Presto
Issue: 1925 2034 - Page 7
July 18, 1925.
PRESTO
LATE TRADE NEWS
FROM OREGON STATE
EEBURG
TYLE "V
The KEY to
Interesting Items Show Profitable Activities
of Music Goods Dealers in That Progres-
sive Pacific Coast State.
The G. F. Johnson Piano Co. of Portland, Ore ,
gave a Chickering Ampico concert to the Fifty-Fifty
Club at its monthly meeting July 7. The club is
composed of over one hundred young business
women of the city. Mr. Johnson installed a Chick-
ering Ampico Grand in the beautiful Indian grill
of the Multnomah Hotel, where the luncheon was
held, and presented as assisting artist Eva Rich-
mond, mezzo soprano, who was formerly Ampico
demonstrator for his firm, but who has been in New
York for the past two years studying voice culture
and is spending the summer at her Portland home.
Charles Wakefield Cadman upon his return to his
home at Hollywood, Calif., sent a letter of thanks
to Allen MacLean, in charge of the piano department
of the Reed, French Piano Co., Portland, Ore.,
voicing his thanks for the courtesy of the firm in
furnishing a Knabe concert grand piano for his use
while in Portland, directing the huge pageant "Ro-
saria." which was given during the annual Rose
Festival. The music for this Cadman composed and
directed during the presentation of the pageant, using
the Knabe assisted by an orchestra of 150 pieces,
there being 1,500 in the chorus.
The thirtieth international convention of the Chris-
tian Endeavor Society was held in Portland, Ore.,
July 4 to 9, inclusive, bringing to the city approxi-
mately 10,000 delegates from all parts of the coun-
try, every state in the United States being repre-
sented. Warde W. Robinson, business manager of
the Hyatt Music Co., was chairman of the reception
committee, a member of the executive committee, and
also of the general convention committee. All during
the convention, each day at noon the delegates con-
gregated in the downtown district and under song
leaders sang the old-time hymns and invited the
large crowds to join in the choruses, which they did
with a will.
Two Mason & Hainlin grands were furnished by
the Wiley B. Allen Co. for the outdoor mass meet-
ing, which was held at the Mutnomah Club stadium,
and also furnished another Mason & Hamlin concert
grand for the general sessions which were held in
Portland's municipal auditorium.
Oscar Beyer, Pacific Northwest representative of
the Baldwin Piano Co., who has his headquarters in
Seattle, spent several days in Portland, Ore., visiting
the Hyatt Music Co., who are the Portland repre-
sentatives of the Baldwin. Mr. Beyer attended the
second annual convention of the Western Music
Trades Association held in Los Angeles the latter
part of June and is visiting the various Pacific coast
cities en route to his northern headquarters.
George C. Will, the veteran music dealer of Salem,
Ore., the capital city of the state, has announced the
erection of a building of two stories on the principal
business street of that city, and is contemplating
building in addition a four-story office building. Mr.
Will owns the building in which his music store is
located and is one of the largest property holders
of the capital city.
NEW DAVENPORT=TREACY
CATALOGUE SENT TO DEALERS
Handsome Booklet Prepared by J. C. Swann, Adver-
tising Chief, Tells Interesting Story of Piano.
The Davenport-Treacy Piano Co., New York, has
just released a new catalog with an unusually artistic
cover, which pictures a young girl playing a Daven-
port-Treacy piano. As she plays, a vision appears
typifying the inspiration which a piano brings. It
tells of the castles in the air which magically appear
as one's fingers play upon the keyboard—of one's
fondest dreams which are almost realized, as the
piano's melodious music floats upon the air.
The story within the cover relates the history of
the Davenport-Treacy piano, beginning with the time
that John Davenport and Colonel Treacy established
this well known concern in 1870. Then follows the
story of the piano itself, the care with which it is
made, the excellent materials used, and the artistic,
beautifully toned piano which finally results.
All told, the catalog is one of the most attractive
and well planned which has been produced recently.
It was prepared by J. C. Swann of the Davenport-
Treacy advertising department.
SALESMEN FORM ASSOCIATION.
The Musical Instrument Salesmen's Association
has been formed in New Orleans with Howard Hill
of the music department of D. H. Holmes & Co,
Ltd., president; H. W. Coutourie, Jr,, of the Junius
Hart Piano House, vice-president; and H. C. Martin
of the Hart Piano House, secretary-treasurer. The
directors are W. P. Brickell of Philip Werlein. Ltd.,
Music Store; R. Frank Byrne of Gruncwald's; H. N.
Crozat of Dwyer's, and W. R. Sibley of Collins'
Music Store.
