Music Trade Review
Issue: 1914 Vol. 59 N. 11 - Page 9
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
PRICE & TEEPLE TO CONCENTRATE MANUFACTURING.
Announce Plans for Erecting Additional Buildings at Schaeffer Piano Works, Kankakee,
and Moving Chicago Factory to That Place—Will Have Many New Advantages.
The Price & Teeple Co., Chicago, has just issued
the following letter to the trade:
"We have carefully investigated and found it to
he to the advantage of our customers as well as
ourselves to concentrate our manufacturing forces
at one point, and as we own several acres of land
at Kankakee adjoining the buildings occupied by
the commodious and extensive Schaeffer Piano
Works and situated most advantageously for ship-
ping, with as good a freight rate as from Chicago
and in some instances better, we have decided to
amalgamate our manufacturing at that point and
expect to be in full operation there by the spring
or early summer in 1915. New buildings will be
built to take care of our requirements. There will
be no unnecessary delays in filling orders, as the
moving process will be slow and gradual in order
that there will be no interruption of our business.
"The player branch of our industry has grown
beyond our expectations, and with the unusual
facilities in the Kankakee plant, where the de-
velopment of our player took place, it is the most
logical and advantageous point to do all of our
manufacturing.
"It is a pleasure to take this opportunity of
thanking our customers for the bounteous treat-
ment that we have received in the way of orders
and otherwise, and we hasten to assure all that it
will be the tireless effort of our capable office and
traveling forces, as well as the officers of our com-
pany, to merit a continuance of your good wishes
and a share of your valued trade.
"The wholesale offices and display rooms will be
situated as heretofore—218 South Wabash avenue,
Chicago—where a full line of pianos, player-pianos
and electric pianos will be displayed."
BRAMBACH GRAND IN LEONIA SCHOOL
AROUND THE MILWAUKEE TRADE.
VETERAN DEALER TO RETIRE.
J. G. Early, Head of the Early Music House,
Plans to Enjoy Benefits of Thirty-five Years
of Earnest Work in the Retail Piano Trade.
J. G. Early, founder and head of the Early Music
House, Fort Dodge, la., and with branches in
Spencer, Des Moines and Waterloo, la., has an-
nounced his intention of retiring from the trade
and discontinuing his stores with a view to de-
voting his time to rest and some outside business
interests. In a statement to the public Mr. Early
says.
"I am approaching my sixtieth year. Thirty-five
years i have spent in the closest possible applica-
tion to business. I have built up a piano trade,
which covers the State of Iowa and is now produc-
ing nearly $20,000 in monthly sales. I could not
ask anything better, but my outside interests de-
mand my attention. I have no sons, and while I
do not agree with Dr. Osier, yet I wish to enjoy
some of the fruits of this thirty-five years of hard
labor.
"I dislike woefully to disorganize the best piano
Instrument
Selected by School Committee
Patricolo, the Weil-Known Pianist, Makes Big
business in the Middle West, but see no other way,
After Careful Inspection by Board and Mus-
Hit with the Steinway Concert Grand in
so I have determined to give my friends and the
ical Critics as Well as Many Interested
Vaudeville—Some Big Grand Sales of Stein-
public the greatest opportunity ever offered to buy
Teachers Who Are Delighted With It.
way Goods—Other News of Interest.
a piano at much less than its value."
A Brambach baby grand piano, style B, manu-
( Special to The Review.) '
The Early Music House handles the Mason &
MILWAUKEE, WIS., September 8.—Milwaukeeans
factured by the Brambach Piano Co., 639 West
Hamlin, A. B. Chase, Behning, Ivers & Pond, Koh-
Forty-ninth street, New York, and the smallest
were given an excellent opportunity last week to ler & Campbell and other makes of pianos, and
see the possibilities which can be attained by the has a large following.
artist who uses the Steinway concert grand when
it was featured in vaudeville at the Majestic Thea-
ter by Patricolo, the well-known pianist. The
Steinway seemed to be excellently adapted to
Patricolo and his work, and the artist was given
hearty applause. Compositions by Rubenstein,
Gottschalk and various other classical numbers
were offered, and for an encore he usually ren-
dered his own arrangement of William Loraine's
"Salome."
