Music Trade Review
Issue: 1924 Vol. 78 N. 9 - Page 9
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MARCH 1,
1924
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
Axel Ghristensen, United States Music
Go. Artist, Wins Success in Pittsburgh
Appearance at State Theatre Enthusiastically Received—Local Trade With the Dealers Shows
Improvement—Grands and Player-Pianos in Better Grades in Demand
P I T T S B U R G H , PA., February 25.—One of
the interesting features of the past week in
music circles here was the appearance of Axel
ChristcMisen, the well-known pianist, at the
Slate Theatre, Pittsburgh. Mr. Christensen
made a notable impression and was heard by
hundreds of persons. The act of Mr. Chris-
tensen, who records exclusively for the United
States Music Co., was designated "Synco-Sym-
phonies" and was a variation of the usual act
in that he played not only the regular line of
jazz music, but also rendered the more classical
selections with extraordinary beauty, and then
in several numbers gave them a twist which
is altogether appealing.
Trade in music circles the past week showed
an improvement, although, according to some
of the "veterans," there is not the snap that
they are accustomed to. The weather is blamed,
in some instances, as last Sunday, February 17,
there was a fall of sleet and snow that did
much to handicap street car, motor car and
railroad travel, with the result that jintil last
Saturday—practically an entire week—there
were few suburbanites or out-of-town persons
who ventured away from their homes.
One of the outstanding features of the piano
trade is the demand for grand and player-pianos
of high grade. This is practically true of all
piano houses in the Steel City, as inquiries from
the several piano sales managers elicited. Credit
managers of the various firms also reported that
collections were keeping up well and that the
delinquent list was not as long as formerly.
This is due, it was stated, to the excellent indus-
trial conditions that prevail in the Pittsburgh
district.
Jacob Schoenberger, president of the Lechner
& Schoenberger Co., is spending a week in New
York on business.
Walter Lane, of the Bush & Lane Piano Co.,
was a caller on the trade here last week.
J. E. Schrader, traveler for the Steger & Sons
Piano Mfg. Co., Steger, 111., was a Pittsburgh
visitor.
The Musicians' Club of Pittsburgh tendered
a luncheon at noon to-day for Dr. Dayton C.
Miller at the William Penn Hotel. In the
evening Dr. Miller spoke on "Acoustics of the
Loud Speaker" from the KDKA broadcasting
station of the Westinghouse Co.
Burt Hengeveld, piano sales manager of the
S. Hamilton Co., was a business visitor to
Greensburg, Pa.
Vladimir de Pachmann will give his first piano
recital in Pittsburgh on Monday evening, March
3, in Carnegie Music Hall. De Pachmann re-
cords exclusively for the Duo-Art.
George W. Allen on
Trip to Pacific Coast
dition, entering probably its best year from every
standpoint. The plant now carries the largest
operating force in its history, which has become
thoroughly accustomed to its surroundings in
the new factory. Mr. Allen's last regular trip
was made last November, when he visited the
trade in the Middle West and attended the
Illinois Music Merchants' Convention.
President of Milton Piano Co. to Visit Coast
Trade—New Plant of Company Expects
Large Production During the Year
For the first time since his plant moved into
its new factory site on West Fifty-first street,
George W. Allen, president of the Milton Piano
Co., New York, left this week on an extended
Spaeth Makes Record on
Lecture Tour of Coast
Well-known Musical Authority Fills Seventy-
five Distinct Engagements in Period of Three
Weeks, Using the Ampico for Illustrations
George W. Allen
trip which will take him to the Pacific Coast.
He will return in April. He will make Chicago
his first stop, where he will spend a few days
and then head for California via the Santa Fe.
The Western representative of the Milton Piano
Co. plans to meet Mr. Allen in San Francisco
for the purpose of personally escorting him
over the territory and reviewing conditions with
him in this part of the country.
Mr. Allen leaves the Milton factory in fine con-
Sigmund Spaeth, Ph.D., established what is
probably a record in three successive weeks of
lecturing on the Pacific Coast recently. During
this period he filled no less than seventy-
five distinct engagements before audiences
of schools, colleges, clubs and community cen-
ters, with seven in one day as his largest indi-
vidual total.
Fifty of these engagements were arranged
within the space of two weeks by the Fitzgerald
Music Co., of Los Angeles, and took in a wide
radius of such suburbs as Long Beach, River-
side, Oxnard, Whittier, Fullerton, Pasadena,
Santa Monica, Venice and Hollywood. Not to
be outdone, the Hockett-Cowan Music Co., of
Fresno, booked Dr. Spaeth for twenty-five more
dates in the week following, including Visalia,
Exeter and Selma in their circuit. The Musi-
cal Club of Fresno featured Dr. Spaeth in a
special home program, in which several excel-
lent local musicians also took part. He appeared
likewise on the regular course of the Parlor
Lecture Club with great success.
The Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs of Visalia
held a joint meeting in order to hear Dr. Spaeth,
and in Los Angeles he met all of the business
men's organizations in turn. He was elected
to honorary membership in the Los Angeles
Community Music Association, for whom he
did splendid work in stimulating the general
interest in music. In all of his appearances
Dr. Spaeth used the Ampico for illustrations
and his audiences showed the greatest of inter-
est in the instrument.
Style 420
Polished and satin ma-
hogany; polished walnut
If you are going after the
best business in town—you
need the Lauter-Humana.
A dozen exclusive features
make it t o t a l l y different
from any other player piano.
In competitive selling, it is
a fact that the dealer who
has the Lauter-Humana in-
variably gets the sale!
Style 90
Polished and
satin mahogany
If your territory is open it will be worth
your while to write for information re-
garding the Lauter sales franchise.
LAUTER CO.
