Classic Mode

Presto

Issue: 1924 1965

Page 10 Text:

10
P R E S T O
INDUSTRY'S VOTE
ON EXHIBITION
In Reply to Criticisms on Convention Action
of Executive Board in Barring Shows
of Pianos at Headquarters, President
Publishes Result of Ballot.
ANALYSIS IS DECISIVE
A Total of Seventy-five Manufacturers Voted "No"
and Twenty Voted "Yes" in the Questionnaire
Sent By the Executive Board.
The following is a copy of a letter which is being
sent out this week to members of the National Piano
Manufacturers Association of America, signed by
Mark P. Campbell, president, with reference to the
exhibits at the 1924 convention:
"On March 4th there was mailed to you a ques-
tionnaire regarding the recommendation as presented
by your executive board to the Music Industries
Chamber of Commerce that there be no exhibitions
in the official convention hotels during the convention
of 1924. The result of that questionnaire we are
enclosing herewith so that each member can see the
actual opinion of our members.
Prompted by Criticism.
"The questionnaire was prompted by reason of
some criticism regarding this recommendation, and
THE
W. P. HAINES & COMPANY
PIANOS
THE PIANOS OF QUALITY
Three Generations of Piano Makers
All Styles—Ready Sellers
Attractive Prices
GRANDS
REPRODUCING GRANDS
UPRIGHTS and PLAYERS
AVAILABLE TERRITORY OPEN
W. P. HAINES & CO., Inc.
138th St. and Walton Ave.
New York City
Henry G. Johnson
Piano Mfg. Co.
Manufacturer*
in that questionnaire we stated that if it was found
that the general opinion was in favor of exhibits, the
matter would be reopened and again presented to
our executive board for further consideration.
"Under the circumstances, I am sure you will agree
with your president that the recommendation of your
executive board, concurred in by the executive com-
mittee and advisory board of the National Associa-
tion of Music Merchants, should stand as previously
made to the chamber."
The Analysis.
In an analysis of the questionnaire, manufacturers
in eastern states, two voted yes and seven no. In
middle states six voted yes and 49 no; no reply was
received from five. In the western states 12 voted
yes and 19 no, 20 refused to reply. This showed
totals of 20 yes, 75 no, and 15 no reply.
The percentage of votes to total replies was 95.
Eastern states, yes, 2 per cent; no, 7 per cent. Middle
states, yes, 6 per cent, no, 52 per cent. Western
states, yes, 13 per cent; no, 20 per cent. The total
was 21 per cent yes and 79 per cent no.
The percentage of votes to total membership was
110, as follows: Eastern states, yes, 2 per cent; no, 6
per cent; middle states, yes, 5 per cent; no, 45 per
cent; western states, yes, 11 per cent; no, 17 per
cent. Total, yes, 18 per cent; no, 68 per cent.
This is percentage of votes to members in each
section: Eastern states, yes, 22 per cent; no, 78 per
cent; middle states, yes, 10 per cent; no, 82 per cent;
western states, yes, 29 per cent; no 46 per cent.
BIG ANGELCS SALES.
The Reed French Piano Co., Portland, Ore., reports
continued success in sales of the Angelus reproducing
piano. The firm is taking the opportunity to adver-
tise the merits of the instrument extensively in the
local daily papers. H. G. Reed, the head of the firm,
expressed himself as greatly pleased with the Angelus
and anticipates a good volume of business for the
instrument, as well as all of the Hallet & Davis line
of pianos and phonographs, for which they are the
Portland distributors. The company recently ap-
pointed two new sub-agencies for the Hallet & Davis
line, one at Kelso, Wash., with the E. E. Lacy Music
Co., and the other at Baker, Ore., with the Francis
Brokerage Co., with J. W. Francis in charge.
ACTIVE WITH CABLE CO.'S LINE.
The Francis Piano Company, Galesbury. 111., with
warerooms in the Weinberg Arcade, which has the
exclusive selling franchise in Galesburg and vicinity
