Music Trade Review
Issue: 1897 Vol. 24 N. 13 - Page 6
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
A piano store has been opened in Water-
Charles P. Bowlby, organ manufacturer,
bury, Conn., opposite the Town Hall, by of Washington, N. J., was sold out by the
Chas. and John R. Murphy.
sheriff last Tuesday. James H. Johnston
The music house of Hume-Minor Co., purchased the plant, bidding $500 above
Richmond, Va., have removed to their new the mortgage which he held. It is said
store, 825 Broad street, and will open up that the factory will be started again at
once.
on Monday next.
F. L. Beck, music dealer, Lancaster, O.,
P F. B. Burns, of piano stool and scarf
•will remove into new warerooms on North
I had the pleasure of greeting Charles F. fame, will return to-day from a four days' Broad street about April 1st.
Geiger, president of the Imperial Co., business " flyer."
The H. M. Brainard Co., Cleveland, O.,
Cincinnati, O., at the John Church Co.
Wm. Vincent Wallace Wamelink, a son
will
remove from their present quarters in
headquarters, 141 Fifth avenue, last Wed- of J. T. Wamelink, the well-known music
that
city around April 1st. The John
nesday. Mr. Geiger has been connected dealer of Cleveland, O., and a popular
Church
Co. have rented this store for a
with the small goods interests of the John young business man, died at his home in
Cleveland
branch.
Church Co. for close on thirty years, and that city, last week, after an illness of
has made his way from the bottom of the twelve months.
Theodore Pfafflin's friends will tender
ladder to the top. He is a bright, wide-
him a farewell dinner at the Hotel Logerot
R. F. Adams, of Norwalk, Conn., has this evening.
awake, and genial gentleman, who is help-
added
a line of pianos and organs to his
ing to make the products of the Imperial
Ouvrier Bros., 21 East Fourteenth street,
commission
and auction business.
Co. known far and wide. Mr. Geiger left
are about to remove to 13 East Fourteenth
for the West on Wednesday evening.
G. H. Race, who formerly represented street. They have just bought out the
C. F. Goepel & Co. in Chicago, is in the business of Martins & Sons, of 17 East
The music trade loses a good man, and city. With New York as his headquarters, Sixteenth street. F. Schuler, of 19 East
the insurance business is a gainer in the he will hereafter make periodical trips cov- Fourteenth street, will also make a change
person of Theodore Pfafflin, who will leave ering the entire trade of the country, in and occupy No. 21.
Sunday for Swatara, Pa., where he will en- the Goepel interests.
Reinhard Kochmann returned on Wed-
gage in the insurance business with his son-
E. W. Furbush, of the Vose & Sons Piano nesday from a trip through New York,
in-law, H. W. Balsbaugh.
Pennsylvania, and Vermont, which was
Mr. Pfafflin is one of the cleverest and Co., Boston, arrived in town yesterday.
not
only successful in the way of valuable
best known salesmen in this trade. He
Albert T. Strauch, of Strauch Bros., has
connections for the Baumeister house, but
has held distinguished positions East and returned from a Western trip.
also in that he made a remarkable record of
West and his host of friends join me in
In a widely circulated circular sent out covering forty-five towns in twenty-four
wishing him unalloyed success in his new
field. He has had two or three flattering by the New York World, it r quotes a com- days. He did not employ a flying machine
propositions from some of the prominent plimentary letter sent it bj Peek & Son, either. Truly Reinhard is a hustler.
houses in the trade, but he has firmly de- relative to the benefits derived from adver-
The Mason & Hamlin concert grand was
cided to leave the piano business. The tising in that medium. The letter in ques- used by Mme. Emile Paur, wife of the con-
Union Central Insurance Co., of Ohio, tion is not only of service to the World, ductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra,
made him a very flattering proposition and but it is a mighty effective ad. for Peek & at a recent concert in Boston given by the
which he deemed it advantageous to accept. Son. It cannot fail to be of great service Boston String Quartet.
to them.
His headquarters will be in Harrisburg.
Mr. Neuman has started in the manufac-
The new automatic piano manufactured
William H. Gebelein, formerly in charge by the ^Eolian Co., is on exhibition at their ture of pianos in Denver, Col.
of the Doll warerooms, 113 East Fourteenth warerooms, 18 West Twenty-third street.
The Chicago Cottage Organ Co. made a
street, and for some time past with the This instrument is entitled the "Aerial" big purchase of walnut veneers this week,
Wissner retail branch in Brooklyn, has re- and in it are embodied many novel features amounting to over half a million feet.
turned to the Doll warerooms. He took peculiar to this house, and which will un-
Geo. A. Oates, for many years a promi-
charge as manager on Monday last, and doubtedly help to make the instrument a
nent music dealer in the South, was acci-
means to enter upon his last-assumed duties great favorite.
dentally killed near Augusta, Ga., while
with characteristic energy.
