Music Trade Review
Issue: 1908 Vol. 47 N. 9 - Page 7
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THE MUSIC TRADE
TRAVELERS PLANNING CAMPAIGN.
Preparing for Their Fall Visit to the Trade
After Sept. 1st—Collections a Little Slow.
Local traveling salesmen are now planning and
mapping out their fall trips, and according to
information gleaned about town, a general exodus
of the "Knights of the Grip" will set in Sept. 1.
Many of the salesmen figure that after Labor
Day everyone will have returned from their vaca-
tion and about ready to settle down to work.
Retail trade should start in not later than Oct. 1
and continue right through the holiday season.
Collections are a little slow, according to local
reports, but there are fewer requests for re-
newal of paper than several months ago, which
clearly proves that trade conditions are about
normal. House cleaning and stocktaking is about
completed, and the dealers will start this fall
with a cleaner slate than for many moons.
GREETINGS FROM A. M. WRIGHT.
When Last Heard from the General Representa-
tive of the Mason & Hamlin Co. Was in
Stockholm.
A. M. Wright, vice-president and general man-
ager of the Mason & Hamlin Co., Boston, Mass.,
when last heard from was at Stockholm, from
which northern point he sent his best greetings
to The Review. Mr. Wright has visited many
points of interest in the Old World during his
present trip, and being a keen observer, and of an
artistic bent of mind, he has doubtless stored
away a fund of information that will be worth
drawing upon when one can catch him with an
idle moment at his disposal, on his return.
HAMPDEN COUNTY DEALERS MEET.
New Members Received—Officials Elected for
Ensuing Year—What the Association Has
Accomplished.
The Hampden County Music Trades Associa-
tion of Massachusetts recently held its annual
meeting in Springfield, Mass. The attendance
was large and many topics of interest to the
members were discussed. It was reported that
the exorbitant rates for moving pianos, charged
by the Team Owners' Association, had been
brought back to the old level, through the start-
ing by the association of an independent mov-
ing company. Two new members were admitted
to the association, and the following officers
elected for the ensuing year: President, Chas.
L. Wright, Springfield; vice-president, M. A.
Larkin, Holyoke; treasurer, John O'Shea, Hol-
yoke; and secretary, A. A. Westrich, Spring-
field.
P. E. CONROY A NEW YORK VISITOR.
P. E. Conroy, president of the Conroy Piano
Co., St. Louis, Mo., has been spending the past
week in New York, where he met Mrs. Conroy
and his son, who returned from Europe, after a
two years' stay in Berlin. Mr. and Mr. Conroy
would have left home earlier in the week were
it not for the fact that their automobile was
shipped by a slow steamer, and they waited in
New York for the purpose of getting it through
the Custom House. Mr. Conroy expressed him-
self optimistically regarding present business
conditions, as well as the prospects for the fall.
He expects a steady improvement from now on.
REVIEW
we speak of here was a test of piano tone quality
tried some time ago in the home of one of our
prominent Dallas citizens, whose name will be
cheerfully given on application. 'The Everett
piano' won a victory over two other so-called old
makes. The names of all three pianos being
covered up, each instrument had to stand on its
own merit. Sixteen out of twenty of the jury
called in to decide which was the best piano,
without knowing which was the 'Everett,' or the
names of the other two, finally decided on the
one they liked best. When the names were un-
covered it was found that the Everett piano was
endorsed. The best musicians, the greatest art-
ists, and the most scientific experts express pref-
erence for the 'Everett' It will be found that
in all cases this preference is based on reasons
which include the superiority of the 'Everett'
tone and action. A well-assorted stock of these
instruments can be seen at our store. You are
cordially invited to call or write for catalog and
prices at your convenience and inspect our line
of pianos for yourself."
SAMUEL ORE OPENS FOR HIMSELF.
Samuel Orr, the well-known figure in the piano
trade of Newark, N. J., has left the Armstrong-
Orr Piano Co. and has opened a store for himself
at 145 Halsey street, where he will handle the
Harvard and other pianos. The Halsey street
quarters have been occupied by four different
piano concerns in two years, a reputation equaled
by no other site.
McCLTJRE TO OPEN STORE IN ALBANY.
(Special to The Review.)
Albany, N. Y., Aug. 24, 1908.
Harry J. McClure, for seven years head sales-
man with Cluett & Sons, Albany, and well known
locally, will open a new piano store at 64
North Pearl street, this city, at an early date.
He has made arrangements to handle the Knabe
and Foster-Armstrong lines of pianos and
player-pianos. He has chosen an excellent loca-
tion, the store having formerly been occupied as
a New York Central ticket office.
BRAMBACH FACTORY TO BE SOLD.
(Special to The Review.)
Utica, N. i., August 25, 1908.
