Music Trade Review
Issue: 1922 Vol. 74 N. 20 - Page 13
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
M A Y 20, 1922
13
HEALTHY INCREASE SHOWNJN BUFFALO PIANO TRADE
Manufacturers Report Better Orders and Retail Dealers Are Experiencing a Steadily Growing
Demand for Instruments—T. A. Goold in England—Personals and Other News
BUFFALO, N. Y., May 16.—Each week is now
bringing increased optimism among the music
trades of Buffalo. While there has been no
phenomenal g a n in volume of sales, business has
shown a slow but apparently healthy increase,
which is pleasing alike to both manufacturers and
dealers.
Manufacturers report an increase in stock or-
ders which they are receiving from the retail
trade and are particularly gratified because this
demand is general rather than confined to any
one region of the country.
In retail circles pianos are showing steadily in-
creasing activity. Used instruments have been in
gfeater demand than for some time and players
continue to be a leader in the piano line.
The talking machine business, while still far
from normal, shows signs of improvement and
the record demand is fairly brisk. Sheet music
and player rolls are holding their own, but there
is much room for improvement in these depart-
ments. Small goods are, perhaps, the most active
of the entire line.
The Kurtzmann retail store on Monday of this
week conducted an auction sale of thirty-five used
pianos which it desired to move before trans-
ferring its stock to the new storeroom in the
Pierce Building. The auction was conducted by
Al G. Irr and was regarded as successful by the
company.
A number of used talking machines were also
sold at auction at the same time. Finishing
touches are now being put on the firm's new store
building.
The Hoffman Piano Co. has been conducting a
very successful factory outlet sale. The surplus
stock of a well-known manufacturer was turned
over to the Buffalo store and was quickly moved
at especially attractive prices. The value of the
stock placed at the disposal of the Buffalo con-
cern was close to $50,000.
Another successful sale which has been in prog-
ress is that of J. N. Adam & Co. This sale was
conducted to avoid moving instruments from
the firm's present quarters to the new building
in Washington street, which has been taken over
for the Adam Co.'s music department. The sale
was a success from every standpoint, according
tc Stephen Butler, manager of the music depart-
ment of the Adam Co.
Kurtzmann pianos are used exclusively in the
attractive new studios opened by Leonard Adams
at 1400 Elmwood avenue. Mr. Adams is using
three Kurtzmann pianos, one concert grand and
tMfo parlor grands in his studios. Mr. Adams
said he selected the Kurtzmann instruments be-
cause of their exceptional quality, demonstrated
in tests in which many other makes were con-
sidered.
T. A. Goold, of the Goold Bros. Co., proprie-
tors of music stores here, has returned to Eng-
land, where he is visiting his boyhood home, after
an extensive tour of France, Belgium and sev-
eral other European countries. He will sail for
home about May 26 and expects to reach New
York on June 5. "I don't want to miss the con-
vention even to see the sights of Europe," Mr.
Goold wrote to relatives here.
The new Victor talking machine department of
the Victor department store was formally opened
on May 15. The department is under personal
een
CRACKED VARNISH
Makes Old Pianos Like New
CORLEAR PRODUCTS CO.
122 Cypresa Ave.
New York, N. Y.
supervision of A. Victor, who purchased the
stock, franchise and good will of C. E. Sieges-
mund, who has retired from business.
Many Buffalo dealers, who have been among
the strongest supporters of the Buffalo Sym-
phony Orchestra, were present when the new
musical organization gave its second public con-
cert in Elmwood Music Hall on Sunday, May 14.
John Meldrum, pianist, was soloist.
Buffalo dealers are particularly interested in
the plan of Mayor Frank X. Schwab to ask the
city council to adopt an ordinance making it
mandatory upon social and other clubs to obtain
a license before they can permit music to be
played in their clubrooms.
The Mayor has declared such an ordinance is
necessary to give him police powers over clubs
of a questionable character. It is his assertion
that improper clubs will be forced out of busi-
ness if they are unable to obtain music permits,
which would be issued, if the Mayor's request is
sanctioned, upon payment of a small fee. No
clubs, including the fashionable society organiza-
tions in Delaware avenue, would be exempted
from the provisions of the ordinance.
Augustus C. Nelson has been appointed trus-
tee and Emmons G. Swift attorney for Daniel R.
Rogers, who filed a bankruptcy petition in behalf
of himself and the Song Shop, of Jamestown.
Appraisers have been named to value the as-
sets of the firm. The appraisers are: Arthur E.
Lautenschlager, Howard E. Olsen and Fred
Danielson. The original estimate of Mr. Rogers
showed assets amounting to $2,524 and liabilities
which totaled $6,609.
