Music Trade Review
Issue: 1910 Vol. 50 N. 7 - Page 11
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THE: MUSIC TRADE:
PROGRESS OF TRADE EXHIBITION.
President Decker, of the Manufacturers'
ciation, Appoints Committee to Work
Dealers' Committee—Cable Company
ing Extensive Preparations—A Big
Anticipated at Virginia's Capital.
Asso-
with
Mak-
Show
Details of the great piano exhibition which
will be held in Richmond, Virginia, May 16 to
21, covering the dates of the convention of the
National Association of Piano Dealers of Amer-
ica are rapidly assuming shape. The National
Piano Manufacturers' Association is joining with
the dealers in making the exhibit, which will
surely be a great success. President Frank
Decker has appointed a committee to represent
the Manufacturers' Association, which will co-
operate with Chairman F. B. T. Hollenberg and
his committee, so that the best interests of all
will be conserved. This committee consists of
the following well-known manufacturers: R. C.
Rogers, chairman, Winter & Co., New York;
Frank A. Lee, Everett Piano Co., Cincinnati, O.;
P. J. Cunningham, Cunningham Piano Co., Phil-
adelphia; M. A. Meyers, Cable-Nelson Co., Chi-
cago, 111.; Win. H. Poole, Poole Piano Co., Bos-
ton, Mass.
Among the very first of the manufacturers to
engage space for the Richmond Exhibition was
the Cable Company, of Chicago. They are mak-
ing elaborate preparations for the exhibition of
their entire line of pianos. They will occupy
spaces 37 and 60 a t the entrance of the Exhibi-
tion building. These spaces have a frontage of
68 feet, with a total of 600 square feet of floor
space, affording an excellent opportunity for
the display of their entire line and the latest
models. A large arch will be erected as a sub-
stitute for the usual partition between the two
spaces, affording an unobstructed view of the en-
tire exhibit. This will prove an artistic and at-
tractive introduction for the exhibition, making
a most favorable impression on the trade as well
as the general public upon their first entrance
to the building.
More than 60 per cent, of the entire space has
been allotted, and Charles H. Green, general
manager of the exhibition, expects all the space
will be taken very shortly.
Several officers of the association will visit
the city of Richmond in the course of the next
week or ten days to attend a meeting of the
Exposition committee and become acquainted
with the local conditions as well as complete
the necessary arrangements for the coming con-
vention. Among those who will participate in
this visitation are: President E. H. Droop, Sec-
tary Charles R. Putnam, First Vice-President L.
H. Clement, and representatives of the manu-
facturers' committee. An elaborate programme
of entertainment will be arranged for all mem-
bers Who will attend the convention, and special
entertainment will be provided for the ladles.
C. KURTZMANN & CO.'S MEETING.
F. Cordes Succeeds L. S. Kurtzmann as Presi-
dent—Other Officers Elected—Notable In-
crease in Business During Year.
At the annual meeting of C. Kurtzmann & Co.,
the piano manufacturers of Buffalo, N. Y., held
recently, a greatly increased volume of business
was reported for the past year, which had
proven satisfactory to the company in every
way. The largest increase was noted in the
grand, the business for 1909 exceeding that of
the previous year by nearly 50 per cent. The
demand for the Kurtzmann & Co. player-pianos
also showed a gratifying increase of nearly 30
per cent, over the previous year.
From present prospects the present year will
be a banner one for the company.
Louis S. Kurtzmann retired from the presi-
dency and also from the board of directors of
the company and was succeeded in the former
office by F. Cordes. The other officers elected
were:
Irving E. Devereaux, vice-president;
George H. Moessinger, treasurer, and Jacob
Hackenheiraer, secretary.
REVIEW
n
CLOUGH & WARREN CO. EXPANSION,
Business Very Active—Filling All Orders as
Rapidly as Possible to Make Room for Ac-
tivity Later in the Year—New Catalog Soon
Ready—Branch Offices Recently Opened
Proving Successful—J. B. Mclntosh Has
Been Made Sales Manager—Other Items.
(Special to The Review.)
Detroit, Mich., Feb. 8, 1910.
Although the spring season has already
opened, the Clough & Warren Co. are receiving
so many orders at their factory in Adrian,
Mich., for early spring delivery that it has been
necessary to run the factory overtime in order
to keep up with the demand. The management
is anxious to fill all orders at the earliest mo-
ment, so that when the rush comes no old
orders will hamper the shipping of instruments.
Business so far this year is breaking all previ-
ous records, and Vice-President J. B. Mclntosh
says that if it keeps up the balance of the year
his firm will have the most prosperous year in
its history.
The rush in the early spring trade, Auditor L.
W. Essex says, is due entirely to the large
amount of newspaper and magazine advertising.
Since the Clough & Warren Co. was incorpo-
rated, several months ago, they have inaugu-
rated a big publicity campaign, in which their
pianos have been extensively advertised all over
the United States.
The Clough & Warren Co. are now about to
issue a new catalog which illustrates and de-
scribes three new styles and which will be sent
out to the trade within a week. This new cata-
log is one of the handsomest and most elab-
orately illustrated ever issued by this institu-
tion.
