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December 12, 1925.
PRESTO
THE PRESTO'S WANT ADVS.
-MANUFACTURER'S OPPORTUNITY.
Manufactjrer of highest grade stringed instruments, pro-
tected by seven patents, desires to locate in Chicago,
and will consider reorganizing or joining a reliable
piano manufacturer.
Address "Manufacturer," Box
11, PRESTO Office, 417 S. Dearborn St., Chicago, III.
VIRGINIA TRAVELER WANTED.
Wholesale representative to cover Virginia and adjacent
territory. Experienced man to establish new accounts
and assist present dealers. Salary and commission.
The Baldwin Piano Company, 142 West 4th St., Cin-
cinnati, Ohio.
TRAVELING MAN.
First-class traveling man to cover southern states; man
familiar with piano dealers in territory preferred.
Good position for right man.
Communicate
with
Hardman, Peck & Company, 433 Fifth Ave., New
York, by mail only. All letters confidential.
TUNER WANTS POSITION.
POSITION WANTED—Piano tuner. Piano tuner wants
steady position in high grade piano factory or with
first-class music house. Thoroughly experienced in
factory work. Proficient In every way and can sat-
isfy the most particular. Address "Factory Tuner,"
care PRESTO, 417 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
ORGAN WORKERS WANTED.
SIDE LINE FOR TRAVELER.
WANTED—Traveler in the music industries, piano trav-
eler preferred, to take on a side line; something es-
sential in every piano and general music store. Sat-
isfactory arrangements; commission or otherwise. A d -
dress "Side Line No. 6," care PRESTO, 417 S. Dear-
born St., Chicago.
WANTED—Expert reed organ workers, all departments,
from stop regulation to reed makers, by an estab-
lished industry in Chicago. Address "Reed Organ,'
Box 6, PRESTO Office, 417 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
POSITION WANTED
By a competent, experienced piano tuner and repairer
with reliable music house. South preferred. Address
"R. H.," Box 11, PRESTO Office, 417 S. Dearborn St.,
Chicago.
SALESMEN WANTED.
One of the progressive piano industries, making instru-
ments that are in demand everywhere, will take on
several competent salesmen, allotting special fields in
which to work in a manner profitable to salesmen
who can handle dealers' trade. Such arrangements
will be made as to insure uncommon results to the
right men. Must be workers to justify the oppor^
tunity afforded by the manufacturers in select t e r r i -
tory. Address "Unusual," Box 3, PRESTO Office, 417
S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
EXPERT TUNER WANTS POSITION.
Expert tuner and repairman with experience on all lead-
ing player actions, electric coin operated and repro-
ducing, wants position immediately with reliable mu-
sic house. Please state full details of position you
have open. Address "Expert Tuner," Box 3, care of
PRESTO, 417 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
SUPERINTENDENT AND PRODUCTION MANAGER.
WANTED—Superintendent and production manager who
has had practical experience in all branches of piano
manufacturing, for plant on Pacific Coast. State ex-
perience and references. Address Henry Lee, Attor-
ney, 1014 Merchants National Bank Bldg., Los A n -
geles, Cal.
LATE FACTS GATHERED
IN THE MUSIC TRADE
Brief Items of Activities in the Business Collected
in Many States.
The closing-out sale of the stock of the John
Church Co., 421 South Wabash avenue, Chicago, is
gaining in liveliness with the approach of Christmas.
TUNER AND PLAYER MAN.
First-class tuner and player mechanic, at present em-
The Euclid Music Co., Cleveland, is putting a num-
ployed by the foremost music house on Pacific Coast,
ber of Baldwin grands in Cleveland's public places.
wants steady year-'round position with some large
firm in Chicago. Understands well coin operated and
The Claremont Inn, a restaurant that has a large
other automatic instruments.
Address
"Reliable,"
patronage, is the latest to install one of these instru-
Box 2, PRESTO Office, 417 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
ments.
Arno Zinke, proprietor of a music store on Farwell
avenue, near North avenue, Milwaukee, has been
elected second vice-president of the East North Ave-
nue Business Men's Association, which was recently
organized.
