Music Trade Review
Issue: 1917 Vol. 65 N. 1 - Page 10
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
10
KANSAS CITY DEALERS ACTIVE DESPITE HOT WEATHER
Starr Piano Co. Has Attractive Independence Day Window Display—Trade Mourns Passing of
F. G. Altman—Jenkins Co. Using New Idea in Advertising—War Souvenirs at Jones Store
KANSAS CITY, MO., July 2.—Kansas City piano
stores always have at least one attractive win-
dow display a week. This week the Starr Piano
Co. has a Fourth of July window that is very
artistically arranged. In front of a Starr phono-
graph are old fashioned revolvers, muskets,
canteens, bayonets, pistols, and swords, all of
which are in front of a large paper which repre-
sents the Declaration of Independence. To one
side is a large inkstand and pen also made of
paper. There are the flags of our allies and our
own flag, all conspicuously draped about the
window. The colors in the window attract the
crowd and the old war stuff serves to hold it
after it arrives. The phonograph is tne largest
thing in the window and consequently'gets con-
siderable attention.
There was much regret expressed in the local
trade over the sudden death recently of F. G.
Altman, owner of the F. G. Altman Piano Co.,
and formerly engaged in the cloak and suit busi-
ness, which he was closing out in order to de-
vote his entire attention to pianos. Although
.ather new at the piano business, he was very
well known and very popular among the piano
people, and piano companies sent representatives
to the funeral, which was one of the largest
ever held in Kansas City. Mr. Altman died
intestate, his widow and Charles Rechner be-
ing made the administrators. The estate will
continue the work started by Mr. Altman in
the piano business, which includes the prepar-
ing of a beautiful new salesroom.
The Hall Music Co. is now showing a new
Behr Bros. & Co. Welte-Mignon reproducing
piano. This is the first one in Kansas City.
The J. W. Jenkins' Sons Co. are using a new
idea in advertising. They have prepared an
article on the necessity of music, showing that
it is not a luxury. This article has been run
free of charge by newspapers. Whenever this
is done the company runs an advertisement that
corresponds to the editorial or the article printed
free. Thus a follow up process is worked that
is bound to have a good effect, as the reader
sees the written article and then is impressed
by the advertisement.
The Starr Piano Co. is conducting a contest
among its sales force which is proving a suc-
cess as a business getter. The points in the
contest are as follows: A sale counts 50, a
new prospect 4, everyone calling in the store 10,
a call on a customer 1, repair jobs 5, tuning 3,
volume of cash at the end of the month 17,
and the largest number of sales 10. At the end
of the month the salesman having the highest
number of points receives a prize. The prize
given this month was a gold handled umbrella.
Dick Byrd, of the Armstrong-Byrd Music Co.,
was in the city a few days this week.
TRADE CONTRIBUTES TO RED CROSS
Substantial Sum Collected From Local Piano
and Supply Men for Worthy Cause
The local piano trade was actively represented
in the drive for raising $100,000,000 for the
American Red Cross last week, and the com-
mittee representing the New York Piano
Manufacturers' Association, consisting of Geo.
W. Gittins, president, and Albert Behning, sec-
retary, succeeded through personal calls on
members of the trade in raising a substantial
amount which was contributed through the
team, captained by T. A. Gillespie, and of which
Geo. G. Foster, of the American Piano Co., is
a member. The piano men were called upon
to make contributions to the Red Cross through
many channels, but nevertheless responded gen-
erously in the support of their own trade.
Those who contributed to the trade fund in-
cluded: The Aeolian Co., American Piano Co.,
American Piano Supply Co., American Brass
Forging Co., Becker Bros., Behning Piano Co.,
Diddle Piano Co., Bjur Bros. Co., Bogari
The piano dcpartim-nl of the Jones .Store
Co. has been exhibiting a collection of souve-
nirs from the war fronts of Europe. The dis-
play is the property of h. C. Whitney, for-
merly of Seattle, Wash., and now of Mel-
bourne, Australia. It has been shown through-
out Australia, New Zealand, and in many of
the cities of the United States. A charge, op-
tional with the giver, was made, and the proceeds
turned into the Red Cross Fund. This ex-
hibit swelled the fund several hundred dollars.
