Presto

August 15, 1929
tary, Standard Felt Company, Chicago; questions
invited.
Address, "Cooperation," by Wilberton Gould, mem-
ber, New York city; open forum discussion: (a)
Should the Work of the Qualified Tuner Be Guaran-
teed? (b) Is It Good Business for the Tuner to Pay
Commissions to Teachers and Dealers? Interdivi-
Piano Houses Taking Part Include Steinway, sional Round Table discussion; adjournment to at-
tend classes and visit exhibits.
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Baldwin, American, Stein, Cable, Schiller,
7:30 P. M.
Weaver, Gulbransen, Kranich &
Question box session, open to all, E. J. Disler,
Bach and Ampico.
chairman, assisted by Chas. Walter Beach and Chas.
W. Dowling; questions invited.
Mary C. Gubbins, national secretary of the Na-
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21.
tional Association of Piano Tuners, Inc., 53 West
Jackson boulevard, Chicago, has just announced that
9:30 A. M.
the Ampico Corporation, a division of the American
Executive session for members only; reports of
Piano Company, has made extensive reservations committees, preliminary report of comnrttee on reso-
for the association's convention at the Hotel Sher- lutions; new business.
man for its exhibits and classes. It has engaged five
11:00 A. M.
rooms.
Open forum discussion, to which all are invited:
The classes will be conducted by an able corps of
instructors, and the instructions will be so complete (a) Should the Tuner Be Responsible for Breaking of
and thorough that even the novice will be able to Strings or Parts While Tuning? (b) Should a Price
Concession Be Made to the Customer Who Has His
service an Ampico after taking this course.
Piano Tuned Three or Four Times a Year? adjourn-
Nor is this all. E. S. Werolin, manager of the ment to attend classes and visit exhibits.
service department of the Ampico Corporation, who
1:30 P. M.
will have supervision of the classes, says he will have
Open session, to which all are invited; address,
a genuine "surprise" for the tuners, and wants all
"The Tuner's Need for Musical Understanding," by
tuners from far and near at his "surprise party."
Charles Frederick Stein and the Baldwin Piano C. D. Bond, superintendent. Weaver Piano Company,
Company will conduct classes, giving instruction in York, Pa.; address, "The Tuning Pin and the Bass
Strings," by Edmund C. Johnson, president, Schaff
grand action regulating.
Piano String Company, Chicago; questions invited;
Those who will have exhibits at the convention address, "Tone Regulating as an Art," by Granville
include Walter M. Gotsch, 624 West Adams street, Ward, member, technician for Steinway & Sons, New
Chicago; the Tonk Manufacturing Company, 1912 York; questions invited; open forum discussion: (a)
Lewis street, Chicago; the Airway Vacuum Cleaner Is It Good Policy to Tune Music Teachers' Pianos
Company, 3515 Lincoln avenue, Chicago; Steinway & Free of Charge for Securng Tuning Orders and
Sons. New York; The Cable Company, Chicago; the Giving Recommendations? (b) Is Soliciting of Tuning
Schiller Piano Company. Oregon, 111.; the Weaver Orders Over the Telephone a Desirable and Profit-
Piano Company, York, Pa.; Kranich & Bach, New able Way of Getting Business? adjournment to attend
York; the Standard Action CompanjT, New York, and classes and visit exhibits.
the Gulbransen Company, Chicago.
6:30 P. M.
The following is the official program of the twen-
Banquet,
Hotel
Sherman;
five-minute talks: Roy
tieth annual convention of the National Association
of Piano Tuners, August 19, 20, 21, 22, 1929, at the Waite, editor, Piano and Radio Trade Magazine, Chi-
cago; Matt Kennedy, formerly secretary, National
Hotel Sherman, Chicago:
Association of Music Merchants, Chicago; C. D.
MONDAY, AUGUST 19.
Bond, Weaver Piano Company, York, Pa.; Axel
Christensen, of radio fame, and others; group of piano
9:30 A. M.
