Town Improvements.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 4983, 16 April 1889, Page 2

Town Improvements.

BEGG AND COMPANY’S MUSIC

SALOON

If; was with pleasure that wo yesterday accepted the invitation of Mr W. J. Huggins, manager at Timaru for Messrs 0. Bogg and Company, to call and inspect the improvements which have lately been carried out at their music saloon. This, as the many visitors to Timaru may wish to know, is situate in the Theatre Koyal Buildings, Main Eoad, and we are sure our readers will be very glad to learn that Messrs B egg’s business has so expanded as to warrant them in enlarging their premises. In speaking of the work done to their shop proper, we noticed that the window was exceptionally well dressed, the instruments and other articles in it being tastefully and carefully arranged. Inside the shop a complete sot of new shelving has been put up, so built in, that room is found for thousands of pieces of bound and unbound music. About the floor are grouped many pianos, organs, and other musical instruments. To the right of the entrance door springs a very neat staircase made of red pine handsomely polished, with close panels, in which has been cut a pretty design in fretwork. Tins staircase leads to the new pianoforte and organ showroom, where are exhibited pianofortes by the most celebrated English and Continental makers, American organs and harmoniums. This new show-room is 20 feet wide and 35 feet long, thus extending the whole length of the Theatre Boyal frontage. In the room visitors, in addition to inspecting the instruments, will have the opportunity of trying over pieces of music, and it is to be placed at the disposal of teachers of any of the instruments named. It will also come in very useful for orchestral or band practice, being central, and convenient. At present there are 20 instruments in the room, and on the premises, in addition to pianos and organs, are complete outfits for either a brass, reed, or string (double B upwards) band, also violins, and a host of other musical instruments. In fact the stock is a first’class one throughout, and is well worthy of everyone’s inspection. We may add that Messrs Begg and Co. have a workshop for repairs, which are superintended by their resident tuner, Mr Hathaway, a gentleman who holds an excellent diploma from the famous firm of John Brinsmead and Sons, and who is therefore qualified in every way for special work.