In addition every employe of the Jones Store
Co. donated one day's wages to the cause of the
Red Cross.
H. F. Johnston, son of T. E. Johnston, gen-
eral manager for the Smith, Barnes & Strohber
Co., of this city, was married recently to Miss
Kathryn Dixon. The young couple are spend-
ing their honeymoon in the Ozarks.
Mr.
Johnston is sales manager for Smith, Barnes &
Strohber here.
Piano Co., Crippen Co., Christman Piano Co.,
Jacob Doll & Sons, DeRivas & Harris, Decker
& Son, J. & C. Fischer, Estey Piano Co., C. F.
Goepel & Co., E. Gabler & Bro., W. P. Haines
& Co., R. S. Howard Co., B. H. Janssen, Jacob
Bros. Co., Kranich & Bach, Krakauer Bros.,
Laffargue Co., Undeman & Sons Piano Co.,
Fred W. Lohr, Ludwig & Co., Paul G. Mehlin
& Sons, Mapes Piano String Co., Mansfield
Piano Co., Melodigrand Co., Music Trade Re-
view, Music Trades, Newby & Evans, C. F.
Pfriemer, Inc., Ricca & Son, Shearer Piano
Co., Schencke Piano Co., Strauch Bros., Soh-
mer & Co., Stultz & Bauer, Strich & Zeidler,
Schubert Piano Co., Wm. Tonk & Bro., Win-
ter & Co., Wasle & Co., Wessell, Nickel &
Gross, Horace Waters & Co., Wing & Son,
Weser Bros., Inc., Wilfred Piano Co., and O.
W. Wuertz.
The Haddorff Music House, of Alliance, Neb.,
has secured a room in the Alliance Hotel, which
will be used by the concern as a display room
in addition to the present display room at their
headquarters.
WHY BOGART MEANS QUALITY
Because every piano we have made in the past
is a quality piano, and the present and future
Bogarts will at least be as good. The name
on the fallboard of a piano is, therefore, a
stronger guarantee of quality than any written
warranty can be.
THE BOGART PIANO CO.
NEW YORK
BOCARX
CREVI EVV
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
10
KANSAS CITY DEALERS ACTIVE DESPITE HOT WEATHER
Starr Piano Co. Has Attractive Independence Day Window Display—Trade Mourns Passing of
F. G. Altman—Jenkins Co. Using New Idea in Advertising—War Souvenirs at Jones Store
KANSAS CITY, MO., July 2.—Kansas City piano
stores always have at least one attractive win-
dow display a week. This week the Starr Piano
Co. has a Fourth of July window that is very
artistically arranged. In front of a Starr phono-
graph are old fashioned revolvers, muskets,
canteens, bayonets, pistols, and swords, all of
which are in front of a large paper which repre-
sents the Declaration of Independence. To one
side is a large inkstand and pen also made of
paper. There are the flags of our allies and our
own flag, all conspicuously draped about the
window. The colors in the window attract the
crowd and the old war stuff serves to hold it
after it arrives. The phonograph is tne largest
thing in the window and consequently'gets con-
siderable attention.
There was much regret expressed in the local
trade over the sudden death recently of F. G.
Altman, owner of the F. G. Altman Piano Co.,
and formerly engaged in the cloak and suit busi-
ness, which he was closing out in order to de-
vote his entire attention to pianos. Although
.ather new at the piano business, he was very
well known and very popular among the piano
people, and piano companies sent representatives
to the funeral, which was one of the largest
ever held in Kansas City. Mr. Altman died
intestate, his widow and Charles Rechner be-
ing made the administrators. The estate will
continue the work started by Mr. Altman in
the piano business, which includes the prepar-
ing of a beautiful new salesroom.
The Hall Music Co. is now showing a new
Behr Bros. & Co. Welte-Mignon reproducing
piano. This is the first one in Kansas City.
The J. W. Jenkins' Sons Co. are using a new
idea in advertising. They have prepared an
article on the necessity of music, showing that
it is not a luxury. This article has been run
free of charge by newspapers. Whenever this
is done the company runs an advertisement that
corresponds to the editorial or the article printed
free. Thus a follow up process is worked that
is bound to have a good effect, as the reader
sees the written article and then is impressed
by the advertisement.
