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THE
MUSIC TRADE
(Special to The Review.)
Detroit, Mich., Jan. 27, 1913.
The annual meeting of Grinnell Bros, was held
Tuesday, Jan. 28, when all the old officers and di-
rectors were re-elected. The personnel is as fol-
lows: President, I. L. Grinnell; first vice-presi-
dent, C. A. Grinnell; second vice-president, A. A.
Grinnell; secretary, S. E. Clark; treasurer, C. I.
Nye. There are no other members of the board
than the five officers.
The annual gathering of the Grinnell Bros,
branch store and department managers from all
over the State and Canada also was held this week.
The two meetings came in conjunction because
many of the managers in other cities are stock-
holders. Altogether half a hundred piano men
were at the two meetings.
The managers' meeting will last throughout the
week, owing to the large amount of business to be
transacted. Reports on last year's business are
being made, account taken of stock on hand, esti-
mates of what will be needed for the 1913 trade,
etc. The cares of the business sessions were light-
ened by entertainments in the evenings. On Tues-
day the convention went to the Automobile Show
in a bunch. Wednesday evening there was a ban-
quet at the Charlevoix, and on Thursday evening
they all went to the Detroit Opera House.
F r o m a smaI1 local
NEW QUARTERS IN TORONTO.
GRINNELL RROS^ANNUAL MEETING.
Old Officers and Directors Re-elected—Branch
Store Managers from All Over the State and
Canada Also Come Together and Indulge in
an
Interchange of Views—-Enjoy Social
Pleasures as Well—Entertained at Banquet.
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R. S. Williams & Sons Co. Hold Formal Open-
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—Great Growth of the Company's Business.
(Special to The Review.)
Toronto, Ont., Jan. 27, 1913.
The new building of the R. S. Williams & Sons
Co., at 145 Yonge street, was formally opened to
the public on Tuesday and Wednesday of this
week. Special musical entertainment by promi-
nent artists, including piano soloists, orchestras,
STEINERT EMPLOYES DINE.
string quartets and music produced by player-
pianos, Victrolas and Edison disc phonographs
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lhe old Williams home has witnessed a great
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lnstruments were a comparative luxury.
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Worcester, Mass., Jan. 27, 1913.
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during these forty years relate much of the history
of musical instrument development in Canada.
Q. L. Patton has installed a stock of musical in-
strumeiits in his new store in Vinita, Okla.
APPRAISER'S REPORT IN HILL PIANO CO. BANKRUPT CASE.
Total Reached by Appraisers, Not Including Piano Cases or Leases of Top Floor of Building, Is
$40,669.51 —Private Sale of Pianos and Supplies to Be Held by the Trustee.
(Special to The Review.)
Jamestown, N. Y., Jan 27, 191A
The discovery of a little error of about $18,000
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the Hill Piano Co bankruptcy case Thursday after-
noon caused another halt in all proceedings until
almost 3 o clock, when the adding machine totals
CLEVELAND ASSOCIATION MEETS.
were found and the error corrected.
Frank Meckel Elected President—Plans for Na-
The mistake was in the item of office furniture
tional Convention in June—Big Banquet
and fixtures, which in the copy of the appraisal
and Installation Planned for Feb. 11.
filed read $20,080.85. The corrected table read
$2 080 85
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The complete report of the appraisers covered
Cleveland, O., Jan. 27, 1913.
15 or more typewritten pages, and included every
At a meeting of the Cleveland Music Trade As- item of movable property, the real estate and the
sociation, held last week, Frank Meckel was elected
notes and other bills receivable actually in the
president; Orville Lewis, vice-president, and Har- hands of the Hill Piano Co. It did not include
lan Hart, secretary and treasurer. Mr. Meckel as the leases under pledge or any other leases, nor
president, will act on the banquet committee of
d,d it include anything for the leases of the top
the National Association of Piano Merchants
floor of the Chadakom building.
The totals
jointly with Henry Dreher and A. L. Vernon, as reached by the appraisers read as follows:
per appointment by President Daniels at the ex-
Pianos in store
$10,007.50
ecutive committee meeting in New York.
Pianos in warehouse
3,584.50
The Cleveland association has arranged for its
Grafonolas
1,687.00
Records
annual banquet and installation of officers to take
1,832.75
place on February 11. .A special committee has
Player music
243.56
been appointed to look after the details of the gath-
Sheet music
1,526.99
ering, and a general invitation has been sent out to
Furniture etc
2,080.85
the local trade and dealers throughout the State to
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attend. It is expected to be one of the liveliest
Sundries
744.^5
gatherings in the history of the local trade.
Notes piano sales
2,632.05
If you are a salesman, tuner or traveler, and
desire a position, forward your wants in an ad-
vertisement to The Review in space not to ex-
ceed four lines and it will be inserted free of
charge and replies sent to you.
P i a n o business the old home
witnessed the development of one of the greatest
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musical instrument industries in the country,
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There has been assembled a wonderful collection
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of antique instruments, many of which are almost
priceless, representing an investment of thousands
of dollars, purely in the interests of art. In this
old home was also collected one of the finest col-
lections of rare and expensive old violins now in
existence.
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Pianos
in store,
others
Real estate
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discussion of the afternoon was
of w h a t p r o c e d u r e the trus .
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informal
chiefly
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shou]d
matter
Pianos, and other things in the stock. Finally it
was
agrefid
much
that
above
a priyate
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possibl
should
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be
h d d
or
b
trustee
It w a s aJso a r r a n g e d
follow
a
bdef
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Fur]ow>
which
and
t]iat a n a d j o u r n r n e n t
examination
was
that
of
desire(]
ne ^ t
the
the
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should
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bankrupt>
Attorn
me£ting
y
c redUors
of
should be held January 30.
Notice
Q a r e
was
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wou]d
also
pickard
come
up
giyen
ag
before
M a y v i l l e M a r c h 12> f o r
tors
as
an(J
the
parties
tQ
Referee
LesHe
authorizing
retail
at
tnistee
thjs
that
receiyer
the
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County
fina i
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accounting
thfi
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Judge
o{
cQurts
Ottaway
at
settlement. The credi-
bankruptcy
wi]1
be
dted
proceeding
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Pease
hag
issued
an
order
Trustee Walter H. Edson to sell at
pubHc
or pfivate
salg
thfi
yarious
pianQSj
musical instruments, music supplies and sheet
m u s i c n o w jn t h e p o s s e s s i o n of t h e , trustee .
This
o r d e r i g n o t t Q c o n t i i i u e i n f o r c e beyond January
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T h e o r d e r w a g g r a n t e d o n m o t i o n o f Wilson
According
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Price
ag a t t o r n e y for t h e trustee .
tQ
thfi p r o v i s i o n s
shaU
be
sold
fof
of
, ess
the
order>
than
none
of
thg purchase
the
goods
price>
and
that the trustee shall submit a detailed report of
t h e p r o c e e d s o f t h e s a [ e t o t h e re f eree? together
w h h
any
recommendations
he
may
have
as
to
the
future sale of the properties.
by
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4,709.22
$40,669.61
G
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- Scherfenberg has installed a large stock
instruments at 503 Germain street, Sauk
Rapids, Minn.
of
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musica]
assured way to obtain a superior
•*• product is through the personal super-
vision of a member of the firm who has been
trained in the works.
All three officers of the David H. Schmidt Co. are factory
trained. The senior member, David H. Schmidt, enjoys the dis-
tinction of being an authority on piano hammer matters.
His work is well reflected in the quality products of the
Schmidt factory—the hammer that is superior to all.
DAVID
as
the
H. SCHMIDT
CO., Poughkeepsie,
N. Y.