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Issue: 1925 2014

February 28, 1925.
PRESTO
WHERE DOUBTS ARE DISPELLED
Under This Head Presto Will Answer Any Question Pertaining to Pianos, or
Other Subjects of Direct Interest to the Trade and Musical Public
Inquiries must bear the signature and address of
writer in order to receive attention. Answers thought
to be of general trade interest will be Published. If an
answer is not of general interest it will be mailed pro-
vided stamp is inclosed.
prices on same as I am just opening a music store
here.
A special friend of mine is donating an organ to a
new church here and wants to give me the business.
Church is now about complete.
Will appreciate it if you will give this your prompt
attention as I am anxious to get cuts and prices im-
mediately.
A. S. PERRY.
We suggest that such an organ as you seem to
have in mind for the new church, is manufactured
by either the Estey Organ Co., Brattleboro, Vt, or
Marr & Colton Co., Ltd., Warsaw, N. Y. The last
named industry is controlled, so far as the sales are
concerned, by Leo. Harrwagen, 437 Fifth avenue,
Room 601, New York City. Of course there are
other large industries which might also supply them
with the utmost satisfaction, and you might also
address the W. W. Kimball Co., Chicago; the Opera-
tors' Piano Co., Chicago; the Schuelke Organ Co.,
Milwaukee, or refer to list in Presto Trade Lists,
No. 3.
COIN PIANO BOXES.
Sparta, Wis., Feb. 17, 1925.
Editor Presto: Will you kindly advise me where
I can buy coin boxes used to operate, or play, a
coin-operated electric piano from a table or wall.
S. E. CREMER.
Several industries made coin-box instruments some
time back and in all probability some are still at it.
Among the larger manufacturers of coin operated
instruments who may be ready to supply parts are:
The Gabel's Entertainer Co., 210 North Ann street,
Chicago; Mills Novelty Co., Jackson boulevard and
Green street, Chicago.
We suggest if you write either of these concerns
you will find what you want. Makers of standard
coin-operated pianos are: J. P. Seeburg Co., Chicago;
Operators Piano Co, Chicago; Nelson-Wiggen Piano
Co.. Chicago; D. H. Baldwin & Co., Cincinnati; Na-
BUY BIG PIANO STOCK.
tional Electric Piano Co., at Johnsonville, N. Y.
And there are others.
The Schmoller & Mueller Piano Co., Sioux City,
* * *
Iowa, house is advertising the purchase of the "big
CHECKED CASES.
piano stock of the Burgess Nash Company of Omaha.
We are very much pleased with the acquisition of
Olive Hill, Tenn., February 14, 1925.
Editor Presto: I should like to have information this stock," said Miss Zechmann, the local manager.
as to how to treat checked piano cases, which are "It is a splendid addition to an already big line on
display here."
practically new, without having them refinished.
W H E E L E R QUALLS.
We regret to say that, so far as our knowledge
goes, there is no way by which that work can be
done satisfactorily except by having the case scraped,
re-varnished and rubbed.
A few years back The Cable Co, Chicago, put
forth a booklet on the subject, and perhaps they may
be able to furnish you with a copy. Of course it is
Another operatic star to endorse the Baldwin piano
easy to have the case oiled, and by that means some is Toti Dal Monte, who made her American debut
of the disfigurement will be obliterated, but in order as Lucia with the forces of the Chicago Civic Opera.
to get rid of checks it is necessary to have the case She is called the perfect coloratura of the generation.
practically done over so far as varnishing is con- Italy has long since so proclaimed her, and there
cerned.
seems, in this instance, no cause for a disagreement.
* * *
For the voice has the luscious warmth of the true
lyric soprano plus the exhilarating and exciting agil-
THREE GOOD PIANOS,
ity of the coloratura.
Belton, Texas, February 17, 1925.
Editor Presto: Will you please give me informa-
Toti Dal Monte, the principal soprano of La Scala,
tion in regard to The Frances Bacon pianos, also was born in Venice and studied pianoforte at the
the Starr piano, and Brinkerhoff piano? I want a
good piano and am informed that these are standard
makes, and that your company is authority on such
matters.
