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Issue: 1932 2267

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PRESTO-TI MES
September-October, 1932
ACTIVITIES IN RETAIL TRADE
ENVIABLE REPUTATION OF A HOOSIER
STATE MUSIC HOUSE
The Jacob s Music House, Fort Wayne, Intl., has
been in business for a little over forty-three years.
This house has always been considered one of the
leaders in the trade and has always handled a first-
class line of pianos. Today they are the Steinway
representatives and also handle some of the Aeolian
Company's goods. A leading member of this house
is quoted as saying: "More and more people tire of
manufactured music and buy instruments so that they
can learn to play. The ability to play some instru-
ment brings the joy of self-expression and is an un-
doubted social asset."
MR. SCHMOLLER PRAISES SIOUX CITY
ACTIVITIES
Officials of the Schmoller & Mueller Music Co.,
Omaha, Nebr., William H. Schmoller, president, and
G. C. May, vice-president and general manager, who
recently made a visit to their branch store at Sioux
City, Iowa, were favorably impressed with their
present business and future prospects at Sioux City.
Mr. Schmoller remarked that Sioux City was one of
the bright spots in the middle west and that their
business was much better in Sioux City than in some
of their other stores.
PEARSON PIANO COMPANY NAMES A VICE-
PRESIDENT AND SALES MANAGER
Mr. Edgar T. Daab, who has recently become vice-
president and general manager of the Pearson Piano
Company, Indianapolis, is widely known in music
circles of that city and the music trade generally of
the Hoosier State.
He represented the Steinway piano in Indianapolis
for a long time, traveled for that house for several
years and was at one time in charge of the Steinway
department of the Pearson Music Company.
Other officers of. the Pearson Piano Company re-
main the same. George C. Pearson, who founded the /
firm in 1873, fifty-nine years ago, continues as its pres-
ident and is still active in that capacity. John S.
Pearson, his son, is secretary-treasurer.
THE JESSE FRENCH MONTGOMERY STORE
In a special advertisement in the Montgomery
(Ala.) Advance the Jesse Franch & Sons Music
House at that city head their advertisement, "Notice
to the Public," and continue, "We have been in busi-
ness for over 56 years continuously—and we are con-
tinuing right on!"
Mr. Yougene, manager of this store, says also that
there is a continually increasing trade in sheet music
and that this interest in sheet music indicates a revival
of interest in the piano, which is unquestionably the
queen of all instruments.
W. P. HARE INCORPORATES BUSINESS
The Hare Music Corporation has filed articles of
incorporation for business at Warren, Ohio, the head
of which is W. P. Hare, a piano man well known
throughout the state of Ohio, having been state repre-
sentative for a piano manufacturing concern for sev-
eral years.
THE BALDWIN AT PEORIA
The New Byerly Brothers Store Makes Fine Display
of Baldwin Line.
The Byerly Brothers Music Company, located at
Main street and Perry avenue, Peoria, 111., has added
extensively to its general line of music and musical
instruments by making an important piano depart-
ment, having secured the Baldwin franchise for that
city featuring, of course, the Baldwin, Howard, and
Hamilton pianos.
Harry Jackson, who has been placed in charge, is
an old-time Baldwin man, having represented the
Baldwin line in Quincy, 111., for many years and who,
also, conducted a piano business at Peoria from
1900 to 1905.
The company is operated by George L. Byerly,
president and general manager; R. M. Byerly, vice-
president, and E. S. Byerly, secretary-treasurer. The
company's entry into the piano business is evidence
of its firm faith in the future of the music business,
George Byerly said. He believes that whatever else
the public may be forced to give up, it will never be
:
without music.
;
The Byerly store has been remodeled to accommo-
date the new line, the entire first floor being devoted
mainly to an attractive display of grands.
MR. McGILL'S NEW STORE AND NEW LINE
AT SEATTLE
A new music store has been opened in Shopping
Tower, Seattle, Wash., under the direction of Mr.
S. McGill, who was formerly connected with Sher-
man, Clay & Co., Seattle branch. Mr. McGill's line
consists mainly of the Baldwin Piano Company line
of instruments and he will act as factory representa-
tive for these instruments in that locality.
Speaking of trade prospects Mr. McGill says: "We
are on the way to better times and it is my faith that
the readjustment period has been completed and that
business is once again on the up-grade that leads me
to open the new store. The piano has been and
always will be the fundamental musical instrument
in the home and better times will bring it back to
the prominence it held some years ago. The newest
and finest Baldwins will be on display in my store."
