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THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
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city, has commenced his fall advertising cam-
Tampico—2 cases organs, $300.
Tumaco—12 cases pianos and material, $120. paign in earnest, by taking up four-column spaces
Pianos and Other Musical Instruments Shipped
Valparaiso—10 pkgs. talking machines and in the local dailies and telling the public about
Abroad from New York for the Past Week.
the E. G. Brown piano. As an initial induce-
material, $136.
ment he offers 100 of these pianos at $195, in-
Veile—3 cases organs and material, $180.
(Special to The Review.)
Vera Cruz—14 pkgs. talking machines and ma- cluding stool, scarf and tuning on terms of $1
Washington, D. C, Nov. 5, 1906.
per week, and claims that the sale will place a
terial, $517.
The following were the exports of musical in-
Vienna—19 pkgs. talking machines and ma- piano in every home in Bayonne.
struments and kindred lines from the Port of terial, $896.
New York for the week just ended:
Werdau—3 cases organs. $200.
DOT COUNTING SCHEME
Berlin—235 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
terial, 11,938.
Supplanting
the Word
Contest
Plan of
TRADE NOTES j-ROM BALTIMORE.
Beyrouth—2 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
Publicity.
terial, $145.
Hoping for Better Retail Business Now That
Bombay—30 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
Election Is Over—Lhevinne's Recital a Great
In order to get away from the common word
terial, 413.
Success—Wm.
Knabe
Enthusiastic
Over
contest plan of publicity E. E. Gordon, manager
Bradford—79 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
Saint-Saens—J. H. White a Visitor—Sales of
for the King Piano Co., Peoria, 111., has started a
terial, $511.
Stieff Pianos to Conservatories.
dot-counting scheme. A King piano is made up
Brussels—27 pkgs. talking machines and ma-
of a multitude of small dots, each fifty of which
terial, $299.
;
(Special to The Review.)
represent one valuable point of the piano. The
Buenos Ayres—3 rolls music, $195; 2 cases
Baltimore, Md., Nov. 5, 1906.
contestant counts the dots, divides the total by
piano material, $1,101; 2 cases piano players and
The expected betterment in the retail piano fifty and thereby arrives at the correct answer—
material, $270; 7 pkgs. talking machines and business has not yet materialized, and although that is, if he makes no mistakes. For the correct
material, $569.
trade is good, it is not what the local dealers ex- and nearest correct answers the following prizes
Callao—7 cases piano players and material, pected it to be. The timidity in trade circles is are offered: First prize, a $500 King piano
$1,845.
ascribed by the leading dealers to the election second, a $200 piano-player; third, eight terms of
Calcutta—4 cases organs and material, $200.
excitement, but every one expects that after music lessons; fourth, a credit check for $115
Cape Town—9 pkgs. talking machines and ma- the voters do their duty at the polls a decided toward the purchase of a King piano and other
terial, $295; 60 cases organs, $2,016.
increase in business will be noticeable. It is credit prizes, each 30 cents lower than the pre-
Cardiff—94 pkgs. talking machines and ma- only the local trade that seems affected, and ceding one. It is said that the business has al-
terial, $655.
the Knabe and Stieff firms report that their ready improved, as a result of the contest.
Copenhagen—6 cases organs, $300; 3 pkgs. wholesale business is excellent, and that they
talking machines and material, $112.
are working overtime at their factories in order ESTEY PIPE ORGAN FOR SPRINGFIELD
Delagoa Bay—2 cases pianos and material, to catch up with the demand.
$250; 3 pkgs. talking machines and material,
(Special to The Review.)
}_
The past week has been a very eventful one in
$115.
Springfield, Mo., Oct. 28, 1906.
music circles in this city. With Lhevinne's first
Glasgow—29 pkgs. talking machines and ma- appearance in this city, and the coming of Rosen-
A contract has been closed whereby a new pipe
terial, $286.
thai and Saint-Saens, the music lovers are astir organ is to be installed in Grace M. E. Church by
Hamburg—10 cases organs, $350; 17 cases with delightful anticipation. William Knabe re- the Estey Organ Co., of Brattleboro, Vt. It will
pianos, $1,418.
turned from New York yesterday, where he had cost over $2,500. The instrument is to be hereby
Hamilton—2 cases pianos and material, $500. been for, the purpose of hearing Saint-Saens' February] 5. The pipe organ is what is known as
Havana—7 pkgs. talking machines and ma- initial performance. He was very enthusiastic a two-manual organ. It will be large enough and
terial, $195; 2 cases pianos and material, $600; over the | recital of the famous French composer, have sufficient range for the production of the
29 pkgs. talking machines and material, $839.
and was more than pleased with the ovation best concert music. There are to be 680 pipes in
Havre—15 pkgs. talking machines and ma- given him by the New York people, and says the organ, being made, both wood and metal. The
terial, $1,186; 5 rolls music, $160.
that his success is assured. Saint-Saens is trav- stops on the Estey organ are arranged entirely
Hong Kong—2 cases piano players and ma- eling unider the auspices of the Knabe house, different from those on other pipe organs. The
terial, $600.
their piano, of course, being used. Bernhard Ul- whole system of stops is operated by a keyboard
Leeds—97 pkgs. talking machines and ma- rich is director of the tour.
similar in appearance to the other keyboards of
terial, $562.
