Music Trade Review
Issue: 1914 Vol. 59 N. 7 - Page 12
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THE
MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
NEW INDIANAJTAX RULINGS.
The Dealer
That
Handles
The
SEEBURG
is certain of the
growing business
and the continuous
development of
profits that invari-
ably accompanies
the agency of a line
that is the standard
in its division.
Are you a
SEEBURG repre-
sentative ?
Heavy Burden Put on Piano Dealers Who
Must Pay Taxes on All Stock on Hand—In-
stalment Purchasers Also Liable.
(Special to The Review.)
INDIANAPOLIS, IND., August 10.—Two recent de-
cisions of the State Board of Tax Commissioners
of Indiana are of particular interest to piano men
of the State, one being directly against their inter-
ests and the other in their favor.
The first ruling is to the effect that the dealer,
must pay taxes on all pianos in his possession,
whether representing consigned or purchased
stock. This move is said to be for the purpose of
making up for the many pianos that have escaped
taxation in the past.
Another ruling, and a good one, is to the effect
that the purchaser of a piano on an inUalnu'iK
contract must pay the taxes on the instrument.
TO AID JOHN CHURCH CO. DEALERS.
Henry Manning to Do Some Interesting Con-
structive Work for Wholesale Department of
That Company—A New Line of Work.
(Special to The Keview.)
STUDENTS VIEW J5ROWN COLLECTION
Of
Musical Instruments at the Metropolitan
Art Museum Last Saturday.
The music students of the Columbia Summer
School, with their head, Prof. Farnsworth, visited
the Crosby Brown collection of musical instru-
ments at the Metropolitan Art Museum Saturday
afternoon. The collection, which is one of the fine
ones of the museum, has been temporarily displaced
by the instalment of the Morgan and Altman col-
lections, and was to have been placed again on
exhibition this month, but owing to the work in-
cident to it, it will not be ready for public exhibi-
tion again until September. The music students,
who annually make a pilgrimage to the museum,
enjoyed a special privilege Saturday.
WILL HAVE EFFECH)N EXPORT TRADE
Shipments of Pianos to South America Not
Hindered According to E. M. Backus.
According to K. M. Backus, of the R. S. Howard
Co., New York, the present war in Europe will
naturally call a temporary halt upon the export
business to that continent, although it was not ex-
pected that any difficulty would be met in making
usual shipments to South America, some sections
of the West Indies and other parts of the world
where peace still exists. It is expected that a con-
tinuation of the war will mean that American in-
struments will find their way into many new mar-
kets now held by European manufacturers.
CINCINNATI, O., August 10.—Henry Manning,
one of the founders and for some time actively in-
terested in the Cleveland-Manning Co., Atlanta,
Ga., has joined the forces of the John Church Co.
in the wholesale sales department. Mr. Manning's
duties, as outlined, will he the aiding of dealers
handling the Everett piano or other instruments
in the John Church Co. line in meeting the prob-
VOSE PIANOS MAKE FRIENDS.
lems that crop up in the retail business. Through
One
of the Significant Facts in Connection
Mr. Manning's efforts the dealers will be assisted
with Sales of Vose Pianos Accounts for Their
in the sale of increased numbers of pianos by spe-
Being Steadily in Demand.
cial selling helps of practical value and thereby be
placed in a position to increase their wholesale
One of the popular designs of uprights made by
orders.
the Vose & Sons Piano Co., of Boston, is that
featured in their advertisement elsewhere in this
C. A. GRINNELLJiEARD FROM.
issue of The Review. This style is a steady favor-
(Special ti- The Review.)
ite, judging from the way orders are coming in
DKTKOIT, .MICH., August 11.— I. L. Grinnell re-
from all parts of the country.
ceived a cablegram this week from C. A. Grinnell,
No better proof of the Vose reputation and the
who has been touring Europe this summer with his
family, briefly stating his safe arrival in London, standing of their instruments can be adduced than
after being held up in Paris for a few days with the way this piano has sold during the dulness in
thousands of other American tourists when the trade which has prevailed for some time past. Deal-
European war broke out. But his baggage is still ers have sold it with confidence because of its
satisfactory qualities of tone, construction and fin-
in Paris, with no prospect of being redeemed.
ish, and order has followed order, showing that
"We have no fear that Mr. Grinnell will be short
the instrument has acted as a sort of ambassador
of funds, for he has trade friends in London who
among its friends for future business. This is the
will honor his letters of credit," said Mr. Grinnell.
keynote of Vose success—their pianos embrace
Only the one cable has been received from the
those characteristics of quality that win friends
traveler. It may be weeks before he is able to
long after they are sold, and no one can conceive
come home, though he undoubtedly will take pas-
of any better recommendation.
sage on the first ship available. He has been abroad
since May.