TAKES OVER DAVIDSON BROTHERS
STOCK
The firm succeeding the R. L. Williams Music
Company, Stuttgart, Ark., is Kahn & Kahn, Inc., of
Pine Bluff, near by. George F. Kahn announces that
the entire Williams stock and good will of the busi-
ness has been purchased.
KAHN & KAHN SUCCEED WILLIAMS
The Schmoller & Mueller Piano Company's Sioux
City, Iowa, branch store is advertising its purchase
of the entire stock of pianos of the Davidson Broth-
ers Company, which concern for many years has car-
ried on a piano division of its store. The Davidson
Brothers' purchase includes Kohler & Campbell line
of pianos, Cable and Everett.
J. P. SIMMONS AGAIN ACTIVE IN KENTUCKY
MUSIC TRADE
Mr. J. P. Simmons, of the J. P. Simmons Music
Company, Lexington, Ky., who retired from the mu-
sic business over a year ago to engage in a line of
manufacturing, re-entered the trade last July and is
now located at 222 East Main street, next to the
State Theater, at Lexington. The business now is a
combination of the Community Store, the Meadows
Music Company, and the J. P. Simmons Music Com-
pany. Mr. Simmons finds improved conditions in
his business and says, in a talk with a Presto-Times
representative that he is going to bring his business
back to a good share of its former activity if breath,
heart and health permit.
APPEAL
OF A CALIFORNIA STEINWAY
HOUSE FOR BUSINESS
The Birkel Music Company, 446 South Broadway,
Los Angeles. Calif., Steinway representatives for that
city, and who have represented the Steinway in
Southern California for over fifty years, are doing
some advertising which must appeal to the best class
of piano buying prospects. One of these display ad-
vertisements bears the caption, "Mothers and fathers,"
followed by these four paragraphs:
"Do you know the importance of music in the
home? Every child should play some kind of musical
instrument.
"If your son has athletic aspirations, training in
musical rhythm will help his timing in athletic com-
petition.
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"Harry Carr in the L. A. Times of August 8, 1932,
states, 'Nearly all great athletes are musical.'
"Thomas Carlyle said, 'Give us the man who sings
at his work. He will do more in the same time. He
will do it better?' "
Other paragraphs bear the headings, "Music Helps
Morally," "Music Helps Mentally," and Music Helps
Socially," "Music Helps Physically."
GOOD SALES HELP OUT IN
BANK LOSS
"Some of us continue to get hit once in a while,"
writes an old-time and well-to-do music dealer of the
Lone Star State. "For instance," he continues, "we
had a bank failure not long ago when I was obliged
to put up a one hundred per cent assessment on my
five thousand dollar stock in the bank aside from the
loss of our business deposit account. However, we
made three good sales this week, and why not be
glad?"
TONK PIANO CO. CHANGES ADDRESS
The Tonk Piano Company has moved from its
former location, 8 West 37th street, to 531 W. 51st
street, New York City. The business is now under
the direct management of E. G. Tonk, a son of Wil-
liam Tonk, the founder of the business.
MR. MANNING RETURNS TO O. K.
HOUCK LITTLE ROCK STORE
Mr. Henry A. Manning, who had been associated
with the O. K. Houck Piano Company at its Little
Rock, Ark., branch store, before he left Little Rock
to locate in Oklahoma City two years ago, recently
returned to Little Rock to rejoin the Houck store
there. It was thought that the Houck Company
would give up its Little Rock branch, but W. P.
Hamilton, vice-president of the Houck Company,
says that the Little Rock store will be continued.
CORRESPONDENT INQUIRES OF
CHEVRON PIANO
Inquiry comes to Presto Times concerning a piano
bearing the name "Chevron," on which instrument
we have no data. The inquirer is very desirous of
knowing from where this piano emanates and any
information as to the origin of the instrument or by
whom sold will be thankfully received in behalf of
this correspondent. Can anyone enlighten us?
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September-October, 1932
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PRESTO-TIMES
NEW FIRMS, CHANGES, REORGANIZATIONS
The Jenkins Music Company branch at Wichita,
Kans., has signed a renewal lease for their store at
323 East Douglas street, that city. K. L. McCormick,
the manager at Wichita, in an interview was op-
timistic concerning future business in that territory.
