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PRESTO
April 19, 1924.
DETROIT, MICH., EXPECTS
BIGGER MUSIC BUSINESS
Large Add-tion to the Population Last Year
Means Bigger Payrolls and Increase in the
Number of Music Goods Prospects.
The growth in importance of Detroit, Mich., as an
automobile city has been accompanied by a growth
of another form—the expansion of the music busi-
ness in the old houses and the organization of new
firms. It is pleasant but not remarkable that the
great increase in population should result in the
selling of more music goods. Over a dozen new
music stores were added to the existing facilities for
providing for the musical wants of the additional
90,000 population acquired by Detroit during 1923.
The added population is accountable for the in-
crease in the advertising spirit. The new accretions
to the population naturally mean more payrolls or
bigger payrolls and the percentage of such money
going to the music stores depends on the alluring
quality in the music store advertising as much as
the spontaneous prompting of the people to buy
music and music goods.
Grinnell Bros, have prepared for any possible in-
crease in the business of the city and steps are being
taken to increase the facilities of the branch stores
throughout the state and outside of it. Vigorous new
plans for stimulating sales have been formulated by
James E. Carey, new supervisor of stores for Grinnell
Bros. He is a man of great activity and wonderful
success in store management. He has been manager
of the Kalamazoo branch since 1915 and during that
time has considerably added to the importance of the
branch.
One sign of activity in the piano business in De-
troit is the increase in the calls of customers for the
services of the tuners. It exhibits an interest in the
tone of the pianos after the trying season of winter.
The increased calls for tuners may be from the spon-
taneous desire of the piano owners with a considera-
tion of their pianos or they may be caused by the
propaganda of the individual tuners or that of the
Detroit Division of the National Association of Piano
Tuners. The plan for special repairing and tuning
courses for the Detroit tuners has been widely pub-
lished by the newspapers.
The Cable Piano Co. will move to its new quarters
on Library avenue about May 1—that is, the formal
opening will take place at that time. The company
is already in possession of the building, which is being
remodeled. The improvements include a new front,
which will provide considerable space for displays.
The business is being made lively for the closing
weeks in the Woodward avenue store.
ANDERSON PIANO CO.'S
NEW BRANCH IN XENIA, 0 .
Progressive Dayton, O., Music House Inaugurates
New Store With Lively Sale.
The Anderson Piano Company, Dayton, O., which
recently purchased the Aeolian-Vocalion Company
there, has purchased the remaining stock and equip-
ment of the Brower Music Shop, West Main street.
Xenia, O., and opened the store with a full line of
musical goods and equipment.
Leroy Brower, who opened the Brower Music
Shop several years ago, has been closing out his
business in recent weeks and with Mrs. Brower will
move soon to Spring Valley, where they will have
charge of the medicinal spring of the Spring Valley
Medicinal Water Company.
Brunswick phonographs, records and sheet music
have been carried in an extensive way and the new
owners will continue this line and add to it their line
of pianos, other phonographs and a full line of small
musical instruments. The Anderson Piano Company,
at 114 North Main street, Dayton, is owned by C. D.
Anderson, who was employed in Xenia several years
ago when he was just starting on his successful
career.
The new store will be the agency for the Bruns-
wick, Cheney and Aeolian-Vocalion phonographs,
and Brunswick and Vocalion records, and for the
Steinway, Weber, Steck and Stroud and for the
Duo-Art pianos. In addition the company will han-
dle a complete line of radio instruments and equip-
ment. Arthur Brown, formerly of New York City
will be in charge of the store managing the musical
department and Warnock McDill, of Xenia, who
has been employed by the company in Dayton, will
have charge of the radio department.
The company is introducing itself to Greene County
patrons by a piano sale, pianos from its Dayton store,
both used and new, being placed on sale last week.
The company had a super-heterodyne radio receiving
set on exhibition at the store.
In addition to its sales service, the company will
operate a tuning and repairing service for patrons of
the Xenia store.
A section of the Jesse French & Sons piano factory
at New Castle, Ind., used for storing the veneer stock,
was damaged to the extent of $15,000 in a fire last
week.
B. K. SETTERGREN CO.
Exclusive Manufacturers
Owners of Big Retail Chain Visit Philadelphia
Piano Industry and Factories at Lester, and
Place Large Initial Order.
Arrangements were recently completed between
the T_ nited Music Company, with headquarters at
Brockton, Mass., and the Lester Piano Company of
Philadelphia, whereby the United Music Company
will handle the full line of instruments manufactured
by the Lester Piano Company in all of their stores.
The United Music Company have a chain of retail
stores in Brockton, Mass.; Plymouth, Mass.; Web-
ster, Mass.; New London, Conn.; Willimantic, Conn.;
and Stafford Springs, Conn., and in the last few years
have grown to be one of the largest retail organiza-
tions in the New England States.
Charles Feidman, a member of the firm of Popkin
& Feldman, who own the United Music Company,
and Roy T. Davis, general manager of all the stores,
called at the Lester offices and factories last week and
were so favorably impressed with the Lester organi-
zation and factory facilities for manufacturing high-
grade instruments that they placed initial orders for
three carloads to be distributed between their sev-
eral stores.
