Music Trade Review
Issue: 1895 Vol. 21 N. 22 - Page 9
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48 PAGES WITH SUPPLEMENT
VOL XXL
No. 22.
Published Every Saturday at 3 East Fourteenth Street. New York, December 21,1895,
In The West.
THE KRELL FIRE
HAMILTON ORGAN CO.
MRS.
WHITE DONATES A CONOVER PIANO TO THE
POOR
BUSY
AT
THE
SINGER
STYLE SINGER — LYON,
BUSY
A
NEW
POTTER & CO."
THE FIELD OPENING—HENRY
DETMER MAY BUY OUT THOMPSON.
ANOTHER
SMALL
CHANGES
IN
FIRE •— FEW -
WAREROOM
FORCES—OTHER NEWS.
N unusually large number of fires have
visited the music trade in the West
lately. The several fires in this city have
been followed by the destruction of the
Krell piano factory at Cincinnati last Sun-
day, involving a loss of a hundred thousand
dollars, and I deeply regret to say the loss
of a human life. The death of Alexander
Krell adds a horror to the disaster which
has befallen the Krell Piano Co. The par-
ticulars no doubt have reached you, so I
will not enter into the matter in detail. I
learn that the Krell Co. will rebuild at once.
They are fully insured.
The Hamilton Organ Co. are receiving
some pleasing evidences of the good work
which Mr. Dickinson is doing for the
Hamilton organ during his present tour of
the English trade. Orders from abroad
have been frequent and many of late, while
the domestic trade for the past six months
has been very satisfactory.
The winner of the mahogany Conover
piano which was offered to the successful
contestant in the word contest inaugurated
by the Hockett Bros.-Puntenney Co., Cin-
cinnati, was Mrs. James E. White, of
Washington, D. C, mother of Geo. B.
Armstrong, of the Indicator. Mrs. White
has asked the Mayor of Cincinnati, and the
other gentlemen of the Awarding Commit-
tee, to dispose of the instrument and dis-
tribute the proceeds among the deserving
poor of Cincinnati—a very generous act,
indeed.
Busy at the vSinger factory? Well, I
should say so. Working way into the
nights and still unable to fill orders. By
the way, I learn that the Singer Co. are
about to get out a new style Singer which
will add still further to the popularity of
the instruments of this house.
Lyon, Potter & Co. are just as busy as
A
$3.00 PER YEAR
SIN GLE COPIES, 10 CENTS.
they like to be. In fact, so busy that they this city'on the first of the year. Satisfac-
had to telegraph for Steinway grand and tion with the present men seems to abound.
upright pianos late last week. Business Alfred Shindler's is about the most import-
this week opened with a rush, twenty ant change on record, and he leaves with
pianos being sold on Monday. How is the best wishes of his old employers. He
will undoubtedly do much to build up the
this?
Notwithstanding all the talk about the wholesale trade of the Marshall & Wendell
- .
non-renewal of the contract between the Co.
Chicago Cottage Organ Co. and the Schu-
bert Piano Co., nothing final has yet been
Western Pioneers.
decided upon. I may have more definite
news next week.
CHASE BROTHERS.
The opening of the new house of the O.
N these days when the music trade in-
A. Field Piano Co., at St. Louis, last week,
dustry in the West is assuming im-
was very successful. There was an enter-
taining musical program, and a housefull mense proportions it is well to bear in
mind the active part which the Chase Bros.
of visitors.
The W. W. Kimball Co. are making Piano Co. have played in its development.
splendid use of the unequivocal endorse- The late Milo J. Chase, the founder of that
ment of the Kimball pianos by the artists firm, was the first among the pioneers of
of the Damrosch Opera Co. The "ads." the West to demonstrate that pianos em-
in the daily papers are right to the point, bodying high ideals of mechanical excel-
lence and improvements of decided value
and are attracting quite some notice.
and
permanent merit could be made in
It is said that Henry Detmer is contem-
that
section,
and the prominence acquired
plating the purchase of the stock of pianos
by
the
house
which he founded has been
and small goods handled by the Thompson
maintained
right
along for almost thirty-
Music Co. The matter, however, is a
two
years
on
those
advanced lines.
rumor, but if the deal should go through,
The Chase Bros, pianos of to-day are in-
it would mean a change in the handling of
the popular Sohmer piano, or perhaps a struments of admitted excellence, both in
the artistic essentials of tone and touch, and
change of agency.
