March 21, 1925.
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The First Touch Tells
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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
Equipped with
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.
CHRISTMAN
Players and Pianos
"The First Touch Tells"
Rag. U. 8. Pat. Off.
Christ man Piano Co.
597 East 137th St.
New York
PIANO MANUFACTURER
FINDS ORIGIN OF "GYP"
A. Goldsmith, Touring Egypt, Makes Another
Disclosure Not Far From the Tombs of
the Ancient Kings.
Late reports from Egypt, and the vicinity of the
Sphinx, have more than usual interest to piano men in
general. The latest comes from A. Goldsmith, maker
of the pianos which bear his name and whose place
in the Chicago industry needs no elaboration.
Mr. Goldsmith is on a trip around the world. He
had reached Cairo, Egypt, when he made the discov-
ery which concerns piano men. The discovery was
to locate the origin of the familiar word, "Gyp."
And Mr. Goldsmith writes as follows:
"I have seen some very wonderful sights and am
at last convinced that the word 'Gyp' must have
come from Egyptian trade customs. In Cairo I met
a fellow who tried to sell me a cane. He asked $6.50
for it, and I would have bought it. But he said he'd
take less, and finally I bought it for—fifty cents. And
I have since concluded that I was gyped at that."
Mr. Goldsmith did not go to Egypt to dig up any
relics, or to make archeologic explorations, but he
evidently discovered something fully as valuable to
piano men as the tomb of old King Tut or any of
the Pharaohs.
has again joined the sales forces of that organization
after a year's absence.
A branch music store of the W. W. Kimball Co.,
of Kansas City, Mo., has been opened in the Neff
Building on West Third street, Cameron, Mo. The
new store will be under the supervision of C. M.
Robertson.
OTTO HEATON'S FACE
MADE MAGAZINE FEATURE
Popular Head of Heaton's Music Store, Columbus,
O., Embellishes State Journal Weekly.
An artistic pencil sketch of Otto Heaton, head of
Heaton's Music Store, Columbus, O., made by a staff
artist of the Ohio State Journal in the city named,
was used to embellish the front page of its magazine
section. The accompanying cut is a reproduction of
the original which was four columns wide and printed
in four colors.
Through courtesy of the Gulbransen Co., Chicago,
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PROGRESSIVE HARTFORD
FIRM BUYS BUILDING
Recent Purchase by McCoy's, Inc., in Connec-
ticut City Is Pleasant Evidence of
Profitable Trading.
Another important incident marked the success of
the firm of McCoy, Inc., Hartford, Conn., when it
recently purchased for $175,000 the building at 87
to 91 Asylum street which the music house has oc-
cupied for the past five years. The property has a
frontage of thirty feet on the street named and a
depth of 100 feet and is improved with a four-story
brick structure with 12,000 square feet of floor space.
The store of McCoy's, Inc., carries a general
music goods stock and the excellence of its com-
modities is known over a wide section. All the
floors at the number named are used by the com-
pany with musical merchandise and sheet music on
the first floor, pianos on the second and third and a
repair shop and storage space on the fourth. A large
recital hall used for demonstrations by the company
and recitals by teachers and organizations is located
in a building in the rear of the building recently
purchased.
When McCoy's, Inc., came to Hartford in 1920 it
leased the building at 87 to 91 Asylum street for five
years with the option to buy if desirable at the ter-
mination of that time. No alterations or remodeling
will be done as the building was put into perfect
shape for a music goods business when first occupied
five years ago.
A. P. McCoy is president and manager of the Hart-
ford store and F. V. McCoy is secretary and manager
of the Waterbury store. Joseph Newell of Nauga-
tuck, Conn., is another member of the company.
LATE FACTS GATHERED
IN THE MUSIC TRADE
Brief Items of Activities in the Business Collected
in Many States.
Harry W. Voss, manager of the Stahlschmidt Piano
Co., Evansville, Ind., was recently elected president
of the Evansville Shrine Club.
The Schmoller & Mueller Piano Co., Omaha, Neb.,
recently announced that the Oakford stock would be
combined with the Burgess-Nash piano stock recently
purchased from the Brandeis store, and the two
stocks would be placed on sale.
The South Texas Music Co., Houston, Tex., is en-
larging its stock to meet the growing demand.
Elmer D. Luhring, of the Stahlschmidt Piano Co.,
Evansville, Ind., was recently elected president of
the Chamber of Commerce at Evansville.
Geoffrey O'Hara, composer-entertainer, is touring
the Pacific Coast under the auspices of Sherman,
Clay & Co.
Harry M. Curtis, of the Harry M. Curtis Co., Inc.,
Lynn, Mass., has been elected vice-president of the
Brown Bros. Piano Co.
S. A. Ledbetter, for many years sales manager of
the local store of the Cable Piano Co., Atlanta, Ga.,
the cut is printed herewith. It was used in the Feb-
ruary bulletin of the company with this versified
comment added:
"How do you do, Otto Heaton, how do you do,
How do you do, Mr. Heaton, how are you,
Sure, it is a mystery
How you get publicity,
Can't you give a tip to me, how do you do."
M. SCHULZ REPRESENTATIVES
AT CLEVELAND OPENING
Schulz Piano Co. Store at 1906 Euclid Avenue, Elab-
orately Equipped with Fine Instruments.
Henry Hewitt and F. J. Sheldon, represented the
M. Schulz Co., 711 Milwaukee avenue, Chicago, at
the formal opening of the Schulz Piano Co., 1906
Euclid avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, on Saturday of last
week, as described elsewhere in this issue of Presto.
The opening was a gala affair, the elaborate and
modern store being inspected by the public and piano
men prominent in the trade.
The M. Schulz Co. line will be prominently repre-
sented by the new Cleveland firm, and possibilities
are already seen for a good summer and wall
business.
OHIO STORE ENLARGED.
The Schoch Studio, 248 East Main street, Alliance,
Ohio, dealing in pianos and talking machines, is being
remodeled and when completed this store will have
almost double its present floor space. A formal open-
ing is planned when the company will show the in-
creased stocks in the piano and talking machine de-
partments, as well as the small goods section.
NEW YORKER IN TEXAS.
J. C. McLane, manager the Mason & Hamlin Co.'s
New York house, 313 Fifth avenue, is at present en-
joying a vacation in Texas. This week he is at
Austin, visiting his mother, who resides in that city.
BIG WAREHOUSE LEASED.
The George J. Birkel Co., Los Angeles, Cal., has
leased for a long term a five-story building to be
erected at Fifteenth and Los Angeles streets and
which the company will use for a warehouse. The
property fronts 150 feet on the former and 50 feet
on the last mentioned street and comprises 37,500
square feet of floor space. The structure will be of
concrete equipped with a fine sprinkling system.
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