Music Trade Review
Issue: 1926 Vol. 83 N. 26 - Page 12
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The Music Trade Review
Ferdinand A. Winter
Passes Away in Altoona
Founder of F. A. Winter & Son, Prominent
Music House, Was Eighty-two Years O l d -
Was Bandsman During Civil War
PITTSBURGH, PA., December 18.—Musical circles
here were much grieved over the news of the
passing of Ferdinand A. Winter, founder of the
F. A. Winter & Son music house of Altoona,
Pa., at his home in that city yesterday, aged
eighty-two years. Mr. Winter contracted a
cold about two months ago and he gradually
grew worse until death ensued. He was a
native of Monaco, a small town on the Ohio
River above Pittsburgh. When but a youth he
became a member of a band at New Brighton,
playing the cymbals, and when the Civil War
broke out Mr. Winter enlisted as a second-
class musician in the regimental band of the
Sixty-third Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry.
In the battle of Williamsburg he was stricken
with fever and was confined to a hospital at
Yorktown, Va. While a patient at the army
hospital, the government dismissed all regi-
mental bands, and after his discharge from the
hospital in September of 1862 Mr. Winter re-
turned to Pittsburgh and soon afterwards
joined a band in a three-month militia regiment
which was sent into West Virginia.
Bandmaster at Nineteen
Mr. Winter was acknowledged as one of the
youngest bandmasters in the Civil War, being
aged nineteen years. In his interesting career
through the strife, one feature that stands out
as a bandmaster was his setting to bandscore
the famous war melody, "Matching Through
Georgia," for which he is known nationally.
At the close of the war Mr. Winter returned
to Pittsburgh and took an advanced course in
the violin and at the age of twenty-one made
his formal debut as a violinist at the Academy
of Music in Pittsburgh. He was also an accom-
plished cornet player.
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DECEMBER 25, 1926
He later entered the employ of Mellor &
Hoehne, now the C. C. Mellor Co., and in 1878
was sent to Altoona to perform some work at
an Altoona branch of the company. In the
Spring of 1879 he became a permanent resident
of Altoona.
Mr. Winter was married in 1875 to Miss
Emma Buhl and both he and his wife located
here, making their home at 1914 Twelfth ave-
nue, the present Winter home. His wife died
March of this year. To this union eight chil-
dren were born, seven of whom survive:
Arthur E. Winter, a partner in the firm; Paul
T. Winter, associated with the store; Dr. Harry
B. Winter, of Punxsutawney; Mrs. Edith Jones,
of Altoona; Louis C. Winter of Pittsburgh; Mrs.
Marie Montgomery, of Altoona, and Mrs.
Christine Bashore, of Altoona.
Mr. Winter was one of the organizers of
the Altoona Chamber of Commerce and was a
member of the Altoona Kiwanis Club.
Milton Upright Chosen by
Prominent Cabinet Maker
George W. Allen, president of the Milton
Piano Co., New York, was particularly gratified
recently, when M. Campbell Lorini, president of
the Lorini Cabinet Co., New York, selected a
Milton Peter Pan model upright. Mr. Lorini is
well-known to the piano trade and served for
many years as a technical official in various New-
York piano factories. He stated to Mr. Allen
that he admired the Milton especially for its
handsome case work and compact size. In a
letter to Mr. Allen, following the delivery of
the piano to his home, Mr. Lorini wrote: "I
was more than agreeably surprised at the tone
volume vou have concealed in such a small
Maypole Heads Radio Station
For Your 1927
Requirements Specify
PFRIEMER
HAMMERS
Their use in the pianos
you sell signifies quality
in every respect
fiDrfQinatotg of ttyt
l£e
Wales Ave. and 142d St.
Lytton Building
(EST.
New York
Chicago
1870)
DKTROIT, MICH., December 20.—Detroit has a
new radio broadcasting station, which made its
first public announcement last week and has
already become popular. Roy A. Maypole,
head of the Artonian Piano Co. here and widely
known in the trade as manager of the Detroit
public school piano contest held this year, is
the director of the new radio station, which
has the letters WDXL and has a wave length
of 296.9 meters. The studio is located at 5769
Stanton avenue and the broadcasting hours are
from 7 p. m. to 8:30 p. m. Mr. Maypole an-
nounces that his programs will be of the highest
class.
Takes Tout-Miller Lease
TURLOCK, CAL., December 17.—New quarters
have been taken by A. Ruby, local music mer-
chant, who has taken over the lease of the
Tout-Miller store here. Mr. Ruby's business
has grown consistently of late and now includes
the agency for Hardman and Baldwin pianos,
phonographs, radio and small goods. With
the move to new quarters, Mr. Ruby will be
afforded more commodious display space for
his stock of instruments.
Buys Into Bemidji Co.
BEMIDJI, MINN., December 18.—F. S. Ebert has
purchased the interest of Oren D. Cason in the
Bemidji Music Co., which they have operated
on a partnership basis for more than two years.
Both men have had a wide experience in the
music field, Mr. Ebert having been identified
with the trade for about twenty years. He
operated a store in Thief River Falls for seven
years before coming to Bemidji five years ago.
Frank A. D. Andrea, president of the Fada
Radio Corp. and one of the outstanding figures
in the radio industry, recently installed a Weber
Duo-Art piano in oerioH rase in his hnmf. at
Pelham, N. Y.