of the entire line of The Cable Company, Chicago,
reports an active interest in pianos and players for
March.
Conover, Cable, Kingsbury, Wellington,
Carola Inner Player and Euphona Reproducing
pianos are now in the warerooms of this progressive
company. The company also has the agency of the
Mason & Hamlin.
MOVES IN DAYTON, O.
The Hunter Music Co., 8 East Fifth street, Day-
ton, O., which recently took a lease on the four-story
Schantz Building, at 121 South Ludlow street, occu-
pied it March 1. The new quarters are 110 by 17
feet and will afford much additional space over that
of the former store. The Hunter store carries pianos,
players and the Brunswick, Columbia and Edison lines
of phonographs.
The City Furniture Co., 6160 S. Halsted street,
Chicago, has a big sale on Kimball pianos and phono-
graphs. This store has special wardrooms which
are verv attractive.
Two Hamilton School Specials Also Bought by
School Board from W. A. Danley.
One Baldwin grand piano and two Hamilton School
Specials were recently purchased for the High School
of Chadron, Neb., after a rigorous examination of the
merits of the instruments by the school board of the
progressive city.
The Baldwin Grand was installed in the school
auditorium, where it provides the means to fine music
C H A I >K< i . \ .
NKIi.
i<;n so HOOT-
for the class functions and school events generally in
which music is always a big factor. The two Hamil-
ton School Specials are daily giving their satisfactory
service in the class rooms.
The pianos were sold to the school board by W. A.
Danley, the Chadron music dealer and representative
of the Baldwin Piano Co.
NEWSY FACTS ABOUT THE
MEN WHO RETAIL PIANOS
Items gathered From Various Sources Relate Inci-
dents in the Trade Activities.
Holland Music Shop. 6351 S. Halsted street, Chi-
cago, is one of the busiest music houses in Engle-
wood district. The store on Saturday evenings is
crowded with buyers. The store features the Gul-
bransen Registering piano and carries also a mixed
line of Grands.
Conley's Phonograph Shop. W. 63rd street, Chi-
cago, reports many sales of Cable playerpianos. The
Cable pianos are the leading line in the store, which
also carries a line of phonographs; hence the name,
Conley's Phonograph Shop.
Crowds are going in and out, as seen by a Presto
reporter, from the P. A. Starck Piano Co., 210 S.
Wabash avenue, where special piano sales are held.
The displays in the window alone are enough to
attract people to step in the store and investigate the
tine line of Starck instruments.
The Lyon & Healy Co., Chicago, is having a big
sale of its latest Victrolas. The original offer for
this sale is "nothing down."
FRANK STORY AND WIFE BACK.
Frank F. Story, of the Story & Clark Piano Com-
pany, Chicago, and wife arrived in New York on
Wednesday of this week from Europe. They have
had a very pleasant vacation and are expected in
Chicago early next week.
A Line of Pianos and Players
That Will Meet Every Re-
quirement of Your Business.
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
Chicago Office
307 Great Northern Bldg.
BALDWIN GRAND FOR
NEBRASKA HIGH SCHOOL
Just What You Want!
of
High Grade Pianos
and Players
Capacity
6,000 per Annum
March 22, 1924.
Send for Full Particulars
and We Will Do Business,
FUEHR&STEMMER PIANO CO.
2701-2709 South Wells Street
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Enhanced content © 2008-2009 and presented by MBSI - The Musical Box Society International (www.mbsi.org) and the International Arcade Museum (www.arcade-museum.com).
All Rights Reserved. Digitized from the archives of the MBSI with support from NAMM - The International Music Products Association (www.namm.org).
Additional enhancement, optimization, and distribution by the International Arcade Museum. An extensive collection of Presto can be found online at http://www.arcade-museum.com/library/

