Presto
Issue: 1920 1748 - Page 14
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KE9TO
January 22, 1920.
SALESMAN SOUGHT STRENGTH
TO HANDLE HARD CUSTOMERS
HOW KNABE PIANO WON AN
AWARD OVER 60 YEARS AGO
Columbia Records, and all the people, both old cus-
tomers and new, that have Gulbransen, or any other
kind of payerpiano, can come in the usual way and
pick out music rolls, and for all the past business
and the business we expect to do with you we sure
At Least, That Is Reason Given Why Iowa thank you and want you to come here feeling that Instrument Was Exhibited by Seltzer & Webster,
Cincinnati, 1859.
Dealer Went on Holiday Vacation.
our store is the home store and that you are wel-
Ohio
was
very
far west in 1859 when an award
come, and that the latch-string reaches from our
Some funny stories are breaking through about front door, to every home in Shelby county, and you was won in Cincinnati
for the Knabe pianos exhib-
trips taken at the recent holiday period. Presto al- are
ited
by
Seltzer
&
Webster,
then dealers in that city.
welcome to pull the string.
ways expects some good stories to reach it by way
The
past
year
has
been
a
good
year
for
us,
and
of W. H. Carl & Son's house, of Harlan, Iowa, and we have tried to please, and while we may have
here is one which appeared in the Harlan Tribune fallen short in some cases, we feel, from the good
of December 24:
wishes we have received from our visitors and cus-
Right now and here we want to wish you all a tomers, that we have done the right thing as we
Merry Xmas and a Happy, Prosperous New Year, measure right, and the next year we will try more
and all the things that go with it, such as roasted than ever to please you all and try and make Har-
turkey with dressing on one side, which means the lan famous for the courteous treatment and excel-
inside, and cranberry sauce on the side, which lent service you will receive when you visit the
means the left side, and "gee whiz," all the salads store.
and spuds and mince pies and plum puddings and
W. H. CARL & SON,
everything, and may you eat till you feel like bust- Furniture
Pianos
Undertaking
ing, which is the way we want to do and may for
KNABE MEDAL AWARDED 60 YEARS AGO.
all I know now. Most of us here at the store will
celebrate at our own homes and shovel our own coal,
The particulars of this award were told in last
A. GOLDSMITH GOES TO CUBA.
week's Presto on page 19.
meaning keep the home fires, etc., and help the
little fellow ride the rocking horse and play old
The obverse and reverse sides of the medal are
When a thoroughly genial man of affairs goes to
maid and fire the cannon and just have a regular Cuba now-a-days it is customary to sing out to him: shown in the accompanying cut. The medal was
won in the Ohio State Board of Agriculture's ex-
time. Frank slid into his new bath-robe and struck "Well, take one on me!" It's the hail of one "good
hibit.
out for Ironton, Mo., so that New Year cards can fellow" to another. But when President A. Gold-
reach him there in care of his mother, and while smith, of the Goldsmith Piajio Co., Chicago, left it
he is planning on fresh dope to sell the Gulbransen was as the result of arrangements made before things
PLANS BIGGEST YEAR.
Playerpianos, he will shoot the vicious rabbits and had become so "dry"—a condition that doesn't
W. W. Stevens, the Lebanon, Ind., music dealer,
tree the ferocious possums and climb the old Iron disturb the piano manufacturer at all. Mr. Goldsmith
now looks back on thirty-one years in business in
Mountains, to gain strength to handle some of the will stay in Cuba for a brief period, resting from
that city. But Mr. Stevens' glance backward while
long and persistent hard work in his office and "on one of pride is only casual. His keen observations
harder customers.
are forward. In a signed statement to the public
I'm not going to say a great deal about merchan- the road." His friends will wish him the best time
printed in Lebanon papers last week he voiced his
dise in this news this week, except that all you peo- possible. Meantime the Goldsmith Piano Co.- busi-
ple that have Grafonolas either new or old, can ness could not be better and keep its customers so determination to make the year 1920 the greatest of
well satisfied.
all his vears in business.
can come here as usual and find the full stock of
BJUR BROS. CO. Q U A L I T Y
ESTABLISHED 18S7
Makers of
in Nam* and In Fact
Pianos and Players of Quality
Manufacturer! of Bjur Broc. Pianos
TONE. MATERIALS, CONSTRUCTION, WORKMANSHIP,
DESIGN—ail in accord with the broadest experience-—are the
elements which give character to Bush & Lane products.
705-717 WHITLOCK AVENUE. NEW YORK
BUSH & LANE PIANOS
HALLET & DAV
Grand
Small GranJ
Upright
fey
PIANOS
BUSH 4. LANECECILIAN PLAYER PIANOS
t*ke high pl*s», therefore, in any comparison of high wade
pianos beemiae of the individuality of character which distin-
guishes them in all essentials of merit and value.
