Presto

October, 1931
PRESTO-TIMES
ciated with him in the business, has continued it
under the original linn name of Schaeberle & Son
Music House.
Wurlitzer's store at 144 South High street, Colum
bus, Ohio, publishes a picture of a proud father
In their advertising of the Steinway pianos the watching his little son performing on a grand piano.
Metropolitan Music Co., Minneapolis, Minn., say: The dealer comments on this picture in his ad: "Your
"Perhaps you have children who have reached the
child's success in life may well depend upon his
age when the cultural and educational value of good
musical education. Much of your child's success in
music may change the whole course of their lives. later life will depend upon the cultural advantages
Are you giving them this advantage?
gained during childhood. A musical education pro-
vides a splendid background. Do not neglect it: bring
The Lyon & Healy Cleveland store at Huron road
and Euclid avenue advertise that they have nine its influence into play at once."
more Cable-Nelson baby grand pianos, these being
Pianos and similar articles are moved in the city of
a part of the big Lyon & Healy-Cable-Nelson piano
Pcrnambuco by a sextette of trained men who are
deal made some time ago for a big lot of Cable- all of the same height and powerfully built. They
Nelson pianos.
will lift a grand piano on their heads and then march
The Sterchi Music Co. has been established in t'.ie along with a soldier-like precision. A misstep on the
same block on Wabash avenue for the past 37 years part of one would mean disaster. As they pass along
and has established a real record of service. A con- the street they are preceded by their chief who clears
servatory is operated in connection with the music the way for them and gives the orders to the porters.
store and instruction is given in the playing of the All pianos are moved in this manner and these same
men take care of all such jobs.
various band and orchestra instruments.
CLIPPINGS FROM THE BEST ADS
NEW INCORPORATIONS, FIRMS,
CHANGES, REORGANIZATIONS
Grinncll Bros., Detroit. Mich., are advertising 1
vigorously the Vose piano w'lich they have handled
for many years.
Almon D. Olscn, the Kimball representative at
Dnlntli. Minn., says that he is affiliated with Brander's
Music Shop.
Tiie Metropolitan Music Co., 1011 Nicollet avenue,
Minneapolis, names itself as the "Baby Grand Piano
Headquarters" of that city.
The Carder Music Co. has for many years been
special representative of the Straube piano which in-
strument has tilled every demand.
The Oneonta-Hill Music Store has been incorpo-
Lyon & Healy, in their piano advertising, say
rated at Oneonta, N. Y., by Clarence 15. and Helen
"Good-bye, summer," and recommend getting back
MR. JONES BECOMES COUNCIL BLUFFS
K. Hill, Lester Myers, Oneonta.
to piano playing, as no other medium will give greater
MANAGER
The Lucas Music Co. has been incorporated at returns in actual pleasure than music. "Secure for
The management of the Council Bluffs store of
Toledo, Ohio, by James K. Naylor and others, to your household the permanent happiness that lies
the Schmoller & Mueller Piano Co., located at Sixth
within the immortal Steinway. Conceded to be the street and Broadway, has been taken over by E. O.
engage in the music business at Toledo.
finest of the world's fine pianos."
Jones, formerly of North Platt, Nebr., where he had
The Lucas Music Co. has been incorporated at
Cleveland, Ohio, with 250 shares no par value. James
H. C. Barger, who was manager of the Knight- charge of the Schmoller & Mueller business.
Campbell Music Co.'s store at Scottsbluflf, Nebr., has
E. Naylor, J. K. Farber, Harold S. Green, incorpo-
discontinued business and is awaiting future devel-
rators.
REVIVING BUSINESS
opments with intention of getting back again into
In the fire which partially destroyed the Imfeld
Two concerns who have not been conspicuous in
Music Store at 205 Court street, Hamilton, Ohio, the music trade. Before joining the Knight-Campbell
piano manufacturing for some few years past are
Music Co. Mr. Barger was connected with the A. now working along quite successfully in a modest
last month, Mr. Auriel Imfeld was quite seriously
Hospe Music House of Omaha, Nebr.
way. One of these is Mr. Linton Floyd-Jones' busi-
injured.
The Music Shop, 414 East Monroe street, Spring- ness still going under the old name of W. P. Haines
The music store of N. Earl Clark, Monroe, Mich.,
field, Til., has been exploiting a series of piano les- & Co., and the other the Hobart M. Cable Co. of La
has been moved to the Syndicate Block, after having
Porte, Ind., which business has recently received
sons by radio broadcast. The lessons as carried on
been located in the P. G. Wells building for the past
several "handsome" orders, as Mr. Cable informs a
by various teachers are broadcast each afternoon from
fourteen years.
the teachers' studio in the Music Shop over Station representative of Presto-Times. One of these orders
The Fremont Music Store, Fremont, Ohio, which
WTAX, which is located in the Music Shop store. was on a contract from the State Teachers' College
was conducted by Nevin Woleslagel, has been sold
Many pupils have thus been heard with much interest at Hays, Kans., for fourteen of their instruments
to Howard L. Stierwald, a Fremont druggist and
known as their Conservatorv models.
to their parents and friends, and others.
dealer in musical instruments.
Orien
L.
Roark,
of
the
J.
L.
