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PRESTO
CENTER
August 2, 1924.
BALDWIN SALESMEN'S BANQUET
Manufacturers and Dealers, in Midst of Dull
Season, Are Confident of Revival When
Fall Sets In.
Columbus, Ohio, has become a city of greatness,
aside from its political importance as the capital of a
great state. But Columbus has no Piano Row. The
music stores are scattered all over town and her two
player industries—one an establishment of distinction
—are miles apart.
The retail music houses of Cokimbus are good
enough for any metropolis, and they are of the ag-
gressive kind that do business.
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The Lindenberg Piano Co., at Gift and Broad
streets, maintains its evenly progressive way and is
producing the "Adapto" player actions in good quan-
tities.
The "Adapto" is a thoroughly good one, and it de-
serves its full share of trade.
President Paul Lindenberg, of the Columbus indus-
try, is on his annual vacation, to be away from the
factory till the middle of August.
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The retail music stores of Columbus are compar-
able with those in large cities. The Heaton Music
Co. store is particularly well equipped. The Wur-
litzer store is a fine one and there are many others
just as good.
Trade in Columbus is quiet, but every dealer and
salesman will tell you thatchings are clearing up and
sales will soon start up again.
DISPLAYS THE W'ALTHAM.
A line of Waltham playerpianos has been added to
the line of pianos in the store of Bridgeport Furni-
ture Co., 3223 South Halsted street, Chicago. The
achievement of acquiring this store's- big line of
pianos started just two years ago, and indications are
that this house is destined to be recognized as among
the large dealers in fine lines of players.. The Wal-
tham piano is being displayed in the Bridgeport Fur-
niture Co.'s show windows.
JJUl Ondurintf
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" yiardman
The ^Hardman £ine
One of the most successful and enthusiastic con-
ferences of retail salesmen ever held in the history of
the St. Louis Division of the Baldwin Piano Com-
pany was held at the City Club, St. Louis, recently.
New plans were suggested and new ideas developed
for an aggressive campaign for spring business. Con-
siderable time was spent in discussing various
methods to be used by retail salesmen in approaching
and successfully explaining the supreme qualities of
the Baldwin Reproducing piano to their prospective
customers. Prospect getting plans and various sales
problems were also discussed.
W. T. Abel, head of the division, and E. J. Backer,
retail sales manager, gave interesting talks, and out-
lined to the salesmen the business policies to be pur-
sued, and the goal set for the year 1924. After the
banquet a very mystifying magic performance by
Will Lindhorst, formerly with Thurston and now a
member of the Baldwin sales force, was given. A
total of 26 was present and all left full of enthusiasm
over the wonderful possibilities for good business
this summer.
LOUIS HAGER, OF MONTEREY.
A SAN FRANCISCO SHOW.
The name of Louis Hager, eminent piano acousti-
cian and expert, connected with the great music house
of A. Wagner & Levien, Sues., at their Monterey,
Mexico, branch store, was incorrectly spelled in the
article in last week's issue of Presto, headed, "Marks
of Esteem." Mr. Hager's name is spelled Hager
and not Hagar. Mr. Hager has furnished several
pianos of special design and case work, some of them
of peculiar interest, to residents of countries in Mex-
ico and Central America. At all times his work has
received the highest commendation musically and
artistically.
The Educational Publicity Committee of San Fran-
cisco will make three awards for the three best ex-
hibits displayed at the second annual Pacific Radio
Exposition, to be held in the Civic Auditorium here,
August 16 to 21, inclusive. The first award carries
with it a fifty dollar prize. The qualifications re-
quired are the value of the exhibit from an educa-
tional standpoint, appropriateness and the amount of
interest the display is able to arouse, in the public at-
tending the show. The Exposition will be under the
direction of the Pacific Radio Trade Association,
which reports all the hundred and fifty booths con-
tracted for.
BRINKERHOFF
A new music business was opened recently in
Columbia City, Ind., at the Homer Schinbeckle
Jewelry store. It is a branch of the Will A. Young
music store in Fort Wayne, Ind., and is in charge of
Miss Mary Bodley.
Player-Pianos
and Pianos
"Built on Family Pride"
The Line That Sells Easily
and Satisfies Always
Doll & Sons
BRINKERHOFF PIANO CO.
Represent the Artistic
in Piano and Player Piano
Construction
is a complete line
It comprises a range of artisti-
cally worthy instruments to
please practically every purse:
The Hardman, official piano of
the Metropolitan Opera House;
the Harrington and the Hensel
Pianos in which is found that in-
builtdurabilitythatcharacterizes
all Hardman-made instruments;
the wonderful Hardman Repro-
ducing Piano; the Hardman
Autotone (the perfect player-
piano); and the popular Playo-
tone.
Jiardmanfpeck &Co,
OFFICES, REPUBLIC BLDG.
209 State Street
CHICAGO
Becker Bros.
JACOB DOLL & SONS
STODART
WELLSMORE
Manufacturer* of
HIGH GRADE PIANOS
and PLAYER PIANOS
Factory and Wareroomi
767-769 Tenth Avenue, New York
Jacob Doll & Sons, Inc
Southern Boulevard, E. 133rd St.
E. 134th St. and Cypress Ave.
NEW YORK
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