July 25, 1925.
17
PRESTO
C. M. SIGLER IS DEAD
AT HASTINGS, MICH.
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THE
^Hardman
The Yardman Jizine
is a complete line
It comprises a range of artisti-
cally w o r t h y instruments to
please practically every purse:
The Hardman, official piano of
the Metropolitan Opera House;
the Harrington and the Hensel
Pianos in which is found that in-
builtdurabilitythatcharacterizes
all Hardman-made instruments;
the wonderful Hardman Repro-
ducing Piano; the Hardman
Autotone (the perfect player-
piano); and the popular Playo-
tone.
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NEW YORK.
The LEADING LINE
WEAVER PIANOS
Qrandu, Uprights and Playen
Finest and most artistic
piano in design, tone and
construction tnat can be
made.
YORK PIANOS
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A high grade piano of great
vaiue and with charming tone quality.
Livingston Pianos— Uprlehts and Player Pianos
A popular piano at a popular price.
Over 70,000 instruments made by this company are sing-
ing their own praises in all parts of the civilized world.
Write for catalogues and state on what terms you would
like to deal, and we will make you a proposition if yen are
located tn opeif territory.
WEAVER PIANO C O , Inc.
Factory: YORK, PA.
Established 1870
W. P. Haines & Co.
Manufacturers of
BRADBURY, WEBSTER
and
W. P. HAINES & CO.
Grand, Upright and Reproducing
Pianos
138th Street and Walton Avenue
NEW YORK
A QUALITY PRODUCT
FOR OVER
QUARTER. OF A CENTURY
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Prominent Player Action Manufacturer and
Inventor Passed Away Suddenly as Re-
sult of Stroke of Paralysis.
C. M. Sigler, head of the Sigler Player Action Co.,
Hastings, Mich., died on Friday, July 17, at his office.
Death came from a stroke of paralysis. Mr. Sigler
is mourned hy scores of friends throughout the entire
music industry.
Mr. Sigler was recognized as not only an energetic
manufacturer and manager, but also as an inventor
of some of the foremost features of the product of
his industry. He came from Harrisburg, Pa. } about
ten years ago and located in Hastings, where he
quickly gathered around him the skill and facilities
for a large player action industry. He had developed
his player actions while in the business in Penn-
sylvania, and on locating in Michigan he took hold
of the sales department and proved his success in
that work.
It is understood that the organization of the Sigler
Player Action Co. will continue the industry. The
surviving officers of the company are A. C. Fernam-
burg, vice-president, and A. M. Dads, secretary, and
the control, according to general understanding, was
with a prominent Chicago piano industry with fac-
tory at South Haven.
PIANO FACTORY TO
START AT MUNCIE, IND.
Further Particulars of the Delaware Piano
Company Which, Organized by Charles
Houston Secured Bell Factory.
Sometime ago Presto gave exclusive particulars
of the probable re-establishing of a piano factory in
the old plant of Bell Brothers, at Muncie, Ind. It is
now announced that the name of the new industry is
the Delaware Piano Company, and that operations
will begin just as quickly as the plant can be gotten
in shape.
The Delaware Piano Company is an Indiana cor-
poration capitalized at $250,000 and is headed by
Charles Houston as president. Mr. Houston was for-
merly in the piano business in Chicago. He has had
a long experience in the business and is recognized
as a skillful salesman.
Other officers of the company are Olin Bell, vice-
president; B. W. L. Robinson, secretary-treasurer;
directors, Charles Houston, Olin Bell, B. W. L. Rob-
inson, P. K. Morrison and Clarence G. Wood.
The new company will manufacture a grand piano
exclusively. The production will be gradually in-
creased, the plant affording ample capacity for a
yearly production of 6,000 pianos. The grand piano
production will be under the supervision of one of
the experts in the piano industry.
The Bell plant was erected twelve years ago and
is modern in every way. It has 49,000 square feet of
floor space, is well equipped, has excellent dry kilns,
lumber sheds and ample room for lumber yard. The
main factory building is two and three stories high
and is equipped with a modern sprinkling system. It
is located on the main line of the Big Four and has
switching connections with four trunk lines.
The new organization is well balanced with a
complete organization for manufacturing, sales and
finance. Men are at work now getting the plant in
readiness to start. It is said that from contracts al-
ready closed the company has an exceptionally
bright future before it.
SOME VERY LATE OPENINGS
IN THE RETAIL MUSIC TRADE
A Few of the New Ventures in the Best Business in
the World.
The Truax Piano Co., owned by Crawford and
Ella Parsley, was opened recently in East Roches-
ter, N. Y..
Evans & Eiss, Buffalo, N. Y., dealers, recently-
purchased the music goods stock of the McElroy
Music Shop in that city.
The Meyer Music Shop has moved to larger quar-
ters in Kalamazoo, Mich.
An increase in wareroom space has been gained by
M. Masiroff, Erie, Pa., music dealer, who recently
leased a new store at Fourteenth and State.
SUCCESS WITH MIESSNER SYSTEM.
By a system of piano instruction pupils of the
public schools are enabled to find out if they have
musical ability, according to Superintendent Parr of
the Traverse City, Mich., schools. Mrs. Lu Struppa,
school music director, has had classes at the various
ward schools throughout the year. At a small cost
per pupil she is able to teach a class of up to twelve
by the Miessner system.
NEW OHIO BRANCH.
The Winter Piano Co., with stores in Ashtabula
and Conneaut, Ohio, and Olean, N. Y., has opened
another store at Painesville, O. Hunter Darling is
manager, assisted by J. A. Bartholomew. Both are
old employees of the company.
SCHAEFFER "TRIUMPHE" MAKES STRONG APPEAL
One of the models of the Schaeffer line
that has caused a ripple in the trade is
the "Triumphe" model, which has in
many ways appealed to the merchants
who cater to an exacting trade. To this
favor is credited the policy of the Schaef-
fer Mfg. Co., 209 South State street, Chi-
cago, of centering its efforts on producing
a quality instrument at a moderate price.
As found in all Schaeffer instruments,
the construction and tone of the "Tri-
umphe" are above the ordinary, and are
the principal factors in the success it has
attained throughout the country.
The sturdy Schaeffer "Triumphe"
model is equipped with Thayer piano ac-
tions, with sounding board of the finest
grade of Washington spruce, and the case
is double veneered with plain mahogany
or walnut. The "Triumphe" player ac-
tion is equipped with five point motor,
pneumatic automatic tracker, silent but-
ton, sustaining button, expression lever
for both bass and treble, tempo lever and
re-roll lever.
However, to achieve these points, no
sacrifice in tone was made by the Schaeffer Piano
Mfg. Co., and the quality of tone possessed by the
"Triumphe" model has insured its success, especially
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among the class of buyers who appreciate a clear,
smooth tone with ample volume.
GRAND AND UPRIGHT PIANOS
AND
PLAYER PIANOS
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