Music Trade Review
Issue: 1932 Vol. 91 N. 2 - Page 19
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Chicagc
E. C. Diggins, head of the firm of E. C,
Diggins & Sons, of San Antonio, was one of
the callers at the Story & Clark headquarters
early in January, when he placed an order
for a number of pianos. He was accom-
panied by his son, George, and by Walter
Svvartz, of their staff.
Mr. Diggins reported the piano business in
his territory as being, on the whole, quite
satisfactory, and said that the outlook was
promising for good sales. He made the com-
ment that as far as the depression was con-
cerned, the people in San Antonio had been
fortunate in having no noticeably bad effects
from it.
ANNUAL DINNER OF
CHICAGO P. & O. ASS'N
The Chicago Piano and Organ Association,
with which the Piano Club of Chicago has
lately been merged, held its annual dinner at
the Union League Club, Chicago, January 28.
There was, as usual, a good attendance,
and a discussion of trade problems, the details
of which will be given in the next issue.
PIANO HOUSES TAKING ON
THE CAPEHART LINE
One of the prominent visitors to Chicago
during the week of January 18 was J. E.
Broyles, general sales manager of the Cape-
hart Corp., of Fort Wayne, Ind. The Cape-
hart Corp. had an exhibit at the Wholesale
Radio Show in the Coliseum, and also main-
tained headquarters at the Congress Hotel.
Mr. Broyles had been on a short business
trip before his arrival in Chicago, and an-
nounced with justifiable pride that the J. W.
Jenkins Sons Co., of Kansas City, and the
J. B. Bradford Co., of Milwaukee, were two
of the latest representative piano houses to
take on the Capehart line, with special ref-
erence to their 400 series, the new model
which was on exhibition in Chicago.
About February 1 Mr. Broyles starts for
the Pacific Coast to make further business
connections for his company, and develop
plans for the spread of what he calls the
"Capehart gospel" throughout the entire
West. The Capehart organization is particu-
larly gratified by the enthusiasm with which
piano dealers have taken on this agency.
THE
MUSIC
TRADE
West
FRANK W . KIRK
Manager
333 NO. MICHIGAN
AVENUE
TEXAS DEALER DECLARES
PIANO PROSPECTS ARE GOOD
iddle
One of the most appreciated compliments
Capehart has ever had was the unsolicited
use of one of the Capehart 400 series, a beau-
tiful Chippendale cabinet, in a large adver-
tisement which the Pebeco tooth paste makers
ran in over fifty representative daily news-
papers recently, reaching millions of people,
and giving hundreds of thousands of dollars'
worth of unsolicited advertising to the Cape-
hart instrument.
The advertising began as follows: "The
most expensive radio in the world. The
Capehart 400 in its beautiful Chippendale
cabinet. It reproduces the original program
with absolute perfection.—But You'll Not
Find It in Ordinary Homes." With that as
the keynote, the tooth paste manufacturers
went on to make an argument for the use
of Pebeco.
J. A. COMPTON A REAL
VETERAN OF THE INDUSTRY
J. A. Compton, president of the Stradivara
Co., Coshocton, O., who recently celebrated
his eighty-second birthday, is believed to hold
the national record for long service in the
industry, having been a dealer in and manu-
facturer of musical instrument continuously
for over sixty years. Incidentally, Mr. Comp-
ton is still vigorous and active in his business
pursuits.
Mr. Compton started his present wholesale
and retail piano business in 1872. In 1904
he became president of the Boston Piano &
Organ Mfg. Co., which company he took over
in 1909 with A. O. Price and formed the
Compton-Price Piano Co., making pianos
until 1914. In the latter year the company
began making the Stradivara phonograph
and continued that line until 1921, when Mr.
Compton bought out Mr. Price and changed
the company name to the Stradivara Co.
Since that time the concern has been building
piano benches and music cabinets as well as
dental cabinets and toys.
For a number of years past Mr. Compton
has been assisted by his son, Fred B. Comp-
ton, who at the present time is secretary-
treasurer and general manager of the busi-
ATTRACTIVE NEW CONOVER
CATALOG IS ISSUED
The newest piece of literature in the trade
coming within our knowledge is a handsome
Conover grand catalog, just put out by the
Cable Company of Chicago. The art work
is particularly striking and highly modern.
The cover, in black and gold, shows the
novel effect of a reproduction in widening
angles of the Ogee shape of the grand cover.
The catalog is embellished by a good por-
trait of J. Frank Conover, the piano genius
who first built it, and photographic reproduc-
tions of typical drawing rooms in which Con-
over pianos are used.
Intended for the use either of the Cable
dealers or the public, a new form of pocket
insert in the back inside cover holds detailed
descriptions of five Conover Grands, Styles
Nos. 55, 27, 88, 99 and 77.
. .
FROM TOP
TO CASTER
SCHULZ
COLONY
GRANDS
Are Better Designed
Better Built
Better Priced
We Will Send You
Actual Specifications
to Prove It
M. SCHULZ CO.
Morris Crown, a music dealer at 258
Prairie avenue, Providence, R. I., died sud-
denly in that city on January 13 of a heart
attack. He was 58 years old and is survived
bv a brother and sister.
REVIEW,
February, 1932
711 Milwaukee Ave.
CHICAGO, ILL.
