The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-12-14
SPLENDID SUCCESS Of
FORMER KINGSTRfE BOY
What Mr. ]. Y. WALLACE HAS Achieved
As MANAGER OF CABLE
PIANO co.

! mouse. 10lS IS Tie largest dllu
among the first deals made by
the Charleston Improvement
Company, who at a large cost,
purchased this magnificent
piece of property to remodel
and rent to the Cable Piano
Company. This means that
Charleston is to have the most
elegant and complete, as we'll
as one of the largest music
stores in the United States.
The Cable Company, when
they get in their new quarters
will have occupied three differ
ent stores, since they opened in
Charleston five years ago, each
store larger than the former one.
They first occupied a small store
under the Y NJ G A building,
which soon proved too small
for their growing business, SO
they moved to 2S2 King st.
three years ago, but soon found
this store too small, and for the
last year they have been trying
to find a suitable building. Re-
Gently they enlisted the services
of Redding & Pinckney, the
live and energetic real estate
brokers, who promptly secured
them a desirable location, i'm
mediately negotiating the deal
with the Charleston Improve
ment Company, which have re-
Gently organized for the i'm
provement of Charleston real
estate. This, among their first
transactions, will give an idea
of what this wide-awake and
up-to-date Improvement Com
pany will be able to accomplish.
Notice. has been served On
the present tenants of the prop
erty bought by the Charleston
Improvement Company and
leased to the Cable Piano Com
pany, to vacate on Jan. 1st,
next, at which time work will
begin on the remodeling OF this
store, and within ninety days
from that time the store is to
be rebuilt completely, to suit
the demands of The Cable Piano
Company. The plans call for
commodious and handsome ware
rooms for pianos and organs, as
we'll as a recital hall with a
seating capacity of nearly one
thousand persons, the stage to
be equipped with a pipe organ
and suitable for concerts, re
citals and chamber concerts.
There will be special attention
given to the acoustic properties,
so that the most delicate quail
| ity of tone and shading will be
possible.
From time to time a series of
musicals will be given by home
musicians, as we'll as the best
artists from all countries. There
will be waiting-rooms, writing
room and parlors for visitors,
especially for ladies, who when
tired of their shopping may
rest and be entertained at the
same time by sweet melodies.
Besides pianos, The Cable
Company will carry at all times,
a complete line of organs, pipe
organs, piano players, mechani-
cal players of all kinds for
pianos and electric pianos, be-
sides music boxes, monographs,
talking machines and a COM
plete line of small musical in
struments, such as violins, man
dolins, guitars, banjos and band
instruments, as we'll as the sep
arate parts for same. In sheet
music and books they will carry
all the best in the classics from
American and European pub
fishers, and of course all the
new and popular operate and
ragtime airs.
Their repair shops will be
large and well equipped, ready,
in fact, if necessary, to com.
pletely rebuild piano or banjo
and, indeed, having under their
roof everything known in music
Provision for the music teach,
ers and musical societies will be
made by a number of well ap
pointed studios and rooms fol
rehearsals.
The Charleston Manager, MI
J'V Wallace, has the distinction
of having had a larger increase
in business in his territory, sine,
taking charge here, than any
other branch house of The Cabl'
Company. This is remarkable