Presto
Issue: 1925 2036 - Page 10
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August 1, 1925.
PRESTO
SPENCER
The Intrinsic Qualities of This
Piano Command Attention
A High Grade Instrument at a
Moderate Price
First Class Factory and Equipment
Ample Production and Service
INSTITUTE DIRECTOR
PRAISES BALDWIN
Frederick Albert Hoschke, Head of Springfield
National Institute of Musical Art, Writes
of Satisfaction with Piano.
Praise for the Baldwin piano is contained in a let-
ter to the Baldwin Piano Co., Cincinnati, from Fred-
erick Albert Hoschke, director of the Springfield Na-
tional Institute of Musical Art, Springfield, Mass.
The institute has an internationally known faculty
affording the highest class instruction in musical ami
The Best Yet
Graceful lines, rugged construc-
tion, moderately priced. It's the
very best commercial piano from
every standpoint.
SPENCER PIANO COMPANY, Inc.
FACTORY: Thirty-First St. and First Ave.
OFFICES: 338 East 31st Street, New York N. Y.
E. Leins Piano Co.
Style 32—4 ft. 4 in.
Makers of Pianos and
Player Pianos That Are
Established L e a d e r s
WESER
Pianos and Players
Correspondence from Reliable
Dealers Invited
Sell Readily—Stay Sold
Facfory and Offices, 304 W. 42nd Si
NEW YORK
Send to-day for catalogue, prices and
details of our liberal financing plan
FREDERICK ALBERT HOSCHKE.
"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
QUALITY
in Name and in Fact
TONE, MATERIALS, CONSTRUCTION,
WORKMANSHIP, DESIGN—all in ac-
cord with the broadest experience— are
the elements which give character to
Bush & Lane Products.
BUSH&LANE PIANOS
BUSH 4 LANE CECIUAN PLAYER PIANOS
take high place, therefore, in any com-
parison of high grade pianos because of
the individuality of character which dis-
tinguishes them in all essentials of merit
and value.
BUSH & LANE PIANO GO.
Holland, Mich.
kindred arts and an atmosphere adequate to the most
artistic results. Mr. Hoschke is well known through-
out the professional world as a composer. In his
letter he says:
"In the course of my career as composer-pianist,
I have used at one time or another various instru-
ments for my work, but the real joy derived from a
really good piano did not come to me until I began
to use a Baldwin. There are many good pianos,
some excelling in one point and several in others,
but the Baldwin is the first piano in my extensive
career that I have met with that provides for me
practically all I can ask for."
ITALY'S PIANO IMPORTS
SHOW A DECLINE
But American Piano Manufacturers Stocking
Branches in Larger Cities There May
Change Latest Figures.
A review of the piano business for three years in
Italy shows a decline of importations according to
the Zeitschrift fur Instrumentenbau, which says:
Italy imported 3,281 pianos in 1922, of which 2,773
came from Germany and 324 from Austria. In 1923
the figures had increased to 4,278, of which 3,835
came from Germany, 164 from the United States,
and 100 from Austria, and in the first ten months of
the year 1924, 2,401 pianos were imported into Italy,
of which 2,076 were from Germany, 111 from the
United States, and 98 from Austria.
The decline in the importations may be attributed
to the development of piano construction, or diffi-
culty in selling the instruments. Certainly the piano-
making industry in Italy has not flourished, while
with the Italian buyer price is the chief considera-
tion, therefore little is done in grands. Cottage
pianos pay 25 gold lire, grands 450 gold lire import
duty. An effort to "luxury tax" foreign pianos has
been defeated by the opposition of the dealers.
American factories stocking branches in Italy's large
towns, and offering instruments for use at concerts,
gives them a great advantage.
A GREAT BUSINESS GETTER.
The Heine Piano Co., Inc., of San Francisco, Cal.,
is enjoying a good business in the Los Angeles
territory through the active operations of E. H.
Holt, of 110 South Spring street, Los Angeles, who
is in charge of the branch there. A piano man and
acquaintance of Mr. Holt refers to him as a gentle-
man who is doing a nice business in a careful, con-
servative way. "Mr. Holt," the correspondent adds,
"is a strong salesman; a 'chain-lightning' closer and
great business getter."
Ed. Placht, who recently held a formal opening of
his new store at 6311 Delmar boulevard, St. Louis,
Mo , was formerly located at 613 Pine street.
Weser Bros., Inc.
520 to 528 W . 43rd St., New York
GRAND PIANOS
EXCLUSIVELY
One Style—One Quality
giving you the
Unequaled Grand
at
Unequaled Price
Already being sold by leading dealers
throughout the country
Write today—tell us your next year's re-
quirements and we will meet your demands
with prompt and efficient service.
Nordlund Grand Piano Co.
400 W. Erie St.
CHICAGO
KREITER
The Leading and Most Popular
Pianos and Players
Grands, Players, Uprights and
Reproducing Pianos
The Results of Over Forty Years'
of Experience.
Kreiter Pianos Cover the Entire Line
and no Piano Dealer who tries these in-
struments would supplant them by any
others. A trial will convince.
Kreiter Mfg. Co., Inc.
310-312 W. Water St., Milwaukee, Wis.
