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Musical Courier 1895-11-06: Vol 31 Iss 818, 1895
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1A GOOD CIRCULAR.
3By Tindale, Brown & Co.
5ONE of those concerns in the West full of healthy substance, up to modern tendencies and in touch with the current of trade is Tindale, Brown & Co., of Jacksonville, Ill., and we are, therefore, not surprised to see this excellent circular issued by that house:
7The instrument on which he played
8Was in Cremona's workshops made,
9By a greater master of the past,
10Ere yet was lost the art divine.
11Fashioned of maple and of pine
12That in Tyrolean forests vast
13Had rocked and wrestled with the blast;
14Exquisite was it in design,
15Perfect in each minutest part,
16A marvel of the lutenist's art;
17And in the hollow chamber, thus
18The maker from whose hands it came
19Had written his unrivalled name—
20"Antonius Stradivarius."
22—H. W. Longfellow, Tales of a Wayside Inn.
24The art of making neat repairs on small musical instruments requires a talent, taste—a deftness and knowledge second only to that of the original maker of the instrument.
26A strong glue joint; a neat, invisible mending of a crack or insertion of new wood; the exact fitting of pegs, keys and all working parts, and the selection and grading of strings—all with the view of preserving or improving the original tone, are a few of the points that enter into artistic repairing. The exactness and care used in such work also have to do with the "easy playing" of an instrument and its success as a means of making satisfactory music.
28Mr. W. A. Hoblit, a young gentleman well known to many Jacksonville people, has come to this city to reside and has entered our employ as finisher and repairer of violins, guitars and all small musical instruments. Mr. Hoblit is an expert in this line of work and has himself made several valuable violins complete from the raw material, modeled and graduated after most approved scientific principles.
30Specimens of his workmanship on these instruments may be inspected by those interested.
32The neat finish, careful attention to details of construction, delicate workmanship and, above all, the tone of the completed instruments, testify to Mr. Hoblit's talents and prove the good results of his special study in this direction. Fine work of this kind which has heretofore been sent away may be intrusted to us with the guarantee of careful and expert treatment at reasonable expense.
34The difficulties of instrumental playing are greatly lessened by having all such needed adjustments properly made, and the proverbial "stitch in time" may prevent the going to pieces of a valuable piece of workmanship, not to speak of the general satisfaction of having things "in shape."
36Tindale, Brown & Co. now have a large space on the third floor of their building devoted to tuning and repairing all kinds of instruments. Thorough renovation of worn or damaged pianos can be given, including new sounding board, new hammers, restringing, refinishing case or complete new action if needed. Equipped with material, special tools, machinery and skilled workmen, they are able to turn out such repairs in a satisfactory manner, with the least possible expense to the owner of the instrument.
38The Late Ernest J. Knabe's Will.
40I, ERNEST J. KNABE, of Baltimore City, in the State of Maryland, being of a sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, do hereby make public and declare this as and for my last will and testament, hereby revoking all other wills which may have been made by me:
42First—I give and bequeath to my cousin Emma Riemann, as a small token of my regard for all of her kindness, an annuity of $600 a year, to be paid to her for and during the term of her life in monthly instalments of $50 each, accounting from the day of my death, and I direct my executors, hereinafter named, to set apart a sufficient sum of money to realize said sum and to secure the same by a deposit of $10,000 with the William Knabe & Company Manufacturing Company, of Baltimore city, in the name of my estate, if the said company will accept the deposit, and at the death of Emma I direct said principal sum to go into the residue of my estate.
44Second—I give and bequeath to the German Orphan Asylum of Baltimore City the sum of $1,000.
46Third—I give and bequeath to the Baltimore Association for the Improvement of the Condition of the Poor the sum of $1,000.
48Fourth—I give and bequeath to the Little Sisters of the Poor of Baltimore City for their home for aged people in Baltimore City the sum of $1,000.
50Fifth—I give and bequeath to Mrs. Caroline Hummel, in consideration of her faithful services to my children and to my mother, the sum of $1,000.
52Sixth—I give and bequeath to the General German Aged People's Home of Baltimore City the sum of $1,000.
54Seventh—I give and bequeath to the Hebrew Orphan Asylum of Baltimore City the sum of $500.
56Eighth—I give to the Hebrew Hospital and Asylum Association of Baltimore City the sum of $500.