The Starr Piano Co. is conducting a contest
among its sales force which is proving a suc-
cess as a business getter. The points in the
contest are as follows: A sale counts 50, a
new prospect 4, everyone calling in the store 10,
a call on a customer 1, repair jobs 5, tuning 3,
volume of cash at the end of the month 17,
and the largest number of sales 10. At the end
of the month the salesman having the highest
number of points receives a prize. The prize
given this month was a gold handled umbrella.
Dick Byrd, of the Armstrong-Byrd Music Co.,
was in the city a few days this week.
TRADE CONTRIBUTES TO RED CROSS
Substantial Sum Collected From Local Piano
and Supply Men for Worthy Cause
The local piano trade was actively represented
in the drive for raising $100,000,000 for the
American Red Cross last week, and the com-
mittee representing the New York Piano
Manufacturers' Association, consisting of Geo.
W. Gittins, president, and Albert Behning, sec-
retary, succeeded through personal calls on
members of the trade in raising a substantial
amount which was contributed through the
team, captained by T. A. Gillespie, and of which
Geo. G. Foster, of the American Piano Co., is
a member. The piano men were called upon
to make contributions to the Red Cross through
many channels, but nevertheless responded gen-
erously in the support of their own trade.
Those who contributed to the trade fund in-
cluded: The Aeolian Co., American Piano Co.,
American Piano Supply Co., American Brass
Forging Co., Becker Bros., Behning Piano Co.,
Diddle Piano Co., Bjur Bros. Co., Bogari
The piano dcpartim-nl of the Jones .Store
Co. has been exhibiting a collection of souve-
nirs from the war fronts of Europe. The dis-
play is the property of h. C. Whitney, for-
merly of Seattle, Wash., and now of Mel-
bourne, Australia. It has been shown through-
out Australia, New Zealand, and in many of
the cities of the United States. A charge, op-
tional with the giver, was made, and the proceeds
turned into the Red Cross Fund. This ex-
hibit swelled the fund several hundred dollars.
In addition every employe of the Jones Store
Co. donated one day's wages to the cause of the
Red Cross.
H. F. Johnston, son of T. E. Johnston, gen-
eral manager for the Smith, Barnes & Strohber
Co., of this city, was married recently to Miss
Kathryn Dixon. The young couple are spend-
ing their honeymoon in the Ozarks.
Mr.
Johnston is sales manager for Smith, Barnes &
Strohber here.
Piano Co., Crippen Co., Christman Piano Co.,
Jacob Doll & Sons, DeRivas & Harris, Decker
& Son, J. & C. Fischer, Estey Piano Co., C. F.
Goepel & Co., E. Gabler & Bro., W. P. Haines
& Co., R. S. Howard Co., B. H. Janssen, Jacob
Bros. Co., Kranich & Bach, Krakauer Bros.,
Laffargue Co., Undeman & Sons Piano Co.,
Fred W. Lohr, Ludwig & Co., Paul G. Mehlin
& Sons, Mapes Piano String Co., Mansfield
Piano Co., Melodigrand Co., Music Trade Re-
view, Music Trades, Newby & Evans, C. F.
Pfriemer, Inc., Ricca & Son, Shearer Piano
Co., Schencke Piano Co., Strauch Bros., Soh-
mer & Co., Stultz & Bauer, Strich & Zeidler,
Schubert Piano Co., Wm. Tonk & Bro., Win-
ter & Co., Wasle & Co., Wessell, Nickel &
Gross, Horace Waters & Co., Wing & Son,
Weser Bros., Inc., Wilfred Piano Co., and O.
W. Wuertz.
The Haddorff Music House, of Alliance, Neb.,
has secured a room in the Alliance Hotel, which
will be used by the concern as a display room
in addition to the present display room at their
headquarters.
WHY BOGART MEANS QUALITY
Because every piano we have made in the past
is a quality piano, and the present and future
Bogarts will at least be as good. The name
on the fallboard of a piano is, therefore, a
stronger guarantee of quality than any written
warranty can be.
THE BOGART PIANO CO.
NEW YORK
BOCARX
CREVI EVV
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