Presto

Issue: 1941 2301

YEARS OF MUSICAL
I DEFENSE POLICY
MUSIC DEALERS APPRECIATE!
When you attend the Music Trades
Convention, be sure to visit the Pedler
Display, Room 642, Hotel N e w
Yorker. See America's No. 1 Woodwind
Line. Learn more about our new direct
factory-dealer policy that assures
complete protection and cooperation.
ENJOYMENT
The Starr Spinet, Model 250, pictured on the inside of the front
cover, is equipped with "A New Compact Direct Blow Action"
which is made by the Starr Piano Company, Inc., from the famous
engineering equipment purchased from Wessell, Nickel and Gross.
This firm was established in 1874 and has been for 70 years one
of the leaders in the manufacture of piano actions. This model is
finished in "Satiny Mahogany, Figured Walnut or Exquisite
Maple" according to an attractive folder describing it. To this
spinet the Starr Company have given their best in fine workman-
ship and exceptional tone quality in order to make it a heritage
of enjoyment.
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THE LATE COL. FREDERICK A. V1ETOR
Since going to press Presto Music Times has received the fol-
lowing information. Col. Vietor was the great grandson of Henry
Engelhard Steinway who founded Steinway & Sons in 1853. As
Factory Manager and General Manager he saved no pains to carry
forward the manufacturing ideals of the House of Steinway & Sons.
He was a member of the Williams Club of New York and the
New York Society of Military and Naval Officers of the World
War. The funeral services were held in the Episcopal Church of
Heavenly Rest, Fifth Ave.. New York, on Saturday. June 21st.
Surviving are his wife, the former Marjorie Cochrane Vietor; two
sons, William F. Vietor and Carl William Vietor ; a daughter. Miss
Marjorie Vietor, all of Great Neck, and a sister, Mrs. Herbert
Stursburg, of Norwalk, Conn.
THE PEDLER COMPANY
E L K H A R T ,
I N D I A N A
ILLINOIS ACCORDION FESTIVAL
AT DE KALE
TO BE HELD
The Accordion Band Festival held at Starved Rock, Illinois,
last year was such a great success that the Illinois Accordion Band
Association was organized and has received a Charter from the
State of Illinois. The officers of the Association recently met and
decided to hold the Accordion Festival this year in Hopkins Park,
De Ivalb, Illinois, on Sunday, August 24th. A very remarkahle
program is heing prepared.
Among the speakers will he Philip Maxwell, Director of the
Chicagoland Music Festival; Capt. Howard Stube of Chicago, and
other prominent persons from New York City and elsewhere.
J. Bradford Pengelly, editor of Presto Music Times, has been
asked to speak on the subject of "What Music Means to Youth
in this World of Turmoil." Jos. S. Daurer, Secretary of the Asso-
ciation, is ably perfecting the plans for a most successful festival.
DRAKE UNIVERSITY SELECTS
STORY-CLARK
PIANOS
FOUR
The Music Department of Drake University, Des Mnines, Towa,
one of the famous middle-west universities, has selected four style
B Story & Clark spinet pianos. G. L. Bunt, Manager Piano De-
partment, Davidson Company. Des Moines, Towa, Story & Clark
dealer, made this sale. Mr. Bunt stated that the Music Department
was attracted by the fine acoustical scale by the eminent Joseph
Klepac. Mr. Klepac was credited in the Fortune Magazine July
1939 survey of the piano industry as "The father of the small
piano."
A HAPPY AND
PROSPEROUS
CONVENTION
TO ALL!
Presto Music Times
PIANO KEY REPAIR WORK
RECOVERING OF PIANO AND ORGAN KEYS
IVORY OR IVORINE
REPLACEMENTS OF FRONTS. SHARPS and BUSHINGS
All work Guaranteed
Relaying with Ivorine, 50/000, per set
$4.50
Relaying with Pyralin.
Prices oi recovering with Ivory of all grades, will be furnished
upon reauest
Special prices for scraping and polishing old keys
Nelson Piano Key Repair Department
904 SOUTH SIXTH AVE.
AUGUST, 1 9 4 1
ST. CHARLES. ILL.
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The TRADE MARK that m e a n s PROFIT for y o u
SATISFACTION for your C u s t o m e r s
. . . .
THIS SEASON
STOCK ANSLEY
'YNAPHONE
"Superb Tone From Records and Radio"
Consoles, chairside models, matching record
cabinets, table models, portables, combina-
tions and phonographs, period and modern
designs, in Walnut, Mahogany and Maple
with 13 distinctive finishes, automatic and
non-automatic for AC or AC-DC operation.
Priced for $69.50 to $525.
Frequency Modulation optional with all
consoles.
