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The Music Trade Review
DIRECTORY
Showing how the factories and executive offices of New York Piano Manufacturers, and others identified with the music trade industry, may be
reached, the most direct route from The Hotel Commodore, 42nd St. and Lexington Ave, being given, together with the address and telephone number!
1—Aeolian Co., 27 West 42nd St.
Walk. 3H blocks west on 42nd St., Time 5 minutes. Tele-
phone Vanderbilt 2900.
2—American Photo Player Co.,
Eastern headquarters, 62 W. 45th St. Walk 3 blocks to 5th
Ave. on 42nd St. North 3 blocks to 45th St. and M block
west. Time 7 minutes. Telephone Vanderbilt 2070. Factory
Berkeley, Calif.
3—American Piano Co. 437 Fifth Ave.
Walk 3 blocks west on 42nd St. to 5th Ave., south 3 blocks to
the south east corner on 39th St. Time 8 minutes. Telephone
Vanderbilt 3091.
4—Autopiano Co., 51 St. & 12th Ave.
42nd St. cross-town car going west, transfer to 10th Ave.
going north; get off at 51st St., walk 2 blocks west to the north
east corner of 12th Ave. Time 20 minutes. Telephone
Columbus 8871.
5—Bacon Piano Co., 601 West 50th St.,
42nd St. cross-town car going west; transfer to 10th Ave. car;
going north; get off at 50th St., walk one block west. Time
20 minutes. Telephone Columbus 4640.
6—Baldwin Co. The, 665 Fifth Ave.
Madison Ave. surface car at Pershing Square going north;
get off at 53rd St., walk one block west to Fifth Ave. Time
10 minutes. Telephone Plaza 8184.
7—Baus Piano Co. Inc., So. Blvd. & Cypress Ave.
Uptown Lexington Ave. subway express at Grand Central;
change for Hunts Point local at 125th St., get off at Cypress
Ave., walk 3 blocks south. Time 20 minutes. Telephone
Melrose 3124.
ft—Becker Bros., 52nd St. & 10th Ave.
42nd St. cross-town car going north; get off at 52nd St.
Factory op south west corner. Time 15 minutes. Telephone
Columbus 360.
9—Behning Piano Co. E. 133rd St. & Alexander Ave.
Uptown Lexington Ave. subway express at Grand Central;
change for Hunts Point Local at 125th St.; get off at 138th St.
walk, 5 blocks south on Alexander Ave. Time 20 minutes;
Telephone Melrose 4460.
10—Belir Bros. & Co., 643-647 West 51st St.
42nd St. cross-town car going west; transfer to 10th Ave.
going north; get off at 51st St., walk 2 blocks west to the north
east corner of 12th Ave. Time 20 minutes. Telephone
Columbus 8871.
12—Bjur Bros. Co., Whltlock & Leggett Aves.
Uptown Lexington Ave. Bubway express at Grand Central;
change at 125th St. for Hunts Point local; get off at Longwood
Aye., walk one block east and 2 blocks south. Time 30
minutes. Telephone Melrose 6656.
13—Bogart Piano Co., 9-11 Canal Place.
Uptown Lexington Ave. subway express at Grand Central;
get off at Mott Haven station, 138th St., walk 2 blocks east
and half a block north. Time 15 minutes. Telephone
Melrose 939.
14— Brambach Piano Co., 639-643 West 49th St.
42nd St. cross-town car going west; transfer to 10th Ave. car
going north; get off at 49th St., walk 1)4 blocks west. Fac-
tory on the north side of street. Time 20 minutes. Telephone
Columbus 4643.
15—Braumuller Piano Co., 627-641 West 43rd St.
42nd St. cross-town car going west; get off at 11th Ave., walk
one block north and J^ a block west. Time 15 minutes.
Telephone Bryant 3242.
17—Cable & Sons, 550-552 West 38th St.
Madison Ave. car at Pershing Square going south on 4th Ave.,
get off at 34th St., transfer to car marked 42nd St. ferry; get
off at 38th St. & 10th Ave, and walk half a block west. Time
20 minutes. Telephone Longacre 875.
18—Chase Co. A. B., 9 East 45th St.
Walk 2 blocks west on 42nd St., 3 blocks north on Madison
Ave. and half a block west on 45th St. Time 7 minutes.
Telephone Vanderbilt 3239. Factory Norwalk, O.
19—Christman Piano Co., 597-601 E. 137th St.
Uptown Lexington Ave. subway express at Grand Central;
change to Hunts Point local at 125th St., get off at Cypress
Ave. and walk one block Bouth and half a block west. Time
20 minutes. Telephone, Melrose 1754. Downtown
wareroom 763 6th Ave. Walk four blocks west on 42nd St. to
6th Ave. and 1 ^ blocks north. Time 6 minutes. Tel.
