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THE MUSIC TRADE
GOOD REPORTS FROM BALTIMORE.
The General Situation in Both Wholesale and
Retail Fields Satisfactory—Annual
Knabe
Meeting—Commissioner
Keidel
Returns—
Completing
Stieff
Display—Rosenthal's
Piano Attracts at Sanders & Stayman's—
Weber Piano for Paderewski Who Will Tour
America—Other Items of Interest.
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REVIEW
handling the paper of a piano department, now
a thing of the past, is in full swing. As the de-
partment was discontinued before a charter was
obtained for the bank, just whether the Jones
Co. will again put in a line of pianos is a matter
for speculation.
Broken
(Special to The Review.)
Baltimore, Md., April 30, 1907.
for Erection
Dayton, Ky.
of
Plant
in
(Special to The Keview.)
The same activity that has characterized the
Dayton, Ky., April 27, 1907.
various branches of the piano business in this
Dayton will have another piano factory.
city for the past several weeks continues un- Ground was broken a few days ago by the Atkins
abated, and the members of the various firms, as Bros, for the erection of a frame factory building
well as their employes, are kept on the go from on Eighth avenue, near O'Fallon avenue, to cost
early morning until well on into the evening. about $5,000. The three brothers, Albert, Ben
There are no indications of a let up, unless a and George Atkins, have until recently been em-
very early summer sets in, which would cause ployed by the Krell piano factory and under-
the buyers to leave the city in search of cooler stand the business thoroughly. They will start
spots sooner than expected. Judging from the in on a small scale and will increase the capacity
condition of tne weather during the last month of the plant as the business grows.
and especially the last few days, there are no rea-
sons why the approach, of any continued long
AMERICAN GOODS^ IN URUGUAY.
spell of hot weather should he looked for until
late in the season, so that the dealers are not Consul O'Hara Says There Is Great Oppor-
worrying about or expecting anything in the way
tunities for American Goods in That Country.
of a slump in the trade for some time to come.
(Special to The Review.)
The board of directors of William Knabe &
Washington, D. C, April 29, 1907.
Co. will hold their annual meeting this Wednes-
U. S. Consul O'Hara, at Montevideo, Uruguay,
day. William Knabe, who has been in charge
of the New York end of the business since the has great faith in the ability of American goods
first of the present year, will be in the city to to compete in the markets of 'that country. This
report, which should be of interest to manufac-
participate in the proceedings.
turers of musical goods, is as follows:
Charles H. Keidel, a member of the Knabe firm,
"There is not a single American article sold in
has just returned from the Jamestown Exposi-
this
market that could be replaced by a simi-
tion, where he attended the opening of the big
fair as a member of the Baltimore Commission. lar product from any other country; in other
Ernest Knabe, president of the firm, will sail for words, American articles sell themselves," he
Europe this summer, and will make a tour of the writes. "American-made articles are sold here
Continent in his automobile, which he will take in comparatively large quantities, but they are
along with him. Mr. Knabe will be accompanied not pushed if articles manufactured in the sales-
man's own country can take their place. Mer-
oy his wife and daughter.
cantile business in this country has been, and
Business at the house of Charles M. Stieff has
still is, very profitable, and there is no good
been all that could be desired, according to the
reason why the American merchant should not
statement of Manager Charles H. Williams. The
have some share of the profit. The merchants
past week has been an exceedingly busy one for
and manufacturers of every other nation bring
Manager Williams and the other employes of the
their products, supervise their sales, manage
firm who have been engaged in making the final
their business, study the wants and conditions
arrangement at the Jamestown Fair. While the
and accede to them. We send our products to a
firm's exhibition has not teen thoroughly com-
foreign merchant to sell in competition with the
pleted the final touches will be put on within the
products of his own country, and yet we are not
next few days. Mr. Williams says that the ex-
satisfied with the results. Well-supplied retail
hibit by the firm will be first class, and one
department stores, conducted on American lines,
that will attract attention.
with American equipments, would not only be
Business continues good at Sanders & Stay- sufficiently profitable, but at the same time would
man's. The firm have on exhibition in the win- serve as an advertisement of American goods
dow the piano used by Rosenthal during his and methods."
