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Issue: 1925 2031

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PRESTO
June 27, 1925.
TRADE ITEMS FROM
PORTLAND, ORE., FIELD
BALDWIN DISPLAY AT CONVENTION
Oregon Music Trades Association Raises
Funds to Entertain National Music Clubs
and Other News of Current Interest.
The Baldwin Piano
Co., Cincinnati, chose an
admirable location for
the exhibition of its line
at the Drake Hotel dur-
ing the week of the an-
nual convention of the
music trades.
Instru-
ments that exemplify the
fine construction and tone
of the Baldwin were
shown in a well ap-
pointed suite on the mez-
zanine floor. The ex-
hibit ranged from the
small school piano, in an
upright model, to a hand-
some reproducing grand
in period design.
A large electric sign
flashing the word Bald-
win was plainly visible
from the mezzanine floor
and the lobby below.
A largely attended meeting of the executive com-
mittee of the Oregon Music Trades Association was
held in Portland, Ore., June 12, at which G. F.
Johnson of the G. F. Johnson Piano Co., presided. A
committee headed by Mr. Johnson started out and
raised $6,000 to make up a deficit for the entertain-
ment of the National Music Club's biennial conven-
tion which was held in Portland June 6 to 13. This
was widely printed as one of the good acts of the
association.
Among the recommendations was one of the finance
committee suggesting that the membership fees be
raised. This will be voted on at the next meeting.
The membership committee reported twenty-four
additional memberships, twelve of these were reported
by Harry Quackenbush, manager of the Portland
branch of the Bush & Lane Piano Co., and twelve by
Charles Soule, district manager of the Starr Piano
Co. A state-wide meeting was scheduled to be held
during the Rose Festival, but it was postponed until
a later day as several of the prominent dealers wished
to leave the city early so as to motor to Los Angeles
for the second annual convention of the Western
Music Trades Association held in that city June
23 to 26.
Among the Portland, Ore., music dealers who are
attending the second annual convention of the West-
ern Music Trades Association at Los Angeles this
week are the following: G. F. Johnson, of the F. G.
Johnson Piano Co., and president of the Oregon
Music Trades Association, who was scheduled to
make the opening address of the convention; B. F.
Brassfield, manager of the Portland branch of the
Wiley B. Allen Co., who made a report concerning
the reorganization of the Oregon Music Trades Asso-
ciation and its aims and purposes for the future;
Elmer Hunt, wholesale manager of the Portland,
Ore., branch of Sherman, Clay & Co.; Charles Dun-
dore, western representative of the Bush & Gerts
pianos; Frank Lucas, of the Seiberling-Lucas Music
Co.; Charles Soule, district manager of the Starr
Piano Co., with headquarters in Portland; L. D.
Heater, of the L. D. Heater Co., and Harry Melvin,
of the Portland branch of the Wiley B. Allen Co.
Among the Portland visitors during the past week
was P. Gorham, Pacific Coast representative of the
American Piano Co., who visited the G. F. Johnson
Piano Co., Ampico in the Chickering representatives;
the Reed, French Piano Co., Knabe Ampico dealers,
and the Wiley B. Allen Co., representing the Ampico
in the Mason & Hamlin and Haines Bros.
Four concert grand Chickering pianos, furnished
by the G. F. Johnson Piano Co. of Portland, Ore.,
were used the week of June 14 to 20 by "The Musical
Aviators," who are putting on a spectacular act at
the Liberty theater.
Madame Schumann-Heink, famous diva, gave two
concerts recently in the Auditorium, Portland, Ore.,
for the benefit of the American Legion and the main-
tenance fund of the Doernbecher hospital. Her ac-
companist was Arthur Loesser, who came from New
York especially to play her accompaniments. A
Steinway concert grand was used, furnished through
the courtesy of Sherman, Clay & Co., the Portland
representatives of the Steinway.
H. L. Moore, music dealer of Salem, Ore., had his
BALDWIN ROOM AT DRAKE.
shoulder broken and received other injuries recently
when a piano which he was handling slipped and
fell on him.
NEW DEPARTMENT FOR
WILL A. WATKIN COMPANY
Uses of Various Kinds of Musical Instruments in
Modern Home Are Shown.
HENRY 0 . JOHNSON
PIANOS ARE PRAISED
Two Letters Received by the Henry G. John-
son Piano Mfg. Co., Tell of Dealers'
Satisfaction with "the Goods."