Dealers everywhere are enthusiastically co-operat-
December Opens Quietly and As It Closes a Rush
ing with the Gulbransen Co., Chicago, in the nation-
Catches the Piano Dealer.
wide movement for the choral rendering of Yuletide
"I like to have my customers string along evenly* songs in public places on Christmas Eve and Christ-
over these shopping days," said a prominent dealer in man morning. The company has supplied Gulbran-
Chicago on Wednesday of this week. "I sold one sen dealers with copies of four Christmas songs for
piano yesterday, and trade seems to be beginning to distribution in their communities.
Heaton Hall, 31 to 37 East Long street, Columbus,
come in for the Christmas season, but why do cus-
tomers wait until almost the day before Christmas Ohio, will be the location of Heaton's Music Store,
when the structure at the address is remodeled. It is
before coming into buy?
"It is, first, discouraging to the dealer to wait for considered the plans will be completely carried out by
days and days for a customer to show up, and then January 1.
DEALERS LIKE EVEN TRADE
BUT IT WON'T COME SO
EXPERT WANTS POSITION.
Qualified piano finisher and foreman for repair depart-
ment; eighteen years' experience; married; with pres-
ent firm five years; not only executive but also selling
ability. Will go anywhere if the remuneration is f i t -
ting. Address "Foreman," oare PRESTO, Box 7, 417
S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
PIANO MAN'S OPPORTUNITY.
WANTED—First-class piano man who understands the
business thoroughly. Able to manage organization and
get results. Located in large Connecticut city of a
drawing population of 400,000. Business now $135,000
a year and can be increased to $200,000 as a normal
outlet. The firm is well established with plenty of
stock and piano leases on hand. Occupies entire
building with a 20-year lease. The man we want
must have a high sense of business honor. To such a
party who has $10,000 capital is offered a lifetime op-
portunity. Address for interview, which will be held
in strict confidence, "Opportunity," Box 3, PRESTO
Office, 417 S. Dearborn St., Chicago, III.
THE KOHLERINDUSTRI
of NEW YORK
AFFILIATED COMPANIES
anufacturing for the trade
UNUSUAL OPPORTUNITY.
An unusual opportunity is offered to capable salesmen by
one of the largest piano manufacturers, producing
grands and players, to represent the most popular
instruments in the trade. Liberal territory allotted,
and liberal commission arrangement will be allowed
to capable men. Address, giving present connections
or other particulars, " P . E. L.," Box 8, PRESTO,
417 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
Upright and Grand Pianos
Plaver Pianos
Welte Mignon (Licensee) Repro-
ducing Pianos
De Luxe Player Actions
Standard Player Actions
Welte Mignon (Licensee) Repro-
ducing Actions
Expression Player Actions
Piano Hammers
Bass Strings
EXPERIENCED MAN WANTED.
An experienced piano man of long established reputation
with ample backing and representing his own artistic
line and also a complete line of lower-priced pianos,
having established a wholesale factory sales agency,
needs a good man of practical experience, and one
who knows the dealers and can attend to correspond-
ence and general inside sales work and exercise su-
pervision of sample display. A man who has a good
reputation and at least $5,000 to invest preferred.
Address "Practical," Box 4, PRESTO Office, 417 S.
Dearborn St., Chicago.
MANAGER WANTS POSITION.
WANTED—Position as manager of music store. Can take
complete charge. Twenty years' experience, seven
years as manager. Can give best of references. A d -
dress "Complete," Box 11, PRESTO Office, 417 S.
Dearborn St., Chicago.
TRAVELING SALESMAN.
An established piano industry wants a competent traveler
in the central states, including Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Wisconsin and Michigan. A strictly commission prop-
osition and a profitable one for the right man. A d -
dress "Commission," Box 11, PRESTO Publishing Co.,
417 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
Wholesale Chicago Office and Service ^Departments
San Francisco Office
462 Thelan building
TWO TRADE WINNERS
HARTFORD
later have a whole bunch come in a rush on the last
three days. I do not mean that the rush is discour-
aging; I mean the irregularity of the trading is up-
setting to equanimity and makes one's business
jumpy."
Of course, December is always a good month in
the piano business, on the averaging up of sales at
the end of the month; but experience shows that
most of the sales are made in the latter end of the
month.
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