Music Trade Review

Issue: 1910 Vol. 50 N. 22

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THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
TRADE GLEANINGS FROM DETROIT.
of the Bush & Lane Piano Co., on the fifth floor
of the Woodward arcade, the local branch will
Music Trade Association State Membership Is
occupy the fourth floor of the Woodward arcade.
Increasing Instead of Decreasing—Einstein
James Mather, who came to Detroit a few
Visiting the East—Player Concerts a Suc- weeks ago from Baltimore to accept a position
cess at Grinnell's—Other Items.
as an outside salesman for the Farrand Co., has
resigned and now is manager of the Detroit
(Special to The Review.)
branch of the Germain Piano Co.
Detroit, Mich., May 24, 1910.
J. Riley Fuller, manager of the player-piano
In talking of the "gentlemen's agreement"
department of Grinnell Bros., is making a great
among the so-called independents, J. B. Mclntosh,
success out of his weekly concerts on Friday
chairman of the membership committee of the
afternoon. The concert hall is always packed.
Detroit Music Trades Association, says that in-
side of the next 30 days he expects his com-
NEAR CENTER OF ROCHESTER.
mittee will have nearly every retail dealer in
Griffin & Bailey Find That They Are Near
Detroit a member of the association. The mem-
Both Geographical and Population Center of
bers of the Detroit Music Trades Association re-
City—Location No Mistake.
fused to accept the resignation of the Cable Piano
Co., according to a statement made by State Man-
Griffin & Bailey, who opened a piano store at
ager H. T. Schmidt, and that company will now
remain with the organization. Manager Wright, the corner of Clinton avenue and Franklin street,
of the Bush & Lane Piano Co., will be initiated Rochester, N. Y., early this year, are making ad-
into the mysteries of the Detroit association at vertising capital out of the fact that the geo-
graphical center of the city has been found to
its next meeting in June.
Manager Howard Miner, of the Wilber Player be within a few feet of their store and that
Piano Co., has joined the Detroit Music Trades they are located within two blocks of the center
of population of the city. When Griffin & Bailey
Association.
F. E. Hollister, a well-known salesman, and opened on Clinton avenue, after trying in vain
E. H. Miner have joined the sales forces of the to secure a location on State street, the piano
row of the city, they were almost laughed at, but
Wilber Player Piano Co.
A. C. Einstein, western representative of the the volume of business they have done since the
Clough & Warren Co., is in New York city this opening has proved that their move was a wise
week visiting his family and before he returns one. They handle Crown, Ludwig & Co., the Kim-
to Detroit to make his next western trip he will ball Co. line, Steger & Sons, Concord and several
visit some of his old customers in the East. Mr. other well known makes of pianos.
Einstein has not made a trip East since he ac-
cepted a position with the Clough & Warren
PIANO CATCHES F[RE IN STREET.
Co., and some of his old customers demanded that Upright Destroyed on Dray While in Sight of
he visit them and show them his new line of
Big Crowd.
pianos.
(Special to The Review.)
The Manufacturers' Piano Co.'s Woodward
Atlanta, Ga., May 21, 1910.
avenue entrance is now completed and the work
of altering the salesrooms will be rushed to com-
While a transfer wagon was hauJing a load
pletion as fast as possible.
of pianos from the freight yards to the music
Pending the remodeling of the new salesrooms house of Ludden & Bates, 63 Peachtree street,
one piano suddenly caugnt fire and was destroyed
before the flames could be extinguished. Though
the piano was burned the transfer wagon was
not damaged in the least.
It is thought the piano caught fire from a
match which was on the floor of the wagon and
was ignited when the instrument was placed
upon it.
In shipping pianos they are covered with a
mbber cover and it was this highly ignitable
covering that first caught fire and started the
blaze. It spread rapidly and in the short space
of a few minutes the piano was enveloped in
flames. The hard wood floor of the wagon was
not burned.