V. C. HUDDLESTON.
We can assure you all of the instruments named
by you are good ones and in every way perfectly
reliable.
The Francis Bacon piano is the product of the sec-
ond oldest piano industry in this country. The Starr
is one of great renown and the Brinkerhoff is a very
popular instrument in every way and the product of
a large Chicago industry.
If you are a reader of PRESTO BUYERS'
GUIDE, in which all pianos are analyzed, you will
find the instruments to which you refer described, to-
gether with all others. You will be perfectly safe
should you buy any of the three instruments about
which you ask.
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OLYMPIAN PHONOGRAPH.
Jackson, Mich., Feb. 27, 1925.
Editor Presto: Will you please give me the ad-
dress of the Olympian Phonograph Co. and oblige.
JAS. BERRY.
The Olympian Phonograph Co., to the best of our
knowledge, is owned by the Cole & Dunas Music Co ,
430 South Wabash avenue, Chicago. A letter to that
address will no doubt receive attention.
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GEO. P. BENT PIANOS.
BASELESS RUMORS
ABOUT UNITED PIANO CO.
Management of Piano Industry at Norwalk,
Ohio, Steps on False
Reports.
J. H. Shale, treasurer of the United Piano Corpo-
ration, and other members of that industry, are much
annoyed by false reports to the effect that other in-
terests at Norwalk, Ohio, are negotiating for the sale
of the piano plant where the A. B. Chase instruments
are made. Another unfounded rumor is to the effect
that J. H. Williams of the piano industry, manager
of the plant, is in the south to negotiate with the
Fisher brothers concerning the factory building.
"We at first decided to ignore the reports, but
have thought it wise to step on these rumors because
some people unfortunately have taken them seri-
ously,"' said an official of the piano company. "There
is absolutely no foundation in the report."
At the Norwalk plant this company makes the A.
B. Chase, the Emerson and Lindeman pianos. After
about three years of effort, the company has so im-
proved and synchronized its factory that the plant
is at last in a production condition that satisfies the
management.
SYRACUSE COMPANY MEETS.
At the annual meeting of the Clark Music Co.,
Syracuse, N. Y., held recently, Melville Clark was re-
elected president of the company; G. L. Chesbro,
vice-president and treasurer, and E. C. Bajus, secre-
tary. At the meeting the appointment of Morris
Lamb as general sales manager was announced.
STAR AND HER BALDWIN
proved obdurate to the most careful treatment, and
further study became impossible. Her father, un-
derstanding her artistic nature, took her to a cele-
brated teacher of singing, and Toti undertook the
study of voice. She applied herself assiduously with
as much vehemence as she did to the study of the
piano, and in 1916 she made her first appearance at
La Scala in the role of Biancofiore in Francesca de
Rimini.
From 1917 onward she sang with increasing suc-
cess in the principal theaters of Italy and Europe,
.;-!'-'•
Sioux Falls, S. D., February 16, 1925.
Editor Presto: What year did Geo. P. Bent dis-
continue the manufacture of pianos.
R. Y. TAYLOR.
Geo. P. Bent discontinued manufacturing pianos
in the year 1916.
However, Mr. Bent is still interested in the piano
industry inasmuch as he is now a stockholder in the
Price & Teeple Piano Co., of Chicago—one of the
old reliables in the industry.
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WANTS PIPE ORGAN.
Sanford, N. C, February 14, 1925.
Editor Presto: Please notify what you think the
best makers of pipe organs, to mail me cuts and
TOTI DAL MONTE AND HER BALDWIN ENDORSEMENT.
Benedetto Marcello Musical Academy in that city,
where her passion for study and her amiable disposi-
tion made her a favorite with her fellow students
and won for her the affectionate nickname of 'Toti,"
her real name being Antoinette.