Visit the ANSLEY EXHIBIT at the TRADE
SHOW, Rooms 817 and 826 Hotel New Yorker.
July 29-30-31 and August 1, 1941.
GREATER VARIETY
NO SEASONAL OBSOLESCENCE
PROTECTED FRANCHISE
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
ANSLEY RADIO CORPORATION
THE OXFORD by Ansley
$129.50 AC Oxford Twin Record
Cabinet $34.50.
(Prices slightly higher west of Rockies)
21-10 49th AVENUE, LONG ISLAND CITY, NEW YORK
WURLITZER WILL HAVE AN OUTSTANDING FXII IB IT
WANTED !
WANTED !
HXPERIENCED RETAIL
MANAGER AND
SALES EXECUTIVE INTERESTED IN MAK-
ING NEW CONNECTION. AVAILABLE AF-
TER JULY 15//?. MANY YEARS EXPERIENCE
IN ALL DEPARTMENTS OF THE MUSIC
BUSINESS, PARTICULARLY
PIANOS
AS
WELL AS STUDIOS AND ELECTRICAL AP-
PIJANCES. HAVE MANY PROVEN PROFI-
TABLE SALES PLANS. BEST OF REFER-
ENCES AS TO CHARACTER AND PRODUC-
ING ABILITY.
WOULD ALSO CONSIDER
TRAVELING POSITION WITH REPUTABLE
PIANO MA N UEACTUR ER.
R. C. COSGROVE OF THE CROSLEY CORP. HONORED
(Special news release from Crosier Corp., Cincinnati, Ohio.)
R. C. Cosgrove, Vice President and General Manager, The
Crosley Corporation has been named by the Radio Manufacturers'
Association a member of the Hoard of Directors of the Associa-
tion for the coming year.
"As managing executive of The Crosley Corporation, Mr.
Cosgrove has directed the operations for the company which has
made, this year, the largest gain in the industry in both sales and
profits over 1940."
APROPOS OF PADEREWSKPS CAREER—
A Witticism By Gene Redewill
Some time ago Gene Redewill, music merchant of I'hoenix, Ari-
zona, sent me some copies of small newspaper "ads." One of them
announcing Steinway & Sons pianos referred to the Steinway
piano, "As the piano that made Paderewski Famous."
The East Room on the fourth floor of the Motel New Yorker
will be devoted to a comprehensive exhibit of Wurlitzer Pianos,
Spinettes, and Grands, featuring both wood veneer and Wurlitzer
Plastic Fabric Finishes. This will be an initial showing of num-
erous new models in attractive settings. Wurlitzer dealer helps and
Wurlitzer National Advertising will also be on display. A splen-
did showing of Wurlitzer "Made in America" Accordions and
dealer helps.
The company will be represented by: Cyril Farny. Vice Pres.
and Mgr.; Hugh Stewart, Vice Pres. and Sales Mgr.; Henry
Home, Asst. Secy.; William Zaiser. Designer ; Earl Fay, Adver-
tising Mgr.; Everett Rothschild. Asst. Sales Mgr.; Walter Ben-
son, Asst. Sales Mgr.; Regional Directors: Carl Tamm, North-
western District; John Buttell, West Coast Dist.; Clark Gross,
Eastern Dist.; Hubert Glidden, Central Western Dist.; Chris Han-
sen, Central Northwest Dist.; Morris Price, Central Dist.; Wil-
liam Brown, Southeastern Dist.; John McDonald, Southwestern
Dist.; J. A. Miller, Factory Supt. ; Ralph Sperry, Director of Piano
Engineering and Development; Joe Dauer, Publicity Department;
Paul Teegarden, Special Representative; Clarence Knutson. Spe-
cial Representative.
IN MEMORIAM — BENJAMIN STEINBERG
Benjamin Steinberg, aged 41. of Jacksonville. Fla., died sud-
denly of a heart attack on June 14th. He had been connected for
nearly 15 years with the sales force of the F. (). Miller Piano
Company of that city. Mr. Steinberg was a veteran piano man
having been with the Cable Piano Company both in Atlanta and
Jacksonville for a number of years before joining the F. (). Miller
Piano Companv. He was considered one of the finest piano sales-
men in the south. He is survived bv his widow, Ida Steinberg
of Jacksonville and two sisters, Mrs. J. M. Lew of Atlanta, Ga.,
and Mrs. Alfred Cohen of New York City.
Hardman, Peck & Co*
"One Hundredth Year of Fine Piano Making"
HARDMAN PIANOS • 'MINIPIANOS'* • HARRINGTON PIANOS
33 West 57th St., New York
*T. M. Reg. for Eavestaff Pianette
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