The transfer wagon had just reached the alley
in the rear of the Ludden & Bates music house
when the fire was discovered. It all occurred so
quickly that the fire department was not called
ui:on.
BIG KIMBALL PIPE ORGAN.
The great concert organ has been installed in
Belmont College, Nashville, Tenn., by the W. W.
Kimball Co., and organists of note who have
tested the instrument have been loud in their
praise of its qualities. The order for the organ
was placed through the Conibear Piano Co., Kim-
ball representatives in Nashville.
BANKRUPTCY AMENDMENTS.
The Senate Committee on Judiciary have
agreed to report the bill which has heretofore
passed the House amending the national bank-
ruptcy laws. The Senate Committee made im-
portant amendments in the measure, the most
significant relating to the compensation of re-
ceivers.
Under the terms of the bill as amended by the
Senate Committee receivers in bankruptcy will
hereafter receive compensation under a gradu-
ated scale instead of having the same fixed by
the bankruptcy court.
SX4IB-ABENDSCHEIN
CO.
NEW YORK
A leader in the action field!
The Staib-Abendschein
Flawless-tested-tried-and true.
STAIB-ABENDSCHEIN CO.
134th Streetand Brook
Avenue,
NEW YORK
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
Beverly, C. A. Bent, George H. Bent, Geo. P. Bent
Co.; C. W. Somers, Bjur Bros. Co.; F. G. Smith,
N. M. Crosby, H. W. Metcalf, Bradbury Piano Co.;
New President of National Piano Travelers' As-
C. H. Lane, Brockmeier Piano Co.; G. P. Phelps,
sociation Wants Every Traveler of Standing
Brockport Piano Mfg. Co.; E. R. Billings, George
Enrolled in That Organization—To Bring
J. Dowling, Paul B. Klugh, Earl R. Billings, the
About Closer Relations with Manufacturers
Cable Company ;M. A. Meyers, Cable-Nelson Piano
for Best Interests of Both Bodies—Executive
Co.; C. A. Longwell, W. C. Whitney, E. H. Hol-
Committee Meets—Financial Assistance for
land, A. B. Chase Co.; C. A. Eyles, A. D. Brown,
Members Optional with President—Securing
W. G. Bundy, W. F. Bayer, A. B. Brown, Chase &
Employment for Members—Those in At-
Baker Co.; F. A. Lee, R. C. Lee, E. E. Perry,
tendance at Richmond.
John Church Co.; H. E. Chute, Chute & Butler
The National Piano Travelers' Association, at Co.; T. M. Pletcher, E. J. Delfraisse, Melville
the annual convention of that body held in Rich- Clark Apollo Co.; K. W. Curtis, H. C. Frederichs,
mond, Va., last week, as reported in The Review Columbus Piano Co.; E. G. Miekel, Frank H. Roy,
of May 21, entered into their sixth year with Frank Weiser, Concord Piano Co.; G. V. Glebe,
every prospect of adding materially to the Cunningham Piano Co.; T. S. Floyd-Jones, Decker
strength of the organization before the next meet- & Son; G. M. Soule, De Rivas & Harris; Charles
ing is called to order in Chicago in June, and of Grundy, Emerson Piano Co.; William C. Klumpp,
becoming in still closer touch with the other two S. A. Lichenstein, F. Engelhardt & Sons; A. Dal-
trade bodies with whom the interests of the rymple, C. E. Kemp, Estey Piano Co.; E. E.
Perry, Everett Piano Co.; Charles H. Devine, E.
travelers are linked.
A. Dalrymple, the new president of the Na- J. Sennett, The Farrand Co.; E. W. Browning,
tional Piano Travelers' Association, in discussing Sidney N. Mayer, E. J. Pringle, J. & C. Fischer;
his plans for the year as regards that organiza- J. Bareuther, E. Gabler & Bro.; Max Richtsteig,
Gram-Richtsteig; G. A. Anderson, Haddorff Piano
tion, said to The Review on Monday:
"One of the chief aims of the officers of the Co.; Earl E. Conway, A. Wemsley, Hallet & Davis
association, including myself, will be to get into Piano Co.; F. W. Lohr, J. H. Parnham, Hardman,
the association every traveler of standing in the Peck & Co.; Charles E. Hackle, W. R. Hughes, R.
