Presto
Issue: 1924 1977 - Page 5
PRESTO
June 14, 1924.
CHRISTMAN
"The First Touch Tells"
CHRISTMAN
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.
WINNERS DECLARED IN
ADVERTISING CONTEST
Awards in Two Classes in Interesting Event
Made Public at Session of Music Mer-
chants Convention.
The Otto Grau Piano Co., Cincinnati, won the first
award, a cup, in Class A, for independent music mer-
chants in the recent contest decided and announced
at the convention of the National Association of Mu-
sic Merchants in New York last week. Joseph A.
Jacober is the advertising man of the winning con-
cern. Class A distinguishes the individual stores from
the group stores and factoi*y warerooms coming
under Class B.
The winner of the first award in Class B was
Sherman, Clay & Co., San Francisco, and the adver-
tising man of the concern is Neil C. Wilson.
The other awards in Class A are as follows: Sec-
ond, J. L. Hudson Music Co., Detroit; third, G. A.
Barlow & Sons, Trenton, N. J.; fourth, Heaton's
Music Store, Columbus, O.; fifth, Geo. J. Birkel Co.,
Los Angeles; sixth, the Miekeljohn Co., Providence,
R. L.; seventh. The Tusting Piano Co., Asbury
Park, N. J.; eighth, Will A. Watkin Co., Dallas,
Tex.; ninth, C. J. Heppe & Sons, Philadelphia,; tenth,
Chickering Warerooms, Baltimore; eleventh, Gewher
Piano Co., Wilmington, Del.
In Class B, the second aw T ard was given to Wm.
Knabe & Co., New York City; third, Chickering &
Sons, Boston; fourth, Sohmer & Co., New York City;
fifth, the Aeolian Co., New York City; sixth, Kohler
& Chase, San Francisco; seventh, M. Steinert &
Sons, Boston; eighth, Southern California Music
H^ouse, Los Angeles; ninth, Chas. M. Steiff, Balti-
more; tenth, Henry F. Miller, Boston; eleventh,
Story & Clark Piano Co., New York City.
PROGRESSIVE INDIANA
FIRM EXPANDS BUSINESS
Korn Music House, Michigan City, Opens Grand
Piano Display Room.
The Korn Music House, Michigan City, Ind., has
leased a store on East Seventh street and will occupy
this additional space, which is being connected with
their other large quarters, as soon as alterations are
completed. The 600 feet of additional floor space will
be used for the display of grand pianos, grand repro-
ducing pianos and phonographs.
It is intended also to use it for recitals, as such a
place has long been needed by Michigan City talent.
The display room formerly used for grand pianos will
CHRISTMAN
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.
No ambitious Piano Merchant can
be sure that he has the best, most
profitable and satisfactory Line until
he has examined the Christman and
compared with whatever competitor
may be winning local trade.
INQUIRIES INVITED
(€
The First Touch Tells"
Reg. U S. Pat. Off.
Christman Piano Co.
597 East 137th St.
New York
be made into booths for playerpiano demonstrations.
Twelve years ago it was Mr. Korn's ambition to
give Michigan City the best and most up-to-date
music store possible and with the acquisition of the
additional space he will be in a position to realize
this ambition. He will have one of the most com-
plete music stores to be found anywhere in a city of
the size of Michigan City.
Mr. Korn has built up a splendid business and will
continue to grow with Michigan City. Miss Frieda
Timm is in charge of the record department at
Korn's; Neil Lauman, formerly with the Cable-Nel-
son piano factory handles the tuning and repairing
of instruments and A. W. Tilt, with Mr. Korn, han-
dles the sales of instruments.
WELL=KNOWN ORGANIST
COMMENDS TONK PIANO
H. A. Sjolander, of New Britain, Conn., Writes to
Local Agent for New York Industry.
The representative of the Tonk piano at New
Britain, Conn., recently received the following letter
which w r as written by a local musician. It is a very
unusual and valuable tribute:
My Dear Mr. Ostlund: Recently I had the pleas-
ure of' playing on an instrument made by the cor-
poration of William Tonk & Bro., Inc., for which
you are an agent.
