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t* JR £2 ts> T O
November 27, 1920.
room, first floor; two veneer glue spreaders and two
veneer presses on the first floor; and four rubbing 0UT=0F=T0WN DEALERS
machines.
ENCOUNTERED IN CHICAGO
On the third floor the racks have all been in-
stalled for the fly finishing department ,and removal
Men in Search of Pianos and Players Make Things
Several Departments Moved in During the Past can be made on short notice.
Lively in Offices.
In
the
basement,
two
new
machines
will
be
as-
Month, and Others will Follow Fast.
sembled shortly, all the parts having already been
George
Q.
Chase,
of Kohler & Chase, San Fran-
A number of big departments of the Gulbransen- received. One is a veneer-cutter which will be long cisco, Calif., was in Chicago one day last week. He
enough
to
cut
the
veneer
in
any
direction—length-
Dickinson Co., Chicago, factory have moved into the
wise or crosswise. The other is a veneer drier, was on his way to. New York and he does not ex-
new building during- the past month.
pect to be home before Christmas.
The Pneumatic Assembly department is on the weighing about 20,000 pounds.
Tuner Bushu, who makes his headquarters with
The
iron
work
for
the
lumber
lift
in
the
old
mill
fourth floor ;the Spool-Box and Motor Departments
John
Haley & Son, Arcola, 111., was in Chicago late
at the east end of the fifth floor; and the Stockroom has been about completed and the operating and last week getting pointers regarding Gulbransen
contro'lmg devices will be installed shortly.
on the third floor.
playerpianos, which he is very fond of tuning.
The stockroom has probably four or five times as
Richard Elbel, Jr., accompanied by one of the
much space as in the ol dlocation on the second floor
salesmen for Elbel Bros., South Bend., Ind., were
REPUBLIC
SALES
FORCE
ACTIVE.
of the office building. The stockroom is at the west
The Republic Player Roll sales organization is in Chicago one day last week selecting playerpianos
end of the floor and it couldn't be any lighter if it
making
an extensive tour of dealers in all territories, for their trade.
were outdoors.
primarily
to acquaint these dealers with the new Mr. Steussy, of the Levitan-Steussy Company, New
Another removal fro mthe office building is that
policy of the organization, and secondly to de Glaris, Wis., was in Chicago this week placing' orders
of the Spool-Box and Motor Department from the sales
termine their exact requirements for the coming sea- for musical instruments.
third floor to the fifth floor of the new building. The son.
Louis Galgano, a lively piano dealer of Ohio, 111.,
W. Martin is covering an extensive itin-
department is at the west end and has more than erary Geo.
was
in Chicago on Monday of this week ordering
which
will
take
him
through
all
cities
in
the
twice as much space.
part of New York state. Mr. Fitzgerald is playerpianos and pianos for his trade.
The Pneumatic Assembly Department, formerly on upper
covering the states in the Midd'.e West, while a new
the second floor of the offive building, has moved representative,
C. H. Kornhau, is calling on Repub-
BRODERICK MEMORIAL MEETING.
to the east end of the fourth floor of the new build- lic dealers located
in Maryland and Pennsylvania.
A meeting of leading members of the Chicago
ing.
The Coarse Rubbing Department has been trans- Reports would indicate an increasing activity in Piano and Organ Association and the Piano Club
of Chicago was held at 11 a. m. on Wednesday of
ferred from the second floor of the old Kedzie ave- player rolls during the pre-holiday season.
this week at Julius Bauer & Company's store build-
nue section to the east end of the fifth floor, new
The new manager of the roll department of the ing, Chicago, at which arrangements were made for
plant.
Ampng the machines put into operation in the new Lehman Piano Co., St. Louis, is Mrs. T. M. Atwood. a memorial service of the piano industry and music
Miss Lillian Hyams is the new manager of the trades in honor of the late James F. Broderick.
section since last month are four boring machines
in the rear of the fourth floor; two sanders, three music roll department of the C. C. Mellor Co., Pitts- This service is to be held at Kimball Hall on Wednes-
day, December 1, at 4:30 p. m.
double cut-off saws and four shapers in the mill burgh, Pa.
THE NEW GULBRANSEN
FACTORY IS FILLING UP
BJUR BROS. CO. HONEST
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The Sign of
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Handled by the
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FACTORY: Boston
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That's what you want and that's what you get when you sell Straube-
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The constant and growing demand for Straube-made instruments is
due to their high quality which is indicated by the kind of people
who buy them. You can see that they are being selected by those
who choose most carefully.
As a dealer you know the advantage of selling a line of instruments
with a standing of this sort. Let us tell you about our interesting
dealer proposition.
STRAUBE PIANO CO., Hammond, Ind.
BAUER PIANOS
JULIUS BAUER
Factory
A It geld Street. CHICAGO
KOHLER
Office and Wareroom*
Old Number. 244 Wabash A*«.
New Number. 70S S. Wabash Aim.
AT IT SINCE 1879
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are of the highest grade
t h a t c a n be obtained
through over 50 years of
p r a c t i c a l experience in
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Illustrations a n d c a t a -
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Makers of Pianos That Are Leaders
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CHICAGO
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