Music Trade Review
Issue: 1912 Vol. 55 N. 3 - Page 8
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MUSIC TRADE
ORGANS FOR NEW YORK THEATERS.
Said That Theatrical Managers Have Pur-
chased Twenty-four Instruments, the Inven-
tion of Hope-Jones, and Others May Follow.
According to the New York American, a syndi-
cate of theatrical managers including Liebler &
Co.. John Cort and others have purchased twenty-
four of the Hope-Jones unit orchestra organs
with the idea that they will solve the difficulties
which have arisen between the theatrical managers
and the Musical Protective Union, which recently
increased its rates 25 per cent.
The first of these organs will be installed in the
Cort Theater, in Forty-eighth street, on October 1.
Seven others will be delivered from time to time
in the course of the coming season and will be
installed in New York theaters. The balance will
go to out-of-town houses.
It is declared that F. Ziegfeld, Jr., who has been
conducting "A Winsome Widow" at the Moulin
Rouge with the music from two pianos ever since
he discharged his orchestra, will inspect the organ
with a view to its use in "The Follies of 1912,"
which is to open in September.
The organ is operated by one man. The various
"stops" control the thirty-four instruments with
which the organ is equipped. The organ repro-
duces solos on the 'cello, violin, cornet, piccolo,
flute, and even the soulful oboe, as well as a com-
bination of all these instruments.
GETTING IN TRIM FOR FALL TRADE.
Vacations Well Under Way in the Leading
Baltimore Piano Houses With the Object of
Having Everybody Back "On the Job" Early
in September so as to Inaugurate a Lively
Campaign for the Fall.
(Special to The Review.)
Baltimore, Md., July 16, 1912.
The extreme warm days that have prevailed for
the past week or so have caused the dealers ani
salesmen to forget for the time being making rec-
ord-breaking sales and think about vacations to
rest themselves preparatory to starting in on a
vigorous fall campaign. The result is that at most
the stores the announcement is made that the usual
summer conditions exist, so far as sales are con-
cerned, but that the vacation lists have started, and
will continue until September 1. The idea of the
dealers is to get all of their men back by Septem-
ber, so that they can begin the fall campaign at
the earliest possible time, and have a long run to
make up for some of the backward spring trade.
S, P. Walker, manager of the Stieff branch
stores, is away on an extended business trip, and
will return next Monday.
Manager E. Fred Colber, of William Knabe & Co.,
announces that business has been keeping up well
for the summer, and prospects are good for an
early fall boom. Mr. Colber announces that he
has taken on two new salesmen—Clarence Sim-
mons, formerly connected with the Wilmington,
Del., store of Charles H. Stieff, and H. N. Lucas, of
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Mr. Lucas' father was for-
merly connected with the Foster-Armstrong Co.
for many years previous to his death, and was a
well-known piano man.
Wiljiam F. Bennett, of the Knabe sales force,
is away on a two weeks' vacation.
Manager Kunkel, of the Kunkel Piano Co., an-
nounces that the Baldwin line is making an excel-
lent summer showing, and has been better this
year than for the •same period of 1911.
Peerless automatic pianos are still in demand
despite the warm weather, according to reports
from the Hub Piano Co., local representatives,
while the fall prospects are fine for a big trade
in these instruments.
Manager G. Fred Kranz, of the Kranz-Smith
Piano Co., is spending several weeks at Atlantic
City for the purpose of recuperating during these
hot days from his recent illness. Mr. Kranz is
improving nicely, and believes with several weeks
by the sea he will rapidly regain his strength.
Joseph M. Mann, of the Mann Piano Co., Cable
REVIEW
line representative, says that the usual summer
business is being enjoyed. Mr. Mann has sev-
eral elegantly framed photographs of scenes in
Dallas, Tex., hung up in his office, which make a
pretty fixture. These were taken last month while
Mr. Mann was attending the convention -of the
Advertising Clubs of America.
