Music Trade Review
Issue: 1896 Vol. 23 N. 17 - Page 9
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
N. Stetson & Co. report good sales since
the election, although a good proportion of
the families to whom they cater are not in
town at present. Collections are good and
Steinway trade healthy.
Win. G. Fischer has a handsome line of
Decker Bros., Mason & Hamlin, Haines
Bros, and Marshall & Wendell pianos, and
the Mason & Hamlin organ. Mr. C. H.
Roberts, of this house, one of the oldest
Philadelphia piano salesmen, with whom it
is a genuine pleasure to converse, said to-
day in speaking of the Haines Bros, instru-
ments: "To my way of thinking, the
Haines Bros, piano is one of the most reli-
able in the world."
Mr. Henry L. Steinert, of W. D. Dutton
& Co., stated that there was a good de-
mand for the instrument bearing his name.
Mr. D. PI Woolley, of Estey & Bruce,
reports good sales since election and an
improvement in wholesale business; col-
lections also looking up. Estey & Bruce
have, within the last few months, sold quite
a number of the Estey phonoriums, one as
recently as Tuesday last. They report
favorably on the Ludwig piano and are
anxiously awaiting a further shipment.
Among the prominent music trade visit-
ors of the week are W. J. Gratz, en route to
Pittsburg and St. Paul, expecting to reach
New York December i. Mr. Gratz reports
big business with the symphonion zither,
in fact, he is really enthusiastic over the
outlook for these instruments. Mr. C.
Bobzin, of Lyon & Healy, left Monday
evening for a New York and New England
trip. H. Stultz, of the Dolgeville Piano
Case Co., was in town on Wednesday. Re-
ports credit him with a big order from a
prominent manufacturer.
Mr. Francis
Bacon, of New York, was in town the early
part of the week. Painter & Ewing, a
comparatively new house at 1105 Spring
Garden street, are making a good instru-
ment and doing well for a young house.
"We have had no disturbance and no
dealer in difficulties during the depression,"
said a prominent piano man to-day to THE
REVIEW representative; what more could
be said in favor of the healthy condition of
the Philadelphia piano trade?
Gleaningsat the Golden Gate.
THE TRADE DELIGHTED WITH THE RESULT OF
THE ELECTION GOOD TIMES NOW EXPECTED
" SOHMERS " ON THE COAST THE ZENO
MAUVAIS CO. PLEASED WITH THE LAT-
EST PRODUCTS OF DECKER & SON
OTHER NEWS.
11
Boston drop, elliptic scale, etc., are attract-
ing considerable attention.
Mrs. Nelly Morfoot has opened a music
department in Cook & Bell's jewelry store
at Prescott, Ariz. She will carry a full
stock of instruments and sheet music.
M. Steinert the Guest.
STENERT, of the firm of M. Stein-
ert & Sons, of New Haven, Conn.,
ALIFORNIA businessmen are taking was the guest of honor at a dinner given at
particular pride in the fact that their the Manhattan Cafe, on Columbus avenue,
State, contrary to opinion and prediction, this city, one day last week by William
returned a safe majority for McKinley. Steinway, for the purpose of having Rosen-
The music dealers are unanimous in their thai, the celebrated pianist, meet Mr.
expressions of satisfaction with the result Steinert. Speeches were delivered by Mr.
and all agree that prosperity is again at Steinert, Mr. Steinway, Mr. Rosenthal and
hand. The effect has already been felt, and Walter Damrosch. There were about
is particularly noticeable in the great in- forty of the most prominent musicians of
flux of gold deposits to the savings banks. New York at the dinner.
The fact that money is again making its
appearance is the surest indication of busi-
Confesses His Guilt.
ness revival.
Prior to the election business was at a
N the Union County Court, Elizabeth,
standstill. Ed. Geissler, who is in the
N. J., last Saturday, Capt. A. P. Ed-
South for Sherman, Clay & Co., writes wards, the late agent in that city for the
from Los Angeles that all dealers were piano firm of Horace Waters & Co., of New
averse to buying until the question was York, withdrew his plea of not guilt)" to
settled. He expressed hopes of being able the charge of embezzlement and pleaded
to do a good business from now on. Leon- guilty.
ard Georges, treasurer of Sherman, Clay &
He was accused of having appropriated
Co., has just returned from the Pacific various sums amounting to several hundred
Northwest, and reports indications of a dollars belonging to the company.
speedy revival. He says that Spokane is
an exceptionally good town.
Byron Mauzy has just ordered two car Charged with Embezzlement and
loads oi goods on the strength of McKinley's
Forgery.
election. He received another shipment
W. BENN was arrested in Omaha,
of Sohmer grands this week.
