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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
TRADE IN CINCINNATI.
Wholesale Business Continues Brisk Notwith-
standing the Warm Weather—The John
Church Co. Receive Large Orders—J. G.
Ebersole, of the Pacific Coast—The New
Baldwin Piano Player Ready.
prosperity. George W. Armstrong says that the
Baldwin Co. find great difficulty in catching up
with orders, which are coming in from all sec-
tions of the country. The Baldwin Co. have just
completed their new player-piano, a combination
that will be put on the market very shortly. Ex-
perts pronounce the Baldwin player a great suc-
cess.
E. E. Roberts, who has special charge of the
Baldwin player department, and whose friends
maintain that he is a veritable virtuoso on that
instrument, has gone for a long vacation to the
Pacific Coast, accompanied by his sisters, Miss
Roberts and Mrs. Shears. They will visit their
brother, who resides in Portland, Ore.
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NORTHWESTERN TRADE IMPROVED.
Good Reports from Leading Dealers—Crop Out-
look Improved and a Big Trade Expected—
Optimism all along the Line.
(Special to The Review.)
Minneapolis and St. Paul, June 19, 1905.
A visit to the different stores on Saturday was
.
(Special to The Review.)
rewarded by very encouraging reports on the
part of the dealers, with a few exceptions. The
Cincinnati, O., June 21, 1905.
consensus of opinion was to the effect that the
Chatting with the various members of the local
piano trade is in a better condition than it has
trade during the past week, develops the fact
been for some time past. There was more rain
that the warm weather by no means halts trade
last week than seemed necessary, as was the case
activity. While retail business languishes a
the previous week, but an increase in business
trifle, perhaps, wholesale orders come in briskly.
was reported in spite of that fact.
Mr. Wayne, of the Krell Piano Co.'s downtown
warerooms, speaks of business enthusiastically
"We are getting a much better grade of busi-
STARR
ROOMS
DEDICATED.
and says the $50,000 extension to the Krell plant
ness this month," said Grant P. Wagner, vice-
was an actual necessity consequent on the grow-
president and general manager of Howard, Far-
ing demand for the Krell specialties. Mr. Wayne, Mayor Zimmerman Officiates—Large Crowd in well & Co. "In May we were selling cheap com-
Attendance—Many Starr Art Grands—
mercial pianos, but so far in June our sales have
in the course of his remarks, commented on the
Premises Described.
been practically all Fischer and Chickering
dearth of competent piano salesmen, comparing
pianos. The Minneapolis store this week sold a
the openings and chances for advancement in a
(Special to The Review.)
small Fischer grand. On the whole, the trade
piano house very favorably with like positions
shows quite an improvement."
Richmond, Ind., June 19, 1905.
in other branches of manufacturing and retail
On Saturday afternoon the beautiful display
lines. Changing conditions of the trade during
At W. J. Dyer & Bros.' store an increase was
the past fifteen years no longer require, he af- rooms of the Starr Piano Co., at the corner of reported over last month, also over the same
firms, the salesman to be an expert pianist or a Tenth and Main streets, were formally opened period in June of last year. "The trade is look-
demonstrator, but rather a convincing and argu- to the public by Mayor W. W. Zimmerman, by ing upward," said W. J. Dyer, "and judging from
unlocking the large plate glass door at the Main the outlook in this section for big crops, we will
mentative talker.
have prosperous times in all lines of this trade
There is a satisfied air at the headquarters of street entrance.
Throughout the afternoon and evening hun- this fall."
the John Church Co. Wholesale trade is all that
can be expected, and retail demand has improved. dreds of the most prominent people in the city,
"Nine sales in one day" was the record made
Vacations for the salesmen of this firm are now as well as adjoining towns, visited the establish- at Foster & Waldo's salesrooms last week. This
ment, and every one had compliments to bestow. was the day of the grocers' and butchers' picnic,
in progress.
B. P. Hollingsworth, widely known in the Favors in the shape of carnations to adults and which is a complete holiday for men engaged in
piano business, will hereafter devote his time to fans to children were distributed. Runges' Or- that line of business in the provincial town of
handling the retail advertising of the John chestra, which was hid behind a large bank of Minneapolis. Messrs. Foster & Waldo were great-
palms, supplied a very choice programme of ly pleased over the turn for the better which this
Church Co., exclusively.
trade indicated. All the sales mentioned were
Fred L. Paige, of W. H. Paige & Co., Terre music.
No expense has been spared in making the of high-grade instruments, and they stand as a
Haute, Ind., was recently the guest of August
Beall, and diversified the arduous business of new store exceedingly attractive and artistic. Il- good record for a Western house.
placing orders for Everett:? and Harvards, by lumination is supplied by the newest form of
The Metropolitan Music Co. also expressed
various jaunts to Cincinnati's outing resorts, un- 315 incandescent lights, the nearest approach to satisfaction with the trend of the trade so far
daylight obtainable. The trimmings of the this month. The transient trade was said to be
der the able direction of Mr. Beall.
