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THE
MUSIC TRADE
SITUATION IN_NEW ORLEANS.
LOUISVILLE DEALERS ORGANIZE.
Run of Special Low Price Sales of Pianos in
Crescent City—What the Houses Are Offer-
ing in Advertisements—Symphony Orches-
tra Makes First Appearance—Piano Men on
Board of Directors—Engagement of Benedict
Grunewald Announced.
Elect Officers and Arrange for Frequent Meet-
ings to Discuss Trade Topics.
(Special to The Review.)
Louisville, Ky., May 7, 1910.
Following a preliminary meeting recently the
piano dealers of this city came together last
(Special to The Review.)
week and formed the Piano Dealers' Association
New Orleans, La., May 7, 1910.
of Louisville, after which the following officers
A feature of the week in this city is the ad- were elected: President, J. L. Riehm, secretary
vertising of sales of pianos at low terms. Philip of the Montenegro-Riehm Piano Co.; vice-presi-
Werlein, Ltd., started on Saturday by advertis- dent, R. G. Brier, of The Baldwin Co.; secretary
ing his yearly offer of pianos (not stated if new) and treasurer, Edwin W. Allen, treasurer of the
at $1 cash and $1 per week, $2 for a scarf and ?2 Smith & Nixon Piano Co. The executive com-
for stool. On Wednesday the L. Grunewald Co., mittee consists of the following members:
Ltd., advertised pianos at 10 cents down and $1 Charles Becht, F. M. Tiller, Evan Hammon and
per week, $2.90 for cartage, stool and scarf. On Edward Hess, with J. L. Riehm as chairman.
Monday the Cable Company went one better, and
It is planned to hold meetings of the associa-
not to be outdone in generosity, stated, "Nothing tion at frequent intervals in the places of busi-
down and $1 per week; stool and scarf, ?4." The ness of the different members, the next meeting
Junius Hart Piano House advertised what it to be held in the F. M. Tiller store.
says is a new inducement in the local piano
trade. Pianos may be purchased at $10 and ?6,
NEW EILERS' BUILDING
and when the excursions to Chicago, Cincinnati,
St. Louis, etc., occur in August, purchasers will To Be Erected in Spokane—Secure Temporary
Quarters Pending Completion of New Struc-
bo given free round-trip tickets. These excur-
ture—To Have Fine Store.
sion tickets are worth $15 to Chicago, $14 to
Cincinnati, and $12 to St. Louis. The plan was
(Special to The Review.)
used last year with great success by one of the
Spokane, Wash., May 5, 1910.
best clothiers nere.
Eilers Piano House will move June 1, when
J. P. Simmons, the president and.manager of
the Junius Hart Piano House, is also secretary their present quarters will be torn down to be
of the New Orleans Symphony Orchestra, which replaced by a handsome six-story building. It
made its first appearance at the Tulane Theater will be about ten months before they can move
on Thursday night under the baton of Severin back to their quarters.
After a diligent search for temporary quarters
O. Frank. The affair was a big success. Mr.
Frank has been here two years and has worked to accommodate their stock of pianos and mu-
sical instruments, they have finally leased a
hard.
In addition to Mr. Simmons the board of di- building between Stevens and Washington
rectors and reception committee of the local streets on Sprague avenue of McCrea & Merry-
orchestra contains the names of such piano men weather.
This building gives about half the floor space
as J. B. Dugan, manager of the Cable Company,
W. N. Grunewald and Chas. F. Stumpf. New they now occupy, and, while it will be somewhat
Orleans is now in line with the leading- cities in of an inconvenience, they will be able to take
< are of their trade in quite a satisfactory man-
the matter of a permanent orchestra. The solo-
ner during the construction of their new build-
ist at the concert was Severin Frank, who played
ing.
the Steinway piano. By mutual agreement the
The architects are making haste to complete
name of the instrument was not mentioned.
plans for the new building, which is to be the
The announcement has been made of the en-
most completely appointed music house in the
gagement of Benedict Grunewald to one of the Northwest.
most charming girls in New Orleans. He is the
The arrangement of the building was planned
son of William N. Grunewald, in charge of the
by G. A. Heidinger, who opened the Eilers busi-
player department, and one of the directors of
ness in Spokane over ten years ago.
the L. Grunewald Co., and is destined to become
one of the substantial business men of the south-
ANDERSON & CO. PROGRESS.
ern metropolis.
FILE ANSWER IN SUIT.
