Music Trade Review
Issue: 1895 Vol. 20 N. 27 - Page 7
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
In Washington.
BUSINESS PROSPECTS
TRADE
EXPECT A GOOD FALL
HOW WIDE-AWAKE SALESMEN SUC-
CEED IN MAKING CUSTOMERS—THE CON-
CERTS AT THE WHITE HOUSE GROUNDS.
SPLENDID OPENING FOR A FIRST-CLASS
PIANO AND REPAIRING ESTABLISH-
MENT
HENRY
WHITE
BUSY.
PROF. FIELDS' VIOLIN SCHOOL.
WASHINGTON
"TIMES"
MARCH.
WASHINGTON, D. C. July i, 1895.
A
LTHOUGH one of the summer
months has closed, yet trade in gen-
eral in this city is very fair, indeed. Busi-
ness has not been effected by the excessive
heat to any perceptible extent.
Trans-
actions have not been large, but rent-
ings and the sale of small musical instru-
ments and musical merchandise are better
than usual. It is not expected, however,
that this will continue, for during the ex-
treme heated term which we are bound to
experience in July and August, a great
many musically inclined will be away either
at the sea shore or in the mountains, and
trade will necessarily be a little dull, but
dealers are not particularly frightened at
the prospect. Somehow they all expect an
early fall trade.
During the summer months the grand
concerts given twice a week at the White
House grounds and East steps of the
Capitol, are largely attended, and any one
present will certainly not fail to receive a
musical treat. The Marine Band possesses
the happy faculty of entertaining all differ-
ent tastes. They include every class of
music, classical, patriotic and sentimental.
Prof. Fanciulli never seems to be affected
by the heat, however hot and tired the re-
mainder of the band may be; he is always
the same dignified, graceful leader. He
creates a favorable impression with every
one who attends the concerts, and he is
growing more and more popular with the
Washington musical critics. His composi-
tions are meeting with decided approval,
and people are beginning to realize that he
is a musician from his feet up.
There is a splendid opening in this city
for a first-class tuning and repairing estab-
lishment for pianos. Every dealer has a
piano tuner; but when he is first-class, he
has more work than he can possibly attend
to
There are scores of pianos that need
attention badly in this city, but the owners
are unwilling to let them be experimented
upon by inexperienced men.
There are a
great many tuners in Washington whose
only knowledge of the business has been
picked up while clerking in some musical
establishment, say for four to six months,
Several of the prominent musical dealers and a great many people are imposed upon
of this city are following the example of F. by this class of tuner, who not only does
G. Smith & Co., on Pennsylvania avenue, the instrument no good, but positively in-
and are profiting thereby. At least once jures it. It is high time that some ener-
a week an advertisement appears in one of getic, experienced factory opened a branch
the leading newspapers, worded something in this city for tuning and repairing pianos
as follows:
so that the public would know that they
"For Sale.—An upright piano of stand- were not going to be imposed upon. It can
ard make, in first-class condition; only be safely said that there are not more than
$185. Easy payments—$8 down, and $6 ten first-class piano tuners in the city.
monthl)\ "
Henry White, No. 937 F street, reports a
People of moderate income on reading great sale for sheet music during the last
an advertisement of this kind, if they hap- month. Compared with the month of June
pen to be of a musical turn of mind, imme- last year, it has increased 75 per cent. He
diately apply at the store in question. The also claims to have sold more violins in
piano is exhibited, and its merits enlarged May and June this year than in any four
upon. Probably the dealer will then in- months during 1894.
vite the attention of the "would-be-pur-
Prof. Field, of Philadelphia, has lately
chaser" to a brand new upright piano, opened a free violin school for boys and
beautifully made, and with all the modern girls at the Society Temple, corner of Fifth
improvements, first-class tone and work- and G streets. He makes no charge for
manship, which he offers at the very rea- instructions at these public lessons, his
sonable price of $10 down and $8 monthly only demand being that the pupils pur-
payments. The second-hand piano that chase his book of instruction which he re-
looked to be such a bargain but a few mo- tails at the reasonable price of $1.50 per
ments ago, has now lost its charm, and in copy. He also has a school of this kind in
nine cases out of ten, the applicant, if he Baltimore and Philadelphia.
had any idea of buying in the first place,
Probably the hit of the season has been
takes the new piano. A prominent musical
scored by the "Washington Times March. "
dealer stated the other day that he had had
It was very exhilarating and enjoyable to
no less than forty answers to an advertise-
hear it rendered by the Inness band at
ment of this kind, and as yet not one of
their concert here last week. Some time
these persons had decided to take the piano
ago Mr. Conn, of the Washington Times,
advertised, although they expressed them-
requested Mr. Inness to compose and dedi-
selves as being satisfied that it was a bar-
cate a march to this paper, and he complied
gain at the price and terms of payment.
with the lequest.
As a fitting testi-
This enterprising and business method of
monial to the Washington Times, the band
introducing a new make of a good cheap
rendered the march for the first time in
piaro has been generally adopted by the
public, and to use a slang phrase, " I t im-
wide-awake dealers in tliis city.
mediately caught on."
