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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
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Mr. Truda is receiving the heartfelt sym-
pathy of his friends in and out of the trade on
Large Sums of Money for Public Improvements Appropriated—Adam Co. Featuring the Knabe account of the recent death of his wife. Mrs.
Line—Wurlitzer Co. Encouraging Patriotic Gardening—Mrs. Truda Passes Away—Other News
Truda was thoroughly conversant with the piano
vertising which the Baldwin pianos had at the business.
BUFFALO, N. Y., April 30.—Buffalo piano men,
Robert L. Loud was among the entertainers
who know that their trade will not suffer as Billy Sunday meetings in this city. Mr. Truda
long as this city's industrial growth continues, has heard from some good prospects' which at the Press Club frolic at the Majestic The-
are delighted with building conditions in this originated from this source. In some instances, atre Sunday evening. He used a Mason &
territory this spring. The railroads and manu- when the tabernacle was crowded, people were Hamlin grand. He played the Polonaise in E.
facturing concerns will spend millions of dol- perched on top of the pianos, which were One critic said: "It was a splendid interpreta-
lars in improvements here this year. New marred and banged, but did not lose any of tion."
The King Furniture Co. is making a display
York State will probably spend more than $1,- their fine tonal qualities. This store also han-
000,000 on a new barge canal lock at Tona- dles the Newby & Evans and Boardman & Gray. of pianos and Columbia Grafonolas.
wanda. Upward of three hundred new homes,
ing mechanism of extreme sensibility, which
FIGHTING FOOD SHORTAGE
in many of which musical instruments of some
gave an exact duplication, artistically convincing
kind will be needed, will be erected this sum-
mer at Lockport. The foregoing is only a A. B. Chase Co. Announces That It Will Pre- of Mr. Godowsky's unusually individual interpre-
pare and Turn Over to Employes the Factory tations. The effect was as though the soloist
hint of the money to be spent for improve-
had yielded to the demand for a repetition of
Lot for Growing of Vegetables—Display of
ments in Buffalo and vicinity in 1917. Past ex-
each number. Every dynamic sublety, every
Public Spirit Highly Commended Locally
periences of the piano dealers teach them that
nuance was faithfully reflected in this repro-
out of all this development plenty of money for
duction.
NORWALK, O., May 4.—The A. B. Chase Co.,
pianos, players and talking machines will
"There is no doubt about the value of the
emerge. These satisfactory conditions have always quick to take a part in anything tending
enthused the piano trade and prompted the plac- toward the public good, has shown an active in- novel feature introduced at this recital. The
terest in the present movement to meet the dan- Ampico reproducing piano not only makes it
ing of substantial orders.
This is Knabe week in the piano department ger of food shortage by having as many citizens possible for all to hear the best interpretations,
of the J. N. Adam Co. There are afternoon as possible plant their own gardens and pro- but it preserves for posterity the work of our
recitals of the Knabe Ampico reproducing piano. vide their own tables with vegetables. The greatest pianists."
The various styles of this line are shown in at- stand of the A. B. Chase Co. was announced last
S0HMER GRANDS IN DEMAND
tractive window displays and are well adver- week on the bulletin board of the factory as
follows:
tised in the Buffalo newspapers. "We are go-
C. A. Eyles Returns From Three Months' Trip
"We are facing a serious food shortage.
ing after the Knabe business to the fullest ex-
in the West, and Tells of Good Conditions
"Everybody should plant all they can for next
tent, and so far the results have been very
"The greatest grand business I have ever ex-
gratifying," said S. J. Butler, manager of this winter. We will plough and drag the factory
lot and turn it over free of charge to employes perienced," said C. A. Eyles, traveling repre-
department.
sentative for Sohmer & Co., New York, who
Two Knabe grands were used at a recital needing more land for gardens."
The patriotic spirit shown by the company in returned Monday from a three months' Western
given by Emil R. Keuchen at Perkins Memorial
Hall Tuesday. Another Knabe was played at this matter is understood when it is stated that trip. "There is not only a phenomenal, stead-
an amateur musical comedy, "The Girl From for the past two years considerable money and ily increasing demand for small grands, but our
Hengerer's" at the Majestic Theatre Monday effort has been expended to prepare this vacant representatives tell us that there is also an ac-
plot near the factory as a park, and to make it tive call for the larger sized grands.
evening.
