Music Trade Review
Issue: 1915 Vol. 61 N. 25 - Page 15
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
15
FOURTEEN CARLOADS OF STARR PIANOS FOR EXPORT SHIPMENT.
In The Review recently there was published a
report of a single shipment of fourteen carloads
be placed on the ship, and it affords an excellent
idea of the size of the shipment.
entering wedge in the piano business which has
gone to Germany heretofore. We are going to
Trainload of Starr Pianos Starting for the Seaboard.
of Starr pianos intended for the export market.
In commenting on the company's export trade, hope that American standards of construction will
Herewith is reproduced a photograph of the train- an officer of the company said: "This business is retain this 'business for us after Europe returns to
load of Starr pianos starting for the seaboard to very gratifying, and we have been able to make an
manufacturing."
DETROIT MUSIC TRADE ADVERTISING HEAVILY.
Piano and Talking Machine Houses Doing Rushing Business as Result of Publicity and Ap-
proach of Holiday Season—Dealers Incensed at Freight Tie-Up.
(Special lo The Review.)
DETROIT, MICH., December 13.—Holiday business
continues to improve every day. There is hardly
a piano store that is not doing extensive advertising,
either through the daily newspapers direct or other
mediums. The J. L. Hudson Co. uses a page every
week, while Grinnell Bros, are using big space
through the week and several pages in each paper
on Sunday. Probably no other store in. Detroit has
such a variety of pianos, players and musical instru-
ments to sell as Grinnell Bros.; their full-page ad-
vertisements are really very interesting, as they
fully describe the complete assortment of musical
instruments and accessories in all the departments.
The firm is pushing the purchase of due bills as
holiday presents. In other words, you can get a
due bill at the Grinnell store for any amount to
give as a Christmas present, which, when presented
Paderewskfs
Photograph
SIGNED BY HIMSELF
This is a finely finished pho-
tograph 6x8, mounted on a
card 11 x 14, and taken in the
summer of 1915. Proceeds to
go to
The Polish Victims'
Relief Fund
PRICE
- - - $5.00
Write order plainly on order
blank attached and mail, with
check or money order.
ORDER BLANK
Polish Victims' Relief Fund, Aeolian Bldg.,
33 West 42d St., New York City.
Enclosed please find my check for $5
money order
for which please mail me one signed
photograph of Paderewski.
Name .
Address
by the recipient at the store, will be honored in
trade. A. H. Howes, of this concern, reports holi-
day business to be exceedingly good, especially in
the small goods and talking machine departments.
Regular piano and player business is also holding
up well, but it is really in the other departments
where the company looks for its biggest business
during December.
The Detroit Board of Commerce has been con-
ducting a contest for new members through the
efforts of committees, and during the campaign 450
new members were added. F. P. Andrew, manager
of the J. L. Hudson piano store, was a member of
the committee that won second prize, it having se-
cured forty-one new members. Mr. Andrew, by
the way, was absent from the store for three days
of the past week on account of a bad cold.
Martin F. Bruton, 796 Woodward avenue, ex-
clusive representative in Detroit for the Kranich &
Bach piano, is pushing this instrument for the
holidays and is meeting with good success.
Charles Stanley, in the University Building, is
not only making lots of sales on "Haines Bros."
and other pianos but is getting big cash payments.
It is reported that Mr. Stanley, with his father,
contemplates the opening of a retail store here.
Howard Miner, who represents the Hallet &
Davis line of pianos and players in Detroit, has
disposed of an exceedingly large number of instru-
ments since starting in about six months ago.
The Detroit Music Co., 288 Woodward avenue,
Detroit, is disposing of quite a number of Autotone
player-pianos. It is getting the benefit of the ex-
tensive advertising being done by two piano firms
north of Grand Circus Park. In other words, to
get to the stores of the other concerns it is really
necessary to go past the Detroit Music Co.'s store.
The Moeller Piano Co., 1018 Grand River avenue,
Detroit, has been closed for the past few weeks for
reasons unknown. This store handles the Chase-
Hackley line of pianos.
The A. B. Smith Piano Co., 18 East Elizabeth
street, Detroit, is running a series of puzzles the
winners of which are promised cash prizes. These
turn out later to be due bills honored only in case
of purchase.
