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THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
"The car of Cable-Nelson pianos has arrived
and we are highly pleased with -them. We sold
Politics and Unfavorable Weather Have Not
a number of them in very short order. They are
Helped Trade—Emmanuel Wad Plays the
about the nicest lot of pianos we have ever re-
Knabe in Concert—E. T. Lumpkin Visiting
reived. Hope we can have another car come
New York—Stieff Pianos for Exposition—
forward in a short time."
Other Items of General Interest.
From A. Hospe Co., Omaha, Neb.:
"Cable-Nelson Piano Co., Chicago, 111.
(Special to The Review.)
"Having bought the Cable-Nelson goods for
Baltimore, Md., April 8, 1907.
several
years we can bespeak a high regard for
The dull spell in the piano business, which was
so manifest last week, still prevails, though the the tonal qualities and beauty of finish. In its
dealers are confident of better times within a grade it is the equal of any, surpassed by none.
week or two. In addition to the Easter holidays Hoping to be able to continue as Nebraska rep-
the primary election on Monday last has had a resentative of this piano for a long time to come,
great deal to do with the falling off in the sales we are, etc."
and orders. While the prospects are for in- From D. S. Johnston Co.. Tacoma, Wash.:
creased business next week, the real spring rush "Cable-Nelson Piano Co., Chicago, 111.
"We are glad to testify to the high quality of
is not expected until after the first week of
May. The dealers and manufacturers take this your pianos. There seems to be an ever-increas-
view because of the impending mayoralty elec- ing demand for them, and they have proven
tion, which will be held at that time. The fight among the most popular sellers of all pianos we
this year is the most bitter and interesting held have handled on the Pacific coast."
From Henricks Piano Co., Ltd., Pittsburg, Pa.:
for a long while, and everybody is taking more
"Cable-Nelson
Piano Co., Chicago, 111.
or less of an active part. It has had its effect
"We have used a good number of your pianos
on other trades as we'll as on those who make
during the past year and were very well
and sell pianos for a living!
William Knabe & Co. report that things have satisfied with them in every respect."
From the Early Music House, Fort Dodge, la.:
been exceedingly slow in the retail department,
although the wholesale department has made "Cable-Nelson Piano Co., Chicago, 111.
"It is with pleasure that I express my appre-
many large sales. A Knabe piano was used at
the annual entertainment of the Journalists' ciation of the pianos you are now turning out.
Club, which was held at the Lyric Tuesday We have nothing on our floor better than your
night. The affair was one of the most success- product for the price, and indeed we have had
ful in the club's history, and a nice sum was real- many pianos that cost much more money that
ized. The artist of the evening was Emmanuel were no better in tone, quality or appearance.
People to whom we have sold Cable-Nelson
Wad, a prominent pianist in local circles.
pianos
are among our best satisfied customers.
While the sales made during the week by the
E. T. Lumpkin & Co. were good, they were not We would describe them as fine goods, quick
up to expectations. Mr. Lumpkin spent the week sellers and very satisfying."
in New York and Philadelphia, mostly for busi-
TAYLER-GARDNER'S FINE STORE
ness, but partly pleasure. He reports that the
piano business is booming in both the large In Tacoma, Wash.—Handling a Splendid Line
cities.
of Instruments.
Business has been fair at the Charles M. Stieff
(Special to The Review.)
piano house. Members of the firm say that they
Tacoma, Wash., April 6, 1907.
have everything in readiness for the part they
Handsome
and
attractive in exterior, with
will take in the Jamestown Exposition. They
have made elaborate arrangements for the open- heavy front of gray Tenino stone, is the new
Tayler-Gardner brick building, just completed, at
ing day.
G. Wright Nicols, manager of Sanders & Stay- 928-930 South C street, which is to be one of the
man Co., has just returned from a business trip most thoroughly equipped music houses in the
to New York. He says that business has been Northwest.
Separate rooms, handsomely decorated, are
rather good.
provided for the different makes of pianos han-
dled by the firm, which include the Mehlin, Soh-
PLEASED WITH CABLE=NELSON PIANO mer,
Bauer, Lester, Howard, Laffargue, Strohber
Some Letters Recently Received by the Cable-
and Melville Clark.
