Music Trade Review
Issue: 1896 Vol. 23 N. 22 - Page 15
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
THE "Edna" piano will be placed before Souvenir of Urchs' " Opening."
the trade the coming spring by the Edna
N our notice last week of the opening of
Piano and Org^an Co., the well-known organ
Ernest Urchs & Co.'s new store in Cin-
manufacturers of Monroeville, O.
cinnati,
we omitted speaking of the very
THE leading piano houses of this city are
elaborate
and tasteful souvenir programs
doing considerable special Christmas adver-
distributed
to those present. They con-
tising in the local papers.
tain a handsome picture of the store and
RAPHAEL FASSETT has resigned his posi-
warerooms, also vignettes of Messrs. Urchs
tion with the Warner Music House, Madi- and Von Bernuth, and of Mr. Van der
son, Wis., and last Tuesday took charge as Stucken and the prominent artists who par-
manager of the music department of the ticipated in the opening. With exceeding
Conover Music Co., of St. Paul, Minn. thoughfulness, a very handsome portrait of
Mr. Fassett's successor in the Warner the late William Steinway appears "in
Music House is Mr. Aton, formerly with memoriam." This artistic booklet reflects
the Estey & Camp Co., of Chicago.
credit on the designer.
The Wegman Piano Co. expect to have a
From the well-written introductory we
number of new styles on the market in the quote the following pertinent sentences:
early spring.
"We have asked the representative people
of
Cincinnati to inspect our new home, and
A. J. HARTER, of Altoona, Pa., has se-
to
become acquainted with our methods.
cured the Estey organ agency formerly held
For
what we have to offer we scarcely
by James Brothers.
need
a word of introduction. The Stein-
JUDGMENTS were filed last week against
way piano, from the Villa Wahnfried in
the Saalfield Publishing Co. for $1,024.28
Bayreuth and the Royal Courts of Europe
by the Taber Art Co. and against John F.
to the homes of music-loving Americans,
Stratton for $1,251.31 by Wm. K. Lan-
has earned a name that needs no heralding.
caster.
Just as the Steinway has been identified
THE partnership existing between An- everywhere with the best in art, so the firm
derson & Shepard, music dealers, Clinton, of Ernest Urchs & Co., its sole represen-
la., has been dissolved.
tatives in this part of the country, trusts
C. H. CADY & SON have succeeded the that it may become associated with the best
firm of Cady Bros., piano dealers, Quincy, interests of Cincinnati.
"Among the other makes of pianos in our
111.
THERE is a big demand for the Bradbury rooms, and one which stands next to the
and other pianos in which Freeborn G. Sieinway. is the Hazelton, a piano with a
Smith, of Brooklyn, is interested. All his record of forty-six years. We are also the
factories are running late into the night to representatives of this reliable house.
"So much for what we have to offer.'
cope with the orders which are coming in
from his various warerooms.
A Karn Catalogue.
BENJ. CURTAZ & SON, agents for the Ster-
ling pianos in San Francisco, are doing
W. KARN & CO., piano manufac-
some really clever advertising for these in-
turers, Woodstock, Ont., have just
#
struments in the local papers.
issued an exceedingly artistic catalogue
A RECENT addition to the piano manufac- containing illustrations and descriptions of
turers of Harlem is G. Spielmann & Co., their latest designs of grands and uprights.
whose establishment is at 550 East 157th A handsome photo-cut of Mr. Karn illu-
mines the opening pages. The introductory
street.
—in fact the literary matter throughout—
LAST Sunday's issue (the Christmas num- is of a high order of merit and will be read
ber) of the New York "Herald" contained with interest.
This catalogue should
a full-page advertisement of Steinway & prove quite effective as a "trade maker"
Sons.
in the hands of wide-awake dealers.
THE exports of musical instruments from
the port of New York for the week ending
Piano Salesman in Trouble
Dec. gth, amounted in value to $37,172.
USSELL G. SMITH, piano tuner and
THE Thiebes-Steirlin Music Co., of St.
saleman of Buffalo, N. Y., has been
Louis, Mo., are the publishers of " T h e held for the grand jury by Judge King on
Griswold March," which is dedicated to the the charge of grand larceny in the second
Hon. Matthew Griswold, president of the degree. Thos. W. Davis, proprietor of
Shaw Piano Co., of Erie, Pa. Mr. R. a piano store at 600 Washington street, ac-
Aquabella is the composer.
cused Smith of appropriating $75 that did
WHIPPLE & DANIELSON, music trade not belong to him. On Oct. 8th Smith sold
dealers, St. Paul, Minn., have recently a second-hand piano to a west side woman,
moved from the Cutter Building to larger and Davis alleges that the payment for it
was collected and not turned in.
quarters in that city.
