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Presto

Issue: 1925 2030

Presto Buyers' Guide
Analyzes and Classifies
All American P i a n o s
and in Detail Tells of
Their Makers.
PRESTO
E.tabli.heJ IM4. THE AMERICAN MUSIC TRADE WEEKLY
Presto Year Book
The Only Complete
Annual Review of the
American Music In-
dustries and Trades.
to Cent.; $2.00 a Year
CHICAGO, SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 1925
President of Straube Piano Co., in Twelve Years'
Association with the Industry, Has Risen to a
Conspicuous Place Among the Leaders.
Straube Piano Company about twelve years ago.
Those who knew the story of his achievements re-
call that he came from his native Sweden when a
lad, and that he has risen by the constant and con-
scientious application of himself to every task that
has presented itself. He is an ardent believer in the
Golden Rule in business, and applies it diligently in
all his business relations.
His Winning Activities.
There is probably no one in the music industry, it
is said, who has a firmer grasp of the fundamentals
of the business than Mr. Jacobson. He is experienced
in manufacturing and selling and is thoroughly fa-
miliar with the principles of finance. His wide circle
of friends, both in and out of the music industry, at-
tests his personal popularity and winning qualities.
The general headquarters of the Chamber of Com-
merce are in New York City, but while his new du-
ties will necessitate a great deal of travel, Mr. Jacob-
son will continue in active charge of the Straube
Piano Company.
In the Lake County Times, of Hammond, Indiana,
an eight-column head announced that "E. R. Jacob-
son, President Straube Piano Co., Is Honored." The
same item of news has appeared in Presto, but the
conspicuous manner in which Mr. Jacobson's home
HERE'S REAL=FOR=SURE
OLDEST MUSIC MERCHANT
TRIBUTE TO NEW
CHAMBER HEAD
With Front Page Eight-Column Heading the
Hammond Daily Times Announced New
President of Music Industries Chamber
of Commerce.
E. R. JACOBSON'S CAREER
Another Bates Who Outclasses in Years the
Eloquent Veteran of Mr. Bent's Recent
Party in Chicago.
One of the honored guests at the recent banquet
given by George P. Bent was J. A. Bates, of Middle-
town, N. Y., who was introduced as the "oldest music
merchant."
And now a prominent New York piano manufac-
turer sends to Presto an envelope upon which the
superscription is so even and clear as to suggest a
Spencerian professor. And, according to the manu-
facturer to whom it was addressed, the letter-writer
has "just passed his 93rd birthday." And as some-
what of a coincidence, the oldest piano merchant
bears the same name as the gentleman of Middle-
town. He is George F. Bates, of San Diego, Cali-
fornia.
"I surely hope," wrote the New York piano manu-
facturer whose instruments Mr. Bates is selling in
San Diego, "that, when we have reached our 93d
birthday, we will write the same plain hand that this
man does."
Mr. Bates has been in the piano business for a great
many years, and he is good for a good many years
more in the same delightful pursuit—so he says him-
self.
PEARSON COMPANY CHANGE.
E. R. JACOBSON.
paper pays tribute to that gentleman's elevation in
their industry, is so gratifying that the article which
appeared in the Times is reproduced as follows:
The New President.
E. R. Jacobson, president of the Straube Piano
Company, of Hammond, was elected president of the
National Music Industries Chamber of Commerce,
an organization which includes in its membership ev-
ery branch of the music industry in the United States.
The election came at the close of the semi-annual
business meeting a t the Drake Hotel, in Chicago,
where the National Convention of Music Industries
is being held.
The industry of which Mr. Jacobson has become
the official head represents a capital investment in
excess of a billion dollars. The presidency of the Na-
tional Chamber is the highest office and the greatest
honor that can be conferred upon any man in the mu-
sic industry. Mr. Jacobson succeeds Richard W.
Lawrence, of New York City, who has been presi-
dent for three years.
Many Responsibilities.
The new honor, great as it is, is but one of many
that have come to Mr. Jacobson within the past few
years. He is president of the Hammond Rotary club,
president of the Hammond Manufacturers' associa-
tion, retiring president of the National Association of
Piano Manufacturers, a director in the Hammond
Chamber of Commerce, first vice-president of the
Northern States Life Insurance Company, and is
prominently identified in an executive capacity with
many religious and charitable institutions.
