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THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.
146
PHILADELPHIA TRADE.
ALBRECHT A CO.
B. EDMUND WOLSIEFFER, the partner of
Mr. Chas. Albrecht, informed our representa-
M
tive that business has never been more active with
U. S. Colombia, 1 Piano
Havre, 2 Pianos
British West Indies, 2 Organs
London, 22 Organs
Total
this firm, the factory running to the limit of its
Imports.
capacity. Their new design of upright pianos has Musical Instruments, 216
been ordered to such an extent, that they are all sold
Week ending December 6, 1881.
before they are finished. Mr. Albrecht, who has
charge of the manufacturing department, is kept
Expoite.
continually at the factory, corner of Eleventh street Bremen, 32 Organs
and Ridge avenue. The office and wareroom are Hamburg, 8 Piano Materials
at No. 610 Arch street. After the holiday rush,
1 Organette
Messrs. Albrecht & Co. intend to select reliable
"
6 Organs
-
agents in several of the larger Western cities, Liverpool, 1 Organette
where they intend to push the trade in their London, 102 Organs
"
4
Piano
Materials
pianos with energy. They make grand, square, and
upright pianos. The trade in the latter styles has Hull, 5 Organs
Glasgow, 3 Organs
*
increased rapidly during the last twelve months.
British Australia, 36 Musical Instruments..
A.
G. CLEMMER.
The large and commodious second floor on the
southwest corner of Thirteenth and Chestnut
streets is completely filled with pianos and organs,
lately received by Mr. Clemrner and continually
arriving. Mr. Clemmer is the sole agent for the
Hallet, Davis & Co. 's pianos. He also controls the
Calenberg & Vaupel and Vose & Sons' pianos,
and has lately received a consignment from the
Ivers & Pond Piano Company, Boston.
Mr. Clemmer represents the Star Parlor organ
and the Taylor & Farley organ, and has recently
received the agency of the Geo. Woods organ.
The circumstances relating to the change of
agency can be found in another column of THE
"
"
1 Organette
"
36 Organs
New Zealand, 1 Piano
Africa, 1 Orfjan
U. S. Colombia, 3 Pianos
"
"
1 Organ
Mexico, 3 Pianos
"
2 Musical Instruments
Total
Imports.
Musical Instruments, 137
Week ending December 3, 1881.
Exports.
Hamburg, 200 Sounding Boards
MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.
It may
Week ending December 10.
interest the Philadelphia trade to read the par-
Exports.
ticulars. Mr. Clemmers seems to be a business
man who is constantly on the alert.
Hamburg, 150 Sounding Boards
"
1 case Hammerfelt
DTJTTON A S O N .
The old established firm of Dutton & Son, at
Total
No 1115 Chestnut street, continues to do a thriv-
ing piano business. The firm has represented the
PORT OT BOSTON.
Chickering pianos for many years past, and con-
Week ending December 2, 1881.
tinues to carry its usual large stock of these
instruments. The jimior partner is in Europe for
Exports.
the benefit of his health.
England, Organs
Mr. Dutton informed our representative that
"
Organette
trade was very active at present. Besides the
"
Piano
Chickering pianos, Messrs. Dutton & Son sell the Nova Scotia, Organ Materials
Hani man pianos, the Decker & Son, the James & British Guiana, Piano
Holmstrom, and the Dunham pianos, also the British Poss. in Australasia, Organs
Peloubet organ.
C.
GAUTSCHI A CO.
Total
Imports.
This firm manufactures musical boxes at Ste.
Croix and Geneva, Switzerland, and has several England, Miscellaneous Musical Instruments
large salesrooms at No. 1020 Chestnut street, up
Week ending December 9.
stairs. The success of past years has encouraged
Exports.
the firm to such an extent, that their present im-
portation embraces the large number of 1,300 of England, Organs
Organettes
the choicest musical boxes, of the most beautiful
Piano
workmanship and tone. The Christmas business British Poss.
in Africa, Organs
will be very extensive, and the firm will soon begin
wholesale transactions in this line of trade.
Total
423
1,100
400
8,825
$17,643
$13,556
$2,R00
550
30
26fi
40
15,400
325
191
565
1,245
50
1,319
330
98
820
70
1,480
194
$25,473
$13,556
$300
$230
660
$890
$2,099
6
240
41
300
3,660
$6,346
$451
$3,847
1,303
100
1,702
$6,952
December 20th, 1881.
street, said: " It may interest you to know that we
shipped last week no less than eighty-one new
Steinway pianos, viz., 23 grands, 13 squares, and
45 uprights." Of course, not only to Europe, but
also to various foreign parts.—London Music
Trades Review.
H.W. Alleger, manufacturer of the Acme organ,
at Washington, N. J., writes that the sales of that
organ are immense, and that he is unable at present
to fill his orders. Mr. Alleger has a large whole-
sale room at No. 1109 Chesnut street, Phila-
delphia, where he does a rushing business. Mr.
Alleger says that the Acme organ has found its
way into the most fashionable parlors of the land
in every State in the Union, and that he has a good
trade in Denmark as well as Canada. He has just
built a large and commodious factory on Broad
street, Washington, N. J., with which his office is
connected. Mr. Alleger was asked recently to
what he attributed his success. " I always put
good material into my organs," he replied. " I
never allow an instrument to leave the factory
until it has been thoroughly tested, and I give all
orders prompt and careful attention."
