Music Trade Review
Issue: 1919 Vol. 69 N. 21 - Page 5
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THE
NOVEMBER 22, 1919
MUSIC
TRADE
REVIEW
EXPORT TRADE INCREASES; IMPORTS ALSO SHOW INCREASE
Exports of Musical Instruments for Nine Months Ending September 30, 1919, Show a Gain of
$1,487,572 for Exports Over Preceding Year—Statistics on Importations Show Increase
WASHINGTON, D. C, November 17.—The summary
of exports and imports of the commerce of the
United States, for the month of September, 1919,
the latest period for which it has been compiled,
has just been issued as follows:
The dutiable imports of musical instruments
during September, 1919 amounted to $105,222 as
compared with $21,443 which were imported dur-
ing the same month of 1918. The nine months
ending September, 1919, showed importations
valued at $747,847 against $439,881 worth of mus-
ical instruments imported during the same period
of 1918, and $456,313 in 1917. This gives an in-
crease in imports for the nine months of $308,016.
The total domestic exports of musical instru-
ments for September, 1919, amount to $611,741 as
compared with $369,793 for the same month of
.he previous year. The nine months exportations
of musical instruments amounted to $5,031,339 in
1919, as against $3,543,767 in 1918, and $3,212,559
in 1917. This shows an increase for the nine
months of $1,487,572.
Of the aggregate exportations in September,
1919, there were 237 organs, valued at $13,158 as
compared with 179 organs, in 1918, valued at
$7,923. The nine months showed that we ex-
ported 1,768 organs, valued at $141,061 in 1919.
1.281 organs, valued at $88,014 for the same period
of 1918, and 1,685 organs, valued at $92,894 during
1917.
In September, 1919, we exported 1,221 pianos,
valued at $318,547 as compared with 395 pianos,
valued at $88,888 for the same period of the pre-
vious year. The nine months total shows 9,591
SCHIRMER HAS GRUNEWALD DEPT.
Prominent New York Publisher Adds Sheet
Music Department of M. Grunewald & Son to
Present Chain of Sheet Music Stores
An important deal was closed this week by Bene-
dict M. Grunewald, of L. Grunewald & Co., New
Orleans, La., with G. Schirmer, Inc., New York, in
which the sheet music department of the Grunewald
store is taken over by the Schirmer interests and
will form another link in the chain of sheet music
houses maintained by G. Schirmer. Mr. Grunewald
came to New York the first of the week to confer
with the New York house and the deal was closed
on Tuesday. The Schirmer music interests have
expanded considerably during the past year and now
control a large number of sheet music stores in dif-
ferent parts of the country. The addition of the
New Orleans music department is an important
addition to the chain of stores in the southern states
and new numbers are now sure of an extensive pub-
licity and sale in the Gulf States.
ELABORATE DISPLAY IN MIAMI
S. E. Philpitt One of the Live Exhibitors in the
Miami Fair Building
MIAMI, FLA., November 17.—One of the most in-
teresting exhibits at the recent exhibition held in
the Miami Fair Building was that of S. Ernest
Philpitt, who occupied three booths immediately
inside the entrance with a full display of pianos,
including the Steinway grand and a Francis Bacon
player. He also exhibited an Estey organ and a
full range of Victrolas and Q R S rolls, which
were used for demonstrating the Bacon player.
Special concerts were given each evening, one of
them, featuring the Hawaiian steel guitar, ukulele
and the banjo mandolin, proving most interesting.
Mr. Philpitt also had a piano and Victrola in the
exhibit arranged by the Miami Electric Co., which
occupied a large space on the stage.
The Philpitt exhibit served to draw the atten-
tion of a large majority of the visitors and the
space was always crowded.
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muric&fname
JntfteWor/d.
pianos, valued at $2,204,966 as compared with
8.005 pianos, valued at $1,505,586 for the same per-
iod of 1918, and 8,444 pianos, valued at $1,364,544
sent abroad in 1917.
The exports of player-pianos show that 290 of
these instruments valued at $108,244 were export-
ed during September, 1919, as compared with 457
valued at $180,084 exported in 1918. The nine
months total shows that 3,371 player-pianos, val-
.ued at $1,267,602 were exported during 1919, as
compared with 2,875 valued at $941,664 for the
same period of 1918, and 2,503 valued at $756,822
in 1917.
