Music Trade Review
Issue: 1899 Vol. 29 N. 27 - Page 24
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
been eschewed and the aim has been to
avoid the zone of mediocrity and work
A GREAT BUSINESS BUILT UP ON MODERN LINES along a plane of effort in sympathy with
SOMETHING ABOUT THE HEAD OF THE
this progressive, electric age. The Goepel
GOEPEL CO.
VALUES COUNT AND
specialties, always extensive, have been
THE GOEPEL CONCERN GIVE THEM.
augmented materially during the past year,
One of the busy workers in this trade and a line is now being carried which em-
who has achieved much without an indul- braces practically everything that should
gence in superfluous booming is C. F. Goe- interest piano and organ manufacturers.
pel,head of the well-known establishment of
The prosperity of the music trade indus-
C. F. Goepel & Co., this city. Within prac- try for the past twelve months has, of
tically a very brief period he has estab- course, been felt by the Goepel Co. to a
lished a business of considerable propor- marked extent. There has been a big de-
tions.on an enduring foundation by giving mand for supplies of all kinds as well as
the best possible values, and seeing to it tools, while among the other specialties
that a customer once made is a customer for which there has been an especially
made for all time.
large call, and for which this concern are
The secret of Mr. Goepel's success is to agents, are R. H. Wolff & Co.'s eagle
be found undoubtedly in his indefatigable brand music wire; J. Klinke's diamond
enterprise and personal attention to every brand tuning pins; the Allen patent piano
detail of his business—in being manager castors; Scovill Manufacturing Co.'s con-
not only in name but in action. If you tinuous hinges, and Russell & Erwin Man-
come cross Mr. Goepel on a jaunt around ufacturing Co. 's piano screws. In fact, the
the trade he wastes but little time in con- specialties handled by the Goepel Co. are
summating business arrangements. He so numerous that it is impossible and un-
has the faculty of " getting there " in short necessary to go into a detailed resume of
order. If you visit his headquarters at 137 their merits or high standing among piano
East Thirteenth street, the same ability to makers. The large and frequent orders
utilize time is evident. If he is not at- which have been received are perhaps the
tending customers and showing them his best tribute to their excellence. Judged
latest specialties he is deeply engrossed in from any standpoint, Mr. Goepel has good
correspondence with his stenographer at reason for self-congratulation on the eve of
his elbow. What's more, the superintend- the new year in the magnificent business
ence of every department of his business is which he has created—a business which is
thorough and he knows at all times "where destined to enlarge its scope as the new
year grows older.
he is at."
Mr. Goepel possesses the happy faculty
When these facts are considered, the
evolution of the Goepel business is hardly of being able to make friends, but better
surprising—it seems perfectly logical. In than all, in being able to hold these friends
its government old-fashioned methods have by giving the best values at the fairest
Goepel Success.
possible figures. This combination of
geniality and mercantile acumen is a
winning one. It insures business being
conducted on safe and progressive lines—a
business with which manufacturers will
find it a pleasure to have dealings.
A Mason & liamlin Calendar.
The "Musician's Daily Memorandum
Calendar," for 1900, just issued by the
Mason & Hamlin Co., in pad form, for
desk use, is one of the most useful an-
nual-s so far published. There is a page
and an appropriate musical quotation for
every day in the year, with an imposing
array of Mason & Hamlin indorsements.
The Review ascertained, on inquiry, that
William P. Daniels, of the firm, who pre-
pared a similar calendar for 1899, is the
editor and compiler of the 1900 issue.
Death of fir. Hume.
The death of John H. Hume of the
Hume-Minor Co., Norfork, Va., which oc-
curred Tuesday of last week, in Ports-
mouth, Va., has caused much regret in the
trade. Mr. Hume was in his fifty-fifth
year, and for a long period had been identi-
fied with the music trade interests of the
South, as well as with a number of other
prominent enterprises in that section. He
was a man of ability as a financier and in-
tegrity in all his dealings. The funeral
took place last Saturday and was attended
by members of the trade from various
cities. The members of the Weber-Whee-
lock Co. learned of Mr. Hume's death with
sorrow and at once sent a telegram of con-
dolence to the family of the deceased.
