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THE MUSIC TRADE
SEATTLE ENJOYS GOOD TIMES.
A Great Music Trade Emporium Being Erected
by the D. S. Johnston Co.—Kohler & Chase
Located in Temporary Quarters Pending the
Completion of Their Temple of Music—Ship-
ments of Pianos Delayed by Freight Con-
gestion Now Coming in—J. C. Walling Ex-
pansion—Cline's Piano House Enjoys Good
Business.
(Special to The Review.)
REVIEW
wers played for the first time several of Mendels-
sohn's compositions which ultimately enjoyed
enormous popularity. Of the Song Without
Pianos and Other Musical Instruments Shipped
Words, known as "The Spring Song," and its
from the Port of New York for the Week.
composition, the story go3s that a great expedi-
(Special to The Review.)
tion to Windsor had been arranged by the
Washington, D. C, May G, 1907.
Beneckes, and several distinguished people in-
The following were the exports of musical in- vited to meet Mendelssohn. When, however, the
struments and kindred lines from the Port of
moment came for starting, the composer was
New York for the week just ended:
i'ound playing upon the pianoforte, which he
Adelaide—3 pkgs. talking machines and ma- steadfastly refused to leave. All persuasion prov-
terial, $130; 6 cases organs and material, $242;
ing unavailing, the discomfited party had per-
1 case pianos and material, $330.
force to leave him and enjoy their picnic as best
Alexandria—1 case pianos and material, $113. they could without the principal guest—another
Batavia—15 pkgs. talking machines and ma- case of "Hamlet" minus the Prince of Denmark.
terial, $437.
On their return, Mendelssohn greeted them in
Belfast—1 case pianos and material, $215.
the drive with "The Spring Song," written out in
Berlin—104 pkgs. talking machines and ma- his own beautiful handwriting, the marfuscript
terial, $603.
of which he presented as a peace-offering to Mrs.
Bremerhaven—8 cases organs and material, Benecke.
$725.
DECISION IN INSTALMENT SUIT.
Bombay—32 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $1,715.
(Special to The Review.)
East Liverpool, O., May 6, 1907.
Buenos Ayres—5 cases piano players and ma-
A case of special interest to piano dealers do-
terial, $710; 34 pkgs. talking machines and
ing an instalment business was recently tried
material, $739.
Cardiff—6 pkgs. talking machines and mate- here and decided in favor of the Smith & Phil-
lips Music Co., of this city, the plaintiffs against
rial, $261.
C. P. Freadly, of Homeworth.
Colon.—1 case organs and material, $150.
The action was brought by the music company
Copenhagen—2 cases organs and material,
to secure the first payment of $95 on a note for
$108.
Geneva—14 pkgs. talking machines and mate- $285 given for a piano. A chattel mortgage had
also been given on the piano.
rial, $718; 1 case music, $100.
It seems that Mr. Freadley claimed that the
Hamburg—22 cases piano players and mate-
rial, $6,061; 25 cases pianos and material, deal was not to be considered completed until
$1,393; L5 cases music, $1,375; 1 case organs, his wife had given her consent, but as the papers
were there to show the status of the deal, the
$100.
Havana—112 pkgs. talking machines and ma- defense lost. A piano dealer named Bmmons, who
resides at Minerva, had also closed a deal with
terial, $1,901; 5 cases music, $280.
Havre—14 pkgs. talking machines and mate- Mr. Freadly, so there is a possibility of the lat-
ter having two pianos upon his hands.
rial, $718; 1 case music, $100.
Liverpool—48 cases piano players and mate-
FAULKNER & ROWLING CHANGES.
rial, $4,553; 9 cases music, $482; 6 cases organ
material, $300.
Faulkner & Rowling, who conducted piano
London—33 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $1,409; 68 cases piano players and mate- warerooms at 209 Huron street, Toledo, O., for
rial, $11,275; 4 cases pianos and material, some time, recently dissolved partnership. Mr.
$1,500; 10 cases organs and material, $490; 1 Faulkner continuing the business as the J. M.
case musical instruments, $590; 3 cases music, Faulkner Co., while C. M. Rowling will engage
$303; 1 case piano players and material, $100; 8 in other business in Columbus. Mr. Faulkner
will handle the Baldwin as formerly.
pkgs. talking machines and material, $287.
OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS.
Seattle, Wash., May 4, 1907.
That the piano trade in this city is in a pros-
perous condition is evidenced by the many
changes of warerooms, either the old ones being
enlarged or new ones leased with more available
space. Perhaps the most important work in this
wave of expansion is the new "Mansion of Mu-
sic," now being erected at the corner of Third
avenue and University street, for the D. S. John-
ston Co. The work has already progressed to
beyond the second floor, and the beauty of its
exterior is beginning to be apparent. The build-
ing will ba seven stories high, the first four floors
and basement being occupied by the Johnston
Co., while the other three will be leased out as
studios and offices, the location promising to be
an important musical center.
