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FEBRUARY 4, 1928
The Music Trade Review
Sherman-Clay Took Over
Allen Stores February 1
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Victor. His plan has been submitted to the
Camden County Park Commission with the
statement that the former chief officer of the
Victor Co. was willing to sponsor half that sum
provided communities along the river and the
county supply the remainder. Mr. Johnson also
assured the three years' salary of the park en-
gineer who would be employed in carrying out
the project.
To Keep Stores Running at Least for Present With as Nearly as
Possible Same Personnel—Henry Grobe to Open New
Columbia Phonograph Go.
Issues Scotch Catalog
Store—Baldwin Features Gieseking
CAN FRANCISCO, CAL., January 26.—F. W. Stephenson, secretary of Sherman, Clay & Co.,
to-day gave out more details of the purchase of the Wiley B. Allen Co.'s San Francisco store
and its five northern California branches. Mr. Stephenson said:
"We were very much surprised when we received the offer. The president of an Eastern
piano factory came over and asked if we would be interested. He arranged a conference with
Frank Anrys, vice-president and general manager of the Wiley B. Allen Co., who acted through-
out for the company. The next day Mr. Anrys
came again. We talked it over and accepted the
The Oakland store of Kohler & Chase is one
offer. It all came as unexpectedly as a clap of the prettiest piano houses in the Bay region,
of thunder."
stated J. F. Hale, vice-president of the company,
Not to Handle Mason & Hamlin
who has been devoting about a year to building
Speaking of the Mason & Hamlin piano, the up the business of that organization, and has
featured piano product sold for years by the had such successful results that he has now re-
Wiley B. Allen Co., Mr. Stephenson said:
turned to headquarters here. The Fun Method
"The proprietors of the Mason & Hamlin School of piano playing is doing very well, in-
piano will make their own arrangements. We deed, both in Oakland and in San Francisco. Mr.
are not to take over the Mason & Hamlin pianos Hale stated.
now in the possession of the Wiley B. Allen
Co. The American Piano Co. will relieve the New Store of Goold Bros.
Allen Co. of their stock of American Piano
Co.'s products."
Is Opened in Buffalo
Mr. Stephenson said that Sherman, Clay &
Co. are now very busy attending to inventories Elaborate Quarters in Kenmore Are Inspected
and have very little leisure time, as they take
by Hundreds on Opening Day—Floyd Bar-
over the entire northern California business in-
ber, the Manager
tact on February 1. The secretary of Sherman,
Clay & Co. also said that since the Allen Co.
BUFFALO, N. Y., January 31.—Formal opening of
had definitely decided to retire it seemed the the remodeled and refurnished branch of Goold
best course to sell to their friend and neighbor, Bros, in Kenmore, a Buffalo suburb, took place
Sherman, Clay & Co. The Allen Co. has had no on January 28, when hundreds of callers visited
liquidation and no long closing-out activities, as the attractive store, formerly operated by Bar-
would have been the case had they sold out at ber & Wilson. The piano, talking machine and
retail. Sherman, Clay & Co. did not need any radio departments are beautifully finished and
of the agencies, as they have branches of their well arranged, the whole store being especially
own in all the northern California cities where tasteful in its furnishings.
the Wiley B. Allen Co. has been operating,
Floyd Barber, who is managing the branch,
namely: Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, received many compliments on opening day,
Stockton and Fresno. Having acquired the and reported excellent business.
agencies, Sherman, Clay & Co. will keep them
running, for the present, at least, and as closely
as possible with the same personnel. Mr. Rist Now Sales Manager
Stephenson also said: "We feel that in many
of Geo. P. Gross Piano Go.
ways the policies of the Wiley B. Allen Co.
have been the same as our own. We regret
CINCINNATI, O., January 30.—Carl J. Rist, who
lhat the Allen Co. is retiring from business. for the past four years has been connected with
Their advertising has been thoroughly high the sales department of the Gruen Watch Co.
class and has helped to create a demand for here, has been made manager of the George P.
high-class goods. Now we feel that this ad- Gross Co. Mr. Rist is thoroughly familiar with
vertising will have to be done by us, in addition the piano and kindred trades, as he was con-
to our own. We feel very kindly toward the nected with the Gross Co. for several years
Wiley B. Allen Co."
prior to going with the Gruen Co. He is recog-
Henry Grobe Will Open Shop
nized as a salesman of unusual ability and un-
Henry Grobe, proprietor of the band and doubtedly he will be of much service to Mr.
orchestra instruments and the sheet music in Gross in increasing his already large volume of
the Wiley B. Allen Co.'s store, will in all proba- business.
bility open a store for himself. Mr. Grobe, who
is very well known, feels .that with the reputa-
tion his organization enjoys he could open a Eldridge R. Johnson
store and make a success. Grobe carries Lud-
Sponsors Park for Camden
wig banjos and drums, Lyon & Healy Artists'
Model band instruments and sheet music, spe-
PHILADELPHIA, I'A., January 30.—Returning from
cializing in high-class sheet music and also
his winter home in Pinehurst, N. C, prepara-
catering to teachers.
tory to leaving for a cruise to the Caribbean
House of Baldwin Features Gieseking
Sea,
Eldridge R. Johnson, former president of
• The Baldwin House here is giving special pub-
the
Victor
Talking Machine Co., of Camden,
licity to Gieseking, who is touring the West,
N.
J.,
last
week
outlined a $2,000,000 project for
and will give two pianos recitals here, using
a
rowing
course
and recreational park along
the Baldwin grand piano. Gieseking is also an
two
miles
of
Cooper
River in the city which he
exclusive Welte-Mignon (Licensee) artist.
made
nationally
famous
as the home of the
Morley P. Thompson, Pacific Coast representa-
tive of the Baldwin Piano Co., has returned to
his headquarters here after attending the an-
nual meeting of the Baldwin Piano Co. in Cin-
cinnati.
For the first time by any phonograph com-
pany, it is said, Columbia will shortly release,
a special catalog of Scotch record selections.
This list carries an imposing and comprehen-
sive array of Scotch favorites, old and new.
Announcement of this new catalog was broad-
cast in the Columbia Phonograph Co. Hour of
January 25, which marked the anniversary of
the birthday of Robert Burns.
Stilwell Moves Store
R. C. Stilwell, proprietor of the Music Shop,
Carmi, 111., has moved the business to new
quarters in the Winner Building on Main street,
which have been remodeled in an attractive
manner.
The Chalifoux La Point Music Co., Birming-
ham, Ala., has been incorporated with a capital
stock of $5,000.
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