Music Trade Review
Issue: 1919 Vol. 69 N. 5 - Page 5
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AUGUST 2,
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
1919
APOLLO PIANO CO. PURCHASES MELVILLE CLARK PIANO CO.
Plant, Business and Other Assets of Long-established Piano Manufacturing Concern Bought by
Newly Organized Company—Q R S Co. Continues as Separate Organization
The plant, business, patents, trade-marks and
good-will of the Melville Clark Piano Co., manu-
facturers of the Apollo in its various forms, have
been sold to the Apollo Piano Co., recently or-
The new company will make no changes in the
successful policies of the Melville Clark Piano
Co. The manufacturing organization at De-
Kalb will go to the new owners intact. Not
Plant of the Newly Organized Apollo Piano Co., at DeKalb, 111.
ganized and soon to be incorporated with some- only will the high, artistic character of the past
thing over one million dollars capital. The be maintained, but it will be increased wherever
Apollo Piano Co. will be under the management and whenever possible. An Apollo line of higher
artistry is already assured through the comple-
of Edwin S. Rauworth.
Thos. M. Pletcher and his associates retire tion of a new reproducing mechanism, recently
from the Apollo business and will devote them- perfected and which will be incorporated in the
selves exclusively to the expansion of the busi- Apollo line early this fall.
The new owners give assurance to all loyal
ness of the Q R S Co., manufacturers of player
rolls, whose new plant is now under course of Apollo dealers that no agency changes what-
ever are contemplated. They also state that
construction in Chicago.
PITTSBURGH TRADE HAD "GOOD TIME" AT RECENT MEET
The Work of the Piano Merchants' Association of Pittsburgh So Appealed to Harry Godwin,
the Cartoonist, He Immortalized Some of the Notable Members in the Pittsburgh Dispatch
The July meeting of the Piano Merchants' As-
sociation of Pittsburgh, which was held at the
Pittsburgh Field Club, as reported fully in
last week's issue of The Review, was the sub-
ject of an interesting cartoon by Harry God-
chair, though whether or not he really occupied
a platform, as the cartoonist seems to show,
is uncertain. Mr. Hoffmann is shown expatiat-
ing on the excellent repast, which evidently is
a clever bit of bouquet throwing so far as he is
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they are prepared to discuss with Apollo repre-
sentatives the matter of agreements looking to
the continuation of the agencies for a period
of years.
The Apollo Piano Co. will take possession of
the building in which the Q R S plant is housed
at DeKalb, 111., as soon as the new Chicago
plant of that concern in Chicago is ready for
occupancy, which will probably be about .Sep-
tember 1. The acquisition of that
plant will permit an immediate in-
crease in the output of Apollos.
The Apollo line consists of two
upright foot-treadle players, two
upright foot-treadle reproducing
pianos, the Apollophone, one live-
foot grand, one five-foot repro-
ducing grand, one six-foot grand
and one six-foot reproducing
grand, and is handled by leading-
piano houses in every large city
in the country.
The Apollo Piano Co.'s man-
agement states that Apollo deal-
ers have a pleasant surprise in
store for them when they receive
the Apollos with the recently per-
fected reproducing mechanism.
This reproducing piano marks a
distinct step forward in the de-
velopment of that type of in-
strument. All who have had the privilege of
listening to this instrument admit the accur-
acy of this statement.
The executive offices of the Apollo Piano Co.
will be at DeKalb, 111. To facilitate the han-
dling of orders and the transaction of all busi-
ness the main offices will be DeKalb, 111., to
which all mail should be addressed after Sep-
tember 1. Location of Chicago display rooms
will be announced later.
cj-use to regret that Hal Shearer could not
entirely eliminate business from his thoughts,
especially as President C. J. Roberts is shown
emphasizing the fact that fun' was the keynote
of the occasion. The golf bugs are represented
in the persons of L. H. Jacobi, Jr., and G. W.
Watkins, and if the cartoonist had had sufficient
room he doubtless would have presented the
features of the other prominent Pittsburgh piano
men who attended the affair.
From all reports the Pittsburgh association,
although one of the newest associations of its
kind, is full of enthusiasm and is really accom-
plishing things and has already risen to a suf-
ficient degree of prominence to warrant the
attention of even so blase and aristocratic a
personage as an honest-to-goodness cartoonist
on a daily newspaper.
