Music Trade Review
Issue: 1927 Vol. 84 N. 18 - Page 11
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The Music Trade Review
APRIL 30, 1927
H. C. Bay Announces Four New Models
in Upright Period Straights and Players
Adaptations Include Late Georgian, Italian Renaissance, Louis XIII and Spanish
Styles—Company Now Has Thirty Different Styles of Instruments
/CHICAGO, ILL., April 23.—The period case,
so popular in the trade at present, has
hitherto been chiefly developed in grand pianos,
but the period model upright, which logically
pianos, representing the Late Georgian, the
Spanish, the Louis XIII and the Italian Renais-
sance schools. The company has now ready
for the market these uprights, both in the
Gibbs Go. Formally
Opens New Warerooms
Store in New Britain, Conn., Inaugurated With
Concert at Which Appeared Phil Ohman, Vic-
tor Arden and Max Kortlander
NEW
BRITAIN, CONN., April 23.—The formal
opening of the enlarged warerooms of the Gibbs
Piano Co., at 119-121 Church street, was held
here this week in conjunction with the celebra-
tion of the forty-fifth anniversary of the found-
ing of the company. In addition to a musical
program provided for the reception at the store,
Orville E. Gibbs, manager of the New Britain
branch, arranged a recital of popular piano
music at the regular meeting of the Rotary Club
on April 21. Mr. Gibbs, who was for many
years a saxophone artist with prominent dance
orchestras in New York, was responsible for the
personal appearances of Phil Ohman, Victor
Arden and Max Kortlander, Q R S recording
artists, at the Rotary dinner. Mr. Ohman, who
was born in New Britain, played several solo
numbers on the piano in his dashing style, and
also played duet and trio numbers with Mr.
Arden and Mr. Kortlander.
Ampico Visitors
Among the Ampico artists calling at the
Ampico Studios, New York, during the past
week for the purpose of approving their record-
ings, were the following: Sergei Rachmaninoff,
Mischa Levitzki, Aaron Copland and Frank J.
Black. Maurice Dumesnil called to record and
also to hear some previously made recordings.
Ferdie Grofe and Edgar Fairchild made new
recordings of dance selections.
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Late Georgian H. C. Bay Player-Piano
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straight models and with the player mechanism.
The Late Georgian H. C. Bay model shown
herewith is four feet four inches in height and
is made in both mahogany and walnut case.
These uprights, with the new period grands
as well as the conventional type, make over
thirty different models made by this company.
should be included in the examples of these
special decorations, is also becoming popular.
A number of manufacturers have in work sonic
good examples of period art applied to upright
cases, and the H. C. Ray Piano Co., with
offices in Chicago and factory at BlufTton, Ind.,
now announces four new models in upright
Buffalo Music Trade Is Forming a
New Music Row Along Tupper Street
Hoffman Piano Co., McClellan Masic House and Aldred Music Shop All in New
Quarters Along This Thoroughfare—Erion Sees Good Summer Ahead
DUFFALO, N. Y., April 26.—Activity about
the music stores, long established in the
downtown business section, in preparation to
moving to larger and more attractive quarters,
as well as opening of several new stores, would
indicate that dealers here are looking forward
to a brisk Summer trade. As previously an-
nounced, the Hoffman Piano Co. will shortly
take new quarters at Main and Tupper streets,
in the Tech Theatre Building. Almost across
Tupper street, on Main, will be the new loca-
tion for the McClelland Music House. In this
i-ame section, at 611 Main street, the Aldred
Music Shop opened this month, indicating that
Tupper street will become the pivotal section
of Buffalo's music row. The Charles Kurtz-
mann Co. is moving May 1 to a new location
nearer Tupper.
K. A. Berlin, now at 800 Abbott road, will
move about the middle of May to larger and
more convenient quarters at Abbott road and
South Park avenue.
Probably one of the most optimistic dealers
in Buffalo interviewed this week is A. W. Erion,
head of the Erion Piano Co., who looks for-
ward to a Summer season similar to that of
last year, when the months of May, June and
July showed a volume greater than that of the
preceding three months. Mr. Erion said that
Cable-Nelson piano sales during the past ten
days have been very satisfactory, showing an
increase over the volume of any similar period
during the past three months. He claims to
have reasons for believing that the 1927 Sum-
mer season will be good for the piano and
Victrola dealer who knows how to get and
hold his trade.
John J. Kibler is quite enthusiastic over the
automatic Victrola.
Although he is already
oversold and does not know just how long he
may find it necessary to wait for instruments,
he is conducting constant demonstrations in
the store and windows of his establishment
and apparently has been able to transmit his
own enthusiasm to the minds of his customers.
Mr. Kibler is finding the Eastman motion pic-
ture camera a good Summer side line. He has
converted a large section of the radio depart-
ment into a camera division for the Summer
and says an excellent camera business already
has made itself apparent. Fine weather also
has stimulated sales in portable phonographs.
Pratt Read
Products
keys actions
players
are shipped on time.
When we make a
promise y o u can
count on it.
When y o u w a n t
quick s e r v i c e you
can get it.
We have over
200,000 sq. ft.
of manufacturing
space to back you
up with.
Write us at the
first opportunity.
PRATT, READ & CO.
Established in 1806
The PRATT READ PLAYER ACTION CO.
