Music Trade Review
Issue: 1896 Vol. 23 N. 18 - Page 13
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
The Popular Pease Pianos.
INCREASING BUSINESS THE ORDFR OF THE DAY
WHY THESE INSTRUMENTS WILL BE BUI
GETS
OFF W I T H
TION
I
There are few concerns where one will
find a better understanding existing be-
tween representatives and manufacturers
than with the Pease Piano Co. ; dealers are
given splendid support and they, in return,
are loyal in their efforts to increase and
build up -business for the instruments
which they represent.
Among the specially attractive Pease up-
rights, styles M and F are perhaps the most
in demand, while their pretty parlor grand
is meeting with much favor. Musicians
and dealers are a unit as to its musical
excellence.
The Pease Piano Co is composed of en-
terprising and wide-awake and accommodat-
ing gentlemen, whose policy will enable
the "popular Pease" to keep well in the
front among the exceedingly popular and
meritorious instruments. New agencies are
constant!)' being announced, and it is not
difficult to predict an increasing popularity
for the Pease piano during the next few
years.
A NEW FIRM OF PRACTICAL
BUILDERS
LOCATED
CONN.
T
CHURCH
C
ORGAN
IN NEW HAVEN,
RECENTLY.
HE firm of Harrison & Hull, practical
church pipe organ builders, recently
located at 28 Artizan street, New Haven, is
composed of H. C. Harrison and H. Hall.
Mr. Harrison has more specially the charge
of the voicing and tuning work and served
an apprenticeship of seven years with the
firm of E. and G. . G. Hook & Hastings.
Mr. Hall has the practical knowledge ot the
business in general, but makes a specialty
of the mechanical part of the organ, and
is thoroughly in touch with the latest ideas
in organ action. The firm is fully prepared
to build high grade organs, and repair,
clean, re-vo : .ce, tune, re-set pitches and ap-
ply motors to the same. They invite in-
spection of their facilities for turning out
superior work.
PUNISHMENT
THE
F. G. SMITH
#
$2,100.
The light sentence imposed by Judge
McCormick may be due to the fact that he
is a member of the same lodge of Elks
as Edwards. In this connection, last Tues-
day's "Herald" of this city contrasted the
judge's action in this case with that of the
severe sentence of three months imprison-
ment imposed the same day on a girl whose
only guilt was that she defended her aged
father against the assault of two loafers.
Great is the "pull. "
The McPhail Piano
HE McPhail Piano Co., of Boston, are
mighty well pleased with their retai
trade these days. It is decidedly above
the average, and, in addition, their whole-
sale trade has been steadily growing, so that
on the whole, this concern have no reason
to find fault with present day condi-
tions. There will be, undoubtedly, a big-
demand for the McPhail piano this winter.
Their latest styles seem to grow in popu-
larity. They are admirable inst.run.ents
for the money, and their success is quite
understandable.
DELIGHTED WITH
MENT IN TRADE
WAS HE INFLUENCED?
A. P. EDWARDS, former agent in
Elizabeth. N. J., for Horace Waters
& Co., who pleaded guilty to a charge of
embezzlement, was sentenced Saturday
last by Judge McCormick to five months in
the county jail. On each of the six counts
the sentence is to run concurrently. This
means that he is to serve only five months
in prison.
Edwards' case was a gross breach of
trust. The Waters Co. discovered that he
had been selling pianos for cash, pocketing
the proceeds and turning in false leases to
the company. Six of these cases were dis-
covered by the time the Grand Jury was
empaneled for the October term, and Ed-
wards was indicted on each of six counts.
An effort was made by the Elks, to which
organization Edwards belonged, to raise
sufficient funds by subscription to make
good his defalcations. But the subscrip-
tions did not keep pace with the discoveries
concerning Edwards' misdoings, and it
was abandoned.
By the time the case
came up in court eight more cases had been
discovered against Edwards. His embez-
zlements, so far as learned, amounted to
T
Harrison & Hull.
LIGHT
" H E R A L D " COMMENTS ON T H E JUDGE'S AC-
FACTORS IN MAKING TRADE. .
NCREASING activity among piano fac-
tories is the order of the day, and no-
where is it more evident than at the
spacious quarters of the Pease Piano Co.,
320 West Forty-third street, this city.
This improved condition of affairs is not
alone due to the return of confidence in the
commercial world, but to the constant ef-
forts of the firm to add, both in the realms
of tone and case, to the already conceded
excellence of their instruments. Hence
the Pease piano sells, and dealers want to
handle it. The salesman finds little trouble
in convincing his customer that it affords
the largest possible value for a reasonable
outlay of cash. This is a convincing and
clenching fact which tells. It cannot be
overlooked.
Bradbury News.
Edwards Sentenced.
THE IMPROVE-
CHEERING NEWS
REACH
HIM FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
F
REEBORN G. SMITH was a visitor
to THE REVIEW sanctum last Monday.
