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Music Trade Review

Issue: 1910 Vol. 51 N. 8

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THE
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 Foreign Countries.
(Special to The Review.)
Washington, D. C, August 1C, 1910.
The following were the exports of musical in-
struments and kindred lines from the port of New
York for the week just ended:
Abo.—1 cases pianos and material, $505.
Berlin.—20 pkgs. phonographic goods and mate-
rial, $446.
Bilbao.—1 case pianos and material, $200.
Bombay.—9 cases organs and material, $300.
Bremen.—19 cases piano players and material,
$5,700.
Buenos Ayres.—20 cases pianos and material,
$2,425; 134 pkgs. talking machines and material,
$7,380; 2 cases pianos and material, $180; 3 cases
pianos and material, $100; 30 pkgs. phonographic
goods and material, $2,544.
Carignano.—3 pkgs. phonographic goods and ma-
terial, $136; 3 cases piano players and material,
$1,161.
Colon.—13 pkgs. phonographic goods and mate-
rial, $305; 25 pkgs. phonographic goods and ma-
terial, $305.
Copenhagen.—1 case pianos and material, $550.
Demerara.—6 pkgs. phonographic goods and ma-
terial, $202.
Gothenberg.—2 cases pianos and material, $670.
Hamburg.—42 cases organs and material, $1,050;
4 cases pianos and material, $185.
Havana.— 1 cases pianos and material, $858; 1G
pkgs. phonographic goods and material, $641.
Havre.-—2 pkgs. phonographic goods and mate-
rial, $987.
Helsingfors.—2 cases pianos and material, $210.
Liverpool.—32 cases piano players and material,
$3,453; 1 case pianos and material, $350.
London.—1 cases pianos and material, $750; 28
cases piano players and material, $8,350; 2 cases
organs and material, $2,000; 1 pkg. phonographic
goods and material, $100; 2 pkgs. music rolls, $250;
1 case pianos and material, $150.
Montevideo.—9 cases pianos and material, $2,138.
Porto Barrios.—1 pkgs. phonographic goods and
material, $580.
Rio de Janeiro.—1 case pianos and material,
$100; 3 pkgs. phonographic goods and material,
$100; 1 case pianos and material, $150; 123 pkgs.
talking machines and material, $12,372; 6 cases
piano players and material, $1,150.
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Shanghai.—1 pkg. talking machines and mate-
rial, $100.
St. Johns.—7 pkgs. talking machines and mate-
rial, $144; 3 cases organs and material, $180.
Suva.—1 case pianos and material, $335.
Sydney.—1,193 pkgs. talking machines and mate-
rial, $13,799; 39 cases organs and material, $1,732;
13 cases pianos and material, $1,626.
Tampico.-—2 cases piano players and material,
$650; 4 pkgs. phonographic goods and material,
$171; 13 cases pianos and material, $2,602; 27
cases piano players and material, $113; 24 cases
talking machines and material, $1,042.
Valparaiso.—5 pkgs. phonographic goods and
material, $313; 7 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $202.
Venice.—1 case pianos and material, $200.
Vera Cruz.—194 pkgs. phonographic goods and
material, $4,152; 2 cases organs and material, $425.
Yokohama.—8 pkgs. talking machines and mate-
rial, $527.
BIG IMPORTS OF LUXURIES
Reported by Government—Interesting Figures
Regarding Musical Instruments Which Are
Included in That List.
M. P. MOILER'S NEW HOTEL,
The Dagmar, Opened in Hagerstown, Md., a
Fine Hostelry—Moller Warirooms on Ground
Floor.
The new Hotel Dagmar, recently opened in 1 ta-
gerstown, Md., was erected by M. P. Moller, the
well-known pipe organ manufacturer. The Dag-
mar is six stories high, with roof garden, of fire-
proof construction, and is one of the finest ap-
pointed hotels in that section of the State. Mr.
Moller's retail piano and organ warerooms are lo-
cated on the ground floor of the building.
"COMING HOME BROKE."
Isn't it great to start off on the annual vacation
with several weeks' salary tucked securely away
and that patronizing feeling toward Rockefeller;
and isn't the home-coming tough ? Is there any
week in the year longer than that following the
return from a vacation?
The accompanying portrait is of Henry R.
Bauer, the live advertising and sales manager for
The United States Government has just issued a
report on the importation of luxuries during the
fiscal year 1910, and it is interesting to u:jte that
the total figures almost double those for 1900.
