Music Trade Review
Issue: 1895 Vol. 20 N. 13 - Page 1
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REVIEW
VOL. XX.
No. i
Published Every Saturday at 3 East Fourteenth Street. New York, March 30,1895.
H. Clement, president and manager of the
Clifford Piano Co., is out with a statement
that the Clifford piano is a wholly distinct
instrument from the Chickering Bros.'
BUSINESS CONTINUES TO IMPROVE
WHOLE-
piano, made by Chickering Bros., of this
SALE TRADE IS BETTER THAN RETAIL.
city. The Clifford is made from original
THE LATEST INCORPORATION
A. REED
scales, and will endeavor to make a reputa-
& SONS A TALK WITH ALBERT WEBER.
BOUND FOR THE WEST—MISUNDER-
tion solely on its merits.
STANDING ABOUT THE CLIFFORD
Clayton F. Summy arrived in town from
AND CHICKERING BROS.' PIANOS.
his
Eastern visit last Saturday. I under-
CLAYTON F. SUMMY RETURNS.
stand
that he has selected the two other in-
THE W. W. KIMBALL CO. TO
struments he will run with the Chickering,
MAKE CHURCH ORGANS.
WAREROOM
ALTERA-
but he is not prepared as yet to give their
TIONS—J. K. RAPP
names. He is busy putting things in shape
IN THE LAND OF
in his new store, and is most anxious to
THE LIVING.
have
alterations through as soon as pos-
LYON & HEALY AND ITINERANT
TUNERS.
sible.
HOUSE & DAVIS PIANO CO. MOVE.
GENERAL NEWS.
It is said that the W. W. Kim ball Co.
will enter the field as manufacturers of large
USINESS here continues to improve church organs. They will have the needed
slowly but surely. There are no room for this enterprise when their new
startling sales to chronicle, it is true, but factory addition is completed. Specific
members of the trade in general are not information on this subject is not as yet to
complaining as much as usual. They seem hand, but there is no reason why they
imbued with more hope for the future. should not achieve as great a success in
Wholesale trade continues to be better than this department as they have in all the
retail, and the majority of factories are do- other branches of their business. Altera-
tions are being made this week in the Kim-
ing a very fair business.
The latest incorporation in this city is ball warerooms. The offices will be re-
that of A. Reed & Sons, with a capital moved to the front of the second floor, and
stock of $100,000. The incorporators are the vacant space will be utilized for piano
A. H. Reed, Robt. W. Reed and John W. parlors.
It was thought last week that J. K. Rapp,
Reed. This means the extension of the
business of Reed & Sons, which was to be a popular salesman with Steger & Co., had
expected. Reed & Sons are manufacturing died, but I am glad to say he is in the land
an excellent instrument, and have been of the living. It seems Mr. Rapp's next
anxious to make it better known. This in- door neighbor is named J. Rapp, and his
corporation will bring in to the company death being announced the wise ones con-
quite some additional capital which will be cluded Mr. Steger's salesman was the party.
Napoleon J. Haines, of New York, was
utilized in this connection.
I met Albert Weber, of the Weber Piano in Chicago the early part of the week, and
Co., last Fiiday. He is on his way West if Mr. Haines is to be believed, he is going
as far as San Francisco, and will journey to pay all his debts in full—some day.
John W. Reed, president of the Chicago
home by way of the South. He is delight-
ed with the new home of the Manu- Music Trades Association, left the early
facturers' Co. in this city, and well he part of the week for New York for the pur-
might, for I think he will have difficulty in pose of attending the trade dinner to be
finding one to match it during his journey. held in your city Thursday evening. An-
He informed me that he found a marked other Chicagoan who will be with you is O.
improvement in business, and was pleased L. Fox, of the Indicator.
Lyon & Healy received a despatch from
to meet so many old friends of the Weber
piano on his travels, and especially to find the Chief of Police of Peoria last week,
them so well pleased with the recent styles notifying them that piano tuners claiming
to represent their house weie working in
sent out by his house.
The Clifford piano and the Chickering that section, and he desired to know if they
Bros.' piano have somehow or other been represented the house as claimed. It is
mixed up, and confusion has resulted. Lew needless to say that they have no connec-
In The West.
