Music Trade Review
Issue: 1923 Vol. 76 N. 15 - Page 8
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THE
8
MUSIC
TRADE
REVIEW
HAMBURGER'S BOUGHT BY MAY DEPARTMENT STORES CO.
Los Angeles Department Store Now in Control of Large Concern—No Changes in Organization—
Jack Foster Leaves Platt Music Co.- -Alex McDonald Visiting Los Angeles
Los ANGELES, CAL., April 5.—The principal topic
of interest during the last few days has been the
sale of A. Hamburger & Sons department store
to the May Department Stores Co. The deal,
of course, involves the transfer of many mil-
lions in property and leases. The great store
occupies frontages of 300 feet on Broadway, 330
feet on Eighth street and 174 feet on Hill street,
and the fifty-year lease on the properties alone
amounts to about $25,000,000, while the stock,
fixtures and good-will are costing many more
millions. Colonel David May, head of the May
interests, announced that two more floors will
be added to the eight-story building. Thomas
and Wilbur May, sons of Colonel May, will be
in charge of the store, which will continue to he
known as Hamburger's. Colonel May also
stated that there will be no changes in the or-
ganization and that the personnel will remain
the same.
Harry N. Briggs has been in charge of Ham-
burger's Music Salons for some time and, in ad-
dition to being very highly respected and liked
by members of the music trades, has macU- a
remarkable success of his department.
Henry L. Mason in Los Angeles
Henry L. Mason, of the Mason it Hamlin
Co., arrived in Los Angeles early this week and
will spend several days here. Mr. Mason, who
is making his headquarters at the Wiley B. Al-
len Co.'s store on Broadway, slates that he is
very much impressed with conditions here.
Jack Foster Embarks in New Line
Jack Foster, who has been for some time
piano sales manager of the piano department of
the Platt Music Co., has resigned in order that
he may go into the real estate business. L. A.
Fleischmann has now been made head of the
piano department by President Platt, which is
a fitting reward for his excellent services and
loyalty, and for which he is well qualified, hav-
ing been in charge for several months in the
past.
The Southern California Music Co. has in-
augurated a special sale of pianos and other
musical goods in anticipation of their removal
to the new quarters on t Broadway, between
Eighth and Ninth streets. W'orth Hathaway,
manager of the piano department, declared that,
with a minimum amount of advertising, the re-
APRIL 14, 1923
KRAKAUER
REPRODUCER AND RADIO
Instrument Used by Doolittle Radio Corp. in
New Haven Wins Tribute From Concern—
Comment Invariably in Praise of Piano
sponst of the public had been surprisingly great;
To those who have listened to piano music
he believed that people appreciated very highly
the integrity of the house and realized that when over the radio the importance of tone and vol-
a sale was announced it really meant something ume has been vividly impressed. That the im-
portance of this feature in broadcasting is given
interesting and worth while.
much thought by the directors of the various
Alex. McDonald Due Here
Alex.. McDonald, of Sohnier & Co., New York, broadcasting stations may be realized from a
and director of the
National Association
of Music Merchants,
will arrive in Los
Angeles to-day, ac-
companied by Mrs.
McDonald. Becman P.
Siblev, of the Kohler
Industries, has also
left San Francisco in
ord^r that he may
travel with Mr. Mc-
Donald.
The Barnes Music
Co. is meeting witii a
great success in the
sale of the Vir/.i "tone
producer"in the Schu-
bert piano. George H.
Barnes, president, is
an enthusiast on ad-
vertising and person-
ally directs the de-
partment and, in fact,
Krakauer R e p r o d u c e r U s e d for B r o a d c a s t i n g
most of the copy is written by him. Extensive letter which w a s recently received by t h e A. B.
newspaper, billboard and car card advertising is Clinton Co., New Haven, Conn., from Franklin
carried consistently and continuously, and the M. Doolittle, head of the Doolittle Radio Corp.,
slogan "The House of Golden Rule Service" New H a v e n , Conn., in reference to the success
accompanies every advertisement.
of a K r a k a u e r r e p r o d u c i n g piano manufactured
NEW LAKEWOOD MUSIC STORE
LAKKWOOD. ()., April 1(1. - T h e Madison Music
Shoppe has thrown its doors at 15410 Madison
avenue, this city, open to the public. J o s e p h J.
Boestl is the proprietor. T h e new store carries
a full line of Brunswick and Cheney talking
machines, as well as a full a s s o r t m e n t of records.
The records of failures show two things. They
either failed because stock did not turn over
often enough or because the margin of profit
was too low.
by K r a k a u e r Bros., N e w York, which is used
in the b r o a d c a s t i n g station.
R e g a r d i n g this instrument Mr. Doolitllc says:
"I am writing this letter to you so as to
convey in only t o o small a sense how truly
wonderful and how excellent (he Krakauer r e - ,
producing piano is for the work of broadcast-
ing by radio.