Of the aggregate exportations there were 37
piano players, valued at $8,935 in September, 1919,
as against 13 piano players, valued at $2,467 for
tl.e same period of 1918. For the nine months
period 140 of these instruments, valued at $43,670
were sent abroad, as compared with 166 valued at
$43,169 in 1918, and 136 valued at $42,954 sent
abroad during 1917.
The exports of perforated music rolls for the
month of September, 1919, amounted in value to
$25,187 as compared with $10,143 in September,
1918. The nine months total amounted in value
to $192,532 as compared with $112,854 in exports
for the same period in 1918 and $77,008 in 1917.
The value of all other musical instruments and
parts thereof sent abroad during September, 1919,
amounted to $137,670 as compared with $80,288
in 1918. The total exports for the nine months
under this heading foot up $1,181,508 as against
$852,480 exported during the same period of last
year, and $878,327 in 1917.
CLEAN UP TRADE, SAYS
MARESH
Secretary of Cleveland Music Trades' Association
Declares that Dishonesty and False Representa-
tion Must Be Eliminated from the Piano Busi-
ness by the Better Element Therein
CLEVELAND, O., November 18.—The leading fea-
ture of the monthly meeting of members of the
Cleveland Music Trades Association, the evening of
November 11, was an address by A. L. Maresh, who
has been secretary of the organization continuously
for seven years. He is one of a committee of three
appointed at a session of the National Association
of Music Merchants, in Chicago, three years ago, to
devote their efforts to the "advancement of music
in America."
Mr. Maresh is also ad censor of the Cleveland
organization, and, in co-operation with Edward L.
Greene, secretary of the better business commission
of the Cleveland Advertising Club, has brougl-.t
about reform in the methods some piano dealers in
this city had formerly been guilty of following
in "fooling the public."
Mr. Maresh said that a certain mayor of Cleve-
land once said in a welcome address that "the only
entertainment in heaven that the bible speaks of is
music, and therefore he (the mayor) was pleased
to welcome an assembly engaged in such a lofty
vocation—that of stimulating the cause of music."
Mr. Marsh deplored the fact that Americans have
allowed themselves to become "a nation of ragtime
and jazz," but was pleased that there are more mu-
sical instruments in the homes of Americans today
than ever before.
"What have we given our foreign-born children
in exchange for their music?" he asked. "The jazz
band and ragtime. Our civilization might receive a
new soul from the spirit of music, for in music lies
the power to kill care and grief."
APPOINTED ASSISTANT MANAGER
He said that music as a palliative to ease the
nerves was recognized 3,000 years ago and con-
H. L. Moorey Takes Important Post with Colum-
tinned : "King Saul in his dejected and melan-
bia Co. Wholesale Branch in New York—Four choly moments would send for David, the shepherd
New Salesmen Added to Present Staff
hoy, to have him soothe his nerves with music from
the harp. Music entertains delightfully, soothes the
Lambert Friedl, manager of the New York whole-
weary and calms the restless. Why not do our best
sa'e branch of the Columbia Graphophone Co., an-
to advance it to an honorable station ? Militarists
nounced this week the appointment of H. L. Moorey
have long recognized the value of music in armies
as assistant manager of the branch, succeeding Ken-
and navies as an inspiring influence to greater zeal,
neth Mills, who goes to Chicago to act as manager
bravery and long-suffering for the support of any
there. In order to give more attention to local ter-
pood cause. So, then, let the question resolve itself
ritory, four new salesmen have been added to the
into this: How can this God-given blessing be best
New York wholesale staff and have already been
advanced in Cleveland, not alone for commercial rea-
assigned to their territories. The quartet includes
sons but for moral uplift as well?
Allen Bennett, Kenneth Crombie, Albert Neubauer
"To begin, let us clean house by hurling the ig-
and Vincent Ferchie.
nited bomb of honesty and truth Into the business,
to accomplish a reforming work. A good name is
DEATH OF MAJOR HIGGINSON
rather to be chosen than rJthes. Let us stop cut-
Founder of Boston Symphony Orchestra Passes throat methods and lift the vocation to a high plane
of honor, so it will receive and enjoy the confidence
Away in Boston in 86th Year
of the public."
