Presto
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November 15, 1924.
P R E S T O
NEW CATALOG SHOWS
KRAKAUER BROS. STYLES
Merits of a Fine Line of Pianos, Players, and
Reproducing Pianos Made Clear to
Discriminating Buyers.
A new catalog of Krakauer Bros., New York, just
published, tells of Krakauer ideals, Krakauer reliabil-
ity, and the character of Krakauer piano quality that
results in the admirable Krakauer tone. It is at once
a description in detail of the products of today and
a review of Krakauer Bros.' adherence to the musical,
artistic and mechanical ideals set down to be followed
when the industry was established in 1869.
The Krakauer Bros, policy was the putting into
words the Krakauer point of view. This upheld, as
it still does, that "in order to he worthy of the name,
pianos must be, first of all, faultless exponents ot
artistic musical represen'ation. Whatever other mer-
its they may have, whatever other attractions they
may possess, matter not, as, if they tall short of
perfect harmonic expression,, they fail to achieve
their real function as worthy mediums for musical in-
terpretation."
. So it follows that people who know wherein real
piano merit lies, are interested in Krakauer tone,
which is characterized by purity, volume, sweetness
and delicacy. These features—and many others, in-
cluding artistic and durable case work and finish—
they find in the Krakauer. Consequently, pranos
bearing the name Krakauer are found in thousands of
American homes of culture and refinement, in hun-
dreds of musical conservatories, academies and
schools, and in many concert and recital halls
throughout the United States
The new catalog reminds the prospective piano
buyer that the Krakauer piano is made in but one
grade—the best, the difference in price in the various
styles being determined wholly by size and exterior
design. Also, that the cases are only made from
carelully selected lumber, thoroughly seasoned in
yards and kilns, and the most choice veneers are used
in case construction, and none but expert craftsmen,
experienced in their art, are employed in the various
departments of the factory.
The special specifications of Krakauer grand piano
cases point out that the requirement calls for: "Dou-
ble veneer in figured mahogany or lacquer finish wal-
nut; other fancy woods to order. Most substantially
constructed inner and outer case rims, which, com-
prising fourteen thicknesses of longitudinal hardwood
of continuous lengths, instantaneously convey the
vibrations to all parts of the sounding-board, thus
increasing the sonority, and sustaining the evenness
and purity of the singing tone quality."
A special word is said for the Krakauer art grand
cases which are so admired in the trade. Besides the
regular stock styles in period models, Krakauer Bros,
manufacture piano cases, to order, to match furnish-
ings and decorations of any room in which they are
There's Money
for the Dealer in
Automatic Pianos
Fine Electric Self-Players of eye-
catching design and perfect perform-
ance. Also
COIN OPERATED
for places of entertainment, Theatres,
Movies, Ice Cream Parlors, Etc., Etc.
The best line including the famous
"PIAN-O-GRAND"
"BANJ-O-GRAND"
and "HARP-O-GRAND"
Wide-awake Piano D e a l e r s find
them easy sellers in every community.
Send for illustrated
descriptive circulars.
Nelson - Wiggen Piano Co.
1731 Belmont Ave.,
CHICAGO
to be located, thus making the tout ensemble more
harmonious.
The Krakauer Bros, playerpianos have distinctive
features which are pointed ont in the new booklet.
The Krakauer piano is pointed out as an important
factor in realizing player excellence.
"The Krakauer playerpiano, in its duplex field of
operation, stands for all that is best in tone, construc-
tion and durability. In constructing the playerpiano
the extension of the Krakauer piano's sphere of use-
fulness in several directions was ever kept in view,
since, under ordinary conditions, the serviceahleness
of a piano, as we all know, is limited to keyboard
operation."
The Krakauer Bros, upright and grand reproduc-
ing pianos are fittingly described as a growing
achievement of ar* and industry. "They are not only
instruments of architectural beauty but also instru-
ments belonging strictly in the realm of the highest
musical art," is the proud claim of the new catalog.
The catalog is beautifully printed and fine halftone
cuts supplement the clear untechnical descriptions of
the instruments. The widely known beauty of Kra-
kauer cases is further advertised. Three leading up-
right and four grand styles in pianos, two player
styles and two reproducing grand styles are illus-
trated in the new catalog and on the last page is
shown tiie great Krakauer Bros, factory at Cypress
avenue, 136th to 137th streets.
