OcrOBl::J{ 20, 1923
THE
MUSIC
TRADE
REVIEW
11
JUNIUS HART SOON TO OCCUpy NEW MUSIC WAREROOMS
LARAWAY MUSIC STORE OPENS
New Structure Will Be Ready for Occupancy Within the Next Two or Three Weeks.---F. E. Edgar
CORVALLIS. ORE.. Octo ber 12.- Th e Laraway
::Vlus ic Co. has opened a sto re at 130 South
Seco nd st reet , here, with a complete stoc k of
musical merchandise. The quarters have been
r emodele d a nd special attent ion has been ce n
tered 011 making them as arti sti c as possible.
The s tore will handle th e Kimball, Knabe and
Apollo g-rand pi anos an d the Victor and Bruns
wick phonograph lin es.
Paul 13. Norris has
been mad e branch manager h ere , the main store
o f the compan y being in Eugene.
Visits the Local Trade-New Orleans Dealers Report Steady Demand at Present
!\ EW ONLEf\NS, LA., October 16.- An easy pace
charact e rizes operations being cond uct ed in the
Illusic field at the pn" ent time. Dealers are
content to figur e th eir business on a basis of
par. l'racti ca lly nothing of a n unusual nature
ha s developed within th e last fortnight. Sales
are being made without any particular features
being introduced into their consummatio n.
Activ it y is co nfi n~d to service normally fur
nished the public in a music way. In anticipa
t ion of an outburst of Christma s purchasing,
\vhich is looked for within (he next few weeks ,
d eale rs arc Ill "k in g a ll p re parations necessary,
however.
A delay in plans for the n ew hom e of the
Junius Hart Piano Hou se , Ki m ba ll distributor,
which will be occ u pied jointly by them an d by
the C. G. Co n n New Orleans Co., with a s h eet
mus ic de pa rtment to be handled by Dave Fra nk
and R ay McNamara, well-kno wn and popular
repr ese ntatives of Leo Feist, lnc., New Y ork,
has caused an u pset in the business of the firms.
The n ew home was expected to be ready for
occup an cy by Octobe r I. :\s a re su lt the fi rms
a rc s li ghtly inconvenienced as far as location
i.< concerned. It is e:q) cc ted that fr om two to
three wCl-ks w ill be r equired to have it r eady
for normal opera ti on.
vVh e n complclcd the horne w ill present Olle
of the most ti.nished of its kind. It will em
brace every possible department of the mu sic
wo rl d. The Co nn Co . has in stalled a number
of tlH' lat est type Jllusical instrument display
wall cases. The name a nd line of bu si nt' ss are
worked into stained gla ss borders, topping off
the cases, wh ich occupy a section of the low er
floor. Opposi te wi ll be th e s heet mu sic d epar t
m ent. Th e player roll dep artm e nt a nd the talk
ing machinc division of t he Hart House w ill
occupy the rear se c tion o f the floor.
The
offices have be en locat ed 011 a n attractiv ely de
signed me zz ani n e floor. The fini s hin g of the
wa ll s a nd ceilings wi ll be en tir ely in white. Th e
second floor is to be used as a co ncert ha ll a nd
is undivided. The th ird flo or has been parti
t ion ed off to take care of pianos. The Kimball
reprodu cin g gra\"ds, the latest ad diti ons to the
line, wi ll be hou s ed in the forwa rd section,
whi ch will be tastefully decorated and drap ed,
giving it a studio effe ct. The ordinar y grands
will be quartered directly be hind . Then the up
right p layers and the ordinary mod els III
separate rOOIll S, su ccessive ly co nstruc t ed. The
fifth floor w ill be devoted to a s urplus stock
wareroom and sh op, with the latest s trin gi ng
d evic es, dryill." rooms, varnishing rooms a nd
other auxil ia r ies to the piano b usiness.
'M a n ager O . n. Heyer is highly pleased with
the new lo cat ion, and is satisfied th at it will
fulfill the demand for more s pa ce whic h the
g rowin g b usin ess of the com pany has so rely
needed.
1h. McNamara has composed a new jazz hit,
which has been t ake n over by the publishing
h o use of Ric h mo nd- Robb in s, of New Y or k, and
wil l be put on the market in if sho rt time. He
h as given it the title of "Sweet and Pretty
IvIanll11a. "
F. E. Edga r, of th e .\ eo li an Co., ?'Je w York,
was a vis it or in the city durin g the past week.
Mr. Edgar called on Ivlanager H owa rd Hill of
(ire music depa rtment of D. H. Holmes' st ore
a nd confe rr ed with th e lat ter at len g th re ga rd
ing the pre se nt musical sit uat ion in New O r
le ans an d v icinity.
M r. Hill ha s received a numbe r of period
lllodel g rand s, which h e is di s playing with much
pride on the " Aoor." They have elicited much
fa vorable COllllllent from observe r s among the
buyin g public. lVlanager Hill is concentrating
on grand bu si ne s,; a nd ha s a large supply of
these in s truments. More are on the way. He
intends to ca te r t o the higher cla ss tr ade of
the citv, Bu sin ess with him, he d ec lar es, is
fa irly good. The trade has s uffere d consider
ably, however , through the in abi lity of t h e Duo
.\rt people to Illake deli veries of t heir instru
ments, wh ic h are loc al ly very popular.
Go od business in player roll s, which previous
ly had not been the case, has been recorded
by L. C. Guenard at his n ew sto r e, a few squa res
from his former location. Record sa les have
a lso sho w n a tendency to pick u p, un ti l no\\·
they have rea ched such a plane th at Mr . Gue
nard finds he n ee d s ad diti ona l help. He ha s
tak e n on a supp ly of ukuleles, which have also
been di sappeari ng from the s helv es into th e
hands of cus to me rs at a steady gait.
While competitive music hou ses r epo rt hav
ing experienced a dormant period in business,
Hal'ry B. Loeb, pr esi dent of the music house
bearing his name, is au thorit y for the s tat em ent
th at business is showing steady improv e
m ent.
NEW MUSIC STORE IN SAN PEDRO
SA:-.I PEDRO, (,\1.., October 15.- /1. long lea se 011
quarters at 719 Sout h P acifi c avenue has been
secured by Mr s. Mabel D. Ev ans, who will open
a music sto re here. It is planned to make the
Evans s to r e one of the most complete stores
in thi, region, fr om the standpoint of mer
chandis e. Th e Baldwin li ne of pianos a nd a
stock o f Victrolas will be ca rried.
Why II Pays 10 Buy Amco Benches
DURABILITY
Experience teaches us that durability is what counts
most with most merchandise. It is the feature that
counts most in a Piano Bench.
The Amco Bench is completely set up at the factory, it
is shipped in a specially made fiber container, and
weighs but 30 pounds complete.
With the Amco Bench there is no setting up to do,
no fiddling with bolts or screws, no trouble nor work
of any kind for the dealer nor consumer, and most im
portant of all, there is no tendency for the Bench to
fall apart. It is made to last indefinitely and it is set up
to stay.
Amco Benches are shipped out in a complete manner,
and give the best satisfaction in every respect. The
finish is guaranteed to be super-fine, and there is no
possibility of marring it, as Amco Benches are com
pletely set up at the factory.
Amco Benches cost no more, neither is the freight any
higher.
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AMERICAN PIANO BENCH MFG. CO.
415-419 West Superior Street
Chicago, Ill.