Presto
Issue: 1924 1989 - Page 13
September 6, 1924.
PRESTO
RENT SALE PLAN WITH
TWIN STIPULATIONS
Kohler & Chase, of San Francisco, Advertises
a Clear Cut and Simple Proposition to
,
Stimulate Local Retail Trade.
An
IN EVERT
DETAIL
HADDORFF PIANO CO.
ROCKFORD,ILL.
Wholesale Offices:
Chit»f o
MO S. Mfc*Jt«n A*e.
Any plans of sale presented by reputable houses of
long standing are of general interest, even value, to
all piano dealers. In San Francisco the fine old
house of Kohler & Chase is promoting a "Rent Sale
Plan." While it may not present anything entirely
new, it possesses obvious advantages. It is stated in
the newspapers as follows:
"Kohler & Chase 'Rent Sale Plan.'
So Much Money Put Into Merchandising that
"Select any new instrument in our entire stock.
Brokers Are Having the Blues.
Rent it for 60 days. Then, if you are completely
During the last-few days a number of bond dealers
satisfied in every way you may buy it for cash or on
small monthly payments, with rent money applied on in New York are said to have been trying to find an
purchase price. Or we will call for the piano, with- answer for the question regarding the relation of the
out further obligation on your part; and you will not present bond market to business. The opinion was
be urged to purchase. Thus you make sure before expressed on Tuesday in at least one quarter that the
you purchase. You 'Try before you Buy'—because weakness in certain investment bonds was due to
you are the best judge of your taste and your musi- more money being put into business.
It was declared that several months ago, when
cal needs. What could be fairer?"
there was a material slackening of business, the
And that is followed by the "Kohler & Chase money left idle was put into high-class bonds. There
Double Guarantee" in the following paragraph:
is reason to believe that some of this is now being
Our quality guarantee with every piano, in consid- withdrawn, and it was pointed out that it most cer-
eration of prompt payment:
1. Guarantees instrument as represented or money tainly is not going into the stock market.
The only other explanation, it was said, is that the
back.
2. Guarantees privilege of exchange, within one funds are being used to take care of expanding
year, for any new instrument on our floors of equal business.
or greater value.
3. Guarantees free replacement of a defective in-
strument within five years.
4. Guarantees mechanical perfection in workman-
ship and material for 15 years (for new instruments).
Our service guarantee with every piano, in consid-
eration of prompt payment:
WEAVER PIANOS
1. Complete mechanical service, including tuning
Qranda, Uprights and Players
for one year in this city and suburban territory.
Finest and most artistic
2. Payments extended if temporarily sick or out
piano in design, tone and
of employment.
construction that can be
3. Contract may be cancelled in case of death.
made.
4. No annoying collection agents.
YORK PIANOS
That is a straightforward setting forth of just what
Uprights and Player Pianos
the buyer may expect. It presents suggestions which,
A high grade piano of great
no doubt, other retailers may find practical for their
vaiue and with charming tone quality.
local purposes.
Livingston Pianos— Uprl E hts and Player Pianos
A popular piano at a popular price.
BETTER BUSINESS SAID TO
HURT THE BOND MARKET
ARTISTIC
New York Ch
1 JO W. 42nd S*.
Brinkerhoff Piano Company, where this encouraging
news was welcomed.
The financial status of the farmers is looked upon
-with a great deal of interest in this section and is
considered an augury of future conditions of the
piano trade by many dealers. Good crops is a natural
encouragement to piano dealers, many of whom rely
solely upon the farmer trade.
Music merchants on the Pacific Coast are also
pleased with the crops, and particularly the fruit
crops, and have forecasted a fall season of steady
activity.
Sui Francwoj
SI 1 Cafifvmu St.
The LEADING LINE
Schaff Bros.
Players s nd Pianos have won their stand-
ing with trade and public by 54 years of
steadfast striving to excel. They repre-
sent the
LARGEST COMPETITIVE VALUE
because <
to sell and satisfactory when sold.
Brighten Your Line with the
SCHAFF BROS.
The Schaff Bros. Co.
Established 1868
Huntington, Ind.
GRAND PIANOS
EXCLUSIVELY
SHOWS A STEADY GAIN
IN BRINKERHOFF TRADE
Brinkerhoff Piano Co. Elated Over Visiting Dealers
Who Enjoy Success with Brinkerhoff Line.
