Music Trade Review
Issue: 1915 Vol. 61 N. 8 - Page 8
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
BALTIMORE DEALERS GETTING READY FOR FALL TRADE.
Will Have Stocks in Shape for Expected Demand—Current Trade Conditions—Stieff
on Display at Expositions and Fairs—News of the Vacationists.
(Special to The Kevievv.)
BALTIMORE, MD., August 10.—Baltimore piano
dealers are beginning to prepare for the fall trade,
which many of them think will be very good. They
hold the opinion that this fall will be much better
than that of 1914, and they are getting ready to
meet the demand. With some of the local dealers
the summer has not been anything like they had
anticipated. They believed that they would do
little or no business, but some of them say that the
summer trade has been far better than that of last
year.
Money seems to be easier at present, and the in-
dications are that the people will have more to
spend this coming season.
Vacations are still in force with many of the
local piano houses, and this has caused things to be
turned around somewhat. But by the end of this
month practically all these will be over and every-
thing will be in readiness for the fall trade.
The last four employes of Charles M. Stieff
went on their vacations this week. They are L.
Brockenbrough and Misses Josephine Albert and
Kate Bokee, of the wholesale department, and
Bernard Feld, of the retail department.
The Stieff firm reports that a number of orders
for instruments are being received by both the
Stieff and Shaw factories. It is stated that the
firm looks for excellent fall trade.
Stieff pianos will be on exhibition at the Pitts-
burgh and Columbia expositions, which will be
opened in a few weeks, and it is stated that ar-
rangements for the display of the instruments at
USED BY ROYAL WELSH CHORUS.
Merits of Jesse French Piano Please Director
Thomas, Who Extols Its Tone Quality.
At the Rushville Chautauqua, the Royal Welsh
Chorus used a Jesse French grand piano, manu-
factured by the Jesse French & Sons Piano Co.,
Newcastle, Ind., and the members were so pleased
with the tonal qualities of this instrument that
Director Thomas made the following statement:
"The Jesse French & Sons grand piano has a
brilliant and beautiful tone especially adapted for
concert work, and I consider it the best instrument
that we have used this season. In fact, I consider
it the best grand piano that the chorus has ever
used."
It is also interesting to know that the director
personally announced the name of the Jesse French
& Sons grand from the platform as well as laying
specific emphasis upon its musical qualities.
Pianos
the Lynchburg, Bloomsburg, Allentown and other
fairs are under way.
All the employes of William Knabe & Co. have
recovered from their annual outing, which was
held a week ago and which was declared a real
success by all who attended. Lee Anderson, the
Baltimore manager, returns from his vacation this
week. He will find that the company has done
considerable business since he has been away.
Charles J. MacHenry, the head salesman and as-
sistant manager, is much pleased with what has
been done, although the past week was not as
good as it might have been.
Some good business is looked for from W. W.
Watts, Jr., of the Knabe outside sales force. He
is on a trip to West Virginia, and will remain
there for some days.
With the Sanders & Stayman Co. business for
the week was reported to be only fair, but no
complaint was made.
G. Fred Kranz, of the Kranz-Smith Piano Co.,
who has just returned from a trip to Atlantic
City, finds business normal. Many of his force are
on their vacations.
The Mann Piano Co., Cable Company represent-
ative, closed a good trade last week and a num-
ber of prospects were developed. This week is ex-
pected to be equally as active, and a good business
in players is reported. Country trade is also re-
ported to be good. Joseph M. Mann, who spent
several weeks in Connecticut and New York, was
at headquarters for a few days last week and then
went to Atlantic City.
IMPROVEMENT IN NORTHWEST.
Crops in Good Shape Desp.te Rains and Piano
Business Shows Greater Activity—Several
Piano Exhibits at Minnesota State Fair.
(Special to The Uevicw.)
ST. PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., August lli.—
All the clouds have vanished from the Northwest,
the financial and meteorological, and the entire
country is bathed in a golden sunlight. A real sun
has been shining for ten days, bringing fulsome
heat, and the corn crop, over which the entire
Northwest was most gloomy in the middle of July,
is in a fair way to give a bountiful harvest.
There is some rust damage, but it is in sporadic
locations and is not general in any large areas.
The early reports of the harvest all indicate a bet-
ter than average crop in all the grains, while sec-
tions of the Dakotas will have bumper yields.
The promising harvests have proven a stimulant
to business of all kinds, and the piano dealers are
as cheerful as any of their contemporaries.
The Brooks-Evans Piano Co. placed six Ever-
etts in the Minneapolis Athletic Club this week,
and all were heard at the two formal receptions
Monday and Tuesday evenings. The company dis-
posed of two Everett grands during the week, both
by a coincidence being wedding presents. A gold
plate suitably inscribed was mounted on one of the
instruments.