In reply to inquiries about business, he
said: "A marked improvement has been
experienced since election in the different
concerns in which I am interested, and all
are now working full time with a full force
of employees. Orders are commencing to
come in pretty rapidly and the outlook,, in
every respect, is satisfactory and hopeful.
I leave to-day for a short trip down East.
I will spend a few days at my case factory
in Leominster, where everything just now
is also booming. I anticipate a big demand
for the Bradbury, Henning and Webster
pianos from now on and we are getting
prepared to meet the rush."
We also learned from Mr. Smith that
Freeborn G. Smith, Jr., was slated to leave
the early part of this week fo r the West.
He will visit the different agents of the
house en route, and will journey as far as
Kansas.
Business with the Bradbury branch in
Washington is unusually brisk just now,
and during F. G. Smith, Jr. 's visit to the
Capital City last week he met their Norfolk,
Va., agent, W. H. Burke, of Ames &
Burke, and secured a large order for Brad-
bury and Webster pianos. An important
order was also placed by G. Milton
Hughes during Mr. Smith's visit to Balti-
more, Md.
A booming business is the report from
Bradbury agents all along the line. Mr.
Van Wickle is not only doing an excellent,
business in Washington, having sold quite
a number of grand and upright pianos dur-
ing the past week, but the reports and or-
ders from their out-of-town agents in the
neighboring States are very flattering.
Mr. R. Frank Barr, at Martinsburg, W. Va.,
Mr. J. M. Birely, at Frederick, Md., Prof.
F. W. Walter, at Staunton, Va., and others,
are all putting in advance orders for pianos,
and all unite in speaking well for trade
prospects.
Orders for 100 Organs in One
Day.
I
N a communication to this office from the
Weaver Organ and Piano Co., York, Pa.,
under date of Nov. 16th, they say: We
received orders on Saturday for fifty or-
gans for export and about fifty to be
Advertising Axioms.
shipped to various parts of this country.
This, in addition to the regular orders
( i T TIRTUE increases under a weight or bur- which we are sure to receive between this
^
den" and results increase with a compre-
hensive expenditure of money in good advertising- and the holidays, will surely keep us very
busy until the end of the year. We are de-
mediums.
"Better late than never." The golden opportu- lighted with the splendid prospect for in-
nity is still open to him who would enrich himself creased business in the future. Our output
by judicious advertising. None other will pay.
of organs for 1896 is only excelled by one
" Mind moves matter." Therefore exercise your
year in our previous history, that being
mind to advertise so as to stir the gray matter of
the brains of the people and affect their pocket- 1892, whereas our piano business exceeds
that of any previous year.
books.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
The Popular Pease Pianos.
INCREASING BUSINESS THE ORDFR OF THE DAY
WHY THESE INSTRUMENTS WILL BE BUI
GETS
OFF W I T H
TION
I
There are few concerns where one will
find a better understanding existing be-
tween representatives and manufacturers
than with the Pease Piano Co. ; dealers are
given splendid support and they, in return,
are loyal in their efforts to increase and
build up -business for the instruments
which they represent.
Among the specially attractive Pease up-
rights, styles M and F are perhaps the most
in demand, while their pretty parlor grand
is meeting with much favor. Musicians
and dealers are a unit as to its musical
excellence.
The Pease Piano Co is composed of en-
terprising and wide-awake and accommodat-
ing gentlemen, whose policy will enable
the "popular Pease" to keep well in the
front among the exceedingly popular and
meritorious instruments. New agencies are
constant!)' being announced, and it is not
difficult to predict an increasing popularity
for the Pease piano during the next few
years.
A NEW FIRM OF PRACTICAL
BUILDERS
LOCATED
CONN.
T
CHURCH
C
ORGAN
IN NEW HAVEN,
RECENTLY.
HE firm of Harrison & Hull, practical
church pipe organ builders, recently
located at 28 Artizan street, New Haven, is
composed of H. C. Harrison and H. Hall.
Mr. Harrison has more specially the charge
of the voicing and tuning work and served
an apprenticeship of seven years with the
firm of E. and G. . G. Hook & Hastings.
Mr. Hall has the practical knowledge ot the
business in general, but makes a specialty
of the mechanical part of the organ, and
is thoroughly in touch with the latest ideas
in organ action. The firm is fully prepared
to build high grade organs, and repair,
clean, re-vo : .ce, tune, re-set pitches and ap-
ply motors to the same. They invite in-
spection of their facilities for turning out
superior work.
PUNISHMENT
THE
F. G. SMITH
#
$2,100.
The light sentence imposed by Judge
McCormick may be due to the fact that he
is a member of the same lodge of Elks
as Edwards. In this connection, last Tues-
day's "Herald" of this city contrasted the
judge's action in this case with that of the
severe sentence of three months imprison-
ment imposed the same day on a girl whose
only guilt was that she defended her aged
father against the assault of two loafers.