Bryant, 9750.
20—Claviola Co., 520-524 West 48th St.
42nd St. cross-town car going west; transfer to 10th Ave. line
north to 48th St., walk half a block west. Time 20 minutes.
Telephone Longacre 1792.
21—Davenport-Tracy Piano Co., Executive office, 542-546
West 36th St.
Mad. Ave car at Pershing Sq. going south on 4th Ave., trans-
fer to cross-town car on 34th St. marked 42nd St. Ferry going
west; get off at 36th St. and 10th Ave., and walk half a block
west. Time 20 minutes. Telephone, Longacre 980. Factory
at 54th St.
25—Electrova Co. The, 134th St. & Cypress Ave.
Uptown Lexington Ave. subway express at Grand Central;
change at 125th St. for Hunt's Point local; get off at Cypress
Ave., walk four blocks south. Time 20 minutes. Telephone
Melrose 3124.
48—Mansfield Piano Co., 135th St. & Willow Ave.
Uptown Lexington Ave, subway express at Grand Central; '
change at 125th St. for Hunt's Point local; get off at Cypress
Aye., walk one block east and three blocks south. Time 20 j
minutes. Telephone, Melrose 4210.
26—Estey Piano Co., East 133rd St. & Lincoln Ave.
Uptown Lexington Ave. subway express at Grand Central;
change at 125th St. for Hunt's Point local; get off at 3rd Ave.
station; walk south on Lincoln Ave. five blocks. Time 20
minutes. Telephone, Melrose 3500.
49—Mason & Hamlln Co., 313 Fifth Ave.
Madison Ave. car at Pershing Sq. going south on 4th Ave. get
off at 32nd St., walk one block west to 5th Ave. Time 15
minutes. Telephone, Madison Square 1730.
27—Fischer Inc., J. & C , 417-433 West 28th St.
42nd St. cross-town car going west; get off at 9th Ave. and
take the southbound car to 28th St., walk one-half a block
west; factory on the north side of the street. Time 15
minutes. Telephone Chelsea 1094.
50—Mathushek Piano Mfg. Co., 132nd St. & Alexander Ave.
Uptown Lexington Ave. subway express at Grand Central;
change nt 125th St. to Hunt's Point local; get off at 3rd Ave.
at the Alexander Ave. end of the station, walk 6 blocks south
on Alexander Ave. Time 20 minutes. Telephone, Melrose
8390.
28—Frederick Piano Co., 125 Cypress Ave.
Uptown Lexington Ave. subway express at Grand Central;
change at 125th St. for Hunt's Point local; get off at Cypress
Ave., walk four blocks south. Time 20 minutes. Telephone,
Melrose 3124.
29—Gabler & Bro. Inc. E., 347 Rider Ave.
Uptown Lexington Ave. subway express at Grand Central;
to Mott Haven station and 138th St., walk three blocks east
and two and one-half blooks north. Time 15 minutes. Tele-
phone, Melrose 1074.
30—Gordon Piano Co., Whltlock & Leggett Aves.
Uptown Lexington Ave. subway express at Grand Central
change at 12oth St. for Hunt's Point local; get off at Long-
wood^Ave.. walk one block east and two blocks south. Time
30 minutes. Telephone, Melrose 6656.
31—Hallet & Davis Piano Co.
New York office 18 East 42nd St., walk two and a half blocks
west on 42nd St. time 5 minutes. Telephone, Murray
Hill 5325.
32—Hardman, Peck & Co., Executive office, 433 Fifth Ave.
walk west on 42nd St. three blocks to 5th Ave., then south on
5th Ave. three and a half blocks. Time 10 minutes. Tele-
phone, Murray Hill 5840. Factory 542 W. 52nd St.
33—Hazelton Bros., 542-546 West 40th St.
Take Madison Ave. car going south on 4th Ave. at Pershing
Sq. transfer at 34th St. to westbound car marked 42nd St.
ferry; get off at 40th St. & 10th Ave., walk half a block west.
Time 20 minutes. Telephone, Columbus 4640.
34—Howard Co. R. S., 485 East 133rd St.
Uptown Lexington Ave. subway express to 125th St. get off
here and take the Willis Ave. car going east on 125th St., get
off at E. 133rd St. and walk two blocks east. Time 20
minutes. Telephone, Melrose 8276.
35—Jacob Bros., 539-543 West 39th St.
42nd St. cross-town car going west; get off at 10th Ave., walk
three blocks south and half a block west. Time 20 minutes.
Telephone, Bryant 3526.
36—James & Holmstrom, Executive office, 23 East 14th St.
Madison Ave. car at Pershing Sq. going south on 4th Ave;
get off at 14th St. and walk two and a half blocks west. Time
15 minutes. Telephone, Stuyvesant 3185. Factory, 79 Alex-
ander Ave. Tlephone, Melrose 8390.