F. D. Dexter, piano tuner of Earlville, N. Y.,
MANY SALES OFJVUSON & HAML1NS.
died in that town this week.
(Special to The Review.)
J. P. Seeburg Piano Co.
Makers of
Seeburg Electric Coin-Operated Pianos,
Seeburg Orchestrions and
The Seeburg Motion Picture Player.
Art Style Originators
OFFICES:
900-904 Republic Building
State and Adams Streets
FACTORY:
413-415-417-419 W. Erie St.
Seeburg Building
CHICAGO
MILWAUKEE, WIS., August 11.—The J. H. Brad-
ford Piano Co., Milwaukee's oldest piano house,
has been busy during the present summer and has
disposed of several Mason & Hamlin instruments to
prominent musicians of Milwaukee. Some good
sales of Sohmer, Cable, Melville Clark. Shoninger
and Price & Teeple pianos are reported.
Fred B. Bradford, secretary of the well-known
house, has purchased a new Pierce-Arrow touring
car. Mr. Bradford is the third official of the Brad-
ford house to succumb to the auto fever, as
Thomas DeSwarte and Hugh W. Randall are also
the owners of machines, which they are using to
good advantage in a business way.
Howard & Parke, piano dealers, have leased
quarters in the Shops building, Des Moines, la.,
for the line of instruments which they represent.
This is a new firm, the members of which are
L. E. Howard and F. M. Parke.
THE SMALLEST REAL GRAND PIANO
IN THE WORLD
BABY g
PLAYER GRAND PIANOS
£3
5£fn4/*
PIANO CO.
BttArtOACJ* K/fCC PVl£S
6 3 5 - <343 WEST 4 9 ™ ST.
NEW YORK CITY.
The farmers will harvest !>«>
bushels of wheat this year. The wise
farmer will spend some of his wheat money
for a JESSE FRENCH Piano -or Player.
Are you going to be one of the lucky deal-
ers to get a share of the wheat money ;
To handle JKSSK FRFXCH & SONS
1'iaros means a rich harvest to a li\e
dealers. If you are a live one, write for
particulars.
Jesse French & Sons Piano Co.
New Castle, Ind.
THE
MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
NEW INDIANAJTAX RULINGS.
The Dealer
That
Handles
The
SEEBURG
is certain of the
growing business
and the continuous
development of
profits that invari-
ably accompanies
the agency of a line
that is the standard
in its division.
Are you a
SEEBURG repre-
sentative ?
Heavy Burden Put on Piano Dealers Who
Must Pay Taxes on All Stock on Hand—In-
stalment Purchasers Also Liable.
(Special to The Review.)
INDIANAPOLIS, IND., August 10.—Two recent de-
cisions of the State Board of Tax Commissioners
of Indiana are of particular interest to piano men
of the State, one being directly against their inter-
ests and the other in their favor.
The first ruling is to the effect that the dealer,
must pay taxes on all pianos in his possession,
whether representing consigned or purchased
stock. This move is said to be for the purpose of
making up for the many pianos that have escaped
taxation in the past.
Another ruling, and a good one, is to the effect
that the purchaser of a piano on an inUalnu'iK
contract must pay the taxes on the instrument.
TO AID JOHN CHURCH CO. DEALERS.
Henry Manning to Do Some Interesting Con-
structive Work for Wholesale Department of
That Company—A New Line of Work.
(Special to The Keview.)
STUDENTS VIEW J5ROWN COLLECTION
Of
Musical Instruments at the Metropolitan
Art Museum Last Saturday.
The music students of the Columbia Summer
School, with their head, Prof. Farnsworth, visited
the Crosby Brown collection of musical instru-
ments at the Metropolitan Art Museum Saturday
afternoon. The collection, which is one of the fine
ones of the museum, has been temporarily displaced
by the instalment of the Morgan and Altman col-
lections, and was to have been placed again on
exhibition this month, but owing to the work in-
cident to it, it will not be ready for public exhibi-
tion again until September. The music students,
who annually make a pilgrimage to the museum,
enjoyed a special privilege Saturday.
WILL HAVE EFFECH)N EXPORT TRADE
Shipments of Pianos to South America Not
Hindered According to E. M. Backus.
