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THE
MUSIC
TRADE
REVIEW,
July, 1931
Fred Gennett and R. C. Ball were the com-
pany officials in charge of the exhibit.
The Starr factory facilities and organiza-
tion at Richmond, Ind., are ample to provide
the experience and engineering knowledge
NE of the principal subjects of inter- Knocks," as he had native intelligence, am- necessary to make high quality products in
est among the piano displays during bition, energy and conscientiousness. Soon the Starr Freeze. "The company," as Mr.
the recent convention in Chicago was developed an aptitude for technical prob- Ball put it, "has put out an electrical re-
was the new small upright piano produced lems, and a dawning appreciation of the frigerator of distinction, advanced in con-
by Charles Frederick Stein. This instrument, value of music, then technical study, intense venience, economical and outstanding in quiet,
application and creative ability. Those who dependable performance."
long heralded, has been awaited with inter-
know Charles Frederick Stein are aware that
est, for Mr. Stein's reputation as a master
They have already built up an extensive
builder of grand pianos naturally led his
and energetic organization of distributors in-
friends in the trade to expect something
cluding some of the largest houses in the
unusual in uprights. In this they were not
piano business.
disappointed, for the little instrument, known
l
as style I and only 3 feet 9 / 2 inches high,
W. H. HUTTER JOINS
is not only a fine example of piano crafts-
CAPEHART CORP. STAFF
manship but has a surprising tonal quality
that compares most favorably with that of
An important addition to the electrical
many grands.
staff of The Capehart Corp., Fort Wayne,
Ind., is announced in the appointment of
At the Palmer House exhibit the trade
W. H. Hutter, who becomes chief electrical
technicians gathered around, tested, pounded
engineer and in charge of the manufacturer's
and examined this upright, and quickly
division sales. For the past twenty-five years
passed around the word that it was a superb
Mr. Hutter has specialized in audition and
achievement. Then the tuners, the dealers
acoustical research, and will concentrate on
and other manufacturers added their un-
the more intensive development of tone qual-
qualified praise, which can be summed up in
ities for which the Capehart line of automatic
the comment of one of them, "that piano is
instruments is already widely known.
a great achievement, a credit to the entire
Mr. Hutter's early training was with the
industry." Naturally many orders and ap-
American Telephone & Telegraph Co. in this
plications for agency followed, proving that
field, and there he developed original designs
absolute merit will financially be rewarded,
in electrical pick-up construction. He was
but it is characteristic of Charles Frederick
formerly chief engineer of the Webster Elec-
CHARLES FREDERICK STEIN
Stein that he was more gratified by the tech-
tric Co., Racine.
nical success of his creation than by the his piano is to him the ideal of self-expres-
number of orders he got.
sion. He eats, sleeps, works, lives, with the
The Waltham Piano Co., Milwaukee, has
This praise from the builders and the thought of betterment always in mind, being opened a branch in Stevens Point, Wis.
recognition of ability by competitors is sweet supremely happy in this, his chosen life work,
to any business men, and especially true in on which he can look back, after forty years
Mr. Stein's case, coming after a lifetime of effort, with satisfaction and pride of ac-
spent solely in piano building. He began complishment.
working for a living as a small boy in the
He has no thought of vast factories and
millroom of a local piano factory. Then his immense production, but each piano must
whole thought was to get a job and make be a perfect expression of his care and ability.
a living, for that was his prime necessity. Hence the growth, steady and sure, of his
What he lacked in school book knowledge, business, year by year, in the face of a
NY member of the music trade may
he acquired in the "University of Hard
skeptical trade and poor business conditions.
forward to this office a Position
CHAS. FREDERICK STEIN'S NEW UPRIGHT
AROUSES GREAT INTEREST AT CONVENTION
O
THE REVIEW'S
WANT DIRECTORY
A
The company expects to be in full produc-
tion by July IS in their own factory in
Huntington, Ind., and intends to make a spe-
Several hundred members of the trade cialty of reaching the public with this
visited the Auditorium Hotel in Chicago dur- machine through established dealers. Those
ing convention week to examine the new who heard it were highly gratified by the
tonal excellence as well as power and the
King automatic phonograph, a new electrical
efficiency of the mechanism. It plays ten
mechanism built by the Superior Phonograph
Co., of Huntington, Ind. This is the in- double-faced records and is intended to reach
vention of T. W. Small, a well-known me- the public at a very moderate price, which
inspires confidence in its commercial success.
chanical engineer, who is widely recognized
as a pioneer in this field. Mr. Small is
president of the company, with S. E. Guest
STARR CO. SHOWS VARIETY
as secretary-treasurer. Other members of
the new organization, which is an Indiana
OF PRODUCTS IN CHICAGO
corporation with $50,000 capital, are P. O.
The Starr Piano Co., of Richmond, Ind.,
Miller and T. E. Beckingham.
had an extensive exhibit at the Stevens Hotel
President Small and his associates exhibited
in the Radio Show, where were exhibited the
the'iT new automatic and explained its mech- Starr cabinets, Gennett electrical transcription
anism, patents on which have been applied
records, several Starr grand pianos and three
for in the United States and foreign coun- models of the Stair Freeze electric refrigera-
tries. Th£ .mechanism is quite simple, com- tors, styles "O" Oxford model; style "M"
pact and efficient, and the company's Miami'; and style "W" Wabash. To the
attorneys advised them that a patent is ex- exhibit came all the Starr piano representa-
pected on their oscillating magazine and feed tives visiting Chicago and many of them
arm which are new features of this latest made arrangements to take on the Starr
Freeze electric refrigerators as a side line.
T. W. Small device.
KING AUTO PHONOGRAPH
DISPLAYED AT CONVENTION
Wanted or Help Wanted adver-
tisement intended for this Department, to
occupy four lines, and it will be inserted
free. Replies will also be forwarded with-
out cost. Additional space charged at
the rate of 25c per line. If bold-faced
type is desired, the cost for same will be
25c a line, 6 words to a line.
Cash must accompany order.
Business Opportunities and For Sale
advertisements inserted as display space
only at $5.00 per single column inch.
.POSITION
WANTED —A-l, tuner,
repairs
]>i;inos and small Roods. Know whole music game.
Desire Southern or Western States.
First con-
tract not longer than six months. Address liox
3425 Music Trade Review, 420 Lexington Avenue,
New York.
POSITION WA"NTED—by radio service man
willing to install antennas, also capable piano tuner
and repairer. Single, sober and reliable. Address
Box 3423, Music Trade Review, 420 Lexington
Avenue, New York.
. .
PIANO SALESMAN—with department store
training, buying and sales managing, desires posi-
tion in West, where conditions will permit money
making. S. T. Aaron, 235 S. Negley Ave., Pitts-
burgh, Pa.
POSITION WANTED—as piano salesman, sales
manager or manager of music store.
Twenty
years' experience as sales manager.
Employed
now but desire to make a change. Address Box
3420, Music Trade Review, 420 Lexington Avenue,
New Yort.