The Henry G. Johnson Piano Mfg. Co., Bellevue,
la., with Chicago offices at 307 Great Northern Build-
The Will A. Watkin Company, Dallas, Texas, has ing, strives for the commendation of the dealers
established a Home Entertainment department, in and the satisfaction of the retail customers, in every
which modern musical instruments suitable for the operation of piano construction. The name of the
various kinds of homes are shown.
head of the company, Henry G. Johnson, is well
This showing includes the popular small upright known in the trade as an expert piano builder who
piano, the apartment or baby grand piano, the new has been active in the industry for many years. His
console type phonograph, and the movable Radiola; ambitions are equal to his skill so that merit in an
the Ampico, the re-enacting piano operated by elec-
instrument froni\ the Bellevue factory is always
tricity.
expected by the dealers.
The Henry G. Johnson instruments have won
FURNITURE MEN SEE SHOW.
• A great many men among the 1,500 furniture deal- success and they are becoming more and more in
ers registered at the Mid-Summer Style Show at the demand as the public becomes familiar with them.
American Furniture Mart, Chicago, this week, in- Every day brings expressions of satisfaction with
clude pianos and other music goods in their presen- the instruments from representative dealers. Here
tations. Seven hundred furniture manufacturers have are two letters recently received by the company:
Cincinnati, Ohio, June 2, 1925.
exhibits in the display rooms which cover seventeen Henry G. Johnson Piano
Mfg. Co.,
floors or thirty-two acres of floor space. The exhibits Bellevue, Iowa.
include new furniture of every variety, ranging from
Gentlemen: Enclosed you will find settlement for
baby carriages and high chairs to davenports.
piano recently shipped. We wish to state that this
instrument proved very, very satisfactory to us.
Yours truly,
THE O. K. HOUCK MONUMENT.
A handsome monument was recently erected in
T H E W E L S H B E N N E T T PIANO CO.
Forest Hill cemetery, Memphis, Tenn., by the Al
Butte, Montana, June 1, 1925.
Chyma Temple of that city, in memory of O. K. Henry G. Johnson Piano Co.,
Houck, former piano dealer and founder of the O. K. Bellevue, Iowa.
Gentlemen: In reply to your favor of the 28th,
Houck Piano Co. The monument bears the inscrip-
tion, "Distributor of Sunshine." All the stores of the ult., would say so far as we have been able to judge,
value for the money.
company in Memphis, Little Rock and elsewhere your pianos are very good
Yours very truly,
were closed for the day out of respect to the memory
ORTON BROTHERS.
of the departed head of the business.
W. C. Orton, Pres.
SPRING and SUMMER
offer opportunities for the live piano salesman unequalled by any other season. With the Bowen Loader it is easy to get out into the
country, taking the piano along. Sales are sure, and with the Ford runabout and one-man Carrier you can demonstrate and do busi-
ness anywhere. Our latest fool-proof, indestructible Loader for only $95 affords an unusual opportunity. Satisfaction guaranteed.
BOWEN PIANO LOADER CO.,
Winston-Salem, N. C.
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June 27, 1925.
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Players a ad Pianos have won their stand-
ing with trade and public by 54 years of
steadfast striving to excel. They repre-
sent the
LARGEST COMPETITIVE VALUE
because «f their beauty, reliability, tone
and moderate price. They are profitable
to sell and satisfactory when sold.
Brighten Your Line with the
SCHAFF BROS.
The Schaff Bros. Co.
Established 1868
Huntington, Ind.
The Good Old
SMITH & NIXON
Pianos and Player Pianos
Better than ever, with the same
"Grand Tone In Upright Case."
Grands and Players that every deal-
er likes to sell, for Satisfaction and
Profit
Smith & Nixon Piano Co.
1229 Miller St., Chicago
The above photograph shows a very unique Q R S
window display by The Kunkel Piano Co., 120 North
Liberty street, Baltimore, Md. It has always been
the policy of this house to feature Q R S rolls by
means of window displays, along with circulars sent
out on their mailing list to all their customers. This
window, which featured the Q R S roll of "Irish
Nights Waltz," attracted considerable interest and
was the means of selling additional Q R S rolls,
along with the roll featured in this display.
Miss Marie Kunkel, who is in charge of the player
roll department informs us that windows of this
type also have a tendency to bring in new customers
for music rolls, and reports that recently her Q R S
'"Marimba waltzes" have been selling extremely well
along with the straight waltzes. The Kunkel Piano
Co. has one of the most progressive Q R S player
roll departments in the South; besides carrying the
complete line of popular numbers, they have on hand
at all times the finest stock of classical and foreign
Q R S rolls.
