Presto
Issue: 1925 2055 - Page 13
December 12, 1925.
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PRESTO
the A. B. Chase and shows their achievements in type
and pictures.
HANDSOME BOOK TELLS
But neither type nor pictures can describe the tone
the A. B. Chase; no mere recital of specifications
ABOUT THE A. B. CHASE of cause
the reader to sense it. From the beginning
ANOTHER JOYFUL MEETING
OF PIANO CLUB OF CHICAGO
the A. B. Chase piano has been characterized by a
richness and depth of tone satisfying to the music
lover and the trained musician. The A. B. Chase
today is a valuable instrument, artistically and in-
trinsically. It is a quality product. The care and
personal attention with which each part is made, and
the element of time entering into its development,
have necessarily limited the quantity of A. B. Chase
pianos produced at any time. The following para-
graph from the booklet suggests the spirit of the
makers:
"The organization responsible for the A. B. Chase
Piano has been kept intact to a remarkable degree.
It is interesting to note that the men who joined this
company when it was still young, with the avowed
purpose of building the finest piano in America, are
now heads of their respective departments. They are
the key men of the organization whose lives have
been devoted to their art. They are practical dream-
ers, men of ability with the power to direct their
subordinates in bringing into expression the embodi-
ment of their ideal."
There was a board of directors' meeting imme-
diately after adjournment of the luncheon of the
Piano Club of Chicago at the Illinois Athletic Asso-
ciation on Monday of this week, at which important
matters were discussed. To quote one of the regular
members: "Last Monday's luncheon meeting was one
of the most entertaining and satisfactory we have
had for a year," and those who were fortunate enough
to be there will agree with him.
Chairman Brownell started the meeting with a
musical and entertainment program which was filled
with enjoyable surprises. Seats were practically at
a premium and the advice of Harry B. Bibb, secre-
tary, was "Better come early next Monday," adding:
"The actual worth of a club can best be judged by
the members and guests present at its meetings. That
puts us in first place."
Grands, Uprights and Celco-Equipped Instru-
ments in Artistic Line Admirably Described
and Pictured in New Catalog.
The A. B. Chase Piano Co., a division of the United
Piano Corporation, Norwalk, O., has issued a new
catalog of A. B. Chase pianos, grands, uprights, Celco
equipped instruments, and the Celco reproducing
medium in the equipment of A. B. Chase models.
Artistic cuts show the beauties of case in fine grands,
Style T, Style R, Style W, Louis XV and Style C
concert grand. Style L upright is also shown in a
cut. In addition four grand models with Celco
equipment are shown: Style TCE, Style RCE, Style
WCE and Style WCE Louis XV Period model. A
list that follows gives the names of known com-
posers whose playing is available through the Celco,
but the list is only a portion of the great artists
whose work may be enjoyed through the Celco re-
producing mediums. New recordings of world-famed
artists are issued monthly.
The new booklet is a most alluring bit of printed
matter for the piano or reproducing piano prospect.
It is written and printed in a manner appropriate to
the character of an artistic instrument which has
appealed to discriminative customers since 1875. It
tells in a clear way the ambitions of the makers of
E. Leins Piano Co.
HAMILTON PIANO FOR
NORTH PLATTE, NEB., HOTEL
Seats Practically at a Premium at Weekly Luncheon
and "Come Early" Is Secretary's Advice.
DEALER IS CONDUCTOR.
Carl Shackleton, piano dealer of Louisville, Ky.,
who is prorninent in musical affairs in that city, was
recently re-elected director of the Louisville Male
Chorus. This is the twelfth consecutive time he has
been named conductor of the organization, which he
aided in forming in 1914.
School Special Model Purchased by Manager Ugie
for Stage in Handsome Dining Room.
The leading hotel in North Platte, Neb., is the
Palace, owned by Richie Ugie, whose fame as a
manager is more than state-wide. Piano travelers
who have that portion of Nebraska included in their
Makers of Pianos and
Player Pianos That Are
Established L e a d e r s .
