Presto
Issue: 1923 1930 - Page 17
PRESTO
July 21, 1923
17
and folders and files to be checked; it was all a tre-
mendous responsibility and naturally the work piled
up and waited, and waited—and went on waiting.
SYSTEM SEASONED WITH
COMMON SENSE IS GOOD
But When Permitted to Run Wild and Domi-
nate the Office It Is a Poor Investment
to Any Business House.
The much discussed word terms "Service" and
"System" are the twin topics of most dreamers in
the world of industrial economics at this time. Both
have been very largely overworked, but, this fact
notwithstanding, boht have a very distinct and seri-
ous bearing upon the success of any business enter-
prise. This applies to the music trade, as to all
others, especially the sheet music and small goods
ends in taking care of stock. In the piano business
the system applies to the keeping track of prospects,
and the saleman in line for results. And there sys-
tem is of the utmost value. All this notwithstanding,
also, there is a lot of common sense in the following
article by Louis Hill, which appeared in "Roycroft,"
the little booster magazine of East Aurora, N. Y.:
"He waxed enthusiastic* over systems. They were
the breath of life to him. His ingenuous brain was
forever producing wonderful new methods whereby
efficiency might be increased. He talked system. He
exuded efficiency from every pore. His desk was
always clear of papers. They were all carefully filed
in endless numbered folders ranged in geometrically
accurate rows along a table. He adorned the walls
above his desk with lists of things he intended doing,
had done, and was doing. The idea being that you
crossed each item off as soon as accomplished, and
having erased one item you made out a fresh list so
that you were always up-to-date and neat. His pen-
cils and pens lay in parallel lines with his ruler and
scissors. His paste-pot occupied a position to lee-
ward of the inkstand, and that position was perma-
nent. It was all part of his perfect system to have
everything just so. He drew up wonderful schemes
and kept countless neatly-ruled notebooks. Memo-
randums and schedules and lists; schemes and wire-
baskets and card-indexes; every device for keeping
the office tidy and the desk clear; every possible
method of recording business activities; he discovered
and invented and utilized.
"But, do you know, despite all this specialization
in system he could never get the work out on time?
It took him all his time to keep his systems in order.
"You see there were memos to be kept up-to-date;
lists and schedules to be constantly revised; indexes
"And the moral of all this is that it is possible to
over-systematize business.
. "It's no use trying to make the office look like a
drawing-roonl. Keep it as pleasant and cheery as
you can, but don't forget that fundamentally it's a
workroom; it's meant to be used.
"System is all a matter of common sense—a mat-
ter of putting things w r hcre you will be able to find
them—and quickly.
"It doesn't require a complicated paraphernalia of
notebooks and memos to keep a clear record of work.
"Work systematically, but don't overburned your-
self with system. A surfeit of anything is as bad as
an insufficiency."
TRADE APPRECIATES
FINE SCHAFF STRINGS
Adhering to Original Policy of Founder,
Schaff Piano String Co. Continues to
Produce the Best.
The Schaff Piano String Co., 2009-2021 Clybourn
avenue, Chicago, is famous as the manufacturer of a
specialty, a line of piano bass strings. And confin-
ing the efforts of the big shop to the production of
one commodity has resulted in effecting perfection
of that commodity. The unique success of the Schaff
Piano String Co. is due to relatively simple causes.
It involves the following of definite principles which
really make the policy of the house.
The solution of the problem of the Schaff Piano
String Co. from the first lay in making its product
coincide with the demands and wants of the piano
manufacturers and incidentally with those of the
piano sellers and the ultimate consumers. Not only
Handsome Six-Page Folder Devoted to Description are the piano makers and piano dealers aware of the
of Small Grands.
important functions of the bass strings in a piano,
The Baldwin Piano Co., Cincinnati, report excel- but the piano player is keenly conscious of merit in
lent results from a new folder issued a few months those particular parts of his or her instrument. In
ago. It is a most attractive example of printed aid the making of bass strings it took keen alertness on
to the dealer in marketing Baldwin instruments. It the part of the Schaff Piano String Co. since its
is printed in sepia ink on India paper and devoted formation to satisfy the requirements of continuously
entirely to the exploitation of the various small exacting customers.
grands made by the company.
From the beginning the Schaff Piano String Co.
The instruments shown are the Baldwin grand, has made progress by the devotion to the policy to
Style A; the Ellington grand, Style 391; the Hamil- make nothing but the best. Believing that there is
ton grand, Style 291, and the Howard grand, Style a constant demand for the utmost degree of excel-
490, all of them attractively cased and shown in a lence in any given product the company has held
steadfastly to its original principle and has never
pleasing home environment.
The opening page bears an illustration calculated swerved from its purpose and determined effort to
to impress the reader with the desirability of having supply the piano industry with the finest strings and
a small grand in the living room. Another page is with a willingness to go to any expense to obtain
given over to a description of the pattern furnished the result.
by the company to show just how the grand will fit
into the available floor space in the room.
NEW LONG BEACH, CAL., STORE.
