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MUSICAL AND MECHANICAL. 11/TR. ALFRED AAKET, TEACHER OF THE ORGAN, PIANOFORTE, HARMONIUM, CORNET, AND SINGING. Late Pianisc to her Grace the Duchess ot ■Inverness, and Performe... at the Soirees given by the Marchioness of Londonderry, and the most distinguished of the Nobility nnd Gentry of England. CONDUCTOR AND C( )MPOSER ro a Band of forty talented Instrumentalists in Melbourne for Thirty Concerts ; also Leader of a Brass Band of ten performers for several years in the same colony. Formerly ORGANIST at St. Mark's Church, Collingwood, Melbourne. MUSIC COMPOSED & ARRANGED for all Orchestral Instruments, from Violino Primo, to Gro_se Caisse. Compositions Corrected for the Press. The use of the EXPRESSION STOP taught in One Lesson, the Mechanism of this and the Percussion Action being illustrated by a dissected Harmonium of ten stops. TUNING. Pianofortes, Organs, and Harmoniums Tuned, not by the old Stanhope method, but on theprinciple of Equal Temperament (as adopted by Erard, Broadwood, and Collard), the intervals being divided according to the number oi vibrations, as indicated by the Sirene, and the apparatus of M; Satart. MECHANICAL. Mr. Oakey, Inventor of, and Performer on, the "Orchestrina," begs to state that, in London, he underwent a thorough training with his father (who held one of the highest positions at Messrs. Collard and Collard's) in the art of covering hammers, .making the small work, and finishing and regulating Pianofortes. In the course of a long practice in Tuning, &c, he has studied all the makers' various mechanisms, there being upwards of thirty different actions. In order to effect repairs on the most reason able terms, Mr. Oakey, has erected a Workshop and purchased all the most recent inventions in' Tools, iucluding a Lathe, Drilling, Boring, and MorticiDg Machines. He can, therefore, confidently say that he now possesses by far the larges_ set of Musical Tools, . and Pianofortemaking Machinery in New Zealand. In addition, he has in stock varieties of Felt for hamn_?r covering (this he can effect at English prices); Leathers and Cloths for Actions, Dampers, Hoppers, Levers, and various parts of Pianoforte mechanism; Smith's Patent Piano Wire; Harmonium Reeds ; and all the requisites for the repairs of Organs, Harmoniums, Concertinas, Flutinas, Organ Accordions; also for Eucerpeons,, and every kind of self-acting instrument. Mr. Oakey respectfully invites inspection of his Workshop at any tirao, feeling confident that he can render a good old Pianoforte almost equal to new, and effect Repairs, &c, cheaper, and infinitely better, than any peripatetic Tuner. ALFRED OAKEY. Bridge-street, four doors from M'Gee's Hotel. ' 1619 MINERS' ARMS, NELSON. THE undersigned, having taken the above Inn, begs to inform his Friends and the Public generally,- that no efforts will be wanting on his part to make those . persons comfortable who should favor him with their patronage. The House offers many advantages to Country People, there being a Good Stable, and a Substantially. Fenced Paddock attached to it. WINES AND SPIRITS Of the best description always on hand. JOHN DISHER, 1681 Proprietor. JT> TORDAN, SADDLER, &c. • • 13 • */ Respectfully Informs the Inhabitants of MOTUEKA and. Surrounding Districts, that he has OPENED the SHOP in HIGH-STREET. Motueka, lately occupied by Mr. A. B. - Jackson, opposite Goodman's Bakery, with a well-assorted STOCK of SADDLERY and HARNESS, and hopes by Strict Attention to Business, and Moderate Charges, to merit a share of their patronage. Repairs at Reasonable Prices. 1813 DALLY COACH FROM NELSON TO FOXHILL. THE undersigned respectfully informs the inhabitants of Nelson and the Waimeas that he runs a COACH DAILY between Foxhill and Nelson ; leaving Foxhill at half-past 7 o'clock a.m. and Nelson at 3 p.m. Booking Offices at the Wakatu and Commercial Hotels, Trafalgar-street. 1574 FRANCIS HOLDER. TCTELSON -pHOTOGRAPHIC TJOOMS HARDY STREET, T. H. BANNEHR, Photographer, SUCCESSOR TO A. FLETCHER. Photography in all its Branches Carefully Executed. Portraits of Children by the Instantaneous Process. 6 FOR IOS 1524 THE NEW MELODEON TUNEBOOK. A Fresh Supply just Received. R. LUCAS & SON. WANGAPEKA DIGGINGS. J TI7AGSTAFF Begs to call the attention of DIGGERS and others to the fact that they may have Capital ACCOMMODATION and be supplied with every REQUISITE at the BELL-GROVE INN AND STORE. At the Foot of Spooner's Range, about Three-quarters-of-a-mile above Holder's Coach-house, FoxMll, Wai-iti Valley. 9493

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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VI, Issue 233, 2 October 1871, Page 4

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Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VI, Issue 233, 2 October 1871, Page 4

Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VI, Issue 233, 2 October 1871, Page 4

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