December 10, 1927
school music program, and stating that this pro-
gram would be held in abeyance until his opinion
was known.
LOUIS A. HOLTZMAN DIES
President of Henry Holtzman & Sons Co. Succumbs
in Wheeling While on Trip.
Louis A. Holtzman, age 63, of Columbus, Ohio,
president of the Henry Holtzman & Sons Co., manu-
facturers of piano benches, stools, scarfs, covers, etc.,
died in Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling, W. Va., on
November 22, having been ill only a few days. His
death was due to cerebral embolism. He was appar-
ently in good health, and was on the last lap of a
business trip through the South and East when
stricken in a Wheeling hotel. He was moved to the
hospital, but never regained consciousness.
Mr. Holtzman had been identified practically all his
life with the piano bench manufacturing business.
The company was founded in the '60's in Pittsburgh,
Pa., by his father, Henry Holtzman, and 35 years ago
moved to Columbus, where it has since been in con-
tinuous operation. He was one of three brothers
in the company, one of whom survives him.
E. V. Galloway, Chicago manager of the company,
attended the funeral. Mr. Holtzman was a member
of Magnolia Lodge of Masons and the Elks. He was
an accomplished pianist, and was personally ac-
quainted with a large portion of the piano dealers of
the country.
He is survived by his wife, Clara Z. Holtzman; six
children, Wilhelmina, Clara, Henry, Francis, Mary
and Augusta, and by his mother, Mrs. W. C. Holtz-
man, and by his brother, Charles E. Holtzman.
NEW ZEALAND TARIFF.
British made talking machine records are now ad-
mitted duty free into New Zealand while records of
foreign origin will have to pay 20 per cent. The
ruling became effective July 1, 1927.
INFLUENCES MUSIC EVENTS.
That the National Bureau for the Advancement of
Music has established itself firmly as an authoritative
source of information, and that its recommendations
actually influence the musical policies of local or-
ganizations, is evidenced unmistakably by a letter
just received by C. M. Tremaine, the director, from
Mrs. Minnie Meeker, supervisor of school music in
Lakeland, Fla., asking his advice on a junior high
NEW INCORPORATION.
The Hager Music Instrument Co., Grand Rapids,
Wis.; $50,000; to conduct a retail music business there.
The officers are: Nicholas E. Hager, president; Clara
Hager, vice-president, and Siebert J. Heyboer, secre-
tary-treasurer.
Philip W. Oetting &
Son, Inc.
213 East 19th Street, New York
SOLE AGENTS FOR
Weickert Hammer
and Damper Felts
Grand and
Upright Hammers
Made of Weickert Felt
FINE ACTION BUSHING CLOTHES, ETC.
WESSELL, NICKEL & GROSS
Manufacturers of
HIGHEST GRADE
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NEW PUBLISHING HOUSE.
For the purpose of publishing the songs of Arthur
Longbrake, a Springfield O., composer, and other com-
posers, a new musical firm has been formed there,
known as The Gus Sun Musical Publishing Co. It
was incorporated recently at Columbus by Gus Sun,
Homer Neer and Leslie C. Gorsuch, with authorized
capital of $10,000. Mr. Sun is president; Mr. Neer,
treasurer, and Mr. Gorsuch, secretary. Mr. Long-
brake, besides writing many of the songs which the
company is at present having published in Cincin-
nati, becomes the general manager of the concern.
The business offices will be maintained in Springfield.
The company started its business with a capital of
$1,200.
PIANOS
The Wessell, Nickel & Gross action is a
guarantee of the grade of the instrument
in which it is found.
1\JI?W Y H P I f
New Combinations of Tints and Variations Show
with Variety of Combinations.
New color designs recently prepared by the Duco
Color Advisory Service which are now being used
on nationally known grand pianos include the fol-
lowing:
The first design shows the body in French gray,
high lighted with a deeper tone of gray. The inside
of the lid is finished in old rose, and an old rose
stripe is used as a decoration on the sides of the case
and on the music desk.
The second is a new period design in the Italian
Renaissance manner. The case is entirely done in
natural antique finished walnut, and the legs, which
are carved after the manner of the period, are poly-
chrome, in old blue, orange, Pompeian red, and old
gold, with touches of green. The inside of the lid is
finished in Pompeian red.
The third is a Chinese Chippendale design in
which the whole case is in black with a dull finish,
while in the inside of the case is Chinese red, high-
lighted with a dark brown. The supports which join
the three legs are carved in Chinese design, lined
with red. The Chinese motifs on the case are picked
out or accented with red. Chinese red felt is used
throughout to carry out the design. Another grand
piano in Chinese Chippendale design, a sister-piece
to the above, has been done in Chinese green.
for
ONE GRADE ONLY
45th Sl. f 10th AT«. & W 46th. 1 1 E# W
COLOR SCHEMES FOR GRANDS
MOVING TRUCKS
PIANO ACTIONS
FACTORIES:
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P R E S T O-TI M E S
Orthophonic Victrolas
Electric Refrigerators
OFFICE*
457 w. 45th Street
Trucks, Hoists, Covers and Special Straps.
JULIUS BRECKWOLDT & SON, INC.
DOLGEVILLE. N. Y.
Manufactured by
Self-Lifting PianoTruck Co.
Manufacturers of
FINDLAY, OHIO
Piano Backs, Boards, Bridges, Bars,
Traplevers and Mouldings
J BRECKWOLDT, Prea.
W. A. BRECKWOLDT, Sec. & Treat.
PRESTO BUYERS' GUIDE
TELLS ALL ABOUT ALL PIANOS
THE
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of High Orada
Manufacturers
PIANO PLATES
SPRINGFIELD
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Actions and Hammer , Pipe Organ Keys
Piano Forte Ivory for the Trade
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