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THE MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
force and influence of the example of a well
spent life necessarily work powerfully for good
in any community, especially where such a life
has been a successful one. 'No man lives unto
Over Fall and Winter Trade Prospects—What Some Members of the Trade Say in This Con-
himself,' and it is gratifying to remember that
nection—King Piano Co.'s New Store—Pearson's Clever Window Display—Ed. Lennox, of
Mr. Bond, coming in contact directly with many
i
Carlin & Lennox to Make Tour of Europe—Mr. Currens Says Competition Will be Closer.
thousands of men, impressed them all with
(Special to The Review.)
a steamboat or has bought the picture from his energy, his devotion to duty, his modesty,
and his high and unwavering integrity. The in-
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Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 2, 1907.
some dealer in a landward town.
'< In exclusive interviews given to the correspond-
"Sales here are rather quiet," said a representa- fluence of such a life on other lives is incalula-
ent of the Music Trade Review, piano dealers of
tive ot Gray, Gribben & Gray. "Of course, we ble and it lives when things material have
Indianapolis without exception declare it to be are not pushing our sales very much. We put passed away."
in our stock of pianos principally to open up a
their belief that the coming fall and winter will
vacant room which we had in the building. How-
be excellent seasons for business in the city and
AN ARTISTIC GABLER SHOWROOM.
ever, we have sold quite a number of instru-
state. These opinions are based on various facts
ments." Gray, Gribben & Gray conduct one of
which seem conclusive. Some point to the fact
One of the most unique and handsome Gabler
the largest jewelry stores in the city.
that the business this spring was better than
showrooms in either the States or Canada is lo-
efver before. Others cite the fact that everyone
The Pearson store display window is filled with
cated in the store of Alfred A. Codd & Co., Win-
is employed at good wages and salaries and that
5,000 pennies. The pennies were saved by little nipeg, Man., who are most succe?srul representa-
Dorothy Cox, daughter of a physician in North
there will be plenty of money in the city,
tives in that section for the production of
Indianapolis. The little girl paid the 5,000 pen- Ernest Gabler & Bro.
i "I am looking for an excellent trade," said
nies in on a Kurtzmann piano, and her father
H. T. Spain, of the Starr Piano Co., "and in
The room is fitted up in Mission style for the
preparation for it I have just ordered six car- paid the rest. The pennies, with other decora- special purpose of displaying to advantage the
loads of pianos for shipment to this store. Farm- tions, make an attractive window, and it has at- Gabler Mission style upright, which is typically
tracted hundreds of passersby. Aside from the mission in design, having been copied from pieces
ers now are about two weeks behind time with
their work, and I believe that when they have pennies there are a number of palms and a Louis of furniture made by the Jesuits in Mexico in
fully caught up good business will begin. Crops XV. piano and a Kurtzmann grand piano, both of
1790, and later taken to the missions of Southern
high grade. Mr. Secord, of the Pearson store, California. The happy environment of the piano
are in good condition, all laboring men are em-
says that the pennies have proved to be one of should greatly increase the sales in that particu-
ployed at good wages, and I see no reason why
the best window advertising schemes he has ever
the piano merchants should not do a record-
lar style.
tried.
breaking business this fall and winter."
INDIANAPOLIS DEALERS ARE OPTIMISTIC
"We have prepared for a good business this
fall," said a representative of the Pearson Piano
House. . "The business was good before the hot
weather began, and I can see no reason why it
should change now."
"Collections are excellent," said Frank Carlin,
of Carlin & Lennox, "and this undoubtedly is a
good indication that business will be good as
soon as the warm weather passes. There is lots
of money in the state and city."
Mrs. H. C. Jackson, of the King Piano Co.,
who made a trip out in the state last week, says
that she believes there was never better pros-
pects for piano business than at present. "I had
no trouble selling pianos while I was out," said
Mrs. Jackson. "I was at Lafayette two days, and
there are excellent prospects for trade over there.
I am inclined to think that the piano business all
over the state will be good this fall and winter."
"I believe that business will be fine this fall,"
said H. C. Currens, of Fuller & Currens, "but I
helieve also that competition will be closer than
ever before. There are several new companies
in here, and I think that the fight will be to the
finish when business opens up. Only recently a
piano dealer's wife came in here and had one of
our salesmen show her all through the line of
pianos while she got next to all of our prices
and terms. I expect to see some unusual tactics
here this fall."
