Presto
Issue: 1924 1997 - Page 7
November 1, 1924.
PRESTO
Macon, Ga., successor to the Williams Guttenbergdr
Music Co. Application for an amendment to the
charter, asking for the privilege of increasing stock
from $50,000 to $75,00.
Archie L. Hamilton, Inc., Dayton, Ohio; $30,000;
to wholesale and retail pianos, organs and other
Statement of Fact Disproves Old Saw Which musical .instruments. Archie and J. Lucretia Hamil-
ton, Ada M. Dunlap, E. L. Shank and Reuben R.
Declares "Prophet Not Without Honor
Holmes.
Save in Own Country."
Mulford's Music, Inc.; $5,000; Harold Sacher, 1925
In preparing to reprint the Jesse French & Sons
Mermaid avenue, and Josephine Kriger and E. I.
Piano Co. catalog for 1925 Manager H. Edgar French
Kriger, 3038 East Seventh street, Brooklyn, N. Y.
sent circular letters to dealers for information regard-
H. A. Becker, Pittsburgh, Pa.; to do business as a
ing the public places using Jesse French pianos and music house; $200,000; to manufacture musical in-
that letter went to the local representative at New struments.
Castle. A reply was received, reading as follows:
The Joe Davis Music Co., New York; to publish
"Tn regard to public places in New Castle using
Jesse French & Sons pianos, will say that among the popular and standard music; Joe Davis.
C. Tirrell & Co., Columbus, O.; $5,000; to publish
list are all the public schools, totaling eight to ten
pianos, and practically every church in the city. The and sell sheet music; Warren C. Edith, and Clara B.
Methodist and Christian churches have three Jesse Tirrell, Lou E. Embree and Helen C. Smith, all of
French pianos each, while the United Brethren, Pres- 'Columbus.
byterian, Baptist, Friends (Quakers), Nazarene and
Church of God all have one, and some of them two.
The Y. M. C. A. has one, the Carnegie Library has
one, the State Epileptic Farm, north of the city, has
seven or eight of our pianos. Each of the three
moving picture shows in the city of New Castle uses
Jesse French pianos.
The Thompson-U-nette Company Offers Something
"Trusting that this is what you want, I am,
worth While to Dealers, Salesmen and Tuners.
"Yours truly,
(Signed) "L. LIVEZEY."
The Thompson-U'nette Piano Company, Chicago,
There is an old saying that a "prophet is not with-
has published Supt. Simpson's "Grand Piano Action
out honor save in his own country," but here we Work"' and is giving the booklet to piano men believ-
have the best honor anyone or anything could have, ing they will enable piano merchants, sales managers,
as seen in the purchase of Jesse French instruments salesmen and tuners to get a better understanding
right in the town where they are made. Who could of what grand action work is. It is Mr. Thompson's
ask for anything better? Without question such a idea that a good many men in the retail end of the
showing from the "home town" should stimulate rep- business believe that if two pianos have the same
resentatives of the New Castle industry everywhere make of action in them they are even-up as to action
to "go and do likewise" in their own communities. quality.
A stronger "talking point" were impossible.
But that isn't so. In the first place the action fac-
tory makes up the action to the piano factory's speci-
fications. Two actions, bearing the same brand but
designed for different pianos, may be quite different
in leverages and other important specifications. Then
comes action "work." Action "work" is done in the
piano factory—always, says Mr. Thompson. And
New and Old Concerns Secure Charters in Various
the booklet discloses how much there is to the work
Places.
The Fayette Piano Co., Cleveland, O.; $1,000; and to what an extent it controls the action quality
of the finished piano.
Julius Bloomberg and E. E. Wolf.
This booklet is a good thing for salesmen to read
The Falls Music Co., Niagara Falls, N. Y.; $10,000;
and most tuners may also find it of instructive value
J. B. Hildred and J. S. O'Donnell.
The Williams Guttenberger Co., 451 Cherry street, in their profession.
GREAT SHOWING FOR
JESSE FRENCH PIANOS
every dealer
knew what
successful
SEEBURG
dealers know
about conduct-
ing and oper-
ating auto-
matic piano
businesses,
every dealer
would be en-
gaged in the
business!
