May 26, 1928
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PRESTO-TIMES
AT THE BELMONT AND ELSEWHERE
Mason & Hamlin Co., studios, 313 Sth avenue, and
The Schiller Piano Co., Oregon, 111., will have a
Atnpico Towers, 584 5th avenue; grand pianos and
display of models of its entire line at the Belmont
Hotel, New York, during the week of the convention. Ampicos. Henry L. Mason, Wm. P. Marsh, J. Milton
Delcamp.
The great feature of the show will be the exhibition
of the "most sensational grand piano in the world,"
according to the announcements. President E. B. The Jesse French & Sons Piano Co., New Castle,
Jones, Frank M. Hood traveling representative, B. F. Ind., will have a unique display at the Hotel Belmont,
Shelly and others of the executive and selling force
New York, during convention week. The company
will be present.
will show its grand Period Ensembles, the latest sam-
ples of artistic work from the customs building de-
Hallet & Davis Piano Co. wholesale warerooms, 6 partment of the factory. Effective methods of aid-
East 39th street, grand and upright pianos, players ing sales of three Period styles of grand pianos will
be shown,
and reproducing pianos.^
H. Edgar French, president; Jesse French III, sec-
Hardman-Peck & Co., warerooms 433 5th avenue, retary, and Eary May will attend the convention
grand and upright pianos. Special showing of "Mod- from the factory. The sales representatives from
some of the surrounding states, that is, Massachu-
crnique" pianos.
setts, Pennsylvania and New York will also attend.
President French has secured a large space on the
James & Holmstrom Piano Co., Inc., warerooms
37 West 37th street; grand, player, upright and re- mezzanine floor of the Belmont and is planning to
feature the Grand Ensemble and the new Style F (a
producing pianos. John J. Glynn.
40-ich upright), as well as the old stand-bys.
W. W. Kimball Co.. Landay Hall, 6th avenue and
42nd street. Kimball, Whitney, Hinze and Harrison
grand, upright, player and reproducing pianos. Kim-
ball phonographs. James V. Sill, Commodore Hotel.
F. Radle, Inc., 609 West 26th street, will have a
line display at the warerooms; player and reproducing
pianos; Eugene J. Radle, M. Drucker.
The Gulbransen Co., Chicago, will have a display
Laffargue Co., suite 1452, 1453, 1454; pianos. Max of its entire line at the Hotel Belmont during the
de Rochemont, Joseph Octavec.
week of the annual convention in New T York from
June 4 to 9. Lack of adequate display space at the
The Baldwin Piano Co. will have displays in suite official convention hotel led to the choice of the Hotel
Belmont, where Palm Garden has been obtained for
1901 and retail warerooms, 20 East 54th street; new
Baldwin Period models in regular and Period de- the salon of Gulbransen pianos. This is on the main
signs; new Howard grand, 4 feet 7 inch in Modern floor, just off 42nd street; no elevator to take.
The Golden Jubilee Salon of Gulbransen pianos
and Period designs; Ellington, Hamilton grand and
Monarch pianos. Philip Wyman, Wm. B. Murray, will be open to the public of New York, as well
as to the dealers. Several instruments representing a
Commodore; Geo. A. Pelling, 20 East 54th.
distinct innovation will be on display as part of the
Gulbransen salon.
Bradbury Piano Co. will show its line at the ware-
Gulbransen wholesale salesmen present at the con-
rooms, 396 5th avenue; grand, reproducing and up- vention will include G. C. Girardin, C. W. Ruby,
right pianos and players. T. L. Floyd-Jones, Chas. A. W. Musser and Howard Weber, John S. Gorman,
T. Carter.
vice-president and sales manager, and Walter Kiehn,
advertising manager, will come from the Chicago
Jacob Doll & Sons, Inc., wholesale warerooms, 6 headquarters,
East 39th street; grand, upright, player and repro-
ducing pianos. Otto Doll, president; Geo. Doll, treas-
Paul G. Mehlin & Sons, New York, will have an
urer; Frederick Doll, vice-president; Jacob Doll, Jr., exhibit during the convention at the New York ware-
secretary.
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j, , ; fj rooms, 509 Fifth avenue, at 42nd street. It will
A CITY STOPS TO LOOK!
