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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
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ESTEY CO. TAKES OVER PHILADELPHIA RETAIL STORE
WEGMAN PIANO CO. ISSUES CATALOG
Arrangements Consummated Whereby the Estey Piano Co. Will Direct the Affairs of Long-Estab-
lished Retail Headquarters Hitherto Conducted by the Estey Organ Co., Brattleboro, Vt.
New Booklet Illustrates Instruments Now Be-
ing Featured in the Company's Line
Announcement was made this week by the
Estey Piano Co., 133d street and Lincoln avenue,
The Wegman Piano Co., now located in their
commodious and up-to-date new factory building
at Austin and Astor streets, Newark, N. J., has
just issued an attractive new catalog illustrat-
ing the instruments at present being featured by
the company and including the Wegman Grand,
Style 7, uprights Styles 5 and 10, and player-
pianos Styles E and H. The illustrations of the
instruments are very clear, and the specifica-
tions given are brief and to the point. A view
of the company's factory is inserted as a frontis-
piece and the foreword concerns the Wegman
reputation for quality.
The Wegman Piano Co., of which Edward J.
Hartman is president, make in addition to the
Wegman, the Malcolm Love and Chase & Baker
lines of pianos and players. The company
moved to Newark from Albany, N. Y., some
time ago, and in its new environment and un-
der new auspices is making decided progress.
A vigorous advertising campaign will be in-
augurated at once under the direction of the
THE LAFFARGUECO.'S CALENDAR
The Laffargue Co., New York, have sent to
their friends in the trade an attractive wall calen-
dar for 1918 bearing the well-known trade-mark
of the company. The picture shows a small
child seated at an old square piano and picking
out a tune with one finger. It is entitled: "The
Lost Chord."
AWARDED
Supreme Award
of Merit
Retail Headquarters of the Estey Piano Co. in Philadelphia
New York, that arrangements have been com- new management through which the public of
pleted with the Estey Organ Co., Brattleboro, Philadelphia and vicinity will be brought even
Vt., who have for several years been the owners in closer touch with the artistic excellence of
of and conducted the Estey retail business in the Estey pianos and players, although already
Philadelphia, whereby the Estey Piano Co. have there are many thousands of them in use in
taken over and will hereafter manage the affairs Philadelphia homes.
of the Philadelphia house.
The Estey business in Philadelphia has been
PRAISE FROM EDWARD MORRIS
established for many years, and is one of the
oldest, largest and best-known piano establish- Young Pianist Writes Letter of Endorsement
ments in that city. It occupies a large and pre-
for the Knabe Piano
tentious buildings, eight stories in height, lo-
cated in the fashionable retail section on Walnut
William Knabe & Co. received this week the
street near Rittenhouse square. This building following letter from Edward Morris, the prom-
was erected especially for the display of Estey ising young pianist, who received his education
pianos, player-pianos, reed and pipe organs, and at the Peabody Institution, Baltimore, and who
is very artistically decorated.
has given several recitals in New York:
"Allow me to add my name to the long list of
artists who have found all the principles and
qualities of their ideal embodied in the Knabe
piano. It is a source of everlasting joy to find
an instrument which responds to every mood
and even suggests to one how to play more
^;:$m$ :: ;The. Remarkable ;il£§p£i:;: beautifully. Very sincerely yours (Signed) Ed-
ward Morris."
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PLAYER-PIANO
STEINWAY USED AT CONCERT
New York Chamber Music Society Gives Sec-
ond Concert of the Season
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The Steinway piano was used Tuesday eve-
ning at Aeolian Hall, at the second concert
given by the New York Chamber Music So-
ciety of piano, string and wind instruments.
Carolyn Beebe is the director of this society,
which is one of the most successful and promi-
nent musical organizations in the country. The
Steinway piano is the society's official instru-
ment.
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