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THE MUSIC TRADE
OUR F O R E I G N J M L J S T O M E R S .
Pianos and Other Musical Instruments Shipped
Abroad from the Port of New York for the
Week Just Ended—An Interesting Array of
Musical Specialties for Foreign Countries.
(Special to The Review.)
Washington, D. C, Oct. 14, 1907.
The following were the exports of musical in-
struments and kindred lines from the port of
New York for the week just ended:
Aberdeen—74 packages talking machines and
material, $478.
Bristol—47 packages talking machines and ma-
terial, $828.
Brussels—5 packages talking machines and
material, $184.
Buenos Ayres—13 cases pianos and material,
$1,371.
Berlin—194 packages talking machines and
material, $1,455.
Cardiff—63 packages talking machines and ma-
terial, $555.
Christiansand—2 packages talking machines
and material, $165.
Colon—2 cases organs, $109; 20 packages talk-
ing machines and material, $784.
Copenhagen—4 cases organs and material,
$215; 1 case musical instruments, $200.
Cristobal—1 case organs and material, $150.
Curacao—1 case pianos and material, $162.
Glasgow—6 cases organs, $117; 75 packages
talking machines and material, $666.
Gibara—2 cases piano players and material,
$271.
Guantonamo—3 cases pianos and material,
$399.
Guayaquil—6 packages talking machines and
material, $603.
i Hamburg—16 cases organs, $937; 9 cases
pianos and material, $1,021; 22 cases piano piay-
ers and material, $6,600; 22 cases piano players
and material, $4,350; 177 packages talking ma-
chines and material, $1,300.
Havana—6 packages talking machines and ma-
terial, $260; 31 packages talking machines and
material, $2,760; 6 packages talking machines
and material, $197; 2 cases pianos and material,
$172.
Havre—7 packages talking machines and ma-
terial, $211; 4 cases piano players and material,
$1,150.
Jacobstad—6 cases organs and material, $303.
Kingston—1 case pianos and material, $300.
La Guaira—2 cases pianos and material, $153.
Leipzig—5 cases organs and material, $622.
Liverpool—4 packages talking machines and
material, $210; 37 packages talking machines
and material, $304.
London—2 cases musical instruments, $144;
54 cases piano players and material, $11,685;
839 packages talking machines and material, $9,-
889; 14 cases pianos and material, $2,654; 112
cases organs and material, $2,115; 17 packages
talking machines and material, $912; 77 cases
piano players and material, $17,360; 14 cases
pianos and material, $3,250; 16 cases organs,
$1,063.
Manchester—45 packages talking machines and
material, $427.
Naples—9 cases pianos and material, $1,180.
Newcastle—31 packages talking machines and
material, $211.
Para—13 packages talking machines and ma-
terial, $791.
Port au Prince—5 packages talking machines
and material, $124; 1 case pianos and material,
$123.
Rotterdam—2 cases organs and material, $176;
7 cases organs and material, $487.
Rio Grande de Sul—43 packages talking ma-
chines and material, $1,346.
Rio de Janeiro—9 packages talking machines
and material, $278.
St. Petersburg—10 packages talking machines
and material, $707.
Santander—1 case piano players and material,
$159.
Savanilla—1 case pianos and material, $265.
Southampton—2 packages talking machines
and material, $298.
Tampico—9 packages talking machines and
material, $295.
Trinidad—8 packages talking machines and
material, $125; 1 case pianos and material, $220.
Vera Cruz—14 packages talking machines and
material, $505; 4 cases pianos and material,
$400.
Vigo—2 cases pianos and material, $208.
Vienna—8 packages talking- machines and ma-
terial, $118.
FOSTER*ARMSTRONG CO. IN NEW YORK
Will Hold Formal Opening of Their New York
Retail Warerooms on Monday Next.
