Music Trade Review
Issue: 1913 Vol. 57 N. 6 - Page 10
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
Manager Davis is both sorry and glad to leave
Detroit—sorry because of natural regret to part
Two Situations That Fitted Together Perfectly- - J . L. Hudson Co. Needed Line Such as Apollo,
with the large circle of friends he has made here
and Melville Clark Co. Needed Salestaff for Broader Operations in New York.
since his advent and pleased atJiis advancement to
(Special to The Kuvicvv.)
ment of Apollos until about August 20. Meantime the position of sales manager in New York. He
DETROIT, MICH., August 4.—The discontinuance of
some slight alterations in the store will be made has been prominent in Masonic and automobile cir-
the Detroit branch of the Melville Clark Piano Co. for their benefit. For one thing, new music roll cles, being treasurer of the Wolverine Automobile
and the placing of the Apollo with the J. L. Hud- racks will be provided, the Hudson Co. intending Club. He could have been president of the latter
son Co., as announced in The Review last week, to carry a full catalog of solo and automatic rolls. club had he consented. His trip to New York will
created big interest in Detroit music trade circles. It is likely that the Apollos will be distributed be his summer vacation, being made in a motor
Though established only three years, the Melville among the four rooms on the third floor now de- car at a leisurely rate. He will begin his duties
Clark store had become very well known in De- voted to players, instead of being given a separate there about September 1.
troit, through the energetic and original policies of
room, as was first intended. The reason for this
Leonard Davis, the manager. Its business has been is that if all Apollo or all of any other line of
FOR MAYOR OF MARION, IND.
so large that its sudden closing will have a sort of
pianos are in one demonstration room, only one
readjusting effect on trade conditions here. Only prospect can be shown that line at one time.
J. M. Wallace, Sr., of the Wallace Music Co.,
last January the company renewed its lease on the
Manager Andrew will return from his vacation Marion, Ind., is a candidate for mayor of that
space in the Annis Building for eight years. This about August 20, just in time to take up the cam- city. He is splendidly equipped for such a post,
lease has been disposed of.
for apart from his music trade interests he has
paign with the new lines. He left Saturday for
The closing of the store is the immediate out- Boston, via motor. He is president of the Detroit taken an active interest in politics, and for quite
come of two other important moves in music trade Rotary Club. The international convention of the a time was editor and publisher of a newspaper.
circles. The first was the sale of the Farrand re- Rotary Club will be in session in Buffalo the week The Wallace Music Co. handles the Autopiano,
tail store to the J. L. Hudson Co. That store is of August 18, and en route home from the East Hallet & Davis, Steger, Clough & Warren, M.
the largest but one in the city, and second to none Mr. Andrew will stop to participate.
Schulz Co. and other instruments.
in elegance of furniture and fittings, and carried
a very large staff of salesmen. Yet because of its
status as a branch of a manufacturing establish-
ment it could not carry any other player than the
Cecilian. With its sale the door was opened to
another representation. With facilities for han-
dling half a dozen or more lines, it was handling
only the dickering and McPhail, besides the Ce-
cilian. It needed an electrically controlled auto-
matic player more than anything else to round out
its line.
At about the same time the Melville Clark Piano-
Co. was expanding its business in New York and
needed a number of energetic salesmen-it did not
know where to obtain. These two situations fitted
into each other like shaking hands. The Hudson
store was every bit as able to give the Apollo ac-
tive and prominent representation as was a branch
store devoted exclusively to it. When the Melville
Clark Co. learned that this representation was
available it was decided to solve its own problem
by transferring Leonard Davis and his salesmen to
New York and closing the Detroit establishment.
The Detroit store will finally close on August
15. The business of the store will not be trans-
ferred to the Hudson Co., the deal with that con-
cern being individual in its entirety. The collec-
tions of the Melville Clark store will be handled
by Miss Nellie E. Hunter, who has been office
manager for Manager Davis for two years. She
will have desk room in the Hudson store. The
Melville Clark Co. will furnish a tuner and repair
U A MARVELOUS player piano—a piano that to my mind
man to take care of the Apollos already sold here.
