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Presto

Issue: 1923 1912

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PRESTO
March 17, 1923
COINOLAS
FOR
RESTAURANTS, CAFES and
AMUSEMENT CENTERS
Style SO
FROM THE BIGGEST
ORCHESTRION
"HALL OF SHAME" FOR
CHAMBER AD CONTEST
Letter This Week Proposes Exhibit of the "Rotten-
est" Advertising as Horrible Examples for Trade.
One of the returns to the invitations by the Music
Industries Chamber of Commerce in the retail adver-
tising contest, received this week proposed an ad con-
test with "reverse English." The proposal, accord-
ing to the announcement of the Chamber this week,
suggests a "Hall of Shame" if the entries were placed
on exhibition. Here is the idea, in the words of the
writer, who requests that his name be not used:
If the contest is for the purpose of bettering the
advertising in the trade, it occurs to the writer that
the contest in question would not be as beneficial as
a contest that will show what concern does the "rot-
tenest" advertising. Ridicule and criticism would be
two strong weapons to use in improving advertising
standards in the trade. If we through error or other-
wise published copy that would be so distasteful to
another dealer as to bring' forth criticism, then such
criticism would act as a guide in future for our adver-
tising department, and we would welcome such criti-
cism.
We presume many members of the Chamber take
advantage of the various advertising clipping bureaus
and receive copies of ads of the kind that the music
industries would like to see eliminated. Would it not
be practical to offer a prize of, say, $500, to be divided
among those members who submitted clippings of
rotten advertising, the prize to apply only on the
ads of the house who has achieved the greatest popu-
larity in the contest; and then another prize of $250,
to.be divided among those sending clippings of the
house that ran second in the race for the concern that
does the "rottenest" advertising.
The members submitting the clippings could like-
wise criticise or give their reasons for the advertising
being so objectionable, such criticism to be held con-
fidential. Should any of our copy be submitted, we
would be more than glad to receive a copy of the
ad with the criticism accompanying it.
The 1923 Retail Advertising Contest of the Cham-
ber for members of the National Association of
Music Merchants will close March 31, and entries
will be received until April 10.
The Trade Service Bureau has asked national dis-
tributors, manufacturers, jobbers and state and local
associations to give as widespread publicity as pos-
sible to the contest standards, by distributing leaflets
stating the terms of the contest.
TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT
FOUND VALUABLE ASSET
Chicago Piano Manufacturers' Association Realizes
Importance of Services of Edward A. Leveille.
The Chicago Piano Manufacturers' Association has
found one of its most valuable assets to be its traffic
department, in charge of Edward A. Leveille, assist-
ant secretary of the organization. The traffic de-
partment is in intimate touch with all shipping
charges and regulations, and is at the disposal of
members of the association who need information.
Such service is of inestimable value, since it is of a
nature which would be costly and difficult to secure
by individual departments in each house. In addi-
tion to other services the department represents the
piano manufacturers in securing equitable rates. The
most recent service of this kind is the work of Mr.
Leveille in securing the reduction of rates on pianos
and phonographs from Chicago to the Pacific Coast.
NEWSY FACTS ABOUT THE
MEN WHO RETAIL PIANOS
Tiny Coinola
THE SMALLEST
KEYLESS
Manufactured by
The Operators Piano Co.
16 to 22 South Peoria St.
CHICAGO
Items gathered From Various Sources Relate Inci-
dents in the Trade Activities.
Many music dealers of Iowa, attended the fourth
biennial meeting of the Iowa Federation of Music
Clubs held in Mount Vernon, la., this week.
Blums. Inc., a Baltimore, Md.. department store,
is holding a special sale on playerpianos at 614
Twelfth street, N. W., Washington, D. C.
A successful February sale of pianos is reported by
the manager of the music department of the Famous
& Barr Co., St. Louis.
The Wolfe Music Co., Cleveland, O., is remodelling
its store.
C. L. Repman, to further his expansion plans in
Wampum, Pa., is about to build a new store.
Sheridan, Wyo., dealers report an excellent in-
crease of interest in music goods following the recent
Music Week observed in that city.
The Hawaiian Music Co., San Diego, Cal., has
moved from 823 Third street to the northwest corner
of Fifth and F streets.
Music stores in Topeka, Kans., participated in the
"Dollar Day" sale held under the auspices of the
Topeka chamber of commerce.
