Presto
Issue: 1924 2000 - Page 7
November 22, 1924.
PRESTO
FIFTY CHRISTMASES
AND STARR PIANO
Effective Special Yuletide Appeal of the Indus-
try at Richmond, Ind., Which Must
Interest the Dealers.
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.
The Starr Piano Co., of Richmond, Ind., has pre-
pared an especially attractive piece of holiday litera-
ture for the use of its dealers and representatives.
It is "A Half Century of Yule Tides," and the sheet
is beautifully printed in colors. One side presents
the Christmas wreath of holly, with three Starr styles
intertwined. The reverse side carries the message,
which is as follows:
"At Christmas time the good cheer of the season is
spiced with the fine flavor of good music. It has
ever been so. For at the happy Yuletide you sense
the generous glow of friendliness and good fellow-
ship that has warmed hearts since the shepherds saw
the glory of the Star in the East and heard the mes-
sage of angels, 'On earth, peace and good will toward
men.' Let a Starr-made piano in your home on
Christmas bring the true spirit and joy of the tide on
the happiest of all days of the year!
"For over half a century hearts have resounded to
the melody of Starr-made pianos. How it has filled
to overflowing the cup of Christmas cheer when 'they'
delightedly beheld a beautiful Starr beside the
sparkling evergreen!
"Could any gift bring such happiness and never-
ending pleasure? When you realize that a piano
should be selected as a permanent possession—a
lifetime companion—and a source of utmost pleasure
for many years to come the importance of choosing
well must not be underestimated.
"For five decades have Starr-made pianos stood
pre-eminently as the peer of fine musical instruments
—unassailed as leaders in tone quality, responsive-
ness of touch, beauty of contour and superb finish.
Today their musical qualities stand forth more fully
appreciated than ever before!
"Let this Christmas bring the suf>erb gift of gifts—
a Starr to your home and make this the greatest of
all Christmas tides.
"Starr-made pianos are made in a wide variety of
styles and finishes in grands, players and uprights
from the magnificent 'imposing concert grand to the
diminutive, soul-inspiring, rich-toned minum upright.
"We welcome you for an inspection—reserve the
instrument you wish and prepare for music happiness
the many years to come."
INNOVATION PLEASES
BOSTON PIANO WORKERS
Henry F. Miller Stores and Continental Piano Co.
Introduce Tea Wagon in Afternoon.
Afternoon tea is now served at three o'clock every
afternoon at the Henry F. Miller Store and the Con-
tinental Piano Co. and Henry F. Miller Stores Co.
offices in Boston.
Served in true Back Bay style, with dainty cakes
and cookies, the afternoon tea is greatly appreciated
by the half hundred office workers and sales ladies
who all stop work for a few minutes each afternoon
when the tea wagon is brought in.
This innovation, which so plainly typifies the gen-
eral feeling of harmony which pervades throughout
the entire Continental organization serves a very use-
ful purpose, for it prevents mid-afternoon fatigue and
makes the day's work just a little bit pleasanter for
the workers in the great offices of the Henry F. Mil-
ler and Continental organization.
SOME OF THE LATE CHANGES
IN RETAIL PIANO TRADE
Changes, Renewals and New Enterprises in Different
Parts of the Country.
week held the formal opening of its new building at
1506-1510 Fillmore street.
F. A. Granger, Jacksonville, Fla., who has been a
piano tuner in this section for many years, has opened
a new piano and organ repair shop at 203 Broad
street. Mr. Granger has equipped his shop with all
facilities.
The Wilkinson Music House, Des Moines, Iowa,
has leased larger quarters in the K. P. Block and will
move from its present location next week. This
business was started by Mr. Wilkinson nine years
ago.
-
v
A new music store has been:opened.irt Manitoba 1 !:,
Wis., by R. G. Hessell in quarters on North Eighth
street.
i A new branch in^the Mission district ai.-Sari Rran-
cisco has been opened by Sherman, Clay & Co. It
is nfthe'lt^art of*the district, being on M*issipfi street,
situated- ..between Twenty-first and .
T
^
streets.
