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Musical Courier 1895-11-06: Vol 31 Iss 818, 1895
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1BOSTON OFFICE OF THE MUSICAL COURIER, 17 Beacon Street, November 1, 1896.
3CHICKERING & SONS have this week shipped a very handsome piano to New York that was made to order for the Hotel Albemarle. It is an upright, the case being of white mahogany, specially selected for its fine markings and creamy color. The panels on the front and ends are of raised work, covered with a heavy coat of gilding, the whole being a "harmony in yellow," as well as a harmony of sweet sounds. Everything about this piano is of the very best—the workmanship, the materials—and it will undoubtedly attract much attention when placed in position in the yellow and white room of the hotel.
5There was a modest little notice in the Kneisel Quartet program the other evening, "The piano is a Chickering," that was in pleasing contrast to the usual "The piano used upon this occasion is from the celebrated house of 'Tom, Dick or Harry.'"
7At last the Ivers & Pond Company has secured possession of the entire wareroom at its new store on Boylston street, and to-day workmen are busy putting up signs on the outside of the building, taking off the old lettering on the windows, putting on new and generally getting the place in order. Now that the partition is down in the window there is plenty of light everywhere, and as soon as all improvements are completed the firm will have one of the handsomest warerooms of the city. In spite of the confusion attendant upon a fire, a removal and another business being carried on in the same wareroom, business has kept right on with so little interruption that it almost seemed impossible so much had happened. It has been difficult work for the people in the retail department, but now that full possession of the new premises has been secured everything will soon be in perfect running order again.
9Nothing arranged yet about the New England Piano Company, although every real estate dealer within ten miles of Boston has been in to see Mr. Scanlan with "exactly the piece of property that would suit the business."
11The Emerson Piano Company shipped about seventy-five pianos this week, among them a carload to Sherman, Clay & Co., of San Francisco.
13Mr. J. F. Powers left town on Friday evening to attend the football game at Princeton on Saturday.
15An office boy, recently in the employ of the Emerson Piano Company, has suddenly become famous. A few weeks ago he ran away from his parents and was found on Saturday in the Bowery, New York city, where he was employed as a "song and dance artist."
17The Vose & Sons Piano Company is busy in both the wholesale and retail departments.
19Mr. Edward P. Mason returned home this week from his trip to the West and New York.
21H. J. Gardner and G. F. Osgood (Gardner & Osgood) have just started in business as the New England representatives of the Charles M. Stieff pianos. Mr. Osgood is a new man in the piano business, but Mr. Gardner has for the past 19 years been located in Boston as a tuner and salesman. They have two large rooms at 156A Tremont street, overlooking the Common, and will be able to accommodate a stock of about 30 pianos. Both the partners are Lawrence men and friends of many years' standing.
23The Briggs Piano Company has just shipped a carload of pianos to Foster & Waldo, Minneapolis. The former company is working in some departments until 9 o'clock at night. The October business was extremely good and November promises equally well.
25C. F. Hanson & Sons have in their window a handsome white and gold Sohmer upright that was one of those on exhibition at the Columbian Exposition.
27Mr. J. N. Merrill is very busy selling pianos and trying to find time to attend to the details of the trade dinner. Already about fifty tickets have been called for.
29Mr. F. I. Harvey, the youngest piano dealer in Boston, who has the Trowbridge for his leader, is well pleased with the way the fall trade has begun. During the past year there have been many changes and improvements made at the Trowbridge factory, all tending to the perfecting of the piano. A new scale is being used and many other minor additions have been made. Especial attention has also been paid to getting handsome veneers and fine woods, so that inside and outside would be in harmony. The factory is running until 11 o'clock every night of the week.
31Mr. James W. Cheeney is having a fine fall trade in Needham pianos, and is fact very busy in all departments of his business.
33Among the petitions in insolvency recently filed in the Suffolk County Court was one by George H. Jones, Jr., musical instrument maker, Chelsea. Debts, $1,700; no assets.
35In Town.
36C. H. Dickinson, Wallingford, Conn.