Manager Albert Bowden, of the talking machine
department of Sanders & Stayman, is back after
several weeks at Atlantic City. The Steinway
business is holding its own during these hot days,
is the way President G. Wright Nicols, of the
firm, puts it.
discovering any misstatement, deception or mis-
representation of any kind, whether willful or
unintentional.
This rule has been in effect over a year, but
in no instance has the bonus been claimed. And
now $25 instead of $1 is offered in the latter case.
"The rule," writes this company, "has had two
beneficial effects. It has encouraged all of the
fifty employes of the St. Louis store to read our
advertisements, thus putting them in close touch
with our selling policy. Moreover it .has put the
fear of the Lord into our advertising department
—a result devoutly hoped for."
BONUSES FOR DISCOVERING ERRORS.
GREATER NEW YORK'S POPULATION.
The Field-Lippman Co.'s piano stores, with
headquarters at St. Louis, Mo., have for some
time had a "Rule 45," in which they offer a bonus
of $1 for each mistake in spelling, punctuation, or
of a typographical nature to the first employe re-
porting such mistake or mistakes. Not only that
but they offered a bonus of $1 to the first employe
Greater New York has a population nearly as
great as that of Chicago, Philadelphia, St. Louis
and Cleveland combined. Their total, according
to the census of 1910. was 4,981,983, while that of
New York was 4,766,883.
What about New York as a vacation spot ?
Mr. DEALER:
The old reliable firm of
DECKER & SON
is making the piano you want and need.
It is a modern piano of unquestioned
excellence and embodies the latest achieve-
ments in tone and tone productions.
You will be enthusiastic over them when
you try them, for they are the
HIGHEST EXAMPLES OF THE PIANO MAKER'S ART.
This is a strong statement but we are
ready to prove it.
Don't jump at conclusions and hastily
condemn a man, but
Do justice to him and yourself by defer-
ring judgment until after due trial and
impartial investigation. A postal will bring
you special prices and terms. Write it
today and thank us later.
DECKER & SON, Inc.
56 YEARS YOUNG
699-703 E. 135th St.
New York
TH
8
MUSIC TRADE
ORGANS FOR NEW YORK THEATERS.
Said That Theatrical Managers Have Pur-
chased Twenty-four Instruments, the Inven-
tion of Hope-Jones, and Others May Follow.
According to the New York American, a syndi-
cate of theatrical managers including Liebler &
Co.. John Cort and others have purchased twenty-
four of the Hope-Jones unit orchestra organs
with the idea that they will solve the difficulties
which have arisen between the theatrical managers
and the Musical Protective Union, which recently
increased its rates 25 per cent.
The first of these organs will be installed in the
Cort Theater, in Forty-eighth street, on October 1.
Seven others will be delivered from time to time
in the course of the coming season and will be
installed in New York theaters. The balance will
go to out-of-town houses.
It is declared that F. Ziegfeld, Jr., who has been
conducting "A Winsome Widow" at the Moulin
Rouge with the music from two pianos ever since
he discharged his orchestra, will inspect the organ
with a view to its use in "The Follies of 1912,"
which is to open in September.
The organ is operated by one man. The various
"stops" control the thirty-four instruments with
which the organ is equipped. The organ repro-
duces solos on the 'cello, violin, cornet, piccolo,
flute, and even the soulful oboe, as well as a com-
bination of all these instruments.
GETTING IN TRIM FOR FALL TRADE.
Vacations Well Under Way in the Leading
Baltimore Piano Houses With the Object of
Having Everybody Back "On the Job" Early
in September so as to Inaugurate a Lively
Campaign for the Fall.
(Special to The Review.)
Baltimore, Md., July 16, 1912.
The extreme warm days that have prevailed for
the past week or so have caused the dealers ani
salesmen to forget for the time being making rec-
ord-breaking sales and think about vacations to
rest themselves preparatory to starting in on a
vigorous fall campaign. The result is that at most
the stores the announcement is made that the usual
summer conditions exist, so far as sales are con-
cerned, but that the vacation lists have started, and
will continue until September 1. The idea of the
dealers is to get all of their men back by Septem-
ber, so that they can begin the fall campaign at
the earliest possible time, and have a long run to
make up for some of the backward spring trade.
