Presto
Issue: 1920 1766 - Page 24
May 29, 1920.
24
TRADE HAPPENINGS
ARE TOLD IN BRIEF
Views and Beliefs of Live Piano Merchants Art
Presented.
The sales department of the Pearson Piano Com-
pany of Shelbyville, Ind., has been completely re-
organized and several changes have been made. Two
new salesmen, William White, of Bedford, Ind., and
Forrest Barnes have been added to the department.
Herman Spitz, Sag Harbor, N. Y., will occupy a
new location for his music store.
The pianos and players of the Jesse French &
Sons' Piano Co., New Castle, Ind., are featured by
the J. G. DePrez Co., Shelbyville, Ind.
E. M. Peek, manager of the Woomer Piano Co.,
Massillon, O., says the growth of interest in the
small grand pianos is surprising in its volume.
The Adams Music Store, Vevay, Ind., Leland S.
Adams, proprietor, is holding a closing out sale
of musical instruments.
E. C. Kennedy, Dixon, 111., whose music stock was
recently destroyed by fire, has secured a lease on a
store room. Mr. Kennedy has placed orders for an
entirely new stock.
G. W. Lawrence, 112 West Main street, Urbana,
111., is closing out his entire stock of furniture on
account of lack of space. He will run an up-to-date
exclusive music store.
The new partner in the B. A. Jacobs furniture
store, Columbus, Ind., is Clarence J. Bruce, well
known local resident.
The closing out of the Dennis Bros.' Music Store,
Clinton, Ind., following a similar action on the part
of the Jensen Music Co., leaves H. D. Bradshaw the
only exclusive music dealer in the city.
W. S. Vowels Music Co., 311 Main street, Vin-
cennes, Ind., one of the oldest piano and music
houses in Vincennes, has dissolved.
The Apollo playerpiano is prominently featured
by the J. L. Hudson Co., Detroit, Mich.
We have but one price, which is positive and
definite to 'all alike and is guaranteed to be as low
as can be found in Chicago, New York, Boston or
any other city," reiterates the Adams Music Co.,
Wichita, Kans. "We don't 'hawk' our customers'
contracts. We don't pay commissions, for commis-
sions always come out of the customer's pocket."
H. C. Pond, Meredosia, 111., has moved his stock
of music goods from the Martin building into the
Carver building.
W. V. Davies has sold his interest in a music store
in Grinnell, la., to his partner, R. T. Shelley. Mr.
Davies has retired from business.
R. A. Coverly is the new manager of the Wiley B.
Allen Co.'s branch in Sacramento, Calif. He suc-
ceeds Roy Davis, who recently resigned.
THE VOSE IN NEBRASKA.
Walt, 1215 O street, Lincoln, Neb., is one of the
enthusiastic dealers in the Vose pianos in that
section of the country. The Lincoln firm has been
particularly successful with the Vose small grand
which it alludes to this week in the newspapers as
"a remarkably fine instrument—revealing in its
beauty of line and structure, in its exquisite tone and
wonderful volume the consummate art of Vose
piano craft. The Vose pianos have been subjected
to that severest of tests, the Test of Time; for over
68 years they have given satisfaction in the finer
homes where only quality appeals. A comparison
will emphasize the remarkable superiority of Vose
tone—and volume. Ideally proportioned for the
smaller music room of the modern apartment."
TRADE MARK PROTECTION.
Reliable importers from all over the country are
ready to co-operate with United States Treasury
agents in their efforts to wipe out the practice of
foreign manufacturers in infringing upon United
States trade marks. Treasury officials, as recently
noted, have come into possession of evidence point-
ing to flagrant violation of the United States trade
mark laws and steps have been taken to prevent
goods of this nature from entering into the com-
merce of the country.
BENCHES
TONK
OIL PROSPECTS GIVE OUTLOOK
FOR SELLING PACKARDS
So Writes G. J. Bensberg, of Camden, Ark., to
Henry P. Veath, Chicago.
The following is part of a letter from Gerard J.
Bensberg, proprietor of Bensberg's Music Shop,
Camden, Ark., who says he specializes in Packard
and Story & Clark instruments, and who sells talk-
ing machines besides:
My Dear Mr. Veatch:
I have received your occasional circulars, and I
want to congratulate you on their pulling power,
as they surely have it. Had I the wherewith, I
would send you a check for a carload right now, as
from indications for oil prospects, it will require
that many before long.
I am doing fairly well with the Edison and Co-
lumbia, but the piano business seems slow. Have
some Story & Clark pianos, and also have one Bond,
in oak, that is a bird. The high water and so much
rain has made business slow, as people can not
cross the river, nor can I go after them.
I have a Ford with Atwood loader attached, and
I am fixed for the prospects as soon as the roads
are dry and the river where it belongs. If ever
you get down in this neck of the woods, you must
be sure to call on me.
A DENVER MUSIC SPECIAL.
The Rocky Mountain News, of Denver, recently
issued a special music section of twelve pages. The
section, devoted exclusively to music, is said to be
an innovation in the West. The front and back
pages are in color. The first page is given over to
a large drawing of a home scene, with a youth play-
ing a violin, accompanied by a girl at a piano. The
local music houses are well represented in the ad-
vertising columns of the special section.
