Presto
Issue: 1925 2024 - Page 3
Presto Buyers' Guide
Analyzes and Classifies
All American P i a n o s
and in Detail Tells of
Fheir Makers.
PRESTO
E«*bu.h*d is/*.
THE AMERICAN MUSIC TRADE WEEKLY
Presto Year Book
The Only Complete
Annual Review of the
American Music In-
dustries and Trades.
to c*nt. ; $2.00 a r-,
CHICAGO, SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1925
MASON & HAMLIN CO.'S CELEBRATION
Old Boston Piano Manufacturing Company Honors Loyal and Enthusiastic Employees Who Have Served Its High
Aims in Factory Management and Actual Construction of Distinguished Instrument
A celebration by the Mason & Hamlin Co. mark-
ing the completion of its seventieth year and to
honor those who have served its aims and ideals for
periods ranging from five to fifty-six years, took place
at Jordan Hall, Boston, Friday evening, May 1.
Henry L. Mason, president of the Mason & Ham-
lin Co., in an address reviewed the history of the
HENRY L. MASON.
President.
company and its pride in the instruments which have
attained a commanding place in the world of music.
The part of the loyal and enthusiastic craftsmen of
high standing in the field of piano construction was
eloquently traced from the formation of the company
to the day of the celebration.
The Mason & Hamlin Piano Co. was established in
1854 and at once showed a purpose to become dis-
of great ambitions. In the early years the Mason &
Hamlin Company laid the basis for the subsequent
triumphs in fine piano manufacture and for the re-
nown associated with the instrument today.
TWENTY-FIVE YEAR GROUP.
BACK HOW—Left to Right: Ralph P. Russell, Man- C. Ruhl, Foreman Upright Trimming Dept.; George W.
ager Ampico Music Rolls Dept.; Joseph J. Kolbe, Fore-
Simpson, Foreman Upright Regulating Dept.; Thomas F.
man Pattern Dept.; Charles E. Brockington, Manager
Carty, Auditor.
Concert Dept., New York; Sylvester B. Colbert, Fore-
SECOND ROW—Richard Wheater, Mill Department;
man Traffic Dept.; Olof Anderson, Foreman Sounding
J. Hanlon. Maintenance Department; Patrick J.
Bofird Dept.; John A. Kallander, Foreman Action Fin- Michael
Colbert,
General inspector; Carl G. Olsen, Foreman Ham-
ishing Dept.: Sidney V. Jordan. Foreman Voicing Dept.;
mer
Boring
Dept.; Charles F. Reed, Foreman Agraffe
Andrew H. Sallstiom, Foreman Varnish Dept.
Dept.; William W. Dowsing, Mill Dept.; Frank C.
THIRD ROW—Isaac B. Beeler. Foreman Mill Dept.; Bartlett,
Mill
Dept.
Peter A. Anderson. Foreman Upright Action Deipt.;
John Murray. Foreman Yard Dept.; John F. Cunha,
FRONT ROW—Danforth S. Steele, Mill Dept.; Norman
Maintenance Dept.; Henry L. Mason, President; Henry
W. Stone, Foreman String Dept.
tinguished as a maker of fine instruments, filling a
high place in the artistic world. As the years passed
the company sustained the place gained as the reward
The artistic spirit that influenced the Mason &
Hamlin Company throughout the years since its for-
mation, extended to every worker and it has always
MASON & HAMLIN EMPLOYEES' ORCHESTRA.
Efficient Organization of
Musicians Whose Profi-
ciency In Suggested by
the Classical Character of
the Program for the An-
niversary Celebration.
FACTORY MANAGEMENT.
BACK ROW—Left to Right: Karl Peterson, General Foreman Finishing Depart-
ment; Albert A. Hartmann, Planning Department; William C. Camack, Paymaster.
FRONT ROW—Left to Right: Stephen E. Woodbury, Research Dept.; Agnes M.
Grove, Secretary and Purchasing Dept.; Paul H. Taylor, General Manager and Vice-
president; Frederick H. Fiske, Office Manager.
been the pride of the officials of the company that
glory in the greatness of the Mason & Hamlin piano
was a marked personal feeling with the earnest work-
ers in the various departments of the factory. Today
it is an individuality of feeling as marked as the in-
dividuality of the Mason & Hamlin grands and up-
rights.
It is that proud tradition of the Mason & Hamlin
Company that was honored in the celebration in Jor-
dan Hall, Boston, on May 1. The event was the
grateful acknowledgment by a successful house of
the efforts of loyal employes who have served its
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Analyzes and Classifies
All American P i a n o s
and in Detail Tells of
Fheir Makers.