19
Chicagc
E. C. Diggins, head of the firm of E. C,
Diggins & Sons, of San Antonio, was one of
the callers at the Story & Clark headquarters
early in January, when he placed an order
for a number of pianos. He was accom-
panied by his son, George, and by Walter
Svvartz, of their staff.
Mr. Diggins reported the piano business in
his territory as being, on the whole, quite
satisfactory, and said that the outlook was
promising for good sales. He made the com-
ment that as far as the depression was con-
cerned, the people in San Antonio had been
fortunate in having no noticeably bad effects
from it.
ANNUAL DINNER OF
CHICAGO P. & O. ASS'N
The Chicago Piano and Organ Association,
with which the Piano Club of Chicago has
lately been merged, held its annual dinner at
the Union League Club, Chicago, January 28.
There was, as usual, a good attendance,
and a discussion of trade problems, the details
of which will be given in the next issue.
PIANO HOUSES TAKING ON
THE CAPEHART LINE
One of the prominent visitors to Chicago
during the week of January 18 was J. E.
Broyles, general sales manager of the Cape-
hart Corp., of Fort Wayne, Ind. The Cape-
hart Corp. had an exhibit at the Wholesale
Radio Show in the Coliseum, and also main-
tained headquarters at the Congress Hotel.
Mr. Broyles had been on a short business
trip before his arrival in Chicago, and an-
nounced with justifiable pride that the J. W.
Jenkins Sons Co., of Kansas City, and the
J. B. Bradford Co., of Milwaukee, were two
of the latest representative piano houses to
take on the Capehart line, with special ref-
erence to their 400 series, the new model
which was on exhibition in Chicago.
About February 1 Mr. Broyles starts for
the Pacific Coast to make further business
connections for his company, and develop
plans for the spread of what he calls the
"Capehart gospel" throughout the entire
West. The Capehart organization is particu-
larly gratified by the enthusiasm with which
piano dealers have taken on this agency.
THE
MUSIC
TRADE
West
FRANK W . KIRK
Manager
333 NO. MICHIGAN
AVENUE
TEXAS DEALER DECLARES
PIANO PROSPECTS ARE GOOD
iddle
One of the most appreciated compliments
Capehart has ever had was the unsolicited
use of one of the Capehart 400 series, a beau-
tiful Chippendale cabinet, in a large adver-
tisement which the Pebeco tooth paste makers
ran in over fifty representative daily news-
papers recently, reaching millions of people,
and giving hundreds of thousands of dollars'
worth of unsolicited advertising to the Cape-
hart instrument.
The advertising began as follows: "The
most expensive radio in the world. The
Capehart 400 in its beautiful Chippendale
cabinet. It reproduces the original program
with absolute perfection.—But You'll Not
Find It in Ordinary Homes." With that as
the keynote, the tooth paste manufacturers
went on to make an argument for the use
of Pebeco.
J. A. COMPTON A REAL
VETERAN OF THE INDUSTRY
J. A. Compton, president of the Stradivara
Co., Coshocton, O., who recently celebrated
his eighty-second birthday, is believed to hold
the national record for long service in the
industry, having been a dealer in and manu-
facturer of musical instrument continuously
for over sixty years. Incidentally, Mr. Comp-
ton is still vigorous and active in his business
pursuits.
Mr. Compton started his present wholesale
and retail piano business in 1872. In 1904
he became president of the Boston Piano &
Organ Mfg. Co., which company he took over
in 1909 with A. O. Price and formed the
Compton-Price Piano Co., making pianos
until 1914. In the latter year the company
began making the Stradivara phonograph
and continued that line until 1921, when Mr.
Compton bought out Mr. Price and changed
the company name to the Stradivara Co.
Since that time the concern has been building
piano benches and music cabinets as well as
dental cabinets and toys.
For a number of years past Mr. Compton
has been assisted by his son, Fred B. Comp-
ton, who at the present time is secretary-
treasurer and general manager of the busi-
ATTRACTIVE NEW CONOVER
CATALOG IS ISSUED
The newest piece of literature in the trade
coming within our knowledge is a handsome
Conover grand catalog, just put out by the
Cable Company of Chicago. The art work
is particularly striking and highly modern.
The cover, in black and gold, shows the
novel effect of a reproduction in widening
angles of the Ogee shape of the grand cover.
The catalog is embellished by a good por-
trait of J. Frank Conover, the piano genius
who first built it, and photographic reproduc-
tions of typical drawing rooms in which Con-
over pianos are used.
Intended for the use either of the Cable
dealers or the public, a new form of pocket
insert in the back inside cover holds detailed
descriptions of five Conover Grands, Styles
Nos. 55, 27, 88, 99 and 77.
. .
FROM TOP
TO CASTER
SCHULZ
COLONY
GRANDS
Are Better Designed
Better Built
Better Priced
We Will Send You
Actual Specifications
to Prove It
M. SCHULZ CO.
Morris Crown, a music dealer at 258
Prairie avenue, Providence, R. I., died sud-
denly in that city on January 13 of a heart
attack. He was 58 years old and is survived
bv a brother and sister.
REVIEW,
February, 1932
711 Milwaukee Ave.
CHICAGO, ILL.
19
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