Presto
Issue: 1927 2114 - Page 13
NEW CONSTRUCTION
LATEST NELSON=WIGGEN
MODEL ANNOUNCED
BAUER PIANOS
New Compact "Style 8" Is Added to Extensive
Line of Automatic Pianos by Active
Chicago Industry.
exemplify the most
radical and most pro-
gressive development
in piano building in
the present era. They
have no equal in tone
quality, substantial
construction or in-
dividuality.
The Nelson-Wiggen Piano Co., 1731 Belmont ave-
nue, Chicago, manufacturers of automatic pianos, has
added a new model, known as "Style 8," to its ex-
tensive line. The latest of the Nelson-Wiggen in-
struments is a small automatic containing a keyless
EitablUhed 1857
305 So. Wabash Avenue, Chicago
Factory: 1335-1345 Altgeld Street
NELSON-WIGGEN "STYLE 6."
piano, special banjo attachment, xylophone and bells.
Its piano scale is very fine and the tone qualities are
similar to that of a full sized piano.
It uses a standard ten-tune roll, is 55 inches high
and has a width of 39 J / 2 inches. Its compactness is
in keeping with the demand for small keyless instru-
ments with enough volume for the large halls and
other places where larger instruments are usually
required.
ARTISTIC
NOTED WELSH SINGER
APPRECIATES MILTON PIANO
IN EVERT
DETAIL
Rhys Morgan, Now on American Tour, Tells of His
Admiration for the Instrument.
HADDORFF PIANO CO.
ROCKFOKD.ILL.
Who'etah Office*;
CUct|«
« • S. Mkftiiae AM.
SM fra
The Good Old
SMITH & NIXON
Pianos and Player Pianos
Better than ever, with the tame
"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
Shop of Nashville; the O. K. Houck Piano Company
of Nashville; the Book Shop of Nashville; J. Y.
Hutchison and Turner Gross of Nashville; Chicker-
ing & Sons of Boston, Mass.; Elliott-Rktenberry
Piano Company of Nashville; Henry Holtzman &
Sons, tool manufacturers, Columbus, O.; W. W.
Kimball Co., Chicago.
Roy Warden is president of the Street Piano Com-
pany and Allan Welburn sales manager.
Miss
Katherine Street, a daughter of the late Claude P.
Street, founder of the firm, serves as secretary of the
concern and also as head of the Victrola department.
TRADE MARK NAME OF
"WILLIAMS" GRANTED RENEWAL
Famous Old Industry of Williams Piano & Organ
Co. of Chicago Fully Protected.
JULIUS BAUER & COMPANY
(few Tut Ci*
13
PRESTO-TIMES
February 5, 1927.
Another name has been added to the imposing list
of singers, composers and pianists who spontaneously
voice their approbation of the Milton piano, made
by the Milton Piano Co, New York, that of Rhys
Morgan, the well-known Welsh tenor.
Mr. Morgan, who since his debut in this country
some four years ago has charmed audiences the coun-
try over with his sweet, sympathetic voice, has been
in great demand for concert and oratorio work. For
some time he appeared as soloist with the Chicago
Symphony Orchestra and is now considering an ap-
pearance on Broadway in a mammoth musical pro-
duction.
Geo. W. Allen, president of the Milton Piano Com-
pany, recently received a letter from Mr. Morgan in
which the latter expresses his appreciation and ad-
miration of "the distinguished Milton."
FELICITATIONS FOR THE
CLAUDE P. STREET PIANO CO.
Representatives of Several Manufacturers Personally
Attended Formal Opening of New Nashville Store.
A notable feature of the recent opening in Nash-
ville, Tenn., of the new store of the Claude P. Street
Piano Co. were the telegrams of congratulation from
manufacturers who displayed great interest in the
achievement of the company in giving to Nashville
one of the finest stores in the entire South.
