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OCTOBER 8,
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
1921
thing as having too much music around for the
satisfactory performance of business, and has
Better Business Reported by Local Music Dealers—Lehman Piano Co. Now Established in Com- moved his office from the central part of the
department to a more secluded room at the west
modious New Headquarters—Kieselhorst Planning Trip to Hawaii—News of Interest
side of the department.
E. A. Kieselhorst, president of the Kieselhorst
ST. LOUIS, MO., October 3.—There was brightness phores. That caught Mr. Kieselhorst's fancy.
and vigor and crispness in the late September Anybody familiar with the architecture of Hill Piano Co., has been appointed to solicit the mu-
weather and October starts out with more of the and Kieselhorst can imagine the rest. Hill and sic merchants for contributions to the expenses
same, and these qualities have been communi- his wife are to sail from 'Frisco, on January 7 on of the Missouri Centennial celebration, to be
cated in some degree to business. It is recupera- the Maui and Kieselhorst says he thinks he and held in St. Louis October 5 to 15.
Arthur Brooks, for the past three years with
tive weather and business is recuperating under Mrs. K. will be on board when the ship sails.
its influence. The improvement is gratefully ac- Hill's son, Alfred, is attending the Las Alamos the Conroy Piano Co., and J. J. McDonough,
knowledged, but there is room for greater better- Ranch school at Otowi, N. M., where two Kiesel- for the past five months with the same house,
ment. Sales still have to be fought for and it. horst boys, Earl and Sidney, are students. An- have resigned and taken positions with the piano
may be. after all, that the improvement is due other piano man's boy there is Philip Clay, Jr., department of the Stix, Baer & Fuller Co.
Lemuel Klein, president of the Klein Piano
to the effect of bracing weather on the fighting son of Philip Clay, of Sherman, Clay & Co., San
qualities of the salesmen rather than to increased Francisco. Wallace, the oldest of the Kieselhorst Co., Chicago, made a special trip to St. Louis
responsiveness of the public, attributable to the boys, has entered Yale after a short preliminary last week to talk business with J. E. Dockstader,
manager of the Stix, Baer & Fuller piano de-
same cause. However it may be accounted for, course at the Roxbury school at New Haven.
the important fact is that there is some improve-
W- H. Alfring, head of the wholesale depart- partment.
Frederick Rroder, manager of the Wurlitzer
ment.
ment of the Aeolian Co., visited W. P. Chrisler,
Lehman won. Meaning P. A. Lehman, presi- manager of the Aeolian Co.'s store in St. Louis, store at Kansas City, visited J. B. Moran, man-
dent of the Lehman Piano Co., and meaning his one day last week. From here he went to Kan- ager of the St. Louis Wurlitzer store, last week.
The Field-Lippman Piano Co. has sold its
great race against time, with 1101 Olive street sas City and was going on to Salt Lake City.
Ray Hibshman, of Chicago, who sells motors North Side branch at 3702 North Grand avenue
as the goal and October 1 as the finish date. It
was on August 30 that Mr. Lehman leased the and expression devices for players, was in St. to T. B. Hauk, who has been in charge of it
since it was opened two years ago. Mr. Hauk,
building at the northwest corner of Eleventh Louis last week.
J. F. Ditzell, manager of the Famous & Barr who has been with the Field-Lippman organiza-
and Locust streets and sublet the lease of his
old store at 1107 Olive street. The subletting, Co. music salon, has found that there is such a tion for twenty-four years, will run the store.
to Welch & Co., was with the understanding that
they could move in October 1. That meant that
Mr. Lehman would have to be in his new place
on the last day of September. Everybody said Meeting to Be Called Shortly for the Purpose of Preparing an Active Program for the Coming
he couldn't do it and nearly everybody along
Year—Dreher's Sons Co. Featuring a Special Sale—Cleveland Association to Meet
Piano Row was willing to bet that he couldn't.
CLEVELAND, O., October 3.—An early meeting of
been booked, according to Harry R. Valentine,
It was nip and tuck and all records for remodel-
ing and redecorating a piano house were broken, officers of the Music Merchants' Association of sales manager.