37Otto Raab, Springfield, Mass.
39DROOP'S OPENING.
41A Great Gathering at Washington, D. C.
43IT must have been a matter of profound satisfaction and gratification to Mr. E. F. Droop, the Washington piano and organ dealer, when on Saturday night, at the opening of the new establishment, he reflected upon his career and the gradual development of his prosperous business after struggles and vicissitudes which can only be appreciated by those who from small beginnings have erected large institutions. We believe he must have been particularly and sympathetically struck with the judicious remarks of Mr. Otto Sutro, of Baltimore, who during the entertainment, in his usual happy vein, with particular emphasis brought out these points.
45The house of E. F. Droop & Sons has for years past been accommodated in rather limited quarters on the avenue in Washington. It was found that the increase in business and the addition of the two young sons to the firm, together with their energy and application of the latest methods, made it necessary to get into a larger establishment, and on the site of the old one a new building was erected, which was inaugurated on Saturday evening in the presence of a large number of local musical and other guests, and the following gentlemen known outside of Washington were there, chiefly because of their connection with the trade, direct and indirect, and their appreciation of the house of Droop:
47Guests.
48Geo. P. Bent…………………………………………..Chicago
49Eisenbrandt Brothers………………………………….Baltimore
50Nahun Stetson…………………………………………Baltimore
51Chas. Steinway………………………………………Of Steinway & Sons, New York
52Fred. Steinway………………………………………Of Steinway & Sons, New York
53Henry Ziegler……………………………………….New York
54Mr. Clifford Cox…………………………………….New York
55J. B. Woodford………………………………………N. Stetson & Co., Philadelphia
56C. F. Howes…………………………………………Of Hallet & Davis Piano Company, Boston
57Wm Knabe……………………………………………Baltimore
58Otto Sutro……………………………………………Of Otto Sutro & Co., Baltimore
59Robert Gibson……………………………………….Baltimore
60Chas. Glaser…………………………………………Baltimore
61Chas. Woodward…………………………………….Baltimore
62Karl Fink……………………………………………..New York
63Alfred Dolge & Son…………………………………New York
64Otto Wessell……………………………………….Of Wessell, Nickel & Gross, New York
65Emil Gabler…………………………………………Of Gabler & Brother
66Wm. Kaiser…………………………………………Of Gabler & Brother
67Jos. Bayreuther…………………………………….The Musical Courier, New York
68Frank M. Stevens…………………………………The Musical Courier, New York
69Harry Freund……………………………………….Freund's Weekly, New York
70B. H. Janssen………………………………………Of Mathushek & Son, New York
71Harvey Wendell……………………………………Of Marshall & Wendell, Albany
72W. H. Poole…………………………………………Of Poole & Stuart, Boston
73Robert Widenmann……………………………Of Strich & Zeidler, New York
74Howard White…………………………………….Of Wilcox & White, Meriden, Conn.
75Henry Willig………………………………………Of Geo. Willig & Co., Baltimore
76F. M. Hulett……………………………………….of Jacob Doll & Co., New York
77A. Jacobs……………………………………………of Jacob Brothers, New York
78Reginald Schroder………………………………..of Staats Zeitung, New York
79Henry Hicken…………………………………….of North German Lloyd, Baltimore
81The local dealers present were W. P. Van Wickle, of the Bradbury agency; also representatives of John F. Ellis & Co., Alexander Grimes, William Knabe & Co., Metzerott Music Company, Sanders & Stayman.
83Regrets were received from the following people in the trade:
84B. F. Banes & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
85Behr Brothers & Co., New York.
86Edward Lyman Bill, Music Trade Review, New York.
87Briggs Piano Company, Boston, Mass.
88C. Bruno, of C. Bruno & Son, New York.
89Calvin Whitney, A. B. Chase Company, Norwalk, Ohio.
90J. Burns Brown, of Chickering & Sons, New York.
91A. F. Adams, manager New York branch the John Church Company.
92W. A. Cole, Boston, Mass.
