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Issue: 1925 2017

March 21, 1925.
PRESTO
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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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PRESTO
NEW DEALERS FOR
NORDLUND PIANO CO.
Sales Manager Sees Possibilities for Nordlund
Grand in Many Cities Where Connections
with Dealers Were Made.
H. I. Searles, sales manager of the Nordlund Piano
Co., 400 West Erie street, Chicago, recently returned
from a trip covering the western and southwestern
states which was marked with a success for the
Nordlund grand piano. Many prominent dealers took
the agency of the Chicago firm and will push it to
their profit.
Mr. Searles made his first stop in Des Moines, la.,
now the work, scientifically of Max Richsteig, one
of the recognized experts, and it is a vastly better
instrument than the earlier instruments from the same
manufacturers. Mr. Searles will cover the country
thoroughly, in the interests of the Nordlund Grand,
and he has already made a fine start in the expan-
sion of trade of the popular instrument.
Mr. Searles will depart for the East on Monday of
next week, his itinerary including the cities of Cleve-
land, Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Indianapolis and Columbus,
Ohio.
WESTERN MUSICIANS
USE RARE INSTRUMENT
California Ramblers Feature a Strange Musical Con-
trivance Which They Call the "Goofus."
The California Ramblers, exclusive Columbia re-
cording artists, is probably the only orchestra in ex-
istence employing a rare instrument known as a
"Goofus."
The technical name of the instrument is "Coucho-
phone," and few musicians have been able to master
its intricacies. Adrian Rollini, member of the "Cali-
fornia Ramblers," is the user of the "Goofus," which
is employed largely in recording work. One of the
"Ramblers" subsidiary recording orchestras, in fact,
is known as "The Goofus Five."
OAKLAND FIRM EXPANDS.
The Fox Piano Co., Oakland, Calif., formerly lo-
cated on an upper floor at 582 Fourteenth street, has
acquired the ground floor in the same location and
considerably increased its selling space. Special
rooms have been fitted up for the display of grand
pianos. Business during 1924 showed a gain over
that of 1923, and now with the greater facilities it is
expected that a marked increase will be noted for the
ensuing year.
March 21, 1925.
TIME FIXED FOR NEXT
WESTERN TRADE MEETING
Convention Will Be Held at Los Angeles June
23-25, When It Is Believed Many from
East Will Attend.
The dates for the Western Music Trades Conven-
tion, at Los Angeles, Cal., have been set for June
23, 24 and 25. It is expected that the meeting will
be the most important thus far in the history of the
western trade. Following but a short while after the
National Convention in Chicago, it is believed that
many from the East will continue westward and at-
tend the Los Angeles event.
The Great West is of great importance to the east-
ern industries, and Presto expects to do full justice
to the Los Angeles meetings. Reports in detail will
appear in this paper, and all from the East who ex-
pect to attend are invited to send in their names for
advance publication.
Of course it must interest the dealsr of the Pacific
Coast, and the entire West, to know in advance the
event of the manufacturers they represent, or the rep-
resentatives of their sources of supplies, expect to
be in Los Angeles in June. That kind of advance
information is sure to swell the dealers' attendance.
INDIANA REPORTS
BETTER CONDITIONS
Pearson House, of Indianapolis, and Its
Branches Tell of Brisk Trade with the
Steinway Piano.
On Monday evening, March the 16th, the St. Louis
Symphony Orchestra in connection with Rudolf Ganz
gave a concert at the Murat Theater. The Steinway
concert grand, furnished by the Pearson Music Com-
BIG "SETTERGREN" SALES.
pany for the occasion, afforded the artist the oppor-
It is certain that the small Grands of the B. Setter-
tunity to display his unusual skill.
gren Company, BlufFton, Ind., are meeting with a
On March the 19th John McCormack will use the
good demand from representative dealers. One day
H. I. SEARLES.
Steinway Concert Grand at Muncie, Indiana. It will
this week a prominent piano man from the West told
be furnished by the Pearson Piano Company's branch
a Presto representative that one of the foremost
and from there proceeded to Kansas City, Mo., Den-
house of that city, and on March the 21st, Indian-
houses in California recently placed a contract with
ver, Colo., Salt Lake City, Utah, San Antonio,
apolis music lovers will hear Mr. McCormack in this
Mr. Settergren for 300 of the instruments from the
Houston, Galveston and Dallas, Texas, New Or-
city where the Steinway piano will again be used.
BlufFton industry. The buyer in the case is of the
leans, La., Memphis, Tenn., and St. Louis, Mo., in critical kind of dealers, which makes the transaction
The Pearson Piano Company report Steinway sales
order named. In every city visited Mr. Searles took
up to expectations and indeed are very optimistic over
the more conclusive as to Settergren piano quality.
note of the improvement now under way in the trade,
prospects for future sales. While business is not up
and was especially interested in the increasing de-
to normal, things have taken a decided turn for the
mand for grand pianos.
AN OKLAHOMA EVENT.
better.
The cities in which Mr. Searles made his calls, con-
The new three-story home of the Frederickson-
"Some very good sales of Steinway pianos have
stitute the trade centers of the west and southwest, Kroh Piano Co., at 407 West Main street, Oklahoma
been made since we have taken over the agency for
and the energetic sales manager had the distinction
City, Okla., will be completed in a few weeks and
the instrument," was the report of the Pearson piano
of making substantial connections for the Nordlund
formally dedicated. Modern effects of the lighting dpartment.
grand in each one visited.
have been made a feature of the appointments. The
The general report on business conditions is very
Mr. Searles had made a record in the piano busi- complete stock of musical instruments has already
satisfactory, and there are bright prospects for a good
ness before he joined the Nordlund Piano Co. He
been moved into the new building from the old
spring trade. There is a gradual trend to the higher
was formerly head of a music house in Los Angeles, location.
grade pianos. The prevailing piano trade condition is
Cal., in which he is still interested. His father has,
unusual, considering the condition of general business
for many years, been prominent in the piano trade
and dealers are elated over the situation.
ROOM
TO
EXPAND.
of the West, having been latterly at the head of a
financing company making a specialty of piano dis-
Friekl Miller & Co., Indianapolis, which recently
counts. Just prior to going to the Nordlund Piano removed its piano key repairing business from 112
A new music and radio shop at 1643 California
Co. Mr. Searles was in the sales department of one West Thirtieth street to 3767 Illinois street, is now street, Denver, Colo., is known as the Royal Music
of the foremost piano industries, whose headquarters enjoying the conveniences of larger quarters for their
& Radio Co., of which Irving Hershey is the head.
are at Rockford, 111. Under his management the business, which Mr. Miller says is increasing in fine
Pianos, players, musical instruments and radio sets
Nordlund Grand has been entirely re-created. It is style.
are handled.
THE
BOWEN LOADER
makes of the Ford Roadster the Ideal piano truck,—most Convenient, most Economical and most Efficient.—Goes anywhere, over any
kind of roads, and distance makes no difference.
It will greatly assist any energetic Salesman, City or Country, but is indispensable for successful country work.
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It's the best outfit for making collections and repossessions.
Our latest model is fool-proof and indestructible, and the price has been reduced to $95.00 including an extra good water-proof
moving cover. Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded.
BOWEN PIANO LOADER CO.,
Winston-Salem, N. C.
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