Music Trade Review
Issue: 1895 Vol. 20 N. 1 - Page 7
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
In the West.
If there were flore Stegers in the Trade—
New Home for the Weber, Mason &
Hamlin and Pease Pianos—Ad=
vances Hade by the Chicago
Cottage Organ Co. —Big
Retail Trade of the
Kimballand Lyon
& Healy Con-
cerns.
The Bent Injunction—Clement's Shrewd-
ness.
I saw J. V. Steger the other day his
face was wreathed in smiles. Probably
a knowledge of the great happiness that he
caused among the needy people of Chicago
caused this. What a powerful lot of good
Steger has done. Still there are men who have
said : " That was a clever stroke of Stegers ; a
big ad. you know." How much better the
world would be if we had lots of other men in it
who were williug to make just that kind of a
clever stroke. It isn't what Mr. Steger suc-
ceeded in accomplishing for himself, it is the
happiness he caused others.
The wareroom changes in this city will be
numerous after the first, and shortly we shall be
able to greet the Weber people, Mason & Ham-
lin and Chas. H. McDonald, of the Pease Piano
Company, in their new quarters.
The Chicago Cottage Organ Company are
never idle. I do not mean alone in a business
sense, but in a progressive sense as well. I un-
derstand they are getting out some new designs
of the Conover piano for '95. By the way,
Frank Conover, accompanied by his wife and
daughter, has left to spend a few days in your
city.
The W. W. Kimball Company have been
using the columns of the daily papers to a great
extent for advertising purposes. This has re-
sulted in a tremendous holiday trade. Lyon &
Healy likewise have been liberal patronizers of
the daily press. Result, their great emporium
filled with customers.
Wednesday, January 2d, is named as the day
for hearing in the Circuit Court regarding the
injunction brought by Geo. P. Bent against the
Everett Piano Company. This refers to the
twenty-five thousand dollar suit for damages
brought by Mr. Bent against the Everett Piano
Company.
There is a report that the Chicago Cottage
Organ Company have lost largely through the
disappearance of Wm. B. Jordan, music dealer,
Of Course...
A high-grade piano costs more than an
instrument which is in that class known
as " medium," but what a satisfaction
to sell a high-grade piano, and how
pleasant to meet the customer and
friends after the sale is made, particu-
larly if it is a
BOURNE
Just make a minute right here to
write to 180 Tremont Street, Boston,
and find out about it.
of Clinton, la. This report has not been verified.
L,ew H. Clement will certainly receive twenty-
five hundred dollars' worth of advertising for
his "twenty-five dollar idea." Clement is a
shrewd one, no question about It.
The Hexicans Like the Sterling.
•ESSRS. E. HEUER & CO., agents for the
Sterling pianos in Mexico City, Mex.,
are having a splendid trade with these instru-
ments. An order received Friday of last week
by the Sterling Company for twelve pianos com-
pletes a total of a hundred pianos sent this firm
stnce it tooktne agency a little more than a year
ago. In this letter they say : " I want to state
to you that your pianos have given entire satis-
faction in this country. I can also assure you
that we expect a large business for the next year
with your pianos.'' This is certainly encourag-
ing, but it is hardly surprising, for the general
opinion of all Sterling agents is that they will
add to the already phenomenal trade of the Ster-
ling Company during the coming year.
The Kimball Advertisements.
have had occasion several times before
to commend the very effective advertise-
ments of the W. W. Kimball Company appear-
ing in the Chicago newspapers. Those which ap-
peared during the past ten days are even above
the average in excellence. Commenting on a
Kimball "ad " which appeared in its columns,
a Chicago daily paper says : " I t departs quite
radically from the beaten path of stereotyped
advertising. It is a fine sample of modern ad-
vertising methods, because it is not only neat
and attractive, but also appeals directly to the
good common sense and business judgment of
the readers. The remarkable success of the
Kimball Company is due not only to the super-
iority of its pianos, but also to the careful ad-
vertising methods of A. G-. Cone, the treasuer
of the company, who adds to the artistic attract-
iveness of his announcements the additional
charm of trustworthiness and reliability."
Hansing & Scott.
. W. J. SCOTT, of Hansing & Scott, is at
present on the road in the interest of his
house, and is evidently succeeding in opening
up a fair market for the Hansing & Scott piano.
These instruments have been on the market
since early in November, and as might be ex-
pected from such a practical man as Mr. Hansing,
they are carefully made and desirable pianos.
The Decker & Son Piano.
Decker & Son pianos, with their ellliptic
scale, have made quite a good record
during the past twelve months, times considered,
and there is every indication of a wider apprecia-
tion of these really excellent instruments during
1895. They have everything to commend them
—careful workmanship, an unusually fine quality
of tone and a responsiveness of action pleasing
to the most fastidious critic.
The Old Reliable Bothner.
