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Presto

Issue: 1924 1970

PRESTO
Presto Buyers' Guide
Analyzes and Classifies
All American P i a n o s
and in Detail Tells of
Their Makers.
Established 1884. THE AMERICAN MUSIC TRADE WEEKLY
Presto Trade Lists
Three Uniform B o o k -
lets, the Only Complete
Directories of the Music
Industries.
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CHICAGO, SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 1924
ADDS FEATURES
TO BIG CONVENTION
Banquet Committee of National Association of
Music Merchants Secures Theodore Roose-
velt, Assistant Secretary of the Navy,
as Speaker June 4.
went to West Point. After it was made clear to him
that the visitors would have to be back in New York
in the late afternoon, the commandant of the acad-
emy gave orders that the guard mount and parade
should be set forward to between two and three
o'clock.
TWO NEW NAMES ADDED
TO THE GOLF COMMITTEE
PIANO MEN ENJOY
VISIT TO FLORIDA
Oscar Stranburg, Music Merchant, His Son,
and W. S. Lanz, Piano Traveler, Have
Pleasant Southern Trip.
Reading from left to right in the accompanying cut
are Oscar Stranburg, head of the Stranburg Music
Theodore Cassebeer and Kenneth W. Curtis Named Co.. Inc., Jamestown. N. Y.; W. S. Lanz, traveler
for the Brinkerhoff Piano Co., Chicago, and Leon
by Arthur L. Wessell, Chairman.
Stranburg, athletic son of the active Jamestown music
Theodore Cassebeer, of Steinway & Sons, and merchant. The group was snapshotted recently in
Kenneth W. Curtis, manager of the Chicago office
Commandant of U. S. Military Academy Rearranges of Kohler & Campbell, have been added to the mem- Florida, with the Gulf of Mexico as a colorful back-
drop.
Regular Drill Schedule of June 6 for Benefit
bership of the golf committee of the National Music
1 he gentlemen were fellow travelers subsequently
Industries Convention, according to an announcement in Cuba, where they observed conditions in the music
of Music Trade Folk.
made this week by Arthur L. Wessell, chairman of
trade, and noted with pleasure the importance of the
the committee. The other members are Harry J. piano business. The big Jamestown music dealer
Albert Behning, chairman of the Convention Ban- Sohmer, of Sohmer & Co., and Herbert W. Hill.
quet Committee of the National Association of Music
convention golf tournament will be played on
Merchants, announced this week that Theodore a The
course
in the vicinity of New York Thursday, June
Roosevelt, assistant secretary of the navy, has con-
Several courses are under consideration, and it
sented to speak at the annual banquet of the asso- 5th.
is expected that announcement of the one finally de-
ciation at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York cided
upon will be made within a week or two.
City Wednesday evening, June 4. The subject of
The
convention tournament should not be con-
Colonel Roosevelt's address, which will t>e broadcast
fused with the annual tournament of the National
by radio,, will be announced later.
Golf Association of the Piano Trade at the West-
Mr. Behning left no stone unturned to secure the
chester Biltmore Country Club, Rye, N. Y., June
son of the great rough rider to address the big ban- 9 and 10.
quet during the National Music Industries Conven-
This tournament will be open to every member of
tion. He made a special trip to Washingtan for the
purpose, and "camped on the job" until he had not the music industries. Already many donated tro-
only the verbal but the written agreement of "Teddy phies have reached Mr. Wessell. Others will be
Jr." to speak before the men and women of the music gladly received. The prizes will be exhibited at the
Waldorf-Astoria hotel during the convention, June
industries.
2-5.
Trophies donated for the tournament should
The Sail to West Point.
be sent to Arthur L. Wessell, Wessell, Nickel &
As a special courtesy to the representatives of
'U'ft to Right—OSCAR STRANBURG, \V. S. LANZ,
Gross, 457 West Forty-fifth street, New York City.
