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JUNE 4, 1927
The Music Trade Review
Bevan Piano Co. in its new home at 100 South
Main street has been held in the form of a reception
and musical program.
Monessen, Pa.—T. S. LaForte, who has conducted
a general music store here for the past ten years,
has moved the business to larger quarters at 470
avenue.
The New Stores Which Have Been Opened and Changes of Management Compiled Donner
Carnegie, Pa.—A petition in bankruptcy has bean
for the Benefit of the Musical Instrument Manufacturer and the Traveler
liled by William F. McDay, local music dealer.
Grove City, Pa.—The W. F. Frederick Piano Co.,
Pittsburgh, has opened a branch store in the Albin
Crookston, Minn.—Charles Munn has taken a new, Building,
Broad street, with John Graham as man-
Arizona
centrally located store in the Palace Block on Sec- ager.
Nogales, Ariz.—The Arizona Furniture Co., 136 ond street for his music business.
Norristown, Pa.—The Miller Piano Co., which was
Grand avenue, has opened a new piano department,
Missouri
established here in 1925, has moved into new quarters
featuring the Gulbransen line, through arrangement
St. Louis, Mo.—The F. Beyer & Son Piano Co., at 141 West Main street.
with the Redewill Music Co., Phoenix.
one of the oldest local piano concerns, has closed
Tennessee
California
out its business, which was located at Locust and
ClarksviUe, Tenn.—The Dickson Book & Music Co.
Salinas, Cal.—The Anderson Music Co., of San Seventeenth streets.
has been opened as a general music store by J. M.
Jose, has opened a branch store here at the Post
Montana
Dickson, featuring M. Schulz pianos, Lyon & Healy
Office Building, West Gabilan street and Lincoln
Helena, Mont.—H. G. Parchen, who has conducted band instruments and phonographs.
avenue.
San Francisco, Cal.—Kohler & Chase have closed the Montana Phonograph Co., on Broadway, for
Texas
their Mission street store and have consolidated the several years, has transferred the business to Ernest
Harlingen, Tex.—The Harlingen Music Co. has
Nelson.
local business in the O'Farrell street branch.
been incorporated with a capital stock of $10,000;
New Hampshire
Oakland, Cal.—J. P. Hale has been made manager
the proprietors are M. S. Niles, C. W. Van Law
Lacoiiia,
N.
H.—The
St.
Clair
Music
Store,
located
of the local branch of Kohler & Chase, with L. P.
and Mrs. Blanche Diehl.
in
the
Cook
Block
on
Main
street,
has
suffered
slight
Tenny, formerly manager of the Mission street store,
Dallas, Tex.—Edwin L. Sanger has opened a new,
damages
from
fire.
as his assistant.
suburban music store, to be known as the Edwin
Pacific Grove, Cal.—Miss Generva B. Merritt,
New Jersey
Sanger Music Corp., at 3109 Oak Lawn avenue.
formerly identified with the music department of
Passaic, N. J.—The Peerless Musical Instrument
Utah
Holman's store, has opened her own business under Co., Inc., has been incorporated with a capital stock
Brigham City, Utah.—Ralph Sarager has purchased
the name of Generva's Music Shop.
of $75,000; Irving Simon, of Passaic, is the incor- the interest of C. C. Watkins in the Watkins-Sarager
Florida
porator.
Music Co. and will conduct the store under the name
St. Petersburg, Fla.—The Post Music Co. has New Brunswick, N. J.—Bbltin's Music Store has of the Boxelder Music House.
moved from the Sever Building on South Fort Harri- moved from 417 George street to larger quarters at
Ogden, Utah—Miss Lola Taylor, formerly manager
son avenue to 517 Cleveland street.
02 New street.
of the record department of the Glen Bros.-Roberts
Fort Pierce, Fla.—Solberg & Co., Inc., have been
Morristown, N. J.—The Griffith Piano Co., of New- Piano Co., has taken a similar post with the Beesley
incorporated to engage in a general music business ark, has opened a branch store at the corner of Music Co.'s local store.
with a capital stock of $25,000.
Washington street and Schuyler place, with H. D.
Vermont
Young as manager.
Georgia
Jersey City, N. J.—The Wissner Piano Co., for- Rutland, Vt.—Walter H. Curtis, local piano tuner,
Fitzgerald, Ga.—Alterations have been completed
has opened a new music store, handling pianos and
in the store of the Bradshaw Music Co., South Grant merly located at 134 Newark avenue, has taken phonographs.
larger quarters at 171 Newark avenue.
street, and additional space has been acquired.
Virginia
New York
Macon, Ga.—A complete music department has
Appalachia, Va.—A new music department, fea-
been opened by Silver's department store, Third
New York City.—The retail warerooms of William turing pianos, phonographs and other musical instru-
street, this city.
Knabe & Co. have been moved to the imposing store ments, has been opened by the Addington Jewelry
at the northeast corner of Fifth avenue, until the Co., on West Main street.
Illinois
Wilmette, III.—Carleton Kaumeyer, proprietor of new Knabe Building at Forty-seventh street is com-
Washington
the Chickering Studios, of Evanston, 111., has pur- pleted.
Everett, Wash.—The Watson-Riecken Music Co.
Buffalo, N. Y.—E. R. Allen, who has been asso-
chased the business of the Wilmette Music Shop
ciated with Goold Bros, for the past twelve years, has been incorporated with a capital stock of $9,000,
from Orian Galitz of this city.
the incorporators being W. D. Watson and H. M.
Rockford, 111.—The American Beauty Music House, has been made manager of the piano department, Riecken.
403 Seventh street, has increased its capital stock exclusive of the Chickering-Ampico division.
West Virginia
Niagara Falls, N. Y.—The Charles E. Campbell
from $5,000 to $20,000.
