Music Trade Review
Issue: 1928 Vol. 87 N. 4 - Page 9
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JULY 28, 1928
The Music Trade Review
Lauter Grand Installed in Fayette
Theatre, Washington Court House, O.
/\ LAUTER grand Style 85 is now a part of
*• the permanent equipment of the new
Fayette Theatre, in Washington Court House,
band act known as the "Betty Grydens' Ambas-
sador Girls of Detroit." It was also used by other
vaudeville acts who sang at the theatre and
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O., the installation having been made by H. C.
Fortier, Lauter representative in that city. In
the accompanying illustration the Lauter grand
is shown being used in conjunction with the
also by the regular theatre orchestra. The
piano has been highly praised by those who
have used it in the theatre, which, by the way,
is one of the finest in that section of Ohio.
Federal Credit Survey
by Department of Commerce
business is better than it has been. July has
seen a good number of sales, and June was
satisfactory. Eric S. Hafsoos of the Flanner-
Hafsoos Music House, Inc., featuring the
Kurtzmann and the Brinkerhoff, reports that
business has shown some improvement during
the summer period. Grand business has been
a little better than fair, he finds.
D. C, July 23.—Considerable work
remains yet to be done by the Department of
Commerce before its survey of the retail credit
situation in Baltimore is completed, according
lo information obtained at the department. The
survey was undertaken by the department some
months ago at the request of credit organiza-
tions, with Baltimore selected as an experimen-
tal point, the successful completion of a study
of that market to be followed by a national
survey.
The credit survey of which the department is
now engaged upon is comprehensive in scope
and is expected to develop a number of angles
respecting the granting of credit by retail mer-
chants to which business men generally have
not given great consideration. The necessity
of each study, it is said, has been made more
pointed by the rapid growth in instalment sell-
ing, regarding which business authorities are
divided, some believing that instalment selling
has spread to such an extent as to become a
potential danger to the whole industrial fabric
while others take the view that it is a logical
way of keeping the prosperity of the country at
a high level. Just what the volume of instal-
ment sales is in the United States annually has
never been determined, but it is generally con-
ceded that this form of selling now comprises
a substantial proportion of the entire retail
trade.
WASHINGTON,
Smith Park to Open
MILWAUKEE, WIS., July 21.—The official opening
of Smith Park, the twenty-acre tract in the
north central part of North Milwaukee, will
take place about the middle of July. The open-
ing is of interest to the music trade because
the park takes its name from A. C. Smith, of
Smith, Barnes & Strohber Piano Co., which
formerly had a branch' factory in North Mil-
waukee. When the city purchased the land it
was stipulated that it should be used as a park
and be named after the former owner.
Demand in Milwaukee
July 23.—Good reports on
piano business are being made by Edward
Herzog, sales manager of Edmund Gram, Inc.,
Mr. Herzog states that Steinway business is
keeping up at a good rate, and that summer
MILWAUKEE, WIS.,
Atwater Kent Prize
Winner Praises Lester
PHILADELPHIA, PA., July 23.—A special tribute has
been paid to the Lester piano by Wilbur Evans,
the well-known Philadelphia baritone and win-
ner of the Atwater Kent prize offered sometime
ago for the best singer over the radio. Mr.
Evans states that he uses the Lester for his
personal requirements and has installed a baby
grand of that make in his home. He says of
the Lester: "It has the depth of tone so essen-
tial to the support of the voice, and the action
is delightfully elastic and responsive, making it
a great pleasure to play."
The
Lauter Piano
with the
Theatre
Orchestra
Retail Credit Method of Baltimore Merchants
Being Studied as Preliminary to National
Survey
of thousands of persons is aroused to a high
pitch through the music contest. A band con-
cert is featured with each "sing." Members of
the Milwaukee Civic Music Association will be
judges in the contest.
Suit Is Filed for
•
Butler Bros. Dissolution
CINCINNATI, O., July 21.—Suit has been filed by
N. M. Butler, president, L. B. Butler, vice-presi-
dent, W. J. Butler and Joseph Lemkuhl, in the
Common Pleas Court, seeking dissolution of the
Butler Brothers Piano Manufacturing Co., 1915
Race street, Cincinnati. It is asked that a re-
ceiver be appointed to effect the dissolution, and
Paul A. O'Brien was by agreement named by
the court. It is stated that the action is a
friendly one, all the officers, directors and stock-
holders agreeing that the dissolution of the
company be brought about in this manner. It
is thought that the business will be taken over
by another company, but at this time informa-
tion as to its future is not available.
