Presto
Issue: 1924 1979 - Page 9
PRESTO
June 28, 1924.
STRAUCH BROS. FOUR
PREMIER GRAND FEATURE OF STREET FAIR
STRONG COMBINATION
Pneumatic Player Actions, Piano Actions,
Keys and Hammers Comprise an In-
vincible Group of Products.
There are four features in the manufacturing activ-
ity of Strauch Bros., Inc., New York, each one of
which is important, but as a combination present an
element of great strength. Strauch Bros, pneumatic
player actions, piano actions, keys and hammers com-
prise the invincible combination which wins the favor
of the industry and assures dealers and piano buyers
of merit in the instruments into which they enter.
All these Strauch Bros, products are made in the
same factory and under the same management and
supervision. The high quality which has character-
ized the Strauch Bros, piano actions, keys and ham-
mers for sixty years is now exhibited by the latest
product of the company—the Strauch Bros. Pneu-
matic Player Action.
The combination of pneumatic player actions, piano
actions, keys and hammers is the result of more than
half a century of experience in providing for the re-
quirements of the piano manufacturers and by sup-
plying the essential merits in the important piano
parts demanded by piano merchant and his customer
with musical appreciation. Actions, keys and ham-
mers are all constructed to co-operate in producing
perfect results in tone, touch, power and durability.
Singly or in combination Strauch Bros.' products arc
dependable in every way.
STRAUBE PIANO COMPANY'S
EMPLOYEES ENJOY OUTING
Sports and Baseball Game Features of Day of Pleas-
ure at St. John.
Last Saturday was a red letter day for employees
of the Straube Piano Company, Hammond, lnd., all
going to St. John, lnd., for an all-day picnic and out-
ing. The day was spent in games and contests, after
which a beautiful chest of silver, donated by the
Straube Piano Company, was raffled off to the
employees.
The feature attraction in the line of sports was a
baseball game between the married and single men.
The married men were entirely too good for their
single brethren and won the game by an appalling
score.
E. R. Jacobson, president of the Straube Piano
Co., and his associates were given three rousing
cheers by the employees for the company's contribu-
tion toward the success of the day.
AMERICAN PIANOS AND
PLAYERS IN VENEZUELA
Vice-Consul at La Guaira Gives Valuable Sugges-
tions About Construction and Transportation.
There is no domestic manufacture of pianos in
Venezuela, and the United States supplies practically
four-fifths of the imports of pianos and players. The
American piano, is found to be the most popular
one in the market. It is able to resist the ravages
of the climate and is known for its durable qualities
under the severe strain of transportation by mules or
by other equally difficult transportation methods.
The piano is heard in almost every street and the
playerpiano is very popular.
Pianos for export to Venezuela should be con-
structed of wood suitable to withstand the attack of
insects, especially the white ant. If the wood has
been cut during the proper season and is dry, its re-
sistance to insect attack will be increased. The
bottom of the piano should be tightly closed to keep
out mice and insects.
All of the metal parts of the instrument should
have a non-corrosive finish because oxidization takes
place very rapidly in the tropics. Metal parts rust
in the course of a few weeks after arrival, whether
painted or nickel plated.
There are no special requirements as to packing.
Adequate facilities exist for handling freight, except
for the interior. Where pianos are destined for the
interior they should be packed for transportation on
mule back.
GULBRANSEN VISITOR.
H. F. Beckman, of the Lehman Music Co., Nap-
panee, lnd., was a visitor to the Gulbransen Co.'s
factory at Chicago and Kedzie avenues, Chicago,
early this week. Mr. Beckman reports that the Gul-
bransen instruments are fine sellers in the Indiana
city.
THE PREMIER GRAND IN STREET FAIR.
From photograph made by Kadel & Herbert.
The accompanying cut was made from a photo-
graph recently taken on Park avenue, New York,
the most select residential street in the metropolis, in
which illustration the Premier Baby Grand, manufac-
tured by the Premier Grand Piano Corporation, New
York, is the central figure. The occasion was the
Annual Park Avenue Street Fair, conducted by the
most prominent society leaders of New York City, in
the interests of the leading local charities.
Seated at the Premier Baby Grand is Ted Barron,
the well-known composer of music and pianist, author
of "Happiness," "Georgia Moon" and other successes.
Miss Susan Keener, the popular actress, star of "Peg
of My Dreams," is seen singing "Happiness."
Kneeling on the Premier Baby Grand and directly
beside her are Miss Lane and Miss Baxter, respec-
tively, both playing leading roles in the same cast.