Haines Bros., Incor., are preparing a new driving, last Sunday. He was born seventy-
Fred. J. Mabon, traveling representative catalogue which will be ready for delivery four years ago in England.
Alva Babcock, formerly in charge of
for Paul G. Mehlin & Sons, has just re- in about two weeks.
the Wheelock warerooms, is now connected
turned from a two weeks' tour in the East-
G. B.'Benjamin has been appointed man- with the Weber-Wheelock warerooms, 108
ern States. Business has been satisfac-
ager
of Freeborn G. Smith's branch store, Fifth avenue.
tory. In response to an inquiry, Mr.
Newark,
N. J.
Mabon said: " I found the Mehlin agents
The Sohmer agency at Baltimore, Md.,
most friendly, and unanimous in praise of
The suit of John Feld against the Jesse has been placed with D. S. Hollingshead.
our instruments. The present demand is French Piano Co. and others of St. Louis
W. C. Golden, traveling representative
not great, but it is healthy, and the outlook for $10,000 damages has been amicably
of
Stultz & Bauer, has met with satisfac-
for the fall is excellent."
settled through the good offices of the Piano
tory success thus far on his Western tour.
Dealers' Association of that city.
Horace Lehr, of H. Lehr & Co., piano
French & Bassett, of Duluth, Minn., have
F. C. Train has been substituted for secured the agency for the Weber-Wheelock
and organ manufacturers, Easton, Pa., has
been elected a member of the Board of Furlong & White as attorney for the line of instruments. It is the intention of
Councilmen of that city. A fitting honor Muehlfeld & Haynes Piano Co. by order of this firm to bring the Weber piano promi-
Justice Smyth of the Supreme Court.
for an enterprising citizen.
" '
nently to the front by means of recitals,
etc.
Business
is
booming
at
the
Regina
Music
The Brockport Piano Co., of Brockport,
Box
works
in
Rah
way,
N.
J.,
and
a
large
N. Y., have plans under consideration
The wording of some of the advertise-
whereby the sale of their instruments will part of the force are now working over- ments in the daily papers is a study. A
be materially augmented during this year. time.
recent ad in a local paper contained the fol-
The "Capen" piano, which the Brockport
Judgment was filed on Thursday last by lowing interesting sentence: "A lady wants
Co. manufacture, is a creditable one, and a Edward T. Wolf against the New York to sell her piano as she is going abroad in
good "seller."
a strong iron frame."
Piano Hammer Co. for $595.58.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
A piano store has been opened in Water-
Charles P. Bowlby, organ manufacturer,
bury, Conn., opposite the Town Hall, by of Washington, N. J., was sold out by the
Chas. and John R. Murphy.
sheriff last Tuesday. James H. Johnston
The music house of Hume-Minor Co., purchased the plant, bidding $500 above
Richmond, Va., have removed to their new the mortgage which he held. It is said
store, 825 Broad street, and will open up that the factory will be started again at
once.
on Monday next.
F. L. Beck, music dealer, Lancaster, O.,
P F. B. Burns, of piano stool and scarf
•will remove into new warerooms on North
I had the pleasure of greeting Charles F. fame, will return to-day from a four days' Broad street about April 1st.
Geiger, president of the Imperial Co., business " flyer."
The H. M. Brainard Co., Cleveland, O.,
Cincinnati, O., at the John Church Co.
Wm. Vincent Wallace Wamelink, a son
will
remove from their present quarters in
headquarters, 141 Fifth avenue, last Wed- of J. T. Wamelink, the well-known music
that
city around April 1st. The John
nesday. Mr. Geiger has been connected dealer of Cleveland, O., and a popular
Church
Co. have rented this store for a
with the small goods interests of the John young business man, died at his home in
Cleveland
branch.
Church Co. for close on thirty years, and that city, last week, after an illness of
has made his way from the bottom of the twelve months.
Theodore Pfafflin's friends will tender
ladder to the top. He is a bright, wide-
him a farewell dinner at the Hotel Logerot
R. F. Adams, of Norwalk, Conn., has this evening.
awake, and genial gentleman, who is help-
added
a line of pianos and organs to his
ing to make the products of the Imperial
Ouvrier Bros., 21 East Fourteenth street,
commission
and auction business.
Co. known far and wide. Mr. Geiger left
are about to remove to 13 East Fourteenth
for the West on Wednesday evening.
G. H. Race, who formerly represented street. They have just bought out the
C. F. Goepel & Co. in Chicago, is in the business of Martins & Sons, of 17 East
The music trade loses a good man, and city. With New York as his headquarters, Sixteenth street. F. Schuler, of 19 East
the insurance business is a gainer in the he will hereafter make periodical trips cov- Fourteenth street, will also make a change
person of Theodore Pfafflin, who will leave ering the entire trade of the country, in and occupy No. 21.