C. A. Hyde, of Norris & Hyde, Boston, architectural beauty. They are the finished
is quite enthusiastic over his success in the product of years of experiment on the part
North and West, which he recently visited. of the members of the firm, who are pro-
In fact, the West has taken very kindly to gressive in the adoption of new ideas of
the Norris & Hyde transposing keyboard real practical value. Dealers thoroughly
realize that when they make a statement
piano.
Meyer & Weber, who were recently about any improvement in the Chase Bros,
burned out, are now located at 169 Wabash pianos, its value can be explained and
avenue, directly across from their old maintained. The Chase Bros, pianos, both
quarters. Their occupancy of this place grand and upright, have won the unstinted
praise of artists and dealers, and the active
may be permanent.
policy
which has characterized this house
There was another little fire at 147-51
r
in
the
past few years will be accentuated
Wabash avenue last Saturday evening, b}
the
coming
year by the production of new
which J. W. Pepper, band instrument dealer,
styles,
and
the
development of their busi-
suffered damage to the extent of $1,500.
ness
in
all
parts
of the country.
, ,
If the fires in the music trade continue,
insurance companies will "get sore" on the
music trade industry. As it is, I under-
Expresses Thanks.
stand they have advanced their rates about
15 per cent.
EO. C. CRANE, Eastern representa-
A. J. Brooks, of the Sterling Co., was in
tive of the Krell Piano Co., desires,
town last week, on his way home with a through these columns, to express his
bulky book of orders for the Sterling and thanks for the numerous personal calls,
Huntington pianos.
letters and telegrams of condolence which
There will be fewer changes than usual he has received relative to the lamented
in the personnel of the wareroom forces in death of Alexander Krell.
.
I
G
48 PAGES WITH SUPPLEMENT
VOL XXL
No. 22.
Published Every Saturday at 3 East Fourteenth Street. New York, December 21,1895,
In The West.
THE KRELL FIRE
HAMILTON ORGAN CO.
MRS.
WHITE DONATES A CONOVER PIANO TO THE
POOR
BUSY
AT
THE
SINGER
STYLE SINGER — LYON,
BUSY
A
NEW
POTTER & CO."
THE FIELD OPENING—HENRY
DETMER MAY BUY OUT THOMPSON.
ANOTHER
SMALL
CHANGES
IN
FIRE •— FEW -
WAREROOM
FORCES—OTHER NEWS.
N unusually large number of fires have
visited the music trade in the West
lately. The several fires in this city have
been followed by the destruction of the
Krell piano factory at Cincinnati last Sun-
day, involving a loss of a hundred thousand
dollars, and I deeply regret to say the loss
of a human life. The death of Alexander
Krell adds a horror to the disaster which
has befallen the Krell Piano Co. The par-
ticulars no doubt have reached you, so I
will not enter into the matter in detail. I
learn that the Krell Co. will rebuild at once.
They are fully insured.
The Hamilton Organ Co. are receiving
some pleasing evidences of the good work
which Mr. Dickinson is doing for the
Hamilton organ during his present tour of
the English trade. Orders from abroad
have been frequent and many of late, while
the domestic trade for the past six months
has been very satisfactory.
The winner of the mahogany Conover
piano which was offered to the successful
contestant in the word contest inaugurated
by the Hockett Bros.-Puntenney Co., Cin-
cinnati, was Mrs. James E. White, of
Washington, D. C, mother of Geo. B.
Armstrong, of the Indicator. Mrs. White
has asked the Mayor of Cincinnati, and the
other gentlemen of the Awarding Commit-
tee, to dispose of the instrument and dis-
tribute the proceeds among the deserving
poor of Cincinnati—a very generous act,
indeed.
