Presto
Issue: 1924 1995 - Page 7
October 18, 1924.
PRESTO
CREATING
A
SENSATION
IN
THE PIANO
WORLD
Never has there been cre-
ated a line of automatic
pianos so e s p e c i a l l y
adapted for handling by
the regular piano trade
as the
SEEBURG
Pianos of genuine musical
merit, a pneumatic mech-
anism of exceptional reli-
ability and durability and
art case designs which
mark a new departure in
this class of instruments.
Style "K T" with its
many musical combina-
tions is meeting with
remarkable favor.
Let us give you par-
ticulars.
J. P. SEEBURG
PIANO CO.
CHICAGO
General Offices: 1510 Dayton St.
Factory 1508-16 Dayton St.
MANUFACTURERS' DISPLAY
AT ILLINOIS PRODUCT SHOW
Pianos, Radio, Phonographs and Musical Mer-
chandise Seen in Attractive Booths at
633 Lake Shore, Chicago.
The Illinois Products Show, which opened Octo-
ber 9th, and which is being held at the American
Furniture Mart Building, 633 Lake Shore Drive, Chi-
cago, is marked with attractive exhibits, depicting
the enormous output of the state of Illinois in natural
resources, farming and manufactured products.
In the latter is listed the music industry, which
plays a part of no little importance at the big show.
Manufacturers of musical instruments in Chicago and
other Illinois cities and towns have their products on
display in beautifully decorated booths that have at-
tracted much attention from the throngs that visit
the show daily.
The largest booth is that of a number of Chicago
manufacturers who have combined their efforts and
space in one big display of harps, violins, banjos,
cornets, saxophones, drums and other small mer-
chandise.
In this booth the Slingerland Mfg. Co., 1815
Orchard street, is showing two fine banjos of the
May Bell style. This particular product of the Chi-
cago firm is indorsed by the leading musicians of the
country as an unusual instrument of fine musical
qualities. Lyon & Healy is showing the Washburn
line of stringed instrument, and also a large harp
which is known the country over for its tonal quality.
Other manufacturers who have exhibits in the large
booth are Geib & Schaefer Co., Harmony Mfg. Co.,
Regal Mfg. Co., Walter M. Gotsch and Ludwig &
Ludwig Co.
In a section of the hall is a large space allotted to
the products of DeKalb, 111., and the DeKalb Piano
Co. is demonstrating an Apollo reproducing grand.
Another piano shown is a playerpiano by the E. P.
Johnson Piano Co., Elgin, 111. The player is a style
O, P. C. Weaver instrument.
A fine radio booth is that of the Howard Radio
Mfg. Co., of Chicago, which concern is demonstrating
several models, including a four-tube neutrodyne.
NEW INCORPORATIONS
IN MUSIC GOODS TRADE
New and Old Concerns Secure Charters in Various
Places.
The Pendleton Music House, Inc., Pendleton, Ore.;
increase of capital stock from $15,000 to $30,000.
The R. Mapelli Music Co., Denver, Cala.; $10,000
capital. Joseph, Esther and Ambrose Mapelli, all
of Denver.
Elite Music Publishing Co., New York City; $100,-
000; J. Bruckner, G. P. and S. V. Heimberger.
Keystone Radio Service, New York City; $10,000;
E. Schneider, H. Jeffery, E. M. Foley. Attorneys,
A. & H. Bloch, 99 Nassau street.
W. B. Sales Co., New York City; radio apparatus;
$7,000; O. Wechsler, D. Bloch. Attorney, M.
Schwebel, Woolworth Building.
Vim Radio Corp., New York City; $50,000"; E.
Klinger, G. Swift. Attorney, D. G. McConnell, 97
Warren street.
E. Kunzel & Co.; E. Kunzel, E. B. Rausner and
J. E. Vorbach; the capitalization is $5,000.
The C. H. Stephenson Music Co., Raleigh, N. C.;
$25,000; Mrs. T. J. Bowles and others.
The Bosstone Co., Portland, Ore.; $50,000; to man-
ufacture and deal in musical instruments; Herbert J.
OPEN DOORS IN NEW
PIANO SELLING VENTURES
street. The building is being remodeled. The firm
conducts a large music department under the direc-
tion of C. L. Wainwright.
The Jones Store Co., Kansas City, Mo., is remodel-
ing the third floor of its Twelfth and Main street
building and will move the music department into this
part of the store.
