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Issue: 1925 Vol. 81 N. 14 - Page 10
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THE MUSIC TRADE
10
REVIEW
New Stores and Changes Among Retail
Music Dealers During the Past Month
The New Stores Which Have Been Opened and Changes of Management Compiled for the Ben-
efit of the Musical Instrument Manufacturer and the Man on the Road
OCTOBER 3. 1925
opened a branch here, sharing space with the Jones
Phonograph Co.
West Virginia
Huntington, W. Va.—New quarters at 1010 Fourth
avenue have been taken by the Hill Piano Co.
Washington
Spokane, Wash.—The Kilers Music House on First
avenue has been damaged by fire.
Wisconsin
Alabama
Hirmingham, Ala.—The Saxophone Shoppe, for-
merly located at *
. -!<)«> Twentieth street, has taken new
and larger quarters at 204 North Twentieth street.
Arkansas
Fayetteville, Ark.—Mrs. Mamie Oakley Gattis has
sold the Oakley Music Shop to Miss Lillian Black-
burn, who will operate the business.
Little Rovk, Ark.—The Hollenberg Music Co., of
this city, has increased its capital stock to $100,000
from $25,000.
California
Richmond, Cal.— K. I'. La Selle has sold the La
Selle Music Shop, at })1."{ Macdonald avenue, to S. H.
Peterson and D. H. Curry.
San Mateo, Cal.—A branch of Sherman, Clay &
Co. has been opened in the new Raybould Building
on Third avenue, featuring the Steinway, with Frank
B. Long as manager.
Oakland, Cal.—A branch of Lee S. Roberts, Inc..
has been opened here at 517 Fourteenth street, featur-
ing the Chickt-ring with the Ampico.
Connecticut
Hartford, Conn.—The Music House of McCoy's,
Inc.,
has purchased the business of Sedgwick &
Casey.
Florida
Miami, Fla.—A new local branch of the Cable
Piano Co. has been opened here at Second avenue
and Fourteenth street, with K. R. Billings as man-
ager.
Illinois
Chu-ajco, III.—The Cable-Nelson Piano Co. has
opened retail warerooms in the Kimball Building,
with L. R. Cook as manager.
Chicago, III.—A musicians' art room has been
Installed in the new retail showrooms of the Story &
Clark Piano Co., 173-75 North Michigan avenue.
Chicago, III.—The retail piano warerooms of Lyon
& Healy, Inc., located on the third floor of the
Lyon & Healy Building, have been attractively dec-
orated.
music store at 105 South Fifth street,
Victor talking machines and pianos.
handling
New Jersey
Passaic, N. J.—The Okulski Bros. Piano Co. has
been granted a charter to operate a retail piano
business with a capital stock of $10,000.
Newark, N. J.—A. G. Love has succeeded W. O.
Black as manager of the piano department of Hahne
& Co., following the latter's resignation.
New York
New York City—Andrew H. Mangold has been
made manager of the newly organized retail piano
department of Carl Fischer, Inc., 56 Cooper square.
New York City—O. W. Christian has been ap-
pointed manager of the piano department of Landay
Hall.
Buffalo, N. Y.—The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. lias
purchased the business of the YerBeek Musical Sales
Co. in William street, making the fourth local
Wurlitzer store.
New York City—The piano warerooms of Schleicher
& Sons, Inc., have removed from 105 East Four-
teenth street to 152 Fourth avenue.
Syracuse, N. Y.—Thomas & Cary have opened a
piano repair shop at 203 Ash street, with a piano
showroom at the front of the shop.
New York City—Friedland's Music Shop has been
incorporated to operate a retail music business, with
a capital stock of $10,000.
New Y'ork City—Incorporation papers have been
filed for the Moride Music Shops, which have a
capitalization of $10,000.
Jamestown, N. Y.—The Walter H. Andrews Music
Co. has acquired the business of the Musical In-
strument Supply Co., of which James H. Howard
was owner.