The Clough & Warren Co. are expanding and
are opening branch stores in other cities. Last
week an office was opened in Cincinnati, O., with
Ernest Read, formerly with the Smith & Miller
Piano Co., in charge. The new store did a fairly
good business the first week it was open, ac-
cording to the report made to Auditor Essex,
and great things are expected of the new branch.
The new branch store opened several weeks
ago at Minneapolis is also reaping a harvest,
although the spring trade has not really opened.
Perry Mclntosh, son of Vice-President J. B. Mc-
lntosh, who is the temporary manager of the
new branch has been in Detroit for a week
selecting stock for the spring trade.
Owing to the fact that the Clough & Warren
Co. have a head for every department, who is
responsible to the board of directors for his par-
ticular department, the directors have decided
to abolish the office of general manager, and J.
B. Mclntosh, who was elected to fill that office
in addition to being vice-president of the com-
pany, has been made sales manager. The board
of directors will in the future assume the direct
management of the company, holding the heads
of the different departments responsible to them
for their respective departments.
CHANGE IN FORT WORTH. TEX.
D. R. Shepherd Succeeds Cummings, Shepherd
& Co.—In Business Eleven Years.
Cummings, Shepherd & Co., who have been
doing a successful piano business in Fort Worth,
Tex., for the past eleven years, and who have for
some time been district agents for the National
Phonograph Co., have been succeeded by D. R.
Driff Shepherd, Mr. Cumminga disposing of his
interests in the concern. The business will re-
main at the present location, 310 Main street.
The
leased
street,
use as
Klein & Heffelman Co., Canton, O., have
three floors of the building at 129 Main
Zanesville, O., and will remodel them for
a branch.
Ulrich F. Koenig will shortly open piano ware-
rooms in Tomah, Wis. He has sold pianos
through that section of the State for several
years.
Something
of
Ivory
Cutting
The Strauch plant for
cutting the ivory con-
tains all the latest and
the most
improved
machinery for cutting,
together with the best
equipment for bleaching
and matching the ivory.
All the ivory for piano
keys produced by Strauch
Bros, is sun bleached
which gives to it the
whitest of color and by
this method,
bleached
being
entirely
through, makes the color
more lasting except when
the ivory may be brought
into contact with greasy
or oily substances which
will always cause ivory
to turn yellow on ac-
count of its porous and
absorbent nature.
C u t t i n g their own
ivory enables S t r a u c h
Bros, to make selection
of the ivory according to
the needs and require-
ments of each customer
and to give them every
advantage both in quality
and price that the market
affords.
THE: MUSIC TRADE:
PROGRESS OF TRADE EXHIBITION.
President Decker, of the Manufacturers'
ciation, Appoints Committee to Work
Dealers' Committee—Cable Company
ing Extensive Preparations—A Big
Anticipated at Virginia's Capital.
Asso-
with
Mak-
Show
Details of the great piano exhibition which
will be held in Richmond, Virginia, May 16 to
21, covering the dates of the convention of the
National Association of Piano Dealers of Amer-
ica are rapidly assuming shape. The National
Piano Manufacturers' Association is joining with
the dealers in making the exhibit, which will
surely be a great success. President Frank
Decker has appointed a committee to represent
the Manufacturers' Association, which will co-
operate with Chairman F. B. T. Hollenberg and
his committee, so that the best interests of all
will be conserved. This committee consists of
the following well-known manufacturers: R. C.
Rogers, chairman, Winter & Co., New York;
Frank A. Lee, Everett Piano Co., Cincinnati, O.;
P. J. Cunningham, Cunningham Piano Co., Phil-
adelphia; M. A. Meyers, Cable-Nelson Co., Chi-
cago, 111.; Win. H. Poole, Poole Piano Co., Bos-
ton, Mass.
Among the very first of the manufacturers to
engage space for the Richmond Exhibition was
the Cable Company, of Chicago. They are mak-
ing elaborate preparations for the exhibition of
their entire line of pianos. They will occupy
spaces 37 and 60 a t the entrance of the Exhibi-
tion building. These spaces have a frontage of
68 feet, with a total of 600 square feet of floor
space, affording an excellent opportunity for
the display of their entire line and the latest
models. A large arch will be erected as a sub-
stitute for the usual partition between the two
spaces, affording an unobstructed view of the en-
tire exhibit. This will prove an artistic and at-
tractive introduction for the exhibition, making
a most favorable impression on the trade as well
as the general public upon their first entrance
to the building.
More than 60 per cent, of the entire space has
been allotted, and Charles H. Green, general
manager of the exhibition, expects all the space
will be taken very shortly.
Several officers of the association will visit
the city of Richmond in the course of the next
week or ten days to attend a meeting of the
Exposition committee and become acquainted
with the local conditions as well as complete
the necessary arrangements for the coming con-
vention. Among those who will participate in
this visitation are: President E. H. Droop, Sec-
tary Charles R. Putnam, First Vice-President L.
H. Clement, and representatives of the manu-
facturers' committee. An elaborate programme
of entertainment will be arranged for all mem-
bers Who will attend the convention, and special
entertainment will be provided for the ladles.
