PRESTO
CONGRATULATIONS FOR
KIMBALL WELTE=MIGNON
Y31*P
July 14, 1923
OLD PAPER SALE EARNS BALDWIN GRAND
School of Engineering, Milwaukee, Testifies to
Excellence of Instrument After Use
in Broadcasting.
For the past six months a Kimball Welte-Mignon
(Licensee) reproducing piano has been in use several
times each day broadcasting selections from radio
station WIAO in Milwaukee. Listeners were re-
quested to report on the effect achieved, and as a re-
sult of these requests stacks of commendatory post
cards and letters were received from every section of
the United States.
• The Kimball We'te-Mignon (Licensee) reproduc-
ing piano, with De Luxe reproducing rolls, was used
by the School of Engineering of Milwaukee, Station
WIAO, by arrangement with the Lyric Music Com-
pany, Kimball Representatives in Milwaukee. The
recitals were arranged in a novel manner. Each ren-
dition was preceded by a brief talk describing the
artist about to play and then giving a short history
of the composer, and finally making a terse explana-
tion of the music. Interesting incidents in the life of
the composer and artist were free'y made use of to
increase interest. Requests were made from time to
time asking listeners to notify the School of Engi-
neering of the effect achieved. Some of the replies
follow:
Your concerts are surely tire. I hear you on most
nights you are running.—W'illard G. Terry, Roches-
ter, N. V.
I received what I consider a very fine musical pro-
gram from your radio station, which ended about
seven o'c'ock. I hope to hear more programs like
that one.—YVm. McCarthy, Syracuse, N. Y.
In accordance with your request, I beg to advise
you that your classical music programs are a great
improvement on the popular ones, and we should
greatly appreciate more of them.—M. R. Almon,
Marinette, Wis.
I heard your station a few nights ago and enjoyed
the concert. You come in fine. I would be glad to
receive a program from your station.—Steve Cole-
man, Jr., Fort Worth, Texas.
I received your programs here very QSA. They
sure come in good. Hope to hear from you again
soon.— Hugh H. Beiu, St. Louis, Mo.
"Coming in "clear as a bell.'' We are enjoying the
programs.—R. R. Senay, Welsh, La.
The School of Engineering was gratified by the
success of their undertaking and wrote a letter of
congratulations to the makers of the Kimball and
the Welte-Mignon (Licensee), from which the fol-
lowing extracts are made:
We feel obliged to send you our unqualified en-
dorsement of the Welte-Mignon (Licensee) repro-
ducing mechanism as installed in the Kimball piano.
For nearly six months we have used the Kimball
Welte-Mignon (Licensee) in broadcasting selections,
twice and sometimes three times daily, and you will
be pleased to know that at every recital the instru-
ment functioned perfectly, even under the most exact-
ing conditions. Engineering students and faculty ex-
pressed surprise at the manner in which the piano re-
mained in almost perfect tune even after weeks of
service under the heaviest playing.
Hundreds upon hundreds of enthusiastic radio list-
eners from every section of the United States have
notified us of hearing our performances and nearly
all of them expressed the utmost satisfaction with the
quality of the recitals as transmitted.
We cannot conceive of any instrument more satis-
factory from every viewpoint than has been the Kim-
ball Welte-Mignon (Licensee) reproducing piano in
the work' we have done thus far.
Most respectfully yours,
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING OF
MILWAUKEE.
Frederick C. Raeth,
Vice-President.
PROGRAMS BY PREMIER GRAND
PIANO CORPORATION STATION
Interest of Music Trade in Broadcasting by WDT
Expressed in Letters.
The music trade over a wide radius is becoming
more interested in the programs of Radio Broadcast-
ing Station WDT at the Premier Grand Piano Cor-
poration, 510-532 West 23rd street, New York, oper-
ated by the Ship Owners' Radio Service, Inc. The
eagerness in which the radio receiving set owners, in
and out of the music trade, look for the features from
this station is shown in letters to Walter C. Hepperla,
president of the Premier Grand Piano Corporation
in which an advance notice of the programs is urged.
In compliance with requests summarized programs
were printed.
The programs for this week included (Monday
noon) Captain Frank Winch, America's foremost
authority on outdoor life, on "The .Preservation of
Wild Animal Life." Monday evening was Greenwich
THE PROUD BALDWIN OWNERS.
Pupils and teachers at the Windsor Public School,
at Cincinnati, Ohio, are especially delighted at this
time. They have just finished paying for the beauti-
ful Baldwin Grand Piano that adorns the gymnasium.
The money for this instrument was raised by the
children and teachers, through the sale of old paper
and magazines collected at their homes. Through
the careful sale of the old papers and magazines by
Miss Ada Wheeler, principal of the school, money for
this instrument was entirely raised since the first of
the year. The activity in the Windsor Public School
has stimulated principals in other schools.
