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THE
MUSIC TRADE
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ORGANIZE STATE ASSOCIATION.
few by-laws, a suggestion which was adopted.
He said that no resolution to govern the conduct
New Hampshire Piano Dealers Complete Ar-
of the business should be made for more than one
rangements for Forming Permanent Associa-
year at a time.
tion—Those Present at Banquet—E. S. Pay-
Secretary Fred T. Dunlap, of the Manchester
son and C. R. Putnam Honored Guests—
Board of Trade, spoke very enthusiastically on
Constitution and By-Laws Adopted and the advantages that are to be gained from such an
Officers Elected—Dealers of Vermont Wel-
association. He said that his experience in deal-
come—An Interesting Session.
ing with the railroads and other large interests
upon which retail merchants depend has taught
As a result of the persistent efforts of R. W. E.
that the only way to fight organization is with or-
Hunt, State Commissioner for the National Asso-
ganization.
ciation of Piano Dealers of America in New
Mr. Hunt then requested Mr. Payson to act as
Hampshire, and Secretary C. R. Putnam, a goodly
number of piano dealers in the State of New temporary chairman during the process of organi-
Hampshire gathered at Riverside Inn, Hookset, zation. Secretary Putnam drew up a provisional
N. H., on Friday evening, December 2, for the program outlining the process of organizing, which
purpose of organizing a State association. A for the most part was adhered to.
Upon motion, duly seconded, it was unanimously
complimentary banquet was given to the dealers
voted
by rising vote to organize a State associa-
present by the N. A. P. D. of A., who set aside
a sum of money at the Richmond convention for tion—that the name of the new association should
the purpose of assisting in organizing State and be "The New Hampshire Piano Dealers' Associa-
tion." The constitution and by-laws, following the
local associations.
Those present at the banquet were: Edward S. form suggested by the National Association, were
Payson, ex-president of the N. P. M. A.; William unanimously adopted, with a few minor changes.
The following officers were unanimously elected
Savacool, president of the Board of Trade of
Manchester, N. H.; R. W. E. Hunt, State Com- to serve for one year:
President—Geo. D. B. Prescott, of Concord.
missioner for New Hampshire; Fred T. Dunlap,
Vice-President—F. A. Piper, of Manchester.
secretary of the Board of Trade, Manchester,
Secretary-Treasurer—R. W. E. Hunt, of Man-
N. H.; C. R. Putnam, secretary of the N. A. P.
D. of A.; George D. B. Prescott, Concord; H. P. chester.
Executive Board—C. C. Beedle, Keene; W. L.
Montgomery, Portsmouth; John N. Andrews, Con-
cord; F. A. Piper, Manchester; E. J. Mclntire, Smith, Manchester; John H. Andrews, Concord;
Manchester; J. M. Hassett, Portsmouth; Hugh W. H. P. Montgomery, Portsmouth.
Other resolutions duly approved of were to
Flack, Manchester; Walter H. Cook, Manchester;
C. C. Beedle, Keene; W. L. Nutting, Nashua; B. apply for affiliated membership with the N. A. P.
A. Bloomey, E. E. Greer, Wm. Smith and T. W. D. of A., and to invite the piano dealers of Ver-
mont to become members of the New Hampshire
Donahue, all of Manchester.
association,
which motion was introduced by C. C.
After a most excellent dinner, R. W. E. Hunt
acted as toastmaster and introduced President 1'eedle, of Keene.
Letters were read from the following named
Savacool, of the Manchester Board of Trade, who
urged the forming of a State association in order dealers in the State, all of which expressed their
that it might be an aid to the general trade inter- regret at their inability to be present and their
ests of the State. He also spoke of the express sympathy with the movement: A. B. Woodbury,
rate fight, more particularly in the State of New Winchester; O. D. Quimby, Claremont; K. J.
Hampshire, and stated that the outlook for the Cooffrin, Manchester; M. S. Stoughton, White-
field; O. M. Prescott, Laconia; W. S. Stewart,
shippers was more encouraging than ever.
Franklin; Jos. W. Ladd, Bristol; S. A. Mason,
Edward S. Payson made the chief address of
the evening. He said that the relations between Keene; R. A. Quimby, Claremont; M. H. Knox,
retail merchants should be made so fraternal that Suncook; L. O. Day, Somersworth; E. A. Steady,
business could be done on a golden rule policy in- Berlin; James Steele, Nashua; E. R. Weston,
stead of on a system of cut-throat competition. Manchester; Chas. R. Pease, Laconia; E. C.
He suggested that the organization should be as Phelps, Keene.
informal as possible with a brief constitution and
A RASCALLY PIECE OF WORK
Good Strings a Vital
Necessity!
Do you realize the weakness which
comes to a piano through poor strings?
If all piano manufacturers fully real-
ized this they would insist upon the best.
And, right here, we might say that it is
that quality which has gained the Schaff
strings such a strong position with piano
manufacturers.
Critical men know full well their value
and know that the most rigid tests have
been applied to the Schaff products be-
fore leaving the factory.
JOHN A. SCHAFF
CHICAGO:
141 W. Michigan St.
NEW YORK:
767 East 133d St.
On the Part of Some One Who Tore or Cut
Bass String in Mason & Hamlin Grand Used
at Kneisel Concert in Madison, Wis.
(Special to The Review.)
Milwaukee, Wis., Dec. 5, 1910.
Officials of the J. B. Bradford Piano Co., of this
city, representatives of the Mason & Hamlin piano,
are telling of a strange piece of rascality perpe-
trated on a Mason & Hamlin grand used at a
recent concert given by the Kneisel string quartet
at the University of Wisconsin gymnasium at
Madison, Wis. Some time before the concert some
miscreant tore out or cut off a heavy bass string
on the instrument, A nerve-racking discord re-
sulted when the pianist touched the keys for the
last number. The audience was startled, while the
'cellist, whose high-strung, artistic temperament
was outraged, attempted to tear out the offending
wire. The string was one of the two lower G
sharp, used but little, and as the break occurred
near the hitch pin there was practically little
tension at that point. It is the opinion of Albert
E. Smith, president of the Wisconsin Music Co.,
of Madison, who furnished the instrument for the
occasion, that the occurrence was the result of
some one prying off the string after the piano left
his store.
R. W. LAWRENCE BANK TRUSTEE.
Richard W. Lawrence, president of the Auto-
piana Co., has been elected a trustee of the North
Side Savings Bank, one of the largest savings in-
stitutions in the Bronx section of this city.
It's Up to
You!
T is to you that your
Customers look for the
"square deal" of which
we hear so much nowa-
days.
It is you they expect to
sell them a Piano which
will retain its tonal quali-
ties for an i n d e f i n i t e
period.
It is you who must con-
vince them that with the
Player-Piano y o u sell
them they can produce
real music and not a mere
jangling noise.
Somewhat of a respon-
sibility— but we relieve
you of its weight.
F o r n e a r l y th r e e -
quarters of a century the
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For this reason you can
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that when you sell a
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t h a t c a n n o t be ques-
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