Several industries sent their personal representa-
tives to attend the formal opening at 717 Church
street. Among those who attended were M. O. Beck-
ham, representing Chickering & Sons, Boston; Claude
E. A. Clark and Fred E. Worch, representing Lyon
& Healy of Chicago; F. B. Tufts of the Koerber-
Brenner Talking Machine Company of St. Louis_,
Mo., and P. E. Mason, vice-president of the Wur-
litzer Grand Piano Company of De Kalb, 111.
A partial list of those who sent flowers and felicita-
tions to the firm are Ivers & Pond, Boston, Mass.;
the Story & Clark Piano Co., Chicago; The Talking
Machine Company, Birmingham, Ala.; Elyea Talk-
ing Machine Company, Atlanta, Ga.; Al Garthwait
and W. P. Sutherland of Nashville; Our Phonograph
The piano's trade mark, or name, is the key to the
public's good will and, in the piano business, a well
established trade name is one of the most valuable
assets of the manufacturer. One of the widely known
and always respected names is that of the Williams.
Piano & Organ Company of Chicago. It is a sign (
of merit and with trade and public the quality of the|:
instrument it stands for is never questioned.
,, i
The name of Williams in connection with pianos is
protected by patent-right registration. It was first 1 ;
entered at Washington in 1906 and a renewal was|
granted last week. The serial number of the pror|,
tected name of Williams, as applied to musical in-'
struments, is 5824.
• j.
Very few of the widely known piano industries
escape the annoyances of trade name infringement.
According to Treasurer Carl Williams of the Chi-
cago industry, the name of Williams has escapedj
with few such infringements although for a time a]
concern in the South attempted to do business by|
appropriating the name. It was stopped, however,|
and the protected trade mark name remains a guar-j
antee against any attempt to mislead the public on
to interfere with the demand for the instruments of!
the Williams Piano & Organ Company.
\
BRAMBACH SPANISH MODEL
CAUSES FAVORABLE COMMENT
Something New Comes from the New York Factory
and Wins Immediate Approval.
To paraphrase the immortal Kipling, "always
something new and wonderful comes out of the
Brambach factory." This prophesy was ably upheld
last week when, upon special order, there developed a
Spanish Model Brambach Baby Grand.
The case work on this new Brambach is especially
pleasing. A severely square, almost Mission side
sets stolidly on a three truss leg. The legs them-
selves are cleverly inlaid in an attractive pattern.
The piano is finished in the popular new high light
art finish with bench to match.
Combining the full sweet 'tone of the Brambach
Baby Grand with this new Spanish motiff has re-
sulted in an unusually pleasing instrument—a delight
to both eye and ear. The Brambach company plan
to produce this Spanish model in limited numbers
upon special order.
FINE BUILDING FOR NEWARK.
The Griffith Piano Company, Newark, N. J., will
occupy temporary quarters at 1015 and 1018 Broad
street, pending the erection of its new fifteen-story
building at 605 and 607 Broad street, on a plot 42.6
by 215, to cost more than $1,000,000, exclusive of
land. A large part of the proposed structure will
be used for the display of pianos. Among the fea-
tures will be a large auditorium and completed stage.
The building will be of Italian Renaissance.
NEW BRANCH MANAGER.
George C. Kuhn has been transferred from Indian-
apolis to the Terre Haute, Ind., branch of the Hobart
M. Cable Piano Company of LaPorte, Ind.. Mr.
Kuhn was in the company's offices for many years
in Indianapolis. The Terre Haute office is to be re-
decorated and the company has a two-year lease on
the room.
NEW TERRE HAUTE STORE.
John F. Patton and William Lloyd Woodard, of
Terre Haute, Ind., for many years connected with
Paige's, have opened their own store. The new firm
will be known as the Patton-Woodard Music House,
which held a formal opening at 106 South Seventh
street recently. The line of Baldwin pianos is carried.
J. W. Pepper & Sons, one of the old Philadelphia
music publishing firms, established in 1876, has moved
to new quarters at 5014 Sansom street. Howard E.'
