Presto
Issue: 1925 2046 - Page 9
October 10, 1925.
WEAVER PIANO CO., INC.,
AT STONEBORO FAIR
York Piano Used in Broadcasting Music Pro-
grams and F. J. Klousner, Weaver
. Traveler, Broadcasts Speech.
R. E. Canon Music Co., of Franklin, Pa., had
a large and elaborate display of Weaver, York, Liv-
ingston and Mercer pianos at the Stoneboro Fair,
recently held in Stoneboro, Pa. The Fair Associa-
tion had a Radio broadcasting station in operation
day and night during the fair and broadcasted all
the announcements and vocal entertainment from the
grandstand.
The York piano was used exclusively for this
broadcasting. After every selection the announcer
would mention the artist, the selection and the fact
that the piano used was the York piano, manufactured
by the Weaver Piano Co., Inc., York, Pa , furnished
by the courtesy of R. E. Canon Music House, which
had a display at the Merchants Hall. Mr. Canon also
had loud speakers in the Merchants', Ladies' and
Agricultural Halls where every word broadcasted
was picked up and heard by the people at the fair.
The broadcasting station was also powerful enough
to be picked up by stations within a radius of one
hundred or more miles. On the final day of the fair,
F. J. Klousner, wholesale representative of the
Weaver Piano Co., Inc., was invited to broadcast a
special speech and said substantially, as follows:
It is indeed a privilege to be permitted to talk to
you, especially since few if any piano salesmen get
the chance to talk to more than one person at one
time. No doubt you are going to buy pianos, some
of you soon, some of you later. To all, I extend a
cordial invitation to inspect the pianos on display in
the store of Mr. Canon, Franklin, Pa.
The Weaver Piano Company of York, Pa., manu-
facture the York pianos that you listened to since
Tuesday. We have been in business since 1870, start-
ing out in a modest way. Adhering to the soundest
PRESTO
principles, manufacturing a piano that is never sold
on price, always selected as the finest and best prod-
uct obtainable, a piano that never needs to be
replaced, one that satisfies the most critical. The
policy of our firm has and always will be, that if it
is possible to add a dollar in material or workman-
ship which would add to the value of the piano, we
will do it and charge it to the price.
I do want all of you who are thinking of buying a
piano to give us a chance to prove to you that
Weaver and York pianos are life-time instruments.
R. E. Canon of Franklin, Pa., is a man fitted by train-
ing and experience to advise you as to the best piano
adapted to your needs. His standing in your com-
munity is beyond questioning—he wants to serve you.
Weaver Pianos are guaranteed in every way and
we are responsible people. Your banker, your minis-
ter, your merchant, can tell you about the Weaver
Piano Company. Will you satisfy yourself that R. E.
Canon, Franklin, Pa., is the man to know. Good
Night.
TRAVELER'S FATHER DIES.
W. N. Mclntire, late of Minneapolis, Minn., who
died September 28 at an age close to eighty years,
was for many years active in the piano field and
managed the business of L. W. Cook at Watertown,
South Dakota. Mr. Mclntire leaves a widow and
one son, Guy L. Mclntire, late of the traveling force
of The John Church Company out of its Chicago
house when that company was doing a large whole-
sale piano business. For the past five or six years,
however, Mr. Mclntire has been and is now with the
Kohler & Campbell Company of New York and is
traveling some of the southern states.
BERKELEY DEALER'S NEW STORE.
Tupper & Reed, Berkeley, Cal., a pioneer firm of
the place, has moved into a spacious and handsome
new store at 2271 Shattuck avenue, a choice location
in the picturesque university city. The store is in
the Spanish style with tiled floors and decorations
and fixtures following the Spanish motif. Both part-
ners are experienced piano salesmen and for years
represented Sherman, Clay & Co., before that firm
opened its store in the place.
JESSE FRENCH & SONS
JUBILEE IN ALABAMA
Leading Newspaper in Montgomery, the
Headquarters City, Signalizes Event with
Section Filled with Tributes to Company.
The Golden Jubilee of Jesse French & Sons Piano
Co., celebrated in Alabama, was a state-wide affair
of an enthusiastic character which showed the man-
ner in which the Jesse French & Sons piano are
valued by dealers and owners in the South. A special
section in the Montgomery Advertiser of September
27 was devoted solely to the announcements of the
Jesse French & Sons Piano Co. and the tributes to
the house and its products of friends, admirers and
owners of Jesse French pianos.
The Fourth National Bank of Montgomery heartily
congratulated the Jesse French & Sons Piano Co.
"on their golden anniversary," adding the wish "for
fifty more years of prosperity."
