Presto

December 10, 1927
PRESTO-TIMES
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NEW INCORPORATIONS
IN MUSIC GOODS TRADE
New and Old Concerns Secure Charters in Various
Places.
The Dorian Music Co., Biltmore, N. C, $100,000,
of which $50,000 has been subscribed; H. W. Miller,
L. B. Dorian, F. A. McCleneghan.
The Adams Music House of Peoria, Inc., Peoria,
111.; $25,000; Charles C. Adams, Henry W. Bland and
J. H. Suttle.
The Metropolitan Music Shops, Inc., New York;
$100,000; Alexander Wise, incorporator.
The Copp Music Shop, South Bend, Ind., with cap-
ital stock of 1,000 shares of no par value; Florence
Marchall, Chester L. Copp and John P. Copp.
The Market & Brond Co., Newark, N. J., with
1,000 shares, no par value; to manufacture musical
instruments.
Oldorf & Son, Inc., Clifton, N. Y.; $25,000; to man-
ufacture musical instruments.
C. G. Conn, Ltd., Export Corporation, Elkhart;
capital stock, $10,000; objects, buy, acquire, manu-
Vincennes Phonograph Manufacturing Company,
Vincennes, Ind.; filed increase in capital stock in the
sum of $250,000 preferred stock.
The Uptown Music Shoppe, Inc., Milwaukee;
Charles E. Kelly, Jos. W. Rothermel and G. C. Hoff-
man.
Sherman Music Co., Inc., Sherman, Tex., $5,000;
S. H. Lackland, W. G. Leeman and A. C. Carson, Jr.
facture, construct and deal in musical instruments,
music rolls, musical novelties. Incorporators, Carl D.
Greenleaf, A. Hubble Beardsley, James F. Boyer, Guy
B. Tuthill, Richard H. Brassier, Farney R. Wurlitzer,
Howard E. Wurlitzer.
GEORGE J. DOWLING'S VIEWS.
George J. Dowling, president of The Cable Com-
pany, Chicago, says that so far as interesting school
children in piano playing contests goes the method
helps somewhat in selling pianos, but piano men must
employ other methods even more effective than that.
He has been studying on the problem a good deal
WILLIAMS
PIANOS
The policy of the Williams House is and always
has been to depend upon excellence of product
instead of alluring price. Such a policy doea not
attract.bargtiin hunters. It does, however, win the
hearty approval and support of a very desirable
•nd substantial patronage.
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lately, evidently, and he says the trade must interest
the grown-ups in piano buying and that the principal
question to be settled is how to create this interest.
This seems to be a very important question that a
great many dealers and manufacturers are studying
upon as well as Mr. Dowling. The answer to it just
now is a desideratum greatly to be desired.
W. A. BURKE'S GOOD TRIP.
JESSE FRENCH FOR SCHOOL.
The parochial school of St. John at Vincennes, Ind.,
which is conducted under the supervision of the
Sisters of Providence, with headquarters at Terre
Haute, Ind., purchased a style "S" Jesse French &
Sons grand piano trhough the Wilking Music Com-
pany. This is only one of the many Jesse French &
Sons pianos in use in the schools under the super-
vision of this order of nuns. Mr. Frank Wilking
reports September one of the best months in the his-
tory of the company. During the month several
period styles in the Apollo piano were sold.
MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR MISS BLACK
Memorial services will be held for Miss Blanche
Stuart Black, Sunday, December 11, at 4 p. m., in
Erie Chapel, 1347 West Erie street, Chicago, where
Miss Black was a worker for a number of years.
On November 17 Miss Black ,who wasc confidential
secretary to Geo. P. Bent for a great many years,
was killed in an automobile accident.
A recent letter to C. Alfred Wagner, president of
the American Piano Company, New York, from
Camille Decreus, director of the American Conserva-
toire at Fontainebleau Palace Seine et Marne, France,
conveyed in a very graceful manner the warm thanks
of the conservatory for the part played by the Chick-
ering Piano Company in making possible the award
of three important prizes given to the best pianists
of the Session. Associated with Chickering in mak-
ing possible these prizes, which took the form of
liberal scholarships, were the makers of the Erard
piano and the Pleyel piano, both famous French
makes.
M. Ferguson Webster, of Pittsburgh, Pa., was the
winner of the first prize,, the second prize being
awarded to Miss Talma of New York city. The third
prize was divided between Miss Florence Stage and
Mr. Sukeenig, both of New York city.
DESIGNS ARTISTIC CASES.
A department of piano case designs has been cre-
ated by Sherman, Clay & Co., with W. Ambrose
Whitner, an interior decorator and expert in art and
Period designing, as manager. The department has
the same purposes as the art guidance sections which
prove a great success in big furniture and carpet
stores here and there. Many piano factories have
facilities for the customer to get something special in
a piano case design. Sherman, Clay & Co. leads the
way for the progressive piano retailers.
Arthur Somervell, Chief Inspector of Music to
the London, Eng., Board of Education, told a con-
ference of teachers recently that "if there were more
singing of the old songs and more folk dancing there
would be far less Communism in the country."
GARLAND MUSIC COMPANY QUITS.
Usually when a piano dealer goes out of business
he turns over the store to a successor. But with the
Garland Music Co., at Frederick, Okla., the unusual
has happened, for letters sent out to it are returned
rubber-stamped by the postmaster: "Gone out of
business; no successor."
The Original Small Piano
Made and marketed by specialists in small
pianos. Valuable territory still open.
Write for our effective sales plan.
D. L. LOOMIS VISITS CHICAGO.
Delbert L. Loomis, executive secretary of the Na-
tional Association of Piano Merchants, has been in
Chicago a few days this week in the interest of work
he is doing for the association. Mr. Loomis is taking
hold of his new line of work with vim, and seems
to enjoy it.
THE LITTLE PIANO WITH THE BIG TONE
MIESSNER PIANO COMPANY
126 Reed St .
Milwaukee, Wis.
THE KOHLER INDUSTRIE
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of NEW YORK
HOMER PIANOS
AFFILIATED
740-742 East 136th Street
NEW YORK
COMPANIES
Manufacturing for the trade
Upright and Grand Pianos
Plaver Pianos
Welte 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
- Reproducing Grands
Player-Pianos
and Pianos
The Line That Sells Easily
and Satisfies Always
BRINKERHOFF PIANO CO.
In Letter to C. Alfred Wagner, the Director of Fa-
mous French Conservatory Expresses Thanks.
R. A. Burke, sales manager Story & Clark Piano
Company, 173 North Michigan avenue, Chicago, who
does considerable traveling at different times, re-
turned to Chicago a few days ago after a successful
trip through the trade in Oklahoma, Louisiana, Ar-
kansas and Texas. He found the cotton-growing
sections prosperous as well as the oil regions and
agriculture generally doing well. Mr. Burke has
familiarized himself with causes for Southern pros-
perity for several years past, so that a survey of con-
ditions, present or prospective, in the Southwest or
the Southeast by him at any time is apt to be
reliable.
AND
Grands
AMERICAN CONSERVATORY
THANKS CHICKERING COMPANY
Wholesale
San Francisco Office
458 Vhelan ^Building
Chicago Office and Service
"Departments
KOHLER INDUSTRIES
1222 KIMBALL B U I L D I N G
CHICAGO
711 Milwaukee Ave., CHICAGO, ILL.
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