Music Trade Review
Issue: 1894 Vol. 18 N. 31 - Page 2
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
on in the same vigorous manner as heretofore.
Mr. A. G. Wigand, the road representative, is
about to make an extended trip in the interest
of the company.
El/EI^V
the bill boards in some cities may be
seen the advertisement of the Shaw
Piano Co. This flashy line of circus advertising
can hardly be classed as dignified and is not in
harmony with the traditions of piano advertis-
ing. Mr. Raymore for awhile gave out a very
clever line of advertising, but this later style
of "red light" luridity shows retrogression.
Does this style of publicity benefit the dealers
who handle the Shaw pianos, or does the piano
need this kind of bolstering to prop it up ?
3 EAST 14th STREET, NEW YORK.
SUBSCRIPTION (including postage) United States and
Canada, $4.00 per year, in advance; Foreign Countries,
$5 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,
. F. J. WOODBURY, the popular secre-
tary of the Jewett Piano Company, Leo-
minster, Mass., is out West visiting agents and
representatives of his house. He finds a good
demand for and a thorough appreciation of the
many excellent qualities of the Jewett pianos.
Yet this might be expected, for the Jewett
pianos are carefully constructed instruments,
and their rapid sale and growth in popularity is
a potent reason why wide-awake dealers who
are not acquainted with their many merits
should look them up.
'AMILTON S. GORDON has made a move
in the right direction by placing the
agency of the Gordon pianos with the Oliver
Ditson Company, Boston. This house will give
them adequate representation. The Gordon
pianos are instruments that are well worthy of
consideration, and under the capable manage-
ment of Mr. Gordon they are winning a new
reputation. Mr. James H. Thomas, the road
representative for Hamilton S. Gordon, is a
capable man, and in his recent Eastern visit
he made several good agencies for the house.
W. W. Kiiuball piano is gradually mak-
ing its way East. Washington has capit-
ulated, and very likely New York will be the
next basis of attack.
ALFRED MEINBERG, heretofore
with the Baltimore house of Wm. Knabe
& Co., will be transferred to their New York
house to take the position in the salesrooms
vacated by Mr. Theo. Pfafflin.
t
USTAVE BEHNING returned last Tuesday
from a five weeks' jaunt among the West-
ern dealers. " G-ust " is making a good record
as a traveler, and he reports an encouraging
condition of affairs in the sections through
which he journeyed.
announced in our columns last week the
assignee of the Braumuller Piano Com-
pany has at last handed over the business to the
members of the firm, and they are now in ac-
tive charge. An inventory of stock has been
taken, new books have been opened, and com-
mencing next week the business will be pushed
New York Sun is not deeply impressed
with the art standards of Chicago. In a
recent issue it says : '' Art for the sake of art is
unknown in Chicago. Her citizens are proud of
the slaughter houses because they made the city
famous ; picture galleries are collected because
a great city ought to have them ; university
professors are hired with the object of outbid-
ding every other educational establishment.
And now a movement is on foot to keep Theo-
dore Thomas' orchestra, not because of the lead-
er's ability, but because it would look bad for
the city to let him go.''
J | N the current issue of the New England
Slfe Magazine, Mr. E. C. Hovey speaking of
"Massachusetts at the World's Fair," says:
'' In pianos and other musical instruments she,
Massachusetts, furnished one-tenth of the ex-
hibits ; and when the final report of the bureau
of awards shall have been written it will dis-
close the fact that the instruments sent to Chi-
cago from her factories received high praise and
commendation for their excellence. The dis-
play of Chickering & Sons, of which an illus-
tration is given with this article was worthy of
this world-renowned house, and the displays of
other Massachusetts manufacturers were no less
complete. Mason & Hamlin exhibited not only
their pianos but a fine collection of the organs
with which their names have been largely
identified."
some time it has been Mr. Robt. M.
