Music Trade Review
Issue: 1900 Vol. 30 N. 26 - Page 12
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
14
The Piano Trade " Over the Bridge
' The importance of Brooklyn as a piano
distributing borough of New York is little
appreciated by those outside, and yet
substantial fortunes have been built by
those who have engaged in the retailing of
pianos and musical instruments in that
borough across the river in Greater New
York. Fulton street is the main artery of
trade, and on it are located the principal
music stores.
Beginning fairly well out on Fulton
street Monday, I made the rounds of a few
important music trade establishments.
Commencing at No. 1192 my first visit was
to R. G. Summers, who for some fourteen
years has been catering to the wants of
Brooklynites in a musical way. He makes
a specialty of sheet music and has an ex-
tensive and varied assortment. In pianos
he carries the Emerson and one bearing his
own name.
Nearly opposite is one of the many
branches which that piano magnate, Free-
born G. Smith, maintains. Mr. Smith,
years ago, saw the wonderful possibilities
of retail trade in Brooklyn and, as a result,
he has amassed a large fortune from the
retailing of pianos in his city. But he is a
man who would have built a fortune any-
where and in any business, and to-day his
numerous factories and his many distrib-
uting branches in various cities in the
union testify to his ability as a piano man
and progressiveness as a manufacturer and
distributing factor in this industry. Scat-
tered all along Fulton street at various
points are his stores all within easy dis-
tance of the headquarters of Mr. Smith at
774 Fulton street.
Heinrich Bros., at No. 590 Fulton street,
told me that business has kept up surpris-
ingly well with them. In fact they have
experienced the best spring trade for many
years past.
Alphonso Smith, 605 Fulton street, is one
of the successful men of the trade and
controls a large business in Brooklyn and
vicinity. Mr. Smith has the agency for
the Weber and Wheelock pianos—instru-
ments which he justly takes great pride in
recommending. It would be difficult to
locate a more enthusiastic man on Weber
merit than Mr. Smith.
At Wissner's I was greeted by manager
E. H. Colell, who maintains an ever-
watchful eye over the retail department of
Otto Wissner's business and also finds
time in his busy life to attend exclusively
to the artistic side of the business. Mr.
Colell has done magnificent work which is
highly appreciated by his chief. In the
Wissner window were displayed the three
instruments which Mr. Wissner has pre-
sented to the Northeast Saengerbund. H.
J. Raymore is on the road looking after
the wholesale Wissner trade.
What magnificent warerooms the Ster-
ling Piano Co. maintain! W. S. Denslow,
the manager, has developed a wonderful
trade in this city, and it would surprise
some of the old-timers to learn just what
figures his annual output reaches. There
is an air of elegance and taste about the
Sterling headquarters which is captivating.
Some of the latest Sterling styles, too, are
superb.
At 500 Fulton street are the new ^5olian
warerooms which are under the competent
management of J. R. Hartpence. It goes
without saying that Mr. Hartpence is an
^Eolian enthusiast, and he is rightly proud
of his splendid establishment which, I
understand, has been remarkably success-
ful since the opening day. The new ware-
rooms of this concern have been described
at length in The Review at the time of
their opening, so it is hardly necessary to
go into details regarding that now.
At 470, Anderson & Co. maintain a
snug establishment where the Hardman
and Standard pianos are displayed to ad-
vantage. Mr. Anderson is a piano man
from the ground up, so to speak, and is
ably assisted by Mr. Pretorius in the retail
department. While Mr. Anderson has
sold the Pianotist for some time he has now
become associated in the manufacture of
the Tonograph, the invention of Robt. A.
Galley. He proposes to push this latter
on a large scale, believing there is a great
future for piano players.
At 487 the unique sign of Jacob Bros,
caused me to halt and enter, where I had
a pleasant interview with their local man-
ager, Mr. P. T. Brooks, who talked in a
most enthusiastic way concerning trade.
"Jacob Bros, pianos," lie said, "have ac-
quired a large sale in this town, and it is
a
EALERS who are interested in securing the first place in pianodom should
lose no time in communicating with Wing & Son, whose factory and
general offices are located at 202-204 E. J2th street, New York. Pianos
bearing the name of Wing have been before the public for many years and
have given the utmost satisfaction. Through large periodical advertising,
Wing pianos are well known in every locality in America, therefore, deal-
ers will find that they are not talking a new piano when they talk Wing & Son.
These instruments are now in the thirty-second year of their existence, the firm hav-
ing been established in 1868. The latest cases are most attractive in form and are
gotten up with the idea to appeal to artistic tastes, and giving the utmost satisfaction
to musically cultivated senses. A Wing & Son piano means success. Write to Wing.
