Presto
Issue: 1922 1899 - Page 6
December 16, 1922.
PRESTO
OUT=OF=DOOR THANKSGIVING IN TEXAS
PROGRESSIVE ELKHART, IND.,
FIRM TO BUILD IN SPRING
Three Additional Floors Planned for Boyer Piano
Co.'s Store in Indiana City.
Three floors measuring 40 x 65 feet will be added
to the building of the Boyer Piano Company, Eik-
ha'rt, Ind., according to plans which will be carried
out early next spring. The additional space will
enable the company to make the store still more at-
tractive and will make possible a much bigger stock
in all departments.
A prominent feature of the building plans is; the
auditorium to be known as the Boyer Recital Hall.
The uses of this will not be limited to the purposes
of the company but will be rented for concert and
entertainment purposes generally. Special recitals,
showing the merits of instruments handled by the
company, will be well advertised features of the
new auditorium.
The Boyer store building was erected a little over
two years ago, but soon proved inadequate for the
growing business of the progressive firm. Sheet
music, talking machines and records are on the first
rloor, pianos and players on the second and the
basement is devoted to player music rolls and small
goods. A change of location for some of the depart-
ments is provided for in the new building plans.
WILEY B. ALLEN CO., GETS
NEW LOCATION IN OAKLAND
Importance of Prosperous Bay City Recognized by
Owners of Branch Music Stores.
The importance of Oakland, Calif., as a retail piano
center has been acknowledged for a long time and
BI SH & GERTS 1'IAXO CO., PALLAS, HOLD THANKSGIVING CELEBRATION IN THE WOODS.
the importance has naturally increased in equal
ratio to the growth of the city as a residence place
;
nd
the
surrounding
atmosphere
and
scenery
of
The story cf a Thanksgiving celebration by the
for people whose business interests are in San Fran-
Bush & Gerts Piano Co , Dallas, Tex., is one to God's open country. It was exemplified in its most cisco, right across the Bay. Oakland, Alameda, Berke-
attractive form, on the magnificent estate of Col. ley, Piedmont and other delightful places across the
tanta'izc dwellers in coo'er winter latitudes, where
Will Kingsley, who extended and made possible such
we do not rlan outings in the woods in November.
Bay from San Francisco share the title of San Fran-
a celebration, as every member of this organization cisco's bedroom. It was natural that Oakland, and the
The event is described by William L. Bush, president
and their families enjoyed.
of the company, in a letter accompanying the photo-
other places in a lesser degree, should develop a re-
graph from which the accompanying cut was made.
"We have cause for Thanksgiving down here. tail business of an important kind.
"The Bi sh & Gerts Piano Company has had the
Business has been increasing from month to month
The Oakland piano business of the Wiley B. Allen
greatest Thanksgiving celebration it has ever en-
rntil all records for 30 years have been shattered and
Co., is second in importance to that of the main
joyed and of a character that will go down in his-
forgotten and for the first time in the history of the
store in San Francisco. For several years the com-
tory and be remembered by these who were present, Texas company, we have not only passed the half
pany has maintained an Oakland branch in the Ma-
by their children who were present and no doubt
million mark, which has never before been reached,
sonic Temple on Washington street but latterly a
carried on to posterity through their children's chil-
hut will have attained the three-quarter million mark
more central location has been sought. This has
dren," writes Mr. Bush, who continues:
on the turn-over for 1922 before January 1st is just been secured and a ten-year lease on a store on
''Think of a beautiful Indian summer day in Chi- reached."
Washington near Fourteenth provides for a com-
cago and you will have the kind of atmosphere and
modious and attractive store. The building requires
foliage and scenery amidst which this unique cele-
certain changes which will be completed soon after
bration was carried out. The green grass was
The National Broadcasters' league will meet Janu-
New Year.
strewn with the rainbow tints of autumn leaves and
ary 16 at the First Regiment armory, Chicago, to dis-
the warm southern sun breaking through the clouds
cuss the question of whether copyrighted music, in-
The H. J. Stone Furniture Co., Niagara Falls, N.
was just sufficient to arouse in the hearts of human-
cluding grand opera, can be transmitted by radio
Y., has purchased a desirable business site on Pine
throughout the United States without payment of
ity an additional spirit of Thanksgiving for the
fees to the owners of the copyright.
beautiful day fraught with all the bounties of nature
T
SWAN PIANOS
SWAN ORGANS
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 and cata-
logues of various styles
will be furnished piano
merchants on application.
The tremendous superi-
ority of the SWAM Reed
Organs over all others lies
in the absolute mechanism
and scientific perfection h>
the bellows action and stop
action, making it the best
value in modem o r g a n
building,
S. N. SWAN ft SONS,
FREEPORT. ILL
The Greatness of a Piano should be Measured
by its Scale, not by the name on the Fa 11 board.
The scales from which we build
are designed and originated by C. C. Chickering wh°
commands a fund of piano tradition and experience reach-
ing back into the very beginnings of the piano industry-
ITDIMr DDATUCDC
CHICKERING
BROTHERS
Office and Factory:
South Park Avenue and 23rd Street
Chicago
m
WESER BROS., Inc.
