ORGANS.
Sales at the Mason & Hamlin Co. Headquarters
Are Most Active—Some Recent Notable Pur-
chases of the Famous Liszt Organ.
Bell School.
New Potomac School.
ton are scattered over the city, and in this way
the Christman product has become very well
known in the capital.
music committee are held in high esteem by com-
mittee, teachers and scholars alike.
The Christman Piano Co., 597-601 East 137th
street, New York, has not only furnished pianos
for the schools in Washington, E). C, but there
are many others, public and private, which are
enthusiastic over the tone quality and general con-
struction of these instruments. They have a repu-
tation for standing up under the hard usage which
Tenley School.
The Christman Piano Co. is making a line of
pianos which have won an enviable reputation
for themselves owing to their tone quality and
durable construction. Another feature has been
Madison School.
a piano generally gets in a school where various
types of pianists play on them.
In the accompanying illustrations are shown five
of the schools in which pianos are used. Those
shown herewith are the Langdon School, New
Potomac School, Tenley School, Bell School and
the Madison School. In each of these the scholars
are entertained by a Christman piano, to music
Langdon School.
its case designs and finish. Recently the company
has turned out some unique Circassian walnut cases
Sales of organs have been exceptionally brisk*
during the past few weeks at the Mason & Ham-
lin Co., 313 Fifth avenue, New York. Manager
G. E. Brockington, of the organ department, has
been working day and night to take care of the
vast amount of business on hand. Orders are
being received from all parts of the country, arid
many of them call for immediate shipment to
points far distant An indication of the remarka-
ble dispatch that is desired by some purchasers
n?ay be gleaned from the fact that one order re-
ceived on Monday morning requested shipment to
bt made by 5 o'clock the same day.
Many sales to prominent persons and well-
known institutions have taken place during the
past month, and orders are being received each
day from some school or church of renown.
Among the many recent sales of two manual pedal
bass "Liszt" organs were the following: Battery
Swedish M. E. Church, New York; Trinity M. E.
Church, Richmond Hill, New York; St. John's
Evangelical Church, Ridgewood, New York; Mt.
Fern M. E. Church, Mt. Fern N. J.; Skidmore
School of Arts, Saratoga Springs, N. Y., one of
the best known and most exclusive schools in the
State; Dr. Douglas, Middletown, N. Y, and J. B.
Hayward, of New York. A noteworthy feature
of the regular "Liszt" organ sales was the large
number of hotels that purchased instruments. Sev-
eral of New York's leading hostelries have figured
in these sales, among these being the Knicker-
bocker, Gotham, Netherlands and Sherry's. Some
other well-known purchasers were the Little The-
ater, New York, and the Rensselaer Inn, of Troy,
N. Y.
O. I. Robbins, formerly of Cincinnati, has opened
a new piano store in Flemingsburg, Ky., where he
is handling the Steinway and other makes of
pianos.
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