Presto
Issue: 1923 1926 - Page 3
Presto Buyers' Guide
Analyzes and Classifies
All American Pianos
and in Detail Tells of
TTieir Makers.
PRESTO
THE AMERICAN MUSIC TRADE WEEKLY
Presto Trade Lists
Three Uniform Book-
lets, the Only Complete
Directories of the Music
Industries.
/• c .#., «.w: •
CHICAGO, SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 1923
QUARTER CENTURY
OF PIANO EFFORT
This Month the Grosvenor & Lapham Com-
pany, Chicago, Commemorating Twenty-
fifth Anniversary of Its Founding, Also
Celebrates Its Wonderful Success.
It is always a proud occasion when a music house
celebrates the anniversary of its founding. But when
the celebration commemorates a beginning a consid-
erable number of years back, the feeling of pride is
naturally more intense. It is indeed notable, in these
days of change, to find a piano house that has re-
mained in business for a quarter of a century, and it
is especially rare to find such a house that has re-
mained in one location for all this long period.
Occasion for Pride.
And that is why the twenty-fifth anniversary of the
founding of the Grosvenor & Lapham Company, Fine
Arts Building, 410 to 418 S. Michigan Avenue, Chi-
cago, is an event to evoke the pride of George B.
Grosvenor and Erwin F. Lapham, principals in the
progressive business.
Grosvenor & Lapham Company started in business
in the Fine. Arts Building, in June, 1898. Mr. Gros-
venor and Mr. Lapham, who had formerly been con-
nected with the piano department of Lyon & Healy
and the Lyon & Potter Company, as their expert
salesmen, started in with the determination and fixed
policy of always handling only first class pianos. This
policy in connection with conscientious effort and
high class service has enabled these gentlemen to at-
tain a conspicuous place in both artistic and commer-
cial circles. As already stated, throughout all this
long period they have maintained warerooms in the
Fine Arts Building, one of the great centers of ar-
tistic and musical activities in Chicago's retail shop-
ping district.
Business of Highest Kind.
The business of the Grosvenor & Lapham Com-
pany has been of the profitable and substantial kind
cessful piano men but are recognized as two of Chi-
cago's substantial citizens because of their active part
in Chicago civic and club life. These gentlemen
were the pioneers in upstairs piano warerooms.
When they chose the Fine Arts Building to start
their business, many wiseacres of the trade shook
their heads and said they were doomed to failure
and predicted they would not last six months in such
a location. They can smile now, as they look back,
MUSIC COLLEGE AWARDS
CONOVER GRAND PIANO
Piano Donated by the Cable Company Presented at
Chicago Musical College Commencement.
ERWIN F. LAPHAM.
at these pessimistic predictions as after a quarter of
a century they are one of the prominent houses of
this country.
Its Latest Acquisition.
As a crowning event in this quarter of a century's
endeavor, they have recently taken the representation
of the Mehlin & Sons' pianos, which has attained an
accepted place at the top of American art in piano
construction. Messrs. Grosvenor and Lapham and
their many professional friends are filled with enthu-
siasm over the wonderful results and the beautiful
tone produced by the old reliable makers of Mehlin &
Sons' pianos.
GOLF A BUSINESS NECESSITY.
PIANO MAN'S DAUGHTER WEDS.
from the first. On account of the personality and
high class reputation of the members of the firm,
they at once secured probably the largest following
of professional musicians and teachers, of any house
in the city. It is recognized that only the highest
class of pianos in their various grades can be found
there and the commendation of either member of the
firm is considered sufficient endorsement, a great
point of value in any piano house.
Mr. Grosvenor and Mr. Lapham through all these
years have not only become nationally known as suc-
Newman Bros. Co. of Chicago Produce First
Grand Piano After Many Months of
Planning and Preparation.
The Newman Bros. Company, Chicago avenue and
Dix street, Chicago, are now manufacturing grand
pianos, in addition to the older lines of pianos,
player.pianos, and reproducers.