The Edmund Gram Piano Co., carrying the
Steinway, Steck, Everett, Weber, Hardman and
Speaking of piano wire durability,
Edmund Gram pianos, has been making some ex-
School in Which Brambach Was Installed.
we
can show you an old square piano
grand on the market, was placed this week in the ceptionally fine sales of Steinway grands during
which was strung with American
the past few weeks.
grammar school of Leonia, N. J. Tn order that
A. T. Wittich, veteran and well-known piano
no mistake might be made in the selection of a
piano wire over a half century ago
piano for the school, where it will be put to con- man, associated with the Edmud Gram house, left
and is still perfect in 1914—not a
tinual use, the instrument and its manufacture yesterday for a two weeks' vacation in the East.
was thoroughly inspected by members of the Mr. Wittich traveled for the A. B. Chase Co. and
string broken, mechanically and
other well-known piano houses for many years,
school board of Leonia and also a number of
tonally in excellent condition.
teachers, including the musical director of the and he has many friends in the Eastern trade.
Now, with such evidence do you
school and a well known college professor. After
Before leaving on his vacation Mr. Wittich sold
inspecting several different makes it was decided
several Steinway grands to Milwaukeeans.
wonder why the American brands
to purchase the Brambach not only on account
The sale of pianos and players has been showing
"PERFECTED" and "CROWN"
of its convenient size for saving space in the an increase at the store of the F. L. Clarke Music
school room but also because of its power and
have steadily advanced in the esti-
Co., 418 Grand avenue, of late, due to the fact
sweetness of tone and stability.
that F. Leslie Clarke, president of the company,
mation of American piano manufac-
has been giving his entire attention to his retail
turers?
SETTLED IN NEW QUARTERS.
trade in Milwaukee. Mr. Clarke travels in north-
western
Wisconsin
and
sells
to
dealers
in
that
ter-
This great company now easily
Berberet Bros. Piano Co. is now settled in its
new quarters at 414 South Washington street, ritory, but will remain in Milwaukee for several
takes rank as the master music wire
weeks.
Springfield, 111., in the premises formerly occupied
maker. For more than a half cen-
by the Zimmerman Piano Co., who went out of
business some time ago. The store has been hand-
A COMPREHENSIVE MONOGRAPH.
tury it has, through original research
somely remodeled and stocked with Peerless play-
The "Real Lexikon de Musikinstrumente zug-
and experiment, built up a wire
ers and Seybold and other makes of pianos.
leich ein Polyglossar fur das gesamte Tnstrumen-
which to-day stands as the ideal. It
tengebiet" compiled by Curt Sachs and published by
The Barnes Music House, of Pine Bluff, Ark.,
Julius Bard in Berlin, is the most comprehensive
has
been the result of evolutionistic
has opened a branch store in Monroe, La.
monograph on musical instruments ever issued. It
theories always tending towards
describes and pictures not only all the diverse kinds
something
higher and better, and the
now in use in Europe, but also those of the past
Onlyoivc
ages and of half-civilized and barbarous peoples.
crystallization is in the triumph of
It is a work of truly Teutonic erudition, and the
piano is
American
skill which now the whole
condensed information supplied by the author about
made in
each instrument is followed by reference to other
world recognizes—Points for the
this large
documents giving information on the same topic.
consideration of every American
As a supplement to Riemann's "Musik-Lexicon,"
piano manufacturer.
which has room for articles on only the important
that is the
instruments, Curt Sach's "Real Lexikon" is indis-
qemiiive
pensable in private or public libraries.
The Master
Music Wire
Maker
ktod
LINDEMAN
originated
in 1821 by
Yf?Linderoai\
Lindeman & Sons Piano Go.
49 T ^ St. 6 11 T -? Avc.
N e w York.
If you are a salesman, tuner or traveler, and
desire a position, forward your wants in an ad-
vertisement to The Review in space not to ex-
ceed four lines and it will be inserted free of
charge and replies sent to you.
American
Steel & Wire Company
Chicago, New York, Worcester, Cleveland, Pitts-
burgh, Denver. Export representative: U. S. Steel
Products Co., New York. Pacific Coast represen-
tative: U. S. Steel Products Co., San Francisco,
Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
PRICE & TEEPLE TO CONCENTRATE MANUFACTURING.