It is likewise very interesting to note that mu-
sical instruments are classed among the luxuries
despite the earnest protests of many friends to
the effect that they are to be classed as actual
necessities. In 1910 imports of musical instruments
are given as $1,300,000, as compared with $1,100,00)
in 1900. Of course the detai's regarding the im-
portations of musical instruments have bjen given
in the columns of The Review each month.
PUSHING NEW RICCA LINE.
Edward D. Ackerman, of Ricca & Son, left on
Monday of this week for an extended trip in the
interest of the "New and Better Ricca." He is
very enthusiastic over the new scale drawn by
Leopold Avisus, and is firmly convinced that the
new piano will prove to be one of the greatest
trade winners of the year, and says that it is very
properly named "A piano worth while at a popular
price."
The Ricca factory is being operated full time, Weser Bros., New York, which conies from At-
and orders are pourning in for the Styles 10 and lantic City, where he has been "vacalionizing" with
20 of the "New and Better Ricca."
his family. He says : "I had a great time while it
lasted." Mr. Bauer didn't really walk back, you
know; oh! dear, no; he bought a return ticket
at starting.
SEGERSTROM
If you are not conversant, Mr. Dealer, with the op-
portunities presented by the Segerstrom Piano, we
should like to post you at once.
It's a quality proposition for reliable and up-to-the-
minute dealers.
Segerstrom pianos are made in our own factory by
skilled workmen, and are genuine revelations in tone,
appearance, and general construction.— " A mighty
good piano at a most reasonable price."
SEGERSTROM PIANO MFG. CO.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
GAVE PIANO FOR WORTHY CAUSE.
Instrument
Was Raffled Off for
Herald Fresh Air Fund.
Louisville
The Montenegro-Riehm Music Co., Louisville,
Ky., gave a handsome piano to be raffled
off at the celebration of Herald Day in that city on
Aug. 3. The celebration was held under the aus-
pices of the Louisville Herald, and the money thus
raised is placed in the Fresh Aid Fund conducted
by that paper for the purpose of giving the poor
children of the city an outing in the country in
summer.
OPENS BRANCH STORE.
R. C. Forbes, a piano dealer of Meridcn, Conn.,
has opened a branch store at 5")8 Main street,
MiddleTown, Conn. He will handle pianos, small'
goods and sheet music.
The Kirby Piano Co., Louisville, Ky., have been
utilizing the services of an eleven-year-old piano
prodigy in demonstrating their pianos before the
public. The little fellow plays the piano in the
window of the Kirby store, and always attracts
very large crowds.
F.arl Dixon, a prominent business man of Lin-
ton, Ind., purchased a half interest in the music
business of J. W. Galloway, of (hat city.
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J. KALSCHEUER_&CO. TO RETIRE.
Agents for Knabe, Kurtzmann and Other Lines
of Pianos in St. Paul, Minn., Closing Out
Business—Short History of the House.
(Special to The Review.)
St. Paul, Minn., Aug. Id, 1910.
J. Kalscheuer & Co., the well-known piano
house of this city, have announced their retirement
from the retail field, and the announcement has
been received with much interest by the trade in
that section of the country.
The Kalscheuer Co. organized twelve years ago,
and have built up a very large business throughout
the Northwest. They handle the Knabe, Kurtz-
mann and other well-known makes of pianos, buy-
ing in large quantities and making low prices a
feature of their selling argument.
Numerous
agencies throughout this and neighboring States
took a good portion of their stock.
The president of the company is John Kal-
scheuer, his two sons, Henry F. and Charles, being
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vice-president and secretary, respectively. Charles
A NOVEL WINDOW DISPLAY.
retired from the firm some time ago, and H. F.
Kalscheuer will attend to the closing up of the New England Printer Has Display of Used and
business, looking after outstanding accounts, etc.
Counterfeit Money at Reduced Prices and At-
It is hoped that everything will be cleaned up by
tracts Immediate Attention.
Oct. 1. There is considerable speculation at pres-
ent among the dealers as to who will secure the
A novel window advertisement was recently used
Knabe and Kurtzmann agencies.
by a printer in Winsted, • Conn. Before closing
on Saturday night he placed in the shop window a
ORGAN ORDER FOR AUSTRALIA.
$1 bill which was labeled "slightly soiled, 90 cents."
