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THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.
May 20th, 1882.
MANUFACTURERS OF
SQUARE & UPRIGHT PIANOFORTES.
OFFICE: 124 WEST 35th ST., NEAR BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
A Fine Grade Instrument at a Very Moderate Price.
Information..
Send for Catalogue and General
The Schomacker Piano Company is known as
"Take a cigar, but don't ask me anything about
one of the most reliable manufacturing establish- my business," he remarked. "You know, my
ments in the country, their pianos being made dear fellow, I am in the habit of keeping my busi-
A. G. CLEMMER A CO.
with great care and no labor spared to turn out nees to myself, simply because what is said is gen-
HIS firm has had a continuous and steady de- the best kind of an article.
erally misunderstood—not intentionally, but, nev-
mand for organs from the beginning of the The impression prevails with this firm that the ertheless, misunderstood."
year, which seems to be gradually expanding.
prices must advance.
These were the words of one of the veterans of
The sale of pianos has had occasional spurts,
the piano and organ trade of this country. This,
CHAS.
BLASITTS
*
SONS.
but haB not b«en as active as the organ trade, al-
however, could not prevent your representative
though last week one of the salesmen of the firm Mr. Charles Blasius, who for the past twenty - from seeing with his own eyes how very busy
went off on a two days' trip in the State and re- seven years has represented the house of Steinway everybody in the establishment was.
turned with orders for five instruments.
in Philadelphia, has sold thousands of the instru
Mr. Bellak and his three sons were kept at it to
firm.
In regard to the proportion of sales between ments of this
t
such an extent that no time could be devoted to
uprights and squares, Mr. detainer says that
"I am now selling pianos to the married chil- much talking.
there is a prejudice against uprights which it dren of those customers of mine who patronized Mr. Bellak is certainly one of the busiest men
may take some time to overcome. The dwellings me when the said children first began to play, or in the trade.
in Pennsylvania and in the city of Philadelphia even before. I often take pianos in part payment
LEE & WALKER.
being large and commodious, economy of room in that I sold to the parents of my present custom-
Business
iis
very
fair with this firm. They deal
the parlor is not a necessity, and, consequently, ers during my early years of business."
purchasers are not obliged to buy uprights.
These were the words of Mr. Blasius, Sr.: mainly in American music, for which there is a
The firm anticipates, however, an increased sale "One day not long ago I seld seven Stein ways, constant demand, keeping things active the year
of uprights. They may arrange a parlor, furnished and this morning I sold three. The difficulty is, round.
according to the latest fashion, in which to display that we cannot get the instruments, as the house
is so very busy."
the uprights.
Mr. G. H. Luckenbach, of Philadelphia, was in
Clemmer & Co. carry a large stock of pianos Blasius & Sons also handle the Sohmer pianos town recently, and paid us a visit. He reports an
excellent business with the Ithaca organs.
and Behr Bros. & Co. 's uprights.
and organs of various makers.
Messrs. Crane & Chapuis, who supply a large
WM. G. FISCHER.
AliBRECHT & CO.
of the trade with felt, are busy for this
"Our sales in April have increased over 25 per This manufacturing firm has had a sudden ac- portion
of the year, the factory at Paterson, N. J.,
cent, over the sales in March, and indications tive movement in business during the past two or season
full hours. According to the opinion of
point to a proportionate increase this month," three weeks, which was unexpected for this season running
the firm, the advance in the price of wool is not
said Mr. J. Bunting, who is Mr. Fischer's right- of the year. Especially was this the case in their great
enough to produce an advance in the price
wholesale trade.
hand man.
"We ought to raise prices, but we are holding of felt.
"These sales were for cash only, as we do not cal-
culate installments otherwise than rent until paid back in order to give our agents an opportunity," Mr. Dippel, of Dippel & Schmidt, piano-action
said a member of the firm. "Profits in wholesale manufacturers, reports orders ahead, especially in
for.
"During this season of the year renting is an trade have been small, and this may advance prices upright actions, there being a much greater de-
mand for them than for square actions. The
extensive branch of our business. Decker Bros.' all at once among the manufacturers."
pony grand and Haines Bros.' new-scale upright A new-scale upright, just introduced by Al- probability is that prices will advance, as woods
are meeting with great success with us in this brecht & Co., is meeting with great success in the and hardware used in the manufacture of actions
are higher priced than they have been lately.
trade.
section."
JAMBS BKIiliAK.
SOHOMACKER A CO.
Stedman & Co., manufacturers of wound strings
Always in the best of humor, with a kind word for musical instruments, including steel music
Business is reported as excellent by this house.
They are overloaded with orders from their agents. for everybody, and a graceful bow and happy wire and steel strings for violins, banjos, guitars,
One of the firm remarked to a representative of smile to those with whom he has no time to talk, etc., whose factory is in Cambridgeport, Mass.,
THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW that the Mr. Bellak remains the same as when the repre- report business as active and trade increasing.
orders for uprights were increasing to such an ex- sentative of THE MTJ&ICAL CRITIC AND TRADE BB- Tlie quality of the goods manufactured by this
tant that it looked as if this piano was the coming VIEW first laid eyes on him, some ten years ago, in firm has given satisfaction to their customers, who
continue to order their supply from them.
his old establishment on South Fifth street.
instrument.
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