Music Trade Review
Issue: 1893 Vol. 18 N. 22 - Page 2
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
f
HE Knabe grand piano, which is used ex-
clusively at the Metropolitan Opera House,
has come in for no small share of the honors
bestowed by the public upon the artists at the
popular Sunday night concerts. The mag-
nificent quality—and, we may say, quantity of
tone—which has filled this vast auditorium, has
earned for the Knabe grand, expressions of the
highest praise from critical audiences.
f
3 EAST 14th STREET, NEW YOBK.
SUBSCRIPTION (including postage) United States and
Canada, $4.00 per year, in advance; Foreign Countries,
$500.
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.
HE annual election of officers of the Piano
Manufacturers' Association for 1894 will
be held Tuesday, January 9th. A reception will
follow at the Union Square Hotel at 3.30 p. M.,
which will be entirely informal in character. All
piano manufacturers of New York will be in-
vited, and an excellent opportunity will occur
to compare notes over "hopes deferred," and
touch glasses to the good days coming.
f
HOS. J. DOWLING, State Commissioner,
is engaged in sending out circular letters
to manufacturers throughout the State for the
purpose of investigating the " cause and effect "
of the deplorable condition of business. A
terse and appropriate answer to the six ques-
tions which he propounds would be: Cause,
Democratic Administration. Effect, hard times.
Nothing need be said about the remedy—it is
too obvious.
f
f
AMILTON S. GORDON is not complain-
ing of dull times. The Gordon upright
piano is growing in popularity and is proving
a seller, while the Converse banjo is having an
enormous holiday trade.
f
OME idea of the extent of the business
carried on by Pratt, Read & Company,
Deep River, Conn., may be estimated when the
fact is considered that they use in their manu-
facturing business over seventy-five thousand
square feet of floor space. Their factories,
bleach houses, lumber yards, tenements, etc.,
occupy forty acres of ground.
the A. B. Chase Co. are manifesting
a wise conservatism in the management
of their business, yet the prospects for the new
year are decidedly bright. Business has been
comparatively good, and, with the splendid
record of the A. B. Chase pianos at the Fair,
combined with intelligent directorship, there is
no reason why the A. B. Chase piano should not
seek new worlds to conquer in the coming year.
ERHAPS if John C. Freund would meander
down to any of the news stands and in-
vest fifteen cents for a copy of The Keynote for
December, send his boy over to this office with
ten cents for THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, whole
amount expended twenty-five cents, he will find
that he has purchased much for the money.
He can then glance over two interesting papers,
conducted in an up-to-date manner. If he were
not too old he could also learn something in
journalism which he never yet has fathomed.
^ESSRS. HALLET & DAVIS, of Boston,
are about to close a memorable year,
and open a new one with prospects that are un-
usually bright. Their splendid enterprise at
the World's Columbian Exposition has resulted
in increased appreciation of their pianos
throughout the country. The Hallet & Davis
piano hardly requires special mention. The
tone, quality and general construction is such
that it undoubtedly holds a place in the front
rank of the leading pianos of the day.
S
HE holidays have stimulated business some-
what in the retail piano trade ; while it
cannot be compared to that of last year, yet
there has been a decided increase in cash sales,
and a corresponding decline in renting. This
on the whole is a healthy and satisfactory con-
dition of things. Taking December all in all,
it has been the most satisfactory month in the
wholesale and retail departments of the piano
business during the Fall season. It is to be
hoped that the new year will witness a continu-
ed growth toward better times.
was supposed that many radical changes
in the road'representatives of the promi-
nent piano houses would occur the first of the
year. As far as can be learned, the hypothesis
is not borne out by facts, for the only changes
reported to date are Mr. Moore with the I v oring
& Blake Organ Co., Mr. Spicer with the Mc-
Phail Piano Co., Mr. Crane with Decker Bros.,
Mr. Summers with the Shaw Piano Co., Erie,
Pa., Mr. DeVolney Everett with Sohtner & Co.,
and Mr. A. J. Holden with Chickering & Sons.