Another brand new bill was labeled "a good coun-
The Weaver Organ & Piano Co., of York, Pa., terfeit, 80 cents." "Fly specked quarters" were
are now working on an order for Mi organs, offered for 15 cents; two-cent stamps, not gummed
which are to be shipped to Australia in a few on the back, for 1% cents, and one-cent stamps,
weeks. The house which sent in this order also "good as.new," for 75 cents a hundred. On Sun-
ordered 27 Weaver organs in January, which have day, screening himself back of a show window, he
already been disposed of at retail.
listened to remarks by those outside. Monday
morning, when the crowds gathered at the store,
Harrison & Storey, furniture dealers of San Mar- the bargains were not there, but the novel adver-
cos, Tex., have added a piano department and will tisement served its purpose of drawing trade.
handle the Thos. Goggan & Bro. line, which in-
cludes the dickering, Kuabe, Emerson, Angelus
170 PIANOS FOR LONDON SCHOOLS.
and other pianos.
London County Council Advertises for Tenders
—Some of the Provisions.
Unanimity of Thought
O
NE day last week two piano dealers from
different parts of the country met in New
York and were discussing the relative value
of different instruments.
One of them from the west remarked: "There
is one piano which I have sold for a number of
years and I found that my sales have steadily in-
creased. It gives us no annoyance. On the contrary
it is creating an ever widening clientele of admirers."
"I am here to hurry up stock and make my
arrangements for the fall and I believe that 1 can
handle more of this particular make this season
than ever before."
"Well," queried the dealer who came from
New England, " what particular piano do you mean?
I am interested in good selling pianos."
"Why," answered dealer Number One, "I refer
to the Henry & S. G. Lindeman. It is a winner
and no mistake."
"Well, that's funny," remarked Number Two,
" I have had the same experience and I have learned
to regard that particular p i a n o w i t h g e n u i n e
admiration. It is a wonder and no mistake."
(A THE LINDEMAN FAMILY HAVE BEEN
MANUFACTURING
PIANOS FOR 8 9 YEARS
NRY
The London County Council, London, Eng.,
lias advertised for tenders for 170 pianos to be
used in the schools of that city. Under the con-
ditions named for regulating tenders it is provided
that 10 per cent, of the purchase price of each
piano will be held by the council for one year from
date of purchase, after which it will be returned
to the contractor upon proper certificate from the
chief officer to the effect that the instrument is in
good condition, and that the four tunings have
been carried out.
PATENTS IN PIANO CONSTRUCTION.
(Special to The Review.)
Washington, D. C , August 9, 1910.
Letters patent of the United States have been
granted this day in the following applications for
improvements in piano construction:
906,789.—PIANO BACK
CONSTRUCTION.
William
L. Bjur, of New York. Application filed March 3,
1910. This is an improvement in back construction
whereby upright pianos with open tops may be
finished off more cheaply and artistically. It con-
sists of the combination described, viz.: A piano
having a back, a laminated pin block set against
the front thereof, a string plate set against the pin
block and back, a back bolt extending through the
string plate, pin block and back from front to rear,
a nut countersunk in said belt at the rear to secure
it, a finished veneer applied to the top of the back
and pin block and made of strips corresponding to
the laminations of the pin block, a finished sheath-
ing covering the rear surface of the back, and
metallic screening covering openings therein.
967,015.—PIANO ACTIONS.
Ira F. Gilmore, of
l'loomington, 111. Application filed January 10,
1907. A very much simplified piano action intended
by the inventor particularly for use in special in-
struments of a type described by him in a co-pend-
ing application.
9()(i,019.—VIOLIN-PIANO.
Paolo Poniero, of
Philadelphia, Pa. Application filed February 5,
1909.
PEASE TRAVELERS ON TRIPS.
Walter E. Nail and Thomas W. 1 fastings, popu-
lar representatives of the Pease Piano Co., are
now on the road; the former in the Northwest and
the latter the Southwest, and it is reported are
doing a nice business covering grands, uprights
and player-pianos. On the latter instruments the
firm is having a big run.
KRAKAUER TRAVELER IN THE WEST.
3 5th AVENUE AND 140th STREET. NEW YORK
George S. Withec, who recently joined the road
staff of Krakauer Bros., and who in the vernacular
has "made good," left Friday night for a two
months' trip through the Middle and Far West,
covering all the important points right through to
Oklahoma.

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