11
LUDDEN & BATES, the well-known Savan-
nah, Ga., music trade dealers, are prepar-
ing to open branch houses in Atlanta and
Augusta.
THE Nathan Ford Music Co., of St. Paul,
are preparing to open a branch music
house, corner First avenue and Sixth street,
Minneapolis, Minn., with W. M. Robin-
son, formerly of Dyer Bros., as resident
manager. It is reported to be the com-
pany's intention to build the structure in
which the new store is to be located, up to
four or five stories, to provide for a music
hall, similar to the Ford MUMC Hall, in
St. Paul.
Louis GRUNEWALD, president
of the L.
Grunewald Co., New Orleans, is spending
his vacation in Milwaukee.
THE Everett grand piano will be played
by Adrian W. Dormer at the National
Teachers' Convention, to be held July 4th
and 5th, at St. Louis.
THE Stratton Music Co., of Sioux City,
la., have given up business, and the Chi-
cago Cottage Organ Co. 's stock and interest
there have been transferred to W. A. Dean
& Co., of that city.
This well-known con-
cern are going to push the C. C. O. C.
wares.
OTTO WISSNER, of Brooklyn, visited Chi-
cago the closing days of last week.
PHILIP WERLEIN, the well-known
music
trade dealer at New Orleans, has secured
the agency for the Chickering pianos.
GEO. H. CHAMPI.IN, of Boston, and wife,
left for Europe on July 4th, by the "Aura-
nia."
JOHN ANDERSON, of the Century Piano
Co., of Minneapolis, is at present at work
on a scale for a new style piano which will
be smaller than the present styles in use.
WE are in receipt of a very handsome ad-
vertising show card, neatly framed, from
Geo. P. Bent, of Chicago, as well as some
selections of music for the Orchestral at-
tachment and practice clavier, which he
has had prepared with suggestions regard-
ing the use of the attachment.
These
musical selections can be had on applica-
tion to Mr. Bent.
THERE are many rumors rife to the effect
that Paul G. Mehlin will withdraw from
the Mehlin Piano Co., of Minneapolis, and
join forces with his son, H. Paul Mehlin,
in pushing the Mehlin piano manufactured
in this city to the front.
IN the July issue of Musical Notes (Lon-
don) an illustration and lengthy account of
the Louis XVI piano, made by Broadwood
& Sons, appears. _ This instrument was
described in our London letter last week.
CHAS. F. REEPS, superintendent of
the
Shaw Piano Co., Erie, Pa., was married re-
cently.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
In Washington.
BUSINESS PROSPECTS
TRADE
EXPECT A GOOD FALL
HOW WIDE-AWAKE SALESMEN SUC-
CEED IN MAKING CUSTOMERS—THE CON-
CERTS AT THE WHITE HOUSE GROUNDS.
SPLENDID OPENING FOR A FIRST-CLASS
PIANO AND REPAIRING ESTABLISH-
MENT
HENRY
WHITE
BUSY.
PROF. FIELDS' VIOLIN SCHOOL.
WASHINGTON
"TIMES"
MARCH.
WASHINGTON, D. C. July i, 1895.
A
LTHOUGH one of the summer
months has closed, yet trade in gen-
eral in this city is very fair, indeed. Busi-
ness has not been effected by the excessive
heat to any perceptible extent.
Trans-
actions have not been large, but rent-
ings and the sale of small musical instru-
ments and musical merchandise are better
than usual. It is not expected, however,
that this will continue, for during the ex-
treme heated term which we are bound to
experience in July and August, a great
many musically inclined will be away either
at the sea shore or in the mountains, and
trade will necessarily be a little dull, but
dealers are not particularly frightened at
the prospect. Somehow they all expect an
early fall trade.
During the summer months the grand
concerts given twice a week at the White
House grounds and East steps of the
Capitol, are largely attended, and any one
present will certainly not fail to receive a
musical treat. The Marine Band possesses
the happy faculty of entertaining all differ-
ent tastes. They include every class of
music, classical, patriotic and sentimental.
Prof. Fanciulli never seems to be affected
by the heat, however hot and tired the re-
mainder of the band may be; he is always
the same dignified, graceful leader. He
creates a favorable impression with every
one who attends the concerts, and he is
growing more and more popular with the
Washington musical critics. His composi-
tions are meeting with decided approval,
and people are beginning to realize that he
is a musician from his feet up.
There is a splendid opening in this city
for a first-class tuning and repairing estab-
lishment for pianos. Every dealer has a
piano tuner; but when he is first-class, he
has more work than he can possibly attend
to
There are scores of pianos that need
attention badly in this city, but the owners
are unwilling to let them be experimented
upon by inexperienced men.