Registration of delegates, members and visiting numbers by M. Zialkowski, an artist of international
tuners; entire Chicago division will serve as a recep- reputation; vocal numbers by John S. Everett, mem-
t ; on committee; ladies' committee, under direction of ber, Chicago.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 22.
Mesdames Boe and Weisc, will welcome wives and
daughters of visiting tuners; (the morning session
9:30 A. M.
will be devoted to an informal get-together meeting
Executive session for members only; final report
to renew friendships and to make new acquaintances) ; of resolutions committee; nomination of officers; elec-
attending classes and visiting exhibits.
tion of officers; unfinished business.
1:30 P. M.
11:30 A. M.
Open session to which all arc invited; convention
Open forum discussion: (a) Will It Hurt a Tuner's
called to order by President Nels C Boe; singing Prestige to Advertise Radio Adjustments as Part of
of "America," led by H. E. Pilgrim, Hamilton, Ohio, His Service? (b) What Should the Tuner's Attitude
Chastine O'Harrow, Findlay, Ohio, at piano.
Be Toward His Competitors? adjournment to attend
Address of welcome, Wm. Bethke, educational classes and visit exhibits.
director La Salle Extension University, supplemented
1:30 P. M.
by a one-reel motion picture, "The March of a Cen-
Open
session,
to
which
all are invited: address,
tury"; roll call; readings of minutes of 1928 conven-
tion; reading • of communications; announcements; "Should Music Be a Basic Factor in the Child's Edu-
appointments of committees; introduction of resolu- cation?" by Dr. J. Lewis Browne, Chicago; invita-
tions for 1930 convention; general discussion, open to
tions.
all; final adjournment.
Open forum discussion: (a) How Far Should the
The morning sessions will be executive, and will
Tuner Go in Trying to Satisfy the Unreasonable be open to members only, as the business that will
Customer? (b) How Long After Work Is Completed be transacted will have to do exclusively with affairs
Should a Complaint Be Recognized?
of the association. Admittance will be by member-
Interdivisional Round Table discussion, led by E. D. ship cards only. All members are therefore requested
Kains, Wyotnissing, Pa.
to bring their cards, which will determine their right
to attend the executive sessions. These sessions will
Adjournment to attend classes and visit exhibits.
last from one hour to one hour and a half, after which
7:30 P. M.
Conference of council members. Open only to they will be open to non-members and their friends
for the open forum period. The afternoon sessions
members in good standing.
will be open to all.
1:30 P. M.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 20.
NEW BUILDING FOR UTICA.
9:30 A. M.
Kempf Brothers, 88 Genesee street, Utica, N. Y.,
Executive session for members only; keynote ad- will remoye_on Nov. 1 to a splendid new building to
dress, Nels C. Boe, president; annual report of Sec- be built at 227 Genesee street. This new building
retary, Miss Mary C. Gubbins; annual report of Treas- when finished will give this firm one of the finest
urer, E. A. Weise; report of credentials committee; music stores in the Mohawk Valley. The new build-
ing, which will be three stories high, will have a
report of executive committee.
facade modern in design and built entirely of Indiana
11:00 A. M.
limestone with polished granite and marble base.
Open session, to which all are invited; Open forum Kempf Brothers, "The Old Reliable Music House,"
discussion: (a) Should a Charge Be Made for Minor was founded by Joseph C. Kempf in 1880. During
Adjustments Requiring Fifteen Minutes or Less? (b) the last 49 years it has been under the management
Should a Tuner Conduct His Business on a Strictly of the founder and his sons, Clarence S., William J.,
Cash Basis or Should He Extend Credit? Adjourn- Frederick M. and Raymond A. Kempf. The new
ment to Attend Classes and Visit Exhibits.
store will be located just three stores above the
1:30 P. M.
original store of Joseph C. Kempf at 221 Genesee
Open session, to which all are invited; address, street. Work on the new building will begin imme-
"What Will You Be Doing One Year from Now?" by diately.