The Standard Auto Supply Co. announced in an
and that "The fleet of trucks operated by the Jesse
French & Sons Piano Co. is equipped with the best
Firestone tires. Fifty years of merchandising has
taught this progressive firm that it pays to handle
and use only the best. We congratulate Jesse French
& Sons Piano Co. on their wisdom and upon this,
their golden anniversary. May they enjoy many
more."
The Hobbie-Flower Motor Co. in a display: "At
this time we felicitate this firm in its long record of
usefulness and extend our best wishes for many
more years of successful operation. It is a distinct
tribute to the good business judgment of this pioneer
firm to mention the fact that they use a fleet of Ford
trucks to solve their transportation problems."
The Elyea Talking Machine Co., wholesale dis-
tributors of Victor Talking Machines and records,
Atlanta, Ga., expressed its congratulations in a quar-
ter page spread.
The Columbia Phonograph Co. extended "Their
SHOWING MASON & HAMLIN IN ST. LOUIS
The progressive music
dealer sees the wisdom of
providing a proper setting
for the fine pianos of his
line. He knows the psy-
chological value of associa-
tion in placing the instru-
ments and it is always his
purpose to further en-
hance their artistic ap-
pearance by appropriate
furniture, fittings and dec-
orations. It is tacitly ad-
mitted that fine pianos in
tasteless surroundings pre-
sent an anomally that has
a deterrent effect on sales.
So the proper treatment
of fine pianos in wareroom
presentation is something
naturally expected in the
store of the dealer who
appreciates the privilege of
representing a piano of
high standing in the music
world. It is understood
by him that in doing jus-
tice to the fine instrument
he is bringing honor to his
place of business.
The new warerooms of the Kieselhorst Music Co.
of St. Louis provide a beautiful setting for the
superb line of Mason & Hamlin pianos for which
the company is the St. Louis agent. The illustrations
show two of the rooms in their very handsome store.
No photographs can do justice to the exquisite color
scheme employed by the decorators in providing a
suitable setting for the Mason & Hamlin piano
and the Ampico.
The Louis XVI style dominates the decorative
scheme which is beautifully carried out in Qglors and
gold. A special indirect lighting system has been
installed, producing a beautiful soft effect. The doors
connecting the rooms are of tapestry glass of Persian
design. The rooms are absolutely soundproof mak-
ing possible the ideal conditions for the hearing of
the Mason & Hamlin and the artists' recordings on
the Ampico.
Kieselhorst Piano Co. pro-
vides beautiful and appro-
priate setting for superb in-
strument in handsome ware-
rooms in Missouri City.
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WEAVER PIANO CO., INC.,
AT STONEBORO FAIR
York Piano Used in Broadcasting Music Pro-
grams and F. J. Klousner, Weaver
. Traveler, Broadcasts Speech.
R. E. Canon Music Co., of Franklin, Pa., had
a large and elaborate display of Weaver, York, Liv-
ingston and Mercer pianos at the Stoneboro Fair,
recently held in Stoneboro, Pa. The Fair Associa-
tion had a Radio broadcasting station in operation
day and night during the fair and broadcasted all
the announcements and vocal entertainment from the
grandstand.
The York piano was used exclusively for this
broadcasting. After every selection the announcer
would mention the artist, the selection and the fact
that the piano used was the York piano, manufactured
by the Weaver Piano Co., Inc., York, Pa , furnished
by the courtesy of R. E. Canon Music House, which
had a display at the Merchants Hall. Mr. Canon also
had loud speakers in the Merchants', Ladies' and
Agricultural Halls where every word broadcasted
was picked up and heard by the people at the fair.
The broadcasting station was also powerful enough
to be picked up by stations within a radius of one
hundred or more miles. On the final day of the fair,
F. J. Klousner, wholesale representative of the
Weaver Piano Co., Inc., was invited to broadcast a
special speech and said substantially, as follows:
It is indeed a privilege to be permitted to talk to
you, especially since few if any piano salesmen get
the chance to talk to more than one person at one
time. No doubt you are going to buy pianos, some
of you soon, some of you later. To all, I extend a
cordial invitation to inspect the pianos on display in
the store of Mr. Canon, Franklin, Pa.
The Weaver Piano Company of York, Pa., manu-
facture the York pianos that you listened to since
Tuesday. We have been in business since 1870, start-
ing out in a modest way. Adhering to the soundest
PRESTO
principles, manufacturing a piano that is never sold
on price, always selected as the finest and best prod-
uct obtainable, a piano that never needs to be
replaced, one that satisfies the most critical. The
policy of our firm has and always will be, that if it
is possible to add a dollar in material or workman-
ship which would add to the value of the piano, we
will do it and charge it to the price.
I do want all of you who are thinking of buying a
piano to give us a chance to prove to you that
Weaver and York pianos are life-time instruments.
