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Music Trade Review

Issue: 1895 Vol. 20 N. 22

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VOL.
X X . No. 22.
Published Every Saturday at 3 East Fourteenth Street, New York, June 1, 1893.
disturb or interfere with the harmonious
whole. Since the Conover piano was trans-
planted from New York to Chicago it has
undergone prodigious changes, and it
THE CONOVKR OPENING
A GREAT BIG SUC-
ranks to-day as an instrument of undisputed
CESS
NEW FACTORY
NEW WAREROOMS.
excellence. With its new manufacturing
C. H. W. FOSTER
PI.ATT GIBBS AND THE
and retail home it can be successfully pre-
HALF
HOLIDAY
RISING
RUSSELL.
dicted that the future of this piano will be
CHASE BROTHERS ARE IN IT
BLUM-
greater than its past.
NER
WITH
WISSNER
REIMANN
C. H. W. Foster, of Chickering & Sons,
EAST
MATCHLESS
.MCCAMMON.
has been looking over the rield, and, I un-
LYONS i HEALY's BIG TRADE.
derstand, expressed himself as well pleased
STRAY SHOTS.
with the outlook for the Chickering piano
in its new home.
Mr. Sum my has done
HE Conover opening. That is what the a goodly amount of hustling, and there is
town has been talking about, or at no doubt but that he will come in for a
least the musical portion of it, for the past fair share of the trade, and the Chickering
week. There is no dodging the fact that piano will have a place where it is in the
the Chicago Cottage Organ Co. have scored estimation of the trade—on the ground
a great big triumph in the formal opening floor.
of their beautiful new warerooms. To
Through the indefatigable labors of Platt
enter into an elaborate description of the T. Gibbs, it is believed that we will all en-
warerooms is hardly necessary, and. cold joy a half holiday Saturday, from June to
type conveys a very inadequate idea of the September.
artistic effect produced by the carefully
The new Pease warerooms at 248 Wabash
blended colors and beautiful floral effect avenue, will be finished in a thoroughly up-
seen in the Conover warercoms during the to-date manner, just as we would expect
opening week. The personnel of the Chi- from that very capable member of the
cago Cottage Organ Co. is widely known, trade—Manager MacDonald.
and it is as unnecessary here, as in the des-
The Russell Piano Co. 's factor}- moves
cription of the warerooms, to enter into an skyward.
analysis of the combined intellects which
The new warerooms of the Chase Bros.
have created this magnificent Western cor- Piano Co. are fine, and Chase Bros, will be
poration known as the Chicago Cottage right in the swim. What, with their new
Organ Co. Let me say right here that location and new styles of pianos may we
everything connected with the opening of not expect from this progressive Western
their warerooms was in perfect accord with concern? Brother Dodge is in high feather
the traditions of this concern. In other over the present environments of the Chase
words, success, triumphant from every Bros, pianos.
point of view.
The magnificent stock of
There still continues to be an influx of
pianos which are to be seen in their new Western cavorters for trade. The register
warerooms portends a new era for the com- at the Wellington carries this out, and a
pany, because such a stock of instruments nightly meander through its corridors will
and such environment place them now in emphasize the fact that the music trade
the very van of the big retail music trade men are in evidence there in good shape.
establishments in this city. The presence
It is said that Mr. George Blumner, who
of the members of the local music trade, in was formerly with the Knabe concern in
response to the invitations tendered them, New York, later at Charleston, S. C , will
shows the good feeling which pervades the be manager of the new Wissner warerooms
music trade of this city. There is here a in this city.
hearty wholesomeness, which, I understand,
Secretary Reimann, of the Rintelmann
does not exist in New York. There is one Piano Co., is East on a business trip. This
thing certain, that every member of the concern have been doing a rattling good
Company, together with Manager Price, business with the McCammon pianos. By
must take a high degree of satisfaction in the way, I hear the McCammon piano
the fact that their new warerooms were highly spoken of throughout the West.
launched under auspices so favorable and This piano seems lately to have been com-
pleasing that there was not a single jar to ing prominently before the trade. The
In The West.
T
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S1N<
JLE COPIES, io
CENTS.
supplement which they had in the "South-
ern Number'
of THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
I have heard spoken of here as one of the
cleverest bits of advertising lately done in
trade papers.
Mr. Geo. W. Tewksbury, of the Chicago
Cottage Organ Co., has gone for a long trip
to California. On his return he will take
in the beauties of the valley of the Yo-
semite.
The Musical Times says: The cash sales
at the Lyon & Healy house during the
month of May, 1895 — including all the
various lines handled—exceeded the cash
sales of any May for the past five years.
This means that the cash sales this year
in May were greater than during the boom-
ing May months of 1892 and 1893.
And heretofore these years have been
looked upon as banner records.
When a firm of the greatness of Lyon &
Healy can show such a record as this, it is
surely inspiring, and must be to all the
members of the music trade.
Geo. C. Crane, Eastern representative of
the Krell piano, has been spending a few
days in town.
The Symphony.
A
BEAUTIFUL selection of Symphony
organs are now being displayed in
the New York warerooms of the Wilcox &
White Co., 123 Fifth avenue. The case
designs are architectural gems, well pro-
portioned and pleasing to the eye, while
the musical quality of the instruments is so
rich in variety of effects—controlled by the
different stops—that it appeals to every one
who appreciates good music. The Sym-
phony organs are essentially automatic, yet
in the hands of a musician charming effects
in tempo and artistic coloring are possible.
The Symphony is growing in popularity
throughout the country, and nowhere is it
more appreciated than in New York, where
the sales are gradually increasing. Trade