93C. G. Conn, Washington Times.
94Decker Brothers, New York.
95Oliver Ditson Company, Boston, Mass.
96C. H. Ditson & Co., New York.
97L. Cavalli, of Alfred Dolge & Sons, New York.
98C. F. Goepel, of C. F. Goepel & Co., New York.
99W. R. Gratz & Co., New York.
100W. R. Farrand, of Farrand & Votey Organ Company, Detroit, Mich.
101J. Fischer & Brother, New York.
102Carl Fischer, New York.
103W. H. Frost, New York.
104Emil L. Boas, of Hamburg-American line, New York.
105H. Heyerman, of Hammacher, Schlemmer & Co., New York.
106C. J. Heppe & Son, Philadelphia, Pa.
107Jacot & Son, New York.
108Lyon & Healy, Chicago, Ill.
109H. S. Mackie, of Mackie Piano, Organ and Music Company, Rochester, N. Y.
110E. N. McKinney, manager Marshall & Wendell Piano Company, Albany, N. Y.
111Henry L. Mason, of Mason & Hamlin Company, Boston, Mass.
112F. A. North, of F. A. North & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
113M. G. Paillard, of M. J. Paillard & Co., New York.
114J. W. Pepper, Philadelphia, Pa.
115A. Pollmann, New York.
116E. A. Potter, Chicago, Ill.
117C. Reinwarth, New York.
118W. Rohlfing, of Rohlfing & Sons, Milwaukee, Wis.
119Nate Salsbury, proprietor Black America.
120H. J. Raymore, Shaw Piano Company, Erie, Pa.
121H. W. Schliemann, New York.
122Morris Steinert, New Haven, Conn.
123Sterling Company, Derby, Conn.
124O. J. Tyler, Story & Clark Organ Company, Chicago, Ill.
125W. Tonk & Brother, New York.
126J. H. White, of Wilcox & White Organ Company, Meriden, Conn.
127G. L. Wild, Brothers & Co., Washington, D. C.
128A. Wolf, New York.
129C. A. Zoebisch, New York.
131In addition to the remarks made by Mr. Sutro, reminiscences were recalled by Major Howes and a number of other gentlemen in the trade.
133It is doubtful whether so large a congregation of members of the trade has ever taken place in the city of Washington, or, for that matter, in any other city of equal size, as at the Droop opening; it shows to the trade the magnitude of the connection and the importance of the house as dealers in high grade pianos and organs, musical instruments and sheet music. Mr. Droop and his sons have made themselves factors of vital importance, not only locally, but among the manufacturers and publishers they have the very highest and most elevated standing, and enjoy universal respect and confidence.
135As a matter of course there was also a musical entertainment before the conclusion of these ceremonies, and on Sunday last the members of the trade were invited by Mr. Droop to a tally-ho outing which covered some of the most romantic spots in the vicinity of Washington.
137It is the hope and wish of everyone that the future of the house of Droop under its new auspices will continue as prosperous as its past, and this is all that is necessary to give the firm all it itself wishes for.
139—The business of the Milton Piano and Furniture Company, of Milton, Pa., has been discontinued. Mr. Howes, of the Hallet & Davis Piano Company, having wound up the affairs last week.
141Mason & Hamlin
142PIANOS AND ORGANS.
143PIANOS.
144W. H. SHERWOOD—Beautiful instruments, capable of the finest grades of expression and shading.
145MARTINUS SIEVEKING—I have never played upon a piano which responded so promptly to my wishes.
146GEO. W. CHADWICK—The tone is very musical, and I have never had a piano which stood so well in tune.
148ORGANS.
149FRANZ LISZT—Matchless, unrivaled; so highly prized by THEODORE THOMAS—Much the best; musicians generally so regard them.
150X. SCHARWENKA—No other instrument so enraptures the player
152STANDARD INSTRUMENTS.
153ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUES AND FULL PARTICULARS MAILED ON APPLICATION.
155Mason & Hamlin Co.
156BOSTON, NEW YORK, CHICAGO.
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