O. BOTHNER is well satisfied with the
orders coming his way for the past three
months. The Bothner piano action has a strong
hold in the affections of piano manufacturers,
and in good or bad times there is always a good
trade for his wares.
Centenary of Trade Journalism.
celebration of the centenary of trade
journalism in America is begun this week
by the Shipping and Commercial List and New
York Price Current, which is the oldest commer-
cial newspaper in America. It was founded by
James Oram, a New York printer, in 1795. and
has been printed consecutively ever since, except
during two months in 1799, when the yellow
fever epidemic caused a suspension of all busi-
ness in New York.
44
Two Thousand Five Hundred.
£5?HE Colby Piano Company have every reason
* their two thousand five hundredth piano. The
instruments turned out by this house act as an
advertisement for the firm. They make friends
wherever known.
Ecclesiastical Appreciation.
£3?HE following letter with a signed portrait
'S
has been sent Wilcox & White, Meriden,
Conn., by Archbishop Satolli, Papal Delegate to
the United States, who has a Wilcox & White
" Symphony " in his house at Washington :
WASHINGTON, D. C , NOV. 14, 1894.
DEAR SIRS : Last Saturday I received the
admirable instrument, " The Symphony," style
"parlor orchestra grand," with some pieces of
select music.
I wish to signify my satisfaction with and
surprise at the intrinsic worth of the instrument.
I am one of those fortuuates who, without ever
having studied the exquisite art of music, and
having only a little of that natural taste that,
especially in Italy, is inborn, am at once enabled
to perform to perfection the most select pieces of
music, and enjoy all their varieties, sweetness
and harmony. It seems to me that this kind of
instrument, such as the Symphony, might be
rightly called the perennial treasure of all musi-
cal harmonies.
I hope that the "Symphony " may be wel-
comed in all families, and that it will prove its
efficiency to delight, ennoble and elevate the
sentiments of the human heart.
Yours truly,
MONSIGNOR SATOLLI,
Papal Delegate.
"Susceptible
of most delicate shadings." Thus
wrote the critic in the Globe-Demo-
crat, St. Louis, regarding the tone
of the
HENRY F. niLLER
Piano. The critic, as did Dr. Maas
himself, appreciate fully the artistic
production which has won special
tributes from the press on thousands
of similar occasions. There are
reasons for this, and those reasons
are fully demonstrated by a careful
examination of the product of the
Henry F. Miller & Sons Piano Co.,
83 Boylston Street, Boston.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
In the West.
If there were flore Stegers in the Trade—
New Home for the Weber, Mason &
Hamlin and Pease Pianos—Ad=
vances Hade by the Chicago
Cottage Organ Co. —Big
Retail Trade of the
Kimballand Lyon
& Healy Con-
cerns.
The Bent Injunction—Clement's Shrewd-
ness.
I saw J. V. Steger the other day his
face was wreathed in smiles. Probably
a knowledge of the great happiness that he
caused among the needy people of Chicago
caused this. What a powerful lot of good
Steger has done. Still there are men who have
said : " That was a clever stroke of Stegers ; a
big ad. you know." How much better the
world would be if we had lots of other men in it
who were williug to make just that kind of a
clever stroke. It isn't what Mr. Steger suc-
ceeded in accomplishing for himself, it is the
happiness he caused others.
The wareroom changes in this city will be
numerous after the first, and shortly we shall be
able to greet the Weber people, Mason & Ham-
lin and Chas. H. McDonald, of the Pease Piano
Company, in their new quarters.
The Chicago Cottage Organ Company are
never idle. I do not mean alone in a business
sense, but in a progressive sense as well. I un-
derstand they are getting out some new designs
of the Conover piano for '95. By the way,
Frank Conover, accompanied by his wife and
daughter, has left to spend a few days in your
city.
The W. W. Kimball Company have been
using the columns of the daily papers to a great
extent for advertising purposes. This has re-
sulted in a tremendous holiday trade. Lyon &
Healy likewise have been liberal patronizers of
the daily press. Result, their great emporium
filled with customers.
Wednesday, January 2d, is named as the day
for hearing in the Circuit Court regarding the
injunction brought by Geo. P. Bent against the
Everett Piano Company. This refers to the
twenty-five thousand dollar suit for damages
brought by Mr. Bent against the Everett Piano
Company.
There is a report that the Chicago Cottage
Organ Company have lost largely through the
disappearance of Wm. B. Jordan, music dealer,
Of Course...
A high-grade piano costs more than an
instrument which is in that class known
as " medium," but what a satisfaction
to sell a high-grade piano, and how
pleasant to meet the customer and
friends after the sale is made, particu-
larly if it is a
BOURNE
Just make a minute right here to
write to 180 Tremont Street, Boston,
and find out about it.
of Clinton, la. This report has not been verified.