According to K. M. Backus, of the R. S. Howard
Co., New York, the present war in Europe will
naturally call a temporary halt upon the export
business to that continent, although it was not ex-
pected that any difficulty would be met in making
usual shipments to South America, some sections
of the West Indies and other parts of the world
where peace still exists. It is expected that a con-
tinuation of the war will mean that American in-
struments will find their way into many new mar-
kets now held by European manufacturers.
CINCINNATI, O., August 10.—Henry Manning,
one of the founders and for some time actively in-
terested in the Cleveland-Manning Co., Atlanta,
Ga., has joined the forces of the John Church Co.
in the wholesale sales department. Mr. Manning's
duties, as outlined, will he the aiding of dealers
handling the Everett piano or other instruments
in the John Church Co. line in meeting the prob-
VOSE PIANOS MAKE FRIENDS.
lems that crop up in the retail business. Through
One
of the Significant Facts in Connection
Mr. Manning's efforts the dealers will be assisted
with Sales of Vose Pianos Accounts for Their
in the sale of increased numbers of pianos by spe-
Being Steadily in Demand.
cial selling helps of practical value and thereby be
placed in a position to increase their wholesale
One of the popular designs of uprights made by
orders.
the Vose & Sons Piano Co., of Boston, is that
featured in their advertisement elsewhere in this
C. A. GRINNELLJiEARD FROM.
issue of The Review. This style is a steady favor-
(Special ti- The Review.)
ite, judging from the way orders are coming in
DKTKOIT, .MICH., August 11.— I. L. Grinnell re-
from all parts of the country.
ceived a cablegram this week from C. A. Grinnell,
No better proof of the Vose reputation and the
who has been touring Europe this summer with his
family, briefly stating his safe arrival in London, standing of their instruments can be adduced than
after being held up in Paris for a few days with the way this piano has sold during the dulness in
thousands of other American tourists when the trade which has prevailed for some time past. Deal-
European war broke out. But his baggage is still ers have sold it with confidence because of its
satisfactory qualities of tone, construction and fin-
in Paris, with no prospect of being redeemed.
ish, and order has followed order, showing that
"We have no fear that Mr. Grinnell will be short
the instrument has acted as a sort of ambassador
of funds, for he has trade friends in London who
among its friends for future business. This is the
will honor his letters of credit," said Mr. Grinnell.
keynote of Vose success—their pianos embrace
Only the one cable has been received from the
those characteristics of quality that win friends
traveler. It may be weeks before he is able to
long after they are sold, and no one can conceive
come home, though he undoubtedly will take pas-
of any better recommendation.
sage on the first ship available. He has been abroad
since May.
F. D. Dexter, piano tuner of Earlville, N. Y.,
MANY SALES OFJVUSON & HAML1NS.
died in that town this week.
(Special to The Review.)
J. P. Seeburg Piano Co.
Makers of
Seeburg Electric Coin-Operated Pianos,
Seeburg Orchestrions and
The Seeburg Motion Picture Player.
Art Style Originators
OFFICES:
900-904 Republic Building
State and Adams Streets
FACTORY:
413-415-417-419 W. Erie St.
Seeburg Building
CHICAGO
MILWAUKEE, WIS., August 11.—The J. H. Brad-
ford Piano Co., Milwaukee's oldest piano house,
has been busy during the present summer and has
disposed of several Mason & Hamlin instruments to
prominent musicians of Milwaukee. Some good
sales of Sohmer, Cable, Melville Clark. Shoninger
and Price & Teeple pianos are reported.
Fred B. Bradford, secretary of the well-known
house, has purchased a new Pierce-Arrow touring
car. Mr. Bradford is the third official of the Brad-
ford house to succumb to the auto fever, as
Thomas DeSwarte and Hugh W. Randall are also
the owners of machines, which they are using to
good advantage in a business way.
Howard & Parke, piano dealers, have leased
quarters in the Shops building, Des Moines, la.,
for the line of instruments which they represent.
This is a new firm, the members of which are
L. E. Howard and F. M. Parke.
THE SMALLEST REAL GRAND PIANO
IN THE WORLD
BABY g
PLAYER GRAND PIANOS
£3
5£fn4/*
PIANO CO.
BttArtOACJ* K/fCC PVl£S
6 3 5 - <343 WEST 4 9 ™ ST.
NEW YORK CITY.
The farmers will harvest !>
bushels of wheat this year. The wise
farmer will spend some of his wheat money
for a JESSE FRENCH Piano -or Player.
Are you going to be one of the lucky deal-
ers to get a share of the wheat money ;
To handle JKSSK FRFXCH & SONS
1'iaros means a rich harvest to a li\e
dealers. If you are a live one, write for
particulars.
Jesse French & Sons Piano Co.
New Castle, Ind.
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