May, 1931
P R E S T O-T I M E S
MATHUSHEK
CONVENTION EXHIBIT
OFFICIAL EXHIBITS; PALMER HOUSE
The following is a list of the reservations for exhi-
bition space on the eighth floor of the Palmer House,
up to this paper's time of going to press:
PIANO EXHIBITS
The exhibits of pianos at the Palmer House are
to be on the eighth floor of that hostelry, where they
are to be concentrated, there being about 85 rooms
(large and small) and sample rooms available for
exhibition purposes. The following are the leading
exhibitors whose samples of pianos may be seen at
the Palmer House:
American Piano Corporation
(New. York)
Exhibit of the American Piano Corporation line of
pianos, embracing the Chickering, the Knabe & Co.,
Haines Bros., J. & C. Fischer, Foster-Armstrong, in
rooms 855-856, will be represented at their exhibit
there by G. C. Kavanagh, executive vice-president;
R. K. Paynter, vice-president; C. W. Hall and J. E.
Shale.
The Baldwin Piano Co.
(Cincinnati)
The Baldwin exhibit in suite 805 displays a line of
new models by Baldwin, while at the Baldwin store,
323 South Wabash avenue, may be seen an entire line
of Baldwin-built instruments. Representatives at the
Palmer House exhibit will be Philip Wyman, vice-
president; George Lawrence, vice-president; Lionel
Tompkins, advertising manager, and L. C. Wagner,
general manager of the Chicago store.
The Aeolian Co.
(New York)
The Aeolian Co.'s exhibit embraces the Weber,
Wheelock, Duo-Art, Stroud and a full line of Aeolian
instruments.
Everett Piano Co.
(South Haven, Mich.)
The Everett Piano Co.'s exhibit embraces the Ev-
erett and the Cable-Nelson line.
The Kohler-Brambach Co., Inc.
(New York)
A full display of uprights and grands of the Kohler-
Brambach and Kohler Industries line can be seen
here, a special feature of which exhibit will be the
new 6-octave upright piano in its first showing to the
general public.
In attendance at the exhibit there will be Mark P.
Campbell, Gordon G. Campbell, Julius A. White
and Corley Gibson, president, vice-president, treasurer
and secretary respectively of the big organization, and
Guy L. Mclntyre, of the general sales department.
Place of exhibit, suite 842-843 Palmer House.
Mathushek Piano Manufacturing Co.
(New York)
The Mathushek exhibit at 802-803 will consist of a
Louis XVI 5-foot 8 inch grand in walnut, a Sheraton
in mahogany and a Colibri grand 5 feet 2 inches, in
walnut; also a style M upright mahogany, which is 4
feet 1 inch in height. An exhibit of a Mathushek
spinet grand will attract especial attention and is re-
ferred to further elsewhere in this issue.
In attendance at the Mathushek exhibit will be Mr.
C. Albert Jacob, Jr., vice-president of the company;
Mr. John H. Gettell, secretary; Mr. Benjamin Strub,
Mid-Western wholesale representative, and Mr. Louis
F. Goelzlin, Pacific Coast wholesale representative.
Mason & Hamlin Co.
(New York)
The Mason & Hamlin exhibit will be in room 833.
The exhibit will be in charge of W. E. Knightly, who
will welcome any visiting dealers. The exhibit will
consist of conventional and period cases of the regu-
lar Mason & Hamlin line.
Chas. Frederick Stein
(Chicago)
Charles Frederick Stein will exhibit a line of ^rand
pianos and the new Model I Upright—a Chas. Fred-
erick Stein creation of 1931.
The exhibit of Chas. Frederick Stein will show sam-
ples of the grands of this company and also the new
upright Style I piano, just placed on the market.
Steinway & Sons
(New York)
The Steinway & Sons' exhibit in room 836 will not
be large or comprehensive, showing merely some of
their representative models. And at Lyon & Healy's
a full line of Steinway products may be seen.
Vose & Sons Piano Co.
(Boston)
Vose & Sons will exhibit a full line of their grand
and upright pianos. George A. Vose, D. D. Luxton
and Air. Harlow will be in attendance.
Winter & Co.
(New York)
This house will have a full exhibit of grand and
upright pianos of its manufacture on exhibition. W.
G. Heller and Gottlieb Heller expect to be in attend-
ance.
The Wurlitzer Piano Exhibit
(Wurlitzer Grand Piano Co., De Kalb—The Ru-
dolph Wurlitzer Mfg. Co.. North Tonawanda, N. Y.
This exhibit is in suite 828-829 and consists of five
uprights and six grands, which includes several new
and sensational models to be shown to the public for
the first time. A late model small Lyric radio, a
Wurlitzer product, will also be on exhibition.
Western Electric Piano Co.
(Chicago)
This exhibit in room 862 will show a complete line
of Western Automatic phonographs along with a line
of public address equipments which is one of the spe-
cial features of this company. James E. Johnson, sec-
retary of the company, will be at the booth to greet
visitors.
The Globe Musical Instrument Co.'s factory at St.
Charles, 111., plan to make an interesting exhibit of
their goods at the Palmer House. President Johnson
will be on hand.
MISCELLANEOUS EXHIBITS
Atwater Kent Mfg. Co.
(Philadelphia)
Radios.
Bacon Banjo Co.
(Groton, Conn.)
This exhibit is to be in room 813 and will show
a full line of their products.