Roark
Estate,
Green-
A branch store of the Salak Brothers Piano Co. of
CORNELL COLLEGE BALDWIN
Racine, Wis., has been opened at Burlington, Wis. ville, Ky., who contributed to the Sir Thomas Lipton
Good Will Cup fund, received the official announce-
The Messrs. Salak, George and Charles, have been
PURCHASE
ment card, issued by Hon. James J. Walker, mayor
merchants in Racine for the past 15 years.
A sale of pianos worthy of special notice has just
of New York City, honorary chairman. Will Rogers
The softening, refining inflaence of beautiful music suggested the movement, and it was stated that more
been made; the purchase by Cornell College, Ithaca,
has a profound effect on the character of a sensitive
N. Y., of Baldwin and Ellington instruments; a
than $3,000 was contributed. A scroll containing the
child. And the ability to play the piano is of great
model C Baldwin Grand and two Ellington Uprights.
names of contributors accompanied the cup.
value at school, in college, and in after-life."
The purchase was made through the Ithaca Baldwin
A "piano camera" developed at the University of
In the fire which consumed several business houses
agency, Hickey's Lycelm of Music.
Iowa enables a musician to get a photographic record
at Green Bay, Wis., the Mann-Foster Music Co. of of the instrument's exact response. Each piano ham-
118 North Washington street of that city, suffered
mer is fitted with a paper tab in which a narrow slit
MORE COMEBACKS
considerable loss, partially covered by insurance.
has been cut. The camera, with a moving .'lm, is
J. H. Coker, of 4335 Fairfax avenue, Dallas, Texas, set above the hammers. When a key is struck the
Herewith are a few more names of individuals and
was laid up several days on account of an automobile
hammer moves toward the string and the slit in the firms whose mail matter has been returned to Presto-
accident resulting from running his car into the show- paper, passing the camera, photographs as a dot.
Times recently on account of non-delivery, where
window of the Will A. Watkin Music Co. of that city.
business has been discontinued, change of location,
The J. W. Green Co., Toledo, Ohio, in its advertis-
etc.
Heeseles Thomas has opened a music store in the ing of the Chickering piano, makes the following
Beer's Music Store, Curwensville, Pa., removed to
Winter Building at Oswego, Kans., and at Emporia, tribute to this piano: "The glorious tone of the Chick-
Kans.. the Pioneer Music Co. has just formally ering is companioned by the loveliness of its design. Cedarfield. Pa.
O. H. Kerr, Okmulgee, Okla., removed to San
opened in their new location at 517 Commercial
Its graceful, slender beauty takes its place in today's
Benita, Texas.
street.
tasteful decorative planning with thoroughbred ease.
Cable Piano Co., Saginaw, Mich., transferred to
Speaking of- the new model Chickering piano the The Chickering shows its distinguished ancestry in
1264 Library avenue Detroit.
J. S. Reed Piano Co., 29 W. North avenue, Baltimore, every line of its case and every note of its eloquent
Manganetti's Music Store. 1249 Fifth avenue, New
Md., say: "The slender, graceful Chickering taket. its keyboard."
Kensington,
Pa., has moved to 1032 Fifth avenue.
place in the present-day decorative scheme with thor-
E. V. Alcorn, who was for many years with the
oughbred ease."
Phillips & Creer Piano Co., Atlanta, Ga., and is New Kensington.
Glenwood Candy Kitchen, Glenwood, Minn., dis-
Kempf Brothers, Utica, N. Y., in their advertising known as one of the best piano salesmen in the entire
continued.
state of Georgia, and who also at one time was
say: "Just as important as her A. B. C's is your
General Distributing Co. (S. M. Schacter). 808
special representative for the Steinway piano, has
little daughter's knowledge of music! Nothing will
Texas avenue, Houston. Tex., moved and left no
add so much to her personal happiness—her general joined the Carder Piano Co., 27 Pryor street, that
address.
city. The Carder Piano Co., one of the best known
culture—her social success!"
J. K. Striff, box 95. Wink, Tex., moved and left
piano
firms
in
the
South,
recently
celebrated
their
James Sellers, who was in the music business at
no
address.
thirty-third anniversary. The firm has long since
Wheeling, W. Va., for many years, has changed his
James Moore, 209 North Ninth avenue, Ann Arbor,
built
up
an
enviable
following.
occupation to that of a farmer but expects his busi-
Mich., discontinued.
ness will be disposed of to parties who will continue
The Schaeberle & .Sou Music Store at 110 South
Alvin E. Smith, 269 Salmon street, Portland, Ore.,
the business on a more extensive scale.
Main street, Ann Arbor, Mich., has been extensively
discontinued.
The Sterchi Music Co.. Terrc Haute, I ml., is mak- remodeled so as to add greatly to the attractiveness
J. N. England, Atlanta. Ga.. who has been repre-
of the establishment. The company was established
ing a strong bid for band and orchestral instrument
sentative for several piano concerns, is not found by
in 1895, by the late J. F. Schaeberle and was located
business in that section of the Hoosier state, where
the mail carrier in Atlanta.
at 114 West Liberty street until moved to the pres-
a complete line of such nationally known lines of
H. B. Veatch, piano traveling man, is still with
ent location in 1908. Mr. Schaeberle died five years
band and orchestra instruments as Conn, Slingerland
Lyon & Healy as special representative in the piano
ago, and his son, Ernest A. Schaeberle, who was asso- department.
and Gibson are carried at all times.
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