Nelson Co. Which Afford an Idea of the Wide
Two rooms each are devoted to the Edison
Popularity and All Round Excellence of the phonographs and Victor talking machines and
Recent Creations of This House.
the musical merchandise line. AH rooms are
provided with sound proof walls. A room with
(Special to The Review.)
special shelving is also reserved for the sheet
Review Office, 195 Wabash Avenue,
music stock.
Chicago, 111., April 10, 1907.
A. A. Tayler, vice-president of the firm, came
Here is what a few dealers are saying about to Tacoma in 1889 and was one of the pioneers
the Cable-Nelson pianos. The letters printed are in the music trade field in this city.
typical of hundreds received by the company:
From the Eilers Piano House, Spokane, Wash.:
A new music store has been opened in Utica,
"Cable-Nelson Piano Co., Chicago 111.
N. Y., by William Peate.
11
SOMEWHAT DULL IN BALTIMORE.
April Trade While Not Entirely Satisfactory
Makes a Better Showing in the Northwest
Than Did March—Demand Is for the Better
Class of Pianos—Big Sales of Steinway,
Chickering, Weber and Other Pianos—What
Leading Dealers Report to The Review.
(Special to,The Review.)
Minneapolis and St. Paul, April 8, 1907.
Blustry, wintry weather somewhat interfered
with the comfort of shoppers the past week, but
reports indicate a healthy condition of trade for
the first week of April.
"We had an average March," said W. J. Dyer,
of W. J. Dyer & Bro. "Since the first of April,
though, we have had a pretty good demand for
high grade instruments, including Steinway and
Weber pianola pianos. In fact, there has been
quite a little activity in the pianola line. Taking
things altogether, the outlook at this season of
the year seems very good."
"We have started out in April very satisfac-
torily," said Grant P. Wagner, of Howard, Far-
well & Co. "The trade has been of the best class,
and mostly Chickering and Fischer pianos. Busi-
ness last month was the largest we ever had In
March. Cash sales were larger than a year ago,
and the collections are in a much better shape."
"April has started off pretty steady, with a
trade about the same as in March," said R. O.
Foster, of Foster & Waldo. "In fact, the piano
business is pretty good for this season of the
year."
The Metropolitan Music Co. supplied one of the
prominent homes in Minneapolis last week with
a beautiful sample of Steinway art grands, cost-
ing $2,250. E. R. Dyer, the president, reports
considerable interest at the present time in art
pianos.
The front windows of the new home of the
W. W. Kimball branch in Minneapolis blew in
last week as a result of a fierce gust of wind.
Only slight damage resulted in the way of
scratches, but these were easily repaired.
"March showed up about the same as last year,"
said S. W. Raudenbush, of St. Paul. "Business
picked up somewhat last week, though, and April
promises to be better than a year ago. Our Ce-
cilian player business continues very good. The
demand has been mostly for inside players,
though we sold last week the two-metal action
cabinet players."
D. F. Cordingly, of the Aeolian Co., is a visitor
in the Twin Cities this week.
ROSENTHAL'S GIFT OF "READING."
Moritz Rosenthal, who has scored such a suc-
cess with the Weber piano this season, in the
course of a chat the other day, said: "I have a
genuine gift for rapid reading. I read a book
almost as fast as I turn the pages. Technic, as
I understand it, is not at all what it means to
most persons. The technical development I pos-
sess is certainly not a physical matter. You can
see that my hand is not of itself remarkable. It
is not. It is small, rather than large, with fin-
gers of ordinary length and thickness, and in
nowise unusual in shape or development. Tech-
nic to me means hand and brain working in uni-
son.
MARTIN BELIEVES IN PRINTERS' INK.
B. H. Martin, who handles the Cable Com-
pany's line In Webster City, la., is one of the
firm disciples of printers' ink. Being supplied
with large capital he is expanding his business
rapidly, and is giving his line excellent .^pre-
sentation.
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G. T. Elsham, manager of the Traffod Co.,
piano dealers of Mason City, la., was seriously
injured recently through a piano falling on his
legs and badly crushing them.
Grinnell Bros., of Detroit, Mich., have opened,
a brancli store In Chefcoygan, tfcftt