April 11, 1925.
11
PRESTO
WEAVER PIANO CO.'S
BOOTH AT YORK SHOW
Building a Weaver Piano, Regulating and
Finally Playing It Prominent Feature at
Kiwanis Business Exhibition.
The Weaver Piano Co., York, Pa., had one of the
most attractive booths at the Business Show held in
York March 7 to 14 under the auspices of the York
Kiwanis Club, at which sixty-two exhibits displayed
the commercial activities of the 105 members of the
organization. The object of the exhibition was the
raising of funds for the benefit of the under-privi-
leged children of York and, despite the fact that an
admission charge was made, more than 12,000 people
visited the show, which closed showing a profit of
$3,500. A total of 803 prizes were awarded" by the
show, with each exhibitor also awarding special
prizes.
But though keen interest was shown in all of the
exhibits, the crowd was thickest around the display
of the Weaver Piano Company, where aii upright
piano was built, regulated and finally played to an
enthusiastic audience.
Adjoining the mechanical display was a booth dis-
playing completed Weaver Grand and Reproducing
Pianos on which concerts and demonstrations were
given at frequent intervals during the day and eve-
ning.
One of the most interesting displays in the Weaver
Booth was a Weaver Welte-Mignon (Licensee) Re-
producing Piano that had a large gauge at each end,
showing the touch of the artist playing each note on
either the treble or bass end, and showing the in-
numerable changes in expression possible in the
Weaver Reproducing Piano.
A large number of names and addresses, many of
them excellent prospects, was secured by means of a
prize contest, the winner receiving a handsome
Weaver-made Piano Bench.
C. D. Bond, assistant treasurer and factory superin-
tendent of the Weaver Piano Co.. and a past presi-
dent of the club, said: "I find it an excellent thing
to be actively interested in business club affairs.
The piano business depends on reputation, salesman-
ship and the recommendation of friends and I find
that publicity such as was derived from our Kiwanis
Business Show exhibit coupled with the friendships
that grow from the social activities of the club is very
resultful here in York and is doubtless just as valu-
able in any other community.
"Though it is not always possible to figure the re-
turns in actual dollars and cents, I am confident that
the time spent is well invested, not only in a purely
business way, but in every other way."
That Mr. Bond has the courage of his convictions
is, perhaps, best indicated by the fact that he acted
on the Committee of Activities, was treasurer of the
KURTZMANN
Grands—Players
Manufactured by
C KURTZMANN & CO.
Factories and General Offices
526-536 Niagara Street
BUFFALO, N. Y.
WILLIAMS
PIANOS
The policy of the Williams House is and always
has been to depend upon excellence of product
instead of alluring price. Such a policy does not
attract bargain hunters. It does, however, win the
hearty approval and support of a very desirable
and substantial patronage.
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Kiwanis Business Show and speaker at the show
luncheon at which 101 of the 105 members were
present. In addition he is Chairman of the Industrial
Committee of the York Chamber of Commerce, vice-
president of the York County Auto Club, past presi-
dent of the Engineering Society and teacher of fore-
manship at the Y. M. C. A.
His advice to piano merchants and piano sales-
men is: "Mix. Be an active worker in all community
activities. Get the reputation of being a hustler and
you will turn it to good account."
W. W. KIMBALL CO. MAKES
WELTE-MIGNON DISPLAY
In Window of Chicago Company, Paintings
and Photographs of Famous Artists Illus-
trate Printed Statements of Appreciation.
An interesting display has been made by the W.
W. Kimball Company, Chicago, in the large window
at the south of the Wabash avenue entrance, featuring
the beautiful painting made for the Welte-Mignon
(Licensee) of the Adolph Bolm Ballet in the Audi-
torium, Chicago, when the reproducing piano stand-
ing alone furnished the music for a great ballet. The
Leonard C. Lamb Tells About Merits of Music to original painting was used for the beautiful color
page in the Welte-Mignou national advertising in
Reporter for Knoxville, Term., Sentinel.
the April magazine, the title being "The First Time
Leonard C. Lamb, manager of the store of the in History," and the advertisement relates the experi-
Cable Piano Company, Knoxville, Tenn., in an inter- ence of that occasion. The coloring for all of the
view by a reporter for the Sentinel of that city last display is in a blue which blends with coloring in the
week pointed out the home value of music, and espe- painting.
cially during the holiday season when the students
One of the cards in the Kimball window features
can appreciate the restfulness of music, and said: the beautiful photograph of the Adolph Bolm Bal-
"All authorities agree that music is the original or let and the endorsement of Adolph Bolm of the
natural art, but one that must be cultivated if we are Welte-Mignon calling it "an inspiration," and com-
to derive any great benefits.
