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P R E S T O-T I M E S
August, 1931
PUBLICATIONS—MUSIC, BOOKS, ETC.
DIGNIFIED STRAUBE PUBLICITY
The Adams Music House, 114 South Adams street,
Peoria, 111., known as "Peoria's Oldest and Largest
Music House," recently put on a sale of Strauhe
pianos. Large, special display advertisements were
run in the newspapers of Peoria and adjoining towns.
The advertisements were dignified in character and
presented the merits and qualities of the Straube
piano in a forceful way. One of these advertisements
started off as follows:
"STRAUBE
"Half a century in the making, the name stands
for all that is best in music—as a reward for integrity
and fixed determination Straube has won the plaudits
of the world.
"In addition to their outstanding and enduring
musical qualities, Straube pianos are characterized by
beautiful appearance. Each case is a model of archi-
tectural design, making the Straube as attractive to
the eye as the tone is pleasing to the ear. Critical
musicians are enthusiastic about Straube's tone and
exquisite touch; the most discriminating persons ap-
prove the tasteful beauty of line and finish."
Another paragraph reads as follows:
"Straube Grand construction—a piano cannot be
any better than the basic structure around which it is
built. For your protection and assurance of perma-
nent satisfaction, do not purchase any piano without
first investigating the foregoing important funda-
mental. Every Straube Grand piano back is of the
same quality as you see in the photograph.
"The key-bed, built of many layers of glued-up
stock with atmospheric adjustment chambers, is the
strongest, most durable construction used in piano
building and maintains the proper level of the keys
and action against climatic conditions."
CHEBOYGAN, MICH., NEWS
W. C. Barnich, druggist and musical instrument
dealer, 219-221 North Main street, Cheboygan, Mich.,
who had been handling the Gulbransen, the Bush &
Lane and Baldwin pianos for some years, is pushing
his business with every ounce of vim at his com-
mand. Mr. Barnich also is doing a good business in
refrigerators. He has lived in Cheboygan all his life
and the size of his drug store shows that he is a
very prosperous merchant.
M. Renner is the other piano man of Cheboygan.
Mr. Renner is sales manager in Cheboygan and vi-
cinitv for Grinnell Bros., of Detroit.
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