Announce Plans for Erecting Additional Buildings at Schaeffer Piano Works, Kankakee,
and Moving Chicago Factory to That Place—Will Have Many New Advantages.
The Price & Teeple Co., Chicago, has just issued
the following letter to the trade:
"We have carefully investigated and found it to
he to the advantage of our customers as well as
ourselves to concentrate our manufacturing forces
at one point, and as we own several acres of land
at Kankakee adjoining the buildings occupied by
the commodious and extensive Schaeffer Piano
Works and situated most advantageously for ship-
ping, with as good a freight rate as from Chicago
and in some instances better, we have decided to
amalgamate our manufacturing at that point and
expect to be in full operation there by the spring
or early summer in 1915. New buildings will be
built to take care of our requirements. There will
be no unnecessary delays in filling orders, as the
moving process will be slow and gradual in order
that there will be no interruption of our business.
"The player branch of our industry has grown
beyond our expectations, and with the unusual
facilities in the Kankakee plant, where the de-
velopment of our player took place, it is the most
logical and advantageous point to do all of our
manufacturing.
"It is a pleasure to take this opportunity of
thanking our customers for the bounteous treat-
ment that we have received in the way of orders
and otherwise, and we hasten to assure all that it
will be the tireless effort of our capable office and
traveling forces, as well as the officers of our com-
pany, to merit a continuance of your good wishes
and a share of your valued trade.
"The wholesale offices and display rooms will be
situated as heretofore—218 South Wabash avenue,
Chicago—where a full line of pianos, player-pianos
and electric pianos will be displayed."
BRAMBACH GRAND IN LEONIA SCHOOL
AROUND THE MILWAUKEE TRADE.
VETERAN DEALER TO RETIRE.
J. G. Early, Head of the Early Music House,
Plans to Enjoy Benefits of Thirty-five Years
of Earnest Work in the Retail Piano Trade.
J. G. Early, founder and head of the Early Music
House, Fort Dodge, la., and with branches in
Spencer, Des Moines and Waterloo, la., has an-
nounced his intention of retiring from the trade
and discontinuing his stores with a view to de-
voting his time to rest and some outside business
interests. In a statement to the public Mr. Early
says.
"I am approaching my sixtieth year. Thirty-five
years i have spent in the closest possible applica-
tion to business. I have built up a piano trade,
which covers the State of Iowa and is now produc-
ing nearly $20,000 in monthly sales. I could not
ask anything better, but my outside interests de-
mand my attention. I have no sons, and while I
do not agree with Dr. Osier, yet I wish to enjoy
some of the fruits of this thirty-five years of hard
labor.
"I dislike woefully to disorganize the best piano
Instrument
Selected by School Committee
Patricolo, the Weil-Known Pianist, Makes Big
business in the Middle West, but see no other way,
After Careful Inspection by Board and Mus-
Hit with the Steinway Concert Grand in
so I have determined to give my friends and the
ical Critics as Well as Many Interested
Vaudeville—Some Big Grand Sales of Stein-
public the greatest opportunity ever offered to buy
Teachers Who Are Delighted With It.
way Goods—Other News of Interest.
a piano at much less than its value."
A Brambach baby grand piano, style B, manu-
( Special to The Review.) '
The Early Music House handles the Mason &
MILWAUKEE, WIS., September 8.—Milwaukeeans
factured by the Brambach Piano Co., 639 West
Hamlin, A. B. Chase, Behning, Ivers & Pond, Koh-
Forty-ninth street, New York, and the smallest
were given an excellent opportunity last week to ler & Campbell and other makes of pianos, and
see the possibilities which can be attained by the has a large following.
artist who uses the Steinway concert grand when
it was featured in vaudeville at the Majestic Thea-
ter by Patricolo, the well-known pianist. The
Steinway seemed to be excellently adapted to
Patricolo and his work, and the artist was given
hearty applause. Compositions by Rubenstein,
Gottschalk and various other classical numbers
were offered, and for an encore he usually ren-
dered his own arrangement of William Loraine's
"Salome."
