Music Trade Review
Issue: 1904 Vol. 39 N. 17 - Page 41
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THE
by Sig. F. Giannini, of the Marine Band. The
Melba records, giving perfect renditions of the
great singer's greatest successes, although only
just placed on the market, are already in great
demand.
AUGUST POLLMANN INCORPORATED.
The Old Musical Merchandise House Organized
With a Capital of $100,000—His Sons In-
terested—Business To Be Developed Anew.
Friday last the old firm of August Pollmann,
New York City, was incorporated at Albany, as
the August Pollmann Co., with a capital of $100,-
000. Besides himself, his two sons, Edwin and
Arthur Pollmann, were named as the directors
for the first year. The trade were greatly sur-
prised at this action, but August. Pollmann, an
ultra conservative in discussng his affairs, stated
to The Review that the step had been taken,
firstly, in accordance with the most approved
modern methods; secondly, in order to have his
sons, both at the head of important departments,
become more intimately associated in the busi-
ness. Besides it was his intention to introduce
and maintain a more effective system, and
branch out into new fields. He felt that the con-
cern which did not go ahead would fall behind,
and as soon as the new organization was perfected
his house—one of the pioneers in the American
musical merchandise line—would render a good
account of itself. The senior Pollmann will be
president cf the new company, with the sons oc-
cupying the other executive offices.
MANY LARGE ORDERS
Reach
Buegeleisen
& Jacobson—Two
$1,000 Each From the Far West.
for
Monday's mail brought a most surprising lot
of orders to Buegeleisen & Jacobson, 113-115 Uni-
versity Place, and which came from pretty near-
ly every State in the Union. Two of $1,000 each
came from the far West, where Mr. Jacobson
H
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
did such effective work for the firm. These or-
ders were largely for Durro violins and special-
ties, a line standing deservedly high in the esti-
mation of the trade, and which seem to increase
in popularity as their worth and intrinsic merit
become known. It is said that a dealer, once a
Durro man, always a Durro man. This may ap-
pear a trifle extravagant to the uninitiated, but
facts are facts and are fully borne out by un-
solicited testimonials and daily correspondence.
Mr. Jacobson, speaking of trade in general with
The Review, Tuesday, said: "We do not pre-
tend to be doing a business altogether phenom-
enal, or beyond what general conditions will war-
rant, but our orders are very satisfactory. The
best of it is the call is for the better grade of
goods throughout our entire line, the cheaper
stuff being neglected. Some are complaining the
election is having an effect on their trade. Not
with us, however, though sales are not up to last
year. But we do not consider this of any great,
moment as our business has expanded away be-
yond expectations. Further, there is every indi-
cation that the increase will continue. Mr.
Buegeleisen is on a selling trip and is rendering
an excellent account of himself. You just watch
what B. & J. says, for it will mean something in
which the trade is bound to be interested."
"Illustrated Catalogue, Edition G," devoted ex-
clusively to musical merchandise and which has
just reached the eastern trade, who are greatly
surprised at its size and comprehensiveness. It
is a notable publication of over 300 pages, is sub-
stantially bound in cloth, carefully printed, ad-
mirably arranged and is intended "for dealers
only." In the introduction they say: "The house
of Kohler & Chase was born in the very begin-
ning of the music business, and they have grown
and expanded as the music business itself has
developed. Always in the lead, and recogniza-i
as the first and foremost music concern on the
Pacific coast. In fact, the house of Kohler &
Chase is second in size and importance in the
trade to not more than one or two music concerns
in the United States." An interesting frontis-
piece is a view of San Francisco in 1849.
RULING ON GUT STRINGS.
Board of General Appraisers Issue Interestrng
Report—Violins as Toys.
(Special to The Review.)
Washington, D. C, Oct. 17, 1904.
On an invoice of violins, entered by George
Borgfeldt & Co., as toys, and which the New York
collector classified as musical instruments and
dutiable at 45 per cent., General Appraiser Shar-
rets, on the 8th, held this classification as being
A SAN FRANCISCO VISITOR.
proper.
