Presto
Issue: 1924 1974 - Page 5
PRESTO
Mav 24, 1924.
CHRISTMAN
"The First Touch Tells
f 9
and at last their efforts were successful. The degree
of cordiality and unanimity that marked the meeting
at Manhattan Beach launched the association with an
earnestness of purpose and good feeling that has
existed through the years.
gave fresh proof of their warmth of feeling and the
ability to graciously express it.
The older members will also recall the joyous
events of the meeting in Boston the following year
An Admirable Purpose.
To harmonize all conflicting interests and unite the
entire trade in a common cause for the betterment
of conditions was the colossal task the Manhattan
Beach meeting decided upon. It was a historic gath-
ering and its admirable and ambitious purposes influ-
Reproducing Grand
The very highest type of piano attainment
is exemplified in this remarkable instru-
ment. It is as perfect in operation, repro-
duction and in volume of tone, and as
reliable in every detail of construction, as
skill and flawless materials can create.
GEO. B. NORRIS,
Ch., Membership Com., X. I'. M. A.
A. G. GULBRANSEN,
Secretary, National Piano Manufacturers' Association.
ence the organization today. The strict historian may
claim that the glory belongs to the New York Asso-
ciation of Manufacturers, which was a factor in trade
and social affairs in New York for many years. From
among its members was formed the Piano Manufac-
turers' Association in New York city itself. But it
had too local an influence and membership to suit
some of the broadminded members. Their agitation
when Henry I 1 ". Miller was re-elected president, the
meeting of 1900 in Chicago when the resolution in-
viting the piano dealers to attend the meetings of the
association. The invitation was potent for results.
The dealers responded at the next convention held in
New York, and at the suggestion of Col. F. B. T.
Ilollenberg, of Little Rock, Ark., completed their
own national organization in the Moorish Room of the
Hoffman House on May 16, 1901.
There was the convention in Baltimore in 1902, the
gathering in Buffalo in 1903, when George P. Bent
celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of his entrance
to the piano business by taking all the members for
a carriage ride with instructions to the drivers to
ignore the- speed limits which was the same as step-
ping on the gas today; the event the following year
in Washington when the fake bonfire of old squares
evoked a howl of protest from the public and other
notable conventions.
OFFICERS.
The officers and various committees of the National
Piano Manufacturers' Association aie as follows:
Mark P. Campbell, president, 641 West 49th street,
New York.
E. R. Jacobson, first vice-president, Hammond,
Indiana.
Studio Grand
Some of the Greatest Pianists have pro-
nounced this instrument the peer of any
produced. It is powerful and yet it is but
five feet long. It is a veritable "little giant"
among pianos, and its artistic qualities
command attention in any dealers' ware-
room.
CHRISTMAN
Uprights and Players
Are favorites with dealers who sell fine
instruments. They are as Perfect in
Operation as can be made, and they
are the True Christman in Tone and
Construction.
We Will be Glad to Send Particulars, Prices
and Terms to Live Piano Merchants
"The First Touch Tells"
Reg. U S. Pat. Off.
Christman Piano Co.
597 East 137th St.
New York
CHARLES JACOB,
Treasurer, National Piano Manufacturers' Association.
for something more comprehensive resulted in the
meeting at Manhattan Beach and the formation of the
National Piano Manufacturers' Association.
Reviving Pleasant Memories.
Many pleasant memories of men and incidents will
be revived by the older members attending the con-
vention at the Waldorf-Astoria. Some even will
bring to mind the famous "Call" to manufacturers to
attend the meeting at the Manhattan Beach Hotel,
Manhattan Beach, Long Island, on August 18, 1897.
The New York men, widely noted for their hospitality,
GEORGE MILLER,
Director, Mus. Iml. Ch. Commerce.
M. J. De Rochemont, second vice-president, 134th
street and Southern boulevard, New York.
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Mav 24, 1924.
CHRISTMAN
"The First Touch Tells
f 9
and at last their efforts were successful. The degree
of cordiality and unanimity that marked the meeting
at Manhattan Beach launched the association with an
earnestness of purpose and good feeling that has
existed through the years.
gave fresh proof of their warmth of feeling and the
ability to graciously express it.
The older members will also recall the joyous
events of the meeting in Boston the following year
An Admirable Purpose.
To harmonize all conflicting interests and unite the
entire trade in a common cause for the betterment
of conditions was the colossal task the Manhattan
Beach meeting decided upon. It was a historic gath-
ering and its admirable and ambitious purposes influ-
Reproducing Grand
The very highest type of piano attainment
is exemplified in this remarkable instru-
ment. It is as perfect in operation, repro-
duction and in volume of tone, and as
reliable in every detail of construction, as
skill and flawless materials can create.
GEO. B. NORRIS,
Ch., Membership Com., X. I'. M. A.
A. G. GULBRANSEN,
Secretary, National Piano Manufacturers' Association.
ence the organization today. The strict historian may
claim that the glory belongs to the New York Asso-
ciation of Manufacturers, which was a factor in trade
and social affairs in New York for many years. From
among its members was formed the Piano Manufac-
turers' Association in New York city itself. But it
had too local an influence and membership to suit
some of the broadminded members. Their agitation
when Henry I 1 ". Miller was re-elected president, the
meeting of 1900 in Chicago when the resolution in-
viting the piano dealers to attend the meetings of the
association. The invitation was potent for results.
The dealers responded at the next convention held in
New York, and at the suggestion of Col. F. B. T.
Ilollenberg, of Little Rock, Ark., completed their
own national organization in the Moorish Room of the
Hoffman House on May 16, 1901.
There was the convention in Baltimore in 1902, the
gathering in Buffalo in 1903, when George P. Bent
celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of his entrance
to the piano business by taking all the members for
a carriage ride with instructions to the drivers to
ignore the- speed limits which was the same as step-
ping on the gas today; the event the following year
in Washington when the fake bonfire of old squares
evoked a howl of protest from the public and other
notable conventions.
OFFICERS.
The officers and various committees of the National
Piano Manufacturers' Association aie as follows:
Mark P. Campbell, president, 641 West 49th street,
New York.
E. R. Jacobson, first vice-president, Hammond,
Indiana.
Studio Grand
Some of the Greatest Pianists have pro-
nounced this instrument the peer of any
produced. It is powerful and yet it is but
five feet long. It is a veritable "little giant"
among pianos, and its artistic qualities
command attention in any dealers' ware-
room.
CHRISTMAN
Uprights and Players
Are favorites with dealers who sell fine
instruments. They are as Perfect in
Operation as can be made, and they
are the True Christman in Tone and
Construction.
We Will be Glad to Send Particulars, Prices
and Terms to Live Piano Merchants
"The First Touch Tells"
Reg. U S. Pat. Off.
Christman Piano Co.
597 East 137th St.
New York
CHARLES JACOB,
Treasurer, National Piano Manufacturers' Association.
for something more comprehensive resulted in the
meeting at Manhattan Beach and the formation of the
National Piano Manufacturers' Association.
Reviving Pleasant Memories.
Many pleasant memories of men and incidents will
be revived by the older members attending the con-
vention at the Waldorf-Astoria. Some even will
bring to mind the famous "Call" to manufacturers to
attend the meeting at the Manhattan Beach Hotel,
Manhattan Beach, Long Island, on August 18, 1897.
The New York men, widely noted for their hospitality,
GEORGE MILLER,
Director, Mus. Iml. Ch. Commerce.
M. J. De Rochemont, second vice-president, 134th
street and Southern boulevard, 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/
Future scanning projects are planned by the International Arcade Museum Library (IAML).