Webb's desire to concentrate his manu-
facturing and wareroom business under one
roof. His factory in Brooklyn took up a good
share of his time, and he was compelled in a
measure to neglect his wareroom business at
190 Third avenue. He has at last been able to
gratify his desire by leasing the third and fourth
floors of the New Home building, at 28 Union
Square. He is now moving his machinery from
the Brooklyn factory and will in a short time
give up his former quarters on Third avenue.
Mr. Webb has been exceedingly fortunate in
securing such a splendid location for his busi-
ness. It is right in the heart of the business
centre, and the building is well equipped for his
business. Mr. Webb will be able to meet his
friends at his new quarters about the middle of
next month.
retail business of the Needham Piano-
Organ Company has grown to such pro-
portions that Mr. Charles H. Parsons, the ener-
getic president of the Company, has been look-
ing for some time for a retail man of experience
to take charge of the wareroom floor. He has
fortunately secured such a man in Mr. L. C.
Wegefarth, who has been connected with the
business of Horace Waters & Co. for the past
eight years. Mr. Wegefarth will do much to
popularize the Needham pianos and organs, for
he has an extended experience in the renting
and selling of pianos and organs. This move
will give Mr. Parsons the desired opportunity of
devoting more time to the wholesale department
of the business. jThe Needham Piano-Organ
Company report a general improvement in busi-
ness. They are in receipt of gratifying orders
from dealers, and in addition to their retail de-
partment, they are well equipped to supply the
wholesale demand for Needham pianos and or-
gans which is rapidly growing each year.
many of the trade papers have been
indulging in senseless rumors regarding
changes in New York, Boston and Chicago,
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW has been moving
straight ahead, publishing facts and quietly
ignoring sensational rumors. We believe the
business element to which we cater enjoys read-
ing a paper which is clean, thorough and im-
partial. In fact the success of THE MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW as a purely trade publication has
demonstrated that. Almost daily we are in re-
ceipt of letters from every section of the country
complimenting us on the straightforward course
which we are pursuing. This is from a well
known manufacturing concern in Ohio :
"We read your paper weekly with great in-
terest, and find that you are conservative and
reasonable and always look before you leap.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
on in the same vigorous manner as heretofore.
Mr. A. G. Wigand, the road representative, is
about to make an extended trip in the interest
of the company.
El/EI^V
the bill boards in some cities may be
seen the advertisement of the Shaw
Piano Co. This flashy line of circus advertising
can hardly be classed as dignified and is not in
harmony with the traditions of piano advertis-
ing. Mr. Raymore for awhile gave out a very
clever line of advertising, but this later style
of "red light" luridity shows retrogression.
Does this style of publicity benefit the dealers
who handle the Shaw pianos, or does the piano
need this kind of bolstering to prop it up ?
3 EAST 14th STREET, NEW YORK.
SUBSCRIPTION (including postage) United States and
Canada, $4.00 per year, in advance; Foreign Countries,
$5 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,
. F. J. WOODBURY, the popular secre-
tary of the Jewett Piano Company, Leo-
minster, Mass., is out West visiting agents and
representatives of his house. He finds a good
demand for and a thorough appreciation of the
many excellent qualities of the Jewett pianos.
Yet this might be expected, for the Jewett
pianos are carefully constructed instruments,
and their rapid sale and growth in popularity is
a potent reason why wide-awake dealers who
are not acquainted with their many merits
should look them up.
'AMILTON S. GORDON has made a move
in the right direction by placing the
agency of the Gordon pianos with the Oliver
Ditson Company, Boston. This house will give
them adequate representation. The Gordon
pianos are instruments that are well worthy of
consideration, and under the capable manage-
ment of Mr. Gordon they are winning a new
reputation. Mr. James H. Thomas, the road
representative for Hamilton S. Gordon, is a
capable man, and in his recent Eastern visit
he made several good agencies for the house.
W. W. Kiiuball piano is gradually mak-
ing its way East. Washington has capit-
ulated, and very likely New York will be the
next basis of attack.
