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MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
SEEKING LARGER QUARTERS
KRELL URGES CANAL HIGHWAYS
McMAHON IN ENLARGED QUARTERS
Campaign Inaugurated by Davenport & Treacy
Co. Necessitates Larger Manufacturing Quar-
ters, Says an Official of the Concern
Advocates Construction of New Canal and
Deepening of Present Waterway
Youngstown, O., Agents for the Jesse French
and Kranich & Bach Lines Now Occupy En-
larged and Redecorated Warerooms
There has been much activity during the last
two weeks at the factory of the Davenport &
Treacy Co., 1907 Park avenue, New York. An
active campaign has been inaugurated whereby
a large number of pianos will shortly be placed
on the market. An official of the company
stated to a representative of The Review this
week: "We are already planning to manu-
facture a large number of instruments this year,
and are also looking for larger quarters. I can-
not state at this time where our new factory
will be, but the present factory is too small for
the business which we expect to develop. The
standard of quality, which has always been
found in the Davenport & Treacy instruments,
will not only be maintained but certain im-
provements which we deem advisable will be
made toward the greatest satisfaction of the
piano merchant. We cannot tell at present
whether our new factory will be in the vicinity
of the old or in some other locality in New
York."
MUSIC DEPARTMENT IN ROOT STORE
New Section Opens Under the Management of
G. Norton Mortimore
TERRE HAUTE, IND., October 9.—The Root store
opened last week a music department, located
on the second floor annex of the store, the de-
partment being under the management of G.
Norton Mortimore, formerly with Lord & Tay-
lor, New York City, who will have a corps
of five assistants.
Public concerts will be
given every Friday afternoon, to demonstrate
the merits of the Chickering, Haines Bros.,
Milton, Brambach and J. & C. Fischer lines,
for which the store has the exclusive agency.
CINCINNATI, O., October 9.—Albert Krell, presi-
dent of the Krell Piano Co., in a letter to the
National Rivers and Harbors Congress, advo-
cates improvements in the country's natural
waterways. His plan includes widening and
deepening the canal from Cincinnati to Toledo,
and also the construction of a canal from Pitts-
burgh to Lake Erie. He claims that these
projects will be of great strategic importance
in case of war, as well as a commercial asset
of untold value to the entire nation.
YOUNGSTOWN, O., October 9.—One of the most
attractive piano stores in this city is that of
the McMahon Piano Co., whose headquarters
have recently been redecorated and enlarged.
The front of the store which is located in
Federal street, has been greatly improved, and
the interior of the store has been remodeled,
and the decorations in pink and ivory furnish
a fitting setting for the Kranich & Bach and
Jesse French & Sons lines, which are featured
as leaders. E. C. McMahon, president of the
concern, has had experience in the piano line
MISS KLUGH'S JTHRILLING ESCAPE
extending over nearly a score of years. His
Avoids Train in Narrow Cut Just as Ben F. first store in this city was located on the sec-
ond floor of the present McMahon Building, but
Owen Snaps Camera
the business has grown so steadily that his
The heroines in the "movies" for the most present commodious quarters are none too
part have no more thrilling experiences than large for the adequate handling of his trade.
was the lot of Miss Virginia Klugh, daughter Associated with Mr. McMahon is his brother,
of Paul B. Klugh, vice-president of The Cable J. G. McMahon, who is vice-president and sec-
retary of the concern, which handles the Co-
lumbia Grafonola, and is also exclusive agent
in this city for the Aeolian-Vocalion. A very
competent sales force is employed by the store,
and the policy of continuous and systematic ad-
vertising has been adopted by the company ever
since it first started, which has a great
deal to do with the present success it now en-
joys.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS IN CHINA
Statistics Just Issued Showing Musical Imports
During 1914 and 1915 in Amoy
Miss Klugh Dodging an Express
Company, Chicago, 111., while on a recent va-
Recent Invention Enables Pianist to Play Selec- cation in Crawford Notch, N. H., last month,
as the accompanying snapshot proves.
