Music Trade Review
Issue: 1898 Vol. 26 N. 13 - Page 3
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VOL.
XXVI. No. i
Published Every Saturday, at 3 East Fourteenth Street
New York, March 26,189:
our pianos as regards to tone as any nation
on earth, but they are slowly falling behind
The latest and one of the most tasteful the rapid advancement made by our makers.
booklets of the season has just been issued by Now the Germans and other nationalities are
the Wilcox & White Co. It is entitled, "The sending men to this country to learn how to
Angelus Orchestral — and what prominent make pianos that will have a tone that our
dealers say about it." Their views are of- manufacturers have attained. They are com-
fered as convincing evidence—and it ought pelled to do that to hold their own market, as
to be convincing to even the most indifferent our pianos are rapidly supplanting those made
abroad. The only manner in which the Ger-
of piano lovers.
mans excel us in the manufacture of pianos
Conspicuous among the givers of unquali-
is the workmanship of the cases. The Ger-
fiedly favorable testimony are J. G. Rams-
man pianos, from an exterior view, are much
dell, Philadephia; E. W. Tyler, manager of
handsomer than ours, as they are mostly hand
the Symphony and piano department, Oliver
carved. And then the Germans use more
Ditson Co., Boston; E. F. Droop & Sons,
veneer than we do, which makes a piano es-
Washington, D.C.; S. Hamilton, Pittsburg;
pecially attractive."—Denver, Col., Republi-
B. Dreher's Sons, Cleveland; Bruce, Mabon
can, March 18.
& Co., Springfield, M»ss.; and Sherman Clay
& Co., San Francisco.
Mr. Tyler pronounces it "the most remark-
The "Needham" Headquarters.
able invention, in the mechanical line, of the
present time." Bruce, Mabon & Co. declare A SPLENDIDLY ARRANGED PIANO EMPORIUM
ADMIRABLY SITUATED A FINE DISPLAY.
"Nothing we ever had in our store has
brought in so many people from the effects of
For the first time since their opening The
our advertising, and our sales are to the best Review had an opportunity on Wednesday to
class only."
explore the new Needham warerooms. A
Sherman, Clay & Co. say: " I f the Angelus brief statement has already been made con-
Orchestral continues the favorable impression cerning the warerooms on the main floor.
it has already made with us we shall desire to That, however, is only half of the Needham
carry a sufficient stock to meet the demands exhibit.
that our efforts may secure for it."
On the main floor the instruments, with
Mr. Keeley reports callers numerous and the exception of several examples of large
business active at the Fifth avenue warerooms. organs, are Needham pianos in various styles
and woods. The basement or lower floor,
quite as large as the main floor, is filled with
German vs. American Pianos.
Needham organs of every style and size,
from the plainest to the most elaborate.
REINHARD KOCHMAN, THE KRAKAUER TRAV-
This floor, like the remainder of the estab-
ELER, DISCOURSES ON THEIR RELATIVE
lishment, is amply lighted by electricity.
MERITS.
The gallery at the rear of the main floor
has
been tastefully fitted up as a private
"This country leads the world in the manu-
office,
the office proper being on the main
facture of fine pianos," says Reinhard Koch-
floor.
It is so situated as to be away from
man of New York, at the Windsor Hotel.
all
noise
and interruption from casual callers.
"There was one time when the finest pianos
In
a
few
days the warerooms will be filled
were manufactured in Germany, but that time
with
new
and
choice instruments from the
has long since passed owing to the superiority
Needham
factory.
Wholesale business is
of the American article. Our goods are so far
reported
as
good,
and
calls from retail cus-
superior to those made in the old country that
tomers,
actual
and
prospective,
are much
there are very few pianos imported now. In
more
frequent
at
the
present
warerooms
than
times past there were more of those instru-
at
those
previously
occupied.
ments imported to San Francisco and New
Angelus Orchestral Booklet.
Orleans than all the other cities in the United
States combined. Now you rarely see an im-
ported piano taken from a vessel. The supe-
riority of our pianos is in the tone. The Ger-
man manufacturers come as near equaling
YBAR.
, CXHTI.
