Music Trade Review
Issue: 1895 Vol. 21 N. 9 - Page 1
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VOL XXI.
Published Every Saturday at 3 East Fourteenth Street. New York, September 21,1895.
N o . 9.
In The West.
DEATH
OF
OF CHAS. H.
E. N. CAMP
KSTEY
& CAMP
OF
THE
D. PEASE IN TOWN
" CHICKER-
THE RUSSELL
NOT
YET
JOHN
CLAYTON F.
SELLS
INGS "
FIS-
NEWMAN BROS. ENTHU-
SIASTIC ABOUT FALL TRADE
SUMMY
THE
LYON & HEALY S
ADVERTISING
CHER PIANO
99,000 Pianos.
15LACKMAN-—RETIREMENT
FROM
NEW " S I N G E R " BEAUTY
EFFECTIVE
mand for the Fischer piano in this city:
CASE
DECIDED.
TRADE WITH LYON,
POTTER
&
CO.
BOOMING.
THE
HAMILTON
ORGANS
OTHER
NEWS.
M
UCH regret has been expressed at the
death of Chas. H. Blackman, vice-
president and treasurer of the Hallet &
Davis Co., of this city, which occurred at
Block Island, R. I., last Friday, from the
effects of a wound accidentally received
some three weeks ago. Mr. Blackman was
born in Jericho, Vt., and was 52 years of
acre. He was a member of the Board of
to
Trade of this city, and connected with the
leading clubs. His death will in no way
affect the business with which he was
connected.
Much surprise has been manifested at
the news of the retirement of Edward N.
Camp from the firm of Estey & Camp. It
is understood that he has not only resigned
his position with the house, but disposed of
his entire stock in the concern. While it
is said his retirement is final, yet hopes are
expressed that he may reconsider his sev-
erance with this house, of which he was
such an honored member. The reasons
for his retirement are not definitely known,
and it is" hardly within the province of a
newspaper man to inquire about them. Of
his future plans nothing so far is known.
The new "Singer," style E is a beauty,
and I can safely predict for it a great pop-
ularity. It is in oak, double veneered, and
neatly finished throughout. The Singer
and the Steger factories are both busy, and
these concerns have all they can do to fill
orders on hand. The automatic sprinkler
system has recently been inaugurated in
both factories, so as to be prepared for fire.
Lyon & Healy are doing some effective
advertising for the Fischer piano in the
Sunday papers. The following, which ap-
peared Sunday of last week, is self-con-
vincing and cannot fail to stimulate a de-
If you had made and sold this enormous
number of pianos, the chances are that few,
if any, other pianos would present the same
measure of value as the instruments bear-
ing your name. One firm, and only one
firm, has actually made and sold 99,000 pi-
anos—that is J. & C. Fischer, New York.
A good return can always be relied upon
when an ad. is intelligently constructed.
Lyon & Healy have a splendid showing of
Fischer pianos in their warerooms, and
they are indeed splendid instruments, both
in appearance and tone.
Newman Bros. Co. are quite enthusiastic
about fall trade, and are making some
heavy shipments to their agents abroad and
also in different parts of this country.
Their piano-cased organ, which contains
the numerous improvements of this house,
is an undoiibted success, and an inspection
of the same will convince the most skepti-
cal of its superiority. I w r ould not be sur-
prised if the Newman Bros. Co. make a
record in sales the coming season.
John U. Pease, of the Pease Piano Co.,
has been sojourning in our midst for -i
week, as the guest of Manager MacDonald.
He expresses himself as well satisfied with
trade in all sections of the country, and is
particularly pleased with the way the
Pease piano has "caught on" in Chicago.
There is no doubt whatever but Style " L , "
which this firm are now turning out, is, to
use a popular term, "a corker," and is go-
ing to make trade for the Pease this fall.
Then the Pease baby grand is a good
healthy infant, and able to talk for itself.
The Clayton F. Summy Co. report an ex-
cellent demand for Chickering instruments,
and among their latest sales was one to
Miss Jennie Osborn, soprano soloist of the
Sherwood Concert Co. The forthcoming-
chamber concerts will do much to stimu-
late interest in the Chickering pianos in
this city.
The case of Employee Pye against C. C.
Russell, of the Russell Piano Co., to which
I referred last week, has been taken un-
der advisement by United States Commis-
sioner Foote, who will deliver a decision
next week. There is every indication that
Mr. Russell will win the suit.
