November 19, 1927
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P R E S T O-T I M E S
ALL HANDS HUSTLING
AT STORY & CLARK'S
President E. H. Story Gets Back on American
Soil—F. F. Story in the East—Orders
Make Activity.
E. H. Story, president of the Story & Clark Piano
Company, 173 North Michigan avenue, Chicago, ar-
rived on Saturday, Novemher 12, on the Pacific
Coast from his pleasant trip to Australia.
F. F. Story of Chicago is in the East at the pres-
ent time and E. M. Love has just arrived. at the
office from the West. Mr. Burke is still in the South.
The Story & Clark factories at , Grand Haven,
Mich., are now so busy that they are running nights.
The demand for uprights is increasing and this is
also true of the players.
The foreign correspondence department is busy
taking care of orders from other lands, particularly
European countries, for Repro-Phraso pianos.
So, taking it all in all, everybody connected with
the big manufacturing house of Story & Clark is
active, happy and looking forward to better and bet-
ter work.
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ciation of the State of New York, more than $2,000,-
000,000 of additional funds available for investment
have been gathered by the savings banks in the last
five years, of which amount $300,000,000 was accumu-
lated last year. The first six months of this year
produced $170,000,000.
"Vast savings taken out of circulation is one in-
stance where money is diverted from piano buying,"
said Mr. Doyle. "It shows the value and the power
of advertising. Some years ago it was considered
unethical for banks to advertise, but now they ad-
vertise their Christmas Savings Clubs, and so forth,
and get business; deposits in these clubs and in sav-
ings accounts that they would not get if they did not
advertise."
DISCOURAGE USE OF
W0RN=0UT INSTRUMENTS
Mme. F. Kurth-Sieber, Distinguished New
York Vocal Teacher, Adds Her Telling
Protest Against Them.
The following suggestive letter from a prominent
music teacher of New York city to W. F. McClellan,
secretary of the National Association of Piano
Tuners, points out a way in which the teaching guild
may help the cause of the elimination of the worn-
out piano:
Chickering Hall Studio,
New York City, Nov. 11, '27.
Mr. W. F. McClellan, Chicago, 111.
My Dear Mr. McClellan:
In the recent issue of the Tuners' Journal, I read
great interest your very enlightening and really
Old Boston Industry, Founded in 1837, Has Always with
helpful article on the subject of "Worn Out Pianos."
Been Associated with Fine Pianos.
From a very sad and personal experience, I can
testify to the sound judgment regarding the subject
The A. M. McPhail Piano Co., Boston, has de- as
propounded by you.
clared itself financially embarrassed and has recorded
Perhaps you may remember I had a few moments'
liabilities in the insolvent court at $83,905.41, with
conversation with you at the recent convention in
assets at $11,470,67. The~,€9pipany was organized in
New York, as a representative of "The Guild of Vocal
1837 and since that time has been associated with Teachers of New York." I had become very much
the manufacture of fine pianos.
interested in the cause of the N. A. of P. T., our
The following are listed as creditors: American attention having been drawn to your organization by
Piano Supply Co., New York; Auto Pneumatic Ac- the series of lectures given at different times before
society, by Mr. F. E. Lane of the New York
tion Co., New York; the Cornwall & Patterson Mfg. our
division.
Co., Bridgeport, Conn.; Hammacher & Schlemmer
Since the Guild has heard these very instructive
Co., New York; O. S. Kelly Co., Springfield, O.;
Advertising Manager Doyle of the Kohler Industries, National Rockland Bank, Boston; Pratt, Read & Co., addresses, the members have unanimously voted to
emphasize the importance of students using only well
Deep River, Conn.; Richardson Piano Case Coj., conditioned pianos, that arc properly tuned and also
New York, Comments on a Bank Report.
Leominster, Mass.; Theo Schamb Co., Arlington,
the use of worn-out instruments, as being
Mr. Doyle, advertising manager of the Kohler In- Mass.; Wessell, Nickel & Gross, New York; Staib- discourage
destructive to progress and understanding of true
dustries, New York, thinks piano dealers are not Abendschein Co., of New York.
pitch.
aggressive enough, and points out that the music trade
Your article, therefore, is extremely important and
has not kept pace with other lines; has not kept pace
apropos. Respectfully,
KRAKAUERS SELLING WELL.
with the natural increase in population. "The piano
(Signed) iMME. F. KURTH-SIEBER.
trade ought to be making and selling many more
"There is good call for Krakauer pianos just now,"
Chickering Hall, New York City.
pianos today than it does. It 'has not even kept up said Ralph B. Waite, head of the Ralph B. Waite
with the increase in population."
Piano Company, 218 South Wabash avenue, Chicago,
The University of Alabama has purchased for its
The savings bank situation, as summed up by on Monday of this week. "Fall trade has been accel-
John J. Pulleys, president of the Emigrant Industrial erated lately by activities of men in the field and by music department a Gulbransen piano. The sale
was made by the C. W. Lewis Furniture Co. of Tus-
Savings Bank of New York, was commented upon cooler weather; but those who want their share of
by Mr. Doyle. According to the Savings Bank Asso- the business must simply get out and hustle for it." caloosa, Ala.
FINANCIAL TROUBLES OF
A. M. M'PHAIL PIANO CO
SAVINGS DIVERT MONEY
FROM THE PIANO TRADE
WESSELL, NICKEL & GROSS
Manufacturers of
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for
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The Wessell, Nickel & Gross action is a
guarantee of the grade of the instrument
in which tt 2s found.
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