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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
TRADE NEWS FROM THE TWIN CITIES
REMODEL MONTELIUS PIANO HOUSE
MILLER VACATES FRANKLIN PLANT
Holiday Trade Will Be Up to Standard—Two
Retail Stores to Close—Improvements at
Bonyea Store—Personals and Other News
Former Store of the Eilers Music Co. Being
Remodeled—R. S. Smith in Charge
Gives Up Occupancy of Old Trowbridge Fac-
tory and Will Locate in Boston
SEATTLE, WASH., November 27.—The remodel-
ing of the Montelius Piano House, which re-
27.—Professional stimulators of business activ- cently took over the Eilers store here, is rap-
ity and the purchasing habit are advising all idly nearing completion, and a formal opening
mankind to "Do your Christmas shopping early," of the remodeled store will be held as soon
but their well intentioned efforts have not had as the work is finished. R. S. Smith is the new
an appreciable effect on the piano trade. Sales sales manager for, the store, and he has had
are being jogged along at something like a nor- several years of experience in the piano line,
mal fall volume, but no holiday quickening is having been manager for the Wiley B. Allen
noted. It is probably a little early for any de- Co., in Oakland, Cal., Kohler & Chase in Seat-
cided increase, in spite of the urgent appeals tle, and also having handled the Geo. P. Bent
Co.'s business west of Denver. Assisting Mr.
to shop early.
Dealers, as a rule, express themselves as quite Smith is J. A. Evans, together with a very ef-
satisfied with the returns from the efforts of ficient force of salesmen. The concern has
their sales forces, and in a general way it inaugurated a systematic selling plan, and the
may be said that the piano trade in Minneapolis one-price method will be adhered to exclusively.
and St. Paul and their tributary territory is
good. An old time holiday trade is awaited
AUTO HELPS JTOSELL PIANOS
by all the dealers with perfect confidence, not Ohio Dealer Uses Roadster to Aid Her in
only because it is due them, but because it is
Covering Her Territory
coming anyway in the natural course of pros-
BRYAN, O., November 27.—One of the busiest
perity.
Two retail stores in St. Paul probably will and most progressive retail establishments in
close early in 1917, those of Raudenbush & Sons this city is the piano store owned by Mrs. Cora
and the Berkland Piano Co. The retail branch
of the Raudenbush house will be conducted
from the factory on University avenue, the main
highway between Minneapolis and St. Paul.
The business office will be downtown, and
doubtless a full line of Raudenbush instru-
ments will be kept on display for the conveni-
ence of country patrons.
The Berkland business will be discontinued
because of the serious and possibly prolonged
illness of O. N. Berkland, head of the com-
pany.
A mezzanine office has been installed in the
store of the R. W. Bonyea Piano Co., and it is
without any doubt one of the cosiest little
offices in the Twin Cities. The new wareroom
in the basement is making progress, and steps
ajje being taken to increase the piano stock.
Webb R. Raudenbush, vice-president and fac-
tory superintendent of the house, probably will
accept command of the division of naval militia
now organizing in the Twin Cities. He is a
graduate of Annapolis, and served four years
as a naval officer.
One of the most effective window displays in
Mrs. Cora M. Livingston
the Twin Cities is that of the Metropolitan M. Livingston, which is located at 334 East
Music Co. It consists of a lone piano in a big High street. Mrs. Livingston has made a care-
window, but the instrument is a Steinway art ful study of retail piano merchandising, and the
grand, Louis XV style, and no one passes the splendid business she has closed this fall is a
window without taking another look.
tribute to her indomitable energy and business
W. E. Guylee, vice-president of the Cable ability.
Company, visited the stores of the Cable Piano
Mrs. Livingston recently purchased a Stude-
Co. in the two cities, and personally presented baker roadster in order to cover more terri-
his congratulations to the management for their tory with ease and efficiency, and her books
success of the past few months.
show that this roadster has already paid for
W. C. Heaton, of Kohler & Campbell, Inc., itself several times over. "Service to the cus-
visited the cities on his Eastward journey from tomer" is one of Mrs. Livingston's cardinal
the West, where he said he had received re- principles, and her roadster has enabled her to
markably good business.
add materially to the service she renders.
