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NEWS OF TRADE
IN NEW YORK CITY
Interesting Items from Metropolitan District
Included in Budget Which Include Notes
About Stores and Personal Views
an,d Prominent Men in Trade.
By HENRY MAC MULLAN.
It is hard for one to put his finger on Charles
Jacob, head of Jacob Bros., these days. Mr. Jacob,
who had just returned from Cuba, left on Monday of
this week for a trip to Baltimore. "He is as active as
a youth" is the way one of his admirers in the office
put it.
Francis Glynn, Piano Traveler.
The activities of Francis Glynn, piano traveler and
eldest son of John J. Glynn of the Mathushek Piano
Co., New York, are widening the friendships for that
piano manufacturing organization. Mr. Glynn, Jr.,
makes cities like Baltimore, Philadelphia, Wilmington,
Washington, Pittsburgh, Syracuse and Albany on
selling trips, and his fine personality and cordiality of
approach are recognized wherever he calls. He left
New York for Philadelphia on Monday of this week,
and Presto-Times correspondent had the pleasure of
meeting him just as he was getting ready to start.
Is Higham After Piano Business?
Sir Charles Higham, England's star advertising
agent, is in New York with unlimited backing to buy
the right to manufacture American goods in England.
He is headed for Chicago, too.
Celco Secretary's Headquarters.
Walter A. Hale, secretary of the Celco Corporation,
and lawyer, is now located in a beautiful suite of
rooms, designated as 3036 Salmon Tower Building,
11 West ,42nd street, New York. Here J. H. Shale,
head of the Celco Corporation, is making his tempo-
rary headquarters while awaiting the choice of a
permanent location. Mr. Shale is expected back from
road trip this week.
A Chickering Removal Sale.
In the Chickering removal sale, Saturday, May 5,
were 21 reproducing baby grands. The makes in-
cluded Chickerings, Marshall & Wendells, Brewsters
and Acoustigrandes. Both stores, the one at 436
Fifth avenue and the other at 27 West 57th street,
were kept open evenings until 10 o'clock.
John J. Glynn Back.
John J. Glynn, manager of the Mathushek and
James & Holmstrom piano store at 37 West 37th
street, New York, took an active part in the proceed-
ings of the New York state convention of piano mer-
chants at Syracuse, N. Y., last week, where he was
re-elected vice-president. Mr. Glynn is a man whose
thoughts take shape in good English readily and they
are well worth listening to.
Wissner Manhattan Store Moves Up Town.
Wissner & Son have just moved its Manhattan
store from 43 East 34th street to 24 West 50th street,
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New York, a location to which retail trade is rapidly
drifting. The main floors on both sides of 50th street
between Fifth and Sixth avenues have been turned
into a store with plate glass fronts. Geo. J. Sexton is
manager.
Death of Cyrus L. Adler.
Word was received in New York on May 4 of the
death that day in Louisville, Ky., of Cyrus L. Adler,
52 years old, president of the Adler Manufacturing
Company, organ makers. Mr. Adler was a native of
Rochelle, 111.
Hotel Rates Will Be Reasonable.
The hotel men of New York stand ready to assure
the piano men and women of the United States and
Canada that they will not be gouged on prices at
convention time. Thomas D. Green of New York,
president of the American Hotel Association, said, at
Atlantic City last week: "The average hotel charge
is not at all excessive or unjust."
Jacob Doll & Sons Busy.
A call was made upon Otto Doll of Jacob Doll &
Sons, Southern boulevard and Cypress avenue, New
York, by Presto-Times correspondent. Mr. Doll and
his brothers are busy as beavers these days in man-
aging the piano production at their several factories
in the Bronx as well as looking after their new ware-
rooms at 6 East 39th street, Manhattan. Otto Doll
stated that conditions had greatly improved, not only
here in New York, but throughout the country.
Actual orders for his goods tell him this satisfactory
story.
In the Cause of Music.
The Juilliard Musical Foundation has purchased a
lot, 25.2 by 100, on the west side of Broadway, 65
feet north of 122nd street, New York. The founda-
tion owns the adjoining block front on the north side
of 122nd street, between Broadway and Claremont
avenue.
A Wurlitzer May Sale.
Wurlitzer's, 120 West 42nd street, is conducting a
May sale of used and reconditioned pianos, of which
over 50 were shown on opening day.
Bankrupt Stock Sale.
