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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
William Knabe, of William Knabe & Co.,
who attended the Toselli recital, left on
Wednesday for Baltimore.
Horace F. Brown, of Behr Bros., is mak-
ing a brief eastern trip. On his return he
Ferdinand Mayer, of 'William Knabe & expects to start West.
Co., who has been indisposed for several
Herman Deitch, an employee at the
days past, is recovering and is expected at Steinway piano factory in Astoria, dropped
his post again in a short time.
dead Wednesday morning while attending
A. B. Cameron, of the A. B. Cameron to his duties.
Co., when asked by The Review on Thurs-
The Baldwin concert grand piano which
day to report on trade conditions, said, secured the Grand Prix at the Paris Expo-
"There is only one way to express trade sition will be used by Ludovic Breitner
conditions to-day, so far as we are con- and Mrs. Breitner, who are to give a reci-
cerned, and that is to say, that things are tal on next Monday afternoon at Mendels-
simply 'humming.'"
sohn Hall. Their program embraces
Dealers looking for attractive and quick some interesting numbers for piano and
selling pianos to build up trade for the violin.
year just opened would do well to corres-
A Successor Appointed
pond with C. Kurtzman & Co., Buffalo,
N. Y. The Kurtzman piano, which they
The methods adopted by the late man-
manufacture, has become a favorite with ager of the Altoona, Pa., store of F.
the dealers who handle it. They find it a A. North & Co., in casting discredit on
profitable and satisfactory instrument in competitors and their wares and recently
every way.
referred to, is no doubt attributable to the
Davenport & Treacy pianos are at a fact that arrangements had been consum
premium. The Review, during a visit to mated whereby he was to sever connec-
the factory at Eleventh street and Avenue tions with that firm on Jan. 1st. He prob-
D on Monday noted that these instruments ably thought it right in his wisdom to
are being shipped just as rapidly as they slash prices and undermine the standing
of reputable manufacturers' wares before
can be completed.
he
left the employ of North & Co. A
Geo. A. Cassedy, piano dealer of Sche-
successor
to this gentleman has been ap-
nectady, N. Y., sustained last week a
pointed
and
regular prices now prevail as
fractured leg while assisting in loading a
well
as
decent
methods in the advertising
piano upon a wagon in front of his store.
and
conducting
of this business.
An icy sidewalk caused one of the men
handling the piano to lose his footing,
R. C Koch Reports Progress.
hence the accident. Mr. Cassedy will be
confined to his home for a short time.
Rudolph C. Koch, manufacturer of the
Chas. H. Wagener of the Melville Clark
Piano Co. left on Sunday night for an ex-
tended Eastern trip in the interests of the
Melville Clark piano, the Apollo and Or-
pheus, made by this institution.
Mose Gumble, of Cincinnati, O., who
was engaged to go to New York and take
charge of a branch of the music business
of Monroe H. Rosenfeld, has decided not
to leave that city.
Thos. La M. Couch, of the Kroeger firm,
and Jay C. Amie, traveling representative,
have left town on business trips in the
Kroeger interests.
The musical people of Kansas City,
headed by the Oratorio Society, are plan-
ning the purchase of a grand pipe organ
to be placed in Convention Hall where
free concerts for the people can be given.
Among the useful souvenirs which have
been distributed in the new year is a very
handsome card-case and note book com-
bined, in black morocco, sent out by the
Chase-Hackley Piano Co.
Greetings from Byron Mauzy, the well-
known Pacific Coast agent for the Sohmer
pianos, have reached us in the form of a
very artistic calendar for 1901. It is both
odd and artistic.
Nahum Stetson has started for Palm
Beach, Florida, where he will make a brief
stay.
Reinwarth pianoforte covered strings at
388 Second avenue, which have been in
the market over forty years and have
gained a splendid reputation for superior
tone quality, durability, tensile strength
and finish, is well pleased with the result
of his stock-taking.
During a recent talk with The Review,
Mr. Koch said: "Business during igoo
was satisfactory and a decided advance
over that of 1899. Every old patron re-
mains with us and a number have come
under our standard after a thorough test
and comparison."
The success of Rudolph C. Koch, con-
stantly increasing, is not a matter of sur-
prise to those who know the man and
his accurate methods. He is a complete
master of the string business, having been
Mr. Reinwarth's trusted superintendent
for many years. It has been largely due
to his ability and skill that the Reinwarth
inventions have been so thoroughly per-
fected as to be practically indispensable to
many manufacturers of high-grade pianos.
Like all other successful men, Mr. Koch
is at work early and late, personally super-
vising operations. He insists that every
foot of wire shall be tested and "examined
with the closest scrutiny before being al-
lowed to leave for its destination. The
lesult is that the K. ch customers are so
\v».il satisfied they take pleasure in recom-
mending the Koch products.
Here's a Pointer.
Some of our retail piano men who are
the victims of the "This piano for $100"
epidemic should try and get out of the rut
in the matter of ideas, and evolve some-
thing new to stimulate sales even if they
have to borrow them. Now, down in
Providence, R. I., a furniture firm "in
order to stimulate trade, promote human
happiness and benefit the community"
decided to start the new century by pro-
viding the marriage feast, the minister and
a three day honeymoon trip to all marry-
ing couples who will purchase the furni-
niture for their future abode at their estab-
lishment. Here is a pointer.
James & Holmstrom,
The James & Holmstrom products have
received a decided impetus under the new
management. With added capital and in-
creased facilities, these instruments, always
of high repute, are bound to gain a higher
place than ever among artistic pianos.
Andrus Holmstrom, who will continue
to supervise the manufacturing depart-
ment, is a specialist and expert in piano
construction. He learned the art of pi-
ano-making in Sweden under the system
which required years of patient, untiring
industry and intelligent study. Graduat-
ing from this school, he followed the study
and practice of piano-making for several
years in the various countries of Europe,
making himself familiar with and master
of all that was best in the systems of Rus-
sia, Germany, France and England. Com-
ing to America in the vigor of mature
manhood, he became a fellow-student with
the men who have made the art of piano-
making famous in America.
From this " University of Piano-Mak-
ing " he graduated a " Past Master " in his
art, with an experience which, it may truth-
fully be said, is not equaled by few, if any,
of the living piano manufacturers in Amer-
ica or in the world, and with an accumula-
tion of knowledge perhaps greater than is
at the service of any other piano. This
skill and experience has guided the devel-
opment of the James & Holmstrom piano
during the past twenty-five years, and gives
it its great purity, sweetness and power in
tone, elasticity, responsiveness and pleas-
ure in touch, as well as its evenness and
resonance of scale, and durability, useful-
ness and art in construction.
Busy at the •' Wonder " Factory.
Reports from the Conn factory at Elk-
hart, Ind., are to the effect that business
was never so active. The "Wonder" band
and orchestra instruments are finding a
larger market every day and winning sup-
porters among the leaders in the profes-
sion. Mr. Conn's new cornet is certainly
a wonderful achievement and bids fair to
be the greatest success of his career as an
inventor and manufacturer. The local
agency under the management of W. Paris
Chambers continues to prosp tr.
In some parts of the country the Mehlin
styles in antique walnut cases with dead
finish are winning favorable notice. At
the wardrooms of H. H. Hart, of Cleve-
land, recently some of these Mehlin instru-
ments in Colon?.-»1 style won purchasers
very soon after being 'placed on the floor.