Music Trade Review
Issue: 1924 Vol. 78 N. 8 - Page 10
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THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
FEBRUARY 23,
1924
ager of the Milwaukee division of the Smith,
Barnes & Strohber Co., has come to Kansas
City to be the manager of the Kansas City
store.
During the week of January 29 the different
All Civic and Trade Organizations in City Unite in Concentrated Drive—Knabe Appears in classification clubs and the civic organizations
Informal Concert at Knabe Studios, Kansas City, Mo.—Fred Colber a Visitor
of Kansas City, Kan., co-operated to celebrate
Music Week. This was taken up in the clubs
ANSAS CITY, MO., February 18.—Fred employed at the Knabe Studios in this city. and newspapers and each individual in the city
Colber, general representative of the whole-
The front of the building occupied by the was requested to attend a musical event or to
sale department of William Knabe & Co., spent Smith, Barnes & Strohber Co., at 919 Grand celebrate Music Week some way in the home.
a few days in Kansas City lately en route to avenue, was blown out by an explosion which The musical clubs arranged special programs
New York after a trip down the coast to Flor- occurred in the building next door early in the which were well attended. The music dealers
ida and through this territory. Mr. Colber re- month. A few of the instruments were slightly in the city said that this movement had a
ported that business was very good, especially damaged by bits of flying glass and by the marked effect upon the trade, stimulating busi-
in Florida. He also stated that he had found smoke. Two of the saleswomen who were near ness along various lines, especially in the record
the bsuiness of the Knabe Studios in Kan- the door were hurt by the concussion. None and sheet music departments. The interest
sas City very good, with the high-priced re- of these injuries proved to be serious, however. aroused by this event does not seem to have
enacting Ampico in the Knabe so much in One of the employes, Miss Wise, who had her been a thing of the moment, but the effects are
demand that the stock has been short and the car parked in front of the building, discovered still noticeable.
C. H. Smith, manager of the J. W. Jenkins
new shipment just coming in is very- badly after the explosion that the machine had been
needed. Business has also been especially good smashed into a pancake. The loss to the com- Sons' Music Co.'s store at 624 Minnesota ave-
in the straight grands. It has been necessary pany was entirely covered by insurance. A. F. nue, Kansas City, Kan., reports that business is
to add to the sales force, so Mr. Comer is now Quinn, who was formerly a department man- very good just now in small goods. The de-
mand for records is very good, especially for
the high-class music. There is also a good
demand for sheet music.
An informal concert was given under the
auspices of the Knabe Studios in their sales-
room at 1209-11 Walnut street on Monday eve-
ning, February 18. Frederick Colber, com-
poser-pianist of New York City, was heard in
direct comparison with his Ampico recordings.
Other entertainers on the program were Helen
Burwell, dancer; Beulah Marty, violinist, and
Mrs. Allen Taylor, soprano.
Simple statement: simple and self-evident!
Kansas City, Kan., Holds Music Week
and Reports Big Success With Event
K
We Are Always Trying to Make It Better;
Therefore It Is Always Becoming Better!
Yet it holds a great truth, a truth greatly important to those who
know the need for a player-piano to be always as nearly perfect
as may humanly be possible.
Because we are not satisfied ever to rest upon the oars of our
achievement, we are able to say that
M. Schulz Co.
Player-Piano
stands among player-pianos of the day.
Unsurpassed
in Technical Efficiency of Design,
in Musical Achievement in the hands Of
the average owner,
in Ability to withstand wear and tear
without causing expense for repairs.
A Technical Book for Tuners and Repairmen of unusual make-
up and contents, is available and will be sent free to interested
persons in the music industries who may have legitimate use
for it.
There is usually an opportunity for intelligent and far-sighted
merchants to increase profit and prestige by becoming associated
with us.
M. SCHULZ CO.
Founded 1869
Offices:
Schulz Building
711 Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago
Factories:
Chicago
Southern Wholesale Branch
1530 Candler Building
Atlanta, Ga.
Ohio Association Plans
Mutual Insurance System
Replies Received to Association's Question-
naire Show Large Proportion of Membership
in Favor of This Plan
Moves made earlier in the year for more and
better business for the members of the Music
Merchants' Association of Ohio are being
brought nearer to conclusion. One of the first
of this may be the adoption of the piano mer-
chants' mutual insurance program, a project
that is being given serious concern by active
members of the organization. Many of the
member? have yet to> send in their opinions on
questionnaires sent out previously for this pur-
pose, and those who have already voiced their
sentiment indicate favor of the 25 per cent
saving that this plan can bring them. These
figures were obtained by President C. H. Yahrl-
ing and Secretary R. C. Hyre before the ques-
tionnaires were distributed.
Another piece of information that State Asso-
ciation members may have is the opinion re-
ceived from the Ohio Industrial Commission
on the Ohio Compensation Law. This opinion
sets forth definitely the relation between em-
ployer and employe where more than three per-
sons are employed in one establishment. This
information obtained through State Association
effort in itself may save an employer from some
pitfall if he knows its content.
The importance of the State organization in
the country is being recognized more each year.
P. T. Carrey, Los Angeles, has been sent con-
siderable data on how conventions and asso-
ciation activities are conducted in Ohio, so that
he may use this material toward perfecting a
convention of several State bodies on the
Pacific Coast.
Increase Organization
Two new outside salesmen have just been
added to the retail selling force of the Story
& Clark Piano Co., in New York, and will work
out of the Thirty-second street branch. They
are William Petterson and T. Stamos and have
been selected personally by New York Manager
L. Schoenewald from a large group o-f appli-
cants,
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THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
FEBRUARY 23,
1924
ager of the Milwaukee division of the Smith,
Barnes & Strohber Co., has come to Kansas
City to be the manager of the Kansas City
store.
