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THE TRADE IN BROOKLYN
Reported as "Seasonable" by Most Houses—
New Manager at Loeser's—Sterling Piano
Co.'s May Sale—What Various Other Houses
Have to Report.
The piano trade in this borough of New York
City, although it could hardly be called very ac-
tive, is nevertheless seasonable, and as the deal-
ers have enjoyed an excellent volume of sales, as
a rule, up to a week or so ago, they are not com-
plaining of the present slackness.
At the F. G. Smith headquarters, H. W. Met-
calf stated that while retail business might be
some better, their wholesale trade was in excel-
lent shape and the various factories controlled
by that house were very busy meeting current
demands, while there was a goodly volume of
orders on hand for future delivery. He expressed
himself as being well satisfied with the results
secured at the exhibition in Richmond, and es-
pecially with the interest taken by the public in
the affair. They captured some good business at
their well-located booths. Mr. Metcalf leaves next
week upon an extended business trip through the
Middle West and will remain on the road until
July.
E. P. Hamilton is now in charge of the piano
department of I.oeser & Co., and is planning to
considerably improve that department in the near
future. Loeser & Co. have secured the exclusive
Long Island agency for Bjur Bros, pianos and the
Gulbransen-Dickinson Co. player action, and with
the Kranich & Bach and Krell line are prepared
to do a nice business. Mr. Hamilton reports that
trade at present is very satisfactory.
The Sterling Piano Co. are meeting with con-
siderable success with their May sale of used
pianos, and report that though their showing of
used pianos is quite extensive and well assorted,
the sale has attracted many purchasers for pianos
in the regular line.
Anderson & Co. are pushing the Henry & S. G.
Lindeman line of pianos and player-pianos in
live fashion and are getting good results.
At Wissner Hall, while there was nothing
startling in the way of news, trade was reported
to be of very satisfactory volume, especially in
the wholesale end.
Alphonzo Smith, who handles the Aeolian Co.
line, the Pease Piano Co. and Hardman, Peck &
Co. branches; Goetz & Co. and the various other
piano houses in the Borough of Churches, re-
ported business to be "seasonable," but not at all
lively, though up to a fortnight or so ago the
trade had been quite active.
The coming of vacation days brings again to
the front the renting question, and several of
the dealers have announced that they are not
looking for any of that kind of trade this year.
MU3IC TRADE
REVIEW
Most of the Long Island resorts are on the shore,
aid the combination of salt air and not too sub-
stantial bungalows and camps does not tend to
improve the quality of the instruments suffi-
ckntly to leave any profit for the piano men.
OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS.
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 Abroad.
(Special to The Review.)
Washington, D. C, June 1, 1910.
The following were the exports of musical in-
struments and kindred lines from the port of
New York for the week just ended:
Berlin—22 pkgs. talking machines and mate-
rial, $460.
Bolinao—1 case piano players and material,
$250.
Bombay—7 cases organs and material, $237.
Brazil—2 cases piano players and material,
$355; 3 cases piano players and material, $788;
59 pkgs. phonographic goods and material, $5,050.
Bremen—3 cases piano players and material,
$850.
Buenos Ayres—2 cases music rolls, $135; 7
cases pianos and material, $1,611; 2 cases piano
players and material, $522; 181 pkgs. phono-
graphic goods and material, $11,224.
Dresden—2 pkgs. talking machines and mate-
rial, $100.
Hamburg—6 cases pianos and material, $580.
Havana—1 pkg. phonographic goods and mate-
rial, $173.
Havre—3 cases pianos and materials, $845.
Karachi—3 pkgs. phonographic goods and mate-
rial, $150.
Kingston—4 cases organs and material, $172.
Launceston—2 cases pianos and material, $177.
Lisbon—2 cases pianos and material, $250.
Liverpool—4 cases organs and material, $468;
1 case piano players and material, $360; 6 cases
music rolls, $673.
London—43 cases piano players and material,
$40,613; 16 cases organs and material, $551; 19
pkgs. talking machines and material, $1,332; 39
cases music rolls, $2,680; 235 pkgs. phonographic
goods and material, $5,505; 5 pkgs. phonographic
goods and material, $437; 2 cases musical instru-
ments, $230.
Melbourne—11 cases organs and material, $635;
4 cases music, $824.
Rotterdam—35 cases organs and material,
$988; 2 cases organs and material, $135.
Santo Domingo—4 pkgs. phonographic goods
and material, $792.
Shanghai—20 pkgs. talking machines and mate-
rial, $598.
Turin—-4 cases pianos and material, $706.
Valparaiso—2 pkgs. phonographic goods and
material, $341.
Vera Cruz—30 pkgs. phonographic goods and
material, $1,047.
Verona—1 case pianos and material, $200.
Vienna—33 pkgs. phonographic goods and mate-
rial, $1,142.
Warsaw—4 cases organs and material, $150.
Yokohama—19 pkgs. phonographic goods and
material, $583; 6 pkgs. talking machines and
material, $135.
PERNAMBUCO'S PIANO MOVERS.
How Pianos Are Delivered in That Section of
South America Told Interestingly.
Illustrations have appeared from time to time
in The Review as to the manner in which pianos
are delivered in various countries of the world.
In the jungles of India instruments are sent to
their destination by elephants; another part of
HOW TI1KY DKI.1VKB PIANOS IN PERNAMBUCO.
the world Indians and donkeys carry the goods
through the defiles of the Andes Mountains,
S. A.; elsewhere even camels are pressed into
service for this purpose. The accompanying il-
lustration pictures still another method; one
that obtains in Pernambuco, S. A. Eight stal-
wart negroes, four front and the same in the
rear rank, carry the piano on their heads. A
captain, to the right in front, is in command, and
his word is obeyed implicitly. If a rest, fre-
quently required, is in order, the captain gives
the word and the piano is carefully lowered to
the ground. Finally the instrument is delivered
in presumably good order.
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