Music Trade Review

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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
There must he quite a vast sum of
money spent in these tributes to the New
Year, for the majority of the calendars re- Adolph fleyer Starts Out on His Own
ceived by us are exceedingly artistic. In-
Account Hollenbeck's Death C. H.
Hartin Co. Twichell Better.
deed, many of them are sterns of the lithog-
Nahum Stetson's Visit.
raphers'and typographers' art. They have,
Matters About Town.
however, to take their chances in competi-
tion with those sent from the stationers,
HERE has been considerable talk in
Omaha regarding changes in the firm
banking and insurance houses and innumer-
of
Max
Meyer & Bro. Adolph Meyer, who
able other mercantile concerns. One stands
has always supervised the piano department
the chance of being selected from the
of this firm, engaged to take charge of the
many —but it is simply chance.
piano business of Hayden Bros. His con-
Hence it is pertinent to ask: Does this tract was very short, so he will now open
warerooms on his own account, and will
style of advertising pay?
t-
handle
the Steinway piano, also the Yose
We hardly think so.
and Briggs. Mr. Meyer was in Chicago
Too many spend money in that way to
this week in consultation with Mr. Stetson
make it effective. If the amount of money regarding the transference of the Steinway
spent for calendars were placed in other ad- piano. Adolph Meyer has had an extensive
vertising channels, better results could as- experience in the piano business, therefore
it is safe to predict for him success on his
suredly be achieved.
Yet this custom has prevailed, and we own account.
I suppose you have learned of the death
suppose will prevail ad infinitum. A busi-
of Chas E. Hollenbeck who commenced the
ness establishment with a definite business
year with Decker Brothers. Mr. Hollen-
policy can perhaps be credited with know- beck died of pneumonia at Rockford, 111.,
ing what is best in this connection. Yet this week. He was a traveler of well known
the observant members of the trade who ability, having for many years been with
have paid attention to this matter will con- the firms of Geo. Steck & Co. and Decker
cede that not one-fourth of the calendars Brothers.
The C. H. Martin Company, Sioux City,
sent out are utilized as intended.
la., is reported as having made an assign-
ment. Mr. Martin, some years ago, estab-
lished a branch in St. Paul, Minn., which
The Survival of the Fattest.
was not a success.
John O. Twichell [is, according to reports,
How papers grow—
much improved in health this week.
Some papers show—
Geo. P. Bent is back from his flying trip
For some increase their number.
East.
Some disappear—
The Clayton F. Summy Company has
Year after year—
been incorporated with a capital stock of
In journalistic slumber.
$75,000. Incorporators are Clayton F.
Summy, A. M. Pence and G. A. Carpenter.
Nahum Stetson met with an accident on
Starr and Weaver.
his way out which has proved exceedingly
painful. The sudden closing of a heavy
HE Starr Piano Company, Richmond, door on his thumb crushed that member
Ind., have made an excellent move in badly. The accident, painful as it was,
appointing the Weaver Organ Company, of however, did not interfere with Mr. Stet-
York, Pa., their representatives for a wide son's transacting his business.
territory in that State. The Weaver concern
There is a rumor, and only a rumor, that
is progressive, and judging from the splendid C. A. Hyde, the recent manager of Mason
record which they have made with the well- &• Hamlin's Chicago branch, will form a
known Weaver organ, the Starr piano is new piano company.
in good hands.
Considerable interest is manifested here
in the announcement made by Morris
Steinert that he is to sue the Musical Cour-
A Good Showing.
ier for libel.
There has been an unusually large num-
H E first of the corporations to declare a ber of dealers in town this week, and judg-
dividend of 6 per cent, this year was ing from the orders which they left, the
the C. F. Zimmermann Company, manufac- piano trade opens up well for the new year.
turers of autoharps,with a capital of $400,-
The Manufacturers' Piano Company have
600. Mr. Rudolph Dolge,whose energies
in
their warerooms some superb Weber
have been devoted to pushing the autoharp,
grand
pianos in mahogany and walnut.
may well feel gratified at the success of his
E. C. Smith, the well known Kimball
efforts. The autoharp is no longer regarded
as a toy. It has become recognized as a salesman, scores a tremendous record in a
standard musical instrument, and is now total of sales. According to the Indicator
being played in homes all over the world. his sales for '94 show a total of $160,700.
It has been liberally advertised, and the
W. E. HALL has been engaged to act as
factory has to be run to its utmost capacity Eastern traveler for the Pease Piano Com-
to fill the orders.—Dolgeville Herald.
pany.
In the West.
T
T
T
of Steinert & Sons, is
Will he bag his game?
MOKKIS STKINKKT,
on the trail.
C. W. A. BALL, for a number of years
with Leiter Bros., Syracuse, N. Y., is now
connected with Chase c<: Smith of the same
city.
11 is said that Robt. A. Widemann is inter-
ested in the Strick & Ziedler piano, and will
travel in the interest of that firm.
(ii.o. X. GRASS, of Geo. Steck & Co.,
picked up a goodly number of orders for
the Steck piano during his trip through
New York State last week. From fifty to
sixty pianos is not a bad showing for a trip
lasting a day or two over a week. George
is a hustler.
GII.HKRT
H.
CARI'KNTKR,
one
of the
old-
time music dealers, died in Waterville, Me.,
recently. He was a brother of the founder
of the Carpenter Organ Company, Brattle-
boro, Yt., and his son, Walter C. Carpenter,
is well-known as the manager of that com-
pany at the present time. Mr. Carpenter
was seventy-three years old, and was highly
esteemed by his numerous friends.
CAPTAIN J. GRAY ESTKY was
admitted
to
partnership in the Estey Organ Company,
Brattleboro, Vt., January 1st.
D, M. ANCKL, music trade dealer at Bath,
N. Y., died at his home in that town Jan-
uary 4 th.
IT is said that a piano factory will be
started at Poughkcepsie, N. Y., by M. J.
Reimers.
Tui'. superintendent of the Chickering &
Sons' factory, Boston, visited Dolgeville last
week and made a large selection of sounding
board lumber for his house.
A NKW kiln is about to be erected at the
Sterling Company's factory, Derby, Conn.,
by the St. Albany Manufacturing Company.
It will have a capacity for sixty thousand
feet of lumber.
THK annual meeting of the Wegman
Piano Company, Auburn, N. Y., which was
to take place on January 10th, has been
postponed to January 23d. The present
stockholders of the corporation, Mrs. Julia
Wegman, Warren Crocker and W. C. Bur-
gess, will, it is expected, retain control of
the concern.
E. E. WALTKRS, who has been the East-
ern traveler for the Chicago Cottage Organ
Company for some time past, has taken
the place recently vacated by Mr. Van
Matre in the home office.
TINDALK, BROWN & Co., one of the lead-
ing music trade firms in Jacksonville,
111., will move from their present location
to spacious quarters in the Grand Opera
House on or about January 27th.
PRINCK & Sox, 203-205 E. 123d street,
have favored us with an attractive calendar
for 1895.