AND J.KOX STRANBURG.
the musical industries from all parts of the country
who attend the National Music Industries Convention
and
the
Brinkerhoff
Piano Co.'s traveler observed
MADE SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT.
in New York the week of June 1st the commandant
things from different viewpoints—that of the retailer
of the United States Military Academy at West Point
An exciting election took place at Oregon, 111., keen for any suggestion to improve methods in his
has rearranged the regular schedule of the academy last week Tuesday, for the offices of president and
stores and that of the wholesaler always eager to
for the afternoon of Friday, June 6, so that the men members of the School Board, resulting in the elec- sell his line. The alert piano man, whether merchant
and women who go to the Point aboard the Steamer tion of B. F. Shelly, secretary of the Schiller Piano or traveler, is always observant and responsive to the
Robert Fulton as guests of the New York music Co., as president of the board. The election created
impression that may develop a profitable idea. And
trades may witness the guard mount and parade of so much interest that it was brought out in headlines
every minute of the trio in Florida and later in Cuba
the cadets.
and commented upon by Rockford and other near-by was a joyous one.
Definite arrangements for this treat not only for papers and Mr. Shelly received congratulations of
Mr. Stranburg has large music interests in Penn-
the visitors but for the members of the trade in New Oregon's citizens on his successful fight against clan
sylvania and Ohio as well a^ in New York state. The
r
York who accompany them w ere made last week by and clique.
Stranburg Music Co., Inc.. has its main store in
Albert Behning, chairman of the Committee on
Jamestown, N. Y., and branches at Hornell, N. Y.;
Social Arrangements of the National Music Industries
Meadville, Oil City, Titusville, Bradford, Franklin,
THE KIMBALL IN PORTLAND.
Convention, to be held at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel,
and Warren, Pa.; and Conneaut, Ohio.
The McCormick Music Co. of Portland, Ore., will
New York City, June 2-4, inclusive.
move May 10 from 429 Washington street, where they
Commandant Gives Orders.
have been for the past five and a half years, to 187
Accompanied by V. J. Faeth, a member of his com- Broadway, which Mr. McCormick thinks will be a
mittee, and John Young, of the Convention Bureau better location for his business. At present he "is
of the Merchants' Association, a graduate of the Mili- staging a sale of Kimball pianos and phonographs,
tary Academy in the class of 1897, Mr. Behning for which line he is the Portland distributor.
A Look Back at Tuning Fees of Bygone Days Sug-
gests Comparisons.
TREAT AT WEST POINT
CHICAGO DIVISION OF
TUNERS' ASS'N HOLD BANQUET
EFFECTIVE Q R S ROLL SHOW
When it comes to getting up
a natty Q R S window display,
the Muscatine Music House of
Muscatine, Iowa, achieves many
triumphs.
The * accompanying
cut shows a sample of a display
of the simple but effective kind.
It is not a large display but
an excellent one for creating in-
terest in the Q R S rolls and
promoting sales. It shows the
spirit of the house and the wis-
dom of featuring goods promi-
nently in special and selling
displays. The Muscatine Music
House has already achieved fame
for its effective window displays,
and Muscatine folk expect a
continuous series of attractions.
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The big annual banquet of the Chicago Division
National Association of Piano Tuners, Inc., was held
Thursday, April 24, in the East Room, Hotel La
Salle. Retrospective speeches of some of the officers
were cheering in suggesting comparative facts. The
preliminary notice suggested the themes:
"Looking back to the 'good(?) old days' of mis-
representation of the nature and care of the piano and
when free tuning was charged against the tuner
and the tuning department, and tuning was sold at
the rate of $1.98, including car fare, estimates free,
etc., 'Oh Boy—what a change!'
''With the boys pulling down $4.00, $4.50 and
$5.00 per tuning, and piano purchasers getting the
low down on the nature and care of the piano, and
the free tunin' bunk in the discards, I'll say we're
getting somewhere these days. You tell 'em!"
EXTENDS LINES IN CANTON.
Starr pianos and phonographs and Gennett records
are handled in the Home Music Co . 527 Market ave-
nue, North, Canton, O. A. H. Holgate, who is man-
ager, announced this week that his firm will handle a
line of musical merchandise and sheet music.
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PRESTO
TEXAS DEALERS
MEET NEXT MONTH
Much Enthusiasm in Lone Star State Trade in
Preparing for a Big Convention to
Be Held on May 22 and 23,
at Galveston.
THE CONVENTION CITY
Secretary Burleigh Makes Eloquent Call to Members
of the Music Business in All Branches
to Attend.
The Texas Music Dealers' Association is making
elaborate plans and has unlimited confidence that
the coming meeting, to be held at the Galvez Hotel, in
Galveston, May 22nd and 23rd, will be the largest
and most successful in the history of the organization,
which is just finishing its fourth year of existence.