58Ninth—I give and bequeath to the Board of Directors of the German Zion School on Gay street, in the City of Baltimore, the sum of $1,000, to show my appreciation of the work which this institution is and has been doing for the furtherance of German education in Baltimore. I would request that, if not incompatible with their rules, that they grant in consideration of said bequest one or two free scholarships, so long as the school may exist, the appointment to which shall be made by the pastor of the Independent German Lutheran Zion Church on Gay street, with which the school is connected.
60Tenth—I give to the Maryland Institute for the Promotion of the Mechanical Arts, for the School of Art and Design connected therewith, the sum of $1,000.
62Eleventh—Whereas, Thomas Beck, my father-in-law, is indebted to me in sundry sums of money, as will appear from my books and notes in the hands of William Knabe & Co., and memoranda of cash drawn on my account, as shown on the books of William Knabe & Co.; and, whereas, he has transferred to me his policies of insurance, Nos. 499 and 53,058, in the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company, of Newark, N. J., I hereby direct my heirs to pay him a sum of money, not exceeding $300 a year, during the term of his natural life, and if said annual payments, together with the sums already advanced by me during my life, should amount to more than said policies of insurance yield at the death of said Beck, I release his estate from all liability for such balance.
64Twelfth—All the rest, residue and remainder of my estate I give to my two sons, Ernest J. Knabe, Jr., and William Knabe, to be equally divided between them share and share alike.
66Thirteenth—I herewith nominate, constitute and appoint my sons, Ernest J. Knabe, Jr., and William Knabe, to be the executors of this my last will and testament, and it is also my request that neither of my sons shall be required to give bond as such executors.
68Fourteenth—In order that the legacies and bequests above set forth may be paid intact and free of the collateral inheritance tax, I direct that the entire collateral inheritance tax shall be paid out of my estate.
70Witness my hand and seal this 23d day of May, A. D. 1893. ERNEST J. KNAEBE.
72[Seal].
74Signed, sealed, published and declared by Ernest J. Knabe, the above named testator, as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us, who, at his request, in his presence, and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses.
76J. GEO. KOPPELMANN,
77N. SCHLICKER,
78J. FORSTER.
80Baltimore City, ss.: On the 21st day of April, 1894, came J. Geo. Koppelman and made oath on the Holy Evangel of Almighty God that he doth not know of any will or codicil of Ernest J. Knabe, late of said city, deceased, other than the above instrument of writing, and that he received the same from the testator and retained the same in his custody until he brought it into court; that he had made a prior will to this, but none subsequent; that the testator died on the 17th day of April, 1894. Sworn to in open court. Test: Thos. W. Morse, Register of Wills for Baltimore City.
82Baltimore City, ss.: On the 21st day of April, 1894, came J. Geo. Koppelman, N. Schlicker and J. Forster, the three subscribing witnesses to the aforegoing last will and testament of Ernest J. Knabe, late of said city, deceased, and made oath on the Holy Evangel of Almighty God that they did see the testator sign and seal this will; that they heard him publish, pronounce and declare the same to be his last will and testament; that at the time of his so doing he was, to the best of their apprehension, of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, and that they subscribed their names as witnesses to this will in his presence at his request, and in the presence of each other. Sworn to in open court. Test: Thos. W. Morse, Register of Wills for Baltimore City.
84In Baltimore City Orphans' Court: The court, after having carefully examined the above last will and testament of Ernest J. Knabe, late of Baltimore City, deceased, and also the evidence adduced as to its validity, orders and decrees, this 21st day of April, 1894, that the same be admitted in this court as the true and genuine last will and testament of the said Ernest J. Knabe, deceased.—Geo. W. Lindsay, Daniel Gans, William F. Edwards.
86State of Maryland [seal], Baltimore City, ss.: I, Thos. W. Morse, Register of Wills, and by law keeper of the seal and of the records, and of the original papers of the Orphans' Court for Baltimore City, do hereby certify that the aforegoing is a true and full copy of the last will and testament of Ernest J. Knabe, late of said city, deceased, with the proofs and probate thereof, taken from Wills Liber I, W, M, No. 71, Folio No. 328, &c., being one of the records kept in the office of Register of Wills for Baltimore City. In testimony whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name and affix the seal of said court and office, this 28th day of October, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and ninety-five.—Thos. W. Morse, Register of Wills for Baltimore City.
88NOTICE.
90This issue of The Musical Courier is twenty-four hours late because of Election Day, which fell on Tuesday, November 5.
92M. R. DE VOLNEY EVERETT, one of the best known traveling men in the trade, has accepted a position with the Ivers & Pond Piano Company.
