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THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
JULY 19, 1924
branch of the corporation, managed by Ben
L. Sykes.
W. B. Williams, wholesale representative of
the Haddorff Piano Co., was a caller on the
trade here to-day.
W. F. Frederick, of Frederick Piano Co., Goes Abroad—Frederick Co. Opens New Branch at
Miss Laura Whitaker, stenographer for the
McKees Rocks, Pa.—W. B. Williams a Visitor—F. B. Stieff and C. J. Roberts in Pittsburgh
Chas. M. Stieff, Inc., store is on her vacation
at present.
DITTSBURGH, PA., July 15.—The annual erick Piano Co., sailed on the S.S. "Leviathan"
Burt Hengeveld, the well-known sales man-
outing and picnic of the Lechner & Schoen- on July 5 for an extended tour of Europe. Mr. ager of the S. Hamilton Co., is back at his desk
berger Co., music merchants, was held at West Frederick is an inveterate traveler and has vis- again after a vacation trip to Southern Georgia.
Hoffman station, at the farm of R. J. Peel, one ited many points of interest in this country and
R. S. Rewbridge, of Rewbridge Bros., music
of the Lechner & Schoenberger staff. The day Canada.
merchants of Rochester, Pa., returned from a
was an ideal one and Jacob Schoenberger, presi-
E. B. Heyser, general manager and vice-presi- trip to Canada. While there he was at Toronto
dent of the company, and his sons, L. J. Schoen- dent of the W. F. Frederick Piano Co., is spend- attending the International Convention of Ro-
berger and Homer Schoenberger, saw that ing his vacation at Atlantic City.
tary Clubs.
everything went off smoothly. Various athletic
The W. F. Frederick Piano Co. has opened a
Considerable interest was taken by the music
and sports events were held and there was also branch store at McKees Rocks. A line of the trade here in the very excellent editorial that
dancing. The "eats" were plentiful and much pianos and other instruments as well as Vic- appeared in the Music Trade Review of July 12
enjoyed. In honor of the event the store was trolas handled by the firm at the main store are under the caption "Summer Recitals Make Im-
closed all day Saturday, July 12. The employes on display.
mediate Sales." Quite a few of the music mer-
were taken to and from the Peel farm in auto-
Frederick P. Stieff, vice-president, and C. J. chants and members of their sales staff who read
mobiles.
Roberts, secretary of the Chas. M. Stieff, Inc., the editorial gave hearty approval to its sug-
W. F. Frederick, president of the W. F. Fred- of Baltimore, Md., were visitors to the local gestions. The local correspondent of The Re-
view had a very striking instance of one sale of
a reproducing piano brought home in a pro-
nounced manner. At one of the large hotels in
a neighboring town, a reproducing piano was
placed and recitals were given during luncheon
and dinner. It happened that a party of auto-
mobile tourists from the Middle West were at
the hotel for luncheon and heard the repro-
ducing piano play. The father of the family
after hearing several numbers sought .out the
Grands
Uprights
Electric Expression
firm who had placed the instrument there. The
result was that within twenty minutes a deal
was closed for a reproducing piano and the
purchaser gave the firm the names of two
prospects.
Lechner & Schoenberger Co. Employes
Have Good Time at Their Annual Picnic
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