Music Trade Review
Issue: 1919 Vol. 69 N. 18 - Page 11
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NOVEMBER 1,
THE
1919
MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
11
PITTSBURGH PIANO MEN HOLD INTERESTING MEETING
Spirit of Co-operation Marks October Meeting of Piano Merchants—M. V. DeForeest to Re-open
Soon—Spear & Co. Hold Formal Opening—News of the Week
• PITTSBURGH, PA.. October 27.—Marked activity
was the feature of the October meeting of the
Piano Merchants' Association of Pittsburgh
which was held at the Hotel Chatham, last Mon-
day evening. There was a general spirit of co-
operation and harmonious action pervading the
entire session that augurs well for the advance-
ment of the piano trade of the Steel City. There
was a large turnout of the membership and the
various discussions were frank and free and indi-
cative of the membership being keenly alive to
the value of co-operative effort.
At 6.30 P. M. the usual dinner was served with
president C. J. Roberts at the head of the table
around which were gathered the members. The
honor guest of the evening was S. P. Walker,
general manager of Chas. M. Stieff, Inc., of Balti-
more, Md. Mr. Walker, who was in the city on
Monday, accepted the invitation to attend the
meeting and dinner. He was given a most
hearty and cordial welcome by the Pittsburgh
piano merchants. During the evening he re-
sponded in an informal manner to a request for
a brief talk on trade conditions.
Following the dinner the business session was
convened. The principal matter taken up was the
report of the committee on co-operative advertis-
ing on the plan prepared by the National Bureau
for the Advancement of Music. The report, which
was a most exhaustive one and covered the local
field in careful detail, was submitted by the com-
mittee consisting of W. C. Hamilton, chairman;
L. H. Jacobi, Jr., and C. J. Roberts. The entire
plan was endorsed and it was recommended that
the association adopt it in full. In the general
discussion that followed there was a free inter-
change of views and all of the dealers present
agreed that the publicity plan was most admir-
able. All the active firms represented agreed to
co-operate in the plan and it is expected that
within a few days the newspaper advertising
campaign will be launched.
The special order of business as suggested at
the September meeting by Jacob Schoenberger,
of Lechner & Schoenberger Co., relative to com-
missions, was deferred for discussion until the
November meeting owing to the lateness of the
hour and the desire of a thorough discussion on
part of those who expressed a wish to speak on
the matter.
CHARACTER
"Admirable Quality; Acknowledged Reputation"
—(Standard Dictionary)
PIANOS
Manufactured by
Smith, Barnes
»—*
Strohber Co.
have for 33 years
justified their right
to be called
Pianos of Character
FACTORIES
North Milwaukee, Wu.
Chicago, 111.
OFFICE
1872 Clybourn Avenue
Chicago, 111.
The invitation extended to the Association as
a body to attend the formal opening of the new
store of M. V. DeForeest & Son at Sharon. Pa.,
as given by M. V. DeForeest, was presented to
the body and many commendatory expressions
were made at the speedy resumption of business
made by Mr. DeForeest following the disastrous
fire that partially destroyed his former place of
business. It was regretted that owing to the
distance and uncertainty of weather conditions
the entire association could not attend as a body.
Some of the members, however, are expected to
attend the opening of the new store early in
November.
With commendable enterprise the C. C. Mellor
Co., taking advantage of the visit of the Royal
Family of Belgium here, made extended reference
in newspaper advertisment to the preference that
Queen Elizabeth of Belgium expressed for a Duo-
Art piano. The advertisement was embellished
by a half tone cut of the Queen, a cut of the Duo-
Art and a replica of a newspaper clipping detail-
ing the visit of the Queen to Aeolian Hall to ex-
press her appreciation at the pleasure the Duo-
Art afforded her on shipboard. The publicity
work occuring during the day of the visit here of
the regal party made a fine impression on the
music loving folk. H. H. Fleer, sales manager of
the Mellor piano department, stated that numer-
ous inquiries are being made by prospective buy-
ers of the Duo-Art. One of the handsome instru-
ments was sold the past week to a resident of
Wellsburg, West Va.
The Riebling Piano Co. on Carson street,
Southside, is one of the oldest establishments of
its kind in this city. The firm specializes on the
Stnltz & Bauer pianos. The active head of the
firm is Walter Riebling, who is well known to the
trade.