The beautiful tone and workmanship, added to a
most responsive action, makes it an ideal piano, and
it is my sincere hope that more such instruments
will be found in the homes of the Swedish people.
1 take the liberty of writing you this note un-
solicited, as an expression of my keen delight in
playing the above mentioned piano.
Wishing you all possible success, I am,
Very cordially,
H. A. SJOLANDER, Organist,
The Swedish Lutheran Maria
Church, of New Britain.
CLOSING OUT STOCK.
B. J. Powell, who has been connected with the
Kokomo, Ind., store of the Pearson Piano Company,
Indianapolis, for the past five years, has been placed
in charge of the Logansport, Ind., store of the com-
pany. Mr. Powell is conducting a big sale because
the lease on the st6re has expired, and the company
means to close out its local business as soon as pos-
sible.
HAVE TWO STORES.
The Fenton Music Co., besides having a store at
East Fifty-third street and Lake Park avenue, Chi-
cago, is doing some lively business at their other
store at Broadway and Lawrence avenue, Chicago.
These stores are considered among the most complete
music shops in Chicago.
EFFECTIVE DISPLAY OF BALDWINS
The two-week San Fran-
cisco Industrial Exposition
held recently in the Civil
Auditorium was a splendid
opportunity
for
effective
showing of goods of all khids.
The Baldwin Piano Co.'s ex-
hibit in the San Francisco
store of the company was one
of the most notable in a week
of great shows. It is shown
in the accompanying cut.
Each week, in connection
with the display, a grand
prize was given away and
every evening a musical pro-
gram with singers and instru-
mentalists was arranged to
show the superior qualities of
the pianos.. The publicity ob-
tained was splendid, worth
several times the cost.
Twenty-five thousand peo-
ple registered to secure free
chances on the prizes—the
first week a coffee percolator
set and the second week a
lady's toilet set.
Eleven sales were actually
closed during the exposition
and enough good prospects
secured to provide working
material for the next six
months.
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June 14, 1924.
CHRISTMAN
"The First Touch Tells"
CHRISTMAN
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.
WINNERS DECLARED IN
ADVERTISING CONTEST
Awards in Two Classes in Interesting Event
Made Public at Session of Music Mer-
chants Convention.
The Otto Grau Piano Co., Cincinnati, won the first
award, a cup, in Class A, for independent music mer-
chants in the recent contest decided and announced
at the convention of the National Association of Mu-
sic Merchants in New York last week. Joseph A.
Jacober is the advertising man of the winning con-
cern. Class A distinguishes the individual stores from
the group stores and factoi*y warerooms coming
under Class B.
The winner of the first award in Class B was
Sherman, Clay & Co., San Francisco, and the adver-
tising man of the concern is Neil C. Wilson.
The other awards in Class A are as follows: Sec-
ond, J. L. Hudson Music Co., Detroit; third, G. A.
Barlow & Sons, Trenton, N. J.; fourth, Heaton's
Music Store, Columbus, O.; fifth, Geo. J. Birkel Co.,
Los Angeles; sixth, the Miekeljohn Co., Providence,
R. L.; seventh. The Tusting Piano Co., Asbury
Park, N. J.; eighth, Will A. Watkin Co., Dallas,
Tex.; ninth, C. J. Heppe & Sons, Philadelphia,; tenth,
Chickering Warerooms, Baltimore; eleventh, Gewher
Piano Co., Wilmington, Del.
In Class B, the second aw T ard was given to Wm.
Knabe & Co., New York City; third, Chickering &
Sons, Boston; fourth, Sohmer & Co., New York City;
fifth, the Aeolian Co., New York City; sixth, Kohler
& Chase, San Francisco; seventh, M. Steinert &
Sons, Boston; eighth, Southern California Music
H^ouse, Los Angeles; ninth, Chas. M. Steiff, Balti-
more; tenth, Henry F. Miller, Boston; eleventh,
Story & Clark Piano Co., New York City.
