Presto
Issue: 1924 1965 - Page 19
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PRESTO
March 22, 1924.
John McCormack
famous tenor, says,
"The Mieuner Piano certainly fills a »ong-felt want, the
want of a small piano with a splendid action and lovely tone"
Writ* Today for MUttner catalogue, price* an ' full
information
^MIESSNER
The Little Piano with the Bl* Tone
MIESSNER PIANO CO.
General Offices & Factory, 126 Reed St.
MILWAUKEE, WIS.
STR1CH & ZE1DLER, Inc.
GRAND, UPRIGHT and PLAYER
AND
HOMER PIANOS
740-742 East 136th Street
NEW YORK
GRAND PIANO
MANY MUSIC DEALERS
MOVE TO LARGER STORES
Expansion of Business Pleasant Cause of Seeking
New Locations by Merchants Here and There.
Wm. Duven, Orange City, la., has moved his music
store from the old Betten Hotel building into the
rooms vacated by the Orange City Motor Co. The
new building has been redecorated and changed in
many ways so that it will make an ideal room in
which to display his musical instruments.
The Morey Roberts' music store recently opened
for business in its new home at 227 Madison street,
Ottawa, 111. Mr. Roberts plans to put in several
new lines of pianos, and expand the musical merchan-
dise department.
The Allston Music Shop, Allston, Mass., has moved
to 166 Brighton avenue, Allston. The new quarters
are larger than the old ones.
The Morgan Music Company, which formerly oc-
cupied the Kahn building at the corner of Sixteenth
and West Cherry streets, Herrin, 111., is now in its
permanent home on Fourteenth street in the Raddle
building. The Raddle building was practically all
burned a year ago and is now rebuilt into a modern
building. The Morgan Music Company occupies the
north-half of the building. This is about twenty feet
deeper than the south half, having a large storage
room at the rear.
Leonberger's Music Shop, at 926 New York ave-
nue, Northwest, Washington, D. C, recently com-
pleted renovations and improvements at the new
location. Since moving into the New York avenue
quarters the store has been decorated, a large por-
tion of the floor at the rear of the store ripped out
and relaid and an office and repair shop partitioned
off.
After many years of prosperity on Main street,
Middletown, Ohio, the McFarland Music Co. recently
moxed to a more central location at 408 East Third
street.
A new store at 38 Railroad street, Johnsbury, Vt.,
has just been opened by Peterson's Music Rooms,
successor to A. L. Bailey, an old-established music
house. In addition to the line of talking machines
and records, a complete line of pianos has been added
Mr. Peterson has been engaged in the music trade
in that vicinity for more than thirty years.
48 Inchee Long
The best exponent of the present Baby Grand Age.
[U tone — its lines — its restricted space requirement and
Attractive pri
MAKE IT THE PREMIER AGENCY
liet full details of this valuable selling franchise NOW.
Premier Grand Piano Corporation
largest Institution in the World Building Grand
Pianos Exclusively
WALTER C HEPPBRLA
Prciidsal
JUSTUS BATTBMBR
Viro-Pretilltat
510-532 West /3r NEW YORK
SHORTAGE OF TRAINED
MEN IN THE INDUSTRIES
Significance of Statement by President of Penn Col-
lege Understood by Music Trade Manufacturers.
There is an apparent shortage of technically trained
men in industry. This is shown by John M. Thomas,
president of Penn State College, in his annual report,
just printed. He puts the immediate shortage at
25,000 men and points out that this is borne out by
the experience of the graduating class in Penn State
in 1923. Two hundred received degrees in engineer-
ing. The number of positions offered to graduates
varied slightly with the different departments in the
school, but each graduate on the average received
offers of between four and five jobs.
The piano industry has felt the scarcity of trained
men for several years and at recent gatherings of
piano manufacturers the possibilities of the future in
that respect were frequently discussed. It involved
consideration and discussion of the immigration ques-
tion because it more or less concerned the problem of
the supply of piano factory operatives of the higher
type. The remarks of President Thomas have a sig-
nificance for men of the music trades:
"Industrial leaders are concerned over the expected
shortage of men properly qualified for responsible
positions," says President Thomas. "Oliver S.
Lyford, representing the National Industrial Confer-
ence Board, recently estimated after careful study and
research that 500,000 technically trained men will be
needed in the industries in the decade beginning with
1921. From statistics and statements made by Dr.
Walter C. John, of the United States Bureau of Edu-
cation, it is safe to say that the engineering schools
can furnish only 125,000 graduates in this decade,
providing the present increase in enrollment continues
throughout the period. Allowing for 250,000 men to
come up through the ranks in industry, there would
still be a shortage of 125,000 technically trained men."
PROGRESSIVE CALIFORNIA FIRM.