The Premier Baby Grand was a prominent feature
of the three-day Park Avenue Street Fair, and
aroused considerable interest because of its uncon-
ventional location, right on the street, played by Ted
Barron, accompanying the voices of the three well-
known actresses mentioned.
Both the Pathe and the International News Films
took moving pictures of this event, which was fea-
tured in moving picture houses the country over.
SELL LYON & HEALY PLAYER.
At the recent convention, Manager Howard Adams
of the piano department of Lyon & Heahy, Chicago,
was very busy exhibiting the new Lyon & Healy
Grand, Style 4. It was displayed in the warerooms
of the C. H. Ditson Company, New York City, and
attracted a great deal of attention. Mr. Adams, how-
ever, also found time to book very large orders for
Lyon & Healy players.
BACK IN THE GAME.
H. E. Pearson, an old-time hustler in the piano
business, and who for some two or three years past
has been living at Washington, D .C, is, as he says,
"back in the game," having associated himself with
the Tri-City Music Co., Moline, 111.
Are you overlooking
big sales possibilities?
You can easily think of a dozen acquaintances who
are living in apartments or in small cottages where
limi'.ed space prohibits the purchase of an ordinary
upright or grand piano. Yet there is room for a small
Miessner. These people are live prospects and can be
sold the Miessner, the original small piano and most
advanced in the small piano field.
This is only one of the big, new fields that the Miessner Piano
Company is developing for dealers—constantly growing fields
with big sales possibilities. A new Miessner booklet tells you
about seven big fields for Miessner sales—fields that belong
almost exclusively to the small piano. You can capture these
profitable markets with the Miessner—and you will get real
sales help from a live, aggressive organization that is more
interested in selling pianos for you than to you.
E a s y portability
of Miessner, a big
selling point. Little
difficulty when mov-
ing, easy to move
about the house.
\
The Miessner offers you a golden opportunity—a chance to
get a big volume of new business without interfering with tne
old. Get all the facts today. Mail the coupon.
MIESSNER PIANO CO.
\
Miessner
Piano Co.,
126 R«-d St..
Milwaukee, Wis.
126 Reed Street, Milwaukee, Wis.
\
\
\
Gentlemen: Send me, with-
>
out obligation, Miessner catalog
\
and the Miessner booklet telling
about the big sales fields for the
Miessner Piano.
\
Name of Store
Street
City
and
\
THE LITTLE PIANO WITH THE BIG TONE
Number
State
\
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June 28, 1924.
STRAUCH BROS. FOUR
PREMIER GRAND FEATURE OF STREET FAIR
STRONG COMBINATION
Pneumatic Player Actions, Piano Actions,
Keys and Hammers Comprise an In-
vincible Group of Products.
There are four features in the manufacturing activ-
ity of Strauch Bros., Inc., New York, each one of
which is important, but as a combination present an
element of great strength. Strauch Bros, pneumatic
player actions, piano actions, keys and hammers com-
prise the invincible combination which wins the favor
of the industry and assures dealers and piano buyers
of merit in the instruments into which they enter.
All these Strauch Bros, products are made in the
same factory and under the same management and
supervision. The high quality which has character-
ized the Strauch Bros, piano actions, keys and ham-
mers for sixty years is now exhibited by the latest
product of the company—the Strauch Bros. Pneu-
matic Player Action.
The combination of pneumatic player actions, piano
actions, keys and hammers is the result of more than
half a century of experience in providing for the re-
quirements of the piano manufacturers and by sup-
plying the essential merits in the important piano
parts demanded by piano merchant and his customer
with musical appreciation. Actions, keys and ham-
mers are all constructed to co-operate in producing
perfect results in tone, touch, power and durability.
Singly or in combination Strauch Bros.' products arc
dependable in every way.
STRAUBE PIANO COMPANY'S
EMPLOYEES ENJOY OUTING
Sports and Baseball Game Features of Day of Pleas-
ure at St. John.
Last Saturday was a red letter day for employees
of the Straube Piano Company, Hammond, lnd., all
going to St. John, lnd., for an all-day picnic and out-
ing. The day was spent in games and contests, after
which a beautiful chest of silver, donated by the
Straube Piano Company, was raffled off to the
employees.
The feature attraction in the line of sports was a
baseball game between the married and single men.
The married men were entirely too good for their
single brethren and won the game by an appalling
score.
E. R. Jacobson, president of the Straube Piano
Co., and his associates were given three rousing
cheers by the employees for the company's contribu-
tion toward the success of the day.
AMERICAN PIANOS AND
PLAYERS IN VENEZUELA
Vice-Consul at La Guaira Gives Valuable Sugges-
tions About Construction and Transportation.
