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THE MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
DECKER & SON'S EMPIRE STYLE A FAVORITE.
JANSSEN GETS PRIZE
In the " Crown" Contest— Geo. P. Bent Praises
Janssen's work as an ad. writer.
Ben. Janssen received a letter on Thurs-
day from Geo. P. Bent, informing him that
a prize had been awarded to Mr. Janssen
in connection with Mr. Bent's recent offer
of $500 each in prizes for the best thirty-
eight original advertisements of the Crown
piano. The details of this offer appeared in
The Review of Nov. 23d.
Mr. Bent, in his letter says: "I enclose
check for prize won by you in the contest for
best thirty-eight advertisements concerning
the Crown piano. I congratulate you, and
thank you for the interest you took in the
matter. Your work was deemed among the
best of nearly 1,500 submitted. The Chas.
H. Fuller Advertising Agency made the
award. The jury on prize advertisements
made most of their awards on designs, but
you 'got there,' it seems, on your gifts in
the use of 'English as She is Spoke.' "
THE STARR CELEBRATION.
Decker & Son's new Empire style has been
in great demand during the holiday season.
It is an instrument of rare beauty of design,
and is made up in richly figured dark mahog-
any with gold beaded molding and applique
panels on sides of case. It has the double grand
fall, with automatic swinging music-desk, con-
tains all of the Decker & Son improvements
throughout. It has seven and one-third oc-
taves, and its height is four feet, nine and
THOMPSON'S NEW FACTORY.
We have before us the menu of the ban-
quet given on Christmas Eve by the forces
one-half inches; width, five feet, six inches; of the Starr Piano Co., at Richmond, Ind.,
depth, two feet, three inches. An illustration "as the results of a very prosperous year in
the piano business, exceeding all previous
can hardly do justice to this instrument; it
records." We note that the eating occurred
must be seen to be admired. Not the least at the "Hotel de Starr," thus giving it a
gratifying feature is the beautiful scale which Gallic flavor; nevertheless, the good things
the attractive case encloses.
provided for the guests were served up in
Business for some time at the Decker fac- good Yankee fashion, and so stated in the
tory has been very brisk; in fact, more so menu—but why not "bill of fare?"
The Starr people have had good reason
than for many years.
to rejoice this year. It has been the greatest
SINSHEIMER-COLEMAN.
in their history.
The Thompson Music Co., Chicago, have
A notable event of the winter season was
leased the factory at 1136-1138 West Four- the marriage of Miss Henrietta Coverley
teenth street, that city, containing 12,000 feet Sinsheimer, daughter of Henry Sins-
of floor space for a term of ten years from heimer, the well-known piano man of
May 1st for $9,200.
Portland, Ore., to Harry Edmond Coleman,
which
was solemnized Dec. 16, at the bride's
BROOKS-EVANS CO. INCORPORATE.
residence, 778 Glisan street. The wedding
The Brooks-Evans Piano Co., Minneapo- ceremony was privately performed in the
lis, Minn., filed articles of incorporation this presence of only relatives of the contracting
week. Capital stock, $50,000. Incorporators: parties and immediate friends. The natural
Gilbert E. Evans, John C. Mclntyre, Elmer beauty of the lovely home was enhanced by
A. Brooks and Charles S. Dever, all of Min-
a superb floral display. An immense number
neapolis.
of gifts were received from friends in the
THEY UNDERSTAND WHATTs WANTED. East and South, as well as from friends on
Doranz & Wigand, 424 E. 123rd street, this Coast. The bride, who is one of the
this city, are steadily developing their busi- most popular young women in Portland, is
ness. Their instruments are well made and highly accomplished, and is possessed of
are destined to please a great army of pur- great personal charm. Mr. and Mrs. Cole-
chasers. Both members of the firm are prac- man left the same evening on the Union Pa-
tical men who thoroughly understand what cific for a month's visit in Salt Lake, Chi-
the trade requires in the way of a piano and cago, New Orleans, St. Louis, Atlanta, III,
and other points of interest. Upon their re-
they are supplying it at a fair price.
turn they will reside at 778 Glisan street.
Manager H. T. Hanmer, of the Cable Co.,
Cincinnati, O., banqueted his salesmen and
POOLE GREETINGS.
other employees at the Grand Hotel on
So many beautiful calendars have reached
Thursday evening. 'Twas a royal feast and The Review this week, that an idea can be
worthy of a great year for the Cable piano. had of the beauty of the calendar just is-
sued by the Poole Piano Co., of Boston,
Covers were laid for sixty.
when we say that it not only equals but excels
The opening, recently, of Northrup's piano many of the others received. It is a most
warerooms in San Jose, Cal., was the occa- pleasing effort in every respect, both in col-
sion of a notable concert in which many dis- oring and subject and the recipients will
tinguished artists participated. The audi- heartily reciprocate the kindly greetings ex-
ence crowded the warerooms to the doors. tended bv ths well-known Boston institution.
NEW FACTORY QUARTERS.
The Sweetland piano and the Lakeside pi-
ano will in the near future have new factory
quarters at the corner of Elizabeth and Ful-
ton streets, Chicago. This matter has been
under consideration for some time and prob-
ably next week the matter will be officially
announced. The new factory is splendidly
adapted for the manufacture of pianos and
it will give necessary room to the manufac-
turers of these instruments to meet the de-
mand which has been largely augmented
during the year now closing.
A BROCKPORT CALENDAR.
The Brockport Piano Manufacturing Co.,
manufacturers of the Capen piano, of Brock-
port, N. Y., have favored us with their
calendar for 1902. It is a most effective
piece of work and has as a central figure
Schaler's well-known picture "The Three
Graces." The background, in a green, shows
off the picture to advantage.
A CHANGE IN DAYTON, 0 .
The Frank, Steiner & Miller Co. have suc-
ceeded Frank & Steiner, piano dealers of
Dayton, O. The new firm is incorporated
with $3,000, and will handle all kinds of mu-
sical instruments.
Geo. G. Foster, the piano magnate of
Rochester, N. Y., was a caller at The Review
sanctum yesterday, accompanied by Silas
Maxon.