Music Trade Review
Issue: 1903 Vol. 36 N. 24 - Page 10
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THE:
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News Boiled Down From
Kranich & Bach report that their trade for
the first five months of 1903 is considerably
in excess of the same period of last year,
which, it will be remembered, was one of
v unusual prosperity with the house.
The Hughes Piano Co., who recently
opened up in Ashland, Ky., and handle the
Knabe, Kranich & Bach, Laffargue, Ludwig
and Hobart M. Cable pianos, are prospering.
The outlook in this section for a wideawake
piano house is excellent.
W. S. Armstrong, secretary of the Ameri-
can Felt Co., was among the delegates who
represented the New York Association at the
convention of the National Association of
Credit Men, which occurred in St. Louis,
June 9 to 11.
Instead of a deficit the Buffalo Piano Deal-
ers' Association have a surplus of $500 after
paying all the expenses in connection with
the recent entertainment of convention visi-
tors.
MUSIC TRADE:
REVIEW
The new factory of the Smith & Barnes
Piano
Co. at North Milwaukee is now ready
AH Parts of the Country.
for operation. The entire equipment of ma-
The Oakland (Cal.) Tribune of recent chinery is in place*, and large quantities of
date contains a handsome portrait of Col. J. lumber have been received for some time
E. Fox, general manager of the Girard Piano past. The factory will probably be in par-
Co., of that city, and in this connection says: tial operation within a week and will be a
"The company is certainly fortunate in se- great aid owing to the fact that they are
curing the services of such a competent man- very crowded in Chicago.
ager. He has followed the piano trade ever
Wm. H. Fry, of the wareroom forces of
since he began business life and is considered the Sterling Piano Co., Brooklyn, has just
a piano expert of no small magnitude."
published a new march and two-step entitled
C. A. Smith, president of the Smith & "King B," which is being distributed without
Barnes Piano Co., Chicago, is the happy pos- cost to the admirers of the Sterling in our
sessor of a most delightful home in Highland sister borough.
Park, which is about twenty-one miles from
Because a new foreman was installed, five
Chicago and overlooking the lake. The build- men employed in the varnishing department
ing as w T ell as the grounds are of rare attrac- of the Harvard Piano Co.'s factory at Day-
tiveness and give every evidence of Mr. ton, Ky., quit work last week. Doubtless
Smith's artistic as well as botanical tastes.
there are plenty to take their places.
The Hendricks Piano Co., of Pittsburg,
A number of important Chickering sales
Pa., have made arrangements to handle the were recently made from the Chickering
Doll piano and the Howard piano, made by warerooms in Washington, the instruments
the R. S. Howard Co. in Pittsburg and vi- going to well-known institutions and prom-
cinity. They also handle the Poole, Decker & inent officials.
Son, Schiller, Schaeffer, Steger and Singer
The Carpenter Co., who make organs ex-
In the course of an interesting article on pianos.
clusively at Brattleboro, Vt., are experienc-
the Berkshires the Brooklyn Eagle of Sun-
R. T. Cassell, manager of the Columbine ine an excellent trade this year. The merits
day last, speaking specifically of Pittsfield,
Music
Co., of Denver, is having an exceed- of these instruments are steadily appreciat-
made complimentary reference to the estab-
ingly
large
demand for the Lester pianos, ing.
lishment of Wood Bros., the well-known
which
are
very
popular in his territory.
dealers in pianos and organs in that city.
Messrs. Greenwood and Yahrling, of the
On June 16, at 2 p. m., there will be a hear- Greenwood-Yahrling Music Co., Youngs-
John R. Hyman, formerly director of the
Springfield School of Music, has disposed of ing of the A. B. Cameron Co. bankruptcy town, O., have been visiting the factory of
his interests in that institution and joined the proceedings before Referee Tipling at 24 the D. H. Baldwin Co., Cincinnati, selecting
stock.
piano firm of Margileth & McFarland, of Jackson avenue, Long Island City.
Springfield, O.
The Wood & Brooks Co, of Buffalo, N.