Deep River, Conn.
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The Music Trade Review
APRIL 30, 1927
H. C. Bay Announces Four New Models
in Upright Period Straights and Players
Adaptations Include Late Georgian, Italian Renaissance, Louis XIII and Spanish
Styles—Company Now Has Thirty Different Styles of Instruments
/CHICAGO, ILL., April 23.—The period case,
so popular in the trade at present, has
hitherto been chiefly developed in grand pianos,
but the period model upright, which logically
pianos, representing the Late Georgian, the
Spanish, the Louis XIII and the Italian Renais-
sance schools. The company has now ready
for the market these uprights, both in the
Gibbs Go. Formally
Opens New Warerooms
Store in New Britain, Conn., Inaugurated With
Concert at Which Appeared Phil Ohman, Vic-
tor Arden and Max Kortlander
NEW
BRITAIN, CONN., April 23.—The formal
opening of the enlarged warerooms of the Gibbs
Piano Co., at 119-121 Church street, was held
here this week in conjunction with the celebra-
tion of the forty-fifth anniversary of the found-
ing of the company. In addition to a musical
program provided for the reception at the store,
Orville E. Gibbs, manager of the New Britain
branch, arranged a recital of popular piano
music at the regular meeting of the Rotary Club
on April 21. Mr. Gibbs, who was for many
years a saxophone artist with prominent dance
orchestras in New York, was responsible for the
personal appearances of Phil Ohman, Victor
Arden and Max Kortlander, Q R S recording
artists, at the Rotary dinner. Mr. Ohman, who
was born in New Britain, played several solo
numbers on the piano in his dashing style, and
also played duet and trio numbers with Mr.
Arden and Mr. Kortlander.
Ampico Visitors
Among the Ampico artists calling at the
Ampico Studios, New York, during the past
week for the purpose of approving their record-
ings, were the following: Sergei Rachmaninoff,
Mischa Levitzki, Aaron Copland and Frank J.
Black. Maurice Dumesnil called to record and
also to hear some previously made recordings.
Ferdie Grofe and Edgar Fairchild made new
recordings of dance selections.
|
I
Late Georgian H. C. Bay Player-Piano
I
i
straight models and with the player mechanism.
The Late Georgian H. C. Bay model shown
herewith is four feet four inches in height and
is made in both mahogany and walnut case.
These uprights, with the new period grands
as well as the conventional type, make over
thirty different models made by this company.
should be included in the examples of these
special decorations, is also becoming popular.
A number of manufacturers have in work sonic
good examples of period art applied to upright
cases, and the H. C. Ray Piano Co., with
offices in Chicago and factory at BlufTton, Ind.,
now announces four new models in upright
Buffalo Music Trade Is Forming a
New Music Row Along Tupper Street
Hoffman Piano Co., McClellan Masic House and Aldred Music Shop All in New
Quarters Along This Thoroughfare—Erion Sees Good Summer Ahead
DUFFALO, N. Y., April 26.—Activity about
the music stores, long established in the
downtown business section, in preparation to
moving to larger and more attractive quarters,
as well as opening of several new stores, would
indicate that dealers here are looking forward
to a brisk Summer trade. As previously an-
nounced, the Hoffman Piano Co. will shortly
take new quarters at Main and Tupper streets,
in the Tech Theatre Building. Almost across
Tupper street, on Main, will be the new loca-
tion for the McClelland Music House. In this
i-ame section, at 611 Main street, the Aldred
Music Shop opened this month, indicating that
Tupper street will become the pivotal section
of Buffalo's music row. The Charles Kurtz-
mann Co. is moving May 1 to a new location
nearer Tupper.
K. A. Berlin, now at 800 Abbott road, will
move about the middle of May to larger and
more convenient quarters at Abbott road and
South Park avenue.
Probably one of the most optimistic dealers
in Buffalo interviewed this week is A. W. Erion,
head of the Erion Piano Co., who looks for-
ward to a Summer season similar to that of
last year, when the months of May, June and
July showed a volume greater than that of the
preceding three months. Mr. Erion said that
Cable-Nelson piano sales during the past ten
days have been very satisfactory, showing an
increase over the volume of any similar period
during the past three months. He claims to
have reasons for believing that the 1927 Sum-
mer season will be good for the piano and
Victrola dealer who knows how to get and
hold his trade.
John J. Kibler is quite enthusiastic over the
automatic Victrola.
Although he is already
oversold and does not know just how long he
may find it necessary to wait for instruments,
he is conducting constant demonstrations in
the store and windows of his establishment
and apparently has been able to transmit his
own enthusiasm to the minds of his customers.
Mr. Kibler is finding the Eastman motion pic-
ture camera a good Summer side line. He has
converted a large section of the radio depart-
ment into a camera division for the Summer
and says an excellent camera business already
has made itself apparent. Fine weather also
has stimulated sales in portable phonographs.
Pratt Read
Products
keys actions
players
are shipped on time.
When we make a
promise y o u can
count on it.
When y o u w a n t
quick s e r v i c e you
can get it.
We have over
200,000 sq. ft.
of manufacturing
space to back you
up with.
Write us at the
first opportunity.
PRATT, READ & CO.
Established in 1806
The PRATT READ PLAYER ACTION CO.
Deep River, Conn.
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