"During the past month we did as much busi-
ness as in the previous three months" was the size-
up of the conditions made by the Watson-Lister
Piano Co., of Minneapolis. This may have been
the experience of many another house also, but
none made a like admisison.
Soon the Minnesota big fair will be on the pro-
gram,
being September 6-11. There will
NEW STORE IN MANKATO, MINN. be two the or date
three piano exhibits, and probably an
A new general music store is to be opened at equal number of talking machine exhibits. Definite
Mankato, Minn., by the Francis Piano Co. E. A. arrangements for showing at the Minnesota Ex-
Francis will be in charge, and the Cable Company's position have not been all made, but the Cable
and other well-known lines of pianos will be han- Piano Co. is sure to be on hand with a large and
dled, as well as smaller musical instruments. Mr. representative display. Likely the W. W. Kimball
Francis has branches at Worthington and Roches- Co. also will be represented; possibly, also, the P.
ter, Minn., but will move all his stock to Mankato A. Starck Piano Co. •
and confine himself to one establishment.
The show is expected to attract upward of 350,-
000 people if the weather permits.
L. E. Day, Wakefield, Mass., is now located at
Piano factories are running full time, and with
463 Main street, that city, to which address he re- collections much improved the manufacturing
cently moved his piano store.
end of the trade is as jubilant as the retailers.
THROUGH BAGGAGE UPHELD.
Carriers Forbidden to Change Rules on Combi-
nation Tickets.
(Special to The Review.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, August 16.—The Interstate
Commerce Commission handed down a decision
Friday forbidding carriers from putting into opera-
tion proposed rules prohibiting the through check-
ing of baggage, and the sale of through parlor or
sleeping car tickets on combination railroad tickets.
A great volume of passenger traffic from New
York passing through Washington to the South
would have been affected by the proposed rules.
William Tonk, head of Win. Tonk & Bro., New
York, well-known piano manufacturers, is, in
company with Mrs. Tonk, spending a vacation of
several weeks at Oak Bluffs, Mass., located on
Martha's Vineyard.
T H E Bench-Cabinet Hits of the Year
CHICAGO WAREROOMS
At 425 South Wabash Avenue.
Logansport Furniture Co.
John H. Steinmetx, Salma Manager.
Logansport, Ind.
U wish the S T R O N G E S T PIANO P L A T E S
U wish the RIGHT weight. Buy them made
with VAIMADIUIVI iron by the
M A T A W A N S T E E L & I R O N C O . , MATAWAN, MONMOUTH CO., NEW JERSEY
s
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
BALTIMORE DEALERS GETTING READY FOR FALL TRADE.
Will Have Stocks in Shape for Expected Demand—Current Trade Conditions—Stieff
on Display at Expositions and Fairs—News of the Vacationists.
(Special to The Kevievv.)
BALTIMORE, MD., August 10.—Baltimore piano
dealers are beginning to prepare for the fall trade,
which many of them think will be very good. They
hold the opinion that this fall will be much better
than that of 1914, and they are getting ready to
meet the demand. With some of the local dealers
the summer has not been anything like they had
anticipated. They believed that they would do
little or no business, but some of them say that the
summer trade has been far better than that of last
year.
Money seems to be easier at present, and the in-
dications are that the people will have more to
spend this coming season.
Vacations are still in force with many of the
local piano houses, and this has caused things to be
turned around somewhat. But by the end of this
month practically all these will be over and every-
thing will be in readiness for the fall trade.
The last four employes of Charles M. Stieff
went on their vacations this week. They are L.
Brockenbrough and Misses Josephine Albert and
Kate Bokee, of the wholesale department, and
Bernard Feld, of the retail department.
The Stieff firm reports that a number of orders
for instruments are being received by both the
Stieff and Shaw factories. It is stated that the
firm looks for excellent fall trade.
Stieff pianos will be on exhibition at the Pitts-
burgh and Columbia expositions, which will be
opened in a few weeks, and it is stated that ar-
rangements for the display of the instruments at
USED BY ROYAL WELSH CHORUS.
Merits of Jesse French Piano Please Director
Thomas, Who Extols Its Tone Quality.
At the Rushville Chautauqua, the Royal Welsh
Chorus used a Jesse French grand piano, manu-
factured by the Jesse French & Sons Piano Co.,
Newcastle, Ind., and the members were so pleased
with the tonal qualities of this instrument that
Director Thomas made the following statement:
"The Jesse French & Sons grand piano has a
brilliant and beautiful tone especially adapted for
concert work, and I consider it the best instrument
that we have used this season. In fact, I consider
it the best grand piano that the chorus has ever
used."
It is also interesting to know that the director
personally announced the name of the Jesse French
& Sons grand from the platform as well as laying
specific emphasis upon its musical qualities.
Pianos
the Lynchburg, Bloomsburg, Allentown and other
fairs are under way.