The first Newman Bros, grand piano was sold
this week. Many more are in the process of manu-
facture, and orders, both from customers direct and
from dealers, are coming in more and more rapidly.
It was last November that the Newman Bros. Co.
decided to enter the grand piano market. The scale
was gotten out and operations begun. The first fin-
ished instrument is being sold this week. The New-
man Bros, grand pianos will also be made in repro-
ducing models, equipped with the Newman Bros.
Co. own reproducer action.
The new grand is live feet four' inches in size,
and is built in all the popular wood finishes.
Golf attained legal sanction as a business necessity
this week in a decision rendered by Judge Laurence
Jacobs of the night court, Chicago Dennis Leahy,
of the Elks Hotel and in 1921 Chicago representative
of Finch, Truitt & Co., wholesale woolens distribu-
tors of New York, brought suit against the company
for $866.64 back pay he alleged due him because he
had been discharged with four months of his contract
still to run. The woolens concern explained that he
had been discharged because he played so much golf
he had no time left to take orders. "But golf was
necessary in my business," Leahy argued. "After
making an order my customer usually would invite
me to play a round of golf and I naturally had to
keep up in my game." Judge Jacobs agreed that
''golf helped rather than hurt his business. And the
decision went to Leahy.
GEORGE B. GROSVENOR.
NEWMAN BROS. PUT
GRAND ON MARKET
Mr. and Mrs. Percy R. Kimberly, of Barrington,
111., announced the marriage of their daughter,
Georg'ann, to James W. Barrett, Jr., son of Mr. and
Mrs. James W. Barrett, of the Edgewater Beach
Hotel, Chicago, on,June 16 at the Drake. Mr. and
Mrs. Barrett, Jr., will be at home after August 1 at.
1319 Oak avenue, Evanston. Percy Kimberly is one
of the popular men now manager of the Chicago
house of the Wurlitzer Company.
The freight systems of the electric railways in the
live states of Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and
Kentucky have been unified for the interchange of
equipment to handle through traffic. The traffic zone
will serve 4.39 cities and towns and make the largest
territory for handling freight by electricity in the
world.
A Conover grand" piano, donated by the Cable
Piano Company of Chicago, was awarded Miss Dor-
othy Keudrick, winner in the annual prize contest
held at the Chicago Musical College, at the com-
mencement exercises of the college Wednesday eve-
ning, June 20.
The Chicago Musical College, whose studios are
at 624 S. Michigan avenue, is the largest musical col-
lege in the country. The commencement exercises
Wednesday evening, at which time the Conover piano
was presented to Miss Kendrick, were held in the
Auditorium Theater and attended by several thousand
people.
COLUMBUS HEALY BACK
FROM HONEYMOON TRIP
Vice-President of Lyon & Healy Returns From
Three Months' Trip in Europe.
Columbus lleaiy, vice-president of Lyon & Healy
of Chicago, will return with his wife from a three
months' honeymoon trip in Europe on Monday,
June 25. Mr. and Mrs. Healy are now in New
York, having landed June 19. They are spending a
few days there before coming to Chicago. Mr. Healy
expects to be back in his office by Monday.
Mr. Healy combined pleasure with business on his
honeymoon, taking time in his travels to study Euro-
pean conditions, not only in the music trade and com-
merce in general, but also in regard to the politics
which may affect commerce.
LOWER FREIGHT RATES
TO AUSTRALIA DECLARED
Music Industries Export Bureau Hopes for Cut in
Rates to Mexico.
Through the efforts of the Advisory Committee to
the Export Bureau of the Music Industries Chamber
of Commerce, a reduction of 25 per cent in the
freight rates on musical instruments to Australia has
been obtained, and it is hoped that a reduction will
also be secured in the rates to Mexico.
The Bureau has compiled a very complete and up-
to-date list of importers and dealers in American
musical instruments in practically all foreign coun-
tries, a copy of which will be sent on request to any
member of the Chamber who is interested in foreign
trade.
