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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
Lodge and was its guest at a banquet at the
Grand Hotel at night. During the session of the
Trade for the Past Few Weeks Has Been lodge he made a speech highly praising the work
Steadily Improving—Will Carlin, However, of the Indiana organization. While in the city
Believes That We Are in for a Quiet Spell he paid a visit to Fuller & Currens, who handle
—Krell-French Co. Will Not Move—Pianola the Kimball piano.
Carlin & Lennox are meeting with great suc-
Piano for Vice-President Fairbanks—Pear-
son's Store Remodeled—Starr Window Dis- cess with their fine line of Knabe pianos. Many
play—E. S. Conway Guest of the I. O. O. F.— people from out in the state are seeking the
A Wegman Piano With a Record—Arthur Knabe. This company have been exhibiting in
J. King a Visitor—Joseph Joiner Predicts a their store a Wegman piano which has been in
Splendid Business in the Gas Belt—Carlin's use for the last 15 years and is still in good con-
Narrow Escape from Serious Accident— dition. It was exchanged by the owner for one
Playola Pianos in Good Demand—Recent of the latter style Wegmahs.
Visitors—Piano People Make Special Dis-
Arthur King, of the King Piano Co., was a
play in Honor of President Roosevelt's Visit. guest at the King branch here and he is well
pleased with the way the business of the com-
pany is moving out. H. C. Jackson, assisted by
(Special to The Review.)
Indianapolis, Ind., May 31, 1907.
Mrs. Jackson, manages the branch. They have
The piano trade in Indianapolis has improved been established here only a short time, but al-
considerably in the last month over what it was ready they have four salesmen at work in the
the previous month. However, there is no record city and are contemplating hiring more.
breaking business being done just now. The
Joseph Joiner predicts that business in the gas
trade is sufficiently brisk to encourage dealers, belt during the next year will be good. When
but it is not brisk enough to make them highly natural gas gave out a few years ago the gas belt
exuberant.
became a dead letter in Indiana business affairs,
Will Carlin, of the firm of Carlin & Lennox, but recently, with the discovery of oil, business
who has been in the piano business many years has begun to increase, and Mr. Joiner believes
and has studied conditions in all parts of the that trade in that section will be brisk during the
United States, gave out an interview recently in next year. "I made an extensive trip through this
which he declared that it was his belief that the section," said Mr. Joiner, "and I found prospects
piano business would experience a dull season most encouraging. I made a number of sales at
for the next two or three years. "Understand," cities in the gas belt, and money seems to be
said Mr. Carlin, "I do not mean that there will plentiful. I believe that there will be a good
be any disastrous slump in business, but I do demand for pianos in the gas belt during the next
believe that trade within the next three years year. There will be even better business to make
will not be as good as it has been for the last up for the slump which has continued for several
three years. Why? Because there is too much years."
agitation against the corporations, and particu-
Will CarlLn, of Carlin & Lennox, had a narrow
larly against the railroads. Then, campaign time escape from serious accident one day last week
is coming on and people are going to be a little when he was out autoing near Broad Ripple,
chary about letting loose of their money. It will nine miles north of Indianapolis. He was at-
be a period of general unrest."
tempting to run his car between a traction coach
The Krell-French Piano Co. will not move from and a wagon," when he lost control of the ma-
their present location on the fifth floor of the chinery and his automobile crashed into the
new Pythian building. Managers of the company wagon. The machine was badly smashed, but
declare that they are well pleased with the loca- fortunately Mr. Carlin was not seriously injured.
tion. They go on the theory that a low rental Mr. Carlin is an inveterate autoist. Most any
means a low price on pianos and a consequent nice evening when he is not busy with his busi-
gain to the customer. The rental they pay is ness affairs he may be seen spinning along the
not high, and they believe that by remaining in North Side streets.
the present location they can serve their cus-
Herbert Fuller, of Fuller & Currens, says that
tomers with high grade instruments at most rea- he is having a good trade in Playola pianos.
sonable prices.
These instruments, he says, are meeting with the
The Aeolian Co. have sold a pianola piano to best demand among the best class of people. He
the wife of Vice-President Fairbanks. It was in- has sold a number of them to prominent pro-
stalled in the home of the Vice-President on North fessional and business men.
Meridian street several days before President
Indianapolis piano houses have had an unusual
Roosevelt was a guest at his house on Memorial number of trade callers during the last few
Day. The President, with many other distin- weeks. Among those who have shown their smil-
guished men, were guests of the Vice-President ing faces are the following: Lemuel Cline, of
for the unveiling of the Lawton monument. Ad. Chase-Hackley Piano Co., and Frank E. Rowe, of
F. Miller, manager of English's Opera House, also the Kimball Co., at Fuller & Currens; M. Kline,
has purchased a pianola piano. He will place it of Blasius & Sons, and Halsey Hazleton, of Hazle-
in his home at Columbus, O. The Aeolian Co., ton Bros, and M. Grundy, representing George P.
before Maude Adams arrived in the city to ap- Bent, a t the Pearson store; M. Clawson, of Price
pear in Peter Pan, placed a pianola piano in her & Teeple, Mr. Ahlstrom, of the Ahlstrom Piano
room at the Claypool Hotel.