Lindsay June Sales
Show 50 Per Cent Increase
MONTREAL, July 21.—Sales of C. W. Lindsay &
Co., Ltd., musical instrument dealers, for June,
1928, show an increase of nearly 50 per cent
over the corresponding month of 1927. The
company operates retail stores in the province
of Quebec and in eastern Ontario. For the
first six months of the current year sales were
about 28 per cent ahead of the corresponding
period of last year. Earnings last year were
equal to about $9 a share on the common stock.
White Shops Alterations
Extensive alterations have been made in the
warerooms of the White Music Shops, Inc.,
Danbury, Conn., which include redecoration of
the interior in ivory and white and a new set
of phonograph demonstration booths, illuminat-
ed by diffused light.
Buys Fannen Co.
Robert O. Crouse and W. A. Miller have
purchased the business of the Fannen Piano
Co., 806 Broadway, Bcattie, Kan., and will
operate it in the future under the name of the
Crouse-Miller Co.
GRAND
KEYS
ACTIONS
PLAYERS
of th«
HIGH QUALITY
SKILLED WORKMAN-
SHIP and
FINE MATERIALS
found in all
PRATT READ
PRODUCTS
Hughes, Bailey Chartered
Hughes, Bailey & Co., New York, have been
incorporated with a capital stock of 200 shares
no par common for the purpose of trading in
musical instruments. L. J. Rosett, 100 West
Forty-second street, is the correspondent.
Write us NOW
Carberry Again on Job
July 23.—Frederick Carberry,
a member of the music trades, will again direct
Ihe community singing in the various city parks
of Milwaukee. The sings are held in different
parks and a plaque is awarded to the park
making the best points on singing. Song sheets
for the "sings" are provided, and the interest
MILWAUKEE, WIS.,
PRATT, READ & CO.
Established 1806
The Pratt Read Player Action Co.
Deep River, Conn.
JULY 28, 1928
The Music Trade Review
Lauter Grand Installed in Fayette
Theatre, Washington Court House, O.
/\ LAUTER grand Style 85 is now a part of
*• the permanent equipment of the new
Fayette Theatre, in Washington Court House,
band act known as the "Betty Grydens' Ambas-
sador Girls of Detroit." It was also used by other
vaudeville acts who sang at the theatre and
nilllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllHIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIllllllJllllllir
O., the installation having been made by H. C.
Fortier, Lauter representative in that city. In
the accompanying illustration the Lauter grand
is shown being used in conjunction with the
also by the regular theatre orchestra. The
piano has been highly praised by those who
have used it in the theatre, which, by the way,
is one of the finest in that section of Ohio.
Federal Credit Survey
by Department of Commerce
business is better than it has been. July has
seen a good number of sales, and June was
satisfactory. Eric S. Hafsoos of the Flanner-
Hafsoos Music House, Inc., featuring the
Kurtzmann and the Brinkerhoff, reports that
business has shown some improvement during
the summer period. Grand business has been
a little better than fair, he finds.
D. C, July 23.—Considerable work
remains yet to be done by the Department of
Commerce before its survey of the retail credit
situation in Baltimore is completed, according
lo information obtained at the department. The
survey was undertaken by the department some
months ago at the request of credit organiza-
tions, with Baltimore selected as an experimen-
tal point, the successful completion of a study
of that market to be followed by a national
survey.
The credit survey of which the department is
now engaged upon is comprehensive in scope
and is expected to develop a number of angles
respecting the granting of credit by retail mer-
chants to which business men generally have
not given great consideration. The necessity
of each study, it is said, has been made more
pointed by the rapid growth in instalment sell-
ing, regarding which business authorities are
divided, some believing that instalment selling
has spread to such an extent as to become a
potential danger to the whole industrial fabric
while others take the view that it is a logical
way of keeping the prosperity of the country at
a high level. Just what the volume of instal-
ment sales is in the United States annually has
never been determined, but it is generally con-
ceded that this form of selling now comprises
a substantial proportion of the entire retail
trade.