SOME OF THE LATE CHANGES
IN RETAIL PIANO TRADE
C. C. HARVEY COMPANY
CELEBRATES IN BOSTON
Old Piano House at 144 Boylston Street, Provides
Special Program to Commemorate Event,
An attractive series of concerts were part of the
celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the founding
of the C. C. Harvey Co., 144 Boylston street, Boston.
Excellent programs were given on the afternoon of
Wednesday, Friday and Saturday of last week.
O h e r features that made the event enjoyable and
worthy of the occasion, were planned and admirably
carried out by E A. Cressey, the efficient manager of
the store.
Comparative incidents showed the progress of the
old New England retail piano house from the day the
first Harvey store was established at 465 Washing-
ton street to the event last week when fifty years of
successful trading was completed. The firm did not
continue very long at the first address. Quick growth
of business made necessary a removal to larger
quarters at 152 Tremont street. The present address
has been occupied for thirty years and the en'.ire
building is occupied by the C. C. Harvey Co.
The company was incorporated in 1904 with Win-
throp A. Harvey as president.
The
houses
lumbia
of its
Conn.
Piquette Piano Co., one of the oldest piano
in Bridgeport, Conn., recently added the Co-
line of phonographs and records to the stock
branch s'.ore at 30 Elizabeth street, Derby,
Changes, Renewals and New Enterprises in DifTeren?
Pqrts of the Country.
The White Music Store is a new business at
Kleventh and Center streets, Ashland, Pa. The firm
handles pianos, sheet music and supplies.
The Audubon Music Shop will move this week to
new quarters at 3810 Broadway, New York City.
The A. T. Craft's Piano Co. is located in new quar-
ters at 216 North Second street, Richmond, Va.
A music department has been added to the bus ness
of Don F. Matson Co., Donner avenue, Monossen,
Pa/
A piano department has been added by the Rialto
Music Shop, Twenty-fourth and N streets. South
' hnaha, Neb.
Edward C. Hill, of Albert Lea, Minn., recently
opened a new music business in Owatonna, Minn.
Woolley & More, 71 Fast Main street, Meriden,
Conn., is liberally advertising the opening of the
new piano department, where the Weaver, Yorkj.
Livingston and Mercer pianos are carried,
i
Henry II. Parkhurst has reopened his store iii
Gardner, Mass. The .former store was destroyed lu-
ll re in April.
I-
ADDS MUSIC SECTION.
The Stark Dry Goods Co., Canton. O , which will
take possession of its new building next week, will
add a music department in which pianos, talking
machines, musical merchandise, rolls, records and
sheet music will be carried. The music section of the
store will be the largest of ten new departments-to 1
be added to the store. The Company operates one
of the largest department stores in the Ohio city.
"Built on Family Pride'*
Doll & Sons
Represent the Artistic
in Piano and Player Piano
Construction
JACOB DOLL & SONS
STODART
WELLSMORE
Jacob Doll & Sons, Inc.
Southern Boulevard, E. 133rd St.
E. 134th St. and Cypress Ave.
NEW YORK
ESTABLISHED 1854
THE
BRADBURY PIANO
FOR ITS
ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE
FOR ITS
INESTIMABLE AGENCY VALUE
THE CHOICE OF
Representative Dealers the World Over
Now Produced in Several
New Models
WRITE FOR TERRITORY
Factory
l.eominster,
Mass.
Executive Office*
138th St. and Walton Ave.
New York
Div.sion W. P. HAINES & CO., Inc.
Schumann
PIANOS and PLAYER PIANOS
GRANDS and UPRIGHTS
Have no superiors in appearance, tone
power or other essentials of strictly
leaders in the trade.
Warning to Infringers
This Trade Mark Is cast
In the plate and also ap-
pears upon the fall board
of all genuine Schumann
Pianos, and all Infringers
will be prosecuted. Beware
of Imitations such as Schu-
mann & Company, Schu-
mann & Son, and also
Shuman. as all Btencil
shops, dealers and users of
pianos bearing a name In
imitation
of the name
Schumann with the Inten-
tion of deceiving: the public
will be prosecuted to the
fullest extent of the law.
New Ciitulujriie on Ke<|ue«t.
Schumann Piano Co.
W. N. VAN MATRE, President
Rockford, 111.
