Presto

PRESTO
instrument means a thoroughly high grade piano con-
taining a player mechanism of marvelous attainments
in which are many clever patented devices that make
possible interpretation of the highest order on the
piano.
Strohber Diminutive.
The registered term Diminutive is the cleverly
chosen name of the small Strohber piano now made
and controlled by the Continental Piano Co., Boston.
The Strohber product is one of the seven great lines
of the Boston industry and is made in its North
Milwaukee factory. Since its introduction in 1921
the Strohber Diminutive has had a career of great
success in which the high character of the piano was
no doubt aided by the selection of a name that so
vividly suggests one of its foremost characteristics,
its small dimensions.
The Christman Slogan.
The registered slogan of the Christman Piano Co.,
New York, applied to its pianos and reproducing
pianos is "The First Touch Tells" and the excellence
of the choice is understood by all users of Christman
instruments. In musical circles and the music trade
the phrase is admitted to be suggestive of the attrac-
tive tone qualities of Christman instruments.
Pian-O-Grand.
The Nelson, Wiggen Piano Co., Chicago, own the
very odd and highly valuable registered names,
Pian-O-Grand, Harp-O-Grand and Banj-O-Grand,
automatic pianos designed for private, as well as pub-
lic use in places of refined entertainment. The suc-
cess of the line is one of the amazing achievements
in the automatic field which'demands dependable con-
struction together with the ability to produce the
musical effects of orchestras.
The Registering Piano.
Registering Piano is the name applied to the
nationally priced line of playerpianos made by the
Gulbransen Co., Chicago. The phrase Registering
Piano is unquestionably one of the best known terms
in the trade. It is a reminder of the slogan, "Easy
to Play," a characteristic of the instrument impressed
in the publicity by the Baby-at-the-pedals design.
But of course it is the ability of the instrument to
interpret the rolls in an artistic way that suggested
the phrase Registering Piano to the Gulbransen Co.
In that way it is a phrase full of meaning.
(To Be Continued Next Week.)
October 10, 1925.
Piano Co.; secretary, Harry M. Bibb, of Brunswick-
Balke-Collender Co.; treasurer, Jas. B. Sill, of W. W.
Kimball Co.
And the following for the Board of Governors:
Jas. T. Bristol, E. V. Galloway, H. D. Schoenwald,
Will H. Collins and Jacob Kapp. These new mem-
bers of the Board of Governors are added to the other
six hold-over members, who are: K. W. Curtis, \.
G. Childs, Eugene Whalen, G. R. Brownell, R, M.
Reilly and John McKenna.
WESTERNERS BOUND
EASTWARD THIS WEEK
The Lyon & Healy
Reproducing Piano
Prominent Members of the Piano Industry and
Trade Stopped Off in Chicago for
Local Club Event.
A moderate priced reproducing piano,
beautiful in design and rich in tone.
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A number of prominent members of the trade who
arrived in Chicago this week and stopped to attend
the Wednesday night dinner of the Piano Club.
George P. Bent arrived to look after some special
business, as well as to see that the closing games of
the National Baseball League went off in good style.
There is a vague rumor also that Mr. Bent is writing
another book, which must be interesting news to
piano men.
I. N. Rice arrived in Chicago on Sunday last direct
from Tacoma. He has some important real estate
matters to close up and declares that henceforth his
home address will be San Francisco, Cal. Mr. Rice
will go east before returning west to visit the sources
of his piano supplies of his customers "on the Coast."
J. H. Merrill, of Oakland, Cal., paused in Chicago
on his way to New York and visited a number of
Chicago piano factories. His store in the California
city is at 417 Nineteenth street, and he handles the
Bush & Lane and the Nordland lines.
E. E. Trower, of Tulsa, Okla., is another visitor in
Chicago trade. He has been in the business many
years, having been a branch manager of the Wurlitzer
Company and with other houses. Mr. Trower also
will go east before returning to Tulsa.
All of the gentlemen named attended dinner and
entertainment of the Chicago Piano Club on Wednes-
day night.