PRESTO
E«*bu.h*d is/*.
THE AMERICAN MUSIC TRADE WEEKLY
Presto Year Book
The Only Complete
Annual Review of the
American Music In-
dustries and Trades.
to c*nt. ; $2.00 a r-,
CHICAGO, SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1925
MASON & HAMLIN CO.'S CELEBRATION
Old Boston Piano Manufacturing Company Honors Loyal and Enthusiastic Employees Who Have Served Its High
Aims in Factory Management and Actual Construction of Distinguished Instrument
A celebration by the Mason & Hamlin Co. mark-
ing the completion of its seventieth year and to
honor those who have served its aims and ideals for
periods ranging from five to fifty-six years, took place
at Jordan Hall, Boston, Friday evening, May 1.
Henry L. Mason, president of the Mason & Ham-
lin Co., in an address reviewed the history of the
HENRY L. MASON.
President.
company and its pride in the instruments which have
attained a commanding place in the world of music.
The part of the loyal and enthusiastic craftsmen of
high standing in the field of piano construction was
eloquently traced from the formation of the company
to the day of the celebration.
The Mason & Hamlin Piano Co. was established in
1854 and at once showed a purpose to become dis-
of great ambitions. In the early years the Mason &
Hamlin Company laid the basis for the subsequent
triumphs in fine piano manufacture and for the re-
nown associated with the instrument today.
TWENTY-FIVE YEAR GROUP.
BACK HOW—Left to Right: Ralph P. Russell, Man- C. Ruhl, Foreman Upright Trimming Dept.; George W.
ager Ampico Music Rolls Dept.; Joseph J. Kolbe, Fore-
Simpson, Foreman Upright Regulating Dept.; Thomas F.
man Pattern Dept.; Charles E. Brockington, Manager
Carty, Auditor.
Concert Dept., New York; Sylvester B. Colbert, Fore-
SECOND ROW—Richard Wheater, Mill Department;
man Traffic Dept.; Olof Anderson, Foreman Sounding
J. Hanlon. Maintenance Department; Patrick J.
Bofird Dept.; John A. Kallander, Foreman Action Fin- Michael
Colbert,
General inspector; Carl G. Olsen, Foreman Ham-
ishing Dept.: Sidney V. Jordan. Foreman Voicing Dept.;
mer
Boring
Dept.; Charles F. Reed, Foreman Agraffe
Andrew H. Sallstiom, Foreman Varnish Dept.
Dept.; William W. Dowsing, Mill Dept.; Frank C.
THIRD ROW—Isaac B. Beeler. Foreman Mill Dept.; Bartlett,
Mill
Dept.
Peter A. Anderson. Foreman Upright Action Deipt.;
John Murray. Foreman Yard Dept.; John F. Cunha,
FRONT ROW—Danforth S. Steele, Mill Dept.; Norman
Maintenance Dept.; Henry L. Mason, President; Henry
W. Stone, Foreman String Dept.
tinguished as a maker of fine instruments, filling a
high place in the artistic world. As the years passed
the company sustained the place gained as the reward
The artistic spirit that influenced the Mason &
Hamlin Company throughout the years since its for-
mation, extended to every worker and it has always
MASON & HAMLIN EMPLOYEES' ORCHESTRA.
Efficient Organization of
Musicians Whose Profi-
ciency In Suggested by
the Classical Character of
the Program for the An-
niversary Celebration.
FACTORY MANAGEMENT.
BACK ROW—Left to Right: Karl Peterson, General Foreman Finishing Depart-
ment; Albert A. Hartmann, Planning Department; William C. Camack, Paymaster.
FRONT ROW—Left to Right: Stephen E. Woodbury, Research Dept.; Agnes M.
Grove, Secretary and Purchasing Dept.; Paul H. Taylor, General Manager and Vice-
president; Frederick H. Fiske, Office Manager.
been the pride of the officials of the company that
glory in the greatness of the Mason & Hamlin piano
was a marked personal feeling with the earnest work-
ers in the various departments of the factory. Today
it is an individuality of feeling as marked as the in-
dividuality of the Mason & Hamlin grands and up-
rights.
It is that proud tradition of the Mason & Hamlin
Company that was honored in the celebration in Jor-
dan Hall, Boston, on May 1. The event was the
grateful acknowledgment by a successful house of
the efforts of loyal employes who have served its
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).