100 Secon
BEING DISPOSED OF IN H A R L M ^ R I N G FROM
$25 TO $2OO EAC1
In the Sunday and daily papers for the
past week there was announced in bold type
"an auction sale of one hundred pianos by
the most prominent makers in the world, to
take place at the Standard Auction Rooms,
21 West 125th street, commencing Thursday,
March 24th, and continuing until disposed
of."
The Review visited the auction room the
day of the sale and found quite a showing of
instruments ranging from fifteen to twenty-
five years old; a few were in fair condition,
the majority were much the worse for wear.
When the sale commenced there was a
goodly gathering, among them being Myron
A. Decker of Decker & Son; Chris. Garrit-
son, of the Kroeger Piano Co.; Mr. Linde-
man of the Lindeman & Sons Piano Co.;
Henry Behning of the Behning Piano Co.;
E. M. Boothe of the Milton Piano Co. ; Mr.
Goetz of Brooklyn and representatives of
Kranich & Bach, Winterroth & Co. and other
firms.
The bidding was slow, and out of the fifty
instruments listed for the day but twenty-five
were disposed of. The highest prices real-
ized for any of the instruments was $215 and
they ranged from that sum down to $25.00.
One of the uninitiated got caught with an
old Swick upright, which was entitled " a n
upright concert grand," for which he paid
Stultz & Bauer.
W. C. Golden, now in the South in the in-
terest of Stultz & Bauer, is having unlimited
success on this trip, which will last until the
end of June or middle of July. His program
includes Colorado, Wyoming, the Dakotas
and every State thence eastward.
After many months of preliminary work,
Stultz & Bauer are putting final touches on a
grand piano which, it is promised, will at
once take high rank for tone, style and finish.
The firm expect to complete preparations
within the next two or three weeks.
Several big shipments of the Strich & Zeid-
At the annual charter election of the vil- ler new style H, with Paul Zeidler's new
lage of Dolgeville held Tuesday of last week, scale, are now under way at the Strich &
The "S. & Z." Baby
Alfred Dolge was elected president, and Zeidler factory.
Grand is also in good demand.
on Monday resigned this position.
VOL.
XXVI. No. i
Published Every Saturday, at 3 East Fourteenth Street
New York, March 26,189:
our pianos as regards to tone as any nation
on earth, but they are slowly falling behind
The latest and one of the most tasteful the rapid advancement made by our makers.
booklets of the season has just been issued by Now the Germans and other nationalities are
the Wilcox & White Co. It is entitled, "The sending men to this country to learn how to
Angelus Orchestral — and what prominent make pianos that will have a tone that our
dealers say about it." Their views are of- manufacturers have attained. They are com-
fered as convincing evidence—and it ought pelled to do that to hold their own market, as
to be convincing to even the most indifferent our pianos are rapidly supplanting those made
abroad. The only manner in which the Ger-
of piano lovers.
mans excel us in the manufacture of pianos
Conspicuous among the givers of unquali-
is the workmanship of the cases. The Ger-
fiedly favorable testimony are J. G. Rams-
man pianos, from an exterior view, are much
dell, Philadephia; E. W. Tyler, manager of
handsomer than ours, as they are mostly hand
the Symphony and piano department, Oliver
carved. And then the Germans use more
Ditson Co., Boston; E. F. Droop & Sons,
veneer than we do, which makes a piano es-
Washington, D.C.; S. Hamilton, Pittsburg;
pecially attractive."—Denver, Col., Republi-
B. Dreher's Sons, Cleveland; Bruce, Mabon
can, March 18.
& Co., Springfield, M»ss.; and Sherman Clay
& Co., San Francisco.
Mr. Tyler pronounces it "the most remark-
The "Needham" Headquarters.
able invention, in the mechanical line, of the
present time." Bruce, Mabon & Co. declare A SPLENDIDLY ARRANGED PIANO EMPORIUM
ADMIRABLY SITUATED A FINE DISPLAY.
