New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-07
/ CENTURY OF PIANo-MAKING.
PROGRESS MADE IN THIS TRADE.
PIANO MEN HAvR a CENTENNIAL DINNER AND
LISTEN TO SPEECHES.

LISTEN TO SPEECHES.
The Centennial dinner Of the plano trade Of New.
York was held at the Fifth Avenue Hotel at 80
O'Clock last night. Representatives OF the leading
piano and organ manufacturers In the United States
were present. The dining.room was handsomely
draped with American flags and orchestra fur
nthed music during the evening About 100 guests
sat down, anon. whom were Morgan J. o'Brien, c.
c shsyne, II. ). Krehbiel. W. b. Stone. Levi X.
Fuller, of Vermont; Francis Bacon, ". p. H. Bacon
Henry Behnins. sr, Henry Behning, jr. Albert F.
Behnlng, Gustav J. Bchning Henry Behr Edward
Behr, Marc A. Blumenberg, Stephen Brambach j.
Burns Brown, G L. Burchard, Edward L. Bill, c.
Brooks. James Cumston, Mr.. Curner, Tucker David
J. W. Donelsn, Peter Duffy, T. f. Kraemer c. B.
Lawson, William D. Lazelle, Henry D. Low, p. G.
Mehlin, Adam Nickel, A. j. Newly, A. Nilsson. Rob
ert Prior. Robert Proddow, T. NJ. Reynolds. r. A.
Saalfeld, F. Schuler J. b. simpson, Ir. Hugo Sohmer
NJ steinert George A. steinway, Frederick T. SeInway
William j. DUFFY Alfred Dodge, J. J. Estey, Thomas IL
Evans, o. NJ Farrand, Z: X. Farrell, Karl Fink, j. W.
French, Harry +. Freund, August Gemunder, J. u.
Graham, IT,, Rudolph Gross, W. " d. Haring, Samuel
Hazelton, George W. Herbert, A. c. James, ". \.
Kimberly, +. Kochmsnn. William Knabe, Felix
Kraemer, Nahum Stetson, Peter D. Strauch Albert
Strauch, D. T. Treacy, William NJ Thoms. Francis
Taylor, Louis Van Bernuth P. T. Wall, r. NJ Walters
T. Leeds Waters, Albert Weber, George l.. Wez, f. S,
Werner, ouo VESSEL, John A. weser Samuel T.
White, w. A. White, Robert wiedormann and Henry
Zeger.
william steinway presided. Aftet the coffee and
cigars were served the g4eSts called to order
by Mr.. steinway. He read letters Of regret from
Mayor Grant, General W. I. Sherman, Governor Hill
and President Harrison. He compared the plano
trade Of hundred years ago with the condition of
the trade to-day and said that the improvement was
only another mark Of the growth and stride in America
of al branches OF commerce and art he said that
hitherto such had boon the rivalry In ths production
OF pianos that at previous time could such num-
Der Of manufacturers be brought together IN friendly
meeting. John Jacob Aston, he said had imported
the FIRST plano that 10 America, but America had
long ago ceased to import pianos; she was now
porting them and European makers had to follow her
models.
H. Z. Krehbiel was the next speaker. His subject
was The Plano; lts Relation to tho Development Of
Music" lie said that the piano was tho greatest Of
all the musical instruments that had been handed
q strange fact thki these masters had wilton and
produced cOmposltAhs OF which the plano Is now the
Interpreter many years before tho perfection OF that
instrument had been obtained. He spoke Of the piano
exponent of all kinds Of music religious and
secular aud said that It oned tho melody and har
mony Of many instruments in one. Music had moved
tho world from the earliest ages whom the Tyres OF
the gods had Weakened the stones TO listen, end honor
and praise were due to tho who had aided
In tho expression Of musical feeling Thore other
good speaking before the dinner broke up.