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Issue: 1941 2299

PEDLER MAKES IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
NEW FACTORY-DEALER POLICY ADOPTED
'Plie Pedler Company of Llkhart. Tiuliana, makers of "Custom-
built Woodwinds," has taken a step which they felt was neces-
sary and important both for their dealers and themselves. This
was done to protect the legitimate music merchants who handle
I'edler's fine instruments. This exclusive "Faetory-to-Dealer"
policy will be very beneficial to the music dealer by eliminating
the competition of any racketeering in the merchandising of these
custom-built instruments. Music merchants are requested bv The
Pedler Company to place all of their orders "direct" with the
Company.
It is certainly a misfortune for the whole music industry in this
country that there are some persons who are not music merchants
in the real and true sense of the term, and whose practices are so
detrimental to the regular trade. Pedler has made a necessary
move which will, no doubt, he a most profitable one; both for
the Company and the dealers.
HOTEL AND FASHIONABLE CLUB BUY STORYTONES
C. J. Kramer, proprietor of the C. J. Kramer Music Company,
Clary, Indiana, and a Story & Clark dealer, announced the sale of
two fine Story tones to the beautiful new Hotel Gary, of Gary,
Indiana; and to the fashionable Paddock Club at Hammond, In-
diana. Mr. Kramer is a director and the largest individual stock-
holder in the Gary Hotel.
FREDERICK A. VIETOR APPOINTED
GENERAL MANAGER OF STEIN WAY & SONS
Mr. Theodore E. Steinway announced on March 12th that Mr.
Frederick A. Vietor had been appointed by the Board of Directors
of Steinway & Sons, General Manager of the company.
Mr. Vietor is a great grandson of Henry Engelhard Steinway,
the Founder of The House, and has been with the company ever
since 1913, and has been a member of the Board of Directors
since 1930.
Both The House of Steinway and Mr. Vietor are to be con-
gratulated upon this appointment.
Presto Music Times wishes Mr. Vietor the greatest of plea-
sure and success in his new duties.
Frederick A.
Victor
HUSTON-BALDWIN
SALES
BANQUET
(Lejt to Right) : JamfS Hildebrand, C. J. Schneider, C.
F. Dick, W. J. Korzinck, August Schwartz, Edzvard Aid-
rich, Irwa Schcnnit Hall, Lillian Frederick, John Stcngcr,
{standing) C. J. Zimmerman, (standing) W. O. Douglas,
(standing) Frank Abe, (standing) Jack Donaivorth, T. R.
Huston, Geo. W. Lawrence, Mrs. A. J. Porath, A. J. Porath,
Mrs. Gordon Kojler, Mr. Gordon Kojler, Thor Licungh, E.
J. Tully.
HUSTON-BALDWIN
PIANO
STORES,
MILWAUKEE,
WIS., HOLD SPLENDID
MEETING AND
LUNCHEON
SALES
On March 10th the Huston-Baldwin Stores held a most en-
thusiastic sales meeting and luncheon at their store, 714 N. Broad-
way, Milwaukee, \ \ is. It was attended by about 25 people rep-
resenting their dealers throughout the state and the sales force
from their store.
Mr. Lawrence Gives Interesting
Movie Talk
Mr. George W. Lawrence, vice president of The Baldwin Piano
Company, added much to the interest of the occasion by show-
ing moving pictures of the pianos being manufactured in The
Baldwin Piano Factory, Cincinnati, Ohio, from start to finish.
He gave a very enthusiastic pep talk. Mr. Jack Donaworth, Bald-
win's general traveler, also gave an informative talk.
Another prominent guest at the Luncheon, which was held at
the Prister Hotel, was Milwaukee's popular, musical young Mayor,
Carl V. Zeidler. an old friend of Mr. Huston. I'nfortunately, due
to a little change in the time, the Mayor arrived just after the
picture was taken and hence is not seen in the group.
Baldwin Sales 11,creasing Says Mr. Huston
Mrs. Irnia Schenuit Hall, an artist of national prominence, who
is listed with the national artists who use Baldwin Pianos, and
who recently played as soloist with the Chicago Symphonv and
Baltimore Symphony, was one of the guests.
"Our 1940 business showed a considerable increase over \ ( ),V)
and the goal aimed at by our store lor 1 ( )41 is a quarter of a
million dollars. One very encouraging feature is the large increase
in the sale of organs. We are distributors for Lstey ( )rgans. The
mam leature ol our business last year, however, was the heavy
sale of Acrosonic Pianos and Haldwin Grands."
Al'KIL, 1941
l'ACK SKVEX
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USIC DEALERS WHO
Clark Music Company
Announces Extensive
Expansion Plans
Officers and Board of Directors
Clark Music Company, Syracuse, N. Y.