The new building of The Gardner Music Company,
Gardena, Cal., is indicative of the growth and energy
of this firm. The structure houses an exclusive music
store of high order. T. T. Gardner has lived in Gar-
dena the past eighteen years. Twenty years of his
life have been spent in music business. The new
home embraces 2,400 feet of floor space, being of 30x
80 feet dimensions. It is of brick front, hardwood
floors, and is provided with every modern convenience
for doing an up-to-date music business.
ADDS PHONOGRAPHS.
The new phonograph division of Mather Bros, fur-
niture store, at Forsythe and Hunter streets, Atlanta,
Ga., was formally opened recently and many visitors
were entertained by this firm on the opening day.
The Brunswick line of talking machines and records
has been installed and attractive booths have been ar-
ranged convenient to the entrance for demonstration
purposes. The walls of the music department are
beautifully tinted and all the booths are Avell ven-
tilated.
EXPANSION IN AKRON.
The George S. Dales Co., Akron, Ohio, will open a
general musical merchandise and sheet music depart-
ment to be operated independently of the present
talking machine and piano department. When re-
modeling plans are completed on the South Howard
street side wit han entrance on that thoroughfare.
The actual work of remodeling the company's store
and also the newly acquired^ building to the north
will' begin in February.
Straube Artronome players are reported big sellers
in the store of Wm. H. Clark, 2135 N. California
avenue, Chicago.
BRINKERHOFF
The Good Old
SMITH & NIXON
Pianos and Player Pianos
Better than ever, with the same
"Grand Tone In Upright Case."
Grands and Players that every deal-
er likes to sell, for Satisfaction and
Profit.
Smith & Nixon Piano Co.
1229 Miller St., Chicago
When in doubt refer to
PRESTO BUYERS GUIDE
Player-Pianos
an d Pi lanos
WEBSTER PIANOS
Noted for Their Musical Beauty
of Tone and Artistic Style
ATTRACTIVE
The Line That Sells Easily
and Satisfies Always
PRICES
Factory
Executive Offic«a
Leominater,
138th St. and Walton Are.
Man.
N«w York
Division W. P. HAINES & CO- Inc.
HIGH GRADE
Folding Organs
School Organs
BRINKERHOFF PIANO CO.
OFFICES, REPUBLIC BLDG.
209 State Street
CHICAGO
Becker Bros.
—
Manufacturers of
Practice Keyboards
HIGH GRADE PIANOS
and PLAYER PIANOS
Dealer*' Attention Solicited
Factory and Warerooms
A. L. WHITE MFG. CO.
215 EneUwood Av«., CHICAGO. ILL.
767-769 Tenth Avenue, New York
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PRESTO
March 22, 1924.
John McCormack
famous tenor, says,
"The Mieuner Piano certainly fills a »ong-felt want, the
want of a small piano with a splendid action and lovely tone"
Writ* Today for MUttner catalogue, price* an ' full
information
^MIESSNER
The Little Piano with the Bl* Tone
MIESSNER PIANO CO.
General Offices & Factory, 126 Reed St.
MILWAUKEE, WIS.
STR1CH & ZE1DLER, Inc.
GRAND, UPRIGHT and PLAYER
AND
HOMER PIANOS
740-742 East 136th Street
NEW YORK
GRAND PIANO
MANY MUSIC DEALERS
MOVE TO LARGER STORES
Expansion of Business Pleasant Cause of Seeking
New Locations by Merchants Here and There.
Wm. Duven, Orange City, la., has moved his music
store from the old Betten Hotel building into the
rooms vacated by the Orange City Motor Co. The
new building has been redecorated and changed in
many ways so that it will make an ideal room in
which to display his musical instruments.
The Morey Roberts' music store recently opened
for business in its new home at 227 Madison street,
Ottawa, 111. Mr. Roberts plans to put in several
new lines of pianos, and expand the musical merchan-
dise department.
The Allston Music Shop, Allston, Mass., has moved
to 166 Brighton avenue, Allston. The new quarters
are larger than the old ones.
The Morgan Music Company, which formerly oc-
cupied the Kahn building at the corner of Sixteenth
and West Cherry streets, Herrin, 111., is now in its
permanent home on Fourteenth street in the Raddle
building. The Raddle building was practically all
burned a year ago and is now rebuilt into a modern
building. The Morgan Music Company occupies the
north-half of the building. This is about twenty feet
deeper than the south half, having a large storage
room at the rear.
Leonberger's Music Shop, at 926 New York ave-
nue, Northwest, Washington, D. C, recently com-
pleted renovations and improvements at the new
location. Since moving into the New York avenue
quarters the store has been decorated, a large por-
tion of the floor at the rear of the store ripped out
and relaid and an office and repair shop partitioned
off.
After many years of prosperity on Main street,
Middletown, Ohio, the McFarland Music Co. recently
moxed to a more central location at 408 East Third
street.
A new store at 38 Railroad street, Johnsbury, Vt.,
has just been opened by Peterson's Music Rooms,
successor to A. L. Bailey, an old-established music
house. In addition to the line of talking machines
and records, a complete line of pianos has been added
Mr. Peterson has been engaged in the music trade
in that vicinity for more than thirty years.