"Before a r e p r o d u c i n g piano was used in my
station I went to all of your competitive dealers
and heard their pianos, but, j u d g i n g from a
strictly musical standpoint, I found that the
touch, tone and volume of your Krakauer piano
most realistic for our business.
"Radio requires a piano that reproduces the
human touch to a finesse and your instrument
liuly does this to a much greater extent than
any o t h e r r e p r o d u c i n g piano 1 have .heard.
" H a v i n g heard a very great n u m b e r of the
world m a s t e r s a n d being a very critical a p p r c -
ciator of piano playing, 1 must say that selec-
tions played on your piano are truly m a r v e l o u s
and, as the many c o m m e n t s 1 have received
seem to agree with mine, I feel this is echoing
the s e n t i m e n t s of ' t h e great radio audience'."
CHICKERING BUST IN CHICAGO
Ludwig—The Only Complete Line of Small
Artistic Grands, Uprights and Players
I i Iudicig |
i
The advent of the small grand, upright and player has been wel-
comed by dwellers in homes of limited space and has thus created
a large new field of buyers. But those who purchased these little
instruments have not been content with the commercial piano of
unknown parentage; they demand pianos of reputation, known
quality, artistic pianos.
The Petite Ludwig Pianos fulfill these requirements to the utmost;
a soft, mellow, string-like tone, of striking similarity to the voices
of 'cello, violin and harp; models of classic beauty, shining with
dazzling polish, or the rich, dull mission finish—in mahogany, wal-
nut and oak—at a surprisingly moderate price.
Let us tell you how quickly these little artistic Ludwig Pianos
vanish from our dealers' floors. Write for full information.
Ludwig & Co.
Willow Ave. and 136th St.
New York
Photographic Reproduction of Bust of Founder
of House of Chickering a Feature of the Dec-
orations at Symphony Hall Concert
CHICAGO, 1I,L., April 10.— One of the features of
the elaborate decoration at Orchestra Hall here
during the recent concert by the Chicago Sym-
phony and F.rno Dohnanyi, in celebration of
the Chickering Centennial, was a huge photo-
graphic copy of the bust of Jonas Chickering,
which stood out in huge relief against a back-
ground of royal blue, set off by gold panels at
lop and bottom and by painted panels at the
side.
Over the portrait a scroll bore the legend
"1823-1923," the two significant dates divided by
the cross of the Legion of Honor, France's
highest compliment to the House of Chicker-
ing. In the golden partition below was the cap-
tion: "Jonas Chickering, Father of Piano Mak-
ing in America,,'*
THE
8
MUSIC
TRADE
REVIEW
HAMBURGER'S BOUGHT BY MAY DEPARTMENT STORES CO.
Los Angeles Department Store Now in Control of Large Concern—No Changes in Organization—
Jack Foster Leaves Platt Music Co.- -Alex McDonald Visiting Los Angeles
Los ANGELES, CAL., April 5.—The principal topic
of interest during the last few days has been the
sale of A. Hamburger & Sons department store
to the May Department Stores Co. The deal,
of course, involves the transfer of many mil-
lions in property and leases. The great store
occupies frontages of 300 feet on Broadway, 330
feet on Eighth street and 174 feet on Hill street,
and the fifty-year lease on the properties alone
amounts to about $25,000,000, while the stock,
fixtures and good-will are costing many more
millions. Colonel David May, head of the May
interests, announced that two more floors will
be added to the eight-story building. Thomas
and Wilbur May, sons of Colonel May, will be
in charge of the store, which will continue to he
known as Hamburger's. Colonel May also
stated that there will be no changes in the or-
ganization and that the personnel will remain
the same.
Harry N. Briggs has been in charge of Ham-
burger's Music Salons for some time and, in ad-
dition to being very highly respected and liked
by members of the music trades, has macU- a
remarkable success of his department.
Henry L. Mason in Los Angeles
Henry L. Mason, of the Mason it Hamlin
Co., arrived in Los Angeles early this week and
will spend several days here. Mr. Mason, who
is making his headquarters at the Wiley B. Al-
len Co.'s store on Broadway, slates that he is
very much impressed with conditions here.
Jack Foster Embarks in New Line
Jack Foster, who has been for some time
piano sales manager of the piano department of
the Platt Music Co., has resigned in order that
he may go into the real estate business. L. A.
Fleischmann has now been made head of the
piano department by President Platt, which is
a fitting reward for his excellent services and
loyalty, and for which he is well qualified, hav-
ing been in charge for several months in the
past.