She soon showed remarkable ability as a pianist
and bid fair to become a brilliant executant in this
branch of the musical art, but during a particularly
severe course she sprained a wrist and the injury
and in 1921 she went to South America, where sh€
was received with tremendous enthusiasm.
Prior to her visit to America, she scored many
successes in a tour of Australia where people and
critics simply raved over her voice and stage
presence. Her first American debut was with the
Chicago Civic Opera and is history in the musical
world.
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PRESTO
February 28, 1925.
CHRISTMAN
"The First Touch Tells"
The Famous
Studio Grand
(only 5 ft. long)
Remains the foremost of all the dainty
little pianos for Parlor and Music
Room. It has no superior in tone
quality, power or beauty of design.
CHRISTMAN
Reproducing Grand
STORY & CLARK JOINS
THREE MILLION CLASS
Progressive and Powerful Chicago Industry
Incorporates for the Large Capital Named
and Is a National Institution.
The Story & Clark Piano Company, with head-
quarters in Chicago and palatial establishments in
New York City, and many other cities in the East
and West, has been incorporated for $3,000,000. The
old house, which was founded by Hampton L. Story
in 1867, has developed solidly until it now parallels
the greatest of them all in capital and the reach of
its long arms of trade.
The late evidences of the energy with which the
Story & Clark Piano Co. is directed, may be seen in
the imposing branch house on 57th street, New York
—the new Piano Row of the metropolis—and also in
the splendid establishment on Michigan avenue, Chi-
cago, recently purchased and soon to be occupied by
the house.
Descriptions of the two houses of the Story &
Clark Piano Co., with illustrations, have appeared in
Presto. With the latest item of news—that the re-
cent incorporation for $3,000,000 presents the best
possible proof of the position which has been at-
tained by the old Chicago industry.
George L. Hall, Manager of Detroit Store,
Elected to Official Capacity and Will
Join the Chicago Headquarters.
The Board of Directors of The Cable Company
at a recent meeting named George L. Hall, of the
Detroit store, for vice-president of the company,
filling a vacancy which has existed for several years.
When a boy, Mr. Hall was employed in the offices of
The Cable Company, so that in making the change
he is literally "coming home."
Mr. Hall has also had factory experience, having
for several years been in The Cable Company's fac-
tory in Chicago, going from there "on the road," and
then to Detroit as general manager of the house in
that city. So that he is peculiarly well equipped for
his new duties.
The news of Mr. Hall's election to the important
office of vice-president of The Cable Company comes
too late for more extended mention this week. Later
a more complete reference to th change in the gen-
tleman's connection will have place in these columns.
Baldwin Piano Co. to Give Piano, Carlin Music
House a Fine Violin and Others
Cash Awards.
Action
Has advantages for any Dealer or
Salesman. It is a marvel of expressive
interpretation of all classes of compo-
sition, reproducing perfectly the per-
formances of the world's greatest
pianists.
The Indiana State Music Contest, which will be
held in Indianapolis city on April 22, will offer money
as prizes. Students of the piano, violin and voice are
eligible. The contest will be held under auspices of
the National Federation of Music Clubs, and three de-
partments of music will be represented. The contest
is for American trained musicians.
Two prizes of $25 each have been contributed for
the winners of the state contest. The Baldwin Piano
Co. has offered the prize for the winner of the piano
contest, and the Carlin Music Co. for the violin. The
prize for voice will be announced later. Mrs. Florence
G. Jetip, 2415 N. Talbott street, is receiving applica-
tions for contest entries, which should be in before
April 8th.
CHRISTMAN
Players and Pianos
PRESIDENT PLETCHER PAYS
TRIBUTE TO LEE S. ROBERTS
"The First Touch Tells"
Characteristically Warm-hearted Comment in Which
Statement is Made of Continued Association.
Rag. U. S. Pat Off
Christman Piano Co.
597 East 137th St.
New York
A. L. WHITE, OF PORTABLE
ORGAN FAME, IS ABROAD
Writes of His Trip Across and Is Now on Visit to
Holy Land.