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NEW GULBRANSEN DIVIDEND.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
CHICAGO PIANO CLUB
Refreshing Entertainment and Exhilarating
Stag Stunts Followed by Election of Offi-
cers for the Ensuing Year.
The annual meeting and dinner of the Chicago
Piano Club, held at the Harvard-Yale-Princeton Club
Wednesday night, was an interesting event. The din-
ing hall was filled to overflowing and jollity and good-
will prevailed. Harry Schoenwald, retiring president
of the Piano Club, presided in an unusually felicitous
manner, and Henry Hewitt, the incoming head of the
club, was greeted with rounds of applause. His "in-
augural speech" set forth the aims and intentions of
the work for the ensuing year.
The entertainment events, which may be divided
into two sections were unusually good and strictly
stag affairs; no female numbers, classical vocalists
or pianists having anything to do with the program.
There were entertainers from Ed Wynn's "Grab Bag,"
now playing in Chicago, others from the Moulin
Rouge cabaret, radio broadcasters and the like. The
short talks and stories of our own "Willie"' Collins
and Will L. Bush; a "spiel" by Geo. E. Mansfield,
president of the Piano Travelers' Association, on the
organization, and a call to the piano and musical in-
strument manufacturers to aid in the railway legisla-
tion and mileage book plans for which his association
is striving to accomplish.
The second section of the entertainment was given
over to athletics. First, a wrestling match, followed
by several boxing bouts by professionals, semi-profs
and young amateurs. All good and "staggy."
Coming down to the business of the evening, the
chairman called for various reports of committees.
The one read by Jas. T. Bristol, for the secretary of
the association—Gordon Laughead, who could not be
present—gave an interesting resume of the club's do-
ings through the past twelve months. President
Schoenwald also in his report gave much the same
record, and pointed out clearly that the club has been
alive in every phase of its activities. There is an in-
crease of money on hand and a substantial increase
in membership.
The nominating committee brought in the follow-
ing names for officers of the club for the ensuing year,
ending October 1st, 1926:
President, H. D. Hewitt, of the M. Schulz Co.; vice-
president, Gordon Laughead, of Wurlitzer Grand
The Gulbransen Company has declared a dividend
of 2 per cent on the common stock of the company.
This is the third 2 per cent common stock payment
of the year. The action was taken at a meeting Tues-
day, October 6th, at the company's offices; it is pay-
able on or before October 20th to all stockholders of
record October 6th.
NEW GEORGIA BRANCH STORE.
The new branch in Albany, Ga., of the Humes
Music Co., of Columbus, Ga., was opened recently at
214 Pine street. C. S. Waddell is manager of the
store and his staff will include H. T. Gorham, for-
merly with the Columbus store as outside salesman,
and Mrs. F. W. Brannon and Miss Jane C. Johnson
as assistants in the store.
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Alterations in the structure of the N. Jewell Music
Co.'s building, Rochester, N. Y., have been completed.
The work has been accomplished slowly in order to
avoid the necessity of vacating the premises. The
building has a facade two "stories high, and the con-
struction provides for the actual construction of the
second story at any time the owner desires.
OPENS HARRISBURG STORE.
The remodeled store of the J. H. Troup Music
House, in the Troup Building, 15 South Market
Square, Harrisburg, Pa., was recently opened to the
public with a reception and music program. Those
taking part included the Municipal Band, C. Lloyd
Major's Orchestra and other local artists.
SAN ANTONIO DEALER DIES.
Langdon Harriss, treasurer of Thos. Goggan &
Bro., San Antonio, Texas, died recently in Broad
Street Hospital, New York, of peritonitis. He was
50 years old. In addition to being interested in Thos.
Goggan & Bro., Mr. Harriss was also a prominent
factor in cotton circles and was a member of the
brokerage house of Harriss, Irby & Vose.
WHERE PIANOS ARE MADE.
According to a survey of Illinois industries being
completed by the Illinois Chamber of Commerce pre-
liminary to t(he Illinois Products Exposition in Chi-
cago, October 8-17, sixty-five per cent of the nation's
pianos are manufactured in Illinois. Of course this
applies also to industries in adjoining states controlled
by Chicago companies.
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