Music Trade Review
Issue: 1896 Vol. 22 N. 7 - Page 3
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VOL XXII.
N o . 7.
Published Every Saturday at 3 East Fourteenth Street, New York, March 7,1896.
In The West.
THE TRADE DINNER
TRADE PAPERS
HAVING FUN WITH THE
THE COBLEIGH
UNNECESSARY PESSIMISM
FAILURE,
BETTER TRADE
THAN LAST YEAR—WAGENER IN TOWN.
SWINDLING OPERATIONS IN TOLEDO.
AN OLD BUT SUCCESSFUL SCHEME.
MR. MERRILL'S DEATH.
OTHER NEWS.
T
HE fifteenth meeting and banquet of
the Mysic Trade Association will take
place this evening at the Auditorium. A
large attendance and a good time is ex-
pected.
Regarding the closing down of the Deck-
er business, the general feeling out this
way is that steps will be taken ere long to
resuscitate the name. More anon.
Mr. Cable and Mr. Teeplehave had great
fun with the trade papers. Just a scheme
to keep them busy, now that news is
scarce. Meanwhile Mr. Teeple is the lucky
man who has gone to look after the interests
of the C. C. O. C. in Europe.
The failure of C. J. Cobleigh, of Terre
Haute, who moved to that city from Mas-
sachusetts some seven years ago, is hardly
surprising. Among the preferred creditors
I notice the name of Otto Lestina, for a
thousand dollars. As to what disposition
will be made of the business and property,
Sam R. Hamill, the assignee, has not yet
decided.
J. V. Steger has not yet returned to town,
but there is plenty of evidence in the fac-
tory that his trip is a mighty successful one.
Pessimism seems to reign supreme
among the trade in this city, and I wish
something would happen to make them
feel joyful. The strangest part of it is that
there is no reason for this feeling of the
"blues." Trade this year as compared
with the same period of 1895, is much
better. That is the opinion of all with
whom I have conversed, yet they are kick-
ing—for more business, I suppose, and
who will blame them?
C. H. Wagener, manager for Story &
Clark in London, is in town. He reports
a splendid condition of trade on the other
side, and is quite encouraged about the
outlook for business.
Mr. Dederick, receiver for the Manufac-
turers' Piano Co., continues to have good
success with the sale, and he will undoubt-
edly be able to make a splendid showing
when he is called upon.
A Toledo, O., friend of mine was telling
me this week of a series of swindling
operations in progress in that city. As
usual, these worthless boxes, otherwise
cheap pianos, are being used as a means to
"take in" unsuspecting citizens. A com-
mon method is as follows: The snide
instrument is placed in a room in a private
house or in some down-town vacant room.
The owner of this "fine piano" states that
it is easily worth from $350 to $400 at low
cost value, but being the only property he
has on hand, and having urgent business
elsewhere, he will sell for half, or less than
half, its actual worth.
The gullible customer takes in the "bar-
gain" and pays the cash, but discovers,
after it is too late, that the so-called piano
is nothing but a cheap box, nicely finished
outside.
Another trick is to state that the owner
has suddenly been overtaken by some great
calamity and been compelled to move away,
and that the piano must be sold for less
than half its value. The story is varied in
many other ways—but the inducement is
always an opportunity to make a great
bargain out of the situation.
Parties who get swindled in that way are
usually so chagrined and ashamed that they
will try to conceal the tact from their
neighbors and so the unsuspecting are not
given timely warning until victim after
victim has been taken in.
The news of the death of John N. Merrill,
which reached this city last Monday, was
received on all sides with sincere regret.
Mr. Merrill had a firm hold on the affec-
tions and good will of a wide circle of
admirers and friends in this section who
mourn his untimely death.
Innumerable rumors concerning trade
matters still continue to prevail, but as I
mentioned last week, they will hold. I
take little stock in them. 1 wish other
people acted in the same way.
E. S. Conway is due in town from the
Pacific Coast late this week.
William O'Shea, lately with the Manu-
facturers' Co., is the latest addition to the
forces of Lyon, Potter & Co.—an excellent
addition, say I.