A. L. White, head of the A. L. White Manufactur-
ing Co., makers of folding organs and school organs,
with factory at 215 Englewood avenue, Chicago, left
Chicago a month ago for an extensive tour abroad.
Mr. White writes that the "voyage across was
pleasant," and in a postal card to his friend, George
E. Schulze, the piano and organ expert, of 3350 West
19th street, Chicago, he adds:
"The trip across was most delightful, with clear
skies all the way to England." Mr. White was in
London February 15 and intended to go to Glasgow,
Scotland, for a visit with his friend and customer,
William Thomson, the foremost music dealer of that
city, whose place of business is 5-9 Govan street.
Mr. White is now touring the continent of Europe
and will visit various points in northern Africa and
the Holy Land.
NEW VICE-PRESIDENT
MUSIC MEMORY TESTS
OF THE CABLE COMPANY
FOR NATIONAL CONTEST
PRIZES FOR INDIANA
STATES' MUSIC CONTEST
Equipped with
its maturity arrived there was nothing for me to do
but accept his resignation, which thing I did regret-
fully.
"At my solicitation he will retain his director's
chair, which means that he will still be one of us.
He leaves with the regret of his associates and their
best wishes for his highest success."
In commenting upon Lee S. Roberts' retirement
from the Q R S Music Company, T. M. Pletcher, its
president, said:
"I would indeed be acting the part of a selfish
friend were 1 to place any obstacle whatsoever in
Lee Roberts' progress toward the goal of his am-
bition. Of course, I knew of this idea of his for
some time and had hoped that he would outgrow it.
This, however, he did not do, and when the time of
Federation of Women's Clubs to Hold Contest for
School Pupils in State of Illinois.
Pupils in all schools in Illinois will be asked to
participate in preliminary music memory contests to
determine the personnel of the Illinois team to go to
the National Music Memory contest at the biennial
convention of the General Federation of Women's
Clubs in Atlantic City, N. J., in June, 1926.
The team to enter the national contest will be com-
posed of four pupils, one from a large high school, a
small high school, a graded school and a rural school.
Each high school, graded school and rural school
of the different communities will be asked to hold
its music memory contest individually and the five
pupils making the highest score will take part in the
district contests. The winning teams will be sent to
the state contests where the national contestants will
be chosen from the individual high scores.
In grading the papers the following scoring will be
used: Name of composition, 2 points; source, 2
points; composer, 2 points; nationality, 2 points, and
type of composition, 2 points.
The contests are open to all pupils of the 5th, 6th,
7th and 8th grades and all high school pupils.
GEORGE BOLDUC'S CHANGE.
George A. Bolduc, "The Music Man," who recently
resigned as manager of the Dixon Music Shop, at
North Platte, Neb., has accepted the position as man-
ager for the Gaston Music Co. branch in the same
city. Other Gaston stores are located at Kearney,
Grand Island and Hastings, Nebraska. They house
broadcasts from the Hastings station KFKX in con-
junction with the Westinghouse company. The
studio is located in the Gaston store.
BUSY MUSIC STORE ADDITION.
Billy Fowler, of the "Busy Music Store," of Tay-
lorville. 111., is building another addition to his sales
room. This is the second addition since the business
began about eight months ago. This improvement
consists of a thirty-foot extension on the main build-
ing on the rear and three more sales booths, making
the main sales room eighty foot long with five inside
booths for accommodating the phonograph records
and player roll trade.
TWO NEW MANAGERS.
W. T. Perkins, of Hopkinsville, Ky., has been ap'
pointed manager of the store of the McLaughlin
Music Company in that city. Paul Smiley recently
resigned to go to Dayton, Ohio, where he will have
charge of the store of the Steinway company branch
in that city. Mr. Perkins is a young man of energy,
initiative and ability. He has been in charge of the
phonograph department of the McLaughlin store for
the past six months.
EXPANDS IN ZANESVILLE, O.
The Spence Music Co., Zanesville, O., is remodel-
ing the building recently acquired in the street at
the rear of its store. The new space will double its
facilities for showing the goods.
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