Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-20

Saturday, when the Schmol-
Ter & Mueller Piano com
pany, 1911 and 1913 Farnam
street will formally throw open to the
public Its new salesrooms, factory and
Offices with receptions, concerts and
souvenir distribution. 1t is not alone
in the mere material consideration U,
the event that it becomes something
of more than passing notice, but
viewed from the standpoint of contin-
uous growth of nearly half a century,
the opening of the Schneider & Muel-
Ter establishment is another indication
of the great advancement of Omaha
and the power of western brain and
Drawn. 1t is another object lesson in
success-success attained by patient
and earnest endeavor, with ability to
do the things planned and an uwaver-
ing faith in the city and surrounding
territory.
None can realize better what TINS
new piano establishment really slgni-
mes tnan the sturdy pioneers VINO
blazed the way half century ago,
when the arrival of the first piano or
organ was an event in the little COM
munity. So when the old-timers wan
der through the five-story Schneider e
Mueller. building next Saturday they,
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picture in their minds eye the ad-
vance music has made in this western
country, which is joining hands with
the east in every line of human ac-
tivity. AS the younger generations
will be imbued with a higher and
deeper regard for music, which has
added more to the sum total of human
happiness than anything else. .
Fruit of Much Experience.
IL mas taken the better part or a
year TO erect the DulIuIng along lines
suggested by years of experience and
thought. The building stands on a lot
44x132 and is five stories in height,
being constructed of brown pressed
brick and the interior finished in the
most pleasing style. The first floor is
finished in a color scheme of white,
and green, the decorations being in a
soft shade of green, something quite
new In this city. A passenger and
freight elevator run between all floors.
Two large windows face Farnam street
each window being capable of holding
half dozen pianos. The general sales
room and Offices occupy the first floor.
The second floor is devoted to the
development of music, an auditorium
with a seating capacity of 500 occupy
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ium has concert stage and the chairs
are of opera pattern. 1t is the pur-
pose of Messrs. Schneider & Mueller to
give the auditorium practically free of
charge to local teachers who may wish
to give recitals or concerts. providing
no admission charge is made. At either
end of the auditorium are six studio
rooms. A $4,000 vocation will soon
be placed in the auditorium. This
instrument has a tone of rare sweet
ness and richness. This auditorium
feature Is of itself an interesting one.
Some of the larger music houses in
the east have free auditoriums. but it
remained for Schneider & Mueller to
introduce the feature to the west.
sound Proof ParIOrs for Pianos.
The third floor is divided into If
teen rooms, each containing samples
of the fifteen leading makes of in
struments handled by the company
These parlors are elegantly arranged
and are sound-proof, enabling a num-
Der of persons in different arlors to
hear any particular piano, Aeolians
or Pianolas at the same time without
interruption. The piano parlors be-
inc the same size as an ordinary home
parlor the patron is enabled to hear an
instrument under conditions that are