Manager H. B. Haring, of the Buffalo Co-
lumbia branch, recently had as his guest H. L.
Pratt, of New York, branch service manager of
the Columbia Co. H. W. Cardozo has resigned
as assistant manager of the Buffalo Columbia
branch. His successor has not been named.
C. N. Andrews, chairman of the music group
of the Chamber of Commerce, led one of the
teams which recently conducted a successful cam-
paign for 1,500 new members of the Chamber.
A New
r
Price on
the New I
EDISON
Heppelwhite
Design
:
FOR INCREASED PARCEL=POST RATES
Post
Office Department Considering That
Method of Meeting Present Deficit
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 15.—Increased rates on
parcel-post matter have been proposed by Post-
master General Work as a means of curtailing
the deficit of $100,000,000 sustained yearly by the
Post Office Department. No definite decision
as to how the change should be made has been
reached, but it is suggested that an increase of
one cent a package be made, whereby $20,000,-
000 a year would be added to the postal receipts.
Even when fixed in 1912 the parcel-post rates
were sufficient only to slightly more than cover
the cost of the service, the Postmaster General
told the Interstate Commerce Commission last
week. Since then the cost of service has in-
creased tremendously, but no change has been
made in the rates. Parcel-post and fourth-class
mail total approximately 60 per cent of the
weight of all the mails.
The question of fixing new rates for parcel-
post matter has been under investigation in the
Post Office Department since before Postmaster
General Hays left the Cabinet. One of the first
things that Mr. Hays did upon assuming office
was to inaugurate an investigation of the cost of
service, with a view to arriving at rates which
would eliminate the postal deficit which now
exists. Further conferences will be held between
postal officials and the Interstate Commerce
Commission with a view to determining the scope
of any changes which may be made.
Martin P. Conway, music dealer of Spring-
field and Holyoke, Mass., has assigned for the
benefit of creditors.
HP H I S favorite Heppelwhite
1
M o d e l of the N e w
E D I S O N has been priced until
recently at $167.50. The new
price of $145 makes it one of
the best values that Edison has
ever been able to offer its
dealers.
There has been no
change in quality or finish —
but a change in manufacturing
costs that has made this lower
price possible. It is now the
lowest priced cabinet design
that Edison has ever had in
its line.
T H O M A S A. E D I S O N , I N C .
ORANGE, NEW JERSEY
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
M A Y 20, 1922
13
HEALTHY INCREASE SHOWNJN BUFFALO PIANO TRADE
Manufacturers Report Better Orders and Retail Dealers Are Experiencing a Steadily Growing
Demand for Instruments—T. A. Goold in England—Personals and Other News
BUFFALO, N. Y., May 16.—Each week is now
bringing increased optimism among the music
trades of Buffalo. While there has been no
phenomenal g a n in volume of sales, business has
shown a slow but apparently healthy increase,
which is pleasing alike to both manufacturers and
dealers.
Manufacturers report an increase in stock or-
ders which they are receiving from the retail
trade and are particularly gratified because this
demand is general rather than confined to any
one region of the country.
In retail circles pianos are showing steadily in-
creasing activity. Used instruments have been in
gfeater demand than for some time and players
continue to be a leader in the piano line.
The talking machine business, while still far
from normal, shows signs of improvement and
the record demand is fairly brisk. Sheet music
and player rolls are holding their own, but there
is much room for improvement in these depart-
ments. Small goods are, perhaps, the most active
of the entire line.
The Kurtzmann retail store on Monday of this
week conducted an auction sale of thirty-five used
pianos which it desired to move before trans-
ferring its stock to the new storeroom in the
Pierce Building. The auction was conducted by
Al G. Irr and was regarded as successful by the
company.
A number of used talking machines were also
sold at auction at the same time. Finishing
touches are now being put on the firm's new store
building.
The Hoffman Piano Co. has been conducting a
very successful factory outlet sale. The surplus
stock of a well-known manufacturer was turned
over to the Buffalo store and was quickly moved
at especially attractive prices. The value of the
stock placed at the disposal of the Buffalo con-
cern was close to $50,000.
Another successful sale which has been in prog-
ress is that of J. N. Adam & Co. This sale was
conducted to avoid moving instruments from
the firm's present quarters to the new building
in Washington street, which has been taken over
for the Adam Co.'s music department. The sale
was a success from every standpoint, according
tc Stephen Butler, manager of the music depart-
ment of the Adam Co.
Kurtzmann pianos are used exclusively in the
attractive new studios opened by Leonard Adams
at 1400 Elmwood avenue. Mr. Adams is using
three Kurtzmann pianos, one concert grand and
tMfo parlor grands in his studios. Mr. Adams
said he selected the Kurtzmann instruments be-
cause of their exceptional quality, demonstrated
in tests in which many other makes were con-
sidered.