L,ew H. Clement will certainly receive twenty-
five hundred dollars' worth of advertising for
his "twenty-five dollar idea." Clement is a
shrewd one, no question about It.
The Hexicans Like the Sterling.
•ESSRS. E. HEUER & CO., agents for the
Sterling pianos in Mexico City, Mex.,
are having a splendid trade with these instru-
ments. An order received Friday of last week
by the Sterling Company for twelve pianos com-
pletes a total of a hundred pianos sent this firm
stnce it tooktne agency a little more than a year
ago. In this letter they say : " I want to state
to you that your pianos have given entire satis-
faction in this country. I can also assure you
that we expect a large business for the next year
with your pianos.'' This is certainly encourag-
ing, but it is hardly surprising, for the general
opinion of all Sterling agents is that they will
add to the already phenomenal trade of the Ster-
ling Company during the coming year.
The Kimball Advertisements.
have had occasion several times before
to commend the very effective advertise-
ments of the W. W. Kimball Company appear-
ing in the Chicago newspapers. Those which ap-
peared during the past ten days are even above
the average in excellence. Commenting on a
Kimball "ad " which appeared in its columns,
a Chicago daily paper says : " I t departs quite
radically from the beaten path of stereotyped
advertising. It is a fine sample of modern ad-
vertising methods, because it is not only neat
and attractive, but also appeals directly to the
good common sense and business judgment of
the readers. The remarkable success of the
Kimball Company is due not only to the super-
iority of its pianos, but also to the careful ad-
vertising methods of A. G-. Cone, the treasuer
of the company, who adds to the artistic attract-
iveness of his announcements the additional
charm of trustworthiness and reliability."
Hansing & Scott.
. W. J. SCOTT, of Hansing & Scott, is at
present on the road in the interest of his
house, and is evidently succeeding in opening
up a fair market for the Hansing & Scott piano.
These instruments have been on the market
since early in November, and as might be ex-
pected from such a practical man as Mr. Hansing,
they are carefully made and desirable pianos.
The Decker & Son Piano.
Decker & Son pianos, with their ellliptic
scale, have made quite a good record
during the past twelve months, times considered,
and there is every indication of a wider apprecia-
tion of these really excellent instruments during
1895. They have everything to commend them
—careful workmanship, an unusually fine quality
of tone and a responsiveness of action pleasing
to the most fastidious critic.
The Old Reliable Bothner.
O. BOTHNER is well satisfied with the
orders coming his way for the past three
months. The Bothner piano action has a strong
hold in the affections of piano manufacturers,
and in good or bad times there is always a good
trade for his wares.
Centenary of Trade Journalism.
celebration of the centenary of trade
journalism in America is begun this week
by the Shipping and Commercial List and New
York Price Current, which is the oldest commer-
cial newspaper in America. It was founded by
James Oram, a New York printer, in 1795. and
has been printed consecutively ever since, except
during two months in 1799, when the yellow
fever epidemic caused a suspension of all busi-
ness in New York.
44
Two Thousand Five Hundred.
£5?HE Colby Piano Company have every reason
* their two thousand five hundredth piano. The
instruments turned out by this house act as an
advertisement for the firm. They make friends
wherever known.
Ecclesiastical Appreciation.
£3?HE following letter with a signed portrait
'S
has been sent Wilcox & White, Meriden,
Conn., by Archbishop Satolli, Papal Delegate to
the United States, who has a Wilcox & White
" Symphony " in his house at Washington :
WASHINGTON, D. C , NOV. 14, 1894.
DEAR SIRS : Last Saturday I received the
admirable instrument, " The Symphony," style
"parlor orchestra grand," with some pieces of
select music.
I wish to signify my satisfaction with and
surprise at the intrinsic worth of the instrument.
I am one of those fortuuates who, without ever
having studied the exquisite art of music, and
having only a little of that natural taste that,
especially in Italy, is inborn, am at once enabled
to perform to perfection the most select pieces of
music, and enjoy all their varieties, sweetness
and harmony. It seems to me that this kind of
instrument, such as the Symphony, might be
rightly called the perennial treasure of all musi-
cal harmonies.
I hope that the "Symphony " may be wel-
comed in all families, and that it will prove its
efficiency to delight, ennoble and elevate the
sentiments of the human heart.
Yours truly,
MONSIGNOR SATOLLI,
Papal Delegate.
"Susceptible
of most delicate shadings." Thus
wrote the critic in the Globe-Demo-
crat, St. Louis, regarding the tone
of the
HENRY F. niLLER
Piano. The critic, as did Dr. Maas
himself, appreciate fully the artistic
production which has won special
tributes from the press on thousands
of similar occasions. There are
reasons for this, and those reasons
are fully demonstrated by a careful
examination of the product of the
Henry F. Miller & Sons Piano Co.,
83 Boylston Street, Boston.
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