Music Trade Review
Issue: 1914 Vol. 59 N. 25 - Page 9
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
LOSS REPORTED IN EXPORTS; IMPORTS ALSO DECREASE.
Exports of Musical Instruments for Ten Months Ending October 3 1 , $789,814 Less Than Total
for Same Period in 1913—Imports Show Loss During Same Months of $136,725—Figures
Regarding Trade in Player-Pianos, Music Rolls, Piano Players and Small Goods.
(Special to The Review.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, December 14.—The sum-
In October, 1914, we exported 279 pianos, valued
at $54,250, as compared with 748 pianos, valued at
mary of exports and imports of the commerce of
$161,425, for the same period of the previous year.
the United States for the month of October, 1914, The ten months' total shows 4,293 pianos, valued
the latest period for which it has been compiled, at $874,575, as compared with 5,850 pianos, valued
has just been issued by the Bureau of Statistics of
at $1,242,304, exported in the same period in 1913,
the Department of Commerce and Labor. The and 0,074 pianos, valued at $1,311,034, during the
figures relating to pianos, organs, piano players
same period in 1912.
and miscellaneous "small goods" duly collated are
Of the aggregate exportations in October there
as follows:
were 10 piano players, valued at $3,230, as com-
pared with 112, valued at $25,330, in Oc'.ober, 1913.
The dutiable imports of musical instruments
For the ten months' period 752 of these instru-
during October amounted to $05,808, as compared
with $lt>ti,353 worth which was imported the same ments, valued at $125,192, were sent abroad, as
month of 191;?. The ten months' total ending Oc- compared with 1,059, valued at $191,481, in 1913,
tober shows importations valued at $1,309,314, as and 797, valued at $215,985, in 1912.
against $1,540,189 worth of musical instruments
The exports of player-pianos (which are now
imported during the same period in 1913, and $1,- listed under a separate heading) show that 118 of
440,039 in 15)12. This gives a decrease in imports
these ins'.ruments. valued at $-38,340, were exported
for the ten months of $136,725.
during October, as compared to 122, valued at $31,-
The total domestic exports of musical instru- 737, exported in October, 1913. The ten months'
m.nts for October, 1914, amounted to $140,448, a? total shows that 1,080 player-pianos,' valued at
compared with $354,179 for the same month of the $283,450, were exported during 1914.
previous year. The ten months' exportation of
1 he exports of perforated music rolls for the
musical instruments amounted to $"2,"205,6'27, as month of October, which are also listed under a
against $2,995,441 for the same period in 1913, and separate heading, amounted in value to 0,043, as
$2,887,420 in 1912. This shows a decrease in ex- compared to 13,547 in October, 1913. The ten
ports for the ten months of $789,814.
months' total amounted in value to $93,101. as
Of the aggregate exportations in October there compared with $113,028 in exports for 1913.
The value of all other instruments and parts
were 255 organs, valued at $13,000, as compared
with 830 organs in 1913, valued at $40,028. The thereof sent abroad during October, 1914, amount-
ten months' total shows that we exported 5,473 ed to $24,297. The total exports for the ten
months under this heading foot up $490,477, as
organs, valued at $338,403, as against 0,80!) organs,
valued at $483,983, for the same period in 1913, against $042,340 exported during the same period
of 1913.
and 8,011 organs, valued at $578,400, in 1912.
TWO NEW DECKER & SON STYLES.
SYRACUSE TRADE FEATURED
J. A. Krumme, Jr., Back from Trip, Tells of
Success in West and New Year's Plans.
In a Special Twelve-Page Section of the Syra-
cuse Herald—Prominent Makes of Pianos
Advertised—Portraits of Leading
Trade
Members Shown.
J. A. Krumme, Jr., sales manager of Decker &
Son, Inc., 697-701 East 135th street, New York, ar-
rived home the latter part of last week from an
extended trip through the Middle West. "Al-
though I found business spotty," he said, this
week, "I managed to do a good business, and
established several new agencies besides bringing
back some good orders. P>en this morning we
received a wire order from one of our largest cus-
tomers for instruments and have had a good call
for grands.
"We have some good plans for next year. Al-
ready we have brought out two new styles which
have brought forth favorable comments from
those who have seen them, and orders have al-
ready been placed for many of these. One is new
Style C piano, and the other a large player Style
L. Recently we have received a large shipment
of very attractive veneers which are now being
used on the cases of these instruments.
"Taking the year as a whole, we have had a
steady growth and our prospects for next year
are very bright."
INCREASES ITSTSALES STAFF.
The Gulbransen-Dickinson Co., 505 Fiftli ave-
nue, New York, added the following salesmen
to its sales staff this weet : \. Loeb, formerly
connected with William Knabe & Co., New York;
A. C. Terwilliger, associated for a number of
years with M. Welte & Sons, Inc., and William
Clark, formerly of the H. P. Nelson Co., Chicago.