37—Janssen, B. H., Brown PI. & 132nd St.
Uptown Lexington Ave. subway at Grand Central, get off
at 125 St. and take the Willis Ave. car going east on 125 St.
get off at 133rd St. and walk two blocks east and one block
south. Time 20 minutes. Telephone, Melrose 389.
38— Kindler & Collins, 520-524 West 48th St.
42nd St. cross-town car going west; transfer to 10th Aye. car
going north to 43th St., walk one half block west. Time 20
minutes. Telephone Bryant 1792.
39—Knabe & Co. Wm., 437 Fifth Ave.
Walk three blocks west to 5th Ave., on 42nd St. and three
blocks south to the south-east corner of 39th St. Time 8
minutes. Telephone, Vanderbilt 3091.
40—Kohler & Campbell, Inc., 601 West 50th St.
42nd St. cross-town car going west; transfer to 10th Ave. car
going north; get off at 50th St., walk one block west. Time
20 minutes. Telephone, Columbus 4640.
41—Krakauer Bros., 136th St. & Cypress Ave.
Uptown Lexington Ave. subway express at Grand Central;
change at 125th St. for Hunt's Point local; get off at Cypress
Ave. and walk one and a half blocks south. Time 20 minutes.
Telephone, Melrose 8671.
42— Kranlch & Bach, 233 East 23rd St.
Madison Ave. car at Pershing Sq. going south on 4th Ave. to
23rd St. transfer east to 2nd Ave. Factory on the north-west
corner. Time 15 minutes. Telephone, Gramercy 2122.
43—Laffargue Co. The. 134th St. & Cypress Ave.
Uptown Lexington Ave. subway express at Grand Central;
change at 125th St. for Hunt's Point local; get off at Cypress
Ave., walk four blocks south. Time 20 minutes. Telephone,
Melrose 3831.
44—Lawson Piano Co., 372 East 149th St.
Uptown Lexington Ave. subway express at Grand Central;
get off at 149th St. and 3rd Ave. and walk half a block west.
Time 20 minutes. Telephone, Melrose 1563. Factory 2572
Park Ave.
22—Decker & Son, Inc., 697-701 West 135th St.
Uptown Lexington Ave. subway express at Grand Central;
change at 125th St. to Hunt's Point local, get off at Cypress
Ave.
east. Time 20 minutes. Telephone, Melrose 326.
45—Lindeman & Sons Piano Co., 10 Jones St.
Take shuttle train in the subway at Grand Central to Times
Sq., change for downtown express of the 7th Ave. subway; at
14th St. change for local; get off at Christopher St., walk
two blocks east and half a block south. Time 20 minutes.
Telephone, Spring 729.
23—DeRlvas & Harris Mjg. Co., East 135th St. & WiUow Ave.
Uptown Lexington Ave. subway express at Grand Central;
change at 125th St. for Hunts' Point local; get off at Cypress
Ave., walk east on 138th St. to Willow Ave. one block then
two blocks south. Time 20 minutes. Telephone Melrose 240.
46—Ludwig & Co., 136th St., & Willow Ave.
Uptown Lexington Ave. subway express at Grand Central;
change at 125th St. for Hunt's Point local; get off at Cypress
Aye., walk one block east and two blocks south. Time 20
minutes. Telephone, MelroBe 86.
24—Doll & Sons, Inc. Jacob, 134th St. & Cypress Ave.
Uptown Lexington Ave. subway express at Grand Central;
change at 125th St. for Hunts' Point local; get off at Cypress
Ave., walk four blooks south. Time 20 minutes. Telephone
Melrose 3124.
47—Madison Piano Co., 136th St. & Cypress Ave.
Uptown Lexington Ave., subway express at Grand Central;
change at 125th St. for Hunt's Point local; get off at Cypress
Ave. and walk one and a half blocks south. Time 20 minutes.
Telephone, Melrose 8671.
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51—Mehlin & Sons, Paul G., Executive Office 4 East 43rd St.
Walk two blockB west on 42nd St. to Madison Ave; one block
north to 43rd St. and half a block west. Time five minutes.
Telephone, Vanderbilt 3967. Factory is reached via 42nd St.
cross-town car going west to the West Shore Ferry; take
Weehawken Ferry and Palisade car on Jersey side to 20th St.
West New York walk one block east. Time 35 minutes.
Telephone, Union 1819.
52—Milton Piano Co., 542-546 West 36th St.
Madison Ave. car at Pershing Sq. going south on 4th Ave.,
transfer to cross-town car on 34th St. going west marked 42nd
.St. Ferry: get off at 36th St. and 10 Ave., and walk half a
block west. Time 20 minutes. Telephone, Longacre 980.