Guild, Church & Co., of Boston, have estab-
lished an agency in London, and on December
7 made their first shipment of their own style of
cabinet, grand, and upright pianos. The company
have also an agent in Glasgow, Scotland, and lately
have established many other new agencies in dif-
ferent parts of the country. A member of the
company writes: "Business with us is simply
immense. Our new factory is well under way and
most of our men are at work. The demand for a
thoroughly first-class piano at a low price is in-
creasing."
The programme of "My Mother-in-Law" at
Abbey's Park Theatre on Monday night con-
tained the following words on a conspicuous part
of its advertising columns: "This space was oc-
cupied by Weber. He made so much money out
of it that he doesn't advertise in it any more."
Haines Bros, immediately had the position of
their advertisement changed from the top of a
column to a place under the Weber advertisement,
and had it read as follows: " Moral: Only Haines
pianos are used in all of Mr. Abbey's theatres."
Mr. Richard Ranft, importer of European piano-
forte felts intended for American pianos, has
arrived in London on a short visit to Europe.
The strike in France among the employe's of
small French pianoforte makers was started by
men who controlled a trades union of journeymen
pianoforte makers numbering about 5,000. About
700 artizans are striking and all are employed by
the smaller houses which are unable to pay higher
wages. There is some talk of a compromise.
This would be a wise step as German manufac-
turers are reported to be working their way into
France with a fair chance of injuring their Gallic
rivals, as pianos can be delivered in France for
about $20—including duty.
Following is the list of prizes given for the ex-
hibits at the National Exhibition at Milan:—Sig-
No name in the sheet music and publishing line
$1,786 nor Tito di Gio. Ricordi the diploma of honor ;
is more familiar than that of Messrs. Lee & Walker,
Francesco Lucca for his musical editions ; Aymon-
who will occupy the store No. 1113 Chestnut
ino of Turin, Brizzi and Nicolai of Florence, for
street. A large stock of popular and classical
their pianofortes ; Graziano Tubi of Lecco, for his
compositions of all kinds can be found at the estab-
harmonium ; and Prof. Corsi for his musical tonal-
lishment, as well as the usual selections and
ity. The following French makers received pri-
publications for churches, Sunday schools, etc.
zes:—MM. Pleyel Wolff, gold medal for pianos ;
Messrs. Lee & Walker state that business is very John Powell, of« Montgomery, N. Y., dropped silver medals to the French publishers MM. Heu-
active, much more so than in the past twelve in the office the other day to mention the advan- gel et Fils, MM. Durand Schcenewerk, and M. Al-
months.
tage he had received from advertising in THE phonse Leduc ; to the French musicians MM.
MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW. Mr. Powell Bourgault-Ducoudray, Antoine Vidal, and Arthur
T. A. BACHEB.
only inserted a small advertisement in the paper, Pougin ; and bronze medals to the publishers Mac-
One of the most active and untiring publishers but
he received answers from all over the country. kar and Lebeau.
and engravers of music is T. A. Bacher, whose
is doing a rushing business, he says, and if his
office and workrooms are located at No. 702 Chest- He
present good fortune continues, he will retire from A. P. Kelly, manufacturer of pianoforte and
nut street, up stairs. Mr. Bacher established his the
music trade in twenty years or so, inde- organ action, at No. 113 Broadway, Cambridge-
business on a small scale in J 865, and has now a pendently
rich. Here's to hoping it will continue, port, Mass., has a prosperous business and tells us
prosperous trade. He sells only at wholesale, Mr. Powell!
that his prospects are bright. The firm was formerly
receiving large contracts. His work is characterized
by great attention to detail, and as a consequence A member of the New Haven Organ Company Stedman & Kelly, Mr. Stedman retiring.
the typography and general make-up are admirable said recently that they were rushed with orders, Mr. Holden, the New York agent for the Wilcox
specimens of musical publications. Mr. Bacher's
& White organs, at No. 23 Union Square, says that
trade embraces all sections of the country, and is and were running their factory to its full capacity the factory of the firm at Meriden, Conn., is so
fifteen
hours
a
day.
Recently
they
shipped
a
constantly increasing.
good sized order to South America, and negotia- rushed by orders that it has not recently been able
tions are pending relative to other orders from to adequately supply their New York trade. The
different parties there. Some months since the New York agency has been running nearly three
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.
company received a good sample order from an old years.
house in London. The goods were sent and re- Mr. Allstrom, of the firm of Allstrom & Mor-
PORT OF N E W YORK.
ceived all right, and last week the same house gave ford,
Week ending November 29, 1881.
in pianos and organs at Red Bank,
them another order—double the first one. The N. J., dealers
at our office the other day and re-
Exports.
margins are not what they once were; but trade is ported called
that his firm rented forty pianos last sea-
Hamburg, 3 Pianos
$ 500 exceedingly brisk.
son, and expected to rent eighty this season. Mr.
Hamburg, 11 Piano Materials
1,767
Messrs. Steinway & Sons, in the course of a Allstrom has been teaching music seventeen years
Antwerp, 40 Organettes.
550
Liverpool, 73 Organs
3,838 letter dated October 19, 1881, addressed to their in Red Bank and has seventy pupils under hia
Argentine Kepublic, 1 Organ
240 London agents at Steinway Hall, Lower Seymour charge.
LEE
A WALKER.
Imports.
England, Miscellaneous Musical Instruments
TRADE CHAT