Morgantown, W. Va.—The S. A. Phillips Music Co.
Chicago, III.—A. L. Owen, former general manager Music Co. has moved from 357 Third street to a
has moved from 361 High street to new quarters at
of the P. A. Starck Piano Co., has purchased the location one block nearer Falls street.
Far Rockaway, N. Y.—-The Kurtz Piano Co. has 236 Walnut street, where two floors will be occupied.
Riviera Music Shop, 4736 North Racine avenue, and
will conduct this business, handling Cable-Nelson been incorporated with a capital stock of $5,000; A.
Wisconsin
H. Mandeltort is the incorporator.
and Everett pianos.
Milwaukee, YV is.—The Gether Piano Co. has moved
Brooklyn, N. Y.—The Canarsie Musical Instrument from 631 Wisconsin avenue to new quarters at 524
Indiana
has been incorporated with a capital stock of Twelfth street.
Indianapolis, Ind.—The Fuller-Ryde Music Co. has Corp.
$5,000, the application being filed by Smith, Weyn-
Milwaukee, Wis.—The Wisconsin Piano Co. has
filed an amendment to its charter, increasing its cap- berg & Rich.
been incorporated with a capital stock of $20,000;
ital stock from $10,000 to $30,000.
Norwich, N. Y.—H. G. Hyde, proprietor of the Charles Brussat, George E. Samson and C. D. Magni-
Iowa
Hyde Music House, of Cortland, has opened a new han are the proprietors.
Algona, la.—John Van Deest has purchased con- branch here in the Hubbard Block.
Madison, Wis.—Lane Ward and Cecil Brodt, for-
trol of the Algona Music House from John Mesing,
Jamestown, N. Y.—The assets of the Howard An-
with whom the former has been associated about a drews Piano Co., bankrupt local music concern, have merly with the Hook Bros. Piano Co., have pur-
chased the small goods department of the Hook
year.
been purchased by William A. Broadhead, one of concern, and have opened a new store on State
MuKcatine, la.—The Lohr & Chase Music Co., 102 the largest creditors of the house.
East Second street, has been absorbed by A. C. Syracuse, N. Y.—The Stone Piano Co., which has street, to be known as the Ward-Brodt Music Co.
Springborn, proprietor of the Muscatine Music House. been temporarily located at 628 South Warren street,
Burlington, la—The Music Shop, formerly located has moved to its new home at 567 South Salina
on Jefferson street, has moved to a new store in the street.
Kisfeld Building on Third street.
New York City.—The Hub Music House has been
Berthold Neuer, who was last week elected
Cedar Rapids, la.—The Brabbit-Jenney Music Co. incorporated with a capital stock of $10,000, and will
has been incorporated with a capital stock of $15,- deal in phonographs and records.
vice-president of Wm. Knabe & Co., plans to
000.
Dansville, N. Y.—Schwan Bros, have opened a new, sail for Europe on June 11 on the S. S. France,
Dubuque, la.—The Renier Music House has taken general music store in the Mader Block here.
immediately upon returning to New York from
new quarters at 531 Main street, a few doors south
Clyde, N. Y.—Bush & Mann, Inc., has been incor-
of its old location.
porated with a capital stock of $30,000 to conduct the Chicago convention. He will remain abroad
a music store, handling musical instruments, sheet for about six weeks covering the principal Eu-
Kansas
Columbus, Kan.—Botefuhr's Music House, which music, etc.
ropean countries and visiting a number of
has been conducted for several years in Pittsburg,
North Carolina
prominent artists.
Kan., has opened a branch store in the Brooks Hotel
Charlotte, N. C.—The Piedmont Music Co. of North
Building here.
Carolina has been incorporated in this city with a
Newton, Kan.—E. A. Hoag, proprietor of the capital stock of $10,000.
Newton Music Co. has disposed of the business to
Ohio
L. Dean Sands, who assumed control on June 1.
Columbus, O.—The University Music Shop, of which
Eureka, Kan.—The Bratton Music Co. has removed Wilbur T. Collins is manager, has been opened at
from the Kraus Building, 709 North Main street, to 1652-4 North High street, featuring phonographs,
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new quarters at 310 North Main street.
sheet music and music rolls.
Leavenworth, Kan.—C. H. Wentworth, who has Cincinnati, O.—The Consolidated Music Stores, Inc.,
been manager of the Carl Hoffman Music Co., 422 this city, have been incorporated with an authorized
Delaware street, for many years, has purchased con- capital of $30,000.
trol of the business.
Fremont, O.—The Fremont Music Co. has opened
Massachusetts
an attractive new store on Front street, featuring
Springfield, Mass.—The local branch of M. Steinert talking machines and records.
& Sons, located for many years at 1342 Main street,
Cambridge, O.—A. A. Hellstern, who has been
has been moved to new quarters at 1217-19 Main manager of the local branch of the Davis, Burkham
street.
& Tyler Co., has purchased control of the business
and will conduct the store Individually.
Michigan
Toledo, O.—The Ignaz Fischer Music Store, 707
Hay City, Mich.—William Preston has opened a
new music store at 107 Fifth avenue, featuring Bush Adams street, has suffered a severe fire loss.
Oregon
& Lane pianos, phonographs and radio.
June 6th-10th
Baker City, Ore.—B. P. Pratt has opened a new
Minnesota
New Vim, Minn.—Rudolph Marti ha.s opened a gen- piano store at 2440 Broadway, this city, featuring the
eral music store in the Saffert Building on North Kimball line of pianos.
Minnesota street, handling sheet music, small goods
Pennsylvania
Schumann Piano Co., Rockford, 111.
and accessories.
Wllkes-Barre, Pa.—The formal opening of the
New Stores and Changes Among Retail
Music Dealers During the Past Month
B. Neuer to Visit Europe
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