(Special to The Review.)
SYRACUSE, N. Y., December 14.—The Syracuse
Herald recently issued a most interesting twelve-
page, illustrated section devoted to music and the
music trade of the city. Among those concerns who
had large advertisements in the section were the
Clark Music Co., which featured the Apollo and
other makes of instruments, the Hunter, Tuppen
Co. with '.he Autopiano, Lauter, etc., Leiter Bros,
with the Stein way, Vose and others, Michael & St.
John with the Krakauer, Needham, Cable & Sons,
etc.. tli: Auracher Piano Co. with the Kimball, and
other concerns. Several houses, including Spalding
& Co., tho W. D. Andrews Co., and others adver-
lised various makes of talking machines, princi-
pally the Victor, Edison and Columbia lines.
. Articles on Melville Clark and others were in-
cluded in the section, as were the portraits of a
score or more of the prominent men identified
with the music trade of Syracuse.
DEATH OF M R S ^ L E X . McDONALD.
The many friends in the trade of Alexander
McDonald, a former piano man, and now editor
of The Piano and Player Journal, will regret to
learn of the death of his wife, who passed away
suddenly Thursday morning. Mrs. McDonald is
survived by seven children, the eldest of whom is
fourteen years of age.
WRIGHT
Salma Office* at
437 5th Are., New York
1 . Beverly. MMMgrr «f Sales
STRONG AFTER SALES IN BUFFALO.
Piano Dealers Advertisng Liberally for Holi-
day Business and Getting Results—Some
New Dealers—Poppenberg's to Move.
(Special to The Review.)
BUFFALO, N. Y., December 14.—Not in many a
month has such enthusiasm been displayed by
dealers as is now apparent in all sections of the
city. A general improvement has been more than
noticeable within the past few days, and with this
as a stimulus the ever-increasing army of optimists
is going after business with a vengeance.
Never before had Buffalo dealers advertised so
heavily for the holiday trade. Although pianos
are given a prominent place in the numerous
publications, the tendency here seems to hammer
insistently on the talking machine end of the busi-
ness. However, many pianos are being moved into
homes, the number being sold this week more than
doubling that of the week previous.
Two of the big houses report that payments are
coming easily and big cash collections are not un-
c minion in spue of hard times calamity howling.
J he great east side i.-> doing the brunt of the buy-
ing this season, many important sales being an-
nounced among the music loving foreign popula-
tion. Indications are now that all sale records
will be smashed Christmas week. Unusual crowds
at the concerts given by world-wide known artists
proves that I'ufifalo is becoming more and more a
musical city.
That no real slump in business has b e n felt
here is shown by the steadily growing number of
new dealers. All seem to be busy and flourishing.
New companies are opening sales rooms from time
to time, especially on the east side.
Poppenberg's, one of Huffalo's oldest piano
houses, is announcing a removal sale prior to going
to the new Poppenbcrg building in upper Main
street, which is rapidly nearing completion. This
will be one of the ci'v's largest and most complete
musical establishments.
SOME NOTED KNABE PURCHASERS.
Mrs. Perry llelmoiit. the prominent society lead-
er, this week selected for her own use a Knabe
parlor grand at the local warerooms of William
Knabe & Co., 437 Piftli avenue. Miss Bianca Hol-
ley, a prominent church singer, purchased a Louis
XV Knab? grand in a walnut case which was
delivered Monday to her studio. This grand was
specially made to Miss Holley's order and will
1'armonize with the furn'shings of her music studio.
The New York Tribune published, Sunday,
an interesting article, entitled "New Methods
Make Scale Practising Fun," in which it pre-
sented several illustrations to carry out the spirit
of the article. Two of these photographs con-
sisted of scenes in the homes of two prominent
New Yorkers, one showing the grandchildren of
Mrs. Henry Phipps, and the other, two children
in the prominent Martin family. The popularity
of the Knabe piano in the homes of well-known
New Yorkers may be gathered from the fact that
both of the pianos shown in these photographs
were Style "J" Knabe uprights, which had been
purchased at the Knabe warerooms a short while
ago.
INCORPORATED.
The Arkady Musical Corporation riled a certifi-
cate of incorporation with the Secretary of State
at Albany, this week, with a capital of $5,000.
The interested parties are F. Scheurer, H. Ed-
wards. C. Bertram Plante, Brooklyn, N. Y.
METAL PLAYER ACTION
About 100% in advance of any action ever offered. Investi-
gate the Wright. You will be astounded at its many.exclusive
features, its simplicity of construction, its wonderful respon-
siveness, its absolute durability and its beauty. Can easily
be installed in seven hours.
