Presto

February, 1931
NEW STORE AT OLIVIA, MINN.
M. W. Fischer's new music store at Olivia, Minn.,
was opened on the second Saturday of January. A
large number of visitors called to see and admire this
very attractive music house, with its unique design
and artistic settings and finishing. All day and late
into the night the store was filled with callers and
many were the compliments paid the proprietor on
the interior workmanship and decorations, and on
the artistic display of musical instruments. The holder
of the lucky number on the radio set given away was
L. C. Hale" of Beaver Falls.
WALTHAM STEVENS POINT BRANCH.
The Waltham Piano Co., Milwaukee, has opened
a "direct factory branch" store in Stevens Point, Wis.,
in the Shafton building at 419 Main street. E. O.
Netzow has gone there from Milwaukee and taken
charge as manager. Mr. Netzow said that his com-
pany, which has manufactured pianos for 46 years,
has dispensed with dealers and adopted the policy of
direct sales.
LYON & HEALY DAVENPORT BRANCH
Lyon & Healy. of Chicago, have leased quarters on
the mezzanine floor of the First National Bank build-
ing. Second and Main streets, Davenport, Iowa, for a
branch store. As in the other Lyon & Healy stores,
the Steinway piano will be the leader. Other pianos
to be handled in serving the tri-cities of Davenport,
Moline and Rock Island are the Washburn, Lyon &
Hcaljr, Kohler & Campbell, Leland, Maynard and
Tom Thumb. Henry P. Veatch is manager of the
store. J. J. Shea and J. P. Goodrich are members of
the sales force.
The
M. SCHULZ
CO.
Piano enjoys a
Popularity That
is Unfailing.
THE CABLE ROCKFORD STORE
The Cable Piano Co. moved its Rockford, 111., store
and offices last month from 322 Mulberry street to 217
Seventh street. A. J. Ridnour will continue as man-
ager of the Rockford business, and in addition will
have charge of the northwestern Illinois territory for
the piano firm. A complete line of Cable pianos is
carried by the company and the Cable line is supple-
mented by Mason & Hamlin and Bechstein pianos.
SUES, CHARGING FALSE ARREST.
A Irving Tallis of 2744 Woodbine avenue, Evaustou,
111., a manufacturer of musical instruments, has filed
suit for $250,000 in Detroit against Mr. and Mrs.
Alexandra Stuart of Detroit, charging false arrest. He
says he was acquitted on a charge brought by Mrs.
Stuart last April of "embezzling ten violins, three
violas and nine oboes."
TRUCK PROBLEM IS SOLVED
It goes without saying that when any music house
wants the services of a piano mover or a piano truck
the first manufacturer to appeal to is the Self Lifting
Piano Truck Co., of Findlay, Ohio. Here is a concern
which can well be described as the truck house of
America—a manufacturing industry sufficiently rare
and outstanding in its line to justify this description.
The Self Lifting Piano Truck Co. produces trucks
that do away with the old-fashioned "hardest way of
doing things"; in other words, they take away all
trouble and unnecessary exertions in making piano
deliveries. The company has solved the problem
where the average piano merchant could not even
think of a solution.
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P R E S T O-T I M E S
V. A. NORMAN NOW
WITH GULBRANSEN
V. A. Norman, widely known by radio distributors
and dealers in the southeastern states, has joined the
sales force of the Gulbransen Co. of Chicago. He
will represent the radio sales division of that concern
and will travel in the states of North and South Caro-
lina, Georgia, Florida and Alabama.
Imbued with the desire to serve, Mr. Norman, with
his background of experience and wealth of technical
knowledge, will be especially helpful to those distrib-
utors and dealers who are located in his territory.
Mr. Norman, previous to his connection with the Gul-
bransen Co., served as a representative of the United
American Bosch Corporation of Springfield, Mass.,
and the Sonora Corporation of New York.
His experience consists not only of sales work, but
also of service duties. With both of the above men-
tioned companies he served as radio service manager.
Mr. Norman will start immediately to introduce the
new 1931 line of Gulbransen radio receivers, which he
claims are particularly well-fitted to meet the demand
of the Southern market, lie further states that in his
opinion, which is based upon careful study of the
general trend of business conditions in the South,
that 1931 will show a marked improvement over 1930,
provided dealers will profit from their past experience
and handle merchandise which is built by reliable
manufacturers who have been in business for a long
time. As Gulbransen Co. has been a manufacturer
of cabinets and fine musical instruments for a quarter
of a century, it is evident that before joining the Gul-
brensen Co. he gave the subject of a connection with
a reliable manufacturer serious consideration.
Henry Otto Gran, Cincinnati, has received a U. S.
patent on a player-piano mechanism.
Graceful in Style, Rich
in Tone, Reasonable in
Price, and Every Instru-
ment Made with a Final
Touch of Quality.
When you s e e This
Piano you will Want
the Agency for it. Every
Instrument Made in the
Reliable M. Schulz Co.
way.
SPECIAL SALES
In nearly every mercantile line of busi-
ness merchants have sales. Why not the
piano merchant? He has used and out of
style instruments that ought to be sold.
He can get these instruments disposed
of quickly by engaging some experienced
man to run a Special Sale. Prospects
for new goods will develop also and new
pianos will be sold. The results will
justify the expense. The time is at hand
to try it. Write for date and terms.
J. R. PENN
Box 351
Fredericktowm, Ohio
TO REPAY STOCKHOLDERS.
Joseph X. Hearst, music publisher of Winnipeg,
Man., the collapse of whose firm sent h'm into prison
for four and one-half years, plans to capitalize his
suffering to repay stockholders who lost small for-
tunes in his firm. Hearst, paroled as a Christmas gift,
wrote 102 songs—one a new "Prisoner's Song," while
in prison and with these he plans to start a new pub-
lishing firm, the profits of which he intends to put into
a trust fund to repay investors.
Address the
THE BANDMASTERS' CONVENTION.
M. Schul Z
The American Bandmasters' Association, composed
of the leading bandmasters of the United States and
Canada, will hold its second annual convention in
Boston on April 9, 10, 11 and 12. The association
was formed in 1929 under the leadership of John
Philip Sousa and its present president is Edwin
Franko Goldman of New York.
Company
CHRISTENA'S CAPEHART POSITION
As appears in the Indianapolis report in this issue
of Presto-Times, William Christena. formerly in
charge of the Orthophonic department at the Pearson
Piano Co.'s headquarters in Indianapolis, has resigned
from Pearson's and will hereafter make his headquar-
ters in Chicago as Capehart representative in northern
Illinois and northern Indiana.
A manufacturers surplus stock sale is advertised by
the Schmoller & Mueller Piano Co. at 1514-18 Dodge
street, Omaha, Neb.
711 Milwaukee
Avenue
Chicago, 111.
When you complete the
sale of a piano with a
TONKBENCH
you absolutely insure your custo-
mer's complete satisfaction.
Q There is a TONKBENCH to
match any piano in Style, Finish
and Quality.
Write for Descriptive Bulletin (P.G.)
TONK MANUFACTURING COMPANY
1912 LEWIS STREET, CHICAGO
Pacific Coast Factory—4627 E. 50th St., Los Angeles
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