In the course of his talk Mr. Maresh made a bit-
Major Henry Lee Higginson, banker and founder
of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, died last Satur- ter arraignment of certain factors in the music trade
day in Boston following an operation. He was 85 today who, he declared, were conducting their busi-
years old. Major Higginson founded the Boston nesses on a basis of dishonesty and false represe-
Symphony Orchestra, declared to be the greatest sentation and thus tearing down the confidence of
string band in the Western Hemisphere, 38 years ago, the public as a whole. He declared that this was the
the first concert being given on October 22, 1881. time to clean up the trade in general and force the
S'nce that time he had been a consistent supporter of adoption of better business practices and urged that
the Orchestra, and had made up cheerfully the deficit the better element of the trade carry on such work
realized during practically every season. His inter- to a successful conclusion. Mr. Maresh did not
est in music was purely that of an amateur, but his mince his words and his address made a strong im-
practical support of the art entitled him to high pression on his audience.
tribute.
A. B. CHASE GRAND FOR OBERLIN
PIANO CLUB BEEFSTEAK
The annual beefsteak dinner of the Piano Club
of New York will be held at the club rooms, East
137th street and Third avenue, on Saturday even-
ing. December 6, at 7 o'clock. Albert Behning.
chairman of the entertainment committee, has
planned to have a first class entertainment as well
as the most palatable beefsteak to be found and
everything that goes with it.
PIANOS
EETEY PIANO COMPANY NEW YORK CITY-
Warren C. Whitney, president of the A. B.
Chase Piano Co., New York, announced this week
that another A. B. Chase small parlor grand has
been sold to the Oberlin Factory Club in that
Ohio city. Over 100 A. B. Chase pianos are al-
ready in use in Oberlin and in the conservatory
there and this instrument is winning much favor
in that section as well as in other parts of the
country.
7ftePest profii
prodacerfgrfhe
dealer intheTrade.
THE
NOVEMBER 22, 1919
MUSIC
TRADE
REVIEW
EXPORT TRADE INCREASES; IMPORTS ALSO SHOW INCREASE
Exports of Musical Instruments for Nine Months Ending September 30, 1919, Show a Gain of
$1,487,572 for Exports Over Preceding Year—Statistics on Importations Show Increase
WASHINGTON, D. C, November 17.—The summary
of exports and imports of the commerce of the
United States, for the month of September, 1919,
the latest period for which it has been compiled,
has just been issued as follows:
The dutiable imports of musical instruments
during September, 1919 amounted to $105,222 as
compared with $21,443 which were imported dur-
ing the same month of 1918. The nine months
ending September, 1919, showed importations
valued at $747,847 against $439,881 worth of mus-
ical instruments imported during the same period
of 1918, and $456,313 in 1917. This gives an in-
crease in imports for the nine months of $308,016.
The total domestic exports of musical instru-
ments for September, 1919, amount to $611,741 as
compared with $369,793 for the same month of
.he previous year. The nine months exportations
of musical instruments amounted to $5,031,339 in
1919, as against $3,543,767 in 1918, and $3,212,559
in 1917. This shows an increase for the nine
months of $1,487,572.
Of the aggregate exportations in September,
1919, there were 237 organs, valued at $13,158 as
compared with 179 organs, in 1918, valued at
$7,923. The nine months showed that we ex-
ported 1,768 organs, valued at $141,061 in 1919.
1.281 organs, valued at $88,014 for the same period
of 1918, and 1,685 organs, valued at $92,894 during
1917.
In September, 1919, we exported 1,221 pianos,
valued at $318,547 as compared with 395 pianos,
valued at $88,888 for the same period of the pre-
vious year. The nine months total shows 9,591
SCHIRMER HAS GRUNEWALD DEPT.
