Music Trade Review
Issue: 1894 Vol. 19 N. 5 - Page 4
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
MR. FERDINAND MAYER, of Chickering &
Sons, has returned from his vacation spent at
Amityville, L. I.
J. W. PAYNE, of Llewlyn & Payne, manu-
facturers of piano polish and varnish, Kansas
City, Mo., died August 10th.
LYON & HEALY have a regular "central "
telephone office in their beautifully appointed
institution, with a young lady operator who
attends promptly to all '' hello '' messages and
dispatches them to their respective departments
by means of pneumatic tubes, says the Musical
Times. The latter are in general use in the
store and assist greatly in facilitating business.
A RECENT addition to the music trade is the
house of W. J. Bogue & Co., Fulton, N. Y.
MR. H. D. CABLE, president of the Chicago
Cottage Organ Company, will leave Southamp-
ton for New York on the " Paris " August 25th.
MR. I. N. CAMP, of Chicago, who is sojourn-
ing at the famous Carlsbad Springs, will sail for
the United States on September 27th.
MR. CHAS. H. STEINWAY, of Steinway & Sons,
is a happy father. His wife presented him with
THE United Piano Company, of Philadelphia,
a bouncing girl baby last Sunday. Congratu- have filed articles of incorporation. The capital
lations.
stock is $150,000. They have purchased a com-
modious building in Camden, N. J., f>r factory
MR. HOENE, of Meller & Hoene, well known
dealers, of Pittsburg, Pa., who recently visited purposes. It is the intention of the company to
Leipsic, Germany, left an order for six Hupfeld begin the manufacture of pianos at once.
mechanical pianos, which have been shipped to
MR. B. F. DUNBAR, of Jack Haynes, left this
his address. Blasius & Sons, of Philadelphia, week for a three weeks' trip in the upper part of
represent the Hupfeld firm in the United States, New York State.
with the exception of a part of Pennsylvania,
A GENERAL business meeting of Steinway &
Ohio and Virginia, which is controlled by Messrs.
Sons was held last week; also of Lyon, Potter
Mellor & Hoene.
& Co., of Chicago, which was attended by E.
J. P. SIMMONS' piano warerooms, 630 4th ave- A. Potter, and N. Stetson Co., of Philadelphia.
nue, Louisville, Ky., caught fire last Wednes- Mr. Woodford came to town especially for that
day. Five pianos were destroyed, and the loss purpose.
sustained amounted to $3,000. The insurance
MESSRS. D E CRAY & Co., who have conducted
amounted to $1,000.
a piano repairing establishment for several years
ISAAC BENESCH & SONS, of Baltimore, will
at Seper Street, Philadelphia, have branched
hereafter represent the line of goods manufac- out into the piano manufacturing business. Mr.
tured by the Chicago Cottage Organ Company. Alex. De Cray is in charge of the practical de-
Herman Day & Co. were the former representa- partment, and he has recently draughted an up-
tives of that firm in Baltimore.
right scale from which the firm will manufacture
pianos for retail purposes.
MR. FREEBORN G. SMITH, SR., is recuperat-
ing from his recent indisposition in the Adiron-
dacks.
IT is rumored that Wm. Knabe & Co. will re-
move their Washington, D. C, store on Pennsyl-
vania avenue to a new store on F street, N. W.,
opposite the Metzerott building.
MR. LOUIS GRUNEWALD, JR., road representa-
tive for Jacob Doll, will leave for a Southern trip
next Saturday.
MR. GEORGE REICHMANN, of Sohmer & Co.,
made a short business trip to Philadelphia,
Pittsburg, Franklin and Williamsport, Pa., and
Canton, N. J., and Columbus, Ohio, last week.
MR. W. H. ELMER, of Babcock & Elmer, the
well-known agents for Decker Bros.' piano in
Winona, Minn., was in New York recently on
his wedding trip. He speaks of a fair condition
of business in that section of the country.
MR. WILLIAM FRIELE, with Jack Haynes,
has returned from his vacation looking fit to do
active work for his house.
MESSRS. F. LUCKHARDT and G. BELDER, who
have been with the G. Schirmer Co. for quite a
number of years, intend opening a music pub-
lishing business at 10 East 17th street about
September first. The firm name will be Luck-
hardt & Belder.
MR. RUFUS BLAKE, president of the Sterling
Co., Derby, Conn., is enjoying a driving trip
through the Berkshire Mountains. He is ac-
companied by his wife.