Piano
Manufacturers
591 Broad St., Newark, N. J.
MARCH 1,
1924
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
Axel Ghristensen, United States Music
Go. Artist, Wins Success in Pittsburgh
Appearance at State Theatre Enthusiastically Received—Local Trade With the Dealers Shows
Improvement—Grands and Player-Pianos in Better Grades in Demand
P I T T S B U R G H , PA., February 25.—One of
the interesting features of the past week in
music circles here was the appearance of Axel
ChristcMisen, the well-known pianist, at the
Slate Theatre, Pittsburgh. Mr. Christensen
made a notable impression and was heard by
hundreds of persons. The act of Mr. Chris-
tensen, who records exclusively for the United
States Music Co., was designated "Synco-Sym-
phonies" and was a variation of the usual act
in that he played not only the regular line of
jazz music, but also rendered the more classical
selections with extraordinary beauty, and then
in several numbers gave them a twist which
is altogether appealing.
Trade in music circles the past week showed
an improvement, although, according to some
of the "veterans," there is not the snap that
they are accustomed to. The weather is blamed,
in some instances, as last Sunday, February 17,
there was a fall of sleet and snow that did
much to handicap street car, motor car and
railroad travel, with the result that jintil last
Saturday—practically an entire week—there
were few suburbanites or out-of-town persons
who ventured away from their homes.
One of the outstanding features of the piano
trade is the demand for grand and player-pianos
of high grade. This is practically true of all
piano houses in the Steel City, as inquiries from
the several piano sales managers elicited. Credit
managers of the various firms also reported that
collections were keeping up well and that the
delinquent list was not as long as formerly.
This is due, it was stated, to the excellent indus-
trial conditions that prevail in the Pittsburgh
district.
Jacob Schoenberger, president of the Lechner
& Schoenberger Co., is spending a week in New
York on business.
Walter Lane, of the Bush & Lane Piano Co.,
was a caller on the trade here last week.
J. E. Schrader, traveler for the Steger & Sons
Piano Mfg. Co., Steger, 111., was a Pittsburgh
visitor.
The Musicians' Club of Pittsburgh tendered
a luncheon at noon to-day for Dr. Dayton C.
Miller at the William Penn Hotel. In the
evening Dr. Miller spoke on "Acoustics of the
Loud Speaker" from the KDKA broadcasting
station of the Westinghouse Co.
Burt Hengeveld, piano sales manager of the
S. Hamilton Co., was a business visitor to
Greensburg, Pa.
Vladimir de Pachmann will give his first piano
recital in Pittsburgh on Monday evening, March
3, in Carnegie Music Hall. De Pachmann re-
cords exclusively for the Duo-Art.
George W. Allen on
Trip to Pacific Coast
dition, entering probably its best year from every
standpoint. The plant now carries the largest
operating force in its history, which has become
thoroughly accustomed to its surroundings in
the new factory. Mr. Allen's last regular trip
was made last November, when he visited the
trade in the Middle West and attended the
Illinois Music Merchants' Convention.
President of Milton Piano Co. to Visit Coast
Trade—New Plant of Company Expects
Large Production During the Year
For the first time since his plant moved into
its new factory site on West Fifty-first street,
George W. Allen, president of the Milton Piano
Co., New York, left this week on an extended
Spaeth Makes Record on
Lecture Tour of Coast
Well-known Musical Authority Fills Seventy-
five Distinct Engagements in Period of Three
Weeks, Using the Ampico for Illustrations
George W. Allen
trip which will take him to the Pacific Coast.
He will return in April. He will make Chicago
his first stop, where he will spend a few days
and then head for California via the Santa Fe.
The Western representative of the Milton Piano
Co. plans to meet Mr. Allen in San Francisco
for the purpose of personally escorting him
over the territory and reviewing conditions with
him in this part of the country.
Mr. Allen leaves the Milton factory in fine con-
Sigmund Spaeth, Ph.D., established what is
probably a record in three successive weeks of
lecturing on the Pacific Coast recently. During
this period he filled no less than seventy-
five distinct engagements before audiences
of schools, colleges, clubs and community cen-
ters, with seven in one day as his largest indi-
vidual total.
Fifty of these engagements were arranged
within the space of two weeks by the Fitzgerald
Music Co., of Los Angeles, and took in a wide
radius of such suburbs as Long Beach, River-
side, Oxnard, Whittier, Fullerton, Pasadena,
Santa Monica, Venice and Hollywood. Not to
be outdone, the Hockett-Cowan Music Co., of
Fresno, booked Dr. Spaeth for twenty-five more
dates in the week following, including Visalia,
Exeter and Selma in their circuit. The Musi-
cal Club of Fresno featured Dr. Spaeth in a
special home program, in which several excel-
lent local musicians also took part. He appeared
likewise on the regular course of the Parlor
Lecture Club with great success.
The Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs of Visalia
held a joint meeting in order to hear Dr. Spaeth,
and in Los Angeles he met all of the business
men's organizations in turn. He was elected
to honorary membership in the Los Angeles
Community Music Association, for whom he
did splendid work in stimulating the general
interest in music. In all of his appearances
Dr. Spaeth used the Ampico for illustrations
and his audiences showed the greatest of inter-
est in the instrument.
Style 420
Polished and satin ma-
hogany; polished walnut
If you are going after the
best business in town—you
need the Lauter-Humana.
A dozen exclusive features
make it t o t a l l y different
from any other player piano.
In competitive selling, it is
a fact that the dealer who
has the Lauter-Humana in-
variably gets the sale!
Style 90
Polished and
satin mahogany
If your territory is open it will be worth
your while to write for information re-
garding the Lauter sales franchise.
LAUTER CO.
Piano
Manufacturers
591 Broad St., Newark, N. J.
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