Busy at the vSinger factory? Well, I
should say so. Working way into the
nights and still unable to fill orders. By
the way, I learn that the Singer Co. are
about to get out a new style Singer which
will add still further to the popularity of
the instruments of this house.
Lyon, Potter & Co. are just as busy as
A
$3.00 PER YEAR
SIN GLE COPIES, 10 CENTS.
they like to be. In fact, so busy that they this city'on the first of the year. Satisfac-
had to telegraph for Steinway grand and tion with the present men seems to abound.
upright pianos late last week. Business Alfred Shindler's is about the most import-
this week opened with a rush, twenty ant change on record, and he leaves with
pianos being sold on Monday. How is the best wishes of his old employers. He
will undoubtedly do much to build up the
this?
Notwithstanding all the talk about the wholesale trade of the Marshall & Wendell
- .
non-renewal of the contract between the Co.
Chicago Cottage Organ Co. and the Schu-
bert Piano Co., nothing final has yet been
Western Pioneers.
decided upon. I may have more definite
news next week.
CHASE BROTHERS.
The opening of the new house of the O.
N these days when the music trade in-
A. Field Piano Co., at St. Louis, last week,
dustry in the West is assuming im-
was very successful. There was an enter-
taining musical program, and a housefull mense proportions it is well to bear in
mind the active part which the Chase Bros.
of visitors.
The W. W. Kimball Co. are making Piano Co. have played in its development.
splendid use of the unequivocal endorse- The late Milo J. Chase, the founder of that
ment of the Kimball pianos by the artists firm, was the first among the pioneers of
of the Damrosch Opera Co. The "ads." the West to demonstrate that pianos em-
in the daily papers are right to the point, bodying high ideals of mechanical excel-
lence and improvements of decided value
and are attracting quite some notice.
and
permanent merit could be made in
It is said that Henry Detmer is contem-
that
section,
and the prominence acquired
plating the purchase of the stock of pianos
by
the
house
which he founded has been
and small goods handled by the Thompson
maintained
right
along for almost thirty-
Music Co. The matter, however, is a
two
years
on
those
advanced lines.
rumor, but if the deal should go through,
The Chase Bros, pianos of to-day are in-
it would mean a change in the handling of
the popular Sohmer piano, or perhaps a struments of admitted excellence, both in
the artistic essentials of tone and touch, and
change of agency.
C. A. Hyde, of Norris & Hyde, Boston, architectural beauty. They are the finished
is quite enthusiastic over his success in the product of years of experiment on the part
North and West, which he recently visited. of the members of the firm, who are pro-
In fact, the West has taken very kindly to gressive in the adoption of new ideas of
the Norris & Hyde transposing keyboard real practical value. Dealers thoroughly
realize that when they make a statement
piano.
Meyer & Weber, who were recently about any improvement in the Chase Bros,
burned out, are now located at 169 Wabash pianos, its value can be explained and
avenue, directly across from their old maintained. The Chase Bros, pianos, both
quarters. Their occupancy of this place grand and upright, have won the unstinted
praise of artists and dealers, and the active
may be permanent.
policy
which has characterized this house
There was another little fire at 147-51
r
in
the
past few years will be accentuated
Wabash avenue last Saturday evening, b}
the
coming
year by the production of new
which J. W. Pepper, band instrument dealer,
styles,
and
the
development of their busi-
suffered damage to the extent of $1,500.
ness
in
all
parts
of the country.
, ,
If the fires in the music trade continue,
insurance companies will "get sore" on the
music trade industry. As it is, I under-
Expresses Thanks.
stand they have advanced their rates about
15 per cent.
EO. C. CRANE, Eastern representa-
A. J. Brooks, of the Sterling Co., was in
tive of the Krell Piano Co., desires,
town last week, on his way home with a through these columns, to express his
bulky book of orders for the Sterling and thanks for the numerous personal calls,
Huntington pianos.
letters and telegrams of condolence which
There will be fewer changes than usual he has received relative to the lamented
in the personnel of the wareroom forces in death of Alexander Krell.
.
I
G
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