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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
JULY
1,
1922
BRAMBACH GRAND FOR WINNER OF POPULARITY CONTEST WEATHER AFFECTS ST. LOUIS TRADE
Awarded for Barker Bros., of Los Angeles, by Mark P. Campbell, President of the Brambach Piano
Co., to Miss Margaret Martin, Winner of Los Angeles Examiner Popularity Contest
Miss Margaret Martin, who won the first prize
in the Los Angeles Examiner contest to determine
the most popular business woman in that city,
"I cannot begin to tell you how pleased I am
to be the owner of the beautiful piano which has
been presented to me this morning. I have al-
Gordon G. Campbell, John W. Boothe, Miss Margaret Martin, Miss Edna Golden, E. H. Vogel,
Mark P. Campbell and Brambach Employes Witnessing Presentation
arrived last week in New York on the 6,000-mile ways dreamed of owning one but never thought
trip which was given as'first prize in that con- it would come to me in such a way. I can hard-
test.
ly begin to show my appreciation to my many
During Miss Martin's stay in New York City fiiends in Los Angeles who have made it possible
she was presented with a Brambach Queen Anne for me to win the popularity contest, to Barker
model baby grand piano, offered by Barker Bros., Bros., who so graciously offered this instrument
of Los Angeles, if a member of the Barker Bros, as a prize, and to Mr. Campbell here and all you
staff won the popularity contest. As Miss Mar- expert workmen who have made such a wonder-
tin is in charge of the payroll department of
ful instrument possible."
Barker Bros., she in winning the popularity con-
The Los Angeles Examiner Contest to deter-
test also gained ownership of the-/ grand.
mine the most popular business woman in that
The piano was presented at the Brambach fac-
city was conducted during February and March
tory, 639 West Forty-ninth street, on Wednes-
of this year. It was probably the largest of its
day of last week. Miss Martin, in acknowledg-
kind, as 3,930,302 votes were cast through the
ing the gift, said:
coupons which were printed in the paper. Miss
Martin received of this total number 451,450
votes, thereby leading all other contestants and
winning the prize of the trip to New York and
THE LEADING LINE
return to Los Angeles.
The prize entitled her to take a traveling com-
WEAVER PIANOS panion with her, and she chose Miss Edna
Golden, also of the staff of Barker Bros., one of
Grands, Uprights
the largest furnishing houses in the world.
and Players
Present at the presentation were: Mark P.
Campbell, Miss Margaret Martin, Gorden G.
YORK PIANOS
Campbell and John W. Boothe, manager of the
Uprights and Players
piano department of Barker Bros., who came to
New York City with Mrs. Boothe to attend the
LIVINGSTON PIANOS
recent convention and stayed over to attend to
Uprights and Player-Pianos
many business appointments and to be present
If your competitor does not already have this
on this occasion.
line, go after it at once.
Consult the universal Want Directory of
The Review. In it advertisements are inserted
free of charge for men who desire positions of
FACTORY
YORK, PA.
any kind.
Established 1870
Weaver Piano Co., Inc.
Heat Keeps Piano Prospects at Home, Say Local
Music Dealers—P. E. Conroy Opens Branch
Store—Chickering Ampico for Broadcasting
ST. LOUIS, MO., June 26.—It was a weather market
last week and as the weather was not very favor-
able the results were not very favorable. June's
heat record was kept up. The continuation of
the hot weather made it difficult for the most
enthusiastic and optimistic salesmen to sell
things, but the week's efforts were productive
of a fair average business with top-notch sales
raising a few of the houses above the aver-
age level.
P. E. Conroy, president of the Conroy Piano
Co., in opening a branch store at Wood River,
111., the Standard Oil city, which showed at the
last Government census as the fastest-growing city
in the United States, is adhering to his "pianos
only" policy. In the opening announcement he
announces the policy and asks the question: "Can
Wood River support an exclusive piano store?"
His answer is that other cities not half as big
and not half as rich support a piano store, be-
cause they have a piano dealer who devotes his
entire time and energy to the sale of musical
instruments, not selling them as a mere side
line. Fred Seeger, trained at the St. Louis store,
is in charge, assisted by Mrs. Seeger.
When the Post-Dispatch presents to the pub-
lic to-night its new "big set," capable of broad-
casting from the Atlantic to the Pacific and from
Canada to Mexico, the Chickering Ampico will
open an indefinite engagement in the newspaper's
radio room. The instrument, loaned by J. F.
Ditzell, manager of the Famous & Barr Co. mu-
sic department, will be heard at the daily radio
concerts. The name Chickering Ampico will be
used on the published programs and in the
operator's announcements.
The Chickering Ampico will also play a two
weeks' engagement at the New Grand Central
Theatre beginning next Saturday, as the accom-
paniment instrument for Daisy Jean, Belgian
'cellist. This instrument also will be supplied by
Mr. Ditzell. The theatre is advertising the at-
traction strongly.
J. B. Moran, manager of the St. Louis store of
the Wurlitzer Co., returned to-day from a visit
to the Cincinnati headquarters.
J. L. Cotter, of the Kimball Co., Chicago, was
in St. Louis part of last week.
Charles Preston, assistant manager of the Fa-
mous & Barr Co. music department, is spending
his vacation in Colorado.
F. F. Krebs, of Chickering & Sons, New York,
who has been in St. Louis the past month help-
ing push Ampico sales, fin. connection with the
Famous & Barr Co., left Saturday for Spring-
field, Mo., where he will spend two weeks at the
store of Martin Bros. He will then journey fur-
ther southward in his important tour of trade
promotion.
William Allen, of Kohler & Campbell, New
York, was here part of last week and left for
Chicago.
L. R. Tippin, assistant manager of the Scruggs,
Vandcrvoort & Barney Piano Co., will go to his
farm at Kahoka, Mo., July 10, for a stay of a few
weeks, accompanied by Mrs. Tippin.
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