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Music Trade Review

Issue: 1912 Vol. 54 N. 3

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TO RESUME ORGAN BUILDING.
E, W . Lane Installing Machinery in Waltham,
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Mass., Factory for That Purpose.
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
MAY NOT SELL "STAR" PIANO.
Starr
Piano Co. Secures Enjoining
Against Weatherholt Piano Co.
(Special tp The Review.)
(Special to The Review.)
Order
any authority from the foreign .owners to do so;
he then brought an action against the legal repre-
sentative of the mark and sought to deter him
from selling the goods.
The court non-suited the plaintiff on the ground
that he was not the original owner of the mark>
nor had he any authority to register same.
Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 15, 1912.
The Starr Piano Co., Richmond, Ind., last week
secured a restraining order against the Weather-
STIEFF EMPLOYES DINE.
holt Piano Co., this city, under the terms of which
Staff
of
Norfolk, Va., Branch Holds Annual Ban-
the latter company is restrained from disposing
quet—Prizes for Best Records.
of two pianos at present in its possession and
bearing the name "Star" in letters similar to those
The employes of the Norfolk, Va., branch of the
used on the fall board of the complainant's pianos.
Chas. M. Stieff house, which is under the man-
The Starr Piano Co. in its prayer for an injunction
agement of Leon C. Steele, recently held their an-
against the Weatherholt Co. filed a lengthy bill of
complaint outlining its rights to the exclusive nual banquet, at "which two local ministers were
use of the Starr name, and stating, in part, that among the speakers. In the distribution of prizes
the "complainant further shows that the trade name for the best results during the year just closed,
S. R. Coley, of Wilmington, N. C. received the
'Starr is solely indicative of origin and manufac-
prize for the greatest volume of business while
ture of complainant's pianos, and is not a word of
R. B. Gamble, Durham, N. C, received the prize
description indicating kind, quality and materials
for the highest cash sales.
of pianos or musical instruments." The Weather-
holt Piano Co. in answer to a fetter of protest
AN INTERESTING DISCOVERY.
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED.
from the Starr Co. is alleged to have stated that
it had bought the pianos in question in the open
First Sterling Piano Sold by Detroit House
At the annual meeting of the Caldwell Piano
market, and that the question of their discontinu-
Found in Philadelphia.
ance came within the province of the manufacturer. Co., Cleveland, O., held recently, Claus Greves was
elected president to succeed E. T. Caldwell; Louis
W. B. Williams, the well-known traveler for Many interesting points were raised in connection
Greves, vice-president, and J. O. Roeder, secretary
the Sterling Co., Derby, Conn., while in the store with the case.
and treasurer. The officers named, with Oscar and
of the N. Snellenburg Co., Philadelphia, recently,
Henry Dreher, make up the board of directors.
discovered among the used pianos on the floor the
PROTECTION FOR EXPORTERS.
The sales department of the business will be under
first Sterling piano purchased by Grinnell Bros.,
Detroit, upon their entering the piano business a Argentine Court Prevents Attempted Usurpa- the management of James Campton and J. F.
Quinn, both of whom have been in the employ of
quarter of a century ago and for which they had
tion of Trade-mark Rights.
the company for some time past.
made an earnest search when celebrating their
A decision of importance to all those manufac-
twenty-fifth business anniversary not long ago.
The piano had been purchased originally by a De- turers at present exporting or who intend to export
DEATH CF CHARLES A. GREGORY.
troit man in 1886, and when the purchaser moved trade-marked goods to South American countries
was recently handed down by the commercial
to Philadelphia he took the piano with him.
Charles A. Gregory, a piano tuner, who for the
courts in the Argentine Republic in connection with
past twenty years had been in the employ of Jacob
Bros., died at his home in Brooklyn recently. Mr.
Fire in the Odd Fellows building, Sedalia, Mo., the registration of trade-marks in that country.
It appears that the plaintiff in the case had regis-
Gregory was also an organist of ability, and was
last week caused damage amounting to $6,000 to
the organist for St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church
pianos belonging to the Jesse French Piano Co. tered the trade-mark of a well-known European
musical instrument under his own name without
for a number of years.
in that city.
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Waltham, Mass., Jan. 15, 1912.