ENTHUSIASTIC PRAISE"
^ I
i r w , . ; ^ '^\;: FOR RADLE PIANOS
Judgments of an Expert Dealer Who Is Also an
Accomplished Musician:
i '
F. Radle, Inc., New York, receive a great many
letters like the following. But in this case the writer,
Mr. Smith, is a piano man, a musician and a very
conservative dealer, and he feels that the man Who
sells Radle pianos is making friends for himself and
is building up a sure and safe business:
"Augusta, Me.j November 10, 1924.
"F. Radle, Inc.,
'•', \
"609-11 West 36th St., .
.:.. «-. v- .;•« .••..,-••
"New York City.
• ' *-" '. t.D • '
"Gentlemen: I am very grateful for the oppor-
tunity to tell you how pleased I am with the Radle
piano.
"My business as piano tuner, technician and player
man gives me an opportunity to work on around one
hundred different makes of instruments each year.
For a number of years previous to my taking the
Radle piano to sell, I had occasion to work on Radle
instruments which had been in use from ten to twenty
years, and the condition in which I found these in-
struments, the way they held their tone and tune, so
influenced me that I wrote you and as a result am
now a pleased and satisfied Radle dealer.
"I do not have to worry about competing with any
other piano with the Radle on my floor. I have
never sold a Radle piano which gave me trouble.
One particularly important matter to me, as a small
dealer, is the fact that every Radle piano I order of
the same style is exactly alike and I can ship a
Radle to a customer knowing just what the veneer
and finish will be.
"Wishing you continued success, and thanking you
for the many courtesies, I am,
"Sincerely yours,
"FOREST G. SMITH."
A PROGRESSIVE INDUSTRY.
A recent evidence of progressiveness in the J. P.
Seeburg Piano Co., Chicago, was the recent installa-
tion of an oil burning plant for dry kilning, which is
another successful aid to up-to-date manufacturing.
The Seeburg factory is a model one for the manufac-
ture of automatic pianos and orchestrions, and in it
are made the famous Seeburg line of automatic pianos
and orchestrions and the Marshall line of player
pianos.
SCHILLER FOR BROADCASTING.
The Schiller Super-Grand, manufactured by the
Schiller Piano Company, Oregon, 111., is used exclu-
sively at the WCAY radio broadcasting station at
Milwaukee, Wis. The director of the station an-
nounces before the rendition of each performance
that the piano is a Schiller Super-Grand, furnished by
the Thiery Piano Company, of Milwaukee.
UNIVERSITY BUYS CABLE PIANOS.
The Taylor Music Company of Columbia, Mo.,
recently sold to the University of Missouri, located in
that city, twenty-two Cable-made instruments. The
purchase of these twenty-two instruments was made
after a careful and painstaking survey of the qualifi-
cations of many instruments by Dean Quarles and
the Purchasing Committee of the university.
The stock and fixtures of the Claypool-Miller
Music Co., 611-615 Main street, Lafayette, Ind., re-
cently sold in a receiver's sale to Dr. George W.
Schwitzer, of St. Joseph, Mich., will be disposed of
to a firm which will continue to operate the music
"Leaders in the
store.
WISCONSIN DEALER EXPANDS.
Mrs. J. P. Smart, Hartford, Wis., recently opened
Automatic Line "
Joseph Cardinal, representative of the W. W. Kim-
the Smart Music Shoppe on the second floor of the
Heppe Cash Store, and handles a full line of phono- ball Co., Chicago, in Kenosha, Wis., has taken over
.the entire building adjoining his store and will, handle
graphs, records and radio.
a greater volume of all the musical goods manufac-
A
new
music
store
has
been
opened
in
Oklahoma
General Offices: 1510 Dayton St.
tured by the Kimball house.
City, Okla., by Dr. P. T. Quast. The quarters have
been remodeled to fit the needs of the business. Dr.
Factory 1508-16 Dayton St.
Quast handles a line of pianos and other music goods.
NEW INCORPORATION.
The J. Raymond Smith Co., San Francisco, Cal.,
Daniel Castellanos, New York City; B. Castellano's,
Enhanced content © 2008-2009 and presented by MBSI
- The
Box Society International
(www.mbsi.org)
International
Museum (www.arcade-museum.com).
one
of Musical
the established
music houses
of that and
city, the last
R. D. Arcade
Busserman
and G. Mateo.
