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FEBRUARY 21,
1920
THE
MUSIC
TRADE
REVIEW
WITH THE TRADE IN WINNIPEG
NEW YORK PIANO TUNERS ORGANIZE
NEW SUPERINTENDENT APPOINTED
Higher Piano Prices Do Not Hurt Sales—Some
Good Advertising—Alberta Co. Closes Branch
Preliminary Steps Taken for the Formation of
a Division of the National Association of
Piano Tuners in This City
David Mcllwrath Appointed Superintendent of
the Jesse French Plant in New Castle, Suc-
ceeding J. H. Winterbotham
WINNIPEG, MAN., February 12.—That the higher
As an indirect result of the recent conven-
figures at which musical instruments must be
retailed as compared with pre-war prices are tion of the National Association of Piano Tun-
i;ot a preventative to active business for an ag- ers in New York City, it is reported by W. F.
gressive selling force, is the opinion of George McClellan, national secretary and treasurer of
Gower, of Child & Gower Piano Co., Regina, the body, that the preliminary work of creating
who has just returned to that city from a visit a local division of the Association in this city
has been carried out very successfully, and that
East.
Mr. Gower was on a three weeks' business a goodly number of New York tuners have ap-
trip and holiday to Toronto and his old home plied for membership in the association, all of
city of London. Discussing the price phase of them having been duly examined and qualified.
Two very efficient and able tuners have been
the piano business, Mr. Gower emphasized the
fact that the purchase of a piano being a bnce- " appointed to represent the National Association
in-a-lifetime transaction with the average family in New York to carry on the work until a per-
the purchaser is not familiar with prices, and manent organization is effected. These tuners
is not in a position to appreciate the difference are George H. Lawrence, 149 Lexington avenue,
in five years 1 as the dealer is, and is, therefore, New York, in charge "of the tuning department
not so concerned about the advanced cost. In of Hardman, Peck & Co., Fifth avenue, New
Saskatchewan, for example, his experience is York, and Alexander Hart, 1951 Southern
that when the "prospect" is convinced that he Boulevard, New York, an independent tuner
wants a piano the price is not going to prevent well known throughout the city. Mr. Hart's
him making a purchase.
appointment is particularly fitting in that he
liusiness with his own firm, Mr. Gower states, was one of those closely identified with the
has been good, the year just closed being the Tuners' Association when the idea was launched
most pleasing in their history, both in pianos in New York originally some years ago.
Mr. McClellan went to Boston this week to
and phonographs. The Child & Gower firm
have the Steinway and Nordheimer agencies attend the meeting of the piano tuners of Bos-
and in phonographs and records feature the ton and New England to be held at the Hotel
Aeolian-Vocalion and Columbia lines.
Thorndyke on Sunday evening, February 22,
The Montelius Piano House, Limited, of and feels confident that as a result of the meet-
Dunsmuir street, Vancouver, recently ran a ing a division of the Association will be formed.
suitably illustrated, educational newspaper ad-
vertisement under the caption "As the twig is
McLEAN TO GO SOUTH
bent so doth the tree incline." The text ran as
fellows:
J. D. McLean, manager of the New York
"The wise mother, knowing her boy's mind to salon of the Mason & Hamlin Co., expects to
be in the plastic, receptive stage, believes in leave for the South by the middle of next week.
early musical training, realizing the lasting He will be gone for several weeks, making an
quality of impressions gained and tastes thus extended tour of the middle West and South.
formed at this transition period. Music is the "His itinerary includes Chicago, St. Louis, Lit-
foundation of education." Then follows an ar- tle Rock, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and
Austin. Mr. McLean will be accompanied by
gument for the Bell piano.
