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CHICAGO PIANO AND
ORGAN ASSOCIATION
Following Luncheon at Great Northern Hotel,
Annual Election Is Held and Vital
Trade Matters Discussed.
The annual members' meeting of the Chicago
Piano & Organ Association was held in the rural
room, on the mezzanine floor, of the Great Northern
Hotel, Thursday, November 12.
The annual election of officers was held at that time
and other matters presented for the consideration of
the membership, so a representative attendance added
to the importance of the occasion.
"Please let us have your co-operation," said F. P.
Whitmore, in the notice to members. "During
periods of calm the P. & O. aims to make minimum
requirements on your time so as not to interfere
either with your business or your social obligations,
but we must not be unmindful of the good that our
organization has stood ready to furnish so promptly
whenever a need arose that called for greater activity.
Such occasions will again occur, and, in the interval,
do not lose sight of the opportunity offered to keep
your contact fresh with your interested co-workers."
A shade of melancholy was cast upon the meeting
by the death of Jas. F. Bowers and appropriate action
was taken to commemorate the affection and esteem
for the late member, who had been active in the in-
terests of the association.
The following officers were elected to serve for one
year: President, Will T. Brinkerhoff, of the Brink-
erhoff Piano Company; first vice-president, C. M.
Reichardt, of the Reichardt Piano Company; second
vice-president, F. P. Whitmore, of the W. W. Kim-
ball Piano Company; secretary, Roger O'Connor, of
the Kranich & Bach house; treasurer, Adam
Schneider, of Julius Bauer & Company.
so trying that the hardest usage of children and ama-
teurs seems insignificant by comparison.
And afterward, when you are seated at one of the
many Steinway models in an utterly silent showroom
try the beautiful liquid treble, crystal
clear . . . sense the rolling sonority of the bass
. touch the middlue section and set the sing-
ing, golden mezzo-tones floating
Then, if you are a really careful and logical buyer,
you become the owner of a Steinway. And the pur-
chase of a piano is transformed into an investment
in the skill, knowledge and integrity of four genera-
tions of the Steinway family.
It is not" unnatural for people to think that this
piano of the masters of music is too costly to own.
This is not true.
The Steinway has always been sold, as a matter of
principle, at the lowest possible price and upon the
most convenient terms. Some one of the models de-
signed to fit the acoustics of every home may be
yours, easily and at once. And then begins the un-
failing return made by each Steinway to its owner;
full measure of pleasure and delight; a new appre-
ciation of music and a deeper insight into its signifi-
cance; year after year of satisfaction. And a tonal
beauty that will be an everlasting joy to you, to your
children, and even to your children's children. You
need never buy another piano.
NEW CHICKERINQ & SONS
WHOLESALE MANAGER
"The Steinart Pianoforte" is the title of a new
catalog just issued by M. Steinert & Sons, Boston.
Apart from the interesting description of the Steinert
pianos the book is of rare value as a handbook of
history. A reproduction of the Steinert antique col-
lection at Yale University, which comprises thirteen
pianos, some two hundred years old, is a feature of
the book.
The cover of the new book is an artistic bit of
printing in brown and buff and two uprights and
six grand pianos are pictured and described in the
pages that follow. Two pages are devoted to each
piano model. In a foreword this is said:
"Manufactured by three generations of musicians
and piano makers, designed expressly for the artistic
and discriminating public, the Steinert piano has
reached the highest place and represents a great
achievement in pianoforte construction."
Announcement is made from the New York offices
of Chickering & Sons that H. C. Spain has joined
that organization in the capacity of manager of whole-
sale sales.
Mr. Spain, who is the son of H. T. Spain, secretary
of Chickering & Sons, brings to his new work a wide
Jesse French for Technical High, Apollo for
New Theater, Baldwin for Auditorium,
with Trade Generally Picking Up.
The Metropolitan Music Co., Minneapolis, Minn.,
has been made representative for the Miessner piano,
made by the Miessner Piano Co., Milwaukee, and its
sphere of activity for the instrument will include
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Duluth. In addition to
featuring the Miessner, in the characteristically effec-
tive way of the Metropolitan Music Co., the Melody
Way system of teaching the piano will be adopted by
the company.
Arrangements have been made by the company to
form classes in the simplified method perfected by
W. Otto Miessner, head of the Miessner Piano Co.,
and the new activity of the Metropolitan Music. Co.
has been placed under the direction of Agnes Moore
Fryberger, the well known music instructor.
H. C. SPAIN.
"You need never buy another piano" is the head-
line of a Steinway page in the Saturday Evening
Post of November 7. It is adorned with an artistic
pen drawing of Ignace Paderewski who uses the
Steinway exclusively in his recitals. The ad, which
bears the new address of Steinway & Sons—Stein-
way Hall, 109 West 57th street, New York—has this
interesting matter in type:
Particularly welcome at the establishment of any
Steinway dealer are those who are interested in the
facts about the Steinway piano; who seek an explana-
tion of its miraculous singing tone; who wish to know
the reasons for its durability, its beauty, and its long
established record of superiority.