Detroit piano dealers are again "up in arms"
against the railroad companies for the very poor
service which they are getting. Goods shipped from
the factories in October and November are still
undelivered and the only answer one can get from
the railroad companies is, "We are doing our very
best." Dealers are spending about half their time
at the freight yards and with railroad managers
trying to locate shipments and hurry along their
delivery. At this particular time the dealers feel
the congestion more than ever, because many of
the shipments are made up of holiday goods, and
unless they arrive in time will be useless for this
year's Christmas sales.
C. W. Cross, manager of the Bush & Lane Piano
Co., 244 Woodward avenue, Detroit, continues to
"burn up Detroit" with "Cecilian" player-pianos.
Mr. Cross has instructed his salesmen to emphasize
the value of the all-metal player action found only
in Bush & Lane pianos.
A Mason & Hamlin grand piano was used at the
recital on Monday evening, December 6, at the
Arcadia, Detroit, given by Harold Bauer and Pablo
Casals. This instrument is sold only in Michigan
'by the Cable Piano Co., 218 Woodward avenue.
The Triumph
of the
American Tone
The position won by the American
Steel & Wire Co. demonstrates clearly
how right, in the end, must triumph
over prejudice.
The high tension cry of years ago
has entirely subsided, and America's
great wire'manufacturing company,
by continuing its campaign of educa-
tion, has finally won the piano trade to
see the correctness of its position.
Gradually America's leading piano
manufacturing concerns have accepted
the American standard and artists and
amateurs are now thinking less of the
high tension idea and more of beauty
of tone than ever before.
The special brands of the American
Steel & Wire Co.—the "PERFECT-
ED" and "CROWN"—were the out-
come of an ever alert anticipation—
anticipation backed by the ability to
know—the ability to fight undeviat-
ingly for the maintenance of correct
principles. For years it clung relig-
iously to an ideal, in the face of the
'most discouraging opposition, and now
the whole world recognizes its tri-
umph, which has resulted in giving a
purer musical tone than ever before,
and in showing that art is oftentimes
concealed by art.
Awarded the Grand Prize at
the Panama-Pacific Exposition
American Steel & Wire Company
Chicago, New York, Worcester, Cleveland, Pitts-
burgh, Denver. Export representative: U. b. Steel
Products Co., New York. Pacific Coast representa-
tive: U. S. Steel Products Co., San Francisco, Los
Angeles, Portland, Seattle.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
15
FOURTEEN CARLOADS OF STARR PIANOS FOR EXPORT SHIPMENT.
In The Review recently there was published a
report of a single shipment of fourteen carloads
be placed on the ship, and it affords an excellent
idea of the size of the shipment.
entering wedge in the piano business which has
gone to Germany heretofore. We are going to
Trainload of Starr Pianos Starting for the Seaboard.
of Starr pianos intended for the export market.
In commenting on the company's export trade, hope that American standards of construction will
Herewith is reproduced a photograph of the train- an officer of the company said: "This business is retain this 'business for us after Europe returns to
load of Starr pianos starting for the seaboard to very gratifying, and we have been able to make an
manufacturing."
DETROIT MUSIC TRADE ADVERTISING HEAVILY.
Piano and Talking Machine Houses Doing Rushing Business as Result of Publicity and Ap-
proach of Holiday Season—Dealers Incensed at Freight Tie-Up.
(Special lo The Review.)
DETROIT, MICH., December 13.—Holiday business
continues to improve every day. There is hardly
a piano store that is not doing extensive advertising,
either through the daily newspapers direct or other
mediums. The J. L. Hudson Co. uses a page every
week, while Grinnell Bros, are using big space
through the week and several pages in each paper
on Sunday. Probably no other store in. Detroit has
such a variety of pianos, players and musical instru-
ments to sell as Grinnell Bros.; their full-page ad-
vertisements are really very interesting, as they
fully describe the complete assortment of musical
instruments and accessories in all the departments.
The firm is pushing the purchase of due bills as
holiday presents. In other words, you can get a
due bill at the Grinnell store for any amount to
give as a Christmas present, which, when presented
Paderewskfs
Photograph
SIGNED BY HIMSELF
This is a finely finished pho-
tograph 6x8, mounted on a
card 11 x 14, and taken in the
summer of 1915. Proceeds to
go to
The Polish Victims'
Relief Fund
PRICE
- - - $5.00
Write order plainly on order
blank attached and mail, with
check or money order.
ORDER BLANK
Polish Victims' Relief Fund, Aeolian Bldg.,
33 West 42d St., New York City.
Enclosed please find my check for $5
money order
for which please mail me one signed
photograph of Paderewski.