Josef [Lhevinne gave the first recital of his the organs. Instead of reaching to one end or the
T>imon—5 pkgs. talking machines and ma- American tour in this city last Friday afternoon other of the keyboard to change the stops the
terial, $100.
at the Peabody Conservatory of Music. There desired change is made by the keyboard stop
Liverpool—12 cases organs and material, $600; was a-large audience who found much to please arrangement. This device is used only on the
20 cases organs, $1,299; 244 pkgs. talking ma- them in the playing of this artist, whose fame Estey organs, as that company controls the
chines and material, $1,758.
ia_.international. Mme. Lhevinne, who is also a patent.
London—3 pkgs. talking machines and ma- distinguished pianist, is traveling with her hus-
terial, $109; 1,382 pkgs. talking machines and band. Ernest Urchs, who is managing Lhevinne's
YOHN BUYS OYLER BUSINESS.
material, $15,868; 76 cases piano players and tour, was present at the recital, and was very
Yohn Bros., the Harrisburg (Pa.) music deal-
material, $13,780; 10 cases organs, $625; 42 pkgs. much elated over the oVation given to Lhevinne.
talking machines and material, $5,342; 1 roll This famous artist used a beautiful Steinway ers, have purchased the business of J. C. Oyler
& Son, at 24 North Second street, that city, and
music, $179.
piano.
Manaos—4 pkgs. talking machines and ma- Joseph M. Mann, formerly a well-known piano will close the stock of pianos, players, player-
terial, $121.
dealer of Providence, R. I., recently took charge pianos, organs, small goods at reduced prices.
Manchester—159 pkgs. talking machines and of the Gilbert Smith Piano Co., 210 North Mr. Oyler, who was formerly a salesman for
material, $962.
Charles street, this city. When seen yesterday Yohn Bros., together with his son, have gone into
Nuevitas—4 pkgs. talking machines and ma- he expressed himself very much pleased with his the firm's store at 223 Market street.
terial, $258.
present position.
Newcastle—75 pkgs. talking machines and
James H. White, president of the Wilcox & EUPHONIUS PIPE-REED ORGAN PLEASES.
material, $494.
White Co., was in town yesterday, and was a
(Special to The Review.)
Oporto—3 cases pianos and material, $480.
visitor at the Knabe warerooms.
Houston, Tex., Oct. 30, 1906.
Rotterdam—7 cases organs and material, $425.
S. P. Walker, traveling auditor of the Stieff
Charles M. Rein returned yesterday from
Shanghai—5 cases piano players and material, Piano Co., returned several days ago from a trip
$1,500; 9 pkgs. talking machines and material, through the South, where he reports business as Dallas, where, with J. R. England, he went to
$3,471.
excellent. All the dealers through the South are place one of the new Euphonious pipe reed or-
Sheffield—57 pkgs. talking machines and ma- of the unanimous opinion that there will be a gans, manufactured by the England Organ and
terial, $362.
heavy trade during the coming month. Several Piano Co., of this city, on exhibition at the fair.
Singapore—3 pkgy. talking machines and ma- large orders have been received by the Stieff They reached Dallas too late to enter the organ
terial, $125.
Piano Co., from colleges throughout the North. in the list of exhibits, but they were accorded the
Stavanger—2 cases piano players and ma- A large number of the Stieff pianos have been privilege of giving a number of recitals on the
terial, $200.
delivered the New England Conservatory of Mu- stage of the big auditorium. These were largely
Stockholm—3 cases organs and material, $215. sic, Boston, Mass., as well as to Columbia Uni- attended and the expressions of praise for the
St. Petersburg—26 pkgs. talking machines and versity, New York, and Smith's College, North- organ were numerous. Not only did the officials
terial, $1,372.
ampton, Mass. J. W. Williams, manager of the of the Dallas fair thank Messrs. Rein & England
Southampton—22 pkgs. talking machines and Stieff Piano Co., reports that the wholesale busi- for placing the organ on exhibition, but Band-
material, $713.
ness is unusually good, while the retail trade is master Seymour, of the famous First Regiment
Band, which is playing at Dallas, expressing him-
Sydney—'3 cases organs, $200; 914 pkgs. talk- rather quiet.
self most enthusiastically regarding the instru-
ing machines and material, $10,198; 249 pkgs.
ment, and placed an order for one of them.
talking machines and material, $9,507; 2 cases
BROWN'S FALL PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN.
organs, $350.
Otto Wissner, of Brooklyn, N. Y., has opene E. G. Brown, the progressive piano dealer, of
Tammersfors—4 cases organs and material,
Bayonne, N. J., conducting two stores in that branch store in Ansonia, Conn,
$225.
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