Music Trade Review
Issue: 1895 Vol. 20 N. 9 - Page 9
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
T
'
WO weeks ago our London correspond-
ent referred at some length to the en-
largement of Steinway trade in London and
the Continent. In a London exchange just
to hand, we find an elaboration of his inter-
view with Mr. Eshelby, in the speech de-
livered by that gentleman at the annual
meeting of the employees of Messrs. Stein-
way & Sons. He said: "The great bulk
of the pianos we have sold during the past
year have been grands. We ha*ve sold here
in London forty-one grands and thirty-five
uprights in 1894 more than in 1893, which
is so far satisfactory. The demand for our
pianofortes is ever widening, and this year
we have made some valuable agencies rather
far afield, viz., in Cape Colony and the
Transvaal. Well, of course South Africa
is the field where perhaps the greatest
amount of money will be made in the next
quarter of a century. The other field to
which I allude is that of Paris, where we
have established an agency that has already
borne good fruit, many sales resulting in
the last two months. Our new representa-
tive is a wealthy French gentleman (who is
also a composer) having a large pianoforte
business that he inherited from his father.
This gentleman has gone very enthusias-
tically into the sale of Steinway pianos in
France.
We sent over from London in
November last seventeen new pianos, and
in December foiarteen. They say that 'all
rich Americans when they die go to Paris'
—at any rate many of them spend their
money there. I think we may say that
Paris in time will be to us what Scotland is
now, which is saying a good deal. Another
•interesting item of last year's business has
been the presentation by Sir Augustus
Harris of three Steinway grand pianofortes
for competition by pupils of the three prin-
cipal colleges of music in London."
Mr. Eshelby paid this gracious tribute to
the head of the house on the same occasion:
" I have known Mr. William Steinway now
for nearly a quarter of a century, and re-
member him a man of 34 years of age, in
the prime of health and very strong. Un-
happily he has suffered since a good deal
from gout, and has not been able to get
about so much as he would like; but I am
glad to tell you that he is now almost quite
restored to health, only suffering from a
little stiffness in the knees. There is an
old saying, 'that a man who has gout in his
middle life and attains the age of 60, loses
the gout and lives to be a very old man.'
We must hope that this will be verified in
his case, as no man better deserves the
blessing of long life than does he, or makes
better use of it, as thousands can testify."
* *
*
J. Jay Watson pays Hamilton S. Gordon
a nice tribute in the current issue of the
Musical Enterprise.
He says:
"Mr.
Gordon is a most genial gentleman, and,
like his father, noted for his strictly honor-
able dealings. All musical merchandise in
his store is modern and strictly up to date.
Pianos, organs, mandolins, violins, guitars,
and the famous Converse banjo, all manu-
factured under his personal supervision
from the very best American material, as
well as his already famous Gordon pianos,
have already brought him well to the front
and stamped him as a prince among Amer-
ican music dealers. Mr. Gordon is admir-
ably assisted by a corps of first-class em-
ployees.
His chief clerk, Mr. Theodore
Hamel, is not only a host in himself, but
has hosts of warm personal friends whom
he has gained by his indomitable persever-
ance, gentlemanly deportment and a strict
attention to the ever-increasing demands
of the great musical public." Mr. Watson
tells many interesting anecdotes about Mr.
Gordon's father, who was an accomplished
musician, a fine pianist and organist, as
well as musical theorist.
* *
*
There are few business establishments,
outside of banking institutions, where such
an excellent business system is in vogue
as in the establishment of Alfred Dolge &
Son, i IO-I 12 East Thirteenth street. The
moment you enter the door you instinct-
ively feel that here is an establishment,
running itself, it is true, but back of all is
a giant governing mind controlling all the
business channels.
Order and system
appear everywhere. Business is carried on
so easily, so free from friction of any kind,
and yet with a celerity that would be
astonishing to some of the antiquated busi-
ness institutions in this city.
*
A member of the piano trade always in
demand at public dinners and social affairs,
is handsome "Dick" Walters, of University
place and Twelfth street. As a matter of
course, he was one of the many notable
figures at the Press Club banquet last week,
and he must have "tickled the boys" for
the Press says that "Men who write to en-
tertain people have many friends whom
they do not know. Richard M. Walters, a
friend of, and who presented to Mr. Glad-
stone in his country home at Hawarden
Castle, in England, a few years ago, a
handsome testimonial, which was sub-
scribed by the American admirers of the
Grand Old Man, said at the twenty-first
annual banquet of the New York Press
Club, at Delmonico's, that the affair would
have seemed tame without the presence of
the president, Joseph Howard, Jr. That
was his way of saying that the dinner was
in no sense dull or commonplace, and that
the sparkle and brilliancy of the banquet
were due to the accomplished president of
the club."
Mr. Walters should not be too modest at
the forthcoming dinner ot the Music Trade
Association. Good-looking men and good
speakers should be in evidence on that
occasion.
Larger Quarters for the A. B.
Chase.
G
EO. W. HERBERT, New York repre-
sentative of the A. B. Chase pianos at
8 East Seventeenth street, has rented No.
10, next door, and will use this in connec-
tion with his present establishment as a
wareroom and also as repair shop. The
division walls between the two houses have
been taken down, giving a large area of
room for display purposes. Mr. Herbert
reports an excellent business with the A.
B. Chase pianos.
A HANDSOME Chickering grand piano was
recently sold to Sig. Tamagno, the noted
operatic tenor who appeared during the
past season at the Metropolitan Opera
House.. Sig. Tamagno evidently knows a
"good thing."