The King Piano Co., H. C. Jackson, manager,
has obtained perhaps the most desirable quarters
for a piano store in the city. They have rented
a ground floor room in the Traction Terminal
building. On account of the great amount of
traffic which passes through this building, the
room is excellent not only for selling pianos but
for advertising purposes. At one side the build-
ing opens out into Noith Illinois street, one of
the important thoroughfares of the city, and on
the other into the main court of the Terminal
Station waitfng rooms, where hundreds of per-
sons promenade every day.
Herbert Fuller has left for his vacation on a
Wisconsin lake. Already his partner, Mr. Cur-
rens has received a picture post card from him.
The post card bore the picture of a steamboat.
Mr. Currens says that Fuller has either ridden on
Mr. Slater, formerly with the J. V. Steger Co.,
of Chicago, but more recently with the Wiley B.
Allen Co. at San Francisco, haa> come to Indian-
apolis and expects to connect with some piano
house here. Mr. Slater's little girl was killed in
the Frisco earthquake.
The Starr Piano Co. have three men engaged
in special sales work in the southern part of the
state.
The Pearson Piano House is advertising Stein-
way pianos on placards in the street cars.
E. G. Hereth, of the Baldwin Co., was out of the
city two days on a business trip.
G. P. Benjamin, accompanied by Mrs. Benjamin,
has gone to New York for a vacation.
Emilianio Renaud, friend of Serge L. Halman,
of the Aeolian Co., is now in Paris. He will re-
turn within the next few weeks.
Mr. Leeds, of the Smith & Nixon Co., was a
caller at the store of Fuller & Currens last week.
Ed Lennox, of the firm of Carlin & Lennox, will
start for Europe within the next few clays. He
will go first to Paris, and later to Scotland. Mr.
Lennox is an enthusiastic golf player, and he ex-
pects to go to Scotland to enjoy a few games of
golf on ideal links.
THE LATE STEPHEN B. BOND.
The Editor of the Fort Wayne News Pays the
Deceased a Graceful Tribute.
The death of the late Stephen B. Bond, presi-
dent of the Packard Co., recently reported in
The Review, has been the occasion of many beau-
tiful tributes in the Indiana papers. The Fort
Wayne News, in an editorial, said:
"The late Stephen B. Bond lived a long and
busy life, by which the city of Fort Wayne bene-
fited greatly. He did much for his home town in
an industrial way and his business sagacity di-
rected in financial circles went far toward estab-
lishing the local banking business on a basis of
permanency and high credit. His career was a
material asset to Fort Wayne of a value not to
l:e computed lightly. Fort Wayne owes much to
him as a builder. But there is even a greater
debt to him under which Fort Wayne rests. The
THE
ERNEST A.
TONK
PIANO
AUTOPIANO RECITAL ATTRACTS.
A recital on the Autopiano was given recently
in the store of the Eilers Music Co., Stockton.
Cal., and so large was the attendance that only
a small percentage could be accommodated, and
the performance had to be repeated on the fol-
lowing night at the Novelty Theater. Mozart,
the well-known player expert, presided at the
Autopiano, and a number of vocal selections
were rendered by Professor Mizner, being fault-
lessly accompanied by Mozart.
NEW DECORATIVE IDEA.
In redecorating their quarters on Fourth ave-
nue,
Louisville, Ky., the Montenegro-Riehm
Music Co. adopted an entirely unique series of
designs. The walls have been stenciled with
figures showing the various parts of a piano
from sounding-board to keys. The colors are
pink, green, silver and gold, and all fixtures are
of solid mahogany.
HELBIG BROS.' NEW AGENCIES.
(Special to The Rrview.)
Washington, D. C, August 5, 1907.
Fred. W. Helbig, Jr., of Helbig Bros., and his
father, Fred W. Helbig, Sr., have just returned
from a business trip to New York, where they
have secured the agencies of the Needham, Schu-
bert and Kelso & Co. pianos, the latter the firm
have handled for the past fifteen years. The
members of the firm, Fred W. Helbig, Jr., and
Harold H. Helbig, are two ambitious young men,
who have teen reared right in the piano busi-
ness. They have now succeeded their father,
Fred. W. Helbig, Sr.. and are well equipped to
continue a long and successful business that
their father left them.
A. C. Dow & Co., who handle the Sohmer, Mc-
Phail, Starr and other pianos in Haverhill, Mass.,
will shortly celebrate the fortieth anniversary
of their business, which is still under the super-
vision of the founder, A. C. Dow. According to
Mr. Dow, at present they find the best demand for
the McPhail.
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