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VOL XXIII.
N o . 7.
Published Every Saturday, at 3 East Fourteenth Street. New York, September 5,1896.
In The West.
JAMES
E. HEALY TO JOIN THE FIRM OF KNABE & CO. GEO. P. BENT BACK IN TOWN
EMERSON AFFAIRS—MR. RICE IN NEW YORK—THE KIMBALL HOUSE
BUSY A NEW ELECTRIC PIANO OTHER NEWS.
N important announcement was made
this week which will interest alike
the friends of two well-known houses —
Knabe & Co. and Lyon & Healy. It is
that James E. Healy, who has been con-
nected with his father's concern for some
fifteen years, will accept an important po-
sition with the firm of Wm. Knabe & Co.
very early this month. This change is not
a surprise in face of the fact that in October
Mr. Healy is to marry Miss Marie Keidel,
a daughter of the head of the Knabe house,
Mr. Chas. Keidel. He will reside in Balti-
more, and take an active interest in the
development of the Knabe business. The
addition of such a capable and progressive
gentleman to the Knabe staff, can not fail
to mark an era in the advancement of this
distinguished firm. Mr. Healy is exceed-
ingly popular with his confreres, and in his
new field he will have the best wishes of a
legion of friends in and outside the music
trade.
Geo. P. Bent is back in town — just the
same Geo. P., the. only exception being a
good coat of European tan. He looks im-
mensely improved by his jaunt abroad, and
is well prepared to marshal his forces for a
big fight for trade during the fall and win-
ter. Although his visit abroad was pre-
sumably for rest yet he closed a number of
deals which will make the " Crown" pro
ducts better known than ever in Europe.
He says his " orchestral attachment" at-
tracted considerable notice, and he is of
the opinion that good American pianos stand
a splendid chance of winning a market on
the other side among the wealthy classes.
The Emerson business in this city is be-
ing conducted as though nothing had hap-
pened. Mr. Northrop has been appointed
agent for the trustee, and there will be no
forced sales or anything of that kind. The
business is perfectly solvent, and Mr.
Northrop is transacting a very fair trade.
Much sympathy has been expressed for the
Emerson Company throughout the trade,
and the universal opinion is that an early
resumption of business is certain. Mr.
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Northrop was feeling quite ill a day or two
this week and was confined to his home.
I understand that I. N. Rice is in your
city for the purpose of coming to an under-
standing with certain creditors of the
Schaeffer Piano Co.
L. M. French and E. L. Shiftman, who
have been connected with the John Church
Co. for some time, have resigned. Mr.
Shiftman will in future be connected with
the Chicago branch of M. Witmark & Sons,
music publishers. Nothing definite can
now be said as to the future movements of
Mr. French.
John A. Bryant, the Wegman representa-
tive in this city, is doing a splendid trade,
times considered. He had some excellent
sales the early days of this week.
The Steger and Singer employees will
take part in the Labor Day parade next
Monday. They will be represented by a
handsome float.
The W. W. Kimball Co. have made a
great showing for the summer just closed.
Their trade is almost as good as a year ago.
This may seem exaggerated, nevertheless
it is a fact.
I learn that this company have their new
electric attachment which will be applied
to the Kimball pianos about completed. A
description of this device was published
in your Patent Department some months
ago, Frank Hedgeland being the inventor.
I understand that it is one of the most per-
fect which has yet made its appearance in
the trade field.
The Geo. H. Taylor Co., a large paper
firm in this city, failed this week. Among
the different firms and banks holding
chattel mortgages on the property, is the
Chicago Music Co. for $2,000.
Bush & Gerts will have a formal opening
of their handsome new sales rooms early
this month. The program will be an in-
teresting one.
fi.oo PER YEAR-
SINGLE COPIES, 10 CENTS
>Eolian Co.
*• Q USINESS splendid," said Mr. E.
£ ) R. Perkins of the yEolian Co. to
the REview yesterday morning. " Sep-
tember has opened up well." The news
was certainly very gratifying, but only
added strength to quite a number of simi-
lar reports made to the REVIEW during its
peregrinations.
A TERRIFIC fire destroyed a considerable
portion of the business section of Sault
St. Marie, Mich., last Sunday entailing a
loss of from $400,000 to $500,000. Among
the sufferers was W. J. Dyer & Bro., who
opened up a store in the News Building
only last week. Their handsome stock of
pianos was damaged to the extent of $ 1,000.
T. STEINWAY of Steinway &
Sons has returned from Europe.
H. D. N. WALES has been appointed by
the assignees of the Emerson Piano Co.
their representative in the conduct of the
local house. Business will therefore con-
tinue without change of any kind.
A. C. NEUENDORFFER, son of Mr. Chas.
Neuendorffer with Wessell, Nickel & Gross,
has been appointed to an important position
with the U. S. Geological Corps at present
in the Adirondacks.
E. HEUER & Co , Mexico City, Mex., is
having a big trade in the "Angelus" piano
attachment manufactured by the Wilcox &
White Co.
THE co-partnership of Messrs. Laffargue
& Oeser, dealers in pianos, Fort Lee, N.J.,
was dissolved this week by mutual consent.
The business will be carried on by Messrs.
Oeser & Co.
JUDGMENT for $1,681.68 was entered last
Saturday against Richard A. Saalfield of
this city in favor of the Pettebone Cata-
ract Paper Co.
CHAS. R. WILLIAMS, piano dealer of Pitts-
ton, Pa., died Aug. 27th. Mr. Williams
was formerly a member of the firm of Lil-
ley & Williams.
Louis P. BACH, of Kranich & Bach, ac-
companied by his sisters, returned from a
three weeks' pleasure trip to the West.
WILLARD A. VOSE, of Vose & Sons, Bos- Most of the time was passed in the Yellow-
ton, has returned from his vacation, which stone Park region. The trip was a most en-
joyable one.
was spent at Poland Springs, Me.
FREDERICK