53—Needham Piano Co., 520-524 West 48th St.
42nd St. cross-town ear going west; transfer to 10th Ave. car
going north to 4,Sth St., walk one half block west. Time
20 minutes. Telephone, Longacre 1792.
54—Newton Piano Co., 610 West 51st St.
42nd St. cross-town car going west; transfer to 10th Ave. car
going north to 51st St., walk one and a half blocks west.
Time 20 minutes. Telephone, Columbus 4640.
55—Pease Piano Co., Leggett Ave., & Barry St.
Upton Lexington Ave. subway express at Grand Central;
change at 125th St. for Hunt's Point local; get off at 149th St.
and take Leggett Ave. car to Barry St. Time 30 minutes
Telephone Intervale 1644. Downtown office 128 W. 42nd
St. Telephone, Bryant 3034.
56—Premier Grand Piano Corp., 510-532 West 23rd St.
Madison Ave. car at Pershing Sq. going south on 4th Ave. to
23rd St., transfer to cross-town car going west; get off at 11th
Ave. Time 20 minutes. Telephone, Chelsea 6305.
57—Radle, F., 609-613 West 36th St.
Madison Ave. car at Pershing Sq. going south; transfer at
34th St. to westbound car marked 42nd St. Ferry; get off at
36th St. & 10th Ave., and walk one and a half blocks west.
Time 20 minutes. Telephone, Longacre 878.
58—Ricca & Son, 97 Southern Blvd.
Uptown Lexington Ave. subway express at Grand Central;
change at 125th St. for Hunt's Point local; get off at Cypress
Ave., walk south four blocks. Time 20 minutes. Telephone,
Melrose 9234.
59—Rudolph Piano Co., 721 East 137th St.
Uptown Lexington Ave. subway express at Grand Central;
change at 125th St. for Hunt's Point local; get off at Cypress
Ave., walk one block south. Time 20 minutes. Telephone,
Melrose 1508.
60—Schencke Piano Co., 245-249 East 137th St.
Uptown Lexington Ave. subway express at Grand Central;
change at 125th St. for Hunt's Point local; get off at 3rd Ave.
walk one block south and one block west. Time 20 minutes.
Telephone, Melrose 1990.
61—Schmidt-Dauber Co., 444 West 13th Street.
Madison Ave. car at Pershing Sq. going south on 4th Ave.,
transfer to 14th St. car going west; gat off at Washington St.,
walk one block south. Time 20 minutes. Telephone, Chelsea
5832.
62—Smith, Inc., F. G., 450 Fifth Ave.
Walk three blocks west to 5th Ave. and two and a half blocks
south. Time 5 minutes. Telephone, Murray Hill 1645.
63—Sohmer & Co., 315 Fifth Ave.
Madison Ave. car at Pershing Sq. going south on 4th Ave. to
32nd St., walk one block west. Time 10 minutes. Telephone,
Madison Square 4850. Factory, Jamaica & Vernon Ave.,
Astoria, L. I.
64—Steinway & Sons, Executive Offices, 109 East 14th St.
Downtown Lexington Ave. subway express at Grand Central;
get off on 14th St. and walk one-half block east to Steinway
Hall on the north side of street. Time 8 minutes. Telephone,
Stuyvesant 3140. Factories: No. 1, Steinway, L. I., Tale-
phone, Astoria 2131; No. 2, Ditmars Ave., Telephone
Astoria 1270.
65—Stodart Piano Co. Inc., Southern Blvd. & Trinity Ave.
Uptown Lexington Ave. subway express at Grand Central;
change at 125th St. for Hunt's Point local; get off at Cypress
Ave., walk four blocks south. Time 20 minutes. Telephone,
Melrose 3124.
66—Strich & Zeldler, 136th St. & Willow Ave.
Uptown Lexington Ave. Bubway express at Grand Central;
change at 125th St. for Hunt's Point local; get off at Cypress
Aye., walk one block east, and 2 blooks south. Time 20
minutes. Telephone, Melrose 86.
67—Stultz & Bauer, 338 East 31st St.
Take a Broadway & 3rd Ave. car marked 34th St. going east;
get off at 34th St. and 1st Ave., walk three short blocks south.
Time 10 minutes. Telephone, Murray Hill 933.
68—Tonk & Bro. Wm., 456 Tenth Ave.
Madison Ave. car at Pershing Sq. going south on 4th Ave.,
transfer at 34th St. to car marked 42nd St. Ferry; get off at
36th St. & 10th Ave. Time 15 minutes. Telephone, Long-
acre 861.
69—Warde Piano Co., 66-70 East 125th St.
Uptown Lexington Ave. subway express at Grand Central;
get off at 125th St. and walk one and a half blocks east.
Time 15 minutes. Telephone, Harlem 6313.
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