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
T
'
WO weeks ago our London correspond-
ent referred at some length to the en-
largement of Steinway trade in London and
the Continent. In a London exchange just
to hand, we find an elaboration of his inter-
view with Mr. Eshelby, in the speech de-
livered by that gentleman at the annual
meeting of the employees of Messrs. Stein-
way & Sons. He said: "The great bulk
of the pianos we have sold during the past
year have been grands. We ha*ve sold here
in London forty-one grands and thirty-five
uprights in 1894 more than in 1893, which
is so far satisfactory. The demand for our
pianofortes is ever widening, and this year
we have made some valuable agencies rather
far afield, viz., in Cape Colony and the
Transvaal. Well, of course South Africa
is the field where perhaps the greatest
amount of money will be made in the next
quarter of a century. The other field to
which I allude is that of Paris, where we
have established an agency that has already
borne good fruit, many sales resulting in
the last two months. Our new representa-
tive is a wealthy French gentleman (who is
also a composer) having a large pianoforte
business that he inherited from his father.
This gentleman has gone very enthusias-
tically into the sale of Steinway pianos in
France.
We sent over from London in
November last seventeen new pianos, and
in December foiarteen. They say that 'all
rich Americans when they die go to Paris'
—at any rate many of them spend their
money there. I think we may say that
Paris in time will be to us what Scotland is
now, which is saying a good deal. Another
•interesting item of last year's business has
been the presentation by Sir Augustus
Harris of three Steinway grand pianofortes
for competition by pupils of the three prin-
cipal colleges of music in London."
Mr. Eshelby paid this gracious tribute to
the head of the house on the same occasion:
" I have known Mr. William Steinway now
for nearly a quarter of a century, and re-
member him a man of 34 years of age, in
the prime of health and very strong. Un-
happily he has suffered since a good deal
from gout, and has not been able to get
about so much as he would like; but I am
glad to tell you that he is now almost quite
restored to health, only suffering from a
little stiffness in the knees. There is an
old saying, 'that a man who has gout in his
middle life and attains the age of 60, loses
the gout and lives to be a very old man.'
We must hope that this will be verified in
his case, as no man better deserves the
blessing of long life than does he, or makes
better use of it, as thousands can testify."
* *
*
J. Jay Watson pays Hamilton S. Gordon
a nice tribute in the current issue of the
Musical Enterprise.
He says:
"Mr.
Gordon is a most genial gentleman, and,
like his father, noted for his strictly honor-
able dealings. All musical merchandise in
his store is modern and strictly up to date.
Pianos, organs, mandolins, violins, guitars,
and the famous Converse banjo, all manu-
factured under his personal supervision
from the very best American material, as
well as his already famous Gordon pianos,
have already brought him well to the front
and stamped him as a prince among Amer-
ican music dealers. Mr. Gordon is admir-
ably assisted by a corps of first-class em-
ployees.
His chief clerk, Mr. Theodore
Hamel, is not only a host in himself, but
has hosts of warm personal friends whom
he has gained by his indomitable persever-
ance, gentlemanly deportment and a strict
attention to the ever-increasing demands
of the great musical public." Mr. Watson
tells many interesting anecdotes about Mr.
Gordon's father, who was an accomplished
musician, a fine pianist and organist, as
well as musical theorist.
* *
*
There are few business establishments,
outside of banking institutions, where such
an excellent business system is in vogue
as in the establishment of Alfred Dolge &
Son, i IO-I 12 East Thirteenth street. The
moment you enter the door you instinct-
ively feel that here is an establishment,
running itself, it is true, but back of all is
a giant governing mind controlling all the
business channels.
Order and system
appear everywhere. Business is carried on
so easily, so free from friction of any kind,
and yet with a celerity that would be
astonishing to some of the antiquated busi-
ness institutions in this city.
*
A member of the piano trade always in
demand at public dinners and social affairs,
is handsome "Dick" Walters, of University
place and Twelfth street. As a matter of
course, he was one of the many notable
figures at the Press Club banquet last week,
and he must have "tickled the boys" for
the Press says that "Men who write to en-
tertain people have many friends whom
they do not know. Richard M. Walters, a
friend of, and who presented to Mr. Glad-
stone in his country home at Hawarden
Castle, in England, a few years ago, a
handsome testimonial, which was sub-
scribed by the American admirers of the
Grand Old Man, said at the twenty-first
annual banquet of the New York Press
Club, at Delmonico's, that the affair would
have seemed tame without the presence of
the president, Joseph Howard, Jr. That
was his way of saying that the dinner was
in no sense dull or commonplace, and that
the sparkle and brilliancy of the banquet
were due to the accomplished president of
the club."
Mr. Walters should not be too modest at
the forthcoming dinner ot the Music Trade
Association. Good-looking men and good
speakers should be in evidence on that
occasion.
Larger Quarters for the A. B.
Chase.
G
EO. W. HERBERT, New York repre-
sentative of the A. B. Chase pianos at
8 East Seventeenth street, has rented No.
10, next door, and will use this in connec-
tion with his present establishment as a
wareroom and also as repair shop. The
division walls between the two houses have
been taken down, giving a large area of
room for display purposes. Mr. Herbert
reports an excellent business with the A.
B. Chase pianos.
A HANDSOME Chickering grand piano was
recently sold to Sig. Tamagno, the noted
operatic tenor who appeared during the
past season at the Metropolitan Opera
House.. Sig. Tamagno evidently knows a
"good thing."
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FOR QUALITY OF TONE
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