WASHINGTON,
Smith Park to Open
MILWAUKEE, WIS., July 21.—The official opening
of Smith Park, the twenty-acre tract in the
north central part of North Milwaukee, will
take place about the middle of July. The open-
ing is of interest to the music trade because
the park takes its name from A. C. Smith, of
Smith, Barnes & Strohber Piano Co., which
formerly had a branch' factory in North Mil-
waukee. When the city purchased the land it
was stipulated that it should be used as a park
and be named after the former owner.
Demand in Milwaukee
July 23.—Good reports on
piano business are being made by Edward
Herzog, sales manager of Edmund Gram, Inc.,
Mr. Herzog states that Steinway business is
keeping up at a good rate, and that summer
MILWAUKEE, WIS.,
Atwater Kent Prize
Winner Praises Lester
PHILADELPHIA, PA., July 23.—A special tribute has
been paid to the Lester piano by Wilbur Evans,
the well-known Philadelphia baritone and win-
ner of the Atwater Kent prize offered sometime
ago for the best singer over the radio. Mr.
Evans states that he uses the Lester for his
personal requirements and has installed a baby
grand of that make in his home. He says of
the Lester: "It has the depth of tone so essen-
tial to the support of the voice, and the action
is delightfully elastic and responsive, making it
a great pleasure to play."
The
Lauter Piano
with the
Theatre
Orchestra
Retail Credit Method of Baltimore Merchants
Being Studied as Preliminary to National
Survey
of thousands of persons is aroused to a high
pitch through the music contest. A band con-
cert is featured with each "sing." Members of
the Milwaukee Civic Music Association will be
judges in the contest.
Suit Is Filed for
•
Butler Bros. Dissolution
CINCINNATI, O., July 21.—Suit has been filed by
N. M. Butler, president, L. B. Butler, vice-presi-
dent, W. J. Butler and Joseph Lemkuhl, in the
Common Pleas Court, seeking dissolution of the
Butler Brothers Piano Manufacturing Co., 1915
Race street, Cincinnati. It is asked that a re-
ceiver be appointed to effect the dissolution, and
Paul A. O'Brien was by agreement named by
the court. It is stated that the action is a
friendly one, all the officers, directors and stock-
holders agreeing that the dissolution of the
company be brought about in this manner. It
is thought that the business will be taken over
by another company, but at this time informa-
tion as to its future is not available.
Lindsay June Sales
Show 50 Per Cent Increase
MONTREAL, July 21.—Sales of C. W. Lindsay &
Co., Ltd., musical instrument dealers, for June,
1928, show an increase of nearly 50 per cent
over the corresponding month of 1927. The
company operates retail stores in the province
of Quebec and in eastern Ontario. For the
first six months of the current year sales were
about 28 per cent ahead of the corresponding
period of last year. Earnings last year were
equal to about $9 a share on the common stock.
White Shops Alterations
Extensive alterations have been made in the
warerooms of the White Music Shops, Inc.,
Danbury, Conn., which include redecoration of
the interior in ivory and white and a new set
of phonograph demonstration booths, illuminat-
ed by diffused light.
Buys Fannen Co.
Robert O. Crouse and W. A. Miller have
purchased the business of the Fannen Piano
Co., 806 Broadway, Bcattie, Kan., and will
operate it in the future under the name of the
Crouse-Miller Co.
GRAND
KEYS
ACTIONS
PLAYERS
of th«
HIGH QUALITY
SKILLED WORKMAN-
SHIP and
FINE MATERIALS
found in all
PRATT READ
PRODUCTS
Hughes, Bailey Chartered
Hughes, Bailey & Co., New York, have been
incorporated with a capital stock of 200 shares
no par common for the purpose of trading in
musical instruments. L. J. Rosett, 100 West
Forty-second street, is the correspondent.
Write us NOW
Carberry Again on Job
July 23.—Frederick Carberry,
a member of the music trades, will again direct
Ihe community singing in the various city parks
of Milwaukee. The sings are held in different
parks and a plaque is awarded to the park
making the best points on singing. Song sheets
for the "sings" are provided, and the interest
MILWAUKEE, WIS.,
PRATT, READ & CO.
Established 1806
The Pratt Read Player Action Co.
Deep River, Conn.
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