W. Libby, Hughes & Sons Piano Co.; C. D. Mc-
Donald, Ivers & Pond Piano Co.; Gustav Bolze, W.
A. Johnson Co.; J. H. Williams, Knabe & Co.;
Charles Kohl, H. w. Simpson, Kohler & Campbell;
A. L. Bretzfelder, Krakauer Bros.; Frederick
Grebe, Kranieh & Bach; E. B. Pfau, Krelf Auto-
Giand Co.; Paul E. Fellows, Krell-French Piano
Co.; D. J. Blackmore, C. L. Ament, Krell Piano
Co.; P. K. Clark, Kroeger Piano Co.; David Mc-
Donald, Laffargue Co.; Horace E. Toms, Carl
Bergling, The Lauter Co.; C. B. Lawson, George
A. Griffin, Arthur M. Lawson, Lawson & Co.; H.
C. Pressey, C. A. Garrison, W. H. Hutchinson,
Lester Piano Co.; Harold S. Holmes, J. S.
Holmes, Jr., Henry & S. G. Lindeman; Ira J.
Markley, C. A. Ericsson, W. R. Gullet, Ludwig &
Co.; Benjamin F. Owen, Mason & Hamlin Co.;
E. C. Woodstock, Mathushek Bros.; W. P. Davis,
R. K. Maynard Piano Co.; J. J. Clark, McPhail
Piano Co.; Chandler W. Smith, Henry F. Miller
& Sons Piano Co.; A. H. Kayton, H. C. King. Mil-
PRESIDENT A. DALRYMPLE.
ton Piano Co.; J. M. Zimmerman, H. P. Nelson
piano trade. We nee,d them all if we are to make Piano Co.; 0. W. Williams, F. 0. Gamble, Her-
our organization representative of the entire bert Bond, A. A. Mahon, R. W. Sperry, The Pack-
body. We shall also use our best endeavors to ard Co.; Thomas Hastings, W. E. Hall, Pease
cement the bond between the manufacturers and Piano Co.; D. E. Fabyan, Poole Piano Co.;
the travelers, with a view to mutual helpfulness, Charles P. Rice, Price & Teeple Piano Co.; J. C.
for the interests of the manufacturer and the Van Wagener, G. K. Morehouse, F. Radle; Charles
traveler are practically identical.
McConville, Schaeffer Piano Mfg, Co.; D. P. Com-
"I have hardly had time to map out any set merer, Harry Arnold, Schomacker Piano Co.;
plan of campaign, but I do know that there will Peter Duffy, Schubert Piano Co.; O. W. Schulz, F.
be no effort spared, either by the officers of the B Bassett, V. B. Menzel, M. Schulz Co.; Alexan-
association or the members, to make the coming der S. Shoninger, B. Shoninger Co.; H. W. Metcalf,
year one of real accomplishment toward associa- F. G. Smith, G. F. Abendschein, Staib-Abend-
tion betterment."
schein Co.; W. B. Williams, A. J. Brooks, Ster-
Before leaving Richmond the executive com- ling Co.; J. G. Story, Jr., E. T. Taylor, L. A.
mittee of the Travelers' Association held a meet- Voell, A. L. Clark, Story & Clark Piano Co.; J. F.
ing and settled several points of interest to the Broderick, Straube Piano Co.; Albert T. Strauch,
members at large. Following the elimination of
Strauch Bros.; Ben C. Peck, Strich & Zeidler; A.
section 4, article 4, regarding death benefits to be B. Furlong, Universal Piano Co.; D. D. Luxton,
paid to members from the by-laws of the associa- W. F. Allen, Vose & Sons Piano Co.; M. B. Gibson,
tion, the executive committee at their last meet- J S. Reed, Weaver Organ & Piano Co.; R. O.
ing empowered the president to lend financial as- Burgess, Wegman Piano Co.; W. H. Bodine,
sistance to any member or his family in the event Welte Artistic Player Co.; F. E. Edgar, R. W.
of sickness or death when the necessity warrants Carter, Wilcox & White Co.; C. W. Wright, H. N.
such donation.
