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June-July, 1936
into the store again. My stc^e had to be entirely
renewed and I kept a wood stove fire and a gas stove
going day and night for two weeks, to completely dry
out the walls and floor." Uncle tteorge says that
now he has a finer and more handsome store than
before the (lood; that business has resumed normal
conditions :UKI lhat the Morris Music Siore force is
"as happy as a new bride."
Friends and acquaintances of Matt Kennedy, who
Mr. E. II. ITlil. president of the Southern California of the Piano Manufacturers' Association held at the for so long a time was in the piano business in Qii-
Music Co., Los Angeles, Cal., has had the experience Waldorf-Astoria in New York June 2. While in the cago, will be interested to know that Mr. Kennedy's
office is now at 17 North State street, where he 1§
of being a hard-worked man from the time he bought
East Mr. Zack took occasion to visit several Gulbran- engaged in marketing various specialties in advertising
an interest in that music house and located in Los sen representatives and made a few stops en route and certain lines of propaganda work, one line of
Angeles, after retiring from the management of the back to Chicago.
which is books of ''safety stamps,"—"Drive Safely"—
E. J. Rothschild, chief assistant to Sales Manager
Chicago Wurlitzer house. He had not been long in
and which can be used on letterheads, envelopes,
Hugh A. Stewart of the Wurlitzer Grand Piano Com- automobiles, etc., to arouse public opinion and save
Los Angeles until he became affiliated with the Better
pany,
has
become
a
nearby
resident
of
the
Wurlitzer
Business Bureau of that city, of which organization
lives. These are distributed in connection with the
factory at De Kalb, having located at Sycamore, which
he became president. Then came the vice-presidency
nation-wide safety drive. Matt's telephone number
at present is the family home and is only about six
of the Downtown Business Men's Association, of
is Dearborn 0273 and he is always glad to hear from
miles
removed
from
the
factory.
which he-really had to assume the work of the presi-
his friends and let his friends hear from him.
Mr. Rudolf Schad, president of Julius Bliithner
dent on account of the illness of that gentleman. Then
At an important gathering of Kiwanians at York,
Company of America, headquarters of which are Los
followed the chairmanship of the Retail Labor Board
Pa., recently, when C. D. Bond of the Weaver Piano
Angeles,
Calif.,
journeyed
to
New
York
to
meet
Dr.
of the NRA, which took about every afternoon for
Co. of that city was one of the speakers, it developed
Rudolf Bliithner of the piano manufacturing house
several months. These are some of the several things
that Mr. Bond is the only Kiwanian in the state of
that Air. LThl has had in hand aside from the duties of Julius Bliithner, Leipzig. Dr. Bliithner made the
Pennsylvania with a piano classification membership.
round trip voyage on the Zeppelin airship, Hinden-
of his "bread and butter" work. As a consequence of
Evidently there are many music dealers, music pub-
burg,
which
carried
a
Bliithner
grand
piano
made
the strain caused by these activities and the result
lishers, tuners and others of music and music indus-
of a case of "riding a free horse for all he is worth," especially for its initial trip. The piano, heretofore tries, but Mr. Bond is alone in his classification.
described, was specially designed and constructed for
etc., Mr. Uhl found himself pretty well tired out, and
the Hindenberg, now flying between New York and
for the past several months he has been trying to
Europe, weighs only 326 pounds, a very light weight
take better care of himself. He took the Panama
MR. FOWLER OF DULUTH
for a grand piano 5 ft. 5 in. long. This light weight
voyage to New York and has engaged in other diver-
was achieved by making all the metal parts, including
sions which are helping him to get back to his good
Mr. W. H. Fowler, president of the Duluth Piano
the plate, of duraluminum.
old self again. Mr. Uhl says he would be delighted
Co., Baldwin representatives at Duluth, Minn., with
Notwithstanding
great
losses
and
damage
were
to be at the Chicago trade convention again this year,
sustained in the floods of some weeks ago, there has his party of friends and associates, plans to come to
but as he is keeping out of these pleasant gatherings
a while longer, he will probably not make the trip been very little "flood damage" piano sales and bar- the Chicago convention by automobile, and to add to
gains by dealers in the flood districts. This is par- the distinguished party Mr. Wiley, the Baldwin Com-
this year.
ticularly noticeable because advantage is so often pany general representative, may be "picked up" en
Mr. James Burke of the Burke Music House,
taken to advertise "fire sale," "removal sale," and route and brought along.
Winona, Minn., inadvertently gave out a bit of music
other "drawing" announcements in piano sales. The
This Duluth organization is a very strong and active
trade data as he conversed with a sales manager
damage by floods gave opportunities for offering
across his desk when visiting" with that gentleman a genuine repaired and renewed pianos at bargains, not- group of piano selling units. They cover a wide ter-
few days ago. In plain, unvarnished language, he withstanding that a great percentage of pianos on ritory effectively by dispatching pianos by truck-
said to the sales manager that conditions in the music hand were not seriously damaged, so say dealers in loads to points far away from Duluth, a plan of opera-
tions that involves trucks of various sizes and carry-
business in his section of the country are improving
the flood sections.
ing
capacities. Some weeks ago when a representa-
steadily and substantially; that this year will beat
A case of this character came from Geo. W. Morris
1935 by an overwhelming amount in sales units as of Marietta, Ohio, in whose store there w r as ten feet tive of this paper met Mr. Fowler, he was told that
well as in clearings of cash payments, contracts and of water on the piano floor from which sixteen pianos approximately 25 new grands, and as many second
collections. To paraphrase the song- of a radio artist, were removed to higher ground. "Therefore," says hands had been sold up to the fifteenth of the month
"Here you are, and welcome, too."
Mr. Morris, "we had no loss from damaged goods, when the meeting took place. It was confidently be-
Mr. S. E. Zack, president of the Gulbransen Com- but were held up good and strong by the help we got lieved by Mr. Fowler that that month's sales would
pany, went to New York to attend the meeting to do the work of moving out and then moving back run well over one hundred instruments.
ENTRE NOUS
W. A. BRECKWOLDT, Sec'y and Treas.
J. BRECKWOLDT, President
JULIUS BRECKWOLDT & SON , Inc.
DOLGEVILLE, N. Y.
Make a Specialty of Manufacturing
PIANO
BACKS,
SOUNDING BOARDS,
BARS, BRIDGES,
TRAP LEVERS AND
HAMMER MOULDINGS
Main
F a c t o r y and O f f i c e
-
D O L G E V I L L E , NE W YORK
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