A branch of the Person Piano Co. was recently
opened in Osgood, Ind.
PIONEER SCHOOL FO1 PIANO MEN
Established 1901
POLKS
GO WITH GOOD P ANOS TO
ACTIVE DEALERS' CUSTOMERS
TUNING
1912 Lewis Street
CHICAGO
1000
SUCCESSFUL
ADOHEIi
COURTHOUSE SO.
VALPARAISO. IND.
Write Ut NOW for Information
TONK MANUFACTURING CO.
1
GRADUATES
WISE DEALERS ALREADY IN LINE
617
Piano, Player-Piano and Organ Tuning, Repairing, Regula-
ting and Voicing. Best equipped school in the U. S.
Diplomas awarded and positions secured. Private and class
instructions, both sexes.
School all the year. Illustrated catalogue* free.
POLK'S SCHOOL OF TUNING, VALPARAISO, IND.
WESSELL, NICKEL & GROSS CABLE-NELSON PIANO CO.
Manufacturers «f
PIANO ACTIONS
HIGHEST GRADE
The Sfen of Supnme
AciuMncat in Piano
Actions.
ONE GRADE ONLY
FACTORIES:
Watt Forty-Fifth Straat, Tantk A T « M
Forty-Sixth StrooL
OFFICE:
457 Wost 45th Stroot
W M I
NEW YORK
Com stock, Cheney & Co.
Ivory Cutters and Manufacturers
Piano Keys, Actions m Hammers
»VORY AND COMPOSITION-COVERED OROAN KEYS
V\* only Comfiny Furnishing the Keys, Actions, Hammers and Brackets Complin*
Manufactures fine pianos and player-pianos and
Wholesales them at fair prices and terms.
The agency is a source of both
profit and prestige.
REPUBLIC BUILDING, CHICAGO
The Best High-Grade Piano for the Money
Newman Bros. Pianos have tonal quality second to none.
Their many superior points and their forty-six years of pres-
tige give the dealer interesting facts to tell his prospects.
When you take on the Newman line of pianos and players you
become one of us, and we give you real help when you need it.
Don't just think we are a fine firm to deal with, find out for
sure and you will stay right with us.
Newman Bros. Company
Telegraph and R. R. Station: Essex, Conn.
Office and Factories: Ivory ton, Confix •'
Factories, 806-16 Dix St.
Chicago, Illinois
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24
TRADE HAPPENINGS
ARE TOLD IN BRIEF
Views and Beliefs of Live Piano Merchants Art
Presented.
The sales department of the Pearson Piano Com-
pany of Shelbyville, Ind., has been completely re-
organized and several changes have been made. Two
new salesmen, William White, of Bedford, Ind., and
Forrest Barnes have been added to the department.
Herman Spitz, Sag Harbor, N. Y., will occupy a
new location for his music store.
The pianos and players of the Jesse French &
Sons' Piano Co., New Castle, Ind., are featured by
the J. G. DePrez Co., Shelbyville, Ind.
E. M. Peek, manager of the Woomer Piano Co.,
Massillon, O., says the growth of interest in the
small grand pianos is surprising in its volume.
The Adams Music Store, Vevay, Ind., Leland S.
Adams, proprietor, is holding a closing out sale
of musical instruments.
E. C. Kennedy, Dixon, 111., whose music stock was
recently destroyed by fire, has secured a lease on a
store room. Mr. Kennedy has placed orders for an
entirely new stock.
G. W. Lawrence, 112 West Main street, Urbana,
111., is closing out his entire stock of furniture on
account of lack of space. He will run an up-to-date
exclusive music store.
The new partner in the B. A. Jacobs furniture
store, Columbus, Ind., is Clarence J. Bruce, well
known local resident.
The closing out of the Dennis Bros.' Music Store,
Clinton, Ind., following a similar action on the part
of the Jensen Music Co., leaves H. D. Bradshaw the
only exclusive music dealer in the city.
W. S. Vowels Music Co., 311 Main street, Vin-
cennes, Ind., one of the oldest piano and music
houses in Vincennes, has dissolved.
The Apollo playerpiano is prominently featured
by the J. L. Hudson Co., Detroit, Mich.
We have but one price, which is positive and
definite to 'all alike and is guaranteed to be as low
as can be found in Chicago, New York, Boston or
any other city," reiterates the Adams Music Co.,
Wichita, Kans. "We don't 'hawk' our customers'
contracts. We don't pay commissions, for commis-
sions always come out of the customer's pocket."
H. C. Pond, Meredosia, 111., has moved his stock
of music goods from the Martin building into the
Carver building.
W. V. Davies has sold his interest in a music store
in Grinnell, la., to his partner, R. T. Shelley. Mr.
Davies has retired from business.
R. A. Coverly is the new manager of the Wiley B.
Allen Co.'s branch in Sacramento, Calif. He suc-
ceeds Roy Davis, who recently resigned.
THE VOSE IN NEBRASKA.
