Presto
Issue: 1920 1794 - Page 15
December 11, 1920.
FINE TRAITS OF WM.
DALLIBA DUTTON
Late New York Piano Manufacturer, and
Treasurer of Hardman, Peck & Co., Left
Fine Record for Others and Younger
Men to Follow.
To understand the promptings of the courtesy
which marked William DalHba Dutton, whose death
was announced last week one should read about the
line of ancestor? to whom he was indebted for
many of his admirable characteristics. It is a coin-
cidence that in this issue of Presto a history of the
old Utica. N. Y., house of Buckingham & Moak also
contains interesting facts about Mr. Dutton's for-
bears.
George Dutton, his grandfather, who opened the
first music store in Utica in 1821, was noted for his
graciousness. This early Utica piano man was also
distinguished by the same cultural tastes which
made the personality of the late treasurer of Hard-
man, Peck & Co., so attractive. Before he founded
the old Utica piano house, George Dutton (accord-
ine: to Dr. Bagg's "Pioneers of Utica") was a pro-
fessor of English in Philadelphia schools.
A Lover of Art.
Mr. Dutton's interest in literature and art and
the experiences of his wide travels made him a
most delightful companion. He brought to the
problems of business a point of view made more
wise by his experiences.
While living in Philadel-
phia before joining 1 Hardman, Peck & Co., he
founded the Philadelphia Art Club. He was a rec-
ognized authority on art matters. He was ap-
pointed by the state of Pennsylvania as advisory
chairman of the state committee on fine arts for
the Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
Mr. Dutton's death removed another of the former
presidents of the National Piano Manufacturers' As-
sociation. He held the office for the term 1902-3.
He was a member of the Society of Colonial Wars,
Sons of the Revolution, Society of Mayflower De-
scendants and the Huguenot Society of America.
A Comprehensive Sketch.
Perhaps no member of the piano industry outside
the house of Hardman, Peck & Co., had a closer
acquaintance with Mr. Dutton than Alfred Dolge,
from whose "Pianos and Their Makers" the follow-
ing sketch is taken.
William Dalliba Dutton, a scion of one of our
oldest families, who can trace its genealogy back to
William Brewster, chaplain of the Mayflower, joined
Hardman, Peck & Company, in 1884. Born at Utica,
N. Y., on 1847, he was educated at the Utica Acade-
my, after which he spent some time traveling in
Europe. Upon his return he joined his father in the
piano business in Philadelphia. The original busi-
ness had been established by his grandfather, George
Dutton, in 1821, at Utica, N. Y. W. D. Dutton's
father removed the business, in 1865, from Utica to
Philadelphia. The firm was changed in 1868 to Dut-
ton and Son, when William Dalliba became a
partner.
The new firm featured the Hardman piano with
such success that Leopold Peck found it to his in-
terest to induce W. D. Dutton to leave Philadelphia
and take charge of the retail department of Hardman,
Peck & Co., in New York, in which he was engaged
for four years. Mr. Dutton's fine presence and en-
gaging manners, backed up by a well-founded en-
thusiasm for the Hardman piano, and a thorough
knowledge of the piano business, wholesale as well
as retail, made themselves strongly felt in the general
development of the business. Always ready to do his
full share towards the welfare of the piano industry,
Mr. Dutton was honored by successive election to
every office of the National Association of Piano
Manufacturers, and in 1901 he was elected president
of that Association.
MUSIC WEEK IN LITTLE ROCK
PROVED A GREAT SUCCESS
By Initiative of Col. Hollenberg, Arkansas City
Was Stirred to Enthusiasm.
Clark Orchestra Rolls
Are Easy to Sell—
Not only because they contain
good music, but because they
are part of the stock in trade of
amusement house proprietors.
What dealers with faith in the universality of
music can accomplish, at a comparatively small
money outlay, for the industry generally, is illus-
trated by the five weeks' campaign of community
singing conducted in Little Rock by Robert Law-
rence, of the National Bureau for the Advancement
of Music under the auspices of the Little Rock
Music Commission, of which Colonel F. B. T. Hol-
lenberg, is president. The campaign closed last
Saturday, December 4.
