Music Trade Review
Issue: 1900 Vol. 31 N. 17 - Page 9
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
Chas. Dold Warned.
Important Hardman Move.
[Special to The Review.]
SECURES NEW RETAIL QUARTERS AT FIFTH
AVENUE
AND NINETEENTH STREET
RARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISPLAY
WHAT MR. PECK SAYS.
Cincinnati, O., Oct. 24, 1900.
There is little new to be reported anent
the strike situation here. The men—that
is if organizer Dold speaks for them—seem
determined to fight to the bitter end and
at the various meetings they have been
buoyed up in their position by the promise
of liberal financial support from union
men in other cities. Meanwhile the man-
ufacturers maintain their position and
seem determined to run their business
irrespective of threats. This week Su-
perintendent of Police Deutsch sent
for Charles Dold, to warn him that he
must use every effort to prevent violence
among the striking piano workers in this
city. The warning was given because of
the trouble occurring at the Krell Piano
Co. 's plant, in which several of the union
men were hauled into Police Court. Dold
promised the Superintendent that there
would be no violence of any kind, if it
could possibly be avoided.
Special agent James Britton, who is here
from Washington gathering information
regarding strikes, will give, it is said, some
consideration to the piano strike matter a
little later.
Burns' New Quarters.
Frank B. Burns informed The Review
on Thursday that he has leased part of the
premises at 4 and 6 West Fifteenth street,
with floor space of 11,050 square feet. He
expects to remove from his present location
on or about January 1, 1901.
Dealers Appreciate Them.
The past two Weeks have been busy ones
at the Braumuller factory, 141 West
Twenty-fourth street—in fact, the best
Otto Braumuller has had since he started
in business. It is evident that dealers are
appreciating the values embodied in the
Braumuller products, as well as the fact
that they are being sold at unusually close
prices. In sympathy with the commercial
tendency of the age, Mr. Braumuller be-
lieves that business to-day is best devel-
oped by turning over money quickly, hence
his policy of "quick sales and small prof-
its" has made a "ten strike" with the deal-
er. Dealers looking for quick selling, well
finished pianos should investigate the Brau-
muller styles B and D. They are in great
demand.
In last week's Review appeared a circu-
lar issued by E. D. Easton, president of
the American Graphophone Co., warning
dealers against a talking machine which is
identical with that involved in the suit
brought by his company against the gram-
ophone, and which has been enjoined by
the Circuit Court of New York, as an
infringement.
In this communication,
through a printer't error, the word "gram-
ophone" used and referred to therein was
made to read graphophone, thus changing
materially the sense of. the communication.
Readers therefore will note correction.
The latest stroke of enterprise on the
part of Hardman, Peck & Co.—and one
that will probably prove to be among the
most effective—is the leasing of two im-
mense floors and more than half of another
in the handsome new twelve-story building
at the southwest corner of Nineteenth
street and Fifth avenue.
Leopold Peck, head of the firm, when
asked on Thursday by The Review for
some details of the new arrangements,
said: "We have arranged to occupy, when
completed, the western part of the main
or store floor at 140 Fifth avenue, next to
the bank which is to be located at the cor-
ner. On that floor we shall have an ample
display of Hardman uprights in every
style and variety of case, including plain,
fancy and special designs.
"We shall use the entire length of the
first floor in the new building, about 140
feet, for an exhibit of Hardman grands.
The whole length of the basement will be
devoted to the Harrington pianos. There
will be electric elevator connections be-
tween the three floors, x and the new annex
will connect to the southward with our
headquarters, No. 138 Fifth avenue.
When the annex is opened our warerooms
at 136 Fifth avenue will be vacated."
Webers on the Pacific Coast.
The opening of the Metropolitan Grand
Opera season in San Francisco, on Nov.