Sunday for Swatara, Pa., where he will en- the Goepel interests.
Reinhard Kochmann returned on Wed-
gage in the insurance business with his son-
E. W. Furbush, of the Vose & Sons Piano nesday from a trip through New York,
in-law, H. W. Balsbaugh.
Pennsylvania, and Vermont, which was
Mr. Pfafflin is one of the cleverest and Co., Boston, arrived in town yesterday.
not
only successful in the way of valuable
best known salesmen in this trade. He
Albert T. Strauch, of Strauch Bros., has
connections for the Baumeister house, but
has held distinguished positions East and returned from a Western trip.
also in that he made a remarkable record of
West and his host of friends join me in
In a widely circulated circular sent out covering forty-five towns in twenty-four
wishing him unalloyed success in his new
field. He has had two or three flattering by the New York World, it r quotes a com- days. He did not employ a flying machine
propositions from some of the prominent plimentary letter sent it bj Peek & Son, either. Truly Reinhard is a hustler.
houses in the trade, but he has firmly de- relative to the benefits derived from adver-
The Mason & Hamlin concert grand was
cided to leave the piano business. The tising in that medium. The letter in ques- used by Mme. Emile Paur, wife of the con-
Union Central Insurance Co., of Ohio, tion is not only of service to the World, ductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra,
made him a very flattering proposition and but it is a mighty effective ad. for Peek & at a recent concert in Boston given by the
which he deemed it advantageous to accept. Son. It cannot fail to be of great service Boston String Quartet.
to them.
His headquarters will be in Harrisburg.
Mr. Neuman has started in the manufac-
The new automatic piano manufactured
William H. Gebelein, formerly in charge by the ^Eolian Co., is on exhibition at their ture of pianos in Denver, Col.
of the Doll warerooms, 113 East Fourteenth warerooms, 18 West Twenty-third street.
The Chicago Cottage Organ Co. made a
street, and for some time past with the This instrument is entitled the "Aerial" big purchase of walnut veneers this week,
Wissner retail branch in Brooklyn, has re- and in it are embodied many novel features amounting to over half a million feet.
turned to the Doll warerooms. He took peculiar to this house, and which will un-
Geo. A. Oates, for many years a promi-
charge as manager on Monday last, and doubtedly help to make the instrument a
nent music dealer in the South, was acci-
means to enter upon his last-assumed duties great favorite.
dentally killed near Augusta, Ga., while
with characteristic energy.
Haines Bros., Incor., are preparing a new driving, last Sunday. He was born seventy-
Fred. J. Mabon, traveling representative catalogue which will be ready for delivery four years ago in England.
Alva Babcock, formerly in charge of
for Paul G. Mehlin & Sons, has just re- in about two weeks.
the Wheelock warerooms, is now connected
turned from a two weeks' tour in the East-
G. B.'Benjamin has been appointed man- with the Weber-Wheelock warerooms, 108
ern States. Business has been satisfac-
ager
of Freeborn G. Smith's branch store, Fifth avenue.
tory. In response to an inquiry, Mr.
Newark,
N. J.
Mabon said: " I found the Mehlin agents
The Sohmer agency at Baltimore, Md.,
most friendly, and unanimous in praise of
The suit of John Feld against the Jesse has been placed with D. S. Hollingshead.
our instruments. The present demand is French Piano Co. and others of St. Louis
W. C. Golden, traveling representative
not great, but it is healthy, and the outlook for $10,000 damages has been amicably
of
Stultz & Bauer, has met with satisfac-
for the fall is excellent."
settled through the good offices of the Piano
tory success thus far on his Western tour.
Dealers' Association of that city.
Horace Lehr, of H. Lehr & Co., piano
French & Bassett, of Duluth, Minn., have
F. C. Train has been substituted for secured the agency for the Weber-Wheelock
and organ manufacturers, Easton, Pa., has
been elected a member of the Board of Furlong & White as attorney for the line of instruments. It is the intention of
Councilmen of that city. A fitting honor Muehlfeld & Haynes Piano Co. by order of this firm to bring the Weber piano promi-
Justice Smyth of the Supreme Court.
for an enterprising citizen.
" '
nently to the front by means of recitals,
etc.
Business
is
booming
at
the
Regina
Music
The Brockport Piano Co., of Brockport,
Box
works
in
Rah
way,
N.
J.,
and
a
large
N. Y., have plans under consideration
The wording of some of the advertise-
whereby the sale of their instruments will part of the force are now working over- ments in the daily papers is a study. A
be materially augmented during this year. time.
recent ad in a local paper contained the fol-
The "Capen" piano, which the Brockport
Judgment was filed on Thursday last by lowing interesting sentence: "A lady wants
Co. manufacture, is a creditable one, and a Edward T. Wolf against the New York to sell her piano as she is going abroad in
good "seller."
a strong iron frame."
Piano Hammer Co. for $595.58.
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