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CHICAGO AND THE MIDDLE WEST
Frank W. Kirk, Manager, 1302 Republic Building, South State St.. Chicago
Chicago Tournament Time
Limit Is Placed on April 21
Directors of Practically All Moving Picture Theatres in the
City Co-operating by Forming Children's Clubs Which
Include Entry in Contest With Membership
The illustrations are exceptionally well done,
for they bring out the finish and high-lighted
effects characteristic of the entire Schiller line.
The section devoted to showing the grands has
a selective line with a number of period styles,
including the Louis XVI, Florentine, Gothic
and Spanish. The upright line also shows a
number of period styles with ornamentation
and high-lighted effects.
This 1928 catalog includes the latest additions
to the Schiller line and the pocket feature al-
lows for the insertion of illustrations of any
other new models which may be added during
the year.
HE number of entries for the Second Chicago Children's Piano Playing Tournament is so New Sheraton Model
great that the committee has decided to extend the time limit of the closing date to
Added to Kimball Line
April 21, so all those desiring to enter the contest will be included.
The finals are to be staged before the close of the regular school season and, with the splen- New Period Grand a Handsome Adaptation of
did organization that has been built up this year to take care of the preliminary tests, which re-
Eighteenth Century English Style to the
quire a great portion of the time, the committee believes that it will be able to handle more
Modern Piano
entries in a shorter period of time.
Another addition to the growing line of Kim-
The activities that are being conducted for the Schiller Issues New
ball period models is the new Sheraton grand
tournament are many and varied. One interest-
Catalog and Sales Manual which has just been introduced by the W. W.
ing phase is the fact that the directors of prac-
Kimball Co., Chicago. This new Style 19, which
tically all the larger moving picture houses
throughout the city are giving their time toward Full Line of Grands and Uprights Illustrated is true to the period which was noted for its
in Handsome Volume Issued by Illinois Piano tendency toward the delicate and classic line in
the success of the tournament. "Happy Hour,"
design, is unusually attractive with a tapering
House
"Kiddie" and other clubs are being formed by
fluted leg set into a gracefully rounded cap.
them and enrollment in the club automatically
A combined sales manual and catalog has been This construction retains the impression of
carries with it an entry into the piano-playing
issued by the Schiller Piano Co., Oregon, 111. slender lines without sacrificing strength. The
tournament.
Experience gained from the 1927 tournament The folder carries two pockets with the illus- lyre and the music desk, as well as the cheek of
has shown the executive committee the advis- trations and descriptions of the complete line the piano, are designed in harmony with each
ability this year of screening the judges from of Schiller grands inserted in one, and the other other, and with the period.
In addition to possessing a tone that in vol-
view of the contestants in the preliminary, dis- the upright line. This will no doubt be a great
trict, semi-final and final tests.
It is items of this kind which to some might
seem trivial, yet they are absolutely capable of
ruining the tournament, and retail music mer-
chants who are contemplating similar piano
playing contests can profit by the experience of
the Chicago Committee. In the present tourna-
ment all contestants will be given numbers just
before their performance, so that the judges will
have no idea of their individual identity.
Another angle that the Chicago Committee
has not overlooked is the piano teacher through-
out the city, both private and those having
affiliations with schools and conservatories.
The enthusiastic support and co-operation of
nearly every teacher have been obtained and
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they will almost entirely be upon the list of
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judges for the preliminary, district and semi-
final tests. The judges for the finals will be
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prominent in the musical world.
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Special stress is being given in newspaper
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publicity to the fact that a child in any of the
first six grades of grammar school has just as
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much chance to win a prize as the older stu-
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dents. The selections which the contestants will
have to play will be graded according to their
scholastic standing. Gold certificates are to be
given every child participating in the tourna-
ment, whether or not he or she wins one of
the prizes. In addition to that, silver medals
will be given to the winners of preliminaries,
gold models to winners of district tests and
diamond to the semi-finals winners. The major
prizes have been announced in a previous issue.
Because of the tournament the piano as an
instrument has been able to work into the
movies. A reel of pictures is being shown in
a number of the larger houses depicting the
evolution of the piano. All of this promotes
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interest in the tournament and in the piano
aid to Schiller dealers, for it has been purposely nine, reasonance and evenness of scale is of out-
generally as a musical instrument.
designed to help the sales force. Space has standing merit in a grand of this size, there is
Consult the Universal Want Directory of been allowed on the front cover of the catalog symmetry of proportion and grace that make
The Review. In it advertisements are inserted which bears the name, Schiller Pianos, for the it an attractive addition in any home setting
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