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Issue: 1927 2151

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PRESTO-TIMES
October 22, 1927
SETTERQREN LINE
DESCRIBED IN CATALOG
which a bird's-eye view is printed. Pictures also
show interesting incidents in the making of the Set-
FRANK CORLEY PROVIDES
OPERA FOR RICHMOND, VA.
Handsome New Booklet of the B. K. Setter-
gren Co., Bluffton, Ind., Tells Facts in
Baby Grand Piano Manufacture.
Head of TheCorley Company, Exclusive Cable
Dealers, Associated with Newspaper, Under-
writes Cost of Nine Performances.
The B. K. Settergren Co., Bluffton, Ind., manufac-
turers of baby grand pianos exclusively, has issued
a new catalog of its allaring line. It is an artistic
and at the same time a business-like booklet which
gives the most important features concerning the ap-
pearance and construction of the Settergren grand
pianos and it is written in a manner to convince the
prospective piano buyer with their high quality.
There is a preface by B. K. Settergren, president
of the company, whose portrait appears as a frontis-
piece. Mr. Settergren says: "The writer has been
engaged in piano manufacturing for 38 years, but it
is only four years since the B. K. Settergren Co.
INTKK1OR SETTING OF W II LIAA1 AND MARY
made its first grand pianos. Today our instruments
DESIGN.
are not only known, but well known by the entire
industry; are being sold in 42 states and in foreign tergren piano Scenes in the rim roo.11, cairnet room,
bellying department, stringing department and the
countries, and our agency is considered a real asset
Frank Corley of The Corley Company, Richmond,
Va., together with the News Leader of that city, has
just underwritten a full week of grand opera to be
presented in Richmond, January 23 to 28, inclusive.
This will be the first week of grand opera ever
offered in Richmond. The San Carlos Opera Com-
pany, d'rected by Fortune Gallo, was selected for the
occasion. Nine performances will be given, including
three matinees, one for children. A number of cele-
brated guest artists will be presented. The comple-
tion of the new Mosquos Theater in Richmond, with
a seating capacity of over 5,000, is one factor which
has made possible this ambitious civic undertaking
on the part of The Corley Company. It is believed
that this will be by far the most elaborate musical
event ever offered in Virginia.
The Corley Company is a splendid example of a
progressive music store, doing real work to promote
the musical life of its community. Not only will the
city of Richmond benefit from this generosity, but
the entire surrounding territory as well. Neighboring
cities and communities have been invited to partici-
pate in Richmond's first week of opera. Special sec-
tions have been reserved for the various communities.
Such a musical event should bring many people to
Richmond, all of whose attention will be called, in
the most favorable way, to The Corley Company,
through whose initiative this treat was made possible.
With the exception of Humperdinck's opera,
Hansel and Gretel, for the children's performance,
the operas have not yet been chosen. The News
Leader has suggested that an informal contest be
run to determine which operas are most popular with
Richmond's music lovers. The Corley Company, as
joint underwriters with the News Leader, will share
in this excellent publicity. Its name will be kept
before the people of Richmond, not merely as a pro-
gressive, reliable business house, but also as one
interested in advancing the civic and cultural life of
the city.
The Corley Company are exclusive Cable dealers,
carrying the full Cable line of pianos and Inner-
Player pianos. It is one of the most successful music
houses in the South, and this promotion of Rich-
mond's first week of opera is but one example of
their initiative and aggressiveness.
AMPICO USED IN MUSIC
MEMORY CONTESTS ABROAD
Amazing Success of Thomas P. Radcliff in England
While Using Ampico Recordings.
Ampico listening lessons and music memory con-
tests are popular in England, where Thomas P. Rat-
cliff Is conducting a brilliant series of musical and
educational activities. Mr. Ratcliff is well known and
his success in England, where he has been for some
months, is phenomenal. He has organized commu-
nity singing in many places, notably at Wembly,
where ninety-two thousand people participated. On
this occasion Mr. Ratcliff received the personal con-
gratulations of King George on the success of his
work.
Recently Mr. Ratcliff has been conducting, "under
distinguished patronage," a series of listening lessons
or music memory contests with the Ampico supplying
the music. The popularity of the listening contests
is evidenced by a large attendance of parents and
pupils and the interest in the project displayed by
prominent musicians and gifted amateurs amongst
the nobility who have lent their names and given
their encouragement and endorsement by their per-
B. K. SETTERGREN.
sonal presence.
The Ampico recordings used have been interpre-
by a great many of the most prominent piano mer-
departments for action, damper fitting, coarse rub-
chants."
bing, action regulating, fine tuning, oiling of and tations of the familiar classic and light classic works
inspection and packing and shipping. Illustrations of piano literature with occasional excursions into the
Fine halftone cuts show the Settergren Period
also include front and back views of the Settergren symphonic field in the piano arrangements of orches-
models in an admirable way. and the most eagerly
scale and cross sections of the pinblock and riii. tral works conducted for the Ampico by Rodanzky.
sought models are pictured with benches to match.
