Presto

PRESTO
June 30, 1923
LUCY GATES AND BUSH &
LANE WELTE=MIGNON
Great Coloratura Soprano and Reproducing
Piano (Licensee) of Holland, Mich.,
Manufacturers Main Features
at Club Dedication.
Miss Lucy Gates, one of America's most distin-
guished coloratura sopranos, and the Bush &; Lane
Welte-Mignon (Licensee) Reproducing Piano of the
Bush & Lane Piano Co., Holland, Mich., shared the
head-line honors at a concert given May 31, cele-
brating the dedication of the Detroit Yacht Club's
new million-dollar clubhouse. The concert in which
Miss Gates and the Welte-Mignon (Licensee) took
part, was the culmination of the celebration, lasting
from 9 A. M. until late in the evening, in which 5,000
people took part. Vice-Commodore Schantz pre-
sided. General Heckel and Senator Couzens spoke
and were followed by the concert.
Miss Gates had appeared in leading operatic roles
in most of the European capitals and in this country,
but because of the strenuous nature of the work,
ended her operatic appearances a short time ago,
and now devotes herself solely to concert appear-
ances and the making of phonograph recordings.
Her voice is a high coloratura soprano, fully the
equal, according to some critics, of Galli Curci's.
The Bush & Lane Welte-Mignon (Licensee) used
during the concert as accompaniment to Miss Gates'
splendid voice, is a recent acquisition of the De-
troit Yacht Club, purchased especially to grace the
new home. It is interesting to note that Miss Gates,
previous to this concert, was unfamiliar with the
Welte-Mignon (Licensee) and appeared without re-
hearsal of any kind, with the instrument. The co-
ordination in tempo and expression, however, was
perfect, and at no time was it evident to the audience
or soloist, that the piano was not being played manu-
ally by a practiced and talented accompanist.
Assisting Miss Gates and the Welte-Mignon (Li-
censee) was the Welte-Mignon Trio, comprising
Erhard Heyde, violin; Luigi Motte, 'cello; and Rolf
Roth, piano. Following the concert, notices appeared
in all the Detroit papers giving generous praise to
both Miss Gates and the Welte-Mignon (Licensee)
and congratulating the Detroit Yacht Club on its
possession of the latter, in the beautiful Bush & Lane
Concert Grand.
In every detail, the new Detroit Yacht Club build-
ing merits and receives superlatives of admiration.
Nothing has been left undone to promote the com-
fort and ease of the 2,200 members. In this suprem-
acy of coinfort and luxury, the Club is only follow-
ing its traditions of supremacy, the most important
of which is its supremacy in the water, Gar Wood,
international speed boat champion, being Commo-
dore. The purchase for the Club of a Bush & Lane
Welte-Mignon (Licensee) Reproducing Piano, shows
how careful the Club is, in maintaining this tradition
by providing itself only with the best.
devoted a good deal of his energies to securing
orders. He is a Krakauer Bros, grand enthusiast
and speaks confidently to his prospects from his
knowledge of piano construction and the peculiar fit-
ness of the Krakauer Bros, grand for theater uses.
The grands manufactured by Krakauer Bros., New
York, are considered instruments of superior merit
by a great number of theater owners in and around
Boston, who select them for their artistic home
quality.
PERSONAL NEWS IN THE
RETAIL TRADE RECORDED
Interesting Items About the Dealers and Salesmen
Gathered From Many Sources.
C. M. Tremaine, of National Bureau for Advance-
ment of Music, Honored at Asheville.
C. M. Tremaine, director of the National Bureau
for the Advancement of Music, was one of the visi-
tors at the Biennial of the National Federation of
Music Clubs recently held in Asheville, N. C. Mr.
Tremaine was called upon for a.speech at the junior
session and for another at the senior session, and was
asked to give a special talk before the new board of
directors.
Mr. Tremaine was unanimously elected an honor-
ary member of the Federation, which is an honor
conferred out of the gratitude of the federation for
the interest shown and the help given. Mr. Tre-
maine took with him to Asheville copies of the "His-
tory and Outlook of the Junior Department of the
National Federation of Music Clubs."
This book
had been prepared by Mrs. William John Hall, na-
tional junior chairman, with the aid of the Bureau,
which published it in the belief that it would be a
material aid to those already formed.
Schaff Bros.
sent the
CHICAGO'S EXPORT TRADE.
KRAKAUER BROS. GRANDS
FOR NEW BEDFORD THEATER
WILLIAMS
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
•nd substantial patronage.
WIIIIAMS M.ker. of Willi.m. Pianos,
WILLIftlTia Epworth Pianos and Ortfans
THE IMPROMPTU SPEECHES
BEFORE MUSIC FEDERATION
Ralph Nelson is proprietor and manager of Nel-
son's Music Store, recently opened with an ingen-
iously advertised "introductory sale" in Bristol, Conn.
Moving to new and larger quarters in New Haven,
Conn., last week did not prevent the sales force of
John Law from keeping up the average of sales in
the store.
John Griffin is president of the new Griffin Piano
Co., 47 Clinton avenue, North Rochester, N. Y.
