Classic Mode

Presto

Issue: 1922 1895

PRESTO
November 18, 1922.
of Krakauer purpose. These are paragraphs to in«
rluence the thoughful and discrimative customer:
"From the Krakauer point of view, pianos, in order
to be worthy of the name, must be, first of all,
faultless exponents of artistic musical representation.
Whatever other merits they may have, whatever
Costain Brothers, Huron, S. Dak., Ingeniously Show
Handsome Catalog for Distribution by Dealers other attractions they may possess, matter not, as
Extent of Cable Line.
if they fall short of perfect harmonic expression,
Gives Facts of Krakauer History and
they fail to achieve their real function as worthy med-
The windows of Costain Brothers, Huron, S. Dak.,
States Purposes to Produce Best.
iums for musical interpretation.
are an example of what ingenuity can do. The floor
is covered with trade paper advertisements illustrat-
Whatever degree of Krakauer success has been
A new catalog of Krakauer pianos, made by Kra-
kauer Bros., Cypress avenue and 137th street, new thus far attained is due to the unyielding attitude of.
York, explains the reasons for Krakauer pianos ex- the founders of the House—all expert musicians by
heredity and from choice. And, being musicians,
cellence in tone and construction. The Krakauer
character is due to "persistent adherence to high they have always insisted that a piano must be pri-
ideals—musical, artistic and mechanical," and the marily a Perfect Musical Instrument."
new catalog makes it clear that the future purposes
of the company are of a similarly ambitious nature.
THE LATE SAMUEL C. OSBORN.
"From its inception, the fixed resolve of the House
Funeral services for Samuel Claude Osborn, presi-
of Krakauer has ever been to uphold, earnestly, sin- dent of the Samuel C. Osborn Manufacturing Co.,
cerely and steadfastly., the highest standard of merit
Chicago, who died last week following an operation
—and the highest standard only," says the preface. for appendicitis, were held at Centerburg, O., in
"It is well within the limits of actual fact to say that
which place he was born forty-seven years ago. Mr.
this policy has brought to the Krakauer interests the. Osborn's interesting career began as a boy of thir-
gratifying degree of support and appreciation now
teen in the strenuous life of a lumber camp. His
a matter of general knowledge and record."
early business was a combination of art and trade.
The artistic character, of the Krakauer cases is
His experiences led to a wide acquaintance in the
shown in the illustrations of three upright pianos, musical merchandise business. In 1916 he incorpo-
four grands and two upright playerpianos. The de- rated the Samuel G. Osborn Mfg. Co., to manufac-
scriptions repeat many facts already known to the
ture mandolins, banjos, guitars and other small in-
musical p.ublic. The deep, rich, pure, sympathetic struments. In 1921 the company announced its entry
tone of the Krakauer Grands, combined with their into the field of piano manufacture.
strikingly simple but artistic case designs and pei-
fect workmanship, attract the attention and admira-
INGENUITY AND ORIGINALITY.
E. FRED COLBER'S TALKS.
tion of all who appreciate and desire the best.
E. Fred Colber, an unusually talented performer
Krakauer Bros, manufacture art grand piano
ing the great variety of pianos manufactured by The
cases, to order, to match furnishings and decorations and composer, who is traveling representative of the Cable Company, Chicago.
Knabe
and
the
Ampico,
spent
three
days
of
the
week
of any room in which they are to be located, thus
On the new Cable Midget displayed is the card,
making the tout ensemble more harmonious. The of October 15 in Syracuse, N. Y., where his talks and 'Midget, the New Baby in the Big Cable Family."
regular stock styles shown in the catalog arc the informal concerts at the Knabe Studio of the Godard
The display has attracted considerable attention and
Louis XV, five feet one and one-half inches in length, Music House are reported to have gathered together
is one of the most original seen this year.
a
large
number
of
musicians,
music-lovers
and
critics.
and the Louis XVI, five feet ten inches in length.
The
Syracuse
Journal
devoted
considerable
space
to
The Krakauer playerpianos are described quite
E. P. TUCKER, PRESIDENT.
fully and in a manner to effectively interest any pros- his comparison demonstrations.
E. Palmer Tucker, second vice-president and man-
pective buyer who reads the new cataiog. The Kra-
ager of the Wiley B. Allen Company branch at Los
kauer playerpianos stands for what is best in tone,
AMPICO IN PORTLAND, ORE.
Angeles, who has been elected president of the Music
construction and durability in the Krakauer pianos.