VETERAN PIANO MAN RESUMES TRADE
F. W. Walters, Staunton, Va., Again Agent for
Bush & Gerts Pianos—Eighty-one Years of
Age—Started Career With Wm. Knabe
G.W. WAT KINS H F F V A N N
l b OMt Of
THEtR.bEST
Some of the Notabilities Who Figured at Meeting of the Pittsburgh Association
win, cartoonist of the Pittsburgh Dispatch, concerned, for we have it on reliable informa-
tion that he himself ordered the dinner. Second
which is reproduced herewith.
The affair was sponsored by W. C. Dierks. of Vice-president M. V. DeForeest, of the National
the C. C. Mellor Co., and Theodore Hoffmann Association of Piano Merchants, who was the
of the J. M. Hoffmann Co. It is evident that guest of honor at the affair, evidently is a con-
Mr. Dierks chose to make himself comfortable, sistent booster for his home town, according
as the cartoonist has him seated in a big arm- to the cartoonist. Captious critics might find
ly/ie ppst/cnou)7i
mur/cal name
Jnt/ieWor/d.
PIANOS
STAUNTON, VA., July 28.—I 1 ". W. Walters has an-
nounced that he has resumed the agency for
the Bush & Gerts line of pianos, which he was
compelled to discontinue during the war. Mr.
Walters is one of the oldest piano dealers in
the country, being eighty-one years of age. He
has had a wide experience in all branches of the
industry during the past sixty years and he
chose his career and entered the piano
business in 1858 with William Knabe & Co.,
Kaltimore, Md. Among his prized possessions
is a letter from Wm. Knabe, which, by the way,
fixes the date of the first Knabe grand at 1859.
He also has a letter of recommendation from the
same source dated April 26, 1859, which reads:
"We herewith certify that F. W. Walters is a
practical piano maker and tuner and has been
in our employ over one year. We recommend
him to the public when his services arc needed."
ORGANS
E5TEY PIANO COMPANY NEW YDHK CITY
'cs/ze pesrpzVfiT
prodacerfgrt/ie
dealer JntneTmde.
AUGUST 2,
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
1919
APOLLO PIANO CO. PURCHASES MELVILLE CLARK PIANO CO.
Plant, Business and Other Assets of Long-established Piano Manufacturing Concern Bought by
Newly Organized Company—Q R S Co. Continues as Separate Organization
The plant, business, patents, trade-marks and
good-will of the Melville Clark Piano Co., manu-
facturers of the Apollo in its various forms, have
been sold to the Apollo Piano Co., recently or-
The new company will make no changes in the
successful policies of the Melville Clark Piano
Co. The manufacturing organization at De-
Kalb will go to the new owners intact. Not
Plant of the Newly Organized Apollo Piano Co., at DeKalb, 111.
ganized and soon to be incorporated with some- only will the high, artistic character of the past
thing over one million dollars capital. The be maintained, but it will be increased wherever
Apollo Piano Co. will be under the management and whenever possible. An Apollo line of higher
artistry is already assured through the comple-
of Edwin S. Rauworth.
Thos. M. Pletcher and his associates retire tion of a new reproducing mechanism, recently
from the Apollo business and will devote them- perfected and which will be incorporated in the
selves exclusively to the expansion of the busi- Apollo line early this fall.
The new owners give assurance to all loyal
ness of the Q R S Co., manufacturers of player
rolls, whose new plant is now under course of Apollo dealers that no agency changes what-
ever are contemplated. They also state that
construction in Chicago.
PITTSBURGH TRADE HAD "GOOD TIME" AT RECENT MEET
The Work of the Piano Merchants' Association of Pittsburgh So Appealed to Harry Godwin,
the Cartoonist, He Immortalized Some of the Notable Members in the Pittsburgh Dispatch
The July meeting of the Piano Merchants' As-
sociation of Pittsburgh, which was held at the
Pittsburgh Field Club, as reported fully in
last week's issue of The Review, was the sub-
ject of an interesting cartoon by Harry God-
chair, though whether or not he really occupied
a platform, as the cartoonist seems to show,
is uncertain. Mr. Hoffmann is shown expatiat-
ing on the excellent repast, which evidently is
a clever bit of bouquet throwing so far as he is
\ A. a RE AT TOWN
\ " N tY\" STORE AH' TIL
VTALK "
they are prepared to discuss with Apollo repre-
sentatives the matter of agreements looking to
the continuation of the agencies for a period
of years.