Holland, Mich.
BUSH & LANE PIANO CO.
HOME OFFICE, 146 Boylitoo St.. Boston
HAVE MONEY IN THEM FOR ANY RESPONSIBLE DEALER
They bear critical comparison with any others. They are beautiful
instruments with the winning tone-duality. The new Kreiter Factory k
one of the largest and best equipped in the world, Let Us Hear From Yen.
KREITER MFG. CO.. Inc
Factory:
Marinette. Wis.
175-79 THIRD ST.. MILWAUKEE^
FUEHR
Standardized by The Qualify
Every Instrument in this Line
&
a Trade Winner because it
STEMMER is possesses
Musical Character-
PIANOS
PLAYERS
AND
PHONOGRAPHS
istics far Exceeding the Price
asked for it.
Write for Catalogues and Particulars.
Fuehr & Stemmer Piano Co.
18-22 E. 24th St.
ZZfiebestIcnoa)n
mi/jicaf/iame
mffieWor/d.
Chicago, Illinois
PIANOS
CHUTES-
BUTLER
PIANOS
Will Brace Up Your Business
If you are not acquainted with our line we would
be glad to have you investigate.
THE CHUTE & BUTLER CO.
Factory and Offices: PERU, IND.
Chleairo n«liiMn»—n
532 Republic Bid*., State and AdMM Street*.
Place that Want Ad in Presto
SWAN PIANOS
are of the highest grade
t h a t c a n be obtained
through over 50 years of
practical experience in
piano and organ building.
Illustrations a n d cat a-
logues of various styles
will be furnished pianfl
merchants on application.
SWANORSANS
The tremendous 9uper£»
y of the SWA* Reed
Organs over all others M*»
1 h&aHkk 1 in the absolute mechanism
W^^jM
&&d scientific perfection im
\ ^ ^ ^ ^ ) the bellows action and stop
** 'H wES&iP.*®' action, making it the beak
value in modern o r g a a
building.
. p* lSVV ^-
1 3 c^Uft i
:
orit
1 1 . SWAN & SONS , ftknutactunn, FREEPORT, ILL
ORGANS
E 5 T E Y PIAND COMPANY • NEW YQfJK CITY
Z7fte Pert pro/ft
producer for me
dealer tn the Trade.
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KE9TO
January 22, 1920.
SALESMAN SOUGHT STRENGTH
TO HANDLE HARD CUSTOMERS
HOW KNABE PIANO WON AN
AWARD OVER 60 YEARS AGO
Columbia Records, and all the people, both old cus-
tomers and new, that have Gulbransen, or any other
kind of payerpiano, can come in the usual way and
pick out music rolls, and for all the past business
and the business we expect to do with you we sure
At Least, That Is Reason Given Why Iowa thank you and want you to come here feeling that Instrument Was Exhibited by Seltzer & Webster,
Cincinnati, 1859.
Dealer Went on Holiday Vacation.
our store is the home store and that you are wel-
Ohio
was
very
far west in 1859 when an award
come, and that the latch-string reaches from our
Some funny stories are breaking through about front door, to every home in Shelby county, and you was won in Cincinnati
for the Knabe pianos exhib-
trips taken at the recent holiday period. Presto al- are
ited
by
Seltzer
&
Webster,
then dealers in that city.
welcome to pull the string.
ways expects some good stories to reach it by way
The
past
year
has
been
a
good
year
for
us,
and
of W. H. Carl & Son's house, of Harlan, Iowa, and we have tried to please, and while we may have
here is one which appeared in the Harlan Tribune fallen short in some cases, we feel, from the good
of December 24:
wishes we have received from our visitors and cus-
Right now and here we want to wish you all a tomers, that we have done the right thing as we
Merry Xmas and a Happy, Prosperous New Year, measure right, and the next year we will try more
and all the things that go with it, such as roasted than ever to please you all and try and make Har-
turkey with dressing on one side, which means the lan famous for the courteous treatment and excel-
inside, and cranberry sauce on the side, which lent service you will receive when you visit the
means the left side, and "gee whiz," all the salads store.
and spuds and mince pies and plum puddings and
W. H. CARL & SON,
everything, and may you eat till you feel like bust- Furniture
Pianos
Undertaking
ing, which is the way we want to do and may for
KNABE MEDAL AWARDED 60 YEARS AGO.
all I know now. Most of us here at the store will
celebrate at our own homes and shovel our own coal,
The particulars of this award were told in last
A. GOLDSMITH GOES TO CUBA.
week's Presto on page 19.
meaning keep the home fires, etc., and help the
little fellow ride the rocking horse and play old
The obverse and reverse sides of the medal are
When a thoroughly genial man of affairs goes to
maid and fire the cannon and just have a regular Cuba now-a-days it is customary to sing out to him: shown in the accompanying cut. The medal was
won in the Ohio State Board of Agriculture's ex-
time. Frank slid into his new bath-robe and struck "Well, take one on me!" It's the hail of one "good
hibit.
out for Ironton, Mo., so that New Year cards can fellow" to another. But when President A. Gold-
reach him there in care of his mother, and while smith, of the Goldsmith Piajio Co., Chicago, left it
he is planning on fresh dope to sell the Gulbransen was as the result of arrangements made before things
PLANS BIGGEST YEAR.
