PRESTO
April 21, 1923
CHRISTMAN
REPRODUCING PIANO
Has no superior, and is Adding
to the Distinction of its Name,
and to the results of the Deal-
ers' Sales. The
Electrically Operated
Reproducing
Grands and Uprights
Possess Features of their own
in which are insured the
Best Effects and Most
Satisfactory Results
to Dealers and their Customers.
A line of Christman Reproduc-
ing Pianos will add to Success
of any good house.
Enhance Your Future Prosper-
ity By Investigating
the
Irresistible Appeal of
CHRISTMAN
GRANDS, UPRIGHTS
PLAYERS
and
REPRODUCING PIANOS
"The First Touch Tells
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Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.
Christman Piano Co.
597 East 137th St.
New York
MIESSNER PIANO FOR
HOME AND SCHOOL
tended delays before the books are issued. The Na-
tional Council attorneys- are sanguine that the con-
stitutionality of the law will be upheld. They state
that the law was drafted by most able constitutional
lawyers in Washington.
Two Artistic Booklets Fulfill Separate Pur-
Poses for the Little Piano with the
Big Tone.
THINKS DEFEAT OF SHIP
SUBSIDY BILL A MISTAKE
The Miessner piano, "The Little Piano with the
Big Tone," made by the Miessner Piano. Co., Mil-
waukee, Wis., is the theme in two booklets just issued
by the company. Both are artistic productions and
in them the uses and advantages of the little piano are
cleverly set forth. In one booklet of sixteen pages
the general uses of the instrument and its desirability
in the home are convincingly presented.
This attractively written and illustrated booklet pic-
tures the actual incidents in which the Miessner adds
to the joys of the home. In them the piano is asso-
ciated with children in a special way. The thought
of the "personal piano" is well illustrated by the half-
tone showing the young woman at the piano and the
young man singing while standing back of the instru-
ment. This is said:
"No taller than a grand, the Miessner enables pian-
ist and singer to face each other. This assures per-
fect ensemble. Requiring but little floor space, the
Miessner may be placed so that you face your listeners
as you sing or play.
"With such a setting, your music acquires a new
magic—the charm of your personality.
With a
Miessner you can project soul into your music. It
is that which makes it the personal piano."
The piano is pictured as a gift to the bride, as an
aid to musical companionship, as a means to music
study in the children's room, and as a source of com-
fort in the cabin in the woods. The ease with which
the Miessner may be moved is shown in a picture
which provides a good talking point.
The power of graphic illustration is also shown in
the larger booklet presenting the claims of the Miess-
ner piano as an ideal school instrument. The argu-
ments are powerful in this day when music is con-
sidered, an indispensible thing in schools. The book-
let shows how the Miessner is unique in its claims as
a cultural aid. The little Miessner in the kinder-
garten, for folk dances in the grade schools, for the
school orchestra and glee club are facts told in charm-
ing reproductions of school snapshots.
Besides giving details of Miessner construction, de-
scription and special features that differentiates the
piano from all others, the booklet gives a brief review
of the activities in the musical world of W. Otto
Miessner, who conceived and designed the "little
piano with the big tone" which bears his name. The
massive building where the piano is manufactured in
Milwaukee is also pictured.
Two pages are covered with the testimonials of
leading school supervisors, who state the advantages
of the Miessner in the school room. A long list
shows the number of schools in various cities where
the Miessner pianos are used.
Chicago with 142
heads the list. A list of prominent music dealers,
covering the entire country, who have given the
Miessner the stamp of approval as a trustworthy and
highly salable piano is a fitting last page to a con-
vincing booklet.
Piano Man of Evansville, Returns From
America, Where Pianos May Be Sold.
South
Elmer D. Luhring, of the Stahlschmidt Piano Com-
pany, at Evansville, Ind., has returned from a tour
of several of the countries in South America, having
been accompanied by his wife. He was gone for
nearly four months. Mr. Luhring reported that many
American pianos and talking machines are being
sold in the South American countries and he be-
lieves that that is a fertile market for our manufac-
turers.
He reported that the leading opinion in the Latin-
American countries was that the United States sen-
ate made a mistake in defeating th.e ship subsidy
bill, as that law, had it been enacted, would have
proved a great inspiration to American shippers. Mr.
