Presto

PRESTO
May 16, 1925.
YOUNGSTOWN, 0., DEALER
RESIGNS FROM FIRM
Kenneth R. McMahon, Vice-President of the
McMahon Piano Co., to Move to Los
Angeles, Calif.
bers as songs, so that they can be played to sound
like music, and thus increase musical appreciation of
the Registering piano. It is popular music that the
largest number of people play, and we feel that a good
proportion of them would like to have it played in a
musical wav."
ROBERT LOUD, INC.,
RESUMES BUSINESS
BUSH & LANE PIANO CO.
NOW MICHIGAN CONCERN
Reorganization Under Laws of State Where
Properties Are Chiefly Located, Otherwise
Does Not Affect Industry.
The legal formalities in changing the Bush & Lane
Piano Company from an Illinois corporation to a
Michigan one and the purposes of the reorganization
Following Disastrous Fire Which Destroyed are
told in the following letter dated May 7 from
Its Store on Main Street Company Leases
C. L. Beach, secretary of the company:
Temporary Quarters Close By.
"Dear Sir: You are hereby notified that the
stockholders of the Bush & Lane Piano Company, an
Robert Loud, Inc., Buffalo, N. Y., has opened in
Illinois Corporation, at a meeting called for that pur-
temporary quarters at 667 Main street, and resumed
pose, have passed a resolution authorizing the Presi-
business interrupted by the fire which recently de- dent, Secretary and Directors of said corporation, to
stroyed its store on Main extending to Washington
re-organize as the 'Bush & Lane Piano Company,' a
street. Everything on the two upper floors was de- corporation under the laws of the State of Michi-
stroyed and water and smoke ruined the stock on
gan, and to continue to do business under the new
the first floor. The loss is covered by insurance. The
name.
blaze originated in the furniture store of F. G. Goell-
"For that purpose the Bush & Lane Company, the
ner & Co., which carried a stock of music goods.
Illinois Corporation, proposes that for and in con-
Cliff Ford, manager of Robert Loud, Inc., has in- sideration of the assignment, sale, transfer and deliv-
stalled a full stock of goods from the warehouse and
ery of its properties, the stockholders of said corpor-
business has been begun with the old spirit that made
ation, each and every of them, shall, for their
the Loud place on Buffalo's Music Row a continu- respective shares in said corporation, exchange and
ously busy store. It is possible the new temporary receive certificates of stock in the new corporation to
location will be occupied until the old structure is be known as the Bush & Lane Piano Company and
rebuilt.
organized under the laws of the State of Michigan,
of like character, amounts and maturities, share for
share alike, each and every one of them, for their
holdings in said Illinois corporation.
"Further, in order to carry into effect the purpose
of the resolution of the stockholders of the said
Indiana's Oldest Piano House Gives Excellent Advice Illinois Corporation, it is proposed that the President
and Secretary of said corporation shall execute and
from Its Muncie Branch.
deliver to the new corporation to be known as the
Issue of New Roll of "All Alone" for Registering
Bush & Lane Piano Company and organized under
"Why
not
a
grand
piano
for
your
home?"
asks
Piano Marks Interesting Development.
the laws of the State of Michigan, the necessary in-
the Pearson Piano Co , Muncie, Ind., this week, and
struments of conveyance, to pass to the said new cor-
One of the most interesting music roll develop- adds:
ments of the year is a special recording for the Gul-
"You've longed for the time when you could have poration the title to and possession of all the real
bransen Co., Chicago, of the popular waltz ballad
a home with correctly appointed furniture, including estate, personal property, choses in action, receiv-
"All Alone" as a Gulbransen Registering piano roll. a grand piano, or perhaps you've a graduation pres- ables, good will and possessions, including all shop
This splendid number is recorded by Robert Arm- ent to buy. There is no time like the present to make and patent rights of the Illinois Corporation, subject
bruster, and it is possible to play it with real ex- your selection while we have so many fine makes to however to all the encumbrances, undertakings, obli-
gations and liabilities of every name and nature,
pression. It is a musical roll, played in a musical
show you and compare side by side.
way. One can play it so that it will satisfactorily
"A Steinway piano is not only a fine musical in- agreed, undertaken, outstanding or issued by said
accompany any singer's voice. There is a real thrill
strument but a beautiful piece of furniture as well. Bush & Lane Piano Company as an Illinois Corpora-
in playing a popular number of this sort like a real
The acquiring of a Steinway means the purchasing tion.