Clines Music House, of Seattle, Wash.,
Thomas Hume, treasurer of the Chase- Y., are nowadays shipping piano keys by the has absorbed the business of the E. 1. Wil-
Hackley Piano Co., Muskegon, Mich., who carload. The factory is running overtime to son Music Co., Aberdeen, Wash., who were
left for Europe last week, will spend the supply demands, which are exceptionally big. formerly in business in Whatcom.
greater portion of his time in Ireland, his
Frank C. Rawson, manufacturer of music
The Hoffman Piano Co., of Pittsburg, Pa.,
birthplace.
spools for piano players in Worcester, Mass, representatives of the Sohmer, Vose and
has sold his plant and business to John W. Behning pianos, are having an immense de-
The Starr Piano Co. have opened a branch Armour.
mand for the latter instrument. They are
store at South Sharon, Pa., which is under
a big shipment of Behnings this
the management of Claude Raynor. The F. S. Shaw, president of the Cable Co., expecting
warerooms are centrally located on Main left hurriedly for California last week owing w r eek, which have long been esteemed in
to the serious illness of his brother-in-law.
street.
Pittsburg.
At the concerts which Duss and the Met-
ropolitan Opera House Orchestra are giving
at the new world Venice at Madison Square
Garden, the Knabe concert grand is being
used exclusively. The instrument has been
heard on various occasions during the past
few weeks, and it has given a splendid ac-
count of itself. Indeed, Mr. Duss has spoken
very highly of its musical merits.
"A Hammer
that will stand
Hammering"
Chas. Stanley, of Peterborough, Ont., has
organized a new company for the manufac-
ture of pianos. He expects to locate in Peter-
borough.
Is what an enthusiast said
of the piano hammers made
by David H* Schmidt* They
are just right to produce
satisfactory results*
The Eilers piano house of Portland, Ore.,
are closing out the entire stock of Gilbert
Bros., of Salem.
MADE FROM
Julius Krakauer will spend the summer be-
tween Long Branch and his new home in
Harlem.
GAISER FELTS
Henry H. Jones, who was formerly an or-
gan builder, died Monday at his home in Bos-
ton at the age of 63.
FACTORY:
667 EAST 163d STREET,
NEW YORK
The Bush & Gerts Piano Co., of Illinois,
have filed an abstract copy of their charter
with the Secretary of State of Tennessee.
THE:
10
News Boiled Down From
Kranich & Bach report that their trade for
the first five months of 1903 is considerably
in excess of the same period of last year,
which, it will be remembered, was one of
v unusual prosperity with the house.
The Hughes Piano Co., who recently
opened up in Ashland, Ky., and handle the
Knabe, Kranich & Bach, Laffargue, Ludwig
and Hobart M. Cable pianos, are prospering.
The outlook in this section for a wideawake
piano house is excellent.
W. S. Armstrong, secretary of the Ameri-
can Felt Co., was among the delegates who
represented the New York Association at the
convention of the National Association of
Credit Men, which occurred in St. Louis,
June 9 to 11.
Instead of a deficit the Buffalo Piano Deal-
ers' Association have a surplus of $500 after
paying all the expenses in connection with
the recent entertainment of convention visi-
tors.
MUSIC TRADE:
REVIEW
The new factory of the Smith & Barnes
Piano
Co. at North Milwaukee is now ready
AH Parts of the Country.
for operation. The entire equipment of ma-
The Oakland (Cal.) Tribune of recent chinery is in place*, and large quantities of
date contains a handsome portrait of Col. J. lumber have been received for some time
E. Fox, general manager of the Girard Piano past. The factory will probably be in par-
Co., of that city, and in this connection says: tial operation within a week and will be a
"The company is certainly fortunate in se- great aid owing to the fact that they are
curing the services of such a competent man- very crowded in Chicago.
ager. He has followed the piano trade ever
Wm. H. Fry, of the wareroom forces of
since he began business life and is considered the Sterling Piano Co., Brooklyn, has just
a piano expert of no small magnitude."
published a new march and two-step entitled
C. A. Smith, president of the Smith & "King B," which is being distributed without
Barnes Piano Co., Chicago, is the happy pos- cost to the admirers of the Sterling in our
sessor of a most delightful home in Highland sister borough.