The Poster-Armstrong Co., who recently ac-
quired the large and commodious store and base-
ment located at 92 Fifth avenue, have spared
.neither time nor expense to make their new
home inviting; in fact the concern will have
one of the most ornate salesrooms in the down-
town district when the painters and decorators
complete their work for the formal opening
scheduled for Monday next. The side walls have
been decorated in a beautiful green tint, a most
excellent background for showing pianos, while
the partition running the entire width of the
store is embellished with cathedral glass of
heraldic design and in keeping with the color
scheme of the salesrooms, which harmonizes to'a
dot with the grille work and general decoration of
both private and business offices, located in the
rear. Two archways lead into the business and
private offices mentioned and above each are
niches for busts of Beethoven and Mozart. A
stairway directly to the right of Manager Max-
son's private office leads to the basement, which
will be set apart for reserve stock and miscel-
laneous piano requisites. The salesroom floor is
covered with fine rugs, which gives a touch that
is most pleasing to the eye and reminds one of
entering a large reception room instead of a
store. The assortment of instruments is one
of the most complete to be found in the city.
CARRENO'S AMERICAN TOUR
Being Splendidly Advertised by the Everett
Piano Co.
BALTIMOREANS CELEBRATING
Home Coming Week—Much Merry Making,
But Little Business Is the Cry of Piano Deal-
ers—G. Fred Kranz Placed Big Orders While
North for Chickering Pianos—Talking Ma-
chine Business Active With This Firm as
Well as With Sanders & Stay man Co.—
Knabe's New Home Will Soon be Ready.
(Special to The Review.)
Baltimore, Md., Oct. 14, 1907.
What has heretofore been one of the busiest
weeks of the year for the piano dealers in this
city has, this year, been practically dead from a
trade standpoint in consequence of the celebra-
tion of home coming week. The dealers, as well
as those in other lines of business, are loud in
their complaints as a result of the prevailing
conditions, and are wondering why the commit-
tees which are responsible for the celebration
decided to hold such an affair so late. While
the streets are crowded day and night with mer-
rymakers none of them have any time to even
think of entering the stores and making any
purchases.
Charles Keidel, Jr., manager for William
Knabe & Co., says that while the firm have done
a fairly good business during the week he looks
for a rather dull time next week after the home
comers have completed their celebration. "We
hope to get down to real work within two weeks,
however, or rather after the first of next month
when we are thoroughly installed in our new
home," said Mr. Keidel. "I have every reason
to believe that we will be able to occupy the
building by that time. The prospects are for a
good winter for the piano trade and it will not
take long for us to make up for the time lo:t
by the present celebration."
G. Fred Kranz, of the Kranz-Smith Piano
Co., is another one to complain about the bad
effect that the holidays has had on the business.
Mr. Kranz has just returned from an interesting
tour through the North. Among other places he
spent some time in New York and Boston. His
trip was for the most part a business one. While
in New York he called upon his business part-
ner, Mr. Smith. While in Boston he bought a
large number of Chickering pianos for the local
trade during the present season. An addition
has been made to the firm's large store at
Charles and Fayette streets. This is the music
department of the G. Fred Kranz Music Store,
which for a number of years was at 10 West
Fayette street. The latter place has gone out
of existence. The firm have also entered the
talking machine business and thus far have been
quite successful in selling Victor talking ma-
chines. Most of their sales consist of high-grade
instruments.
Sanders & Stayman Co. are also doing well in
this new line of trade. The firm have already
purchased $10,000 worth of Columbia goods, and
have the agency for the Columbia line in this
city and Washington. The firm have now in
stock a full line of the Columbia and Victor
machines. The sales have been satisfactory, as
have the disposal of high-class records. The
special department created by the firm for the
wholesale and retail business of these machines
has been placed in the charge of A. J. Boden and
Miss Margaret Daily. Their force of assistants
will be made much larger.
A most ambitious campaign of advertising is
that inaugurated by the John Church Co., in the
interests of Teresa Carreno's American tour
with the Everett piano during the season 1907-
1908. In the November editions of the leading
magazines the company had a full-page adver-
tisement dwelling upon the fact that Carreno
plays on the Everett grand exclusively and giv-
ing an extended list of other well-known artists
who find delight in the musical qualities of the
Everett. According to reports the great cam-
paign of publicity has already produced results
in the matter of increased sales. Incidentally
the tour of the great pianiste has been brought
to the attention of the music loving public in a
F. W. Kieferle, who handles the Vough, Mc-
most forcible manner.
Phail and Raymond pianos in Lewiston, Pa., has
added about 500 square feet of floor space to the
E. P. Brown has opened a music store at 26 warerooms and rearranged same in a most at-
Broadway, Salem, O.
tractive manner.
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