The Piano Manufacturers' Exchange, 421-423 West
38th street, is advertising a sale of pianos and player
pianos. It claims to be the '"world's largest buyer of
bankrupt stock."
Heard at Ampico Period.
The Ampico String Quartet under the direction of
Albert Vertchamp made its appearance in an all-
Tschaikowsky program during the Ampico period
from WJZ at 8 o'clock on the night of May 3. This
quartet is known to New York music lovers through
its appearance at the concerts of the Beethoven So-
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PROMOTION COMMITTEE MEETS
In Chicago, on April 30, the regular meeting of the
Piano Promotion Committee of the National Piano
Manufacturers' Association was held. George Urqu-
hart, president of the American Piano Company, act-
ing for his organization, was duly elected and quali-
fied. Mr. Gulbransen, who has ever been one of the
committee's most reliable and earnest associates,
asked to be relieved of regular membership and con-
stant attendance, and to be replaced by J. S. Gorman,
vice-president and general manager of the Gulbransen
Co.
Finest uuisirmted Piano
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The accompanying cut shows a billboard of the
Des Moines Music Co., 810 Walnut street, Des
Moines, la. Billboard advertising has been adopted
as another means of publicity by the company and
the one shown is aiding the very active business in
grand pianos for the company. Mr. Hohtanz states
that the tonal excellence and unique construction of
the Straube has won extraordinary favor with the
public.
KREITER
The LEADING LINE
Grands, Players, Uprights and
Reproducing Pianos
The Results of Over Forty Years'
of Experience.
Kreiter Pianos Cover the Entire Line
and no Piano Dealer who tries these in-
struments would supplant them by any
others. A trial will convince.
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UNQUESTIONABLE QUALITY
ciety and its own recitals in New York. They also
appeared recently at the White House before the
President and Mrs. Coolidge and their guests.
Tremaine on Public Musical Interest.
At the opening of National Music Week in New
York, Sunday night of this week, C. M. Tremaine,
director, was a speaker over radio and said that Music
Week has extended in five years to 2,000 cities, towns
and villages throughout the country.
"National
Music Week," he said, "crystallizes public interest and
is, therefore, an important factor in our progress
toward a musical America. The great development
in opportunities to hear and learn to love good music
is one of the notable achievements of our civilization.
Not only has it brought appreciation of music into
millions of homes, but it has stimulated in the great
masses of our people the desire to participate in the
making of music."
Most Enjoyable Trip.
A. I. Besserman, advertising manager of Hardman,
Peck & Co., piano manufacturers, 433 Fifth avenue,
New York, and a party of his friends made a most
delightful motor trip a few days ago through New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia, visiting
Washington, Mount Vernon, Arlington cemetery and
the caverns of LuRay, Virginia. The party with Mr.
Besserman were all members of the sales staff of
Hardman, Peck & Co., namely, Messrs. P. T. Ben-
nett, P. R. Besserman, C. Hendel and N. V. Mannes.
A. I. Besserman is a great lover of nature and scenery
and he is looking forward with great pleasure to a
contemplated trip witin the year to the Pacific Coast.
He is a very pleasant gentleman to meet and many
of the Hardman dealers in the West would like to
see him in their home cities.
Recent New York Visitors.
Robert Steinert of the M. Steinert & Sons Vo., Bos-
ton, Mass., and Roy Daynes of the Consolidated
Music Company, Salt Lake City, Utah, are among
the recent visitors at some of the prominent piano
factories and offices in New York citv this week.
BILLBOARD ADVERTISES STRAUBE GRAND
The Leading and Most Popular
Pianos and Players
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May 12, 1928
Kreiter Mfg. Co., Inc.
310-312 W. Water St., Milwaukee, Wis.
Factory: Marinette, Wis.
WEAVER PIANOS
Qrandu, Uprights and Pleyert
Finest and most artistic
piano in design, tone and
construction that can be
made.
YORK PIANOS
Upright* and Player Planoi
A high grade piano of great
vaiue and with charming tone quality.
Livingston PUnos— Uprights and Plays* Pianos
A popular piano at a popular price.
Over 70,006 instruments made by thii company are sing-
Ing their own praises in all parts of the civilised world.
Write for catalogues and state on what terms you wo a Id
like to deal, and we will make yon a proposition \i you arc
located in open territory.
WEAVER PIANO CO., Inc.
Factor*: TORK, PA.
Established 1870
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