Music Trade Review
Issue: 1892 Vol. 16 N. 16 - Page 2
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
33°
Sohmer & Co.
Schubert Piano Co.
Styvesant Piano Co.
Shriver, T., & Co.
Steck, Geo. & Co.
Seeley, J. T.
_tfj|T is rather amusing to read the Musical
(HE manufacturing branch of Blasius &
Sons, Philadelphia, is now converted into
a stock company capitalized at $1,000,000. The
continued expansion of their retail and manu-
facturing business has made this move neces-
sary.
3 EAST 14th STREET, HEW YORK.
SUBSCRIPTION (including postage) United States and
Canada, $3.00 per year, in advance; Foreign Countries,
$4.00.
ADVERTISEMENTS, $2.00 per inch, single column, per
insertion; unless inserted upon rates made by special
contract
Entered at the New York Post Office as Second Class Matter.
Nov. 17th, alone, Lyon & Healy received
one hundred and thirty-six cases of im-
ported musical merchandise. This is an unmis-
takable index of the heavy business they are
doing, and a guarantee to the trade that the
largest requisitions can be promptly filled from
Lyon & Healy's immense stock.
. J. H. HICKOK has purchased the en-
tire interest of Mr. Freeborn G. Smith
and other stockholders in the Hickok & Smith
Music Co., and will continue the music business
in both the Poughkeepsie and Newburg stores.
§
USINESS with the ^Eolian Co. continues
excellent. Prominent dealers in the prin-
cipal cities of the United States are enthusiastic
over the merits of this really wonderful inven-
tion. They find that it not only attracts custo-
mers to their stores, but yields them a handsome
profit besides. The firm's London agent has
transacted more business in the past three
months than during the entire year of 1891.
This shows how the ^Eolian is gaining in the
estimation of Londoners. Wide-awake dealers
who desire a profitable instrument should cor-
respond with the firm.
Wegman & Co.
Wheelock, W. E. & Co.
Wessell, Nickel & Gross.
Webster Piano Co.
^ | | H E Shaw Piano Co., Erie, Pa., are enjoying a
^T 3 magnificent fall trade. Since the first day
|ILLIAM F.BOOTHE, formerly of Philadel-
of their manufacture the Shaw Pianos have been
phia, late of Paris, France, is in town.
gradually advancing in popularity, and in many
Will Boothe figure prominently in the future
sections are handled as leaders by representative
music trade history of this country—query ?
firms. Their success may be attributed, first,
to the construction of a good instrument;
print below a list of piano and organ second, to the excellent business management
manufacturers and kindred interests of of the concern and the new and original ideas
the music trades in the States of New York, New involved in placing the Shaw pianos before the
j e r s e y a n d Connecticut, who have received trade and the public. To Mr. Raymore, general
manager of the company, much credit is due.
allotment of space at the World's Fair. In Mr. Raymore, although young in years, has
looking over the amount of space given to the given evidence of his superior business qualifi-
different manufacturers, we think it would have cations and of the possession, in a large degree,
been well for the Board of Directors to have con- of those elements of success which may be
sidered in their distribution of space some im- characterized as push and energy. His superb
portant facts, viz., the length of time that the work in the management of the Shaw Piano Co.
firm has been engaged in business, the capital entitles him to a place in the front rank of the
employed and the yearly output of manu- progressive younger representatives of the piano
factured goods. All these are important facts trade of to-day.
which should be considered when giving space
and location.
J§E?HE Boston Piano Co., located at Wooster,
Automaton Piano Co.
GT® Ohio, have been for the past few months
Bacon, Francis.
busily
engaged in preparing their new plant for
Behning & Sons.
a
large
output of pianos. Within a brief time
Behr Bros. & Co.
they will be ready to supply the trade. Their
Boardman & Gray.
Brambach, A.
road representative has already made a short
Braumuller Co.
trip and secured a considerable number of ad-
Connor, F.
vance orders. This is, of course, decidedly en-
couraging to the enterprise.
Decker & Son.