The Apollo Piano Co. will take possession of
the building in which the Q R S plant is housed
at DeKalb, 111., as soon as the new Chicago
plant of that concern in Chicago is ready for
occupancy, which will probably be about .Sep-
tember 1. The acquisition of that
plant will permit an immediate in-
crease in the output of Apollos.
The Apollo line consists of two
upright foot-treadle players, two
upright foot-treadle reproducing
pianos, the Apollophone, one live-
foot grand, one five-foot repro-
ducing grand, one six-foot grand
and one six-foot reproducing
grand, and is handled by leading-
piano houses in every large city
in the country.
The Apollo Piano Co.'s man-
agement states that Apollo deal-
ers have a pleasant surprise in
store for them when they receive
the Apollos with the recently per-
fected reproducing mechanism.
This reproducing piano marks a
distinct step forward in the de-
velopment of that type of in-
strument. All who have had the privilege of
listening to this instrument admit the accur-
acy of this statement.
The executive offices of the Apollo Piano Co.
will be at DeKalb, 111. To facilitate the han-
dling of orders and the transaction of all busi-
ness the main offices will be DeKalb, 111., to
which all mail should be addressed after Sep-
tember 1. Location of Chicago display rooms
will be announced later.
cj-use to regret that Hal Shearer could not
entirely eliminate business from his thoughts,
especially as President C. J. Roberts is shown
emphasizing the fact that fun' was the keynote
of the occasion. The golf bugs are represented
in the persons of L. H. Jacobi, Jr., and G. W.
Watkins, and if the cartoonist had had sufficient
room he doubtless would have presented the
features of the other prominent Pittsburgh piano
men who attended the affair.
From all reports the Pittsburgh association,
although one of the newest associations of its
kind, is full of enthusiasm and is really accom-
plishing things and has already risen to a suf-
ficient degree of prominence to warrant the
attention of even so blase and aristocratic a
personage as an honest-to-goodness cartoonist
on a daily newspaper.
VETERAN PIANO MAN RESUMES TRADE
F. W. Walters, Staunton, Va., Again Agent for
Bush & Gerts Pianos—Eighty-one Years of
Age—Started Career With Wm. Knabe
G.W. WAT KINS H F F V A N N
l b OMt Of
THEtR.bEST
Some of the Notabilities Who Figured at Meeting of the Pittsburgh Association
win, cartoonist of the Pittsburgh Dispatch, concerned, for we have it on reliable informa-
tion that he himself ordered the dinner. Second
which is reproduced herewith.
The affair was sponsored by W. C. Dierks. of Vice-president M. V. DeForeest, of the National
the C. C. Mellor Co., and Theodore Hoffmann Association of Piano Merchants, who was the
of the J. M. Hoffmann Co. It is evident that guest of honor at the affair, evidently is a con-
Mr. Dierks chose to make himself comfortable, sistent booster for his home town, according
as the cartoonist has him seated in a big arm- to the cartoonist. Captious critics might find
ly/ie ppst/cnou)7i
mur/cal name
Jnt/ieWor/d.
PIANOS
STAUNTON, VA., July 28.—I 1 ". W. Walters has an-
nounced that he has resumed the agency for
the Bush & Gerts line of pianos, which he was
compelled to discontinue during the war. Mr.
Walters is one of the oldest piano dealers in
the country, being eighty-one years of age. He
has had a wide experience in all branches of the
industry during the past sixty years and he
chose his career and entered the piano
business in 1858 with William Knabe & Co.,
Kaltimore, Md. Among his prized possessions
is a letter from Wm. Knabe, which, by the way,
fixes the date of the first Knabe grand at 1859.
He also has a letter of recommendation from the
same source dated April 26, 1859, which reads:
"We herewith certify that F. W. Walters is a
practical piano maker and tuner and has been
in our employ over one year. We recommend
him to the public when his services arc needed."
ORGANS
E5TEY PIANO COMPANY NEW YDHK CITY
'cs/ze pesrpzVfiT
prodacerfgrt/ie
dealer JntneTmde.
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