The formal opening of the new piano depart-
ment of Spear & Co. was a notable event in music
circles the past week. The newspaper announce-
ment was quite pretentious, Spear & Co. using
an entire page in each of the five Sunday news-
papers in directing the attention of the public to
the opening of the new piano department. Es-
pecial mention was made of the Lyon & Healy
upright, player and apartment grand pianos; the
other lines featured included Bush & Lane, Wash-
burn and Hennnig. A full line of Q R S rolls is
also carried. The department is in charge of
N. J. Dunn, who is well known in music circles
here. His assistant is G. W. Zapf. The piano
warerooms are located on the third floor of the
Spear building and adjoin the talking machine
department.
Frederick Stieff, vice-president of Chas. M.
Stieff, Inc., of Baltimore. Md., manufacturers of
the celebrated Stieff pianos and players, was a
visitor to Pittsburgh last Tuesday. He stated
that trade conditions were good and expressed
himself as highly pleased with the piano business
originating in the Pittsburgh territory.
George W. Copeland. the well known pianist,
and the Isadore Duncan dancers, attracted a large
crowd at Carnegie Music Hall last Friday even-
ing. Mr. Copeland used the Chickering piano.
On Thursday night, Geraldine Farrar, Rosita
Renard, the Chilean pianist, and Arthur Hackett
were the trio that drew a packed house in Car-
negie Music Hall. Claude Gotthelf was the ac-
companist. The Steinway grand piano was used.
FOREIGN TRADE OPPORTUNITY
Greek Merchant Desires Agencies for Musical
Instruments
A merchant in Greece desires to secure agencies
for the sale of musical instruments, photographic
supplies, chemical products relating to photog-
raphy; and in general all that concerns photogra-
phic act. Quotations should be given c. i. f.
Piraeus or Volo, Greece. Samples, catalogs, price
lists, and full information are desired. The file
number of this opportunity is 31,009.
T
*ADt MA"*
BUSINESS FOUNDED IN
EtcMTtiN nmr-itx
Present demands
require the highest
standard of quality
and artistic excel-
lence.
This is assured in
DECKER
MJ
EST. 1856
& SON
Pianos and
Player-Pianos
which founded by a
Decker in 1856
have been manu-
factured by three
generations of the
D e c k e r family,
whose pride has
been to produce the
highest quality in-
struments in spite
of increasing costs.
DECKER & SON, INC
697-701 East 135th Street
NEW YORK .
NOVEMBER 1,
THE
1919
MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
11
PITTSBURGH PIANO MEN HOLD INTERESTING MEETING
Spirit of Co-operation Marks October Meeting of Piano Merchants—M. V. DeForeest to Re-open
Soon—Spear & Co. Hold Formal Opening—News of the Week
• PITTSBURGH, PA.. October 27.—Marked activity
was the feature of the October meeting of the
Piano Merchants' Association of Pittsburgh
which was held at the Hotel Chatham, last Mon-
day evening. There was a general spirit of co-
operation and harmonious action pervading the
entire session that augurs well for the advance-
ment of the piano trade of the Steel City. There
was a large turnout of the membership and the
various discussions were frank and free and indi-
cative of the membership being keenly alive to
the value of co-operative effort.
At 6.30 P. M. the usual dinner was served with
president C. J. Roberts at the head of the table
around which were gathered the members. The
honor guest of the evening was S. P. Walker,
general manager of Chas. M. Stieff, Inc., of Balti-
more, Md. Mr. Walker, who was in the city on
Monday, accepted the invitation to attend the
meeting and dinner. He was given a most
hearty and cordial welcome by the Pittsburgh
piano merchants. During the evening he re-
sponded in an informal manner to a request for
a brief talk on trade conditions.
Following the dinner the business session was
convened. The principal matter taken up was the
report of the committee on co-operative advertis-
ing on the plan prepared by the National Bureau
for the Advancement of Music. The report, which
was a most exhaustive one and covered the local
field in careful detail, was submitted by the com-
mittee consisting of W. C. Hamilton, chairman;
L. H. Jacobi, Jr., and C. J. Roberts. The entire
plan was endorsed and it was recommended that
the association adopt it in full. In the general
discussion that followed there was a free inter-
change of views and all of the dealers present
agreed that the publicity plan was most admir-
able. All the active firms represented agreed to
co-operate in the plan and it is expected that
within a few days the newspaper advertising
campaign will be launched.
The special order of business as suggested at
the September meeting by Jacob Schoenberger,
of Lechner & Schoenberger Co., relative to com-
missions, was deferred for discussion until the
November meeting owing to the lateness of the
hour and the desire of a thorough discussion on
part of those who expressed a wish to speak on
the matter.