12, is destined to result in an augmenta-
tion of Weber fame and sales. Clark,
Wise & Co., agents for the Weber piano on
the Pacific Coast have just received several
carloads of Weber pianos, some of which
will be used by the operatic artists while
in San Francisco. Mr. Wise left last week
with the outing of the Mystic Shriners to
Honolulu. It is expected he will make
some Weber deals in the Hawaiian Islands.
James & liolmstrom.
Anders Holmstrom, of James & Holm-
strom, says that he has no reason to find
fault with business. The "Small Piano
With a Big Tone" sells readily in several
woods, also in cases of special design.
They are shipped to cash buyers just as
fast as they can be completed. The James
& Holmstrom uprights are also in steady
demand. "Still," added Mr. Holmstrom,
"we have room for more business and
would be glad to hear from dealers."
An idea of the popularity of the Steck
piano in Pennsylvania is the sale last
week by Crawford & Co. of Pittsburg, of
three expensive Steck art grands. Sales
of Steck uprights are also brisk and the
outlook for the "old reliable" Steck was
never as bright as at the present time in
that musical city.
The Weaver Organ and Piano Co. made
some large shipments of organs to the
Pacific Coast this week.
No tuner, whether expert or am-
ateur, should be without a copy of
"The Piano" which has been en-
dorsed by the most eminent trade
experts. It is written in a lucid
condensed manner, all useless ver-
biage being expunged. The laws
underlying the theories of piano
construction, repairing, toning, reg-
ulating, are explained in a compre-
hensive manner.
fln.flid
to the Dealer
For it acquaints him with every
part of the piano. He can not only
repair and tune a piano by follow-
ing its directions, but he can talk
the instrument more intelligently.
Small Cost
The price is only a trifle. One
dollar will secure its delivery to any
part of North America. A revised
edition is just off the press. Beauti-
fully bound in cloth, stamped in
gold, clearly illustrated, over one
hundred pages, it is a work which
should be in the hands of tuners,
dealers, salesmen, and all who desire
technical facts concerning the piano.
t b e " Piano
T$ Popular
£yman
PUBLISHER
* east i4tb Street
Hew VorK
H
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
Chas. Dold Warned.
Important Hardman Move.
[Special to The Review.]
SECURES NEW RETAIL QUARTERS AT FIFTH
AVENUE
AND NINETEENTH STREET
RARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISPLAY
WHAT MR. PECK SAYS.
Cincinnati, O., Oct. 24, 1900.
There is little new to be reported anent
the strike situation here. The men—that
is if organizer Dold speaks for them—seem
determined to fight to the bitter end and
at the various meetings they have been
buoyed up in their position by the promise
of liberal financial support from union
men in other cities. Meanwhile the man-
ufacturers maintain their position and
seem determined to run their business
irrespective of threats. This week Su-
perintendent of Police Deutsch sent
for Charles Dold, to warn him that he
must use every effort to prevent violence
among the striking piano workers in this
city. The warning was given because of
the trouble occurring at the Krell Piano
Co. 's plant, in which several of the union
men were hauled into Police Court. Dold
promised the Superintendent that there
would be no violence of any kind, if it
could possibly be avoided.
Special agent James Britton, who is here
from Washington gathering information
regarding strikes, will give, it is said, some
consideration to the piano strike matter a
little later.
Burns' New Quarters.
Frank B. Burns informed The Review
on Thursday that he has leased part of the
premises at 4 and 6 West Fifteenth street,
with floor space of 11,050 square feet. He
expects to remove from his present location
on or about January 1, 1901.
Dealers Appreciate Them.
The past two Weeks have been busy ones
at the Braumuller factory, 141 West
Twenty-fourth street—in fact, the best
Otto Braumuller has had since he started
in business. It is evident that dealers are
appreciating the values embodied in the
Braumuller products, as well as the fact
that they are being sold at unusually close
prices. In sympathy with the commercial
tendency of the age, Mr. Braumuller be-
lieves that business to-day is best devel-
oped by turning over money quickly, hence
his policy of "quick sales and small prof-
its" has made a "ten strike" with the deal-
er. Dealers looking for quick selling, well
finished pianos should investigate the Brau-
muller styles B and D. They are in great
demand.
