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Presto

Issue: 1925 2035

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July 25, 1925.
PRESTO
WORLD-WIDE FAME
OF THE CABLE COMPANY
Letter from British India Received This Week
Bears Undeniable Proof of the Fact in
Its Superscription.
Another proof that The Cable Company, Chicago,
is known around the world was received last week.
A letter from Calcutta, India, reached its destination
safely at the general offices of The Cable Company in
Chicago last week, although it carried only the fol-
lowing incomplete address:
"Messrs. Cable Piano Company,
Corner of Wabash Ave.
& Jackson,
United States of America."
That The Cable Company is a powerful and far-
reaching concern did not need this interesting illus-
tration as proof. Its operations in this country are
wide and every place they are of high importance.
Its selling organization also has created great inter-
ests abroad, where among musical people the facts
concerning the company's products are familiar.
Dealers in music goods in all parts of the world are
SPENCER
The Intrinsic Qualities of This
Piano Command Attention
A High Grade Instrument at a
Moderate Price
First Class Factory and Equipment
Ample Production and Service
SPENCER PIANO COMPANY, Inc.
FACTORY: Thirty-First St. and First Ave.
OFFICES: 338 East 31st Street, New York N. Y.
E. Leins Piano Co.
aware of the strength of the industry, the ability of
the personnel and the high standing generally of the
house. So although the instance cited is very inter-
esting, it is no surprise that postal officials in far-
away countries correctly located the home city of
The Cable Company.
NEEDED VACATION FOR
HENRY Q. JOHNSON
The Best Yet
Graceful lines, rugged construc-
tion, moderately priced. It's the
very best commercial piano from
every standpoint.
Appointment of New General Manager Gives
President of Bellevue, la., Piano Industry
Welcome Opportunity for Rest.
At a meeting of the board of directors of the
Henry G. Johnson Piano Mfg. Co., Bellevue, la.,
held recently, William A. Johnson was elected a
director and also elected to the office of treasurer.
Another important action of the board was the ap-
pointment of the new treasurer as general manager
of the business, to take effect immediately.
The latter fact gave Henry G. Johnson, president
of the company, his long desired opportunity to take
a much-needed vacation. For the past three or four
months Mr. Johnson's close attention to the details
of the business has had an injurious effect upon his
physical health. His family and friends knew that
only a complete rest away from the factory for at
least two months would be the best aid to getting
him back to his normal condition of energy and fit-
ness in time for the fall activities.
The appointment of William A. Johnson to his new
responsibilities was a sequence that gives the presi-
dent of the company a chance to change from his
rule of long and continuous work to a temporary
period of "seeing the other fellows doing it."
NEW INCORPORATIONS
IN MUSIC GOODS TRADE
New and Old Concerns Secure Charters in Various
Places.
Union Musical String Co., Torrington, Conn., to
manufacture steel and wound strings for musical
instruments.
The National Piano Stores, Inc., 3230 West Mad-
ison street, Chicago; $10,000; to deal in pianos and
other musical instruments; J. J. Ferris, Louis Greis-
ner and M. Tyler.
De Carlo Bros. Piano Co., New York City; $20,000;
to deal in pianos and other instruments; J. Grumet
and II. Shapiro.
Style 32—4 ft. 4 in.
WESER
Pianos and Players
Sell Readily—Stay Sold
Send to-day for catalogue, prices and
details of our liberal financing plan
Weser Bros., Inc.
520 to 528 W. 43rd St., New York
GRAND PIANOS
EXCLUSIVELY
One Style—One Quality
giving you the
Makers of Pianos and
Player Pianos That Are
Established L e a d e r s .
Correspondence from Reliable
Dealers Invited
Factory and Offices, 304 W. 42nd Si
NEW YORK
"Built on Family Pride"
Doll & Sons
MINNESOTA TOWN SMALL
BUT PIANO SALES ARE BIG
Lucas Knese, of Roscoe, a Kohler & Campbell
Dealer, Creates an Enviable Record.
The town of Roscoe, Minn., has a population of
only 182 people. But this does not discourage Lucas
Knese, a Kohler & Campbell dealer, who resides
there. Mr. Knese is a real go-getter. He does not
limit his efforts to a small area. Instead he covers
the entire state of Minnesota.