Name .
Address
by the recipient at the store, will be honored in
trade. A. H. Howes, of this concern, reports holi-
day business to be exceedingly good, especially in
the small goods and talking machine departments.
Regular piano and player business is also holding
up well, but it is really in the other departments
where the company looks for its biggest business
during December.
The Detroit Board of Commerce has been con-
ducting a contest for new members through the
efforts of committees, and during the campaign 450
new members were added. F. P. Andrew, manager
of the J. L. Hudson piano store, was a member of
the committee that won second prize, it having se-
cured forty-one new members. Mr. Andrew, by
the way, was absent from the store for three days
of the past week on account of a bad cold.
Martin F. Bruton, 796 Woodward avenue, ex-
clusive representative in Detroit for the Kranich &
Bach piano, is pushing this instrument for the
holidays and is meeting with good success.
Charles Stanley, in the University Building, is
not only making lots of sales on "Haines Bros."
and other pianos but is getting big cash payments.
It is reported that Mr. Stanley, with his father,
contemplates the opening of a retail store here.
Howard Miner, who represents the Hallet &
Davis line of pianos and players in Detroit, has
disposed of an exceedingly large number of instru-
ments since starting in about six months ago.
The Detroit Music Co., 288 Woodward avenue,
Detroit, is disposing of quite a number of Autotone
player-pianos. It is getting the benefit of the ex-
tensive advertising being done by two piano firms
north of Grand Circus Park. In other words, to
get to the stores of the other concerns it is really
necessary to go past the Detroit Music Co.'s store.
The Moeller Piano Co., 1018 Grand River avenue,
Detroit, has been closed for the past few weeks for
reasons unknown. This store handles the Chase-
Hackley line of pianos.
The A. B. Smith Piano Co., 18 East Elizabeth
street, Detroit, is running a series of puzzles the
winners of which are promised cash prizes. These
turn out later to be due bills honored only in case
of purchase.
Detroit piano dealers are again "up in arms"
against the railroad companies for the very poor
service which they are getting. Goods shipped from
the factories in October and November are still
undelivered and the only answer one can get from
the railroad companies is, "We are doing our very
best." Dealers are spending about half their time
at the freight yards and with railroad managers
trying to locate shipments and hurry along their
delivery. At this particular time the dealers feel
the congestion more than ever, because many of
the shipments are made up of holiday goods, and
unless they arrive in time will be useless for this
year's Christmas sales.
C. W. Cross, manager of the Bush & Lane Piano
Co., 244 Woodward avenue, Detroit, continues to
"burn up Detroit" with "Cecilian" player-pianos.
Mr. Cross has instructed his salesmen to emphasize
the value of the all-metal player action found only
in Bush & Lane pianos.
A Mason & Hamlin grand piano was used at the
recital on Monday evening, December 6, at the
Arcadia, Detroit, given by Harold Bauer and Pablo
Casals. This instrument is sold only in Michigan
'by the Cable Piano Co., 218 Woodward avenue.
The Triumph
of the
American Tone
The position won by the American
Steel & Wire Co. demonstrates clearly
how right, in the end, must triumph
over prejudice.
The high tension cry of years ago
has entirely subsided, and America's
great wire'manufacturing company,
by continuing its campaign of educa-
tion, has finally won the piano trade to
see the correctness of its position.
Gradually America's leading piano
manufacturing concerns have accepted
the American standard and artists and
amateurs are now thinking less of the
high tension idea and more of beauty
of tone than ever before.
The special brands of the American
Steel & Wire Co.—the "PERFECT-
ED" and "CROWN"—were the out-
come of an ever alert anticipation—
anticipation backed by the ability to
know—the ability to fight undeviat-
ingly for the maintenance of correct
principles. For years it clung relig-
iously to an ideal, in the face of the
'most discouraging opposition, and now
the whole world recognizes its tri-
umph, which has resulted in giving a
purer musical tone than ever before,
and in showing that art is oftentimes
concealed by art.
Awarded the Grand Prize at
the Panama-Pacific Exposition
American Steel & Wire Company
Chicago, New York, Worcester, Cleveland, Pitts-
burgh, Denver. Export representative: U. b. Steel
Products Co., New York. Pacific Coast representa-
tive: U. S. Steel Products Co., San Francisco, Los
Angeles, Portland, Seattle.
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