Invitations are out for an Ampico recital, in Port- Trades Association of Southern California, announced
The Krakauer Reproducing Piano is attended to land, Ore., under the auspices of the G. F. Johnson
recently that "clean advertising and a square deal for
in the new catalog as "the crowning achievement of
Piano Co., and the piano department of the Meier & manufacturer, retailer and consumer, primary objects
art and industry. It is not only an instrument oi
Frank Co., the two Ampico representatives of the of the association, will be carried out. Other officers
architectural beauty but also an instrument belong-
city. The recitals will be held November 20, 21 and chosen are: A. G. Parquharson, secretary; Harry N.
ing strictly in the realm of the highest musical art. 22. The assisting artists will be Phillip Gordon,
Briggs, first vice-president; E. E. Smith, second vice-
Through a rare combination ot musical, mechanical pianist, and Elinor Whittemore, violinist.
president, and George B. Epstein, treasurer."
genius,'it is possible to reproduce, by means of the
Krakauer Reproducing Piano, the pianist's exact
SHOWS FIRST CHICKERING.
playing. The Krakauer Reproducing Piano repro
KNABE FOR CAMPUS SHOP.
duces the style of the pianist as well as his technique.
The G. F. Johnson Piano Co. have a novel ex-
Wm. A. Woodward, manager of the piano depart-
With the Krakauer Reproducing Piano becomes hibit in their show window, which is creating a great ment of Meier & Frank, Portland, Ore., has placed
available the vast library of music played by the amount of interest. They are exhibiting the first a Knabe grand piano in the "Campa-Shoppe," at
world's celebrated pianists."
Chickering piano made by Jonas Chickering in 1823, Eugene, Ore. The "Campa-Shoppe" is located just
The new catalog is an educational collection ot together with his work bench.' The instrument is an outside the University of Oregon campus and is
details about the products of Krakauer Bros. But
old, handsome rosewood square piano, every part of
visited by the sororities and fraternities of the uni-
in influencing the prospective buyer is the statement
it having been made by hand.
versity for their dances.
NEW BOOKLET TELLS
ABOUT KRAKAUER LINE
For QUALITY, SATISFACTION and PROFIT
NEWMAN BROTHERS PIANOS
NEWMAN BROS. CO.
Established 1870
Factories, 816 DIX ST., Chicago, II
NEW CABLE "MIDGET"
DISPLAYED IN WINDOW
BRINKERHOFF
Player-Pianos
and Pianos
The Line That Sells Easily and Satisfies Always
B8INKERH0FF PIANO CO. " " S n S B S J * CHICAGO
BAUER PIANOS
When in doubt refer to
JULIUS BAUER © COMPANY
Office nnd Warerooma
PRESTO BUYERS' GUIDE
Factory
!555 Altjeld Street. CHICAGO
Old Number. 244 Wabaah A«
New Number. 305 S. Wabaah Ai
Quick Sales and
Satisfied Customers
That's what you want and that's what you get when you sell Straube*
made players and pianos.
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.
ANALYZES ALL PIANOS
E# Leins Piano Company
Makers of Pianos That Are Leaders
in Any Reliable Store
NEW FACTORY. 304 W. 42nd St.. NEW YORK
STULTZ & BAUER
Grand—Upright—Player Pianos
A WORLD'S CHOICE PIANO
338-140 East 31»t Sti»«t
-
-
NEW YORK
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November 18, 1922,
MUSIC TRADE REPRESENTED
ON SPECIAL COMMITTEE
C. L. Hamlin Appointed by Music Industries Cham-
ber of Commerce to Confer on Wood Screws.
The Music Industries Chamber of Commerce has
announced the appointment of C. L. Hamlin, of the
Amphion Piano Player Company, as the representa-
tive of the music industry on a special committee on
wood screws, which has recently been organized to
ascertain the attitude of wood users in the industry
toward certain proposed wood screw specifications
which are under consideration by the Federal Specifi-
cations Board.
The proposed specifications have been prepared by
a technical committee which has made an exhaustive
study of the subject, and have been submitted simul-
taneously to the board and to representatives of the
industries affected, for comment and criticism prior
to their final adoption. Among other organizations,
the specifications have been submitted informally to
the American Engineering Standards Committee,
which will have three representatives on the special
committee of which Mr. Hamlin is a member.
BALDWIN "RED ENVELOPE
CAMPAIGN" IS DESCRIBED
New Booklet Prepared for Dealers Makes the Pur-
suit of Prospects a Joy.
The Baldwin Piano Co., Cincinnati, has provided
dealers with new means to stimulate trade. The
means are embodied in what is called "The Dealer's
Red Envelope Campaign." The ammunition for the
active dealer is described in a booklet mailed this
week to the Baldwin representatives.
The Baldwin Piano Co. reminds the dealers that
"in order to sell more pianos this fall, it is very
necessary that everybody in your community should
know you are selling instruments worthy of their
special consideration. Personal efforts in this direc-
tion will be far more effective if supplemented with
attractive, continuous local advertising—and circu-
larizing."