Pepper is head of the company.
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LATEST NELSON=WIGGEN
MODEL ANNOUNCED
BAUER PIANOS
New Compact "Style 8" Is Added to Extensive
Line of Automatic Pianos by Active
Chicago Industry.
exemplify the most
radical and most pro-
gressive development
in piano building in
the present era. They
have no equal in tone
quality, substantial
construction or in-
dividuality.
The Nelson-Wiggen Piano Co., 1731 Belmont ave-
nue, Chicago, manufacturers of automatic pianos, has
added a new model, known as "Style 8," to its ex-
tensive line. The latest of the Nelson-Wiggen in-
struments is a small automatic containing a keyless
EitablUhed 1857
305 So. Wabash Avenue, Chicago
Factory: 1335-1345 Altgeld Street
NELSON-WIGGEN "STYLE 6."
piano, special banjo attachment, xylophone and bells.
Its piano scale is very fine and the tone qualities are
similar to that of a full sized piano.
It uses a standard ten-tune roll, is 55 inches high
and has a width of 39 J / 2 inches. Its compactness is
in keeping with the demand for small keyless instru-
ments with enough volume for the large halls and
other places where larger instruments are usually
required.
ARTISTIC
NOTED WELSH SINGER
APPRECIATES MILTON PIANO
IN EVERT
DETAIL
Rhys Morgan, Now on American Tour, Tells of His
Admiration for the Instrument.
HADDORFF PIANO CO.
ROCKFOKD.ILL.
Who'etah Office*;
CUct|«
« • S. Mkftiiae AM.
SM fra
The Good Old
SMITH & NIXON
Pianos and Player Pianos
Better than ever, with the tame
"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
Shop of Nashville; the O. K. Houck Piano Company
of Nashville; the Book Shop of Nashville; J. Y.
Hutchison and Turner Gross of Nashville; Chicker-
ing & Sons of Boston, Mass.; Elliott-Rktenberry
Piano Company of Nashville; Henry Holtzman &
Sons, tool manufacturers, Columbus, O.; W. W.
Kimball Co., Chicago.
Roy Warden is president of the Street Piano Com-
pany and Allan Welburn sales manager.
Miss
Katherine Street, a daughter of the late Claude P.
Street, founder of the firm, serves as secretary of the
concern and also as head of the Victrola department.
TRADE MARK NAME OF
"WILLIAMS" GRANTED RENEWAL
Famous Old Industry of Williams Piano & Organ
Co. of Chicago Fully Protected.
JULIUS BAUER & COMPANY
(few Tut Ci*
13
PRESTO-TIMES
February 5, 1927.
Another name has been added to the imposing list
of singers, composers and pianists who spontaneously
voice their approbation of the Milton piano, made
by the Milton Piano Co, New York, that of Rhys
Morgan, the well-known Welsh tenor.
Mr. Morgan, who since his debut in this country
some four years ago has charmed audiences the coun-
try over with his sweet, sympathetic voice, has been
in great demand for concert and oratorio work. For
some time he appeared as soloist with the Chicago
Symphony Orchestra and is now considering an ap-
pearance on Broadway in a mammoth musical pro-
duction.
Geo. W. Allen, president of the Milton Piano Com-
pany, recently received a letter from Mr. Morgan in
which the latter expresses his appreciation and ad-
miration of "the distinguished Milton."
FELICITATIONS FOR THE
CLAUDE P. STREET PIANO CO.
Representatives of Several Manufacturers Personally
Attended Formal Opening of New Nashville Store.
A notable feature of the recent opening in Nash-
ville, Tenn., of the new store of the Claude P. Street
Piano Co. were the telegrams of congratulation from
manufacturers who displayed great interest in the
achievement of the company in giving to Nashville
one of the finest stores in the entire South.
