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VOL. XL. No. 20.
Published Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at 1 Madison Ave., New'York, May 20, 1905.
PRICE & TEEPLE PUBLICITY.
KOHLER & CHASE ENLARGE.
A New Catalogue Which Is a Worthy Addition
to Piano Literature.
The Great San Francisco House Secure Large
Building Which Will Increase Their Floor
Space to Sixteen Thousand Square Feet—
Will Have a Recital Hall and a $15,000
Aeolian Pipe Organ.
Artistically produced with an artistic object,
and showing a line of artistic styles which are a
credit to the music trade industry, the new cata-
logue issued this week by the Price & Teeple
Piano Co., of Chicago, is a very creditable con-
tribution to the piano literature of the year. The
cuts of the various designs give an excellent idea
of these creations as they appear on the ware-
room floor, or in the parlor. The pianos described
and illustrated are style 28, "The Musician's De-
light"; style 29, "The Louis XIV"; style 44, "The
Home Piano"; style 55, "The Art Nouveau"; style
66, "The Artistique Piano," and style 77, "The
Piano Magnificent," all cabinet grands. Each
instrument varies in design and each is a gem in
itself. Attention is directed to the innovations
and improvements embodied in the Price & Teeple
pianos, which have necessitated issuing this pub-
lication. Attention is also directed to the new
style numbers.
The introductory is devoted to a description
in detail of the constructive features of the Price
& Teeple pianos, while at the close views are
shown of the improvements embodied in these
creations. There also appear a few of the thou-
sands of communications from leading musicians
and dealers which give an idea to the reader of
the position which these pianos have won in pub-
lic esteem. On the opening page of the catalogue
there appears an excellent illustration of the
Price & Teeple factory. The members of this in-
stitution have reason to feel proud of these crea-
tions, of their publicity, and of their business
methods generally, which have won high com-
mendation.
PIPER & M'INTYRE'S GREAT TRADE.
(Special to The lievicw.)
Manchester, N. H., May 13, 1905.
Piper & Mclntyre, piano dealers, have broken
another record. The record that went by the
board was one established by themselves last
fall when they received the largest consignment
of pianos ever sent to any local warerooms. The
shipment unloaded at the store on Elm street,
Saturday, however, eclipsed that of last fall, and
as the dozen or more drays and vans laden with
the Chickerings, McPhails, Merrills, Voses and
Schaeffers drew up to the curbing, a large crowd
gathered to witness the unusual spectacle.
R. E. GRANT'S CLEVER SON.
R. E. Grant, the enterprising piano dealer, of
Middleport, O., is the father of a clever young-
ster of 13 who gives promise of much ability
in the domain of musical composition. One
piece which has made a tremendous hit is named
"The Gossiper's Rag." It is a rattling good
march, with lots of swing to it, and displays
much skill in scoring. Young Grant is not al-
lowed to indulge too much.in composing, as his
father believes in concentrating his attention on
his studies, which include the violin and piano.
R. E. Grant represents the Meblin piano in his
territory.
SINOL E
| 2 .oo PER 8 YEAR B N T S J l
J. B. THIERY & CO. DISSOLVE.
Mr. Thiery
Becomes Sole Owner and Dissolu-
tion Sale is Announced.
(Special to The Review.)
Milwaukee, Wis., May 15, 1905.
J. B. Thiery & Co., 309 Grand avenue, have dis-
solved partnership, J. B. Thiery remaining and
(Special to The Keview.)
taking charge of the large business of the con-
San Francisco, Cal., May 13, 1905.
Kohler & Chase, whose main retail store is cern. A settlement of the affairs of the company
located at the corner of Post and Kearny streets, will be arranged shortly, and it is announced that
have just secured a lease of the building at 34 a large portion of the stock on hand will be
and 36 Kearny street, all of which they will closed out. The firm of J. B. Thiery & Co. con-
occupy except the ground floor. Added to their ducted one of the most extensive piano and or-
present quarters the annex will bring their avail- gan business in the States.
able floor space up to about 16,000 square feet,
which is nearly double the present area. It will
A DECISION OF INTEREST
be connected with the main building, making one
large establishment.
In Connection with the Assignability of a
The third floor of the addition will be a re-
Trade-Mark and a Trade Name.
cital hall, seating 200 people, and modeled after
the famous auditorium of Lyon & Healy in Chi-
In the United States Circuit Court of Appeals,
cago and that of M. Steinert & Sons Co., in Seventh Circuit, Judge Jenkins recently handed
Boston. One of its features will be a $15,000 down the following opinion on trade names
Aeolian pipe organ, now in course of construc- which will be found of interest to our readers.
tion in New York. Kohler & Chase Hall will The learned judge holds that it is a necessary
probably become a favorite gathering place for qualification to the assignability of a trade-mark
the best musicians.
that there goes with it the transfer of the busi-
ness and good-will of the owner of the symbol;
that a complainant who claims as the assignee
THE APOLLO LINE
of a trade-mark, whether by direct assignment or
by operation of law, will not be entitled to
Includes Instruments That Appeal to Every
equitable relief if he omits to state the fact of
Dealer and Every Person.
transfer in connection with the use of the trade-
mark. He further holds that to establish the
(Special to The Review.)
right to relief on the ground of unfair competi-
Chicago, 111., May 15, 1905.
The line of piano players made by the Melville tion it must clearly appear that the defendants
Clark Piano Co., including the Apollo concert have disguised their goods, so imitating the
grand, with its range of 88 notes; the Apollo marks of complainants that the goods are liable
Master piano player, the Apolloette, and the lat- to be palmed off upon the public as and for the
est addition to the player line, the Apollo player goods of complainants.
piano, are instruments which it pays the ener-
getic dealer to handle, for the reason that they
PIANO WORKERS MEET.
embody the very best there is in the building of
automatic instruments. They are the easiest in-
The Piano and Organ Workers' Union of New
struments to operate on the market and have a York and vicinity held a mass meeting at Ad-
mechanism that will withstand the severest ler's Union Hall, 342 West 42d street, on last
usage, and yet which is so delicate that the most Wednesday evening, when addresses were made
artistic and delightful musical effects can be se- in German, Italian and English. The purpose of
cured. The transposing keyboard, which is used the meeting was to secure the attendance of un-
in all these instruments, is in itself a device of organized workmen of the craft and get them to
remarkable value, because by it, no matter how join the union.
the music roll may swell or shrink, due to at-
mospheric conditions, any inconvenience result-
REICHARDT & CO. INCORPORATE.
ing therefrom is prevented. Moreover, this de-
vice permits the performer to transpose the
Reichardt & Co., of Chicago, filed a certificate
music in any desired key. It is a great device of incorporation with the Secretary of the State
and gives a definite and large value to all the of Illinois this week for the purpose of manufac-
Apollo piano players.
turing musical instruments; capital $50,000. In-
corporators, Chas. Oswald, Geo. W. Bennin, and
THAT NETZOW PLANT IN MANITOWOC. Hans Von Meding.
A despatch from Manitowoc, Wis., says that a
reduction has been made in the fund that the
city must raise to secure the piano factory plant
to be located by Charles F. Netzow Co., of Mil-
waukee, and the Advancement Association has
accepted the contract. Forty thousand dollars
in lots will be soLd and a bonus of f 15,000 given.
The Caner Music Co. have opened piano ware-
rooms in Washington, la., where they are making
a very fine display of Price & Teeple pianos.
A dissolution sale is now under way at Schmol-
ler & Mueller's stores in Sioux City, a^nd its other
branches.