February 19, 1927.
W. S. BOND AGAIN HEADS
WEAVER PIANO CO., INC.
PRESTO-TIMES
H. C. BAY CO. ANNOUNCES TUDOR PERIOD DESIGN
At Annual Meeting Recently Seventy-eighth Semi-
Annual Dividend Was Declared.
At the annual meeting of the Weaver Piano Co.,
York, Pa., recently, W. S. Bond was re-elected pres-
ident. Other officers chosen were C. F. Baer, vice-
president; secretary, P. G. Mundorf; treasurer, Wal-
ter L. Bond; factory superintendent, assistant secre-
tary and assistant treasurer, C. D. Bond. These
named and R. A. Paules form the board of directors.
In declaring the seventy-eighth semi-annual divi-
dend the officials expressed an optimistic outlook for
the present year. It was pointed out that it com-
pleted an unbroken record of semi-annual dividends
from March, 1890, to date. President Bond said it
was a mark of the stability of the Weaver Piano Co.,
and at the same time proved the loyalty and aggres-
siveness of the Weaver representatives.
CHANGES IN OFFICERS
OF BALDWIN PIANO CO.
Lucien Wulsin Becomes President and Geo. Arm-
strong and H. C. Dickinson Chairmen of Board.
At the recent annual stockholders' meeting of the
Baldwin company in Cincinnati, George W. Arm-
strong, Jr., resigned as president of the company and
was succeeded by Lucien Wulsin, who was a vice-
president of the corporation. Mr. Armstrong will
maintain his interests in the company and has been
named Chairman of the Board. The changes were
planned last fall and express plans which Mr. Arm-
strong had been considering for some time back.
At the same time H. C. Dickinson of Chicago re-
signed as vice-president and was named Vice-Chair-
man of the Board. In addition to Mr. Armstrong,
Messrs. Wulsin and Dickinson, J. Thornton and
Thomson DeSerisy of Cincinnati were reelected
directors.
The volume of business of the company during 1926
totaled $16,154,629, the largest in its history. This
compares with $15,683,001 during the preceding year.
The net profits, after deducting Federal taxes and in-
terest, amounted to $872,179. Of this total, $204,492
was set aside and added to the reserve fund of the
company. The total assets at the close of the year
were $15,753,662.
JOSEF HOFMANN, INVENTOR.
Josef Hofmann, the famous pianist, who uses the
Steinway piano exclusively, is an inventor as well
as a great artist. Mr. Hofmann recently was granted
a patent from the United States Patent Office for a
mechanism for controlling dynamic recording and
aiding in the more faithful reproduction of music for
reproducing pianos. He also has applied for a Brit-
ish patent, but how the device will be used or by
whom has not been disclosed.
WILL DEMONSTRATE INSTRUMENT.
S. A. Swanson, of Buffalo, N. Y., has created some-
thing new in the musical instrument line. While its
character has not yet been made public, Mr. Swanson
is recognized as an expert and he intends to visit Chi-
cago early in March for 'the purpose of having his
invention passed upon.
It is expected that the
result will be a ripple of interest in the trade
The H. C.-Bay Co., Bluffton, Ind., and with main
offices at 209 South State street, Chicago, made the
announcement this week of the addition of a period
model to its comprehensive line of grands. It is an
authentic Tudor model and is a fine example of art
which is the result of painstaking and skillful atten-
tion of H. C. Bay craftsmen.
The Tudor period model is known as style "30"
in the straight, and style "50" in the reproducing
grand. It is 4 feet 8 inches in length, and 4 feet
10 inches in width, which makes it adaptable to any
music room, to which its artistic appearance will add
grace and beauty.
In producing the Tudor period design the H. C.
Bay Company has utilized the knowledge of a group
of skilled piano craftsmen who have behind them in
the Bay plant all of the resources of one of the largest
and most progressive factories in the country. It
is the policy of the company to offer an authentic
and historically correct period model that will meet
the demands of the discriminating buying public.
The Tudor model is destined to become one of the
leaders in this field.
FOR RENT
AT LAST MONDAY'S CLUB MEETING.
Piano Dept. on Percentage Basis
Beautiful store, good location. Oppor-
tunity for a manufacturer or retail
dealer. Free light, heat and janitor
service.
THE MUSIC CENTER
222 West Madison Street
Phone Main 0198
CHICAGO, ILL.
At the Monday noon-day luncheon of the Piano
Club of Chicago, this week, the presentation of a
handsome reading lamp to Kenneth Curtis, late Chi-
cago general representative of the Kohler-Campbell
line of instruments, and who is about to leave for Cal-
ifornia to take a similar position with that house on
the Pacific Coast. At this meeting of the club, ten-
tative arrangements were suggested for a club stag
party to take place some night in the coming March.
This party is to be given in honor of the four life
members of the club: A. Hospe of Omaha, Will L.
Bush, Adam Schneider and Platt P. Gibbs of Chicago.
OPENS IN LANCASTER, PA.
John N. Herr, music dealer of Millersville, Pa., has
opened a branch on Penn Square, Lancaster, Pa.
Mr. Herr has had a valuable experience in the music
goods field and formerly was buyer for the music
department of the Hecht Co., Washington, D. C. He
carries a general music goods line in the new store.
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