Music Trade Review
Issue: 1928 Vol. 87 N. 21 - Page 14
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The Music Trade Review
Piano-Playing Contest at
Ampico Hall, Cleveland
was crowded with' relatives and friends of the
contestants. The affair was in charge of F. H.
Kimmel, sales manager of the company.
Among recent sales of the Cleveland branch
of the American Piano Co. was a Knabe style
B to Glenville High School; A Mason & Ham-
lin grand to Western Reserve University to
be used in connection with the lecture work of
Arthur Shepherd; two Mason & Hamlin grands
to Carl Reimenschneider, well-known pianist,
and a Knabe grand Ampico for the new Taylor
auditorium which has just been opened.
Interesting Event Attracts Twenty Contestants
With Tickets to Orchestra Concert as the
Principal Prize.
CLEVELAND, 0., November 19.—A piano-playing
contest that created quite a lot of interest was
staged by the Cleveland branch of the American
Piano Co., at Ampico Hall, 1721 Euclid avenue,
recently. Any girl between the ages of eleven
and eighteen was eligible to participate and
there were twenty contestants. The judges
were three concert pianists, not teachers, and
the winner was given the privilege of playing
before Miss Ethel Leginska, conductor of the
Boston Women's Symphony Orchestra and
noted pianist, and also was presented with
tickets for the concert given by the orchestra
at Cleveland's New Music Hall. Ampico Hall
Takes Over Gewehr Business
The Gewehr Piano Co., Inc., has taken over
the music business conducted for many years
by the late Geo. H. Gewehr at 316 West 9th
street, Wilmington, Del. The officers of the
new corporation are Geo. M. Reese, Jr., presi-
dent and general manager, and Chas. B. Marin,
secretary and treasurer.
Dealers * *
Profiting
by Straube
Difference
HE SUPERIOR construction of the
T
Straube Grand, the difference which can
be seen as well as heard, is helping hundreds
of piano merchants to make more, easier
and quicker sales.
The dramatic way in which dealers can
prove Straube superiority to prospects, the
exclusive features such as laminal construc-
tion of the key bed, the rim and the braces,
afford exceptional opportunity for profit.
With the approach of the holiday season
this opportunity for profit with the Straube
is intensified. It is easier to turn"shoppers"
into purchasers when you can demonstrate
quality in construction and in tone so clearly.
Have the advantage of Straube's exclusive
points in your holiday selling. Get all the
facts now; it will not obligate you in the
least. Let us show you the Straube difference
which means profitto merchants.Write today.
STRAUBE PIANO COMPANY
11*4 Manila Ave.,
Hammond, Ind.
Straube
O N E
O F
T
H
E
Pictured above is the Straube Florentine Grand, one of
the many period models available in various sizes — in-
cluding the world's smallest full scale grand, The Sonata,
four feet, four inches.
Inset in the circle is the back of a Straube Grand, show"
ing the laminal construction of key bed, rim and braces*
exclusive Straube features.
Tiationally ^Advertised— "Nationally "Priced
W O R L D
F I N E S T
P I A N O S
NOVEMBER 24. 1928
Liebling Triumphs in
West With the Kimball
Noted Pianist Appears With San Francisco
Orchestra and Also Gives Lecture Recital
Before Students at University of Utah
George Liebling, the noted pianist-composer,,
who is now on a tour of the Pacific Coast play-
ing the Kimball piano, is winning new laurels
wherever he plays, a particular triumph being
his appearance as soloist with the San Fran-
cisco Orchestra on November 8.
Some idea of his success in San Francisco is
to be gained from the newspaper criticisms.
The Call, for instance, in referring to the
concert said: "Never before in the musical an-
nals of this city has a finer performance been
given than that which held enthralled the thou-
sands in the auditorium. . . . George Liebling,
the genial spirited artist at the piano, climaxed
a musical feat with a masterly accomplishment
of Liszt's symphonic poem, for piano and or-
chestra, No. 1 in E-Flat major. Infinite skill
and technic were exhibited by Liebling in his
performance of the difficult composition."
The Examiner, in commenting upon Lieb-
ling's playing, said: "He has strength, he has
delicacy. He has beauty of tone and firmness
of attack. His tone, crystalline clear, and at
times of gossamer lightness, suggests a high
degree of refinement." The other newspapers
were equally enthusiastie'in their comments.
Before reaching San Francisco Mr. Liebling
appeared in Salt Lake City both at the Uni-
versity of Utah where he gave a lecture recital
before a crowd of students that packed the
music hall, and at the Tabernacle where he was
presented as soloist with the famous Taber-
nacle Choir.
Mr. Liebling's appearance at the University
of Utah was arranged by Col. Joseph J. Daynes,
of the Daynes-Beebe Music Co., who later re-
ceived a warm letter of appreciation from Thos.
Giles, head of the Department of Music, in
which he said: "Personally, I have not seen
such enthusiasm on the part of our students
in connection with any other musical event
held on the campus. Large numbers of the
students gathered to thank Mr. Liebling for
his sincere efforts to assist them in their jour-
ney on the highway of music and to laud him
for his kindness in adding the piano solos to
his lecture."
Seeks New Name for Store
Selvi G. Carlson, proprietor of the North
Shore Music Parlors, Highland Park, 111., has
been conducting a contest in order to secure
a more suitable name for his store, with a suit-
able prize for the customer or prospect who
submits the name finally selected. The con-
test is arousing interest.
Now Ready for Shipment
N E W MODEL of the Bo WEN PIANO LOADER
for the New
Ford, Model A, Pick-up'body
This new Bowen one-man piano loader and carrier retains all the good points of former
models plus being much simpler, stronger, more durable and more easily attached
The price is the same, $95, including good moving cover of 18 oz. material
BOWEN PIANO LOADER COMPANY
Winston-Salem, N. C
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The Music Trade Review
Piano-Playing Contest at
Ampico Hall, Cleveland
was crowded with' relatives and friends of the
contestants. The affair was in charge of F. H.
