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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
Of a Personal Nature.
The impress of time is much more strongly
marked on some people than on others.
There are instances in the piano trade, as
well as out of it, of men who, apparently,
grow less old as the years roll by.
Julius Krakauer is one of these. To-day,
he is, to all appearances, ten years younger
than was the case a year ago. If he cares
to stay in harness, the end of the decade will
see him still at his post, alert and active as
ever.
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Henry Lindeman is delighted with his n^w
office quarters on the floor below the main
factory floor at 159 East 128th street. Like
Julius Krakauer, time seems, with him, to
have turned things topsy-turvy. The alman-
ac is no guide as to his age, if activity is any
criterion.
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- He whistles and sings like a boy of seven
as he works at his bench or his desk, and he
scrutinizes every instrument with the keen
discrimination of a master-workman. And
he is never so happy as when in the midst of
his men and material.
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Henry Keller is another manufacturer of
the old school who fairly revels in the intri-
cacies of piano-making. He know the parts
from A to Z. and takes as much pleasure in
putting them together, as some men enjoy
when cutting coupons.
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And while talking about men who take
pleasure in their work at the bench, Theo-
dore L. Dusinberre and his worthy partner,
Robert E. Small, must be duly noted as pro-
per claimants for one's respect and esteem.
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Call when you will at the Dusinberre
headquarters, one or other of the partners—
not infrequently both—is seen, steadily plod-
ding along, implements in hand, carefully
preparing a "Dusinberre" for the final
touches.
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As with the impress of time, so with the
impress of personality. It is, as we all know,
much more strongly marked in some than in
others. The piano industry has its full com-
plement of men whose personality is decided-
ly conspicuous.
Wm. J. Keeley, of the Wilcox & White Co.,
is one example. For years past, the person-
ality of Mr. Keeley has entered largely into
the conduct of the Fifth avenue warerooms
of the firm. The whole establishment, figu-
ratively speaking, has been built up around
him.
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The personality of the members of the
Sohmer house, too, is much more plainly
evident than in some other firms. The mo-
ment one hears of Sohmer & Co., there comes
to mind at once the group we know so well—
Hugo Sohmer, George Reichmann, Joseph
Kuder and Charles Fahr.
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And who among the trade hearing of Paul
G. Mehlin & Sons, fail to find immediately
pictured in their minds the familiar figures
of the venerable founder of the firm and his
active asociates, H. Paul and Charles? The
personality of each is strongly marked.
Along this line of thought other groups
reveal themselves. Take the Behrs—Henry,
Edward, William—each with characteristics
entirely distinct from the other, and yet all
Behrs, fighting under one flag and intent on
one worthy object—the upholding of the
Bchr prestige.
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Is it not easy, also, when reading or hear-
ing of the Fischers, to call up vivid portrait-
ures of Adolpho H. and Henry B. ? Not quite
in such bold relief, yet distinct, are Bernardo
F. and T. Tasso. Their personality is becom-
ing more and more distinct as time goes on.
The flelvilie Clark Apollo Co.
Delayed Somewhat in Securing Quarters Ow-
ing to Difficulties With an Hotel Syndicate.
Difficulties have arisen which prevent the
Melville Clark Apollo Co. from taking pos-
session of the quarters at 227 Fifth avenue,
as reported last week. It now seems that a
new hotel syndicate has an option on that
property and on others in connection there-
with, amounting to 197 feet on Fifth avenue
and 200 feet on Twenty-sixth and Twenty-
seventh streets. On this corner it is proposed
to erect the largest hotel in New York. The
Apollo men were told that this option had
expired and it is believed that they have a
legal case for damages against the owners
of the property.
While East, Braton Chase, of the Chase-
Hackley Co., concluded an important bus-
iness deal, which will be announced in a later
issue.
The Starr Piano Factories
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