These gentlemen's terms will expire at the end
of the year with their respective houses.
f
HE celebrated '' Crown '' pianos and organs
are floating on the top wave of the busi-
ness revival. Trade for the past month has been
unusually satisfactory, and a good start has been
made for December. Mr. Bent had the honor of
numbering among his recent purchasers the
distinguished Brigadier General of the Mexican
Army, Sva. Dolores P. de la Peiia, and Hon. M.
Trevino, Consul de Mexico, both of whom se-
cured magnificent "Crown" pianos to delight
them in the land of the Montezumas.
The European trade with Geo. P. Bent is de-
didedly brisk, and numerous shipments are
being made to Holland and to the old established
London agency for Great Britain.
& WHITE ORGAN CO. are
about to surprise the trade with several
new additions to their '' Symphony'' styles. The
latest, called the "Angelus," is a handsome
instrument. It was designed by an eminent
architect for his own use, but has been adopted
by Wilcox & White as one of their standard
styles with his permission. The Self-Playing
Symphony is one of the best selling instru-
ments on the market to-day, and the fact is am-
ply proved by the increased orders on hand.
There are no dull times at Meriden, Conn., and
there will not be as long as Wilcox & White
keep abreast of the times with such excellent
instruments as the modern styles of '' Sym-
phony."
JESSRS. SOHMER & CO., the eminent
piano manufacturers of New York, have
achieved an international reputation for the ex-
cellence of the instruments which they manu-
facture. The Sohmer piano to-day stands as
the embodiment of advanced theories as ap-
plied to the art industry. It seems that a con-
cern in this city are manufacturing pianos
which are stenciled with a name similar to that
of Sohmer. This, with the evident intention of
palming off upon the public a cheap instrument
by giving the impression that it is the genuine
Sohmer. Every man has a perfect right to use
his own name upon the piano which he manu-
factures, but it should be done in an honest
way, and not by trying to steal the fame of
others.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
f
HE Knabe grand piano, which is used ex-
clusively at the Metropolitan Opera House,
has come in for no small share of the honors
bestowed by the public upon the artists at the
popular Sunday night concerts. The mag-
nificent quality—and, we may say, quantity of
tone—which has filled this vast auditorium, has
earned for the Knabe grand, expressions of the
highest praise from critical audiences.
f
3 EAST 14th STREET, NEW YOBK.
SUBSCRIPTION (including postage) United States and
Canada, $4.00 per year, in advance; Foreign Countries,
$500.
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.
HE annual election of officers of the Piano
Manufacturers' Association for 1894 will
be held Tuesday, January 9th. A reception will
follow at the Union Square Hotel at 3.30 p. M.,
which will be entirely informal in character. All
piano manufacturers of New York will be in-
vited, and an excellent opportunity will occur
to compare notes over "hopes deferred," and
touch glasses to the good days coming.
f
HOS. J. DOWLING, State Commissioner,
is engaged in sending out circular letters
to manufacturers throughout the State for the
purpose of investigating the " cause and effect "
of the deplorable condition of business. A
terse and appropriate answer to the six ques-
tions which he propounds would be: Cause,
Democratic Administration. Effect, hard times.
Nothing need be said about the remedy—it is
too obvious.
f
f
AMILTON S. GORDON is not complain-
ing of dull times. The Gordon upright
piano is growing in popularity and is proving
a seller, while the Converse banjo is having an
enormous holiday trade.
f
OME idea of the extent of the business
carried on by Pratt, Read & Company,
Deep River, Conn., may be estimated when the
fact is considered that they use in their manu-
facturing business over seventy-five thousand
square feet of floor space. Their factories,
bleach houses, lumber yards, tenements, etc.,
occupy forty acres of ground.
the A. B. Chase Co. are manifesting
a wise conservatism in the management
of their business, yet the prospects for the new
year are decidedly bright. Business has been
comparatively good, and, with the splendid
record of the A. B. Chase pianos at the Fair,
combined with intelligent directorship, there is
no reason why the A. B. Chase piano should not
seek new worlds to conquer in the coming year.