Trade with Lyon, Potter & Co. is boom-
ing.
They sold a magnificent Steinway
$3.00 PER YEAR
SINGLE COPIES, 10 CENTS.
grand last week to the State University at
Champaign, 111. Mr. Potter, of the com-
pany, left for your city the early part of the
week. He is going to make a selection of
instruments for fall stock.
The Piano Salesmen's Association is
slated to hold its first meeting this even-
ing, Wednesday. It is expected there will
be a large attendance, and the future suc-
cess of the association seems assured.
The demand for Hamilton organs still
continues unabated. Business for August
was the best since '92, and so far this
month the record is being kept up. The
Hamilton Organ Co. will enlarge their fa-
cilities the first of the year by the posses-
sion of another floor in their building. At
the present time the)- are behind in orders.
I understand R. W. Cross has been en-
gaged as head salesman for the Mason &
Hamlin Co.'s branch store in this city.
W. W. Kimball is expected to reach this
city from Europe about Oct. 10th.
E. S. Con way left last Saturday for a
short Eastern trip, which may extend as
far as your city.
Among the visitors in town this week
were Augustus* Baus, of the Spies Piano
Co., who reports having made good con-
nections for his house; A. B. Campbell, of
Jacksonville, Fla. ; II. J. Ray more, of the
Shaw Piano Co. ; N. L. Gebhardt, with
the A. B. Chase Co., and James H. Gor-
ham, New England representative for the
Kimball house.
Boston's u Piano Row."
I
T looks now as if Boylston street will be-
come the great piano center in the "City
of Culture. " There are .seven or eight mu-
sic houses on that street just at present, and
we learn from Boston that it is possible
the M. Steinert & Sons Co. will lease the
Crocker estate on Boylston street on the
same block with the Henry F. Miller &
Sons Piano Co. and other well-known
houses. It is supposed that the old build-
ings will be torn down, and a palatial piano
headquarters erected.
Change of Name.
HE Reeder Piano and Organ Co., Pe-
oria, 111., have changed their firm
name to the Peoria Piano and Organ Co.,
and have reduced capital stock from $30,-
T
000
to $12,000.
VOL XXI.
Published Every Saturday at 3 East Fourteenth Street. New York, September 21,1895.
N o . 9.
In The West.
DEATH
OF
OF CHAS. H.
E. N. CAMP
KSTEY
& CAMP
OF
THE
D. PEASE IN TOWN
" CHICKER-
THE RUSSELL
NOT
YET
JOHN
CLAYTON F.
SELLS
INGS "
FIS-
NEWMAN BROS. ENTHU-
SIASTIC ABOUT FALL TRADE
SUMMY
THE
LYON & HEALY S
ADVERTISING
CHER PIANO
99,000 Pianos.
15LACKMAN-—RETIREMENT
FROM
NEW " S I N G E R " BEAUTY
EFFECTIVE
mand for the Fischer piano in this city:
CASE
DECIDED.
TRADE WITH LYON,
POTTER
&
CO.
BOOMING.
THE
HAMILTON
ORGANS
OTHER
NEWS.
M
UCH regret has been expressed at the
death of Chas. H. Blackman, vice-
president and treasurer of the Hallet &
Davis Co., of this city, which occurred at
Block Island, R. I., last Friday, from the
effects of a wound accidentally received
some three weeks ago. Mr. Blackman was
born in Jericho, Vt., and was 52 years of
acre. He was a member of the Board of
to
Trade of this city, and connected with the
leading clubs. His death will in no way
affect the business with which he was
connected.
Much surprise has been manifested at
the news of the retirement of Edward N.
Camp from the firm of Estey & Camp. It
is understood that he has not only resigned
his position with the house, but disposed of
his entire stock in the concern. While it
is said his retirement is final, yet hopes are
expressed that he may reconsider his sev-
erance with this house, of which he was
such an honored member. The reasons
for his retirement are not definitely known,
and it is" hardly within the province of a
newspaper man to inquire about them. Of
his future plans nothing so far is known.
The new "Singer," style E is a beauty,
and I can safely predict for it a great pop-
ularity. It is in oak, double veneered, and
neatly finished throughout. The Singer
and the Steger factories are both busy, and
these concerns have all they can do to fill
orders on hand. The automatic sprinkler
system has recently been inaugurated in
both factories, so as to be prepared for fire.