C. G. CONN, LTD.
(Elkhart, Ind.)
The exhibit of C. G. Conn, Ltd., of Elkhart, Ind.,
will also embrace the Pan-American Band Instrument
Co. and Leedy Manufacturing Co., drums and cym-
bals; Elkhart Band Insrtutnent Co., Continental
Music Co., Ludwig & Ludwig, drums.
Gretsch-Brenner Co.
(New York)
Exhibit in room 816.
New York Band Instrument Co.
(New York)
Exhibit of band instruments in room 816.
Henry Stadlmair Co.
(New York)
Exhibit in room 841.
Brunswick Radio Corporation
(New York)
Room 817-818. Exhibit of radios, phonographs,
records, etc.
Bankers Commercial Security Co.
(New York)
Room 857.
Walter M. Gotsch Co.
(Chicago)
The Gotsch house will exhibit piano scarfs and other
piano supplies.
The Harmony Co.
(Chicago)
Small stringed instruments.
Regal Musical Instrument Co.
(Chicago)
Stromberg-Carlson Mfg. Co.
(Rochester, N. Y.)
Radio sets.
Stromberg-Voisenet Co.
(Chicago)
Small stringed instruments
Tonk Bros.
(Chicago)
Displays as musical instrument jobbers.
Vega Co.
(Boston)
General musical instruments.
Slingerland Banjo & Drum Co.
(Chicago)
Banjos and drums.
The Mathushek Piano Mfg. Co., of New York, will
have one of the finest and most attractive displays
of grands and uprights during the convention. This
display will consist of a Louis XVI, five-foot eight-
inch grand in walnut, a Sheraton in mahogany, an
Elite Grand which is five feet eight inches, in ma-
hogany, and also a Colibri Grand, five feet two inches,
in walnut. They will also have a style M upright in
mahogany on display, and this instrument is four feet
one inch in height. The Mathushek constructional
features will constitute a distinctive display. This
will be in the form of a strung back with the various
unique features described on attractive cards. Inci-
dently, this back is a window display which is used
by Mathushek dealers. This should not only be of
great interest to every dealer, but also to tuners.
An exciting interest will be that of an instrument
greatly outside the conventional upright and grand—
namely, a Mathushek "Spinet Grand," a name duly
copyrighted and registered by the company. The
Spinet is built to fit in with any decorative scheme of
room adornment and surroundings.
In conversation with a Presto-Times representative,
John H. Gettell, secretary of the Mathushek com-
pany, said:
"The company has not produced this as an instru-
ment to meet price competition, but has steadfastly
maintained the finest quality of material and the usual
Mathushek craftsmanship.
"This new instrument will open new avenues of
sales, and we are confident that it will be received by
the entire industry with great enthusiasm."
CONOVER GRANDS IN CONCERT
St. Cecilia Club Scores in Annual Concert—24 Pianists
Perform at 12 Conover Grand Pianos.
For the third successive year the St. Cecilia Club
delighted a large audience with its Group Piano Con-
cert on a recent evening at the West Aurora, 111.,
high school auditorium. The 24 pianists at twelve con-
cert grand pianos made a striking picture and they
presented an interesting and varied program. Their
sense of ensemble playing is finely developed and they
display excellent musicianship. So many grand pianos
in unison offer a type of piano'entertainment that is
decidedly novel and one that was enthusiastically
received by the audience.
Much credit for this splendid performance is due the
conductor, William Lester. The twelve Conover
grands were furnished by the Aurora branch of the
Cable Piano Co.
HAPPILY MARRIED FIFTY YEARS
The fiftieth anniversary of the wedding of Mr. and
Mrs. Adam Schneider was delightfully celebrated by
the immediate family in a testimonial dinner at the
Medinah Athletic club, Chicago, on the evening of
May 12. The occasion was most delightful, there
being present three sons and a daughter and their
wedded partners and eleven grandchildren. Happily,
in all these fifty years there has not been a break
in the entire group—they are all well and happy. Mr.
Schneider bade adieu for the summer to his friends
at the Piano Club of Chicago at the luncheon this
week, as he has already moved to his country home
at Lake Beulah, Wis. He even said he'd not be able
to attend the convention in Chicago in June; but
his friends say it would be no kind of a convention
without his presence and they threaten to drag him
in if he tries to stay away.
PIANO TALENT AT THE
SCHILLER FACTORY
Presto-Times referred, something o v c r a v e a r a g O f o
the prowess and progress of Lester Shelly, son of B. F.
Shelly, secretary of the Schiller Piano Co., Oregon, Hi.
At that time mention was made of his activities. Lester,
who is home at Oregon for a visit, has developed into
a remarkable piano player. He is a leader of the
orchestra at his college and he has just closed a con-
tract to lead an orchestra at Charleston, S. C, with
a substantial salary.
The Jones family now numbers, besides the well-
known Jones String Quartette, heard occasionally
over the radio, a rather remarkable three-piano trio,
composed, with the advent of young Mr. Shelly this
month, of President Edgar B. Jones of the Schiller
Piano Co., his son, and Lester Shelly, nephew of
Edgar B. These three, led by Edgar Jones, who is
a semi-professional, at least, have recently been giv-
ing visitors to the Schiller factory demonstrations of
three-piano trios, and may accept an invitation already
tendered to broadcast over a Chicago station one of
their special three-piano features.
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