July 2, 1927.
PRESTO-TIMES
Hudson Co., Detroit; Parkinson's Music Store, Provi-
dence, R. I.; Zitzer's, Mansfield, Ohio.
The judges appointed by E. R. Jacobson, president
of the Music Industries Chamber of Commerce (1926-
27 term) were William H. Doyle, Kohler Industries;
H. W. Clock, Columbia Phonograph Co.; Walter
Nordheimer Piano & Music Co., Ltd., and Kiehn, Gulbransen Co.; O. C. Stone, Cable-Nelson Summer Business Proves Good With Sales
Piano Co., and W. H. Lamport, of the Lamport-
Heintzmann & Co., Ltd., Toronto, to
Running About Fifty-Fifty for Fine Grand
McDonald
Co., advertising agents representing C. G.
Be Merged January 1.
Models and Reproducing Pianos.
Conn, Ltd., Gibson, Inc , and the Straube Piano Co.
An
additional
committee
of
judges
from
the
Inter-
By Henry McMullen.
The Nordheimer Piano & Music Co., Ltd., and
Heintzmann & Co., Ltd., both of Toronto, will be national Advertising Association, formerly Associated
Trade
at
the
Cable
Piano Co.'s Toledo headquar-
Advertising Clubs of the World, included George C.
merged by January 1, 1928.
French, a veteran advertising man, and W. Livingston ters is good this summer, under what Clyde B.
These firms are among the oldest and most highly Larned of the Ethridge Associated Artists.
Trowbridge, manager of the establishment, considers
respected business houses in Canada, the former hav-
as fair conditions and prospects.
ing been founded by Abraham and Samuel Nord-
"I think this promises to be a good year," he pre-
heimer in the year 1840 and the latter founded by
dicted when the subject of trade was broached by
Theodore A. Heintzmann in the year 1850.
Presto-Times Toledo correspondent on Monday of
this week. "We are getting nice orders and a good
The arrangement has been brought about largely
volume of business—getting our share. As to the
through the desire of Albert Nordheimer, president
of the Nordheimer Piano & Music Co., Ltd., to retire Prominent Piano Man Will Represent Mason & styles of our instruments, our trade just now is run-
ning about 50-50 in the grands and players."
from active participation in the trade.
Hamlin Company on Executive Board.
L. C. Steele, traveler for the Cable-Nelson Piano
The two businesses will be conducted under their
At a meeting of the directors of the American
Company, who makes his headquarters at the factory
present management and entirely separate until the
date mentioned, after which time both of the bus- Piano Company, New York, on June 22, Henry L. offices in South Haven, Mich., was a visitor at some
inesses will be operated by Heintzmann & Co., Ltd., Mason was elected to the Board and also to member- of the piano dealers' stores in Toledo on Monday of
ship of the Executive Committee.
this week. Mr. Steele is one of those big, hearty
and under that name.
Mr. Mason will represent the Mason & Hamlin men whose pleasing personality aids him as the rep-
The instruments manufactured by the two Canadian
resentative of such well-known makes as the Cable-
companies have enjoyed more than a national repu-
Nelson and the Everett instruments.
tation and it was partly due to the high standing
While piano dealers in Toledo are complaining
enjoyed by the products of both companies that the
about dullness in the retail trade, the small goods
present union of interests has been made possible.
houses are not so unfortunate. But perhaps the
small goods men hustle harder.
However that may be, one small instrument and
supply dealer, George Terry, who conducts the Union
Music Company, 433 North St. Clair street, has to
his credit the following very recent sales: Instru-
ments for a 43-piece guitar and mandolin orchestra
Sherman, Clay & Co. Gets First Place for Third Time
at the Toledo Scale Company; for a 40-piece drum
in Class AA.
and bugle corps at the Shrine Club; for a 35-piece
drum and bugle corps for the Spanish-American War
Sherman, Clay & Co.. San Francisco, was declared
Veterans; a 25-instrument outfit for the Disabled
first place winner in Class AA (group stores and
World War Veterans, and the sale of a $240 Para-
factory warerooms) in the Retail Advertising Ex-
mount banjo on Thursday of last week.
hibit for 1927 recently held in connection with the
music trade conventions at the Stevens Hotel, Chi-
Mr. Terry handles the Buescher line from Elkhart,
cago, thereby being awarded the silver trophy. Other
Ind.. the Ludwig drums from Chicago and other
winners were Steinway & Sons, New York; the
famous instruments of music.
Aeolian Co., New York; Lyon & Healy, Chicago, and
The Union Music Company distributes a very
Grinnell Bros., Detroit.
alluring and convincing folder of the line of drums
The winners in Class A (independent music stores)
and drummers' accessories made by Ludwig & Lud-
were Fitzgerald Music Co., Los Angeles (first place,
wig, Chicago. It is fully illustrated and shows the
silver trophy); Otto Grau Piano Co., Cincinnati; J. L.
things making up several of the easy-selling "outfits"
for drummers manufactured by the Chicago house.
Tn the folder is a description of the "Ludwig Ele-
mentary Drum Method," published by Ludwig &
Ludwig and written and composed by Andrew V.
Scott. The folder is a great stimulation to drum
sales.
IMPORTANT MERGER
OF CANADIAN FIRMS
OPTIMISM PREVAILING
NOTE IN TOLEDO TRADE
HENRY L. MASON DIRECTOR
OF AMERICAN PIANO CO.
WINNERS IN DISPLAY
ADVERTISING CONTEST
DECKER
U
EST. 1856
& SON
Grand, Upright
and
Welte-Mignon
(Licensee)
Reproducing
(Electric)
Pianos and Players
of Recognized
Artistic Character
Made by a Decker Since 1856
699-703 East 135th Street
New York
HENRY L. MASON.
Company in the directorate and will bring his long
experience in musical enterprises to the advancement
of the American Piano Company's interests.
L. D. Biggs, owner and manager of Biggs' Music
& Electric Shop, Petersburg, Ind., has bought the
Harvey Miller Drug Store on Main street and will
move his stock of musical instruments there when the
building is remodeled. He will enlarge his stock of
radios, phonographs, sheet music, etc.
J. MILTON DELCAMP, DIRECTOR.
The directors of the Ampico Corporation, New
York, at their monthly meeting last week elected
J. Milton Delcamp to the vice-presidency of this
division of the American Piano Company. Mr. Del-
camp has, since his joining the American Piano Com-
pany forces, been closely associated with Ampico
promotion. Some months ago he assumed entire
management of the Ampico activities and is now
advanced to the office of vice-president of that im-
portant division of the American Piano Company.
With his election to the vice-presidency, Mr. Del-
camp also becomes a director of the corporation.
H. Steinichin, formerly a partner in the Ritter
Music Co. at 64 Auburn avenue, Atlanta, Ga., has
sold his interest in the business to William Ritter.
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