Neb., last week on the double
Mine. Bloomfield-Zeisler with her mana-
#
ger and brother, Mr. Bloom field, arrived charge of embezzlement and forgery. The
yesterday morning from the East for a tour- charge was preferred by an Avoca organ
nee of the Pacific Coast. Mme. Zeislerisin co., for whom Benn had been working in
excellent spirits and is favorably impressed the capacity of a traveling salesman and
with the Coast and her individual prospects collector. It is charged that he forged an
here. Al. Marks, our local impresario, organ note and embezzled the proceeds of a
will manage the attraction. Mme. Zeisler sale. He has been looked for, for the past
is using the Steinway grand at all of her two months, but was only recently discov-
ered living in Omaha. He has been held
performances.
Ben Curtaz and wife have returned from for trial.
their outing at Agua Caliente Springs.
THE Luxton & Black Co., of Buffalo, N.
The Zeno Mauvais Co. received a couple
A. R. COWLKS, piano and organ dealer,
Morrisville, Vt., has been succeeded by of the new style "Deckers" this week and Y., have taken the agency for the Kranich
they are beauties. The hand-carved panels, & Bach piano.
Cowles & Hardy.
SAN
FRANCISCO, NOV.
6,
M
1896.
C
9
I
C
c c
OLISH
A BOON TO THE PIANO DEALER
Knowing and fully realizing the very great difficulties experienced by the dealer in keeping their stock
in selling and presentable condition, in the matter of external appearance, we have placed iipon the market
a polish that will at once remove these.difficulties and enable the dealer (at very little time and expense) to
keep his stock in salable condition, by simply following the directions, as found plainly printed on each bottle.
A Trial Bottle Will Convince You
The surface of a Piano will not cloud or have" a smoky appearance after using it, and upon proper
application it will remove this cloudy appearance so often seen, and found on the best make of Pianos,
provided the polish is applied as directed.
It will cause no injury to the Piano, as we have used it successfully on our own make, and sold
thousands of bottles to our customers, who have been loud in their praise of it.
TRIAL BOTTLE, 3 0 CTS. BY HAIL
Address, P E E K
flANUFACTURERS OF THE OPERA PIANO
&
S O N , (Polish Department)
Broadway and West 47th Street, New York
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
N. Stetson & Co. report good sales since
the election, although a good proportion of
the families to whom they cater are not in
town at present. Collections are good and
Steinway trade healthy.
Win. G. Fischer has a handsome line of
Decker Bros., Mason & Hamlin, Haines
Bros, and Marshall & Wendell pianos, and
the Mason & Hamlin organ. Mr. C. H.
Roberts, of this house, one of the oldest
Philadelphia piano salesmen, with whom it
is a genuine pleasure to converse, said to-
day in speaking of the Haines Bros, instru-
ments: "To my way of thinking, the
Haines Bros, piano is one of the most reli-
able in the world."
Mr. Henry L. Steinert, of W. D. Dutton
& Co., stated that there was a good de-
mand for the instrument bearing his name.
Mr. D. PI Woolley, of Estey & Bruce,
reports good sales since election and an
improvement in wholesale business; col-
lections also looking up. Estey & Bruce
have, within the last few months, sold quite
a number of the Estey phonoriums, one as
recently as Tuesday last. They report
favorably on the Ludwig piano and are
anxiously awaiting a further shipment.
Among the prominent music trade visit-
ors of the week are W. J. Gratz, en route to
Pittsburg and St. Paul, expecting to reach
New York December i. Mr. Gratz reports
big business with the symphonion zither,
in fact, he is really enthusiastic over the
outlook for these instruments. Mr. C.
Bobzin, of Lyon & Healy, left Monday
evening for a New York and New England
trip. H. Stultz, of the Dolgeville Piano
Case Co., was in town on Wednesday. Re-
ports credit him with a big order from a
prominent manufacturer.
Mr. Francis
Bacon, of New York, was in town the early
part of the week. Painter & Ewing, a
comparatively new house at 1105 Spring
Garden street, are making a good instru-
ment and doing well for a young house.
"We have had no disturbance and no
dealer in difficulties during the depression,"
said a prominent piano man to-day to THE
REVIEW representative; what more could
be said in favor of the healthy condition of
the Philadelphia piano trade?
Gleaningsat the Golden Gate.
THE TRADE DELIGHTED WITH THE RESULT OF
THE ELECTION GOOD TIMES NOW EXPECTED
" SOHMERS " ON THE COAST THE ZENO
MAUVAIS CO. PLEASED WITH THE LAT-
EST PRODUCTS OF DECKER & SON
OTHER NEWS.