C. KURTZMANN & CO.'S MEETING.
F. Cordes Succeeds L. S. Kurtzmann as Presi-
dent—Other Officers Elected—Notable In-
crease in Business During Year.
At the annual meeting of C. Kurtzmann & Co.,
the piano manufacturers of Buffalo, N. Y., held
recently, a greatly increased volume of business
was reported for the past year, which had
proven satisfactory to the company in every
way. The largest increase was noted in the
grand, the business for 1909 exceeding that of
the previous year by nearly 50 per cent. The
demand for the Kurtzmann & Co. player-pianos
also showed a gratifying increase of nearly 30
per cent, over the previous year.
From present prospects the present year will
be a banner one for the company.
Louis S. Kurtzmann retired from the presi-
dency and also from the board of directors of
the company and was succeeded in the former
office by F. Cordes. The other officers elected
were:
Irving E. Devereaux, vice-president;
George H. Moessinger, treasurer, and Jacob
Hackenheiraer, secretary.
REVIEW
n
CLOUGH & WARREN CO. EXPANSION,
Business Very Active—Filling All Orders as
Rapidly as Possible to Make Room for Ac-
tivity Later in the Year—New Catalog Soon
Ready—Branch Offices Recently Opened
Proving Successful—J. B. Mclntosh Has
Been Made Sales Manager—Other Items.
(Special to The Review.)
Detroit, Mich., Feb. 8, 1910.
Although the spring season has already
opened, the Clough & Warren Co. are receiving
so many orders at their factory in Adrian,
Mich., for early spring delivery that it has been
necessary to run the factory overtime in order
to keep up with the demand. The management
is anxious to fill all orders at the earliest mo-
ment, so that when the rush comes no old
orders will hamper the shipping of instruments.
Business so far this year is breaking all previ-
ous records, and Vice-President J. B. Mclntosh
says that if it keeps up the balance of the year
his firm will have the most prosperous year in
its history.
The rush in the early spring trade, Auditor L.
W. Essex says, is due entirely to the large
amount of newspaper and magazine advertising.
Since the Clough & Warren Co. was incorpo-
rated, several months ago, they have inaugu-
rated a big publicity campaign, in which their
pianos have been extensively advertised all over
the United States.
The Clough & Warren Co. are now about to
issue a new catalog which illustrates and de-
scribes three new styles and which will be sent
out to the trade within a week. This new cata-
log is one of the handsomest and most elab-
orately illustrated ever issued by this institu-
tion.
The Clough & Warren Co. are expanding and
are opening branch stores in other cities. Last
week an office was opened in Cincinnati, O., with
Ernest Read, formerly with the Smith & Miller
Piano Co., in charge. The new store did a fairly
good business the first week it was open, ac-
cording to the report made to Auditor Essex,
and great things are expected of the new branch.
The new branch store opened several weeks
ago at Minneapolis is also reaping a harvest,
although the spring trade has not really opened.
Perry Mclntosh, son of Vice-President J. B. Mc-
lntosh, who is the temporary manager of the
new branch has been in Detroit for a week
selecting stock for the spring trade.
Owing to the fact that the Clough & Warren
Co. have a head for every department, who is
responsible to the board of directors for his par-
ticular department, the directors have decided
to abolish the office of general manager, and J.
B. Mclntosh, who was elected to fill that office
in addition to being vice-president of the com-
pany, has been made sales manager. The board
of directors will in the future assume the direct
management of the company, holding the heads
of the different departments responsible to them
for their respective departments.
CHANGE IN FORT WORTH. TEX.
D. R. Shepherd Succeeds Cummings, Shepherd
& Co.—In Business Eleven Years.
Cummings, Shepherd & Co., who have been
doing a successful piano business in Fort Worth,
Tex., for the past eleven years, and who have for
some time been district agents for the National
Phonograph Co., have been succeeded by D. R.
Driff Shepherd, Mr. Cumminga disposing of his
interests in the concern. The business will re-
main at the present location, 310 Main street.
The
leased
street,
use as
Klein & Heffelman Co., Canton, O., have
three floors of the building at 129 Main
Zanesville, O., and will remodel them for
a branch.
Ulrich F. Koenig will shortly open piano ware-
rooms in Tomah, Wis. He has sold pianos
through that section of the State for several
years.
Something
of
Ivory
Cutting
The Strauch plant for
cutting the ivory con-
tains all the latest and
the most
improved
machinery for cutting,
together with the best
equipment for bleaching
and matching the ivory.
All the ivory for piano
keys produced by Strauch
Bros, is sun bleached
which gives to it the
whitest of color and by
this method,
bleached
being
entirely
through, makes the color
more lasting except when
the ivory may be brought
into contact with greasy
or oily substances which
will always cause ivory
to turn yellow on ac-
count of its porous and
absorbent nature.
C u t t i n g their own
ivory enables S t r a u c h
Bros, to make selection
of the ivory according to
the needs and require-
ments of each customer
and to give them every
advantage both in quality
and price that the market
affords.
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