R. E. Canon of Franklin, Pa., is a man fitted by train-
ing and experience to advise you as to the best piano
adapted to your needs. His standing in your com-
munity is beyond questioning—he wants to serve you.
Weaver Pianos are guaranteed in every way and
we are responsible people. Your banker, your minis-
ter, your merchant, can tell you about the Weaver
Piano Company. Will you satisfy yourself that R. E.
Canon, Franklin, Pa., is the man to know. Good
Night.
TRAVELER'S FATHER DIES.
W. N. Mclntire, late of Minneapolis, Minn., who
died September 28 at an age close to eighty years,
was for many years active in the piano field and
managed the business of L. W. Cook at Watertown,
South Dakota. Mr. Mclntire leaves a widow and
one son, Guy L. Mclntire, late of the traveling force
of The John Church Company out of its Chicago
house when that company was doing a large whole-
sale piano business. For the past five or six years,
however, Mr. Mclntire has been and is now with the
Kohler & Campbell Company of New York and is
traveling some of the southern states.
BERKELEY DEALER'S NEW STORE.
Tupper & Reed, Berkeley, Cal., a pioneer firm of
the place, has moved into a spacious and handsome
new store at 2271 Shattuck avenue, a choice location
in the picturesque university city. The store is in
the Spanish style with tiled floors and decorations
and fixtures following the Spanish motif. Both part-
ners are experienced piano salesmen and for years
represented Sherman, Clay & Co., before that firm
opened its store in the place.
JESSE FRENCH & SONS
JUBILEE IN ALABAMA
Leading Newspaper in Montgomery, the
Headquarters City, Signalizes Event with
Section Filled with Tributes to Company.
The Golden Jubilee of Jesse French & Sons Piano
Co., celebrated in Alabama, was a state-wide affair
of an enthusiastic character which showed the man-
ner in which the Jesse French & Sons piano are
valued by dealers and owners in the South. A special
section in the Montgomery Advertiser of September
27 was devoted solely to the announcements of the
Jesse French & Sons Piano Co. and the tributes to
the house and its products of friends, admirers and
owners of Jesse French pianos.
The Fourth National Bank of Montgomery heartily
congratulated the Jesse French & Sons Piano Co.
"on their golden anniversary," adding the wish "for
fifty more years of prosperity."
The Standard Auto Supply Co. announced in an
and that "The fleet of trucks operated by the Jesse
French & Sons Piano Co. is equipped with the best
Firestone tires. Fifty years of merchandising has
taught this progressive firm that it pays to handle
and use only the best. We congratulate Jesse French
& Sons Piano Co. on their wisdom and upon this,
their golden anniversary. May they enjoy many
more."
The Hobbie-Flower Motor Co. in a display: "At
this time we felicitate this firm in its long record of
usefulness and extend our best wishes for many
more years of successful operation. It is a distinct
tribute to the good business judgment of this pioneer
firm to mention the fact that they use a fleet of Ford
trucks to solve their transportation problems."
The Elyea Talking Machine Co., wholesale dis-
tributors of Victor Talking Machines and records,
Atlanta, Ga., expressed its congratulations in a quar-
ter page spread.
The Columbia Phonograph Co. extended "Their
SHOWING MASON & HAMLIN IN ST. LOUIS
The progressive music
dealer sees the wisdom of
providing a proper setting
for the fine pianos of his
line. He knows the psy-
chological value of associa-
tion in placing the instru-
ments and it is always his
purpose to further en-
hance their artistic ap-
pearance by appropriate
furniture, fittings and dec-
orations. It is tacitly ad-
mitted that fine pianos in
tasteless surroundings pre-
sent an anomally that has
a deterrent effect on sales.
So the proper treatment
of fine pianos in wareroom
presentation is something
naturally expected in the
store of the dealer who
appreciates the privilege of
representing a piano of
high standing in the music
world. It is understood
by him that in doing jus-
tice to the fine instrument
he is bringing honor to his
place of business.
The new warerooms of the Kieselhorst Music Co.
of St. Louis provide a beautiful setting for the
superb line of Mason & Hamlin pianos for which
the company is the St. Louis agent. The illustrations
show two of the rooms in their very handsome store.
No photographs can do justice to the exquisite color
scheme employed by the decorators in providing a
suitable setting for the Mason & Hamlin piano
and the Ampico.
The Louis XVI style dominates the decorative
scheme which is beautifully carried out in Qglors and
gold. A special indirect lighting system has been
installed, producing a beautiful soft effect. The doors
connecting the rooms are of tapestry glass of Persian
design. The rooms are absolutely soundproof mak-
ing possible the ideal conditions for the hearing of
the Mason & Hamlin and the artists' recordings on
the Ampico.
Kieselhorst Piano Co. pro-
vides beautiful and appro-
priate setting for superb in-
strument in handsome ware-
rooms in Missouri City.
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