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S. T. Gordon & Son
| Name | S. T. Gordon & Son |
| Ortssitz | New York City |
| Straße | East Fourteenth Street 13 |
| Art des Unternehmens | Musikalienhändler |
| Quellenangaben | [New Yorks great industries (1884) 211] |
| Zeit |
Ereignis |
| 1854 |
Gründung |
| Produkt |
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bis |
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Kommentar |
| Handel mit Musikalien |
1884 |
[New York's great industries (1884)] |
1884 |
[New York's great industries (1884)] |
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| ZEIT | 1884 |
| THEMA | Firmendarstellung |
| TEXT | In every well-ordered household the pianoforte is so familiar an object that we are apt to be forgetful of its true value as an educator, and of its refining and ennobling influence upon the home circle. Music is the sunshine of the soul; it warms the heart and quickens the imagination, and is nature's, own vocabulary of joy, hope, sorrow, and love. When all other forms of speech fail us in expressing our sentiments and aspirations we have recourse to music. An inferior piano, one that is cheaply and unskilfully made, is almost worse than no instrument at all; it is like a bad clock that never tells the time correctly though ticking away incessantly. In this connection, the attention of our readers is directed to the pianoforte establishment of Messrs. S. T. Gordon & Son, No. 13 East Fourteenth Street, which was established as far back as 1854, and since its inception has always enjoyed a liberal and substantial patronage. The premises occupied are very commodious, spacious, and attractive, and are fully stocked with a splendid assortment of pianos of the best Manufacture, including those of Steinway, Chickering, Weber, and other famous makers. The well-known and world-wide reputation of these instruments tias demonstrated beyond question that they are nowhere surpassed either for tone, finish, style, or workmanship. The house buys all pianos for cash, and in large quantities, and is consequently able to offer them to the public at the lowest prices. These instruments are sold either for cash or on the instalment plan, which latter arrangement allows of those of comparatively limited means acquiring this almost indispensable article on easy terms, and in this particular business Messrs, S. T. Gordon & Son conduct the largest trade in the metropolis. The firm likewise publishes and deals in all kinds of music, and latterly issued " Gordon's New School for the Pianoforte,'" which is the latest and most approved instruction book, illustrated by a variety of plates showing the position of hands and fingers. It likewise contains the elements of harmony, thoroughbass, and modulation, also numerous and useful selections from Czerny, Cramer, Duvernoy, Heller, Krause, Kohler, Leybach, Lemoine, Müller, and von Bülow, and a complete dictionary of musical terms. Every plate is new, made from new type, hence the printing will be found clearer and far superior to any that can be obtained from old and worn plates that have done a score of years' service, and its sales after its revision by Mr. S. T, Gordon were larger than that of any other " Pianoforte School" extant. Both partners are held in the highest estimation by the community for their strict honor and integrity, and have always evinced the greatest anxiety to assist in any measure or movement which has been brought forward to advance musical literature and studies The characteristics that regulate the business policy of this house are such as to entitle it to the greatest esteem and consideration, and the extent of its operations has made this firm a prominent one in the city, while the inducements offered to purchasers are unsurpassed by those of any other similar establishment. |
| QUELLE | [New Yorks great industries (1884) 211] |
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