Parham Werlein, head of the Philip Wcrlein Co.,
Ltd-, New Orleans, is chairman of the committee of
the Elks' Club Show to be held at the fair grounds
on Easter Sunday.
A bigger stock of pianos and players has been
added by Ashbaucher's Art and Music store, Bluff-
ton, Ind.
Smith's Brunswick Shop handles pianos and talk-
ing machines at 234 Fulton street, Jamaica, N. Y.
NEW INCORPORATIONS
IN MUSIC GOODS TRADE
New and Old Concerns Secure Charters in Various
Places.
Bronx Music House. Bronx, New York, make in-
struments, $20,000; A. Cabat, A. Zeitlin, M. Fischler.
(Attorney, A. L. Geilich, 175 5th Av.)
Chas. Duerk Piano Corp., New York; to manu-
facture small grand pianos; $750,000: P. D. Benson,
A. D. Chaffy and Chas. Duerk.
American Electrical Instrument Corp., Union Hill,
N. J.; musical instruments; Charles E. Diebight and
others.
Erion Piano Co., Buffalo, N. Y.; $500,000; E. and
P. and J. W. Erion.
Beppler's Music Shop, Hackcnsack, N. J., $10,000;
Winne & Banta.
Pitch Instrument Co., Wilmington, Del.; talking
machines; $100,000.
Houghton-Campbell Piano Co., Long Beach, Cal.;
$20,000; P. R. Houghton, A. P. Campbell and P.
Reitz.
Prince Lance Recording Laboratories; talking ma-
chine records; $100,000: Wilmington, Del.
ANOTHER GULBRANSEN EMPLOYED.
Another Gulbransen has become associated with
A. G. Gulbransen in the Gulbransen-Dickinson Co.'s
factory, in the west side of Chicago. The new mem-
ber of the family is E. P. Gulbransen, nephew of A.
G. Gulbransen, president of the company, and brother
of C. R. Gulbransen, who is a member of the sales
department. E. P. Gulbransen will be connected with
the factory department.
CANDIDATE COULDN'T COME.
According to the announcement of the secretary of
the Piano Club of Chicago the presence of Arthur
C. Lueder, Republican candidate for mayor and for-
mer Chicago Postmaster, was promised at the noon-
day luncheon Monday of this week. But owing to
an urgent call elsewhere, the Club guest and speaker
for the occasion didn't materialize.
In Three Parts:
1. Instruments of Established
Names and Character.
2. Instruments that bear Spe-
cial Names or Trade Marks.
3. Manufacturers of Pianos
and Player-Pianos with Chap-
ters on Piano Building and Buy-
ing designed for the guidance
of prospective purchasers.
Fac-simile Fall'
board Names of Leading Pianos
and Player-Pianos in Colors
Revised Annually
NO PIANO DEALER OR SALESMAN
CAN AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT IT.
IF YOU DON'T CONSULT "PRESTO
BUYERS' GUIDE" YOU ARE MISSING
OPPORTUNITIES. GET IT NOW.
Give a copy to each of your salesmen.
Price 50 cents per copy.
PRESTO PUBLISHING CO, 407So
• ILL.
CHICAGO.
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PRESTO
26
March 17, 1923
THE PRESTO'S WANT ADVS.
REGULATORS W A N T E D .
A BUSINESS O P E N I N G .
Here's your opportunity, Mister Live Dealer: — Des Piano action regulators wanted. Smith, Barnes & Stroh-
ber
Co.,
1872
Clybourn Ave., Chicago.
Molnes, Iowa, location, center of piano district, avail-
able for immediate possession. Very moderate rent-
al. Going small goods and sheet music business con-
E L E C T R I C PIANO BARGAINS.
ducted separately in connection. Prestige of retail
FOR S A L E OR E X C H A N G E — One Wurlitzer electric
business of over 30 years' standing. Backed by man-
coin piano, one Coinola electric piano, each having
ufacturer who will extend liberal financing arrange-
a keyboard that can be played by hand also. Will
ment. The Baldwin Piano Co., 323 S. Wabash Ave.,
sell right, or exchange on other musical instruments.
Chicago, III.
These instruments are new. What have you to offer?
Write Nace's Music Stores, Inc., Hanover, Pa.
T R A V E L I N G POSITION W A N T E D
STORE FOR S A L E .