PERSONAL ACTIVITIES OF
CONTINENTAL PIANO CO.
Representatives from the Headquarters to
•Branches at Other Points.
Visit
A. C. Clausen, manager of the sales promotion de-
partment of the Henry F. Miller Stores Co., who
returned to Boston after a visit to the company's
stores in Detroit and Chicago, left Saturday for a
few days' visit at the company's Kansas City Store.
George H. Hill, production manager of the Conti-
nental Piano Company, left Boston last week to re-
turn to the western factories.
John E. Carter, manager of the Boston store of
the Henry F. Miller Stores Co., was in New York
over the week end.
Roger S. Brown, of the Continental Piano Co., has
returned to the Boston offices after an extensive trip
through the West.
DETROIT HAS NEW BRANCH
OF THE JOHN CHURCH CO.
Old Cincinnati House Invades Automobile City and
Will Carry Fine Line There.
Detroit is not only the big town of the motor in-
dustry, but one of the most fully supplied with live
piano houses. And a new one has just opened there.
The John Church Company, of Cincinnati and Chi-
cago, has entered the lists with a good line not only
of the products of the factory at Dayton, Ky., but
also other saleable instruments. A carload of pianos
from the Nordlund industry, in Chicago, went for-
ward to the Detroit store this week.
The new Detroit branch of The John Church Co.
is located at 154 Bagley avenue.
FLOREY BROS. GRANDS.
It is significant that the small grands of Florey
Bros., of Washington, N. J., are steadily finding their
way into dependable piano stores throughout the
middle-west. The statement that the New Jersey
industry is the "pioneer" in exclusive grand manufac-
ture has interested a good many dealers who like to
handle fine instruments that have not been in any
degree 'shopped." It has helped the demand for the
Florey Bros, instruments. And they are pianos that
sustain all that their manufacturers claim for them.
LIVELY BUFFALO DEALER.
Kappel Bros., Buffalo, N. Y., is one of the lively
stores which show the result of energetic methods
of effecting piano sales.
Martin Kappel, the pro-
prietor, is believer in the direct appeal to the prospect,
and an able corps of salesmen share in his belief. A
good business in Gulbransen Registering pianos is re-
ported by Mr. Kappel.
BUSY PHILADELPHIA FIRM.
The Ilenton-Knecht Co., Philadelphia, Pa., music
dealer, which moved recently to new and larger quar-
ters at 110 South Seventh street, reports an excellent
business in the new location. This firm was located
at 1734 Market street for many years, but the steady
increase in its volume of business has made neces-
sary the taking over of the entire four-story building
and basement at the new address. The members of
the firm are H. Benner Henton and Albert A. Knecht.
INAUGURATED LIVELY BUSINESS.
Opportunity Seen and Grasped by Vigorous Ones
in the Piano Selling Field.
The Crawford Milwaukee Music Shop was opened
recently at 3315 Milwaukee avenue, Chicago.
Frank E. Felt, who conducts a jewelry and music
business in Newcastle, Ind., has moved to new quar-
ters in the Heller Building, Newcastle.
Seth Laraway, music merchant of Eugene, Ore.,
has moved into his new building at 968 Willamette
street, Eugene.
Gibson Bros., music merchants, will open a branch
in Middlesboro, Ky.
The Martin Music Co. recently opened a store in
Inglewood, Cal.
The Schaeffer Music Co., Milwaukee, will soon
move to Third and Center streets.
The Music Shop has been opened at 2014 College
street, Cedar Falls, Iowa.
The Armstrong Furniture Co., Memphis, is pre-
paring to move to its own home at 66 North Main
The lively business inaugurated at the formal open-
ing recently of the Finley Music Co., Salem, O., con-
tinues. The Finley Music Co. is successor to the
Perkins Music Co., formerly operated by R. O.
Perkins on Main street. Mr. Finley was formerly
affiliated with the Salem Hardware Co. and resigned
to devote all his time to the music store. The new
location of the Finley Music Co. is 13 Broadway.
REPRODUCING PIANOS IN FLORIDA.
A season of active featuring of reproducing pianos
is having a good effect in the Orlando, Fla., branch
of the S. Ernest Philpitt & Son Music Store. Mar-
shall Philpitt, the new manager who succeeded Ross
B. Steele, is an enthusiast in the promotion of the
instrument.
The Arkadelphia Music Co., Arkadelphia, Ark., has
purchased the D. C. Richards Music Co., of Hot
Springs, one of the oldest music houses in Arkansas.
