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Musical Courier 1895-12-11: Vol 31 Iss 823, 1895
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1Announcement Extraordinary!
3FOR THREE WEEKS,
5BEGINNING MONDAY, December 2,
6WE SHALL HOLD AN
7EXHIBITION SALE OF
8CHICKERING PIANOS
10At 585 Congress St.,
11In the New City Hotel Building,
12PORTLAND, ME.
14Desiring to bring to the attention of intending purchasers and all interested in the advancement and perfecting of Pianos the valuable and remarkable improvements embodied in our latest production, we have secured the premises as announced herewith, where for three weeks our personal representatives will be in constant attendance.
16We shall exhibit only specially selected instruments shipped direct from our Factory, 791 Tremont Street, Boston Mass., and we unhesitatingly assert that as now constructed our Pianos are superior to all other Pianos manufactured and absolutely
18Conquer All Competition.
20During this Exhibition every possible advantage is secured for intending purchasers by dealing directly with the manufacturers.
22From December 2 to December 21, 1895,
23at 585 Congress Street.
25CHICKERING & SONS.
27CHICKERING MOVE.
29THE above is an exact reproduction of a circular distributed, under the auspices of Messrs. Chickering & Sons, in Portland, Me. The circular speaks for itself. It is a straightforward statement, and it is significant of a purpose to give to the people of Portland the opportunity to purchase high-class pianos directly from the makers. Why is it issued? Why has this been done?
31Because Portland dealers have ignored high-class pianos for years; that is, they have been engaged in selling medium and cheap pianos, and were either afraid to invest in the finer grade or did not enjoy such credit as entitled them to a large, salable line of the goods.
33Chickering & Sons did not believe that either of these reasons was sufficiently good to withhold from the people of Portland the opportunity to investigate, to try and to purchase Chickering pianos, and as an evidence of the fact that a demand for these pianos exists there it is only necessary to state that the whole invoice will be sold, and that a fresh order has already been received at the factory for more Chickering pianos. We believe two uprights and a grand were sold the first day.
35We are departing every day more and more from the now superannuated methods of the piano business of the past. If a firm cannot get proper representation in a community there are several methods open to get into that particular community. The West has been doing this, somewhat differently, it is true, but there is no reason why the East should not get away from the mouldy past.
37Gallup & Metzger, of Hartford, Conn., have just arranged with Chickering & Sons to represent the Chickering piano in Connecticut outside of the New Haven district.
39M. P. Conway, of Holyoke, Mass., who has opened a branch house at 312 North High street, Springfield, Mass., has arranged with Chickering & Sons to represent the Chickering piano in a number of counties of Western Massachusetts.
41—Who is in need of a thoroughly equipped, experienced, intelligent sheet music clerk or a head of a sheet music department in any of the large cities? We know of just such a man who could be made most valuable to any large sheet music concern. Address this paper directly.
43To Strich & Zeidler.
44ATLANTA, Ga., November 18, 1895.
45Messrs. Strich & Zeidler:
46BABY grand came to hand and I had the tuner run over it, and have been using it a lot since. It really has a very charming tone, and you are to be congratulated upon so successful a beginning. It has been much admired, and for myself I am more than satisfied. Go on with them, they are bound to succeed.
47Yours respectfully,
48T. STOLL,
49Charge of the musical exhibit in the New York State Building, Cotton States and International Exposition.
51Small Steck Fire.
52THE occupants of George Steck & Co.'s warehouses, Mr. George Nembach and George N. Grass, were startled about 5 o'clock last Thursday evening by seeing smoke coming up through the floor near their desks. Mr. Grass rushed down into the United States Express office just beneath them and gave the alarm. It was discovered that the old boxes and refuse wood stored in the cellar were ablaze and a serious fire seemed imminent. The fire engines were promptly on the spot and the blaze was put out with no more damage to the offices above than a little smoke.
54Had this occurred a half hour later the building would in all probability have been consumed, as by that time it would have been deserted for the night.
56George Steck & Co. have a magnificent stock of their instruments in the wareroom for the holiday trade, and are feeling very thankful that their business has not been interfered with.
58The Grandini Mandolins.
59A SPECIAL catalogue has just been issued by Jerome Thebaville-Lamy & Co., Paris, London and New York, of the celebrated Grandini mandolins, for which the company is sole agent. Musical instrument dealers will find it well worth perusal and consideration, as the instruments described and shown are among the best known in the trade and have an excellent reputation for tone and beauty of finish.
61The American branch of Jerome Thebaville-Lamy & Co. have had a remarkable success with these instruments, and find a steadily increasing demand from the dealers that cater to that portion of the public that can purchase and appreciate goods of the best quality. The point of superiority claimed for these instruments over all others is their tone, and this has received the commendation of leading mandolin players, both European and American.
63The following letter has been received by the house from Mr. Chas. Myslick regarding the Grandini mandolins:
65NEW YORK, July 25, 1895.
66DEAR SIRS—I have been playing the Grandini mandolins a number of years, and must say they excel all others in tone, easy playing and workmanship. After once playing on these mandolins one cannot be persuaded to change for any other. Yours very truly,
67CHARLES MYSLICK.
69For Sale.
70IN a prosperous city of 20,000 inhabitants, an old-established piano, organ and small musical merchandise trade. The county in which this music store is located is one of the most prosperous counties in New York State. There is no other music store in the city and practically no competition in the whole county. With ordinary enterprise at least 150 instruments can easily be sold each year. The best opportunity for a wideawake piano and organ man with a small capital that there is in New York State.
72For full information address B. B., THE MUSICAL COURIER, New York.
74The Russell Catalogue.
75THE new and enlarged catalogue of the Russell Piano Company, 249 and 251 South Jefferson street, Chicago, is at hand and a very handsome little catalogue it is, though not differing particularly in detail from many others now before the public.
77The new factory of the company at the above address is shown, the various styles are well illustrated and described, and a telegraph code is given and an illustration of the interior of the piano. In the introduction the company says:
78"The rapidly increasing demand for our piano during the past few years is its best recommendation to the trade, and we are to-day manufacturing more than any one of four-fifths of the piano manufacturers of the world.
80"Our factory has been in operation continuously since the hard times of 1893, with an ever increasing output. In the early part of 1894 we purchased the factory plant and floor space of another large factory and added greatly to our facilities. This year we have just completed and equipped a large eight-story factory with all modern improvements, which will give us a capacity of 75 pianos per week."
82The Russell Piano Company is naturally proud of the record it and its instruments have made.
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