Presto

PRESTO
March 8, 1924.
KRAKAUER BROS. RADIO PIANO
IT IS A FACT
The radio seems to have found close associa-
tion with the pidno. Some very prominent
piano industries are making experiments with
radio installation, and a few of them have al-
ready gone so far as to have completed instru-
ments. One of the most conspicuous is the
piano industry of Krakauer Bros., New York,
who have commenced to produce the combina-
tion.
The new Krakauer Bros, radio piano is one
of the standard players of that distinguished
industry. In the upper left hand corner of the
instrument is placed a regular De Forest Reflex
Radiophone, Type D7A. The batteries for the
operation of this outfit are placed in the lower
section of the piano. The high voltage or "B"
batteries are in the lower left hand corner, while
the storage or "A" battery is in the lower right
hand corner.
The radio outfit is a three-bulb set, using a
crystal detector, and operates on a loop. The
loop is removable and fits through a hole in
the top of the piano, just as is standard practice
with the De Forest sets. It will operate a loud
talker very nicely for the local stations, and
these outfits have done consistent work up to
a thousand miles.
This piano was developed by M. K. Bretz-
felder, who is the fourth generation of the
Krakauer family in the business. Mr. Bretz-
felder first got into the radio game back in 1916
—long before broadcasting started and is an ex-
pert radio man.
Without doubt the Krakauer Bros. Radio
Piano will create widespread interest in the
trade.
That SEEBURG ELECTRIC
PIANOS can always be
relied upon.
IT IS A FACT
that SEEBURG ELECTRIC
PIANOS are dependable.
IT IS A FACT
that SEEBURG ELECTRIC
PIANOS are durable.
IT IS A FACT
that SEEBURG ELECTRIC
PIANOS when sold on in-
stallments bring back the
money quicker than any
other piano sale.
IT IS A FACT
that SEEBURG ELECTRIC
PIANOS are real pianos,
built to stand the hard
usage a c o i n - o p e r a t e d
piano gets.
IT IS A FACT
that your stock is incom-
plete without SEEBURG
ELECTRICS.
IT IS A FACT
that you ought to write
to-day for catalogue and
particulars.
Do it!
J. P. SEEBURG
PIANO CO.
CHICAGO
ILLINOIS
LARGER OFFICES FOR
MUSIC INDUSTRIES CHAMBER
Expansion of Work of Central Body Made Necessary
Acquisition of More Space.
The Music Industries Chamber of Commerce has
signed a lease for the entire fourteenth floor of the
new office building at 45 West 45th street, New York,
and will take possession of its new quarters on May 1.
This change has been made necessary, says the
management, by the recent expansion of the Cham-
ber's work and the necessary growth of its per-
sonnel. The new offices will provide the Chamber
with approximately one-third more floor space than
it has at present, besides being superior in the matter
of location, light and ventilation.
In order to obtain the most desirable quarters the
Chamber has leased the entire fourteenth floor, al-
though this provides it with more space than it needs
at present. However, no difficulty is anticipated in
sub-leasing any space not needed for a sum which
will bring the net rental down to a lower figure
than would have to be paid in order to renew the
lease and provide additional space in the premises
now occupied.
It is hoped that every member of the industry who
attends the National Music Industries Convention
next June will find time to visit the new offices of the
Chamber.
PIANO CLUB OF CHICAGO
PLANS MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
Ambitious Purpose of Energetic Officials Is to Make
Organization Biggest of Its Kind in the World.
To become the largest club in the world of men
associated with the sale of music is the object of the
Piano Club of Chicago during the next sixty days.
The present membership numbers over three hundred
and President John McKenna, assisted by Matt Ken-
nedy, Kenneth Curtis, Ed. Davis, Joe Chiles, Henry
Hewitt and others, are driving for two hundred addi-
tional members. Elaborate plans have been made,
beginning with the big Piano Club Circus, which will
be given to members and prospective members early
in April under the direction of Ben Woods, chairman
of the entertainment committee.
Beginning with the last music trades convention in
Chicago the Piano Club of Chicago launched a very
active and successful campaign for the promotion of
music, independent of all national organizations.
Counting the gigantic band contest which originated
and was first sponsored by the Piano Club this
hustling, live organization has put over the Music
Student's Contest for the entire state of Illinois, and
has about consummated the official formation of a
Civic Music Committee for Chicago. This last
achievement is most praiseworthy because Chicago
is the second city in size in the United States.
During the last two months the club has enter-
tained many speakers of national prominence, and
many famed musical and theatrical stars at the Mon-
day noonday meetings held at the Illinois Athletic
Club. This feature has a wide appeal, as the piano
club entertainments are known to be the best of any
luncheon club in Chicago and invitations are eagerly
sought to these Monday luncheons by those who are
not in the music trade.
The Piano Club of Chicago weekly entertains as
guests many music, merchants who visit Chicago and
scarcely a week passes in which the club is not con-
gratulated for the splendid arrangements which it
helped make at the Prosperity Convention last June.
It is expected that there will be a waiting list.
The club is assured of getting almost the required
200 new members before the drive opens April 1.
DETROIT FIRM HAS TWO
CITY BRANCH STORES
Noble Piano Company Has Built Up Big Grand
Piano Business in Woodward Avenue Store.
The city of Detroit, Mich., is now well covered by
the Noble Piano Co., 4839 and 4841 Woodward ave-
nue, which maintains two branches to better attend
to the local interests in promising parts of the city.
One branch at 3707 Gratiot avenue is under the man-
agement of T. H. DePew and another at 9747 Ker-
cheval avenue is managed by D. C. Ware. In both
branches full lines similar to those carried in the main
store are shown.
A new room recently added to the Woodward ave-
nue store is devoted solely to grand pianos and re-
producing pianos. It is 150 feet in depth by seventy-
five feet in width and the decorations and furnish-
ings are in keeping with its purposes. For years the
firm has featured the grand piano in a specially
forceful way that has made it distinguished as a
grand piano house.
BRANCH IS GENERAL STORE.
The Davis-Burkham-Tyler Co. recently opened a
new store in the Kistler Building on Main street,
Newcomerstown, Ohio, to be operated as a branch
agency of the Cambridge store, which was started
more than twelve years ago. The store is one of the
largest in the city and carries everything in music.
PREMIER GRAND TRADE GROWS.
Charles Grundy, general traveler for the Premier
Grand Piano Corporation, was home in Chicago over
Sunday of this week from a trip eastward and south-
ward. Mr. Grundy says business is quite satisfactory.
He sees everywhere the growth of the grand piano
business.
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