ALFRED MEINBERG, heretofore
with the Baltimore house of Wm. Knabe
& Co., will be transferred to their New York
house to take the position in the salesrooms
vacated by Mr. Theo. Pfafflin.
t
USTAVE BEHNING returned last Tuesday
from a five weeks' jaunt among the West-
ern dealers. " G-ust " is making a good record
as a traveler, and he reports an encouraging
condition of affairs in the sections through
which he journeyed.
announced in our columns last week the
assignee of the Braumuller Piano Com-
pany has at last handed over the business to the
members of the firm, and they are now in ac-
tive charge. An inventory of stock has been
taken, new books have been opened, and com-
mencing next week the business will be pushed
New York Sun is not deeply impressed
with the art standards of Chicago. In a
recent issue it says : '' Art for the sake of art is
unknown in Chicago. Her citizens are proud of
the slaughter houses because they made the city
famous ; picture galleries are collected because
a great city ought to have them ; university
professors are hired with the object of outbid-
ding every other educational establishment.
And now a movement is on foot to keep Theo-
dore Thomas' orchestra, not because of the lead-
er's ability, but because it would look bad for
the city to let him go.''
J | N the current issue of the New England
Slfe Magazine, Mr. E. C. Hovey speaking of
"Massachusetts at the World's Fair," says:
'' In pianos and other musical instruments she,
Massachusetts, furnished one-tenth of the ex-
hibits ; and when the final report of the bureau
of awards shall have been written it will dis-
close the fact that the instruments sent to Chi-
cago from her factories received high praise and
commendation for their excellence. The dis-
play of Chickering & Sons, of which an illus-
tration is given with this article was worthy of
this world-renowned house, and the displays of
other Massachusetts manufacturers were no less
complete. Mason & Hamlin exhibited not only
their pianos but a fine collection of the organs
with which their names have been largely
identified."
some time it has been Mr. Robt. M.
Webb's desire to concentrate his manu-
facturing and wareroom business under one
roof. His factory in Brooklyn took up a good
share of his time, and he was compelled in a
measure to neglect his wareroom business at
190 Third avenue. He has at last been able to
gratify his desire by leasing the third and fourth
floors of the New Home building, at 28 Union
Square. He is now moving his machinery from
the Brooklyn factory and will in a short time
give up his former quarters on Third avenue.
Mr. Webb has been exceedingly fortunate in
securing such a splendid location for his busi-
ness. It is right in the heart of the business
centre, and the building is well equipped for his
business. Mr. Webb will be able to meet his
friends at his new quarters about the middle of
next month.
retail business of the Needham Piano-
Organ Company has grown to such pro-
portions that Mr. Charles H. Parsons, the ener-
getic president of the Company, has been look-
ing for some time for a retail man of experience
to take charge of the wareroom floor. He has
fortunately secured such a man in Mr. L. C.
Wegefarth, who has been connected with the
business of Horace Waters & Co. for the past
eight years. Mr. Wegefarth will do much to
popularize the Needham pianos and organs, for
he has an extended experience in the renting
and selling of pianos and organs. This move
will give Mr. Parsons the desired opportunity of
devoting more time to the wholesale department
of the business. jThe Needham Piano-Organ
Company report a general improvement in busi-
ness. They are in receipt of gratifying orders
from dealers, and in addition to their retail de-
partment, they are well equipped to supply the
wholesale demand for Needham pianos and or-
gans which is rapidly growing each year.
many of the trade papers have been
indulging in senseless rumors regarding
changes in New York, Boston and Chicago,
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW has been moving
straight ahead, publishing facts and quietly
ignoring sensational rumors. We believe the
business element to which we cater enjoys read-
ing a paper which is clean, thorough and im-
partial. In fact the success of THE MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW as a purely trade publication has
demonstrated that. Almost daily we are in re-
ceipt of letters from every section of the country
complimenting us on the straightforward course
which we are pursuing. This is from a well
known manufacturing concern in Ohio :
"We read your paper weekly with great in-
terest, and find that you are conservative and
reasonable and always look before you leap.
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