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THE
ffUJIC TIRADE
VOL. XXXIX. No. 15.
Published Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 1 Madison Ave., New York, Oct. 8, 1904.
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CABLE COMPANYlIN KN0XV1LLE.
HARDMAN PLAYER IN EUROPE.
DAVIS 1 DISSOLUTION SALE
Their New Quarters Among the Best Equipped
and Most Palatial in the Country—A Great
Business Developed Under the Capable Man-
agement of S. B. Waggoner.
Dienst, of Leipsic, Secures Agency for Brus-
sels
and
Holland—London
Calling
for
Further Shioments.
Selling Some Noted Pianos Without a Profit in
Order to Raise Cash.
(Special to The Review.)
Knoxville, Tenn., Oct. 4, 1904.
Perhaps no other business house in the city is
housed so commodiously as is that of the Cable
Company in its new quarters, 422 Gay street, a
spot now historic in that for the second time it
has risen, Phoenix like, from the ashes. The
large four story marble front and basement is
an ideal place for a business like the Cable Com-
pany and the fact that where music is there
should be art, and for that reason the interior
decorations are almost palatial in their effects.
The first story is finished with a ceiling,
blocked with ornamental steel. The walls are
decorated with a green ingrain paper with a
heavy flowered border, giving a most pleasing
effect to the eye and with the soft tints of many
incandescent lights, together with a row of mel-
low arc lights in the center, sets off the interior
in a most harmonious manner. On the halls
hang the pictures of men who have made the or-
ganization famous—H. D. Cable, the former
president, and Frank H. Peavy, the great grain
king of the West, who has a cool million dollars
in the stock of the company.
The private office of the popular and hustling
manager, S. B. Waggoner, is more like a ladies'
parlor than a place of business. Soft carpets and
rugs; chairs to suit, and fine pictures of the
great masters in music adorn the walls, also the
executive officers of the great concern. The main
office is large and commodious and well suited
for the large amount of business necessary to
carrying on such a volume of trade as has been
built up in this section by the present local man-
ager. The large show windows, the tiled vesti-
bule and the prism glass all lend a most pleasing
effect.
The second story is fitted up as sumptuously
and artistically as the first and the future use
of this story for concerts, recitals and musical
events will be hailed with delight by all music
loving people as it is ideally fitted for such a
purpose, being 30x155 feet with good acoustic
properties.
The first and second stories are used for pianos
while the third for organs. The fourth story is
for reserve stock and the work room, the base-
ment for shipping and storing of boxes. The
building will be heated by steam. An electric
elevator large enough for carrying four pianos
has been installed.
No more artistic environment for Mason &
Hamlin, Conover, Cable and Kingsbury pianos
could be conceived than those beautiful ware-
rooms.
CONANT'S CHOICE PIANO EXHIBIT.
H. L. Conant, of Taunton, Mass., has been mak-
ing a very choice exhibit of pianos at the local
fair which included examples of Krakauer, Ho-
bart. M. Cable, Opera and Kingsbury pianos.
Hardman, Peck & Co. are finding a great de-
mand for the piano player in Europe. L. Blank-
enstein & Co.. who represent this instrument in
London have just cabled that they are entirely
out of stock and ask for an immediate shipment
of a large order. Yet it is only a short time ago
since they received a large shipment. The
representation of the Hardman player for Brus-
sels and Holland has just been placed with the
well-known firm of Dienst, of Leipsic. Hardman,
Peck & Co. are making an active bid for Euro-
pean trade, and through the important connec-
tions which they have established it looks as if
the demand abroad will be an extensive one.
BANK ACCOUNT QUESTIONED.
A Cincinnati Piano Tuner Held by Pittsburg
Authorities in Order to Make Explanation of
Transactions.
(Special to The Review.)
Pittsburg, Pa., Oct. 1, 1904.