M. S. Wright Company
Worcester, Mass.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
LOSS REPORTED IN EXPORTS; IMPORTS ALSO DECREASE.
Exports of Musical Instruments for Ten Months Ending October 3 1 , $789,814 Less Than Total
for Same Period in 1913—Imports Show Loss During Same Months of $136,725—Figures
Regarding Trade in Player-Pianos, Music Rolls, Piano Players and Small Goods.
(Special to The Review.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, December 14.—The sum-
In October, 1914, we exported 279 pianos, valued
at $54,250, as compared with 748 pianos, valued at
mary of exports and imports of the commerce of
$161,425, for the same period of the previous year.
the United States for the month of October, 1914, The ten months' total shows 4,293 pianos, valued
the latest period for which it has been compiled, at $874,575, as compared with 5,850 pianos, valued
has just been issued by the Bureau of Statistics of
at $1,242,304, exported in the same period in 1913,
the Department of Commerce and Labor. The and 0,074 pianos, valued at $1,311,034, during the
figures relating to pianos, organs, piano players
same period in 1912.
and miscellaneous "small goods" duly collated are
Of the aggregate exportations in October there
as follows:
were 10 piano players, valued at $3,230, as com-
pared with 112, valued at $25,330, in Oc'.ober, 1913.
The dutiable imports of musical instruments
For the ten months' period 752 of these instru-
during October amounted to $05,808, as compared
with $lt>ti,353 worth which was imported the same ments, valued at $125,192, were sent abroad, as
month of 191;?. The ten months' total ending Oc- compared with 1,059, valued at $191,481, in 1913,
tober shows importations valued at $1,309,314, as and 797, valued at $215,985, in 1912.
against $1,540,189 worth of musical instruments
The exports of player-pianos (which are now
imported during the same period in 1913, and $1,- listed under a separate heading) show that 118 of
440,039 in 15)12. This gives a decrease in imports
these ins'.ruments. valued at $-38,340, were exported
for the ten months of $136,725.
during October, as compared to 122, valued at $31,-
The total domestic exports of musical instru- 737, exported in October, 1913. The ten months'
m.nts for October, 1914, amounted to $140,448, a? total shows that 1,080 player-pianos,' valued at
compared with $354,179 for the same month of the $283,450, were exported during 1914.
previous year. The ten months' exportation of
1 he exports of perforated music rolls for the
musical instruments amounted to $"2,"205,6'27, as month of October, which are also listed under a
against $2,995,441 for the same period in 1913, and separate heading, amounted in value to 0,043, as
$2,887,420 in 1912. This shows a decrease in ex- compared to 13,547 in October, 1913. The ten
ports for the ten months of $789,814.
months' total amounted in value to $93,101. as
Of the aggregate exportations in October there compared with $113,028 in exports for 1913.
The value of all other instruments and parts
were 255 organs, valued at $13,000, as compared
with 830 organs in 1913, valued at $40,028. The thereof sent abroad during October, 1914, amount-
ten months' total shows that we exported 5,473 ed to $24,297. The total exports for the ten
months under this heading foot up $490,477, as
organs, valued at $338,403, as against 0,80!) organs,
valued at $483,983, for the same period in 1913, against $042,340 exported during the same period
of 1913.
and 8,011 organs, valued at $578,400, in 1912.
TWO NEW DECKER & SON STYLES.
SYRACUSE TRADE FEATURED
J. A. Krumme, Jr., Back from Trip, Tells of
Success in West and New Year's Plans.
In a Special Twelve-Page Section of the Syra-
cuse Herald—Prominent Makes of Pianos
Advertised—Portraits of Leading
Trade
Members Shown.
J. A. Krumme, Jr., sales manager of Decker &
Son, Inc., 697-701 East 135th street, New York, ar-
rived home the latter part of last week from an
extended trip through the Middle West. "Al-
though I found business spotty," he said, this
week, "I managed to do a good business, and
established several new agencies besides bringing
back some good orders. P>en this morning we
received a wire order from one of our largest cus-
tomers for instruments and have had a good call
for grands.
"We have some good plans for next year. Al-
ready we have brought out two new styles which
have brought forth favorable comments from
those who have seen them, and orders have al-
ready been placed for many of these. One is new
Style C piano, and the other a large player Style
L. Recently we have received a large shipment
of very attractive veneers which are now being
used on the cases of these instruments.
"Taking the year as a whole, we have had a
steady growth and our prospects for next year
are very bright."
INCREASES ITSTSALES STAFF.
The Gulbransen-Dickinson Co., 505 Fiftli ave-
nue, New York, added the following salesmen
to its sales staff this weet : \. Loeb, formerly
connected with William Knabe & Co., New York;
A. C. Terwilliger, associated for a number of
years with M. Welte & Sons, Inc., and William
Clark, formerly of the H. P. Nelson Co., Chicago.