Buffalo, N. Y.—Poppenburg's have purchased the
stock of H. B. Bruck, Sons & Co., defunct Cleve-
land music store.
Niagara Falls, N. Y.—The Music Shop, handling
a general stock of music goods, has been formally
opened at 203 Falls street.
Indiana
Ohio
Vincennes, Ind.—The A. C. Hoffer Music Co. has
filed a certificate of preliminary dissolution.
South Kend, lnd.—L. N. Buckley has been ap-
pointed local retail representative for the Hobart
M. Cable Piano Co.
Youngslown, O.—Warner's Music Shop, located for
the past eleven years at 4 Hippodrome Arcade, lias
taken new quarters at 1(> North Phelps street.
Canton, O.—A large sheet music department store
lias been opened in the new J. G. McGrory store on
Third street and Market avenue, North.
Cleveland, O.—W. R. Trembley has succeeded
H. B. Bruck as manager of the P. A. Starck Piano
Co. store in lower Euclid avenue.
Canton, O.—The D. W. Lerch Music House has
opened a new small goods department, featuring
Buescher band instruments, Paramount, Vega and
Bacon banjos, Ludwig & Ludwig drums, etc.
Cliillicothe, O.—The interior of the Chillicothe
Music Store has been remodeled to obtain larger
display space for the piano and phonograph depart-
ments.
Kentucky
Winchester, Ky.—The music business of Charles
Long has been purchased by the Rev. .1. J. Tincom,
who will operate the store on South Main street.
Fadu< ah. Ky.—Articles of incorporation have been
filed by the Jackson Music Co., which will conduct
a retail piano business with a capital of $10,000.
Maine
Gardiner, Me.—The new music store of James A.
Morang has been formally opened in the Kensington
Block, Depot Square, handling a full line of music
goods.
Massachusetts
Boston. Mass.—The interior of the Charles S.
Norris's warerooms in Tremont street has been dec-
orated and remodeled.
Boston, Mass.—Walter Wolnian has been made
manager of the newly created piano department of
the C. F. Hovey Co., which handles Kohler &
Campbell lines of pianos.
Michigan
l>etroit, Mich.— Kxtensive alterations have been
completed in the warerooms of the Story & Clark
Piano Co., at 1230 Washington boulevard.
Minnesota
New l l m , Minn.—Ken Marti lias opened a new
music department on the mezzanine of the Schmucker
.& Burk drug store, handling a general stock of music
goods.
Missouri
Kaunas City, Mo.—John J. Sullivan, formerly of
Boston, has been made manager of the Henry F.
Miller store here.
St. Louis, Mo.—W. 1'. Gei^sler has resigned as
manager of the Famous & Barr Co., where he has
been connected two years.
St. Louis, Mo.—A. W. Hosier and H. A. Brown
have been made heads of the talking machine and
piano departments respectively, in the Scruggs, Van-
dervoort & Barney Co. store.
St. Louis, Mo.—H. M. Blank has succeeded C. E.
Benjamin as manager of the piano department of
the Famous & Barr Co.
Montana
Butte, Mtfnt.—The Hunt Music Shop, established
here about ten years, has been purchased by Louis
Dreibelbis, proprietor of the Dreibelbis Song Shop,
Nebraska
Beatrice,
Neb.—W.
P.
Grim
has
opened
a
new
Milwaukee, Wis.—W. R. Wenigman has been ap-
pointed manager of the South Side branch of the
.1. B. Bradford Piano Co., which will be maintained
this Fall.
CANADA
Alberta
Edmonton, Alta.—W. H. Haliburton and Ernest
Henderson have taken over the Robinson Piano Co.
British Columbia
Vancouver, B. C.—The Columbia Piano House, of
New Westminster, has opened a branch store here,
under the na.me of the Ross Music House.
Vancouver, B. C.—The Ajello Piano Co. has re-
moved from 147 Hastings street to »N2 Granville
street.