Neither they nor Miss Hunter will have anything
l \ has features which must commend it to every intelli-
to do with Apollos sold by the Hudson Co., nor
gent dealer because it is a wonderful creation."
will the Hudson Co. have anything to do with the
That is what a well-known piano merchant said the other
previous sales of the Melville Clark Piano Co.
The Hudson Co. has another brand-new depar-
day when he examined Style 16, Puritan model, Bjur Bros,
ture in the player line, in connection with which
player.
Manager E. P. Andrew said: "I believe the acqui-
sition.of the electric solo Apollo will make our line
Continuing he added: "I was particularly interested to
unbeatable in this city." The other feature he re-
note that this player is so beautifully finished. The back is
ferred to is the installation of Cecilian player ac-
enclosed the same as the regular upright. It also has all of the
tions in Chickering pianos. Chickering & Sons are
making special cases for the Hudson Co.'s ship-
individual features which has made the Bjur Bros, piano a
ments in order to make this possible. In other
splendid seller with me.
ways the Chickering is unchanged, and the name
"Chickering-Cecilian player piano" seems bound to
"I know of no other player finished like this one.
be a big business puller in Detroit.
"The pneumatic action is most sensitive—in fact I never
The complete line of Hudson Co. under the new
have
played on an instrument that seemed to me to be as good
conditions will be: Chickering pianos, Chickering-
Cecilian players, McPhail pianos, Farrand pianos,
in every respect as this.
Farrand-Cecilian players, Colby pianos and players,
"Talk ahout an easy seller!
automatic solo electric Apollo players and Apollo
"I know how this piano will sell, because we are using
player-grands.
"We needed an electric player for people who
them
right along."
do not care to pump a motor themselves—who de-
sired the convenience of a talking machine in a
player piano," said Manager Andrew. "And we
needed a player grand. The Melville Clark Iinj
Established
gives us both. Neither of these was in the Cecilian
1887
line. With Cecilian excellence in the ordinary ac-
tions, we have nothing to be desired. We have
705-717 Whitlock Avtniii, Mtv York.
the strongest combination possible."
The Hudson Co. will not receive its first ship-
DETAILS OF MELVILLE CLARK CO. CHANGE IN DETROIT.
A Player of Distinct Merit
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
Manager Davis is both sorry and glad to leave
Detroit—sorry because of natural regret to part
Two Situations That Fitted Together Perfectly- - J . L. Hudson Co. Needed Line Such as Apollo,
with the large circle of friends he has made here
and Melville Clark Co. Needed Salestaff for Broader Operations in New York.
since his advent and pleased atJiis advancement to
(Special to The Kuvicvv.)
ment of Apollos until about August 20. Meantime the position of sales manager in New York. He
DETROIT, MICH., August 4.—The discontinuance of
some slight alterations in the store will be made has been prominent in Masonic and automobile cir-
the Detroit branch of the Melville Clark Piano Co. for their benefit. For one thing, new music roll cles, being treasurer of the Wolverine Automobile
and the placing of the Apollo with the J. L. Hud- racks will be provided, the Hudson Co. intending Club. He could have been president of the latter
son Co., as announced in The Review last week, to carry a full catalog of solo and automatic rolls. club had he consented. His trip to New York will
created big interest in Detroit music trade circles. It is likely that the Apollos will be distributed be his summer vacation, being made in a motor
Though established only three years, the Melville among the four rooms on the third floor now de- car at a leisurely rate. He will begin his duties
Clark store had become very well known in De- voted to players, instead of being given a separate there about September 1.
troit, through the energetic and original policies of
room, as was first intended. The reason for this
Leonard Davis, the manager. Its business has been is that if all Apollo or all of any other line of
FOR MAYOR OF MARION, IND.
so large that its sudden closing will have a sort of
pianos are in one demonstration room, only one
readjusting effect on trade conditions here. Only prospect can be shown that line at one time.
