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THE MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
The exports of perforated music rolls for the. his music store. His piano line comprises the
month of July, which are also listed this month Tonk, Cable & Sons, Cote, Gilbert, Corl and Pres-
Import Trade of Musical Instruments for July
under a separate heading, show shipments to the cott pianos.
Shows Increase—Exports for Seven Months
value of $8,476.
Slightly Smaller—Player Shipments Also Be-
The value of all other instruments and parts
KNABE WITH CURTICE-BAUM CO.
hind Record—The Figures in Detail Regard-
thereof sent abroad during July, 1912, amounted
ing the Various Trade Branches Furnish
to $45,589; in the same month of 1911 the value The Prominent Omaha Piano House to Feature
This Instrument in a Big Way—Deal Closed
Some Interesting Particulars for Our Readers.
was estimated at $45,897.
by President Charles Keidel, Jr., with W.
The total exports for the seven months under
(Special to The Review.)
M. Robinson, While the Latter Was Visiting
this heading foot up $449,083, as against $396,797
Washington, D. C, Oct. 3, 1912.
His Old-Time Trade Friends in Detroit.
exported during the same period of 1911, and
The summary of exports and imports of the $378,472 exported during the same period in 1910.
commerce of the United States for the month of
• (Special to The Review.)
July, 1912, the latest period for which it has been
Detroit, Mich, Sept. 30, 1912.
NEW QUARTERS FOR STARR CO.
compiled, has just been issued by the Bureau of
It was learned here to-day that when Charles
Statistics of the Department of Commerce and
Keidel, Jr., president of William Knabe & Co.,
In Toledo—Secure Lease of Western Portion
Labor. The figures relating to musical merchan-
of New Associates Building—Hallet & Davis was in Detroit closing negotiations for placing the
dise, including pianos, organs, piano players and
Knabe with Grinnell Brothers, has also placed the
Co. Occupying Remainder of Building.
miscellaneous "small goods" are as follows:
Knabe agency in Omaha with the Curtice-Baum
(Special to The Review.)
The dutiable imports of musical instruments dur-
Co.
Toledo, O., Sept. 30, 1912.
ing July amounted to $121,847, as compared with
It happened that W. M. Robinson, general man-
Jefferson avenue, in this city, is becoming one ager of that establishment, was in Detroit on a
$117,965 worth which were imported the same
month of 1911. The seven months' total ending of the most important retail centers in this busy visit, and met Mr. Keidel here accidentally. In
July shows importations valued at $941,941, as town, judging from the fact that the Starr Piano their conversation it developed that the agency for
Co., located at 329 Superior street, has leased the a piano of the grade of the Knabe was exactly
against $930,248 worth of musical instruments im-
western portion of the new Fifty Associates Build- what Mr. Robinson wanted, and a representative
ported during the same period in 1911, and $731,-
ing, situated just east of the Jefferson Hotel, and in Omaha of the "pepper" of the Curtice-Baum
370 in 1910. This gives an increase in imports for
will occupy it in the near foiture. The Hallet & house was exactly what Mr. Keidel wanted, so a
the seven months ending July of $11,693.
Davis Piano Co. has leased the remainder of the deal was closed in short order.
The total domestic exports of musical instru-
ments for July, 1912, amounted to $276,449, as building and is already located in its new quarters.
Mr. Robinson has had long experience in the
compared with $215,207 for the same month of the
retail piano business. For five years he has been
previous year. The seven months' exportation of
general manager of the Curtice-Baum Co. Prior
BIG STEINWAY BUSINESS
musical instruments amounted to $1,965,698, as
to that he was manager of the branch store of the
Reported by the Edmund Gram Music House
against $2,012,954 for the same period in 1911 and
Starr Piano Co. at Toledo, his territory embrac-
Since the Formal Opening of the Handsome
$1,810,721 in 1910. This shows a decrease in ex-
ing Detroit and Michigan as well as the Ohio cit-
New
Building
and Steinway
Exhibits
ports for the seven months ending July of $47,-
ies near the Toledo headquarters.
Displayed in the Handsome Special Rooms.
256.
Mr. Robinson has made a big success of the
Of the aggregate exportations in July there were
Omaha business, as is evidenced by the fact that
(Special to The Review.)