A. B. Hullinger, who recently opened a branch
EDUCATOR ROLLS IN SPOKANE,
store in the Ewing Building, Bradentown, Fla., has
his main store at 101 Pearl street, Bradentown.
The Q R S Educator series of rolls are having a
Next week Edward A. Kopf will take charge of
big sale in Spokane, Wash. An excellent bit of pub-
the music roll department of the J. W. Greive Co., licity for the Educator rolls was supplied recently
Toledo, O. Mr. Kopf, who is an enthusiast in mod- by the Spokane Chronicle, which said: "The idea
ern methods in music stores has been for many years of having as coach Paderewski playing his own
manager of the talking machine department in that 'Minuett,' or Harold Bauer playing his conception
house.
of Chopin's 'Scherzo,' is not only original, but the
Robert Smith, formerly manager of the Lynchburg, only way for a student to get direct comparison be-
Va., store of Charles M. Stieff, has again been ap- tween his own playing and that of the masters of the
pointed to his old job.
piano."
W. J. Connolly, manager of the music department
of L. Bamberger & Co., Newark, N. J., is one of the
READY FOR BUSINESS.
firmest believers in the ability of the general music
goods store to attract customers to other depart-
J. E. Berry, who recently installed a complete
ments in L. Bamberger & Co.
music store at Tillamook, Oregon, handles the Bush
& Lane Piano Co.'s line of pianos, and also has a
Victrola department, sheet music department, and a
TONK LITTLE GRAND.
small goods department. He carries Ludwig drums.
Paramount banjos and a complete line of band
The favor for small grands, now so pronounced in
instruments.
the trade, has a direct effect on the manufacturers of
grands of high repute. So it is only natural that the
business in small grands with William Tonk & Bro.,
Inc., at Tenth avenue, 35th and 36th streets, New
York City, should present a satisfactory condition of
liveliness. In fact, the large number of orders for
the Little Beauty Grand is a marked feature of the
business of William Tonk & Bro., Inc., at this time.
The piano trade and the general public interested in
pianos of fine quality expected something distinctly
Players and Pianos have won their stand-
good when the Little Beauty Grand was first an-
nounced. The manner in which the splendid little in-
ing with trade and public by 54 years of
strument has been received is eloquent testimony that
steadfast striving to excel. They repre-
the highest expectations have been realized.
More and more foreign business men are coming
directly to Chicago market to purchase or to sell
goods and to make direct connections, says the re-
port of the secretary of the Chicago Association of
Commerce. The number of inquiries coming in to
the trade department of the Association of Commerce
Gordon's Olympia and Other Big Houses Equipped from foreign lands has practically tripled in the last
year. The export trade of Chicago covers practically
Fine Instruments.
every known article and which are shipped to all
A fine Krakauer Bros, grand piano was installed
corners of the earth. Europe leads in the number of
last week in Gordon's Olympia Theater, New Bed- inquiries for Chicago-made goods; Canada ranks sec-
ford, Mass., by Henderson's Brunswick Shop, Bos- ond, the West Indies come third and Mexico, the Far
ton. A few weeks ago another Krakauer Bros., East, Latin America and South Africa follow in the
grand was placed in another New Bedford theater
order named.
controlled by Mr. Gordon. W. L. Hutchings, mana-
ger of Henderson's Brunswick Shop, personally su-
TELLS ABOUT KRAKAUER TONE.
perintended the installation of both instruments.
Other theaters under the same control will be
The Krakauer Bros, piano is one of the big sellers
equipped with Krakauer grands.
in the fine line of the Dreher Piano Co., Cleveland,
The Krakauer as a theater instrument has been
O., and in the fine warerooms of the company the
cleverly presented to the theater owners in Boston
instrument is given a deserving prominence in pres-
and other cities in the state and Mr. Hutchings has
entation and demonstration. "The Krakauer pos-
sesses the four golden attributes of tone—purity,
volume, sweetness and delicacy. Permanence of
these qualities is insured by Krakauer mechanical
excellence. And a rich simplicity of case design
places this instrument among one's treasured home
furnishings," is the way the Cleveland firm speaks
of the Krakauer.
PIANOS
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STEINWAY A LEADER.
Talking of the Steinway piano for which it has
the agency in that section, the Clark & Jones Piano
Co., Birmingham, Ala., says: "Notwithstanding its
superiority, the Steinway is moderately priced and
is in reality the most economical piano you can buy
for your home. We prepay freight to any point in
our territory and offer terms to those who do not
wish to pay all cash.
LARGEST COMPETITIVE VALUE
because of their beauty, reliability, tone
and moderate price. They are profitable
to sell and satisfactory when sold.
Brighten Your Line with the
SCHAFF BROS.
The Schaff Bros. Co.
Established 1868
Huntington, Ind.
S. W. MILLER PIANO CO.
Makers of
S. W. MILLER
PIANOS and PLAYERS
Dealers who Sell Them arc
Satisfied with Results and
are Profit-makers.
Do not confuse our Pianos
with the Boston Miller.
New Catalog Ready
S. W. MILLER PIANO CO.
SHEBOYGAN, WIS.
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