Wm. Howard Beasley, president, and Paul E.
Burling, secretary, have been devoting time, energy
and thought to the preparation of programs and ap-
pointment of committees on banquet, entertainment,
transportation, membership, ways and means, speak-
ers, reception, and other committees that may be
essential to the complete success of the event.
Dealers Urged to Attend.
Every dealer in the state is being urged to attend
this convention, and even greater pressure is being
brought to convince each and every music dealer in
the State of Texas, and every firm and corporation
that handles or deals in any form of musical mer-
chandise, to help swell the membership, co-operate
and give support to the organization.
The Texas Association is- directly aligned and asso-
ciated with the National Chamber of Commerce of
Music Industry, and is devoted to the development
of musical talent and the presentation of the best of
everything, national or international, in music for the
benefit of the people of Texas, and for giving to Texas
a reputation for culture and educational advancement
in musical progress.
The Dealers' Obligation.
The establishment of the state organization, work-
ing in conjunction with the national organization,
possesses a significance and influence that can hardly
be overestimated, and it is rapidly being impressed
upon the mind of every dealer in musical merchandise
of any character that he owes a certain obligation to
his organization locally, also nationally, and that it is
a part of his duty to devote a certain portion of his
time, energy and thought to the advancement of the
community in which he lives.
Texas is as well represented in music today, through
individual proficiency and ability, as any state in the
union. Per capita Texas has as large a membership
represented in musical organizations and federated
musical clubs as can be found in any state in the
Union. The music dealers of the state are rapidly
realizing the fact that they must do their full duty as
citizens directly interested in the financial and busi-
ness development of the musical industries of Texas.
Texas Trade Alive.
The Galveston meeting should be productive of
lasting results and benefits. Dealers are already send-
ing their acceptances, from every part of the state,
and there will be many visitors from among the
QUALITY
in Name and in Fact
TONE, MATERIALS, CONSTRUCTION,
WORKMANSHIP, DESIGN—all in ac-
cord with the broadest experience—are
the elements which give character to
Bush & Lane Products.
BUSH & LANE PIANOS
BUSH 8 LANE CECILIAN PLAYER PIANOS
take high place, therefore, in any com-
parison of high grade pianos because of
the individuality of character which dis-
tinguishes them in all essentials of merit
and value.
eastern manufacturers and jobbers, and probably
some decidedly interesting and attractive displays.
Mr. Beasley and Mr. Burling both feel greatly en-
couraged over the manner in which the preparatory
work is progressing, and jointly express confidence in
the outcome of this great state convention.
The Convention City.
Galveston, and the Galvez Motel, have been chosen
for the reason that all preceding conventions have
been held in either the central or northern portion of
the state—at Waco, Dallas, or Ft. Worth—and now
the southern field and the southern musical enthusi-
asm and interest, are expected to awaken in response
to the decision to hold this convention in the historical
city of Galveston.
All Texas dealers who have not yet reserved ac-
commodations are urged to do so at once. Get in
touch with Secretary Burling, by wire or by letter,
with the assurance that all reservations will be at-
tended to with full benefit of the very moderate rates
that have been established for the occasion.
STEGER&SONS PIANO MFG. CO.
ELECT OFFICERS FOR YEAR
Same President and Vice-President as Heretofore
with Several New Names Added.
At a recent meeting of the Steger & Sons Piano
Mfg. Co., of Chicago, the Board of Directors elected
the following officers:
Chris G. Steger, president; Charles E. Byrne, vice-
president and general sales manager; Hon. Charles
A' McDonald, treasurer; Frank R. Cain, secretary.
Former Judge Charles A. McDonald is vice-presi-
dent of the Foreman National Bank of Chicago. Of
course, the president and general sales manager are
too well known in the trade to require any words of
introduction. The great industry is moving forward
as ever, and the outlook for business is all that could
be desired.
NO PORTLAND MUSIC WEEK.
Roses will take precedence of music in Portland,
Ore., in the week beginning May 4th. The board of
directors of the Portland Community Service an-
nounced last week that the National Music Festival
set for May 4 to 10 interfered with the Rose Festival
and that there would be no Music Week this year.
NEW INCORPORATION.
S. J. Heyman & Son, Inc., a new Brooklyn music
house, has just been incorporated with a capitaliza-
tion of $10,000. The following are directors in the
company: Samuel J. Heyman, T. E. and David B.