His rise to national prominence has been steady
since he purchased a controlling interest in the
The consolidation of the management of the Mun-
cie and Anderson, Indiana, stores of the Pearson
Piano Company of Indianapolis, was announced this
week. Under the new management B. E. Shirley,
who has been associated with the company for four-
teen years, will be in charge of both stores. Thomas
B. Reddington will remain with the firm and will be
assisted by E. A. Wilhem.
M. G. LORANCE'S BUSY WEEK.
M. G. Lorance and J. O. Geeseman, proprietors of
the Brunswick Shop, Robinson, 111., attended the Chi-
cago convention last week. Mr. Lorance finished his
exams on radio construction in Chicago and was
present to see his brother Luther receive his M. D.
degree from U. O. I. Medical College June 11.
INDIANA DEALERS AT CONVENTION.
Mr. and Mrs. C. S. York and C. W. Datum, Brazil,
Ind., music dealers, were in Chicago last week at-
tending the National Convention of Music Dealers at
the Drake Hotel. The Brazil dealers declared the ex-
periences of the convention were valuable in an in-
structive way.
A CONVENTION BUYER.
Carl Summers, of Summers & Son, Jackson, O.,
attended the convention in Chicago last week and
bought a new stock of pianos that are now on exhi-
bition in the store. Mr. Summers also placed orders
for the different stores of the company for future
delivery.
CONVENTION IN LOS
ANGELES NEXT WEEK
Second Annual Meeting of Western Music
Trades Association to Be New Demonstra-
tion of Enthusiasm of Music Men.
Next week, beginning June 23, the Western Musid
Trades Association will hold its second annual con-
vention in Los Angeles. Four days will be devoted
to the business and social events of the convention,
and on Friday, June 26, the golf tournament will take
place at Palo Verdes Golf Club, one of Southern
California's famous golf and country clubs. That
evening the golf dinner will take place with all its
fun and good fellowship. Valuable prizes are now
being collected—there will be enough prizes for
nearly everybody.
The following are the officers of the Western
Music Trades Association with an office at 603-4
Commercial Exchange Building, Los Angeles:
E. A. Geissler, Geo. J. Birkel Co., Los Angeles,
president.
E. P. Kelly, Hopper Kelly Co., Seattle, Wash., first
vice-president.
A. D. Lamotte, Thearle Music Co., San Diego, sec-
ond vice-president.
E. Palmer Tucker, Wiley B. Allen Co., Los An-
geles, treasurer.
A. G. Farquharson, secretary Music Trades Asso-
ciation of Southern California, Los Angeles, secre-
tary.
The program subjects group themselves into five
general divisions.
Convention headquarters will be maintained at the
Biltmore Hotel, where all sessions, luncheons, ban-
quets and dances will be held. The sessions proper
start promptly on Tuesday, June 23, at 9:30 a. m.,
and will continue Wednesday and Thursday.
On Thursday night will be the convention banquet
and ball.
M. SCHULZ CO.'S EXHIBIT
AT LOS ANGELES, CAL.
Will Display Full Line of Instruments in
Rooms 238-242 Biltmore Hotel During
Convention.
The M. Schulz Co., Chicago, will have an exhibit
in rooms 238 and 242, the Biltmore Hotel, during the
Western Music Trade Convention in Los Angeles,
June 23rd to 26th. The M. Schulz Co. will display a
full line of the various styles of pianos and player-
pianos, including the Schulz Grand and Reproducing
Grand, and the beautiful new Period Models, Style
105 and Style 95, combination electric and foot-power
Reproducing upright playerpianos, and Style 90 up-
right piano.
R. K. Maynard will be in charge and he extends
an invitation to the trade offered him to show those
new styles and to thoroughly inspect and test them.
He adds: "Please make yourself perfectly at home
with us."
RADLE PIANOS AT THE
LOS ANGELES CONVENTION
Line of the Fine Old New York Industry Will
Be en Display at the Biltmore
Hotel.
F. Radlc, Inc., of New York, will have part of the
Radle line on exhibit at the Biltmore Hotel, Los An-
geles, Cal., during the Western Music Trades con-
vention, June 23 to 26.
It is certain that many of the dealers will be pleas-
antly surprised when they look over and examine the
line from the fine old New York industry. Represen-
tatives of the F. Radle, Inc., will welcome all dealers
and others interested at the Biltmore Hotel in Los
Angeles.
