Music Trade Review

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THE
10
MUSIC
TRADE
REVIEW
AUGLST 15, 1925
The Goosman Piano Co. recently conducted
a two days' piano sale, Friday and Saturday be-
ing chosen for the drive. Fred N. Goosman,
president, stated that through this method the
store was able to .clear its stock of odds and
Steinway Department Being Enlarged and Increased Space Being Given to the Display of the ends, and it will have a new and clean piano
Duo-Art—Greene Co. Granted Additional Territory for the Sale of Conn Line
stock this Fall. July finished ahead of the same
month last year. Out of the past seven months
'"pOLEDO, O., August 11.—Music merchants Steinway space. The record and talking ma- the house has experienced gains in five.
in this section report business about the chine departments are undergoing alterations
Frank Hood, of the Schiller Piano Co., and
same as last year. In some stores sales for also.
W. Richardson, United Piano Corp., called on
The Ludwig small grand is the object of an
the past month were a trifle above the corre-
Toledo dealers the past week.
sponding period of last year while in others August drive at Grinnell's. The advantages of
The Cable Piano Co. is exhibiting pianos and
they were slightly below. Piano and player de- this piano are set forth in a window trim of
phonographs at the Summer Pure Food Show
mand is moving along at a good pace consider- exceptional merit. The excellent points are on Superior street. The Cable Midget piano is
ing the season of the year. The call is for in- enumerated upon a neat window banner dis- occupying a window which hooks up with re-
struments of the better type with a noticeable played beside the grand. Mel-O-Dee music cenl trade paper advertising carried on by the
tendency toward the expression piano, which, rolls, which are featured here as well as in
factory, illustrating eight places where the
as everyone in the music business knows, occupies thirty other Grinnell stores, are selling best in
piano may be used to advantage. Manager A.
a position midway between the straight player the lighter and dance numbers with "If You Knew F. Maag is getting his forces lined up for an
and the reproducing piano. There is no ques- Susie," "Twilight" and "Moonlight and Roses" early Fall Ampico sales campaign. Win. Bir-
tion of a field for the instrument and it is leading. King, Ludwig and Bacon musical in- mingham and Verne Ashelman are new mem-
struments are already attracting the interest of
meeting with success in this vicinity.
bers of the sales staff.
Sheet music merchants are turning their at- boys who expect to join a school orchestra as
The Whitney-Blaine-Wildermuth Co. is con-
tention to the teacher and the material he will soon as the Fall term starts.
centrating on Mehlin & Son, Werner and M.
At the J. W. Greene Co. August has started S-chulz Co. players. De Luxe music rolls are
use in his work as soon as studio and class
work is resumed within a few weeks. Lawrence with several important sales, hence it appears also featured. The house has added the Bruns-
Meng, of the sheet music shop which bears that the month should make a fine showing, wick Radiola to the radio lines carried and the
his name, is calling upon directors of music, Sales Manager Preston P. Brown stated. The Q R S red top radio tube.
supervisors and principals of schools, colleges Vose grand and the Brambach small grand are
and churches with music used by the institu- both setting a pace at this store. The latter
tions and booking orders for delivery early in particularly, in the expression piano model, looks
September. The store recently added the Carl like a winner, for many persons are desirous of
Fischer line of teaching material and the J. owning a piano in the class to which this in-
strument belongs. As a result of the strides Interstate Commerce Commission Sets Interest-
Fischer & Bro. line of church music, both of
which will be merchandised aggressively the which this piano is making the house has added
ing Precedent in Decision in Less-Than-Car-
the Recordo expression roll to the Ampico and
coming season.
load Rates in Southeastern Territory
Grinnell Bros, are remodeling and rearrang- (J R S stock. Miss Helen Baumgardner, in
ing several departments of their store. They charge of rolls, stated that she has a long list
WASHINGTON, D. C, August 10.—The adoption
have recently closed a new lease upon their of customers who have standing orders for rolls of a new method of computing freight rates on
present quarters at Adams and Huron streets to be delivered whenever music which they fa- the basis of the actual distance over which
for a term of years which makes it desirable to vor is received. In order to know this the house shipments are carried is provided for by the
has a list of all the music each regular customer
Interstate Commerce Commission in its de-
make certain improvements. The Steinway
salon on the second floor is being enlarged and owns upon cards, hence it is an easy matter to -cision dealing with less-than-carload rates in
Southeastern territory.
moved to a more advantageous place on the supply rolls of a similar character.
floor and the Duo-Art demonstration parlor
The Greene Co. has lately been granted ad-
The commission some time ago intimated
will double its space by taking over the old
ditional Conn band instrument territory, the that in its opinion mileage was the logical basis
increase including Wood county, besides Lucas for the computation of freight charges, and it
county. The line is sold by agents in small is probable that railroads in all sections of the
towns from catalogs as well as samples, Ken- country will eventually be ordered to adopt
neth Kneisel, manager of the department, this method, which, it is believed, will eliminate
Grand, Upright and Player and
stated. W. W. Smith, president of the com- many of the inequities now complained of. In
pany, is moving into a $50,000 hem: on Mad- the Southeastern case, the adoption of the sys-
tem is to be general, but competition between
710-12 East 135th St.,
New York
ison avenue.
roads will be preserved by permitting carriers
having circuitous lines between important
points to adopt the same rates as those having
direct lines.
There has for several years been consider-
able dissatisfaction expressed by shipping in-
terests over the rate situation. Railroad freight
rates originally were based upon competitive
conditions, and there gradually grew up a sit-
uation whereby important points had lower
Uprights
Electric Expression
rates to other important points than they did
Grands
to less important cities nearer to them. This
naturally resulted in the latter points claiming
discrimination and has been the basis of many
complaints before the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
In the adoption of a mileage system, of
course, consideration will be given to various
TOLBERT F. CHEEK. President
factors which might influence the situation,
469-485 East 133rd Street, New York
such as water competition and the flow of large
"Simplified to the point of perfection"
volumes of specific commodities between cer-
tain points.
Grinnells Making Extensive Changes
in Their Branch Store in Toledo, O.
Computing Freight Rates
on a Distance Basis
STRICH&ZEIDLER
HOMER PIANOS
Peerless
I
Player Act
Actions
Player
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Distinguished by
Reliability
Simplicity
Durability
PEERLESS PNEUMATIC ACTION CO.
R. S. Howard Co.
PIANOS
"The Madison Tone - Supreme!-Its Own"
MADISON
Piano Co., Inc.
• Manufacturers of a
"Real Grand With a Real Tone"
219 Cypress Ave.
NEW YORK
Pianos and Player-Pianos
of Superior Quality
Moderately Priced and Easy to Sell
Don't fmil to in»mwtitmf
402*410 West 14th St.
New York
Featuring Incomparable Player-Pianos
Equipped with Standard Player Actions
HOWARD-STOWERS, Inc., Maker*
132nd St. and Brown Pl»c«
Bronx, N. Y. C.