August 25, 1928
PREST 0-T I M E S
TWO PROMINENT STEINWAY WORKERS
NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL
TO MEET IN NEW YORK
Harry S. Newton of The Kohler Industries
Appointed Contact Man of Wood-
working Sections for Meet-
ing Oct. 1 to 5.
ALEXANDER W. GREINER.
In its issue of August 4 the Presto-Times printed
the story of the appointment of these two men to
assume new duties at the headquarters of Steinway
& Sons at New York—Mr. de Majewski to take over
the duties of the late Ernest Urchs in the wholesale
INDIANAPOLIS NEWS
The Wilking Music Company have just completed
the remodeling and refurnishing of their warerooms,
which are very attractive. The window especially is
worthy of mention, being entirely different from any
display window in the city. It is built and designed
after old world architecture, and represents a barony
overlooking the sea. There are three massive spiral
columns supporting upper arches that give it an at-
mosphere of sunny Spain. Along the balcony an old
style wrought iron railing has been constructed, with
a grilled gateway which is used as an entrance to the
window. The floor is covered with embossed accalac,
and the lighting effects, especialy at night, are very
effective. Four flood lights are used to good advan-
tage, and bring out the beautiful effects of the Jesse
French & Sons ensemble, composed of the piano in
walnut "hilited," lamp, bench, cabinet and chair. Just
to the rear of the window', and to the left as one
enters the store, the record and phonograph depart-
ment is located, with four individual booths, fashioned
in mahogany. The floor of this department is covered
with handcraft floor covering.
The French room occupied only by Jesse French
Sons instruments occupies the greater portion of the
new addition. The walls are done in old ivory, and
the floor is covered with a high-pile green and gold
carpet, and the same design and colors are carried
out in the wrought iron lighting fixtures. The doors
are covered with shadow net, and gold velour over-
drapes, giving the instrument an ideal setting.
The Apollo room has walls of old ivory and the
gray and rose color scheme is carried out in the
draperies and high-pile carpeting. Indirect lighting
is used in this room only and brings out the exquisite
veneers with good effect.
The Apollo reproducing room is decorated in black
and gold, with the same effect in the floor covering,
brocaded overdrapes, and the doors and windows
have an arch effect of black and gold damask, tied
back high to give a festoon effect. Curtains of gold
gauze with a puff effect and finished in gold fringe
cover the French doors.
The Wurlitzer room is done in gray with celestial
drapes of blue damask and gold fringe hanging from
a decorated wood cornice over the windows. The
doors ared raped in the sunburst effect with high ties
and festoon valance, and the floor is covered with a
taupe high pile carpet. The warerooms as a whole
Program committees of the National Safety Council
announce that practically all selected speakers for the
general and sectional programs at the Seventeenth
Annual Safety Congress, to be held in New York
city October 1 to 5, have accepted their assignments
and most of the session programs are therefore com-
pleted.
As anticipated, the array of talent is remarkable
and the individual programs present a standard of
excellence never before attained. A study of the
combined divisional programs, soon to be issued in
booklet form, will prove of great value. Prominent
speakers as well as delegates from all parts of the
country will attend.
Mr. Newton, well-known "Safety Agitator" of The
Kohler Industries, has been appointed to the respon-
sible position of Contact Man for the Woodworking
Section of the Council. Because of his long experi-
ence and wide knowledge of manufacturing and safety
conditions in the piano industry, Mr. Newton is hap-
pily fitted to represent this important group.
Mr. Newton plans to personally call on many of
the woodworking shops both in and out of the piano
fraternity situated in and near New York city, urging
safety methods as well as a representative attendance
at the several meetings of the council, which will be
held at the Hotel HcAlpin. Mr. Newton will be glad
to hear from all the piano and small instrument man-
ufacturers of this vicinity, as he is in a position to
give them detailed information as to dates, times and
ROMAN DE MAJEWSKI.
places of the various meetings. Mr. Newton may be
reached by mail at 604 West 51st street, New York
department and Alexander W. Greiner to he manager city, or by telephone, Columbus 4800.
of the concert and artist department. And now we
are proud to present the pictures of these eminently-
STORE OPENS AT DANVILLE, KY.
qualified gentlemen for the positions to which they
have been promoted.
The formal opening of the Smith Music Shoppe in
Danville, Ky., was held Saturday of last week. The
crowd was large and there were two band concerts—
are very attractively decorated, and the representa- the Mackville Band playing between 3 and 4 p. m.
and the Danville Masonic Band from 7 to 8 p. m.
tive line of pianos make an excellent showing.
Mrs. Hazel Roberts was the pianist. Prof. Smith
The Starr Sales Corporation have just received the has a fine store.
first new model Starr 45 in walnut veneer and finished
in lacquer. This is one of the instruments to be
shown at the Indiana State Fair to be held from Sep-
tember 1 to 8, inclusive. In addition to the new model
45 several other new attractions will be displayed ac-
cording to Mr. Hook.
The Chromatic GHssando keyboard will be one of
the main attractions and plans are now under way
to bring an artist to the city to demonstrate the new
keyboard. The full line of radio cabinets manufac-
tured by the Starr Piano Company will be on display
(Beg. U. 8. Pat. Off.)
in the manufacturing building.
Visitors in Indianapolis during the week were:
George Mansfield of the Everett Piano Company,
Makers of the Famous
Clyde C. Holcombe of the Kohler Industries, C. W.
Hall of the Foster Armstrong Company division of
the American Piano Company, and Charles Howe of
the Apolli Piano Company who will remain in the
"The First Touch Tells"
city the entire week on special sales promotion work.
CHRISTMAN
STUDIO PIANOS
STUDIO GRAND
(Regr. U. S. Pat. Off.)
BUY OPERA SEATS NOW
CHRISTMAN PIANO CO.Jnc.
When the Chicago Civic Opera Company opens
its 1929 season in the new building on Wacker Drive,
there will be 812 less seats in the balcony and gallery.
While the seating capacity of the new home of opera
will be a little more than that of the Auditorium, the
main floor will be largely increased, and the balconies
correspondingly reduced. This means that a large
number of purchasers of lower-priced seats may be
disappointed. But you probably can avoid disappoint-
ment by becoming a subscriber to the 1928-1929
season in the Auditorium. Holders of season tickets
for twelve performances this season will have first
choice of seats for the new opera house next year.
This advantage which accrues to subscribers, added
to the assurance of personally-owned seats for the
1928-29 season and the fact that season ticket holders
get twelve performances for the price of eleven—one
performance free—makes the 1928-1929 subscription
series unusually attractive.
597 East 137th St.
CAR WRECKS COLUMBUS STORE.
A driverless taxicab ploughed through down-town
traffic in Columbus, Ohio, on August 6, finally crash-
ing into the plate glass display window of a music
store owned by David Roth, who estimated his loss
at $1,000. The car had started when F. M. Flesher,
the driver, cranked it while it was in gear.
TheCABLECOMPANY
Makers of Grand, Upright
and Inner-Player Pianos,
including Conover, Gable,
Kingsbury, Wellington and
Euphona.
Chicago
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