PROGRESSIVE INDIANA
FIRM EXPANDS BUSINESS
Korn Music House, Michigan City, Opens Grand
Piano Display Room.
The Korn Music House, Michigan City, Ind., has
leased a store on East Seventh street and will occupy
this additional space, which is being connected with
their other large quarters, as soon as alterations are
completed. The 600 feet of additional floor space will
be used for the display of grand pianos, grand repro-
ducing pianos and phonographs.
It is intended also to use it for recitals, as such a
place has long been needed by Michigan City talent.
The display room formerly used for grand pianos will
CHRISTMAN
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.
No ambitious Piano Merchant can
be sure that he has the best, most
profitable and satisfactory Line until
he has examined the Christman and
compared with whatever competitor
may be winning local trade.
INQUIRIES INVITED
(€
The First Touch Tells"
Reg. U S. Pat. Off.
Christman Piano Co.
597 East 137th St.
New York
be made into booths for playerpiano demonstrations.
Twelve years ago it was Mr. Korn's ambition to
give Michigan City the best and most up-to-date
music store possible and with the acquisition of the
additional space he will be in a position to realize
this ambition. He will have one of the most com-
plete music stores to be found anywhere in a city of
the size of Michigan City.
Mr. Korn has built up a splendid business and will
continue to grow with Michigan City. Miss Frieda
Timm is in charge of the record department at
Korn's; Neil Lauman, formerly with the Cable-Nel-
son piano factory handles the tuning and repairing
of instruments and A. W. Tilt, with Mr. Korn, han-
dles the sales of instruments.
WELL=KNOWN ORGANIST
COMMENDS TONK PIANO
H. A. Sjolander, of New Britain, Conn., Writes to
Local Agent for New York Industry.
The representative of the Tonk piano at New
Britain, Conn., recently received the following letter
which w r as written by a local musician. It is a very
unusual and valuable tribute:
My Dear Mr. Ostlund: Recently I had the pleas-
ure of' playing on an instrument made by the cor-
poration of William Tonk & Bro., Inc., for which
you are an agent.
The beautiful tone and workmanship, added to a
most responsive action, makes it an ideal piano, and
it is my sincere hope that more such instruments
will be found in the homes of the Swedish people.
1 take the liberty of writing you this note un-
solicited, as an expression of my keen delight in
playing the above mentioned piano.
Wishing you all possible success, I am,
Very cordially,
H. A. SJOLANDER, Organist,
The Swedish Lutheran Maria
Church, of New Britain.
CLOSING OUT STOCK.
B. J. Powell, who has been connected with the
Kokomo, Ind., store of the Pearson Piano Company,
Indianapolis, for the past five years, has been placed
in charge of the Logansport, Ind., store of the com-
pany. Mr. Powell is conducting a big sale because
the lease on the st6re has expired, and the company
means to close out its local business as soon as pos-
sible.
HAVE TWO STORES.
The Fenton Music Co., besides having a store at
East Fifty-third street and Lake Park avenue, Chi-
cago, is doing some lively business at their other
store at Broadway and Lawrence avenue, Chicago.
These stores are considered among the most complete
music shops in Chicago.
EFFECTIVE DISPLAY OF BALDWINS
The two-week San Fran-
cisco Industrial Exposition
held recently in the Civil
Auditorium was a splendid
opportunity
for
effective
showing of goods of all khids.
The Baldwin Piano Co.'s ex-
hibit in the San Francisco
store of the company was one
of the most notable in a week
of great shows. It is shown
in the accompanying cut.
Each week, in connection
with the display, a grand
prize was given away and
every evening a musical pro-
gram with singers and instru-
mentalists was arranged to
show the superior qualities of
the pianos.. The publicity ob-
tained was splendid, worth
several times the cost.
Twenty-five thousand peo-
ple registered to secure free
chances on the prizes—the
first week a coffee percolator
set and the second week a
lady's toilet set.
Eleven sales were actually
closed during the exposition
and enough good prospects
secured to provide working
material for the next six
months.
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).