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VOL XXI. No.
Published Every Saturday at 3 East Fourteenth Street. New York, October 19,1895.
In The West.
ABOUT BUSINESS THE PROTECTIVE ASSOCIA-
TION THE KIMBALL CO. OSCAR A. FIELD
RESIGNS—GEO. P. BENT WORKING ON NEW
PATENTS—J. L. WOODCOCK ELECTED
VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE HALLET &
DAVIS CO.—GUFFIN ATTACHED—THE
SOHMER IN CHICAGO
HOUCK
WILL HANDLE THE " SINGER. "
RUMORS OF STRIKES THE
MUSIC TRADE DINNER.
IN TOWN.
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T cannot be said that business is start-
lingly brisk in this city. October so far
has not been as promising as the trade ex-
pected, but it is hoped there will be a
material change for the better during the
next two weeks.
The Piano Trade Protective Association
of this city may be said to be an assured
success, although up to the time of writing
no formal organization has taken place.
A meeting will be held one of the closing
days of this week, however, when steps
will be taken to place the Association on a
business-like footing. The need of such a
protective combination is so plain that
the wonder is it was not organized long ago.
All the big heads of the W. W. Kimball
Co. are back at their desks, and business
with that house is "booming." Mr. Kim-
ball had a very enjoyable vacation in
Europe, and during his stay inspected a
number of piano factories, but is of the
opinion that we can learn nothing from
them.
Oscar A. Field, who has been secretary
of the Jesse French Piano Co., resigned
from that institution at the annual meeting
held in St. Louis, Thursday of last week.
There are many rumors as to Mr. Field's
future movements, and wise ones say he
will settle in this city, while others claim
he will be head of a large retail establish-
ment in St. Louis.
Geo. P. Bent, of "Crown" fame, is a
busy man. He has filed an application for
more patents in connection with the Or-
chestral Attachment, which it is expected
will be granted; better look out for some-
thing novel.
John L. Woodcock was elected director
and vice-president of the Hallet & Davis
Piano Co. 's Chicago house at their recent
meeting, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of C. H. Blackman.
I read in the Times of Kansas City tha-
five pianos belonging to Owen H. Guffin,
formerly a music dealer there, were attached
through a suit in the Circuit Court filed by
the Marshall & Wendell Piano Forte Man-
ufacturing Co., of Albany, N. Y., for alleged
debts amounting to $1,457.50. Four of the
pianos are at Carl Hoffman's music store,
and one is at the home of Mrs. J. M. Pope,
629 Campbell street.
The Sohmer pianos are real favorites in
this city, judging from the business done
by the Thompson Music Co. Several
Sohmer parlor grands were recently dis-
posed of.
The "Singer" piano is still winning its
way into favor, and dealers everywhere are
praising it. One of the latest agencies
made for this instrument is O. K. Houck,
of Memphis, Tenn.
Judging from the talk in labor circles,
piano manufacturers can look out for strikes
in the near future. It is said that the ball
will be set rolling at the Bush & Gerts fact
tory in a week or two. The reasons for
the dissatisfaction among the workingmen
is not known, unless they have had an
overdose of steady work. This they can-
not endure seemingly.
The music trade dinner will be eaten
next Saturday night at the Auditorium
Hotel, and a jolly time is certain. The
invitations are numerous, and a large num-
ber of visitors is expected.
E. W. Furbush, of the Briggs Piano Co.,
passed through here on his way home last
Saturday.
H. D. Cable, of the Chicago Cottage
Organ Co., is expected to return from Col-
orado this week.
Among the visitors in town this week
were E. P. Mason, of Boston; General
Julius J. Estey, Brattleboro; Elmon Arm-
strong, of the Collins & Armstrong Co., Ft.
Worth, Tex.; Frank Parent, Iron Moun-
tain, Mich., who purchased a stock of in-
struments from the Manufacturers' Piano
Co.; W. W. Crocker, of the Freyer & Brad-
ley Music Co., Atlanta, and V. Victorson,
the well-known varnish man.
$3.00 PER YEAR
SIN GLE COPIES, 10 CENTS
A Prize Steck.
N a voting contest offered by the' Phila-
delphia 7imes, the first prize was a
Steck piano—one of the handsomest in the
establishment of that noted Philadelphia
firm, C. J. Heppe & Son. ,
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"Sohmers" by the Carload.
HOLESALE and retail trade contin-
ues fair with Sohmer & Co. Chas.
Brownell, of D. S. Andrus & Co., Williams-
port, Pa., was in town this week and left
an order for a carload of '' Sohmers.'' Arthur
N. Fischer, of Los Angeles, Cal., also sent
in an order this week for a carload. Thus
the business of Sohmer & Co. goes merrily
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New Krells,
N the wareroomsof the Geo. C. Crane Co.,
corner Fifth avenue and Seventeenth
street, may be seen some fine specimens of
Krell pianos. We particularly jefer to the
new Krells, as there are on exhibition new
styles just shipped from the factory. The
new scale is a tremendous success, and is so
pronounced by art critics. They have also
made some new innovations in case effects,
which are very pleasing, notably in panels,
which are in relief work and marquetry.
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The Hardman in Brooklyn.
HAT persistent advertisers are An-
derson & Co., the well-known dealers
of Fulton street, Brooklyn. On all the
" L " stations—and there are quite a few
in Brooklyn nowadays^artistic posters and
advertisements of the Hardman piano can
be found. As a consequence, the products
of the house of Hardman, Peck & Co. are
as well known and as popular in Brooklyn as
in New York and other leading centers.
The fine business which Anderson & Co.
have built up in Hardman pianos is not
surprising—it is the logical result of intelli-
gent advertising and progressive business
methods.
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CHICKERING & SONS sold a handsome
grand this week, to be placed in the choir
room of Trinity Church.