B
$3.00 PER YEAR-
SINGLE COPIES, 10 CENTS.
tion with the Lyon & Healy establishment,
and the firm advised the Chief of Police to
that effect. One of the tuners is named
Calvin C. Taylor.
The House & Davis Piano Co. are mak-
ing preparations to move into their new
factory at Desplaincs. They expect to be
located in their new quarters about the first
week in April.
E. S. Conway, of the W. W. Kimball &
Co., left last Saturday for a short vacation
at Pass Christian.
The Rintelman Piano Co. report some
excellent sales of Kranich & Bach and Mc-
Cammon pianos recently.
Among the visitors to Chicago recently
were J. P. Simmons, of Louisville, Ky.;
D. D. Luxton, of Luxton & Black, of Buf-
falo, N. Y.; Geo. Rohlfing, of Wm. Rohl-
fing & Sons, Milwaukee, Wis.; F. C. Stier-
lin, of the Thiebes-Stierlin Music Co., St.
Louis, Mo. ; Thos. Hume, secretary of the
Chase Bros.' Piano Co., Muskegon, Mich.,
and Frank T. Williams, of Sioux Falls,
S. D.
Fischer Agencies.
THE Fischer piano will henceforth be
handled in Boston by the Mason & Hamlin
Co. The transference from the O. Ditson
Co., the former agents, occurred this week.
Another important deal has been recently
arranged by the Fischer house, whereby W.
C. Taylor, of Springfield, Mass., has ac-
quired the repiesentation of the Fischer
piano in that city.
Other important
agencies will shortly be announced, thus
demonstrating the progressiveness of the J.
& C. Fischer concern.
Mr. Brady's Piano.
A
STORY has come before the Extra-
ordinary Grand Jury, to the effect
that Weser Brothers, piano manufacturers,
who were putting up a building in 1890,
gave Building Superintendent Thomas J.
Brady, as a Christmas present that year, a
rosewood piano of their make.
Brady, it is alleged, found the piano be-
fore his door, and, asking no questions, al-
lowed it to be taken into the house.
John A. Weser, of Weser Brothers, says
Contractor J. J. Smith, who had charge of
the building, ordered the piano sent to
Brady.— World, March 28th.
REVIEW
VOL. XX.
No. i
Published Every Saturday at 3 East Fourteenth Street. New York, March 30,1895.
H. Clement, president and manager of the
Clifford Piano Co., is out with a statement
that the Clifford piano is a wholly distinct
instrument from the Chickering Bros.'
BUSINESS CONTINUES TO IMPROVE
WHOLE-
piano, made by Chickering Bros., of this
SALE TRADE IS BETTER THAN RETAIL.
city. The Clifford is made from original
THE LATEST INCORPORATION
A. REED
scales, and will endeavor to make a reputa-
& SONS A TALK WITH ALBERT WEBER.
BOUND FOR THE WEST—MISUNDER-
tion solely on its merits.
STANDING ABOUT THE CLIFFORD
Clayton F. Summy arrived in town from
AND CHICKERING BROS.' PIANOS.
his
Eastern visit last Saturday. I under-
CLAYTON F. SUMMY RETURNS.
stand
that he has selected the two other in-
THE W. W. KIMBALL CO. TO
struments he will run with the Chickering,
MAKE CHURCH ORGANS.
WAREROOM
ALTERA-
but he is not prepared as yet to give their
TIONS—J. K. RAPP
names. He is busy putting things in shape
IN THE LAND OF
in his new store, and is most anxious to
THE LIVING.
have
alterations through as soon as pos-
LYON & HEALY AND ITINERANT
TUNERS.
sible.
HOUSE & DAVIS PIANO CO. MOVE.
GENERAL NEWS.
It is said that the W. W. Kim ball Co.
will enter the field as manufacturers of large
USINESS here continues to improve church organs. They will have the needed
slowly but surely. There are no room for this enterprise when their new
startling sales to chronicle, it is true, but factory addition is completed. Specific
members of the trade in general are not information on this subject is not as yet to
complaining as much as usual. They seem hand, but there is no reason why they
imbued with more hope for the future. should not achieve as great a success in
Wholesale trade continues to be better than this department as they have in all the
retail, and the majority of factories are do- other branches of their business. Altera-
tions are being made this week in the Kim-
ing a very fair business.