Ontario
Ottawa, Ont.—The formal opening of the new
warerooms of Willis & Co., Ltd., located in the
Jackson Building, has been held here.
Chatham, Ont.—Heintzrnan & Co., Ltd., Toronto,
have opened a new branch store here, handling a
full line of pianos.
Toronto, Ont.—W. P. Hardy has opened a new
music store, carrying a general music stock, under
the name of the Hollywood Studio.
Saskatchewan
Moose Jaw, Sask.—The Assinibois Music Co., of
Medicine Hat. Alta., has opened a branch store in
Moose Jaw.
Local Piano Merchants'
Association Makes Plans
Executive Committees for the Purpose of Map-
ping Out Plans for Forthcoming Activities
I he executive committee and officers of the
New York Piano Merchants' Association met at
the National Republican Club, 54 West Fortieth
street, on Thursday noon, September 17, to
arrange tor the activities of the Association dur-
ing the coming season. E. Paul Hamilton, the
ti \st president of the New York organization,
who has recently been made manager of the
music department of L. Bamberger & Co., New-
ark, N. J., was a guest for the occasion.
It was decided to call the first Fall meeting
ot the Association on Thursday evening, Octo-
ber 15, at the Hotel Martinique. Four applica-
tions for membership were recommended by the
executive committee, including the following
concerns: Chickering & Sons, I'. A. Starck
Piano Co., Schmidt-Dauber Co., Inc., and F. ].
Bauer & Co.
Oregon
Portland, Ore.—The Bush & Lane Piano Co., of
Holland, Mich., has filed a charter to operate retail
stores in Oregon, with a capital stock of $2,500,000.
Pennsylvania
CanoiiNlftirg, Pa.—A branch of the Davis, Burkham
& Tyler Co. has been opened in the Boyer Building,
with a full stock of pianos and phonographs.
Pittsburgh, Pa.—Hart's, Inc., has been granted ,i
charter to deal in musical instmments and furniture,
the company having a capital of $25,000.
Chambersburg, Pa.—The Hobart M. Cable Co.. of
La Porte, Ind., has opened a retail branch here, on
Lincoln Way, East, with F. R. Robertson as man-
ager.
Palmyra, Pa.—The Globe Music House has been
granted a charter to operate a retail business here
with a capital stock of $10,000.
Philadelphia, Pa.—The warerooms of Myers F.
Hall, Inc., 2020 Germantown avenue, featuring all
kinds of musical instruments, have been thrown
open to the public.
North Philadelphia, Pa.—The store of Warren R.
Greening & Co., 3131 Kensington avenue, has been
completely remodeled.
Texas
Dallas, Tex.—The local branch of the Baldwin
Piano Co., located .for several years at 1807 Com-
merce street, has taken new quarters at 1017 Kim
street.
Utah
Provo, Itah.—The Globe Music Co., on North I'ni-
versity avenue, has remodeled its store, and put in a
new office.
Provo, I tah—Miss Mayme Jones has been placed
in charge of the music department of the Dixon-
Taylor-Russel Co.
Ogden, I'tah—The King Piano Co., of Logan, has
A. B. McCrea Resigns
Los AN(;KLKS, CAL.. September 24.—A. H.
McCrea, for the past three and a half years man-
ager of the piano division of the George J. Bir-
kel Co., this city, has handed in his resignation
to take effect on October 1. Mr. McCrea has
not yet announced his future plans, but plans
to rest for a while at his home, 214 North
Bercndo street, this citv.
New Troup Store Opened
HARRISHURC, PA., September 26.—The enlarged
store of the J. H. Troup Music House, located
in the Troup Building, 15 South Market Square,
has been formally opened to the public with a
reception and music program. Those taking
part included the Municipal Band, C. Lloyd
Major's Orchestra and other local artists.
William E. Weydig Back
William K. Weydig, president of the Weydig
Piano Corp., New York, returned this week
from a three weeks' business trip through New
England and up-State New York. He reports
an optimistic feeling among the dealers he vis-
ited and states that he opened many valuable
new accounts.
