Music Trade Review
Issue: 1922 Vol. 75 N. 11 - Page 10
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THE
10
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
INCREASING PR0SPERITTJNJ5AN FRANCISCO TRADE
Strikes and Consequent Handicaps to Business Generally Unable to Retard Genuine Prosperity
Now Prevalent on the Pacific Coast—Many Travelers Visiting Local Dealers
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., September 1.—Railroad
strikes, millions of dollars' loss in fruit ship-
ments from the Pacific Coast, car shortage for
Coast lumber and a few other crumpled rose-
leaves in the lives of the people of the Pacific
slope seem to be quite powerless to check the
increasing prosperity, one demonstration of
which is a tendency to buy grand pianos. Speak-
ing of conditions, James A. Stitt, Western trav-
eling representative for the Hallet & Davis
Piano Co., declared: "I'm finding business very
good and I speak of the territory from San
Diego, near the Mexican border, to the farthest
north I have been recently, which is Seattle,
Wash. The lumber industry in the Northwest
is picking up wonderfully, the crops through
Oregon are splendid and there is every indica-
tion thai prosperity will continue.
"The Hallet & Davis interests in Los Angeles,
San Francisco and Oakland are particularly
strong and the demand for grand pianos has
been very good." Mr. Stitt added that the firm's
new phonograph is selling excellently.
Return From Long Visit East
H. J. Werner, president of the American
Photo Player Co. and J. M. Levy, head of the
publicity department of that organization, re-
turned on August 26 from a three months' trip
through the East. They visited Atlantic Coast
cities of the States as well as of Canada. Speak-
ing of business, Mr. Levy stated: "June, J u b '
and August were the best three months that
this organization has ever had. This applies
to our whole territory." As an example of the
absolute need for music as an adjunct to the
silver screen drama, Mr. Levy instanced that
Just Consider
Staib-Abendschein
Reproducing Grand
Piano Action
with * *
Lost Motion Attachment
*'
Here are some of them. It eliminates—
All lost motion at capstans and top of jack.
All lost motion between pneumatics and action parts.
All key dipping.
All change of key depth.
'".
All key shifting.
Soft pedal movement can be adjusted to the power of
the lightest pneumatic.
Easily regulated by accessible set screws.
Action regulating not impeded by lost motion rod or
parts.
THE STAIB-ABENDSCHEIN CO.
134th St. and Brook Ave.
in St. Louis, during the recent musicians' strike,
attendance at the motion picture houses fell
off about 40 per cent. In spite of the much-
discussed heat, Mr. Levy found on his travels
that the percentage of theatres dosed this Sum-
mer was not very large.
Engineers Seek Great Radio Site
The engineers of the Radio Corp. of America
are now here selecting a station for an immense
broadcasting site. It is planned to install ap-
paratus of such power that San Francisco can
talk to the whole Pacific Coast.
Association's Vacation Is Over
The Music Trades Association of Northern
California resumes its activities during the sec-
ond week of September. George K. Hughes,-
president of the organization, stated that a vaca- :
tion had been necessary on account of so many,
members being out of town. Cases that have
needed prompt atttention have received it, how-
ever, in spite of the general lull in Association
activity.
These Travelers Braved the Strikes
Stuart H. Perry, traveling representative of
United Piano Corp., has gone South, after visit-
ing San Francisco, where he made his head-
quarters with Sherman, Clay & Co. Later he
will return here, on his way to the Pacific
Northwest. Oscar \V. Kay, manager of the
wholesale Vocalion record department for the
Aeolian Co., has left, after visiting this city;
Miss Coxhead, secretary to Becman P. Siblcy,
Coast representative of the Kohler Industries,
is away on a vacation. She has been connected
with the office for years and is well known to
t h e ' t r a d e . J. J. Foster, who went to Los
Angeles some time ago, as manager for the
new Wurlitzer branch there, has been visiting
his friends in the San Francisco trade. It is
understood that he has severed his connection
with the Wurlitzer firm, but is returning shortly
to Los Angeles. Omar Kruschke, formerly con-
nected with the Pathe Freres Co. branch here,
will, it is understood, have the management of
the Wurlitzer store in Los Angeles.