tion in Any Key Desired
Miss Klugh, with Mr. and Mrs. Ben F. Owen,
WASHINGTON, D. C, October 9.—Carl Hinder- was returning from a walk through the Craw-
man, Philadelphia, Pa., was last week granted ford Notch to the Crawford House, where the
Patent No. 1,200,422 for a transposing device party was stopping. Just as they reached the
for pianos, for the purpose of mechanically end of the railroad cut through the mountains,
transposing key tones, or the notes of musical Mr. Owen thought he would take a picture of
notation in their interpretation; that is, me- an approaching train. Miss Klugh came up on
chanically transposing the key from that in the side of the rock to get a view of the scenery
which a piece of music is written to a different at this point, wholly oblivious of the approach
key or keys at the will of the performer, thus of the train and crossed the track too close to
enabling the performer to finger the keys of the the engine for comfort just as Mr. Owen
keyboard as in the key indicated by the piece of snapped the picture. Mr. Owen declares that
music he is playing, while he renders on the he was almost frightened to death and yelled
piano the piece of music in a different key or a warning to Miss Klugh so energetically that
he snapped the camera unconsciously.
different keys, as he may choose.
A purpose of the invention is to interpose a
laterally movable connection in the action of
CORNET SUCCEED^J. F. STEVENS
the pianos between each individual key and some
ANSONIA, CONN., October 9.—L. P. Cornet, for-
part of the action, as, for example, the wippen,
with which the key is normally connected, in merly with the M. Steinert & Sons Co., of New
order that all the keys of the keyboard may Haven, is now in charge of the local Wissner
then uniformly and relatively operate, at the store, succeeding J. F. Stevens, who is now lo-
will of the player, wippens or other prede- cated in Springfield, Mass. Mr. Cornet has had
termined parts, different from those regularly a wide experience in the piano field and reports
connected or connectible with the keys, as in that prospects are excellent for a very satis-
factory fall and winter trade in his locality.
existing pianos.
A NEW TRANSPOSING DEVICE
PERRY ATTENDS CONVENTION
L. D. Perry, of Ludwig & Co., New York
City, was in Troy, N. Y., on Thursday and Fri-
day of this week, attending the convention of
the New York State Waterways Association.
Mr. Perry attended the convention in his of-
ficial capacity as a member of the committee
named by the Bronx Board of Trade to repre-
sent that borough at the gathering.
KELSO OPENSJNEW STORE
WASHINGTON, D. C, October 9.—A table show-
ing the value of the net imports of musical'in-
struments from foreign countries into the Amoy
(China) consular district in 1914 and 1915 has
just been published by the Bureau of Foreign
and Domestic Commerce. In 1914 automatic
instruments to the value of $3,323 were brought
into this port, the same class of imports in 1915
amounting to $2,174. Pianos valued at $456
were imported in 1914, while $667 worth of
pianos came in during 1915.
PIANO FIRM GETS AWARD
LIMA, O., October 9.—The Allen County Fair
judges recently awarded to Porter & Son, promi-
nent music dealers of South Main street, the
highest award for the exhibit of pianos and
musical instruments which they recently held
at the fair. The display included the Steck,
Fischer and Christman lines, and attracted a
great deal of attention.
DIVIDEND FOR HARTFORD CREDITORS
A third dividend of 10 per cent, was recently
declared to the creditors of the Hartford Piano
& Music Co., bankrupt, of Hartford, Conn. The
affairs of the concern are being wound up and
it is stated that further dividends will be forth-
R. CABLE, JR.^ON HONEYMOON
Robert Cable, Jr., head of Cable & Sons, New
York City, is spending a honeymoon in the
Adirondack Mountains.
His marriage took
place last week, the bride being Miss Marian
Suzette Bouvier, of Maplewood, N. J.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., October 9.—Geo. R. Kelso
has opened a new piano salesroom at 35 South
Carolina avenue, representing the Weaver and
LEASE NEW GARAGE
Stieff lines of pianos and players. This is the
The American Piano Co. has leased the build-
first time the Stieff line has been handled by a
local concern in this 'section. In addition to ing at 541 West Fifty-second street from the
those two well-known pianos Mr. Kelso will estate of John Wilson for three years. The
also handle the Sonora phonograph.
building will be used for garage purposes.
WINTER & CO.
220 SOUTHERN BOULEVARD, NEW YORK
Manufacturers of
Superior Pianos
and Player Pianos