S, P. Walker, manager of the Stieff branch
stores, is away on an extended business trip, and
will return next Monday.
Manager E. Fred Colber, of William Knabe & Co.,
announces that business has been keeping up well
for the summer, and prospects are good for an
early fall boom. Mr. Colber announces that he
has taken on two new salesmen—Clarence Sim-
mons, formerly connected with the Wilmington,
Del., store of Charles H. Stieff, and H. N. Lucas, of
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Mr. Lucas' father was for-
merly connected with the Foster-Armstrong Co.
for many years previous to his death, and was a
well-known piano man.
Wiljiam F. Bennett, of the Knabe sales force,
is away on a two weeks' vacation.
Manager Kunkel, of the Kunkel Piano Co., an-
nounces that the Baldwin line is making an excel-
lent summer showing, and has been better this
year than for the •same period of 1911.
Peerless automatic pianos are still in demand
despite the warm weather, according to reports
from the Hub Piano Co., local representatives,
while the fall prospects are fine for a big trade
in these instruments.
Manager G. Fred Kranz, of the Kranz-Smith
Piano Co., is spending several weeks at Atlantic
City for the purpose of recuperating during these
hot days from his recent illness. Mr. Kranz is
improving nicely, and believes with several weeks
by the sea he will rapidly regain his strength.
Joseph M. Mann, of the Mann Piano Co., Cable
REVIEW
line representative, says that the usual summer
business is being enjoyed. Mr. Mann has sev-
eral elegantly framed photographs of scenes in
Dallas, Tex., hung up in his office, which make a
pretty fixture. These were taken last month while
Mr. Mann was attending the convention -of the
Advertising Clubs of America.
Manager Albert Bowden, of the talking machine
department of Sanders & Stayman, is back after
several weeks at Atlantic City. The Steinway
business is holding its own during these hot days,
is the way President G. Wright Nicols, of the
firm, puts it.
discovering any misstatement, deception or mis-
representation of any kind, whether willful or
unintentional.
This rule has been in effect over a year, but
in no instance has the bonus been claimed. And
now $25 instead of $1 is offered in the latter case.
"The rule," writes this company, "has had two
beneficial effects. It has encouraged all of the
fifty employes of the St. Louis store to read our
advertisements, thus putting them in close touch
with our selling policy. Moreover it .has put the
fear of the Lord into our advertising department
—a result devoutly hoped for."
BONUSES FOR DISCOVERING ERRORS.
GREATER NEW YORK'S POPULATION.
The Field-Lippman Co.'s piano stores, with
headquarters at St. Louis, Mo., have for some
time had a "Rule 45," in which they offer a bonus
of $1 for each mistake in spelling, punctuation, or
of a typographical nature to the first employe re-
porting such mistake or mistakes. Not only that
but they offered a bonus of $1 to the first employe
Greater New York has a population nearly as
great as that of Chicago, Philadelphia, St. Louis
and Cleveland combined. Their total, according
to the census of 1910. was 4,981,983, while that of
New York was 4,766,883.
What about New York as a vacation spot ?
Mr. DEALER:
The old reliable firm of
DECKER & SON
is making the piano you want and need.
It is a modern piano of unquestioned
excellence and embodies the latest achieve-
ments in tone and tone productions.
You will be enthusiastic over them when
you try them, for they are the
HIGHEST EXAMPLES OF THE PIANO MAKER'S ART.
This is a strong statement but we are
ready to prove it.
Don't jump at conclusions and hastily
condemn a man, but
Do justice to him and yourself by defer-
ring judgment until after due trial and
impartial investigation. A postal will bring
you special prices and terms. Write it
today and thank us later.
DECKER & SON, Inc.
56 YEARS YOUNG
699-703 E. 135th St.
New York
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