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THE
OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS.
Pianos and Other Musical Instruments Shipped
Abroad from the Port of New York for the
Week Just Ended—An Interesting Array of
Musical Specialties for Abroad.
(Special to The Review.)
Washington, D. C, Aug. 25, 1910.
The following were the exports of musical in-
struments and kindred lines from the port of New
York for the week just ended:
Algoa Bay—1 case pianos and material, $250; 27
cases organs and material, $1,311; 22 pkgs. talking
machines and material, $808.
Amsterdam—1 case pianos and material, $175.
Bombay—5 pkgs. talking machines and material,
$128.
Bremen—2 cases pianos and material, $320; 11
cases piano players and material, $3,300.
Brussels—2 cases piano players and material,
$520.
Cartagena—5 pkgs. talking machines and mate-
rial, $312; 10 pkgs. phonographic goods and mate-
rial, $862.
Colon—1 case organs and material, $195; 1 pkg.
talking machines and material, $173; 1 case pianos
and material, $200.
Curacao—1 case pianos and material, $210.
Guayaquil—2 pkgs. phonographic goods and
material, $237.
Hamburg—30 cases organs and material, $1,122;
2 cases organs and material, $437!
Havana—18 pkgs. phonographic goods and mate-
rial, $1,060.
Havre—10 pkgs. talking machines and material,
$215; 1 case pianos and material, $335; 6 cases
piano players and material, $450.
Kiev—-1 case pianos and material, $200.
Kingston—10 pkgs. phonographic goods and
material, $352.
La Guayra—12 pkgs. phonographic goods and
material, $141; 1 case pianos and material, $175.
Limon—6 cases organs and material, $195.
Liverpool—25 cases organs and material, $3,565;
3 pkgs. talking machines and material, $260.
London—3 pkgs. talking machines and material,
$192; 4 pkgs. talking machines and material, $337;
7 pkgs. music, $600; 16 cases organs and material,
$4,780; 35 cases pianos and material, $8,848; 112
pkgs. talking machines and material, $2,796; 18
cases piano players and material, $5,400.
Macoris—1 case piano p'ayers and material, $302.
• ' • Manila—2 cases pianos and material, $608; 55
pkgs. phonographic goods and material, $4,667.
Mazatlan—7 pkgs. phonographic goods and mate-
rial, $240.
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Naples—- r > cases piano players and material, $2,-
400.
Para—5 pkgs. talking machines and material,
$548; 4 cases piano players and material, $1,050.
Port Au Prince—1 case pianos and material, $200.
| Rio de Janeiro—24 pkgs. talking machines and
Material, $2,009.
St. Petersburg—1 case musical instruments, $630.
Sydney—10 pkgs. talking machines and material,
$923.
Tumaco—1 case pianos and material, $275.
Valparaiso—15 pkgs. phonographic goods and
material, $900; 45 cases pianos and material, $1,344;
10 cases music rolls, $1,163.
Vera Cruz—29 pkgs. phonographic goods and
material, $2,703.
Yokohama—5 pkgs. phonographic goods and
material, $281.
A LIVELY WEEK FOR ST. PAUL,
With State Fair and Two Conventions—Elab-
orate Decorative Plans Made—No Boom in
Trade Expected.
During State Fair week the business section of
St. Paul, Minri., will be brilliant with special il-
luminations, it being planned to use nearly three
thousand electric lights at various points along the
streets. The city wiU be especially lively owing to
the fact that during that week there will be a
meeting of the League of American Municipalities
and the National Conservation Congress. While
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the merchants, including piano dealers, do not ex-
pect to experience any particular boom in business
during the week, they are all contributing gen-
erously to a fund for decorating the city, largely
as a matter of civic pride. Fifth, Sixth and Seventh
streets will be the center of the illuminated district.
The piano dealers are making plans to entertain
many visitors and wholesalers are urging out of
town dealers to come during the week and com-
bine pleasure with business, placing their fall orders
while in the city. The entertainment includes free
concerts and recitals by several of the prominent
music houses.
J. B. BRADFORD CO. EXPANSION.
Milwaukee House to Finish Remodeling Opera-
tions by Sept. 1—Entire First Floor for
Player Department—H. W. Randall Placing
Orders.
(Special to The Review.)
Milwaukee, Wis., Aug. 23, 1910.
Indications are that the remodeled player depart-
ment of the J. B. Bradford Piano Co. will be in
readiness by Sept. 1. With the exception of the
office space, the entire first floor will be given over
to the player department. Three player parlors, a
general display room and two rooms for the ex-
tensive player roll library of the firm will be avail-
able.
With the purpose in view of almost doubling the
stock of players carried, Hugh W. Randall, man-
ager of the Bradford player department, is at vari-
ous points placing orders. Mr. Randall made the
trip from Milwaukee to Detroit in his new auto-
mobile, stopping at Chicago and at different points
in Ohio, Indiana and Michigan.
SO. CALIFORNIA_MUSIC CO. ACTIVE.
Closing Out Branch Stores and W i l l Pay Par-
ticular Attention to Wholesale End of B u s -
ness—Some Stores Discontinued.
The Southern California Music Co., Los Angeles,
Cal., who recently occupied their new quarters at
332 South Broadway, that city, are paying special
attention to the wholesale end of the business, and
are gradually closing out their branch stores. The
latest branch to be discontinued is that at Santa
Barbara, Cal. Closing out sales are also being
held in San Beruandino, Oxnard and Ventura.
Where stores have been discontinued the territory
will be covered by direct representatives from head-
quarters.
AEOLIAN HALL IN INDIANAPOLIS.
Branch to Occupy Entire Building—Studios
Vacated—Numerous Improvements.
The Aeolian Co., of Indianapolis, Ind., are making
a number of changes in Aeolian Hall in that city.
All the studios on the upper floors have been
vacated by the tenants. The floors will be re-
modeled for the use of the company. A larger
stock of instruments will be carried. The player
department will be enlarged and a number of de-
cided improvements made in the housing of the
talking machine department.
MONUMENT TO LICHTENTHAL.
According to Musical Opinion, of London, Eng,
there is at present a project on foot for erecting
a monument in St. Petersburg, Russia, to Lichten-
thal, the well known Russian piano manufacturer
who has been credited by many authorities with
the invention of the over-strung piano. As a mat-
ter of fact, the first over-strung pianos ever seen
in London were exhibited by Lichtenthal at the
great exhibition in 1885.
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