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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
TUNERS' CONVENTION NEXT WEEK
PACKING PIANOSJN TENNESSEE
ESTEY CAPITAL_STOCK INCREASED
Annual Meeting of American Guild of Piano
Tuners to Be Held at Hotel Gibson, Cincin-
nati, August 6 to 9—Important Addresses
Scheduled—May Make Change in Name
Old Clothes Must Be Plentiful in the Mountains,
Judging From an Experience of the O. K.
Houck Piano Co., of Nashville, Tenn.
In Order to Facilitate Expansion Total Capi-
talization Now Reaches $500,000—George
W. Gittins Says New Styles Won Quick
Favor—Several Innovations to Be Announced
CINCINNATI, O., July 30.—The annual conven-
tion of the American Guild of Piano Tuners will
be held at the Hotel Gibson, this city, on Mon-
day, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of next
week, and an elaborate and comprehensive pro-
gram has been arranged for the meetings. The
delegates will be welcomed by Mayor George
Puchta, of Cincinnati, and in the course of the
convention will be addressed by various promi-
nent members of the trade.
In addition to the regular business of the
convention the program calls for a number of
important addresses, among them being one on
"Liberty and Democracy," by Prof. Guy Taw-
ney, of the University of Cincinnati; "Duties
of Guild Members," by Chas. Deutschmann;
"Destroyers," an arraignment of fraudulent and
incompetent tuners, by Frank F. Abercrombie;
"Progress of the Music Industry Chamber of
Commerce," by W. J. Keeley, president of the
Auto Pneumatic Action Co.; "Player Construc-
tion and Maintenance," by Geo. E. Martin, of
the Danquard Player Action School; "Relation
of the Tuner to His Employer," by Chastain
O'Harrow; "Advantages of the Unit System,"
by Geo. E. Mansfield, of the Amphion Piano
Player Co., and "The Development of the Play-
er-Piano," by E. H. Bacon.
The question of changing the name of the
organization, which was broached at the last
convention, will again come up for consideration
this year, as will the question of the organiza-
tion participation in the Music Industries Cham-
ber of Commerce.
The entertainment features include a concert
at the Zoological Garden on Monday evening,
the annual banquet at the Hotel Gibson on Tues-
day evening, and a Dutch Lunch at Coney Island
on Wednesday evening, the delegates traveling
to the resort by boat. The indications are that
the attendance will be unusually large.
The accompanying photograph does not il-
lustrate a war picture from France or a scene
in an old clothes factory after a fire, but rather
the unusual and astonishing methods used by a
liveryman in the Tennessee Mountains in pack-
Announcement was made this week of the
increase in the capital stock of the Estey Piano
Co., 133rd street and Lincoln avenue, New
York, from $250,000 to $500,000. According to
an official statement the increasing of the capi-
tal is due to the fact that plans are being made
for a greater expansion of the business, which
is developing very rapidly.
George W. Gittins, treasurer of the company,
stated to a representative of The Review this
week that the company shipped during the week
a great many more pianos than it has in many
months and that the present output will be
maintained as the minimum throughout the
rest of the year.
"The increasing of the capital stock," said
Mr. Gittins, "will aid us in expanding the busi-
ness so that we may take care, with ease, of
the business which is rapidly growing. It has
been gratifying to note the great interest
which has been taken by representative piano
merchants all over the country in the new styles
of Estey pianos and player-pianos. At the
present time the factory is working on full
time, and we are doing all that we can to meet
the demand, which has exceeded all expecta-
tions, especially for this time of the year. We
are working on several innovations which as
yet are not ready to be announced, but which
when placed on the market will without doubt
win quick approval and be very beneficial to
the dealer from a business standpoint."
Old Clothes Used to Pack Grand Piano
ing a grand piano recently sent to the O. K.
Houck Piano Co., of Nashville, Tenn., for re-
pairs. This liveryman evidently had no expe-
rience in crating a grand piano, and therefore
placed the piano in a box and tacked clothing
to the box on all sides and underneath the top
in order to prevent the piano from being marred
HELPS SECURE JRED CROSS FUNDS
in shipment. The clothing consisted of every-
thing from a suit of overalls to a full dress Warren C. Whitney Commands Division of
Fifty Red Cross Nurses in Recent Campaign
suit, including in the list a cadet's uniform, while
in ladies' wearing apparel there were shirtwaists,
NORWALK, O., July 30.—During the recent Red
house dresses and even a chatelaine purse.