BEST OF GIFTS
A GRAPHOPHONE is an ideal
**• holiday present. In its train
come all the delights enjoyed
through the sense of hearing.
With a Graphophone you can
have vocal solos, the music of bands
or orchestras, or of any instrument
you prefer—monologues by popular
comedians; sketches from famous
plays; speeches by eloquent orators.
On a Graphophone you can make
instantly and reproduce at once records of the voice; of music; or of any
sound.
The HOME GRAND Graphophone—the crowning wonder of the
art—reproduces with marvelous perfection of tone, and with the full
volume and brilliancy of the original rendition. Its place in the talking
machine art is at the very top.
REDUCED PRICE OF GRAND RECORDS
$1.50 EACH.
THE HOne QRAND QRAPHOPHONE
THE REAL THING: NOT AN IMITATION
GRAPHOPHONES OF OTHER TYPES FROfl $5 UP
flusic dealers can establish and build up a profitable business in graphophones. Liberal discounts allowed to the trade. Best selling season of the
year now at hand.
WRITE FOR CATALOGUE M.
COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPH CO.
ST. LOUIS, 720-722 Olive Street.
CHICAGO, 211 State Street.
BUFFALO, 313 Main Street.
BALTIMORE, 110 E. Baltimore Street.
WASHINGTON, 919 Pennsylvania Ave.
CINCINNATI, 121 E. 4th Street.
SAN FRANCISCO, 723 Market Street.
BERLIN, GERHANY, 55 KronenstraM*.
PARIS, FRANCE, 34 Boulevard des Italiens.
NEW YORK, 143 & 145 Broadway.
Retail Branch: 1155, 1157, 1159 Broadway.
PHILADELPHIA, 1032 Chestnut Street.
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
been eschewed and the aim has been to
avoid the zone of mediocrity and work
A GREAT BUSINESS BUILT UP ON MODERN LINES along a plane of effort in sympathy with
SOMETHING ABOUT THE HEAD OF THE
this progressive, electric age. The Goepel
GOEPEL CO.
VALUES COUNT AND
specialties, always extensive, have been
THE GOEPEL CONCERN GIVE THEM.
augmented materially during the past year,
One of the busy workers in this trade and a line is now being carried which em-
who has achieved much without an indul- braces practically everything that should
gence in superfluous booming is C. F. Goe- interest piano and organ manufacturers.
pel,head of the well-known establishment of
The prosperity of the music trade indus-
C. F. Goepel & Co., this city. Within prac- try for the past twelve months has, of
tically a very brief period he has estab- course, been felt by the Goepel Co. to a
lished a business of considerable propor- marked extent. There has been a big de-
tions.on an enduring foundation by giving mand for supplies of all kinds as well as
the best possible values, and seeing to it tools, while among the other specialties
that a customer once made is a customer for which there has been an especially
made for all time.
large call, and for which this concern are
The secret of Mr. Goepel's success is to agents, are R. H. Wolff & Co.'s eagle
be found undoubtedly in his indefatigable brand music wire; J. Klinke's diamond
enterprise and personal attention to every brand tuning pins; the Allen patent piano
detail of his business—in being manager castors; Scovill Manufacturing Co.'s con-
not only in name but in action. If you tinuous hinges, and Russell & Erwin Man-
come cross Mr. Goepel on a jaunt around ufacturing Co. 's piano screws. In fact, the
the trade he wastes but little time in con- specialties handled by the Goepel Co. are
summating business arrangements. He so numerous that it is impossible and un-
has the faculty of " getting there " in short necessary to go into a detailed resume of
order. If you visit his headquarters at 137 their merits or high standing among piano
East Thirteenth street, the same ability to makers. The large and frequent orders
utilize time is evident. If he is not at- which have been received are perhaps the
tending customers and showing them his best tribute to their excellence. Judged
latest specialties he is deeply engrossed in from any standpoint, Mr. Goepel has good
correspondence with his stenographer at reason for self-congratulation on the eve of
his elbow. What's more, the superintend- the new year in the magnificent business
ence of every department of his business is which he has created—a business which is
thorough and he knows at all times "where destined to enlarge its scope as the new
year grows older.
he is at."
