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THE
DEALER'S
7VTUSIC T R H D E R E V I E W
ASSOCIATION MAKING GREAT STRIDES.
Treasurer Anderson Most Enthusiastic Over the Outlook—Meeting of the Officers in this City Jan. 18 —
Dinner Will Follow their Deliberations—Compliments The Review.
Frank P. Anderson, of Brooklyn, who was
one of the originators of the National Asso-
ciation of Piano Dealers, is very enthusiastic
over the strides made by that young organ-
ization, which, although not having reached
its first year, is strong enough to make itself
felt distinctly in localities where it has been
fostered.
"What has been accomplished in our own
midst," said Mr. Anderson, "is enough to
convince me that no one has the vaguest
idea what benefits are to be brought about by
such organizations, for the success of the
National Association can only come through
dealers' associations in each city in the coun-
try. There is no use in talking," said Mr.
Anderson with energy, "there is no possibil-
ity of treating a competitor in a mean, un-
derhand way, if you know through social
contact that he is a gentleman. I only ask
you to compare the advertising in the dailies
as we have them at present to that of a year
ago, and you can see for yourself the differ-
ent atmosphere. Yesterday three dealers sat
down to lunch together, and you can see that
frequently now since our little club is run-
ning so successfully. We expect a good time
Jan. 18th, at the Hoffman House, when the
officers of the association will have a business
meeting, and then end up with a nice little
social dinner, and I confidently expect some
very beneficial things to come out of it—ben-
eficial in the way of ideas—and I think that
when the manufacturers have their meeting
in Baltimore you will find the greatest dem-
onstration shown by the dealers that has
ever been known.
butions which it has invited and published.
There have been many thoughts given out
that could assist in solving some of our most
vexatious and complicated questions."
Mr. Anderson expressed the belief that the
following named gentlemen, in addition to
himself who occupies the post of treasurer,
would be present at the meeting, as most of
them have signified their intention to that
effect: President, Chandler W. Smith, Bos-
ton, Mass.; first vice-president, P. J. Healy,
Chicago, 111.; second vice-president, F. B. T.
Hollenberg, Little Rock, Ark.; third vice-
president, H. Dreher, Cleveland, O.; fourth
vice-president, Philip Werlein, New Orleans,
La.; secretary, D. G. Pfeiffer, Washington,
D. C, and the members of the executive
board: James C. Miller, Philadelphia; F.
A. Leland, Worcester, Mass.; G. Wright
Nichols, Baltimore, Md.; Robert L. Loud,
Buffalo, N. Y.
CHANGES IN THE RETAIL FIELD.
NEW STORES.
A. B. Ennis, Centralia, 111.—Wm. H.
Lewis, Huntington, N. Y.—George Guildin,
Westchester, Pa.—Odenkirk & Sidle, Woos-
ter, O.—Chas. P. Cummings & Co., Boston,
Mass.—C. F. Zoller, Mount Morris, 111.
H. G. Wright, Marinette, Wis.—Keller
Bros., Port Huron, Mich.—A. P. Derby, Na-
tick, Mass.—H. Stokes, Johnstown, N. Y.—
R. Moyle, Calumet, Mich.—M. Schimmer &
Co., Milwaukee, Wis.—John H. Diver, Ionia,
N. Y.—J. W. Carnes, Peoria, 111.—Travers
& Travers, San Francisco, Cal.
BRANCHES.
"And I want to say," continued Air. An-
R. G. Long, Albany, N. Y., in Valatia,
derson, "that the policy of The Music Trade
N. Y\.—Bailey Music Rooms, Burlington,
Review has been admirable and of great
Vt., in St. Albans, Vt.—Steinert Piano Co.,
benefit to the dealers, for it shows that it
appreciates the dealer as part of the great New Haven, Conn., in Greenwich, Conn.
CHANGES, ETC.
machinery; this it has shown bv the contri-
The business of Harry Bogan in Bucyrus,
O., has been purchased by Guckert & Rolle.
—Edwin Miller has purchased an interest in
the People's Music House, Dayton, O.—J. L.
Merritt, Hackensack, N. Y., has sold out to
Geo. E. Bradnack, Middletown, N. Y.—
Chas. E. Snider has purchased the interest
of S. C. Gillett in the firm of Snider & Gil-
lett, San Antonia, Tex., and will continue
the business as the Snider-Dascomb Piano*
Co.—J. C. Hassinger, Santa Barbara, Cal.
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has sold out to D. S. Brown, and the follow-
ing have discontinued: W. C. McArdle,
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Harold Bauer, who is using the Mason
& Hamlin piano in his European tour, was
the subject of a tremendous demonstration
during a recent recital which he gave in Bil-
boa, Spain. The horses were unharnessed
from the carriage in which he was riding
after the concert, and he was dragged to the
hotel by an enthusiastic crowd.
A DETERKENTJNFLUENCE.
Proof of the deterrent influence exerted by
the national bankruptcy law against fraud-
ulent failures is afforded by a referee's order
in involuntary proceedings against a firm of
clothiers in this city. This order directs the
debtors to pay over to the creditors $10,000
or go to prison for contempt of court until
the order has been complied with. It appears
that on Jan. 30th the debtors filed with vari-
ous commercial agencies a statement in which
they declared themselves to be worth $30,000
above all liabilities. Within six months of
that date their creditors filed a petition in
bankruptcy, charging that the firm's entire
stock had been removed in a night. The
schedule of liabilties and assets filed by the
debtors, as required by law, showed liabil-
ities $9,000 and no assets. Under the State
law the firm would not only have got away
with the $10,000, but could have faced their
creditors with the greatest equanimity.
A PIPE ORGAN MASTERPIECE.
The new Kimball pipe organ which has
just been erected and dedicated in the Church
of the Assumption, Topeka, Kan , after four
months' building, is a masterpiece in the art
of modern organ construction. Aside from
the beauty of. the architectural design in the
case, and the symmetrical arangement of the
massive pipes, this organ contains a majestic
power and sweetness found only in the most
advanced methods of organ building.
It was carefully designed with regard to
the acoustics of the church, and the result
is an elegantly balanced blending of rich,
round tone, that fills the church admirably.
An expert says that the voicing of the various
pipes shows an advance in this particular
over all other organs. The solo stops, in-
cluding the Gamba and Oboe, are so delicate-
ly voiced that one cannot distinguish them
from the exquisite tones of the violoncello
and the real orchestral oboe.
The action is tubular pneumatic, and there-
fore the touch is as light as that of a perfect
piano, and the repetition much quicker, giv-
ing the performer many advantages in ex-
ecuting with ease.
The organ was purchased through the W.
F. Roehr Music Co., of Topeka, at a cost of
$4,500.
AFTER THE PIANO MEN.
The Commissioner of Jurors in this city
evidently enjoys "rubbing it in"' to the piano
people. During the past few days summonses
for jury service have been flying around
pretty liberally in the piano trade, calling
piano men to serve the county during the two
coming weeks, which, it is needless to say,
are among the busiest ones in the retail field.
It is to be hoped that the commissioner
doesn't blame the piano men for the fact
that he will lose his "job" the first of the
year.
The first calendar for the year 1902 has
reached The Review from the Russell-Lane
Piano Co., Chicago. It is a "stunning" pro-
duction, the center figure being a Chicago
The Gorgen piano action factory, Castle- belle, no doubt. In the lower corner appears
ton, N. Y., is working over time every night a vignette of the Russell-Lane factory at
37-43 Coventry street.
in order to catch up with orders, ___