CHICAGO
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PRESTO
FIFTY CHRISTMASES
AND STARR PIANO
Effective Special Yuletide Appeal of the Indus-
try at Richmond, Ind., Which Must
Interest the Dealers.
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.
The Starr Piano Co., of Richmond, Ind., has pre-
pared an especially attractive piece of holiday litera-
ture for the use of its dealers and representatives.
It is "A Half Century of Yule Tides," and the sheet
is beautifully printed in colors. One side presents
the Christmas wreath of holly, with three Starr styles
intertwined. The reverse side carries the message,
which is as follows:
"At Christmas time the good cheer of the season is
spiced with the fine flavor of good music. It has
ever been so. For at the happy Yuletide you sense
the generous glow of friendliness and good fellow-
ship that has warmed hearts since the shepherds saw
the glory of the Star in the East and heard the mes-
sage of angels, 'On earth, peace and good will toward
men.' Let a Starr-made piano in your home on
Christmas bring the true spirit and joy of the tide on
the happiest of all days of the year!
"For over half a century hearts have resounded to
the melody of Starr-made pianos. How it has filled
to overflowing the cup of Christmas cheer when 'they'
delightedly beheld a beautiful Starr beside the
sparkling evergreen!
"Could any gift bring such happiness and never-
ending pleasure? When you realize that a piano
should be selected as a permanent possession—a
lifetime companion—and a source of utmost pleasure
for many years to come the importance of choosing
well must not be underestimated.
"For five decades have Starr-made pianos stood
pre-eminently as the peer of fine musical instruments
—unassailed as leaders in tone quality, responsive-
ness of touch, beauty of contour and superb finish.
Today their musical qualities stand forth more fully
appreciated than ever before!
"Let this Christmas bring the suf>erb gift of gifts—
a Starr to your home and make this the greatest of
all Christmas tides.
"Starr-made pianos are made in a wide variety of
styles and finishes in grands, players and uprights
from the magnificent 'imposing concert grand to the
diminutive, soul-inspiring, rich-toned minum upright.
"We welcome you for an inspection—reserve the
instrument you wish and prepare for music happiness
the many years to come."
INNOVATION PLEASES
BOSTON PIANO WORKERS
Henry F. Miller Stores and Continental Piano Co.
Introduce Tea Wagon in Afternoon.
Afternoon tea is now served at three o'clock every
afternoon at the Henry F. Miller Store and the Con-
tinental Piano Co. and Henry F. Miller Stores Co.
offices in Boston.
Served in true Back Bay style, with dainty cakes
and cookies, the afternoon tea is greatly appreciated
by the half hundred office workers and sales ladies
who all stop work for a few minutes each afternoon
when the tea wagon is brought in.
This innovation, which so plainly typifies the gen-
eral feeling of harmony which pervades throughout
the entire Continental organization serves a very use-
ful purpose, for it prevents mid-afternoon fatigue and
makes the day's work just a little bit pleasanter for
the workers in the great offices of the Henry F. Mil-
ler and Continental organization.
SOME OF THE LATE CHANGES
IN RETAIL PIANO TRADE
Changes, Renewals and New Enterprises in Different
Parts of the Country.
week held the formal opening of its new building at
1506-1510 Fillmore street.
F. A. Granger, Jacksonville, Fla., who has been a
piano tuner in this section for many years, has opened
a new piano and organ repair shop at 203 Broad
street. Mr. Granger has equipped his shop with all
facilities.
The Wilkinson Music House, Des Moines, Iowa,
has leased larger quarters in the K. P. Block and will
move from its present location next week. This
business was started by Mr. Wilkinson nine years
ago.
-
v
A new music store has been:opened.irt Manitoba 1 !:,
Wis., by R. G. Hessell in quarters on North Eighth
street.
i A new branch in^the Mission district ai.-Sari Rran-
cisco has been opened by Sherman, Clay & Co. It
is nfthe'lt^art of*the district, being on M*issipfi street,
situated- ..between Twenty-first and .
T
^
streets.