S. S. STEWART, the well-known manu-
facturer of the famous Stewart banjos, has an
uptown retail branch of his extensive business
at 1016 Chestnut street, Philadelphia. Business
with Mr. Stewart is fair ; the coming fall, how-
ever, he expects an unusually large demand for
his popular instruments.
MR.
THOMAS JOHNSON was arrested and locked
up at the Central Station yesterday by Officers
Griffin and Spane, on a charge of burglary.
Some time ago, it is claimed, he broke into the
music store of W. W. Kimball Company, at No.
243 Wabash avenue, and stole a quantity of
music. A few days sgo he went to the music
firm of Lyon, Potter & Co., at No. 174
Wabash avenue, and offered to sell it at a
very low figure. They became suspicious
and asked him to call yesterday. In the mean-
time they notified the detective headquarters,
and yesterday when he called he was placed
under arrest, as the robbery had been reported
by the Kimball Company, which claimed that
Johnson was the man who had committed the
deed. He will be given a hearing at the
Armory this morning.—Chicago Inter-Ocean.
the popular manager of N.
Stetson Co., Philadelphia, is rusticating at his
cottage at Scituate Beach, near Boston.
MR.
WOODFORD,
MR. WILLIAM H. FREELAND, who is in charge
of Hamilton S. Gordon's small musical instru-
ment department, will spend his vacation at a
point near Lancaster, Pa. He leaves on the 25th
inst.
E. A. PHELPS will handle Knabe and Behning
pianos in his new store at Berlin, Wis.
LUDDEN & BATES' branch house recently
established in Jacksonville, Fla., under the
management of Mr. Brandnack, is receiving a
great deal of praise in the local papers.
MR. CHAS. BECHT is making a Western trip
in the interest of the popular Pease piano.
A NEW music stand has been invented and
patented by Geo. H. McCall, of Massillon, Ohio.
MESSRS. N. L. GEBHARDT AND A. T. WITTICH
are doing some excellent work for the A. B.
Chase piano during their Western trip.
THE Winchester Herald says : C. A. Daniels
and W. L. Hadley, of Richmond, Ind., and Lon
Snedeker, of that place are contemplating a ven-
ture in the business of manufacturing musical
instruments.
Brains, a journal devoted to the art of adver-
tising in this city, recently favored Mr. John C.
Minton, of Lange & Minton, Wellington, la.,
with a request to send them samples of his
unique " ads." which he used in advertising the
business of his house. It is evident that these
were considered of merit, for he was recently re-
quested to contribute a special article on " How
best to advertise pianos," and a photograph of
himself.
A CAPITAL joke is related on P. J. Healy's two
young sons, Paul and Raymond Healy, who
with their brother, James E. Healy, are now at
the Antwerp Exposition, says the Indicator.
The boys are adepts in the use of the guitar and
mandolin and play these instruments at Lyon &
Healy's booth at the exposition over the sea.
On one occasion recently the two scions of the
house of Healy played their two instruments
and attracted quite an audience. When they
had finished a French woman stepped up and
gave the boys a two-franc piece. She had taken
them for a couple of wandering minstrels !
THE Grand Rapids, Mich., Herald has the fol-
lowing item of information : The Grand Rapids
Piano Case Company has developed a business
that has outgrown its present quarters, and the
Comstock iron clad four story building, at the
corner of Kent and Newberry streets, is being
moved to the factory now occupied near Canal
street. The Grand Rapids Heavy Moving Com-
pany will have the building on the site within a
few days. The addition to the factory will be
50 x 80 feet in dimensions.
MR. ROBERT.M. WEBB Is slated to leave for
Europe to-day. He is going to place a large
order with the Billion Felt House at St. Denis,
France.
They All Admire Him.
^
CAVALLL one of the most courteous
TV~ • gentlemen connected with any enterprise
so dignified as the dissemination of knowledge
concerning the virtues and practical values of
the celebrated blue felt, has been in town for two
or three days, and, as usual, he has received a
cordial welcome.
Mr. Cavalli has only one regret when he comes
to Dolgeville, and that is that he has to go away
again.—Dolgeville Herald, August 23d.
Hansing «Sc Scott.
y
\JETHE new firm of Hansing & Scott, which we
S
announced a short time since as having
embarked in the piano business at West 13th
and Washington streets, this city, expect to be
able to place their premier piano on the market
some time next month. The scale has been
completed by Mr. Hansing, who is a well-known
expert on matters acoustical, and the product
of his house should be well worthy the special
attention of the trade.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
MR. FERDINAND MAYER, of Chickering &
Sons, has returned from his vacation spent at
Amityville, L. I.