Accordingly the company has prepared a series of
advertisements to be run regularly in local papers,
so that the dealer can bring his name and his pianos
continuously to the notice of his prospects. In addi-
PRESTO
tion the company offers a series of suggested letters
on the piano, playerpianos and reproducing pianos of
Baldwin manufacture. "These you can mail to your
prospects according to the particular instrument you
wish to feature," is the advice.
How to increase his list of prospects is told in a
page of very valuable suggestions. The direct way
to reproducing piano prospects, playerpiano pros-
pects, and Baldwin piano prospects is told in a man-
ner that shows considerable study of the subject by
the writer of the booklet.
Reproductions of all the prepared ads are shown in
the booklet and the great value of the series clearly
shown. The ads are strong, attractive, and, best of
all, filled with argument to convince. With the book-
let order blanks for mats or electros arc enclosed,
together with a list—showing the covers—of all the
catalogs and booklets prepared by the Baldwin Piano
Co. for the use of the dealer.
The entire series of approach and follow-up letters
prepared in clean typewriter form is given and, as
an excellent sample of advertising arguments allur-
ingly phrased, it is well worth reading.
WAREROOM WARBLES
(A New One Every Week.)
By The Presto Poick.
BUREAU MEETING CALLED.
A meeting of the Music Advancement Committee
of the Music Industries Chamber of Commerce has
been called by Herman Irion, chairman, for Tuesday
afternoon, November 14, at the offices of the Cham-
ber, 105 West 40th street, New York. The plans for
the year of the National Bureau for the Advancement
of Music will be discussed as well as the broad
policies on which it is working. The members of the
Music Advancement Committee beside Mr. Irion are
C. C. Birchard, E. F. Bitner, A. H. Curry, M. V.
DeForeest, C. D. Greenleaf, F. Paul Hamilton, F. B.
T. Hollenberg, John S. MacDonald, Jerome- F.
Murphy, John Parnham, Joseph Priaulx, David A.
Smith, C. A. Wagner and Robert Watkin.
THE AMPICO IN PORTO RICO.
The Ampico in the Knabe Grand is now utilized as
part of the regular performance at the Rialto Thea-
ter at San Juan, Porto Rico, where it is an innova-
tion. The Ampico in the Knabe Grand has also
proved highly popular in South American cities, and
several important theaters there have already placed
their orders for the instrument. The Ampico has
been used as a concert attraction at practically all the
most important moving picture theaters in the United
States. Its entrance into the South American terri-
tory as a permanent adjunct to theatrical programs
opens up a new and gratifying field.
THE JOB-HUNTER.
A funny sort of world it is,
In work or politics or biz!
That's why the man who's always "out,"
And seems to have to hang about—
His hand upon the knob—
Has little else on earth to do
But just to tackle me and you—
Protesting that the times are tough
And that he finds the going rough—
A-hunting for a job!
He may be just the best on earth,
And work for every cent he's worth,
And even struggle, might and main,
To prove that you're the one to gain
While his own rest he'll rob;
But still he never seems to win,
And finds the picking pretty thin,
While all about him seem to thrive,
Though he must scratch to keep alive,
A-hunting for a job!
The secret of it none may know,
But this the records seem- to show:
That being "in" is almost sure
To make one's fortune near secure
On life's calm seas to bob;
But he who's "out," by some strange fate,
May seek from early dawn till late,
And then, however strong his claim,
The situation stays the same—
He's hunting for a job!
DR. SIGMUND SPAETH'S
BIG EDUCATIONAL FIELD
Head of Ampico Department of American Piano Co.
Makes Important Move.
Sigmund Spaeth, Ph. D., head of the Ampico De-
partment of the American Piano Company, New
York, and one of the principal features of Ampico
educational work, is now under the management of
the Metropolitan Musical Bureau of New York as a
recitalist and lecturer. Dr. Spaeth has already eight
engagements this season to talk before distinguished
audiences in this independent capacity. He will illus-
trate all these lectures by r.sc of the Ampico in the
Chickering or Knabe.
Before his connection with the American Piano
Company. Dr. Spaeth was already widely known in
the East as a writer on musical subjects for the Bos-
ton Transcript, the New York Times and the New
York Evening Mail. Before musical clubs, conser-
vatories, Rotary clubs or chambers of commerce, Dr.
Spaeth has exerted a tremendous influence for the
appreciation of good music, fighting against hypoc-
risy of a'l kinds and linking his observations with a
versatile knowledge of all the related arts.
A graduate of Ilaverford (Pa.) College, with a dec-
tor's degree from Princeton University awarded for
his scholarly dissertation on "Milton's Knowledge of
Music," Dr. Spaeth's musical expositions are based
on a solid foundation of broad training and authority.
He has written numerous articles on his subject for
magazines, and is famous also as a translator of song
texts and librettos. During the war he achieved an
enviable reputation as a song leader and director of
community music,
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