Lyon & Healy are doing some effective
advertising for the Fischer piano in the
Sunday papers. The following, which ap-
peared Sunday of last week, is self-con-
vincing and cannot fail to stimulate a de-
If you had made and sold this enormous
number of pianos, the chances are that few,
if any, other pianos would present the same
measure of value as the instruments bear-
ing your name. One firm, and only one
firm, has actually made and sold 99,000 pi-
anos—that is J. & C. Fischer, New York.
A good return can always be relied upon
when an ad. is intelligently constructed.
Lyon & Healy have a splendid showing of
Fischer pianos in their warerooms, and
they are indeed splendid instruments, both
in appearance and tone.
Newman Bros. Co. are quite enthusiastic
about fall trade, and are making some
heavy shipments to their agents abroad and
also in different parts of this country.
Their piano-cased organ, which contains
the numerous improvements of this house,
is an undoiibted success, and an inspection
of the same will convince the most skepti-
cal of its superiority. I w r ould not be sur-
prised if the Newman Bros. Co. make a
record in sales the coming season.
John U. Pease, of the Pease Piano Co.,
has been sojourning in our midst for -i
week, as the guest of Manager MacDonald.
He expresses himself as well satisfied with
trade in all sections of the country, and is
particularly pleased with the way the
Pease piano has "caught on" in Chicago.
There is no doubt whatever but Style " L , "
which this firm are now turning out, is, to
use a popular term, "a corker," and is go-
ing to make trade for the Pease this fall.
Then the Pease baby grand is a good
healthy infant, and able to talk for itself.
The Clayton F. Summy Co. report an ex-
cellent demand for Chickering instruments,
and among their latest sales was one to
Miss Jennie Osborn, soprano soloist of the
Sherwood Concert Co. The forthcoming-
chamber concerts will do much to stimu-
late interest in the Chickering pianos in
this city.
The case of Employee Pye against C. C.
Russell, of the Russell Piano Co., to which
I referred last week, has been taken un-
der advisement by United States Commis-
sioner Foote, who will deliver a decision
next week. There is every indication that
Mr. Russell will win the suit.
Trade with Lyon, Potter & Co. is boom-
ing.
They sold a magnificent Steinway
$3.00 PER YEAR
SINGLE COPIES, 10 CENTS.
grand last week to the State University at
Champaign, 111. Mr. Potter, of the com-
pany, left for your city the early part of the
week. He is going to make a selection of
instruments for fall stock.
The Piano Salesmen's Association is
slated to hold its first meeting this even-
ing, Wednesday. It is expected there will
be a large attendance, and the future suc-
cess of the association seems assured.
The demand for Hamilton organs still
continues unabated. Business for August
was the best since '92, and so far this
month the record is being kept up. The
Hamilton Organ Co. will enlarge their fa-
cilities the first of the year by the posses-
sion of another floor in their building. At
the present time the)- are behind in orders.
I understand R. W. Cross has been en-
gaged as head salesman for the Mason &
Hamlin Co.'s branch store in this city.
W. W. Kimball is expected to reach this
city from Europe about Oct. 10th.
E. S. Con way left last Saturday for a
short Eastern trip, which may extend as
far as your city.
Among the visitors in town this week
were Augustus* Baus, of the Spies Piano
Co., who reports having made good con-
nections for his house; A. B. Campbell, of
Jacksonville, Fla. ; II. J. Ray more, of the
Shaw Piano Co. ; N. L. Gebhardt, with
the A. B. Chase Co., and James H. Gor-
ham, New England representative for the
Kimball house.
Boston's u Piano Row."
I
T looks now as if Boylston street will be-
come the great piano center in the "City
of Culture. " There are .seven or eight mu-
sic houses on that street just at present, and
we learn from Boston that it is possible
the M. Steinert & Sons Co. will lease the
Crocker estate on Boylston street on the
same block with the Henry F. Miller &
Sons Piano Co. and other well-known
houses. It is supposed that the old build-
ings will be torn down, and a palatial piano
headquarters erected.
Change of Name.
HE Reeder Piano and Organ Co., Pe-
oria, 111., have changed their firm
name to the Peoria Piano and Organ Co.,
and have reduced capital stock from $30,-
T
000
to $12,000.
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