KURTZMANN
Grands—Players
Manufactured by
C KURTZMANN & CO.
Factories and General Offices
526-536 Niagara Street
BUFFALO, N. Y.
STRICH & ZEIDLER, be.
GRAND, UPRIGHT and PLAYER
AND
HOMER PIANOS
740-742 East 136th Street
NEW YORK
And the Bowen Loader and Carrier Is the
Most Potent Aid to Finding Prospects
and Quickly Selling.
And so on, all the way out, we saw signs of Kim-
ball pianos, of Brambachs, of Cable-Nelsons, of
Stegers and others, near Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti,
Wayne, Albion and Marshall, and on the return trip
near Lansing, Pontiac and Birmingham.
FARMER AND PIANO MAN.
Charles Grundy, the well-known piano traveler, is
back in Chicago from a three weeks' sojourn at his
In summer other joys besides those of successful farm near Taylorville, 111., where he helped with the
sales-closing are experienced by the piano salesman harvesting. He says the yield of crops in the vicinity
who seeks his customers among the farmers. Sum- of his farm is above the average. His oats averaged,
mer, supposedly the season when the farmer and his on forty acres, 45 bushels per acre; wheat, 25 bushels
family are deaf to any consideration outside of the per acre. He says that his ninety-five acres of corn
farm work, is really the time of greater opportuni- looks as good as any year in his memory and will
ties for the energetic outside salesman. And that a undoubtedly turn out a bumper crop. Mr. Grundy
great number of piano dealers realize that fact is says he will rest up now for ten days or so and then
shown by the wonderful increase of sales of the get out into the piano field for work in earnest. He
Bowen One-man Loader and Carrier, made by the has faith in good business this fall.
Bowen Piano Loader Co., Winston-Salem, N. C.
With the Bowen Loader and Carrier attached to CELEBRATE OPENING ANNIVERSARY.
his runabout, it is easy for the salesman to get out
The Wurlitzer Company's branch music store in
into the country, taking the piano along. By the aid
of this admirable contrivance he brings the store to Wilmington, Ohio, celebrated the first anniversary of
the farmer's yard. And the visit of the piano sales- its opening in that city last week. Beginning Satur-
man is usually considered a pleasant interruption by day, July 11, the store inaugurated an anniversary
the farmer and his family. If sales are not actually sale on stock. Earl Ehler, manager of the store, is
concluded on the occasion of the first visit, a good being congratulated on his efficient management,
which has contrived to build up for the company a
beginning to the sales negotiations is made.
The piano dealer with the Bowen Loader is not wide following in that city.
satisfied to wait until Opportunity comes walking
into his store. Making a vacation pleasure of his D. M. Paddock and Harley L. Booth recently
work, the salesman goes out and finds his prospects opened a music store at 112-114 North Second street,
and converts them into customers. Thus he can Clinton, Iowa.
pleasantly serve the family of the farmer who may
consider time too valuable to use in going into town
to see and hear a piano in the dealer's store.
The new Bowen loader is fool-proof, indestructible
and easily operated. The price is alluring and satis-
faction is guaranteed by the Bowen Loader Co.
Piano Signs Along the Road and Other Signs
of Get-There Spirit Among Men Who
Are Selling the Goods.
Grands - Reproducing Grands
Player-Pianos
and Pianos
The Line That Sells Easily
and Satisfies Always
BRINKERHOFF PIANO CO.
OFFICES, REPUBLIC BLDG.
209 State Street
NOW IS SEASON FOR
SALES TO FARMERS
AN AUTOMOBILE TRIP
THROUGH MICHIGAN
BRINKERHOFF
CHICAGO
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An automobile trip across Southern Michigan last
week brought to attention several prominent piano
names. Leaving Detroit Saturday noon, the Ford
road was lined with great signs announcing the Grin-
nell Bros, piano. And, of course, an invitation to
visit Grinnell Bros, stores on Woodward avenue and
on Broadway, Detroit, implies seeing the different
lines of pianos and other musical instruments han-
dled there. At the main store of this greatest retail
piano corporation in Michigan can be seen, for in-
stance, the latest and finest products of a number of
big and famous factories. And among them just now
are conspicuous the little grands from Blufftou, Intl.,
the beautiful new grands of the H. C. Bay Co.
And farther out along Michigan avenue, as the
great paved highway connecting Detroit and Chi-
cago is called, there are big roadside signs of The
Cable Piano Company, whose store we soon passed
in Jackson, Mich. Here, in Jackson, we also noticed
the big store of Maher Bros., a millionaire concern
that has sold hundreds of Brinkerhoff pianos an-
nually in Jackson and the surrounding coun'ry.
The Lyon & Healy
Reproducing Piano
A moderate priced reproducing piano,
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767-769 Tenth Avenue, New York
ADAM SCHAAF, Inc.
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Established Reputation and Quality Since 1873
FACTORY
1020 So. Central Park Ave.,
Corner FUlmore Street
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Manufacturer a of
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PRESTO
August 1, 1925.
OFFICES AND SALESROOMS
319-321 So. Wabash Ave.,
CHICAGO, ILL.
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RADLE TONE—The Musician's Delight
Whenever you hear the name RADLE you immediately
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F. RADLE, Inc. Est. 1850.
609-11 W. 36th St., New York City
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