Gurney R. Brownell, manager piano tuning and piano
Leo Mutter, famous church organist of Chicago,
repair departments, Lyon & Healy, Chicago; address,
"The Piano Hammer," by Charles E. Platte, secre- died on August 4 in his seventieth year.
PLANS SET FOR
TUNERS' MEET
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P R E S T 0-T I M E S
LESTER PIANOS IN
NEW PUBLICITY
Tone First, But Modernity of Lester Design
Lends New Dignity and Importance to
Piano as Home Decorative
Feature.
Excerpts from the publicity department of the
Lester Piano Company, 1306 Chestnut street, Phila-
delphia, telling the truth about these beautiful and
satisfactory pianos produced in the Lester factories
are the basis of the historical references in this ar-
ticle and the claims made of up-to-date merits of
these fine instruments.
Whatever there is of individuality in the artist, his
tone blending, his nuances, shadings and colorings,
find true and full expression in the distinctive tone
of the Lester.
The Lester Grand is more than a musical instru-
ment of unsurpassed tonal quality; it is an example
of the foremost accomplishment in furniture design-
ing. The truly modern Lester Grand rightly takes
the place of honor in homes where instinctive taste
demands the finest of household appointments. The
modernity of Lester design lends new dignity and
importance to the piano as a decorative factor in the
home of today.
Instruments of Tonal Excellence.
Both tone and design of the New Lester Grands
are indubitably the work of master piano craftsmen.
The Lester tone can be called truly individual, clear
and sustained, rich and full. Only years of experi-
ence of master craftsmen could produce such a tone.
The name Lester has been for three generations a
synonym for the finest in musical expression—a piano
of exceptional tone and beautiful appearance, all the
more remarkable when one considers the truly mod-
erate price.
Its Artistic Merits.
Musicians will tell that there are only three (or
at the most, six) really artistic pianos being made
today. There are many artisans, but few artists.
The artistic merit of the Lester is undoubted. The
result of years of experiment and earnest endeavor to
reach the highest point of musical perfection has been
reflected in the steady growth of the Lester Piano
Company.
Endorsement of the Lester by well-
known artists has been a valuable aid.
Philadelphia, the home of the first upright piano,
today, proudly points to a truly Philadelphia product,
the Lester piano—one of the few high-grade artistic
makes of the time. A local product, of which Phila-
delphia is proud, is the Lester piano. Its tone has
won, everywhere, the admiration of present-day ar-
tists whose recommendations furnish a safe guide in
the choice of a fine piano for the home.
The Lester Grand.
A piano of genuine musical value is the Lester
Grand. The importance of artistic endorsement of
this Philadelphia product is reflected in the fact that
in the homes of Philadelphia and vicinity there are
twice as many Lester Grands as any other high-
grade make. The name Lester on a piano has always
been a guarantee of quality. The Lester trade-mark
has always carried with it an ironclad guarantee of
piano quality.
THE KIMBALL FOR FALL.
The Etude for August contains the following:
"When the vacation season offers leisure for review-
ing the year's progress in musical study, it is natural
also to make plans for the fall. Often the most in-
spiring thought in these plans is the acquisition of a
new instrument. No call to higher attainment can be
voiced in more appealing tones than those of the
Kimball piano."
TED
BENEDICT
IMPROVING
GAME.
Wherever members of the Chicago piano trade
gather to play or talk golf, one w r ill be sure to find
Ted Benedict, of W. W. Kimball & Co., Chicago.
His game keeps getting better with each tourna-
ment, or talkfest, too. Only a couple of Sundays
ago, so a Presto-Times representative learned at a
recent noonday meeting of the Piano Club of Chicago,
he went around the Harlem links in 82.
AXEL CHRISTENSEN RECOVERING.
Axel Christensen, well-known jazz music teacher
and radio artist, returned home last week from the
West Side Hospital, Chicago, where he had submitted
to a major operation. His friends, of whom there are
plenty, eagerly await his return to active participation
in the activities of the piano trade, and at gatherings
where his mirth-provoking wit is keenly missed.
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