Kimmel, sales manager of the company.
Among recent sales of the Cleveland branch
of the American Piano Co. was a Knabe style
B to Glenville High School; A Mason & Ham-
lin grand to Western Reserve University to
be used in connection with the lecture work of
Arthur Shepherd; two Mason & Hamlin grands
to Carl Reimenschneider, well-known pianist,
and a Knabe grand Ampico for the new Taylor
auditorium which has just been opened.
Interesting Event Attracts Twenty Contestants
With Tickets to Orchestra Concert as the
Principal Prize.
CLEVELAND, 0., November 19.—A piano-playing
contest that created quite a lot of interest was
staged by the Cleveland branch of the American
Piano Co., at Ampico Hall, 1721 Euclid avenue,
recently. Any girl between the ages of eleven
and eighteen was eligible to participate and
there were twenty contestants. The judges
were three concert pianists, not teachers, and
the winner was given the privilege of playing
before Miss Ethel Leginska, conductor of the
Boston Women's Symphony Orchestra and
noted pianist, and also was presented with
tickets for the concert given by the orchestra
at Cleveland's New Music Hall. Ampico Hall
Takes Over Gewehr Business
The Gewehr Piano Co., Inc., has taken over
the music business conducted for many years
by the late Geo. H. Gewehr at 316 West 9th
street, Wilmington, Del. The officers of the
new corporation are Geo. M. Reese, Jr., presi-
dent and general manager, and Chas. B. Marin,
secretary and treasurer.
Dealers * *
Profiting
by Straube
Difference
HE SUPERIOR construction of the
T
Straube Grand, the difference which can
be seen as well as heard, is helping hundreds
of piano merchants to make more, easier
and quicker sales.
The dramatic way in which dealers can
prove Straube superiority to prospects, the
exclusive features such as laminal construc-
tion of the key bed, the rim and the braces,
afford exceptional opportunity for profit.
With the approach of the holiday season
this opportunity for profit with the Straube
is intensified. It is easier to turn"shoppers"
into purchasers when you can demonstrate
quality in construction and in tone so clearly.
Have the advantage of Straube's exclusive
points in your holiday selling. Get all the
facts now; it will not obligate you in the
least. Let us show you the Straube difference
which means profitto merchants.Write today.
STRAUBE PIANO COMPANY
11*4 Manila Ave.,
Hammond, Ind.
Straube
O N E
O F
T
H
E
Pictured above is the Straube Florentine Grand, one of
the many period models available in various sizes — in-
cluding the world's smallest full scale grand, The Sonata,
four feet, four inches.
Inset in the circle is the back of a Straube Grand, show"
ing the laminal construction of key bed, rim and braces*
exclusive Straube features.
Tiationally ^Advertised— "Nationally "Priced
W O R L D
F I N E S T
P I A N O S
NOVEMBER 24. 1928
Liebling Triumphs in
West With the Kimball
Noted Pianist Appears With San Francisco
Orchestra and Also Gives Lecture Recital
Before Students at University of Utah
George Liebling, the noted pianist-composer,,
who is now on a tour of the Pacific Coast play-
ing the Kimball piano, is winning new laurels
wherever he plays, a particular triumph being
his appearance as soloist with the San Fran-
cisco Orchestra on November 8.
Some idea of his success in San Francisco is
to be gained from the newspaper criticisms.
The Call, for instance, in referring to the
concert said: "Never before in the musical an-
nals of this city has a finer performance been
given than that which held enthralled the thou-
sands in the auditorium. . . . George Liebling,
the genial spirited artist at the piano, climaxed
a musical feat with a masterly accomplishment
of Liszt's symphonic poem, for piano and or-
chestra, No. 1 in E-Flat major. Infinite skill
and technic were exhibited by Liebling in his
performance of the difficult composition."
The Examiner, in commenting upon Lieb-
ling's playing, said: "He has strength, he has
delicacy. He has beauty of tone and firmness
of attack. His tone, crystalline clear, and at
times of gossamer lightness, suggests a high
degree of refinement." The other newspapers
were equally enthusiastie'in their comments.
Before reaching San Francisco Mr. Liebling
appeared in Salt Lake City both at the Uni-
versity of Utah where he gave a lecture recital
before a crowd of students that packed the
music hall, and at the Tabernacle where he was
presented as soloist with the famous Taber-
nacle Choir.
Mr. Liebling's appearance at the University
of Utah was arranged by Col. Joseph J. Daynes,
of the Daynes-Beebe Music Co., who later re-
ceived a warm letter of appreciation from Thos.
Giles, head of the Department of Music, in
which he said: "Personally, I have not seen
such enthusiasm on the part of our students
in connection with any other musical event
held on the campus. Large numbers of the
students gathered to thank Mr. Liebling for
his sincere efforts to assist them in their jour-
ney on the highway of music and to laud him
for his kindness in adding the piano solos to
his lecture."
Seeks New Name for Store
Selvi G. Carlson, proprietor of the North
Shore Music Parlors, Highland Park, 111., has
been conducting a contest in order to secure
a more suitable name for his store, with a suit-
able prize for the customer or prospect who
submits the name finally selected. The con-
test is arousing interest.
Now Ready for Shipment
N E W MODEL of the Bo WEN PIANO LOADER
for the New
Ford, Model A, Pick-up'body
This new Bowen one-man piano loader and carrier retains all the good points of former
models plus being much simpler, stronger, more durable and more easily attached
The price is the same, $95, including good moving cover of 18 oz. material
BOWEN PIANO LOADER COMPANY
Winston-Salem, N. C
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