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THE
REVIEW
fflJSIC TIRADE
VOL. XLIII. No. 2 5 . Published Every Saturday by Edward Lyman Bill at \ Madison Ave., New York, December 22, 1906
THOMPSON'S NEW PLANT AT GENOA.
BURDETT PIANO CO. EXPANSION.
Site Selected and Building Will be Commenced
at Once—Ready for Occupancy Next May—
Convenient to Leading Railroads.
New Capital Interested in the Monroeville In-
stitution—J. M. Stoughton and Mr. Martin
Secure a Majority of the Capital Stock—En-
tire Plant Renovated and Enlarged—Will
Have a Capacity of from Ten to Twelve
Pianos Daily—Have Some Good Orders on
Books.
The location of the proposed new plant of the
Thompson Piano Co., of Chicago, at Genoa, 111., is
now definitely decided upon. Last Monday C. F.
Thompson, one of the officials of the company,
furnished a bond of $5,000 to the town of Genoa,
as a guarantee of good faith. Business men and
private citizens of the place recently sold 56 lots
in the town and raised $12,500 in this way as a
bonus for the company.
The site upon which the new building will be
erected has a!so been donated to the company,
consisting of three acres of land near the busi-
ness center of Genoa. At present the factory
is located at 14th street and Western avenue,
Chicago.
Contracts have already been let for the erec-
tion of the building, and work will begin on the
excavation for a foundation immediately. The
plans of the company are to have everything in
readiness for the manufacture of pianos by the
first of May next year. The property on which
the plant will be built adjoins the Chicago, Mil-
waukee and St. Paul tracks. The Illinois Cen-
tral Railroad, running about a quarter of a mile
distant, has also agreed to run in a spur to the
factory, for shipment of pianos.
The building, as planned, will be two stories
high, and will be constructed either of brick or
cement. The company guarantee to employ at
least 50 men as soon as the .factory opens, and
promises further to increase the employ enroll-
ment to nearly double its original number as soon
as the business warrants.
SINGL
$LO%;R\E O AR E N T S -
Mr. Kuhnel expressed the opinion, after visit-
ing several American piano factories, that if
pianos were made in this country according to
Australian ideas we could capture the greater
part of the trade, as the tone of American pianos
was well liked.
INSTALLING KIMBALL PIPE ORGAN.
At the Mormon Temple in Ogden City, Utah.
(Special to The Review.)
August Hal berg, pipe organ expert, with the
Monroeville, O., Dec. 17, 1906.
Plans for the expansion of the business of the W. W. Kimball Co., is in Ogden City, Utah, to
Burdett Piano Co. were formulated at a meeting superintend the installing of the organ built by
of the directors held on Friday last in this city, that company for the Tabernacle. Mr. Halberg
when Edward Martin and his brother-in-law, Jo- classed the organ as among the finest in the
seph M. Stoughton, of New York City, secured a West. The vox humana attachment he considers
majority of the authorized capital stock. It is to be equal to that of the big organ at Salt Lake,
said that these gentlemen, with Mrs. Slonaker, as recent improvements have been made which
now own $56,500 of the $76,500 issued capital materially strengthen the part, so that it more
stock. The new officers of the company are: closely resembles the human voice.
The organ consists of four organs, the great,
Edward Martin, president; Joseph M. Stough-
swell choir and pedal, all complete and separate,
ton, treasurer, and A. J. Antenen, secretary.
Mr. Stoughton, the new treasurer, who has yet so arranged as to combine in all the exquisite
made his fortune out of his inventions, and in tonal beauties that make an organ such a won-
manufacturing, is a bright, energetic man, and derful instrument. Every manual register will
will be of great assistance to Mr. Martin in help- run through 61 pipes, every pedal register
ing to develop the business of the Burdett Piano through 30, and the compass of each will be from
?,o to 60 notes. Some of the pipes are 16 feet
Co.
lcng.