Luhring said that business conditions in the south-
ern republics are much better than they were a year
or two ago. The greatest drawback, he asserted, in
many of the countries south of the United States,
is that the government is not stable.
C. KURTZMANN & CO. WINS
$50,000 IN APPEALS COURT
New York's Highest Tribunal Finds Louis and Chris-
tian Kurtzman Had Violated Agreement.
Jacob Hackenheimer and other stockholders in C.
Kurtzmann & Co., Buffalo, N. Y., are victors in a
decision handed down by the Court of Appeals of
the state of New York. The court has affirmed their
previous verdict for $50,000 liquidated damages
against Louis Kurtzmann and Christian Kurtzmann
II, son and grandson respectively of the founder of
the firm, the first Christian Kurtzmann.
The suit arose out of an alleged breach of con-
tract made at the time Louis and Christian Kurtz-
mann and Mrs. Louis Kurtzmann agreed not to use
the name of Kurtzmann in the sale or manufacture
of pianos for a stated time—Louis and Mrs. Kurtz-
mann for ten years and Christian Kurtzmann II for
five years. In case of a breach of the agreement it
was stipulated that they would pay $50,000 as liqui-
dated damages.
The court found that Christian Kurtzmann II had
organized a corporation for the purchase, manufacture
and sale of pianos before the termination of the
period agreed upon. The corporation was founded
on May 29, 1916, and that when Christian Kurtzmann
entered the army his father carried on the business
under the name of the new corporation for two years.
The Court of Appeals held that the facts were a
sufficient breach to justify the collection of the pre-
scribed damages.
MOVES IN WAYNESBURG, PA.
TRAVELING SALESMEN PLAN
ACTION ON MILEAGE BOOKS
Move to Protect 20 Per Cent Reduction on Travel
and Make Mileage Law Retroactive.
The Interstate Commerce Commission has denied
the petition of the railroad officials who asked for a
reconsideration of a recent ruling ordering that inter-
changeable mileage books be placed on sale. The
action of the commission obviates further protective
action by the National Council of Traveling Sales-
men, of which the National Association of Piano
Travelers is an important unit. The books are
ordered to be placed on sale May 1.
Through its counsel, Hoke Smith of Washington,
Samuel Blumberg of New York, and Powers & Hall
of Boston, the National Council is preparing to sug-
gest to the commission that some provision should be
made to guarantee the rights of travelers, as far as
the reduction is concerned, after May 1, even though
through injunction or other means the issue is not
finally determined.
The injunction action of the eastern railroad lines,
which is pending in the Federal District Court of
Boston, may result in a decision before May 1, it
was conceded last week, but regardless of which side
wins, it is expected that an appeal will be taken to
the Supreme Court of the United States. Particu-
larly if the issue resolves itself around the constitu-
tionality of the law passed by Congress, which re-
sulted in the Interstate Commerce Commission de-
cision, it is felt that there may be more or less ex-
E. E. Schellhasc, Waynesburg, Pa., has removed
his music store to the new Long & Company build-
ing, directly across the street. The room has not yet
been completed and the business is being carried
on as best they can until the building is finished. Mr.
Schellhase will merge his business with the Long
Furniture Company and will have an opening about
May 1. He will have full charge of the business.
LEASES IN COLUMBUS.
An entire new stock of pianos, playerpianos and
general music goods is being installed by the Blatt
Music Store, Columbus, O., in a new store leased at
135 South High street. The company's store at 120
South High street was damaged in a fire a few weeks
ago. R, S. Blatt, head of the company, will remodel
the new store.
CHANGE IN LOS ANGELES.
The May Department Stores Co., Los Angeles,
Cal., has purchased the department store of A. Ham-
burger & Sons, Inc., which has a music department
widely known in that city. Harry N. Briggs, who
took charge of the department about two years ago,
will be operated under the old name.
CHICAGO ASSOCIATION MEETS.
A meeting and luncheon of the Chicago Piano and
Organ Association were held Wednesday, April 18,
at the Palmer House, for the purpose of considering
new applications for membership, as well as the dis-
position of such business matters as came before the
meeting.
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