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Musical Courier 1895-06-05: Vol 30 Iss 796, 1895
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1wastes of Australia, especially when the hot winds are blowing.
3Wallace, in his Australasia, referring to the climate of Australia, mentions that "South Australia and Victoria, and in a less degree New South Wales, are subject to hot winds from the interior of a most distressing character, resembling the blast of a furnace. The thermometer then rises to 150°, and occasionally even higher when extensive bush fires increase the heat. * * * In the interior these hot winds are still more severe. On one occasion, Captain Sturt hung a thermometer on a tree, shaded both from the sun and wind. * * * The mercury rose till it burst the tube! * * * The drought during this period was such that every screw came out of their boxes, the horn handles of instruments and combs split up into fine laminae, the lead dropped out of penc'ls, their hair and the wool of the sheep ceased to grow, and their finger nails became brittle as glass."
5Under such circumstances it is conceivable that, in the best made piano in the world, glue might be inclined to perish, polish to blister, wood to shrink, wrest pins to get
7List of Legitimate Piano Manufacturers in the United States.
8(THIS IS A PARTIAL LIST ONLY AND WILL BE COMPLETED DURING THE COMING MONTHS.)
10APOLLO PIANO CO.
11MANUFACTURERS OF
12FINE PIANOS
13IN 5 AND 7 1/2 OCTAVES
14ADDRESS FOR PRICES & CATALOGUE
15APOLLO PIANO CO. BLOOMSBURY NJ.
17BALDWIN PIANO—Manufactured by the Baldwin Piano Company, Cincinnati, Ohio.
19BAUER PIANOS.
20STRICTLY HIGHEST GRADE.
21Dealers in want of a leader will do well to examine these instruments. Catalogue on application. Correspondence invited.
23JULIUS BAUER & CO.,
24Warerooms: 226 & 228 Wabash Ave.,
25Factory: 500, 502, 504 & 506 Clybourn Ave.,
26CHICAGO.
28BEHR BROS. & CO. PIANOS.
29Warerooms and Factory, 292-298 11th Ave. and 550 West 29th St.,
30NEW YORK.
32THE BLASIUS PIANO CO.
33(INCORPORATED.)
34CAPITAL, – ONE MILLION DOLLARS.
35WOODBURY, N. J.
37BOARDMAN & GRAY—Manufactured by Boardman & Gray Piano Company, Albany, N. Y. (See advertisement.)
39BRADBURY—Manufactured by Freeborn G. Smith, Brooklyn, N. Y. (See advertisement.)
41BRAMBACH—Manufactured by Brambach Piano Company, Dolgeville, N. Y. (See occasional advertisement.)
43BRIGGS—Manufactured by Briggs Piano Company, Boston. (See advertisement.)
45A. B. CHASE—Manufactured by A. B. Chase Company, Norwalk, Ohio.
47CHASE BROTHERS—Manufactured by Chase Brothers Piano Company, Muskegon, Mich. (See advertisement.)
49CHICKERING—Manufactured by Chickering & Sons, Boston. (See advertisement.)
51CONOVER—Manufactured by Conover Piano Company, Chicago. (See advertisement.)
53"CROWN"—Manufactured by Geo. P. Bent, Chicago, Ill. (See advertisement.)
55DECKER BROTHERS—Manufactured by Decker Brothers, New York.
57ELLINGTON PIANO—Manufactured by the Ellington Piano Company, Cincinnati, Ohio.
59EMERSON—Manufactured by Emerson Piano Company, Boston. (See advertisement.)
61ESTEY—Manufactured by Estey Piano Company, New York.
63J. & C. FISCHER—Manufactured by J. & C. Fischer, New York. (See advertisement.)
65THE ELEGANT
66Erd
67PIANOS & HARPS.
68FACTORIES: SAGINAW, MICH.
69NEW CATALOGUE JUST ISSUED.
70ADDRESS FRANK H. ERD
72FOSTER PIANOS.
73MANUFACTURED BY
74FOSTER & CO.,
75ROCHESTER, N. Y.
76GILDEMEESTER & KROEGER—Manufactured by Gildeemeester & Kroeger, New York. (See advertisement.)
77HALLET & DAVIS—Manufactured by Hallet & Davis Piano Company, Boston, Mass. (See advertisement.)
79GRAND AND UPRIGHT
80BEHR BROS. & CO. PIANOS.
81Warerooms and Factory, 292-298 11th Ave. and 550 West 29th St.,
82NEW YORK.
84HARDMAN PIANO—Manufactured by Hardman, Peck & Co., New York. (See Advertisement.)
85HAZELTON BROTHERS—Manufactured by Hazelton Brothers, New York. (See advertisement.)
86HENNING—Manufactured by Henning Piano Company, New York.
88HOUSE & DAVIS PIANO CO.,
89CHICAGO.
90Factory: Desplaines, Ill.
91Superior Tone and Touch.
92IVERS & POND—Manufactured by Ivers & Pond Piano Company, Boston.
94THE JEWETT UPRIGHT PIANOS.
95Illustrated Catalogue and Price List on application.
96JEWETT PIANO CO., Manufacturers,
97LEOMINSTER, MASS
98KELLER BROTHERS—Manufactured by Keller Brothers & Blight Company, Bridgeport, Conn.
99KIMBALL—Manufactured by W. W. Kimball Company, Chicago, Ill.
100KNABE—Manufactured by Wm. Knabe & Co., Baltimore, Md.