There is no domestic manufacture of pianos in
Venezuela, and the United States supplies practically
four-fifths of the imports of pianos and players. The
American piano, is found to be the most popular
one in the market. It is able to resist the ravages
of the climate and is known for its durable qualities
under the severe strain of transportation by mules or
by other equally difficult transportation methods.
The piano is heard in almost every street and the
playerpiano is very popular.
Pianos for export to Venezuela should be con-
structed of wood suitable to withstand the attack of
insects, especially the white ant. If the wood has
been cut during the proper season and is dry, its re-
sistance to insect attack will be increased. The
bottom of the piano should be tightly closed to keep
out mice and insects.
All of the metal parts of the instrument should
have a non-corrosive finish because oxidization takes
place very rapidly in the tropics. Metal parts rust
in the course of a few weeks after arrival, whether
painted or nickel plated.
There are no special requirements as to packing.
Adequate facilities exist for handling freight, except
for the interior. Where pianos are destined for the
interior they should be packed for transportation on
mule back.
GULBRANSEN VISITOR.
H. F. Beckman, of the Lehman Music Co., Nap-
panee, lnd., was a visitor to the Gulbransen Co.'s
factory at Chicago and Kedzie avenues, Chicago,
early this week. Mr. Beckman reports that the Gul-
bransen instruments are fine sellers in the Indiana
city.
THE PREMIER GRAND IN STREET FAIR.
From photograph made by Kadel & Herbert.
The accompanying cut was made from a photo-
graph recently taken on Park avenue, New York,
the most select residential street in the metropolis, in
which illustration the Premier Baby Grand, manufac-
tured by the Premier Grand Piano Corporation, New
York, is the central figure. The occasion was the
Annual Park Avenue Street Fair, conducted by the
most prominent society leaders of New York City, in
the interests of the leading local charities.
Seated at the Premier Baby Grand is Ted Barron,
the well-known composer of music and pianist, author
of "Happiness," "Georgia Moon" and other successes.
Miss Susan Keener, the popular actress, star of "Peg
of My Dreams," is seen singing "Happiness."
Kneeling on the Premier Baby Grand and directly
beside her are Miss Lane and Miss Baxter, respec-
tively, both playing leading roles in the same cast.
The Premier Baby Grand was a prominent feature
of the three-day Park Avenue Street Fair, and
aroused considerable interest because of its uncon-
ventional location, right on the street, played by Ted
Barron, accompanying the voices of the three well-
known actresses mentioned.
Both the Pathe and the International News Films
took moving pictures of this event, which was fea-
tured in moving picture houses the country over.
SELL LYON & HEALY PLAYER.
At the recent convention, Manager Howard Adams
of the piano department of Lyon & Heahy, Chicago,
was very busy exhibiting the new Lyon & Healy
Grand, Style 4. It was displayed in the warerooms
of the C. H. Ditson Company, New York City, and
attracted a great deal of attention. Mr. Adams, how-
ever, also found time to book very large orders for
Lyon & Healy players.
BACK IN THE GAME.
H. E. Pearson, an old-time hustler in the piano
business, and who for some two or three years past
has been living at Washington, D .C, is, as he says,
"back in the game," having associated himself with
the Tri-City Music Co., Moline, 111.
Are you overlooking
big sales possibilities?
You can easily think of a dozen acquaintances who
are living in apartments or in small cottages where
limi'.ed space prohibits the purchase of an ordinary
upright or grand piano. Yet there is room for a small
Miessner. These people are live prospects and can be
sold the Miessner, the original small piano and most
advanced in the small piano field.
This is only one of the big, new fields that the Miessner Piano
Company is developing for dealers—constantly growing fields
with big sales possibilities. A new Miessner booklet tells you
about seven big fields for Miessner sales—fields that belong
almost exclusively to the small piano. You can capture these
profitable markets with the Miessner—and you will get real
sales help from a live, aggressive organization that is more
interested in selling pianos for you than to you.
E a s y portability
of Miessner, a big
selling point. Little
difficulty when mov-
ing, easy to move
about the house.
\
The Miessner offers you a golden opportunity—a chance to
get a big volume of new business without interfering with tne
old. Get all the facts today. Mail the coupon.
MIESSNER PIANO CO.
\
Miessner
Piano Co.,
126 R«-d St..
Milwaukee, Wis.
126 Reed Street, Milwaukee, Wis.
\
\
\
Gentlemen: Send me, with-
>
out obligation, Miessner catalog
\
and the Miessner booklet telling
about the big sales fields for the
Miessner Piano.
\
Name of Store
Street
City
and
\
THE LITTLE PIANO WITH THE BIG TONE
Number
State
\
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).