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MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
Welte Reproducing Pipe Organ Featured
at Architectural and Allied Arts Show
Instrument Shown With Series of Recitals by Maurice Garrabrant and M. E. Burnham—Welte-
Mignon Corp., Its Manufacturers, Announcing New Dealers' Plan
/~\NE of the most interesting exhibits at the
^""^ Architectural and Allied Arts Exposition
held last week at the Grand Central Palace,
New York, and a dominating display from a
eluding Eddy, Leniare, Bossi, Noble and others,
thus making available in the home a quality of
organ music that would not be possible except
in cases where the individual was in a position
Maurice Garrabrant Broadcasting From Station WMCA
musical standpoint, was the installation of the to employ the. services of a skilled organist for
Welte reproducing pipe organ, which provided his own edification.
During the exhibit regular recitals were given
music throughout the show and proved the cen-
eacli afternoon and evening with Maurice Garra-
brant, associate organist of St. Thomas' Church,
and M. E. Burnham, organist at the Wcltc-
Mignon studios, in charge of the program. In
addition to manual selections by these two or-
ganists, there were also numerous selections
presented through the medium of Welte pipe
organ records. Not only were the show vis-
itors enthusiastic, but some hundreds of those
who listened to the broadcasting of music took
occasion to write of their pleasure.
From the architectural standpoint the appeal
of the Welte reproducing pipe organ lies largely
in its compact construction, which permits of it
being installed in the average fine home as well
as in the large or public institution, and at a
cost distinctly reasonable for those who can
only visualize the pipe organ as the $40,000 or
$50,000 instrument installed in churches. The
instrument may be provided with an attractive
keyboard for manual playing or may be in-
Welte Reproducing Organ at Show
ter of attraction for those who little realized stalled without keyboard for playing entirely by
the possibilities of organ installation as now the medium of rolls.
The Welte-Mignon Corp., New York, has re
provided for in the modern home.
A point that particularly impressed the ex- cently developed a plan whereby music mer-
position visitor was the fact that in addition chants of standing may take orders and arrange
to being playable by hand the Welte reproduc- for the installation of the Welte reproducing
ing pipe organ reproduces with accuracy the pipe organ, the dealer securing the o^der and
playing of some of the greatest organists, in- leaving the installation in the makers' hands.
Willis & Go. Enlarge Their
Headquarters in Montreal
Canadian Representatives of the Knabe and
Chickering Pianos Acquire Two Stores Ad-
joining Their Present Warerooms in That
City
MONTREAL, CAN., April 27.—One of the largest
real estate transactions that have taken place on
St. Catherine street, west, for some time took
place recently when Willis & Co., Ltd., Cana-
dian representatives of the Knabe and Chicker-
ing piapos, acquired the two adjoining stores
MAY
2, 1925
Hennepin County Memory
Contest Proves Success
First Prize, Kurtzmann Baby Grand, Awarded
to Mrs. L. V. Kees—W. J. Dyer 111—C. A.
Ericsson a Visitor to Local Trade
M INNKAI'Ol.JS AND ST. PAUL, MlNN., April 25.—
One touch of Spring docs not induce, at once,
Summer sales and there has been a slight lull
in Twin City trade the past few weeks. How-
ever, no one is complaining for business as a
whole is good and superlatively good as com-
pared with last year.
"Finis" has finally been written to the Henne-
pin County Music Memory Contest. It was
very hard to make the awards because of the
many perfect scores handed in. The judges,
after much re-checking, gave the first prize to
Mrs. L. V. Kees. This was a Kurtzmann baby
grand piano donated by the Metropolitan Music
Co. Mrs. Kees is the wife of Professor Kees
of the department of education at the Univer-
sity of Minnesota.
The Metropolitan Music Co. in conducting its
annual pre-inventory sale, and Edward R. Dyer
says that sales are very good.
W. J. Dyer, of W. J. Dyer & Bro., of St.
Paul, has been ill with the prevailing grippe or
"flu" but is much improved and hopes soon to
leave the house.
A nephew of Mr. Dyer furnishes an interest-
ing bit of personal news. Franklin H. Griggs,
who is connected with the piano department of
the firm, is to be married to Miss Doris Storer
of Minneapolis. Miss Storer is a graduate of
the University of Minnesota and is a member
of Delta Delta Delta sorority. May 27 is the
date set for the wedding.
C. A. Ericsson, president of the Ludwig Piano
Co., of New York, visited the Dyer house last
week. He was returning to New York from the
Coast and reports business very satisfactory.
Webb R. Raudenbush has been in Duluth on
a business trip to their branch there.
S. W. Raudenbush, who has been in Cali-
fornia since New Year's, will be back on April
20.
Foster & Waldo announced their building
plans to the public in a full page "ad" in the
papers. The article gives a brief review of
the company's history and consistent expansion.
It is accompanied by a cut of the proposed
building showing the size but not the archi-
tect's plans.
To Represent the
Capital Roll Cabinets
Lyon & Healy, Inc., of Chicago, have been
appointed exclusive sales agents for the line
of Capital Roll Cabinets manufactured by the
Capital Furniture Co. of Noblesville, Ind. The
territory includes all States west of the Missis-
sippi and also the States of Illinois, Wisconsin
and Michigan.
The Capital Roll Cabinets arc well known.
The entire line comprises twenty-six models.
According to J. M. Kulick, manager of the
piano accessories division of Lyon & Healy, ex-
tensive sales plans are under way in the terri-
tory mentioned above.
directly west of their present warerooms. It is
the intention of Willis & Co., Ltd., to build
thereon when the leases of the present tenants
expire, which will then give them just double
the space they-now occupy. The purchase price
for this additional property runs into many
thousands of dollars. This purchase and exten-
sion serve to furnish new evidence of the fore-
sight-faith in the future and keen business
judgment which has always characterized the
founder of the Willis business, A. P. Willis.
WOOSTER. ()., April 20.—R. T. Kreider, well-
known general store merchant, operating stores
here, Barberton and Medina, was killed late
Saturday when his automobile was struck by a
freight train near Rittman. His stores in each
of the three cities maintained large talking ma-
chine and record departments. Burial was made
from the late home in Barberton.
Consult the Universal Want Directory of
The Review. In it advertisements are inserted
free of charge for men who desire positions.
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free of charge for men who desire positions.
Dealer Killed by Train