94M. R. WM. SOHMER, a brother of Mr. Hugo Sohmer, was elected Register of New York city yesterday by a majority of over 25,000.
96THE annual fish dinner of members of the piano trade took place on Election Day, the usual day of the year of its annual recurrence, at Duntston & Kennelly's, Columbus avenue. Mr. Wm. Steinway officiated, and he and the others ate fish. M. Paderewski was the guest of honor, and the following gentlemen were among those who were present:
98Mr. Charles H. Steinway, Mr. Frederick Steinway, Mr. N. Stetson, Mr. Karl Fink, Mr. H. Görlitz, Mr. L. Cavalli, Mr. Louis Von Bernuth, Mr. Rudolph Von Bernuth, Mr. Wm. Mason, Mr. Harry E. Freund, Mr. Casper Fechteler, Mr. Frank Fechteler, Mr. H. E. Krehbiel, Mr. W. J. Henderson, Dr. F. Krug, Dr. Pryor, Dr. Robinson, Mr. O. Wessell, Baron Von Huppmann, Mr. Daniel Probst, Mr. E. Urchs, Mr. Fred Palmer, Mr. Burkhardt, Mr. Wm. Silva, Mr. T. Troescher, Mr. Wm. Sheldon, Mr. H. W. Schloam, Mr. F. Reitermeister, Mr. Chas. Meyer.
100Full particulars of the dinner will be in Mr. Harry E. Freund's weekly, which is the "offishal" organ of the event.
102The Besson Case.
104CABLEGRAM published on Friday last states that a court in Seville granted the extradition to London of Mrs. Martha Besson, wife of Fontane Besson, a musical instrument maker, who does business in London, New York, Paris and St. Petersburg. She is charged by her husband with having stolen £7,000 from him.
106The Yorkshire Post of October 24 gives the following data on this rather interesting subject:
108Madame Besson, who is accused by her husband, the well-known musical instrument maker, of having embezzled an enormous sum of money, has now been arrested at Malaga, and is expected in London this week.
110From further inquiries it appears that when M. Besson recently returned to London he found that not only had he been completely sold up, business and all, but that his wife and daughter, named Gabrielle, aged about 16, had disappeared, together with a Spaniard, who was a traveler of the firm. An examination of affairs showed that the business had in his absence been disposed of and that his furniture and household effects to the value of £400 and jewelry of the nominal value of about £100 had also been got rid of. In addition bonds and Stock Exchange shares were missing. These included Goulard shares, certificates for Aquarium shares, valued at £300; Chinese six per cent. bonds, valued at £800, and a number of French rentes, valued at £4,250. The loss was further increased by the absence of the title deeds of the property in the neighborhood of Euston square. On October 1 the first news came of the whereabouts of Mme. Besson. She was timed to arrive at Barcelona at 7 P. M. on that day, and the officers were ready to meet her. She did not, however, put in an appearance, but arrived unexpectedly at Malaga, and the arrest was effected. Mme. Besson, it is stated, had previously eluded the detectives by taking a steamer from a port at the same time, having hired a tug to meet her at sea to take her off.
112Mr. Adams Retires.
114M. R. GEO. C. ADAMS, of the McCammon Piano Company, will not travel in their interests for at least a year. Mr. Adams, we understand, is in need of rest, his health having run down.
116In Town.
118William Bauer, Chicago.
119Chas. Becht, Brambach Piano Company.
120Geo. C. Cox, Pittsburgh, Pa.
121W. H. Poole, Boston.
122Geo. C. Adams, Oneonta, N. Y.
123F. W. Thomas, Albany, N. Y.
124E. P. Mason, Boston.
126—Mr. Felix Kraemer was in Tyler, Tex. on November 2.
127—Mr. Oscar A. Field was expected in Boston yesterday from St. Louis.
128—F. M. Hulett, formerly with the Muehlfeld & Haynes, is now traveling for Jacob Doll.
129—The Chicago Piano Stool Company, of West Madison street, Chicago, Ill., has confessed judgment for $800 in favor of T. B. Waring.
130—The Chase Brothers Piano Company, of Muskegon, Mich., has secured W. B. Mauerman, of 3022 Ridge avenue, Philadelphia, to represent the firm in that city.
131—At the annual meeting of the Dixon Music Company, of Dixon, Ill., held last week, F. A. Truman was elected a director for three years. The other directors are Robert Anderson and R. A. Rodesch.
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