Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-18
MUSIC PRINTERS.
VA TRADE REQUIRING GENIUS
AND JUDGMENT.
Iour Hundred Varieties of Type.
some Of the Difficulties in
Setting a Score.
Boston Herald.


which no one hut the initiated ever
climbs. are score Of curious arts and
trades which tie average citizen seldom
or never thinks or hears Of.
Go into that region of the town for
instance, bounded by Washington, School,
fremont and bloomfield streets and You
will not only find French restaurants and
German beer saloons but you will also
discover If you look sharp, cellars and
atdcs inhabited by skillful craftsmen
who cut gems, take death masks, cngraye
book plates and the like. But, unless you
specially want TO ind one Of these men,
you will not be likely to notice his nnoo-
trusiyc sign.
So, when q reporter yas sent recently
10 inquire into the mysteries pracuceu
by the music printer, he first made N
quiry at music dealers, and soon az
tcr,yard was stumbling up hye lights OF
stairs in nn old business block Of q busy
downtown street. There, occupying
die loft, he found shop crowded win
forms and citses of type, There were
only TWO or three men at work, dong
what thoy had 10 do quietly and easily.
The proprietor was sitting nj ms desk
in retired corner, reading over the docu-
ments Of his business. After explaining
his crrund the reporter asked. "Mhnt
Is he special difficulty in setting page
Of musicf Is IL anything q regular com
position could moi do. at leust after a
iitIe pructiceg'
10 he even fair music printer" was
ths nns,yer won must be a genius, in
tbe 6r,t place, Yuu necd moi know
music. 10 be- sure--prrlmIs IL IN better
that you should not, for then you may
drink you know more than tle composer,
.qperiilly as no Two mon ever read hnr,
inufiv Mike. mud try TO improve lbs score
for MIN but the business rcquirca instant
and accurate judgement. perf,pt runilinri-
fy Win every boT In thg oasc. besides a
rrput deal of skill and uuirkuesi in ac-
tuaily setting your typc Yon must know
everything d regulnr printer knows and
fen fines more beside"
In Inc cnsc Which holds the necessary
'sUrts" there nro NO less than 400 va
r,eties of iyp.. by ar The grpnler mari of
which umsf he uscl In sitting a lurrr
niece of nutslr-one Of tbe songs. for in-
slnncc someHmes printed ON a maze of
iiis SUNDAY manor. When ibo frpnrter
was shown t6c@e various Characters, and
how ntricatcly they must ali bo made
la combine 40 IA. to urinl without a brenk
or "a crnrlt npyyhrrc To be- seen. lac dId
moi wonder 10 boar tho proprieior con.
Time, "You cuuuut conrGiVn hoty much
labor IA involved in aciting a single aheet.
Wl,v II vould rennir, m o,n,,ri nnJ n
half dozen newspaper columns 10 de-
M
I'm If lbr render win rnli M mind n
locomotive plzgle he Win ,,t "A general
dion al tbc nnrrnti0u Thr rrpurfer stv,
a measure eel M for ma .oe.i1i beneGt
There must have bpon Hffy nierps mi
IN before q wns perfect
The printer tntrs ina stick la bnnd
Ike nh printers. and n,iinats Ii Nv mcon1
of thp srfe,v ia fhr r.ntilrpd lc,.,ib
Sencdtncs. il IA n,ora ann,ntlpt,,' Xxx
40 that TO measure by ihr 'slick." ns
Is done ia Il ncVspnppr ,yould bp moan,
iprless.
lGen ho looks Mt Mis- "c,nyr and soos
fhe model ror ihe n,,1gi, ,,bi,,i, a., G,s ~,
solve by means Of lid 10 chnrarfprs I'M
tbs bay In Srn,u of i,, Wv IL Nii"i "'',g ,i III
perienced and Sgilmj wortlnp i ~, V ns
suppose. aud win not take long In rrttlpf,
n practical npsvsr
Iycrv svmhol ,yhic4 a.. o,,l,,. t,,.
ne,l \. rcndy III hig hat,1 Tho ,,,,,,, ,,.,,
mon one. hi the nit.ile ~ bjs cns. ,i,ns,
10 frenurntiv utiIiged stn,y., 49,, ,,''
he farther corners.
,pthor mav S,,ye ~ S , Us ~. t'9.t. KIP
DR. he may have uscd INV nm 5f t s'''91 !,
others. Zach one Tint hG bns used naIe,
necessary some pecullnr nris,nncn,rnf nf
lho next line and Of me sucooedinr avn.
Dol, that The whole may come ont
even al the stall,
There is the dnirulh-to como ort
tven. 10 do this note may be divided
INTO little pieces, TO which other Httle
pieces are To be Joined. that everything
niAy be squared OF In the end. Lines 10
~ VIVA must he of tho proper length
hWns Hhl hn9ds Of notes must be cx-
trSsls oo,l it and, ~ q word, every
sIeesy "'us' nv ntls1 win Tue most perfect
rv'} 50 'nnl NIiun inc printed measure
,LLp9N on from ne eleciroppe plate
near. nn''ly nihhe from tho tyne, ap-
- - tiNn, ve no VNoh or break