J. W. PAYNE, of Llewlyn & Payne, manu-
facturers of piano polish and varnish, Kansas
City, Mo., died August 10th.
LYON & HEALY have a regular "central "
telephone office in their beautifully appointed
institution, with a young lady operator who
attends promptly to all '' hello '' messages and
dispatches them to their respective departments
by means of pneumatic tubes, says the Musical
Times. The latter are in general use in the
store and assist greatly in facilitating business.
A RECENT addition to the music trade is the
house of W. J. Bogue & Co., Fulton, N. Y.
MR. H. D. CABLE, president of the Chicago
Cottage Organ Company, will leave Southamp-
ton for New York on the " Paris " August 25th.
MR. I. N. CAMP, of Chicago, who is sojourn-
ing at the famous Carlsbad Springs, will sail for
the United States on September 27th.
MR. CHAS. H. STEINWAY, of Steinway & Sons,
is a happy father. His wife presented him with
THE United Piano Company, of Philadelphia,
a bouncing girl baby last Sunday. Congratu- have filed articles of incorporation. The capital
lations.
stock is $150,000. They have purchased a com-
modious building in Camden, N. J., f>r factory
MR. HOENE, of Meller & Hoene, well known
dealers, of Pittsburg, Pa., who recently visited purposes. It is the intention of the company to
Leipsic, Germany, left an order for six Hupfeld begin the manufacture of pianos at once.
mechanical pianos, which have been shipped to
MR. B. F. DUNBAR, of Jack Haynes, left this
his address. Blasius & Sons, of Philadelphia, week for a three weeks' trip in the upper part of
represent the Hupfeld firm in the United States, New York State.
with the exception of a part of Pennsylvania,
A GENERAL business meeting of Steinway &
Ohio and Virginia, which is controlled by Messrs.
Sons was held last week; also of Lyon, Potter
Mellor & Hoene.
& Co., of Chicago, which was attended by E.
J. P. SIMMONS' piano warerooms, 630 4th ave- A. Potter, and N. Stetson Co., of Philadelphia.
nue, Louisville, Ky., caught fire last Wednes- Mr. Woodford came to town especially for that
day. Five pianos were destroyed, and the loss purpose.
sustained amounted to $3,000. The insurance
MESSRS. D E CRAY & Co., who have conducted
amounted to $1,000.
a piano repairing establishment for several years
ISAAC BENESCH & SONS, of Baltimore, will
at Seper Street, Philadelphia, have branched
hereafter represent the line of goods manufac- out into the piano manufacturing business. Mr.
tured by the Chicago Cottage Organ Company. Alex. De Cray is in charge of the practical de-
Herman Day & Co. were the former representa- partment, and he has recently draughted an up-
tives of that firm in Baltimore.
right scale from which the firm will manufacture
pianos for retail purposes.
MR. FREEBORN G. SMITH, SR., is recuperat-
ing from his recent indisposition in the Adiron-
dacks.
IT is rumored that Wm. Knabe & Co. will re-
move their Washington, D. C, store on Pennsyl-
vania avenue to a new store on F street, N. W.,
opposite the Metzerott building.
MR. LOUIS GRUNEWALD, JR., road representa-
tive for Jacob Doll, will leave for a Southern trip
next Saturday.
MR. GEORGE REICHMANN, of Sohmer & Co.,
made a short business trip to Philadelphia,
Pittsburg, Franklin and Williamsport, Pa., and
Canton, N. J., and Columbus, Ohio, last week.
MR. W. H. ELMER, of Babcock & Elmer, the
well-known agents for Decker Bros.' piano in
Winona, Minn., was in New York recently on
his wedding trip. He speaks of a fair condition
of business in that section of the country.
MR. WILLIAM FRIELE, with Jack Haynes,
has returned from his vacation looking fit to do
active work for his house.
MESSRS. F. LUCKHARDT and G. BELDER, who
have been with the G. Schirmer Co. for quite a
number of years, intend opening a music pub-
lishing business at 10 East 17th street about
September first. The firm name will be Luck-
hardt & Belder.
MR. RUFUS BLAKE, president of the Sterling
Co., Derby, Conn., is enjoying a driving trip
through the Berkshire Mountains. He is ac-
companied by his wife.