The line handled at the Livingston warerooms
KLING CO^mSSOLVED
includes the Schumann and Smith & Barnes
CAMDEN, N. J., November 27.—The W. H. Kling pianos and player-pianos, and many sales of
Piano Co. is being dissolved, the affairs of the these instruments have been closed recently
concern being wound up by Jos. A. Carson, at with the leading musicians and music-lovers in
515 North Third street. The concern was this section of the State.
operated as a co-partnership between Mr. Car-
son and W. Hurley Kling.
J. J. FOSTER OPENS NEW STORE
SEATTLE, WASH., November 27.—John J. Foster
ROBERT A. MULLEN PASSES AWAY has secured quarters at 1602 Fourth avenue,
WEST HOBOKEN, N. J., November 27.—Robert A. this city, where he will open an up-to-date piano
Mullen, secretary of the Manhattan Musical store. For the past year, Mr. Foster has been
Union of New York, who also conducted a with the Graves Music Co., of Portland, and
music store at 305 Summit avenue, passed away previous to that was in the music business for
several years in Oakland and San Francisco.
recently after an illness of five months.
MINNEAPOLIS and ST. PAUL, MINN., November
WINTER & CO.
220 SOUTHERN BOULEVARD, NEW YORK
Manufacturers of
FRANKLIN, MASS., November 27.—Henry F.
Miller, who leased the old Trowbridge piano
factory here last spring, has discontinued the
manufacture of instruments here, having moved
the stock of pianos and material which was in
the factory to Boston. The factory was orig-
inally established by the late Edwin Trowbridge.
After his death his widow continued the busi-
ness, later selling out to some Boston interests
who continued the business under the name of
the Trowbridge Piano Co., Inc., until last win-
ter, when the company became financially em-
barrassed and a receiver was appointed. Last
spring Henry F. Miller, a son of the well-known
Boston piano manufacturer, leased the plant
and began the manufacture of pianos here.
The factory building is owned by bondholders
of the former Trowbridge Piano Co., Inc., and
they will shortly hold a meeting to decide what
disposition will be made of the building.
ENGELHARDT-SEYBOLD DIVIDEND
Reduction of Claims Will Make Possible
Dividend of 75 Per Cent.
ELGIN, III., November 28.—Announcement has
been made by Referee Thos. S. Huntley in
charge of the affairs of the Engelhardt-Seybold
Co., bankrupt, that the liabilities of the con-
cern have been reduced from approximately
$300,000 to $250,000, which will permit of a
dividend of possibly 75 per cent, being declared
to the creditors. Previous expectations were
that a 65 per cent, dividend would be the most
that the creditors could expect.
OHIO DEALER ENLARGES STORE
Chas. S. Hockett Secures Additional Room, and
Is Remodeling His Present Store
BELLEFONTAINE, O., November 28.—Chas. S.
Hockett, a piano dealer of this city, is arrang-
ing to secure some much needed additional
space at his store on West Columbus avenue, by
annexing the rooms over his present location,
which he will turn into a piano and player-piano
headquarters. The interior of the building will
be remodeled and greatly improved, and when
completed will make the Hockett Music House
one of the largest and most modern stores of
its kind in this section of the country.
FREDERICK COJN NEW STORE
November 27.—The Fred-
erick Piano Co. is now comfortably settled if.
its new home at 37 Baltimore street, which is
attractively located in a very desirable part of
the business section of this city. Sound-proof
demonstration booths are a feature of the Vic-
trola department, which is located on the first
floor, as is also the piano department. The
player roll department is located on the second
floor, and the third floor is used as a storehouse
for surplus stock.
CUMRERLAND, MD.,
H. E. TAMBLYN TO MOVE
November 27.—H. E.
Tamblyn, who has been manager for several
years of a local music store here, has taken a
lease on a store in the Welch Block, where he
will carry a very complete line of pianos and
Columbia phonographs.
FORT COLLINS, COLO.,
DEATH OF H. J . SCHWEGLER
Henry J. Schwegler, of the firm of Henry J
Schwegler & Co., piano dealers, died last week
at his home at 108 Halleck avenue, Brooklyn.
He was born in Brooklyn forty-three years ago.
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