I have nothing new to report in regard
to the Mason & Hamlin affairs. Mr.
» 3 .oo PER YEAR.
SIN GLE COPIES, 10 CENTS
Uetrick is now in full charge of the branch
house here. Mr. Gill will continue in the
establishment until April 1st.
C. G. Cheney, of Comstock, Cheney &
Co., Ivoryton, Conn.; Edward Ambuhl,
Harry Curtaz, of San Francisco, have been
"doing" this city.
C. G. Conn for Governor.
T is stated by several Indiana papers
that C. G. Conn will become a candidate
for the Democratic nomination for Gover-
nor. Mr. Conn represented the Thirteenth
District in Congress from 1892 to 1894, and
has always been prominent in Indiana
politics.
I
Kranich & Bach Happenings.
**OUSINESS is very satisfactory; we
yj are running the factory absolutely
full time," reports Mr. Louis P. Bach.
"The two connections recently consum-
mated with the M. Sonnenberg Piano Co.,
who control the greater part of the State of
Connecticut, with headquarters at New
Haven, and the Whitney-Marvin Co., of
Detroit, Mich., who control almost the
entire State of Michigan, mean a big out-
put with us. They are important deals."
Mr. Bach leaves New York for a two or
three weeks' Western trip to-day (Saturday)
and will visit among other cities Chicago,
St. Louis and Milwaukee. Mr. V. W.
O'Brien, who is now working the central
States, is meeting with good success; he
has just made an important deal with Otto
Grau & Co., of Cincinnati, who will in
future handle the excellent Kranich & Bach
instruments.
The >Eolian Co.
T
HE ^Eolian Co. report an excellent
business; their new style V ^Eolian,
with vocalion tones which sells for $1,200,
is proving immensely popular. In fact, it
is impossible to supply the demand of
agents. The popular JEoUnn recitals con-
tinue to draw large audiences. During
Lent three recitals will be given weekly—
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, re-
spectively— and a special soloist will appear
at the Saturday recitals. Mr. Hans Kro-
nald, the violoncellist, will appear to-day
(Saturday).
VOL XXII.
N o . 7.
Published Every Saturday at 3 East Fourteenth Street, New York, March 7,1896.
In The West.
THE TRADE DINNER
TRADE PAPERS
HAVING FUN WITH THE
THE COBLEIGH
UNNECESSARY PESSIMISM
FAILURE,
BETTER TRADE
THAN LAST YEAR—WAGENER IN TOWN.
SWINDLING OPERATIONS IN TOLEDO.
AN OLD BUT SUCCESSFUL SCHEME.
MR. MERRILL'S DEATH.
OTHER NEWS.
T
HE fifteenth meeting and banquet of
the Mysic Trade Association will take
place this evening at the Auditorium. A
large attendance and a good time is ex-
pected.
Regarding the closing down of the Deck-
er business, the general feeling out this
way is that steps will be taken ere long to
resuscitate the name. More anon.
Mr. Cable and Mr. Teeplehave had great
fun with the trade papers. Just a scheme
to keep them busy, now that news is
scarce. Meanwhile Mr. Teeple is the lucky
man who has gone to look after the interests
of the C. C. O. C. in Europe.
The failure of C. J. Cobleigh, of Terre
Haute, who moved to that city from Mas-
sachusetts some seven years ago, is hardly
surprising. Among the preferred creditors
I notice the name of Otto Lestina, for a
thousand dollars. As to what disposition
will be made of the business and property,
Sam R. Hamill, the assignee, has not yet
decided.
J. V. Steger has not yet returned to town,
but there is plenty of evidence in the fac-
tory that his trip is a mighty successful one.
Pessimism seems to reign supreme
among the trade in this city, and I wish
something would happen to make them
feel joyful. The strangest part of it is that
there is no reason for this feeling of the
"blues." Trade this year as compared
with the same period of 1895, is much
better. That is the opinion of all with
whom I have conversed, yet they are kick-
ing—for more business, I suppose, and
who will blame them?