The Wichita, branch is now in its eleventh year and
is one of the leading branches of the great Kansas
City music house, the others being at Topeka, Salina,
Tulsa and other thriving towns of Kansas, Oklahoma,
Missouri and Nebraska.
The Denman Music Company has re-opened its
doors for business at Brownwood, Tex., in the Cog-
gin Bank building. Mr. Denman's business was dis-
continued from 1924 owing to his absence from the
country, but now resumes business under favorable
conditions, having the only exclusive music store in
Brownwood. Mr. Denman said that he was well
pleased with the response given the opening of the
store and that he was glad to be in business in Brown-
wood again.
D. L. Fisher has taken the managership of the Cas-
per, Wyo., branch of the Knight-Campbell Music
Company. An interesting incident in this announce-
ment is that the mother of Mr. Fisher, Mrs. C. B.
Reed, was the person who started the first Knight-
Campbell music store at Casper several years ago and
was later transferred to the Cheyenne Knight-Camp-
bell branch. Mr. Fisher, who becomes the new man-
ager, has been associated with the Knight-Campbell
company for the past six years. A part of the time
he was in charge of the radio department at the
Cheyenne store, and on the road as representative of
the company.
The Piqua, Ohio, Wurlitzer store, 417 North Main
street, that city, is sponsoring what is considered an
innovation in Piqua musical circles by opening a
fully equipped studio in charge of expert teachers
offering a free musical course on any instrument to
anybody. Any person, child or adult, who signs up
for the course will be given a series of eight lessons
on any instrument desired absolutely free, according
to Manager Ray Basler.
MUSIC TRADE PICK-UPS
Schroeder's Music Store, at Pittsburgh, Pa., ad-
vertise the Kurtzman as the "Sweetest tone piano in
America."
Then follow the following names: Wm. Knabe &
Co., J. & C. Fischer, Emerson, Starr, Haines Bros.,
Richmond.
The Jenkins Music Company, at its Oklahoma City
store, has had a successful and profitable special sale
of Estey grand pianos.
George F. Kahn of Kahn & Kahn, Inc., has pur-
chased the stock of the R. L. Williams Music Com-
pany at Stuttgart, Ark.
The L. M. Tarvestad Music Shop, Albert Lea,
Minn., has moved to the John F. Hanson building,
East William street, that city.
Don Wilson, formerly with the Gamble Hinged
Music Company, Chicago, has joined several others in
a business to be known as United Program Producers,
Inc., the headquarters of which are 64 East Lake
street, Chicago.
The public sale of the good will, assets, etc., of the
Automatic Musical Instrument Company, Grand
Rapids, Mich., has been set for Sept. 29 on the firm's
property. The sale was petitioned for by the Grand
Rapids Trust Co. as receiver.
The Diggans boys, EarJ C. and George C, proprie-
tors of the Diggans Music Company, San Antonio,
Tex., announce that they have sold over 13,000 pianos
since entering the music business twenty-five years
ago.
The "Payne's For Music, Inc.," is the rather odd
Garrett's Music Store at Creston, Iowa, has changed
title for a firm incorporated at Greenville, S. C , to location to a larger and more commodious store at
104 North Elm street, that city.
deal in musical instruments. The president is D. W.
Payne and the vice-president and secretary, Mabel C.
The Ludwig Music Store, 566 Clinton avenue
Payne. The amount of capital stock, $5,000.
North, was recently damaged by fire to the extent of
A. W. Maahs has opened a music store at 527 Fifth about three thousand dollars.
avenue, Santa Rosa, Calif Mr. Maahs was formerly
The Cable Company and the Ludlow Radio Cor-
located at Santa Monica, Calif., as a piano tuner and poration have moved from North Fairchild street,
piano salesman. He spent some time at the Kimball
Madison, Wis., to 121 West Mifflin street.
piano factories in Chicago.
The Bensberg Music Shop, El Dorado, Kans., is one
In the case of the involuntary assignment of H. of the firms of that city which joined in a grand trade
Brodwin & Co., Inc., 9 East 132nd street, New York revival drive for more and better business in that
City, the Kohler-Brambach Co., New T York, and the section.
Citizens Bank and Trust Co. of Englewood applied
The Jenkins Music Company of Kansas City, Mo.,
for the receivership as also in the matter of the per- has established a sales display room in the Buy-Way
sonal assignment of Mr. Harry Brodwin.
