Music Trade Review

Issue: 1924 Vol. 79 N. 10

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SEPTEMBER 6, 1924
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
St. Louis Music Trades Report Fair
Volume of Sales During Month of August
E. A. Kieselhorst Expected Back in St. Louis About September 25—Thiebes Piano Co. Opens
Musical Merchandise Department—Schlude New Retail Manager of Silverstone
LOUIS, MO., September 2.—August,
which started out somewhat bravely, achiev-
ing a measure of accomplishment and giving
fair promises, wearied in well doing toward its
end. The second half of the month was not as
good as the first half. In spite of that, though,
the month's business was fair, considering the
season and general conditions. Unusually hot
weather toward the close of the month may
have had something to do with the let-down.
For most of the downtown firms the month
was better than July and as good as August a
year ago, and there is, in the general return of
better feeling, justification for confidence that
September will show substantial improvement.
E. A. Kieselhorst, president of the Kiesel-
horst Piano Co., who has been gallivanting over
Europe, and who was last reported straddling
the mountains of Switzerland, now reports him-
self as having been through France, Belgium
and Holland and as sojourning in Germany,
from where he will sail September 10, and is
expected back in St. Louis about the 25th.
W. P. Geissler, manager of the Famous &
Barr Co. music department, is spending a ten
days' vacation touring to Chicago and Indiana
in his new Nash.
A. W. Hosier, manager of the Scruggs, Van-
dervoort & Barney music department, and Jack
Burke, his assistant, have returned from a two
weeks' trip to New York, where they visited
the Brambach, Sohmer and Estey factories, and
Boston, where they visited the Chickering fac-
tory. Substantial orders were placed for the
Fall and Winter.
J. H. King, of the Aeolian Co., has returned
from a vacation of fifteen days spent at Sulphur
Wells, Ky. He was accompanied by Mrs. King
and they motored the trip.
W. P. Chrisler, president of the Aeolian Co.
of Missouri, returned last week from attending
the funeral of his father in New York State,
and will leave in a few days for Cooperstown,
in that State, to bring back his family, who
have been spending the Summer there.
John Costello, manager of the Lehman Piano
Co., has returned from his vacation, which was
spent in taking a number of automobile trips
out of St. Louis.
The Thiebes Piano Co. has installed a com-
plete line of small musical merchandise, includ-
ing saxophones and stringed instruments.
L. M. Schlude has been appointed retail sales
manager of the Silverstone Music Co., succeed-
ing Paul Gold, who resigned to go with Lowen-
stein & Sons, Memphis, Tenn.
Mark Silverstone, president of the Silverstone
Music Co., returned Sunday from a trip to
Europe, on which he was accompanied by his
son, Julius.
William Eden, of the Gulbransen Co., Chi-
cago, was here last week.
N. C. Shannon, manager of the Wurlitzer Co.
branch at Louisville, Ky., stopped here on his
way back home after a vacation visit to Kansas
City and Wichita, accompanied by his wife and
children. He was formerly connected with the
St. Louis trade.
J. E. Kunkel, formerly of Kunkel Bros., is
now with the Aeolian Co. of Missouri.
July Employment Situation
in Piano and Organ Trade
week of September 8 to receive applications for
enrollments and answer inquiries relative to
the school program. The second school will
open in Cleveland, O., on September 22, with
E. J. Piquette as instructor. Mr. Piquette will
be located at the Statler Hotel, Cleveland, from
September 15 to receive applications and answer
inquiries.
Both the schools mentioned will follow the
regular program. The course of instruction will
cover practically one month and will be most
complete in every detail. Tuners and repair-
men who complete the course will be supplied
with certificates certifying to that fact, and it is
expected that in view of the success of previous
schools the registration will be unusually large.
At least the preliminary interest would indicate
that fact.
Some time ago it was announced that an Am-
pico school would be opened in Atlanta, Ga.,
during September, but owing to the great de-
mand for Ampico training from the North Cen-
tral States it has been necessary to delay the
opening of schools in the South until some time
later in the vear.
CT.
Government Reports Show Slight Decrease in
Employment in the Industry During Month
of July—Per Capita Earnings Increase
WASHINGTON, D. C, September 2.—Employment
in the piano and organ industry declined 5 per
cent in July as compared with the preceding
month, according to a survey of industrial con-
ditions throughout the country just completed
by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, returns from
thirty-four establishments showing 6,375 persons
employed, as compared with 6,707 in June. The
weekly payroll, however, declined only 1.1 per
cent, from $182,900 in June to $180,921 in July.
As compared with July, 1923, there were 18.2
per cent fewer persons employed and the weekly
payroll was 12.4 per cent lower. Per capita
earnings of employes in the industry in July
were, however, 4.1 per cent greater than in June
and 7.1 per cent greater than in July of last
year, only one of fifty-two industries surveyed
being able to report a larger increase in. per
capita earnings from June to Ji'ly.
New Philpitt & Son Store
in St. Petersburg, Fla.
New Ampico Training School
for Toledo and Cleveland New Addition to Chain of Retail Music Stores
First of Fall Series to Be Opened in Toledo
on September 15 and in Cleveland on Septem-
ber 22 in Response to Urgent Demand
The service department of the American
Piano Co. announces that plans have been com-
pleted for the holding of two new Ampico train-
ing schools in the very successful series that
have been conducted during the past few months
under the direction of that department.
The first of these new schools will open in
Toledo on September 15, with C. L. Schneider
as instructor. Mr. Schneider will be located at
the Waldorf Hotel, Toledo, beginning with the
Operated by S. E. Philpitt & Son in Leading
Florida Cities Will Carry Full Line
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA., August 30.—S. Ernest
Philpitt, of Philpitt & Son, who conduct suc-
cessful music stores in Miami, Tampa, Orlando
and Jacksonville, Fla., has been in this city in
connection with opening up a new store at 444
Central avenue in the Hotel Poinsettia Building,
one of the best locations in the city.
Although the new store is only sixteen feet
wide it is 100 feet deep, and careful arrange-
ment has enabled Philpitt & Son to install a
new front with two large windows, one ten by
ten feet and the other ten by seven feet.
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THE
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.
Worcester Wind Motor Co.
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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.

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