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FEBRUARY 18, 1922
THE MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
chestra has the hearty support of many of the
musical instrument dealers of the city.
General Improvement in Economic Conditions Reflected in Increasing Demand for Musical In-
George and William Schroeder, proprietors of
Schroeder Bros. Music House, at Pittsburgh,
struments—-Manufacturers Receiving Very Satisfactory Orders—Steinway Duo-Art Featured
were among the recent callers at the Kurtzmann
BUFFALO, N. Y., February 13.—Gradual improve-
town, succeeding Leon Stranburg, who has taken plant here.
ment in general business conditions is reported charge of this firm's Bradford store.
Members of the Victor Dealers' Association of
by local dealers. While sales show the usual
Word was received here of the death of Ed- Western New York expect to make noon meet-
seasonal slump dealers report prospects for ward A. Webler, leader of the Sodus Center, ings, at which the releases for the following
Spring business are steadily growing brighter N. Y., band, and organizer of several orchestras month will be heard and discussed, a monthly
and believe the long period of depression for the and musical organizations.
feature, it is announced.
music industries is now nearing an end.
The Buffalo Symphony Orchestra, which now
Plans are now being made for the March meet-
Through well-advertised sales, in which real numbers nearly 100 musicians, is now ready for ing of the music group of the Buffalo Chamber
values were offered, piano dealers were able to a series of public concerts, which will be given of Commerce. The program for the meeting is
make January and the first half of February with Arnold Cornelssen as conductor. The or- being arranged by C. N. Andrews.
yield a fairly good volume of business. Sales of
low and medium-priced player-pianos have been
SALT LAKE CITY ITEMS
ST. LOUIS DEALERS HUSTLING
especially large as compared with the volume of
Industrial Situation Causing Some Concern, but Business Being Secured by Working for It, Say
business transacted in other lines.
Music Dealers Are Optimistic Over the Fu-
Local Dealers—Kieselhorst Store the Scene of
The manufacturers of the district report many
ture Outlook—News of the Week
stock orders from dealers in volume considerably
Private Dance—Other Items of Interest
larger than had been generally anticipated. H. J.
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, February 11.—The in-
Hackenheimer, president of C. Kurtzmann & Co.,
ST. LOUIS, MO., February 13.—To hear it told as
just before departing for a month's tour of the dustrial situation is worse just now than it has some of the St. Louis piano men tell it, the busi-
South, said conditions appear to be rapidly im- been for a long time, but there are indications ness of selling pianos is rather poor. P. A. Leh-
proving in the Middle West, especially in indus- that things will improve in the near future. man, who is president of the Music Merchants'
trial centers. Mr. Hackenheimer said there are Music trade dealers are doing fairly well, but Association as well as president of the Lehman
indications that the East and South may soon many of them readily admit that business is not Piano Co., however, pooh-poohs the stories that
show improvement similar to that reported from so good as it was a year ago.
come to him about bad business. "Nothing to
The O'Loughlin Co., the well-known talking it," he said. "It's just a way the fellows have
the Middle West.
Both the Kurtzmann and the Wurlitzer plants machine dealer on South Main street, is put- of mistaking an off-day for bad business and
here were operated at practically 100 per cent ting in a sheet music and small goods depart- concluding that the world has come to an end.
capacity in January and have kept up that record ment. President H. R. O'Loughlin told your One of them told me his store sold $11,000 worth
correspondent that in the matter of sheet music last week. And another said he sold two grands
thus far in February.
A. A. VanDerMark, director of the American nothing would be carried but popular, up-to-date in one day. And another sold three reproducers
Music Festival, addressed a meeting of the Equal- merchandise. The stock of small goods has last week. And here at our store we sold six
ity Club of the Central Y. M. C. A. on February already been purchased, Mr. O'Loughlin said, and players between one day's night and the next
10, on the subject of "Romances of American by the time these lines appear in print the new day's noon. And our men have five store dates
this afternoon and three of them are waiting
Music." Mr. VanDerMark and George W. department is expected to be in operation.
Walter Robinson, secretary-treasurer of the around now for the prospects to come in. These
Pound, who has also been speaking at many
club and other gatherings here, have been doing Robinson Bros. Music Co., the big State street dates may not result in sales, but they show
very valuable "missionary" work in behalf of concern, has just returned from a business trip that there is activity. And we just made a $750
American musical instruments, records and ar- to Chicago. .While in the "Windy City" Mr. sale on a drop-in. Don't tell me business is
tists, and its effect is being shown in sales sheets Robinson visited the Kimball factory, among bad."
other places.
of merchants here.