The Edmund Gram Piano Co., carrying the
Steinway, Steck, Everett, Weber, Hardman and
Speaking of piano wire durability,
Edmund Gram pianos, has been making some ex-
School in Which Brambach Was Installed.
we
can show you an old square piano
grand on the market, was placed this week in the ceptionally fine sales of Steinway grands during
which was strung with American
the past few weeks.
grammar school of Leonia, N. J. Tn order that
A. T. Wittich, veteran and well-known piano
no mistake might be made in the selection of a
piano wire over a half century ago
piano for the school, where it will be put to con- man, associated with the Edmud Gram house, left
and is still perfect in 1914—not a
tinual use, the instrument and its manufacture yesterday for a two weeks' vacation in the East.
was thoroughly inspected by members of the Mr. Wittich traveled for the A. B. Chase Co. and
string broken, mechanically and
other well-known piano houses for many years,
school board of Leonia and also a number of
tonally in excellent condition.
teachers, including the musical director of the and he has many friends in the Eastern trade.
Now, with such evidence do you
school and a well known college professor. After
Before leaving on his vacation Mr. Wittich sold
inspecting several different makes it was decided
several Steinway grands to Milwaukeeans.
wonder why the American brands
to purchase the Brambach not only on account
The sale of pianos and players has been showing
"PERFECTED" and "CROWN"
of its convenient size for saving space in the an increase at the store of the F. L. Clarke Music
school room but also because of its power and
have steadily advanced in the esti-
Co., 418 Grand avenue, of late, due to the fact
sweetness of tone and stability.
that F. Leslie Clarke, president of the company,
mation of American piano manufac-
has been giving his entire attention to his retail
turers?
SETTLED IN NEW QUARTERS.
trade in Milwaukee. Mr. Clarke travels in north-
western
Wisconsin
and
sells
to
dealers
in
that
ter-
This great company now easily
Berberet Bros. Piano Co. is now settled in its
new quarters at 414 South Washington street, ritory, but will remain in Milwaukee for several
takes rank as the master music wire
weeks.
Springfield, 111., in the premises formerly occupied
maker. For more than a half cen-
by the Zimmerman Piano Co., who went out of
business some time ago. The store has been hand-
A COMPREHENSIVE MONOGRAPH.
tury it has, through original research
somely remodeled and stocked with Peerless play-
The "Real Lexikon de Musikinstrumente zug-
and experiment, built up a wire
ers and Seybold and other makes of pianos.
leich ein Polyglossar fur das gesamte Tnstrumen-
which to-day stands as the ideal. It
tengebiet" compiled by Curt Sachs and published by
The Barnes Music House, of Pine Bluff, Ark.,
Julius Bard in Berlin, is the most comprehensive
has
been the result of evolutionistic
has opened a branch store in Monroe, La.
monograph on musical instruments ever issued. It
theories always tending towards
describes and pictures not only all the diverse kinds
something
higher and better, and the
now in use in Europe, but also those of the past
Onlyoivc
ages and of half-civilized and barbarous peoples.
crystallization is in the triumph of
It is a work of truly Teutonic erudition, and the
piano is
American
skill which now the whole
condensed information supplied by the author about
made in
each instrument is followed by reference to other
world recognizes—Points for the
this large
documents giving information on the same topic.
consideration of every American
As a supplement to Riemann's "Musik-Lexicon,"
piano manufacturer.
which has room for articles on only the important
that is the
instruments, Curt Sach's "Real Lexikon" is indis-
qemiiive
pensable in private or public libraries.
The Master
Music Wire
Maker
ktod
LINDEMAN
originated
in 1821 by
Yf?Linderoai\
Lindeman & Sons Piano Go.
49 T ^ St. 6 11 T -? Avc.
N e w York.
If you are a salesman, tuner or traveler, and
desire a position, forward your wants in an ad-
vertisement to The Review in space not to ex-
ceed four lines and it will be inserted free of
charge and replies sent to you.
American
Steel & Wire Company
Chicago, New York, Worcester, Cleveland, Pitts-
burgh, Denver. Export representative: U. S. Steel
Products Co., New York. Pacific Coast represen-
tative: U. S. Steel Products Co., San Francisco,
Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle.
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