Decker Bros.
Devoe, F. W. & Co.
a subsequent issue we will begin a series
of illustrated articles upon the organ and
Electrical Piano Co.
its development up to date. This series will
Fischer, J. & C.
be interesting and instructive, as it will contain
Fletcher, V. S.
many important facts concerning the develop-
Foote, J. H.
ment of the parlor organ.
Gemunder, A. & Sons.
Hardman, Peck & Co.
Hartman Bros. & Reinhard.
Harrington, E. G. & Co.
Haines Bros.
Hazelton Bros.
Herrburger-Schwander & Sons.
Jacob Bros.
Krakauer Bros.
Kranich & Bach.
Keller Bros. & Blight.
Lindeman & Sons Piano Co.
Mathushek Piano Mfg. Co.
Mathushek & Sons Piano Co.
Murphy Varnish Co.
McCammon Piano Co.
Needham Piano & Organ Co.
Pryibil, Paul.
Pease Piano Co.
Parker Mfg. Co.
Roth & Engelhardt.
Steinway & Sons.
Standard Varnish Works.
WOOD CARVERS' UNION NO. 38, of New York
city, which complains that the Piano-makers'
Union has been violating union rules, has re-
ferred their grievance* to the Executive Board
of the Piano-makers' Union for settlement.
RUMOR has it that a new factory building has
been secured at Andover, N. J., for the manu-
facture of strings for stringed instruments.
ED. CHAMBERS is on a trip from Leechburg,
Pa., through the West and South-west, intro-
ducing the Smith & Chambers patent banjo to
music dealers, on his route to St. Louis.
A FIRE occurred recently in the Matthews
music store, Pittston, Pa., causing a loss of
$9,000.
A FIRE recently broke out at the corner of
77th street and Storms avenue, Chicago, occu-
pied by the Columbian Organ factory. Loss on
stock $2,500, fully insured.
H. C. MIDDLEBROOK, of Rock Rapids, will
remove his violin and banjo factory to Minnea-
polis, Minn. A stock company representing
$100,000 will conduct the business.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
33°
Sohmer & Co.
Schubert Piano Co.
Styvesant Piano Co.
Shriver, T., & Co.
Steck, Geo. & Co.
Seeley, J. T.
_tfj|T is rather amusing to read the Musical
(HE manufacturing branch of Blasius &
Sons, Philadelphia, is now converted into
a stock company capitalized at $1,000,000. The
continued expansion of their retail and manu-
facturing business has made this move neces-
sary.
3 EAST 14th STREET, HEW YORK.
SUBSCRIPTION (including postage) United States and
Canada, $3.00 per year, in advance; Foreign Countries,
$4.00.
ADVERTISEMENTS, $2.00 per inch, single column, per
insertion; unless inserted upon rates made by special
contract
Entered at the New York Post Office as Second Class Matter.
Nov. 17th, alone, Lyon & Healy received
one hundred and thirty-six cases of im-
ported musical merchandise. This is an unmis-
takable index of the heavy business they are
doing, and a guarantee to the trade that the
largest requisitions can be promptly filled from
Lyon & Healy's immense stock.
. J. H. HICKOK has purchased the en-
tire interest of Mr. Freeborn G. Smith
and other stockholders in the Hickok & Smith
Music Co., and will continue the music business
in both the Poughkeepsie and Newburg stores.
§
USINESS with the ^Eolian Co. continues
excellent. Prominent dealers in the prin-
cipal cities of the United States are enthusiastic
over the merits of this really wonderful inven-
tion. They find that it not only attracts custo-
mers to their stores, but yields them a handsome
profit besides. The firm's London agent has
transacted more business in the past three
months than during the entire year of 1891.
This shows how the ^Eolian is gaining in the
estimation of Londoners. Wide-awake dealers
who desire a profitable instrument should cor-
respond with the firm.
Wegman & Co.
Wheelock, W. E. & Co.
Wessell, Nickel & Gross.
Webster Piano Co.