Page 11 Text:

11
P R E S T O
March 22, 1924.
INTEREST SPREADS IN
THE "FRIESTEDT PLAN"
the illicit beer industry. With him were held men
associated with him in the conduct of the Bielfeldt
Brewing Company of Thornton, 111.
"Detmer, latest of the alleged beer kings to get
into trouble with the beer campaigners, was indicted
From Ohio, Nebraska, Minnesota and Illinois the as a result of a raid led ten days ago by Brice Arm-
strong, when ten trucks were seized as they were Proposed Change from Calendar to Fiscal
Live Merchants Have Been Dropping In.
about to pull away from the Bielfeldt brewery in
Year in the Annual Settling Up of Busi-
Si. Giliuson, of Duluth, Minn., was among the Thornton.
ness in All Lines of Industry.
week's callers on Chicago piano manufacturers.
"Detmer, who is head of the Henry Detmer Piano
Manufacturing
Company
of
Chicago,
also
is
president
It
will
interest members of the music industry and
William Mickel, piano dealer of Omaha, Neb., was
trade to learn of the extent to which Arthur A. Frie-
in Chicago on business since Presto's last press day. of the Bielfeldt company of Thornton."
stedt's idea of the fiscal year plan is spreading in
Another visitor to Chicago was Walter L. Rhein,
other industries. Mr. Friestedt received requests for
piano dealer of Belleville, 111.
CONTINUES OLD LINE.
data on it from business writers whose object is to
M. T. Smith, secretary of Dreher Bros. Company,
Charles P. Mitchell, proprietor of the Columbus put the subject in such appealing shape as to enable
Cleveland, Ohio, was a caller on some of the Chicago
music House, at 417 Third street, Columbus, O., re- them to dispose of their work to several of the largest
piano manufacturers within the week.
cently sold the business to Earl W. Elkins, who has and best-known periodicals. This is certain to bring
J. A. Simms, dealer in pianos and playerpianos at
managed the store almost since Mr. Mitchell bought large and prompt results.
Charleston, W. Va., was a caller at a prominent piano
it. The Columbus Music House has the local agency
On March 10th Mr. Friestedt, on invitation, ad-
manufacturing company's office in Chicago on Tues-
for the Pearson Piano Company, of Indianapolis, and
dressed the weekly luncheon meeting of the Ways
day of this week.
At the Story & Clark Piano Company's offices will continue to sell that company's products. The and Means Committee Council of the Chicago Asso-
business has prospered since Mr. Mitchell bought it ciation of Commerce on the adaptability of his plan
among the callers were Mr. and Mrs. J. E. McDonald,
of the San Antonio Music Company, San Antonio, and with the present ownership and its efficient man- to all lines of seasonal business. The body named is
Texas. Also C. C. Kennedy, dealer at Hinckley, 111., agement and salesmanship there is no doubt but that the prime mover of the Chicago Association of Com-
the past prosperous conditions will not only continue merce, which embraces a very large membership of
and C. B. Steward, dealer at Rensselaer, Ind.
business men, representing hundreds of different
A. Weber, music dealer, formerly of Liberal, Kan- but increase.
lines. Mr. Friestedt had the gratification of receiving
sas, but who has moved to Lawrence, Kansas, was in
a unanimous vote of thanks for the constructive idea
Chicago on Tuesday and called on some of the piano
CHANGE
IN
WISCONSIN.
he had brought to their attention and the assurance
manufacturers. Mr. Weber's new address is at 417
The Albert E. Smith Music Store, Madison, Wis., that its advantages would be disseminated to the
Main street, Lawrence.
and Hook Bros. Piano Co. were recently merged
entire association membership in the most forceful
under the firm title of "Hook Bros. Piano Co. & Al- and convincing way possible.
bert E. Smith, Consolidated." The company occu-
Certainly the president of the U. S. Music Co. has
pies the Hook Bros. Piano Co.'s quarters, State and
Mifilin streets. F. B. Hook is president and A. E. "started something" which has awakened very wide-
Smith secretary. Hook Bros. Piano Co., which han- spread interest among business men. The slogan,
dles the Steinway, started in a small store at the "Don't Defy the Seasons" has caught the attention
United States Jury Acts to Indict Chicago Piano
corner of Butler and Wilson streets in 1913. Albert of a large proportion of the active business men of