The same day Judge Warde, of the Board of
E. F. Cleitzman, of Kohler & Chase, a Welcome
General Appraisers, "sustained the importers'
Caller at Leading Houses—Kohler & Chase
contention that certain commissions were im-
Issue a Handsome Catalogue.
properly included by the collector as part of the
Among other notable trade visitors to New dutiable value of the merchandise in question."
Recently the Board, in an opinion on certain
York last week was Ed. F. Cleitzman, buyer and
manager of the small goods department of Kohler gut strings of long lengths, put up in coils, which
& Chase, San Francisco. He is on a buying trip, were classified as manufactures of gut, under
and will be here for a week yet, having run out paragraph 448, were claimed to be free of duty
of the city for a few days and coming back under the provision in paragraph 517 for unmanu-
Thursday. The gentleman has been the recipient factured catgut, said: "There is no evidence be-
of marked attention at the hands of wholesalers fore the board tending to show the origin of the
gut strings in question other than the report of
and importers.
Mention of the firm is a reminder of their new the appraiser that the merchandise is similar in
ohner
Harmonicas
Need no introduction to the trade at this stage of
their existence, for their praises have already been
H
ohner
Accordeons
sounded from far and near, as they are known to
Are daily gaining in popularity and the demand
dealers in these goods to be superior to and more
for them is growing by the hour.
in demand than any others
The quick
However, the new
success of these instruments, which may partly be
improvements and novel styles which are con-
contributed to the fact that a way was paved for
stantly being brought
them through the fame of the Hohner Harmonicas,
out need
to be called
attention to. The latest additions are the "Siamese
has been unprecedented.
Especially is this true
Twins," the new Marine Band, and several others.
of the Vienna styles, recently brought out. The
These goods are selling excellently, and it would
quality is far superior to any other of these goods
certainly be of advantage to dealers to look them
ever produced before, while the price is below
over.
competition.
Ask Your Jobber
M. HOHNER
THE
by Sig. F. Giannini, of the Marine Band. The
Melba records, giving perfect renditions of the
great singer's greatest successes, although only
just placed on the market, are already in great
demand.
AUGUST POLLMANN INCORPORATED.
The Old Musical Merchandise House Organized
With a Capital of $100,000—His Sons In-
terested—Business To Be Developed Anew.
Friday last the old firm of August Pollmann,
New York City, was incorporated at Albany, as
the August Pollmann Co., with a capital of $100,-
000. Besides himself, his two sons, Edwin and
Arthur Pollmann, were named as the directors
for the first year. The trade were greatly sur-
prised at this action, but August. Pollmann, an
ultra conservative in discussng his affairs, stated
to The Review that the step had been taken,
firstly, in accordance with the most approved
modern methods; secondly, in order to have his
sons, both at the head of important departments,
become more intimately associated in the busi-
ness. Besides it was his intention to introduce
and maintain a more effective system, and
branch out into new fields. He felt that the con-
cern which did not go ahead would fall behind,
and as soon as the new organization was perfected
his house—one of the pioneers in the American
musical merchandise line—would render a good
account of itself. The senior Pollmann will be
president cf the new company, with the sons oc-
cupying the other executive offices.
MANY LARGE ORDERS
Reach
Buegeleisen
& Jacobson—Two
$1,000 Each From the Far West.
for
Monday's mail brought a most surprising lot
of orders to Buegeleisen & Jacobson, 113-115 Uni-
versity Place, and which came from pretty near-
ly every State in the Union. Two of $1,000 each
came from the far West, where Mr. Jacobson
H
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
did such effective work for the firm. These or-
ders were largely for Durro violins and special-
ties, a line standing deservedly high in the esti-
mation of the trade, and which seem to increase
in popularity as their worth and intrinsic merit
become known. It is said that a dealer, once a
Durro man, always a Durro man. This may ap-
pear a trifle extravagant to the uninitiated, but
facts are facts and are fully borne out by un-
solicited testimonials and daily correspondence.
