PRESTO
March 17, 1923
REPRODUCING PIANOS
MUSIC DEALER MAKES
DEBUT AS COMPOSER
E. H. Droop, of E, F. Droop & Sons Co., of
Washington, D. C, Composes Musical
Setting for "Contentment."
A business man who has built up one of the larg-
est music stores in a large city, an art patron, and a
prominent figure in the civic life of the national capi-
tal, E. H. Droop, has now made a place for himself
as a composer of more than ordinary ability.
The publishing house of G. Schirmer has just pub-
lished the song "Contentment," poem by Frank
Dempster Sherman, music by E. H. Droop. The fact
thank you for writing to Mr. P—, for I believe this
helped a lot in closing the sale."
"This just proves my contention that if a dealer is
ready to work with us we can often help him close
the sale," remarked Mr. Stadler. "Many dealers
are unwilling to write in to the manufacturers and
ask for such aid. Of course we can not make the
sale direct, but we can work with the dealer in such
a way that he can clinch negotiations. We encourage
our dealers to write in for help if they have any be-
lief that it will do good, and are more than glad
to give this service."
After all, the aim of the dealer is to sell more
pianos every week, so that he should be glad to re-
ceive any aid from a source which is competent to
give aid. The manufacturer is the one competent to
do this auxiliary work, since he knows his product
even better than the dealer. The wholehearted co-
operation of the manufacturer will secure better
profits for each, and will give the public the utmost
in service.
LE VINE & BLACK PIANO CO.
ALREADY IN NEW QUARTERS
Detroit House Quickly Recovering from Recent Fire
Which Wiped Out Its Fine Store.
Remarkable in their distinctive
qualities of master interpreta-
tion, case designs and exclu-
sive features. Made in both
Grands and Lprights.
The fire which, on the night of the 16th of Febru-
ary, totally destroyed the store of the LeVine &
Black Piano Co., at 205 Woodward avenue, Detroit,
was recorded in this paper at the time. The com-
pany was practically covered by insurance and a new
location at 134-136 Woodward avenue has already
been occupied. The new warerooms are now being
remodeled and will be among the fine ones of the
Michigan city.
The line at the time of the fire included a most
complete stock of pianos and also a large stock of
Columbia phonographs.
The LeVine & Black Piano Co., under management
of Harry P. Black, had won a foremost place in the
Detroit trade, and the energy displayed in rehabili-
tating the business is a good indication and promise
of future progress.
CHRISTMAN
STUDIO GRAND
BIG PACIFIC COAST HOUSE
TO HANDLE THE "MIESSNER"
ON THE BOARD WALK.
Wonderful Little Piano but 5
feet long but as powerful as a
Parlor Grand. Your trade will
be delighted with it.
Enhance Your Future Prosper-
ity By Investigating
the
Irresistible Appeal of
CHRISTMAN
GRANDS, UPRIGHTS
PLAYERS
and
REPRODUCING PIANOS
"The First Touch Tells 9 9
Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.
Christman Piano Co.
597 East 137th St.
New York
Kohler & Chase Place Large First Order for "Little
Piano with Big Tone."
that Schirmer published the song is sufficient proof
of its merit. Mr. Droop has dedicated the song to
Charles Trowbridge Tittman, Washington basso, who
first sang it more than a year ago.
The music is spirited and melodious, admirably
adapted to bass voices. It can also be sung with
effect by the majority of baritones. The words are
virile, simple and full of true, manly sentiment. The
first verse follows:
A girl to love, a pipe to smoke,
Enough to eat and drink.
A friend with whom to crack a joke
And one to make me think.
A book or two of simple prose,
And a thousand more of rhyme,
No matter then how fast time goes,
I take no heed of time.
The accompanying photograph shows Mr. Droop
(on the right) with Mark P. Campbell, president of
the Brambach Piano Co. on the boardwalk at Atlantic
City where they recently spent a few days.
E. J. Jordan, general sales manager for the Miess-
ner Piano Company, of Milwaukee, is making a swing
around the continent. He has been on the Pacific
Coast for the past month, where he has consummated
several large dealers, among these a sale to Kohler
& Chase of one hundred and fifty Miessner pianos.
January and February orders for Miessner pianos
exceeded all previous records for any two months
since inception of business. From many points come
reports concerning the "little piano with the big
tone," all of which prove conclusively that the Mil-
waukee industry has started the year with a rush as
substantial as it must be gratifying to President Otto
Miessner, by whose energy the singularly successful
instrument came into being. A new Miessner piano
catalogue has appeared, which must be of great help-
fulness to dealers and salesmen.
APPRECIATES SERVICE
IN ASSISTING SALES
Comparison Tests for Angelus Reproducing Piano at
Hallet & Davis Warerooms Please Visiting Trade.
Letter to Operators' Piano Co., Chicago, Approves
Co-operation In Selling Automatic Instrument.
A letter of praise for the Coinola Piano, and the
service rendered by the Operators' Piano Co., Chi-
cago, makers of this instrument, was received this
week by A. C. Stadler, manager of the Operators
factory. The letter was written after a sale in which
the Operators' company had assisted by writing a
letter to the prospect. The result was success, and
in appreciation the dealer wrote the following:
Operators' Piano Co., Dear Sir: Your style C-2
Coinola received in good shape. I have been using
it here on the floor the last few days and everyone
that has seen it and heard it pronounced it a wonder.
The violin and flute blend beautifully together. I
also wish to say I closed the sale with the Moose
Lodge committee last Saturday night for a piano in
their lodge hall. They are going to use it for dances
and entertaining the members, and I am sure it will
be a big drawing card for them. Also I want to
"ANGELUS" WEEK BRINGS
MANY DEALERS TO NEW YORK
A large number of dealers from the states of New
York, Pennsylvania and Connecticut last week took
advantage of the opportunity given by the Hallet &
Davis Piano Co., to see the Angelus reproducing
piano line at the New York warerooms of the com-
pany, 18 East Forty-second street. It was the widely
announced "Angelus Week in New York."
Pleasant events of the week were the clever dem-
onstrations of the Angelus reproducing piano by
Miss Herma Menth, the Hallet & Davis artist, who
gave comparison tests. R. O. Ainslie, secretary of
the Hallet & Davis Piano Co., who had charge of the
"Angelus Week" expressed great pleasure at the big
representation of the trade from New York and near-
by states. Others who added interest and pleasure to
events were P. K. Van Yorx, manager of the record-
ing laboratories at Meriden, Conn.; Carle C. Conway,
vice-president of the company, and H. C. Morrison,
traveler in Pennsylvania and New York for the
Hallet & Davis Piano Co. During the week many
visiting dealers were assigned territory for the Hallet
& Davis Piano Co.'s lines.
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