Manufacturer as Wet Goods King.
E. Smith came to Madison seventeen years ago from the nation and it now seems almost certain that the
new idea of a fiscal year will be adopted in many
Habit is strong. Most piano makers—even manu- Chicago, where he had been for five years with The industries for the closing of business details in June
Cable
Co.
as
wholesale
eastern
representative.
facturers—were, in happier days, accustomed to quaf-
instead of every December. "The Friestedt year"
fing the amber fluid adorned by the suds of refresh-
promises to become a familiar characterization in
ment. But today things are different and thirst is a
FOREIGN INTEREST IN OUR GOODS.
business offices.
corollary of life. Which suggests that probably very
The increasing number of inquiries being received
few, if any, in the piano business, know that Henry by the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
CONTINUES AS BEFORE.
Detmer, whose piano factory is at Claremount and
regarding foreign advertising campaigns, methods,
The recent death of Claude P. Street will not in-
Le Moyne avenues, Chicago, is also president of a big and media is agratifying indication of the growing terrupt the business of the Claude P. Street Piano
brewery. Mr. Detmer recently gave up his ware- tendency on the part of American exporters to de- Co., Nashville, Tenn. The prosperous music busi-
rooms, on Wabash avenue, in the same city. He is, velop their foreign trade intensively and carefully. ness founded and built up by Mr. Street will be con-
however, still making a good line of pianos and is a With the return of keen competition between the
tinued along the old lines under the joint manage-
thoroughly artistic musician and pianist. But—and
manufacturing nations for the supplying of importing ment of Mrs. Street and Roy Warden, assistant man-
here is where sympathies of a large proportion of the markets, it is particularly essential that American for- ager to Mr. Street since the business was organized.
trade will go out—(clipped from the Chicago Tribune
eign trade be built upon the careful testing of each
of Thursday):
market and the convincing of individual foreign buy-
The Baldwin Piano Co., Denver, Colo., had special
"Henry Detmer, millionaire piano manufacturer, ers that American concerns offer superior quality and
windows featuring De Pachmann, who appeared in
was yesterday indicted as one of the "higherups" in service.
Denver recently, playing the Baldwin piano.
CHICAGO MANUFACTURERS
VISITED BY THE DEALERS
BRING DRY=LAW CHARGE
AGAINST HENRY DETMER
B. K. SETTERGREN CO.
Exclusive Manufacturers ot
For QUALITY, SATISFACTION and PROFIT
NEWMAN BROTHERS PIANOS
HIGH GRADE SMALL GRANDS
NEWMAN BROS. CO.
Factories, 816 DIX ST., Chicago, III.
Established 1870
35 Years' Experience in Piano Building
BLUFFTON, IND.
Kindler & Collins
E. Leins Piano Company,
Pianos
S20-524 W. 48M S
NEW YORK
Makers of Pianos That Are Leaders
in Any Reliable Store
NEW FACTORY. 304 W. 42nd St.. NEW TORK
The True Test
KREITER
Compare the new Jesse French & Sons Piano
Pianos and Players
with any other strictly high grade piano in tone,
touch and general construction, and you will be
convinced at once that t h e y , offer the most
exceptional v a l u e s to be found anywhere.
Jesse French & Sons Style BB
Have No Competition Where
Beauty of Cases and Tone
Sustain Profit Making Prices.
Write today for catalog and prices
Everything the Highest but
the Price,
"They are tbe one best boy on the market"
Inspect them Carefully and See.
JESSE FRENCH & SONS PIANO CO.
NEW CASTLF,
INDIANA
Kreiter Mfg. Co., Inc.
320-322 W. Water St., Milwaukee, Wis.
Factory t Marinette, Wis.
Enhanced content © 2008-2009 and presented by MBSI - The Musical Box Society International (www.mbsi.org) and the International Arcade Museum (www.arcade-museum.com).
All Rights Reserved. Digitized from the archives of the MBSI with support from NAMM - The International Music Products Association (www.namm.org).
Additional enhancement, optimization, and distribution by the International Arcade Museum. An extensive collection of Presto can be found online at http://www.arcade-museum.com/library/

Download Page 10: PDF File | Image

Future scanning projects are planned by the International Arcade Museum Library (IAML).

Pro Tip: You can flip pages on the issue easily by using the left and right arrow keys on your keyboard.