Parkenham, Wright Piano Co.
The present administration have already suc-
ceeded in placing one traveler in a desirable posi-
WITHEE JOINS KRAKAUER STAFF.
tion and expect to give such work a large part of
G. S. Withee has joined the traveling staff of
their attention.
Krakauer Bros., Cypress avenue and 136th street.
Of the 252 members of the association the fol-
Mr. Withee will look after Middle West terri-
lowing answered the roll-call at Richmond: J. A.
tory, and with a strong line is sure to give a
Coffin, B. L. Wells D. J. Cordingley, W. V. Swords,
gcorl account of himself.
Paul H. Stroup, D. L. Wells, The Aeolian Co.; G.
W. A. Milligan, manager for the F. W. Baumer
C. Cavanagh, J. H. Shale, E. P. Hawkins, A. F.
Co., Wheeling, W. Va., was a caller at the Kra-
Colburn, American Piano Co.; E. L. Atherton,
kauer factory salesroom on Wednesday, and he
The Amphion Co.; E. R. Hunter, The Aristo Co.;
left a nice order for grands, uprights and player-
Howard Spear, Auto-Grand Co.; W. J. Keeley, W. pianos.
P. Collins, Autopiano Co.; George Knouse, Bayer
Piano Co.; Gustav Behning, Behning Piano Co.;
J. L. Jones is a new piano dealer in Rantoul,
Wilbert Hampton, Behr Bros. & Co.;George H.
111.
DALRYMPLE DISCUSSES PLANS.
PEERLESS
PLAYER-PIANOS
AMONG
The Hardman Autotone
The Piano all can play,
cither by hand or Perforated
Music Rolls.
The advantages which dis-
tinguish the Hardman Auto-
tone from all other Player-
pianos are precisely those
which strongly appeal to peo-
ple of taste, refinement and in-
telligence, quite apart from
their possession of expert mu-
sical knowledge.
Autotone Advantages
The A u t o t o n e is made
throughout, piano and player
mechanism, by Piano makers
of world-wide reputation. It
is, therefore, a harmoniously
sensitive musical instrument.
The Autotone is the only
Player-piano which the great-
est artists who visit. America
take pleasure in playing in the
intimacy of their own homes,
and whose artistic qualities
they endorse in the most un-
qualified terms.
The Autotone is the only
Player-piano whose expression
devices, which embody entirely
new principles, are so effective
and so easily controlled that
without any technical knowl-
edge of music, the operator can
interpret any composition with
the maximum degree of indi-
viduality and artistic expres-
sion.
SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE
AUTOTONE
The Accentor. Which supplies the human
touch.
TheTransposor. Which enables any composi-
tion to he transposed into another key.
The Adjuster. Which insures perfect track-
ing of the music-roll.
The Selector.
Which enables any desired
passage to he picked out and played
separately.
The Combination Which enables, by a touch,
Tracker Board, cither 88-notc or (i.j-note rolls
to be played by the same instrument.
The Pedal Guide. An automatic guide to the
correct use of the loud pedal operated
directly from the music-roll.
The Autotone is made in two Basic Pianos
only.
The Hardman. New York's finest art product.
The Harrington A piano for refined tastes at
a medium price.
The Autotone An excellent instrument at a
Player-Piano. l o w price.
Write for Open Territory
Hardman, Peck & Co.
(Established 1843)
138 Fifth Avenue
New York

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