P R E S T O-T I M E S
10
Match-April, 1936
H. Edgar French Has a Good Word
Wants Data on a Snap-shot Group
The Jesse French Corporation, New Castle, lnd.,
has just issued two folder-circulars, one illustrating
and describing its vertical pianos, the other the hori-
zontal grand Jesse French line.
The Jesse French Corporation lias been enjoying
an excellent trade, continued on from the latter
months of 1935 and which promises to develop in a
satisfactory manner all through the balance of the
year.
Speaking of trade conditions, Mr. H. Edgar French,
president of the Jesse French Corporation, says "ac-
cording to our experience and visits with dealers the
"repossessions' and 'trade-ins' seem to be practically
washed out of the market, thus forcing dealers to buy
new goods and as there is a real demand on the part
of the public they in turn will have to buy new pianos
or do without and we do not believe the piano is go-
ing out of the picture.''
WHO ARE THEY; WHERE ARE THEY?
A photograph, or a picture more like an old-time
snap-shot, has been sent to Presto-Times with a sug-
gestion that it be printed, which is herewith done, as
shown. The sender asks for the names of the faces
shown. He recognizes one or two of the quartette
and will give a mid-day luncheon to the one who will
name all of the group. This information may be sent
to Presto-Times.
SOME HALF-FORGOTTEN LEFT-OVER
ITEMS
Clyde Adams' new music store, known as the
Holdenville Music Company, 117 North Broadway,
Holdenville, Okla., has taken on the Wtirlitzer pianos
and the Philco radios.
The proprietor of the Cremona Music Shop, 621
Water street, Port Huron, Mich., says that the holi-
day sentiment, "Bring Music into Every Home," is
a slogan as good the year around as it is for the holi-
day season. "Nothing helps to make a home happier
and more joyful than music," Mr. Lewandowski
commented.
The Blanchard Music Shop, 175 East South street,
Kalamazoo, Mich., is marking its fifteenth year in
business at Kalamazoo. The business was founded
by E. E. Blanchard as a department of the Horace
Prentice Furniture Store in 1921.
Wants to Sell Gulbransens as Long as
The music store recently opened by Owen Bros,
He Lives
at New Brunswick, N. J., is located at 86 Throop
street, that city.
A piano man who has been in the wholesale, retail
Elmer Salle, orchestra leader, who has recently
opened a music store at 112 North Second street, and manufacturers' representative for a third of ;i
Ironton, Ohio, "invites all his friends to pay him a century and knows well every piano that has been on
the market for this period, says of the Gulbransen
call."
which he is now selling: "They make a wonderfully
J. Adam Geiger, a leading musician of Jackson, good piano and their methods of merchandising is
Mich., has joined the sales force of the Grinnell Bros. typical of the high-class gentlemen who head the or-
Music House, branch store at Jackson. Mr. Geiger ganization. I hope that as long as 1 remain in the
is widely known as a capable teacher of music in industry I may continue to sell Gulbransen pianos."
various branches and his work and experience at the
Jackson store will be appreciated by patrons of that
house.
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B. F. Beck, who was for twelve years manager for
the Highland Park, Mich., branch of Grinnell Bros.,
has been transferred to Royal Oak to manage
the branch sotre at that point, succeeding J. W.
Turner.
The Ellis Music Company, Nevada, Mo., lost in a
fire at their Fort Scott branch about $5,000.
The A- B. Griggs Piano Co., Davenport, Iowa, has
taken a new store at 322 West Third street. The
Griggs Company is just now celebrating its thirty-
three years' business in Davenport.
The new music store recently opened by llollis
Chandler and Lester Novak, Trenton, Mo., is located
at 1111 Main street, that city. Mr. Novak of this
firm is a composer of considerable note. Altogether
conditions are favorable for a good build-up of busi-
ness with Chandler & Novak.
The Brooklyn Piano Tuning Co., 1545 Dahill Road,
Brooklyn, has been incorporated.
Jay Grinnell, president of Grinnell Bros., who is in
California, is not expected back at Detroit until about
the first of June. Mr. Grinnell is enjoying a well-
earned vacation and is happy that he is able to be
away from business so long.
The opening of the Wtirlitzer studios in the Theatre
1'iuilding at Birmingham, Mich., was quite an event
for that community. The Wurlitzer school and prac-
tice studios were opened by Ernest Scruggs of the
Wurlitzer Promotion Department, himself a well-
known orchestra leader. In the announcement of thii
opening the Wurlitzer Company refer to several out-
standing students of the W r urlitzer schools and say
that the aim of this system of instruction is to "dis-
cover and develop talent."
The Holdenville Music Co., Holdenville, Okla.,
which was owned by Wyatt T. Scott, has been pur-
chased by Clyde Adams, a young prosperous business
man of Holdenvlle. In their line of pianos Mr. Adams
announces the Wurlitzer agency which instruments
are specifically featured by them in their territory.
Mr. Adams is a friend of the late J. L. Adams and
was for many years prominently identified with the
business life of that community. He is a graduate of
the Hodenville High School.
At a gathering of the Griffith Piano Company offi-
cers and employees to observe the 30th anniversary
of the establishment of the business, 41 members of
the sales and service force attended, and current heads
of the firm described last year's business as being
successful and the outlook for 1936 greatly improved.
Speakers included the four brothers who head the
linn—Parker O.. Harry D., Paul and Fred Griffith.
They declared the recent holiday trade was the best
in inanv vears.
The "Hungry Five" is the name of the Boys' Club
band of Lawndale, Chicago. This little quintet has
given several amateur entertainments, but while the
name of the band might indicate that their instru-
ments were so long worn-out and "no good" musical-
ly, exactly contrary is the case, for they have a new
set of instruments that belies their cognomen, the
"Hungry Five."
WURUIZER PIANOS
9he Desirable linejbr Progressive Dealers"
The loss of the Ellis Music Company of Fort Scott,
Kansas, was est> .lated at about $7,000 besides some
damage to Enhanced
the building.
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