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November 15, 1924.
P R E S T O
NEW CATALOG SHOWS
KRAKAUER BROS. STYLES
Merits of a Fine Line of Pianos, Players, and
Reproducing Pianos Made Clear to
Discriminating Buyers.
A new catalog of Krakauer Bros., New York, just
published, tells of Krakauer ideals, Krakauer reliabil-
ity, and the character of Krakauer piano quality that
results in the admirable Krakauer tone. It is at once
a description in detail of the products of today and
a review of Krakauer Bros.' adherence to the musical,
artistic and mechanical ideals set down to be followed
when the industry was established in 1869.
The Krakauer Bros, policy was the putting into
words the Krakauer point of view. This upheld, as
it still does, that "in order to he worthy of the name,
pianos must be, first of all, faultless exponents ot
artistic musical represen'ation. Whatever other mer-
its they may have, whatever other attractions they
may possess, matter not, as, if they tall short of
perfect harmonic expression,, they fail to achieve
their real function as worthy mediums for musical in-
terpretation."
. So it follows that people who know wherein real
piano merit lies, are interested in Krakauer tone,
which is characterized by purity, volume, sweetness
and delicacy. These features—and many others, in-
cluding artistic and durable case work and finish—
they find in the Krakauer. Consequently, pranos
bearing the name Krakauer are found in thousands of
American homes of culture and refinement, in hun-
dreds of musical conservatories, academies and
schools, and in many concert and recital halls
throughout the United States
The new catalog reminds the prospective piano
buyer that the Krakauer piano is made in but one
grade—the best, the difference in price in the various
styles being determined wholly by size and exterior
design. Also, that the cases are only made from
carelully selected lumber, thoroughly seasoned in
yards and kilns, and the most choice veneers are used
in case construction, and none but expert craftsmen,
experienced in their art, are employed in the various
departments of the factory.
The special specifications of Krakauer grand piano
cases point out that the requirement calls for: "Dou-
ble veneer in figured mahogany or lacquer finish wal-
nut; other fancy woods to order. Most substantially
constructed inner and outer case rims, which, com-
prising fourteen thicknesses of longitudinal hardwood
of continuous lengths, instantaneously convey the
vibrations to all parts of the sounding-board, thus
increasing the sonority, and sustaining the evenness
and purity of the singing tone quality."
A special word is said for the Krakauer art grand
cases which are so admired in the trade. Besides the
regular stock styles in period models, Krakauer Bros,
manufacture piano cases, to order, to match furnish-
ings and decorations of any room in which they are
There's Money
for the Dealer in
Automatic Pianos
Fine Electric Self-Players of eye-
catching design and perfect perform-
ance. Also
COIN OPERATED
for places of entertainment, Theatres,
Movies, Ice Cream Parlors, Etc., Etc.
The best line including the famous
"PIAN-O-GRAND"
"BANJ-O-GRAND"
and "HARP-O-GRAND"
Wide-awake Piano D e a l e r s find
them easy sellers in every community.
Send for illustrated
descriptive circulars.
Nelson - Wiggen Piano Co.
1731 Belmont Ave.,
CHICAGO
to be located, thus making the tout ensemble more
harmonious.
The Krakauer Bros, playerpianos have distinctive
features which are pointed ont in the new booklet.
The Krakauer piano is pointed out as an important
factor in realizing player excellence.
"The Krakauer playerpiano, in its duplex field of
operation, stands for all that is best in tone, construc-
tion and durability. In constructing the playerpiano
the extension of the Krakauer piano's sphere of use-
fulness in several directions was ever kept in view,
since, under ordinary conditions, the serviceahleness
of a piano, as we all know, is limited to keyboard
operation."
The Krakauer Bros, upright and grand reproduc-
ing pianos are fittingly described as a growing
achievement of ar* and industry. "They are not only
instruments of architectural beauty but also instru-
ments belonging strictly in the realm of the highest
musical art," is the proud claim of the new catalog.
The catalog is beautifully printed and fine halftone
cuts supplement the clear untechnical descriptions of
the instruments. The widely known beauty of Kra-
kauer cases is further advertised. Three leading up-
right and four grand styles in pianos, two player
styles and two reproducing grand styles are illus-
trated in the new catalog and on the last page is
shown tiie great Krakauer Bros, factory at Cypress
avenue, 136th to 137th streets.