J. P. SEEBURG
PIANO CO.
CHICAGO
"Leaders in the
A utomatic Line
General Offices: 1510 Dayton St.
Factory 1508-16 Dayton St.
PIANO MEN WILL FIND
THIS BOOKLET USEFUL
NEW INCORPORATIONS
IN MUSIC GOODS TRADE
PIANO MAKERS ENTERTAINED
HAPPY GROUP AT LAWN FETE.
The employes of the Henry F. Miller plant, the
Wakefield, Mass., factory of the Continental Piano
Co., Boston, were entertained October 18 by Super-
intendent Scholtz and Mrs. Scholtz. The facts are
told in a Wakefield paper:
"The games on the lawn included ring toss, won
by Mrs. Lindsay and Miss Whitten, Mr. King and
Mr. Cutter. The pie contest with a host of contest-
ants was won by Paul Loubrie hands down ('twas
one of the rules). The whole company looked on
while Joe Monighan opened the wood-sawing contest,
and when he had finished the verdict was 'I came, I.
saw? Oh, no!' He was declared winner.
"Entertainment was furnished by Mrs. Mabel Otis
Perkins, of Medford, whistling soloist; C. Raymond
Eldridge, pianologue; 'Phil' Reynolds, operatic selec-
tions rendered in an artistic manner; vocal selections
by Enoch Mayo and 'Cap' Phipps; C. Herbert El-
dridge spoke on 'Woman Suffrage' in humorous vein,
and a poem was read which had been written for the
occasion by F. M. Crosby and Maurice Lane. The
indoor sports included whist with Ora L. Milbury
and G. W. Braxton winners by one point, and check-
ers, with Mr. Nelson beating the champion, Mr.
Peterson.
"Bounteous refreshments were served by the host-
ess, assisted by the ladies present, after which music
and a social time was enjoyed by the company until
10 p. m.
"Japanese lanterns made a very pretty decoration
when darkness came on and the party wended its
way homeward after a most enjoyable day."
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PRESTO
Macon, Ga., successor to the Williams Guttenbergdr
Music Co. Application for an amendment to the
charter, asking for the privilege of increasing stock
from $50,000 to $75,00.
Archie L. Hamilton, Inc., Dayton, Ohio; $30,000;
to wholesale and retail pianos, organs and other
Statement of Fact Disproves Old Saw Which musical .instruments. Archie and J. Lucretia Hamil-
ton, Ada M. Dunlap, E. L. Shank and Reuben R.
Declares "Prophet Not Without Honor
Holmes.
Save in Own Country."
Mulford's Music, Inc.; $5,000; Harold Sacher, 1925
In preparing to reprint the Jesse French & Sons
Mermaid avenue, and Josephine Kriger and E. I.
Piano Co. catalog for 1925 Manager H. Edgar French
Kriger, 3038 East Seventh street, Brooklyn, N. Y.
sent circular letters to dealers for information regard-
H. A. Becker, Pittsburgh, Pa.; to do business as a
ing the public places using Jesse French pianos and music house; $200,000; to manufacture musical in-
that letter went to the local representative at New struments.
Castle. A reply was received, reading as follows:
The Joe Davis Music Co., New York; to publish
"Tn regard to public places in New Castle using
Jesse French & Sons pianos, will say that among the popular and standard music; Joe Davis.
C. Tirrell & Co., Columbus, O.; $5,000; to publish
list are all the public schools, totaling eight to ten
pianos, and practically every church in the city. The and sell sheet music; Warren C. Edith, and Clara B.
Methodist and Christian churches have three Jesse Tirrell, Lou E. Embree and Helen C. Smith, all of
French pianos each, while the United Brethren, Pres- 'Columbus.
byterian, Baptist, Friends (Quakers), Nazarene and
Church of God all have one, and some of them two.
The Y. M. C. A. has one, the Carnegie Library has
one, the State Epileptic Farm, north of the city, has
seven or eight of our pianos. Each of the three
moving picture shows in the city of New Castle uses
Jesse French pianos.