The latest incorporation in this city is ball warerooms. The offices will be re-
that of A. Reed & Sons, with a capital moved to the front of the second floor, and
stock of $100,000. The incorporators are the vacant space will be utilized for piano
A. H. Reed, Robt. W. Reed and John W. parlors.
It was thought last week that J. K. Rapp,
Reed. This means the extension of the
business of Reed & Sons, which was to be a popular salesman with Steger & Co., had
expected. Reed & Sons are manufacturing died, but I am glad to say he is in the land
an excellent instrument, and have been of the living. It seems Mr. Rapp's next
anxious to make it better known. This in- door neighbor is named J. Rapp, and his
corporation will bring in to the company death being announced the wise ones con-
quite some additional capital which will be cluded Mr. Steger's salesman was the party.
Napoleon J. Haines, of New York, was
utilized in this connection.
I met Albert Weber, of the Weber Piano in Chicago the early part of the week, and
Co., last Fiiday. He is on his way West if Mr. Haines is to be believed, he is going
as far as San Francisco, and will journey to pay all his debts in full—some day.
John W. Reed, president of the Chicago
home by way of the South. He is delight-
ed with the new home of the Manu- Music Trades Association, left the early
facturers' Co. in this city, and well he part of the week for New York for the pur-
might, for I think he will have difficulty in pose of attending the trade dinner to be
finding one to match it during his journey. held in your city Thursday evening. An-
He informed me that he found a marked other Chicagoan who will be with you is O.
improvement in business, and was pleased L. Fox, of the Indicator.
Lyon & Healy received a despatch from
to meet so many old friends of the Weber
piano on his travels, and especially to find the Chief of Police of Peoria last week,
them so well pleased with the recent styles notifying them that piano tuners claiming
to represent their house weie working in
sent out by his house.
The Clifford piano and the Chickering that section, and he desired to know if they
Bros.' piano have somehow or other been represented the house as claimed. It is
mixed up, and confusion has resulted. Lew needless to say that they have no connec-
In The West.
B
$3.00 PER YEAR-
SINGLE COPIES, 10 CENTS.
tion with the Lyon & Healy establishment,
and the firm advised the Chief of Police to
that effect. One of the tuners is named
Calvin C. Taylor.
The House & Davis Piano Co. are mak-
ing preparations to move into their new
factory at Desplaincs. They expect to be
located in their new quarters about the first
week in April.
E. S. Conway, of the W. W. Kimball &
Co., left last Saturday for a short vacation
at Pass Christian.
The Rintelman Piano Co. report some
excellent sales of Kranich & Bach and Mc-
Cammon pianos recently.
Among the visitors to Chicago recently
were J. P. Simmons, of Louisville, Ky.;
D. D. Luxton, of Luxton & Black, of Buf-
falo, N. Y.; Geo. Rohlfing, of Wm. Rohl-
fing & Sons, Milwaukee, Wis.; F. C. Stier-
lin, of the Thiebes-Stierlin Music Co., St.
Louis, Mo. ; Thos. Hume, secretary of the
Chase Bros.' Piano Co., Muskegon, Mich.,
and Frank T. Williams, of Sioux Falls,
S. D.
Fischer Agencies.
THE Fischer piano will henceforth be
handled in Boston by the Mason & Hamlin
Co. The transference from the O. Ditson
Co., the former agents, occurred this week.
Another important deal has been recently
arranged by the Fischer house, whereby W.
C. Taylor, of Springfield, Mass., has ac-
quired the repiesentation of the Fischer
piano in that city.
Other important
agencies will shortly be announced, thus
demonstrating the progressiveness of the J.
& C. Fischer concern.
Mr. Brady's Piano.
A
STORY has come before the Extra-
ordinary Grand Jury, to the effect
that Weser Brothers, piano manufacturers,
who were putting up a building in 1890,
gave Building Superintendent Thomas J.
Brady, as a Christmas present that year, a
rosewood piano of their make.
Brady, it is alleged, found the piano be-
fore his door, and, asking no questions, al-
lowed it to be taken into the house.
John A. Weser, of Weser Brothers, says
Contractor J. J. Smith, who had charge of
the building, ordered the piano sent to
Brady.— World, March 28th.
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