Fred W. Porterfield, of Richmond, Ind., an- rooms are old English gilt, the side walls are fin- the most interesting feature of the piano busi-
ished with Hessian lincrusta Walton, with red ness the past fortnight, with a goodly percentage
other visitor, gave a substantial order.
Frank Lee, president of the John Church Co., and yellow tints, and the ceiling is in water col- of cash customers. A Steinway grand was re-
has given up temporarily his handsome residence ors by noted artists. The flooring is of the best ported among the sales for the week.
on East Walnut Hills, and will be domiciled in hard wood and the office fixtures are old mission
The capable manager of the Cable Company's
bachelor quarters at the San Marco, during the style.
interests in these two towns, David McKee, also
In the rear of the big display room is a smaller feels much elated over the results secured so far
absence of Mrs. and Miss Lee in Europe.
As usual, the Smith & Nixon piano ware- room, both being connected by a large doorway. in June, and feels that as a newcomer here he is
rooms hum with activity. Henry W. Crawford, Twenty-eight pianos are displayed in the two in pretty good luck. The first half of this month,
of the firm, left for Put-in-Bay Saturday night, rooms, one of the most beautiful being a white he stated, showed the largest amount of business
to attend the convention of the National Piano and gold Starr art grand of the Louis XVI. style, in the history of the local branches for June.
which is called the "MacDowell," after the cele- Most of this was due to increased activity in the
Dealers at that point.
J. G. Ebersole, wholesale manager of the Smith brated composer. The instrument is hand decor- local trade, which had been in a high-class grade
& Nixon Mfg. Co., is en route for the Pacific ated by Gruelle, a celebrated Indianapolis artist. of business.
"Most of our business this month has been in
Coast, where he will visit the Lewis and Clark MacDowell's best known works are his sea pieces
Exposition, calling on the trade by the way. This and Gruelle, in true appreciation, has made ten the medium line of pianos," said S. W. Rauden-
concern has closed a contract with Cort & Kron- panels for the piano of sea waves, showing the bush, of St. Paul. "All told, I think the trade
can be said to be just fair, but the outlook ap-
berg, managers of the Calve tour, by which the ocean in all its moods from calm to tempest.
Another instrument which came in for favor- pears very promising for the last half of June
Smith & Nixon piano will be played in twenty
able comment was the "Minum" grand, one of at our stores in both towns."
cities during that engagement.
John A. Norris, representing the Smith &
Geo. G. Foster, of the Foster-Armstrong Co., the smallest pianos on the market, and which the
Rochester, N. Y., and Henry W. Crawford have company have been working on for a long time Barnes piano, spent three days in the Twin Cities
been engaged in a long conference during Mr. past. This instrument is a remarkable creation last week.
and has a tone and volume amazingly large.
Another caller of the week was H. C. Pressey,
Foster's recent visit.
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The Smith & Nixon concern are shipping fifty Another Starr creation is in mission style. Three of the Lester Piano Co., who was here on Sat-
pianos to the assembly grounds at Chautauqua, of the art pianos have been decorated by Miss urday.
N. Y., where the instruments, will be used as the Maud Kauffman. Two other beautiful pianos are
official piano of the Assembly. The Smith & the Sheridan and classic styles.
JACOB DOLL IN PITTSBURQ.
Manager Arthur S. Street has good reasons to
Nixon concert grand has been very much in evi-
Control
Department at Kauffman's Which Is
dence during the past season, and when played feel proud of this establishment, which is un-
Proving Successful.
by artists like Brahm van den Berg, affirms the questionably one of the handsomest in the
country
and
a
fitting
environment
for
the
mag-
claim that it is no longer imperative to seek
Jacob Doll & Sons, of New York, are now rep-
players or instruments of the first musical order nificent creations displayed therein. A large and resented in Pittsburg, Pa., in the Kauffman De-
life-like picture of the late Benj. Starr is on exhi- partment House. They have taken a lease of a
outside of Cincinnati.
The D. H. Baldwin Co. report a condition of bition in the display window.
certain amount of floor space in that department,
where they are displaying their line of
pianos with a manager in charge. The piano
warerooms are on the fourth floor and are near a
number of other important departments where
thousands of people pass daily. This depart-
ment, which has been in operation for a couple of
months, is proving quite a successful venture.
BEHR BROS. & CO.
PIANOS,
80th Street and I Ith Ave.,
NEW YORK.
HIGHEST STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE.
The F. G. Smith Piano Co. have opened a
branch store ini the National Bank building,
Manitowoc, Wis.