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JANUARY 5, 1924
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
to the manager and the above salesmen the
following will attend: Salesmen D. R. Rum-
berger, C. H. Day, B. M. Crawford, George
Spangler, Howard Reed, J. W. Gilbert; book-
keeper, Miss Pearl Ellenberger; stenographer,
Black Music Co. Uses Columbia Demonstration Record to Advantage—M. Blackman, Advertising Miss Mary Ellenberger; tuner, J. C. Shafer,
Manager of Blackman Music Co.—Children Show Wide Interest in Music
and refinisher, Amon Hitz.
George W. Stieff, president, and S. P. Walker,
TZ"ANSAS CITY, MO, December 31.—AI- Knabe ranking first, the Fischer second and the treasurer and general manager, of Chas. M.
though the talking machine has not dimin- Franklin third in popularity.
Stieff, Inc., expect to be present.
ished in popularity, as evidenced by the numbers
The Blackman Music Co. had a window dis-
sold this season, yet the radio has come and play which proved extremely effective. In the
come to stay. Radio sets were featured as center of the window was a single piano, a
Christmas presents and the suggestions were Knabe. On the floor was imitation snow and
COLUMBUS, GA., December 31.—The Humes
acted upon. Through the radio one can widen around the woodwork were hung sprays of
Music Co., which suffered heavy losses in a dis-
his musical activities. Jack Lentz, saxophonist, greenery. The dignity resulting from the dis-
astrous fire in its new warerooms recently, is
who has a studio, where he is instructing a play of a single piano was befitting a high-class
again doing business at the old stand at 1141
dozen or more pupils in the saxophone and the instrument
Broad street. Within forty-eight hours after
clarinet, has played several times during the
the blaze was extinguished the moving of goods
past year from the Star's radio station. The
into the old store was started. After a remark-
Star has- a weekly concert from the Riley-Ehr-
able period of activity a creditable showroom
hart Orchestra, whose program consists of pop-
was completed and the holiday trade was duly
ular and classical numbers from the orchestra
served with music goods of all kinds. Carloads
and of violin solos. The instrumental programs Store Under Management of O. B. Lank Han-
of every model of Victrola began coming in,
seem to be the most popular and many requests
dles Greatest Volume of Business in Its direct from the factory in Camden, N. J.
have been sent in for certain musicians to play
Record of Thirty Years—Banquet Planned
again. The radio seems to have increased the
vogue of the saxophone greatly in this district.
HARRISBURG, PA., December 29.—The closing of
J. Ed. Black, of the Black Music Co., of the books to-day for the year 1923 ends the
GLOUCESTER, MASS., December 29.—The new
Springfield, Mo., had placed at the plate of each most successful year the local branch of Chas.
guest at a dinner given by the Kiwanis Club M. Stieff, Inc., has ever experienced. This piano store of the W. L. Hutchings Co. at 53
recently a Columbia demonstration record. branch is one of the pioneer branches of the Main street has just been formally opened and
There were 150 guests present. A Columbia Stieff House, having been established thirty carries the Poole and Krakauer pianos. In ad-
phonograph had been placed on the stage and years ago, and therefore Manager O. B. Lank dition, musical accessories of all kinds are being
during the dinner several records were played. feels very much elated over this year being handled. Special souvenirs were given to
The speaker of the evening in his address also the banner year for the store. In addition to patrons on the day of the opening and movie
spoke of the instrument in highest terms. These the largest year's business it was interesting star calendars were distributed to callers during
records were placed on the table as gifts from to note that last week was the largest week the entire holiday period.
and the month just ended proved to be the
the music company to the guests.
E. B. Guild, of the E. B. Guild Music Co., banner month for business.
said that he had very good business in Welte
Mr. Lank has been connected with the Stieff
reproducing pianos preceding the holidays.