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June 20, 1925.
PRESTO
which have purchased the famous instrument are also
shown.
The completion of the Baldwin window was effected
this week, which will accord an adequate space to
show the wide line of pianos and players manufac-
tured by the Cincinnati industry. The decoration of
R. B. Oslund, Motors to Chicago Convention the new window makes an appropriate June show-
ing.
and Visits the Brinkerhoff Co. Whose
The fine line of grands and players manufactured
Line He Successfully Represents.
by the C. Kurtzmann & Co., Buffalo, N. Y., are ca-
Selling pianos and fishing are the favorite pastimes pably represented by the Wade-Twitchell Music Co.,
of R. B. Oslund, energetic dealer of Spokane, Wash., S. Wabash avenue, who have had a good trade for
who motored to Chicago from the northwest during Kurtzmann line which is continuously on display in
convention week on a combination business and its warerooms and show windows. A new style up-
pleasure trip. Mr. Oslund when seen at the Brinker- right, which appeared at the recent convention, has
hoff headquarters last week, explained his pastimes made a fine impression in the trade.
and why he was successful in both.
The piano business in the northwest is very good
and particularly good in Spokane, reported Mr. Os-
lund whose methods of exploiting widely known lines,
including the Brinkerhoff has created a steady and
profitable business. The Oslund store is one of the
first to open of mornings and latest to close and has Old House with Headquarters in Cincinnati
given a service unequalled to its patrons.
Has Eight Branches in Flourishing
Prior to his trip to the convention Mr. Oslund pur-
Condition.
chased a Willys-Knight six, which he calls his fish-
ing car. The new automobile will be used on the
Howard Weber, general manager piano division of
piano man's annual motor trip.
the John Church Co., of Cincinnati, announces com-
pletion of reorganization of the personnel of that old
corporation. The John Church Company has stores
in the following locations:
Cincinnati, O., Chicago, Peoria, 111., Detroit, La
Salle, 111., Joliet, III., Danville, 111., Columbia, S. C,
and Chattanooga, Tenn.
appointment of the following men as managers
Progressive Birmingham Music House, Rep- of The
those stores is announced: Arthur Mergott, Cin-
resentative of Steinway Piano, Secures
cinnati; L. G. Becker, Chicago; L. H. Huggins, Pe-
oria; Joseph Osborn, Detroit; DeMill Milton, La
Fine Location for Branch Retail Store.
Salle; H. F. Guy, Joliet; James Sweeney, Danville;
The Clark & Jones Piano Company of Birming- E. H. Bowlby, Chattanooga; Otto Gressing, Colum-
ham, Ala., is looking for a location in Montgomery bia.
with a view to opening one of the most modern pi-
All stores have been thoroughly renovated and re-
ano salons in the south in that city. Pending such decorated during the past sixty days. Mr. Weber re-
time as the company is able to secure suitable quar- ports increased business for month of May over cor-
ters, M. Wesley Parsons, for many years a resident responding month of last week. The officers of this
of Montgomery has been appointed representative company are: President, R. B. Burchard; vice-presi-
there.
dent, W. L. Gibson; treasurer, Augustus Beall.
The business of the John Church Company was es-
The Clark & Jones Piano Company is one of the
up-to-date institutions in the south, the stock in which tablished in 1859 under the control of the late John
is owned by Alabama men, Henry S. Jones and Rob- Church. It was conducted as a partnership until
1881, when it was incorporated and, on the death of
ert J. McDavid, Jr.
Henry S. Jones, the president, was born in Mobile Mr. Church, the house fell to the management of
and started with a capital of $150. From this humble Frank A. Lee, who lopped off several of its branches
start the business grew to become a model south- in order to promote the Everett piano. The house is
financially solid and its future is brighter now than
ern institution.
Robert P. McDavid, Jr., the secretary, acquired before in years.
the interest of Frank Clark six years ago, since which
time he has devoted all his time to the business.
Mr. McDavid is a son of the late Robert P. Mc-
David, former secretary of state and a grandson of
Governor Robert M. Patton.
As state representative of the Steinway and other
leading makes of pianos, the Clark & Jones Piano
Company conduct a progressive campaign for busi- $1,100,000 Loan on Site of New Home for the
ness in the schools, catering to that class of music
Aeolian Co. on Fifth Avenue
lovers who know fine pianos and are willing to pay
Sold.
for them.
