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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
The Autoharp.
R. W. B. WILSON, of Alfred Dolge &
Son, the general representative of
the Autoharp department, speaks very en-
thusiastically of the heavy demand for
these popular instruments. Mr. Wilson
has recently returned from a Pacific Coast
trip, and was successful in placing a num-
ber of heavy orders. Whatever the general
state of business may be, the fact remains
that the Autoharp is having a big boom.
The factory hands are working nights at
Dolgeville, and it is a difficult matter to
catch up on orders.
H. LEHR & Co., Easton, Pa., manufac-
turers of the popular Lehr piano-cased or-
gans, will, it is said, enter into the manu-
facture of pianos.
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Haines Bros.
X J P. HAINES spoke hopefully of
YY a the business outlook, when THE
REVIEW man called during the week. He
thought that with the coming spring busi-
ness would take a decidedly favorable turn.
They had only yesterday received an order
for twenty-five pianos—partly the result of
Mr. Floyd-Jones' recent trip,and affairs were
moving very satisfactorily. Mr. H. Floyd-
Jones stated that although the Western
trade was a little dull, he had found an ex-
cellent demand for the Haines Bros, piano,
and was well satisfied with his three weeks'
trip.
C. F. Goepel & Co.
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OW'S business, Mr. Goepel?" said
THE REVIEW man.
"Trade is a
little dull," was the reply. "Do you think
it is likely to improve?" was asked, " I
think it will, undoubtedly," said Mr. Goe-
pel. "Trade must look up; and when the
snow and slush are cleared away, and the
spring weather sets in, I think we can look
for a marked improvement in business.
We are suffering from the boom which pre-
vailed last fall, when everybody was feel-
ing hopeful; unfortunately, things did not
materialize, and the market got over
stocked. But good times are ahead," con-
tinued the supply man; "the piano busi-
ness is in its prime; necessities before lux-
uries, you know; but, nevertheless, we 11
get there, just the.same."
Hard man, Peck & Co.
ARDMAN, PECK & CO. are un-
doubtedly getting their share of
trade. Mr. William Dalliba Dutton's
system of securing business is as unique as
it is sound. Method, hard work, and good
value are evidently the basis of Hardman,
Peck & Co. 's success.
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Strauch Bros.
HE steady demand for the excellent
Strauch Bros, piano actions continues
unabated. "Good wine needs no bush" is
an old but significant proverb; the same
thought holds good with the Strauch Bros,
piano actions. They are so excellent and
reliable that praise seems almost super-
fluous.
T
H. D. CABLE, president of the Chicago
Cottage Organ Co., has been making a
brief business trip to New York and Bos-
ton.
THE right, title and interest of J. W. Mil-
ler in the stock of Kirk Johnson & Co. 's
music store was sold at Lancaster, Pa., re-
cently, for $2.00 to W. H. Roland.
THE agency for the Gildemeester & Kroe-
ger piano in Buffalo, which was formerly
held by G. H. Poppenberg, has been se-
cured by Robert L. Loud, who will push
this instrument as leader.
A BRANCH store has been opened in Ash-
land, Wis., by the Schimmel & Nelson Pi-
ano Co., Faribault, Minn.
I. H. PETTIS & SON have opened up a pi-
ano warerooms, at 230 Pearl street, Buffalo,
N. Y., with T. Widdupp as manager.
F. W. LOHR, the successful road repre-
sentative for Hardman, Peck & Co., New
York, left the first of the week for a five
weeks' Western trip.
THE Kroeger Piano Co. have recently is-
sued a neat four-page folder, showing their
leading styles. It is practically an advance
sheet of their new catalogues, which will be
ready for distribution in about two weeks.
, GILMORE & CONANT is the firm name of
a new music house which have opened up
at 18 East Eighth street, Chattanooga,
Tenn. Mr. Conant is late of Louisville,
Ky., and Mr. Gilmore was formerly with
Winters & Murphy. They will sell the
celebrated Kimball pianos and organs, and
have purchased the balance of the stock of
the late W. S. Winters.
THE capital stock of the Shattinger Piano
and Music Co., of St. Louis, Mo., which
was recently incorporated, is $37,000 fully
paid in. M. A. Shattinger holds fifty pre-
ferred shares, as do also Louis P. Bach and
Jacob Doll, both of New York. A. Shat-
tinger holds 218 shares of general stock,
and August O. Lindemuth and Charles
Shattinger one share each of general stock.
"BUSY as can be," reports Mr. Prince,
Sr., of Prince & Son. "We are shipping
thirty to thirty-five pianos a week, and the
general outlook is excellent."
W. A. FEESER, music dealer, Galesburg,
111., has been arrested on"the complaint of
Henry Keenon on a charge of uttering a
forged note to the amount of $140. After
his arrest Feeser made good the amount of
the note, but was not released, as there
were other charges against him.
THE Decker & Son grand piano was played
in concert recently by William H. Barber,
piano virtuoso, in Historical Hall, Brooklyn.
Mr. Barber and the select audience pres-
ent were delighted with this instrument,
and spoke in the highest terms of the beau-
tiful quality of its tone.
? W. AVEY, lately*salesman with M. V. N.
Braman, North Adams, Mass., is now con-
nected with Underwood's music store on
Holden street.
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THE Spies Piano Manufacturing Co., of
this city, continue to have a heavy demand
for the "Majestic." They report business
"decidedly good."
THE L. Grunewald Co., New Orleans,
and A. Redewill, Phoenix, Ariz., have
taken the agency for the Norris & Hyde
transposing key-board pianos.
THE Hockett Bros.-Puntenney Co., Co-
lumbus, O., intend to reorganize under the
title of the Hockett-Puntenney Co., with a
capital stock of $100,000 paid in.
THE piano factory at Marietta was sold
under the hammer Saturday for $11,400 to
the endorsers of the company's paper.
The failure was a disastrous one, and the
plant will be converted to some other use,
if possible. The failure sunk a good many
thousands of dollars.—Parkersburg, W. Va.,
March 16.
Strich & Zeidler.
M
R. STRICH was evidently fairly sat-
isfied with the condition of business,
when THE REVIEW man looked in during
the week, and stated that the demand for
the Strich & Zeidler grands was highly en-
couraging. Style F is also proving a great
seller. Mr. Robt. A. Widenmann is ex-
pected back from his Western trip early
next week.
In Town During the Week.
MONG the members of the trade in
town'during the week were: B. L.
Rich, of B. L. Rich & Co., Fitchburg,
Mass.; Joe Wood, of Wood Bros., Pitts-
field, Mass.; W. J. Dyer, of St. Paul, Minn.;
Prof. Anton Koerner, Norfolk, Va.; Her-
man Leiter, of Leiter Bros., Syracuse, N.
Y.; Ed. Cluett, of Cluett & Sons, Troy
and Albany; Mr. Powers, Jr., of Emerson
Piano Co., Boston; H. D. Cable, president
Chicago Cottage Organ Co.; H S. Mackie,
of Mackie Piano, Organ and Music Co.,
Rochester, N. Y.; W. H. Johnson, of Hali-
fax, N. S.
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