August 15, 1929
P R E S T 0-T I M E S
SCENES WITH STEINWAY MEN IN EUROPE WESTERNERS
LIKE
SMALL GRANDS
Here are some scenes for the eye to feast upon—•
pictures taken at the instance of C. W. Greiner on
his recent trip to Europe in the art interests of Stein-
way & Sons. Notahles of the Steinway trade in
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Europe and distinguished artists who play the Stein-
way instruments are presented in off-hand poses
which show them in a natural and pleasing light.
They radiate health, good-nature and success.
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A. W. G REINER, MANAGER OF STEINWAY & SONS' THE HILGER BROTHERS, STEINWAY AGENTS IX
CONCERT DEPAI1TMENT, • AND GEORGE STARK, ESSEN, GERMANY—ONE OF THE MOST PROMINENT
MANAGER OK E. MOULLE, THE STEINWAY AGENTS STEINWAY AGENTS IN EUROPE—AND A. W. GREI-
NER, MANAGER OF STEINWAY & SONS' CONCERT
IN PARIS, TAKEN IN THAT CITY.
DEPARTMENT, DURING HIS RECENT VISIT TO
GERMANY.
Gordon Laughea,d, Sales Manager of the Wur-
litzer Grand Piano Co., Believes Dealers
Will Sell Many Small Grands
in Next Six Months.
Gordon Laughead, sales manager of the Wurlitzer
Grand Piano Company, just returned to Chicago from
an extensive trip through the Pacific Coast and Inter-
mountain States, says he
found the demand for
small grand pianos espe-
cially satisfactory and it
is his opinion that piano
dealers will sell more
grand pianos during the
next six months than in
the same period last year.
Attractive m o d e r a t e
priced period
grand
pianos appeal to the vast
majority of d e a l e r s .
Grand pianos are being
sold by men who have
the courage to get out
and work. It is astonish-
ing how much real grand
piano business there is
during the so-called dull
CORDON LAUGHEAD.
summer period.
Later, Mr. Laughead left Chicago for a trip
through the eastern part of the country.
Charles H. Jackson, manager of the piano depart-
ment of the Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, Chicago,
made a very fine sale of an Italian model Wur-
litzer grand piano to the Morrison Hotel bungalow
in the tower.
This instrument will be viewed by thousands of
visitors to Chicago, who popularize this magnificent
hotel.
Wurlitzer pianos are also featured in t'.ie Terrace
Gardens at the same hotel.
PAN=AMERICAN CO'S.
ASSISTANT SALES MANAGER
THE FAMOUS RUSSIAN COMPOSER, NICHOLAS
MEDTNER AND THE PRINCESS W O L K O N S K Y,
DAUGHTER OF SERGEI RACHMANINOFF, TAKEN
AT RACHMANINOFF'S SUMMER HOME NEAR PARIS
HY A. W. GREINER. MANAGER OF THE CONCERT
AND ARTIST DEPARTMENT OF STEINWAY & SONS.
ARIADNA MIKESHINA, RUSSIAN COMPOSER, ALEX-
ANDER MEROVITCH, MANAGER OF VLADIMIR
HOROWITZ, THE FAMOUS RUSSIAN PIANIST, VLAD-
IMIR HOROWITZ AND PAUL H. SCHMIDT OF
STEINWAY & SONS, NEW YORK, TAKEN ON THE
BALCONY OF MR. MEROVITCHS HOME IN PARIS.
POPULAR WURLITZER STYLES
and profitably sold. These three qualities surely
justify Wurlitzer's statement that it offers a "modern
piano at a modern price."
The newest addition to the Wurlitzer line of pianos,
its style 725 upright, a semi-period model, continues
to he a good seller at the stores of the Rudolph
Wurlitzer Company. Other popular models are the
style 811 Wurlitzer small piano, 3 feet 8 inches high,
in the new case design, and the style 810 Treasure
Chest of Music. All of these models were exhibited
at the recent convention in Chicago where they im-
pressed dealers with their attractive appearance and
charming tonal qualities, as well as their reasonable
pricing, which makes them pianos that can be readily
BROWNELL'S FINE VACATION.
G. R. Brownell, department manager at Lyon &
Healy, Inc., Chicago, and treasurer of the Piano
Club of Chicago, returned last Saturday with a fash-
ionable coat of tan from a cruise of the north lake
country in his palatial motor launch, Gypsy II. Mr.
Brownell was accompanied on the tour by a party of
friends. They made their headquarters at Washing-
ton Island, in Green Bay. With that island as a start-
ing point, they cruised through the lake country to
their heart's content.
News of the appointment of Fred W. Neptune, na-
tionally known in the music industry, to the assistant
sales-managership of the Pan-American Band Instru-
ment & Case Co. of
Elkhart, Ind., has just
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been made public by
R. C. Poyser, sales-
manager of the organi-
zation. For the past
three years Mr. Nep-
tune has been sales and
advertising manager of
H. & A. Selmer, Inc.,
also an Elkhart firm.
Previous to his connec-
tion with H. & A. Sel-
mer, Mr. Neptune was
with Geo. B. Stone &
Son, Inc., of Boston,
prominent manufactur-
ers of percussion in-
struments. Before that
F. W. NEPTUNE.
he was with the sales
and advertising department of J. C. Deagan, Inc.,
well-known Chicago firm.
His new duties will keep him closely in contact
with dealers, jobbers and agents who handle the Pan-
American products. Most of his activities will be
along sales-promotional lines, and he will personally
work with jobbers' and dealers' salesmen. His wide
knowledge of musical merchandising methods should
enable him to increase substantially the sales of any
jobber or dealer who is fortunate enough to enjoy
his aid.
CONSERVATORY MODEL STRAUBE.
The prestige and reputation of the name Straube
is more readily realized after a detailed examination
of the Conservatory Model Grand. The refined gra-
ciousness of case design and the irresistible beauty
of the finish are evidences of culture that quickly
attract attention. The Conservatory Model is of me-
dium size (5 feet 2 inches), equally adaptable to con-
cert stage, studio or home. It contains a Wessell,
Nickel & Gross action with sostenuto pedal. A care-
ful examination will reveal vital factors contributing
to the extraordinary musical superiority of the Con-
servatory, as w 7 ell as permanence of tone and reliabil-
ity. "You can see, as well as hear, the quality of the
Straube" is a slogan well indicated by the Conserva-
tory Model. Also available in any of the five designs.
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