J. M. Wallace, Sr., of the Wallace Music Co.,
last January the company renewed its lease on the
Manager Andrew will return from his vacation Marion, Ind., is a candidate for mayor of that
space in the Annis Building for eight years. This about August 20, just in time to take up the cam- city. He is splendidly equipped for such a post,
lease has been disposed of.
for apart from his music trade interests he has
paign with the new lines. He left Saturday for
The closing of the store is the immediate out- Boston, via motor. He is president of the Detroit taken an active interest in politics, and for quite
come of two other important moves in music trade Rotary Club. The international convention of the a time was editor and publisher of a newspaper.
circles. The first was the sale of the Farrand re- Rotary Club will be in session in Buffalo the week The Wallace Music Co. handles the Autopiano,
tail store to the J. L. Hudson Co. That store is of August 18, and en route home from the East Hallet & Davis, Steger, Clough & Warren, M.
the largest but one in the city, and second to none Mr. Andrew will stop to participate.
Schulz Co. and other instruments.
in elegance of furniture and fittings, and carried
a very large staff of salesmen. Yet because of its
status as a branch of a manufacturing establish-
ment it could not carry any other player than the
Cecilian. With its sale the door was opened to
another representation. With facilities for han-
dling half a dozen or more lines, it was handling
only the dickering and McPhail, besides the Ce-
cilian. It needed an electrically controlled auto-
matic player more than anything else to round out
its line.
At about the same time the Melville Clark Piano-
Co. was expanding its business in New York and
needed a number of energetic salesmen-it did not
know where to obtain. These two situations fitted
into each other like shaking hands. The Hudson
store was every bit as able to give the Apollo ac-
tive and prominent representation as was a branch
store devoted exclusively to it. When the Melville
Clark Co. learned that this representation was
available it was decided to solve its own problem
by transferring Leonard Davis and his salesmen to
New York and closing the Detroit establishment.
The Detroit store will finally close on August
15. The business of the store will not be trans-
ferred to the Hudson Co., the deal with that con-
cern being individual in its entirety. The collec-
tions of the Melville Clark store will be handled
by Miss Nellie E. Hunter, who has been office
manager for Manager Davis for two years. She
will have desk room in the Hudson store. The
Melville Clark Co. will furnish a tuner and repair
U A MARVELOUS player piano—a piano that to my mind
man to take care of the Apollos already sold here.
Neither they nor Miss Hunter will have anything
l \ has features which must commend it to every intelli-
to do with Apollos sold by the Hudson Co., nor
gent dealer because it is a wonderful creation."
will the Hudson Co. have anything to do with the
That is what a well-known piano merchant said the other
previous sales of the Melville Clark Piano Co.
The Hudson Co. has another brand-new depar-
day when he examined Style 16, Puritan model, Bjur Bros,
ture in the player line, in connection with which
player.
Manager E. P. Andrew said: "I believe the acqui-
sition.of the electric solo Apollo will make our line
Continuing he added: "I was particularly interested to
unbeatable in this city." The other feature he re-
note that this player is so beautifully finished. The back is
ferred to is the installation of Cecilian player ac-
enclosed the same as the regular upright. It also has all of the
tions in Chickering pianos. Chickering & Sons are
making special cases for the Hudson Co.'s ship-
individual features which has made the Bjur Bros, piano a
ments in order to make this possible. In other
splendid seller with me.
ways the Chickering is unchanged, and the name
"Chickering-Cecilian player piano" seems bound to
"I know of no other player finished like this one.
be a big business puller in Detroit.
"The pneumatic action is most sensitive—in fact I never
The complete line of Hudson Co. under the new
have
played on an instrument that seemed to me to be as good
conditions will be: Chickering pianos, Chickering-
Cecilian players, McPhail pianos, Farrand pianos,
in every respect as this.
Farrand-Cecilian players, Colby pianos and players,
"Talk ahout an easy seller!
automatic solo electric Apollo players and Apollo
"I know how this piano will sell, because we are using
player-grands.
"We needed an electric player for people who
them
right along."
do not care to pump a motor themselves—who de-
sired the convenience of a talking machine in a
player piano," said Manager Andrew. "And we
needed a player grand. The Melville Clark Iinj
Established
gives us both. Neither of these was in the Cecilian
1887
line. With Cecilian excellence in the ordinary ac-
tions, we have nothing to be desired. We have
705-717 Whitlock Avtniii, Mtv York.
the strongest combination possible."
The Hudson Co. will not receive its first ship-
DETAILS OF MELVILLE CLARK CO. CHANGE IN DETROIT.
A Player of Distinct Merit
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