C. H. Wagener, manager for Story &
Clark in London, is in town. He reports
a splendid condition of trade on the other
side, and is quite encouraged about the
outlook for business.
Mr. Dederick, receiver for the Manufac-
turers' Piano Co., continues to have good
success with the sale, and he will undoubt-
edly be able to make a splendid showing
when he is called upon.
A Toledo, O., friend of mine was telling
me this week of a series of swindling
operations in progress in that city. As
usual, these worthless boxes, otherwise
cheap pianos, are being used as a means to
"take in" unsuspecting citizens. A com-
mon method is as follows: The snide
instrument is placed in a room in a private
house or in some down-town vacant room.
The owner of this "fine piano" states that
it is easily worth from $350 to $400 at low
cost value, but being the only property he
has on hand, and having urgent business
elsewhere, he will sell for half, or less than
half, its actual worth.
The gullible customer takes in the "bar-
gain" and pays the cash, but discovers,
after it is too late, that the so-called piano
is nothing but a cheap box, nicely finished
outside.
Another trick is to state that the owner
has suddenly been overtaken by some great
calamity and been compelled to move away,
and that the piano must be sold for less
than half its value. The story is varied in
many other ways—but the inducement is
always an opportunity to make a great
bargain out of the situation.
Parties who get swindled in that way are
usually so chagrined and ashamed that they
will try to conceal the tact from their
neighbors and so the unsuspecting are not
given timely warning until victim after
victim has been taken in.
The news of the death of John N. Merrill,
which reached this city last Monday, was
received on all sides with sincere regret.
Mr. Merrill had a firm hold on the affec-
tions and good will of a wide circle of
admirers and friends in this section who
mourn his untimely death.
Innumerable rumors concerning trade
matters still continue to prevail, but as I
mentioned last week, they will hold. I
take little stock in them. 1 wish other
people acted in the same way.
E. S. Conway is due in town from the
Pacific Coast late this week.
William O'Shea, lately with the Manu-
facturers' Co., is the latest addition to the
forces of Lyon, Potter & Co.—an excellent
addition, say I.
I have nothing new to report in regard
to the Mason & Hamlin affairs. Mr.
» 3 .oo PER YEAR.
SIN GLE COPIES, 10 CENTS
Uetrick is now in full charge of the branch
house here. Mr. Gill will continue in the
establishment until April 1st.
C. G. Cheney, of Comstock, Cheney &
Co., Ivoryton, Conn.; Edward Ambuhl,
Harry Curtaz, of San Francisco, have been
"doing" this city.
C. G. Conn for Governor.
T is stated by several Indiana papers
that C. G. Conn will become a candidate
for the Democratic nomination for Gover-
nor. Mr. Conn represented the Thirteenth
District in Congress from 1892 to 1894, and
has always been prominent in Indiana
politics.
I
Kranich & Bach Happenings.
**OUSINESS is very satisfactory; we
yj are running the factory absolutely
full time," reports Mr. Louis P. Bach.
"The two connections recently consum-
mated with the M. Sonnenberg Piano Co.,
who control the greater part of the State of
Connecticut, with headquarters at New
Haven, and the Whitney-Marvin Co., of
Detroit, Mich., who control almost the
entire State of Michigan, mean a big out-
put with us. They are important deals."
Mr. Bach leaves New York for a two or
three weeks' Western trip to-day (Saturday)
and will visit among other cities Chicago,
St. Louis and Milwaukee. Mr. V. W.
O'Brien, who is now working the central
States, is meeting with good success; he
has just made an important deal with Otto
Grau & Co., of Cincinnati, who will in
future handle the excellent Kranich & Bach
instruments.
The >Eolian Co.
T
HE ^Eolian Co. report an excellent
business; their new style V ^Eolian,
with vocalion tones which sells for $1,200,
is proving immensely popular. In fact, it
is impossible to supply the demand of
agents. The popular JEoUnn recitals con-
tinue to draw large audiences. During
Lent three recitals will be given weekly—
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, re-
spectively— and a special soloist will appear
at the Saturday recitals. Mr. Hans Kro-
nald, the violoncellist, will appear to-day
(Saturday).
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