The Long Beach Music Co., Long Beach, Cal.,
SEE BEETHOVEN'S PIANO.
which opened two months ago, is owned by Harry
The attention of musical people in New York re- Young, J. Anderson and Rena DeMoss.
They
cently was attracted to the window of the Knabe handle the Edison phonographs and records, Bald-
Warerooms on Fifth avenue by the exhibit of a piano win pianos, and the Welte-Mignon reproducing rolls.
owned and used by Beethoven at his home in Vienna They also carry a full stock of sheet music, includ-
in 1796. The instrument exhibited is of the early up- ing both the standard and popular numbers.
right type, the arrangemeent of the strings strongly
resembling those of the harp. Another feature of
C. E. Griffin, formerly with L. Bamberger & Co.,
the exhibit was a photographic reproduction of the Newark, N. J., is now located at 194 Warren street,
death mask of the noted composer.
where he conducts a repair shop.
DEALERS HELPED BY
NEW BALDWIN FOLDER
Chase-Hackley Piano Co.
(ESTABLISHED 1 SIS—THE PIONEER PIANO INDUSTRY OF THE WEST)
M A N U F A C T U R E R S OF
Chase Bros.. Hackley and
Carlisle Pianos
Chase Bros. Player de Luxe
Exceltone Player-Pianos
GOLDSMITH
Players and Pianos
Have Every Advantage in Quality and Results
to the Dealers
An Investigation Will Prove It
GOLDSMITH
PIANO
COMPANY
1223-1227 Miller Street. CHICAGO
A FULL LINE OF FIVE LEADERS FOR THE TRADE
Factory and Main Offices:
MUSKEGON. MICHIGAN
RICHMOND, VA.
CHICAGO
» 2 Republic BuUdlng
State and Adam* Sta.
QUALITY with QUANTITY
Virginia Power and Railway
Building
QUALITY
in Name and in Fact
TONE. MATERIALS, CONSTRUCTION, WORKMANSHIP,
DESIGN—«U in accord with the broadest experience*-*!* the
elements which give character to Bush & Lane Products.
BUSH & LANE PIANOS
BUSH & LANE CECIL IAN PLAYER PIANO6
Maximum Value in
PLAYERS, REPRODUCERS and GRANDS
take high place, therefore, in any comparison of hi ah grade
pianos because of the individuality of character which distin-
guishes them in all essentials of merit and value.
BUSH & LANE PIANO CO.
Holland, Mich.
New Edition Presto Buyers' Guide Is Ready
Offices: 802-4 Republic Bldg.
CHICAGO, ILL.
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July 21, 1923
17
and folders and files to be checked; it was all a tre-
mendous responsibility and naturally the work piled
up and waited, and waited—and went on waiting.
SYSTEM SEASONED WITH
COMMON SENSE IS GOOD
But When Permitted to Run Wild and Domi-
nate the Office It Is a Poor Investment
to Any Business House.
The much discussed word terms "Service" and
"System" are the twin topics of most dreamers in
the world of industrial economics at this time. Both
have been very largely overworked, but, this fact
notwithstanding, boht have a very distinct and seri-
ous bearing upon the success of any business enter-
prise. This applies to the music trade, as to all
others, especially the sheet music and small goods
ends in taking care of stock. In the piano business
the system applies to the keeping track of prospects,
and the saleman in line for results. And there sys-
tem is of the utmost value. All this notwithstanding,
also, there is a lot of common sense in the following
article by Louis Hill, which appeared in "Roycroft,"
the little booster magazine of East Aurora, N. Y.:
"He waxed enthusiastic* over systems. They were
the breath of life to him. His ingenuous brain was
forever producing wonderful new methods whereby
efficiency might be increased. He talked system. He
exuded efficiency from every pore. His desk was
always clear of papers. They were all carefully filed
in endless numbered folders ranged in geometrically
accurate rows along a table. He adorned the walls
above his desk with lists of things he intended doing,
had done, and was doing. The idea being that you
crossed each item off as soon as accomplished, and
having erased one item you made out a fresh list so
that you were always up-to-date and neat. His pen-
cils and pens lay in parallel lines with his ruler and
scissors. His paste-pot occupied a position to lee-
ward of the inkstand, and that position was perma-
nent. It was all part of his perfect system to have
everything just so. He drew up wonderful schemes
and kept countless neatly-ruled notebooks. Memo-
randums and schedules and lists; schemes and wire-
baskets and card-indexes; every device for keeping
the office tidy and the desk clear; every possible
method of recording business activities; he discovered
and invented and utilized.
"But, do you know, despite all this specialization
in system he could never get the work out on time?
It took him all his time to keep his systems in order.
"You see there were memos to be kept up-to-date;
lists and schedules to be constantly revised; indexes
"And the moral of all this is that it is possible to
over-systematize business.
. "It's no use trying to make the office look like a
drawing-roonl. Keep it as pleasant and cheery as
you can, but don't forget that fundamentally it's a
workroom; it's meant to be used.
"System is all a matter of common sense—a mat-
ter of putting things w r hcre you will be able to find
them—and quickly.