Regret is being expressed in Edmonton mus- his wife and expects, upon arriving in San An-
ical circles at the withdrawal of the Alberta tonio, to rough it on his brother's ranch, which
Piano Co. from that city. Mr. Woolman, who is located about 100 miles from that city. As
has been the manager of the Edmonton branch this is the season for the famous "round-ups"
for the past year, states that branch stores are in Texas, Mr. McLean is looking forward to
difficult to handle. The headquarters of the geeting back once more to his boyhood occupa-
tion as a cowboy.
firm are in Calgary.
SALES STAFF OF WALTHAM PIANO CO. HOLDS DINNER
MILWAUKEE, WIS., February 12.—One of the
interesting events in local music trade circles
recently was the dinner given by the Waltham
Piano Co. to the members of its sales staff at
excellent report of progress made during the
year recently closed, with sufficient humor in-
jected to add to the pleasantness of the occa-
sion. The accompanying photograph shows the
NEW CASTLE, IND.,, February 16.—C. B. Lewis,
general manager of Jesse French & Sons Piano
Co., has just announced that David Mcllwrath
has been appointed superintendent of the plant,
succeeding J. H. Winterbotham, who recently
resigned. Mr. Mcllwrath is well known to the
industry as a piano maker and factory expert.
He learned the business in Canada, having been
associated with many of the leading factories
in the East.
Mr. Winterbotham, who has just resigned,
was one of the old employes of the Jesse
French organization, having been associated
with that house for seventeen years. He has
been actively connected with public affairs in
this city, being a member of the City Council
and the Rotary Club. As a mark of the esteem
in which he was held, the foreman and em-
ployes of the factory presented Mr. Winter-
botham with an expensive diamond ring, Har-
mon Day acting as spokesman for the men. Mr.
Winterbotham has not yet announced his plans
for the future.
LOUIS GRUNEWALD, JR., DEAD
Well-known Lowell Piano Man Passes Away as
the Result of an Operation in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS, LA., February 17.—Louis Grune-
v/ald, Jr., manager of the piano department of a
Lowell, Mass., department store, died last week
in New Orleans following an operation. He was
the third eldest son of the late Louis Grune-
wald, Sr., and an uncle of Benedict Grunewald,
head of the Grunewald music house of New
Orleans. Mr. Grunewald was visiting his
mother when taken ill and died at Touro In-
firmary in his fifty-sixth year. He was born in
New Orleans and for a time was connected
with the house bearing his family name when
his father was living. About thirty years ago
he went to Newark, N. J., where he estab-
lished a piano and music store of his own.
This was relinquished about ten years ago, when
he moved to Lowell, Mass., Where he became
interested in the piano department of a large
music establishment.
At one time he was connected with some of
the largest music firms of New York and estab-
lished agencies in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and
Kingston, Jamaica, for the first American pianos
placed on sale in the islands. Besides a widow
and daughter, Mr. Grunewald is survived by
his mother and three brothers, Theodore and
Benedict, of New Orleans, and Clifford, of
Houston, Tex.
CLEVELAND "TALKER" MEN TO MEET
CLEVELAND, O., February .17.—The annual ban-
quet of the Talking Machine Dealers' Associa-
tion of Northern Ohio will be held in this city
on Thursday evening, February 19, and judging
from the arrangements that have been perfected
it will be one of the most interesting and best
attended affairs of its kind ever held in the his-
tory of the Association. Herman Wolfe, head
of the Wolfe Music Co. and president of the
organization, will preside. The program ar-
ranged indicates that it will not only be a joy to
epicures, but will be interesting in a business way.
LEASES NEW HEADQUARTERS
Dinner of Sales Staff of Waltham Piano Co., Milwaukee, Wis.
the Milwaukee Athletic Club. After a most en- members of the sales staff gathered around the
joyable repast there were discussions regard-
banquet
table, , and gives
some idea of the real
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ing business plans for the New Year, and an extent of the Waltham Co.'s sales organization.
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The Hcaton Music Store of Columbus, O.,
has leased the store building at 69 South High
street, that city, which, after improvements to
the extent of $25,000,
occupied by this
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estabrshment as its future home
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