Presto

May 7, 1927.
PRESTO-TIMES
NEW CONSTRUCTION
BAUER PIANOS
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.
JULIUS BAUER & COMPANY
Established 18S7
305 So. Wabash Avenue, Chicago
Factory: 1335-1345 Altgeld Street
Franklin, Nightingale, Peterson, Morrill, Edwards,
Ebinger, Clinton and Mann.
Other schools in and near Chicago using Kra-
kauers are: Pestalozzi-Froebel Kindergarten, Chi-
cago; M. Jennette Loudon's Studios, Chicago and
Bloomington; Notre Dame Academy and St. Via-
Fred Gunsell Uses Gulbransen Piano in Broad- teur's College Bourbonnais, 111.; St. Mary's School,
Metamora, 111.; St. Joseph's Academy, Philo, 111.;
casting from Radio Station WSKC in
Community High School, Grant City, 111.; St. Ma-
Bay City, Michigan.
lacky's School, Rantoul, 111.; Sacred Heart School,
Pana, 111.; Sacred Heart Academy, Springfield, 111.;
Fred Gunsell plays the .Gulbransen Grand Piano at
radio station WSKC, broadcasting station in Bay Academy Sisters of Visitation, Evanston, 111.; Sisters
City, Mich. The piano was supplied by the Hardy of Notre Dame Training School, Chicago; Dominican
Music Co., of Bay City. The picture shows Mr. Gun- Sisters St. Paul School, Odel, 111.; Dominican Sisters,
Lowell and Sunnyside; Dominican Sisters, West 67th
sell, pianist, at the Gulbransen instrument.
Listeners-in on radio station WSKC put on their street; St. Clara's Church School, Chicago; Domin-
dancing shoes when Mr. Gunsell plays, for he is an ican Sisters, North Park avenue; Holy Angels School,
Aurora; District School No, 152, Harvey, 111; School
of Fine Arts, Michigan City, Ind.
These facts testifying to the recognition of the
Krakauer Bros.' piano as an instrument of fine tonal
merit and endurance are also printed in the leaflet:
Two hundred and eighty-four Krakauer pianos
have been purchased within the last four years by
the Board of Education, New York city, for use in
assembly halls in the New York public schools.
"Krakauer pianos are used in schools and conserva-
tories in Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit, Los
Angeles, Hariford, Conn., Washington, D. C , Gal-
veston, Seattle, San Francisco, Minneapolis, and many
other cities from coast to coast."
MICHIGAN DEALER AND
TUNER PLAYS FOR RADIO
NINA SOREL SEES HOW
KROEGER PIANO IS MADE
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FRED GUNSELL, AT GULBRANSEN GRAND.
exponent of syncopation and he produces exceptional
melodies on his Gulbransen grand. When he is not
playing the Gulbransen in his radio station he is
selling and tuning Gulbransens at Caro, where he
lives. He has achieved widespread popularity through
his radio activities.
An
IN EVERY
DETAIL
HADDORFF PIANO CO.
ROCKFORD,ILL.
Wholesale Office*:
Chinjo
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Nina Sorel, a clever dancer in the Earl Carroll
Vanities, is the owner of a Kroeger piano, of which
she is particularly proud. She had been assured it
was a good piano before she bought it and since
then she says she has had daily proof of the accuracy
of the piano dealer's statement. But with the pleas-
ures from her piano there was always the desire to
witness the processes in the making of so meritorious
an instrument. A friend who also owned a Kroeger
and had an acquaintance in the piano business, offered
to arrange a visit to the factory where the piano was
made.
The Kroeger Piano Company, of course, was glad
Something New Is Designed Especially for
to have the talented young lady visit their plant.
Enterprising Dealers by Live Chicago
When Miss" Sorel arrived at the factory she was
Manufacturer for the Retail Trade.
taken through every department.
She evinced great surprise at the tremendous var-
A novel instrument will soon make its appearance
in the trade, the announcement of which will be nishing tank and said that she could hardly believe
made in the Presto-Times at an early date. The her eyes when she saw the way in which the beautiful
instrument in question will be interesting 'to dealers, new lacquer finish is applied to the instruments.
in the fact that it promises greater possibilities as She even operated one of the air brushes which
a sales medium and will satisfy the most exacting sprays this lacquer onto the cases.
After having made the acquaintance of some of
dealer seeking novelty, as well as his most critical
the old Kroeger craftsmen in the stringing, tuning
customer.
The instrument, which is being built by an old and action departments, she went to the division
where the Standard Artists' Record Actions are in-
established Chicago manufacturer, is entirely original
and is a deviation from standardization which is stalled in Kroeger player-pianos. From there to the
apparent in many lines of industry. Aside from being polishing department and finally to the room where
original, it is artistic and has a high quality of tone the final inspection of the instruments take place.
which is the culmination of many months of sincere
It would be good business for all prospective piano
effort.
purchasers to make a trip through the piano factory
The buying- public today is constantly seeking in which the instrument they have chosen is made,
"something new." Something that will meet certain bat, of course, there are many things which would
interfere with such a course. Therefore, the dealer
requirements and, in addition, is equal, if not better
would do well to tell his prospects as much about
in the performance of the standardized instrument.
the interesting processes of piano manufacture as
In building the new instrument which will soon
make its bow in the trade, the trend of piano buying possible. They will be interested, there is no doubt,
was closely observed, and dealers throughout the for, as this young artiste said, "I think almost every-
country will await with increasing interest the im- one has a mechanical bent somewhere in his or her
make-up and this trip has been a novel and very
portant announcement of "Something New."
thrilling experience. Why, I really helped to make
a piano!"
A NOVEL INSTRUMENT
SOON TO APPEAR
ARTISTIC
N*w Y» HQ W. 42od S'
Dainty Dancer of Earl Carroll's Vanities, a Kroeger
Owner, Visits the Factory.
S
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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 seil, for Satisfaction and
Profit.
Smith & Nixon Piano Co.
1229 Miller St., Chicago
FEATURING KRAKAUER
PIANO IN CHICAGO
Ralph B. Waite Piano Co. Issues Leaflet
Filled with Valuable Advertising Testi-
mony for Fine Line of Instruments.
A leaflet issued by the Ralph B. Waite Piano Co.,
218 South Wabash avenue. Chicago, gives some inter-
esting facts about the standing of the Krakauer Bros,
piano in Chicago. The leaflet includes a list of
important personages and prominent institutions own-
ing- one or more of the fine instruments made by
Krakauer Bros , New York.
Among the city schools with which the Ralph B.
Waite Piano Co., recently supplied Krakauer pianos
are the Sutherland, Farnsworth, Lyon, Scammon,
Lewis, Hitch, Peck, Hale, Marquette, Prussing, Cook,
Coles, O'Keefe, Shoop, Gompers, Ruggles, Brenau,
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION.
The formal opening of the enlarged store of the
Gibbs Piano Co.. New Britain, Conn., was in part a
celebration of the forty-fifth anniversary of the found-
ing of the company. Phil Ohman, the Q R S record-
ing artist, who was born in New Britain, played
several solo numbers on the piano at the Rotary Club
dinner, an event arranged by Orville E. Gibbs. man-
ager of the Gibbs Piano Co.
VISITORS TO THE AMPICO STUDIOS
The following artists called at the Ampico studios
in New York during the past week to hear and ap-
prove their recordings: Sergei Rachmaninoff, Mischa
Levitzki, Aaron Copeland, Frank J. Black. Maurice
Dumesnil called to record and also to approve his
recordings. Ferdie Grofe and Edgar Fairchild also
called during last week and recorded several num-
bers.
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