All the employes of William Knabe & Co. have
recovered from their annual outing, which was
held a week ago and which was declared a real
success by all who attended. Lee Anderson, the
Baltimore manager, returns from his vacation this
week. He will find that the company has done
considerable business since he has been away.
Charles J. MacHenry, the head salesman and as-
sistant manager, is much pleased with what has
been done, although the past week was not as
good as it might have been.
Some good business is looked for from W. W.
Watts, Jr., of the Knabe outside sales force. He
is on a trip to West Virginia, and will remain
there for some days.
With the Sanders & Stayman Co. business for
the week was reported to be only fair, but no
complaint was made.
G. Fred Kranz, of the Kranz-Smith Piano Co.,
who has just returned from a trip to Atlantic
City, finds business normal. Many of his force are
on their vacations.
The Mann Piano Co., Cable Company represent-
ative, closed a good trade last week and a num-
ber of prospects were developed. This week is ex-
pected to be equally as active, and a good business
in players is reported. Country trade is also re-
ported to be good. Joseph M. Mann, who spent
several weeks in Connecticut and New York, was
at headquarters for a few days last week and then
went to Atlantic City.
IMPROVEMENT IN NORTHWEST.
Crops in Good Shape Desp.te Rains and Piano
Business Shows Greater Activity—Several
Piano Exhibits at Minnesota State Fair.
(Special to The Uevicw.)
ST. PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., August lli.—
All the clouds have vanished from the Northwest,
the financial and meteorological, and the entire
country is bathed in a golden sunlight. A real sun
has been shining for ten days, bringing fulsome
heat, and the corn crop, over which the entire
Northwest was most gloomy in the middle of July,
is in a fair way to give a bountiful harvest.
There is some rust damage, but it is in sporadic
locations and is not general in any large areas.
The early reports of the harvest all indicate a bet-
ter than average crop in all the grains, while sec-
tions of the Dakotas will have bumper yields.
The promising harvests have proven a stimulant
to business of all kinds, and the piano dealers are
as cheerful as any of their contemporaries.
The Brooks-Evans Piano Co. placed six Ever-
etts in the Minneapolis Athletic Club this week,
and all were heard at the two formal receptions
Monday and Tuesday evenings. The company dis-
posed of two Everett grands during the week, both
by a coincidence being wedding presents. A gold
plate suitably inscribed was mounted on one of the
instruments.
"During the past month we did as much busi-
ness as in the previous three months" was the size-
up of the conditions made by the Watson-Lister
Piano Co., of Minneapolis. This may have been
the experience of many another house also, but
none made a like admisison.
Soon the Minnesota big fair will be on the pro-
gram,
being September 6-11. There will
NEW STORE IN MANKATO, MINN. be two the or date
three piano exhibits, and probably an
A new general music store is to be opened at equal number of talking machine exhibits. Definite
Mankato, Minn., by the Francis Piano Co. E. A. arrangements for showing at the Minnesota Ex-
Francis will be in charge, and the Cable Company's position have not been all made, but the Cable
and other well-known lines of pianos will be han- Piano Co. is sure to be on hand with a large and
dled, as well as smaller musical instruments. Mr. representative display. Likely the W. W. Kimball
Francis has branches at Worthington and Roches- Co. also will be represented; possibly, also, the P.
ter, Minn., but will move all his stock to Mankato A. Starck Piano Co. •
and confine himself to one establishment.
The show is expected to attract upward of 350,-
000 people if the weather permits.
L. E. Day, Wakefield, Mass., is now located at
Piano factories are running full time, and with
463 Main street, that city, to which address he re- collections much improved the manufacturing
cently moved his piano store.
end of the trade is as jubilant as the retailers.
THROUGH BAGGAGE UPHELD.
Carriers Forbidden to Change Rules on Combi-
nation Tickets.
(Special to The Review.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, August 16.—The Interstate
Commerce Commission handed down a decision
Friday forbidding carriers from putting into opera-
tion proposed rules prohibiting the through check-
ing of baggage, and the sale of through parlor or
sleeping car tickets on combination railroad tickets.
A great volume of passenger traffic from New
York passing through Washington to the South
would have been affected by the proposed rules.
William Tonk, head of Win. Tonk & Bro., New
York, well-known piano manufacturers, is, in
company with Mrs. Tonk, spending a vacation of
several weeks at Oak Bluffs, Mass., located on
Martha's Vineyard.
T H E Bench-Cabinet Hits of the Year
CHICAGO WAREROOMS
At 425 South Wabash Avenue.
Logansport Furniture Co.
John H. Steinmetx, Salma Manager.
Logansport, Ind.
U wish the S T R O N G E S T PIANO P L A T E S
U wish the RIGHT weight. Buy them made
with VAIMADIUIVI iron by the
M A T A W A N S T E E L & I R O N C O . , MATAWAN, MONMOUTH CO., NEW JERSEY
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