Music Trade Review

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THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
NOVEMBER
3, 1923
PIANOS AND PLAYERS DOMINATING IN BUFFALO DEMAND
AMPICO WITH GORDON IN NEWARK
Public, However, Is Buying All Lines of Musical Instruments He·a vily-Neal, Clark & Neal to
Hold Formal Opening Soon-Victor Dealers' Association Holds Luncheon
Valuable publicity for the Ampico in th e
Chickering was obtained last week in Newark,
N. ]., when Philip Gordon, the well-known
Chickering artist, appeared in concert with th at
instrument in the Newark The a tre, one of the
largest motion picture houses in the East. Mr.
Gordon gave seve ral s hort performances a da y
during his week's engagement at the theatre,
and in the intermi ss.ion between th e afternoon
and evening performan ces he appeared for a
short recital and demon s tration of the Ampic'o
on the fl.oor of th e piano department of Bam ­
berger's d epar tment s to re .
BUFFAlO, N. Y., October 30.- -The Fall trade
outlook is very encouraging, accor din g to Buf­
falo dealers and jobbers. This is indicated by
t he continued enla rging of store space and in­
crea,i n g of the sales force of a nu mber of re­
tailers. Pianos and players sti ll hold the lead
in vo lume of sales. Talking machine dealers
are optimistic as to the holiday t rade, and in a
number of instances are me eting their so-called
radio compe tito r, by incorpo ra ting radio de­
partments in th eir stores.
A large radio department is bei ng installed in
the Neal, Clark & Neal music store. DeForest
and Kennedy s ets w ill be carried in all styles
and prices, said Clare nce Lucore, manager of
the new department.
R. E . Burley, West Ferry street dealer, has
installed a radio department, hand lin g the De­
Forest line, and reports a good business.
Arthur V·i. Erion, president of the Erion Pian o
Co., In c., is especially opt imi s ti c as to the out­
look for Fall and Winter business . "VVe hav e
had a tremendous bus iness this year in both
pianos and talkin~ machines," he said. "We
have sol d on an avnagc of two carloads of
Cable-Nelson pianos this yea r and are receiving
the ten carloads' oi pianos ordered for our Win­
ter busine·ss. To say that we feel optimistic
as to the holiday trade is putting it mi ldl y. Our
spirit is indicated by the addition to our Broad­
way store, which will add 6,000 sq uar e feet to
the piano d epartm ent, an d the proposed addition
to the warehouse in 'vVilliam street. Plans are
now bei ng prepared for an addition to our
warehouse whi ch will add 5,000 sq ua re feet of
floor space. Even this will not take care of
the large volume of business that I look for
thi s 'vVinteL"
The Neal, Clark & ~eal store, now goi ng
lhrough the process of reconstruction, will soon
ho ld ilS formal opening. The store will be
lhoroug-hly complete as a music store and will
carry a high- grade line of instruments. It is
planned to open a store to the public shortly
a ft er j\;ovember 1.
Miss Eileen Stanley, Victor record artist, was
honor guest at a noon lun ch eo n held in the
Statler Hotel by the Victor Dealers' .'\ssocia­
tion on October 19. Near ly fifty guests were
present. Miss Stanley was introduced by E. C.
Seigesmund, of Curtis N. Andrews , Victor
who lesa ler, who complimented her for her great
interest in her work as a Victor artis t and fo r
her co-operation with the dealers.
Foll owin g the luncheon Miss Stanley, who is
appear in g in Buffa lo at Loew's State Theatre,
repeated her act for the luncheon gro up. Sh e
was accompanird on th e piano by Robert H .
Huttenuth, who has written seve ra l so ngs for
Miss Stanley, includin g "]'111 a Lonesome Cry­
baby" and "I Can't Be lie ve It." These two
so ngs were very favorably received by the
grou p and her th eat re audienc€ ' S. Her no ve lt y
Victor act, in which s he carries on a co nve rsa­
tion with her o""n voice o n t he records, was a
hit.
Afternoon and evening co ncerts in the Ru­
dolph Wurlitzer Co. s tore in Main street, are
att ra cti ng a great deal of attention. The con­
certs h el d from 3 until 8 P. M. feature the Wur­
lit zer reproducing piano.
Beginning :Monday, October 22, Vincent
Lope z' Orchestra will play for dinnrr and s up­
pe r dance a t th e Statler Hotel. The orchestra,
which has be e n playi n g und er the direction of
Vi nc ent Lope" in the Hotel P e nnsylvania, will
be here permanently. Th eir music will bc
broadcasted from \i\fGR. Okeh record dealers
throughout the city are featuring the orchestra
through attractive window displays.
E. C. Beshgetoor, music dea ler in James­
town, N. Y., has moved from his old location
in Roosevell Square to his new s tore in 217
Spring street, Jamestown .
"It is lu cky for Jim Barron that thi s is h\lnt­
ing season," said A . W. Erion, president of the
Erion Piano Co., Inc., in Buffalo, who e nte r­
tained :Mr. Barron w hile he was a Buffalo visi­
to r re ce ntly, "for he shot an eagle on the seven­
teenth hole on the Orchard Park links." .
Mr. Barron, vice-president of the Cable­
Nelson Piano Co., returned to the plant in
South Haven, Mich ., with an order for ten
carloads of pianos from the Erion Piano Co.,
of this city.
Fine Workmanship
Identifies the
Weaver
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HE studious effort of our
entire organization has been
devoted for generations to the
building of unsurpassed quality
into Weaver Pianos. This has been
supplemented by excellent sugges­
tions and constructive criticism
from practical piano men who can
give and have given so much to the
piano industry.
T
Many of the mechanical features
of the Weaver Piano are unique­
the result of constant testing and
experimenting in our successful
endeavor to attain a beauty of tone
that arouses involuntary enthusi­
asm and admiration, a mechanical
excellence that removes all thought
of mechanics in the player, and a
durability that defies time and use.
The fitting tribute to Weaver
quality is found in the substantial
and ever increasing sales of W ea vel'
Pianos. To customers they repre­
sent the utmost in piano value,
to dealers they mean a profitable
and growing business.
Write us for the Weaver catalog,
and ask for the Weaver plan for
representation.
WEAVER PIANO CO., INC.
Factory and ' General Offices
York, Pa.
EAVER
PIANOS