THE MUSIC TRADE
10
REVIEW
New Stores and Changes Among Retail
Music Dealers During the Past Month
The New Stores Which Have Been Opened and Changes of Management Compiled for the Ben-
efit of the Musical Instrument Manufacturer and the Man on the Road
OCTOBER 3. 1925
opened a branch here, sharing space with the Jones
Phonograph Co.
West Virginia
Huntington, W. Va.—New quarters at 1010 Fourth
avenue have been taken by the Hill Piano Co.
Washington
Spokane, Wash.—The Kilers Music House on First
avenue has been damaged by fire.
Wisconsin
Alabama
Hirmingham, Ala.—The Saxophone Shoppe, for-
merly located at *
. -!<)«> Twentieth street, has taken new
and larger quarters at 204 North Twentieth street.
Arkansas
Fayetteville, Ark.—Mrs. Mamie Oakley Gattis has
sold the Oakley Music Shop to Miss Lillian Black-
burn, who will operate the business.
Little Rovk, Ark.—The Hollenberg Music Co., of
this city, has increased its capital stock to $100,000
from $25,000.
California
Richmond, Cal.— K. I'. La Selle has sold the La
Selle Music Shop, at })1."{ Macdonald avenue, to S. H.
Peterson and D. H. Curry.
San Mateo, Cal.—A branch of Sherman, Clay &
Co. has been opened in the new Raybould Building
on Third avenue, featuring the Steinway, with Frank
B. Long as manager.
Oakland, Cal.—A branch of Lee S. Roberts, Inc..
has been opened here at 517 Fourteenth street, featur-
ing the Chickt-ring with the Ampico.
Connecticut
Hartford, Conn.—The Music House of McCoy's,
Inc.,
has purchased the business of Sedgwick &
Casey.
Florida
Miami, Fla.—A new local branch of the Cable
Piano Co. has been opened here at Second avenue
and Fourteenth street, with K. R. Billings as man-
ager.
Illinois
Chu-ajco, III.—The Cable-Nelson Piano Co. has
opened retail warerooms in the Kimball Building,
with L. R. Cook as manager.
Chicago, III.—A musicians' art room has been
Installed in the new retail showrooms of the Story &
Clark Piano Co., 173-75 North Michigan avenue.
Chicago, III.—The retail piano warerooms of Lyon
& Healy, Inc., located on the third floor of the
Lyon & Healy Building, have been attractively dec-
orated.
music store at 105 South Fifth street,
Victor talking machines and pianos.
handling
New Jersey
Passaic, N. J.—The Okulski Bros. Piano Co. has
been granted a charter to operate a retail piano
business with a capital stock of $10,000.
Newark, N. J.—A. G. Love has succeeded W. O.
Black as manager of the piano department of Hahne
& Co., following the latter's resignation.
New York
New York City—Andrew H. Mangold has been
made manager of the newly organized retail piano
department of Carl Fischer, Inc., 56 Cooper square.
New York City—O. W. Christian has been ap-
pointed manager of the piano department of Landay
Hall.
Buffalo, N. Y.—The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. lias
purchased the business of the YerBeek Musical Sales
Co. in William street, making the fourth local
Wurlitzer store.
New York City—The piano warerooms of Schleicher
& Sons, Inc., have removed from 105 East Four-
teenth street to 152 Fourth avenue.
Syracuse, N. Y.—Thomas & Cary have opened a
piano repair shop at 203 Ash street, with a piano
showroom at the front of the shop.
New York City—Friedland's Music Shop has been
incorporated to operate a retail music business, with
a capital stock of $10,000.
New Y'ork City—Incorporation papers have been
filed for the Moride Music Shops, which have a
capitalization of $10,000.
Jamestown, N. Y.—The Walter H. Andrews Music
Co. has acquired the business of the Musical In-
strument Supply Co., of which James H. Howard
was owner.
