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MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
New Stores and Changes Among Retail
Music Merchants During the Past Month
A Compilation of the New Stores Established and Changes in Ownership and Management Among
Retail Music Merchants for the Information of the Manufacturer and the Traveler
California
Oakland, Cal.—A voluntary petition of bankruptcy
has been filed by Harry N. Chesebrough, dealing in
music goods at 1432 San Pablo avenue.
Pasadena, Cal.—The Crown Music Co. has formally
dedicated its enlarged quarters at 784 East Colorado
street.
Glendale, Cal.—The Glendale Music Co. has for-
mally dedicated its new four-story home at 118 South
Brand boulevard.
Tulare, Cal.—The local branch of the Hockett-
Cowan Music Co., of Fresno, has been opened at
118 Tulare street, carrying the Chickering, Ampico
and other pianos.
Napa, Cal.—New quarters in the Empire Theatre
Building on First street have been taken by the local
Kohler & Chase store, with H. D. Secoy in charge.
Modesto, Cal.—Mrs. A. F. Riley has been appointed
business manager for the McNeil Music Store here.
Indianapolis, Ind.—C. M. Atmore has succeeded
K. E. Campbell as sales manager of the Robertson
Music House, here.
Iowa
Davenport, la.—C. B. Beiderbecke has purchased
the talking machine department at the Harned &
Von Maur store, and will add small goods.
Maine
Portland, Me.—A new store has been opened at 17
Forest avenue, here, by the Maine Music Co., with
Harry Seaford as manager, carrying the Victor line
and prominent piano makes.
Central, Me.—John D. McCarthy has moved to his
new three-story building on Main street, which is
the new home of his music business.
SEPTEMBER 6, 1924
Toledo, O—The Witt Music Co., whose former-
store was struck by the Lorain tornado, has taken
new quarters at 728 Broadway.
Bryan, O.—The Krone Music Store has taken
larger quarters on South Main street, occupying, a.
full store.
Ontario
Kitchener, Ont.—The Foster-Armstrong Piano Co.,
of this city, has been taken over by the Sherlock-
Manning Piano & Organ Co., of London, Ont.
Oregon
Eugene, Ore.—R. F. Callahan, head of the Eugene
Music Co., here, has consolidated his business with
the second-hand store of J. K. Greer, at 858 Park
street.
Portland, Ore.—H. H. Thompson has purchased the
piano department of the Seiberling-Lucas Music Co.,
at 151 Fourth street.
Astoria, Ore.—The Cline Music Co. has selected
new quarters in the Carruthers Building, at Twelfth
and Commercial streets.
Marshfleld, Ore.—A. S. Draper has moved his music
store to new quarters, at Fourth street and Central
avenue.
Pennsylvania
Allentown, Pa.—The Kramer Music House, estab-
Maryland
lished for 44 years here, has been incorporated, with
Baltimore, Md.—The Kranz-Smith Piano Co. has Fred F. Kramer as head of the business.
added a complete line of small goods in its store at
Washington, Pa.—The G. W. P. Jones Co., of 50
Colorado
Charles and Fayette streets.
North Main street, has remodeled the third floor of
Brass Valley, Colo.—Lynne Stanley has opened the
its building for the display of reproducing pianos.
Massachusetts
Music Shop at 156 Mill street, this city, with a full
Philadelphia, Pa.—The branch store of the Ridge
Boston,
Mass.—John
D,
McLean
has
been
made
line of music stock.
Music Shop, at 009 West Girard avenue, has been
manager for the Mason & Hamlin Co.'s ware-
Denver, Colo.—The A. L. Arvidson Piano Co. has retail
redecorated
and will carry Columbia, Vocation and
rooms, here, at 140 Boylston street, and will continue
moved to new quarters at 210 Sixteenth street.
Brunswick phonographs.
in charge at New York also.
Pittsburgh, Pa.—The Wagner-Bund Music Co. has
Connecticut
Boston, Mass.—A combination of retail piano stores
been incorporated to deal in musical instruments.
Danbury, Conn.—LeRoy A. Jackson and Frank W.
has been formed here to operate us the Henry F.
Scranton, Pa.—George F. Green, a former tuner,
Hanson, proprietors of Helm's Music Store, have
Miller Stores Co.
lias opened a piano and phonograph store at 1831
purchased the three-story building at 221 Main street
Mississippi
North Main avenue.
for future occupancy.
Jackson, Miss.—The local branch of the L. Grune-
Lebanon, Pa.—A charter of incorporation has been
Idaho
wald Co. has taken new quarters, which have been
granted to Reifsnyder's, Inc., to deal in musical in-
Idaho Falls, Ida.—A. O. Andelin and Dr. J. W.
newly decorated.
struments and furniture.
West have purchased the stock of the Wendell Music
Missouri
Williamsport, Pa—The Landon Gleckner Music Co.
Co., which will operate in the future as the Andelin
Boonville, Mo.—A new music stole, called the
has taken new quarters at 437 Market street.
Music Co.
Norris Music Shop, has been opened, carrying phono-
Pittsburgh, Pa.—The local warerooms and execu-
Illinois
graphs and radio and managed by F. T. Neavis.
tive offices of Chas. M. Stieff, Inc., have been moved
Kansas City, Mo.—The store of the Wunderlich
Harvey, III.—W. E. Meland and V. E. Meland have
to 819 Liberty avenue from 032 Smithfield street.
Piano Co. has been attractively redecorated, pre-
formed a partnership with R. E. Sachs in the Sachs
Hazleton, Pa.—George S. Schofleld has been ap-
paratory to the installation of a radio department.