S. S. STEWART, the well-known manu-
facturer of the famous Stewart banjos, has an
uptown retail branch of his extensive business
at 1016 Chestnut street, Philadelphia. Business
with Mr. Stewart is fair ; the coming fall, how-
ever, he expects an unusually large demand for
his popular instruments.
MR.
THOMAS JOHNSON was arrested and locked
up at the Central Station yesterday by Officers
Griffin and Spane, on a charge of burglary.
Some time ago, it is claimed, he broke into the
music store of W. W. Kimball Company, at No.
243 Wabash avenue, and stole a quantity of
music. A few days sgo he went to the music
firm of Lyon, Potter & Co., at No. 174
Wabash avenue, and offered to sell it at a
very low figure. They became suspicious
and asked him to call yesterday. In the mean-
time they notified the detective headquarters,
and yesterday when he called he was placed
under arrest, as the robbery had been reported
by the Kimball Company, which claimed that
Johnson was the man who had committed the
deed. He will be given a hearing at the
Armory this morning.—Chicago Inter-Ocean.
the popular manager of N.
Stetson Co., Philadelphia, is rusticating at his
cottage at Scituate Beach, near Boston.
MR.
WOODFORD,
MR. WILLIAM H. FREELAND, who is in charge
of Hamilton S. Gordon's small musical instru-
ment department, will spend his vacation at a
point near Lancaster, Pa. He leaves on the 25th
inst.
E. A. PHELPS will handle Knabe and Behning
pianos in his new store at Berlin, Wis.
LUDDEN & BATES' branch house recently
established in Jacksonville, Fla., under the
management of Mr. Brandnack, is receiving a
great deal of praise in the local papers.
MR. CHAS. BECHT is making a Western trip
in the interest of the popular Pease piano.
A NEW music stand has been invented and
patented by Geo. H. McCall, of Massillon, Ohio.
MESSRS. N. L. GEBHARDT AND A. T. WITTICH
are doing some excellent work for the A. B.
Chase piano during their Western trip.
THE Winchester Herald says : C. A. Daniels
and W. L. Hadley, of Richmond, Ind., and Lon
Snedeker, of that place are contemplating a ven-
ture in the business of manufacturing musical
instruments.
Brains, a journal devoted to the art of adver-
tising in this city, recently favored Mr. John C.
Minton, of Lange & Minton, Wellington, la.,
with a request to send them samples of his
unique " ads." which he used in advertising the
business of his house. It is evident that these
were considered of merit, for he was recently re-
quested to contribute a special article on " How
best to advertise pianos," and a photograph of
himself.
A CAPITAL joke is related on P. J. Healy's two
young sons, Paul and Raymond Healy, who
with their brother, James E. Healy, are now at
the Antwerp Exposition, says the Indicator.
The boys are adepts in the use of the guitar and
mandolin and play these instruments at Lyon &
Healy's booth at the exposition over the sea.
On one occasion recently the two scions of the
house of Healy played their two instruments
and attracted quite an audience. When they
had finished a French woman stepped up and
gave the boys a two-franc piece. She had taken
them for a couple of wandering minstrels !
THE Grand Rapids, Mich., Herald has the fol-
lowing item of information : The Grand Rapids
Piano Case Company has developed a business
that has outgrown its present quarters, and the
Comstock iron clad four story building, at the
corner of Kent and Newberry streets, is being
moved to the factory now occupied near Canal
street. The Grand Rapids Heavy Moving Com-
pany will have the building on the site within a
few days. The addition to the factory will be
50 x 80 feet in dimensions.
MR. ROBERT.M. WEBB Is slated to leave for
Europe to-day. He is going to place a large
order with the Billion Felt House at St. Denis,
France.
They All Admire Him.
^
CAVALLL one of the most courteous
TV~ • gentlemen connected with any enterprise
so dignified as the dissemination of knowledge
concerning the virtues and practical values of
the celebrated blue felt, has been in town for two
or three days, and, as usual, he has received a
cordial welcome.
Mr. Cavalli has only one regret when he comes
to Dolgeville, and that is that he has to go away
again.—Dolgeville Herald, August 23d.
Hansing «Sc Scott.
y
\JETHE new firm of Hansing & Scott, which we
S
announced a short time since as having
embarked in the piano business at West 13th
and Washington streets, this city, expect to be
able to place their premier piano on the market
some time next month. The scale has been
completed by Mr. Hansing, who is a well-known
expert on matters acoustical, and the product
of his house should be well worthy the special
attention of the trade.
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