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P R E S T O-TI M E S
December 24, 1927
the crotch walnut veneered case and pronounced it
the finest piece of workmanship they had ever seen,
especially the laying of the veneer, which was perfect.
The Wilking Music Company is having a very
good Christmas business, according to Frank Wilking.
Visitors in Indianapolis during the past week were:
I. S. Purcell of the H. C. Bay Company, Chicago;
Mr. Morse of I he Chickering & Sons, Boston, Mass.;
R. C. Ball, director of publicity of the Starr
Piano Company, Richmond, Ind.; Paul Fink of
The Aeolian Company, New York; R. E. Becker
of C. Kurtzmann & Co., Buffalo, and George
Schaeffer of the Lester Piano Company, Philadelphia.
Jesse French, Jr., spent several days in Indianapolis
on some special business this w r eek.
USUAL CHRISTMAS TRADE
AT INDIANAPOLIS
PIANO BUSINESS A STATUS
OF DIFFERENT MEN'S MINDS
Edgar Jones, of the Schiller, Says Piano Trade Is
Settling Down to Realities.
Men in the piano trade have the individual making
of their own status, according to Edgar B. Jones,
president of the Schiller Piano Company, Oregon,
111., from whom Presto-Times received a very encour-
The Starr Piano Company had an exhibit at the
aging letter dated December 20, and written after a
annual convention of the Indiana Township trustees
profitable although hurried trip Mr. Jones had made
held at the Claypool Hotel, Indianapolis, during the
to the Pacific Coast. Mr. Jones writes:
past week. One of the special attractions was the
"The piano business to me just seems to be a status
Glissando keyboard, which was highly praised. Ac-
of different men's minds. You know in philosophy
cording to Mr. Hook some very good prospects for
we reason as we want to reason. One man seems
future business was the result.
inclined and desirous of reasoning that business is
The usual run of Christmas is being experienced at
bad and as a consequence his business is in that sta-
the local warerooms.
tus, whereas we find another type pursuing the dia-
H. E. Whitman, who has been identified with the
music industry of Indianapolis for many years and Lyon & Healy to Collect Balances—Austin Gibbons metrical course, reasoning that there is a solution and
that business tan be good, and with such a man I
at one time in charge of the talking machine division
to Visit Ireland.
found it so.
of the Pearson Piano Company, is now associated
"The piano business is settling down to the real
with the Wilson-Stewart Music Company, in charge
The John Church Company, which discontinued
of the sales'end. Mr. Whitman sold his last interests manufacturing pianos about two years ago but which fundamentals of business. From my western trip I
in the Circle Talking Machine Shop to the Baldwin maintained a store at 421 South Wabash avenue, saw outstanding indications of this and also found in
Piano Co. when the latter concern moved to the Chicago, discontinued that store on Tuesday of this the majority of cases that dealers were doing a satis-
monument circle. George Stewart reports the piano week and turned over the balance of the collections factory business.
"You can quote me and straight from the shoulder,
business very active,- especially in used instruments. on accounts to Lyon & Healy, Chicago.
too, that I am more optimistic than ever over the
The Wilson-Stewart Music Company has recently
Austin Gibbons, who had been with the John
opened a branch store in Anderson, Indiana; wliere Church Company for the last seven years, found him- prospects for the piano business during 1928. In
the Hobart M. Cable line of instruments is being self out of a job by the closing of the store, so he fact I am well pleased with the results of 1927, dur-
sold, in charge of J. K. Fisher, well known piano man at once decided to visit Ireland, as he says he wants ing which time, as you perhaps realize, I directed my
best efforts and the best efforts of my organization
in these parts.
to take a drink out of the River Shannon and once to help break down sales resistance for the dealer.
During the first official display of Period Models more kiss the Blarney Stone, as he thinks it will With the individuality of our present Schiller line,
of the Jesse French & Sons line of pianos at the require a new supply of blarney to sell pianos in which will be adequately set forth in a new catalog
Wilking Music Company in the past week it was Chicago upon his return to the midwest metropolis. and which will include a new six-foot one-inch grand
necessary to sell the Spanish Renaissance model, or
He further said that he is just crazy in a desire to with distinctive features, I look forward to the com-
lose a sale. The parties admitted they had no inten- make a flight or two by airplane while overseas.
ing year with the greatest optimism and keenest an-
tion of making a purchase, when they entered the
ticipation.
exhibit, but fell in love with the Spanish model and
"I have dictated this letter rather at random, but I
SUCCESSFUL HARDMAN DEALER.
insisted on having it. It was necessary to get in
think it expresses my sentiments, not as strongly per-
touch with Edgar H. French at New Castle be-
The Wainwnght Music Co., Marietta, O., supplied
fore any promises could be made, but after an a handsome grand piano for Mario Chamlee, who haps as I should like to, because I believe the best
explanation he consented to let Mr. Wilking accept recently gave a recital in that place. The company opportunity awaits us during 1928."
the sale which was for cash. However, one of the is one of the most enthusiastic firms representing
same models now ready will take the place of the the Hardman line and notably successful for its sales
Kane Music Co. is successor to J. C. Welton in
instrument. Several prominent veneer men inspected
Lancaster, Ohio.
of Hardman grands.
Glissando Keyboard an Attraction at Town-
ship Trustees' Exhibit—Other
Hoosier News.
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