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THE
MUSIC T R A D E
REVIEW
Maher Bros., of Jackson, Mich., who have con-
ducted a music store in that city for the past twenty
Sales Are in Excess of a Year Ago—3,919 New Families to Buy Pianos—Temporary Talking years, are closing out their entire stock, and an-
Machine Association to Be Made Permanent—Knabe Used at Opera House Concert.
nounce that they will retire from business.
A Knabe piano was sent to the hotel apartment
(Special to The Review.)
drew, of the J. L. Hudson store, and Wallace
DETROIT, MICH., January 17.—The first half of
Brown, Edison dealer, got together and talked over of Miss Katherine Goodson, who gave a recital at
the new month is gone and trade is normal in the the matter more thoroughly. They decided to hold the Detroit Opera House last Friday afternoon in
piano business. All of the dealers report sales another meeting the following day at the Wallace conjunction with the concert of the Detroit Sym-
which are in excess of a year ago, but of course
Brown Edison Shop. Besides Mr. Lind, Mr. An- phony Orchestra. It was furnished by Grinnell
they are small as compared with December. News- drew and Mr. Brown there were present Mr. Wolf, Bros., who are the exclusive Detroit agents for the
paper advertising has been quite active by piano of the Story & 'Clark store; Mr. Ailing, of -products of William Knabe & Co.
dealers since the first of the new year, which shows the Phonograph Co.; Max Strasburg and Mr. From Grand Rapids, Mich., comes the following
that they do not believe in letting up on publicity. Lang, of Heyn's Bazaar. The result was that a news item: "A true copy of the original tuning
According to figures recently compiled by the general meeting of all the talking machine dealers fork and sounding board invented by Charles Meh-
Retail Merchants' Service Bureau, Detroit is grow- in the city was announced for Thursday evening, lin, of Paul G. Mehlin & Sons, New York, has
ing at a rate of about 800 families a month. Ta- January 20, at the Columbia store on Broadway, been received by Otto P. T. Friedrich, vice-presi-
bles arranged by the bureau show that during the at which officers will be elected and a permanent dent of the Friedrich Music House, and has been
five months ending December a total of 3,919 new organization formed. The association will be ex- placed on exhibition on the second floor of the
families moved into Detroit. How many of these clusively for talking machine dealers and managers building. The copy was sent to Mr. Friedrich as a
New Year's present, and is highly prized by him."
new families are buying pianos? What effort, Mr. of talking machine departments.
District Manager Huttie, of the Starr Piano Co.
Retailer, are you making to get a foothold with
The question has come up, "What will the effect
these new families ?
of this new organization be upon the Detroit Music at Detroit, reports a good business in the past
Due primarily to the efforts of Sam Lind, city Trades Association?" It has been intimated that twelve months, and particularly the last five
manager in Detroit for the Columbia talking ma- the talking machine dealers will withdraw from the months. He says the new Starr talking machine is
chine, a temporary talking machine association has music trade association, not being desirous of be- making a big hit and that he received his first ship-
ment of records this week.
been organized in Detroit. The suggestion when longing to both.
made originally by Mr. Lind met with instant favor
The Detroit Violano Virtuosa Co., of Detroit,
by some of the larger downtown dealers. On has been organized to deal in musical instruments GET TONS OF MATERIAL BY EXPRESS.
Wednesday, January 12, Mr. Lind, with E. K. An- and coin-operated devices. Capital stock is $10,000.
Winter & Co. Pay Bill of $330 for Rapid
Transit Delivery in Order to Serve Piano
Merchants Promptly—Employ Large Force.
DETROIT TRADE SHOWS CONTINUED ACTIVITY.
Simple, Isn't It?
MOTO-PLAYO BENCH OPEN.
All you have to do is push it under
the key bed, adjust and fasten it,
turn on the current and away she
goes. It's so sim-
ple it is hard to
believe it.
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J. P. SEEBURG OJ^SOUTHERN TRIP
What make of
p l a y e r it is, t h e
Is Much Pleased with Conditions in Atlanta—
Predicts Special Music for Feature Films.
DOORS REMOVED, SHOWING
HOW
CURRENT IS APPLIED.
"Moto-Playo"
Bench (patented) makes an electric
home player out of it and as for the
results—well, you should hear it play
with hand-played roll.
(Special to The Review.)
ATLANTA, GA., January 17.—President J. P. See-
USED AS THE
o RDINARY
BENCH.
DEALERS WHO CAN QUALIFY GET A BIG ENOUGH DISCOUNT ON THE RETAIL
PRICE OF $55.00 TO GIVE THEM A FINE PROFIT
Send for Details to
CONSERVATORY PLAYER-ACTION CO.
32 E. Monroe St.
Julius Winter, head of Winter & Co., 220 South-
ern Boulevard, New York, stated this week to a
representative of The Review that the way busi-
ness has been progressing since the first of the
year has been very satisfactory.
"We-even had to order several tons of material
by express only last week," said Mr. Winter,
"which cost us in expressage $330; but in order to
serve the piano merchants who are handling Win-
ter pianos and player-pianos, and to keep our fac-
tory up to the greatest efficiency, this must be re-
sorted to once in a while, and we are perfectly
willing to do it:'
A large force of workmen have been employed
throughout the fall and winter, especially in the
player department, owing to the active demand for
Winter player-pianos, the popularity of which has
always been on the increase since their inception.
SOLE MANUFACTURERS
CHICAGO
burg, of the Seeburg Piano Co., Chicago, who is
making a short tour of the South in the interest of
his business, stopped over in Atlanta last week to
confer with Eugene Wilder, who handles the auto-
matic pipe organ orchestras made by the Seeburg'
Co., and which are so popular with moving picture
theatres. Mr. Seeburg praised Atlanta highly, and
called it "the 'Chicago of the South." He stated
that he believed the time would come when manu-
facturers of motion picture players and the film
companies would co-operate and have special music
produced for each big feature film.
Millard Charles, formerly in the piano business
in Palmyra, N. Y., is mourning the death of his
wife, who passed away in Rochester recently.
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