"It doesn't require a complicated paraphernalia of
notebooks and memos to keep a clear record of work.
"Work systematically, but don't overburned your-
self with system. A surfeit of anything is as bad as
an insufficiency."
TRADE APPRECIATES
FINE SCHAFF STRINGS
Adhering to Original Policy of Founder,
Schaff Piano String Co. Continues to
Produce the Best.
The Schaff Piano String Co., 2009-2021 Clybourn
avenue, Chicago, is famous as the manufacturer of a
specialty, a line of piano bass strings. And confin-
ing the efforts of the big shop to the production of
one commodity has resulted in effecting perfection
of that commodity. The unique success of the Schaff
Piano String Co. is due to relatively simple causes.
It involves the following of definite principles which
really make the policy of the house.
The solution of the problem of the Schaff Piano
String Co. from the first lay in making its product
coincide with the demands and wants of the piano
manufacturers and incidentally with those of the
piano sellers and the ultimate consumers. Not only
Handsome Six-Page Folder Devoted to Description are the piano makers and piano dealers aware of the
of Small Grands.
important functions of the bass strings in a piano,
The Baldwin Piano Co., Cincinnati, report excel- but the piano player is keenly conscious of merit in
lent results from a new folder issued a few months those particular parts of his or her instrument. In
ago. It is a most attractive example of printed aid the making of bass strings it took keen alertness on
to the dealer in marketing Baldwin instruments. It the part of the Schaff Piano String Co. since its
is printed in sepia ink on India paper and devoted formation to satisfy the requirements of continuously
entirely to the exploitation of the various small exacting customers.
grands made by the company.
From the beginning the Schaff Piano String Co.
The instruments shown are the Baldwin grand, has made progress by the devotion to the policy to
Style A; the Ellington grand, Style 391; the Hamil- make nothing but the best. Believing that there is
ton grand, Style 291, and the Howard grand, Style a constant demand for the utmost degree of excel-
490, all of them attractively cased and shown in a lence in any given product the company has held
steadfastly to its original principle and has never
pleasing home environment.
The opening page bears an illustration calculated swerved from its purpose and determined effort to
to impress the reader with the desirability of having supply the piano industry with the finest strings and
a small grand in the living room. Another page is with a willingness to go to any expense to obtain
given over to a description of the pattern furnished the result.
by the company to show just how the grand will fit
into the available floor space in the room.
NEW LONG BEACH, CAL., STORE.
The Long Beach Music Co., Long Beach, Cal.,
SEE BEETHOVEN'S PIANO.
which opened two months ago, is owned by Harry
The attention of musical people in New York re- Young, J. Anderson and Rena DeMoss.
They
cently was attracted to the window of the Knabe handle the Edison phonographs and records, Bald-
Warerooms on Fifth avenue by the exhibit of a piano win pianos, and the Welte-Mignon reproducing rolls.
owned and used by Beethoven at his home in Vienna They also carry a full stock of sheet music, includ-
in 1796. The instrument exhibited is of the early up- ing both the standard and popular numbers.
right type, the arrangemeent of the strings strongly
resembling those of the harp. Another feature of
C. E. Griffin, formerly with L. Bamberger & Co.,
the exhibit was a photographic reproduction of the Newark, N. J., is now located at 194 Warren street,
death mask of the noted composer.
where he conducts a repair shop.
DEALERS HELPED BY
NEW BALDWIN FOLDER
Chase-Hackley Piano Co.
(ESTABLISHED 1 SIS—THE PIONEER PIANO INDUSTRY OF THE WEST)
M A N U F A C T U R E R S OF
Chase Bros.. Hackley and
Carlisle Pianos
Chase Bros. Player de Luxe
Exceltone Player-Pianos
GOLDSMITH
Players and Pianos
Have Every Advantage in Quality and Results
to the Dealers
An Investigation Will Prove It
GOLDSMITH
PIANO
COMPANY
1223-1227 Miller Street. CHICAGO
A FULL LINE OF FIVE LEADERS FOR THE TRADE
Factory and Main Offices:
MUSKEGON. MICHIGAN
RICHMOND, VA.
CHICAGO
» 2 Republic BuUdlng
State and Adam* Sta.
QUALITY with QUANTITY
Virginia Power and Railway
Building
QUALITY
in Name and in Fact
TONE. MATERIALS, CONSTRUCTION, WORKMANSHIP,
DESIGN—«U in accord with the broadest experience*-*!* the
elements which give character to Bush & Lane Products.
BUSH & LANE PIANOS
BUSH & LANE CECIL IAN PLAYER PIANO6
Maximum Value in
PLAYERS, REPRODUCERS and GRANDS
take high place, therefore, in any comparison of hi ah grade
pianos because of the individuality of character which distin-
guishes them in all essentials of merit and value.
BUSH & LANE PIANO CO.
Holland, Mich.
New Edition Presto Buyers' Guide Is Ready
Offices: 802-4 Republic Bldg.
CHICAGO, ILL.
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).