Max Miller, a piano tuner of Cincinnati, was
arrested here Thursday upon the request of the
Mayor of Bellaire, O. Miller, it is said, deposited
with the Buckeye Bank at that place two checks
of $5,000 each, which the bank officials declared
to be worthless. The checks were drawn on a
Cincinnati bank and were deposited on account
with the Buckeye Bank September 21.
The following day Miller, it is alleged, drew
$20 from the Bellaire bank and came to Pitts-
burg, where he attempted to transfer the account.
While arranging for its opening with a local
bank he was arrested. Miller is aged 32, and says
he has $10,000 deposited in Cincinnati. He is
being held for a Bellaire officer.
SECURE KNABE AGENCY.
The Totten Music House Secure Territory For-
merly Controlled by Lyon & Healy.
(Special to The Review.)
San Jose, Cal., Oct. 1, 1904.
The Davis Music House, of this city, is adver-
tising a dissolution sale on account of the with-
drawal from the business of L. Georges, of San
Francisco. In this connection Mr. Davis states
that on the 13th he needs a large sum of money
and announces a sale of 123 of "the highest grade
pianos at one-half to one-third less than hereto-
fore." The pianos named include the Steinway,
A. B. Chase, Estey, Emerson and Heller, "at a
saving of from $50 to $125." The announcement
occupies the greater portion of a page of the
local papers, and Mr. Davis justifies his course
in the following words:
"Normal selling would see maybe 15 or 20
pianos gone by that date. That won't be suffi-
cient. So I'm holding this sale. I don't want
profits—I simply want to turn my pianos into the
same amount of cash I paid for them. Raising
ready cash is more to me now than making a
profit."
KRANICH & BACH WITH DROOP
The Well-Known Washington House Secures
the Representation of This Instrument.
Kranich & Bach have just consummated ar-
i i angements, through their traveling representa-
tive, V. W. O'Brien, whereby the E. F. Droop &
Sons Co., of Washington, D. C , will hereafter
represent the Kranich & Bach piano at the Capi-
tal. The initial shipment was of six Kranich &
Rach Nonpareil grands and a number of uprights.
These instruments which are now on the floor in
1he Droop warerooms have been greatly admired
not only by the members of the Droop institu-
tion but by local musicians.
WEAVER ORGANS FOR FOREIGN POINTS.
(Special to The Review.)
York, Pa., Oct. 4, 1904.
These are busy days at the Weaver Organ &
Piano Co.'s plant, as numerous orders for export
The Totten Music House, of Moline, 111., has shipment are being prepared. Friday a large
secured the representation of the Knabe piano number of organs were shipped to Sidney, Aus-
for that city and for western Illinois and eastern tralia. Saturday an orfler was started for Mel-
Iowa, which territory was formerly controlled by bourne, Australia, and one for Cape Colony,
Lyon & Healy. It is the intention of the Totten South Africa. A carload of organs are also be-
House to work this territory in a very exhaus- ing prepared for shipment to North Carolina.
tive way which must result eventually in a wider
demand and appreciation of the splendid prod-
DEMANDS $25,000 FOR ARREST.
ucts bearing the name of Wm. Knabe & Co.
Thomas Dunlap, of Chicago, has brought suit
in the Superior Court against the O. K. Houck
MORRIS STEINERT AGAIN HONORED.
Co., piano dealers, of Memphis, Tenn., and de-
At the recent annual meeting of the New mands $25,000 damages for alleged false arrest
Haven Symphony Orchestra, Morris Steinert, was and imprisonment. He asserts that he was ar-
re-elected president. He delivered one of his rested on the complaint of the company several
usual able and witty addresses at the meeting, months ago through mistaken identity.
and his remarks were warmly applauded. Mr.
Steinert has long been interested in musical af-
The Manly B. Ramos Co., of Richmond, Va.,
fairs in New Haven and he takes a keen inter- will hereafter represent the full line of pianos
est in the advance and prosperity of the Sym- made by the Chase-Hackley Piano Co., of Muake-
phony Orchestra.
gon, Mich,