Left to Right—F. IF. Jackson, Director; D.
S. Clark, rice /'resident; Melville Clark, Presi-
dent and Treasurer; A. Laity, Secretary; S. L.
Carroll, Director; C. E. Richardson, Director.
The Annual Meeting of the stockholders of the Clark Music
Company was held in the offices of the Corporation at 416 South
Salina Street, Syracuse, X. Y., on Thursday, February 13th, at
10 o'clock. The meeting of the Hoard of Directors was held at
2 I\ M. in the afternoon on the same day. At the stockholders
meeting the following were elected Directors of the Company,
Melville Clark, 1). S. Clark, C. E. Richardson, S. L. Carroll and
E. W . Jackson. The Directors elected the following as officers of
the corporation. Melville Clark, President and Treasurer; D. S.
Clark, Vice-President; and A. Long, Secretary.
HUPIA)YEES FOR 10 TO 30 YEARS
Clark Music Company is one of America's oldest music firms
It is a local concern, owned and operated locally, with its person-
nel all local people. The following list of employees have been
with the organization anvwherc from ten to thirty years: E. W.
Jackson, C. E. Richardson, Charles Xordwall, S. L. Carroll, |. D.
I lamilton, Mildred Fuller, Ernest ( Iroves, W'ilma Knapp, Amelia
Lang. Emily Mager. A. Medcraf, Charles P. Morse. II. C. PoL
liamus.
Important plans were made for the remodeling and expansion
of the various departments so as to furnish the business with one
of the most up-to-date and attractive music stores in America. An-
nouncement was made for the expansion of the Appliance Depart-
ment, under the newlv appointed manager, John A. O'Brien who
coir.es to this organization with a fine background in the field of
wholesale as well as retail selling. A larger and more complete
department for the merchandising of Erigidaircs, Norge Ranges,
Kitchen, and Laundry equipment will thus be created.
ENLARGING CAPE1IART DEPARTMENT
The Capehart Department, under the managership of Charles
E. Richardson, director of the company and associated with the
organization for more than 28 years, is to have double the space
heretofore used in order to handle the increasing volume of busi-
ness for this famous instrument.
A complete renovation and re-decoration of the musical instru-
ment and baud department are included in the remodeling program,
together with greater facilities for the sale of phonograph records.
Musical Instrument Repair Service under the direction of
Charles A. Xordwall. a member of the personnel for over 27 years,
will be the most complete shop of its kind in the East. Special-
izing in the repair and restoration of old music boxes, Clark's
is one ot three places in America where such service is available.
PAGE EIGHT
A concert bureau where artists register for bookings and a per-
sonal recording studio are a part of the complete musical service
which Clark's renders.
COLLECTION OF WORLD FAMOUS INSTRUMENTS
In addition to the salon housing the Melville Clark Collection
of famous antique and mediaeval instruments, one of the finest in
the country, and open at all times for public inspection, is the
newly decorated and equipped 1 lammond organ studios where are
displayed Estey and Mason & I lamlin organs, Xovachords, and
the new Solovox. These studios are also built to serve as (lark's
own broadcasting studio. 11 ere is one of the few exclusive bar])
studios in America, displaying concert harps and (lark Irish
Harps.
SPLENDID PIANO SALON
Additional studios lor the showing ol the ten great makes of
pianos, with Steinwav as the leader, will provide Clark's with one
of the top ranking stores for the finest displav of musical mer-
chandise.
Work is already under way and should be complete within six
weeks.
J. IIRADL'ORD PliNGELLY TO ADDRESS
PI OMICRON NATIONAL SORORITY
On Thursday, March 27th, J. Bradford Pengelly addressed the
Beta Alpha ( hapter of the National Sorority, Pi Omicron, at the
Medical and Dental Arts Building, Chicago. The subject of Mr.
i'engelly's address was "Current Events." This sorority is com-
posed of business and professional women who have maintained a
regular course of studies for several years. This was the twenty
second time Mr. Pengelly has addressed this study group in the
last three years.
GENE REDEWILL GIVES RECITAL
'The Mesa Union High School
Harvey L. Taylor. Superintendent, Walter W. Bond Musical
Director.
Request the pleasure of vour companv at a recital to be given by
(iENE REDEW1LL. Violinist-Composer
and
MARJORIE MILLER, Accompanist
on the evening of Monday. March third, nineteen hundred forty-
one, at eight o'clock in the Mesa L'nion High School Auditorium.
XOTE:—-Mr. Redewill is owner of the Redewill Music Company,
Phoenix, Arizona.
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