June 27, 1925.
PRESTO
hall. The desks of Frederick T. Steinway, president;
Friedrich Reidemeister, treasurer, and Hermann
Irion are back of the clerical department. The direc-
States the official opening last week was an event of
supreme importance. The beauty of the interior is
only equalled by its utility. The efforts of the archi-
tects were to provide every modern means to effec-
HELD UP ON STREET
AND PAY ROLL STOLEN
Messenger for F. Radle, Inc., Famous Old
New York Piano Industry, Stopped by
Robbers and Money Taken Away.
THBODORE OASSEBEER.
General Manager.
tive ways to carry on the great business centered in
the structure. Financial strength, artistry in indus-
try and commercial prominence are represented in
the new Steinway Hall.
HERMANN IRION.
Manager, Artists' Department.
tors' room is on the extreme east side and next to
this is the office of Nahum Stetson, secretary of the
company, and then in turn are the offices of Ernest
CHAS. STANLEY EXPECTS TO
RETURN HOME NEXT MONTH
American Piano Expert, Who Has Been in Paris the
Past Year, Sails on July 10.
Charles Stanley, expert American piano man, who
has been in Paris for the past year, rearranging the
mechanical workings and drawing new piano scales
for the famous Paris industry of Gaveau, expects to
leave Paris for England on July 10, and then start
for home on either August 1 or 15. The exact time
for sailing will depend upon what accommodations
may be had on a suitable boat.
Mr. Stanley expresses unbounded satisfaction in
the work he has been doing, and is loud in his praise
of the House of Gaveau, the famous French piano
industry whose factory has been his working place
for the past year. The results of his work have been
so satisfactory that it has been spoken of by those
in authority in terms of the highest appreciation.
Mr. Stanley's wife was expected to arrive at Bou-
logne on the 9th.
HISTORY IN BOOKLET.
The "Test of Time" is the name of a booklet re-
cently issued by the Siegling Music House, Inc.,
Charleston, S. C. The history of the firm, which was
founded in 1819 and claims the distinction of being
the oldest music house in the United States, was out-
lined in an interesting way. At the present time the
business is in the hands of the third generation, with
Rudolph Siegling as president and treasurer.
One of the widely-known and most substantial of
New York's piano manufacturers was the victim of
hold-up men two weeks ago, and the story has just
come to light. It had been hoped that, by keeping
the matter quiet, the thieves might be apprehended and
the large sum of money recovered. But to this time
J. Radle, Jr., treasurer of the company, has not been
able to capture the robber.
The messenger of the piano industry had been to
the bank, where he drew funds for the payroll of the
factory at 609-611 West 36th street, when the hold-up
men approached and managed to surround the Radle
employee and wrench from him the package of cur-
rency. The amount stolen was a considerable sum,
and the incident of course necessitated the withdrawal
of another like amount from the bank. And just now
money is not the most plentiful article about the
offices of the piano factories.
But business with F. Radle, Inc., holds up well
and loyal dealers are ordering in a way that makes the
loss of even a considerable sum but a temporary in-
convenience. Probably, too, the hold-up may stimu-
late Radle dealers to pay their notes, or to remit for
open accounts more readily, and so good may again,
according to scriptural measurement, come out of evil.
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
Thla Trade Mark Is cast
In the plat* and alao ap-
pears upon the fall board
of all genuine Schumann
Pianos, and all infringe™
will be prosecuted. Beware
of Imitations such aa Schu-
mann A Company, Schu-
mann A Son, and also
Shuman. as all stencil
shops, dealers and users of
ilanos bearing a name in
mltatlon of the name
Schumann with the Inten-
tion of deceiving- the public
will be prosecuted to fb«
fullest extent of th« law.
New Catalogue on Bequest.
f
Schumann Piano Co.
W. N. VAN MATRE, President
Rockford, III.
BUSY MONTPELIER STORE.
ERNEST URCHS.
General Traveler.
Grover Griffith is proprietor of a busy music store
at Montpelier, Ind., the title of which is the Reliable
Music Music Store, and which will handle a line of
pianos, players, talking machines, rolls, records and
sheet music. Other lines will be added later.
Urchs, of Theodore Steinway and Paul H. Schmidt.
The new Steinway Hall is of interest internation-
ally. To music lovers everywhere in the United
QUALITY
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and
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TONE, MATERIALS, CONSTRUCTION,
WORKMANSHIP, DESIGN—all in ac-
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the elements which give character to
Bush & Lane Products.
BUSH&LANE PIANOS
(Licensee)
BUSH < LANE CECIUAN PLAYER PIANOS
Reproducing
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
ana value.
(Electric)
Pianos and Players
of Recognized
Artistic Character
M*H I LANE PIANO CO.
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Becker Bros.
Manufacturers
of
HIGH GRADE PIANOS
and PLAYER PIANOS
Factory and Warerooms
767-769 Tenth Avenue, New York
WILLIAMS
PIANOS
The policy of the Williams House is and always
hem 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.
U/IIIIAItK Makers of William* Pianos.
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