Steinway Man Visits Branches
Finest LJrchs, wholesale manager of Steinway
& Sons, has left for the Pacific Northwest, after
spending some time at headquarters of Sherman,
Clay & Co. here. Mr. Urchs will visit the
Sherman, Clay & Co.'s branches in Oregon and
Washington. Philip T. Clay, president of Sher-
man, Clay & Co., has returned from Lake Tahoe.
Arrives and Calls Sales Conference
P. T. Kantner, San Francisco manager for
the Columbia Graphophone Co., arrived in this
city a few days ago from New York head-
quarters of his firm. He at once called a sales
conference of salesmen for the California ter-
ritory and held two days' of conference, at
which he presided and explained to the sales-
men the Columbia policies for the remainder
of this year.
the important improvements in the
•
SEPTEMUKK 9, 1922
New York
AMERICAN PIANO CO. SUES
(Continued from payc 9)
"So, too, with Chickering & Sons, for close
upon a century, there has existed in certain
departments an almost unbroken line of sons
succeeding their fathers, whose fathers and
grandfathers, in turn, worked with Jonas Chick-
ering himself. A heritage of tradition trans-
mitted in this way is a powerful force, creating
an individuality in the making of Knabe and
Chickering pianos—an individuality which it
has ever, been the purpose of the American
Piano Co. to preserve and maintain unviolated.
"Quality merchandise is the only thing which
spells success for the piano merchant and if
name values can be ridiculed, as seems to be
the attempt in this case, it will work to the
detriment of the entire piano industry.
"It is a pleasure to be able to state that the
newspapers in Philadelphia in which the objec-
tionable advertisements appeared have since
made it evident that they are for clean, con-
structive copy which builds confidence rather
than destructive copy which undermines the
good will of any enterprise."
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THE
10
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
INCREASING PR0SPERITTJNJ5AN FRANCISCO TRADE
Strikes and Consequent Handicaps to Business Generally Unable to Retard Genuine Prosperity
Now Prevalent on the Pacific Coast—Many Travelers Visiting Local Dealers
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., September 1.—Railroad
strikes, millions of dollars' loss in fruit ship-
ments from the Pacific Coast, car shortage for
Coast lumber and a few other crumpled rose-
leaves in the lives of the people of the Pacific
slope seem to be quite powerless to check the
increasing prosperity, one demonstration of
which is a tendency to buy grand pianos. Speak-
ing of conditions, James A. Stitt, Western trav-
eling representative for the Hallet & Davis
Piano Co., declared: "I'm finding business very
good and I speak of the territory from San
Diego, near the Mexican border, to the farthest
north I have been recently, which is Seattle,
Wash. The lumber industry in the Northwest
is picking up wonderfully, the crops through
Oregon are splendid and there is every indica-
tion thai prosperity will continue.
"The Hallet & Davis interests in Los Angeles,
San Francisco and Oakland are particularly
strong and the demand for grand pianos has
been very good." Mr. Stitt added that the firm's
new phonograph is selling excellently.
Return From Long Visit East
H. J. Werner, president of the American
Photo Player Co. and J. M. Levy, head of the
publicity department of that organization, re-
turned on August 26 from a three months' trip
through the East. They visited Atlantic Coast
cities of the States as well as of Canada. Speak-
ing of business, Mr. Levy stated: "June, J u b '
and August were the best three months that
this organization has ever had. This applies
to our whole territory." As an example of the
absolute need for music as an adjunct to the
silver screen drama, Mr. Levy instanced that
Just Consider
Staib-Abendschein
Reproducing Grand
Piano Action
with * *
Lost Motion Attachment
*'
Here are some of them. It eliminates—
All lost motion at capstans and top of jack.