I
F. EDWARDS, treasurer of the Hutchins
Manufacturing Co., Springfield, Mass., was
in town this week. Mr. Edwards is en-
thusiastic over the musical possibilities of
the aluminum mandolin which his company
manufacture and will place upon the mar-
ket shortly.
the many expressions of sympa-
thy received at Steinway Hall during the
past ten days from European friends and
admirers of the late Wm. Steinway, may
be mentioned letters from the heads of the
oldest and most distinguished manufactur-
ing firms in England, Germany, France
and Russia.
AMONG
THE "Wegman Piano Co., of Auburn,
N. Y., are now shipping pianos at the rate
of a hundred a month with orders way
ahead, says the Auburn "Bulletin." This
is the news we like to hear.
THE marriage is announced of Miss Caro-
line L. Fenton and John C. Wilcox, editor
of the Detroit "Song Journal." which took
place on the evening of Dec. 8th in Detroit,
Mich. The church was crowded with
friends of the happy couple and the gifts
were numerous and beautiful.
THE Weaver Organ & Piano Co., York,
Pa., shipped organs during the past week
to Mexico, Baltimore and different cities in
Maine and Texas.
VANDERBEEK & SATTELS have again
united in business in Plainfield, N. J. Mr.
Vanderbeek was obliged, owing to serious
illness, to retire from business, but as he
has regained his health, he decided to again
purchase one-half interest from Joseph
Sattels in the old-established piano busi-
ness.
C. J. WOOLLEY, of Toledo, O., has en-
tered the employ of Blasius & Sons, Phila-
delphia, Pa. He will make Toledo his
headquarters.
THE Metzerott Music Co., of Washington,
D. C , will relinquish the handling of sheet
music and devote their energies in future
to musical instruments alone. This is due
to the growth of their trade in the latter de-
partment.
MCARTHUR & SONS, of Knoxville, Tenn.,
have purchased the stock and good will of
the music business carried on by Frank
Clark. The latter has entered the employ
of McArthur & Sons.
THE
CELEBRATED
STEGER
D
R
PIANOS
PATENTED 1802.
are noicd lor their fine singing quality oi
tone and great
durability.
i'lie tno»-
profitable Piano fot dealers to handle
STEGER & CO., Manufacturers,
Factory, Columbia Heights.
235 W A BASH AVENUE. CHICAGO
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
THE "Edna" piano will be placed before Souvenir of Urchs' " Opening."
the trade the coming spring by the Edna
N our notice last week of the opening of
Piano and Org^an Co., the well-known organ
Ernest Urchs & Co.'s new store in Cin-
manufacturers of Monroeville, O.
cinnati,
we omitted speaking of the very
THE leading piano houses of this city are
elaborate
and tasteful souvenir programs
doing considerable special Christmas adver-
distributed
to those present. They con-
tising in the local papers.
tain a handsome picture of the store and
RAPHAEL FASSETT has resigned his posi-
warerooms, also vignettes of Messrs. Urchs
tion with the Warner Music House, Madi- and Von Bernuth, and of Mr. Van der
son, Wis., and last Tuesday took charge as Stucken and the prominent artists who par-
manager of the music department of the ticipated in the opening. With exceeding
Conover Music Co., of St. Paul, Minn. thoughfulness, a very handsome portrait of
Mr. Fassett's successor in the Warner the late William Steinway appears "in
Music House is Mr. Aton, formerly with memoriam." This artistic booklet reflects
the Estey & Camp Co., of Chicago.
credit on the designer.
The Wegman Piano Co. expect to have a
From the well-written introductory we
number of new styles on the market in the quote the following pertinent sentences:
early spring.
"We have asked the representative people
of
Cincinnati to inspect our new home, and
A. J. HARTER, of Altoona, Pa., has se-
to
become acquainted with our methods.
cured the Estey organ agency formerly held
For
what we have to offer we scarcely
by James Brothers.
need
a word of introduction. The Stein-
JUDGMENTS were filed last week against
way piano, from the Villa Wahnfried in
the Saalfield Publishing Co. for $1,024.28
Bayreuth and the Royal Courts of Europe
by the Taber Art Co. and against John F.
to the homes of music-loving Americans,
Stratton for $1,251.31 by Wm. K. Lan-
has earned a name that needs no heralding.
caster.
Just as the Steinway has been identified
THE partnership existing between An- everywhere with the best in art, so the firm
derson & Shepard, music dealers, Clinton, of Ernest Urchs & Co., its sole represen-
la., has been dissolved.
tatives in this part of the country, trusts
C. H. CADY & SON have succeeded the that it may become associated with the best
firm of Cady Bros., piano dealers, Quincy, interests of Cincinnati.
