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P R E S T O-T I M E S
April 7, 1928
berg has been a wholesale piano man of extensive
travels for many years, and he has specialized in
export business. He said there is no better end of the
trade than exporting pianos, but it is best always
to make it cash trade. He had sent 34 instruments
to Spain in two months this year. Cuba would be a
good market right now were it not for the duty,
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some 50 per cent, which made trading with Cuba
Steck Grands in Period and Art cases. Instruments
prohibitive.
of many famous makers are included and they present
Celco Secretary Plans to Move.
values which cannot be equalled outside of an Aeolian
Walter A. Hall, secretary of the Celco Corporation,
sale."
has rented space in the new Salmon Tower Building,
Griffith Company to Move
The Griffith Piano Company, now located at 1018 11 West 42nd street, New York, and plans to remove
his offices there soon. He is now on the ninth floor
Broad street, Newark, N. J., is holding a special sale
of the instruments it represents at its present num- of 36 West 44th street, New York. But the offices
ber, in preparation for removal May 1 to its new of J. H. Shale, head of the Celco Corporation, will
building, sixteen stories high, at 60S Broad street. not be with Mr. Hall. Mr. Shale has not yet chosen
a location for his New York headquarters.
This building will contain an auditorium seating 650
people.
A Talk with Mehlin Superintendent.
Presto-Times correspondent had a chat with P. O.
"Trade is improving," said Clifford W. Hahn, fac-
Griffith, treasurer of the company, on Monday of this
week. He also talked with George L. Wheeler, V. tory superintendent of Paul G. Mehlin & Sons on
Tuesday of this week to Presto-Times correspondent
Bucher who, by the way, was in Chicago for three
at the office of that company's plant in West New
years; L. J. Reinhardt and L. G. Becker.
York, N. J. "We've noticed a change to more active
Mr. Griffith said: "I believe business for 1928 will
ordering in the last two weeks and it will not be
be very.good. It is picking up every day."
long now until much better conditions will arise, with
The Griffith Company are representatives in New- spring coming on, more people employed and a gen-
ark of the Steinway, the Sohmer,. the Aeolian, the
eral settling down on the candidates for President of
Brambach, the Lester and the M. Schulz Co firms.
the country."
Wurlitzer at Perth Amboy.
Perth Amboy, X. J., Evening News has published
a Silver Jubilee Edition in which they announce
"Twenty-live years of Progress in One of the Lead-
ing Industrial Cities of New Jersey." Among the
musical instrument houses advertised in that issue is
one by the Edward Piano Company, 198 Smith street,
Man of Splendid Personality Had Long Association
Perth Amboy, who announce the representation of
with the Music Trade.
the Wurlitzer Upright Treasure Chest of Music.
Charles C. Curtiss, manager of the Fine Arts Build-
Represent a Good Line.
Landay Bros., 726 Broad street, Newark, N. J., ing, Chicago, who died last week, had early associa-
have in their display window an Estey piano, a Kim- tions with the music business, and piano men will
recall his activities in the Meyer & Weber Piano Co.
ball, a Behr Bros., and an Auto-Art instrument.
In fact, most of his years were taken up with music
Trade Coming Back, Says Lauter Man.
A. Lrivervagt, secretary of the Lauter Piano Co., trade activities in Chicago.
In the years directly after the war he was a sales-
was met on Monday by Presto-Times correspondent
man for Field, Palmer & Leiter, later being connected
at the Lauter factory, 224 Sussex avenue, Newark.
with Lyon & Healy as a bookkeeper. Then he was
Mr. Unvervagt said: "The piano trade is coming
a partner in the music publishing house of F. S.
back. We are confident that it will come back still
Chandler & Co. Later he was manager and treas-
more within the next few weeks."
urer of George F. Root & Sons Music Company, then
Manufacturing for Lyon & Healy.
president of the Manufacturers Piano Company, and
L. A. Elkington, manufacturer of metal special-
later the founder of the Fine Arts Building.
ties and musical products at 220 East 34th street,
Mr. Curtiss was projector of the Fine Arts Build-
counts among his customers Lyon & Healy of Chi-
ing and had been its vice-president, treasurer and
cago. "I specialize in making metal hardware for
director during the thirty years since it was remod-
banjos, and my business is chiefly with small goods
eled from the Studebaker Building. Through Mr.
houses," said Mr. Elkington. "I have no trade from
Curtiss' management the building acquired the high
strictly piano men. My trade is very active; in fact,
c!ass character it has today.
it is good right now," he added.
He was a son of James Curtiss, who was twice
Chickering William and Mary.
mayor
of Chicago. He was married in 1877 to Addie
A smart William and Mary Period Baby Grand
Louise Miller, who survives him, as do three children,
Chickering is offered in this week's ads, New York,
Mrs. James Hall Marshall of Boston, Mrs. Walter O.
by Chickering & Sons, Inc., 27 West 57th street. It Wilson of Winnetka, and James Curtiss of Chicago.
is described as "'a luxuriously artistic evidence of un-
He was a member of the Legislative Voters'
erring taste—a Chickering, a revelation of musical
perfection. The Chickering is obtainable in over 25 League, the Illinois Civil Service Reform League, the
Citizens' Association, the Municipal Voters' League,
different styles."
and a charter member of the Apollo Musical Club.
Some Good Export Trade.
He also was a member of the Chicago Academy of
A call was made upon L. Bromberg, of the Howard Sciences, the Chicago Historical Society, and of the
Stowers Co., Inc., 82 Brown place, the Bronx, New Loyal Legion, and was likewise a member of the Chi-
York, on Tuesday afternoon of this week. Mr. Brom- cago and University clubs and the Cliff Dwellers.
TRADE EVENTS IN
NEW YORK FIELD
CHARLES C.CURTISS, MANAGER
OF FINE ARTS BUILDING, DIES
GULBRANSEN DIVIDEND
DECLARED ON COMMON STOCK
At Meeting of Directors Last Week A. G. Gulbran-
sen Points to Sound Condition of Company.
A dividend of two per cent on common stock was
declared at a meeting of the directors of the Gulbran-
sen Company, Chicago, held March 30, at the com-
pany's office. The payment will apply to stockhold-
ers of record, March 31, and will be payable April 20.
Earnings of the company are on a stable basis, and
have enabled regular payments to be made on the pre-
ferred and common stock issues, for a number of
years past.
President A. G. Gulbransen made a statement, fol-
lowing the meeting, to the effect that the dealer-or-
ganization of the company is in better shape than it
has ever been in its history. Aa many points the
Gulbransen Company's dealers have isnereased the
man-power of their stores and in others selling has
been established on a more efficient, more modern
basis. In other ways, also, the company's intensive
campaign in the interests of improvement in the retail
piano business, is bearing fruit.
Mr. Gulbransen emphasized that the company is
wholly dependent on the rise and fall of its retail
dealer organization, having no retail outlets of its
own, either in Chicago or elsewhere in the country.
The company is enjoying unusually close contact
with its dealers as a result of the important regional
meetings taking place this year and which will spread
a blanket of constructive selling'-advertising-credit
practice over the country.
HEATON JOINS WELTE=MIGNON
W. B. Heaton has joined the forces of the newly
organized Weltc Mignon Corporation, 665 Fifth ave-
nue. New York. Mr. Heaton was formerly president
of Auto Pneumatic Action Co., and is noted as an
expert in the reproducing and roll field.
Fred W. Peabody, Inc., is the name of a new busi-
ness at 34 State street, Newburyport, Mass. B. J. Sim-
mons is manager.
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