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THE MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
JULY 19, 1919
phono-parts, L'Artiste talking machines, the
Elite phonographs, Elite Phonograph Co., Grand
Interesting Feature Of Semi-Annual Furniture Show Just Opened in Grand Rapids Is the Exten- Rapids; Veeco electric motors, the Veeco Co.,
Boston, Mass., makers of Veeco electric motors.
sive Display of Talking Machines Made by Various Well-known Firms
In the Klingman Annex, where several of the
of Chicago, the Concertola, of New York, West smaller phonograph concerns are showing their
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., July 14.—Grand Rapids
is not only the headquarters market for all high- Michigan Furniture Co. and other interesting exhibits in small booths, there is a large exhibit
of talking machine accessories—motors, tone
grade furniture, but it is rapidly becoming one exhibits.
of the leading markets in this country for the
One of the centers of interest was the OkeH arms, modifiers, automatic stops, turntables,
talking machine business, at least so far as semi- building, the entire ground floor of which had needles, gear winds, record albums, etc., in an
annual displays are concerned.
been turned over for exhibition purposes. Among interesting profusion.
Considering that this is the first ambitious
The exhibits in this market this summer of the products shown in this building are: Heine-
talking machines are attracting very pronounced man-Meisselbach motors and phonograph sup- effort ever made to stage an exhibit of phono-
attention, and the company that will admit plies, Dean needles, OkeH records, made by the graphs in Grand Rapids, the results are fine.
doing a poor business has not yet been found. Otto Heineman Phonograph Supply Co., New The buyers have also seen on exhibition cabi-
Indeed, one concern which does a very fair vol- York; Peerless record albums, Peerless Album nets made by ten to twelve furniture manufac-
ume of business is known to have sold its sea- Co., New York; B & H Fibre Needles, B & H turing companies on contracts for such concerns
son's output in the first two days of the market. Fibre Mfg. Co., Chicago; Fletcher-Wickes as Pathe, Columbia, Aeolian-Vocalion, Sonora,
That was unfortunate, it is felt, for obviously sound-boxes and tone-arms, Fletcher-Wickes and others. It is said on good authority that
that concern sold to jobbers who were anxious Co., Chicago; Modernola talking machines, the phonographs and cabinets being made on con-
to pick up all the stock they could get early. Modernola Co., Johnstown, Pa.; Supertone talk- tract in this city will aggregate twelve million
This is the only company in this market which ing machines, Magnedo needles and Triangle dollars in value.
has consented to sell in job lots. The others
have talked this way: "We don't care if we
GRAFONOLA PRICES INCREASED
COLLINGS WITH PRICE T. M. CO.
don't sell our entire output. We do insist on our
goods getting a wide distribution—that's the best Head of Trade Service Department of Victor New Price Schedule on Machines Put Into Effect
by Columbia Co. on July 15
Co. Resigns to Enter Wholesale Field in
sort of business in the end."
Newark, N. J., as General Manager of the
As was to be expected, among the most at-
Price Talking Machine Co.—Name of Concern
The Columbia Graphophone Co. has sent out
tractive exhibits in the market are those of
to be Changed to Collings & Price Co.
to the trade a notice to the effect that a new
the Cheney Talking Machine Co., the Michigan
schedule of prices on Columbia Grafonolas has
Phonograph Co. (Lauzon), the Widdicomb Co.,
L. W. Collings, for the past twenty years con- been devised, representing a slight increase, and
and the Grand Rapids Phonograph Co. All of
these concerns are essentially Grand Rapids nected with the Victor Talking Machine Co., that it became effective on July 15. The state-
products, very few parts used by any of them for a large part of that time as manager of the ment as issued by the company reads:
"Effective July IS and on all deliveries after
being made outside of this city. The Cheney is trade service department of that company, has
showing a large line in the Keeler exhibition resigned to become connected with the Price that date, the prices of Columbia instruments
building, its cabinet work, done by the Berkey & Talking Machine Co., Victor wholesalers in will be as follows:
A-2
$25.00
Gay Furniture Co., being fully as elegant as Newark, N. J., as general manager.
When Mr. Collings becomes officially con-
C-2
50.00
the cabinet work on any of that concern's high-
est-grade furniture. Walnut and mahogany nected with the Price Co., on or about August 1,
D-2
75,00
in various finishes are used. Obviously one sees the name will be changed to the Collings &
E-2
100.00
in these machines the acme of exemplification Price Co., with Malcolm G. Price as president.