^ | | H E Shaw Piano Co., Erie, Pa., are enjoying a
^T 3 magnificent fall trade. Since the first day
|ILLIAM F.BOOTHE, formerly of Philadel-
of their manufacture the Shaw Pianos have been
phia, late of Paris, France, is in town.
gradually advancing in popularity, and in many
Will Boothe figure prominently in the future
sections are handled as leaders by representative
music trade history of this country—query ?
firms. Their success may be attributed, first,
to the construction of a good instrument;
print below a list of piano and organ second, to the excellent business management
manufacturers and kindred interests of of the concern and the new and original ideas
the music trades in the States of New York, New involved in placing the Shaw pianos before the
j e r s e y a n d Connecticut, who have received trade and the public. To Mr. Raymore, general
manager of the company, much credit is due.
allotment of space at the World's Fair. In Mr. Raymore, although young in years, has
looking over the amount of space given to the given evidence of his superior business qualifi-
different manufacturers, we think it would have cations and of the possession, in a large degree,
been well for the Board of Directors to have con- of those elements of success which may be
sidered in their distribution of space some im- characterized as push and energy. His superb
portant facts, viz., the length of time that the work in the management of the Shaw Piano Co.
firm has been engaged in business, the capital entitles him to a place in the front rank of the
employed and the yearly output of manu- progressive younger representatives of the piano
factured goods. All these are important facts trade of to-day.
which should be considered when giving space
and location.
J§E?HE Boston Piano Co., located at Wooster,
Automaton Piano Co.
GT® Ohio, have been for the past few months
Bacon, Francis.
busily
engaged in preparing their new plant for
Behning & Sons.
a
large
output of pianos. Within a brief time
Behr Bros. & Co.
they will be ready to supply the trade. Their
Boardman & Gray.
Brambach, A.
road representative has already made a short
Braumuller Co.
trip and secured a considerable number of ad-
Connor, F.
vance orders. This is, of course, decidedly en-
couraging to the enterprise.
Decker & Son.
Decker Bros.
Devoe, F. W. & Co.
a subsequent issue we will begin a series
of illustrated articles upon the organ and
Electrical Piano Co.
its development up to date. This series will
Fischer, J. & C.
be interesting and instructive, as it will contain
Fletcher, V. S.
many important facts concerning the develop-
Foote, J. H.
ment of the parlor organ.
Gemunder, A. & Sons.
Hardman, Peck & Co.
Hartman Bros. & Reinhard.
Harrington, E. G. & Co.
Haines Bros.
Hazelton Bros.
Herrburger-Schwander & Sons.
Jacob Bros.
Krakauer Bros.
Kranich & Bach.
Keller Bros. & Blight.
Lindeman & Sons Piano Co.
Mathushek Piano Mfg. Co.
Mathushek & Sons Piano Co.
Murphy Varnish Co.
McCammon Piano Co.
Needham Piano & Organ Co.
Pryibil, Paul.
Pease Piano Co.
Parker Mfg. Co.
Roth & Engelhardt.
Steinway & Sons.
Standard Varnish Works.
WOOD CARVERS' UNION NO. 38, of New York
city, which complains that the Piano-makers'
Union has been violating union rules, has re-
ferred their grievance* to the Executive Board
of the Piano-makers' Union for settlement.
RUMOR has it that a new factory building has
been secured at Andover, N. J., for the manu-
facture of strings for stringed instruments.
ED. CHAMBERS is on a trip from Leechburg,
Pa., through the West and South-west, intro-
ducing the Smith & Chambers patent banjo to
music dealers, on his route to St. Louis.
A FIRE occurred recently in the Matthews
music store, Pittston, Pa., causing a loss of
$9,000.
A FIRE recently broke out at the corner of
77th street and Storms avenue, Chicago, occu-
pied by the Columbian Organ factory. Loss on
stock $2,500, fully insured.
H. C. MIDDLEBROOK, of Rock Rapids, will
remove his violin and banjo factory to Minnea-
polis, Minn. A stock company representing
$100,000 will conduct the business.
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