In last week's Review appeared a circu-
lar issued by E. D. Easton, president of
the American Graphophone Co., warning
dealers against a talking machine which is
identical with that involved in the suit
brought by his company against the gram-
ophone, and which has been enjoined by
the Circuit Court of New York, as an
infringement.
In this communication,
through a printer't error, the word "gram-
ophone" used and referred to therein was
made to read graphophone, thus changing
materially the sense of. the communication.
Readers therefore will note correction.
The latest stroke of enterprise on the
part of Hardman, Peck & Co.—and one
that will probably prove to be among the
most effective—is the leasing of two im-
mense floors and more than half of another
in the handsome new twelve-story building
at the southwest corner of Nineteenth
street and Fifth avenue.
Leopold Peck, head of the firm, when
asked on Thursday by The Review for
some details of the new arrangements,
said: "We have arranged to occupy, when
completed, the western part of the main
or store floor at 140 Fifth avenue, next to
the bank which is to be located at the cor-
ner. On that floor we shall have an ample
display of Hardman uprights in every
style and variety of case, including plain,
fancy and special designs.
"We shall use the entire length of the
first floor in the new building, about 140
feet, for an exhibit of Hardman grands.
The whole length of the basement will be
devoted to the Harrington pianos. There
will be electric elevator connections be-
tween the three floors, x and the new annex
will connect to the southward with our
headquarters, No. 138 Fifth avenue.
When the annex is opened our warerooms
at 136 Fifth avenue will be vacated."
Webers on the Pacific Coast.
The opening of the Metropolitan Grand
Opera season in San Francisco, on Nov.
12, is destined to result in an augmenta-
tion of Weber fame and sales. Clark,
Wise & Co., agents for the Weber piano on
the Pacific Coast have just received several
carloads of Weber pianos, some of which
will be used by the operatic artists while
in San Francisco. Mr. Wise left last week
with the outing of the Mystic Shriners to
Honolulu. It is expected he will make
some Weber deals in the Hawaiian Islands.
James & liolmstrom.
Anders Holmstrom, of James & Holm-
strom, says that he has no reason to find
fault with business. The "Small Piano
With a Big Tone" sells readily in several
woods, also in cases of special design.
They are shipped to cash buyers just as
fast as they can be completed. The James
& Holmstrom uprights are also in steady
demand. "Still," added Mr. Holmstrom,
"we have room for more business and
would be glad to hear from dealers."
An idea of the popularity of the Steck
piano in Pennsylvania is the sale last
week by Crawford & Co. of Pittsburg, of
three expensive Steck art grands. Sales
of Steck uprights are also brisk and the
outlook for the "old reliable" Steck was
never as bright as at the present time in
that musical city.
The Weaver Organ and Piano Co. made
some large shipments of organs to the
Pacific Coast this week.
No tuner, whether expert or am-
ateur, should be without a copy of
"The Piano" which has been en-
dorsed by the most eminent trade
experts. It is written in a lucid
condensed manner, all useless ver-
biage being expunged. The laws
underlying the theories of piano
construction, repairing, toning, reg-
ulating, are explained in a compre-
hensive manner.
fln.flid
to the Dealer
For it acquaints him with every
part of the piano. He can not only
repair and tune a piano by follow-
ing its directions, but he can talk
the instrument more intelligently.
Small Cost
The price is only a trifle. One
dollar will secure its delivery to any
part of North America. A revised
edition is just off the press. Beauti-
fully bound in cloth, stamped in
gold, clearly illustrated, over one
hundred pages, it is a work which
should be in the hands of tuners,
dealers, salesmen, and all who desire
technical facts concerning the piano.
t b e " Piano
T$ Popular
£yman
PUBLISHER
* east i4tb Street
Hew VorK
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