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PRESTO
il 18, 1925.
PACKARD DEALERS OF •*
KANSAS GET TOGETHER
Enthusiastic Meeting at Salina, Which Is An
Annual Event, Displayed Customary En-
thusiasm at Recent Gathering.
The fourth annual sales meeting of Packard dealers
of Kansas was held April 8th, 1925, at Salina, Kan-
sas, with Chappell's Music House the headquarters.
A. A. Buenning, the Packard Piano Company's
"hired man," as he dubs himself in his own little
meetings, one held in the afternoon and the other fol-
lowing the banquet in the evening.
At the afternoon meeting Charles J. Scheimann,
treasurer of The Packard Piano Company, was the
principal speaker, giving an interesting talk on the
subject of "Co-operation" drawn from his forty-nine
years of activity as an official of the Packard house.
His talk also dealt with the history of his company
and the music industry in general and was met with
a very hearty response.
A banquet held at the Clayton Hotel in the evening
was followed by a meeting at which Alexis A. Ma-
han, sales-manager of The Packard Piano Company,
addressed the dealers on the subject, "The Packard
as It Is Today," his talk dealing with the progress
made in recent years in piano manufacturing, and The
Packard Pia^o Company's policy of each day sur-
passing yesterday's efforts in producing finer pianos.
Mr. Mahan told of important changes and improve-
ments in the Packard product and stressed the im-
portance that the Grand Piano was assuming in the
trade, and showed how Packard has taken the initia-
tive to provide its dealers with a most complete line
of wonderful grands of most extraordinary value.
The meeting was marked with a profound confidence
in the bright outlook ahead.
BRANCH MUSIC STORE
BURNS IN CAMBRIDGE, 0.
The C. A. House Music Company Computes Losses
at About $10,000 Covered by Insurance.
The C. A. House Music Company of Wheeling, W.
Va., sustained losses estimated at between $10,000
and $11,000, when a branch store of the concern
located at Cambridge, Ohio, was badly damaged by
fire recently.
The names started from a lighted gas stove in
offices located on the second floor of the building
occupied by the House store.
Before discovered the flames had spread to the
House store room as well as the remainder of the
building and for a time the total destruction of the
block seemed inevitable. Although the contents of
the House company were not damaged to any great
extent by the fire, the water and chemicals caused
a heavy loss.
Announcement has been made by the management
of the company that a temporary store located at
No. 918 Wheeling avenue will be opened. The loss
was completely covered by insurance.
SECRETARY HOOVER
SEES TRADE IMPROVEMENT
SCHAFF BROS. FOLDER.
The Schaff Bros. Co., Huntington, Ind., has issued
an attractive folder announcing two new models, the
Scharf Bros. Colonial Style 1 and Solotone player-
Points to Import Figures for Fiscal Year as Evi- piano Style 2. The Solotone is a small player with
dences of Sound Economic Condition.
a large volume of tone. Both instruments are four
feet five and one-half inches high. These latest styles
The remarkable growth and character of the foreign are a marked indication of the company's policy of
trade of the United States is an answer to those who meeting the demand for smaller instrument.
believe that the country is entering upon a period
of depression, Secretary of Commerce Hoover de-
clared this week. March exports totaled $452,000,000,
the largest figure since last November.
Imports for the fiscal year to the end of March
totaled $2,825,217,451, as compared to $2,652,757,509
for the nine months ended March, 1924, an increase
of $172,459,942. The increase in exports was $447,-
795,150, this year's total to the end of March amount-
ing to $3,770,431,232, as compared to $3,322,636,082 in
the corresponding period of the last fiscal year. These
figures denote general improvement in world trade
conditions and a sound economic condition at home,
and
Secretary Hoover stated.
DECKER
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A. A. BUENNING.
monthly publication entitled "Buenning Boosters," a
"scream" of a pep sheet which he writes himself—
again arranged the meeting which was attended by
Packard dealers from Kansas and their salesmen.
Mr. Buenning also officiated as chairman of the two
are the last word in
musical perfection.
Lester Piano Co.
1806 Chestnut St.
Philadelphia
51 SON
Grand, Upright
ANTIQUE GEIB & CO. PIANO
DISCOVERED IN NEW YORK
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(Licensee)
Reproducing
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Pianos and Players
The Geer Collection Sold in New York Includes an
Ancient American Piano.
Grand and
Reproducing
Grand Pianos
EST. 1856
American and English antiques from the collection
of Frederick H. Geer of Tacoma, Wash., which have
been on exhibition at the American Art Galleries, in
New York, were to be sold there Thursday and Fri-
day afternoons of this week.
Among the 316 items there is a Hepplewhite
mahogany piano made by John Geib & Co., New
York, 1789. It is set on slender legs with under
shelf and has a finely painted keyboard. Other pieces
are a carved and gilded Adam mirror, an inlaid
mahogany and satin wood secretary tambour book-
case and a cherry writing bureau.
BROWNELL REPORTS NEW MEMBER.
At the luncheon of the Piano Club of Chicago on
Monday of this week William L. Bush sadly arose
and solemnly asked permission to address the club on
"a serious matter." There was a dirge-like note in
his voice, usually so pleasant, so everybody sympa-
thetically set his face into solemn lines. The man-
ner of his beginning made his tidings more of a sur-
prise. G. R. Brownell, chairman of the membership
committee, Mr. Bush said, had enrolled a new mem-
ber in his family that morning—a boy of course—
and reported bouncing. There was no need of the
funeral tones in Mr. Bush's voice. The cigars cir-
culated with Mr. Brownell's compliments were good.
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MUSIC EVENT IN OKLAHOMA.
The annual State Convention of the Federated
Music Clubs of Oklahoma was held Tuesday,
Wednesday, and Thursday of last week in Ardmorc,
the music dealers of that and other cities partici-
pating in making the event successful. An Oklahoma
composers' program was a feature of the occasion.
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