Heyman, 314 Van Sicklen avenue, Brooklyn.
SALEM FIRM CHARTERED.
Bowden & Leblanc, Inc., recently incorporated in
Salem, Mas.s, with a capital stock of $40,000, will
handle a full line of musical instruments. Thomas R.
Bowden, Adrine Leblanc and Arthur Fowler are inter-
ested in the new corporation.
Schumann
PIANOS and PLAYER PIANOS
GRANDS and UPRIGHTS
Have no superiors in appearance, tone
power or other essentials of strictly
leaders in the trade.
Warning to Infringers
This Trade Mark is cast
in the plate and also ap-
pears upon the fall board
of all genuine Schumann
Pianos, and all Infringe™
will be prosecuted. Beware
of imitations such as Schu-
mann & Company, Schu-
mann - & Son, and also
Shuman, as all etencil
shops, dealers and users of
pianos bearing a name in
imitation of the name
Schumann with the inten-
tion of deceiving the public
will be prosecuted to the
fullest extent of the law.
New Catalogue on Bequest.
Schumann Piano Co.
W. N. VAN MATRE, President
BUSH & LANE PIANO CO.
Holland, Mich.
Rockford, 111.
April 26, 1924.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
ASSOCIATION MEETS
New York Organization of Retail Dealers Hold
Enthusiastic Session and Appoint Com-
mittees for Further Progress.
The Associated Musical Instrument Dealers of New
York held a well attended and enthusiastic meeting in
the offices of the Music Industries Chamber of Com-
merce, 105 West 40th street, New York City, on
Monday evening, April 21st. The room was crowded
with members of the association and guests, three of
whom were so much impressed with the activities of
the association that they filed application for mem-
bership. The new members are William J. Smith
Music Company, William Voit Company, and L. A.
Eltington. The secretary also announced that since
the March meeting of the association A. Felsberg &
Company, of Newark, N. J., and the Jack Schwartz
Company, of New York, had been admitted to mem-
bership.
George M. Bundy, president of the association, was
present, having just, returned from a six week's trip
throughout the West. He pleaded fatigue due to
his long trip and turned the conducting of the meet-
ing over to the vice-president, Henry Gerson. Mr.
Bundy, however, gave an account of his trip, and
told of a number of associations similar to the Asso-
ciated Musical Instrument Dealers of New York
which were becoming active in other cities. He spoke
especially of the very active association in Los
Angeles, Calif.
As a result of Mr. Bundy's talk a committee was
appointed with the object of promoting music in the
schools of New York City by enlisting the interest of
officials of the Board of Education in the establish-
ment of courses in music, the promotion of school
bands and giving of high school credits for music
study. This committee consists of Fred Gretsch,
chairman; William J. Haussler, Henry Gerson, George
M. Bundy, J. C. Freeman, Alex Kolbe, T. W. Bres-
nahan, Milton Weil, Walter Schmidt and J. F.
Newmann.
The enthusiasm of the meeting, inspired by the
rapid growth of the association and the interest shown
by all present, was felt by everybody, and the entire
meeting was pervaded by a spirit of co-operation
which argues for the future growth in numbers, power
and influence of the Associated Musical Instrument
Dealers of New York. Before the meeting adjourned
the Code of Ethics recently formulated by a commit-
tee of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States
was read, and the association unanimously endorsed
this code and adopted it for its own.
"Two of the principles embodied in this Code of
Ethics which received the special endorsement and
approval of the association are that lawful co-opera-
tion among business men and useful business organi-
zations, in support of the highest principles of busi-
ness conduct, are to be commended and that business
should render restrictive legislation unnecessary
through so conducting itself as to deserve and inspire
every confidence.
The next meeting of the association will be held in
the new offices of the Music Industries Chamber of
Commerce on Monday, May 19th, at 8 p. m.
ESTABLISHED 1854
THE
BRADBURY PIANO
FOR ITS
ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE
FOR ITS
INESTIMABLE AGENCY VALUE
THE CHOICE OF
Representative Dealers the World Over
Now Produced in Several
New Models
WRITE FOR TERRITORY
Factory
Leominster,
Mass.
Executive Offices
138th St. and Walton Ave.
New York
Division W. P. HAINES & CO., Inc.
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