Appointment of committees to frame measures
but Lehman passed under the wire a winner on Ohio is being arranged by President Fred N.
the 30th day of September and celebrated the Goosman, Toledo, and Secretary Rexford C. for dealing with problems confronting the piano
victory by selling three pianos that day and Hyre, to plan the activities of the State body for industry here probably will be made within the
clinched it by selling three more on October 1. the coming year. Vice-president A. B. Smith, next week or so by President O. C. Muehlhauser,
And now he is in one of the tastiest and classiest Akron, and Treasurer O. C. Muehlhauser will of the Cleveland Music Trade Association.
attend. At this meeting committees are expected These problems include the free music roll, tun-
piano places in St. Louis.
Unless plans miscarry there is going to be a to be appointed, with work that will tend to im- ing costs, the establishment of a music roll ex-
spectacle about next January on the beach at prove the condition of members of the trade change and methods for increasing business.
Tentative suggestions were made by members at
Wai-Hai-We or Wai-Ki-Ki, or somewhere around throughout the State.
Heralded with full-page advertising, a sale, the first meeting of the season at The Mandarin
there, which will be worth coming miles to see.
F. J. Kill, formerly of the W. W. Kimball Co., unusual because of its infrequency at the B. this week. Definite plans are expected to be
is going to Honolulu, and he has written from Dreher's Sons Co., has been started. The sale formulated at the October meeting.
Establishment of bands for high school pupils,
Los Angeles to E. A. Kieselhorst, president of marked the reduction in prices on new and used
the Kieselhorst Piano Co., to come along, and instruments. This is the first event of this with a view toward increasing still further the
Mr. Kieselhorst says he thinks he'll go. In his character this firm has conducted in a long time. interest in music, is being planned by J. Powell
letter Mr. Hill suggested that they would un- In connection with the sale the first showings of Jones, music supervisor in the Cleveland schools.
doubtedly make a big hit on the beach with a the new Aeolian Duo-Art grand, a smaller and Already 250 boys and girls have been organized
wreath of "leis" around their necks, looking for lower-priced instrument than the original of this at East Tech High. The instructors will be
all the world like a couple of animated sema- type, are being made, and sales already have members of the Cleveland Orchestra, about
twenty-five players having offered their services.
In addition the orchestra will play at concerts
to be held at the different schools during the
season. The technical side of music is expected
to be developed for the benefit of students
through these concerts.
Winning a convention for Cleveland with
music will be an idea put into effect by the
Cleveland Advertising Club in its efforts to cap-
ture the 1922 meeting of the Affiliation of Adver-
tising Clubs, which meets this year at Hamilton,
Ontario. William J. Raddatz, former club presi-
dent, is leading a .chorus of Ad Club members,
who will train in songs that will tell the associa-
tion members the benefits to be derived by com-
ing to Cleveland next year.
The I Aid wig is not merely a grand piano in appearance, it is also a grand
H. E. Hackenheimer, of C. Kurtzmann & Co.,
piano in tone. Not made small enough to fit in a corner, but large enough to
Buffalo, was a visitor in the trade this week, con-
provide for proper string length, and sounding board area, that will produce
ferring with local Kurtzmann representatives.
real grand piano tone. The
He expressed satisfaction with the manner in
which Cleveland is keeping pace with other com-
munities in increased piano business.
M. O. Matlin, of the Home Piano Co., on his
honeymoon in the Far East, has written to the
is 5 feet 3V2 inches long—and we invite its comparison, both as to tona)
Cleveland trade, thanking the members for the
quality and appearance—with any other small grand, irrespective of price.
cup they sent him. Mr. Matlin fails to say
whether the cup can be used for the purpose for
which it was originally intended in the countries
through which his wife and himself are passing.
COOLER WEATHER STIMULATES BUYING IN ST. LOUIS
OHIO ASSOCIATION TO OUTLINE FUTURE ACTIVITIES
The
Musician's Small Grand
LUDWIG
Ludwig & Go.
New York
Willow Avenue and 136th Street
The Ludwig Reproducing Piano
Grands
Uprights
Players
August Romano, formerly connected with the
player department of the Bergstrom Music Co.,
of Honolulu, H. L, has joined the player sales
force of Sherman, Clay & Co., San Francisco.