Ex-Alderman Emory W. Lane is to resume
church organ building in his former factory on
Upper Main street. The Hutchings Organ Co. oc-
cupied the building for several years, securing the
business from Mr. Lane, but is now located in a
temporary building at Clematis Brook, where it is
erecting a large concrete building. Since the
Hutchings Co. vacated his premises Mr. Lane has
been busy fitting them up for the resumption of
business under his old management. Mr. Lane is
already employing several men, an electric motor
has been installed and other equipment is being
put up as fast as possible. There is every indica-
tion that the actual manufacture of organs will
begin in a short time.
A well-known name; a well-
known piano, sold by well-
known dealers.
It is a well-known fact, too,
that the Davenport-Treacy
piano is built under the U. S.
Coinage System— 100 cents
to the dollar value.
When so many dealers are
building musical and financial
reputations with our pianos,
why shouldn't you be in this
success-group ?
Want to know how?
Mail us a card with just your
address; we'll tell you.

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THE
OUR FOREIGNjCUSTOMERS.
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.
MUSIC TRADE
to take back the piano, but the woman secured the
warrant and pushed the case. The piano dealer
gave bonds for his appearance in court.
TUNING ORGANS BY TELEPHONE.
R.
(Special to The Keview.)
Washington, D. C, Jan. 16, 1911.
The following were the exports of musical in-
struments and kindred lines from the port of New
York for the week just ended:
Alexandria—2 cases pianos and material, $500.
Berlin—133 pkgs. phonographic goods and ma-
terial, $1,220.
Brisbane—29 cases piano-players and material,
$3,040.
Budapest—1 case organs and material, $120.
Callao—10 pkgs. phonographic goods and ma-
terial, $117; 18 pkgs. talking machines and material,
$1,000.
Cape Town—22 cases organs and material, $790.
Chemulpo—9 pkgs. phonographic goods and ma-
terial, $460.
Cork—2 pkgs. phonographic goods and material,
$200.
Genoa—4 cases pianos and material, $873.
Grenada—6 pkgs. phonographic goods and ma-
terial, $337.
Guayaquil—3 pkgs. phonographic goods and ma-
terial, $230.
Hamburg—11 pkgs. phonographic goods and ma-
terial, $200; 1 pkg. musical instruments, $125; 17
cases pianos and material, $1,446; 2 cases organs
and material, $117.
Havre—2 cases pianos and material, $1,200; 17
pkgs. talking machines and material, $338.
Kingston—4, pkgs. phonographic goods and ma-
terial, $121.
La Guayra—4 cases organs and material, $144;
4 pkgs. phonographic goods and material, $135.
London—21 pkgs. talking machines and material,
$1,350; 4 pkgs. music goods, $482; 22 cases organs
and material, $3,281; 13 cases pianos and material,
$3,900; 36 cases piano-players and material, $7,-
'281 ; 264 pkgs. talking machines and material, $8,-
212.
Milan—1 case pianos and material, $200.
Monrovia—2 cases organs and material, $102.
Rio de Janeiro—29 pkgs. phonographic goods
and material, $4,299; 7 cases pianos and material,
$1,539; 2 cases piano-players and material, $570.
Rome—1 case pianos and material, $200.
Sydney—20 pkgs. musical instruments, $926; 10
cases pianos and material, $192.
Valparaiso—27 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, $1,370.
Vera Cruz—1 case pianos and material, $300; 21
pkgs. phonographic goods and material, $2,442.
Vienna—1 case organs and material, $130.
Warsaw—2 cases pianos and material, $510.
Yokohama—30 pkgs. phonographic goods and
material, $1,620.
STOP-LOOK-LISTEN.
What Happens to the Dealer Who Does Not
Make Sure the Customer Has Struck Right
Store—An Interesting Experience.
In the future it will be well for the dealer to
inquire very carefully of the prospective purchaser
whether or not he or she is in the proper store or
whether the prospect really left home with the idea
of looking over the line in that particular store.
Such a course may perhaps kill off some business
and aid competitors in a measure, but according to
the experience of a Western dealer the precaution
should eliminate all chances of a visit to court.
C. C. Bender, of the Bender Piano Co., Los
Angeles, Cal., recently sold a piano to a woman
who made a substantial first payment and consid-
ered the matter closed until some time later, when
the same woman swore out a warrant against the
piano dealer for securing money under false pre-
tenses, claiming that she had entered his store by
mistake and had thought that she was doing busi-
ness with a prominent house with a number of
branch stores on the Coast. Mr. Bender had agreed
REVIEW
Hope-Jones Said to Have Employed This
Method of Tuning for Quite Some Time.