Among the benefits resulting from the campaign
was the appointment by the mayor of a Music Com-
mission of nine members with Colonel Hollenberg
as president. While the commission was appointed
for the immediate purpose of conducting this cam-
paign, it is a permanent organization and it will
continue to function in all matters pertaining to the
spread of the rriusic spirit in Little Rock.
JOE HACKER IS DEAD.
Their sale is based
upon a business appeal
Write for supplements
of latest music and for
our dealers* sales outline
DE KALB, ILLINOIS
15
R £ S 1 O
Joe Hacker, who had been millwright foreman
for the M. Schulz Company, Chicago, for the last
48 years, died suddenly last Friday night, and his
funeral was held on Monday of this week. Mr.
Hacker was a contented workman, a man who did
his own work right and insisted that those in his
department also should do their best at whatever
task he set them.
STARR PIANO MAKER DIES.
John A. Huber, 67 years old, died last week at
his home in Richmond, Ind., after a brief illness.
He was born in Boston, Mass., but had been a resi-
dent of Richmond for about 44 years. Mr. Huber
was a piano maker and had been engaged by the
Starr Piano Company since its organization. He
is survived by his widow, two sons and six daugh-
ters.
For a
Bigger and Better
Business
There is nothing to compare
with the complete line of
M. SCHULZ CO.
The Players are RIGHT in
everything that means
money to the dealers and
satisfaction to the public.
You will never do anything better
than when you get in touch with
M. SCHULZ CO.
711 Milwaukee Avenue
CHICAGO
SOUTHERN BRANCH: 730 Candler Bldg.. ATLANTA. GA.
L/Xe
As
ARTISTIC
IN EVERT
DETAIL
HADDOKFF PIANO CO.
ROCKFORD,ILL.
The Grand Is a Revelation
No Skilled Pianist Will ChalUnf.
The Supremacy of
8BRADBURY
It Has Been the Lead-
ing American Piano
for Sixty-five Years.
It Is More Artistic Today
Than Ever
Make the BRADBURY Your Leader
Manufactured Only By
F. G. SMITH, Inc.
450 Fifth Ave., NEW YORK CITY
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FINE TRAITS OF WM.
DALLIBA DUTTON
Late New York Piano Manufacturer, and
Treasurer of Hardman, Peck & Co., Left
Fine Record for Others and Younger
Men to Follow.
To understand the promptings of the courtesy
which marked William DalHba Dutton, whose death
was announced last week one should read about the
line of ancestor? to whom he was indebted for
many of his admirable characteristics. It is a coin-
cidence that in this issue of Presto a history of the
old Utica. N. Y., house of Buckingham & Moak also
contains interesting facts about Mr. Dutton's for-
bears.
George Dutton, his grandfather, who opened the
first music store in Utica in 1821, was noted for his
graciousness. This early Utica piano man was also
distinguished by the same cultural tastes which
made the personality of the late treasurer of Hard-
man, Peck & Co., so attractive. Before he founded
the old Utica piano house, George Dutton (accord-
ine: to Dr. Bagg's "Pioneers of Utica") was a pro-
fessor of English in Philadelphia schools.
A Lover of Art.
Mr. Dutton's interest in literature and art and
the experiences of his wide travels made him a
most delightful companion. He brought to the
problems of business a point of view made more
wise by his experiences.
While living in Philadel-
phia before joining 1 Hardman, Peck & Co., he
founded the Philadelphia Art Club. He was a rec-
ognized authority on art matters. He was ap-
pointed by the state of Pennsylvania as advisory
chairman of the state committee on fine arts for
the Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
Mr. Dutton's death removed another of the former
presidents of the National Piano Manufacturers' As-
sociation. He held the office for the term 1902-3.
He was a member of the Society of Colonial Wars,
Sons of the Revolution, Society of Mayflower De-
scendants and the Huguenot Society of America.
A Comprehensive Sketch.
Perhaps no member of the piano industry outside
the house of Hardman, Peck & Co., had a closer
acquaintance with Mr. Dutton than Alfred Dolge,
from whose "Pianos and Their Makers" the follow-
ing sketch is taken.