BRITISH IMPORTS INCREASE.
An interesting feature of British trade in May
was the extent of increase in imports of goods which
will be affected by the McKenna and other new
duties, effective July 1. The imports of musical in-
struments during May were six times as great as
that of Mav last vear.
BALDWIN PIANO IN REVIVAL
OSITIVE
ROFITS
MANUFACTURED ONLY BY
J. P. Seeburg
Piano Co.
"Leaders in the
Automatic Field"
1510 Dayton St.
Chicago
Address Department " E "
HORACE P. BRWIN,
MUSTCAL DIRECTOR.
(iOKHEN TABERNACLE SHOWING THE CHORUS
WITH THE BALDWIN PIANO.
The Baldwin piano had a leading part in the suc-
cess of the recent six weeks of the evangelistic cam-
paign in Goshen, Ind., conducted by Rev. Milford
H. Lyons, D. D. It was especially remarkable for
the excellence of the musical programs and choral
singing.
The following letters to the Baldwin Piano Co.
from Rev. M. H. Lyon, and other principals in this
campaign, give evidence as to the prominent part
which the Baldwin piano played in this success:
"My Dear Sirs: Permit me to thank you most
heartily for the splendid Baldwin grand piano which
you so generously furnished for use in our union
tabernacle campaign in this city.
"We have used many different kinds of instru-
ments in our meetings, but none has had the wonder-
ful tone so clear and strong to be heard in all parts
of the great building and held true throughout the
entire campaign equal to the Baldwin. We have
HAROLD HOBBS, JR.,
PIANIST.
proved this in many states under varied conditions.
I will sound the praises of your pianos wherever we
go.—M. H. Lyon."
"I am delighted with the splendid results obtained
with the Baldwin grand used during our tabernacle
meeting in this city. The Baldwin is surely a re-
markable piano and I thank you for the opportunity
of expressing my appreciation.—Horace F. Erwin,
musical director."
"The Baldwin has that full body of tone which
supports so marvelously the trying task it has to
perform in our particular line of work. When one
considers that the tone of the piano must be heard
when more than two thousand untrained voices are
singing you may rest assured that the quality of that
instrument must be unusual. 1 find that the Bald-
win meets these requirements, and with great ease.
I have a Baldwin make piano in my home and prefer
it to any other.—Harold Hobbs, Jr., Pianist.
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PRESTO
LATE TRADE NEWS
FROM OREGON STATE
EEBURG
TYLE "V
The KEY to
Interesting Items Show Profitable Activities
of Music Goods Dealers in That Progres-
sive Pacific Coast State.
The G. F. Johnson Piano Co. of Portland, Ore ,
gave a Chickering Ampico concert to the Fifty-Fifty
Club at its monthly meeting July 7. The club is
composed of over one hundred young business
women of the city. Mr. Johnson installed a Chick-
ering Ampico Grand in the beautiful Indian grill
of the Multnomah Hotel, where the luncheon was
held, and presented as assisting artist Eva Rich-
mond, mezzo soprano, who was formerly Ampico
demonstrator for his firm, but who has been in New
York for the past two years studying voice culture
and is spending the summer at her Portland home.
Charles Wakefield Cadman upon his return to his
home at Hollywood, Calif., sent a letter of thanks
to Allen MacLean, in charge of the piano department
of the Reed, French Piano Co., Portland, Ore.,
voicing his thanks for the courtesy of the firm in
furnishing a Knabe concert grand piano for his use
while in Portland, directing the huge pageant "Ro-
saria." which was given during the annual Rose
Festival. The music for this Cadman composed and
directed during the presentation of the pageant, using
the Knabe assisted by an orchestra of 150 pieces,
there being 1,500 in the chorus.
The thirtieth international convention of the Chris-
tian Endeavor Society was held in Portland, Ore.,
July 4 to 9, inclusive, bringing to the city approxi-
mately 10,000 delegates from all parts of the coun-
try, every state in the United States being repre-
sented. Warde W. Robinson, business manager of
the Hyatt Music Co., was chairman of the reception
committee, a member of the executive committee, and
also of the general convention committee. All during
the convention, each day at noon the delegates con-
gregated in the downtown district and under song
leaders sang the old-time hymns and invited the
large crowds to join in the choruses, which they did
with a will.
Two Mason & Hainlin grands were furnished by
the Wiley B. Allen Co. for the outdoor mass meet-
ing, which was held at the Mutnomah Club stadium,
and also furnished another Mason & Hamlin concert
grand for the general sessions which were held in
Portland's municipal auditorium.