There are a
great many tuners in Washington whose
only knowledge of the business has been
picked up while clerking in some musical
establishment, say for four to six months,
Several of the prominent musical dealers and a great many people are imposed upon
of this city are following the example of F. by this class of tuner, who not only does
G. Smith & Co., on Pennsylvania avenue, the instrument no good, but positively in-
and are profiting thereby. At least once jures it. It is high time that some ener-
a week an advertisement appears in one of getic, experienced factory opened a branch
the leading newspapers, worded something in this city for tuning and repairing pianos
as follows:
so that the public would know that they
"For Sale.—An upright piano of stand- were not going to be imposed upon. It can
ard make, in first-class condition; only be safely said that there are not more than
$185. Easy payments—$8 down, and $6 ten first-class piano tuners in the city.
monthl)\ "
Henry White, No. 937 F street, reports a
People of moderate income on reading great sale for sheet music during the last
an advertisement of this kind, if they hap- month. Compared with the month of June
pen to be of a musical turn of mind, imme- last year, it has increased 75 per cent. He
diately apply at the store in question. The also claims to have sold more violins in
piano is exhibited, and its merits enlarged May and June this year than in any four
upon. Probably the dealer will then in- months during 1894.
vite the attention of the "would-be-pur-
Prof. Field, of Philadelphia, has lately
chaser" to a brand new upright piano, opened a free violin school for boys and
beautifully made, and with all the modern girls at the Society Temple, corner of Fifth
improvements, first-class tone and work- and G streets. He makes no charge for
manship, which he offers at the very rea- instructions at these public lessons, his
sonable price of $10 down and $8 monthly only demand being that the pupils pur-
payments. The second-hand piano that chase his book of instruction which he re-
looked to be such a bargain but a few mo- tails at the reasonable price of $1.50 per
ments ago, has now lost its charm, and in copy. He also has a school of this kind in
nine cases out of ten, the applicant, if he Baltimore and Philadelphia.
had any idea of buying in the first place,
Probably the hit of the season has been
takes the new piano. A prominent musical
scored by the "Washington Times March. "
dealer stated the other day that he had had
It was very exhilarating and enjoyable to
no less than forty answers to an advertise-
hear it rendered by the Inness band at
ment of this kind, and as yet not one of
their concert here last week. Some time
these persons had decided to take the piano
ago Mr. Conn, of the Washington Times,
advertised, although they expressed them-
requested Mr. Inness to compose and dedi-
selves as being satisfied that it was a bar-
cate a march to this paper, and he complied
gain at the price and terms of payment.
with the lequest.
As a fitting testi-
This enterprising and business method of
monial to the Washington Times, the band
introducing a new make of a good cheap
rendered the march for the first time in
piaro has been generally adopted by the
public, and to use a slang phrase, " I t im-
wide-awake dealers in tliis city.
mediately caught on."
11
LUDDEN & BATES, the well-known Savan-
nah, Ga., music trade dealers, are prepar-
ing to open branch houses in Atlanta and
Augusta.
THE Nathan Ford Music Co., of St. Paul,
are preparing to open a branch music
house, corner First avenue and Sixth street,
Minneapolis, Minn., with W. M. Robin-
son, formerly of Dyer Bros., as resident
manager. It is reported to be the com-
pany's intention to build the structure in
which the new store is to be located, up to
four or five stories, to provide for a music
hall, similar to the Ford MUMC Hall, in
St. Paul.
Louis GRUNEWALD, president
of the L.
Grunewald Co., New Orleans, is spending
his vacation in Milwaukee.
THE Everett grand piano will be played
by Adrian W. Dormer at the National
Teachers' Convention, to be held July 4th
and 5th, at St. Louis.
THE Stratton Music Co., of Sioux City,
la., have given up business, and the Chi-
cago Cottage Organ Co. 's stock and interest
there have been transferred to W. A. Dean
& Co., of that city.
This well-known con-
cern are going to push the C. C. O. C.
wares.
OTTO WISSNER, of Brooklyn, visited Chi-
cago the closing days of last week.
PHILIP WERLEIN, the well-known
music
trade dealer at New Orleans, has secured
the agency for the Chickering pianos.
GEO. H. CHAMPI.IN, of Boston, and wife,
left for Europe on July 4th, by the "Aura-
nia."
JOHN ANDERSON, of the Century Piano
Co., of Minneapolis, is at present at work
on a scale for a new style piano which will
be smaller than the present styles in use.
WE are in receipt of a very handsome ad-
vertising show card, neatly framed, from
Geo. P. Bent, of Chicago, as well as some
selections of music for the Orchestral at-
tachment and practice clavier, which he
has had prepared with suggestions regard-
ing the use of the attachment.
These
musical selections can be had on applica-
tion to Mr. Bent.
THERE are many rumors rife to the effect
that Paul G. Mehlin will withdraw from
the Mehlin Piano Co., of Minneapolis, and
join forces with his son, H. Paul Mehlin,
in pushing the Mehlin piano manufactured
in this city to the front.
IN the July issue of Musical Notes (Lon-
don) an illustration and lengthy account of
the Louis XVI piano, made by Broadwood
& Sons, appears. _ This instrument was
described in our London letter last week.
CHAS. F. REEPS, superintendent of
the
Shaw Piano Co., Erie, Pa., was married re-
cently.
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