"General conditions throughout the West are
W. H. Reilly, sales manager for the Albert a local beauty spot. The company realizes,
Schuler Piano Co., has been landing some good however, that food is more essential than very satisfactory, and I heard very little com-
flowers—hence the announcement.
ment regarding the probable effect of the war
sales in Dunkirk and Warsaw.
A local citizens committee, known as the on the business situation. There seems to be
Pupils of Miss Julia Fields will use a Kra-
kauer piano at a recital at 94 Plymouth avenue Home Gardens Commission, is co-operating an undercurrent of optimism and confidence
with individuals and concerns who are endeavor- which is reflected in the orders that dealers in
Saturday afternoon.
all lines of merchandise are placing with travel-
A Steinway grand will be used at the second ing to increase the local food supply.
The A. B. Chase Co. was one of the first piano ing representatives."
annual concert to be given by the Masten Park
High School chorus, under the direction of manufacturers to follow in line with the sugges-
tion made by The Review at the start of the HARDMAN GRAND AT RECENT AFFAIRS
William Adam Fuhrmann, Friday evening.
home
garden campaign, with factory workers.
A report from North Tonawanda says that
The Hardman grand was used Sunday evening
the Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. is taking an active Local piano merchants are also taking an active at the New York Hippodrome at a concert
part
in
the
garden
campaign.
part in the campaign for patriotic gardening.
The newspapers of Norwalk have printed long given by the New York Community Chorus.
About 50 per cent, more planting will be done
stories
about the act of the A. B. Chase Co. This grand was also used Sunday night at the
by the company this year than in 1916. The
which
from
a purely commercial standpoint Metropolitan Opera House during the course of
company will have four teams working. The
"Naval Night," which was given under the
represents
a
good
piece of business.
produce will be sold to the firm's employes at
auspices of the Woman's Auxiliary Naval Re-
less than market prices, as has been the prac-
cruiting organization.
AMPICO RECITAL IN PITTSBURGH
tice in past years. The Wurlitzer Co. will erect
Ashley B. Cone, vice-president of Hardman,
ten new houses on Ohio street, recently opened Frederick and Hamilton Cos. Give Joint Dem- Peck & Co., spent a few days this week visit-
through its property on the Niagara boulevard,
onstration of Ampico Reproducing Piano
ing the company's dealers in New England.
for the convenience of employes.
Fred W. Lohr, secretary of the company, called
PITTSBURGH, PA., April 30.—An Ampico recital
The Adams-Koenig Piano Co. recently sold
upon
a number of the Hardman representatives
to the Family Theatre, this city, a piano manu- that attracted an audience of 2,000 was held last in nearby territory, including Buckingham &
Thursday evening at Carnegie Hall under the
factured by the Hallet & Davis Co.
joint auspices of the W. F. Frederick Piano Co. Moak, Utica, N. Y.; Weeks & Dickinson, Bing-
M. Truda, who features the Baldwin line, con- and the S. Hamilton Co. Leopold Godowsky, hamton, N. Y., and Fred F. Kramer, Altoona,
tinues to reap benefits from the extensive ad- the world famous pianist, was the soloist at this Pa.
recital, which followed the general lines of the
Ampico comparison recitals that have been
given in different sections of the country.
Mr. Godowsky played several selections
manually, which were immediately afterwards
reproduced on the Ampico from records made
by Mr. Godowsky for this library. The music
lovers in attendance were enthusiastic in their
praises of the musical qualities of the Ampico,
are conscientiously made good
and the recital was a signal success. C. Alfred
Known to the Public for over
instruments; in other words,
Wagner, vice-president of Chickering & Sons,
and Berthold E. Neuer, retail manager of Wm.
the sweetest things out.
Knabe & Co., New York, represented the Ameri-
as always' one of
can Piano Co. at this recital.
All of the local newspapers contained splen-
did notices of the musical value of the Ampico,
We have a fine of tier to make
the critic of the Pittsburgh Dispatch stating in
to live wire dealers
part as follows: "The second group, consisting
of the Chopin 'Ballade in A Flat' and 'C Sharp
Raymond Piano Co.
Minor Scherzo,' and Liszt's 'Concert Study in
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Brown Place
New York
72 East 137th Street
NEW YORK
F Minor,' were played upon the Ampico repro-
ducing piano, a.n instrument fitted with a record-
BUFFALO LOOKING FORWARD TO PROSPEROUS SUMMER
RUDOLF
PIANOS
RAYMOND
PIANOS
50 YEARS
THE BEST
RUDOLF PIANO CO.