The portion of the building occupied by the
company is to be arranged, according to their
own plans, as follows:
The main floor will be used for a general dis-
play room, having four sound-proof rooms for
piano testing. The mezzanine floor will be given
over to musical merchandise and the firm's of-
fices, the second floor will be used as general
warerooms, and the third floor will contain a
large recital hall, seating about 250 people,
around which will be arranged a score of recep-
tion rooms for the use of artists and teachers.
The elevators will be large and of the most
modern type, and where the shafts pass the
main and mezzanine floors they will be of plate
glass, enabling the passengers in the cars to ob-
tain an unobstructed view of thosa floors. On
the whole, the new building will be a credit to
the music trade of the Northwest, and will be
arranged in an ideal manner for the display of a
complete line of musical goods Irom pianos down.
The recent purchase by the D. S. Johnston Co.,
Malmo—5 cases organs and material, $313.
of the business of the Briggs Piano Co., of Bell-
The Ross-Schefft & Weinman Piano Co., Mil-
Marseilles—3 cases organs and material, $170.
ingham, Wash., one of the oldest houses in that
waukee,
Wis., have opened a branch in Platte-
section, and enjoying an enviable reputation,
Melbourne—15 cases organ material, $433; 4
gives them an excellent representation in that cases pianos and material, $391; 4 cases organs ville, Wis., with Henry Martens as manager.
city and vicinity, the Briggs Co. having carried and material, $343.
"DISTINCTIVELY HIGH GRADE"
a fine line of pianos, players and player-pianos,
Milan—32 pkgs. talking machines and mate-
talking machines and sheet music. The arrival rial, $552.
of heavy shipments from the East, which were
Naples—1 case piano material, $250.
delayed for seveT.l months by blockades, enable
Natal—2 cases organs and material, $171.
the D. S. JohnstTn Co., as well as the other piano
Para—13 pkgs. talking machines and material,
houses, to show some large and handsome stocks. $638.
The delay in building their new "Temple of
Piraeus—1 case organs and material, $160.
Music" ha^ worked considerable hardship on
St. Petersburg—16 pkgs. talking machines and
Kohler & Chase, as their old warerooms were
material, $454.
leased over their heads and they were forced to
Santiago—12 pkgs. talking .machines and ma-
vacate on May 1. They had great difficulty in terial, $252.
finding temporary quarters, but at last located
Santo Domingo—2 cases piano material, $251.
in the Waldorf Building at Seventh and Pike
Savanilla—2 cases pianos and material, $310.
streets, hardly an ideal business section. Their
Shanghai—17 cases organs, $800.
new building on Second avenue, near University
Stuttgart—3 cases organ material, $219.
street, is well situated in the center of trade. It
Sydney—100 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
will be six stories high, o: modern fire-proof con- terial, $2,775; 12 cases pianos and material,
struction, and arranged especially for their busi- $1,800.
ness.
Tampico—2 cases pian'os and material, $470;
Among the dealers who have received several
•I cases music, $325.
delayed shipments in a bunch were Cline's Piano
Utrecht—7 cases organ material, $446.
House. This concern actually lost trade from
Vienna—8 pkgs. talking machines and mate-
lack of stock early in the year, but with the ar- rial, $442; 1 case pianos and material, $300.
is the greatest success of the day.
rival of new stock business has been rushing,
It possesses a scale of rare ever,
and they have held one of the record breaking
ness, a tone of remarkable sonority
MENDELSSOHN'S PIANO.
sales ot their career.
and richness, with a quality that
John C. Walling, who recently enlarged his The One He Brought to England Is Still Pre-
is highly orchestral. Our latest
warerooms, finds that even now the quarters are
styles of Grands and Uprights
served in Kensington Museum—The Story
almost too small to properly accommodate his
mark a decided advance in the art
of the "Spring Song."
growing business. He handles the Wissner with
of piano-making. We court inves-
much success, for although not very well known
tigation. Some territory still open.
Still preserved in Kensington is the pianoforte
in this section its excellent qualities are readily bought by Mendelssohn in 1842—the year he came
CHRISTMAN SONS, Manufacturer,
appreciated by those who inspect it. and it will to London, accompanied by his wife—when he
FACTORY AND OFFICE:
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WAREROOMS:
not be long before it finds a place for itself in stayed with his wife's relations, the Beneckes, at
869-873 East 137th St.
35 West 14th St.
NEW
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the music world of the Northwest.
Denmark Hill. On this instrument undoubtedly
GAe CHRISTMAN
STUDIO GRAND