This piano stopped
11,371 people in one day
Comment
of the Trade
"This achievement of
Hardraan,Peck & Com-
pany would teem to be
the furthest step in the
direction of design un-
dertaken by any piano
manufacturing house
up to the present time."
Music Trade Indicator,
April 1 tfh issue.
THE HARDMAN in a series of extraordinary
cases designed by America's leading modern
artists has created a sensation! Known as the
Modernique, it is the piano news event of the
season, another example of Hardman leadership.
We most cordially invite you to see the Mod-
ernique Hardman in the special exhibition at
our Fifth Avenue show-rooms during your visit
to the convention. There may be a Hardman
franchise open in your territory. Wire or write
today for the Hardman proposition.
Comment
of the Trade
"Hardman, Peck &
Company... hag made
a notable step forward
in the development of
the piano industry and
in so doing has contrib-
uted a very important
chapter to the history
of the piano."
— The Music Trades,
April 14th issue.
Hardman, Peck & Co.
433 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK
KOK
OVER-
The Christman Piano Co., Inc., New York City,
will hold an exhibit of its pianos during convention
week at the Metropolitan Studio, 200 West 57th
street. Those in charge will be 11. Elliot Christman
and Frank Fielding. The pianos to be exhibited will
be reproducing grands, period model studio grand,
players and small studio uprights. A special enter-
tainment feature, namely, a soprano singer and an
accompanist, will be provided.
LATE TRADE NEWS
FROM INDIANAPOLIS
Jubilee Singers Feature Jesse French & Sons
Piano in Two Events in Theaters—
Other News of Week.
Jesse French Jubilee Singers, specializing in negro
spiritual songs and sponsored by the Jesse French
Sons' Piano Company of New Castle, Ind., will ap-
pear next week at the Zaring Egyptian Theater,
Indianapolis. After the appearance at Zaring's Thea-
ter they will appear at the new Fountain Square
Theater.
The Wilking Music Company is at present in the
midst of a grand piano contest, endeavoring to sell
forty grand pianos during the month of May. Ac-
cording to information from an authorative source,
the contest up to date is a little beyond schedule. Mr.
Howe of the House of Wurlitzer opened the contest
early in the month.
On the evening of May 16 the Jesse French grand
was used in Hollenbeck Hall in the Y. W. C. A.
Building by Miss Tolin, a prominent musician of
this city. Miss Mary Francis Cray, who took part
in the program, had never played on one of the
instruments before, but became so enamored with the
instrument that she decided to purchase one, and
selected the Louis XV model in duco finish mahogany.
The pupils of Mrs. Jessie Clapp gave a recital at
the Tabernackel Presbyterian Church, where the
Jesse French grand was used.
The Carlin Music Company reports business im-
proving, and during the past week's sales one of the
special Premier reproducing grands was sold. An-
other sale was one of the Cable Midget's with several
other of the Cable Company's makes. One of the
features worthy of mention is the fact that more of
the sales are being madew ith larger down payments
and shorter time, not overlooking some sales for cash.
Willard McGregor gave a musicale on Tuesday last
at the Woodstock Country Club under the auspices
of the Junior League, where the Steinway concert
grand was used.
Mrs. Margaret Baihle Steinhart appeared ni concert
with the Steinway concert grand at Crumps Audi-
torium at Columbus, Ind.
A-l SALESMEN WANTED
Made by
C.RAKTHMKN
The W. P. llaines & Co., New York, wil have a
big display of its instruments at the warerooms, 396
Fifth avenue, where dealers are invited to call.
Sweeney, Cox & Toothman, Weston, W. Va., is
the successor to McKinlev & Toothman.
HARDMAN • STANDARD • HARRINGTON
PIANO
consist of the new styles of grand, upright and repro-
ducing pianos, together with Period models, which
will contain the very latest improvements, such as the
suspension ribbing, etc. Paul G. Mehlin, Charles
Mehlin and Alfred B. Spoerl will be in attendance.
We want EIGHT competent
men who- can handle a Ford
truck with loader to help our
dealers in
WISCONSIN
TERRITORY
And also, in some instances, to
work direct for our stores and
agencies.
WE FURNISH CARS
and pay on a commission and
expense basis in co-operation
w r ith our newly - developed
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duced excellent results.
Write direct to
WALTHAM PIANO CO.
1623 Island Ave.
Milwaukee, Wis.
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