11
Boston drop, elliptic scale, etc., are attract-
ing considerable attention.
Mrs. Nelly Morfoot has opened a music
department in Cook & Bell's jewelry store
at Prescott, Ariz. She will carry a full
stock of instruments and sheet music.
M. Steinert the Guest.
STENERT, of the firm of M. Stein-
ert & Sons, of New Haven, Conn.,
ALIFORNIA businessmen are taking was the guest of honor at a dinner given at
particular pride in the fact that their the Manhattan Cafe, on Columbus avenue,
State, contrary to opinion and prediction, this city, one day last week by William
returned a safe majority for McKinley. Steinway, for the purpose of having Rosen-
The music dealers are unanimous in their thai, the celebrated pianist, meet Mr.
expressions of satisfaction with the result Steinert. Speeches were delivered by Mr.
and all agree that prosperity is again at Steinert, Mr. Steinway, Mr. Rosenthal and
hand. The effect has already been felt, and Walter Damrosch. There were about
is particularly noticeable in the great in- forty of the most prominent musicians of
flux of gold deposits to the savings banks. New York at the dinner.
The fact that money is again making its
appearance is the surest indication of busi-
Confesses His Guilt.
ness revival.
Prior to the election business was at a
N the Union County Court, Elizabeth,
standstill. Ed. Geissler, who is in the
N. J., last Saturday, Capt. A. P. Ed-
South for Sherman, Clay & Co., writes wards, the late agent in that city for the
from Los Angeles that all dealers were piano firm of Horace Waters & Co., of New
averse to buying until the question was York, withdrew his plea of not guilt)" to
settled. He expressed hopes of being able the charge of embezzlement and pleaded
to do a good business from now on. Leon- guilty.
ard Georges, treasurer of Sherman, Clay &
He was accused of having appropriated
Co., has just returned from the Pacific various sums amounting to several hundred
Northwest, and reports indications of a dollars belonging to the company.
speedy revival. He says that Spokane is
an exceptionally good town.
Byron Mauzy has just ordered two car Charged with Embezzlement and
loads oi goods on the strength of McKinley's
Forgery.
election. He received another shipment
W. BENN was arrested in Omaha,
of Sohmer grands this week.
Neb., last week on the double
Mine. Bloomfield-Zeisler with her mana-
#
ger and brother, Mr. Bloom field, arrived charge of embezzlement and forgery. The
yesterday morning from the East for a tour- charge was preferred by an Avoca organ
nee of the Pacific Coast. Mme. Zeislerisin co., for whom Benn had been working in
excellent spirits and is favorably impressed the capacity of a traveling salesman and
with the Coast and her individual prospects collector. It is charged that he forged an
here. Al. Marks, our local impresario, organ note and embezzled the proceeds of a
will manage the attraction. Mme. Zeisler sale. He has been looked for, for the past
is using the Steinway grand at all of her two months, but was only recently discov-
ered living in Omaha. He has been held
performances.
Ben Curtaz and wife have returned from for trial.
their outing at Agua Caliente Springs.
THE Luxton & Black Co., of Buffalo, N.
The Zeno Mauvais Co. received a couple
A. R. COWLKS, piano and organ dealer,
Morrisville, Vt., has been succeeded by of the new style "Deckers" this week and Y., have taken the agency for the Kranich
they are beauties. The hand-carved panels, & Bach piano.
Cowles & Hardy.
SAN
FRANCISCO, NOV.
6,
M
1896.
C
9
I
C
c c
OLISH
A BOON TO THE PIANO DEALER
Knowing and fully realizing the very great difficulties experienced by the dealer in keeping their stock
in selling and presentable condition, in the matter of external appearance, we have placed iipon the market
a polish that will at once remove these.difficulties and enable the dealer (at very little time and expense) to
keep his stock in salable condition, by simply following the directions, as found plainly printed on each bottle.
A Trial Bottle Will Convince You
The surface of a Piano will not cloud or have" a smoky appearance after using it, and upon proper
application it will remove this cloudy appearance so often seen, and found on the best make of Pianos,
provided the polish is applied as directed.
It will cause no injury to the Piano, as we have used it successfully on our own make, and sold
thousands of bottles to our customers, who have been loud in their praise of it.
TRIAL BOTTLE, 3 0 CTS. BY HAIL
Address, P E E K
flANUFACTURERS OF THE OPERA PIANO
&
S O N , (Polish Department)
Broadway and West 47th Street, New York
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