Co., and M. Gressing, of Strich & Zeidler, at
The work of remodeling the store of George C. Fuller & Currens; E. Devereaux, of the Kurtz-
Pearson is about finished, and the salesrooms mann Co., at the Pearson store; J. M. Zimmer-
present an unusually handsome appearance. The man, of the Smith, Barnes & Stroeber Co., at Car-
immense solid glass front also is a feature. The lin & Lennox.
remodeling sale of the Pearson store has been an
G. P. Benjamin, of the Aeolian Co., entertained
Immense success, and the store now is having a J. A. Coffin, head of the wholesale department and
brisk demand for Steinways and Kurtzmanns.
Mr. Cordingley a week ago. Both were well
H. T. Spain, of the Starr Piano Co., placed on pleased with results in Indianapolis.
exhibition in his display window this week a
Fuller & Currens are pushing their business out
fac-simile of a letter from Creatore, in which that in the state. Both Mr. Fuller and Mr. Currens
musician praises highly the Starr piano which he have made two extensive trips into the state re-
bought when he was here last season. Creatore cently to see how things are coming along. They
is appearing at a pleasure resort here now, and were well pleased with prospects.
Mr. Spain has chosen an opportune time to dis-
It was estimated that 100,000 people heard the
play the letter. Mr. Spain says that business is address of President Roosevelt at the unveiling
good with him. He has taken on a number of of the Lawton monument here on Memorial Day.
new salesmen and is looking for more. His re- It was the largest crowd that has been in the city
ports from out in the state, he says, indicate that for a long time, and the piano dealers, while
business will be unusually good this season.
they did not transact much real business during
E. S. Conway, of the W. W. Kimball Co., was the day took advantage of the opportunity for a
a guest in the city a week ago. He is grand sire display. The Starr Co. displayed Starr pianos;
of the Sovereign Grand Lodge I. O. O. F., and he the Pearson house, Steinways; the Aeolian Co.,
attended the state meeting of the Indiana Grand pianola pianos; Fuller & Currens, Kimballs; and
IMPROVEMENT IN INDIANAPOLIS.
Joseph Joiner, Ludwigs and other instruments.
Piano dealers without exception say that the
business of May, which they are just closing up,
is far in excess of that of any previous month
of the year. Prospects for June are good, and
many of the experienced men in the piano trade
believe that business will be better during the
entire summer than it was last season.
TO VISIT LYON & HEALY PLANT.
The Michigan Music Teachers' Association,
Which Meets from June 5th to 7th at Battle
Creek, Will Honor the Lyon & Healy Plant
With a Visit—An Interesting Musical Pro-
gramme Prepared for Convention.
(Special to The Review.)
Detroit, Mich., June 3, 1907.
Michigan piano dealers will be greatly inter-
ested in the twentieth annual meeting of the
Michigan Music Teachers' Association to be held
at Battle Creek, Mich., on June 5, 6 and 7. Doubt-
less many Detroit dealers will- have agents on
hand to urge the superiority of the instruments
they represent. Concerts will, of course, form a
prominent feature of the three days' session, and
in these only Steinway and Mason & Hamlin
pianos will be used.
One of the particular events of the convention
will be a visit to the Lyon & Healy pipe organ
factory on Friday morning, June 7, on the invi-
tation of its superintendent, M. H. W. Matlack.
Prof. Edwin Barnes will give a recital on one of
Lyon & Healy's new exhibition organs.
The convention will open Wednesday afternoon,
June 5, by an address of welcome by Mayor
Charles E .Green, of Battle Creek, to which re-
sponse will be made by Earl Killeen, of Ann Ar-
bor, president of the Michigan Music Teachers'
Association. Fully 150 music teachers are ex-
pected to be present at the convention.
SOLD TEN PIANOS FOR PRIZES.
The Fefterly Piano Mfg. Co., Dayton, O., re-
cently sold ten pianos to the Herald of that city,
to be awarded as prizes in a voting contest. The
lot included Knabe, Krakauer and Kohler &
Campbell pianos. During the contest the Fetterly
Co. did some heavy advertising on their own ac-
count which, in addition to the large amount of
free publicity they received, aided their business
materially.
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Bhe CHRISTMAN
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is the greatest success of the day.
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ness, a tone of remarkable sonority
and richness, with a quality that
is highly orchestral. Our latest
styles of Grands and Uprights
mark a decided advance in the art
of piano-making. We court inves-
tigation. Some territory still open.
CHRISTNAN SONS, Manufacturer.
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