As a Kohler & Campbell dealer Mr. Knese ranks
very high. His percentage of sales places him very
close to the top. It is indeed a tribute to a man like
Mr. Knese that he is able to overcome the extraor-
dinary difficulties that beset him. But a real sales-
man backed by a substantial line like Kohler & Camp-
bell can always succeed.
Unequaled Grand
Unequaled Price
Already being sold by leading dealers
throughout the country
Write today—tell us your next year's re-
quirements and we will meet your demands
with prompt and efficient service.
Nordlund Grand Piano Co.
400 W. Erie St.
CHICAGO
JUSTIN BROTHERS TO BUILD.
Represent the Artistic
in Piano and Player Piano
Construction
JACOB DOLL & SONS
STODART
WELLSMORE
Jacob Doll & Sons, Inc.
Southern Boulevard. E. 138rd St.
E. 134th St. and Cypreaa Ave.
NEW YORK
Contracts were let last week by Justin Bros., 5249
W. 25th St., Chicago, for the masonry and carpentry
work of the company's new building on 25th St.,
west of 52nd Ave. The new building will be a two
story edifice, costing approximately $65,000, and is
expected to be ready for occupancy by October 1. It
will contain nine offices on the second floor and the
front of the building will be of beautiful terra cotta.
NEW MACON, GA., MANAGER.
C. R. Van Sant has assumed the management of
the Macotii Ga., branch of the Cable Piano Co. Mr.
Van Sant is equipped with a complete knowledge of
the duties of manager in the important southern store
and has been connected with it for a good many
years. His assistant, M. A. McDaniel, is also well
posted in every phase of the business.
F. E. Hendricks, proprietor of the Hendricks Music
Shop, of Santa Barbara, has opened a branch music
store at 421 Oak street, Ventura, Cal.
KREITER
The Leading and Most Popular
Pianos and Players
Grands, Players, Uprights and
Reproducing Pianos
The Results of Over Forty Years'
of Experience.
Kreiter Pianos Cover the Entire Line
and no Piano Dealer who tries these in-
struments would supplant them by any
others. A trial will convince.
Kreiter Mfg. Co., Inc.
310-312 W. Water St., Milwaukee, Wis.
Factory :|Marinette, Wis.
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July 25, 1925.
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PRESTO
KURTZMANN
Grands—Players
Manufactured by
C KURTZMANN & CO.
Factories and General Offices
526-536 Niagara Street
BUFFALO, N. Y.
STRICH & ZEIDLER, Inc.
GRAND, UPRIGHT and PLAYER
AND
HOMER PIANOS
740-742 East 136th Street
NEW YORK
LOU ATKINS GIVES
HIS SALES PLAN
and good action. Our tuner, who has been on the
job for 15 years, always remarks, "How well that
piano keeps tune." With best wishes,
Sincerely,
BRO. FRANCES.
Sacramento Representative of the Jesse
French Piano Co. Tells How to Put Busi-
ness on 100 Per Cent Basis.
Following is a statement of his methods from Lou
Atkins, enthusiastic representative at Sacramento,
Calif., for the Jesse French & Sons Piano Co., New
Castle, Ind. Mr. Atkins has been boosting Jesse
French pianos as his leader for a long time and has
built up a wonderful business in that city. He wants
the other piano dealers to know that the reason for
his success is that he gets good down payments, good
terms, and interest.
PIANO BUSINESS PUT ON 100% BASIS.
After reading what took place at the Eastern and
Western Music Trades conventions, I wish to an-
nounce to the world how to put the piano business
on a 100% basis.
It is a very simple proposition, and I am, and in-
tend to stand alone and carry out the following rules:
Second grade pianos at least $25 down and $10
per month, 7% interest.
Standard pianos, $50 down and $12 per month, 7%
interest.
Players, 2nd grade—$50 down and $15 per month,
7% interest.
Standard Players, 1st grade—$100 down and $20
per month, 7% interest.
These are the rules followed at Lou Atkins' store.
Reversions when sold on this basis will run from
3 to 5% only.
LOU ATKINS.
2812 Thirty-fifth street,
Sacramento, Calif.
July 1, 1925.
AMPICO FOR STATION WBDC.
The Wurzburg Dry Goods Company, of Grand
Rapids, Mich., local agents for the J. & C. Fischer
pianos, has just received an order from Station
WBDC for a Fischer Ampico Grand for use in their
broadcasting. The instrument was submitted to
every test and more than made good the require-
ments of this important station.