The Lester piano is already well known in the ter-
ritory which has been assigned to the United Music
Company, and both the Lester Piano Company and
the United Music Company feel very optimistic as
to the rcsulte that can be attained through this asso-
ciation.
NEW BRANCH MANAGER.
Ralph Hervey last week became manager of the
Adams Music Company, Canton, 111. Mr. Hervey
previously was associated with the Canton branch for
10 years, leaving there about two years ago. He has
been with a band instrument manufacturing firm at
Fort Wayne, Ind.
CLOSES BRANCH IN WARREN, ILL.
A. D. Chatelle, of Freeport. 111., has been in War-
ren, Hi., during his last closing out sale of pianos and
musical goods in his branch there. On the 10th of
April his lease was up on the store in the Morris
Building, and he had to vacate. Goods left were
moved to his Freeport store.
The Lyric Music Co., opened a store recently in
Waukesha, Wis.
For QUALITY, SATISFACTION and PROFIT
NEWMAN BROTHERS PIANOS
ot
HIGH GRADE SMALL GRANDS
NEWMAN BROS. CO.
Established 1870
35 Years' Experience in Piano Building
UNITED MUSIC CO. SELLS
"LESTER" IN ALL STORES
Factories, 816 DIX ST., Chicago, 111.
BLUFFTON, IND.
Kinder & Collins
E. Leins Piano Company,
Pianos
4Mi s
NEW YORK
L
Makers of Pianos That Are Leaders
in Any Reliable Store
NEW FACTORY, 304 W. 42ml St.. NEW VORK
Jesse French & Sons Style BB
The True Test
KREITER
Compare the new Jesse French & Sons Piano
Pianos and Players
with any other strictly high grade piano in tone,
touch and general construction, and you will be
" convinced at once that t h e y offer the most
exceptional v a l u e s to be found anywhere.
Write today for catalog and prices
"They are the one best buy on the market*'
JESSE FRENCH & SONS PIANO CO.
NEW CASTLE,
INDIANA
Have No Competition Where
Beauty of Cases and Tone
Sustain Profit Making Prices.
Everything the Highest but
the Price.
Inspect them Carefully and See.
Kreiter Mfg. Co., Inc.
320-322 W. Water St., Milwaukee, WU.
Factory i Marinetto, Wis.
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PRESTO
April 19, 1924.
DETROIT, MICH., EXPECTS
BIGGER MUSIC BUSINESS
Large Add-tion to the Population Last Year
Means Bigger Payrolls and Increase in the
Number of Music Goods Prospects.
The growth in importance of Detroit, Mich., as an
automobile city has been accompanied by a growth
of another form—the expansion of the music busi-
ness in the old houses and the organization of new
firms. It is pleasant but not remarkable that the
great increase in population should result in the
selling of more music goods. Over a dozen new
music stores were added to the existing facilities for
providing for the musical wants of the additional
90,000 population acquired by Detroit during 1923.
The added population is accountable for the in-
crease in the advertising spirit. The new accretions
to the population naturally mean more payrolls or
bigger payrolls and the percentage of such money
going to the music stores depends on the alluring
quality in the music store advertising as much as
the spontaneous prompting of the people to buy
music and music goods.
Grinnell Bros, have prepared for any possible in-
crease in the business of the city and steps are being
taken to increase the facilities of the branch stores
throughout the state and outside of it. Vigorous new
plans for stimulating sales have been formulated by
James E. Carey, new supervisor of stores for Grinnell
Bros. He is a man of great activity and wonderful
success in store management. He has been manager
of the Kalamazoo branch since 1915 and during that
time has considerably added to the importance of the
branch.
One sign of activity in the piano business in De-
troit is the increase in the calls of customers for the
services of the tuners. It exhibits an interest in the
tone of the pianos after the trying season of winter.
The increased calls for tuners may be from the spon-
taneous desire of the piano owners with a considera-
tion of their pianos or they may be caused by the
propaganda of the individual tuners or that of the
Detroit Division of the National Association of Piano
Tuners. The plan for special repairing and tuning
courses for the Detroit tuners has been widely pub-
lished by the newspapers.
The Cable Piano Co. will move to its new quarters
on Library avenue about May 1—that is, the formal
opening will take place at that time. The company
is already in possession of the building, which is being
remodeled. The improvements include a new front,
which will provide considerable space for displays.
The business is being made lively for the closing
weeks in the Woodward avenue store.
ANDERSON PIANO CO.'S
NEW BRANCH IN XENIA, 0 .
Progressive Dayton, O., Music House Inaugurates
New Store With Lively Sale.
The Anderson Piano Company, Dayton, O., which
recently purchased the Aeolian-Vocalion Company
there, has purchased the remaining stock and equip-
ment of the Brower Music Shop, West Main street.
Xenia, O., and opened the store with a full line of
musical goods and equipment.