Mr. Jacobson, speaking of trade in general with
The Review, Tuesday, said: "We do not pre-
tend to be doing a business altogether phenom-
enal, or beyond what general conditions will war-
rant, but our orders are very satisfactory. The
best of it is the call is for the better grade of
goods throughout our entire line, the cheaper
stuff being neglected. Some are complaining the
election is having an effect on their trade. Not
with us, however, though sales are not up to last
year. But we do not consider this of any great,
moment as our business has expanded away be-
yond expectations. Further, there is every indi-
cation that the increase will continue. Mr.
Buegeleisen is on a selling trip and is rendering
an excellent account of himself. You just watch
what B. & J. says, for it will mean something in
which the trade is bound to be interested."
"Illustrated Catalogue, Edition G," devoted ex-
clusively to musical merchandise and which has
just reached the eastern trade, who are greatly
surprised at its size and comprehensiveness. It
is a notable publication of over 300 pages, is sub-
stantially bound in cloth, carefully printed, ad-
mirably arranged and is intended "for dealers
only." In the introduction they say: "The house
of Kohler & Chase was born in the very begin-
ning of the music business, and they have grown
and expanded as the music business itself has
developed. Always in the lead, and recogniza-i
as the first and foremost music concern on the
Pacific coast. In fact, the house of Kohler &
Chase is second in size and importance in the
trade to not more than one or two music concerns
in the United States." An interesting frontis-
piece is a view of San Francisco in 1849.
RULING ON GUT STRINGS.
Board of General Appraisers Issue Interestrng
Report—Violins as Toys.
(Special to The Review.)
Washington, D. C, Oct. 17, 1904.
On an invoice of violins, entered by George
Borgfeldt & Co., as toys, and which the New York
collector classified as musical instruments and
dutiable at 45 per cent., General Appraiser Shar-
rets, on the 8th, held this classification as being
A SAN FRANCISCO VISITOR.
proper.
The same day Judge Warde, of the Board of
E. F. Cleitzman, of Kohler & Chase, a Welcome
General Appraisers, "sustained the importers'
Caller at Leading Houses—Kohler & Chase
contention that certain commissions were im-
Issue a Handsome Catalogue.
properly included by the collector as part of the
Among other notable trade visitors to New dutiable value of the merchandise in question."
Recently the Board, in an opinion on certain
York last week was Ed. F. Cleitzman, buyer and
manager of the small goods department of Kohler gut strings of long lengths, put up in coils, which
& Chase, San Francisco. He is on a buying trip, were classified as manufactures of gut, under
and will be here for a week yet, having run out paragraph 448, were claimed to be free of duty
of the city for a few days and coming back under the provision in paragraph 517 for unmanu-
Thursday. The gentleman has been the recipient factured catgut, said: "There is no evidence be-
of marked attention at the hands of wholesalers fore the board tending to show the origin of the
gut strings in question other than the report of
and importers.
Mention of the firm is a reminder of their new the appraiser that the merchandise is similar in
ohner
Harmonicas
Need no introduction to the trade at this stage of
their existence, for their praises have already been
H
ohner
Accordeons
sounded from far and near, as they are known to
Are daily gaining in popularity and the demand
dealers in these goods to be superior to and more
for them is growing by the hour.
in demand than any others
The quick
However, the new
success of these instruments, which may partly be
improvements and novel styles which are con-
contributed to the fact that a way was paved for
stantly being brought
them through the fame of the Hohner Harmonicas,
out need
to be called
attention to. The latest additions are the "Siamese
has been unprecedented.
Especially is this true
Twins," the new Marine Band, and several others.
of the Vienna styles, recently brought out. The
These goods are selling excellently, and it would
quality is far superior to any other of these goods
certainly be of advantage to dealers to look them
ever produced before, while the price is below
over.
competition.
Ask Your Jobber
M. HOHNER
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