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PRESTO
CREATING
A
SENSATION
IN
THE PIANO
WORLD
Never has there been cre-
ated a line of automatic
pianos so e s p e c i a l l y
adapted for handling by
the regular piano trade
as the
SEEBURG
Pianos of genuine musical
merit, a pneumatic mech-
anism of exceptional reli-
ability and durability and
art case designs which
mark a new departure in
this class of instruments.
Style "K T" with its
many musical combina-
tions is meeting with
remarkable favor.
Let us give you par-
ticulars.
J. P. SEEBURG
PIANO CO.
CHICAGO
General Offices: 1510 Dayton St.
Factory 1508-16 Dayton St.
MANUFACTURERS' DISPLAY
AT ILLINOIS PRODUCT SHOW
Pianos, Radio, Phonographs and Musical Mer-
chandise Seen in Attractive Booths at
633 Lake Shore, Chicago.
The Illinois Products Show, which opened Octo-
ber 9th, and which is being held at the American
Furniture Mart Building, 633 Lake Shore Drive, Chi-
cago, is marked with attractive exhibits, depicting
the enormous output of the state of Illinois in natural
resources, farming and manufactured products.
In the latter is listed the music industry, which
plays a part of no little importance at the big show.
Manufacturers of musical instruments in Chicago and
other Illinois cities and towns have their products on
display in beautifully decorated booths that have at-
tracted much attention from the throngs that visit
the show daily.
The largest booth is that of a number of Chicago
manufacturers who have combined their efforts and
space in one big display of harps, violins, banjos,
cornets, saxophones, drums and other small mer-
chandise.
In this booth the Slingerland Mfg. Co., 1815
Orchard street, is showing two fine banjos of the
May Bell style. This particular product of the Chi-
cago firm is indorsed by the leading musicians of the
country as an unusual instrument of fine musical
qualities. Lyon & Healy is showing the Washburn
line of stringed instrument, and also a large harp
which is known the country over for its tonal quality.
Other manufacturers who have exhibits in the large
booth are Geib & Schaefer Co., Harmony Mfg. Co.,
Regal Mfg. Co., Walter M. Gotsch and Ludwig &
Ludwig Co.
In a section of the hall is a large space allotted to
the products of DeKalb, 111., and the DeKalb Piano
Co. is demonstrating an Apollo reproducing grand.
Another piano shown is a playerpiano by the E. P.
Johnson Piano Co., Elgin, 111. The player is a style
O, P. C. Weaver instrument.
A fine radio booth is that of the Howard Radio
Mfg. Co., of Chicago, which concern is demonstrating
several models, including a four-tube neutrodyne.
NEW INCORPORATIONS
IN MUSIC GOODS TRADE
New and Old Concerns Secure Charters in Various
Places.
The Pendleton Music House, Inc., Pendleton, Ore.;
increase of capital stock from $15,000 to $30,000.
The R. Mapelli Music Co., Denver, Cala.; $10,000
capital. Joseph, Esther and Ambrose Mapelli, all
of Denver.
Elite Music Publishing Co., New York City; $100,-
000; J. Bruckner, G. P. and S. V. Heimberger.
Keystone Radio Service, New York City; $10,000;
E. Schneider, H. Jeffery, E. M. Foley. Attorneys,
A. & H. Bloch, 99 Nassau street.
W. B. Sales Co., New York City; radio apparatus;
$7,000; O. Wechsler, D. Bloch. Attorney, M.
Schwebel, Woolworth Building.
Vim Radio Corp., New York City; $50,000"; E.
Klinger, G. Swift. Attorney, D. G. McConnell, 97
Warren street.
E. Kunzel & Co.; E. Kunzel, E. B. Rausner and
J. E. Vorbach; the capitalization is $5,000.
The C. H. Stephenson Music Co., Raleigh, N. C.;
$25,000; Mrs. T. J. Bowles and others.
The Bosstone Co., Portland, Ore.; $50,000; to man-
ufacture and deal in musical instruments; Herbert J.
OPEN DOORS IN NEW
PIANO SELLING VENTURES
street. The building is being remodeled. The firm
conducts a large music department under the direc-
tion of C. L. Wainwright.
The Jones Store Co., Kansas City, Mo., is remodel-
ing the third floor of its Twelfth and Main street
building and will move the music department into this
part of the store.
PERSONAL ACTIVITIES OF
CONTINENTAL PIANO CO.
