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CHICAGO AND THE MIDDLE WEST
Frank W. Kirk, Manager, 333 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago
Schiller Piano Co. Folder
Featuring Super Grand
New Kimball Upright Makes Its Bow
Some Interesting Literature, Describing the
Outstanding Points of That Company's
Product, Just Issued
The Schiller Piano Co., Oregon, 111., has re-
cently been distributing to the trade a most
attractive folder in which is told the merits of
the Schiller Super-Grand which is manufactured
in a variety of period models. On the front
page in colors is shown the style D Georgian
design with a length of five feet two inches,
and on the back page the difference of the
Schiller grand from others is pointed out in
the following choice paragraphs:
"This is a remarkable age—an era of most
amazing results in the production and the am-
plification of tone. Developments in all that
pertains to sound have been so rapidly achieved
and with such astounding results as to be al-
most unbelievable.
"The radio and the phonograph are out-
standing examples of the wonderful advance-
ment in tone research. Yet, with one excep-
tion, the piano, the fundamental instrument, has
not participated in this essentially musical
realm movement. In general, pianos have been
built in the same manner during the past half
century.
"That one marked exception is the Schiller
Super-Grand, patent for which is pending.
"The identical principle which has produced
such unusual results in the latest radios and in
phonograph development, has been applied to
the sounding unit of the Schiller Super-Grand.
"Unlike any other grand piano, the vibrating
section of the Schiller sounding boards is inde-
pendent of the case. (The same idea is found
in the suspended cone of the loud speaker unit
of the radio.)
"The result is a tone of almost unbelievable
depth and singing quality. A tone so liberated
through freedom of sounding board from con-
tact with case that it is instantly responsive to
the slightest touch on the keys and with corre-
sponding sustained resonance.
"There is nothing radical in the Schiller con-
struction. The cardinal points of rigidity have
been incorporated to the fullest degree."
Many Teachers Taking Up
Group Instruction Course
CHICAGO, I I I . , February 18.—Evidence of the
growing recognition of the importance of group
class instruction is shown by the large enroll-
ment of teachers for instruction. The first
Melody Way institute for Chicago school teach-
ers, conducted at the Chicago Musical College
and the Sherwood Music School, has been
concluded with a total enrollment of about
three hundred teachers. A new institute for
beginners has been organized at each school,
and an advanced course is also offered to teach-
ers who have completed the first course. Pro-
motional credits are given for both courses.
Consult the Universal Want Directory of
The Review.
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Chicago Piano Club Holds
Hearing on A. B. Smith Co.
Its Annual Dinner-Dance
Case Set for February 21
CHICAGO, III., February 16.—The Oriental Room
of the Davis Hotel was the scene of a lively
gathering of Chicago's music trade members
on Tuesday last when the Chicago Piano Club
gave its annual dinner dance. In addition to
a delicious dinner, the features of the evening
included an entertaining show and a good or-
chestra. Edward "Ted" Benedict who was in
charge of the arrangements is credited with
the success of this year's event.
New Kimball Traveler
CHICAGO, III., February 18.—Leon C. Steele has
been appointed traveling representative for the
W. W. Kimball Co. in the States of Pennsyl-
vania, Maryland and Delaware. Ben Duval, of
the wholesale sales department, will spend sev-
eral weeks with Mr. Steele calling on Kimball
dealers in Pennsylvania.
Joins Zenith Engineers
Dr. Frank A. Rafferty, A.B.; M.S., former
director of the Radio Research Laboratories of
Villanova College, Villanova, Pa., has joined
the staff of the Zenith Radio Corp.'s research
engineers.
A. L. Bretzfelder, president of Krakauer
Bros., New York, visited Chicago last week.
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AKRON, O., February 18.—An order fixing Feb-
ruary 21 as the date of hearing on the applica-
tion of Rexford C. Hyre, receiver for the A. B.
Smith Piano Co., to accept settlement offered
by Susan B. Smith, has been signed by Judge
E. H. Boylan of common pleas court.
The court ordered the receiver to notify all
creditors of the defendant company concerning
the hearing. The original petition asking for
the dissolution of the piano company was filed
last November in common pleas court by A. B.
Smith, who alleges he was the holder of the
majority of stock.
It is alleged that the defendant corporation is
solvent and had a surplus of $13,330.94, June
30, 1928, but that the condition of the business,
and the fact that the quick assets are now
pledged, renders its continuance impracticable.
The Musholt Music House, Quincy, 111.,
which handles the Victor Talking Machine Co.
line, has purchased the entire stock of records
of the W. T. Duker Co., that city.
BOARDMAN & GRAY
Reproducing (Welte Lic'e) Grand and Up-
right Pianos are pianists' and tuners' favor-
ites for Quality and Durability. Est. 1837.
Art Styles a Specialty—Send for Catalog
Factory and Wartrooms
7, 9 & 11 Jay St., Albany, N . Y.
U D W I G
Grands—Uprights—Player Pianos—Reproducing Pianos
of the Highest Quality in Straight and Period Models
Ludwig & Co*, 136th St. and Willow Ave-, New York
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