By a salesman of thirty years' experience in both retail
FOR SALE—One of the best retail piano and phonograph
and wholesale work. Employed at present, but will
stores in Ohio. Plenty of room, good location, mod-
take a position where promotion and a future is
ernly equipped, low rent, long lease, fine established
ahead. Can furnish proof of ability, good character
trade, largest and best store in the city, a small city,
and integrity. Especially acquainted in the South and
but growing rapidly, fine and thickly settled farms
prefer that territory. Address " J . R. P.," Box 11,
surrounding city. Plenty of factories now running
PRESTO Office, Chicago.
full capacity. Positively no better proposition in Ohio.
Will bear strictest investigation. Will sell with or
FLOOR S A L E S M A N .
without book accounts. Present owner wants to re-
tire from retail piano business. Address "Oppor-
Position wanted by A1 salesman as salesmanager or floor
tunity," Box 3, PRESTO Office, Chicago.
man; eighteen years' successful experience; will go
anywhere; at present floor salesman for large middle
west house; A1 references. Address "Floor Sales-
WANTED—PIANO SALESMAN A N D DEPARTMENT
man," care PRESTO, Chicago.
MANAGER.
The Smith Piano Co., one of the oldest and best houses
TUNER WANTED.
in Milwaukee, Wis., is looking for two live-wire piano
men who are real closers and can handle men and
W A N T E D — A competent piano tuner and player repair
organize a department. Milwaukee is a city of over
man, for city and shop work, in Middle West city.
a half million people and one of the best player-
In answering state experience and salary expected.
piano towns in the country. No limit to earning ca-
Address "Shop Work," Box 3, PRESTO Office, Chi-
pacity for a real producer. Salary and commission.
cago.
If you want to make more money than a t present
and are looking for a "bigger thing," write or wire
SALESMEN W A N T E D .
J. G. Stenger, Secretary, The Smith Piano Company,
P I A N O SALESMEN—Wanted — Thoroughly experienced
Milwaukee, Wis.
floor salesmen for our Chicago store and branches
located in New York, Detroit, Cleveland, St. Louis,
RETAIL SALESMAN W A N T E D .
Minneapolis, St. Paul, etc. W e will pay you more
PIANO S A L E S M A N W A N T E D — M u s t have at least five
than you are now earning, with chance to become
branch manager. W r i t e or wire Mr. Harris, % P. A.
years' experience in retail selling through outside
Starck Piano Co., 210 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago, III.
solicitation. We will give you canvassers to work
for you, and pay you a liberal salary and commis-
sion. See Mr. Newman, The Smith Piano Company,
COLD IVORY G L U E .
214 South Wabash Ave., Chicago.
WANTED—Turvers and repair men to t r y our Special
White Ivory Glue. Only glue on the market that can
BARGAINS FOR D E A L E R S .
be used cold. Harlem Piano & Organ Key Co. Price,
FOR SALE—Lot of Edison cylinder machines, organs and'
$1.00 can, postpaid, in the U. S.
square pianos. Write for list and get our low prices
on them. Nace's Music Stores, Inc., Hanover, Pa.
EVERY MAN. WHETHER
Directly or Indirectly Interested in
Pianos, Phonographs or the General
Music Trade
Should have the three booklets compris-
ing
PRESTO TRADE LISTS
No. 1—Directory of the Music Trades—
the Dealers List.
No. 2—The Phonograph Directory—the
Talking Machine List.
No. 3—Directory of the Music Industries
(Manufacturers, Supplies, etc., of
all kinds).
Price, each book, 25 cents-
The three hooks combined contain the
only complete addresses and classified
lists of all the various depart-
ments of the music indus-
tries and trades.
Choice of these books and also a copy of
the indispensable "Presto Buyer's Guide,"
will be sent free of charge to new sub-
scribers to Presto, the American Music
Trade Weekly, at $2 a year.
You want Presto; you want the Presto
Trade Lists. They cost little and return
much, Why not have them?
Published* by
ACTION M A N W A N T E D .
A player action factory wants good action man who can
do, and teach others, all parts of work except hard-
ware. One with some experience on coin-operated
players desirable. State age, experince and wages
wanted. Address "Action M a n , " Box 9, PRESTO
Office, Chicago.
W. D. Tanner is proprietor of a new music store
at 1905 Kern street, Fresno, Cal.