F-2
115.00
of the leading period styles, and buyers of high- New and larger quarters, modernly equipped, will
G-2
125.00
grade furniture are proving insistent on being
H-2
140.00
given fully as much elegance in cabinets as is
K-2
200.00
found in the best period furniture.
h-2
250.00
"Our company has absorbed all Government
The new Grand Rapids Phonograph Co., for-
taxes and adhered to lower prices up to this
merly the Grand Rapids School Equipment Co.,
time, with the hope that a more normal cost
is showing a number of models of its L'Artiste,
condition would prevail after the war. We find
in mahogany, walnut and oak. The company
on the contrary that labor and material costs
is using the Meisselbach motor and its own tone
are advancing so rapidly and to such an extent
arm, and is producing a beautiful machine. The
that higher prices are imperative.
finished product will be on the market during
the last week in August. Meanwhile a good
"We feel confident that dealers will welcome
business is being done, and jobbing will be
this advance in price, in order to help cover
maintained only in the far southern and south-
their increased operating expenses."
western parts of the country.
The Michigan Phonograph Co., which is a
E. J. WALZ WITH COHEN & HUGHES
branch of the Lauzon Furniture Co., is making
Weil-Known Member of Victor Co. Staff to
as its leader this season a large model in Japa-
Become General Manager for Cohen &
nese lacquer finish. The Lauzon is a most ar-
tistic model, with a finish that is easily ac-
Hughes, Prominent Wholesalers of Baltimore.
counted for by the fact that the same artists
BALTIMORE, MD., July 15.—Cohen & Hughes,
who have been making the famous Lauzon
L. W. Collings
prominent Victor wholesalers of this city, have
lamps for some years are now working on the
finish of the cabinets. Two oaks, two mahoga- be provided for the company in Newark and just made the important announcement that
nies and a walnut are being shown in a variety the territory covered will be extended to em- Elmer J. Walz, who fo/
of periods. The Krasberg Motor Co. had an brace northeastern Pennsylvania, including the the past fifteen years has
rich coal districts and such cities as Scranton been connected with the
exhibit in the same building.
The Widdicomb Furniture Co. in its phono- and Wilkesbarre, as well as northern New Victor Co. in various ca-
pacities, will become as-
graph department is showing twenty pieces in Jersey.
Mr. Collings' long and successful experience sociated with the Cohen
ten models in mahogany, walnut and oak, the
prevalent period styles, and the same excellent in the matter of providing service to the trade & Hughes organization
quality of goods. The company did not bring for the Victor Co. will stand him in good stead as general manager on
out any new models for this exhibition, busi- in his work of carrying out the ambitious plans August 1.
In making the an-
ness in both furniture and talking machine lines being made for the new Collings & Price Co.
in the matter of taking care of dealers' require- nouncement Cohen &
being too great.
The Starr Piano Co., Richmond, Ind., as usual ments in a big way and giving them the service Hughes say: "Realizing
made an exhibit in the Furniture Temple, where that goes with the goods and a little more to that the reconstruction
period is bringing bigger
E. J. Walz
it has been for six semi-annual seasons. Half spare.
A further and more complete announcement possibilities and broader responsibilities, we
a dozen high-grade machines were shown, and
of the plans for the new Collings & Price Co. have found it necessary to augment our or-
a good business was booked.
Exhibits of less pretentious character are will be made very shortly and it is expected to ganization in order to give our dealers the full
measure of support and co-operation to which
being made by the new Crescent Co., the Ameri- be distinctly interesting.
they are entitled."
can Phonograph Co., the Artcraft Phonograph
A
new
talking
machine
store
has
been
opened
The wide experience of Mr. Walz in the Victor
Co., all of Grand Rapids; Naturvia, made by the
Natural Way Phonograph Co., in Zeeland, Mich., in St. Peter, Minn., by S. I. Snortum. This firm business eminently fits him for his new responsi-
the Supertone, of New York; the Manophone will hande the Victor line of talking machines bilities, and it is expected that his association
Corporation, of Adrian, Mich., shown in the and records. The establishment will be hand- with the house of Cohen & Hughes will prove
Morton House lobby, the first time in connec- somely equipped with sound-proof booths and a distinct factor in the development of that
company's business.
tion with a furniture exhibition; the Empire other essentials.
EXHIBITS OF TALKING MACHINES AT GRAND RAPIDS SHOW