Since Mr. Martin took charge of the Burdett
Combined in the equipment of the organ are
business last June there have been several
changes and additions made to the factory, and the virtues of an orchestra with all the excel-
now with large new dry kilns, new boiler, com- lencies of individual instruments, the sweetness
plete blower system, private electric light plant, and volume of a choir in the distance, the sub-
and the installation of every modern machinery dued but clear tones of the double diapason and
necessary in piano making, the company are en- the liquid music of the flute, the violin and pic-
abled with this additional capacity and new capi- colo.
An effort will be made to have all work com-
tal to turn out from ten to twelve pianlos daily
pleted
by January 2. Concerts will follow
within the next two or three months.
The company are overwhelmed with orders, shortly after.
and the new arrangements will be pleasing to
FIGHTING PRIVATE HOUSE SALES.
MELVILLE CLARK ART PIANOS
dealers throughout the country, who are so eager
Some Good Work Being Done by the Dealers
to take hold of the products of this corporation.
of Springfield, Mass.
Mr. Martin is to be congratulated on his success. Have an Individuality All Their Own and Much
in Demand Among Critical Purchasers.
He is a tireless worker, and with his splendid
There is a merry war being waged by the deal-
knowledge
of
piano
conditions
he
is
certain
to
ers of Springfield. Mass., against the fake ad-
(Special to The KPVIPW.)
vertisements of private piano sales which so far be heard from in a much larger way in the in-
Review Office, 195 Wabash avenue,
dustry.
has resulted in the exclusion of such advertise-
Chicago, 111., Dec. 19, 1906.
ments from the columns of all but one of the
The Melville Clark art piano, made by the Mel-
AUSTRALIAN TRADE NEEDS.
local newspapers. The "irregular" dealers are at
ville Clark Piano Co., of this city, is certainly
present using the columns of this one daily in American and British Piano Makers Fail to one of the daintiest piano creations on the mar-
making severe and harmful attacks on the legiti-
ket. It has a tone that delights the musical sense
Supply Styles Demanded and Germany Has
mate trade, chiefly in regard to alleged price cut-
and that is a perennial charm to the musical con-
Captured the Greater Part of the Trade—
ting, and the latter are about to take more dras-
noisseur. It is remarkably sonorous, limpid and
Mr. Kuhnel's Views of Interest.
tic measures to stop the dishonest practices of
sympathetic. No cultivated lover of music can
the "private house" class of dealer.
William Kuhnel a prominent piano dealer of hear the Melville Clark piano tone without being
Adelaide, South Australia, was in New York charmed by its beauty. In case designs the Mel-
recently, and gave some interesting information ville Clark piano holds quite a unique place.
SHARP'S CLEVER ADVERTISING.
regarding the piano trade in that country Every case is marked by an originality in de-
George H. Sharp & Son, the piano dealers, of Among other things, Mr. Kuhnel said the popu- sign, a daintiness in finish and a conscientious
Westfield, Mass., recently adopted a very unique larity of German pianos in his territory sur- elaboration! of the individual piano idea that
form of local advertising by sending out to those passes even that of the British-made instruments. gives it a distinctive grace of its own. There
desiring same handsomely enameled mail boxes It is the old story of the willingness of German are few instruments so popular as these beauti-
on which their name has been neatly stenciled. manufacturers to meet the exact demands of the ful products of the Melville Clark factory, and
This is only one of the numerous advertising trade. Both American and British piano manu- those dealers who have handled them for any
schemes that have made this concern's name fa- facturers fail to produce the style of instrument length of time bear eloquent testimony to their
miliar to the public of Westfield and vicinity.
desired by the Australians, who, in the majority artistic and salable qualities.
of cases, desire a plainly designed case with
Howard S. Fritts has succeeded Fritts & Shaw,
George A. Hagerman, of Houlton, Me., has heavy beading and of burl walnut In French
music dealers of Dover, N, J.
opened a ntew music store in Presque Isle, Me.
finish.