During the week of January 29 the different
All Civic and Trade Organizations in City Unite in Concentrated Drive—Knabe Appears in classification clubs and the civic organizations
Informal Concert at Knabe Studios, Kansas City, Mo.—Fred Colber a Visitor
of Kansas City, Kan., co-operated to celebrate
Music Week. This was taken up in the clubs
ANSAS CITY, MO., February 18.—Fred employed at the Knabe Studios in this city. and newspapers and each individual in the city
Colber, general representative of the whole-
The front of the building occupied by the was requested to attend a musical event or to
sale department of William Knabe & Co., spent Smith, Barnes & Strohber Co., at 919 Grand celebrate Music Week some way in the home.
a few days in Kansas City lately en route to avenue, was blown out by an explosion which The musical clubs arranged special programs
New York after a trip down the coast to Flor- occurred in the building next door early in the which were well attended. The music dealers
ida and through this territory. Mr. Colber re- month. A few of the instruments were slightly in the city said that this movement had a
ported that business was very good, especially damaged by bits of flying glass and by the marked effect upon the trade, stimulating busi-
in Florida. He also stated that he had found smoke. Two of the saleswomen who were near ness along various lines, especially in the record
the bsuiness of the Knabe Studios in Kan- the door were hurt by the concussion. None and sheet music departments. The interest
sas City very good, with the high-priced re- of these injuries proved to be serious, however. aroused by this event does not seem to have
enacting Ampico in the Knabe so much in One of the employes, Miss Wise, who had her been a thing of the moment, but the effects are
demand that the stock has been short and the car parked in front of the building, discovered still noticeable.
C. H. Smith, manager of the J. W. Jenkins
new shipment just coming in is very- badly after the explosion that the machine had been
needed. Business has also been especially good smashed into a pancake. The loss to the com- Sons' Music Co.'s store at 624 Minnesota ave-
in the straight grands. It has been necessary pany was entirely covered by insurance. A. F. nue, Kansas City, Kan., reports that business is
to add to the sales force, so Mr. Comer is now Quinn, who was formerly a department man- very good just now in small goods. The de-
mand for records is very good, especially for
the high-class music. There is also a good
demand for sheet music.
An informal concert was given under the
auspices of the Knabe Studios in their sales-
room at 1209-11 Walnut street on Monday eve-
ning, February 18. Frederick Colber, com-
poser-pianist of New York City, was heard in
direct comparison with his Ampico recordings.
Other entertainers on the program were Helen
Burwell, dancer; Beulah Marty, violinist, and
Mrs. Allen Taylor, soprano.
Simple statement: simple and self-evident!
Kansas City, Kan., Holds Music Week
and Reports Big Success With Event
K
We Are Always Trying to Make It Better;
Therefore It Is Always Becoming Better!
Yet it holds a great truth, a truth greatly important to those who
know the need for a player-piano to be always as nearly perfect
as may humanly be possible.
Because we are not satisfied ever to rest upon the oars of our
achievement, we are able to say that
M. Schulz Co.
Player-Piano
stands among player-pianos of the day.
Unsurpassed
in Technical Efficiency of Design,
in Musical Achievement in the hands Of
the average owner,
in Ability to withstand wear and tear
without causing expense for repairs.
A Technical Book for Tuners and Repairmen of unusual make-
up and contents, is available and will be sent free to interested
persons in the music industries who may have legitimate use
for it.
There is usually an opportunity for intelligent and far-sighted
merchants to increase profit and prestige by becoming associated
with us.
M. SCHULZ CO.
Founded 1869
Offices:
Schulz Building
711 Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago
Factories:
Chicago
Southern Wholesale Branch
1530 Candler Building
Atlanta, Ga.
Ohio Association Plans
Mutual Insurance System
Replies Received to Association's Question-
naire Show Large Proportion of Membership
in Favor of This Plan
Moves made earlier in the year for more and
better business for the members of the Music
Merchants' Association of Ohio are being
brought nearer to conclusion. One of the first
of this may be the adoption of the piano mer-
chants' mutual insurance program, a project
that is being given serious concern by active
members of the organization. Many of the
member? have yet to> send in their opinions on
questionnaires sent out previously for this pur-
pose, and those who have already voiced their
sentiment indicate favor of the 25 per cent
saving that this plan can bring them. These
figures were obtained by President C. H. Yahrl-
ing and Secretary R. C. Hyre before the ques-
tionnaires were distributed.
Another piece of information that State Asso-
ciation members may have is the opinion re-
ceived from the Ohio Industrial Commission
on the Ohio Compensation Law. This opinion
sets forth definitely the relation between em-
ployer and employe where more than three per-
sons are employed in one establishment. This
information obtained through State Association
effort in itself may save an employer from some
pitfall if he knows its content.
The importance of the State organization in
the country is being recognized more each year.
P. T. Carrey, Los Angeles, has been sent con-
siderable data on how conventions and asso-
ciation activities are conducted in Ohio, so that
he may use this material toward perfecting a
convention of several State bodies on the
Pacific Coast.
Increase Organization
Two new outside salesmen have just been
added to the retail selling force of the Story
& Clark Piano Co., in New York, and will work
out of the Thirty-second street branch. They
are William Petterson and T. Stamos and have
been selected personally by New York Manager
L. Schoenewald from a large group o-f appli-
cants,
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