T. A. Goold, of the Goold Bros. Co., proprie-
tors of music stores here, has returned to Eng-
land, where he is visiting his boyhood home, after
an extensive tour of France, Belgium and sev-
eral other European countries. He will sail for
home about May 26 and expects to reach New
York on June 5. "I don't want to miss the con-
vention even to see the sights of Europe," Mr.
Goold wrote to relatives here.
The new Victor talking machine department of
the Victor department store was formally opened
on May 15. The department is under personal
een
CRACKED VARNISH
Makes Old Pianos Like New
CORLEAR PRODUCTS CO.
122 Cypresa Ave.
New York, N. Y.
supervision of A. Victor, who purchased the
stock, franchise and good will of C. E. Sieges-
mund, who has retired from business.
Many Buffalo dealers, who have been among
the strongest supporters of the Buffalo Sym-
phony Orchestra, were present when the new
musical organization gave its second public con-
cert in Elmwood Music Hall on Sunday, May 14.
John Meldrum, pianist, was soloist.
Buffalo dealers are particularly interested in
the plan of Mayor Frank X. Schwab to ask the
city council to adopt an ordinance making it
mandatory upon social and other clubs to obtain
a license before they can permit music to be
played in their clubrooms.
The Mayor has declared such an ordinance is
necessary to give him police powers over clubs
of a questionable character. It is his assertion
that improper clubs will be forced out of busi-
ness if they are unable to obtain music permits,
which would be issued, if the Mayor's request is
sanctioned, upon payment of a small fee. No
clubs, including the fashionable society organiza-
tions in Delaware avenue, would be exempted
from the provisions of the ordinance.
Augustus C. Nelson has been appointed trus-
tee and Emmons G. Swift attorney for Daniel R.
Rogers, who filed a bankruptcy petition in behalf
of himself and the Song Shop, of Jamestown.
Appraisers have been named to value the as-
sets of the firm. The appraisers are: Arthur E.
Lautenschlager, Howard E. Olsen and Fred
Danielson. The original estimate of Mr. Rogers
showed assets amounting to $2,524 and liabilities
which totaled $6,609.
Manager H. B. Haring, of the Buffalo Co-
lumbia branch, recently had as his guest H. L.
Pratt, of New York, branch service manager of
the Columbia Co. H. W. Cardozo has resigned
as assistant manager of the Buffalo Columbia
branch. His successor has not been named.
C. N. Andrews, chairman of the music group
of the Chamber of Commerce, led one of the
teams which recently conducted a successful cam-
paign for 1,500 new members of the Chamber.
A New
r
Price on
the New I
EDISON
Heppelwhite
Design
:
FOR INCREASED PARCEL=POST RATES
Post
Office Department Considering That
Method of Meeting Present Deficit
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 15.—Increased rates on
parcel-post matter have been proposed by Post-
master General Work as a means of curtailing
the deficit of $100,000,000 sustained yearly by the
Post Office Department. No definite decision
as to how the change should be made has been
reached, but it is suggested that an increase of
one cent a package be made, whereby $20,000,-
000 a year would be added to the postal receipts.
Even when fixed in 1912 the parcel-post rates
were sufficient only to slightly more than cover
the cost of the service, the Postmaster General
told the Interstate Commerce Commission last
week. Since then the cost of service has in-
creased tremendously, but no change has been
made in the rates. Parcel-post and fourth-class
mail total approximately 60 per cent of the
weight of all the mails.
The question of fixing new rates for parcel-
post matter has been under investigation in the
Post Office Department since before Postmaster
General Hays left the Cabinet. One of the first
things that Mr. Hays did upon assuming office
was to inaugurate an investigation of the cost of
service, with a view to arriving at rates which
would eliminate the postal deficit which now
exists. Further conferences will be held between
postal officials and the Interstate Commerce
Commission with a view to determining the scope
of any changes which may be made.
Martin P. Conway, music dealer of Spring-
field and Holyoke, Mass., has assigned for the
benefit of creditors.
HP H I S favorite Heppelwhite
1
M o d e l of the N e w
E D I S O N has been priced until
recently at $167.50. The new
price of $145 makes it one of
the best values that Edison has
ever been able to offer its
dealers.
There has been no
change in quality or finish —
but a change in manufacturing
costs that has made this lower
price possible. It is now the
lowest priced cabinet design
that Edison has ever had in
its line.
T H O M A S A. E D I S O N , I N C .
ORANGE, NEW JERSEY
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