Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-01
MUSIC, FANCY GOODS.
Musical instruments General Fancy
Goods.

Il. H. HAMMER, NO no STREET kOlQ num-
ber), $40 NEW number). PACIFIC
COAST GENERAL MANAGER FOR CHECKER
ING PIANOS AND WILCOX AND WHITE
ORGANS
The Chickering & Sons pianos have a
worldwide reputation. Since 1923 this
establishment has sold over So, 600 of their
famous instruments. They are celebrated
throughout the civilized world. In Europe
they supplant the home manufactured in
struments, and the foreign orders increase
yearly. From the very incipiency of the
enterprise the Chickering'S have taken the
front rank, and have always steadily and
uniformly maintained it. The overwhelm-
ing verdict of the very highest art talent,
embracing DIR. Franz List, Thalberg, De
Meyer, Jael, Won Bulow, Gottschalk, Halle,
Wehli, ETC., and multitude of other dis
tinguished artists, places the Chickering
piano to-day at the head of the entire list
of pianos made in the world.
Chickering Il Sons have always been
prompt to adopt any improvement in piano
forte construction, their sole aim being to
produce the most perfect instrument re-
gardless of the expense involved and to
their efforts and the use of their various
patents the present advanced condition of
the instrument is solely due. The entire
iron frame and circular scale are their in
vention, and without these the present no.
BILE instrument would be simply impossi-
bic.
All their square pianos have the over
strung bass, patent double bearing agraffe
bridge throughout, carved legs and Tyre,
beveled top, heavy sawed rosewood veneer
cases, and solid rosewood holdings.
All their upright pianos have the patent
action, combination truss frames, three
unisons, and new graduating pedal. These
uprights are also provided with patent
double fall and music rack, and far surpass
any upright in the market. They are rap
idly growing in favor as the leading piano,
furnishing the effects of grand piano in a
compact form.
Chickering & Sons have manufactured
and now have in use nearly double the
number of instruments of any other manu-
facturer in America, and every instrument
they issue is warranted for five years against
any defect in workmanship or material.
For the past sixteen years l.. K. Ham,
mer has been their sole representative on
this coast, and the vast number of these
celebrated instruments placed in use by
him fully demonstrates the fact that the
Chickering piano is the only instrument
which can be relied upon to endure the
test of this climate with its extremes
Of dryness and moisture. The Chickering
piano is sold at the lowest possible price
for an instrument constructed in the most
careful manner and of the very best selected
material, and MIR. Hammer challenges the
production of Chickering which, even
though sixteen years in steady use, has
failed to perform all that the manufacturers
claim for it.
Mr. Hammer has also been ambitious to
secure the best cabinet organ ever intro
duced on this coast, to place in the market
along side of the Chickering piano, and
to meet the rapidly growing demand for
this class of instruments. Such an instru-
ment IS the Wilcox & White organ, for
which he has been appointed General Pa
C bic Coast Manager. 1t fultills all the re-
qulrements of frst-class instrument,
whether for purity of tone, voicing, ease and
rapidity of action, variety of expression,
and is warranted for six years by the
manufacturers, against any imperfection
either in material or construction The
demand for these instruments is unprece-
dentediy large. Sacramento is the main
distributing center No house at San
Francisco sells so many cabinet organs.
They are furnished by him of range of
capacity suited to the smallest room or to
the largest church edifice, and at prices
surprisingly low.
Mr.. Hammer deals also at wholesale and
retail in all kinds of musical instruments,
sheet music, books and musical merchan-
disc. He has large and aourishing estab.
lishment at San Francisco to meet the in
creasing demand for Chickering Pianos,
and will gladly furnish catalogues price
lists and any information to any one wish
ing to purchase piano, organ or anything
in his line, upon application in person or
by letter to his establishments, either at
246 j street, Sacramento, or at 81 Post
street, San Francisco.