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PRESTO
January 19, 1924.
THE IDEAL CHAPEL ORGAN
FIFTY-THREE YEARS WITH
SHERMAN, CLAY & COMPANY
The Operators Piano Company, Chicago, has pro- construction is most accurate, dependable and trouble-
vided the music dealers with the means to make big proof. The company guarantees against all defects
profits in a new field. The Reproduco pipe organ of workmanship, but time has proved the admirably
appeals on sight to progressive undertakers. It is reliable character of Reproduco construction.
the ideal pipe organ for the mortuary chapel.
'"The Reproduco Player Pipe Organ is constructed
Undertakers ambitious to become established in a with an organ manual immediately above the piano
secure way are ever alert for means to improve their manual, giving the musician the advantage of playing
service. The Reproduco pipe organ is designed for either the piano or pipe organ without changing his
that end by the Operators Piano Co. This is what position," says the handsome booklet about the Oper-
. ators Piano Co.'s line of organs just issued. "The
the company says in presenting the instrument;
"Heretofore the market has never offered an organ piano is constructed of the best material and work-
to fit the needs and requirements of the undertaker. manship. The blower operated by an electric motor
They have not only been high in price but have re- is installed in a separate "sound-proof cabinet. The
Lcander S. Sherman, Chairman of the Board of
Directors. Reviews Business of 1923.
Leander S. Sherman, chairman of the board of
directors of Sherman, Clay & Co., San Francisco,
last week celebrated the completion of his fifty-third
year with the well known house of which he is one
of the founders. Although Mr. Sherman relinquished
many of his duties three years ago when he resigned
the presidency in favor of Philip T. Clay, he still re-
tains an office on the main floor and regularly appears
there. As chairman of the board of directors he keeps
in close touch with activities of the house.
In reviewing the year just closed Mr. Sherman
said it was another period in the progress of the
house. "But the year 1923 was different in that it
produced the greatest year's business in the history
of the house.
No particular department may be
cited," he said. "Ever}' phase of the business showed
wonderful results. But the growth of our house is
incidental to the wonderful progress of California and
indeed of the entire Pacific Coast."
The W. L. Hutchings Co. has opened a new music
store at 52 Main street, Gloucester, Mass. This firm
carries painos, piano benches, roll cabinets, Q R S
rolls and Imperial rolls and a varied assortment of
musical instruments.
Henry G. Johnson
Piano Mfg. Co.
Manufacturer*
of
High Grade Pianos
and Players
THE ORGAN IN PLACE.
quired a skilled organist to produce the proper music.
The services of such an organist are not always avail-
able, nor are they inexpensive.
"We have long felt the need of such an organ, and
after many years of research have designed and
brought forth the self-playing organ—the Reproduco.
The greatest advantage of the Reproduco is that it
may be played by roll or by hand. Either the piano
or the organ may be played by roll or by hand or both
may be played simultaneously by roll or by hand.
This enables one to obtain the beautiful effect of play-
ing a solo on the organ and the accompaniment on the
piano. The ordinary 88-note piano roll may also be
used with the piano keyboard."
The tonal qualities of the organ pipes are due to the
skill of the voicer. The tubular-pneumatic system of
quintadena, rlutc and stop diapason pipes together
with other accessories such as swell, tremolo, mando-
lin and coupler devices, etc., give the musician ample
range to express in music every feeling from the
heavy march to the plaintive song of the flute or sym-
pathetic violin.
"X'ot alone can the skillful musician operate it, but
automatically from the hand-played rolls it will Re-
produce the music of the great organ artists. Hence
the name Reproduco Player Pipe Organ. All this
may be done electrically; there is no pumping or
pushing; no squeaking of bellows, no unusual sounds,
but the reproductions of the 'masters' who have
played the 'original rolls.'
The Reproduco Player
Pipe Organ is especially adaptable to the theater,
church and lodge hall."
AIDS FOR Q R S DEALERS
INCREASES PLAYER SALES
with your address on makes it easier for them to
order. Do you agree?" the dealers are asked. "Every
six months we will also imprint the envelope so you
can check your mailing list for the dead ones."
Becker Bros.
EXPANDS IN BALTIMORE.
HIGH GRADE PIANOS
and PLAYER PIANOS
Additional Features of a Winning Kind Provided for
Sales Promoting "Go-Getter" Service.
The Q R S Music Co., Chicago, provides new aids
for the dealer with the February bulletin. One is
Q R S Idylls, a "go-getter" feature that adds attrac-
tion to the publicity. On the front cover of the
booklet space is left for the imprint of the dealer's
name and address. The company also furnishes re-
turn postal cards for customer to mail the dealer.
On reverse side of postal is a list of numbers feat-
ured in the Q R S Idylls which is changed each
month. These are all inserted and ready to be ad-
dressed, stamped and mailed.
These are delivered by the 25th of the month pre-
ceding date of issue. March Go-Getters can be in
the dealer's store February 25th. The cost to dealer
is nominal. Dealers are urged to get orders in early
and get more roll business besides keeping player
owners interested, and thereby selling more players.
Beginning with the April issue, the Q R S Music
Co., if present subscribers to the Go-Getter service
concur, put dealer's imprint on postal card and send
envelopes blank. "Your customers will more often
open a letter in a blank envelope, and the postal
The Peabody Piano Co.. Baltimore, is extending its
musical merchandise lines, but even greater energy
than usual will be devoted to pianos, players and
reproducing pianos during 1924. The company, of
which John Stengel, Jr., is proprietor, is installing a
complete line of radio receiving sets and parts in its
attractive store on Howard street. This week Mr.
Stengel expects to have a complete department opened
and ready for business. The radio .department will
be entirely separate from the other departments of
the store, where pianos, Victrolas and records are
handled.
BARBARA LA MARR LIKES ANGELUS.
Barbara La Marr. the film star of the recent notable
screen production "The Eternal City," has written a
letter to P. K. Van Yorx, musical director of the
Angelus Division of the Hallet & Davis Piano Co., in
which the admiration of the actress for the Angelus
piano is told. Music keeps up the spirit of the player
during their strenuous work and is also the means
towards relaxation at the end of the day. Miss La
Marr has arranged to have the Angelus placed in her
home in Los Angeles.
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Factory and Offices
Bellevue, Iowa
Capacity
6,000 per Annum
Chicago Office
307 Great Northern Bldg.
Manufacturers
of
Factory and Warerooms
767-769 Tenth Avenue, New York
WILLIAMS
PIANOS
The policy of the Williams House is and always
hat 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.
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M.k.r. of WillUm. Pi.««..
Epworth PL.o. . . 4 Ori.n.
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