Needless to say the grand piano arrived safely. Cross subscription campaign the prominent busi-
ness men of this city took an active interest in
raising funds, which was done by means of
three divisions, known as the "Army" and
First Session of Piano Technicians Will Be "Navy" and the "Flying Squadron." The first
TRUST CO. SUES FOR NOTES
two divisions were composed entirely of men,
Held on Wednesday, October 3
and the "Flying Squadron" was made up of fifty
Notice Served on Weydig-Henkelman Piano
CHICAGO, I I I . , July 30.—It is announced that Red Cross nurses. Warren C. Whitney, vice-
Mfg. Co. of Suit Pertaining to Notes Given
owing to the unusual conditions existing in the president and general manager of the A. B.
to Looschen Piano Case Co.
countfy at the present time, due to the carrying Chase Co., had entire charge of the "Flying
Notice was served on the Weydig-Henkel- on of war preparations, it has been deemed Squadron." Speaking of his activities, he said:
man Piano Mfg. Co., 402-10 West Fourteenth advisable to postpone the opening of the con-
"I had the time of my life selecting the Red
street, this week of the instituting of a suit ference of piano technicians until Wednesday, Cross nurses from the most beautiful ladies in
brought by the Iron Bound Trust Co. to re- October 3, 1917. Meanwhile preparations are our city. Our 'Flying Squadron' beat both the
cover the amount of four notes obtained from being made for ihe season's conferences which, 'Army' and 'Navy' by over $700, so all of the
the Weydig-Henkelman Co. by the Looschen it is stated, will justify the postponement.
young ladies, including myself, are feeling very
Piano Case Co. and given to the Trust Com-
much elated. Although our quota called for
pany.
MARRIAGE OFJHISS SHERWOOD
$5,000, we set our mark for $10,000, and be-
Regarding this Peter Weydig, president of
Miss Vivian B. Sherwood, private secretary fore the week was out we totaled over $13,000,
the company, stated to a representative of The to H. Paul Mehlin, of Paul G. Mehlin & Sons, so we feel that Norwalk is entitled to her place
Review this week: "Back in February we asked was married last week to Robert McQuilland. in the sun."
that our notes which were given in advance The bridegroom is attached to the Seventh Regi-
The details connected with the Red Cross
for goods that had not been received be re- ment and expects to be called into active service campaign kept Mr. Whitney so busy for nearly
turned. This was not done at that time and very shortly. The bride is well known through- two weeks that he says he hardly had time to
it is our contention that the notes were obtained out the trade, due to the fact t-hat she has been read The Review, which indicates that the fifty
by questionable means and without any consid- connected with the Mehlin organization for Red Cross nurses must have taken all his time.
eration of value given, and also that the trust many years. The happy couple are now on
company knew of the condition of the Looschen their honeymoon.
J. 0 . SCHWARZ VOLUNTEERS
Co.'s affairs and did not come into possession
One
of the latest members of the trade to
of the notes in the regular way."
TO EXHIBIT^TSTATE FAIR
join the military forces of the United States is
DETROIT, MICH., July 30.—At the coming Michi- Justin O. Schwarz, head of the technical de-
TRAINING WOMENPIANO WORKERS gan State Fair, which will be held in September, partment of Hardman, Peck & Co., who recent-
MENOMINEE, WIS., July 30.—Anticipating a short- there will be several displays of musical in- ly enlisted in the Ordnance Reserve Corps.
age of labor due to the drafting for military struments. Among those firms which have al- At the present time he is stationed in Phila-
purposes, the Holland Piano Mfg. Co. has be- ready signified their intention of exhibiting at delphia, where he is studying Government shop
gun to train women workers in bench and ma- the fair are Grinnell Bros., the J. L. Hudson methods. The Ordnance Corps will probably
chine work. The women will be paid on the Co., the Cable Piano Co., the Detroit Music Co., be used to handle the munitions at the military
same basis as are the men, and it is expected the Bush & Lane Piano Co., and the Detroit depots in France, and to supervise the trans-
portation of the same to the trenches.
Piano Co.
that the female labor will prove satisfactory.
POSTPONE TECHNICAL CONFERENCES
WINTER & CO.
220 SOUTHERN BOULEVARD, NEW YORK
Manufacturers of
Superior Pianos
and Player Pianos