Recently The Kunkel Piano Co. has enlarged its
player roll department and they are now devoting
their entire basement to player rolls only.
AUSTRALIAN VISITOR
SEES SCHAEFFER MERITS
defendant, Judge Mitchell issued a most drastic in-
junction against the defendant.
The case was the outgrowth of a situation wherein
the defendant, a grandson and namesake of Paul
Westphal, the originator of Paul Westphal's Auxili-
ator, recently engaged in the manufacture of hair
tonics, etc., under the name of Westphal's World's
Best, especially featuring the name "Westphal."
The decision of Judge Mitchell will be of keen in-
terest to trade in general, as it decisively settles a
much misunderstood question, i. e., that one cannot
be restrained from using his own name in business
which was the contention of the defendant.
Judge Mitchell's decision shows that a man cannot
use his own name under certain circumstances.
W. E. Crowle, Progressive Representative of
Schaeffer Piano Mfg. Co., in Sydney, Re-
ports Successes for Line.
The piano trade in far countries is very good, and
particularly good for the SchaefTer line, according to
the report made by W. E. Crowle, Schaeffer repre-
sentative in Australia and New Zealand, with head-
quarters at Sydney. Mr. Crowle was a visitor to
Chicago and the Scbaeffer Piano Mfg. Co.'s offices
at 209 South State street, this week, and was im-
pressed by the new creations of the company which
are now causing stronger sensations than ever in the
trade.
The additional models to the Schaeffer line are
the Priscilla Model Period Grand, Jewell Model
Grand and Banker's Model Grand, 5 ft. 2 ins. long,
Welte Mignon, Bauer Patent Construction, licensed.
The demand for player pianos in Australia has ex-
ceeded that of any other style. American instru-
ments are extremely popular where a high class piano
is demanded, according to Mr. Crowle. The Schaeffer
business of Mr. Crowle has thrived under such con-
ditions and is now one of the 1 biggest sellers in that
great country.
YOUR NAME YOUR OWN
BUT USES ARE LIMITED
Supreme Court in New York Adds Another
Precedent to Existing Ones Resulting from
Piano Industry Suits.
The right of a man to use his own name on a
piano if it confuses the identity of another piano of
previous creation has been denied in the courts, and
the decisions are now considered precedents to gov-
ern future action by the piano industry. According
to rulings in several instances a man has not the
privilege of applying his own name to a piano of his
manufacture if it usurps the established name or
business of another.
But the limitations to the liberty of the choice of a
name for a manufactured commodity are not under-
stood in all trades, as was witnessed by a recent suit
and decision in the Supreme Court of New York.
In an action for an injunction recently brought by
Paul Westphal, plaintiff, New York City, manufac-
turer since 1881 of Paul Westphal's Auxiliator, a hair
tonic, against Westphal's World's Best Corporation,
YORK PIANO IS CHOSEN
FOR STATE NORMAL SCHOOL
Experts of Maryland Institution at Frostburg Buy
Instrument from Weaver Piano Co.
State legislatures as well as Educational experts
are recognizing more and more the necessity of teach-
ing music in the schools. This is shown by the many
states that now include music as part of the regular
curriculum in both grade and high schools. As a
result the music teachers in most of the Normal
schools have been carefully selected and are among
the highest type to be found.
Naturally, with the increased importance of the
teaching of music, the piano equipment is receiving
more careful consideration. The piano is funda-
mental to the teaching of any branch of music.
The Weaver Piano Co., Inc., of York, Pa., is proud
of the fact that the Frostburg, Maryland, State Nor-
man School has just selected a Style 15 York piano
to add to its teaching equipment. The sale was made
by H. H. Trader, manager of the piano department
of the Holland Company, who are distributors of the
Weaver and York pianos at Cumberland, Maryland.
A letter received from Prof. John L. Dunkle, prin-
cipal of of the school, says: "The York piano has
given entire satisfaction. I feel sure it is going to
live up to its reputation."
About a year ago the West Chester, Pa., State Nor-
mal School purchased seventeen Weaver and one
York pianos for their music department.
AMPICO FOR STANLEY HOTEL.
The Stanley Hotel at Atlantic City has just been
supplied with an Ampico Grand in the Fischer by the
Knabe Warerooms of Philadelphia. This beautiful
instrument was installed last week with a full selec-
tion of classic and popular recordings and is used as
part of the daily musical programs in this favorite
hotel. .
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