March 1, 1929
P R E S T 0-T I M E S
HONORS IN WEAVER CO.'S
PIANO SALES CONTEST
High Place Awarded to L. B. Norfleet, Frank-
lin, Va., in Contest Marked by Great
Energy and Zeal.
High honors in the Weaver Sales Contest, inaug-
urated hy the Weaver Piano Co., York, Pa., which
ended December 31, went to L. B. Norfleet, Frank-
lin, Va., with 10,625 "points. Other honor winners
were:
Wm. D. Piquette, Bridgeport, Conn., second, with
7,832 points; Arthur Geist, Shamokin, Penna., third,
with 7,623 points, and Jacob Zaltzman, Chelsea, Mass.,
scored 7,252. points, giving him fourth place.
The contest was entered into with real zest and
the entrants greatly enjoyed the stimulant which a
contest of this kind always injects into the family of
Weaver salesmen. The race during the last ten days
was marked by a fine spirit of friendly rivalry. An
added feature was a bonus of 1,000 extra points for
the man who scored the highest number of points—
500 extra points for the second high man, and 250
points for the third high man during the last ten days
of the contest. These bonuses went to Arthur Geist,
1,000 points; Floyd Stanton, 500 points; W. D. Pi-
quette, 250 points.
Every entered contestant in the Weaver Sales Con-
test received points of credit for the sales of York and
Weaver pianos made, according to the rules of the
contest, and for these points they were privileged to
order any prizes from the special merchandise prize
sheet made up for the contest.
The special prize offered to the high man prior to
Thanksgiving Day last year went to L. B. Norfleet,
Franklin, Va. This was a turkey for his Thanks-
giving dinner.
NEW QULBRANSEN BOOK
DESCRIBES FINE SERIES
Admirable Line of New Instruments Pictured
in Colors Which Shows True Beauties
of the Artistic Cases.
The Gulbransen Company, Chicago, has issued a
new supplement to the Gulbransen catalog, showing
the Home Series of instruments, just announced.
The four-color illustration is from direct photogra-
phy, not an artist's conception of the piano. The
picture shows the instrument as it really is in its true
beauty and color. In addition this instrument is
produced also in walnut.
The Home Culture Grand is one of the most sen-
sational instruments ever produced in this industry.
Its mates are the Home Study Upright Piano and the
Home Harmony Model Gulbransen Registering Piano.
Both of the uprights are 4 feet 1 inch high.
The Home Culture Grand is 4 feet 6 inches long,
splendid workmanshpi, ivory keys and genuine Du
Pont Duco finish. Heavy rim construction and nine-
ply pin block. The Home Study Model Upright is
Mr. Gulbransen's contribution to the million children
learning to play the piano. It is daintily designed,
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has neat turnings and fits in with the new furniture
of the day. Remarkable tone quality is the feature
of this instrument. In the Home Harmony Model
Registering Piano Mr. Gulbransen has gone one step
farther in efficient production and in bringing price
down where an "All-purpose" piano is available to
every home. Both of these upright instruments have
genuine Du Pont Duco finish. In making the an-
nouncement of these three instruments in the catalog
section the supplement says:
"All previous attempts to give outstanding piano
value seem small indeed in the face of this tremen-
dous step ahead by Gulbransen. The living room
heretofore devoid of a piano, becomes a temple of
music and a happy gathering place for the family
household, through possession of one of the 'Home
Series' of pianos. The living room heretofore shelter-
ing an old, antiquated, used instrument, takes on a
new and modern aspect as the old piano is traded in
and a new Gulbransen takes its place.
"A. G. Gulbransen, the master piano builder, has
named this line of instruments the 'Home Series' in
honor of the American home and its 1,000,000 chil-
dren who are today studying piano. Child authori-
ties, educators, have found that music helps children
in many ways. In no sense, however, are they to
be considered simply as instruments for children.
Adults, mature musicians find in their action and
tone all of the satisfaction, all of the charm that any
piano gives them."
PIANO MEN POSE FOR
CARTOONIST AT LUNCHEON
Guest of Axel Christenson at Event This Week
Finds Good Subjects for His
Facile Pencil.
At the Monday noon-day luncheon of the Piano
Club of Chicago this week, Axel Christiansen fur-
nished the entertainment and opened the program
with his inimitable characterizations and stories—
Cockney, English, Swedish and the American ver-
nacular—were in turn used by Mr. Christiansen.
When he had ended his own stunt he introduced
his guest, Ralph Seaberry, who was a rapid cartoonist
and whose illustrations were accompanied by witty
stories and comments on his victims. His pickings
for cartoons were E. P. Lapham, Walter Kimball,
and Al Koch, of whom he produced unusually good
likenesses.
L. W. Shaler, the Chicago resident brother of Mr.
Shaler, treasurer of the Philip W. Oetting & Sons,
Inc., piano felt house of New York, was the lucky
winner of the day's prize drawing, his drawing being
a handsome cigarette box for the smoking room and
library.
The meeting was presided over by Roger O'Con-
nor, who is quite recovered from his attack of
the flu, and is again in harness for his many activities.
An interesting feature of the luncheon meeting next
Monday will be the radio reception of the Hoover
inauguration. The president has made arrangements
for the installation of a receiving set in the luncheon
room and all may enjoy the music of the bands, the
interesting words of the ceremonial and the word
picture broadcasted by the radio announcer.
NO RCA CHANGES.
The recently announced unification of the Radio
Corporation of America and the Victor Talking Ma-
chine Company, which was approved by the respec-
tive boards of these two companies on January 4 of
this year, contemplates, according to a statement just
issued by J. L. Ray, vice-president and general sales
manager of the Radio Corporation of America, no
alteration in RCA's present distributing and mer-
chandising methods and no immediate change in the
Radiola line. Mr. Ray further states that he is very
optimistic as to the benefits which will accrue to both
the RCA and the Victor line of merchandise through
the now unified laboratory and factory facilities of the
two companies. The mutuality of interest of these
two companies makes this step an important mile-
post in their respective and now mutual progress.
IN PORTLAND, ORE.
E. J. Seroy, northwest representative of the Grigs-
by-Grunow Company, manufacturers of the Majestic
radio receivers, was in Portland, Ore., recently to
confer with F. E. Davis, manager of the radio de-
partment of the Forbes Supply Company, distributors
of the Majestic. Mr. Seroy while here announced
that the Chicago & Northwestern Railway has in-
stalled Majestic receivers on all of their principal
trains.
Goold Bros., Inc., of 1367 Main street, Buffalo, N.
Y., has opened a branch at 2145 Seneca street.
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