What's the use of having a piano store if you
Gerald Beesley, of the Beesley Music Co., son can't use it for something? That is the way
A voluntary petition in bankruptcy was filed in
the United States District Court here by Fred C. of Bishop Alvin A. Beesley, manager of the firm, H. A. Kieselhorst, vice-president of the Kiesel-
Ayer, proprietor of Ayer's Music House at Dun- has organized an orchestra for Loew's State horst Piano Co., looks at it. He used the store
kirk, N. Y. Mr. Ayer listed assets of $6,629 and Theatre and will act as its conductor. Young Saturday night for a private dance, when fifteen
Beesley is a popular figure in local musical cir- couples were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Kieselhorst.
liabilities of $13,374 in his petition.
cles,
as well as trade circles, and was serving The fourth floor was cleared of merchandise and
Under the auspices of Denton, Cottier & Dan-
iels a Steinway Duo-Art concert was presented his firm in an outdoor capacity.
the trappings of merchandising and they danced
Vice-president J. Glen, of the Glen Bros.-Rob- to the music of the A. B. Chase reproducing
at the Park Club recently. A program of num-
bers by Bauer, Friedman and Hofmann was erts Piano Co., one of the best-known concerns piano and the Victrola.
given, together with solos by Agnes Preston of its kind in the mountain States, has been dan-
The Krite-Boyens Piano Co. has taken the
Storck. The program was warmly received, the gerously ill for the past ten days, but colleagues St. Louis agency for the Jesse French and Hallet
instrument and the artist dividing the honors of say he has a turn for the better and expect that & Davis pianos.
it will not be long before he will be back at his
the occasion.
L. L. Fox, of the Couturier Band Instrument
Wright Halliwell and William Hanson, sales- desk. Mr. Glen acts as manager of the Salt Co., La Porte, Ind., was here the latter part of
men for the Hanson Music House, of Kane, Pa., Lake store.
the week. From here he went West, stopping at
John Elliot Clark, president of the Utah As- the principal Missouri cities, headed for Denver.
had narrow escapes from death when the truck
owned by the firm, and in which they were rid- sociation of Music Industries and a prominent
William Brenner, of the Gretsch Mfg. Co.,
ing, was struck by a Pennsylvania train on a local talking machine dealer, has gone to the Brooklyn, N. Y., was here last week.
grade crossing near Kane. Fortunately, the men Coast on business for his firm.
O. R. Bowman, of the Story & Clark Piano
The Beesley Music Co. installed a Foto- Co., Chicago, stopped in St. Louis last week.
were thrown clear of the tracks. Mr. Halliwell
was badly cut and bruised about the head and player in a Mount Pleasant play house some days
Thomas W. Phillips, who has been in busi-
body, while Mr. Hanson suffered a severe scalp ago.
ness for himself the past two years, first on South
Royal W. Daynes, manager of the Consoli- Grand avenue and later on Pine street, between
wound and other injuries. William Youngquist,
driver of the truck, was also painfully injured. dated Music Co., and Joseph J. Daynes, presi- Ninth and Tenth, handling the Krell line of
It is expected all of the men will recover from dent of the Daynes-Beebe Music Co., two of pianos, has closed out the business and is again
the most prominent music trade men in the city, with the Baldwin Piano Co.
their injuries.
F. W. Mix, formerly with the Mason & Hamlin have just returned from the Coast, where they
Co., at its Boston store, has been appointed had been for the past few weeks.
Fred Beesley, secretary of the Utah Associa-
manager of the Stranburg music store at James-
tion of Music Industries and one of the best-
liked men in local music trade circles, spent
most of Monday and Tuesday at the Police Court,
where he was called to act as a juryman in the
anti-cigarette case. Under the new Utah law it is
unlawful to sell cigarettes or smoke tobacco of
any kind in certain "enclosed" public places.
The Daynes-Beebe Music Co. is doing rather
well now with pianos and players, especially the
Awarded first prize in many world compe-
latter.
titions during the past sixty years, the
Schomacker Piano is now daily receiving
first prizes of preference won by its superb
A charter of incorporation has been granted
tone, wonderful breadth of expression and
to the Zion Music Co., of Brooklyn, N. Y., under
structural beauty.
the laws of the State of New York. The new
SCHOMACKER PIANO CO.
concern is capitalized at $10,000. Incorporators
23d and Chestnut Sts.
Philadelphia, Pa.
are: A. and L. Lipitz and R. Ruderman.
BUFFALO DEALERS OPTIMISTIC OVER BETTER BUSINESS
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