"The purpose of this letter is to fully inform all
piece of music that one ordinarily hears rendered in
for a lifetime, as these nationally known instruments
choppy, unmusical fashion.
are heirlooms handed down from one generation to creditors of the Bush & Lane Piano Company, an
Illinois Corporation, of this proposed re-organization
"In contrast we send you a regular recording of
another and prized as no other make of piano."
as a Michigan Corporation.
'All Alone' as a dance number," writes the Gulbran-
sen Co. in a letter to the trade: "We have nothing
"It is well understood in the piano trade that the
WINFIELD MUSIC STORE MANAGER.
against this dance recording, and recognize that dance
main office of the Bush & Lane Piano Company and
C.
B.
Foster,
of
Winfield,
Kansas,
has
recently
be-
rolls are necessary, but our contention is that 95 per
substantially all of its properties are located in Hol-
come the manager of the Winfield Music Store, of
cent of the people do not dance 95 per cent of the
land, Michigan, and the purpose of this re-organiza-
time, and that there should be quite a few of the lat- that place. Mr. Foster has been engaged in the piano
tion is merely to re-incorporate under the Laws of the
business for upwards of twenty-five years, mainly as
est numbers issued as songs rather than as dances.
State of Michigan where its properties and business
a
salesman
for
various
music
houses.
The
Winfield
"Please do not misunderstand us, and do not take
are chiefly located. You are further advised that
concern will handle the Jesse French & Sons Piano this proposed re-incorporation will not in anywise
it that we are finding fault with the dance recording
Co. line of pianos and players, as leaders, and will effect the character or security of the corporation
of 'All Alone.' That is not the case. We merely send
also carry a line of band instruments.
this to you to show that the one is a hand-played
assets. The change being in name only as a Michi-
song roll and the other is not. The dance roll is a
gan Corporation instead of an Illinois Corporation.
TUNER SELLS BALDWIN LINE.
four-hand arrangement and the song roll is a two-
This notice is sent to you to conform with the pro-
hand arrangement.
visions of the Bulk Sales Law of the State of Michi-
H. O. Cranston, of De Witt, Iowa, whose work
"As far as we are concerned we do not care
heretofore has been mainly piano repairing and re- gan.
whether or not you comment on the dance roll at all building, will give especial attention to piano selling
"Yours respectfully,
in your columns, but we do want you to say some- from now on, having taken the agency for the Bald-
"BUSH & LANE PIANO CO.
thing about our interest in recording popular num- win line of instruments.
"C. L. BEACH, Sec'y.
Kenneth R. McMahon, vice-president and secre-
tary of the McMahon Piano Co., Youngstown, Ohio,
has resigned and will move about June 1 with his
family to Los Angeles, Calif.
Mr. McMahon is a prominent member of the Na-
tional Association of Music Merchants and the Music
Merchants' Association of Ohio, and besides being
actively engaged in the business of the McMahon
Piano Co, has always taken a leading part in the
civic affairs of his city. He is a prominent member
of the local Kiwanis Club and the Monday Musical
Club.
During Mr. McMahon's association with the music
business he has made a host of friends both in
Youngstown and generally throughout the trade. Re-
gret at his withdrawal from the music business is
widespread. The McMahon Piano Co., in which he
has been active since its formation, is the local repre-
sentative of the Steinway, Jesse French & Sons and
other well-known pianos.
Mr. McMahon's future business plans are incom-
plete at present, but the next three months will be
spent camping with his son, Kenneth, Jr., at Big
Bear Lake, near Los Angeles.
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