Presto

February 2, 1929
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P R E S T 0-T I M E S
GOOD BUSINESS IN
MUSIC GOODS IN DENVER
Colorado Generally Sends Excellent Accounts
of Piano Sales and Dealers' Anticipations
Are Very Cheerful.
The musical instrument business in the Denver
district has been good during the past week. The
annual stock show held in Denver during January
brought hundreds of visitors to the city and business
in all lines was speeded up as a result. Business in
general is good in Colorado at this time and the out-
look for farm crops is bright.
Officers of the local branch of the National Asso-
ciation of Piano Tuners were re-elected at a meeting
held on night recently at the Knight-Campbell Music
Company. These are Francis E. Tate, president;
Albert S. Johnson, vice-president; E. Wrenard An-
derson, secretary; Arnold W. Wade, treasurer, and
Lawrence Le Sorenzo, sergeant-at-arms.
Clarence G. Campbell, president and general man-
ager of the Knight-Campbell Music Company. Den-
ver, says that 1928 business was better than that of
the preceding year and that the outlook for the pres-
ent year is good.
Good Publicity.
The Darrow Music Company, Denver, has been
doing some good advertising in the local newspapers
of late, and business is reported good at thes tore
by Frank Darrow, head of the firm. Mr. Darrow
says that demand for musical instruments are not as
heavy as in former years, due to the radio, but that
as soon as every family, or nearly every family, gets
a radio, there is going to be a noticeable increase in
demand for pianos, phonographs and other musical
instruments.
The Knight-Campbell Music Company has been
offering free music lessons to the beginner with every
piano purchased at its store. The same offer is being
made at the branch stores of the firm, which are lo-
cated in Pueblo, Colorado Springs, Cheyenne, Wyo.,
and Casper, Wyo.
R. H. Canning, formerly in charge of the Rocky
Mountain territory of the Federal Radio Corporation
of Buffalo, N. Y., was a Denver visitor during the
past week, when he spent some time with the Whit-
ney Sporting Goods Company, distributors for
Federal.
SHAKESPEARE AT STUDEBAKER
The Stratforcl-on-Avon Festival Company is giving
Chicago splendid presentations of Shakespeare's plays,
comedies, histories and tragedies. At the Studebaker
Theater from February 4 to 16 an alluring succession
of plays is scheduled. Teams of lecturers in Chicago
are now telling the news to colleges, schools and
clubs. Chicago is the only city that can invite the
world to a season of Shakespeare, the plays produced
by leading actors and actresses of the English-speak-
ing countries.
For the second week, beginning Monday, February
4, the following is the schedule:
Monday, Richard I I I ; Tuesday, Merry Wives of
Windsor; Wednesday matinee, "Taming of the
Shrew; Wednesday evening, Julius Caesar; Thurs-
day, "Midsummer Night's Dream; Friday, Hamlet;
Saturday matinee. Midsummer Night's Dream; Sat-
urday evening. Merry Wives of Windsor.
SCHILLER HEAD VISITS TRADE
Edgar B. Jones, president of the Schiller Piano
Company, Oregon, 111., is now making a trip through
the eastern and middle west states w T hich probably
will also include several points in Canada. Mr. Jones
has the most lively faith in the piano business and
this is the feeling with which he will stimulate the
trade. And few men in the piano industry has the
power of conveying his enthusiasm like Mr. Jones.
ENLARGES CALLIAPHONE PLANT.
The Tangley Company of Muscatine Iowa, manu-
facturers of the well-known "Calliaphone," is building
a large addition to their plant, which, when com-
pleted, will enable it to double the output of its pop-
ular automatic instrument. The Tangley "Callia-
phone" is used very extensively by the outdoor
amusement world as well as the largest skating rinks,
etc., and are always consistent crowd-getters.
MANY GOOD SALES
IN INDIANAPOLIS
While the Usual January Depression in the
Music Industry Prevails, Merchants Are
Very Optimistic Over the Future.
E. W. Stockdale, manager of the Wilking Music
Company, will spend several days in Jackson, Mich.,
at the plant of the Sparton Radio Company, inspect-
ing the construction of the instrument.
During the past week one of the sales of the
Wilking Music Company, was a six-foot Apollo
grand piano, to the Riverside M. E. Church. Mr.
Stockdale reports future prospects very encouraging,
and is looking forward to a very good month of
February.
The House of Baldwin is exhibiting the two new
Baldwin styles, Spanish and Italian, Period models
in very fine veneers. These instruments are the first
of the new styles to arrive in Indianapolis, according
to Frank Davis, manager.
The Pearson Piano Company make a very optimis-
tic report of business conditions. The report from
several of their branch houses is very gratifying with
a report from the Muncie branch unusually favorable.
The stock of the Krausgill Music Company at
Louisville, Ky., will be closed out during the week
at exceptional prices, and the remainder will be sent
to Indianapolis.
Alfred Rapp of the firm of Rapp & Lennox, says
that there is everyindication of a very good business
in the nevr near future. He bases his opinion on the
fact that there are more people today interested in
pianos than there has been for ten years past. "Peo-
ple are more friendly toward the piano than they
have been since the great war," says Rapp, "and I
believe this interest will result in some excellent
business."
Visitors in Indianapolis during the week were:
Clyde C. Holcombe of the Kohler Industries, and
Jacob Schiller, vice-president of sales of the Lester
Piano Company.
The Kelly Store Company is opening a new branch
music store at 102 Summit street, Winona, Miss.
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responsibility, which has a fine reputation
for its products and business methods.
THE CLARENDON PIANO COMPANY
ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, U. S. A.
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