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BRIGHT PROSPECTS FOR
BROWN BROS. PIANO CO.
New Industry at 202 Park Square Building,
Boston, Already Successful with Admir-
able Line, Goes After Bigger Trade.
The Brown Bros. Piano Co., Inc., 202 Park Square
Building, Boston, Mass., is a comparatively new in-
dustry which has one of the first requirements to
success, a capable and experienced president who also
is manager—Roger S. Brown. The company makes
the Brown Bros, piano, which Mr. Brown's energy
already has brought to the notice of a large number
of representative dealers with desirable results. The
Brown Bros, piano now has a prominent place in the
line of a fair number of music stores noted for the
dependability of their instruments. The company is
only six months old, being incorporated under the
laws of Massachusetts in January of this year.
In addition to a country-wide sale of its own in-
struments, the Brown Bros. Piano Co. sells the W.
P. Haines, Bradbury and Webster pianos in New
England only, and the increase in sales of the three
lines made and controlled by W. P. Haines & Co.,
New York, is a marked result of Mr. Brown's ap-
preciation of their merits.
Mr. Brown has put in his working years in the
piano business, starting as a tuner and selling pianos
on his own account, so he is familiar with every
activity in the retail end of the business. His asso-
ciation with the wholesale distribution of pianos has
been long and valuable. He traveled for Ivers &
Pond for six years, and for the Es'.ey Piano Co. for
DECKER
mJr EST. 1856 5L SON
Grand, Upright
and
Welte-Mignon
(Licensee)
Reproducing
(Electric)
Pianos and Players
of Recognized
Artistic Character
Made by a Decker Since 1856
699-703 East 135th Street
New York
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.
WILLIAMS
PIANOS
The policy of the Williams House is and always
has been to depend upon excellence of product
instead of alluring price. Such a policy does not
attraot bargain hunters. It does, however, win the
hearty approval and support of a very desirable
and substantial patronage.
Wll I lAMS Maker, of William, Pianos.
WILLIftlWJ Epworth Pi.no« and Organs
September 26, 1925.
thirteen years. He was part owner and vice-presi-
dent of the McPhail Piano Co., and for two years
wholesale manager for the Henry F. Miller Piano
Co, resigning from there to start the Brown Bros.
Piano Co.
The head of the Brown Bros. Piano Co. has the
experience, ambition and administrative ability to
make a success of the new venture. His desire is to
build pianos that will make and retain a connection.
He is going to cash in on his friendships in the re-
tail trade, but his purpose is to strengthen his friend-
ships by making and selling pianos conspicuous by
reason of their unchallenged merits.
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MUSIC GOODS PATENTS
IN IRISH FREE STATE
ARTISTIC
IN EVERY
DETAIL
Musical Instruments and Copyrights of Music
Affected by New Measure Creating a Pat-
ent Office Introduced This Week.
Musical instruments and copyrights of music arc
affected in new legislation introduced into the Dail
Eireann, the parliament of the Irish Free State, this
week. The measure covers existing patents and trade
marks on musical instruments, and settles the status
of rights acquired from the British government.
The new bill provides for the establishment of a
patent office and defines the requirements under
which patents may be granted and how designs, trade-
marks and copyrights may be protected in the Irish
Free State. It also prescribes the fees chargeable by
the patent office, sets forth the method in which ap-
plications may be made, and repeals previous United
Kingdom patents, trade-mark and copyright legisla-
tion.
Present owners of patents, trade-marks and copy-
rights may have them registered in the Irish Free
State on application to the Industrial and Commercial
Property Registration Office, such application to be
accompanied by a copy of the British patent.
HOW TOO GREAT PRAISE
SPOILED A PIANO SALE
Exuberance of the Salesman's Descriptive
Vernacular Aroused Jealous Wrath of
Grandma Who Knew a Baby Grand.
"The way of the transgressor is hard," readeth
the Scripture, and there is a certain salesman in musi-
cal circles who spoke his amen. He was trying to
sell a piano to a rather eccentric couple.
The customers really did not know what they
wanted, and neither did the salesman, from the man-
ner in which they described their need. He had
tried all the arts known to the artisans, and maybe
he was near a sale when he grew enthusiastic over a
little piano for which the house had just taken the
agency.
"Please come with me to the next floor," urged the
salesman. "We are just taking our first Baby Grand
from its cradle. There is nothing this side of heaven
to compare with it!"
The man started, but the woman said:
"Henry, I guess we have enough here! I can stand
for most anything, but when anyone says that their
baby is grander than that grandchild of ours, I draw
the line." And then she led the way out.
NEW HARP DEPARTMENT
MANAGER FOR LYON & HEALY
H. W. Baumgras, Harp Expert, Joins Staff of the
Famous Old Chicago Music House.
In accordance with the established policy of Lyon
& Healy to procure, so far as possible, the services
of the most capable and outstanding men in the coun-
try to manage the different departments, the famous
Chicago house has just appointed H. W. Baumgras
to take charge of the sales of their harp department.
Although for many years practically all the leading
orchestras in the world use the Lyon & Healy harp
exclusively, Lyon & Healy have found that, in har-
mony with the increasing popularity of the string in-
struments generally, there is a marked increase in the
interest shown in the use of this instrument by musi-
cians all over the country. In consequence Lyon &
Healy are enjoying marked increases in sales.
NEW TERRE HAUTE MANAGER.
A. C. Bosshardt has been made manager of the
radio and phonograph departments of the Herz de-
partment store in Terre Haute, Ind. While in New
York he was connected with Davega's Commodore
Hotel sport shop as assistant manager.
HADDORFF PIANO CO.
ROCKFORIMLL.
Wholesale Offices:
N*» T.rk Cit
l3«W.4ZndS»
Chicaf*
419 S. Michigan AT*.
Sao Franritt.
SI 1 California Si.
Schaff Bros.
Players * nd Pianos have won their stand-
ing with trade and public by 54 years of
steadfast striving to excel. They repre-
sent the
LARGEST COMPETITIVE VALUE
because «f their beauty, reliability, tone
and moderate price. They are profitable
to sell and satisfactory when sold.
Brighten Your Line with the
SCHAFF BROS.
The Schaff Bros. Co,
Established 1868
Huntington, Ind.
The Good Old
SMITH & NIXON
Pianos and Player Pianos
Better than ever, with the same
"Grand Tone In Upright Case."
Grands and Players that every deal-
er likes to sell, for Satisfaction and
Profit
Smith & Nixon Piano Co.
1229 Miller St., Chicago
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