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The Music Trade Review
George P, Gross Co. Links Up With
Brambach Presentation in Vaudeville
Franklin Dunham, of the Aeolian Co., a Recent Visitor to Cincinnati Trade—R. E.
Wells Returns from Visit to New York Headquarters
/ C I N C I N N A T I , June 9.—"Jerry and her four
^ Rrambach baby grands, all white," a novel
turn that is showing at the Albee this week, is
regarded by Carl J. Rist, manager for the George
T. Gross Co., as a splendid piece of incidental
advertising, for which reason he is displaying in
the front of the store a big white sign, in the
shape of the top of a large grand, a feature
of which is Miss Jerry's picture. Mr. Gross is
absent from the city this week, he having gone
to New York to attend the convention.
Ray Lammers, proprietor of Lammers Music
Shop, has just put out a big electric sign, giv-
ing the name of the store and also very con-
spicuously calling attention to King band in-
struments, which may be purchased therein.
Franklin Dunham, of the educational depart-
ment of the Aeolian Co., New York, was a
recent visitor at the executive offices of the
Otto Gran Piano Co..
Richard L. Favey, Jr., manager of Biddle's
I'runswick and RCA Radiola Shop, is a well-
known radio announcer of this city. Fans have
noted an unusual cheeriness in his voice the
past few days, but none of them knew why,
because he did not broadcast the matter. The
secret of the matter is this: Richard Pavey I I I ,
weighing nine pounds, had just put in his ap-
pearance. This was his first child, and natural-
ly he is feeling good.
William R. Graul, president of the Wm. R.
Graul Piano Co., has, at the order of his doc-
tor, left the city to take an extended rest. In
JUNE 16, 1928
operated a branch store at Stevens Point for
about seven years. In reminiscing on the busi-
ness, Mr. Wilson said that when he first
entered it organs were the popular big instru-
ments and pianos were just coming into vogue.
The guitar and banjo were the popular home
instruments, he said, because they represented
only a moderate expenditure. The saxophone
and ukulele, popular instruments of to-day,
were unknown.
order that he may not be disturbed the name
of the place to which he has gone will not be
made known until later. Frank Graul, his
brother, who sprained his ankle, badly about
seven weeks ago, will be able to return to the
store in a week or ten days.
R. E. Wells, district manager for Steinway &
Sons, has just returned from a visit to the firm's
headquarters in New York.
Clarence Gennett, treasurer of the Starr Piano
Co., Richmond, Ind., was a recent visitor at
the store of the Starr Piano Sales Corp., and
has arranged to add another concession in its
store, this being a candy shop, which will be
opened up by the Bissinger company about
July 1.
Dan F. Summey, who now is selling the Cable
and the Hartman lines at wholesale as well as
retail, has returned from a trip to cities in West
Virginia.
ST. LOUIS, MO., June 11.—The Kieselhorst Piano
Co. has made application to the Secretary of
State of Missouri to change the corporate title
of the company to the Kieselhorst Co., the
officers and directors of the company to re-
main as heretofore.
In announcing the change of name, E. A.
Kieselhorst, president of the company, said:
"Inasmuch as our corporate powers are very
broad, and we art: selling at retail or whole-
sale or both, a diversified line of musical mer-
chandise, including pianos, phonographs, radios,
player rolls, records, cabinets, movie cameras,
etc., we feel that the new corporate title of the
Kieselhorst Co. will be more apropos."
They Used One Make
Suffer Damage by Fire
AKRON, (J., June 11—With the appearance the
past week in Akron of the Ringling Brothers
and Barnum and Bailey circus, Conn instru-
ments, used exclusively by the big show band,
directed by Merle Evans, came in for much
recognition. Local dealers of Conns called at-
tention to the fact in their newspaper adver-
tising and in window displays.
BUFFALO, June 11.—Damage to the extent of
nearly $25,(K)0 was done by fire which swept
through the department store of Bertram Kit-
ting, at Lewiston, Pa., causing greatest damage
in the musical instrument and furniture de-
partments. Damage to the stock alone was
estimated at upwards of $15,000, covered by in-
surance.
Celebrates Fortieth Year
T. H. Lewis Moving Store
OSHKOSH, Wis., June 11.—The Wilson Music
Co., founded in 1888, when Joseph Wilson and
his son, E. S. Wilson, now president of the
firm, purchased the music store of G. K. Lain-
pard, observed its fortieth anniversary in busi-
ness on May 24. The store is located at
178-180 Main street and the company has
BUFFALO, June 11.—T. H. Lewis is moving his
general music store from Clinton and Oak
streets to new and larger quarters, at 124 Broad-
way, where he expects to be established by the
latter part of this week and to be able to give
better service to a growing clientele of cus-
tomers.
Now Kieselhorst Go.
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