WRITE FOR CATALOGUE AND DETAILS
OF TERRITOR Y A VAIL ABLE
H
520 to 528 W. 43rd St., New York
Manufacturers Pianos—Player-Pianos
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PRESTO
OUT=OF=DOOR THANKSGIVING IN TEXAS
PROGRESSIVE ELKHART, IND.,
FIRM TO BUILD IN SPRING
Three Additional Floors Planned for Boyer Piano
Co.'s Store in Indiana City.
Three floors measuring 40 x 65 feet will be added
to the building of the Boyer Piano Company, Eik-
ha'rt, Ind., according to plans which will be carried
out early next spring. The additional space will
enable the company to make the store still more at-
tractive and will make possible a much bigger stock
in all departments.
A prominent feature of the building plans is; the
auditorium to be known as the Boyer Recital Hall.
The uses of this will not be limited to the purposes
of the company but will be rented for concert and
entertainment purposes generally. Special recitals,
showing the merits of instruments handled by the
company, will be well advertised features of the
new auditorium.
The Boyer store building was erected a little over
two years ago, but soon proved inadequate for the
growing business of the progressive firm. Sheet
music, talking machines and records are on the first
rloor, pianos and players on the second and the
basement is devoted to player music rolls and small
goods. A change of location for some of the depart-
ments is provided for in the new building plans.
WILEY B. ALLEN CO., GETS
NEW LOCATION IN OAKLAND
Importance of Prosperous Bay City Recognized by
Owners of Branch Music Stores.
The importance of Oakland, Calif., as a retail piano
center has been acknowledged for a long time and
BI SH & GERTS 1'IAXO CO., PALLAS, HOLD THANKSGIVING CELEBRATION IN THE WOODS.
the importance has naturally increased in equal
ratio to the growth of the city as a residence place
;
nd
the
surrounding
atmosphere
and
scenery
of
The story cf a Thanksgiving celebration by the
for people whose business interests are in San Fran-
Bush & Gerts Piano Co , Dallas, Tex., is one to God's open country. It was exemplified in its most cisco, right across the Bay. Oakland, Alameda, Berke-
attractive form, on the magnificent estate of Col. ley, Piedmont and other delightful places across the
tanta'izc dwellers in coo'er winter latitudes, where
Will Kingsley, who extended and made possible such
we do not rlan outings in the woods in November.
Bay from San Francisco share the title of San Fran-
a celebration, as every member of this organization cisco's bedroom. It was natural that Oakland, and the
The event is described by William L. Bush, president
and their families enjoyed.
of the company, in a letter accompanying the photo-
other places in a lesser degree, should develop a re-
graph from which the accompanying cut was made.
"We have cause for Thanksgiving down here. tail business of an important kind.
"The Bi sh & Gerts Piano Company has had the
Business has been increasing from month to month
The Oakland piano business of the Wiley B. Allen
greatest Thanksgiving celebration it has ever en-
rntil all records for 30 years have been shattered and
Co., is second in importance to that of the main
joyed and of a character that will go down in his-
forgotten and for the first time in the history of the
store in San Francisco. For several years the com-
tory and be remembered by these who were present, Texas company, we have not only passed the half
pany has maintained an Oakland branch in the Ma-
by their children who were present and no doubt
million mark, which has never before been reached,
sonic Temple on Washington street but latterly a
carried on to posterity through their children's chil-
hut will have attained the three-quarter million mark
more central location has been sought. This has
dren," writes Mr. Bush, who continues:
on the turn-over for 1922 before January 1st is just been secured and a ten-year lease on a store on
''Think of a beautiful Indian summer day in Chi- reached."
Washington near Fourteenth provides for a com-
cago and you will have the kind of atmosphere and
modious and attractive store. The building requires
foliage and scenery amidst which this unique cele-
certain changes which will be completed soon after
bration was carried out. The green grass was
The National Broadcasters' league will meet Janu-
New Year.
strewn with the rainbow tints of autumn leaves and
ary 16 at the First Regiment armory, Chicago, to dis-
the warm southern sun breaking through the clouds
cuss the question of whether copyrighted music, in-
The H. J. Stone Furniture Co., Niagara Falls, N.
was just sufficient to arouse in the hearts of human-
cluding grand opera, can be transmitted by radio
Y., has purchased a desirable business site on Pine
throughout the United States without payment of
ity an additional spirit of Thanksgiving for the
fees to the owners of the copyright.
beautiful day fraught with all the bounties of nature
T
SWAN PIANOS
SWAN ORGANS
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 and cata-
logues of various styles
will be furnished piano
merchants on application.
The tremendous superi-
ority of the SWAM Reed
Organs over all others lies
in the absolute mechanism
and scientific perfection h>
the bellows action and stop
action, making it the best
value in modem o r g a n
building,
S. N. SWAN ft SONS,
FREEPORT. ILL
The Greatness of a Piano should be Measured
by its Scale, not by the name on the Fa 11 board.
The scales from which we build
are designed and originated by C. C. Chickering wh°
commands a fund of piano tradition and experience reach-
ing back into the very beginnings of the piano industry-
ITDIMr DDATUCDC
CHICKERING
BROTHERS
Office and Factory:
South Park Avenue and 23rd Street
Chicago
m
WESER BROS., Inc.
WRITE FOR CATALOGUE AND DETAILS
OF TERRITOR Y A VAIL ABLE
H
520 to 528 W. 43rd St., New York
Manufacturers Pianos—Player-Pianos
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).