ERHAPS if John C. Freund would meander
down to any of the news stands and in-
vest fifteen cents for a copy of The Keynote for
December, send his boy over to this office with
ten cents for THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, whole
amount expended twenty-five cents, he will find
that he has purchased much for the money.
He can then glance over two interesting papers,
conducted in an up-to-date manner. If he were
not too old he could also learn something in
journalism which he never yet has fathomed.
^ESSRS. HALLET & DAVIS, of Boston,
are about to close a memorable year,
and open a new one with prospects that are un-
usually bright. Their splendid enterprise at
the World's Columbian Exposition has resulted
in increased appreciation of their pianos
throughout the country. The Hallet & Davis
piano hardly requires special mention. The
tone, quality and general construction is such
that it undoubtedly holds a place in the front
rank of the leading pianos of the day.
S
HE holidays have stimulated business some-
what in the retail piano trade ; while it
cannot be compared to that of last year, yet
there has been a decided increase in cash sales,
and a corresponding decline in renting. This
on the whole is a healthy and satisfactory con-
dition of things. Taking December all in all,
it has been the most satisfactory month in the
wholesale and retail departments of the piano
business during the Fall season. It is to be
hoped that the new year will witness a continu-
ed growth toward better times.
was supposed that many radical changes
in the road'representatives of the promi-
nent piano houses would occur the first of the
year. As far as can be learned, the hypothesis
is not borne out by facts, for the only changes
reported to date are Mr. Moore with the I v oring
& Blake Organ Co., Mr. Spicer with the Mc-
Phail Piano Co., Mr. Crane with Decker Bros.,
Mr. Summers with the Shaw Piano Co., Erie,
Pa., Mr. DeVolney Everett with Sohtner & Co.,
and Mr. A. J. Holden with Chickering & Sons.
These gentlemen's terms will expire at the end
of the year with their respective houses.
f
HE celebrated '' Crown '' pianos and organs
are floating on the top wave of the busi-
ness revival. Trade for the past month has been
unusually satisfactory, and a good start has been
made for December. Mr. Bent had the honor of
numbering among his recent purchasers the
distinguished Brigadier General of the Mexican
Army, Sva. Dolores P. de la Peiia, and Hon. M.
Trevino, Consul de Mexico, both of whom se-
cured magnificent "Crown" pianos to delight
them in the land of the Montezumas.
The European trade with Geo. P. Bent is de-
didedly brisk, and numerous shipments are
being made to Holland and to the old established
London agency for Great Britain.
& WHITE ORGAN CO. are
about to surprise the trade with several
new additions to their '' Symphony'' styles. The
latest, called the "Angelus," is a handsome
instrument. It was designed by an eminent
architect for his own use, but has been adopted
by Wilcox & White as one of their standard
styles with his permission. The Self-Playing
Symphony is one of the best selling instru-
ments on the market to-day, and the fact is am-
ply proved by the increased orders on hand.
There are no dull times at Meriden, Conn., and
there will not be as long as Wilcox & White
keep abreast of the times with such excellent
instruments as the modern styles of '' Sym-
phony."
JESSRS. SOHMER & CO., the eminent
piano manufacturers of New York, have
achieved an international reputation for the ex-
cellence of the instruments which they manu-
facture. The Sohmer piano to-day stands as
the embodiment of advanced theories as ap-
plied to the art industry. It seems that a con-
cern in this city are manufacturing pianos
which are stenciled with a name similar to that
of Sohmer. This, with the evident intention of
palming off upon the public a cheap instrument
by giving the impression that it is the genuine
Sohmer. Every man has a perfect right to use
his own name upon the piano which he manu-
factures, but it should be done in an honest
way, and not by trying to steal the fame of
others.
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