Several industries sent their personal representa-
tives to attend the formal opening at 717 Church
street. Among those who attended were M. O. Beck-
ham, representing Chickering & Sons, Boston; Claude
E. A. Clark and Fred E. Worch, representing Lyon
& Healy of Chicago; F. B. Tufts of the Koerber-
Brenner Talking Machine Company of St. Louis_,
Mo., and P. E. Mason, vice-president of the Wur-
litzer Grand Piano Company of De Kalb, 111.
A partial list of those who sent flowers and felicita-
tions to the firm are Ivers & Pond, Boston, Mass.;
the Story & Clark Piano Co., Chicago; The Talking
Machine Company, Birmingham, Ala.; Elyea Talk-
ing Machine Company, Atlanta, Ga.; Al Garthwait
and W. P. Sutherland of Nashville; Our Phonograph
The piano's trade mark, or name, is the key to the
public's good will and, in the piano business, a well
established trade name is one of the most valuable
assets of the manufacturer. One of the widely known
and always respected names is that of the Williams.
Piano & Organ Company of Chicago. It is a sign (
of merit and with trade and public the quality of the|:
instrument it stands for is never questioned.
,, i
The name of Williams in connection with pianos is
protected by patent-right registration. It was first 1 ;
entered at Washington in 1906 and a renewal was|
granted last week. The serial number of the pror|,
tected name of Williams, as applied to musical in-'
struments, is 5824.
• j.
Very few of the widely known piano industries
escape the annoyances of trade name infringement.
According to Treasurer Carl Williams of the Chi-
cago industry, the name of Williams has escapedj
with few such infringements although for a time a]
concern in the South attempted to do business by|
appropriating the name. It was stopped, however,|
and the protected trade mark name remains a guar-j
antee against any attempt to mislead the public on
to interfere with the demand for the instruments of!
the Williams Piano & Organ Company.
\
BRAMBACH SPANISH MODEL
CAUSES FAVORABLE COMMENT
Something New Comes from the New York Factory
and Wins Immediate Approval.
To paraphrase the immortal Kipling, "always
something new and wonderful comes out of the
Brambach factory." This prophesy was ably upheld
last week when, upon special order, there developed a
Spanish Model Brambach Baby Grand.
The case work on this new Brambach is especially
pleasing. A severely square, almost Mission side
sets stolidly on a three truss leg. The legs them-
selves are cleverly inlaid in an attractive pattern.
The piano is finished in the popular new high light
art finish with bench to match.
Combining the full sweet 'tone of the Brambach
Baby Grand with this new Spanish motiff has re-
sulted in an unusually pleasing instrument—a delight
to both eye and ear. The Brambach company plan
to produce this Spanish model in limited numbers
upon special order.
FINE BUILDING FOR NEWARK.
The Griffith Piano Company, Newark, N. J., will
occupy temporary quarters at 1015 and 1018 Broad
street, pending the erection of its new fifteen-story
building at 605 and 607 Broad street, on a plot 42.6
by 215, to cost more than $1,000,000, exclusive of
land. A large part of the proposed structure will
be used for the display of pianos. Among the fea-
tures will be a large auditorium and completed stage.
The building will be of Italian Renaissance.
NEW BRANCH MANAGER.
George C. Kuhn has been transferred from Indian-
apolis to the Terre Haute, Ind., branch of the Hobart
M. Cable Piano Company of LaPorte, Ind.. Mr.
Kuhn was in the company's offices for many years
in Indianapolis. The Terre Haute office is to be re-
decorated and the company has a two-year lease on
the room.
NEW TERRE HAUTE STORE.
John F. Patton and William Lloyd Woodard, of
Terre Haute, Ind., for many years connected with
Paige's, have opened their own store. The new firm
will be known as the Patton-Woodard Music House,
which held a formal opening at 106 South Seventh
street recently. The line of Baldwin pianos is carried.
J. W. Pepper & Sons, one of the old Philadelphia
music publishing firms, established in 1876, has moved
to new quarters at 5014 Sansom street. Howard E.'
Pepper is head of the company.
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).