Representatives from the Headquarters to
•Branches at Other Points.
Visit
A. C. Clausen, manager of the sales promotion de-
partment of the Henry F. Miller Stores Co., who
returned to Boston after a visit to the company's
stores in Detroit and Chicago, left Saturday for a
few days' visit at the company's Kansas City Store.
George H. Hill, production manager of the Conti-
nental Piano Company, left Boston last week to re-
turn to the western factories.
John E. Carter, manager of the Boston store of
the Henry F. Miller Stores Co., was in New York
over the week end.
Roger S. Brown, of the Continental Piano Co., has
returned to the Boston offices after an extensive trip
through the West.
DETROIT HAS NEW BRANCH
OF THE JOHN CHURCH CO.
Old Cincinnati House Invades Automobile City and
Will Carry Fine Line There.
Detroit is not only the big town of the motor in-
dustry, but one of the most fully supplied with live
piano houses. And a new one has just opened there.
The John Church Company, of Cincinnati and Chi-
cago, has entered the lists with a good line not only
of the products of the factory at Dayton, Ky., but
also other saleable instruments. A carload of pianos
from the Nordlund industry, in Chicago, went for-
ward to the Detroit store this week.
The new Detroit branch of The John Church Co.
is located at 154 Bagley avenue.
FLOREY BROS. GRANDS.
It is significant that the small grands of Florey
Bros., of Washington, N. J., are steadily finding their
way into dependable piano stores throughout the
middle-west. The statement that the New Jersey
industry is the "pioneer" in exclusive grand manufac-
ture has interested a good many dealers who like to
handle fine instruments that have not been in any
degree 'shopped." It has helped the demand for the
Florey Bros, instruments. And they are pianos that
sustain all that their manufacturers claim for them.
LIVELY BUFFALO DEALER.
Kappel Bros., Buffalo, N. Y., is one of the lively
stores which show the result of energetic methods
of effecting piano sales.
Martin Kappel, the pro-
prietor, is believer in the direct appeal to the prospect,
and an able corps of salesmen share in his belief. A
good business in Gulbransen Registering pianos is re-
ported by Mr. Kappel.
BUSY PHILADELPHIA FIRM.
The Ilenton-Knecht Co., Philadelphia, Pa., music
dealer, which moved recently to new and larger quar-
ters at 110 South Seventh street, reports an excellent
business in the new location. This firm was located
at 1734 Market street for many years, but the steady
increase in its volume of business has made neces-
sary the taking over of the entire four-story building
and basement at the new address. The members of
the firm are H. Benner Henton and Albert A. Knecht.
INAUGURATED LIVELY BUSINESS.
Opportunity Seen and Grasped by Vigorous Ones
in the Piano Selling Field.
The Crawford Milwaukee Music Shop was opened
recently at 3315 Milwaukee avenue, Chicago.
Frank E. Felt, who conducts a jewelry and music
business in Newcastle, Ind., has moved to new quar-
ters in the Heller Building, Newcastle.
Seth Laraway, music merchant of Eugene, Ore.,
has moved into his new building at 968 Willamette
street, Eugene.
Gibson Bros., music merchants, will open a branch
in Middlesboro, Ky.
The Martin Music Co. recently opened a store in
Inglewood, Cal.
The Schaeffer Music Co., Milwaukee, will soon
move to Third and Center streets.
The Music Shop has been opened at 2014 College
street, Cedar Falls, Iowa.
The Armstrong Furniture Co., Memphis, is pre-
paring to move to its own home at 66 North Main
The lively business inaugurated at the formal open-
ing recently of the Finley Music Co., Salem, O., con-
tinues. The Finley Music Co. is successor to the
Perkins Music Co., formerly operated by R. O.
Perkins on Main street. Mr. Finley was formerly
affiliated with the Salem Hardware Co. and resigned
to devote all his time to the music store. The new
location of the Finley Music Co. is 13 Broadway.
REPRODUCING PIANOS IN FLORIDA.
A season of active featuring of reproducing pianos
is having a good effect in the Orlando, Fla., branch
of the S. Ernest Philpitt & Son Music Store. Mar-
shall Philpitt, the new manager who succeeded Ross
B. Steele, is an enthusiast in the promotion of the
instrument.
The Arkadelphia Music Co., Arkadelphia, Ark., has
purchased the D. C. Richards Music Co., of Hot
Springs, one of the oldest music houses in Arkansas.
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).