"Among the other makes of pianos in our
111.
THERE is a big demand for the Bradbury rooms, and one which stands next to the
and other pianos in which Freeborn G. Sieinway. is the Hazelton, a piano with a
Smith, of Brooklyn, is interested. All his record of forty-six years. We are also the
factories are running late into the night to representatives of this reliable house.
"So much for what we have to offer.'
cope with the orders which are coming in
from his various warerooms.
A Karn Catalogue.
BENJ. CURTAZ & SON, agents for the Ster-
ling pianos in San Francisco, are doing
W. KARN & CO., piano manufac-
some really clever advertising for these in-
turers, Woodstock, Ont., have just
#
struments in the local papers.
issued an exceedingly artistic catalogue
A RECENT addition to the piano manufac- containing illustrations and descriptions of
turers of Harlem is G. Spielmann & Co., their latest designs of grands and uprights.
whose establishment is at 550 East 157th A handsome photo-cut of Mr. Karn illu-
mines the opening pages. The introductory
street.
—in fact the literary matter throughout—
LAST Sunday's issue (the Christmas num- is of a high order of merit and will be read
ber) of the New York "Herald" contained with interest.
This catalogue should
a full-page advertisement of Steinway & prove quite effective as a "trade maker"
Sons.
in the hands of wide-awake dealers.
THE exports of musical instruments from
the port of New York for the week ending
Piano Salesman in Trouble
Dec. gth, amounted in value to $37,172.
USSELL G. SMITH, piano tuner and
THE Thiebes-Steirlin Music Co., of St.
saleman of Buffalo, N. Y., has been
Louis, Mo., are the publishers of " T h e held for the grand jury by Judge King on
Griswold March," which is dedicated to the the charge of grand larceny in the second
Hon. Matthew Griswold, president of the degree. Thos. W. Davis, proprietor of
Shaw Piano Co., of Erie, Pa. Mr. R. a piano store at 600 Washington street, ac-
Aquabella is the composer.
cused Smith of appropriating $75 that did
WHIPPLE & DANIELSON, music trade not belong to him. On Oct. 8th Smith sold
dealers, St. Paul, Minn., have recently a second-hand piano to a west side woman,
moved from the Cutter Building to larger and Davis alleges that the payment for it
was collected and not turned in.
quarters in that city.
I
F. EDWARDS, treasurer of the Hutchins
Manufacturing Co., Springfield, Mass., was
in town this week. Mr. Edwards is en-
thusiastic over the musical possibilities of
the aluminum mandolin which his company
manufacture and will place upon the mar-
ket shortly.
the many expressions of sympa-
thy received at Steinway Hall during the
past ten days from European friends and
admirers of the late Wm. Steinway, may
be mentioned letters from the heads of the
oldest and most distinguished manufactur-
ing firms in England, Germany, France
and Russia.
AMONG
THE "Wegman Piano Co., of Auburn,
N. Y., are now shipping pianos at the rate
of a hundred a month with orders way
ahead, says the Auburn "Bulletin." This
is the news we like to hear.
THE marriage is announced of Miss Caro-
line L. Fenton and John C. Wilcox, editor
of the Detroit "Song Journal." which took
place on the evening of Dec. 8th in Detroit,
Mich. The church was crowded with
friends of the happy couple and the gifts
were numerous and beautiful.
THE Weaver Organ & Piano Co., York,
Pa., shipped organs during the past week
to Mexico, Baltimore and different cities in
Maine and Texas.
VANDERBEEK & SATTELS have again
united in business in Plainfield, N. J. Mr.
Vanderbeek was obliged, owing to serious
illness, to retire from business, but as he
has regained his health, he decided to again
purchase one-half interest from Joseph
Sattels in the old-established piano busi-
ness.
C. J. WOOLLEY, of Toledo, O., has en-
tered the employ of Blasius & Sons, Phila-
delphia, Pa. He will make Toledo his
headquarters.
THE Metzerott Music Co., of Washington,
D. C , will relinquish the handling of sheet
music and devote their energies in future
to musical instruments alone. This is due
to the growth of their trade in the latter de-
partment.
MCARTHUR & SONS, of Knoxville, Tenn.,
have purchased the stock and good will of
the music business carried on by Frank
Clark. The latter has entered the employ
of McArthur & Sons.
THE
CELEBRATED
STEGER
D
R
PIANOS
PATENTED 1802.
are noicd lor their fine singing quality oi
tone and great
durability.
i'lie tno»-
profitable Piano fot dealers to handle
STEGER & CO., Manufacturers,
Factory, Columbia Heights.
235 W A BASH AVENUE. CHICAGO
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