Great is the "pull. "
The McPhail Piano
HE McPhail Piano Co., of Boston, are
mighty well pleased with their retai
trade these days. It is decidedly above
the average, and, in addition, their whole-
sale trade has been steadily growing, so that
on the whole, this concern have no reason
to find fault with present day condi-
tions. There will be, undoubtedly, a big-
demand for the McPhail piano this winter.
Their latest styles seem to grow in popu-
larity. They are admirable inst.run.ents
for the money, and their success is quite
understandable.
DELIGHTED WITH
MENT IN TRADE
WAS HE INFLUENCED?
A. P. EDWARDS, former agent in
Elizabeth. N. J., for Horace Waters
& Co., who pleaded guilty to a charge of
embezzlement, was sentenced Saturday
last by Judge McCormick to five months in
the county jail. On each of the six counts
the sentence is to run concurrently. This
means that he is to serve only five months
in prison.
Edwards' case was a gross breach of
trust. The Waters Co. discovered that he
had been selling pianos for cash, pocketing
the proceeds and turning in false leases to
the company. Six of these cases were dis-
covered by the time the Grand Jury was
empaneled for the October term, and Ed-
wards was indicted on each of six counts.
An effort was made by the Elks, to which
organization Edwards belonged, to raise
sufficient funds by subscription to make
good his defalcations. But the subscrip-
tions did not keep pace with the discoveries
concerning Edwards' misdoings, and it
was abandoned.
By the time the case
came up in court eight more cases had been
discovered against Edwards. His embez-
zlements, so far as learned, amounted to
T
Harrison & Hull.
LIGHT
" H E R A L D " COMMENTS ON T H E JUDGE'S AC-
FACTORS IN MAKING TRADE. .
NCREASING activity among piano fac-
tories is the order of the day, and no-
where is it more evident than at the
spacious quarters of the Pease Piano Co.,
320 West Forty-third street, this city.
This improved condition of affairs is not
alone due to the return of confidence in the
commercial world, but to the constant ef-
forts of the firm to add, both in the realms
of tone and case, to the already conceded
excellence of their instruments. Hence
the Pease piano sells, and dealers want to
handle it. The salesman finds little trouble
in convincing his customer that it affords
the largest possible value for a reasonable
outlay of cash. This is a convincing and
clenching fact which tells. It cannot be
overlooked.
Bradbury News.
Edwards Sentenced.
THE IMPROVE-
CHEERING NEWS
REACH
HIM FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
F
REEBORN G. SMITH was a visitor
to THE REVIEW sanctum last Monday.
In reply to inquiries about business, he
said: "A marked improvement has been
experienced since election in the different
concerns in which I am interested, and all
are now working full time with a full force
of employees. Orders are commencing to
come in pretty rapidly and the outlook,, in
every respect, is satisfactory and hopeful.
I leave to-day for a short trip down East.
I will spend a few days at my case factory
in Leominster, where everything just now
is also booming. I anticipate a big demand
for the Bradbury, Henning and Webster
pianos from now on and we are getting
prepared to meet the rush."
We also learned from Mr. Smith that
Freeborn G. Smith, Jr., was slated to leave
the early part of this week fo r the West.
He will visit the different agents of the
house en route, and will journey as far as
Kansas.
Business with the Bradbury branch in
Washington is unusually brisk just now,
and during F. G. Smith, Jr. 's visit to the
Capital City last week he met their Norfolk,
Va., agent, W. H. Burke, of Ames &
Burke, and secured a large order for Brad-
bury and Webster pianos. An important
order was also placed by G. Milton
Hughes during Mr. Smith's visit to Balti-
more, Md.
A booming business is the report from
Bradbury agents all along the line. Mr.
Van Wickle is not only doing an excellent,
business in Washington, having sold quite
a number of grand and upright pianos dur-
ing the past week, but the reports and or-
ders from their out-of-town agents in the
neighboring States are very flattering.
Mr. R. Frank Barr, at Martinsburg, W. Va.,
Mr. J. M. Birely, at Frederick, Md., Prof.
F. W. Walter, at Staunton, Va., and others,
are all putting in advance orders for pianos,
and all unite in speaking well for trade
prospects.
Orders for 100 Organs in One
Day.
I
N a communication to this office from the
Weaver Organ and Piano Co., York, Pa.,
under date of Nov. 16th, they say: We
received orders on Saturday for fifty or-
gans for export and about fifty to be
Advertising Axioms.
shipped to various parts of this country.
This, in addition to the regular orders
( i T TIRTUE increases under a weight or bur- which we are sure to receive between this
^
den" and results increase with a compre-
hensive expenditure of money in good advertising- and the holidays, will surely keep us very
busy until the end of the year. We are de-
mediums.
"Better late than never." The golden opportu- lighted with the splendid prospect for in-
nity is still open to him who would enrich himself creased business in the future. Our output
by judicious advertising. None other will pay.
of organs for 1896 is only excelled by one
" Mind moves matter." Therefore exercise your
year in our previous history, that being
mind to advertise so as to stir the gray matter of
the brains of the people and affect their pocket- 1892, whereas our piano business exceeds
that of any previous year.
books.
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