As
Correspondence from Reliable
Dealers Invited
ARTISTIC
Factory and Offices, 304 W. 42nd St>
NEW YORK
DECKER
U
EST. 1856
51 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.
JPIAJVO
IN EVERT
DETAIL
HAMILTON PIANO IN DINING ROOM
territory always look forward to their stay in North
Platte, which gives them the opportunity to enjoy
the comforts of the Palace.
Manager Richie Ugie is always alert to better im-
provements, in order that he may furnish the best
accommodations and provide a real home to the
traveling public. So he recently bought a Hamilton
School Special piano, made by the Hamilton Piano
Co., Chicago, shown in the picture, for the stage in
the dining room, in order that the music may reach
the same standards as the high quality of his hotel.
FIRE DESTROYS MUSIC STORE.
An early morning fire Nov. 20 caused considerable
damage to the William F. Allen Piano Company
store, 49 North First street, Duquesne, Pa. Mr.
Allen estimates his loss at $20,000 and defective wir-
ing as the cause of the fire, which is believed to have
started in the cellar of the piano company's store.
Mr. Allen stated that he carried insurance to the
extent of $22,000. He also said that as soon as the
adjustments were made and the storerooms remod-
eled that he would re-open his business.
THEY OWN OUTING HOMES.
L. M. French, retail manager at the Haddorff
Piano Company's Chicago headquarters, Fine Arts
Building, owns a fine summer home in Wisconsin
and F. S. Spofford, manager at Chicago of the Hard-
man, Peck & Company's business, Republic Build-
ing, owns a fine winter home in Sarasota, Fla. Mr.
French did most of the carpenter work and the
painting on his Wisconsin place during last summer.
Mr. Spofford says Sarasota has incorporated for ten
miles along the water front and about three miles
inland.
The Will A. Watkins Co., Dallas, recently deliv-
ered Chickering grands to the Hockaday school,
Dallas.
HADDORFF PIANO CO
ROCKFORD,ILL.
Wholesale Offices:
Naw T«rk Cit
130 W. 42nd S*
Chirifo
410 S. Mknif »o A*«.
San Fran-ir«
I I I California St
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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13
PRESTO
the A. B. Chase and shows their achievements in type
and pictures.
HANDSOME BOOK TELLS
But neither type nor pictures can describe the tone
the A. B. Chase; no mere recital of specifications
ABOUT THE A. B. CHASE of cause
the reader to sense it. From the beginning
ANOTHER JOYFUL MEETING
OF PIANO CLUB OF CHICAGO
the A. B. Chase piano has been characterized by a
richness and depth of tone satisfying to the music
lover and the trained musician. The A. B. Chase
today is a valuable instrument, artistically and in-
trinsically. It is a quality product. The care and
personal attention with which each part is made, and
the element of time entering into its development,
have necessarily limited the quantity of A. B. Chase
pianos produced at any time. The following para-
graph from the booklet suggests the spirit of the
makers:
"The organization responsible for the A. B. Chase
Piano has been kept intact to a remarkable degree.
It is interesting to note that the men who joined this
company when it was still young, with the avowed
purpose of building the finest piano in America, are
now heads of their respective departments. They are
the key men of the organization whose lives have
been devoted to their art. They are practical dream-
ers, men of ability with the power to direct their
subordinates in bringing into expression the embodi-
ment of their ideal."
There was a board of directors' meeting imme-
diately after adjournment of the luncheon of the
Piano Club of Chicago at the Illinois Athletic Asso-
ciation on Monday of this week, at which important
matters were discussed. To quote one of the regular
members: "Last Monday's luncheon meeting was one
of the most entertaining and satisfactory we have
had for a year," and those who were fortunate enough
to be there will agree with him.
Chairman Brownell started the meeting with a
musical and entertainment program which was filled
with enjoyable surprises. Seats were practically at
a premium and the advice of Harry B. Bibb, secre-
tary, was "Better come early next Monday," adding:
"The actual worth of a club can best be judged by
the members and guests present at its meetings. That
puts us in first place."
Grands, Uprights and Celco-Equipped Instru-
ments in Artistic Line Admirably Described
and Pictured in New Catalog.
