PRESTO-TIMES
April 9, 1927.
400 miles back, and has been for long periods in a
room 100 degrees in the shade, and all I had to do to
the Player Action was to regulate the tempo valve
and player touch, everything else was perfect.
Now I want you to accept my sincerest thanks
for past favors and to rest assured that anything I
can do to forward the interests of the Standard
Superintendent Wm. G. Betz Shows Mem- Player Company will be a pleasure and a conscien-
tious one.
bers of Club Music Department Manufac-
Wishing your company, as well as yourself, every
turing Methods in Modern Piano Plant.
success, Yours sincerely,
C. F. H U E N E R B E I N .
A large group of members of the Music Depart-
ment of the Woman's Club of Hammond, Ind., with
Enclosed with Mr. Huenerbein's letter was the
their chairman, Mrs. Eugene Shaver, recently visited
copy of a letter received from a piano owner who
the Straube Piano Company factory and enjoyed an
evidently appreciated the work of this particular
afternoon tour of the plant. The tour was planned
tuner, and we publish the letter on account of its
by Mrs. David T. Emery and conducted by Wm. G. unusual and humorous phraseology.
Betz, superintendent of the Straube factory.
Dear Mr. Huenerbein: My piano has developed
The history of the piano had been most ably pre-
rheumatics or stiff joints, not to say rheumatoid
arthritis, otherwise the notes do not return to their
sented at a previous meeting of the department, by
original position; and as you have been physician
Mrs. Arthur J. Weiss, and had aroused much interest
in ordinary to it since its arrival at "Iona," and thor-
in the actual construction of the instrument.
oughly know its constitution, I am anxious that you
The party, which included a number of the leading
should pay it a visit and restore it to its original
music teachers, expressed great astonishment at the mechanical and musical health. 1 have no doubt you
quantity and quality of work done by the Straube
will be able to diagnose the complaint. The matter is
company and was especially delighted with the small
urgent, as my daughter talks of calling in another
grand's full, rich lower register as developed by Mr. physician, and I am afraid he might be a quack, or
a fine war horse, i. e., a grand charger, and I am well
Betz and, quite naturally, these women will now be
assured that you are neither. Your early attention
Straube boosters.
J. A. Jacobson and Mr. Betz also conducted the or reply will oblige, Yours faithfully,
H. B.
Men's Club of Trinity Lutheran Church through the
Such letters as those received by this company are
Straube plant one evening recently. There were over
fifty in the party and all joined in an interesting dis- a source of great pleasure to all the officials, as every
cussion of the piano at the church luncheon which conscientious effort is made to keep their product up
to the mark. That this particular player action is
followed the tour.
doing excellent service under most adverse condi-
tions, seems to be proved by the letter above given.
And letters received from other parts of the world,
and from all over the U. S. A. give the same
endorsement.
WOMAN'S CLUB VISIT
STRAUBE PIANO CO.
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STANDARD ACTION IS
PRAISED IN LETTERS
New Additions to Letter Files of Standard
Pneumatic Action Co., New York, Are
of Particular Interest.
Interesting letters from all parts of the world are
constantly being received by the Standard Pneumatic
Action Company of New York, relative to the high
standard of its product. The letter files of the com-
pany are filled with such friendly and appreciative
letters as the following:
Mr. H. E. Lawrence:
Dear Sir—At last I am in a position to answer
your very kind communication of last December, as
the eagerly expected "Principles of Player Action
Operation" arrived today and I wanted to be in a
position to say so.
If you only knew the great admiration and appre-
ciation I have of your firm's policy and broad-mind-
edness, I am sure it would be a source of satisfaction
to you. However, you win in every way; as also
you have the "goods."
I might mention that I have just overhauled a
piano with a Standard Action that has had several
removals, including one of over 400 miles there and
NEW INCORPORATIONS
IN MUSIC GOODS TRADE
New and Old Concerns Secure Charters in Various
Places.
The Barrier Music Co., Zanesville, O.; $20,000;
B. G. Barrier, D. B. Hill, F. L. Barrier, Ben Kelly
and H. E. Walters.
The Maple Heights Music Co., Maple Heights, O.;
$10,000. T. Philip Reitinger, Earl W. Aurelius, Clyde
L. Hertel, Richard S. Horan, and H. M. Workman.
The Bedford Music House, Bedford, O.; $15,000;
Earl W. Aurelius and others.
FAVOR COLLECTIVE ADVERTISING.
At the monthly meeting of the Glasgow and West
of Scotland Branch of the Scottish Music Merchants
Association, held on February 16, William Thomson,
the Glasgow dealer, declared that he was in favor of
collective advertising, but personally he did not favor
a continuance of the Music Week on the previous
lines.
BALDWIN DISPLAY AT CONVENTION
Definite word has just
beer received from the
National "Federation of
Music Clubs that the
Baldwin piano will be the
official piano used for the
semi-finals and finals of
the students and young
artists' contests to be
held in Chicago, Tues-
day, April 19, and Wed-
nesday, April 20, while
the National Federation
of Music Clubs is hold-
ing its annual conven-
tion. T h i s convention
will be attended by from
ten to fifteen thousand
prominent club women,
leaders in musical affairs
and musicians from all
over the United States.
Practically every city
and town of any im-
portance in the United
States has a local music club affiliated with the Na-
tional Federation and will send a representative to
the convention. The competitors in the young
artists' contest have been selected from district, state
and local competition and will compete in three
classes, voice, violin and piano. The first grand prize
in piano, $500, is being given by the Baldwin Piano
Company.
Baldwin will have the leading display at this con-
vention. The space, the finest that could be secured,
will be especially decorated for the occasion by the
leading decorators in the manner illustrated above.
A very beautiful souvenir, a Rookwood pin tray espe-
cially designed for the occasion, will be presented
to every delegate who calls at the Baldwin exhibit.
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