XLo IReacb Success
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
14
The Piano Trade " Over the Bridge
' The importance of Brooklyn as a piano
distributing borough of New York is little
appreciated by those outside, and yet
substantial fortunes have been built by
those who have engaged in the retailing of
pianos and musical instruments in that
borough across the river in Greater New
York. Fulton street is the main artery of
trade, and on it are located the principal
music stores.
Beginning fairly well out on Fulton
street Monday, I made the rounds of a few
important music trade establishments.
Commencing at No. 1192 my first visit was
to R. G. Summers, who for some fourteen
years has been catering to the wants of
Brooklynites in a musical way. He makes
a specialty of sheet music and has an ex-
tensive and varied assortment. In pianos
he carries the Emerson and one bearing his
own name.
Nearly opposite is one of the many
branches which that piano magnate, Free-
born G. Smith, maintains. Mr. Smith,
years ago, saw the wonderful possibilities
of retail trade in Brooklyn and, as a result,
he has amassed a large fortune from the
retailing of pianos in his city. But he is a
man who would have built a fortune any-
where and in any business, and to-day his
numerous factories and his many distrib-
uting branches in various cities in the
union testify to his ability as a piano man
and progressiveness as a manufacturer and
distributing factor in this industry. Scat-
tered all along Fulton street at various
points are his stores all within easy dis-
tance of the headquarters of Mr. Smith at
774 Fulton street.
Heinrich Bros., at No. 590 Fulton street,
told me that business has kept up surpris-
ingly well with them. In fact they have
experienced the best spring trade for many
years past.
Alphonso Smith, 605 Fulton street, is one
of the successful men of the trade and
controls a large business in Brooklyn and
vicinity. Mr. Smith has the agency for
the Weber and Wheelock pianos—instru-
ments which he justly takes great pride in
recommending. It would be difficult to
locate a more enthusiastic man on Weber
merit than Mr. Smith.
At Wissner's I was greeted by manager
E. H. Colell, who maintains an ever-
watchful eye over the retail department of
Otto Wissner's business and also finds
time in his busy life to attend exclusively
to the artistic side of the business. Mr.
Colell has done magnificent work which is
highly appreciated by his chief. In the
Wissner window were displayed the three
instruments which Mr. Wissner has pre-
sented to the Northeast Saengerbund. H.
J. Raymore is on the road looking after
the wholesale Wissner trade.
What magnificent warerooms the Ster-
ling Piano Co. maintain! W. S. Denslow,
the manager, has developed a wonderful
trade in this city, and it would surprise
some of the old-timers to learn just what
figures his annual output reaches. There
is an air of elegance and taste about the
Sterling headquarters which is captivating.
Some of the latest Sterling styles, too, are
superb.
At 500 Fulton street are the new ^5olian
warerooms which are under the competent
management of J. R. Hartpence. It goes
without saying that Mr. Hartpence is an
^Eolian enthusiast, and he is rightly proud
of his splendid establishment which, I
understand, has been remarkably success-
ful since the opening day. The new ware-
rooms of this concern have been described
at length in The Review at the time of
their opening, so it is hardly necessary to
go into details regarding that now.
At 470, Anderson & Co. maintain a
snug establishment where the Hardman
and Standard pianos are displayed to ad-
vantage. Mr. Anderson is a piano man
from the ground up, so to speak, and is
ably assisted by Mr. Pretorius in the retail
department. While Mr. Anderson has
sold the Pianotist for some time he has now
become associated in the manufacture of
the Tonograph, the invention of Robt. A.
Galley. He proposes to push this latter
on a large scale, believing there is a great
future for piano players.
At 487 the unique sign of Jacob Bros,
caused me to halt and enter, where I had
a pleasant interview with their local man-
ager, Mr. P. T. Brooks, who talked in a
most enthusiastic way concerning trade.
"Jacob Bros, pianos," lie said, "have ac-
quired a large sale in this town, and it is
a
EALERS who are interested in securing the first place in pianodom should
lose no time in communicating with Wing & Son, whose factory and
general offices are located at 202-204 E. J2th street, New York. Pianos
bearing the name of Wing have been before the public for many years and
have given the utmost satisfaction. Through large periodical advertising,
Wing pianos are well known in every locality in America, therefore, deal-
ers will find that they are not talking a new piano when they talk Wing & Son.
These instruments are now in the thirty-second year of their existence, the firm hav-
ing been established in 1868. The latest cases are most attractive in form and are
gotten up with the idea to appeal to artistic tastes, and giving the utmost satisfaction
to musically cultivated senses. A Wing & Son piano means success. Write to Wing.
XLo IReacb Success
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