at the Symphony parlors is unusually good,
times considered.
Some very excellent
sales were made last week and the early
part of this week.
THE Baldwin Piano Co., of Cincinnati,
have commenced the erection of a large
piano factory in that city, almost opposite
the main entrance to Eden Park.
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
EDWARD L\MAN BILL
Editor and Proprietor.
PUBLISHED
EVERY
SATURDAY
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"THE BUSINESS MAN'S PAPER.'
day were they not instruments of real and
apparent worth, attractively and honestly
made. That they possess these attributes
is conceded by all who have examined, sold
or used them. It is no wonder, then, that
the Merrill Piano Co., of Boston, are ex-
periencing an enlarged demand for the
"Merrill" pianos. New agencies are being
placed, and every instrument sold results
invariably in making new customers.
t^'HT^HE Indicator is the only music
I
trade paper in the world the com-
position of which is done by type-setting-
machines. " Easy, Brother Fox, while we
say right here that type-setting machines
have been in use for months in the compos-
ing rooms of THE MUSIC TRADE REVIFW,
and we never thought enough about the
matter to mention it. We believe the trade
doesn't care a rap what the type is set with
as long as it's set—and on time—and con-
veys news.
"THE OLD GUARD DIES."
NE by one the old guard of the piano
trade industry — the men who
fought the great fight for commercial and
artistic supremacy in the days agone—are
surrendering to the great Conqueror.
During the past week the names of Freder-
ick Hazleton and David Decker—names
written high on the scroll—have been
added to the great majority. They have
passed from the scenes of their earthly
triumph. The former died last Sunday at
his residence in this city, 39 East Sixty-
seventh street. Mr. Decker's death oc-
curred in Moelsheim on the Rhine last
Saturday. Although these gentlemen have
not been identified with the trade for the
past twenty years, they were part found-
ers of the respective houses of Hazelton
Bros, and Decker Bros.—houses that won a
distinguished place in the trade in the past,
and which are so worthily perpetuated
under the management of a new genera-
tion. Like all of the old school, these gen-
tlemen were skilled piano makers, and con-
tributed materially to the technical develop-
ment of the piano as we know it to-day.
O
HE Everett Piano Co. announce that
Mr. Melbourne Marks has been se-
lected as superintendent of their factory in
Boston. Mr. Marks was formerly with the
Hallet & Davis Co., and is a thoroughly
competent man in all departments of the
piano business.
T
HE recently incorporated Muehlfeid
& Haynes Piano Co. intend to manu-
facture the "Muehlfeid" and "Haynes '
pianos. The statement made by a con-
temporary that Haines Bros, had notified
the new concern not to use the name
"Haynes" on their instruments is, as far
as we can learn, unfounded. Jack Haynes
intends to devote a large share of his atten-
tion to the pushing of these instruments in
the fall.
T
T has been well said that the success
and popularity of a piano was never
attained through the personal popularity
of its maker or makers. Much esteemed
as John N.Merrill is, the instruments which
he manufactures could never have gained
that place in the trade which they occupy to-
I
Frederick Hazelton was born in New
York city in 1821, and in conjunction with
his brothers Henry and John, founded the
business of Hazelton Bros, in the fifties.
During his connection with this house he
did much to build the solid foundation
xipon which such a successful structure has
been raised to-day. His apprenticeship
was served with the leading manufacturers
of the day. Since his withdrawal from the
piano business he was interested in real
estate investments. Mr. Hazelton was un-
married.
David Decker was born in Southern
Germany seventy-six years ago, and with
his brother, the late John Jacob, founded
the firm of Decker Bros, in 1862. After an
active connection with this house, and with
many inventions and valuable improve-
ments to his credit, he retired in 1874 and
settled on a beautiful estate in Moelsheim,
where he died.
Mr. Decker was married.
His widow survives him.
Although the deceased gentlemen were
not directly connected with the piano trade
for a score of years, yet they always mani-
fested a lively interest and pride in the
houses which they helped to create, and
also in the piano industry on the whole.
Mr. Hazelton and Mr. Decker were widely
esteemed by all who had the pleasure of
knowing them, and while they lived to a
good ripe old age, their demise will bring
regrets to many.
• • • • • • • • • • • •
A MUSIC TRADE EXPOSITION.
HE many expositions which have been
held in this city during the past sea-
son have been tremendous successes in
every way. They have drawn paying-
crowds and have invariably given the pro-
prietors and managers handsome returns.
It seems to us that the musical instrument
manufacturers as well as the allied trades
in this city are overlooking a strong point
in not coming together and formulating a
grand exhibition of their wares, say at the
Madison Square Garden. The scheme is
not impracticable, and could not fail to be
successful. In the hands of a few energetic
individuals, backed up by the approval of
the leading members ot the music trade in-
dustry of New York, the idea could be put
on a practical footing within a short time,
and with excellent results.
T
An exhibition of this nature would not
only bring the members of the trade and
their products into friendly contact and be
productive of good all round, but if con-
ceived somewhat on the plan of the Exhibi-
tion of the National Sculpture Society
which has just closed, many pleasing and
artistic effects might be produced through
a combination of flowers, statuary, etc.,
which would bring the products of ex-
hibitors more directly to the notice of the
fashionable world. It w T ould elevate the
standing of the art industry on the whole,
while the absence of rivalries arising from
competing for instruments and prizes
would insure pleasant and kindly feeling
on all sides.
An exhibition is about to be opened in
London earlv next month on somewhat

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