Oscar Beyer, Pacific Northwest representative of
the Baldwin Piano Co., who has his headquarters in
Seattle, spent several days in Portland, Ore., visiting
the Hyatt Music Co., who are the Portland repre-
sentatives of the Baldwin. Mr. Beyer attended the
second annual convention of the Western Music
Trades Association held in Los Angeles the latter
part of June and is visiting the various Pacific coast
cities en route to his northern headquarters.
George C. Will, the veteran music dealer of Salem,
Ore., the capital city of the state, has announced the
erection of a building of two stories on the principal
business street of that city, and is contemplating
building in addition a four-story office building. Mr.
Will owns the building in which his music store is
located and is one of the largest property holders
of the capital city.
NEW DAVENPORT=TREACY
CATALOGUE SENT TO DEALERS
Handsome Booklet Prepared by J. C. Swann, Adver-
tising Chief, Tells Interesting Story of Piano.
The Davenport-Treacy Piano Co., New York, has
just released a new catalog with an unusually artistic
cover, which pictures a young girl playing a Daven-
port-Treacy piano. As she plays, a vision appears
typifying the inspiration which a piano brings. It
tells of the castles in the air which magically appear
as one's fingers play upon the keyboard—of one's
fondest dreams which are almost realized, as the
piano's melodious music floats upon the air.
The story within the cover relates the history of
the Davenport-Treacy piano, beginning with the time
that John Davenport and Colonel Treacy established
this well known concern in 1870. Then follows the
story of the piano itself, the care with which it is
made, the excellent materials used, and the artistic,
beautifully toned piano which finally results.
All told, the catalog is one of the most attractive
and well planned which has been produced recently.
It was prepared by J. C. Swann of the Davenport-
Treacy advertising department.
SALESMEN FORM ASSOCIATION.
The Musical Instrument Salesmen's Association
has been formed in New Orleans with Howard Hill
of the music department of D. H. Holmes & Co,
Ltd., president; H. W. Coutourie, Jr,, of the Junius
Hart Piano House, vice-president; and H. C. Martin
of the Hart Piano House, secretary-treasurer. The
directors are W. P. Brickell of Philip Werlein. Ltd.,
Music Store; R. Frank Byrne of Gruncwald's; H. N.
Crozat of Dwyer's, and W. R. Sibley of Collins'
Music Store.
BRITISH IMPORTS INCREASE.
An interesting feature of British trade in May
was the extent of increase in imports of goods which
will be affected by the McKenna and other new
duties, effective July 1. The imports of musical in-
struments during May were six times as great as
that of Mav last vear.
BALDWIN PIANO IN REVIVAL
OSITIVE
ROFITS
MANUFACTURED ONLY BY
J. P. Seeburg
Piano Co.
"Leaders in the
Automatic Field"
1510 Dayton St.
Chicago
Address Department " E "
HORACE P. BRWIN,
MUSTCAL DIRECTOR.
(iOKHEN TABERNACLE SHOWING THE CHORUS
WITH THE BALDWIN PIANO.
The Baldwin piano had a leading part in the suc-
cess of the recent six weeks of the evangelistic cam-
paign in Goshen, Ind., conducted by Rev. Milford
H. Lyons, D. D. It was especially remarkable for
the excellence of the musical programs and choral
singing.
The following letters to the Baldwin Piano Co.
from Rev. M. H. Lyon, and other principals in this
campaign, give evidence as to the prominent part
which the Baldwin piano played in this success:
"My Dear Sirs: Permit me to thank you most
heartily for the splendid Baldwin grand piano which
you so generously furnished for use in our union
tabernacle campaign in this city.
"We have used many different kinds of instru-
ments in our meetings, but none has had the wonder-
ful tone so clear and strong to be heard in all parts
of the great building and held true throughout the
entire campaign equal to the Baldwin. We have
HAROLD HOBBS, JR.,
PIANIST.
proved this in many states under varied conditions.
I will sound the praises of your pianos wherever we
go.—M. H. Lyon."
"I am delighted with the splendid results obtained
with the Baldwin grand used during our tabernacle
meeting in this city. The Baldwin is surely a re-
markable piano and I thank you for the opportunity
of expressing my appreciation.—Horace F. Erwin,
musical director."
"The Baldwin has that full body of tone which
supports so marvelously the trying task it has to
perform in our particular line of work. When one
considers that the tone of the piano must be heard
when more than two thousand untrained voices are
singing you may rest assured that the quality of that
instrument must be unusual. 1 find that the Bald-
win meets these requirements, and with great ease.
I have a Baldwin make piano in my home and prefer
it to any other.—Harold Hobbs, Jr., Pianist.
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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/
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