For the bare recital of the truth about the Steinway
is utterly convincing. You will find, for instance, that
all the major improvements marking the progress of
the piano were originated and were brought to per-
fection, in the Steinway workshops. You will dis-
cover that five years and eleven months of painstak-
ing preparation and workmanship is required to build
a Steinway piano. You will find that literally scores
of the most famous pianists in the musical world not
only use the Steinway on the concert stage, but in
their homes; subjecting them, day after day and year
after year, to the most strenuous practice. Practice
Artistic Book Admirably Pictures and De-
scribes Uprights and Grands and Is Other-
wise an Interesting Publication.
INDIANAPOLIS SCHOOLS
SECURE GOOD PIANOS
Metropolitan Music Company Announces Ap-
pointment as Representative and Establishes
Melody Way System of Teaching Piano.
Why "You Need Never Buy Another Piano"
Explained to Prospective Buyers in Na-
tional Magazine Display.
NEW CATALOG TELLS
ABOUT STEINERT PIANOS
H. C. Spain, Son of H. T. Spain, Secretary of Chick-
ering & Sons, Chosen for Responsible Position.
MIESSNER PIANO FOR
BIG MINNEAPOLIS FIRM
CONVINCING FACTS
ABOUT STEINWAY PIANO
November 14, 1925.
experience and acquaintance in the trade. Since 1914,
when he entered the employ of Hallet & Davis, his
interests and activities have brought him in contact
with piano makers and piano merchants throughout
the country. Several years as general manager of the
National Piano Manufacturing Company have
equipped him for the position he now takes with the
time-honored house.
The Wilking Music Company reports some inter-
esting sales of the Jesse French pianos. Three style
A Jesse French uprights in walnut were sold to the
Indianapolis Technical High School. "We encoun-
tered some strong competition, but were fortunate
in placing the instruments," said Mr. Wilking.
Another sale of interest was a style G in mahogany
dull finish to school No. 70, at 46th and Central ave-
nue, a new school building, and the instrument was
purchased for the auditorium. Mr. Wilking is very
much pleased with some of the late arrivals in style
S G and G grands, with the Dulce Tone, and reports
one of these instruments sold to one of the city's
very prominent business men.
Another sale of interest was two Apollo pianos,
one reproducing and the other straight grand, to the
new Zehring Theater. The reproducing instrument
is to beu sed on the stage. Mr. Wilking is espe-
cially proud of this sale, as the Zehring Theater is
the last word in high grade design and architecture.
The Pearson Piano Company will conduct its 52nd
anniversary sale this week commencing on Saturday.
Mr. Stockdale reports some Christmas business and
reports more freedom in buying. Geo. C. Pearson,
senior member of the firm, will leave for California in
a few days, where he will spend the winter.
The Baldwin Piano Company reports the sale of a
style H Baldwin grand, in walnut, to school 76, to
be used in the auditorium. W. C. Heaton, president,
of the Auto-Pneumatic Action Co., will be in Indian-
apolis this week on his way to the West Coast.
Mr. Storer, retail sales manager of the Baldwin
Company in St. Louis, was in Indianapolis last Thurs-
day and attended a meeting of the retail salesmen
at the Indianapolis Athletic Club, after which a din-
ner was served. About 30 of the Baldwin salesmen
were present; co-operation matters and other inter-
esting subjects pertaining to matters between Bald-
win divisions were discussed.
MUSIC TRADE IN DRIVE.
ESTATE OF FRANK A. KNIGHT.
Frank A. Knight, owner of the Ampliphone Com-
pany, of Brazil, Ind., and Chicago, who was killed
in an automobile accident, as told in last week's
Presto, left an estate valued at about $90,000, accord-
ing to the records filed in the county court at Denver,
Colorado, by his daughter, Lola Knight Howard.
Mrs. Howard is his only heir and was sworn in as ad-
ministratrix by Judge George A. Luxford. The es-
tate consists principally of bonds of the Brazil Realty
Company.
GEO. P. BENT GOES WEST.
Transcontinental commuter Geo. P. Bent left Chi-
cago last Saturday for the Golden West. He stopped
at Omaha for a brief visit with relatives and, after a
few days in Frisco, he will be at his home in Los An-
geles for a while. It is understood that Mr. Bent
will help swell the orders, in the West, for the Schaef-
fer piano with the makers of which he is a stock-
holder.
Ray Ziegler last week held the formal opening of
his new store in Coalinga, Cal.
The music trade of New York City has been organ-
ized for the Ninth Annual Roll Call of the American
Red Cross, with John J. Glynn, of the James & Hol-
strom Piano Co., as head of the retail music group;
George W. Allen of Milton Piano Co., the piano
group, and E. C. Mills of the Music Publishers' Pro-
tective Association, the music publishers' group.
Allied groups are talking machines, under Lloyd L.
Spencer of the Silas E. Pearsall Co., and the radio
industry, under David Sarnoff of the Radio Corpora-
tion of America. The drive began on Armistice Day.
Each chairman will be assisted by a special com-
mittee of trade representatives and will co-operate
with the citizens' committee of 1,000, under the chair-
manship of Gen. James G. Harbord, president of the
Radio Corporation of America.
PLATT GIBBS DOING WELL.
Reports from St. Luke's Hospital, by Platt Gibbs
himself, are gratifying. The former champion of the
Gibbs Circus Grand escaped as the result of his
collision with a motor car at Van Buren and Wabash
avenue, Chicago, with a broken leg. "Otherwise," he
says, "I'm about all right."
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