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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VI, Issue 239, 9 October 1871, Page 4

MUSICAL" AND MECHANICAL. TI/TR. A L FRED AAKEY, T E A C HER OF THE ORGAN, PIANOFORTE, HARMONIUM, CORNET, AND SINGING. Late Pianist to ber Grace the Duchess ot Inverness, and Performer at the Soirees given by the Marchioness of Londonderry, and the most distinguished of~the Nobility and Gentry of England.. CONDUCTOR AND COMPOSER 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 Mechanising of r 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 the principle of Equal Temperament (as adopted by Erabd- Broadwood, and Collard), the intervals being divided according to the number ot .vibrations, as indicated by the Sirene, and the apparatus ..of M. Savart. M E C H A N I C A . L?. • 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 reasonable terms, Mr. Oaket, has erected a Workshop, and purchased all the most recent inventions in Tools, including a Lathe, Drilling, Boring, and Morticing Machines. He can, therefore, confidently say that he now possesses by far the largest set of Musical Tools, and Pianofortemaking Machinery in New Zealand. In addition, lie has in stock varieties of Felt for hammer .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 Euterpeons, and every kind ot self-acting instrument. Mr.- Oakey respectfully invites inspection of his Workshop at any titne r feeling confident that .he can render a good old Pianoforte almost equal to hew, and effect Repairs,- &c-- cheaper, and infinitely better, than any peripatetic Tuner. ALFRED OAKEY. Bridge-street, four doors from M'Gee's Hotel. 1619 DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP. REFERRING to the above Dissolution of Partnership op M. SOLOMON and CO., the Inhabitants of Nelson and the. Surrounding Districts are respectfully informed that the Business will be Carried on as Usual bv-. 8. M. S OLOMON - Who, in tendering his sincere thanks for past favors, solicits a further continuance of their patronage. . _ 0 S. M. S, wishes to inform the Public in general that he has RE-MARKED -b The Whole op his Choice and Varied Stock of CL 0 THI N G AND DRAPERY AT COST PRICE. The following List will give an idea of the GREAT BARGAINS OFFERED! — Mens' Tweed Trowsers from ... ... ... 9/11 „ „ Coats „ ... ... ... 14/U „ Best Colonial made Tweed Trowsers and Vest 30/- --,,; „ . »:/....,..» •••■•• 17 / 6 „ „ Colonial-niade, r Suits 35/Boys' Geelong Tweed Trowsers ...... 7/11 „ Black Cloth Trowsers 5/6 Mens' Assorted Vests ... ..► 4/11 Crimean Shirts, Under-Flannels, Drawer 8, Ties, Collars, Comforters,and other Good*. EQUALLY CHEAP. COME AND SEE AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELVES. — — -o S. M. S. has. much pleasure in. informing his Customers ,'that r he . also intends jto carry on the Drapert Branch pi* the Business, and has the following Goods, which he offers at the undermentioned prices :— 7 7 Horrock's Superior Long Cloth from 6d. per yd. 72-ihch Superior Grey Sheeting „ , ... 1/3 Single Widths . 1 .','„.' .„., •» i .» 4|d. LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S UNDER-CLOTHING VERY 70HEAP. DRESS BTUEF ; PRINTSi and. a VARIETT <& (OTHER, GOODS too Numeron* to Particularise. S..M. ; i# 1^ MON ' TRAFALGAR BTBEET. 1445