Music House here.
pointed manager of Spargo & Co., the local music
Kansas
City,
Mo.—Tlie
Graphonola
Shop,
owned
Peorla, 111.—The store of the Charles C. Adams
house, succeeding Mrs. Reese.
by O. D. Standke, has taken temporary quarters on
Music Co., 116 South Adams street, was completely
Philadelphia, Pa.—John Crone has succeeded
the
third
floor
of
its
old
building.
destroyed in a $175,000 fire here.
Stephen Toth as manager of the local branch of the
St.
Louis,
Mo.—The
main
floor
salesroom
of
the
Rudolph Wurlitzer Co.
Herrin, 111.—The Morgan Music Co., of this city,
Aeolian Co., of Missouri, has been remodeled.
has been taken over by Grace Moroni and Rose
Philadelphia, Pa.—A radio department has been
Kansas
City,
Mo.—Otto
D.
Standke,
phonograph
Quaglia, and has been moved to 218 West Monroe
installed in the piano store of Howard Vincent, 838
dealer
at
1108
Grand
avenue,
has
filed
a
petition
of
North Sixth street, with William Lawes in charge.
street.
bankruptcy with liabilities of about $30,000.
Texas
Indiana
Joplin, Mo.—A Brunswick phonograph department
Lubbock, Tex.—T. H. Wear and his son T. H.
Greencastle, Ind.—John Cartwright has taken tem-
lias been opened by the Christman Dry Goods Co.,
Wear, Jr., have opened a new piano store here,
porary quarters for his music store, pending the
of this city.
carrying the Baldwin line.
erection of a new building at 16 West Washington
Montana
Palestine, Tex.—The Rimare Music Co. has pur-
street.
Butte, Mont.—M. V. Perry has been made whole-
chased control of the Shreiner Music Co., at Queen
sale manager of the John Elliot Clark Co.'s store,
and Main streets.
here.
Utah
Missouia, Mont.—W. C. Schaefer has purchased the
Salt Lake City.—Miss Lucile Darton has opened a
interest of his partner, William Rehmer, in the
music shop at 11 East Second street, carrying sheet
Schaefer-Rehmer Music Co., at 130 Higgins avenue.
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New Jersey
Norfolk, Va.—H. H. Conner and Frank C. Miller
have been appointed receivers for the Sprinkle Piano.
Co., 440-442 Granby street.
New York
Seattle, Wash.—A charter of incorporation has
been granted to the Baker Piano Co., Inc., with a
capital stock of $45,000.
Roslyn, Wash.—A new music shop, to be known
as the Roslyn Music Store, has been opened at 13
Pennsylvania avenue, under the management of
Gwynne Davis.
Port Angeles, Wash.—The local branch of Sher-
man, Clay & Co., has been removed to the Olympus
Hotel Building, with I. Bantzar and wife in charge.
Kingston, N. If.—A. E. Thomas has moved his
piano store to 297 Wall street, where attractive quar-
ters have been fitted up on the second floor.
New York City.—The local retail warerooms of the
Mason & Hamlin Co., at 313 Fifth avenue, have
been completely renovated, and several departments
have been moved.
I'tica, N. Y.—The Boucher Piano Co., of this city,
has filed a petition of bankruptcy with liabilities of
more than $10,000.
Geneva, N. Y.—The Ferris Music Shop, featuring
the Gulbransen line, has moved from lOti Seneca
street to 473 Exchange street.
Mt. Kisco, N. Y r .—Hunt's Leading Music House, of
White Plains, has taken over the Melody Shop, 15
Kisco avenue, which is now operating a s ' Hunt's
Melody Shop.
New York City.—A Scaduto & Co., dealers in pianos
and phonographs at 46 Second avenue, have made
an assignment to Harry J. Goldin.
Fulton, N. Y.—The William J. Bogus Co. has been
incorporated to deal in pianos and sewing machines,
with $50,000 capital.
New York City.—Incorporation papers have been
filed for Perlman Pianos, which concern has been
located at 300 Grand street several years.
North Carolina
New Bern, N. C.—The Thomas Music Co. lias been
incorporated with an authorized capital of $25,000.
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Virginia
Newark, N. J.—The talking machine department
of L, Bamberger & Co. has opened a branch in the
basement of the store, where cheaper grades of
phonographs are sold.
Ohio
Kast Liverpool, O.—Extensive improvements have
been made in the store of the Smith & Phillips Mu.sie
Co., on Washington street, here.
Canton, O.—The Music Shop has taken a new lo-
cation on Fourth street and will handle talking ma-
chines exclusively.
Washington
West Virginia
Bariiesville, W. Va.—The music business of the
W." E. Emerson Co., here, has been taken over by
the Burkham & Stamm Piano Co., of Wheeling.
Beckley, W. Va.—The Beckley Music Store has
taken new quarters in the C. M. Lolly Building, on
South Fayette street.
Charleston, W. Va.—A music shop has been started
here by Lopin's, Inc., with a capital stock of $10,000.
Morgantown, W. Va.—L. E. Webb has opened a
new music store, here, handling small goods ex-
clusively.
Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wis.—The National Music Co. has been
granted a charter of incorporation to deal in retail
music goods, with $10,000 capital.
Fond du Lac, VVis.—William F. Schmitz has opened
a music store in the McDermott Block at 241 South
Main street, handling Waltham player-pianos and
other instruments.
The Sadowski Music House, now at 5331
t'hene street, Detroit, will move in September
to another location owin^ to the expiration of
its present lease, giving it greatly increased
facilities for its business.