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PRESTO
HARRIETE CADY TO RECORD
FOR WELTE=MIGNON ROLLS
Clever Performer Has Attracted Great Attention
From Her Mastery of Russian Music.
Harriete Cady has become another exclusive artist
for the Welte-Mignon (Licensee) Reproducing Piano
and will make records for the Welte-Mignon (Li-
censee) Reproducing Roll Library. In securing this
famous pianist, the De Luxe Reproducing Roll Cor-
poration, New York, achieved a valuable service for
the patrons of the Welte-Mignon.
Miss Cady is a native of New York, but she is as
well known in Vienna, Dresden, Paris and London as
in her own country. She is a pupil of Leschetizky,
William Mason and Max Pinner, is well known for
her compositions, and has also gained distinction for
her pioneer work in the field of old music written for
the spinet and harpsichord. She has attracted atten-
tion particularly through her predilection for the
music of Russia, which she has championed ardently
and consistently for a great many years.
GRAND PIANO MADE BY
INGENIOUS ILLINOIS MAN
Home-made Grand Exhibited This Week in Show
Window of Galesburg Store.
A grand piano exhibited last week in the windows
of the Kellogg, Drake Company, Galesburg, 111., is
admittedly constructed "from the rough to the finish"
by Earle E. Olson, a Galesburg musician who spent
two years making what he claims is the only home-
made piano in the country.
The woodwork of the case is of laminated birch
and was accomplished by Mr. Olson without aid. He
says he did not have an extensive kit of tools, but
those usually found around the house for small car-
BRINKERHOFF
Player-Pianos
and Pianos
The Line That Sells Easily
and Satisfies Always
BRINKERHOFF PIANO CO.
OFFICES, REPUBLIC BLDG.
209 State Street
CHICAGO
Henry G. Johnson
Piano Mfg. Co.
pentry. The hacksaw he made of an old iron pipe.
He finished the case of his piano in mahogany.
Mr. Olson designed the pattern of the piano plate
and being a molder saw that the metal pouring job
was performed properly. He also whittled out the
keys from ivory strips, fashioned his own felt ham-
mers and performed the other essential things usually
assigned to expert workmen in the factories.
The amateur piano builder is a graduate of the
high school and of Augustana College, where he took
up piano. When the war broke out he was assigned
to recruiting work in the infantry and was later a
drill sergeant at St. Louis. He was the owner of two
pianos before the war and sold both. He then said
he needed a piano when he returned and decided to
make one of his own.
USING STRAWBERRY MONEY
TO PURCHASE PIANOS
Arkansas Is the State That Does This, and Straw-
berry Prospects Are Good.
R. A. Burke, of the Story & Clark Piano Company,
Chicago, has just returned to that city from a trip
through Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas and Ten-
nessee. On this trip he took some special orders for
Repro-Pharso instruments, which he says are finding
much favor.
"I found conditions in the Southwest improving
very much," said Mr. Burke to a Presto representa-
tive. "Dealers in Arkansas are particularly well
pleased with the prospect of a big strawberry crop,
which gives promise of being better than for two
years past. You know strawberries and cotton are
two of the principal crops of that state. It lies so
far south that they get their berries into the northern
markets early when prices are good."
Mr. Burke is starting on a new trip of two weeks,
leaving Sunday night for Nebraska, Kansas and other
states in the Southwest. E. M. Love, of the company,
spent a few days this week at Buffalo, N. Y., and
S. R. Harcourt, traveler, left on Monday night of
this week for Buffalo, Washington, New York and
Boston.
NOW SETTLED IN RALEIGH.
GERMANS AGAIN DUMPING
PIANOS IN AUSTRALIA
According to Australian Federation Pianos from
Fatherland Are Arriving at Very Low Prices.
The import of German pianos into Australia is a
growing cause for worry to British manufacturers as
well as to Australians hopeful of building up a piano
manufacturing industry in the Commonwealth. Im-
portant action has recently been taken by the Federa-
tion in the matter of the export of pianos to Australia
as affected by the Australian tariff and the Aus-
tralian Industries Preservation Act.
At a recent meeting at Australia House, London,
it was urged, by the Australian deputation, in the first
place that, although the protection now given under
Section 8 to Australian manufacturers benefits Brit-
ish as against German manufacturers, it is not suffi-
cient to allow the former to compete with German
manufacturers in the Australian market. In support
of that claim, the opinion expressed in the recently
issued Annual Report of H. M. Trade Commissioner
in Australia was quoted—viz., that in reference to the
piano trade in that country, "the British position con-
tinues to be thoroughly unsatisfactory."
The deputation pointed out that before the war
Australia was Germanys' second largest customer for
pianos, and Germany, which particularly wishes to re-
gain the Australian trade, is taking every step pos-
sible to reopen their markets in Australia, and is pre-
pared to make sacrifices to attain its end. It was
urged that, although no exact information is available
as to the pianos exported by Germany to Australia
since the Commonwealth embargo against them was
removed, there is every reason to believe that Ger-
man pianos are going into Australia in very large
quantities, and at very low prices.
The Rialto Music Shop, 1416 Douglas street,
Omaha, has purchased the entire phonograph and
record stock of the Lee-Coit-Andreesen Co.
THE
The J. B. Leonard Piano Company, which recently
moved to Raleigh, N. C, from Kinston, is now doing
a lively business on Fayetteville street in the Sir
Walter Hotel building. The firm will hold a formal
opening next week. The company had been in oper-
ation for thirteen years in Kinston, where a branch
office will be maintained under the management of
J. K, Alexander. J. B. Leonard, head of the firm, is
brother of J. Paul Leonard, secretary of the North
Carolina Merchants' Association. His father, J. S.
Leonard, was in the piano business in Statesville for
years—in fact, the Leonard family have been selling
pianos for over forty-five years.
W. P. HAINES & COMPANY
PRICE & TEEPLE TRADE GAINS.
GRANDS.
Albert F. Price, of the Price & Teeple Piano Com-
pany, Chicago, left last week over the Chicago &
Eastern Illinois road for a trip through the South.
He will call on the trade in Birmingham, Jacksonville,
Mobile. New Orleans and other cities. His father,
W. B. Price, president of the company, said in Chi-
cago this week: "Our trade is increasing; it was
much better in February than in January."
Otis Bigelow, piano dealer of Dowagiac, Mich.,
was in Chicago last week calling on piano manufac-
turers.
P I A N O S
THE PIANOS OF QUALITY
Three Generations of Piano Makers
All Styles—Ready Sellers
Attractive Prices
REPRODUCING GRANDS
UPRIGHTS and PLAYERS
AVAILABLE TERRITORY OPEN
W. P. HAINES & CO., Inc.
134th St. and Walton AT*.
N«w York City
Just What You Want!
Manufacturer* of
A Line of Pianos and Players
That Will Meet Every Re-
quirement of Your Business.
High Grade Pianos
and Players
BEAUTIFUL IN TONE AND IN
CASE DESIGNS
To Sell at Prices That Insure
Good Profits to the Dealers
and Always with Satisfac-
tion to Their Customers.
Factory and Offices
Bellevue, Iowa
Capacity
Chicago Office
6,000 per Annum 307 Great Northern Bldg.
March 8, 1924.
Send for Full Particulars
and We Will Do Business.
FUEHR&STEMMER PIANO CO.
2701-2709 South Wells Street
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
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