Walt, 1215 O street, Lincoln, Neb., is one of the
enthusiastic dealers in the Vose pianos in that
section of the country. The Lincoln firm has been
particularly successful with the Vose small grand
which it alludes to this week in the newspapers as
"a remarkably fine instrument—revealing in its
beauty of line and structure, in its exquisite tone and
wonderful volume the consummate art of Vose
piano craft. The Vose pianos have been subjected
to that severest of tests, the Test of Time; for over
68 years they have given satisfaction in the finer
homes where only quality appeals. A comparison
will emphasize the remarkable superiority of Vose
tone—and volume. Ideally proportioned for the
smaller music room of the modern apartment."
TRADE MARK PROTECTION.
Reliable importers from all over the country are
ready to co-operate with United States Treasury
agents in their efforts to wipe out the practice of
foreign manufacturers in infringing upon United
States trade marks. Treasury officials, as recently
noted, have come into possession of evidence point-
ing to flagrant violation of the United States trade
mark laws and steps have been taken to prevent
goods of this nature from entering into the com-
merce of the country.
BENCHES
TONK
OIL PROSPECTS GIVE OUTLOOK
FOR SELLING PACKARDS
So Writes G. J. Bensberg, of Camden, Ark., to
Henry P. Veath, Chicago.
The following is part of a letter from Gerard J.
Bensberg, proprietor of Bensberg's Music Shop,
Camden, Ark., who says he specializes in Packard
and Story & Clark instruments, and who sells talk-
ing machines besides:
My Dear Mr. Veatch:
I have received your occasional circulars, and I
want to congratulate you on their pulling power,
as they surely have it. Had I the wherewith, I
would send you a check for a carload right now, as
from indications for oil prospects, it will require
that many before long.
I am doing fairly well with the Edison and Co-
lumbia, but the piano business seems slow. Have
some Story & Clark pianos, and also have one Bond,
in oak, that is a bird. The high water and so much
rain has made business slow, as people can not
cross the river, nor can I go after them.
I have a Ford with Atwood loader attached, and
I am fixed for the prospects as soon as the roads
are dry and the river where it belongs. If ever
you get down in this neck of the woods, you must
be sure to call on me.
A DENVER MUSIC SPECIAL.
The Rocky Mountain News, of Denver, recently
issued a special music section of twelve pages. The
section, devoted exclusively to music, is said to be
an innovation in the West. The front and back
pages are in color. The first page is given over to
a large drawing of a home scene, with a youth play-
ing a violin, accompanied by a girl at a piano. The
local music houses are well represented in the ad-
vertising columns of the special section.
A branch of the Person Piano Co. was recently
opened in Osgood, Ind.
PIONEER SCHOOL FO1 PIANO MEN
Established 1901
POLKS
GO WITH GOOD P ANOS TO
ACTIVE DEALERS' CUSTOMERS
TUNING
1912 Lewis Street
CHICAGO
1000
SUCCESSFUL
ADOHEIi
COURTHOUSE SO.
VALPARAISO. IND.
Write Ut NOW for Information
TONK MANUFACTURING CO.
1
GRADUATES
WISE DEALERS ALREADY IN LINE
617
Piano, Player-Piano and Organ Tuning, Repairing, Regula-
ting and Voicing. Best equipped school in the U. S.
Diplomas awarded and positions secured. Private and class
instructions, both sexes.
School all the year. Illustrated catalogue* free.
POLK'S SCHOOL OF TUNING, VALPARAISO, IND.
WESSELL, NICKEL & GROSS CABLE-NELSON PIANO CO.
Manufacturers «f
PIANO ACTIONS
HIGHEST GRADE
The Sfen of Supnme
AciuMncat in Piano
Actions.
ONE GRADE ONLY
FACTORIES:
Watt Forty-Fifth Straat, Tantk A T « M
Forty-Sixth StrooL
OFFICE:
457 Wost 45th Stroot
W M I
NEW YORK
Com stock, Cheney & Co.
Ivory Cutters and Manufacturers
Piano Keys, Actions m Hammers
»VORY AND COMPOSITION-COVERED OROAN KEYS
V\* only Comfiny Furnishing the Keys, Actions, Hammers and Brackets Complin*
Manufactures fine pianos and player-pianos and
Wholesales them at fair prices and terms.
The agency is a source of both
profit and prestige.
REPUBLIC BUILDING, CHICAGO
The Best High-Grade Piano for the Money
Newman Bros. Pianos have tonal quality second to none.
Their many superior points and their forty-six years of pres-
tige give the dealer interesting facts to tell his prospects.
When you take on the Newman line of pianos and players you
become one of us, and we give you real help when you need it.
Don't just think we are a fine firm to deal with, find out for
sure and you will stay right with us.
Newman Bros. Company
Telegraph and R. R. Station: Essex, Conn.
Office and Factories: Ivory ton, Confix •'
Factories, 806-16 Dix St.
Chicago, Illinois
Enhanced content © 2008-2009 and presented by MBSI - The Musical Box Society International (www.mbsi.org) and the International Arcade Museum (www.arcade-museum.com).
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).