That the trend of business is on an upward grade
is not doubted by the Brinkerhoff Piano Co., 209 S.
State street, Chicago, which reports that dealers
everywhere are stocking their warerooms as a result
of the present activity and in view of a continuance
of the excellent trade conditions through the fall
and winter months.
The bulk of the trade is in the Middle West and the
West, according to the orders received at the Brink-
erhoff headquarters. This is obvious in view of the
fact that the heavy wheat crops have been harvested
in this great agricultural belt, and is bringing a good
price to the farmers. The crops of Kansas and Ne-
braska are far better than last year in production and
the higher market has insured prosperity.
This condition has revived the piano trade, which
is moving along at a fine clip, as reported by dealers
from that area who recently visited the offices of the
r
Over 70,000 instruments made by this con moj are sing-
Ing their own praises in all parts o( the civilise world.
Write lor catalogues and state on what terms you would
like to deal, an4 we will make yon a proposition if yea are
located in open territory.
WEAVER PIANO CO., Inc.
Factory: YORK, PA.
Established 1870
WEBSTER PIANOS
Noted for Their Musical Beauty
of Tone and Artistic Style
ATTRACTIVE
Factory
Leominster,
Mass.
PRICES
Executive Office*
138th St. and Walton Ave.
New York
Division W. P. HAINES & CO, l a c
One Style—One Quality
giving you the
Unequaled Grand
at
Unequaled Price
Already being sold by leading dealers
throughout the country
KURTZMANN
Grands—Players
Manufactured by
C. KURTZMANN & CO.
The Beppe, Marcellus and Edouard Jfules Plaoo
manufactured by the
Write today—tell us your next year's re-
quirements and we will meet your demands
with prompt and efficient service.
Factories and General Offices
HEPPE PIANO COMPANY
Columbian Grand Piano Mfg. Co.
526-536 Niagara Street
BUFFALO, N. Y.
are the only pianos In the world with
Three Sounding Boards.
Patented In the United States, Great Britain*
France, Germany and Canada.
Liberal arrangements to responsible agents only*
Main Office, 1117 Chestnut St.
PHILADELPHIA. PA.
400 W. Erie St.
CHICAGO
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PRESTO
RENT SALE PLAN WITH
TWIN STIPULATIONS
Kohler & Chase, of San Francisco, Advertises
a Clear Cut and Simple Proposition to
,
Stimulate Local Retail Trade.
An
IN EVERT
DETAIL
HADDORFF PIANO CO.
ROCKFORD,ILL.
Wholesale Offices:
Chit»f o
MO S. Mfc*Jt«n A*e.
Any plans of sale presented by reputable houses of
long standing are of general interest, even value, to
all piano dealers. In San Francisco the fine old
house of Kohler & Chase is promoting a "Rent Sale
Plan." While it may not present anything entirely
new, it possesses obvious advantages. It is stated in
the newspapers as follows:
"Kohler & Chase 'Rent Sale Plan.'
So Much Money Put Into Merchandising that
"Select any new instrument in our entire stock.
Brokers Are Having the Blues.
Rent it for 60 days. Then, if you are completely
During the last-few days a number of bond dealers
satisfied in every way you may buy it for cash or on
small monthly payments, with rent money applied on in New York are said to have been trying to find an
purchase price. Or we will call for the piano, with- answer for the question regarding the relation of the
out further obligation on your part; and you will not present bond market to business. The opinion was
be urged to purchase. Thus you make sure before expressed on Tuesday in at least one quarter that the
you purchase. You 'Try before you Buy'—because weakness in certain investment bonds was due to
you are the best judge of your taste and your musi- more money being put into business.
It was declared that several months ago, when
cal needs. What could be fairer?"
there was a material slackening of business, the
And that is followed by the "Kohler & Chase money left idle was put into high-class bonds. There
Double Guarantee" in the following paragraph:
is reason to believe that some of this is now being
Our quality guarantee with every piano, in consid- withdrawn, and it was pointed out that it most cer-
eration of prompt payment:
1. Guarantees instrument as represented or money tainly is not going into the stock market.
The only other explanation, it was said, is that the
back.
2. Guarantees privilege of exchange, within one funds are being used to take care of expanding
year, for any new instrument on our floors of equal business.
or greater value.
3. Guarantees free replacement of a defective in-
strument within five years.