SOME OF THE LATE CHANGES
IN RETAIL PIANO TRADE
C. C. HARVEY COMPANY
CELEBRATES IN BOSTON
Old Piano House at 144 Boylston Street, Provides
Special Program to Commemorate Event,
An attractive series of concerts were part of the
celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the founding
of the C. C. Harvey Co., 144 Boylston street, Boston.
Excellent programs were given on the afternoon of
Wednesday, Friday and Saturday of last week.
O h e r features that made the event enjoyable and
worthy of the occasion, were planned and admirably
carried out by E A. Cressey, the efficient manager of
the store.
Comparative incidents showed the progress of the
old New England retail piano house from the day the
first Harvey store was established at 465 Washing-
ton street to the event last week when fifty years of
successful trading was completed. The firm did not
continue very long at the first address. Quick growth
of business made necessary a removal to larger
quarters at 152 Tremont street. The present address
has been occupied for thirty years and the en'.ire
building is occupied by the C. C. Harvey Co.
The company was incorporated in 1904 with Win-
throp A. Harvey as president.
The
houses
lumbia
of its
Conn.
Piquette Piano Co., one of the oldest piano
in Bridgeport, Conn., recently added the Co-
line of phonographs and records to the stock
branch s'.ore at 30 Elizabeth street, Derby,
Changes, Renewals and New Enterprises in DifTeren?
Pqrts of the Country.
The White Music Store is a new business at
Kleventh and Center streets, Ashland, Pa. The firm
handles pianos, sheet music and supplies.
The Audubon Music Shop will move this week to
new quarters at 3810 Broadway, New York City.
The A. T. Craft's Piano Co. is located in new quar-
ters at 216 North Second street, Richmond, Va.
A music department has been added to the bus ness
of Don F. Matson Co., Donner avenue, Monossen,
Pa/
A piano department has been added by the Rialto
Music Shop, Twenty-fourth and N streets. South
' hnaha, Neb.
Edward C. Hill, of Albert Lea, Minn., recently
opened a new music business in Owatonna, Minn.
Woolley & More, 71 Fast Main street, Meriden,
Conn., is liberally advertising the opening of the
new piano department, where the Weaver, Yorkj.
Livingston and Mercer pianos are carried,
i
Henry II. Parkhurst has reopened his store iii
Gardner, Mass. The .former store was destroyed lu-
ll re in April.
I-
ADDS MUSIC SECTION.
The Stark Dry Goods Co., Canton. O , which will
take possession of its new building next week, will
add a music department in which pianos, talking
machines, musical merchandise, rolls, records and
sheet music will be carried. The music section of the
store will be the largest of ten new departments-to 1
be added to the store. The Company operates one
of the largest department stores in the Ohio city.
"Built on Family Pride'*
Doll & Sons
Represent the Artistic
in Piano and Player Piano
Construction
JACOB DOLL & SONS
STODART
WELLSMORE
Jacob Doll & Sons, Inc.
Southern Boulevard, E. 133rd St.
E. 134th St. and Cypress Ave.
NEW YORK
ESTABLISHED 1854
THE
BRADBURY PIANO
FOR ITS
ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE
FOR ITS
INESTIMABLE AGENCY VALUE
THE CHOICE OF
Representative Dealers the World Over
Now Produced in Several
New Models
WRITE FOR TERRITORY
Factory
l.eominster,
Mass.
Executive Office*
138th St. and Walton Ave.
New York
Div.sion W. P. HAINES & CO., Inc.
Schumann
PIANOS and PLAYER PIANOS
GRANDS and UPRIGHTS
Have no superiors in appearance, tone
power or other essentials of strictly
leaders in the trade.
Warning to Infringers
This Trade Mark Is cast
In the plate and also ap-
pears upon the fall board
of all genuine Schumann
Pianos, and all Infringers
will be prosecuted. Beware
of Imitations such as Schu-
mann & Company, Schu-
mann & Son, and also
Shuman. as all Btencil
shops, dealers and users of
pianos bearing a name In
imitation
of the name
Schumann with the Inten-
tion of deceiving: the public
will be prosecuted to the
fullest extent of the law.
New Ciitulujriie on Ke<|ue«t.
Schumann Piano Co.
W. N. VAN MATRE, President
Rockford, 111.
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).