"Nothing we ever had in our store has
brought in so many people from the effects of
For the first time since their opening The
our advertising, and our sales are to the best Review had an opportunity on Wednesday to
class only."
explore the new Needham warerooms. A
Sherman, Clay & Co. say: " I f the Angelus brief statement has already been made con-
Orchestral continues the favorable impression cerning the warerooms on the main floor.
it has already made with us we shall desire to That, however, is only half of the Needham
carry a sufficient stock to meet the demands exhibit.
that our efforts may secure for it."
On the main floor the instruments, with
Mr. Keeley reports callers numerous and the exception of several examples of large
business active at the Fifth avenue warerooms. organs, are Needham pianos in various styles
and woods. The basement or lower floor,
quite as large as the main floor, is filled with
German vs. American Pianos.
Needham organs of every style and size,
from the plainest to the most elaborate.
REINHARD KOCHMAN, THE KRAKAUER TRAV-
This floor, like the remainder of the estab-
ELER, DISCOURSES ON THEIR RELATIVE
lishment, is amply lighted by electricity.
MERITS.
The gallery at the rear of the main floor
has
been tastefully fitted up as a private
"This country leads the world in the manu-
office,
the office proper being on the main
facture of fine pianos," says Reinhard Koch-
floor.
It is so situated as to be away from
man of New York, at the Windsor Hotel.
all
noise
and interruption from casual callers.
"There was one time when the finest pianos
In
a
few
days the warerooms will be filled
were manufactured in Germany, but that time
with
new
and
choice instruments from the
has long since passed owing to the superiority
Needham
factory.
Wholesale business is
of the American article. Our goods are so far
reported
as
good,
and
calls from retail cus-
superior to those made in the old country that
tomers,
actual
and
prospective,
are much
there are very few pianos imported now. In
more
frequent
at
the
present
warerooms
than
times past there were more of those instru-
at
those
previously
occupied.
ments imported to San Francisco and New
Angelus Orchestral Booklet.
Orleans than all the other cities in the United
States combined. Now you rarely see an im-
ported piano taken from a vessel. The supe-
riority of our pianos is in the tone. The Ger-
man manufacturers come as near equaling
YBAR.
, CXHTI.
100 Secon
BEING DISPOSED OF IN H A R L M ^ R I N G FROM
$25 TO $2OO EAC1
In the Sunday and daily papers for the
past week there was announced in bold type
"an auction sale of one hundred pianos by
the most prominent makers in the world, to
take place at the Standard Auction Rooms,
21 West 125th street, commencing Thursday,
March 24th, and continuing until disposed
of."
The Review visited the auction room the
day of the sale and found quite a showing of
instruments ranging from fifteen to twenty-
five years old; a few were in fair condition,
the majority were much the worse for wear.
When the sale commenced there was a
goodly gathering, among them being Myron
A. Decker of Decker & Son; Chris. Garrit-
son, of the Kroeger Piano Co.; Mr. Linde-
man of the Lindeman & Sons Piano Co.;
Henry Behning of the Behning Piano Co.;
E. M. Boothe of the Milton Piano Co. ; Mr.
Goetz of Brooklyn and representatives of
Kranich & Bach, Winterroth & Co. and other
firms.
The bidding was slow, and out of the fifty
instruments listed for the day but twenty-five
were disposed of. The highest prices real-
ized for any of the instruments was $215 and
they ranged from that sum down to $25.00.
One of the uninitiated got caught with an
old Swick upright, which was entitled " a n
upright concert grand," for which he paid
Stultz & Bauer.
W. C. Golden, now in the South in the in-
terest of Stultz & Bauer, is having unlimited
success on this trip, which will last until the
end of June or middle of July. His program
includes Colorado, Wyoming, the Dakotas
and every State thence eastward.
After many months of preliminary work,
Stultz & Bauer are putting final touches on a
grand piano which, it is promised, will at
once take high rank for tone, style and finish.
The firm expect to complete preparations
within the next two or three weeks.
Several big shipments of the Strich & Zeid-
At the annual charter election of the vil- ler new style H, with Paul Zeidler's new
lage of Dolgeville held Tuesday of last week, scale, are now under way at the Strich &
The "S. & Z." Baby
Alfred Dolge was elected president, and Zeidler factory.
Grand is also in good demand.
on Monday resigned this position.
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