Playerpianos, he will shoot the vicious rabbits and had become so "dry"—a condition that doesn't
W. W. Stevens, the Lebanon, Ind., music dealer,
tree the ferocious possums and climb the old Iron disturb the piano manufacturer at all. Mr. Goldsmith
now looks back on thirty-one years in business in
Mountains, to gain strength to handle some of the will stay in Cuba for a brief period, resting from
that city. But Mr. Stevens' glance backward while
long and persistent hard work in his office and "on one of pride is only casual. His keen observations
harder customers.
are forward. In a signed statement to the public
I'm not going to say a great deal about merchan- the road." His friends will wish him the best time
printed in Lebanon papers last week he voiced his
dise in this news this week, except that all you peo- possible. Meantime the Goldsmith Piano Co.- busi-
ple that have Grafonolas either new or old, can ness could not be better and keep its customers so determination to make the year 1920 the greatest of
well satisfied.
all his vears in business.
can come here as usual and find the full stock of
BJUR BROS. CO. Q U A L I T Y
ESTABLISHED 18S7
Makers of
in Nam* and In Fact
Pianos and Players of Quality
Manufacturer! of Bjur Broc. Pianos
TONE. MATERIALS, CONSTRUCTION, WORKMANSHIP,
DESIGN—ail in accord with the broadest experience-—are the
elements which give character to Bush & Lane products.
705-717 WHITLOCK AVENUE. NEW YORK
BUSH & LANE PIANOS
HALLET & DAV
Grand
Small GranJ
Upright
fey
PIANOS
BUSH 4. LANECECILIAN PLAYER PIANOS
t*ke high pl*s», therefore, in any comparison of high wade
pianos beemiae of the individuality of character which distin-
guishes them in all essentials of merit and value.
Holland, Mich.
BUSH & LANE PIANO CO.
HOME OFFICE, 146 Boylitoo St.. Boston
HAVE MONEY IN THEM FOR ANY RESPONSIBLE DEALER
They bear critical comparison with any others. They are beautiful
instruments with the winning tone-duality. The new Kreiter Factory k
one of the largest and best equipped in the world, Let Us Hear From Yen.
KREITER MFG. CO.. Inc
Factory:
Marinette. Wis.
175-79 THIRD ST.. MILWAUKEE^
FUEHR
Standardized by The Qualify
Every Instrument in this Line
&
a Trade Winner because it
STEMMER is possesses
Musical Character-
PIANOS
PLAYERS
AND
PHONOGRAPHS
istics far Exceeding the Price
asked for it.
Write for Catalogues and Particulars.
Fuehr & Stemmer Piano Co.
18-22 E. 24th St.
ZZfiebestIcnoa)n
mi/jicaf/iame
mffieWor/d.
Chicago, Illinois
PIANOS
CHUTES-
BUTLER
PIANOS
Will Brace Up Your Business
If you are not acquainted with our line we would
be glad to have you investigate.
THE CHUTE & BUTLER CO.
Factory and Offices: PERU, IND.
Chleairo n«liiMn»—n
532 Republic Bid*., State and AdMM Street*.
Place that Want Ad in Presto
SWAN PIANOS
are of the highest grade
t h a t c a n be obtained
through over 50 years of
practical experience in
piano and organ building.
Illustrations a n d cat a-
logues of various styles
will be furnished pianfl
merchants on application.
SWANORSANS
The tremendous 9uper£»
y of the SWA* Reed
Organs over all others M*»
1 h&aHkk 1 in the absolute mechanism
W^^jM
&&d scientific perfection im
\ ^ ^ ^ ^ ) the bellows action and stop
** 'H wES&iP.*®' action, making it the beak
value in modern o r g a a
building.
. p* lSVV ^-
1 3 c^Uft i
:
orit
1 1 . SWAN & SONS , ftknutactunn, FREEPORT, ILL
ORGANS
E 5 T E Y PIAND COMPANY • NEW YQfJK CITY
Z7fte Pert pro/ft
producer for me
dealer tn the Trade.
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All Rights Reserved. Digitized from the archives of the MBSI with support from NAMM - The International Music Products Association (www.namm.org).
Additional enhancement, optimization, and distribution by the International Arcade Museum. An extensive collection of Presto can be found online at http://www.arcade-museum.com/library/
Future scanning projects are planned by the International Arcade Museum Library (IAML).