Prominent New York Publisher Adds Sheet
Music Department of M. Grunewald & Son to
Present Chain of Sheet Music Stores
An important deal was closed this week by Bene-
dict M. Grunewald, of L. Grunewald & Co., New
Orleans, La., with G. Schirmer, Inc., New York, in
which the sheet music department of the Grunewald
store is taken over by the Schirmer interests and
will form another link in the chain of sheet music
houses maintained by G. Schirmer. Mr. Grunewald
came to New York the first of the week to confer
with the New York house and the deal was closed
on Tuesday. The Schirmer music interests have
expanded considerably during the past year and now
control a large number of sheet music stores in dif-
ferent parts of the country. The addition of the
New Orleans music department is an important
addition to the chain of stores in the southern states
and new numbers are now sure of an extensive pub-
licity and sale in the Gulf States.
ELABORATE DISPLAY IN MIAMI
S. E. Philpitt One of the Live Exhibitors in the
Miami Fair Building
MIAMI, FLA., November 17.—One of the most in-
teresting exhibits at the recent exhibition held in
the Miami Fair Building was that of S. Ernest
Philpitt, who occupied three booths immediately
inside the entrance with a full display of pianos,
including the Steinway grand and a Francis Bacon
player. He also exhibited an Estey organ and a
full range of Victrolas and Q R S rolls, which
were used for demonstrating the Bacon player.
Special concerts were given each evening, one of
them, featuring the Hawaiian steel guitar, ukulele
and the banjo mandolin, proving most interesting.
Mr. Philpitt also had a piano and Victrola in the
exhibit arranged by the Miami Electric Co., which
occupied a large space on the stage.
The Philpitt exhibit served to draw the atten-
tion of a large majority of the visitors and the
space was always crowded.
ume pestknou)n
muric&fname
JntfteWor/d.
pianos, valued at $2,204,966 as compared with
8.005 pianos, valued at $1,505,586 for the same per-
iod of 1918, and 8,444 pianos, valued at $1,364,544
sent abroad in 1917.
The exports of player-pianos show that 290 of
these instruments valued at $108,244 were export-
ed during September, 1919, as compared with 457
valued at $180,084 exported in 1918. The nine
months total shows that 3,371 player-pianos, val-
.ued at $1,267,602 were exported during 1919, as
compared with 2,875 valued at $941,664 for the
same period of 1918, and 2,503 valued at $756,822
in 1917.
Of the aggregate exportations there were 37
piano players, valued at $8,935 in September, 1919,
as against 13 piano players, valued at $2,467 for
tl.e same period of 1918. For the nine months
period 140 of these instruments, valued at $43,670
were sent abroad, as compared with 166 valued at
$43,169 in 1918, and 136 valued at $42,954 sent
abroad during 1917.
The exports of perforated music rolls for the
month of September, 1919, amounted in value to
$25,187 as compared with $10,143 in September,
1918. The nine months total amounted in value
to $192,532 as compared with $112,854 in exports
for the same period in 1918 and $77,008 in 1917.
The value of all other musical instruments and
parts thereof sent abroad during September, 1919,
amounted to $137,670 as compared with $80,288
in 1918. The total exports for the nine months
under this heading foot up $1,181,508 as against
$852,480 exported during the same period of last
year, and $878,327 in 1917.
CLEAN UP TRADE, SAYS
MARESH
Secretary of Cleveland Music Trades' Association
Declares that Dishonesty and False Representa-
tion Must Be Eliminated from the Piano Busi-
ness by the Better Element Therein
CLEVELAND, O., November 18.—The leading fea-
ture of the monthly meeting of members of the
Cleveland Music Trades Association, the evening of
November 11, was an address by A. L. Maresh, who
has been secretary of the organization continuously
for seven years. He is one of a committee of three
appointed at a session of the National Association
of Music Merchants, in Chicago, three years ago, to
devote their efforts to the "advancement of music
in America."
Mr. Maresh is also ad censor of the Cleveland
organization, and, in co-operation with Edward L.
Greene, secretary of the better business commission
of the Cleveland Advertising Club, has brougl-.t
about reform in the methods some piano dealers in
this city had formerly been guilty of following
in "fooling the public."
Mr. Maresh said that a certain mayor of Cleve-
land once said in a welcome address that "the only
entertainment in heaven that the bible speaks of is
music, and therefore he (the mayor) was pleased
to welcome an assembly engaged in such a lofty
vocation—that of stimulating the cause of music."
