, 1866-11-05
THE ~ O1kLD OF MUSIC.
aIcsnn1orphosis OF Smith d Nlxon,s
Music Iali-Mc4srn. Lyon d ITealy
IL their New Quar1ers-A Mann
moth Establishment.

The long established and popular firm of music
publishers md music dcalers, Aesess. lyon e.
Hca1y, have within few days removed from their
former. quarters In the same block, TO Smith j.
SfAon's Hall, which has now been mc:amo;.
phoscd inlo The largest music ttosc in tn. United
States, Il not IN The world. This hall WAS bu,t
some two years ego 10 accommodate concest
troupes and lecturers, and from its due acoustic
properties, magnificent sfze tca7able OF seating
nearly two thousand petplc1, lnc light and vepti-
laion, and last Int not eazrfts central aud
almost Worldwide reputation, Is remarkably well
adapted to tht purposes to which it hus beon tii-
Vcrled. Mcsere. Lyon & Hcaly, in conjunction
With Aettrf- Smith 4 Nixon have made of /: the
mammoth m us,c establishment Of the world, not
IN name OILY but In fact To q, It for this use. the
hail has undergone some important changes, The
saiisif has = been extendc1 to the southern end Of
Sholtss!e which '0h ha. III si,os, s"'if f
similar establishments 10, oas hefe but snai 10 asi II
crn cries Of ercn greater I,.etensons tYan nwrs
In The stocking Of this Wholesale department. no
successful cflosl has been made 10 crt together
complete assortment Of all things, ipo liant and
unilupo,feut, connseted cl:bec directly or i,di.
rcci!y with ihc music trade. There a-e here br.
c'cs hy the score. vlo'ns by the gross, acc,-;ie.
ons b.! the thousand. drums enough TO cppfo mr.
million. anil a!i ohcr possible Kind ol -t;,n@ r.s
iced and bsass Instruments in unfold variety aid
aln'ost inconceIva,le quantities. One world
he'eto supply the musiral wants Of lie sn enlI;c
tesf ior Years to como, even were tlc;e NJ o:hcr
et1 cas's;se establishment. IL The n.inezs in this
Lave very comprehensive stock Of sheet music
ant also an slsnost unlm!cd variety Of :uusic
books including orstorios, operas. concert books.
gee BOOKS. Sunday School books, etc ,]usf
here. while we arc vien1nG the wondrou. p.opor~
tiots 81 Ibis past Of the establishment, aud yicw.
.MS .n %iRSlsd sgr2iss snd pleasure ii: wea1,h
0cssfs. l.: 4 u. are The sole a;cnts here for lhe
famous old iIrin Of F.. @. Wright l. Co, Of Boston.
makers Of otsss Instruments, whose lame has
violin. guitar. ba;io, du1cimcr and larp strings
nero t. al:o woit.y uf mention yc-y large
featu;e For The better preservation Of TIL. costly
and delicate ftoch, four large safes, made ali
tight b double val1s and so arranged as to keen
g. constant even Temperature aud degree oi humid.
scpt strong and heir tone unlmpaired-cse, In.
il sevs;s; ss;s lever s ii. eoef sE !ss h.
he reiaii Department, the ezb,eIon of &c la.cel
classes Of musical Instruments md to The .].,eks
sc it, c h noase III sc bas
ne ehect mrstc publishing department. The
flanot here belong TO the firm OF Smith j. Nixon,
WHO haSe confined themselves exclusively TO the
aceEcy Tor the Steinw1y piano, Of which there
arc eomc tpeetmeus In this stock nntnrpass =. for
nsnstt m%fa ana h'intansy q tone, mello"ue.s and
s,IT,nr,,ts h. tee aniel, OF come y! lhtst In
s.s,anv I,,.t. .'eM.nt;saoiy .t;s hne There i one Of
IL character o'I, turels whcn' a!.as from
sirumen L deserving f'' II our siIpa sai,,tian in
at piece of exquisite workmanship; a. "a thing
o. sesstJ ss ana & ]9s 1oE:ser:
aa,n, s, q Or Mhst var i9mes!y tie stage of the
NAV, ~ 1 !. fs,tsr nere dis
Which arc ali notpih'e nrades rom H. "ns nf nn
,tHase seent. ~ "oito nnuef nnnofc1 dvi!ars. mp
.hn.s o. LOTT OF more sels o. reeds and Costing
,rnc.i 4lEs oollats. ~ We haSe mentioned one
oTtrs, lsso, eo we may revert to one Q! thtsc
ens o. ,se1 marvel Of artistic taste and skill It
rrfne,kahfc suso n.ops anu possesses
n,d in aan5i,nn tn ece h. p9" cru! tonc.
rdov,,r5 .r,.h ~ .ats IL e41!Hals
EI.a;.h s.11 WI eag Mos1 elaborate carving tn the
n,lns - ;ht: 49,. a's eafNr; Vas done By Mr.
,nrs sb.,v 1s n13s,s f1a T. b1rh ey;denee Of hs