All lost motion between pneumatics and action parts.
All key dipping.
All change of key depth.
'".
All key shifting.
Soft pedal movement can be adjusted to the power of
the lightest pneumatic.
Easily regulated by accessible set screws.
Action regulating not impeded by lost motion rod or
parts.
THE STAIB-ABENDSCHEIN CO.
134th St. and Brook Ave.
in St. Louis, during the recent musicians' strike,
attendance at the motion picture houses fell
off about 40 per cent. In spite of the much-
discussed heat, Mr. Levy found on his travels
that the percentage of theatres dosed this Sum-
mer was not very large.
Engineers Seek Great Radio Site
The engineers of the Radio Corp. of America
are now here selecting a station for an immense
broadcasting site. It is planned to install ap-
paratus of such power that San Francisco can
talk to the whole Pacific Coast.
Association's Vacation Is Over
The Music Trades Association of Northern
California resumes its activities during the sec-
ond week of September. George K. Hughes,-
president of the organization, stated that a vaca- :
tion had been necessary on account of so many,
members being out of town. Cases that have
needed prompt atttention have received it, how-
ever, in spite of the general lull in Association
activity.
These Travelers Braved the Strikes
Stuart H. Perry, traveling representative of
United Piano Corp., has gone South, after visit-
ing San Francisco, where he made his head-
quarters with Sherman, Clay & Co. Later he
will return here, on his way to the Pacific
Northwest. Oscar \V. Kay, manager of the
wholesale Vocalion record department for the
Aeolian Co., has left, after visiting this city;
Miss Coxhead, secretary to Becman P. Siblcy,
Coast representative of the Kohler Industries,
is away on a vacation. She has been connected
with the office for years and is well known to
t h e ' t r a d e . J. J. Foster, who went to Los
Angeles some time ago, as manager for the
new Wurlitzer branch there, has been visiting
his friends in the San Francisco trade. It is
understood that he has severed his connection
with the Wurlitzer firm, but is returning shortly
to Los Angeles. Omar Kruschke, formerly con-
nected with the Pathe Freres Co. branch here,
will, it is understood, have the management of
the Wurlitzer store in Los Angeles.
Steinway Man Visits Branches
Finest LJrchs, wholesale manager of Steinway
& Sons, has left for the Pacific Northwest, after
spending some time at headquarters of Sherman,
Clay & Co. here. Mr. Urchs will visit the
Sherman, Clay & Co.'s branches in Oregon and
Washington. Philip T. Clay, president of Sher-
man, Clay & Co., has returned from Lake Tahoe.
Arrives and Calls Sales Conference
P. T. Kantner, San Francisco manager for
the Columbia Graphophone Co., arrived in this
city a few days ago from New York head-
quarters of his firm. He at once called a sales
conference of salesmen for the California ter-
ritory and held two days' of conference, at
which he presided and explained to the sales-
men the Columbia policies for the remainder
of this year.
the important improvements in the
•
SEPTEMUKK 9, 1922
New York
AMERICAN PIANO CO. SUES
(Continued from payc 9)
"So, too, with Chickering & Sons, for close
upon a century, there has existed in certain
departments an almost unbroken line of sons
succeeding their fathers, whose fathers and
grandfathers, in turn, worked with Jonas Chick-
ering himself. A heritage of tradition trans-
mitted in this way is a powerful force, creating
an individuality in the making of Knabe and
Chickering pianos—an individuality which it
has ever, been the purpose of the American
Piano Co. to preserve and maintain unviolated.
"Quality merchandise is the only thing which
spells success for the piano merchant and if
name values can be ridiculed, as seems to be
the attempt in this case, it will work to the
detriment of the entire piano industry.
"It is a pleasure to be able to state that the
newspapers in Philadelphia in which the objec-
tionable advertisements appeared have since
made it evident that they are for clean, con-
structive copy which builds confidence rather
than destructive copy which undermines the
good will of any enterprise."
'
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