101KURTZMANN—Manufactured by C. Kurtzmann & Co., Buffalo, N. Y. (See advertisement.)
103KRAKAUER BROS.
104PIANOS.
105Factory and Office:
106159-161 E. 126th St., New York.
107KRAICH & BACH Grand, Square and Upright PIANOS…
108Received Highest Award at the United States Centennial Exhibition, 1876, and are admitted to be the most Celebrated Instruments of the Age. Guaranteed for five years. Illustrated Catalogue furnished on application. Warehouses, 237 E. 23d Street. Factory, from 233 to 245 E. 23d St., New York.
110LINDEMAN—Manufactured by Linde-man Piano Company, New York.
112MALCOLM LOVE PIANOS
113A High Grade Piano, equal to any!
114MANUFACTURED BY
115WATERLOO ORGAN CO., WATERLOO, N. Y.
116We invite correspondence from Dealers in localities where we are not represented.
118LUDWIG & CO.—Manufactured by Ludwig & Co., New York. (See advertisement.)
120MARSHALL & WENDELL,
1211853. PIANOS. 1895.
122Exquisite Tone! Durable Qualities!
123ALBANY, N. Y.
124MASON & HAMLIN—Manufactured by the Mason & Hamlin Company, Boston. (See advertisement.)
125McCAMMON—Manufactured by McCammon Piano Company, Oneonta, N. Y.
126MEHLIN—Manufactured by Paul G. Mehl-in & Sons, New York. (See advertisement.)
127MERRILL—Manufactured by Merrill Piano Company, Boston. (See advertisement.)
128NEEDHAM—Manufactured by Needham Piano and Organ Company, New York. (See advertisement.)
129NEWBY & EVANS—Manufactured by Newby & Evans, New York. (See occasional advertisement.)
130NEW ENGLAND—Manufactured by New England Piano Company, Boston. (See advertisement.)
132WE MANUFACTURE THE
133POOLE & STUART
134PIANOS.
135Dealers will find them just what they want.
1365 Appleton St., BOSTON, MASS.
137PRESCOTT PIANO—Manufactured by the Prescott Piano Company, Concord, N. H.
139THE RUSSELL PIANO CO..
140Succeeding Stark & Strack Piano Co.,
141171 & 173 S. Canal Street,
142CHICAGO, ILL.
143ADAM SCHAAF,
144MANUFACTURER OF PIANOS
145Factory: 398 & 400 West Monroe Street.
146OFFICE AND SALESROOM:
147276 WEST MADISON ST.,
148CHICAGO, ILL.
150SCHAEFFER—Manufactured by Schaeffer Piano Company, Chicago.
152SCHIMMEL & NELSON—Manufactured by Schimmel & Nelson Piano Company, Faribault, Minn. (See advertisement.)
154SHAW—Manufactured by Shaw Piano Company, Erie, Pa.
156SHONINGER—Manufactured by B. Shoninger Company, New Haven, Conn.
158The SINGER.
159THE BEST PIANO TO HANDLE.
160MADE BY
161THE SINGER PIANO CO.,
162235 Wabash Avenue,
163CHICAGO, ILL.
165SMITH & BARNES PIANO CO.,
166MANUFACTURERS OF
167UPRIGHT PIANOS.
168FACTORY:
169471 CLYBOURN AVENUE, CHICAGO.
170SEND FOR OUR NEW CATALOGUE
171SMITH & NIXON—Manufactured by Smith & Nixon, Chicago.
172SOHMER—Manufactured by Sohmer & Co., New York. (See advertisement.)
173STANDARD PIANO—Manufactured by E. G. Harrington & Co., New York. (See advertisement.)
174STARR—Manufactured by Starr Piano Company, Richmond, Ind. (See advertisement.)
175STECK—Manufactured by Geo. Steck & Co., New York. (See advertisement.)
177THE CELEBRATED
178STEGER PIANOS
179Containing the Techniphone Attachment.
180STEGER & CO.,
181Factories at Columbia Heights.
182OFFICE AND WAREROOMS:
183Cor. Jackson St. and Wabash Ave., Chicago, Ill.
184All mail should be sent to the office.
185Send for Catalogue.
187STEINWAY—Manufactured by Steinway & Sons, New York, London and Hamburg. (See advertisement.)
189STERLING—Manufactured by the Sterling Company, Derby, Conn. (See advertisement.)
191STRICH & ZEIDLER—Manufactured by Strich & Zeidler, New York. (See advertisement.)
193STUYVESANT—Manufactured by Stuyvesant Piano Company, New York.
195TRYBER & SWEETLAND
196Manufacturers of the
197LAKESIDE PIANO,
198Nos. 246, 248 & 250 West Lake Street,
199CHICAGO, ILL.
200VOSE—Manufactured by Vose & Sons Piano Company, Boston.
201WEBER—Manufactured by Weber Piano Company, New York. (See advertisement.)
202WEBSTER—Manufactured by Webster Piano Company, New York. (See advertisement.)
203WEGMAN—Manufactured by Wegman Piano Company, Auburn, N. Y. (See advertisement.)
204WESER BROTHERS—Manufactured by Weser Brothers, New York. (See advertisement.)
205WHEELOCK—Manufactured by Wm. E. Wheelock & Co., New York.
206WISSNER—Manufactured by Otto Wissner, Brooklyn, N. Y. (See advertisement.)
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