The Brambach piano factory on Niagara street
will be sold as the result of foreclosure proceed-
ings instituted by the National Bank of Herki-
mer. The sale will take place in the public sales
room of the county building on September 8 at
10 o'clock. James H. Merwin, the referee, will
conduct the sale. The plant covers quite a large
space and is four stories high and several hun-
dred feet in length. The building was erected
in 1904, when 80 men worked on its construction.
The Herkimer Bank holds against the property a
mortgage of $38,000.
FORD GONE TO CLAIM FORTUNE.
John Ford, a musical instrument repairer, who
is said to keep a small shop at 254 South Tenth
street, Philadelphia, Pa., sailed from New York
on Wednesday to claim a fortune in London,
estimated at $18,000,000. Ford is a grandson of
Sir James Robert Carmichael-Smythe, whose
father was made a baronet by King George IV.
for military services during the Napoleonic War.
It seems that Ford's mother was disinherited for
marrying, and later came to this country, where
the family have ever since been in straitened
circumstances.
HOW THE EVERETT WAS ENDORSED.
The John Church Co., of Texas, of which J. A.
Chapman is manager, with headquarters at
Dallas, is sending out some very clever publicity
bearing upon the Everett and Harvard pianos
which they represent. One example of publicity
is a very neat folder, with the caption, "Trial by
Jury," below which appears a picture of a con-
cert hall showing an artist playing the Everett
grand. In this connection they say: "The trial
FREEMAN WILL TAKE ACTIVE PART.
J. H. Freeman, an old piano man, will take
an active part in the management of the piano de-
partment of the Southwestern Talking Machine
Co., who, as announced in last week's Review,
have decided to embark in the piano business,
with the Baldwin as their leader. Theodore
Meyer, who was formerly with the Janke Music
Co., will also be connected with this concern.
The same reasons that
made the Victor a splendid
proposition for piano dealers
five years ago make it an
infinitely better proposition
to-day. Where there was
one Victor enthusiast before
there are now hundreds.
The Victor is universally
recognized as a musical in-
strument of the highest type.
The best people want the
Victor in their homes. The
Victor sells on a plane of
equality with the finest
pianos.
There is money for you in
the Victor. With a little
effort you can build up a
substantial, permanent busi-
ness in Victor records. And
you keep on selling more
Victors and more pianos.
Hundreds of piano dealers
who had their business eyes
open from the start have
reaped a rich harvest from
the Victor.
Will you be with these
dealers at the end of the
next five years ?
Write for particulars.
Victor Talking Machine Co.
Camden, N. J., U. S. A.
Berliner Gramophone Co., Montreal,
Canadian Distributors.
To get best results, use only Victor Needles
on Victor Records.
THE MUSIC TRADE
TRAVELERS PLANNING CAMPAIGN.
Preparing for Their Fall Visit to the Trade
After Sept. 1st—Collections a Little Slow.
Local traveling salesmen are now planning and
mapping out their fall trips, and according to
information gleaned about town, a general exodus
of the "Knights of the Grip" will set in Sept. 1.
Many of the salesmen figure that after Labor
Day everyone will have returned from their vaca-
tion and about ready to settle down to work.
Retail trade should start in not later than Oct. 1
and continue right through the holiday season.
Collections are a little slow, according to local
reports, but there are fewer requests for re-
newal of paper than several months ago, which
clearly proves that trade conditions are about
normal. House cleaning and stocktaking is about
completed, and the dealers will start this fall
with a cleaner slate than for many moons.
GREETINGS FROM A. M. WRIGHT.
When Last Heard from the General Representa-
tive of the Mason & Hamlin Co. Was in
Stockholm.
A. M. Wright, vice-president and general man-
ager of the Mason & Hamlin Co., Boston, Mass.,
when last heard from was at Stockholm, from
which northern point he sent his best greetings
to The Review. Mr. Wright has visited many
points of interest in the Old World during his
present trip, and being a keen observer, and of an
artistic bent of mind, he has doubtless stored
away a fund of information that will be worth
drawing upon when one can catch him with an
idle moment at his disposal, on his return.
HAMPDEN COUNTY DEALERS MEET.
New Members Received—Officials Elected for
Ensuing Year—What the Association Has
Accomplished.
The Hampden County Music Trades Associa-
tion of Massachusetts recently held its annual
meeting in Springfield, Mass. The attendance
was large and many topics of interest to the
members were discussed. It was reported that
the exorbitant rates for moving pianos, charged
by the Team Owners' Association, had been
brought back to the old level, through the start-
ing by the association of an independent mov-
ing company. Two new members were admitted
to the association, and the following officers
elected for the ensuing year: President, Chas.
L. Wright, Springfield; vice-president, M. A.
Larkin, Holyoke; treasurer, John O'Shea, Hol-
yoke; and secretary, A. A. Westrich, Spring-
field.