Mr. Goepel possesses the happy faculty
When these facts are considered, the
evolution of the Goepel business is hardly of being able to make friends, but better
surprising—it seems perfectly logical. In than all, in being able to hold these friends
its government old-fashioned methods have by giving the best values at the fairest
Goepel Success.
possible figures. This combination of
geniality and mercantile acumen is a
winning one. It insures business being
conducted on safe and progressive lines—a
business with which manufacturers will
find it a pleasure to have dealings.
A Mason & liamlin Calendar.
The "Musician's Daily Memorandum
Calendar," for 1900, just issued by the
Mason & Hamlin Co., in pad form, for
desk use, is one of the most useful an-
nual-s so far published. There is a page
and an appropriate musical quotation for
every day in the year, with an imposing
array of Mason & Hamlin indorsements.
The Review ascertained, on inquiry, that
William P. Daniels, of the firm, who pre-
pared a similar calendar for 1899, is the
editor and compiler of the 1900 issue.
Death of fir. Hume.
The death of John H. Hume of the
Hume-Minor Co., Norfork, Va., which oc-
curred Tuesday of last week, in Ports-
mouth, Va., has caused much regret in the
trade. Mr. Hume was in his fifty-fifth
year, and for a long period had been identi-
fied with the music trade interests of the
South, as well as with a number of other
prominent enterprises in that section. He
was a man of ability as a financier and in-
tegrity in all his dealings. The funeral
took place last Saturday and was attended
by members of the trade from various
cities. The members of the Weber-Whee-
lock Co. learned of Mr. Hume's death with
sorrow and at once sent a telegram of con-
dolence to the family of the deceased.
BEST OF GIFTS
A GRAPHOPHONE is an ideal
**• holiday present. In its train
come all the delights enjoyed
through the sense of hearing.
With a Graphophone you can
have vocal solos, the music of bands
or orchestras, or of any instrument
you prefer—monologues by popular
comedians; sketches from famous
plays; speeches by eloquent orators.
On a Graphophone you can make
instantly and reproduce at once records of the voice; of music; or of any
sound.
The HOME GRAND Graphophone—the crowning wonder of the
art—reproduces with marvelous perfection of tone, and with the full
volume and brilliancy of the original rendition. Its place in the talking
machine art is at the very top.
REDUCED PRICE OF GRAND RECORDS
$1.50 EACH.
THE HOne QRAND QRAPHOPHONE
THE REAL THING: NOT AN IMITATION
GRAPHOPHONES OF OTHER TYPES FROfl $5 UP
flusic dealers can establish and build up a profitable business in graphophones. Liberal discounts allowed to the trade. Best selling season of the
year now at hand.
WRITE FOR CATALOGUE M.
COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPH CO.
ST. LOUIS, 720-722 Olive Street.
CHICAGO, 211 State Street.
BUFFALO, 313 Main Street.
BALTIMORE, 110 E. Baltimore Street.
WASHINGTON, 919 Pennsylvania Ave.
CINCINNATI, 121 E. 4th Street.
SAN FRANCISCO, 723 Market Street.
BERLIN, GERHANY, 55 KronenstraM*.
PARIS, FRANCE, 34 Boulevard des Italiens.
NEW YORK, 143 & 145 Broadway.
Retail Branch: 1155, 1157, 1159 Broadway.
PHILADELPHIA, 1032 Chestnut Street.
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