Factory: Marinette, Wis.
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August 1, 1925.
PRESTO
SPENCER
The Intrinsic Qualities of This
Piano Command Attention
A High Grade Instrument at a
Moderate Price
First Class Factory and Equipment
Ample Production and Service
INSTITUTE DIRECTOR
PRAISES BALDWIN
Frederick Albert Hoschke, Head of Springfield
National Institute of Musical Art, Writes
of Satisfaction with Piano.
Praise for the Baldwin piano is contained in a let-
ter to the Baldwin Piano Co., Cincinnati, from Fred-
erick Albert Hoschke, director of the Springfield Na-
tional Institute of Musical Art, Springfield, Mass.
The institute has an internationally known faculty
affording the highest class instruction in musical ami
The Best Yet
Graceful lines, rugged construc-
tion, moderately priced. It's the
very best commercial piano from
every standpoint.
SPENCER PIANO COMPANY, Inc.
FACTORY: Thirty-First St. and First Ave.
OFFICES: 338 East 31st Street, New York N. Y.
E. Leins Piano Co.
Style 32—4 ft. 4 in.
Makers of Pianos and
Player Pianos That Are
Established L e a d e r s
WESER
Pianos and Players
Correspondence from Reliable
Dealers Invited
Sell Readily—Stay Sold
Facfory and Offices, 304 W. 42nd Si
NEW YORK
Send to-day for catalogue, prices and
details of our liberal financing plan
FREDERICK ALBERT HOSCHKE.
"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
QUALITY
in Name and in Fact
TONE, MATERIALS, CONSTRUCTION,
WORKMANSHIP, DESIGN—all in ac-
cord with the broadest experience— are
the elements which give character to
Bush & Lane Products.
BUSH&LANE PIANOS
BUSH 4 LANE CECIUAN PLAYER PIANOS
take high place, therefore, in any com-
parison of high grade pianos because of
the individuality of character which dis-
tinguishes them in all essentials of merit
and value.
BUSH & LANE PIANO GO.
Holland, Mich.
kindred arts and an atmosphere adequate to the most
artistic results. Mr. Hoschke is well known through-
out the professional world as a composer. In his
letter he says:
"In the course of my career as composer-pianist,
I have used at one time or another various instru-
ments for my work, but the real joy derived from a
really good piano did not come to me until I began
to use a Baldwin. There are many good pianos,
some excelling in one point and several in others,
but the Baldwin is the first piano in my extensive
career that I have met with that provides for me
practically all I can ask for."
ITALY'S PIANO IMPORTS
SHOW A DECLINE
But American Piano Manufacturers Stocking
Branches in Larger Cities There May
Change Latest Figures.
A review of the piano business for three years in
Italy shows a decline of importations according to
the Zeitschrift fur Instrumentenbau, which says:
Italy imported 3,281 pianos in 1922, of which 2,773
came from Germany and 324 from Austria. In 1923
the figures had increased to 4,278, of which 3,835
came from Germany, 164 from the United States,
and 100 from Austria, and in the first ten months of
the year 1924, 2,401 pianos were imported into Italy,
of which 2,076 were from Germany, 111 from the
United States, and 98 from Austria.
The decline in the importations may be attributed
to the development of piano construction, or diffi-
culty in selling the instruments. Certainly the piano-
making industry in Italy has not flourished, while
with the Italian buyer price is the chief considera-
tion, therefore little is done in grands. Cottage
pianos pay 25 gold lire, grands 450 gold lire import
duty. An effort to "luxury tax" foreign pianos has
been defeated by the opposition of the dealers.
American factories stocking branches in Italy's large
towns, and offering instruments for use at concerts,
gives them a great advantage.
A GREAT BUSINESS GETTER.
The Heine Piano Co., Inc., of San Francisco, Cal.,
is enjoying a good business in the Los Angeles
territory through the active operations of E. H.
Holt, of 110 South Spring street, Los Angeles, who
is in charge of the branch there. A piano man and
acquaintance of Mr. Holt refers to him as a gentle-
man who is doing a nice business in a careful, con-
servative way. "Mr. Holt," the correspondent adds,
"is a strong salesman; a 'chain-lightning' closer and
great business getter."
Ed. Placht, who recently held a formal opening of
his new store at 6311 Delmar boulevard, St. Louis,
Mo , was formerly located at 613 Pine street.
Weser Bros., Inc.
520 to 528 W . 43rd St., New York
GRAND PIANOS
EXCLUSIVELY
One Style—One Quality
giving you the
Unequaled Grand
at
Unequaled Price
Already being sold by leading dealers
throughout the country
Write today—tell us your next year's re-
quirements and we will meet your demands
with prompt and efficient service.
Nordlund Grand Piano Co.
400 W. Erie St.
CHICAGO
KREITER
The Leading and Most Popular
Pianos and Players
Grands, Players, Uprights and
Reproducing Pianos
The Results of Over Forty Years'
of Experience.
Kreiter Pianos Cover the Entire Line
and no Piano Dealer who tries these in-
struments would supplant them by any
others. A trial will convince.
Kreiter Mfg. Co., Inc.
310-312 W. Water St., Milwaukee, Wis.
Factory: Marinette, Wis.
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).