P. E. CONROY A NEW YORK VISITOR.
P. E. Conroy, president of the Conroy Piano
Co., St. Louis, Mo., has been spending the past
week in New York, where he met Mrs. Conroy
and his son, who returned from Europe, after a
two years' stay in Berlin. Mr. and Mr. Conroy
would have left home earlier in the week were
it not for the fact that their automobile was
shipped by a slow steamer, and they waited in
New York for the purpose of getting it through
the Custom House. Mr. Conroy expressed him-
self optimistically regarding present business
conditions, as well as the prospects for the fall.
He expects a steady improvement from now on.
REVIEW
we speak of here was a test of piano tone quality
tried some time ago in the home of one of our
prominent Dallas citizens, whose name will be
cheerfully given on application. 'The Everett
piano' won a victory over two other so-called old
makes. The names of all three pianos being
covered up, each instrument had to stand on its
own merit. Sixteen out of twenty of the jury
called in to decide which was the best piano,
without knowing which was the 'Everett,' or the
names of the other two, finally decided on the
one they liked best. When the names were un-
covered it was found that the Everett piano was
endorsed. The best musicians, the greatest art-
ists, and the most scientific experts express pref-
erence for the 'Everett' It will be found that
in all cases this preference is based on reasons
which include the superiority of the 'Everett'
tone and action. A well-assorted stock of these
instruments can be seen at our store. You are
cordially invited to call or write for catalog and
prices at your convenience and inspect our line
of pianos for yourself."
SAMUEL ORE OPENS FOR HIMSELF.
Samuel Orr, the well-known figure in the piano
trade of Newark, N. J., has left the Armstrong-
Orr Piano Co. and has opened a store for himself
at 145 Halsey street, where he will handle the
Harvard and other pianos. The Halsey street
quarters have been occupied by four different
piano concerns in two years, a reputation equaled
by no other site.
McCLTJRE TO OPEN STORE IN ALBANY.
(Special to The Review.)
Albany, N. Y., Aug. 24, 1908.
Harry J. McClure, for seven years head sales-
man with Cluett & Sons, Albany, and well known
locally, will open a new piano store at 64
North Pearl street, this city, at an early date.
He has made arrangements to handle the Knabe
and Foster-Armstrong lines of pianos and
player-pianos. He has chosen an excellent loca-
tion, the store having formerly been occupied as
a New York Central ticket office.
BRAMBACH FACTORY TO BE SOLD.
(Special to The Review.)
Utica, N. i., August 25, 1908.
The Brambach piano factory on Niagara street
will be sold as the result of foreclosure proceed-
ings instituted by the National Bank of Herki-
mer. The sale will take place in the public sales
room of the county building on September 8 at
10 o'clock. James H. Merwin, the referee, will
conduct the sale. The plant covers quite a large
space and is four stories high and several hun-
dred feet in length. The building was erected
in 1904, when 80 men worked on its construction.
The Herkimer Bank holds against the property a
mortgage of $38,000.
FORD GONE TO CLAIM FORTUNE.
John Ford, a musical instrument repairer, who
is said to keep a small shop at 254 South Tenth
street, Philadelphia, Pa., sailed from New York
on Wednesday to claim a fortune in London,
estimated at $18,000,000. Ford is a grandson of
Sir James Robert Carmichael-Smythe, whose
father was made a baronet by King George IV.
for military services during the Napoleonic War.
It seems that Ford's mother was disinherited for
marrying, and later came to this country, where
the family have ever since been in straitened
circumstances.
HOW THE EVERETT WAS ENDORSED.
The John Church Co., of Texas, of which J. A.
Chapman is manager, with headquarters at
Dallas, is sending out some very clever publicity
bearing upon the Everett and Harvard pianos
which they represent. One example of publicity
is a very neat folder, with the caption, "Trial by
Jury," below which appears a picture of a con-
cert hall showing an artist playing the Everett
grand. In this connection they say: "The trial
FREEMAN WILL TAKE ACTIVE PART.
J. H. Freeman, an old piano man, will take
an active part in the management of the piano de-
partment of the Southwestern Talking Machine
Co., who, as announced in last week's Review,
have decided to embark in the piano business,
with the Baldwin as their leader. Theodore
Meyer, who was formerly with the Janke Music
Co., will also be connected with this concern.
The same reasons that
made the Victor a splendid
proposition for piano dealers
five years ago make it an
infinitely better proposition
to-day. Where there was
one Victor enthusiast before
there are now hundreds.
The Victor is universally
recognized as a musical in-
strument of the highest type.
The best people want the
Victor in their homes. The
Victor sells on a plane of
equality with the finest
pianos.
There is money for you in
the Victor. With a little
effort you can build up a
substantial, permanent busi-
ness in Victor records. And
you keep on selling more
Victors and more pianos.
Hundreds of piano dealers
who had their business eyes
open from the start have
reaped a rich harvest from
the Victor.
Will you be with these
dealers at the end of the
next five years ?
Write for particulars.
Victor Talking Machine Co.
Camden, N. J., U. S. A.
Berliner Gramophone Co., Montreal,
Canadian Distributors.
To get best results, use only Victor Needles
on Victor Records.
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