Music Trade Review

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THE
MUSIC
TRADE REVIEW
PIANOS AND REPRODUCERS LEADING IN BUFFALO SALES
All Types of Musical Instruments, However, in Good Demand Fwm Holiday Buyers in That
Territory-Dealers Generally Expect That Good Business WiI1 Continue Far Into 1924
BUFFALO, N. Y., December l7.-Pianos and re­
producing pianos still lead the volume of sales
in Buffalo, a survey of the local trade shows.
Talking machines are active, and sales to ok a
jump a few weeks before Christmas, steadi ly
moving on the up grade. PIayer rolls have been
in great demand, and have be en found to meet
the qu estion of what to give for Christmas with
satisfaction.
The J. N. Adam Co. has had one of the best
Christmas seasons in its music department that
it has know n in years, says F. F . Barber, man­
ager. "The Christmas trade is fine," he said.
"Pianos continue to lead. It has been a won­
derful piano month; one of the best we have
ever had . Victrolas took a s udden jump a few
days ago and sales have been tremendous, with
3. steady increase."
"Decembe r this ye ar has not been as snappy
as that of 1922," said T. A. Goold, of Goold
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22, 1923
Bros., Inc. "There is a noticeable brightening
up thi s week, which. may continue and take us
ahead of last D ecem ber, but so far we are not
up to the amount of business of last year. Th e
surprising feature
of this situation is that
November doubled the same month of last year.
\Ve attribute the falling off in sales to the un­
seasonable weather. However, with the brisk
increase whi ch was very noticeable this week,
the month may pass that of a year ago."
Bob Hollinshead, local di stri butor for Q R S
player rolls, says this year's business has greatly
surpassed th at of last year. "If we can get the
required supply of rolls, we have no trouble in
disposing of them," Mr. Hollinshead said to The
Review representative. "Our Christmas trade
has been very, very fin e, the special Chri stm as
packages going well. The new Peter Rabbit
roll , made by Lee S. Roberts, has been in great
demand in this territory."
Max Freidman's new music store in the Main­
Cen tral Market Arcade ha~ been su pplied with
a large stock of Q R S rolls, which he carries
exclusively.
Over $5,000 worth of Holton gold band in­
struments have been bought by Freddie Riche 's
Palais Royale Orchestra, in Buffalo, from Neal,
Clark & Neal Co. Mr. Riche said the orchestra
is delighted with its new instruments, and
everyone was found in perfect tune.
Two Conn instruments, valued at $250, were
stolen re cently by daylight robbers from the
window of the McClellan Music House in Main
s treet, Buffalo.
E. Fred Colber is spending a we ek in Buf­
falo as the guest of Mr. and Mrs . Clarence A.
Lucore at the Hotel Statler. Mr. Colber is an
Ampico artist and has planned several concerts
whil e in Buffalo. He is accompanied by Mrs.
Colber.
"VETERANS" HOLD CHRISTMAS PARTY
Unique Group of Piano Men Hold Get-together
Luncheon in Local Restaurant
Tuesday of this week was Veterans' Day at a
cer tain small restaurant in West Forty-fifth
street, New York, when some twoscore former
employes of a well-known music hou se gathered
together for th ei r annual Christmas party, th e
festive board being g raced by some men very
prominent in the industry. This happened to be
the an nual celebration and there was everything
there to make it a real good party. It might
be said in passing that a very sizable propor­
tion of th e "veterans" gather at the same restau­
rant once each month for a little get-together
luncheon and the opportunity for exchanging
ideas.
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