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VOL. XXIV.
N o . 2.
Published Every Saturday, at 3 East Fourteenth Street. New York, January 9, 1897.
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is recovering. J. F. Mahan, Wabash Avenue
and Van Buren Street, is also on the sick list.
The Walker Music Co., of Eagle Grove, la.,
have been dissolved. Mrs. W. J. Klein, of
BALANCING BOOKS FOR THE YEAR WHAT THE PAPERS AND P. J . HEALY SAY ABOUT BUSINESS FOR
THE PAST YEAR AN INTERESTING SUMMARY STEGER BUILDING ROSENTHAL IMPROV-
Pittsburg, Kan., has also been closed out on a
ING
NORTHROP GRATIFIED MACDONALD AND BENT IN THE EAST
chattel mortgage. Another Kansas item is
: H E N E W YORK
RECENT ACCESSIONS TO T H E MANUFACTURERS' CO.
that
Hamlet & Bevis, of Osawatomie,. has
rUBLIC LIBRARY
DEDERICK'S GOOD WORK—A. G. CONE'S
been
succeeded
by A. E. Hamlet.
LATEST PRODUCTION GEN-
Mr. Dederick, of the Manufacturers' Piano
ERAL NEWS.
ASTOft, LENOX AND
Co., has certainly done some splendid work
ITILDEN FOUNDATIONS.
for his house during his receivership of the
This week the members of the trade are bal- cumstance worth mentioning is the preference
company.
The enterprise and push which he
ancing their books, and combined with an among young people at the present time for
manifested
in
the former position is now being
after-holiday feeling, things have been rather the mandolin in place of the banjo.
The four intermediate months of the year splendidly devoted to restoring the Manu-
quiet around the trade. Whatever opinion were the worst from a business point of view.
facturers' Piano Co. to its old position in the
there exists as to the past year, the closing The fall months were most satisfactory. The
trade. They have in stock at the present time
months of '96 have been fairly good, that is the effect of the election was favorable. Prices
a
magnificent line of " Weber " pianos, which
were cut to a small extent on the cheaper class
general opinion.
need
only proper pushing to win instant recog-
C. N. Post, of Lyon & Healy, says their De- of goods, but on the better grades they were
maintained on account of the high class of nition.
cember business was better than at any time labor necessary for their manufacture. Stocks
A. G. Cone, treasurer of the W. W. Kimball
for a comparative period since 1892. He also on hand are now low, and the prospects for
Co.,
has made a " ten strike " with the hand-
states as his opinion that " American business a good season next year seem very bright.
somely
engraved group of the world's great
interests are now on the upward road."
John V. Steger, of " Steger " and " Singer " artists who use and indorse the Kimball
The " Tribune," of this city, in its summary piano fame, has closed a very excellent year's
pianos, which has just been issued. It is a
of the year's business, has the following to say business. The demand for his products has
handsome production and speaks volumes for
about the music trade industry: " The manu- been so pronounced that he has completed ar-
the enterprise of the Kimball house.
facture of pianos in this city was slightly in- rangements for an extensive addition to his
William Carpenter Camp left for New York
creased over the preceding year, but what large plant in Steger.
the
middle of the week.
Chicago gained was wrested from the Eastern
Rosenthal, the pianist, who has been seri-
Geo.
N. Grass, of Geo. Steck & Co., was a
houses, the ordinary demands of trade not be- ously ill for some time in this city, suffered a
recent
visitor
to this city.
ing sufficient to cause this advance. A gain relapse last week, and was for a time very
was made of ten per cent, in the volume of seriously ill. He is once more mending, and
business in the line of pianos, while in organs his physicians are much encouraged. He will
Thayer in Town.
there was a decline of just about the same pro- soon visit the Pacific Coast.
L. E. Thayer, of the Ft. Wayne Organ Co.,
portions." The same paper states that the sales
The Galena, 111., " Gazette " says that John
of sheet music and music books increased Palmer, who for many years was engaged in Ft. Wayne, Ind., is visiting the city. He has
about ten per cent, while the smaller musical business in that city, and who lately filled the brought with him a very handsome style of
instruments increased about five per cent, over position of general agent for the Manufact- " Packard " piano, which is on exhibition at
1895.
urers' Piano Co., has been promoted to be his rooms in the Everett House. It is winning
P. J. Healy, over a signed article in the manager of the territory of Southern Minne- golden opinions.
" Record," gives the following views of busi- sota, with headquarters at Owatona, Steel
ness in the music trade during 1896:
Year Opens Up Well.
County.
Manager Northrop, of the Emerson house,
The volume of the music business in this city
During the week The Review was privi-
is
highly
gratified with the local as well as the
during the last year has been ten or fifteen per
leged
to inspect the handsome and commodi-
cent, less than in the previous year. The entire general prospects for the Emerson piano
ous
Braumuller
Co.'s factory, 402 to 410 West
sales for the year I should estimate at between throughout the country. Their second piano,
$10,000,000 and $11,000,000. This is fully the " Gramer," is selling well.
Fourteenth Street, this city. Marked activity
twenty-five per cent, smaller than the total in
Chas. H. MacDonald, of the Pease Piano prevails in this well-known establishment, the
1892, the last year before the financial de-
Co., and Geo. P. Bent, left for the East this year having opened up in promising shape,
pression;
The product of American factories has been week. I understand they will both attend the and indications pointing to a largely increased
business this year.
increasing every year, greatly to the improve- trade dinner in Boston.
ment of the quality of musical instruments.
Product, excellent; working staff, young
The Manufacturers' Co. have secured the
Comparison with the foreign output is very services of Fred Rider, formerly with the B. and lusty, would about adequately describe
favorable to the American product. Sheet
general conditions with the Braumuller Co.
music and musical books have been greatly Shoninger Co., and F. W. Chickering, for-
They
can certainly be classed among the rising
merly
with
the
Pease
Piano
Co.
improved in printing, paper, and other me-
chanical work during the last year. A cir-
P. J. Healy, who has been on the sick list, houses in the American piano industry.
In The West.