Presto

January 31, 1925.
C. A. STANLEY, JR., WITH
AMERICAN PIANO CO.
Popular Salesman Will Look After the Trade
of the Knabe, Fischer and Armstrong
Lines in Four States.
The American Piano Company has added another
jfood man to its wholesale sales staff. Chas. A. Stan-
ley, Jr., son of the expert in piano construction, who
is now in Paris, has been given charge of the states
of Pennsylvania. Indiana and Ohio, with part of
Michigan, and will cover the large territory indicated
for the Knabe, Fischer and Armstrong instruments.
And there is an array of piano dealers in the states
named who may congratulate themselves on the ap-
pointment, because Mr. Stanley has already made
himself popular by his helpful visits, his enthusiasm
and his loyalty to both the instruments he represents
and to his customers as well.
For a long time past Mr. Stanley has been asso-
ciated with the selling staff of the Q R S Music Com-
pany, and he leaves that industry with the warmest
commendation of its officials. It required a good
deal of consideration, and nothing less than the op-
portunities offered by the American Piano Co., in so
wide a held, to induce him to make the change.
"Charlie" Stanley is one of the men almost liter-
ally born to the piano business. Almost his first
recollection was of pianos, and, as the son of one of
the foremost experts in piano creation, he was in
early lite made practically acquainted with piano tone
and piano manufacture by actual contact with factory
processes and work in piano warerooms. He has been
a piano merchant himself, and at one time conducted
a successful business in Detroit. He has been out
among the dealers for years, and is personally known
and favorably always—by scores of live piano men.
Consequently, it is safe to say that the American
Piano Co. has the right man for its representative in
the prosperous and populous states already named.
And Mr. Stanley is fortunate in having selling control
for such instruments as the Knabe, Fischer and Arm-
strong lines. He is a Knabe enthusiast, and it is a
foregone conclusion that the famous Baltimore in-
strument will have a zealous and loyal representative.
The representative of Presto who secured the por-
trait of Mr. Stanley which appears in connection with
this writing did not hesitate to tell him that it fell
short of doing him justice. For Mr. Stanley is not
the stout, severe-looking young man which might be
supposed. On the contrary, he has all the genial
characteristics and buoyancy for which his father
has been noted and bv which he is one of the most
~ J k Gnduring*
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The ^Hardman £ine
is a complete line
It comprises a range of artisti-
cally worthy instruments to
please practically every purse:
The Hardman, official piano of
the Metropolitan Opera House;
the Harrington and the Hensel
Pianos in which is found that in-
builtdurabilitythatcharacterizes
all Hardman-made instruments;
the wonderful Hardman Repro-
ducing Piano; the Hardman
Autotone (the perfect player-
piano); and the popular Playo-
tone.
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"Built on Family Pride"
Doll & Sons
Represent the Artistic
in Piano and Player Piano
Construction
JACOB DOLL & SONS
STODART
WELLSMORE
Jacob Doll & Sons, Inc.
Southern Boulevard, E. 133rd St.
E. 134th St. and Cypress Ave.
NEW YORK
O. A. STANLEY, .IK.
popular members of the American piano industry.
Still, it's a recognizable portrait and may serve as
introductory to a good many piano men who will
undoubtedly be added to Mr. Stanley's list of friends.
STEINWAY INDIANAPOLIS
STOCK TO PEARSON'S
Representation of the Steinway & Sons Piano
Returns to Its Former Long-time Home
in Indiana's Capital and State.
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The Pearson Piano Company, of Indianapolis, has
taken over the stock of Steinway & Sons and will
be the representatives of the New York industry in
that city. The local house will also have the exclu-
sive right over the greater part of the state of
I ndiana.
The entire present stock of the local Steinway com-
pany will be removed to the Pearson Company's
warerooms, and the lease on the Steinway ware-
rooms will be held by the Pearson Company, which
will offer it fof' rent or lease as soon as the present
stock can be removed.
This takes the Steinway piano back to its old home,
where it was represented for many years. The trans-
action has just been announced, but nothing definite
as to the sales force has been determined. The pres-
ent location of the Steinway is at 225 North Pennsyl-
vania street.
The present arrangement is for E. T. Daab, the
local manager for Steinway & Sons, to take charge
of the Steinway department at the Pearson Piano
Co. and no doubt the present Steinway sales farce
will continue.
CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP OF
BRAZIL, IND., PIANO CO.
York Piano Co. Is Sold to Brazil Furniture Company,
Which Will Continue It.
The C. S. York Piano Co.. of Brazil, Indiana, has
been sold to the Brazil Furniture Co. Ira Serin, of
the C. S. York Piano Company, will remain with the
Link concern and will have charge of the musical de-
partment.
C. S. York, who retires from the piano and music
business after a career of over 25 years here, is one
of the oldest piano men in that part of the state. He
was formerly the Brazil agent for the Singer Sewing
Machine Company, but later branched out into the
music business and established the York musical
house. Mr. York has made no plans for the present,
but has a large amount of money out in installment
accounts to be collected. He may spend part of the
winter in Florida.
The Joseph F. Hunleth Music Co., 516 Locust
street, St. Louis, recently acquired a five-story build-
ing adjoining its store.
Becker Bros.
Manufacturer* of
HIGH GRADE PIANOS
and PLAYER PIANOS
Factory and Warerooms
767-769 Tenth Avenue, New York
STRICH & ZEDDLER, Inc.
GRAND, UPRIGHT and PLAYER
AND
HOMER PIANOS
740-742 East 136th Street
NEW YORK
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 Infringers
will be prosecuted. Beware
of Imitations auch as Schu-
mann & Company, Schu-
mann & Son, and also
Shuman, as all stencil
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 th« law.
New Catalogue on Request.
Schumann Piano Co.
W. N. VAN MATRE, President
Rockford, 111.
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