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The Music Trade Review
Ferdinand A. Winter
Passes Away in Altoona
Founder of F. A. Winter & Son, Prominent
Music House, Was Eighty-two Years O l d -
Was Bandsman During Civil War
PITTSBURGH, PA., December 18.—Musical circles
here were much grieved over the news of the
passing of Ferdinand A. Winter, founder of the
F. A. Winter & Son music house of Altoona,
Pa., at his home in that city yesterday, aged
eighty-two years. Mr. Winter contracted a
cold about two months ago and he gradually
grew worse until death ensued. He was a
native of Monaco, a small town on the Ohio
River above Pittsburgh. When but a youth he
became a member of a band at New Brighton,
playing the cymbals, and when the Civil War
broke out Mr. Winter enlisted as a second-
class musician in the regimental band of the
Sixty-third Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry.
In the battle of Williamsburg he was stricken
with fever and was confined to a hospital at
Yorktown, Va. While a patient at the army
hospital, the government dismissed all regi-
mental bands, and after his discharge from the
hospital in September of 1862 Mr. Winter re-
turned to Pittsburgh and soon afterwards
joined a band in a three-month militia regiment
which was sent into West Virginia.
Bandmaster at Nineteen
Mr. Winter was acknowledged as one of the
youngest bandmasters in the Civil War, being
aged nineteen years. In his interesting career
through the strife, one feature that stands out
as a bandmaster was his setting to bandscore
the famous war melody, "Matching Through
Georgia," for which he is known nationally.
At the close of the war Mr. Winter returned
to Pittsburgh and took an advanced course in
the violin and at the age of twenty-one made
his formal debut as a violinist at the Academy
of Music in Pittsburgh. He was also an accom-
plished cornet player.
Look
For This Label
It Guarantees
Quality
DECEMBER 25, 1926
He later entered the employ of Mellor &
Hoehne, now the C. C. Mellor Co., and in 1878
was sent to Altoona to perform some work at
an Altoona branch of the company. In the
Spring of 1879 he became a permanent resident
of Altoona.
Mr. Winter was married in 1875 to Miss
Emma Buhl and both he and his wife located
here, making their home at 1914 Twelfth ave-
nue, the present Winter home. His wife died
March of this year. To this union eight chil-
dren were born, seven of whom survive:
Arthur E. Winter, a partner in the firm; Paul
T. Winter, associated with the store; Dr. Harry
B. Winter, of Punxsutawney; Mrs. Edith Jones,
of Altoona; Louis C. Winter of Pittsburgh; Mrs.
Marie Montgomery, of Altoona, and Mrs.
Christine Bashore, of Altoona.
Mr. Winter was one of the organizers of
the Altoona Chamber of Commerce and was a
member of the Altoona Kiwanis Club.
Milton Upright Chosen by
Prominent Cabinet Maker
George W. Allen, president of the Milton
Piano Co., New York, was particularly gratified
recently, when M. Campbell Lorini, president of
the Lorini Cabinet Co., New York, selected a
Milton Peter Pan model upright. Mr. Lorini is
well-known to the piano trade and served for
many years as a technical official in various New-
York piano factories. He stated to Mr. Allen
that he admired the Milton especially for its
handsome case work and compact size. In a
letter to Mr. Allen, following the delivery of
the piano to his home, Mr. Lorini wrote: "I
was more than agreeably surprised at the tone
volume vou have concealed in such a small
Maypole Heads Radio Station
For Your 1927
Requirements Specify
PFRIEMER
HAMMERS
Their use in the pianos
you sell signifies quality
in every respect
fiDrfQinatotg of ttyt
l£e
Wales Ave. and 142d St.
Lytton Building
(EST.
New York
Chicago
1870)
DKTROIT, MICH., December 20.—Detroit has a
new radio broadcasting station, which made its
first public announcement last week and has
already become popular. Roy A. Maypole,
head of the Artonian Piano Co. here and widely
known in the trade as manager of the Detroit
public school piano contest held this year, is
the director of the new radio station, which
has the letters WDXL and has a wave length
of 296.9 meters. The studio is located at 5769
Stanton avenue and the broadcasting hours are
from 7 p. m. to 8:30 p. m. Mr. Maypole an-
nounces that his programs will be of the highest
class.
Takes Tout-Miller Lease
TURLOCK, CAL., December 17.—New quarters
have been taken by A. Ruby, local music mer-
chant, who has taken over the lease of the
Tout-Miller store here. Mr. Ruby's business
has grown consistently of late and now includes
the agency for Hardman and Baldwin pianos,
phonographs, radio and small goods. With
the move to new quarters, Mr. Ruby will be
afforded more commodious display space for
his stock of instruments.
Buys Into Bemidji Co.
BEMIDJI, MINN., December 18.—F. S. Ebert has
purchased the interest of Oren D. Cason in the
Bemidji Music Co., which they have operated
on a partnership basis for more than two years.
Both men have had a wide experience in the
music field, Mr. Ebert having been identified
with the trade for about twenty years. He
operated a store in Thief River Falls for seven
years before coming to Bemidji five years ago.
Frank A. D. Andrea, president of the Fada
Radio Corp. and one of the outstanding figures
in the radio industry, recently installed a Weber
Duo-Art piano in oerioH rase in his hnmf. at
Pelham, N. Y.
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