ENTHUSIASTIC PRAISE"
^ I
i r w , . ; ^ '^\;: FOR RADLE PIANOS
Judgments of an Expert Dealer Who Is Also an
Accomplished Musician:
i '
F. Radle, Inc., New York, receive a great many
letters like the following. But in this case the writer,
Mr. Smith, is a piano man, a musician and a very
conservative dealer, and he feels that the man Who
sells Radle pianos is making friends for himself and
is building up a sure and safe business:
"Augusta, Me.j November 10, 1924.
"F. Radle, Inc.,
'•', \
"609-11 West 36th St., .
.:.. «-. v- .;•« .••..,-••
"New York City.
• ' *-" '. t.D • '
"Gentlemen: I am very grateful for the oppor-
tunity to tell you how pleased I am with the Radle
piano.
"My business as piano tuner, technician and player
man gives me an opportunity to work on around one
hundred different makes of instruments each year.
For a number of years previous to my taking the
Radle piano to sell, I had occasion to work on Radle
instruments which had been in use from ten to twenty
years, and the condition in which I found these in-
struments, the way they held their tone and tune, so
influenced me that I wrote you and as a result am
now a pleased and satisfied Radle dealer.
"I do not have to worry about competing with any
other piano with the Radle on my floor. I have
never sold a Radle piano which gave me trouble.
One particularly important matter to me, as a small
dealer, is the fact that every Radle piano I order of
the same style is exactly alike and I can ship a
Radle to a customer knowing just what the veneer
and finish will be.
"Wishing you continued success, and thanking you
for the many courtesies, I am,
"Sincerely yours,
"FOREST G. SMITH."
A PROGRESSIVE INDUSTRY.
A recent evidence of progressiveness in the J. P.
Seeburg Piano Co., Chicago, was the recent installa-
tion of an oil burning plant for dry kilning, which is
another successful aid to up-to-date manufacturing.
The Seeburg factory is a model one for the manufac-
ture of automatic pianos and orchestrions, and in it
are made the famous Seeburg line of automatic pianos
and orchestrions and the Marshall line of player
pianos.
SCHILLER FOR BROADCASTING.
The Schiller Super-Grand, manufactured by the
Schiller Piano Company, Oregon, 111., is used exclu-
sively at the WCAY radio broadcasting station at
Milwaukee, Wis. The director of the station an-
nounces before the rendition of each performance
that the piano is a Schiller Super-Grand, furnished by
the Thiery Piano Company, of Milwaukee.
UNIVERSITY BUYS CABLE PIANOS.
The Taylor Music Company of Columbia, Mo.,
recently sold to the University of Missouri, located in
that city, twenty-two Cable-made instruments. The
purchase of these twenty-two instruments was made
after a careful and painstaking survey of the qualifi-
cations of many instruments by Dean Quarles and
the Purchasing Committee of the university.
The stock and fixtures of the Claypool-Miller
Music Co., 611-615 Main street, Lafayette, Ind., re-
cently sold in a receiver's sale to Dr. George W.
Schwitzer, of St. Joseph, Mich., will be disposed of
to a firm which will continue to operate the music
"Leaders in the
store.
WISCONSIN DEALER EXPANDS.
Mrs. J. P. Smart, Hartford, Wis., recently opened
Automatic Line "
Joseph Cardinal, representative of the W. W. Kim-
the Smart Music Shoppe on the second floor of the
Heppe Cash Store, and handles a full line of phono- ball Co., Chicago, in Kenosha, Wis., has taken over
.the entire building adjoining his store and will, handle
graphs, records and radio.
a greater volume of all the musical goods manufac-
A
new
music
store
has
been
opened
in
Oklahoma
General Offices: 1510 Dayton St.
tured by the Kimball house.
City, Okla., by Dr. P. T. Quast. The quarters have
been remodeled to fit the needs of the business. Dr.
Factory 1508-16 Dayton St.
Quast handles a line of pianos and other music goods.
NEW INCORPORATION.
The J. Raymond Smith Co., San Francisco, Cal.,
Daniel Castellanos, New York City; B. Castellano's,
Enhanced content © 2008-2009 and presented by MBSI
- The
Box Society International
(www.mbsi.org)
International
Museum (www.arcade-museum.com).
one
of Musical
the established
music houses
of that and
city, the last
R. D. Arcade
Busserman
and G. Mateo.
CHICAGO
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).