Built on Family
Doll & Sons
Represent the Artistic
In Piano and Player Piano
Construction
iCOB DOLL & SONS
STODART
WELLSMORE
Jacob Doll & Sons, Inc.
Sootk*ra Boulaward, £. lX3rd St.
C. 184th St. and Cypraaa Ava.
NEW YORK
..PLAYER EXPERT AND TUNER.
Position in the South or West by a thoroughly experi-
enced
player
mechanic—Ampicos,
Duo-Arts or
Weltes. Also fine tuner and bench man. Climatic
conditions the cause of change. Address "Player
Mechanic," care PRESTO, Chicago.
COLLECTOR AND SECRETARY.
Secretary, stenographer and department manager. U n -
derstands collections and all details of piano trade.
Wishes to make change. Six years with present em-
ployer. Best references. Address "Secretary," Box
3, PRESTO, Chicago.
PIONEER SCHOOL FO PIANO MEN
In it's 20-year
P0LK's| with
upwards of
1000
MANAGER FOR PIANO D E P A R T M E N T .
Executive with both buying and selling experience to
take full charge of a fast growing department. A p -
plications of experienced men only will be consid-
ered. State age, references and salary desired. Peo-
ple's Outfitting Co., Detroit, Mich.
C H A N C E FOR A CLOSER.
W A N T E D — A go-getter, closer, for $100,000 corporation,
middle west, handling Chickerlng, Kurtzmann and
other high-grade makes, as well as Victor, Edison
and Columbia phonographs. Want a worker and are
willing to pay for it. Work will be in city of 20.000
and surrounding territory. Give record and experi-
ence as well as salary expected, age, etc., lit first
letter. Address "Business," care PRESTO, Chicago.
FACTORY W O R K W A N T E D .
Young man, thoroughly experienced in the building of
grand and upright pianos, desires position where his
services will be most valuable. Best of references.
Address " H . R. T , " care PRESTO, Chicago.
T U N E R S A N D REPAIR M E N .
W A N T E D — Tuners, repair men and dealers to save
money by sending their key-work to Harlem Piano &
Organ Key Co. See ad. in PRESTO and note prices.
FACTORY S U P E R I N T E N D E N T .
Thoroughly competent and experienced piano factory
superintendent Is open for an engagement with es-
tablished industry. May begin Feb. 1. Ample refer-
ences. Address " H . T . J . , " care PRESTO, Chicago.
Presto Publishing Co.
407 So. Dearborn S t ,
CHICAGO, ILL.
STARR
A COSTLY APOLLO.
One of the most attractive window displays along
Piano Row in Chicago this week was that of the
$10,000 Apollo piano which was exhibited in the win-
dow of the Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., 229 South Wa-
bash Ave. This instrument, built by the Apollo
Piano Co., De Kalb, 111., will be used in a musical
feature to be presented at the Chicago Theater during
the week from March 19 to 25, and later at the Tivoli
and Riviera Theaters. The piano is bright red in
color, which accounts for the prominence of the dis-
play.
PIANOS
Our new designs are models of artistic piano
construction. More than fifty designs, a
style for every need at a price for every purse
COURTHOUSE SO.
VALPARAISO, IND.
Piano ^layer-Piano anal Organ Tunings Repairing. Regula-
tinr A Voicing, Best equipped school in tire U. S.
Dfpfo^ts awarded and poiitioni secured. Private and claw
inatn-tion«, both sexes.
Mtikoml «U thm y*mr.
WILLIAMS
PIANOS
The policy of the Williams House is and always
has been to depend upon excellence of product
instead of alluring price. Such a policy does not
attract bargain hunters. It does, however, win the
hearty approval and support of a very desirable
and substantial patronage.
M ker
WIIIIAMS
Pianos,
WILLIAMS « » ol p William. Organ.
Epworth
AND
Ithutwwtmd om
FOLK'S SCHOOL OF TUNING, VALPARAISO. IND
iaBO8 a n d
PLAYER-PIAIN OS
Correspondence with dealet > solicited.
THE STARR PIANO CO.
Hanufoaurtrs of
find unmatched selling points m
MARR, RICHMOND, TRAYSER
REMINGTON PLAYER-PIANOS
STARR and RICHMOND QRM to PIANOS
STARR. RICHMOND, TRAYSER a» U REMINOfTON
PIANOS and PLAYER-Pt KNOS
Factorie*:
RICHMOND, INDIAWA
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