Charles B. Van Valen, Inc., New York, has sold
for the William Rockefeller estate a mortgage of
$1,100,000, covering 689 and 691 Fifth avenue, north-
east corner of Fifty-fourth street. The property was
sold by the Van Valen Corporation to Henry Mandel.
Mr. Mandel resold to Charles A. Gould, who leased
it to the Aeolian Company until 1989 for occupancy
Special June Displays in Which Are Featured after improvement.
Complete particulars of the plans of the Aeolian
Leaders in Pianos and Other Merchandise
Company for the new building, to be erected next
Have Kept Retail Sales on a High Level.
year, have already appeared in Presto. The loan of
The activity of Chicago merchants at this time is more than a million dollars on the land alone is an
exemplified by the window displays and other indication of the great value of the property which
methods of attracting public attention. Special June will be improved with social reference to the con-
sales have appealed to a good class of customers with venience and splendor of the new Aeolian offices and
warerooms.
satisfactory results.
The Cable Piano Company, Wabash and Jackson,
NEW BROCKTON BRANCH.
is featuring the Cable Midget this week in two of its
show windows. Six Cable Midgets, Style A, and of
A formal opening was recently held of the United
various finishes, comprise the largest and most im- Music Co.'s branch in the new Bigelow Building,
pressive display of these little instruments seen in Brockton, Mass. The store is very well lighted, fur-
many days. The demand for the little upright is nished and decorated and has all the facilities for
steadily growing and in connection with the display doing a big business. The lines featured are the Gul-
of this instrument The Cable Piano Co. takes pride bransen, Lester and Leonard pianos; Victrolas,
in announcing that over 100 Cable Midgets have been Brunswick and Sonora phonographs, and Atwater
placed in the public schools of Pittsburgh.
Kent and Stromberg-Carlson radio receivers.
A window of unusual drawing power is that of
Lyon & Healy's this week, in which is shown the
BUSY RECORD DEPARTMENT.
Steinway Duo-Art piano and its. popularity with the
The Cable Piano Co., Chicago, has many methods
world's largest steamship companies. The Steinway of increasing sales in the phonograph and record
Duo-art has been chosen for the well-appointed salons departments. The record exchange plan which was
of forty large ocean liners, the largest and most elab- formerly considered unprofitable to the music mer-
orate being the Leviathan.
chant has proven a successful method of stimu-
A huge sectional diagram of the Leviathan, in lating record sales. The active Chicago store has
Lyon & Healy's corner window, attracts large informed its patrons of this service as well as the
crowds, who also see the beautiful Steinway Duo-Art fact that red seal single Victor records have been
instrument. Pictures showing forty ocean liners reduced in price.
SPOKANE DEALER
MAKES GOOD REPORT
Schumann
PIANOS and PLAYER PIANOS
GRANDS and UPRIGHTS
Have no superiors in appearance, tone
power or other essentials of strictly
leaders in the trade.
Warning to Infringers
This Trade Mark li eaat
In the plat* and also ap-
pears upon the fall board
of all genuine Schumann
Pianos, and all Infringe™
will be prosecuted. Bfcware
of Imitations such as Schu-
mann A Company, Schu-
mann * Son, and also
Shuman, as all stencil
shops, dealers and users of
pianos bearing a name In
Imitation of the name
Schumann with the Inten-
tion of deceiving the public
will be prosecuted to the
fullest extent of tha law.
THE JOHN CHURCH CO.
WHOLLY REORGANIZED
CLARK & JONES BRANCH
FOR MONTGOMERY, ALA.
RECENT SALE SHOWS
AEOLIAN SITE VALUES
ACTIVITY ALONG
CHICAGO PIANO ROW
New Catalogue on Request.
Schumann Piano Co.
W. N. VAN MATRE, President
Rockford, 111.
QUALITY
in Name and in Fact
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 ft 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 ft LANE PIANO CO.
Holland, Mich.
DECKER
M^
EST. 1856
& SON
Grand, Upright
and
Welte-Mignon
(Licensee)
Reproducing
(Electric)
Pianos and Players
of Recognized
Artistic Character
Made by a Decker Since 1856
699-703 East 135th Street
New York
Becker Bros.
Manufacturer* of
HIGH GRADE PIANOS
and PLAYER PIANOS
Factory and Warerooms
767-769 Tenth Avenue, New York
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