953 organs, valued at $63,256, as compared with
he has "laid up" enough shekels to purchase a
Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 1, 1912.
583 organs in 1911, valued at $40,354. The seven
suburban place of 3 1 20 acres and build a summer
A
record-breaking
Steinway
business
-
is
re-
months' total shows that we exported 5,749 organs,
home on it. In his stay in Detroit Mr. Robinson
ported by officials of the Edmund Gram Music
valued at $414,217, as against 5,056 organs, valued
visited his old comrades of the Starr Piano Co.
House.
It
seems
that
since
the
formal
opening
of
at $396,369 for the same period in 1911, and 4,765
the handsome new" $125,000 building and the ex-
valued at $399,815 for the same period in 1910.
hibition
of the many carloads of handsome Stein-
In July, 1912, we exported 538 pianos (not in-
cluding player-pianos, which are now listed under ways on the main demonstration floor of the new
A. H. Mangold Celebrates Unusual Anniversary
a separate heading), valued at $112,238, as com- store, people have been flocking to the Gram es-
Rounding Out This
Long
Period
with ;
tablishment
from
all
over
the
State.
The
sale
of
pared with 437 pianos (including player-pianos)
the
Retail
House
of
Krakauer
Bros.
Steinway B grands has been especially large, ac-
valued at $94,544 for the same month of the pre-
vious year The seven months' total shows 4,179 cording to Edmund Gram, and recent inquiries
On Saturday last Andrew H. Mangold cele-
pianos, and valued at $916,888, as compared with point to a larger trade.
brated the rounding out of thirty-five years with
3,401 pianos, valued at $783,341 exported in the
the firm of Krakauer Bros., piano makers, 17 East
GETS AGENCY _FOR LAUTER LINE.
same period of 1911, and 2,659 valued at $603,057
Fourteenth street, Manhattan. Mr. Mangold en-'
for the same period of 1910.
F. W. Spooner, a successful piano dealer of East tered the employ of the company as a boy on
Of the aggregate exportations in July there were
Aurora, N. Y., famed as the home of Fra Elbertus, Sept. 28, 1877. He learned the various branches
85 piano players, valued at $24,846, as
of piano-making and became an expert piano tuner.
has secured the agency for the Lauter pianos and
compared with 127, valued at $34,412, in July, 1911.
During his leisure time he studied music and be-
Lauter-Humanas for that territory.
For the seven months' period 570 of these in-
came an accomplished pianist. Later he became a '
struments, valued at $154,998, were sent abroad, as
salesman for the firm and some years ago was.
compared with 1.528, valued at $436,447, in 1911, PLANTE FULL FLEDGED PIANO MAN. appointed manager, the position which he now oc-
(Special to The Review.)
and 1,562, valued at $429,377, in 1*)K>. This shows
cupies.
.
i
Fall River, Mass., Sept. 30, 1912.
a decrease of $281,443.
Mr. Mangold is a composer and many of his
E. Plante, who for many years operated a music compositions are widely known. He organized
The exports of player-pianos (which are listed
store on Pleasant street, has become a full-fledged the United Choral Directors of America, an or-
under a separate heading for the first time this
piano dealer by opening warerooms at 71 South ganization widely known.
month) show that 62 of these instruments valued
Main street, this city. Mr. Plante still maintains
at $22,044, were exported during July.
OUR EXPORT ANDJMPORT TRADE.
35 YEARS WITH ONE HOUSE.
USING AUTOMOBILE IN SALES WORK.
(Special to The Review.)
Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 1, 1912. '
Fred W. Schubert, manager of the W. W. Kim-
ball Co.'s branch store in Milwaukee, now .
"sports" a new touring car, as the result of the •.
generosity of the Kimball Co. The Kimball house/
believed that the enterprising Milwaukee manager
could make good use of a car to "round up" his
prospective customers and bought the machine for •'
his use. A fine business is reported by Mr. Schu-
bert, despite the delay occasioned by the laying of j
a new cement floor at the Kimball establishment
in the Munkwitz Building.
_
C. W. HICKOK TO LIVE ON COAST.
C. W. Hickok, formerly president of the Whit-
ney & Currier Co., Toledo, and whose interests
in that business were purchased a year or more
ago by Lewis H. Clement, has closed up his busi-
ness and personal affairs in Toledo and has made
arrangements for making his home in California
in the future.