Presto

January 19, 1929
greatly increasing its volume of business over the
satisfactory figures of last year..
New Styles Presented.
The new piano styles of the Bush & Lane Piano
Company have the high musical quality and the dura-
bility of construction that distinguishes the instru-
Continuance of Successful Efforts of 1928 to ments from the well-equipped plant at Holland. The
merits of the new styles point to a continuance by
Increase Volume of Piano Output Is
the manufacturers of the policy of high grade manu-
Feature in New Plans.
facturing which has maintained the foremost position
The Bush & Lane Piano Company, Holland, Mich., the Bush & Lane instruments occupy in the Amer-
ican piano industry.
for the first month of 1929, shows a continuance of
the activity that distinguished the operations of the
Artistic Grands.
company during 1928. And the company considers
The Bush & Lane presentation of artistic grands
itself hetter situated and equipped than ever before of all sizes is an acknowledgment of the prominence
to participate in the strenuous pursuit of customers. of the grand form in the trade today. The Bush &
The company feels gratified with the results of the Lane grands are unique for volume and purity of
last eight months of 1928, in which it aggressively tone and the sympathetic tone of the small grands
went after new trade and succeeded in about doubling has been surpassed by no other grand of their size.
its dealer representation.
In fact, the wonderful tone and charming sweetness
The Bush & Lane Piano Company signalized the of the entire line of Bush & Lane grands have been
opening of the year 1929 by introducing new styles enthusiastically acclaimed by professional musicians.
and its plans for the year include the purpose of
The newer styles of Bush & Lane uprights are pro-
duced in accordance with the demands of the piar^>
buying public and the p : ano trade. They possess the
old merits of tone associated with the Bush & Lane
piano and in addition are remarkable for artistic
and novel charms of case.
The radio phase of the business of the company
is assuming large proportions and the purpose of
the company is to go after radio sales in a big way
this year.
NEW ACTIVITIES OF
BUSH & LANE PIANO CO.
The Heppe, Marcelius and Kdouard Julei Piano
manufactured by the
HEPPE PIANO COMPANY
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Patented In the United States, Great Britain,
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PRESTO-TIMES
ZERO WEATHER AFFECTS
INDIANAPOLIS TRADE
But Interruption Is Only Temporary and
Pleasant Reaction Is Seen in Lively
Sales of Pianos.
On next Monday the Indianapolis Music Merchants
will hold their first meeting of the new year in the
Board of Trade dining room, after a noonday lunch-
eon. Mr. Hook, president of the organization, has
arranged a very interesting program.
Steinway Sales Good.
The Pearson Piano Company reports a favorable
business, and especially from the branch houses.
Anderson, Ind., particularly sends encouraging re-
ports, which is no doubt due to the fact that at this
time that city is booming and humming with activity.
In Indianapolis Steinway & Son's instruments
are going good, with the Steck Duo-Art running
close. This company has had an active business in
the higher grade pianos for some time passed and
from reports it is going to continue.
On last Monday Rudolph Reuter, one of the Stein-
way artists appeared at the Propylaeum in a morn-
ing recital where the Steinway grand was used.
Rachmaninoff appeared at the Murat Theater on Sun-
day, the 13th, where he played before a large audi-
ence of music lovers, and the artist used his own
Steinway grand piano.
Frank Davis, manager of the House of Baldwin,
RECEIVER IS RENAMED.
Judge L. A. Guthrie last week reinstated the Peo- spent several days in Cincinnati last week at the
ples Trust Company, Muncie, Ind., receiver of the main office of the company.
Charles Howe of the Wurlitzer Grand Piano Com-
Bell Brothers Piano Company, as a collateral pro-
ceeding of the suit originally brought by Phillip A. pany was in the city last week and spent his time
Deterling. The petition asking for the reinstatement on sales promotion work with the salesmen of the
Wilking Music Company. He left Indianapolis Sat-
was filed by E. C. Atkinson.
urday for Terre Haute, Ind., where he w T ill spend
several days. The sudden change in the weather
with the thermometer registering around zero, and
the vast number of influenza cases in the city, has
actually retarded business," says Mr. Stockdale of
the Wilking Music Company. The Jesse French &
Sons pianos in the windows of the Wilking Music
Company were the great source of attraction this
week.
For the past two weeks special programs featuring
the Apollo grand piano have been featured at the
Fountain Square Theater. During the first week
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