The A. B. Chase Piano Co., a division of the United
Piano Corporation, Norwalk, O., has issued a new
catalog of A. B. Chase pianos, grands, uprights, Celco
equipped instruments, and the Celco reproducing
medium in the equipment of A. B. Chase models.
Artistic cuts show the beauties of case in fine grands,
Style T, Style R, Style W, Louis XV and Style C
concert grand. Style L upright is also shown in a
cut. In addition four grand models with Celco
equipment are shown: Style TCE, Style RCE, Style
WCE and Style WCE Louis XV Period model. A
list that follows gives the names of known com-
posers whose playing is available through the Celco,
but the list is only a portion of the great artists
whose work may be enjoyed through the Celco re-
producing mediums. New recordings of world-famed
artists are issued monthly.
The new booklet is a most alluring bit of printed
matter for the piano or reproducing piano prospect.
It is written and printed in a manner appropriate to
the character of an artistic instrument which has
appealed to discriminative customers since 1875. It
tells in a clear way the ambitions of the makers of
E. Leins Piano Co.
HAMILTON PIANO FOR
NORTH PLATTE, NEB., HOTEL
Seats Practically at a Premium at Weekly Luncheon
and "Come Early" Is Secretary's Advice.
DEALER IS CONDUCTOR.
Carl Shackleton, piano dealer of Louisville, Ky.,
who is prorninent in musical affairs in that city, was
recently re-elected director of the Louisville Male
Chorus. This is the twelfth consecutive time he has
been named conductor of the organization, which he
aided in forming in 1914.
School Special Model Purchased by Manager Ugie
for Stage in Handsome Dining Room.
The leading hotel in North Platte, Neb., is the
Palace, owned by Richie Ugie, whose fame as a
manager is more than state-wide. Piano travelers
who have that portion of Nebraska included in their
Makers of Pianos and
Player Pianos That Are
Established L e a d e r s .
As
Correspondence from Reliable
Dealers Invited
ARTISTIC
Factory and Offices, 304 W. 42nd St>
NEW YORK
DECKER
U
EST. 1856
51 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.
JPIAJVO
IN EVERT
DETAIL
HAMILTON PIANO IN DINING ROOM
territory always look forward to their stay in North
Platte, which gives them the opportunity to enjoy
the comforts of the Palace.
Manager Richie Ugie is always alert to better im-
provements, in order that he may furnish the best
accommodations and provide a real home to the
traveling public. So he recently bought a Hamilton
School Special piano, made by the Hamilton Piano
Co., Chicago, shown in the picture, for the stage in
the dining room, in order that the music may reach
the same standards as the high quality of his hotel.
FIRE DESTROYS MUSIC STORE.
An early morning fire Nov. 20 caused considerable
damage to the William F. Allen Piano Company
store, 49 North First street, Duquesne, Pa. Mr.
Allen estimates his loss at $20,000 and defective wir-
ing as the cause of the fire, which is believed to have
started in the cellar of the piano company's store.
Mr. Allen stated that he carried insurance to the
extent of $22,000. He also said that as soon as the
adjustments were made and the storerooms remod-
eled that he would re-open his business.
THEY OWN OUTING HOMES.
L. M. French, retail manager at the Haddorff
Piano Company's Chicago headquarters, Fine Arts
Building, owns a fine summer home in Wisconsin
and F. S. Spofford, manager at Chicago of the Hard-
man, Peck & Company's business, Republic Build-
ing, owns a fine winter home in Sarasota, Fla. Mr.
French did most of the carpenter work and the
painting on his Wisconsin place during last summer.
Mr. Spofford says Sarasota has incorporated for ten
miles along the water front and about three miles
inland.
The Will A. Watkins Co., Dallas, recently deliv-
ered Chickering grands to the Hockaday school,
Dallas.
HADDORFF PIANO CO
ROCKFORD,ILL.
Wholesale Offices:
Naw T«rk Cit
130 W. 42nd S*
Chirifo
410 S. Mknif »o A*«.
San Fran-ir«
I I I California St
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
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).