In a recent issue of The Review reference was
made to the first use made of the telephone in
tuning organs and which was thought to have
taken place in the large organ just erected in John
Wanamaker's store, Philadelphia, Pa. R. Hope-
Jones (who was for many years chief electrician
with the English Telephone Co.), it is now claimed,
has long employed the telephone for tuning organ
pipes. In many of his instruments, such as those
at Ocean Grove, N. J., St. Paul's Cathedral, Buf-
falo, etc., telephone transmitters are fixed perma-
nently above the pitch octave in the diapason de-
partment, and the whole organ is so wired that
wherever the tuner may happen to be working he
can, by pushing in a convenient plug, hear through
the little telephone attached to his head the exact
pitch of the diapason pipes.
PROF. CHAPMAN TO BRIGGS CO.
The Celebrated Conductor Writes a Flattering
Letter to the Boston Piano Manufacturers.
The Briggs Piano Co., of Boston, Mass., is in
receipt of the following •testimonial from Prof.
W. R. Chapman, the popular conductor of musical
festivals throughout the principal cities of New
England and New York. His letter, which was
entirely unsolicited, is of distinct value, coming
as it does from a man who keenly comprehends
musical values and who is competent to differen-
tiate in the matter of quality in pianos. His letter
is as follows :
"Gentlemen: The Briggs grand piano used dur-
ing my recent concerts at Waterville and Belfast
has given me great satisfaction. The tone is pure
and sympathetic and the action fine. Both the
artists and myself were greatly pleased. I con-
gratulate you on such a perfect instrument.
"W.
R. CHAPMAN."
TO SUPPRESS FRAUDULENT ADVERTISING.
Arthur E. Sproul, chairman of the publicity com-
mittee of the Advertising Men's League of New
York, has issued a circular directing the attention
of newspaper editors to the movement against
fraudulent advertising. Mr. Sproul, while not dep-
recating legal proceedings, emphasizes the value
of publicity in suppressing all kinds of objection-
able advertising.
$10,000 MOLLER PIPE ORGAN.
The Iawo State Teachers College at Cedar Falls
is to have a three-manual pipe organ designed by
John Ross Framton, which will be manufactured
by M. P. Moller, of Hagerstown, Md. The instru-
ment will cost $10,000.
J. H. CLEMENS RESIGNS.
J. H. Clemens, who has been traveling in the
Central Western States in the interests of the
National Piano Co., has resigned his position and
is considering several propositions from other
houses.
STOCK DAMAGED BY FIRE.
The stock of the Stranburg Music Store, Brad-
ford, Pa., suffered severe damage from water re-
cently when a break in a frozen water pipe in a
vacant room over the store caused the flooding
of the store.
We propose to give five dollars a week for a
shorl', chatty expression of viezvs upon interesting
topics. Consult our special announcement else-
where.
NUMBER THREE.
Think!
Then you will Buy
the Bjur Bros.
Of course, you will hear all kinds
of claims regarding pianos, but in-
vestigate—bore in—dig down deep—
find out the real facts and never be
satisfied until you are convinced that
your money is buying you the best
that the market affords in pianos.
There is no reason why you should
accept anything but the best.
There is no good reason why you
should pay a dollar more than a prod-
uct is worth.
Now, we have been manufacturing
pianos for many years.
We are specialists.
We have studied it from the ground
up, and every Bjur Bros, piano passes
the closest scrutiny before it leaves
the factory.
Our instruments are not rushed out
like some, hastily completed, partly
finished and full of flaws, which de-
velop later on.
They are made with one desire on
the part of the maker—to please the
most exacting musical people.
If we knew how to make be*tter
pianos we should do it.
If we knew how to put in better
material we should do it.
If we knew how to pay closer at-
tention to all detail work rest assured
that we should not fail in that pur-
pose, because our aim is to build a
piano that satisfies.
People who have had Bjur Bros,
pianos are pleased with them.
Dealers who have sold them know
that they "stick' 5 and the piano that
"sticks" and satisfies is the piano that
pays the dealer.
2572-2574
Parb Avenue, New York.

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