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OCTOBER 9, 1926
The Music Trade Review
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Music Men Prominent Among Dealers
Attending Cleveland Atwater Kent Day
Williams was able to direct the rescue activities
and thus saved the company long delays in
shipping pianos at the very peak of the selling
season.
Mr. Williams stated, "I consider that we made
Dreher Piano Co. Pays Quarterly Dividend—Piano Merchants Report Big Improvement in the iwo records in connection with the fire. First,
Demand for all Lines—Cleveland Radio Exposition a Success
the fire was put out completely in ten minutes,
which considering its location is remarkable in
/CLEVELAND, O., October 5.—A good per- and has benefited the trade by greatly stimu- itself, and second, in making a complete and
centage of the large crowd of Atwater Kent lating the sale of radio sets. Drehers and entirely satisfactory adjustment with the insur-
dealers who gathered in Cleveland, September Bueschers were among the music houses ex- ance company within exactly one week from
22, for Atwater Kent-Pooley Day were music hibiting.
the time of the fire.
dealers from towns and cities of Northern Ohio.
"To take care of increased demand we have
Many were accompanied by their wives, who,
had installed three of the latest type of spray
Fire
Causes
No
Delay
at
after luncheon at the Hotel Cleveland, were
booths. In fact the new booths were just being
entertained at a theatre party while the men
United Piano Corp. Plant completed when the fire occurred. It was for
attended a business session. At this a num-
the purpose of inspecting the new equipment
ber of- factory officials spoke. At a banquet in Blaze in Spraying Department Quickly Ex- that I was in the department at the time. With
the evening there was a long list of entertain-
tinguished and Damage Repaired—President these new facilities we will now be able to go
ers and souvenirs were presented to the guests.
J. H. Williams Has Narrow Escape
ahead and with some additional night work be
A visit to the radio show concluded the eve-
able to continue our production and make ship-
NORWALK, O., October 4.—The fire which broke
ning's entertainment.
ments without any inconvenience to our repre-
The Dreher Piano Co. paid its quarterly pre- out recently in the spraying department of the sentatives. Regardless of the frequent expres-
ferred stock divided on October 1. Henry United Piano Corp. is now only a memory and sions of pessimism voiced in the trade, we are
Dreher, president of the company, reports a not only has most of the damage been repaired, looking forward to, and are experiencing, the
very satisfactory business. "This," he says, "is at but the insurance adjustment has been made. most substantial business in our history. None
least encouraging, due to the fact that the piano Despite the dangerous location of the fire, the of our representatives need have any fear of
business is considered by me as a barometer sprinkler system and "the prompt work of the shipments being held up on account of the fire
for the entire retail line of this country, as factory fire department extinguished the flames in the plant."
many times we are not classed as an absolute within ten minutes, although some damage was
done to instruments on lower floors by the flood
necessity."
Jack Bliss Buys New Home
"Silverwing," the new Indian song and fox- of water. The greatest damage occurred to ac-
trot, composed by Miss Renie Burdett, of the tions not yet installed and these will be quickly
George H. (Jack) Bliss, vice-president of the
Starr Piano Co., is being made the feature of replaced.
an elaborate window display this week at the J. H. Williams, president of the United Piano QRS Music Co., with headquarters in New
store. Sheet music and music rolls of the com- Corp., was walking through the department at York, recently purchased the fine home of Ed-
position are displayed and the background is the time the fire occurred and had an almost ward Edwards at 1 Hillcrest avenue, Larch-
comprised of Indian pictures and articles. Sev- miraculous escape from serious injury, as flames mont. Mr. Bliss has been living in Rye for
eral of the leading orchestras of the city have from the burning lacquer shot out a distance of the past ten years, but purchased the new home
twenty-five or thirty feet. As it was, Mr. Wil- in order to be near the New York factory and to
been featuring the music.
Another indication of the improvement in liams was slightly burned on the side of the provide more room for the entertainment ac-
small goods business is shown by an order for head, but fortunately suffered no ill effects. Mr. tivities of his two little girls.
King band instruments, amounting to $1,200,
that was received by the Robert L. White Music
Co., from the Board of Education of East Cleve-
land. The public schools of suburban towns are
all showing interest in the purchase of addi-
tional equipment for their bands, and Lake-
wood, Cleveland's big next-door neighbor, will Foster & Waldo Report September Showed Biggest Sales Volume of Any Month So Far This
Year—Grands Comprised 75 Per Cent of Firm's Piano Sales
spend at least $2,000 this Fall for the purchase
of instruments. Included in the order received
by the Robert L. White Co. was a bassoon and
ST. PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., October 4.— and the local dealer. The Metropolitan Co.
oboe of Kohlert make.
Although the attention of the Northwest music maintains its own contact department.
With practically no exceptions piano houses trades is being centered on radio this week, the
F. E. Briggs, representative of the Ludwig
are reporting that business is showing a won- piano men are not jealous, for the Fall season Piano Co., is in the Twin Cities this week.
derful improvement. Among these are the looks good to them.
All lines are maintaining a very pleasing
Otto Piano Co., Hardman agents, who sold • There has been a change in the personnel at tempo, says P. J. Hanley, of the Hanley Piano
three Hardman grands, a Hardman reproducing the Cammack Piano Co. Eugene H. Anderson, Co. Grand pianos have a constantly increas-
grand and McPhail grand, exclusive of up- who has been a well-known piano salesman in ing market and phonographs and records are on
the Twin Cities for the past fifteen years, has the move. In the latter field there is a notice-
rights.
A number of local music houses have an- taken over the duties of sales manager of the able increase in the demand for symphony and
nounced their intention of participating in a piano department, which office was formerly concerto records.
window display contest that will be put on early held by Mr. Butler. Mr. Anderson had been
Mr. Hanley, along with several other civic-
in October by the Cleveland Ignition Co., dis- with the Howard-Farwell Co. and the P. A. minded music men, is setting aside his own
tributors for Atwater Kent. The first prize is a Starck Co. He is enthusiastic over the outlook interests this week to assist in the drive to sell
silver trophy cup and there will be other sub- for the Cammack Co., and says that business is out the Symphony Orchestra season tickets.
stantial prizes as well. Among the music houses entirely satisfactory.
R. O. Foster, of the firm of Foster & Waldo,
down town handling the Atwater Kent line
Miss Laura Westcott was at the Metropolitan states that September is closing its books on
and who are eligible to participate are Buesch- Music Co. offices this week. Miss Westcott is the biggest month's business of the year. Grand
ers, Euclid Music Co., Wurlitzers and others.
traveling through this territory for the music pianos comprise 75 per cent of the sales and
The Second Radio Exposition closed its doors contact department of the Aeolian Co. She phonographs and records are going well.
Sunday evening after a very successful week visits in the homes of Duo-Art owners in the Four Henry F. Miller grand pianos were sold
d?spite unfavorable weather. It brought thou- interest of building up musical libraries. The to Dick Long's St. Paul Hotel Orchestra this
sand", of p Q oplf\ 'ncluding dealers, to the city, work is proving of great benefit to the • owner week.
Eugene H. Anderson Is Appointed the
Sales Manager of the Cammack Piano Co.
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