Leroy Brower, who opened the Brower Music
Shop several years ago, has been closing out his
business in recent weeks and with Mrs. Brower will
move soon to Spring Valley, where they will have
charge of the medicinal spring of the Spring Valley
Medicinal Water Company.
Brunswick phonographs, records and sheet music
have been carried in an extensive way and the new
owners will continue this line and add to it their line
of pianos, other phonographs and a full line of small
musical instruments. The Anderson Piano Company,
at 114 North Main street, Dayton, is owned by C. D.
Anderson, who was employed in Xenia several years
ago when he was just starting on his successful
career.
The new store will be the agency for the Bruns-
wick, Cheney and Aeolian-Vocalion phonographs,
and Brunswick and Vocalion records, and for the
Steinway, Weber, Steck and Stroud and for the
Duo-Art pianos. In addition the company will han-
dle a complete line of radio instruments and equip-
ment. Arthur Brown, formerly of New York City
will be in charge of the store managing the musical
department and Warnock McDill, of Xenia, who
has been employed by the company in Dayton, will
have charge of the radio department.
The company is introducing itself to Greene County
patrons by a piano sale, pianos from its Dayton store,
both used and new, being placed on sale last week.
The company had a super-heterodyne radio receiving
set on exhibition at the store.
In addition to its sales service, the company will
operate a tuning and repairing service for patrons of
the Xenia store.
A section of the Jesse French & Sons piano factory
at New Castle, Ind., used for storing the veneer stock,
was damaged to the extent of $15,000 in a fire last
week.
B. K. SETTERGREN CO.
Exclusive Manufacturers
Owners of Big Retail Chain Visit Philadelphia
Piano Industry and Factories at Lester, and
Place Large Initial Order.
Arrangements were recently completed between
the T_ nited Music Company, with headquarters at
Brockton, Mass., and the Lester Piano Company of
Philadelphia, whereby the United Music Company
will handle the full line of instruments manufactured
by the Lester Piano Company in all of their stores.
The United Music Company have a chain of retail
stores in Brockton, Mass.; Plymouth, Mass.; Web-
ster, Mass.; New London, Conn.; Willimantic, Conn.;
and Stafford Springs, Conn., and in the last few years
have grown to be one of the largest retail organiza-
tions in the New England States.
Charles Feidman, a member of the firm of Popkin
& Feldman, who own the United Music Company,
and Roy T. Davis, general manager of all the stores,
called at the Lester offices and factories last week and
were so favorably impressed with the Lester organi-
zation and factory facilities for manufacturing high-
grade instruments that they placed initial orders for
three carloads to be distributed between their sev-
eral stores.
The Lester piano is already well known in the ter-
ritory which has been assigned to the United Music
Company, and both the Lester Piano Company and
the United Music Company feel very optimistic as
to the rcsulte that can be attained through this asso-
ciation.
NEW BRANCH MANAGER.
Ralph Hervey last week became manager of the
Adams Music Company, Canton, 111. Mr. Hervey
previously was associated with the Canton branch for
10 years, leaving there about two years ago. He has
been with a band instrument manufacturing firm at
Fort Wayne, Ind.
CLOSES BRANCH IN WARREN, ILL.
A. D. Chatelle, of Freeport. 111., has been in War-
ren, Hi., during his last closing out sale of pianos and
musical goods in his branch there. On the 10th of
April his lease was up on the store in the Morris
Building, and he had to vacate. Goods left were
moved to his Freeport store.
The Lyric Music Co., opened a store recently in
Waukesha, Wis.
For QUALITY, SATISFACTION and PROFIT
NEWMAN BROTHERS PIANOS
ot
HIGH GRADE SMALL GRANDS
NEWMAN BROS. CO.
Established 1870
35 Years' Experience in Piano Building
UNITED MUSIC CO. SELLS
"LESTER" IN ALL STORES
Factories, 816 DIX ST., Chicago, 111.
BLUFFTON, IND.
Kinder & Collins
E. Leins Piano Company,
Pianos
4Mi s
NEW YORK
L
Makers of Pianos That Are Leaders
in Any Reliable Store
NEW FACTORY, 304 W. 42ml St.. NEW VORK
Jesse French & Sons Style BB
The True Test
KREITER
Compare the new Jesse French & Sons Piano
Pianos and Players
with any other strictly high grade piano in tone,
touch and general construction, and you will be
" convinced at once that t h e y offer the most
exceptional v a l u e s to be found anywhere.
Write today for catalog and prices
"They are the one best buy on the market*'
JESSE FRENCH & SONS PIANO CO.
NEW CASTLE,
INDIANA
Have No Competition Where
Beauty of Cases and Tone
Sustain Profit Making Prices.
Everything the Highest but
the Price.
Inspect them Carefully and See.
Kreiter Mfg. Co., Inc.
320-322 W. Water St., Milwaukee, WU.
Factory i Marinetto, Wis.
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All Rights Reserved. Digitized from the archives of the MBSI with support from NAMM - The International Music Products Association (www.namm.org).
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