Village Night, with instrumental and vocal features.
Tuesday noon, daily message by Vaughn De Leath,
piano solos by the well-known composer, Pete
Wendling, and songs by Frank Marvin. Wednesday
noon, piano selections by Lawrence Dahms. Vocal
selections by Miss Lena Lanza, coloraturo soprano;
Miss Mary Moody, mezzo-soprano; Miss Dorothy
Donaldson, violinist; and Miss Dorothy Corbin,
elocutionist. Wednesday evening, recital by Arthur
Kraft, American tenor, accompanied by Frank La
Forge. Friday noon, talk on Esperanto, courtesy of
the Sixteenth Annual Esperanto Convention. Popu-
lar songs by Sara Segalowitz and Frank Marshall.
Saturday noon, White Way Trio in a Hawaiian pro-
gram. Songs by Augusta Swett.
LATEST PIANO TRADE
NEWS FROM PORTLAND, ORE.
BUFFALO FIRM ELECTS
DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
The Walter Andrews Piano Co. Also Declares Cash
Dividend at Meeting.
The Walter Andrews Piano Co., Buffalo, N. Y.,
held its annual meeting last week at which a cash
dividend was declared and business reported in a very
cheering condition. The steady character of the sales
was commented upon and the substantial nature of
the business generally was a matter for congratula-
tions to the directors and officers.
At the election held at the same time the following
directors were chosen; Walter Andrews, Arthur R.
Goranson, Milton Berger, William A. Broadhead and
James R. Hertley. The officers elected were: Wal-
ter Andrews, president and treasurer; Arthur R.
Goranson, vice-president, and Milton
Berger,
secretary.
NEW OHIO BRANCH.
A new branch of the Chillecothe Music Co., has
been opened in Jamesport, O. The main store of
this enterprising music firm is at Chillicothe, O., and
an active policy has spread its piano sales influences
over a wide territory. The Bush & Lane Piano
Co.'s line of instruments is handled in the main store
and the branches. The new Jamesport branch is in
charge of Miss Gladys McClurg.
Grands and Players of High Grade Kind Found
Good Sellers.
J. Walter Johnson, of Portland, Ore., who has for
years been the window decorator of the Wiley B.
Allen Co. and the Powers Furniture Co., won the
first prize for a window display of the latter com-
pany. The picture was sent to the International Ad-
vertising Display Men's Convention held recently at
Cleveland, Ohio.
The Portland, Ore., dealers were visited last week
by A. L. Quinn, manager of the Pacific coast inter-
ests of the Q R S Music Co. Mr. Quinn has his
headquarters in San Francisco and was returning
from Chicago, to which place he motored and re-
turned in his .auto by way of the Pacific Coast cities.
He says business conditions were good at all points
visited and that business continues to increase with
the growing popularity of the playerpiano.
A branch store has been opened by Kienle & Sons,
music dealers of Newberg, Ore., at McMinnville, Ore.,
where they will feature the Gulbransen pianos and
the Brunswick phonographs.
The piano sales force of the Sherman, Clay & Co.,
of Portland, Ore., has been augmented by the addi-
tion of Paul Adams and H. F. Kancher.
The Reed, French Piano Company says that their
sales show a remarkable number of higher grade
players and grands being disposed of and J. F.
Matthews, of the piano department says that they
look for a big volume of business this fall and they
are stocking up so as to be prepared for the rush.
THE CODE IN BUSINESS.
The Rotary International at 910 South Michigan
avenue, Chicago, issues a folder with detailed sug-
gestions for writing codes for associations or both
business and professional men. In the piano house
the code is the'policy expressed in a phrase or slogan
or a set of rules. It defines the principles of action
to rule the conduct of salesmen and others. Obvious-
ly the code should conform to ethical practices. In
the trade association the code is a written collection
of laws.
LINDEMAN & SONS FOR SCHOOLS.
GRADUATED FROM PRINCETON.
Thirteen Lindeman & Sons pianos, style F up-
right, were recently placed in the public schools of
Baltimore by the J. Ff. Williams Warerooms, in that
city. The bids were tendered in response to the
advertising of the school board, and the contract was
awarded on the merits of the Lindeman & Sons'
piano.
Otto Schulz, Jr., son of Otto Schulz, president of
the M. Schulz Co., Chicago, was graduated recently
with honors from Princeton University and sailed for
Europe to spend the summer there. Otto Schulz and
Mrs. Schulz, who attended the graduation exercises
at the college, went to New York to see him aboard,
are now enjoying the pleasures of Atlantic City.
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