CHARACTER
"Admirable Quality; Acknowledged Reputation"
—(Standard Dictionary)
PIANOS
Manufactured by
Smith, Barnes
»—*
Strohber Co.
have for 33 years
justified their right
to be called
Pianos of Character
FACTORIES
North Milwaukee, Wu.
Chicago, 111.
OFFICE
1872 Clybourn Avenue
Chicago, 111.
The invitation extended to the Association as
a body to attend the formal opening of the new
store of M. V. DeForeest & Son at Sharon. Pa.,
as given by M. V. DeForeest, was presented to
the body and many commendatory expressions
were made at the speedy resumption of business
made by Mr. DeForeest following the disastrous
fire that partially destroyed his former place of
business. It was regretted that owing to the
distance and uncertainty of weather conditions
the entire association could not attend as a body.
Some of the members, however, are expected to
attend the opening of the new store early in
November.
With commendable enterprise the C. C. Mellor
Co., taking advantage of the visit of the Royal
Family of Belgium here, made extended reference
in newspaper advertisment to the preference that
Queen Elizabeth of Belgium expressed for a Duo-
Art piano. The advertisement was embellished
by a half tone cut of the Queen, a cut of the Duo-
Art and a replica of a newspaper clipping detail-
ing the visit of the Queen to Aeolian Hall to ex-
press her appreciation at the pleasure the Duo-
Art afforded her on shipboard. The publicity
work occuring during the day of the visit here of
the regal party made a fine impression on the
music loving folk. H. H. Fleer, sales manager of
the Mellor piano department, stated that numer-
ous inquiries are being made by prospective buy-
ers of the Duo-Art. One of the handsome instru-
ments was sold the past week to a resident of
Wellsburg, West Va.
The Riebling Piano Co. on Carson street,
Southside, is one of the oldest establishments of
its kind in this city. The firm specializes on the
Stnltz & Bauer pianos. The active head of the
firm is Walter Riebling, who is well known to the
trade.
The formal opening of the new piano depart-
ment of Spear & Co. was a notable event in music
circles the past week. The newspaper announce-
ment was quite pretentious, Spear & Co. using
an entire page in each of the five Sunday news-
papers in directing the attention of the public to
the opening of the new piano department. Es-
pecial mention was made of the Lyon & Healy
upright, player and apartment grand pianos; the
other lines featured included Bush & Lane, Wash-
burn and Hennnig. A full line of Q R S rolls is
also carried. The department is in charge of
N. J. Dunn, who is well known in music circles
here. His assistant is G. W. Zapf. The piano
warerooms are located on the third floor of the
Spear building and adjoin the talking machine
department.
Frederick Stieff, vice-president of Chas. M.
Stieff, Inc., of Baltimore. Md., manufacturers of
the celebrated Stieff pianos and players, was a
visitor to Pittsburgh last Tuesday. He stated
that trade conditions were good and expressed
himself as highly pleased with the piano business
originating in the Pittsburgh territory.
George W. Copeland. the well known pianist,
and the Isadore Duncan dancers, attracted a large
crowd at Carnegie Music Hall last Friday even-
ing. Mr. Copeland used the Chickering piano.
On Thursday night, Geraldine Farrar, Rosita
Renard, the Chilean pianist, and Arthur Hackett
were the trio that drew a packed house in Car-
negie Music Hall. Claude Gotthelf was the ac-
companist. The Steinway grand piano was used.
FOREIGN TRADE OPPORTUNITY
Greek Merchant Desires Agencies for Musical
Instruments
A merchant in Greece desires to secure agencies
for the sale of musical instruments, photographic
supplies, chemical products relating to photog-
raphy; and in general all that concerns photogra-
phic act. Quotations should be given c. i. f.
Piraeus or Volo, Greece. Samples, catalogs, price
lists, and full information are desired. The file
number of this opportunity is 31,009.
T
*ADt MA"*
BUSINESS FOUNDED IN
EtcMTtiN nmr-itx
Present demands
require the highest
standard of quality
and artistic excel-
lence.
This is assured in
DECKER
MJ
EST. 1856
& SON
Pianos and
Player-Pianos
which founded by a
Decker in 1856
have been manu-
factured by three
generations of the
D e c k e r family,
whose pride has
been to produce the
highest quality in-
struments in spite
of increasing costs.
DECKER & SON, INC
697-701 East 135th Street
NEW YORK .
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