House for twelve years, coming to the local
Several thousand friends and patrons of
B. R. Riddle, a salesman of the Starr Piano branch in January of this year from Lancaster, Kranich & Bach, New York, have received an
Co., said that it had had a good business both which store last year had the best year's busi- appropriate New Year's gift from that house in
with the Starr player-piano and the Remington ness in its history. The success achieved, ac- the form of a small thermometer, tastefully
player-piano. There were also many sales made cording to Mr. Lank, was due to the hearty mounted on an aluminum base, decorated in
of the Starr talking machines and the Gennett co-operation and effort of each department, in- lively colors. Below the tiny moonlight Scene
records.
cluding the sales force, tuning and repair de- appears the caption, "With greetings from
There was extensive advertising done by all partment and the office help. Co-operation Kranich & Bach, makers of fine pianos; estab-
the music stores in Kansas City during the has been the keynote through the entire year.
lished 1864, New York."
month of December, many running as much as
To show their appreciation of what has been
These thermometers have been sent to all
a full-page advertisement several times. A accomplished the company will entertain with Kranich & Bach dealers.
varied line was displayed, including pianos, a banquet next week at which time prizes won
player-pianos, talking machines, saxophones, by different salesmen will be distributed. P. B.
Consult the Universal Want Directory of
violins, cornets, guitars, banjos, ukuleles and Malarkey will receive first prize, G. O. Thomas The Review. In it advertisements are inserted
jazukes. There was also a wide range as to second and George Weirick third. In addition free of charge for men who desire positions.
quality and as to price.
M. Blackman is now the advertising and pub-
licity manager of the Blackman Music Co. since
Mr. Cropp, who acted in that capacity for about
five weeks, severed his connection with the firm.
Mr. Blackman left Thursday, December 26, for
Chicago on a business trip. He expects to
return January 1.
John B. Mahaffey, advertising manager of the
Kimball Music Co., reports that that firm had
a phenomenal business in the Kimball player-
piano at the Christmas season. The sales of
the Kimball piano and the Kimball talking ma-
chine were very fair.
Kansas City has shown a great deal of in-
terest in music and musical instruments this
Winter, which might interest children. This
greater demand for a quality piano like the Miessner
A new and wider sales field is ready for the dealers
resulted in a tremendous rush of business at
which takes up little space. Then there is a never-
handling the Miessner. The sale of the Miessner in
failing source of sales in schools, churches, institu-
no
way
interferes
with
the
sale
of
large
uprights
or
the Christmas season along all lines. Nor did
tions, clubs, Sunday schools, etc.
grands. . Because the Miessner is sold where a bulky
upright or wide-spreading grand would be difficult
this business stop on the day after Christmas.
Send the coupon for free booklet. It tells you, among
to sell.
other things T how the local Miessner dealer is pro-
On the contrary, some of the dealers have found
tected in direct sales from the factory to schools.
The Miessner was originally built for school use. A
the days after extremely busy, so assumed that
piano was needed that could be easily handled, and
moved about. The Miessner only weighs 375 pounds.
a good deal of the money received as gifts was
A piano so |ow that the teacher can look over it at
her class while she was playing was needed. So the
to be spent upon musical instruments.
,
Miessner Piano Co.,
Miessner was created. And new principles were
136 Reed St.,
C. A. Cheney, of the Victor-Arnold Music
evolved and carried out which give to the Miessner a
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Milwaukee,
Wis.
tone comparable in richness and quality to that of
Co., stated that he had sold a large number of
any piano.
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Gentlemen:
band instruments, including saxophones and
With the increase in the number of apartment build-
I
Send me, without obligation, copy of "How to
ings and in the number of small homes, there is a
trumpets bought by parents as gifts for the
pet business in new untouched fields with the
Miessner
Piano."
children.
E. Cahill, a salesman of the Blackman Music
I Name of Store
Co., said that his firm had found the Christm'as
I Street and Number
business to be exceptionally good. The best
THE LITTLE PIANO WITH THE BIG TONE ! City
State
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seller was the Gulbransen registering piano.
Many sales were made of the Ampico, with the
Music Merchants in Kansas Cityf Report
Holiday Season Sales of Good Volume
Humes Go. in Old Warerooms
Record Trade Reported by
Stieff Harrisburg Branch
New Hutchings Go. Store
A Kranich & Bach Souvenir
Opens entirely
new sales fields
to dealers
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