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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
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SATISFACTORY CONDITIONS PREVAIL IN SAN FRANCISCO
Local Piano Dealers Report Normal Business, With Prospects of Busy Season Ahead—W. M.
Ringeh Celebrates Deserved Promotion—Several Visitors in Town—Personals and Other News
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., October 27.—Absorbing
interest in the Liberty Bond campaign may have
affected the piano business more or less this
week, though sales on the whole have held up
very well, with the increase in the demand for
tklking machines keeping up its regular move-
ment. Many of the piano dealers have been out
actively in the interest of the Liberty Bonds, and
there are plenty of incidents showing that the
employers are not the only people in the trade
who are interested.
Piano Truckman Does His Bit
Al Woodruff is a truckman in the employ of
the Wiley B. Allen Co. A day or two ago he
walked into the office of Manager Frank Anrys
of the company, who is one of the committee
in charge of the Liberty Bond drive among
the San Francisco music houses. Mr. Woodruff
explained that he had decided that he would like
to do his part in the financing of the Govern-
ment and wanted to know if Mr. Anrys would
take charge of the purchase for him. "Cer-
tainly," replied Mr. Anrys. "How much would
you want?" "Well," replied Mr. Woodruff, "the
wife and I have been talking it over, and we
think we would like to take about $10,000
worth." Mr. Anrys stifled his amazement as
well as possible and accepted the subscription.
Mr. Woodruff is about thirty-seven years old
and has been delivering pianos for the Wiley B.
Allen Co. for about seven years.
All the San Francisco music houses were
closed on the afternoon of October 24 in honor
of the Liberty Bond parade. The music stores
along the line of march on Market street were
decorated with flags and bunting, some of them
making very noteworthy displays. The Eilers
Music House made the most of its prominent
location by displaying one of the largest Amer-
ican flags shown in the city. The big flag was
forty-five feet wide and seventy-eight feet long,
and covered practically four stories of the Mar-
ket street front of the building.
W. M. Ringen Is Promoted
W. M. Ringen, for a long time with Kohler
& Chase, has recently been made manager of
all the departments in the big store with the
single exception of the piano department. Har-
old Pracht will continue in charge of the latter.
In honor of his promotion Mr. Ringen this week
entertained all of his fellow employes at a ban-
quet; and the festive gathering was so success-
ful that a plan is now under way to have a
get-together meeting of the sort each month.
Baldwin Output Not Affected
The Baldwin Piano Co. is announcing to the
San Francisco public the fact that, notwith-
standing the requisitioning of its big factory
THE NEW
Henry Keller & Sons
PIANOS
AND
PLAYER-PIANOS
Are commented upon by
those who know as being
far beyond the mark set
years ago by Henry Keller.
It is a virtue to set a stand-
ard and maintain it. it
becomes an art to improve
upon that standard and
have the world know.
Henry Keller & Sons
Whitlock Ave. at 156th St.
New York City
for part time use in the making of airplanes,
the output of Baldwins will not be interfered
with, as extra shifts of workmen have been pro-
vided for.
Antonio Tarrantino, of the sales force of the
Baldwin Piano Co., is very proud over the ar-
rival of a husky son in his family. It is his first
child.
D. L. Stewart, sales manager for the Baldwin
Piano Co., visited Salinas this week on busi-
ness.
Changes in Sherman, Clay & Co. Department
A number of shifts have recently occurred
in the force of the talking machine department
of Sherman, Clay & Co. Ralph Pittock has been
brought up from Los Angeles to join the sales
department. Harry Ream has been transferred
from Los Angeles to Stockton.
Jonathan
Gercovich has joined the San Francisco force
from San Diego and W. Hayes has been added
to the sales force. Harry Vejar has received
notice that he is among those selected to serve
in the army of his country and he is expecting
to be summoned to the colors any day.
Phil T. Clay, vice-president of Sherman, Clay
& Co., proved his prowess with the shotgun by
returning from his recent duck hunt with the
limit bag.
George W. Bates, auditor for Sherman, Clay
& Co., is on a tour of the Northwest.
Robert Sommers, of the George J. Birkel Co.,
of Los Angeles, was in San Francisco this week
on business.
E. R. Potter, representing Lyon & Healy of
Chicago, was visiting the music houses of this
city this week.
I. N. Rice, of the Behning Piano Co., who has
been in San Francisco for several days, left for
Los Angeles at the end of the week.
A. L. Quinn, Western manager for the Q R S
Co., has just returned from a several weeks'
trip through his territory, which includes the
entire region west of the Rocky Mountains.
He reports good business everywhere, and a
growing drift of purchasers towards the pianos
with mechanical player attachments.
The Edison Shop is remodeling a portion of
its place of business by taking out the former
concert hall, which has been used for recitals
for the past three years, and replacing it with
three demonstration sales parlors. This was
rendered advisable as a preparation for the ex-
pected increased sale during the holidays.
Featuring "Dollar Down" Campaign.
The Eastern Outfitting Co., of this city, has
this week been conducting a "Dollar Down
Campaign" in the interest of the Columbia ma-
chines. They advertise to deliver any machine
in the house for a dollar cash payment. Ap-
parently results are all that could be desired. It
is reported that the returns from the first four
days of the drive almost equaled the sales for
the entire month of September.
James J. Buffa, with the California Phono-
graph Co., has invented and patented a record-
cleaning brush for use on the Edison Diamond
Disc. The brush is attached to the arm of
the machine and cleans the records as the ma-
chine is operated.
The T. M. Clark Music Co., of Walla Walla,
Wash., has taken the agency for the Steger
piano.
The Hauschildt Music Co. have recently made
new arrangements for covering California. By
this new deal nineteen new consignment
agencies have been appointed, taking in the
northern part of the State and as far south as
Fresno.
The marriage is announced of Ray C. Smith,
of the Peffer Music Co., of Stockton, Cal., to
Miss Ethel Ohman, of Eureka. Mr. Smith was
formerly connected with the trade in this city
and has many friends here.
The American Photo Player Co. is putting a
new style of instrument on the market particu-
larly adapted for use in theatres with a seating
capacity of from six to seven hundred people.
"The First Touch Tells"
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