10
Uily, 1930
PRESTO-TIMES
RESIGNS AS HEAD OF
MUSICAL COLLEGE BUYS
LYON & HEALY PIANO DEPT.
EIGHTH BUSH & LANE
The Hush & Lane piano dealer, A. H. Miller, of
Cleveland Heights, Ohio, has just sold another Bush
& Lane Style 60 Grand to the Baldwin Wallace Music
Conservatory at Berea, Ohio. The instrument is to
he used in the Vocal Department.
'This sale makes a total of eight Bush & Lane
pianos that have hecn purchased by the college or
its faculty during the last \ ear or two. To be exact,
George S. McLaughlin, who for some time past has
been .in charge of the piano department of Lyon &
Healy. Chicago, has resigned his position with Lyon
& Healy. Mr. McLaughlin has not definitely settled
upon his future activities. Mr. McLaughlin had been
with Lyon & Healy for some seven or eight years
past. Mr. Anderson succeeds Mr. McLaughlin as
head of the piano department.
BEN STRUB JOINS THE MATHUSHEK
Ben Strub has joined the Mathushek selling organ-
ization. He is going to have the western representa-
tion, selling Mathushek pianos through the West, but
continuing to reside in Chicago when not on the road.
Mr. Strub was widely known for many years as a
piano action traveler—first as a road man for the
Auto Pneumatic Action Co., later for the Standard
Pneumatic Action Co., both units of the Kohler In-
dustries. Mr. Strub has long been an enthusiastic
admirer of the Mathushek, and consequently is proud
of his new appointment.
PARTY GOES TO ADAM SCHNEIDER'S.
A bunch of friends of Adam Schneider is motor-
ing to Mr. Schneider's country home at Lake Beulah,
Wis., this week Wednesday for a day's play with Mr.
Schneider and his family at their delightful country
seat. Most of the party will travel by automobile,
BUSH & LANK STVLK fill GRAND.
but a few stragglers and late ones may have to make
live Bush & Lane pianos have been sold to the col- use of electric lines and motor busses to get there.
lege and three to members of the musical faculty.
Adam promises a good time and everyone in the
The accompanying picture shows in a general way
party is willing to wager that the occasion will be a
the appearance of the Bush & Lane style 60 Grand
royal one and a day delightfully spent.
piano, but a mere picture can give no adequate idea
of the beauties of its tone. That must be heard to
AMPICO HALL, CHICAGO, CLOSED
be appreciated. The critical ears of professors of
The Ampico Hall, which store the American Piano
music and of their advanced pupils are delighted with
Co. opened a little over a year ago on Wabash ave-
the tone of the Bush & Lane, else they would not
nue, Chicago, has been closed and the manager, C. W.
continue to purchase that make.
Hall, has transferred his activities for the new Ameri-
can Piano Corp. to its factory headquarters at East
A FINE WANAMAKER DISPLAY.
Rochester, N. Y. An office is being maintained for
One of the most interesting displays of period and
balance of payments at room 1408 Kimball Hall
art designs in upright and grand pianos which New
Building, Chicago. Some prominent piano men of
York has ever seen, and which created a great deal
Chicago are seeking the agency for the goods, it is
of interest is that of the piano style show now going understood.
on in the John Wanamaker Auditorium, New York.
The auditorium was given over very largely to this
SPLENDID PRESIDENTIAL TIMBER
display, presenting a colorful picture with flags, tapes-
tries, rugs, lamps and furniture to match the various
The election of C. Alfred W r agner as president of
designs on display. In addition, one window of Wana- the Music Industries Chamber of Commerce is bound
maker's was devoted entirely to the Bechstein piano
to give satisfaction to all parties concerned. As
and set at the back of two pianos appears a paneled vice-president of the Aeolian Co.. of New York, Mr.
screen, giving the various stages of the piano from
Wagner is holding a very prominent place in the
the Greek Monochord to the modern grand piano.
piano industry. His record is a long one in the
industry and trade and a clean one, so he is a worthy
successor to a worthy line of predecessors in the
So. the American Piano Co. stock has finally been
important office of president of the chamber.
eliminated from the New York stock exchange and
this leaves a meager list of music industries named
on that great exchange.
Advertising is an investment, not an expense.
SEEBURG IMPROVEMENTS.
The J. P. Seeburg Corp., manufacturer of musical
instruments, will enlarge its offices and showrooms at
1510 Dayton street, Chicago, at a cost of $25,00(1
Robert C. Ostergren, architect, has prepared a mod-
ernistic design for the rooms.
The Gewehr Piano Co., Inc., 216 West Ninth street,
Wilmington, Del., handles the Steinway, Steck, Stroud,
(iulbransen, Whcelock and Weber makes.
THE SELPO
PIANO TRUCKS
The End Trucks are very convenient
where there is not much stair work and can
be easily carried in a small amount of space.
A board is used when the piano is on the
stairs. The frames of the SelPo trucks are
made of crucible spring steel, cross braced
and riveted. T h e hard maple boards are
padded with heavy felt.
SelPo C, Plain bearing roller iron
wheel casters. Shipping wt. 95 lbs.$44.00
SelPo B , Plain bearing roller rub-
ber tired casters
47.00
SelPo EL, Roller bearing roller iron
wheel casters
49.00
SelPo D , Roller bearing roller rub-
ber tired casters
52.00
Ask for a catalogue for a complete line of
T R U C K S , HOISTS, SKIDS, DOLLYS,
Light weight Trucks, Concert Grand Trucks,
and Special Straps.
Manufactured by
Self Lifting
Piano Truck Co.
427 No. Main Street
FINDLAY, OHIO
W. A. BRECKWOLDT, Sec'y and Treas.
J. BRECKWOLDT, President
JULIUS BRECKWOLDT & SON, Inc.
DOLGEVILLE, N. Y.
Make a Specialty of Manufacturing
PIANO BACKS,
SOUNDING BOARDS,
BARS, BRIDGES,
TRAP LEVERS AND
HAMMER MOULDINGS
Main Factory and Office
DOLGEVILLE,
NEW YORK
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