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Analyzes and Classifies
All American Pianos
and in Detail Tells of
TTieir Makers.
PRESTO
THE AMERICAN MUSIC TRADE WEEKLY
Presto Trade Lists
Three Uniform Book-
lets, the Only Complete
Directories of the Music
Industries.
/• c .#., «.w: •
CHICAGO, SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 1923
QUARTER CENTURY
OF PIANO EFFORT
This Month the Grosvenor & Lapham Com-
pany, Chicago, Commemorating Twenty-
fifth Anniversary of Its Founding, Also
Celebrates Its Wonderful Success.
It is always a proud occasion when a music house
celebrates the anniversary of its founding. But when
the celebration commemorates a beginning a consid-
erable number of years back, the feeling of pride is
naturally more intense. It is indeed notable, in these
days of change, to find a piano house that has re-
mained in business for a quarter of a century, and it
is especially rare to find such a house that has re-
mained in one location for all this long period.
Occasion for Pride.
And that is why the twenty-fifth anniversary of the
founding of the Grosvenor & Lapham Company, Fine
Arts Building, 410 to 418 S. Michigan Avenue, Chi-
cago, is an event to evoke the pride of George B.
Grosvenor and Erwin F. Lapham, principals in the
progressive business.
Grosvenor & Lapham Company started in business
in the Fine. Arts Building, in June, 1898. Mr. Gros-
venor and Mr. Lapham, who had formerly been con-
nected with the piano department of Lyon & Healy
and the Lyon & Potter Company, as their expert
salesmen, started in with the determination and fixed
policy of always handling only first class pianos. This
policy in connection with conscientious effort and
high class service has enabled these gentlemen to at-
tain a conspicuous place in both artistic and commer-
cial circles. As already stated, throughout all this
long period they have maintained warerooms in the
Fine Arts Building, one of the great centers of ar-
tistic and musical activities in Chicago's retail shop-
ping district.
Business of Highest Kind.
The business of the Grosvenor & Lapham Com-
pany has been of the profitable and substantial kind
cessful piano men but are recognized as two of Chi-
cago's substantial citizens because of their active part
in Chicago civic and club life. These gentlemen
were the pioneers in upstairs piano warerooms.
When they chose the Fine Arts Building to start
their business, many wiseacres of the trade shook
their heads and said they were doomed to failure
and predicted they would not last six months in such
a location. They can smile now, as they look back,
MUSIC COLLEGE AWARDS
CONOVER GRAND PIANO
Piano Donated by the Cable Company Presented at
Chicago Musical College Commencement.
ERWIN F. LAPHAM.
at these pessimistic predictions as after a quarter of
a century they are one of the prominent houses of
this country.
Its Latest Acquisition.
As a crowning event in this quarter of a century's
endeavor, they have recently taken the representation
of the Mehlin & Sons' pianos, which has attained an
accepted place at the top of American art in piano
construction. Messrs. Grosvenor and Lapham and
their many professional friends are filled with enthu-
siasm over the wonderful results and the beautiful
tone produced by the old reliable makers of Mehlin &
Sons' pianos.
GOLF A BUSINESS NECESSITY.
PIANO MAN'S DAUGHTER WEDS.
from the first. On account of the personality and
high class reputation of the members of the firm,
they at once secured probably the largest following
of professional musicians and teachers, of any house
in the city. It is recognized that only the highest
class of pianos in their various grades can be found
there and the commendation of either member of the
firm is considered sufficient endorsement, a great
point of value in any piano house.
Mr. Grosvenor and Mr. Lapham through all these
years have not only become nationally known as suc-
Newman Bros. Co. of Chicago Produce First
Grand Piano After Many Months of
Planning and Preparation.
The Newman Bros. Company, Chicago avenue and
Dix street, Chicago, are now manufacturing grand
pianos, in addition to the older lines of pianos,
player.pianos, and reproducers.