48 Inchee Long
The best exponent of the present Baby Grand Age.
[U tone — its lines — its restricted space requirement and
Attractive pri
MAKE IT THE PREMIER AGENCY
liet full details of this valuable selling franchise NOW.
Premier Grand Piano Corporation
largest Institution in the World Building Grand
Pianos Exclusively
WALTER C HEPPBRLA
Prciidsal
JUSTUS BATTBMBR
Viro-Pretilltat
510-532 West /3r NEW YORK
SHORTAGE OF TRAINED
MEN IN THE INDUSTRIES
Significance of Statement by President of Penn Col-
lege Understood by Music Trade Manufacturers.
There is an apparent shortage of technically trained
men in industry. This is shown by John M. Thomas,
president of Penn State College, in his annual report,
just printed. He puts the immediate shortage at
25,000 men and points out that this is borne out by
the experience of the graduating class in Penn State
in 1923. Two hundred received degrees in engineer-
ing. The number of positions offered to graduates
varied slightly with the different departments in the
school, but each graduate on the average received
offers of between four and five jobs.
The piano industry has felt the scarcity of trained
men for several years and at recent gatherings of
piano manufacturers the possibilities of the future in
that respect were frequently discussed. It involved
consideration and discussion of the immigration ques-
tion because it more or less concerned the problem of
the supply of piano factory operatives of the higher
type. The remarks of President Thomas have a sig-
nificance for men of the music trades:
"Industrial leaders are concerned over the expected
shortage of men properly qualified for responsible
positions," says President Thomas. "Oliver S.
Lyford, representing the National Industrial Confer-
ence Board, recently estimated after careful study and
research that 500,000 technically trained men will be
needed in the industries in the decade beginning with
1921. From statistics and statements made by Dr.
Walter C. John, of the United States Bureau of Edu-
cation, it is safe to say that the engineering schools
can furnish only 125,000 graduates in this decade,
providing the present increase in enrollment continues
throughout the period. Allowing for 250,000 men to
come up through the ranks in industry, there would
still be a shortage of 125,000 technically trained men."
PROGRESSIVE CALIFORNIA FIRM.
The new building of The Gardner Music Company,
Gardena, Cal., is indicative of the growth and energy
of this firm. The structure houses an exclusive music
store of high order. T. T. Gardner has lived in Gar-
dena the past eighteen years. Twenty years of his
life have been spent in music business. The new
home embraces 2,400 feet of floor space, being of 30x
80 feet dimensions. It is of brick front, hardwood
floors, and is provided with every modern convenience
for doing an up-to-date music business.
ADDS PHONOGRAPHS.
The new phonograph division of Mather Bros, fur-
niture store, at Forsythe and Hunter streets, Atlanta,
Ga., was formally opened recently and many visitors
were entertained by this firm on the opening day.
The Brunswick line of talking machines and records
has been installed and attractive booths have been ar-
ranged convenient to the entrance for demonstration
purposes. The walls of the music department are
beautifully tinted and all the booths are Avell ven-
tilated.
EXPANSION IN AKRON.
The George S. Dales Co., Akron, Ohio, will open a
general musical merchandise and sheet music depart-
ment to be operated independently of the present
talking machine and piano department. When re-
modeling plans are completed on the South Howard
street side wit han entrance on that thoroughfare.
The actual work of remodeling the company's store
and also the newly acquired^ building to the north
will' begin in February.
Straube Artronome players are reported big sellers
in the store of Wm. H. Clark, 2135 N. California
avenue, Chicago.
BRINKERHOFF
The Good Old
SMITH & NIXON
Pianos and Player Pianos
Better than ever, with the same
"Grand Tone In Upright Case."
Grands and Players that every deal-
er likes to sell, for Satisfaction and
Profit.
Smith & Nixon Piano Co.
1229 Miller St., Chicago
When in doubt refer to
PRESTO BUYERS GUIDE
Player-Pianos
an d Pi lanos
WEBSTER PIANOS
Noted for Their Musical Beauty
of Tone and Artistic Style
ATTRACTIVE
The Line That Sells Easily
and Satisfies Always
PRICES
Factory
Executive Offic«a
Leominater,
138th St. and Walton Are.
Man.
N«w York
Division W. P. HAINES & CO- Inc.
HIGH GRADE
Folding Organs
School Organs
BRINKERHOFF PIANO CO.
OFFICES, REPUBLIC BLDG.
209 State Street
CHICAGO
Becker Bros.
—
Manufacturers of
Practice Keyboards
HIGH GRADE PIANOS
and PLAYER PIANOS
Dealer*' Attention Solicited
Factory and Warerooms
A. L. WHITE MFG. CO.
215 EneUwood Av«., CHICAGO. ILL.
767-769 Tenth Avenue, New York
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/
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