Presto

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PRESTO-TIMES
TWO NEW MAGNIFICENT
NEW ROSTER OF
CAPEHART INSTRUMENTS
GULBRANSEN OFFICIALS
Announcement by A. G. Gulbransen.
A. G. Gulbransen, chairman of board of directors
of the Gulbransen Co., Chicago, makers of pianos and
radios, sailed from New York for Europe on Satur-
day, May 9, for an extended trip abroad, and made
the following announcement before his departure:
"I am pleased to announce that we have made an
important change in the organization of the Gulbran-
sen Co.
"At a special meeting' of the board of directors, held
on Thursday, May 7, the following officers were
elected: A. G. Gulbransen, chairman of the board:
A. S. Wells, president; G. M. Gardner, vice-president;
George McDermott, vice-president; Frank Dillbahner,
treasurer; Edward B. Healy, secretary.
"The board of directors in addition to these officers
of the company will also consist of L. W. Peterson,
C. Gulbransen, Frank Christopher, G. J. Peters and
E. Q. Kruchten.
"On account of fast changing conditions, business
requires young and aggressive men and it is my in-
tention, in order to comply with the present situations,
to place the active management upon the shoulders of
younger men, and have as associates men whom I feel
are fitted to assume such responsibilities.
"At the same time I will always be in close contact
with the general policies and important matters per-
taining to the Gulbransen Co.
"I am sure these changes that have taken place will
work out to the best interests of all the stockholders
of our company and all business affiliations.
"A. S. Wells, the new president, is a man of wide
experience and has been connected with the radio
industry in sales, engineering and executive capacity
since the commercial inception of radio. Prior to that
time Mr. Wells' work and connection was with the
Farm lighting plant industry.
"G.- M. Gardner, vice-president, has a broad knowl-
edge of business and his qualifications are specially in
sales and as an executive.
"Both Mr. Wells and Mr. Gardner have for many
years worked in the same fields of activity and went
into the radio industry at the same time, about eight
years ago.
The New President
Mr. Wells, the new president, is a man of un-
usually wide experience in the radio field, specifically
in sales, engineering and executive capacities. Prior
to his connection with radio, he was actively engaged
in the farm lighting plant industry.
Air. Gardner's broad knowledge in sales and execu-
tive work in radio makes him specially well qualified
for his present position. Mr. McDermott has been
associated with the Gulbransen Co. for the past 20
years. Starting as office boy, he has during this time
been in active charge of a number of important de-
partments of the company. Mr. Dillbahner has had
long experience in mail order and credit work prior
to his entering the radio field. For a number of years
he was active in the phonograph trade.
Prior to his departure on a three months' vacation
trip to Europe, Mr. Gulbransen said:
"I am confident that, despite general commercial
and industrial.conditions, the business of the Gulbran-
sen Co. is in such competent and efficient hands as
to be carried on with all interests protected. Our
new officers have the same earnest consideration as
our old members of the board in maintaining the lead-
ership of the Gulbransen piano in the industry, and
plans are now in progress to win a leading place for
the new Gulbransen radio."
"Frank Dillbahner, the new treasurer of the com-
pany, has had a long experience in mail order and
credit work, prior to his connection with radio, and
was for a number of years in the phonograph trade.
"Mr. W r ells, Mr. Gardner and Mr. Dillbahner were
all officers of the Wells-Gardner Co., which was pur-
chased about two years ago by the Gulbransen Co.
and is now a subsidiary of the parent institution, and
our present unusually favorable piano sales plan is
the result of the work of these gentlemen in collabo-
ration with some of our old organization.
"The officers and directors of the Gulbransen Co.
have been associated with us for many years.
"It is very gratifying to feel that in these times I
can take my vacation in Europe for two or three
months, confident that despite unusual general com-
mercial and industrial conditions, the business of the
Gulbransen Co. is in such competent and efficient
hands to be carried on with all interests protected.
"Our new officers have the same earnest considera-
tion as our old members of the board in maintaining
the leadership of the Gulbransen piano in the indus-
try, and plans are in progress for a leading place for
the Gulbransen radio.
"The Gulbransen Co. is in a good financial position
and in a splendid sales situation, and the actual volume
of business of the two corporations exceeded in the
first quarter of this year that of the same quarter of
last year by nearly two times."
The Capehart Corporation. Fort Wayne, Ind., ever
alert and progressive, is turning out several models
that are most attractive trade inducements. Two of
the finest of these are pictured in this column.
Capehart No. 400, a Chinese Chippendale design,
is a de luxe automatic phonograph in combination
with radio for the home. It plays both 10-inch and
12-inch records, intermixed and in sequence, playing
May, 1931
The
JESSE FRENCH
JUNIOR
CAPICHART NO. 400 (CHINESE CHII-TENDALE).
There Is Quality
In the Midget Field
The proof is in the
Junior—a small precision
built radio with the
same fine features found
in the most expensive
consoles.
CAPEHART MODEL NO. 401 (SHOWING UNIQUE
RECORD CHANGING DEVICE).
one side and then immediately reversing it for the
playing of the other side. Its tone quality is amazing,
for it reproduces the highs and the lows in life-like
realism and the timbre of each instrument or the voice
is brought out in all faithfulness to the original.
The open view of Capehart model No. 401 shows
the unique record-changing device which plays auto-
matically both 10-inch and 12-inch records intermixed
and in the sequence of first one side and then the
other. This instrument also has an adjusting device
for the playing of one side of each record, and, in
another position, repeats any single record for as long
as desired.
In declaring for what it terms a "timely sale," Wur-
litzer's, 329 South Wabash avenue, say, "We don't
know when Wurlitzer has offered a stronger value."
The Cable Piano Co., 301 South Wabash avenue,
Chicago, speaking of the Mason & Hamlin piano, refer
to it in these words: "Musically the most beautiful
piano the world has ever known, it is a possession
your daughter will be proud of all her life. It will
mean that once again you have given her the best."
The North Shore Music Festival closed on May 23'
with a grand program. There were 1,500 young chor-
isters of North Shore schools on the stage of North-
western University gymnasium, the Chicago Sym-
phony Orchestra playing. Dr. Frederick Stock and
John W. Beattie were conductors.
Quality of performance
and appearance mark it
as the aristocrat of the
small radio field—
and it is backed by 55
years of experience in the
building of fine pianos.
THE JESSE FRENCH and
SONS PIANO COMPANY
NEWCASTLE
INDIANA
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