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THE MUSIC TRADfi REVIEW
J. KALSCHEUER & CO. RETIRES FROM ST. PAUL TRADE.
Takes This Step February 1—To Go Into Banking Business—R. W. Bonyea Piano Co. Incor-
porated—New Year Makes Good Start in Northwest—General Conditions Satisfactory.
(Special to The Review.)
MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MINN., January 12.—J.
Kalscheuer & Co., an old St. Paul house, will re-
tire from the piano business about February 1,
and it is announced that this retirement is the
final one. H. M. Kalscheuer, who has been in
charge of the business since the retirement of his
father John Kalscheuer says that he will take
charge of the State Bank of North St. Paul in
February, and that he then will be through with
the piano business. He explains that there are only
twenty instruments left in the stock, and that all
will be disposed of in some way.
The R. W. Bonyea Piano Co., was incorporated
last week with a capital of $25,000; The com-
pany is headed by Mr. Bonyea, well-known in St.
Paul, and who recently opened a store in St.
Paul, with the A. B. Chase and the Hallet & Davis
pianos as leaders.
A well-known house specializing in factory sales
and department store sales has been negotiating
with a Minneapolis department store to conduct a
gigantic factory sale in conjunction, but the deal
may fall through. The company has a represen;a-
tive in the season, who is far from agreeable to
the plan, and who will sever connections if the sale
is held.
STARR PIANO CO. MAKES GOOD START
Opens Factory with Full Working Force After
Inventory Taking—1913 a Very Successful
Year for the Company, Said Henry Gennett.
(Special to The Review.)
RICHMOND IND., January 12.—The merchants and
factory workers of this city are much encouraged
over the fact that with only two exceptions the
many large industries of the city started the new
year working full force.
The Starr Piano Co., one of the largest and most
prominent concerns with a factory in Richmond,
which had been closed for a few days for the pur-
pose of overhauling the power plant and taking
inventory, reopened last week with a full force of
750 men.
"We have had a very successful year; one of
the best in the history of our business'" said Henry
Gennett, president of the Starr Piano Co., "and
the prospects for the year 1914 are most promising.
We have started off with a full force of men and
with enough orders on hand to insure plenty of
work for some time to come."
MANAGER ENTERTAINS SALESMEN.
Employes of the Fort Worth, Tex., Branch of
the Jesse French Piano Co. the Guests of
Manager at Banquet and Theater Party.
(Special by Wire to The Review.)
FORT WORTH, TEXAS, January 10.—The employes
of the local store of the Jesse French Piano Co.
were the guests on Monday night of T. H. Wear,
manager of the store, at a banquet at the Seibold
Hotel, during which speeches were made compli-
menting the men upon the excellent record they
had made for 1913 and plans discussed for an
active campaign in the interests of the Jesse French
Co. line during the present year.
Following the dinner the entire party attended
one of the local theaters as the guests of the man-
agement of the company.
LESTER PIANOS
The most reasonably-priced competitor of the high-
est priced make. A piano of appearance, durability
and quality. With a tone so sweet and mellow that
it insures satisfied customers. Just touch a key and
listen. Absolutely high grade.
NOTICE TO DEALERS
There is a little more open territory. Do yotj want
it? Write for particulars.
LESTER PIANO CO., Philadelphia, Pi.
Two carloads of Adam Schaaf pianos and a
carload of players arrived last week for the com-
pany's branch in Minneapolis, Lewis A. Priess,
manager. When the holiday sale ended there
were just four pianos left in the stock, and the
show room looked like a deserted village, or worse
than that.
The anniversaries of Charles H. Steinway were
remembered by the Metropolitan Music Co. and
W. J. Dyer & Bro., who sent toasts for the jubilee
functions.
O. N. Berkland was in Chicago, Jan. 12-13, to
talk over business matters with the W. W. Kim-
ball Co. officials.
The year 1914 started very nicely in the North-
west. Snow and colder weather came, helping out
various lines a little, but both visitations were of
short duration. General conditions are regarded
as uniformly satisfactory and quite normal. The
piano dealers have no cause for complaint, they
say, for even with the highly profitable experi-
ences in December, the new year showed little re-
action and instruments are being sold right along.
One house, that of Raudenbush, is happy that the
profits on the Victor sales in December alone were
more than sufficient to pay all the store rent for
1914. Sdah!
KOERNER BROSs CO. MOVES.
Secures Larger Quarters in Milwaukee—John
Koerner Plans to Give Entire Attention to
Business—Brother to Cover State Trade.
(Special to The Review.)
MILWAUKEE, W I S . , January 13.—The Koerner
Bros. Piano Co., handling the Hallet & Davis and
Schiller pianos, has moved to larger and more at-
tractive quarters at 300 Matthews building, where
it has a fine (display of goods.
It is understood that John Koerner, one of the
incorporators of the company, will relinquish his
present business next May and confine his entire
attention to the piano business, paying particular
attention to the local Milwaukee trade, while
Theodore Koerner, president and general man-
ager, will look after the up-State business.
MOLLER ORGAN FOR EASTON.
Gordon Balch Nevin Designs It for the College
Hill Church—To Possess Some Unusual and
Interesting Constructive Features.
The College Hill Presbyterian Church at Eas-
ton, Pa., is to have a large, new two-manual or-
gan. There will be thirty speaking stops and nine
couplers, and the action will be electro-pneumatic.
The specifications, which are both interesting and
unique, were drawn up by the organist and choir
master, Gordon Balch Nevin. The unusual fea-
tures include a tuba on heavy wind and the plac-
ing of all the stops, with the exception of the
open diapason, octave and gross flute, under ex-
pressive control, heavy swell-shades being speci-
fied. The duplex principle will be utilized to a
considerable extent.
M. P. Moller was selected by Mr. Nevin to build
the organ, and the contract was let without com-
petition. A celeste will be added at a later date,
the console being arranged to admit the addition.
Stop-keys will be used for both stops and coup-
lers, and the console will be detached and placed
on the floor level, facing the choir loft. The con-
tract calls for completion by May 1, 1914.
Cressey & Allen, of Portland, Me., have been
incorporated for the purpose of buying, selling
and dealing in musical instruments, sheet and
other music, with $150,000 capital stock, of which
$150,000 is paid in. Officers: President, Charles
R. Cressey, of Portland; treasurer, Frank C. Al-
len, of Portland.
If you desire a man for any department of
your service, either for your factory or for your
selling department, forward your advertisement
to us and it will be inserted free of charge.
We believe that
Satisfaction Alone
Makes
Permanent
Customers
And that these make
Permanent Success
Every instrument that we
turn out has behind it this
assurance of quality — this
guarantee of good faith.
The New
Seeburg
Photoplayer
is a worthy exemplification
of our policy and fulfils a
long contemplated ideal.
It solves the question of
what to sell to the "Movie"
and Vaudeville Show.
Every dealer worthy of the
name should investigate this
wonderful new money-maker.
We are going to push it
vigorously to theatre owners,
and there will be one in your
neighborhood very soon.
Who is going to sell it?
Send for the details.
J. P. Seeburg Piano Co,
Makers of
Seeburg Electric Coin-Operated Pianos
and Seeburg Orchestrions
Art Style Originators
OFFICES:
902-904 Republic Building
State and Adams Streets
FACTORY:
415-421 S. Sangamon Street
CHICAGO