The first Newman Bros, grand piano was sold
this week. Many more are in the process of manu-
facture, and orders, both from customers direct and
from dealers, are coming in more and more rapidly.
It was last November that the Newman Bros. Co.
decided to enter the grand piano market. The scale
was gotten out and operations begun. The first fin-
ished instrument is being sold this week. The New-
man Bros, grand pianos will also be made in repro-
ducing models, equipped with the Newman Bros.
Co. own reproducer action.
The new grand is live feet four' inches in size,
and is built in all the popular wood finishes.
Golf attained legal sanction as a business necessity
this week in a decision rendered by Judge Laurence
Jacobs of the night court, Chicago Dennis Leahy,
of the Elks Hotel and in 1921 Chicago representative
of Finch, Truitt & Co., wholesale woolens distribu-
tors of New York, brought suit against the company
for $866.64 back pay he alleged due him because he
had been discharged with four months of his contract
still to run. The woolens concern explained that he
had been discharged because he played so much golf
he had no time left to take orders. "But golf was
necessary in my business," Leahy argued. "After
making an order my customer usually would invite
me to play a round of golf and I naturally had to
keep up in my game." Judge Jacobs agreed that
''golf helped rather than hurt his business. And the
decision went to Leahy.
GEORGE B. GROSVENOR.
NEWMAN BROS. PUT
GRAND ON MARKET
Mr. and Mrs. Percy R. Kimberly, of Barrington,
111., announced the marriage of their daughter,
Georg'ann, to James W. Barrett, Jr., son of Mr. and
Mrs. James W. Barrett, of the Edgewater Beach
Hotel, Chicago, on,June 16 at the Drake. Mr. and
Mrs. Barrett, Jr., will be at home after August 1 at.
1319 Oak avenue, Evanston. Percy Kimberly is one
of the popular men now manager of the Chicago
house of the Wurlitzer Company.
The freight systems of the electric railways in the
live states of Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and
Kentucky have been unified for the interchange of
equipment to handle through traffic. The traffic zone
will serve 4.39 cities and towns and make the largest
territory for handling freight by electricity in the
world.
A Conover grand" piano, donated by the Cable
Piano Company of Chicago, was awarded Miss Dor-
othy Keudrick, winner in the annual prize contest
held at the Chicago Musical College, at the com-
mencement exercises of the college Wednesday eve-
ning, June 20.
The Chicago Musical College, whose studios are
at 624 S. Michigan avenue, is the largest musical col-
lege in the country. The commencement exercises
Wednesday evening, at which time the Conover piano
was presented to Miss Kendrick, were held in the
Auditorium Theater and attended by several thousand
people.
COLUMBUS HEALY BACK
FROM HONEYMOON TRIP
Vice-President of Lyon & Healy Returns From
Three Months' Trip in Europe.
Columbus lleaiy, vice-president of Lyon & Healy
of Chicago, will return with his wife from a three
months' honeymoon trip in Europe on Monday,
June 25. Mr. and Mrs. Healy are now in New
York, having landed June 19. They are spending a
few days there before coming to Chicago. Mr. Healy
expects to be back in his office by Monday.
Mr. Healy combined pleasure with business on his
honeymoon, taking time in his travels to study Euro-
pean conditions, not only in the music trade and com-
merce in general, but also in regard to the politics
which may affect commerce.
LOWER FREIGHT RATES
TO AUSTRALIA DECLARED
Music Industries Export Bureau Hopes for Cut in
Rates to Mexico.
Through the efforts of the Advisory Committee to
the Export Bureau of the Music Industries Chamber
of Commerce, a reduction of 25 per cent in the
freight rates on musical instruments to Australia has
been obtained, and it is hoped that a reduction will
also be secured in the rates to Mexico.
The Bureau has compiled a very complete and up-
to-date list of importers and dealers in American
musical instruments in practically all foreign coun-
tries, a copy of which will be sent on request to any
member of the Chamber who is interested in foreign
trade.
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).