4. Guarantees mechanical perfection in workman-
ship and material for 15 years (for new instruments).
Our service guarantee with every piano, in consid-
eration of prompt payment:
WEAVER PIANOS
1. Complete mechanical service, including tuning
Qranda, Uprights and Players
for one year in this city and suburban territory.
Finest and most artistic
2. Payments extended if temporarily sick or out
piano in design, tone and
of employment.
construction that can be
3. Contract may be cancelled in case of death.
made.
4. No annoying collection agents.
YORK PIANOS
That is a straightforward setting forth of just what
Uprights and Player Pianos
the buyer may expect. It presents suggestions which,
A high grade piano of great
no doubt, other retailers may find practical for their
vaiue and with charming tone quality.
local purposes.
Livingston Pianos— Uprl E hts and Player Pianos
A popular piano at a popular price.
BETTER BUSINESS SAID TO
HURT THE BOND MARKET
ARTISTIC
New York Ch
1 JO W. 42nd S*.
Brinkerhoff Piano Company, where this encouraging
news was welcomed.
The financial status of the farmers is looked upon
-with a great deal of interest in this section and is
considered an augury of future conditions of the
piano trade by many dealers. Good crops is a natural
encouragement to piano dealers, many of whom rely
solely upon the farmer trade.
Music merchants on the Pacific Coast are also
pleased with the crops, and particularly the fruit
crops, and have forecasted a fall season of steady
activity.
Sui Francwoj
SI 1 Cafifvmu St.
The LEADING LINE
Schaff Bros.
Players s nd Pianos have won their stand-
ing with trade and public by 54 years of
steadfast striving to excel. They repre-
sent the
LARGEST COMPETITIVE VALUE
because <
to sell and satisfactory when sold.
Brighten Your Line with the
SCHAFF BROS.
The Schaff Bros. Co.
Established 1868
Huntington, Ind.
GRAND PIANOS
EXCLUSIVELY
SHOWS A STEADY GAIN
IN BRINKERHOFF TRADE
Brinkerhoff Piano Co. Elated Over Visiting Dealers
Who Enjoy Success with Brinkerhoff Line.
That the trend of business is on an upward grade
is not doubted by the Brinkerhoff Piano Co., 209 S.
State street, Chicago, which reports that dealers
everywhere are stocking their warerooms as a result
of the present activity and in view of a continuance
of the excellent trade conditions through the fall
and winter months.
The bulk of the trade is in the Middle West and the
West, according to the orders received at the Brink-
erhoff headquarters. This is obvious in view of the
fact that the heavy wheat crops have been harvested
in this great agricultural belt, and is bringing a good
price to the farmers. The crops of Kansas and Ne-
braska are far better than last year in production and
the higher market has insured prosperity.
This condition has revived the piano trade, which
is moving along at a fine clip, as reported by dealers
from that area who recently visited the offices of the
r
Over 70,000 instruments made by this con moj are sing-
Ing their own praises in all parts o( the civilise world.
Write lor catalogues and state on what terms you would
like to deal, an4 we will make yon a proposition if yea are
located in open territory.
WEAVER PIANO CO., Inc.
Factory: YORK, PA.
Established 1870
WEBSTER PIANOS
Noted for Their Musical Beauty
of Tone and Artistic Style
ATTRACTIVE
Factory
Leominster,
Mass.
PRICES
Executive Office*
138th St. and Walton Ave.
New York
Division W. P. HAINES & CO, l a c
One Style—One Quality
giving you the
Unequaled Grand
at
Unequaled Price
Already being sold by leading dealers
throughout the country
KURTZMANN
Grands—Players
Manufactured by
C. KURTZMANN & CO.
The Beppe, Marcellus and Edouard Jfules Plaoo
manufactured by the
Write today—tell us your next year's re-
quirements and we will meet your demands
with prompt and efficient service.
Factories and General Offices
HEPPE PIANO COMPANY
Columbian Grand Piano Mfg. Co.
526-536 Niagara Street
BUFFALO, N. Y.
are the only pianos In the world with
Three Sounding Boards.
Patented In the United States, Great Britain*
France, Germany and Canada.
Liberal arrangements to responsible agents only*
Main Office, 1117 Chestnut St.
PHILADELPHIA. PA.
400 W. Erie St.
CHICAGO
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).