Buffalo, N. Y.—Poppenburg's have purchased the
stock of H. B. Bruck, Sons & Co., defunct Cleve-
land music store.
Niagara Falls, N. Y.—The Music Shop, handling
a general stock of music goods, has been formally
opened at 203 Falls street.
Indiana
Ohio
Vincennes, Ind.—The A. C. Hoffer Music Co. has
filed a certificate of preliminary dissolution.
South Kend, lnd.—L. N. Buckley has been ap-
pointed local retail representative for the Hobart
M. Cable Piano Co.
Youngslown, O.—Warner's Music Shop, located for
the past eleven years at 4 Hippodrome Arcade, lias
taken new quarters at 1(> North Phelps street.
Canton, O.—A large sheet music department store
lias been opened in the new J. G. McGrory store on
Third street and Market avenue, North.
Cleveland, O.—W. R. Trembley has succeeded
H. B. Bruck as manager of the P. A. Starck Piano
Co. store in lower Euclid avenue.
Canton, O.—The D. W. Lerch Music House has
opened a new small goods department, featuring
Buescher band instruments, Paramount, Vega and
Bacon banjos, Ludwig & Ludwig drums, etc.
Cliillicothe, O.—The interior of the Chillicothe
Music Store has been remodeled to obtain larger
display space for the piano and phonograph depart-
ments.
Kentucky
Winchester, Ky.—The music business of Charles
Long has been purchased by the Rev. .1. J. Tincom,
who will operate the store on South Main street.
Fadu< ah. Ky.—Articles of incorporation have been
filed by the Jackson Music Co., which will conduct
a retail piano business with a capital of $10,000.
Maine
Gardiner, Me.—The new music store of James A.
Morang has been formally opened in the Kensington
Block, Depot Square, handling a full line of music
goods.
Massachusetts
Boston. Mass.—The interior of the Charles S.
Norris's warerooms in Tremont street has been dec-
orated and remodeled.
Boston, Mass.—Walter Wolnian has been made
manager of the newly created piano department of
the C. F. Hovey Co., which handles Kohler &
Campbell lines of pianos.
Michigan
l>etroit, Mich.— Kxtensive alterations have been
completed in the warerooms of the Story & Clark
Piano Co., at 1230 Washington boulevard.
Minnesota
New l l m , Minn.—Ken Marti lias opened a new
music department on the mezzanine of the Schmucker
.& Burk drug store, handling a general stock of music
goods.
Missouri
Kaunas City, Mo.—John J. Sullivan, formerly of
Boston, has been made manager of the Henry F.
Miller store here.
St. Louis, Mo.—W. 1'. Gei^sler has resigned as
manager of the Famous & Barr Co., where he has
been connected two years.
St. Louis, Mo.—A. W. Hosier and H. A. Brown
have been made heads of the talking machine and
piano departments respectively, in the Scruggs, Van-
dervoort & Barney Co. store.
St. Louis, Mo.—H. M. Blank has succeeded C. E.
Benjamin as manager of the piano department of
the Famous & Barr Co.
Montana
Butte, Mtfnt.—The Hunt Music Shop, established
here about ten years, has been purchased by Louis
Dreibelbis, proprietor of the Dreibelbis Song Shop,
Nebraska
Beatrice,
Neb.—W.
P.
Grim
has
opened
a
new
Milwaukee, Wis.—W. R. Wenigman has been ap-
pointed manager of the South Side branch of the
.1. B. Bradford Piano Co., which will be maintained
this Fall.
CANADA
Alberta
Edmonton, Alta.—W. H. Haliburton and Ernest
Henderson have taken over the Robinson Piano Co.
British Columbia
Vancouver, B. C.—The Columbia Piano House, of
New Westminster, has opened a branch store here,
under the na.me of the Ross Music House.
Vancouver, B. C.—The Ajello Piano Co. has re-
moved from 147 Hastings street to »N2 Granville
street.
Ontario
Ottawa, Ont.—The formal opening of the new
warerooms of Willis & Co., Ltd., located in the
Jackson Building, has been held here.