bined with this is the photograph of Georgio Polacco,
"Many of our child problems would cease to exist conductor of the Chicago Civic Opera, his letter of
if we used the same efforts to create a home-life as endorsement and also his words designating the repro-
we do to seek or create outside amusement. En- ducing piano, "the realization of a dream."
courage your children to sing or teach them to play
Another card features Raisa and Rimini and the
something, for it will bring a refinement into your accompaniment rolls which they have interpreted for
home and to their home later that cannot be meas- Welte-Mignon." This also features the fac-simile let-
ured. Make sure that their musical inclination is not ters from both in which they state "it is the truest
hampered by a poor piano. Know that it is true reproduction of the artist's playing." The photo-
toned, for the musical ear as well as the touch will graph of Anna Pavlowa and her letter of endorse-
be improved or ruined by the instrument used in ment to the Welte-Mignon is also shown on a card
practice.
which features the solo dances which she is using on
"Right now piano manufacturers are devoting con- her present tour.
siderable study to the problems of the community
The "tie-up" of the painting and the other display
without a capable teacher, and have, I believe, solved cards is shown in the beautiful enlarged poster in
it with the reproducing inner-player and the hand- color of the National advertising copy. This card
played record or rolls. Through this a child can hear showing the poster is duplicated for the window of
and have as his model the playing of all the great the Jackson boulevard entrance. The display also
musicians, a thing not possible even five years ago.
mentions the recordings of the great pianists and
"There is in addition to the serious study or educa- aside from the window display there is an excellent
tional value of such an instrument a lot of worth card for Fannie Bloomfield-Zeisler and her record-
while recreation, for it plays itself correctly and justi- ings, and for Heniot Levy and his recordings.
fies the investment in the pleasure it gives."
In fact this window show for Kimball Reproducing
Pianos and Welte-Mignon recordings is the second
recently, for the beautiful oil painting of Heniot Levy
listening to his own recordings in the Welte Studios
in New York has been on exhibit during the past
weeks and the national advertising of the Welte-
Mignon featured Mr. Levy's exclamation, "Here I
Athletic Club of Big New Castle, Ind., Industry Pro- am sitting in this chair and yet I am in that piano."
The beautiful colored advertisement and the poster
vides Enjoyable Evening for Employes.
of the same have been attracting attention throughout
Over two hundred employes of the Jesse French the country.
& Sons Piano Co.. New Castle, Ind., enjoyed a social
The window recalls the fact that the Kimball Re-
event at the factory last week, which included an
producing Piano was used as accompaniment by
enjoyable entertainment program and refreshments. Louise K. Willhour for her "Little Classic Dancers"
Will McKown is chairman of the committee arrang- in a most interesting performance given in Kimball
ing a series of functions, of which the event last week
Hall. For these sensitive little interpreters the ut-
was the second.
most was required for the accompaniment.
At the first social gathering at the factory a few
weeks ago an athletic club was formed and this new
organization provided some of the interesting items
TO SING FOR TUNERS.
of the recent program. The Athletic League,
Mine. Assunti Calugi Packard, a Kokomo, Ind.,
started with enthusiasm, is certain to be an important
voice teacher, has received an invitation to sing at
factor in the enjoyable activities of the factory em- the convention of the National Association of Piano
ployes the coming summer.
Tuners to be held in Milwaukee, August 3 to 6.
Mme. Packard sang before the same organization
last vear.
DISCONTINUED AT INDIANAPOLIS.
A business started a few months ago, by August
Dreifus, under the name of United Specialty Co., at
Twenty-ninth street and Central avenue, Indianapolis,
Ind, has been discontinued, having vacated the prem-
ises last week. The particular line of work started
by Mr. Dreifus was piano key covering, facing and
bushing, but his intention was to develop the business
to other branches of repairing, supplies, etc. It is
announced in Indianapolis that the business may be
re-established at Monticello, Ind.. the former home
in Name and in Fact
of Mr. Dreifus.
CABLE PIANO COMPANY'S
MANAGER IS INTERVIEWED
SOCIAL EVENT AT
JESSE FRENCH FACTORY
QUALITY
HIGH GRADE
Folding Organs
School Organs
Practice Keyboards
Dealer** Attention SolictCed
A- L. WHITE MFG. CO.
215 EngkWood Ave., CHICAGO, ILL.
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 t 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.
BUSH & LANE PIANO 0 0 .
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