Business
Gets Lively After
Last Week.
Formal Opening
Rob't D. Sharp Music Co., Denver, Make
Counter Charges Against Frank Darrow—
Ask for Accounting.
Anderson & Co., the new piano dealers of
Cleveland, O., who held their formal opening on
May 3, have enjoyed an excellent trade for the
The Robert D. Sharp Music Co., Denver, Col., week following that occasion, and J. W. Ong,
have filed an answer in the action brought the manager, is going after the business in .an
against them recently by Frank Darrow for the energetic manner. Fresh stock is continually
use of his name contrary to agreement, in which being received, and the company are now mak-
they deny that he had built up a large business ing a strong showing of various styles of pianos.
and claim that he was dilatory in keeping the
UTAH DEALERS FIGHT CONTESTS.
books of the concern, which was part of his
work. It is also claimed in the answer that
Several piano houses of Salt Lake City in com-
when Mr. Darrow left the company he agreed to
transfer his portion of the stock, consisting of bating the tendency to run contests in that city,
124 shares, to P. F. Sharp, and therefore the have made use of the John Wanamaker essay
Robert D. Sharp Music Co. brings a counter on that subject, which recently appeared in the
eastern papers. Half-page spaces are being used
claim against Frank Darrow for two-fifths of
$4,043.66, which i f is alleged was due the old in the daily papers for publishing the essays
company as collections and which it was agreed and they appear to be accomplishing much good.
Darrow would give and which it is alleged he
has not done. The company demands an ac-
counting for the amount stated.
J. M. GALLUP SAILS FOR GERMANY.
John M. Gallup, the well-known piano dealer
of Hartford, Conn., sailed for Germany last Sat-
urday on the "Amerika." He was accompanied
by Mrs. Gallup and will remain abroad until
July.
The Stamp
of Approval
The first issue of "The
Player Monthly" has cre-
ated no little comment in
player circles.
Fifteen thousand copies
of the April issue have been
distributed in various parts
of this country.
The May issue was ready
on the 1st for distribution
and every dealer in this
country can handle "The
Player Monthly" to advan-
tage.
It will educate his trade
in a helpful manner.
Here are some opinions
taken at random snowing
how prominent men view
"The Player Monthly."
Eilers' Music House, Spokane, Washington:
We acknowledge receipt of the first issue of The
Player Monthly, and if this is a sample of what
is to follow you deserve much success. We would
like 100 copies of this paper each month to dis-
tribute among our player customers. You may,
therefore, enter our subscription for 100 copies
each month for one year."
Louis Grunewald Co., New Orleans, La.:
Wm. N. Grunewald, General Manager, writes:
"I like The Player Monthly very much. I read
all from page one to the end. You certainly have
struck the keynote and the knowledge which this
magazine gives the owners of player pianos is ex-
tremely valuable. I am going to pet you some
subscribers."
Paul B. Klugh, head of the Player Department, The
Cable Co., Chicago, writes:
"You are to be complimented highly upon the
first issue of The Player Monthly, and I predict
that this little magazine will have a prosperous
future. You may enter my name upon your list
of subscribers."
The Wiley B. Allen Co., San Francisco:
"We received the little magazine which you put
forth under the title of The Player Monthly, and
beg to compliment you upon its completeness and
its interesting contents."
F. A. Winter & Son, Altoona, Pa.:
"The initial number of The Player
Monthly
reached us, and while hastily looking through its
contents we have read enough to warrant giving
it our stamp of a good thing. We enclose sub-
scription price. I t occurs to us that copies of The
Player Monthly,
judiciously distributed to our
player customers, would be an excellent idea. The
reading would certainly start many a misguided
performer right and there would be much less un-
favorable player talk. We wish and bespeak for
your new journal a healthy and prosperous
future."
The above letters fairly represent trade senti-
ment towards The Player Monthly,
and every
dealer who has not already sent in his orders
should do so.
He will find it a valuable aid to him in his
player piano department.
The yearly subscription price is but a t r i f l e -
fifty cents for the year.
BIG ORDER FOR HARDMANS.
What is said to be the largest single order for
high-grade pianos ever placed by a Pittsburg
piano house was secured by J. H. Parnham, rep-
resenting Hardman, Peck & Co., from the W. F.
Frederick Piano Co., while in that city recently.
The order calls for about three hundred pianos,
including Hardman grands, uprights and Auto-
tones.
Edward Lyman Bill
PUBLISHER
1 Madison Ave., New York