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PRESTO-TIMES
W. FRANK HARLINQ WRITES
ABOUT HIS BALDWIN PIANO
Attributes to the Instrument Great Aid in the Com-
posing of His Opera.
W. Frank Harling, the composer of "A Light from
St. Agnes" and "Deep River," is the owner of a
Baldwin piano which he highly appreciates. The
W. FRANK HARLING AND MRS. HARLTNG.
former delightful opera was produced last season by
the Chicago Civic Opera Company. In recitals Mr.
Harling is ably assisted by Garda Maire (Mrs. W.
Frank. Marling), a lyric soprano of rare voice and
skill. The Civic Opera Company, of Oakland, Calif.,
has engaged her to sing the title role in "A Light
from St. Agnes." This is what Mr. Harling says
about the Baldwin piano:
"If a composer's endorsement of your wonderful
pianos means anything to you here's one right from
the heart. In writing my operas, 'A Light from St.
Agnes' and 'Deep River," I sometimes wondered if
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my faithful Baldwin didn't contribute a large meas-
ure of the inspiration. I hope so! And may I ex-
tend to you this unsolicited appreciation of its help—•
even to a composer!
(Signed)
W. FRANK HARLIXG."
INDIANA MUSIC DEALER
BEGINS REMODELING PLANS
AMERICAN PIANO COMPANY'S
CHICAGO BRANCH OFFICES
Convenience Maintained in Interest of Western Deal-
ers Is Ably Managed by E. J. Jordan.
The American Piano Company's branch offices in
Chicago have achieved the success that was antici-
pated when it was established some months ago.
Extensive Improvements to Be Carried Out by H. C. The increasing bus!ness from the dealers in the Mid-
Johnson, Washington, Ind.
H. C. Johnson, proprietor of Johnson's Music Store,
Washington, Ind., last week let the contract for ex-
tensive remodeling planned for the business property
recently purchased in East Main street between Third
and Fourth streets. Work on the improvements,
which will be from front to back and from the ground
to the roof, will start almost immediately and be
pushed to completion in time for the holiday trade.
A basement will be dug under part of the building
and a modern heating plant installed. An addition
will be constructed in the rear of the present
building.
A beautiful new front will lend attractiveness to
the property, with the display window running back
to a depth of eighteen feet. A narrow lobby along-
side the display window will lead to the entrance.
An entire new floor of oak will be laid in the first
floor and the second floor will be remodeled as addi-
tional display and salesrooms. A freight elevator
for the conveyance of pianos and other heavy instru-
ments will be installed.
Several demonstration booths will be constructed
on the rirst floor with a mezzanine floor just above.
The stairway leading to the mezzanine will turn and
also lead to the second floor.
PROGRESSIVE CLEVELAND
MUSIC FIRM IN NEW STORE
The Muelhauser Bros. Piano Co. Moves to More
Commodious Quarters on Euclid Avenue.
The Muelhauser Bros. Piano Co., Cleveland, Ohio,
is now settled in its new home at East 18th street and
Euclid avenue. The company formerly was at Euclid
avenue and East 22nd street. The new store is very
attractive in every way and is in a good retail busi-
ness district, being but a block from the downtown
theater district.
Prior to moving the company put on a very success-
ful sale which was the first they had held in eleven
years. The new salesrooms have attracted a lot of
people by their beauty and the brothers have received
many compliments. Many beautiful baskets of flowers
were sent by friends in the trade for the opening this
week.
The company's new home has plenty of space for
exhibiting the high grade lines of pianos that are han-
dled. The used piano department is located in the
basement and also demonstrating rooms for rolls.
ACTIVE ILLINOIS DEALER.
Lloyd Parker, music merchant at Harrisburg, 111.,
who was elected treasurer of the Illinois Music Mer-
chants' Association at the recent convention in Chi-
cago, is one of the active piano and radio men of the
state. Mr. Cook is his all-around salesman who cov-
ers the territory thoroughly, and the firm is doing a
fine business in pianos and has the agency for Zenith
radios as well.
K. .1. JORDAN.
die West and on through to the coast demanded a
closer and quicker contact than could be obtained
easily with the main office in New York, and the
opening of a branch in Chicago has been planned
for the greater convenience of dealers operating in
that territory.
E. J. Jordan, in charge, is well and favorably known
to the trade, especially in the area covered by the
activities of this office, which includes the mid-west-
ern and western states to the Pacific coast, and also
the south and southeastern part of the country. Ter-
ritorial questions and assignments, personal atten-
tion to orders, and other interests of American Piano
Company dealers in this wide territory are ably and
successfully handled by the efficient personnel of the
Chicago office.
THE NECESSARY PIANO.
E. W. Fur bush of the Haddorff Piano Company,
while walking through the radio section of the Radio
Show last week, remarked to a friend that radio
business was taking a turn toward piano dealers.
Only a few years ago piano dealers were taking on
radio as an adjunct; now it was the radio dealers
who were seeking for piano connections to help them
to make a better living. As the piano business has
come more and more into its former strides and is
bound to increase that pace, the radio men find they
cannot get along without handling pianos also.
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