Community Center, 4009 East Kellogg avenue, Wich-
The H. S. Wright Music Store, Marshfield. Wis., ita, Kan.
has located in the Swardlow building, 320 South Cen-
The Clark Orchestra Roll Co., DeKalb, 111., con-
tral avenue, that city, which building Mr. Wright
tinue to advise dealers as follows: "Turn your electric
recently purchased. Mr. Wright and family will now piano from a dead loss to a profitable investment with
reside at Marshfield, having left Wausau where they new and snappy Clark orchestra rolls."
had been located for some time past.
In a studio of the Will A. Watkin Store, Dallas,
The E. G. Forbes & Sons, Montgomery, Ala., Tex., appears this inscription: "The good piano en-
Possibility of selling a special type of musical in- branch store is quitting business and carries some courages and facilitates one's piano progress. The
poor piano discourages the pupil."
strument which would appeal to the musical tastes special announcements for drastic cuts in prices.
of the South African native is suggested to American
Friends of Clinton Pierce, proprietor of the Pierce
C. A. Husselman, who has been engaged in the
manufacturers in a report received in the specialties music business at Butler, Ind., for nearly forty-five Music Store at Broadhead, Wis., are congratulating
division of the Commerce Department. The report, years, has retired from business.
him upon his recent marriage which occurred at Wau-
prepared by American Consul Hugh S. Miller of Dur-
kegan, 111., to Miss Marie Monroe.
A letter from The Ginsberg Music House of Ros-
ban, points out that one of the chief pastimes of the
The advertisements of M. F. Shea, 242 Fifth ave-
Zulu "boys'' during their leisure time is playing some well, N. M., which has done a big business in player
nue, North, Nashville, Tenn., carry this opening an-
pianos,
writes
the
Clark
Orchestra
Roll
Company,
Dc
kind of instrument.
nouncement :
The Stone Piano Company. Syracuse, N. Y., has Kalb, 111., that a lot of new music rolls just received
"We represent the foremost manufacturers in the
has
helped
his
player
piano
business
both
in
sales
and
been located in the 500 block South Salina street, that
music industry."
rented
instruments.
city, since the business was started in 1916 by the
present proprietor, C. Leroy Stone. Mr. Stone is the
Orton Brothers, Butte, Mont., place at the heading
representative at Syracuse of the Kimball piano but in of a Kimball advertisement this announcement under
ADAM IS BACK AGAIN
recent years has paid more particular attention to the the caption, "A New Kind of Piano," and, continuing,
Adam Schneider, many times treasurer and facto-
radio business. He has held the Kimball agency say, "for five years the W. W. Kimball Company factotum of various music trade assemblies, is
almost from the beginning of his business.
has been developing a new principal in piano construc- back to his home in Chicago from the summer spent
on his estate at Lake Beulah, Wis.
The Adams Music Company's stock of stored in- tion, the low, even tension scale."
struments at Peoria, 111., suffered a considerable loss
in the $200,0C0 fire which swept through the block
occupied by the Adams company at 106 and 108 South
Washington street, that city. The Adams Music
Company is practically out of business and was pre-
paring for a bankrupt sale of the stock, which stock
is considered a total loss.
Speaking of trade conditions in Kansas Mr. A.
Weber, a technician, as well as salesman, now lo-
cated at 1200 West 23rd street, Lawrence, says in a
recent communication to Presto-Times that "While
business is slow I feel encouraged and believe an
"Known for Tone'
improvement is coming as I am getting a consider-
able number of calls for piano tuning and placing
instruments in better condition for use."
The Art of fine piano building is steadfastly
In announcing a closing-out sale Humes Music
House, 1132 Broadway, Columbus, Ga., announces
that this sale is really a "removal and remodeling sale"
and to allow to customers the expense of moving to
their new store. Humes' store is being refitted and
refinished and made into an elegant furniture and
music establishment.
The Guest Piano Company, Burlington, Iowa, says
in a plain, unvarnished, though attractive, newspaper
display advertisement: "A piano in every home is as
necessary to happiness and contentment as a dining
room and kitchen. Without music it is practically
impossible for children to develop the talent that
nature gave them."
maintained in the creation of
MATHUSHEK PIANOS
A SAFE AND PROFITABLE REPRESENTATION
Write
MATHUSHEK PIANO MFG. CO.
132nd St. and Alexander Ave.
New York
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