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P R E S T 0-T I M E S
May 19, 1928
NEWS OF TRADE IN
NEW YORK CITY
Those in attendance at the hearing included J. H.
Shale, president, and S. B. Foster, vice-president, of
the Celco Corporation. Percy N. Joseph, an inde-
pendent buyer of piano factories, New York, ob-
jected to the confirmation of the offer, saying that
he and his representatives had spent over $300 in
visiting Norwalk without being permitted to prop-
erly view and inspect the plant. He then bid $31,000
for it tentatively and the court postponed the further
hearing until May 17 at 4:30 p. m.
F. A. Wessell in Vermont.
Fernando A. Wessell of Wessell, Nickel & Gross,
was on one of his periodic visits to the Vermont mills
of the company, when the Presto-Times correspon-
dent called.
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manufacturing excellent instruments and taking the
best of care of their customers. Mr. Behr firmly
believes that the piano as a musical instrument will
always be able to hold its place in the selling field
against any and all forms of competitive installment
articles, and he conveyed that faith without any hesi-
tancy.
Mason & Hamlin and Knabe Sales.
The Mason & Hamlin store at 313 Fifth avenue,
near 32nd street, New York, is kept open evenings
until 10 o'clock on account of its "moving uptown
sale," and they announce that "not a piano will be
Just before going to press, Presto-Times has re-
moved to the new location—all must be sold." The ceived the unofficial news that the Chicago School
styles include Florentine, Sheraton and Louis XV
Board has awarded the contract for school pianos for
period designs. The Knabe sale at 584 Fifth avenue this year to the Cable Piano Company. In view of
for Mothers' Day presents included in the announce- the great number of schools, grade and primary, and
ments, "not only mother, but the entire family will the continuous extension of piano and other music
enjoy the Ampico." The salesrooms are open from
studies in the schools, the exclusive choice of the
8:30 a. m, to 10 p. m.
pianos of the Cable Piano Company is highly im-
portant.
E. & O. Mari in New Location.
E. & O. Mari, manufacturers of genuine Italian gut
strings, with factory at the city of Lanciano, Province
of Chieti, Italy, and American headquarters in New
York, have moved the office from 10 West 19th street
to Room 803, No. 170 Fifth avenue.
Creditors' Factory Sale Postponed.
You can sell more pianos if you give
A session was held Monday afternoon of this week
the purchaser one of the wonderful
before the Hon. Peter B. Olney, Jr., 7 Dey street,
new Ensco Piano Units. It makes a
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42,557. The consideration was the offer made to
the trustee in bankruptcy by the Celco Corporation
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to purchase all the right, title and interest of such
trustee in and to the land, buildings, machinery,
equipment, furniture and fixtures of the bankrupt
corporation located at Norwalk, Ohio, for the sum of
25 Church Street
NEW YORK
$30,000. David W. Kahn was attorney for the trus-
tee, his office being at 120 Broadway, New York.
CABLE PIANOS FOR SCHOOLS
Piano Dealers
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WESSELL, NICKEL & GROSS
Manufacturers of
AN AMPICO BUILDING
PLANNED FOR CHICAGO
Seven-Story Structure to Be Erected Adjoin-
ing Steger Building on Wabash Avenue to
House American Piano Co.
The American Piano Company is to have new Chi-
cago sales and distributing headquarters in a seven-
story and basement building to be erected on a site
of 25x100 at 234 South Wabash avenue by the 234
South Wabash Avenue Huilding Corporation. The
site adjoins the Steger Building on the north. It will
be known as the Ampico Building. Occupancy will
be under a fifteen-year lease under which the com-
pany will pay a rental of $42,000 annually.
Wrecking of a four-story building on the site is to
be started immediately. Completion of the new build-
ing is scheduled for October 1. The cost will be
$225,0(K). The project will be financed with a bond
issue of $115,000, underwritten by S. W. Straus & Co.
George Simons of Detroit, as president, represented
his building corporation in the loan negotiations. The
site was obtained under a lease for 98 years and 9
months from Francis B. Keene and Emerin P. Sem-
ple Keene, the lease effective April 1 last, to yield
a total rental of $1,704,000, payable at the rate of
$12,000 annually for the first five years, $15,000 annu-
ally for the next ten years and $18,000 annually for
the remaining 83 years of the term.
Graven & Mayger, architects, drew the plans for
the building, and construction work will be in charge
of Lundoff & Bicknell as the general contractors.
The manager of the Chicago house will be Louis
Schoenewald, who recently was manager at Chicker-
ing Hall, New York. Previous to that time Mr.
Schoenewald was New York manager for the Story
& Clark Piano Co.
The building will be devoted entirely to sales and
display usage.
W. C. Dunlop has opened a music shop in McKen-
zie, Term., carrying a stock of portable talking ma-
chines and records.
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