Mr. Marsh deplored the fact that Americans have
allowed themselves to become "a nation of ragtime
and jazz," but was pleased that there are more mu-
sical instruments in the homes of Americans today
than ever before.
"What have we given our foreign-born children
in exchange for their music?" he asked. "The jazz
band and ragtime. Our civilization might receive a
new soul from the spirit of music, for in music lies
the power to kill care and grief."
APPOINTED ASSISTANT MANAGER
He said that music as a palliative to ease the
nerves was recognized 3,000 years ago and con-
H. L. Moorey Takes Important Post with Colum-
tinned : "King Saul in his dejected and melan-
bia Co. Wholesale Branch in New York—Four choly moments would send for David, the shepherd
New Salesmen Added to Present Staff
hoy, to have him soothe his nerves with music from
the harp. Music entertains delightfully, soothes the
Lambert Friedl, manager of the New York whole-
weary and calms the restless. Why not do our best
sa'e branch of the Columbia Graphophone Co., an-
to advance it to an honorable station ? Militarists
nounced this week the appointment of H. L. Moorey
have long recognized the value of music in armies
as assistant manager of the branch, succeeding Ken-
and navies as an inspiring influence to greater zeal,
neth Mills, who goes to Chicago to act as manager
bravery and long-suffering for the support of any
there. In order to give more attention to local ter-
pood cause. So, then, let the question resolve itself
ritory, four new salesmen have been added to the
into this: How can this God-given blessing be best
New York wholesale staff and have already been
advanced in Cleveland, not alone for commercial rea-
assigned to their territories. The quartet includes
sons but for moral uplift as well?
Allen Bennett, Kenneth Crombie, Albert Neubauer
"To begin, let us clean house by hurling the ig-
and Vincent Ferchie.
nited bomb of honesty and truth Into the business,
to accomplish a reforming work. A good name is
DEATH OF MAJOR HIGGINSON
rather to be chosen than rJthes. Let us stop cut-
Founder of Boston Symphony Orchestra Passes throat methods and lift the vocation to a high plane
of honor, so it will receive and enjoy the confidence
Away in Boston in 86th Year
of the public."
In the course of his talk Mr. Maresh made a bit-
Major Henry Lee Higginson, banker and founder
of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, died last Satur- ter arraignment of certain factors in the music trade
day in Boston following an operation. He was 85 today who, he declared, were conducting their busi-
years old. Major Higginson founded the Boston nesses on a basis of dishonesty and false represe-
Symphony Orchestra, declared to be the greatest sentation and thus tearing down the confidence of
string band in the Western Hemisphere, 38 years ago, the public as a whole. He declared that this was the
the first concert being given on October 22, 1881. time to clean up the trade in general and force the
S'nce that time he had been a consistent supporter of adoption of better business practices and urged that
the Orchestra, and had made up cheerfully the deficit the better element of the trade carry on such work
realized during practically every season. His inter- to a successful conclusion. Mr. Maresh did not
est in music was purely that of an amateur, but his mince his words and his address made a strong im-
practical support of the art entitled him to high pression on his audience.
tribute.
A. B. CHASE GRAND FOR OBERLIN
PIANO CLUB BEEFSTEAK
The annual beefsteak dinner of the Piano Club
of New York will be held at the club rooms, East
137th street and Third avenue, on Saturday even-
ing. December 6, at 7 o'clock. Albert Behning.
chairman of the entertainment committee, has
planned to have a first class entertainment as well
as the most palatable beefsteak to be found and
everything that goes with it.
PIANOS
EETEY PIANO COMPANY NEW YORK CITY-
Warren C. Whitney, president of the A. B.
Chase Piano Co., New York, announced this week
that another A. B. Chase small parlor grand has
been sold to the Oberlin Factory Club in that
Ohio city. Over 100 A. B. Chase pianos are al-
ready in use in Oberlin and in the conservatory
there and this instrument is winning much favor
in that section as well as in other parts of the
country.
7ftePest profii
prodacerfgrfhe
dealer intheTrade.
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