(Special to The Review.)
SYRACUSE, N. Y., December 14.—The Syracuse
Herald recently issued a most interesting twelve-
page, illustrated section devoted to music and the
music trade of the city. Among those concerns who
had large advertisements in the section were the
Clark Music Co., which featured the Apollo and
other makes of instruments, the Hunter, Tuppen
Co. with '.he Autopiano, Lauter, etc., Leiter Bros,
with the Stein way, Vose and others, Michael & St.
John with the Krakauer, Needham, Cable & Sons,
etc.. tli: Auracher Piano Co. with the Kimball, and
other concerns. Several houses, including Spalding
& Co., tho W. D. Andrews Co., and others adver-
lised various makes of talking machines, princi-
pally the Victor, Edison and Columbia lines.
. Articles on Melville Clark and others were in-
cluded in the section, as were the portraits of a
score or more of the prominent men identified
with the music trade of Syracuse.
DEATH OF M R S ^ L E X . McDONALD.
The many friends in the trade of Alexander
McDonald, a former piano man, and now editor
of The Piano and Player Journal, will regret to
learn of the death of his wife, who passed away
suddenly Thursday morning. Mrs. McDonald is
survived by seven children, the eldest of whom is
fourteen years of age.
WRIGHT
Salma Office* at
437 5th Are., New York
1 . Beverly. MMMgrr «f Sales
STRONG AFTER SALES IN BUFFALO.
Piano Dealers Advertisng Liberally for Holi-
day Business and Getting Results—Some
New Dealers—Poppenberg's to Move.
(Special to The Review.)
BUFFALO, N. Y., December 14.—Not in many a
month has such enthusiasm been displayed by
dealers as is now apparent in all sections of the
city. A general improvement has been more than
noticeable within the past few days, and with this
as a stimulus the ever-increasing army of optimists
is going after business with a vengeance.
Never before had Buffalo dealers advertised so
heavily for the holiday trade. Although pianos
are given a prominent place in the numerous
publications, the tendency here seems to hammer
insistently on the talking machine end of the busi-
ness. However, many pianos are being moved into
homes, the number being sold this week more than
doubling that of the week previous.
Two of the big houses report that payments are
coming easily and big cash collections are not un-
c minion in spue of hard times calamity howling.
J he great east side i.-> doing the brunt of the buy-
ing this season, many important sales being an-
nounced among the music loving foreign popula-
tion. Indications are now that all sale records
will be smashed Christmas week. Unusual crowds
at the concerts given by world-wide known artists
proves that I'ufifalo is becoming more and more a
musical city.
That no real slump in business has b e n felt
here is shown by the steadily growing number of
new dealers. All seem to be busy and flourishing.
New companies are opening sales rooms from time
to time, especially on the east side.
Poppenberg's, one of Huffalo's oldest piano
houses, is announcing a removal sale prior to going
to the new Poppenbcrg building in upper Main
street, which is rapidly nearing completion. This
will be one of the ci'v's largest and most complete
musical establishments.
SOME NOTED KNABE PURCHASERS.
Mrs. Perry llelmoiit. the prominent society lead-
er, this week selected for her own use a Knabe
parlor grand at the local warerooms of William
Knabe & Co., 437 Piftli avenue. Miss Bianca Hol-
ley, a prominent church singer, purchased a Louis
XV Knab? grand in a walnut case which was
delivered Monday to her studio. This grand was
specially made to Miss Holley's order and will
1'armonize with the furn'shings of her music studio.
The New York Tribune published, Sunday,
an interesting article, entitled "New Methods
Make Scale Practising Fun," in which it pre-
sented several illustrations to carry out the spirit
of the article. Two of these photographs con-
sisted of scenes in the homes of two prominent
New Yorkers, one showing the grandchildren of
Mrs. Henry Phipps, and the other, two children
in the prominent Martin family. The popularity
of the Knabe piano in the homes of well-known
New Yorkers may be gathered from the fact that
both of the pianos shown in these photographs
were Style "J" Knabe uprights, which had been
purchased at the Knabe warerooms a short while
ago.
INCORPORATED.
The Arkady Musical Corporation riled a certifi-
cate of incorporation with the Secretary of State
at Albany, this week, with a capital of $5,000.
The interested parties are F. Scheurer, H. Ed-
wards. C. Bertram Plante, Brooklyn, N. Y.
METAL PLAYER ACTION
About 100% in advance of any action ever offered. Investi-
gate the Wright. You will be astounded at its many.exclusive
features, its simplicity of construction, its wonderful respon-
siveness, its absolute durability and its beauty. Can easily
be installed in seven hours.
M. S. Wright Company
Worcester, Mass.
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