William Dalliba Dutton, a scion of one of our
oldest families, who can trace its genealogy back to
William Brewster, chaplain of the Mayflower, joined
Hardman, Peck & Company, in 1884. Born at Utica,
N. Y., on 1847, he was educated at the Utica Acade-
my, after which he spent some time traveling in
Europe. Upon his return he joined his father in the
piano business in Philadelphia. The original busi-
ness had been established by his grandfather, George
Dutton, in 1821, at Utica, N. Y. W. D. Dutton's
father removed the business, in 1865, from Utica to
Philadelphia. The firm was changed in 1868 to Dut-
ton and Son, when William Dalliba became a
partner.
The new firm featured the Hardman piano with
such success that Leopold Peck found it to his in-
terest to induce W. D. Dutton to leave Philadelphia
and take charge of the retail department of Hardman,
Peck & Co., in New York, in which he was engaged
for four years. Mr. Dutton's fine presence and en-
gaging manners, backed up by a well-founded en-
thusiasm for the Hardman piano, and a thorough
knowledge of the piano business, wholesale as well
as retail, made themselves strongly felt in the general
development of the business. Always ready to do his
full share towards the welfare of the piano industry,
Mr. Dutton was honored by successive election to
every office of the National Association of Piano
Manufacturers, and in 1901 he was elected president
of that Association.
MUSIC WEEK IN LITTLE ROCK
PROVED A GREAT SUCCESS
By Initiative of Col. Hollenberg, Arkansas City
Was Stirred to Enthusiasm.
Clark Orchestra Rolls
Are Easy to Sell—
Not only because they contain
good music, but because they
are part of the stock in trade of
amusement house proprietors.
What dealers with faith in the universality of
music can accomplish, at a comparatively small
money outlay, for the industry generally, is illus-
trated by the five weeks' campaign of community
singing conducted in Little Rock by Robert Law-
rence, of the National Bureau for the Advancement
of Music under the auspices of the Little Rock
Music Commission, of which Colonel F. B. T. Hol-
lenberg, is president. The campaign closed last
Saturday, December 4.
Among the benefits resulting from the campaign
was the appointment by the mayor of a Music Com-
mission of nine members with Colonel Hollenberg
as president. While the commission was appointed
for the immediate purpose of conducting this cam-
paign, it is a permanent organization and it will
continue to function in all matters pertaining to the
spread of the rriusic spirit in Little Rock.
JOE HACKER IS DEAD.
Their sale is based
upon a business appeal
Write for supplements
of latest music and for
our dealers* sales outline
DE KALB, ILLINOIS
15
R £ S 1 O
Joe Hacker, who had been millwright foreman
for the M. Schulz Company, Chicago, for the last
48 years, died suddenly last Friday night, and his
funeral was held on Monday of this week. Mr.
Hacker was a contented workman, a man who did
his own work right and insisted that those in his
department also should do their best at whatever
task he set them.
STARR PIANO MAKER DIES.
John A. Huber, 67 years old, died last week at
his home in Richmond, Ind., after a brief illness.
He was born in Boston, Mass., but had been a resi-
dent of Richmond for about 44 years. Mr. Huber
was a piano maker and had been engaged by the
Starr Piano Company since its organization. He
is survived by his widow, two sons and six daugh-
ters.
For a
Bigger and Better
Business
There is nothing to compare
with the complete line of
M. SCHULZ CO.
The Players are RIGHT in
everything that means
money to the dealers and
satisfaction to the public.
You will never do anything better
than when you get in touch with
M. SCHULZ CO.
711 Milwaukee Avenue
CHICAGO
SOUTHERN BRANCH: 730 Candler Bldg.. ATLANTA. GA.
L/Xe
As
ARTISTIC
IN EVERT
DETAIL
HADDOKFF PIANO CO.
ROCKFORD,ILL.
The Grand Is a Revelation
No Skilled Pianist Will ChalUnf.
The Supremacy of
8BRADBURY
It Has Been the Lead-
ing American Piano
for Sixty-five Years.
It Is More Artistic Today
Than Ever
Make the BRADBURY Your Leader
Manufactured Only By
F. G. SMITH, Inc.
450 Fifth Ave., NEW YORK CITY
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).