And adding to the interest in the "Trip Through the
"A Trip Through the Settergren Plant" gives the
Settergren Plant" is a portrait of Nels W. Nelson,
reader a complete knowledge of the extent and ca-
B. H. Blanton has taken over the piano depart-
the efficient factory superintendent.
pacity of the great B. K. Settergren Co.'s factory, of
ment of the Mathewson-Pelz Co., Marshall, Tex.
A QUALITY PRODUCT
FOR OVER
QUARTER OF A CENTURY
POOLE
-BOSTON-
GRAND AND UPRIGHT PIANOS
AND
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PLAYER PIANOS
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October 22, 1927
PRESTO-TIMES
LATE NEWS NOTES FROM
THE TRADE IN WISCONSIN
A LIVE QULBRANSEN TRADE MARK
Oldest Music Dealer in State Retires at Age of
Eighty-seven—Other Happenings.
After fifty-six years as a business man in Stough-
ton, Wis., Hans H. Swan is planning to retire at the
age of 87. He is the oldest merchant in Stoughton
and during his business career claims to have sold
1,000 organs and pianos.
Otto Benson, who has operated a musical instru-
ment repair shop in the Bestor Brothers' Music Store
at Madison, Wis., for a number of years, has moved
his shop and is now located at 232 State street.
A memorable close to the convention last week
was a very successful banquet and dance in the
Badger Room of the Hotel Wisconsin on the night
of October 5. About seventy-five persons were pres-
ent and everybody enjoyed a good time. There were
no speeches and the guests were entertained by vari-
ous vaudeville acts and then, later in the evening,
dancing began. Hugh Holmes was chairman of the
entertainment committee for the dinner.
At Racine, Wis., the Salak Brothers Piano Com-
pany recently opened its new music parlors to the
public. The store has been enlarged and completely
redecorated. The repair department has been moved
to the basement and the new music parlor occupies
the rear of the shop. It is furnished in fine style,
while the walls are covered with tapestry paneling.
"In this room," George Salak said, "our custom-
ers can hear the latest reproducing grands under
proper accoustical conditions." The company deals
exclusively in M. Schulz and Julius Bauer pianos,
Brunswick phonographs and records and carries a
The accompanying cut shows a float used by
complete line of small instruments.
Members of the company are George V. and Charles Wilder's Music Store of Kissimee, Fla., in a recent
J. Salak, both of whom are accomplished musicians, parade. While this picture looks quite interesting as
as is Mrs. George Salak. Herman Rohlfink has it is, it was even more interesting when it had a
four-year-old child on top, supposed to be a real life
charge of the repair department.
The Hambitzer Music House, Milwaukee, formerly
located at 417 Milwaukee street, has moved into new
and larger quarters in the office building recently November 1st, Mr. C. L. Dennis will be associated
erected on the corner of Broadway and Wisconsin. with the Miessner Institute of Music.
The store handles a complete line of sheet music and
"It will probably interest the members of the trade
musical instruments.
to know that a bigger and broader campaign of music
promotion is about to be launched. This new pro-
gram contemplates an intensive development of the
Melody Way movement.
"Mr. Dennis, through his long years of service to
the trade, by his wide range of contacts with the
and because of his inherent qualities, is un-
Communication from Head of Miessner Institute of trade,
usually well fitted to aid in the further development
Music Confirms C. L. Dennis' Appointment.
of the Melody Way.
The following letter from W. Otto Miessner, head
"In taking Mr. Dennis from the association work
of the Miessner Institute of Music, Milwaukee, gives we feel that we are giving him an opportunity for
the official version of the appointment of C. L. Dennis more concrete service and, at the same time, greater
to a position with the Institute, a fact briefly an- usefulness to the industry."
nounced last week:
"It affords me a great deal of pride and pleasure
to announce to the music industry that, beginning
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT IN
W. OTTO MIESSNER'S LETTER
personification of the Gulbransen trade-mark. This
float attracted a good deal of attention as it went
down the street. A Gulbransen Registering Piano
was part of the equipment of the float and played
music as it went along its way in the pageant.
WILLIAMS
PIANOS
The policy off the Williams House is and always
has been to depend upon excellence of product
instead of alluring price. Such a policy does not
attract bargain hunters. It does, however, win the
hearty approval and support of a very desirable
•nd substantial patronage.
Maker, of Williams Piano..
P i - n o . a a d Or*.a.
Epworth
BRINKERHOFF
THE KOHLER INDUSTRIE
Grands - Reproducing Grands
of NEW YORK
AFFILIATED
Player-Pianos
and Pianos
COMPANIES
'anufacturing for the trade
The Line That Sells Easily
and Satisfies Always
Upright and Grand Pianos
Plaver Pianos
Weite 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
BRINKERHOFF PIANO CO.
711 Milwaukee Ave., CHICAGO, ILL.
STRICH & ZEIDLER, Inc.
GRAND, UPRIGHT and PLAYER
AND
HOMER PIANOS
740-742 East 136th Street
NEW YORK
Wholesale Chicago Office and Service
San Francisco Office
458 cpkelan ^Building
'Departments
KOHLER INDUSTRIES
1222 KIMBALL B U I L D I N G
CHICAGO
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