BALDWIN AT TUNERS' MEET.
The representatives of the Baldwin Piano Com-
pany, Cincinnati, O., at the National Piano Tuners'
Convention in Detroit August 3, 4, 5, 6, will be C. H.
Sisson and Philip Wyman. The number of the dis-
play room is No. 1334.
FEATURES PRACTICE PIANOS.
Practice pianos are being featured by the piano
department of Breuner's, Oakland, Cal., under the
management of Charles S. Mauzy, formerly of the
Emporium, San Francisco. The offer is made to pay
cash for these or to make a liberal allowance if taken
in exchange on a new instrument.
The Whitely Music Company, Lacona, la., oper-
ated for several years by C. H. Beal, has been sold to
A. L. Rhodes, of Leon, la.
PRAISE FROM COLLEGE
FOR KROEGER PIANOS
BRINKERHOFF
Grands
- Reproducing Grands
Player-Pianos
and Pianos
The Line That Sells Easily
and Satisfies Always
BRINKERHOFF PIANO CO.
OFFICES, REPUBLIC BLDG.
209 State Street
CHICAGO
Great Durability of Instrument Under Trying Cir-
cumstances Told by Head of Honolulu Institution.
The Kroeger Piano Co., Stamford, Conn., received
a letter recently from the St. Louis College of Hono-
lulu praising the excellent tone and great durability
of a Kroeger piano which the college has used for
thirty years. This is an exceptional tribute to come
from a tropical climate, which, of course, is much
harder on a sensitive musical instrument than our
temperate American climate. In addition, the col-
lege is situated on a river which naturally adds to
the dampness in the atmosphere. A more severe test
could hardly be asked for to demonstrate the thor-
ough methods of construction and the climate-resist-
ing qualities of a Kroeger piano.
St. Louis College is more than satisfied with their
Kroeger, for they have added other Kroegers until
there are now four of these instruments in daily use
in this educational institution. The interesting letter
recently came from the college:
Gentlemen—Please accept my congratulations.
Your latest models are certainly artistic and 1 am
sure they appeal to everybody who has good taste.
We have four Kroeger pianos and I am glad to say
that they are as good as any other make that I
have played.
The Kroeger I have in my studio is the first of
many that were imported here. It has been in daily
use for 30 years and still has a very brilliant tone
The Lyon & Healy
Reproducing Piano
A moderate priced reproducing piano,
beautiful in design and rich in tone.
Write for our new explanatory Chart,
the most complete and simple treat-
ment of the reproducing action.
Wabash at Jackson
THE BALDWIN
CO-OPERATIVE
PLAN
will increase your sales and
solve your financing problems.
Write to the nearest
for prices.
Manufacturer* of
HIGH GRADE PIANOS
and PLAYER PIANOS
HEPPE PIANO COMPANY
•re the only pianos In the world with
Three Sounding Boards.
Patented In the United States, Great Britain
Prance, Germany and Canada.
Liberal arrangements to responsible agents only*
Main Office, 1117 Chestnut St.
PHILADELPHIA. PA.
Factory and Warerooms
767-769 Tenth Avenue, New York
ADAM SCHAAF, Inc.
REP
P25JOS ING
Established
FACTORY
GRANDS AND UPRIGHTS
Reputation
1020 So. Central Park Ave.,
Corner Ftllmore Street
EJJS5
and Quality Since 1873
INCORPORATED
CHICAGO
DALLAS
ST. LOUIS
DENVER
NEW YORK SAN FRANCISCO
Whenever you hear the name RADLE you immediately
think of a wonderful tone quality, durabili y and design.
Musicians insist on RADLE
319-321 So. Wabash Are.,
CHICAGO, ILL.
CINCINNATI
INDIANAPOLIS
LOUISVILLE
office
RADLE TONE—The Musician's Delight
OFFICES AND SALESROOMS
New Adam Schaaf Building,
Chicago
Builders ol Incomparable
[[PIANOS. PLAYERS\REPRODUCING PIANOS
Becker Bros.
The Heppe, Marcellus and Edouard jfules Pfaoo
manufactured by the
. . .
F. RADLE, Inc.
Est. 1850.
609-11 W. 36th St.. New York City
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