Chatham, Ont.—Heintzrnan & Co., Ltd., Toronto,
have opened a new branch store here, handling a
full line of pianos.
Toronto, Ont.—W. P. Hardy has opened a new
music store, carrying a general music stock, under
the name of the Hollywood Studio.
Saskatchewan
Moose Jaw, Sask.—The Assinibois Music Co., of
Medicine Hat. Alta., has opened a branch store in
Moose Jaw.
Local Piano Merchants'
Association Makes Plans
Executive Committees for the Purpose of Map-
ping Out Plans for Forthcoming Activities
I he executive committee and officers of the
New York Piano Merchants' Association met at
the National Republican Club, 54 West Fortieth
street, on Thursday noon, September 17, to
arrange tor the activities of the Association dur-
ing the coming season. E. Paul Hamilton, the
ti \st president of the New York organization,
who has recently been made manager of the
music department of L. Bamberger & Co., New-
ark, N. J., was a guest for the occasion.
It was decided to call the first Fall meeting
ot the Association on Thursday evening, Octo-
ber 15, at the Hotel Martinique. Four applica-
tions for membership were recommended by the
executive committee, including the following
concerns: Chickering & Sons, I'. A. Starck
Piano Co., Schmidt-Dauber Co., Inc., and F. ].
Bauer & Co.
Oregon
Portland, Ore.—The Bush & Lane Piano Co., of
Holland, Mich., has filed a charter to operate retail
stores in Oregon, with a capital stock of $2,500,000.
Pennsylvania
CanoiiNlftirg, Pa.—A branch of the Davis, Burkham
& Tyler Co. has been opened in the Boyer Building,
with a full stock of pianos and phonographs.
Pittsburgh, Pa.—Hart's, Inc., has been granted ,i
charter to deal in musical instmments and furniture,
the company having a capital of $25,000.
Chambersburg, Pa.—The Hobart M. Cable Co.. of
La Porte, Ind., has opened a retail branch here, on
Lincoln Way, East, with F. R. Robertson as man-
ager.
Palmyra, Pa.—The Globe Music House has been
granted a charter to operate a retail business here
with a capital stock of $10,000.
Philadelphia, Pa.—The warerooms of Myers F.
Hall, Inc., 2020 Germantown avenue, featuring all
kinds of musical instruments, have been thrown
open to the public.
North Philadelphia, Pa.—The store of Warren R.
Greening & Co., 3131 Kensington avenue, has been
completely remodeled.
Texas
Dallas, Tex.—The local branch of the Baldwin
Piano Co., located .for several years at 1807 Com-
merce street, has taken new quarters at 1017 Kim
street.
Utah
Provo, Itah.—The Globe Music Co., on North I'ni-
versity avenue, has remodeled its store, and put in a
new office.
Provo, I tah—Miss Mayme Jones has been placed
in charge of the music department of the Dixon-
Taylor-Russel Co.
Ogden, I'tah—The King Piano Co., of Logan, has
A. B. McCrea Resigns
Los AN(;KLKS, CAL.. September 24.—A. H.
McCrea, for the past three and a half years man-
ager of the piano division of the George J. Bir-
kel Co., this city, has handed in his resignation
to take effect on October 1. Mr. McCrea has
not yet announced his future plans, but plans
to rest for a while at his home, 214 North
Bercndo street, this citv.
New Troup Store Opened
HARRISHURC, PA., September 26.—The enlarged
store of the J. H. Troup Music House, located
in the Troup Building, 15 South Market Square,
has been formally opened to the public with a
reception and music program. Those taking
part included the Municipal Band, C. Lloyd
Major's Orchestra and other local artists.
William E. Weydig Back
William K. Weydig, president of the Weydig
Piano Corp., New York, returned this week
from a three weeks' business trip through New
England and up-State New York. He reports
an optimistic feeling among the dealers he vis-
ited and states that he opened many valuable
new accounts.
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