The Southern California Music Co. has in-
augurated a special sale of pianos and other
musical goods in anticipation of their removal
to the new quarters on t Broadway, between
Eighth and Ninth streets. W'orth Hathaway,
manager of the piano department, declared that,
with a minimum amount of advertising, the re-
APRIL 14, 1923
KRAKAUER
REPRODUCER AND RADIO
Instrument Used by Doolittle Radio Corp. in
New Haven Wins Tribute From Concern—
Comment Invariably in Praise of Piano
sponst of the public had been surprisingly great;
To those who have listened to piano music
he believed that people appreciated very highly
the integrity of the house and realized that when over the radio the importance of tone and vol-
a sale was announced it really meant something ume has been vividly impressed. That the im-
portance of this feature in broadcasting is given
interesting and worth while.
much thought by the directors of the various
Alex. McDonald Due Here
Alex.. McDonald, of Sohnier & Co., New York, broadcasting stations may be realized from a
and director of the
National Association
of Music Merchants,
will arrive in Los
Angeles to-day, ac-
companied by Mrs.
McDonald. Becman P.
Siblev, of the Kohler
Industries, has also
left San Francisco in
ord^r that he may
travel with Mr. Mc-
Donald.
The Barnes Music
Co. is meeting witii a
great success in the
sale of the Vir/.i "tone
producer"in the Schu-
bert piano. George H.
Barnes, president, is
an enthusiast on ad-
vertising and person-
ally directs the de-
partment and, in fact,
Krakauer R e p r o d u c e r U s e d for B r o a d c a s t i n g
most of the copy is written by him. Extensive letter which w a s recently received by t h e A. B.
newspaper, billboard and car card advertising is Clinton Co., New Haven, Conn., from Franklin
carried consistently and continuously, and the M. Doolittle, head of the Doolittle Radio Corp.,
slogan "The House of Golden Rule Service" New H a v e n , Conn., in reference to the success
accompanies every advertisement.
of a K r a k a u e r r e p r o d u c i n g piano manufactured
NEW LAKEWOOD MUSIC STORE
LAKKWOOD. ()., April 1(1. - T h e Madison Music
Shoppe has thrown its doors at 15410 Madison
avenue, this city, open to the public. J o s e p h J.
Boestl is the proprietor. T h e new store carries
a full line of Brunswick and Cheney talking
machines, as well as a full a s s o r t m e n t of records.
The records of failures show two things. They
either failed because stock did not turn over
often enough or because the margin of profit
was too low.
by K r a k a u e r Bros., N e w York, which is used
in the b r o a d c a s t i n g station.
R e g a r d i n g this instrument Mr. Doolitllc says:
"I am writing this letter to you so as to
convey in only t o o small a sense how truly
wonderful and how excellent (he Krakauer r e - ,
producing piano is for the work of broadcast-
ing by radio.
"Before a r e p r o d u c i n g piano was used in my
station I went to all of your competitive dealers
and heard their pianos, but, j u d g i n g from a
strictly musical standpoint, I found that the
touch, tone and volume of your Krakauer piano
most realistic for our business.
"Radio requires a piano that reproduces the
human touch to a finesse and your instrument
liuly does this to a much greater extent than
any o t h e r r e p r o d u c i n g piano 1 have .heard.
" H a v i n g heard a very great n u m b e r of the
world m a s t e r s a n d being a very critical a p p r c -
ciator of piano playing, 1 must say that selec-
tions played on your piano are truly m a r v e l o u s
and, as the many c o m m e n t s 1 have received
seem to agree with mine, I feel this is echoing
the s e n t i m e n t s of ' t h e great radio audience'."
CHICKERING BUST IN CHICAGO
Ludwig—The Only Complete Line of Small
Artistic Grands, Uprights and Players
I i Iudicig |
i
The advent of the small grand, upright and player has been wel-
comed by dwellers in homes of limited space and has thus created
a large new field of buyers. But those who purchased these little
instruments have not been content with the commercial piano of
unknown parentage; they demand pianos of reputation, known
quality, artistic pianos.
The Petite Ludwig Pianos fulfill these requirements to the utmost;
a soft, mellow, string-like tone, of striking similarity to the voices
of 'cello, violin and harp; models of classic beauty, shining with
dazzling polish, or the rich, dull mission finish—in mahogany, wal-
nut and oak—at a surprisingly moderate price.
Let us tell you how quickly these little artistic Ludwig Pianos
vanish from our dealers' floors. Write for full information.
Ludwig & Co.
Willow Ave. and 136th St.
New York
Photographic Reproduction of Bust of Founder
of House of Chickering a Feature of the Dec-
orations at Symphony Hall Concert
CHICAGO, 1I,L., April 10.— One of the features of
the elaborate decoration at Orchestra Hall here
during the recent concert by the Chicago Sym-
phony and F.rno Dohnanyi, in celebration of
the Chickering Centennial, was a huge photo-
graphic copy of the bust of Jonas Chickering,
which stood out in huge relief against a back-
ground of royal blue, set off by gold panels at
lop and bottom and by painted panels at the
side.
Over the portrait a scroll bore the legend
"1823-1923," the two significant dates divided by
the cross of the Legion of Honor, France's
highest compliment to the House of Chicker-
ing. In the golden partition below was the cap-
tion: "Jonas Chickering, Father of Piano Mak-
ing in America,,'*
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