Park, which is about twenty-one miles from
Because a new foreman was installed, five
Chicago and overlooking the lake. The build- men employed in the varnishing department
ing as w T ell as the grounds are of rare attrac- of the Harvard Piano Co.'s factory at Day-
tiveness and give every evidence of Mr. ton, Ky., quit work last week. Doubtless
Smith's artistic as well as botanical tastes.
there are plenty to take their places.
The Hendricks Piano Co., of Pittsburg,
A number of important Chickering sales
Pa., have made arrangements to handle the were recently made from the Chickering
Doll piano and the Howard piano, made by warerooms in Washington, the instruments
the R. S. Howard Co. in Pittsburg and vi- going to well-known institutions and prom-
cinity. They also handle the Poole, Decker & inent officials.
Son, Schiller, Schaeffer, Steger and Singer
The Carpenter Co., who make organs ex-
In the course of an interesting article on pianos.
clusively at Brattleboro, Vt., are experienc-
the Berkshires the Brooklyn Eagle of Sun-
R. T. Cassell, manager of the Columbine ine an excellent trade this year. The merits
day last, speaking specifically of Pittsfield,
Music
Co., of Denver, is having an exceed- of these instruments are steadily appreciat-
made complimentary reference to the estab-
ingly
large
demand for the Lester pianos, ing.
lishment of Wood Bros., the well-known
which
are
very
popular in his territory.
dealers in pianos and organs in that city.
Messrs. Greenwood and Yahrling, of the
On June 16, at 2 p. m., there will be a hear- Greenwood-Yahrling Music Co., Youngs-
John R. Hyman, formerly director of the
Springfield School of Music, has disposed of ing of the A. B. Cameron Co. bankruptcy town, O., have been visiting the factory of
his interests in that institution and joined the proceedings before Referee Tipling at 24 the D. H. Baldwin Co., Cincinnati, selecting
stock.
piano firm of Margileth & McFarland, of Jackson avenue, Long Island City.
Springfield, O.
The Wood & Brooks Co, of Buffalo, N.
Clines Music House, of Seattle, Wash.,
Thomas Hume, treasurer of the Chase- Y., are nowadays shipping piano keys by the has absorbed the business of the E. 1. Wil-
Hackley Piano Co., Muskegon, Mich., who carload. The factory is running overtime to son Music Co., Aberdeen, Wash., who were
left for Europe last week, will spend the supply demands, which are exceptionally big. formerly in business in Whatcom.
greater portion of his time in Ireland, his
Frank C. Rawson, manufacturer of music
The Hoffman Piano Co., of Pittsburg, Pa.,
birthplace.
spools for piano players in Worcester, Mass, representatives of the Sohmer, Vose and
has sold his plant and business to John W. Behning pianos, are having an immense de-
The Starr Piano Co. have opened a branch Armour.
mand for the latter instrument. They are
store at South Sharon, Pa., which is under
a big shipment of Behnings this
the management of Claude Raynor. The F. S. Shaw, president of the Cable Co., expecting
warerooms are centrally located on Main left hurriedly for California last week owing w r eek, which have long been esteemed in
to the serious illness of his brother-in-law.
street.
Pittsburg.
At the concerts which Duss and the Met-
ropolitan Opera House Orchestra are giving
at the new world Venice at Madison Square
Garden, the Knabe concert grand is being
used exclusively. The instrument has been
heard on various occasions during the past
few weeks, and it has given a splendid ac-
count of itself. Indeed, Mr. Duss has spoken
very highly of its musical merits.
"A Hammer
that will stand
Hammering"
Chas. Stanley, of Peterborough, Ont., has
organized a new company for the manufac-
ture of pianos. He expects to locate in Peter-
borough.
Is what an enthusiast said
of the piano hammers made
by David H* Schmidt* They
are just right to produce
satisfactory results*
The Eilers piano house of Portland, Ore.,
are closing out the entire stock of Gilbert
Bros., of Salem.
MADE FROM
Julius Krakauer will spend the summer be-
tween Long Branch and his new home in
Harlem.
GAISER FELTS
Henry H. Jones, who was formerly an or-
gan builder, died Monday at his home in Bos-
ton at the age of 63.
FACTORY:
667 EAST 163d STREET,
NEW YORK
The Bush & Gerts Piano Co., of Illinois,
have filed an abstract copy of their charter
with the Secretary of State of Tennessee.
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