The Thompson-U-nette Company Offers Something
"Trusting that this is what you want, I am,
worth While to Dealers, Salesmen and Tuners.
"Yours truly,
(Signed) "L. LIVEZEY."
The Thompson-U'nette Piano Company, Chicago,
There is an old saying that a "prophet is not with-
has published Supt. Simpson's "Grand Piano Action
out honor save in his own country," but here we Work"' and is giving the booklet to piano men believ-
have the best honor anyone or anything could have, ing they will enable piano merchants, sales managers,
as seen in the purchase of Jesse French instruments salesmen and tuners to get a better understanding
right in the town where they are made. Who could of what grand action work is. It is Mr. Thompson's
ask for anything better? Without question such a idea that a good many men in the retail end of the
showing from the "home town" should stimulate rep- business believe that if two pianos have the same
resentatives of the New Castle industry everywhere make of action in them they are even-up as to action
to "go and do likewise" in their own communities. quality.
A stronger "talking point" were impossible.
But that isn't so. In the first place the action fac-
tory makes up the action to the piano factory's speci-
fications. Two actions, bearing the same brand but
designed for different pianos, may be quite different
in leverages and other important specifications. Then
comes action "work." Action "work" is done in the
piano factory—always, says Mr. Thompson. And
New and Old Concerns Secure Charters in Various
the booklet discloses how much there is to the work
Places.
The Fayette Piano Co., Cleveland, O.; $1,000; and to what an extent it controls the action quality
of the finished piano.
Julius Bloomberg and E. E. Wolf.
This booklet is a good thing for salesmen to read
The Falls Music Co., Niagara Falls, N. Y.; $10,000;
and most tuners may also find it of instructive value
J. B. Hildred and J. S. O'Donnell.
The Williams Guttenberger Co., 451 Cherry street, in their profession.
GREAT SHOWING FOR
JESSE FRENCH PIANOS
every dealer
knew what
successful
SEEBURG
dealers know
about conduct-
ing and oper-
ating auto-
matic piano
businesses,
every dealer
would be en-
gaged in the
business!
J. P. SEEBURG
PIANO CO.
CHICAGO
"Leaders in the
A utomatic Line
General Offices: 1510 Dayton St.
Factory 1508-16 Dayton St.
PIANO MEN WILL FIND
THIS BOOKLET USEFUL
NEW INCORPORATIONS
IN MUSIC GOODS TRADE
PIANO MAKERS ENTERTAINED
HAPPY GROUP AT LAWN FETE.
The employes of the Henry F. Miller plant, the
Wakefield, Mass., factory of the Continental Piano
Co., Boston, were entertained October 18 by Super-
intendent Scholtz and Mrs. Scholtz. The facts are
told in a Wakefield paper:
"The games on the lawn included ring toss, won
by Mrs. Lindsay and Miss Whitten, Mr. King and
Mr. Cutter. The pie contest with a host of contest-
ants was won by Paul Loubrie hands down ('twas
one of the rules). The whole company looked on
while Joe Monighan opened the wood-sawing contest,
and when he had finished the verdict was 'I came, I.
saw? Oh, no!' He was declared winner.
"Entertainment was furnished by Mrs. Mabel Otis
Perkins, of Medford, whistling soloist; C. Raymond
Eldridge, pianologue; 'Phil' Reynolds, operatic selec-
tions rendered in an artistic manner; vocal selections
by Enoch Mayo and 'Cap' Phipps; C. Herbert El-
dridge spoke on 'Woman Suffrage' in humorous vein,
and a poem was read which had been written for the
occasion by F. M. Crosby and Maurice Lane. The
indoor sports included whist with Ora L. Milbury
and G. W. Braxton winners by one point, and check-
ers, with Mr. Nelson beating the champion, Mr.
Peterson.
"Bounteous refreshments were served by the host-
ess, assisted by the ladies present, after which music
and a social time was enjoyed by the company until
10 p. m.
"Japanese lanterns made a very pretty decoration
when darkness came on and the party wended its
way homeward after a most enjoyable day."
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).