American tour. The firm have sent out invitations
to all of the well-known artists of the city to call
NEW WISSNERCATALOGUE.
at the store and play the instrument. Many of
the local talent have accepted these invitations A Handsome Publication Containing Illustra-
with the result that Manager G. Wright Nicols
tions of Many New Styles Which Will In-
expects to hear a great many musicians during
terest the Trade.
the next few days at the store. The piano is a
A new Wissner messenger has been sent out
magnificent Weber concert grand. It will be
shipped to New York May 1, from where it will to the trade in the shape of a catalog, snowing
be sent to Europe to be used by Paderewski pre- three grands and five uprights, the latest exam-
vious to making his tour of America in 1907-OS. ples of Wissner case designing. The recipient is
not burdened with a mass of descriptive matter
The piano was made especially for Rosenthal.
According to the statements of the firms of E. regarding each instrument, only the simple de-
T. Lumpkin & Co. and H. R. Eisenbrandt & Sons, tails of style and size and finish being given. An
business has been excellent, the former firm hav- interesting feature of the catalog is a series of
testimonials from the prominent musicians prais-
ing a good trade all over the State.
ing the Wissner, each letter being accompanied
by the portrait of the writer. The list includes
BANK TO HANDLE PIANO PAPER.
Seidl, Emil Paur, Leopold Winkler, Kubelik,
The private bank of the Jones Dry Goods Co., Julie Rive-King and others equally famous.
Kansas City, Mo., organized for the purpose of
An excellently written introduction takes up
The Commercial Talking Machine
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COMMERCIAL
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the first pages of the book, and dwells particu-
larly upon the fact that the value of the Wissner
is not in what they were, but what they are,
and a short history of Wissner success is given.
Finely printed and in a handsome cover of
blue and white the new catalog of Otto Wissner
is well fitted to win no small degree of favor.
ATKINS BROS. TOjHAKE PIANOS.
Ground
TALKING
MACHINES
NEW YORK
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TO IMPROVE HIGHWAYS.
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Big Appropriation for This Purpose Will Help
Dealers Delivering Pianos in Rural Sections
of This State.
New York State piano dealers who draw a
large portion of their trade from the rural dis-
tricts will be interested to know that a bill will
very likely be introduced in the State Legislature
at an early date for the establishment of a State
Department of Public Highways. With plans
made for over 7,000 miles of State roads and an
appropriation of $50,000,000 made for their build-
ing, it is necessary that a special department
should have the matter in charge in order to give
it proper attention. Good roads mean more busi-
ness for the dealer, for traveling is then more
easy and people in the outlying districts can get
to town without inconvenience. Then again
when he starts to deliver his instruments the bet-
ter the road the less wear on wagons and teams.
ORGAN BASS CAUSES PANIC.
A disastrous panic occurred in the cathedral
at Palermo Monday. The population has been for
some time nervously excited by frequent earth-
quakes, and when the great organ opened with
sudden rumbling bass notes the big congregation
thought the sound was produced by an earth-
quake and made a rush for the door. Two
women were trampled to death and a hundred
other persons were injured.
STARR ADDITION IN LIMA, 0 .
The addition to the Lima, O-, warerooms of the
Starr Piano Co., was opened to the public recent-
ly, when a souvenir was presented to each vis-
itor. The addition takes in the entire building
adjoining their old quarters.
THE BALDWIN GRAND USED.
Richard Hageman, accompanist to Francis
MacMillen, the clever young violinist, who
played in Springfield, O., recently while in that
city, used a Baldwin piano furnished by Margi-
leth & McFarland, Baldwin agents for that ter-
ritory. The instrument which harmonized
perfectly with the tones of the violin, was much
admired.
LONGSHORE OPENS IN ZANESVELLE, 0.
J. D. Longshore has opened a music store in
Zanesville, O., handling pianos, organs, small in-
struments and sheet music. He is assisted by
his three sons, all accomplished musicians and
good piano men.
HOFFMAN WAREROOMS REDECORATED.
The warerooms of the J. M. Hoffman Co., Pitts-
burg, Pa., have been rearranged, redecorated and
several new parlors added in order to properly
accommodate the growing trade. The company
expect to be forced out of their quarters next
year to make way for a big skyscraper to be
erected on the site of their store.
THAT HARVARD PIANO.
The recent advertising of a second-hand Har-
vard piano, and priced $375 by the Charles M.
Stieff house in Charlotte, N. C , in the local
papers, was, according to Manager Wilmott, a
proof-reader's mistake. The price should be $175
instead of that which was stated. The error was
very cleverly taken advantage of by the W. C.
Coleman Co., who made the point that a second-
hand Harvard piano was selling for $25 more
than the highest priced brand new Harvard sells
for. Needless to say this little contratemps en-
livened the trade situation in Charlotte.