Presto
Issue: 1927 2131 - Page 7
Juno 4, 1927.
CHAMBER TO HOLD
ITS ANNUAL MEETING
Fixing a Budget, New Activities and Elections
Will Occupy Joint Body on Thurs-
day, June 9.
Eleven music trade associations are now repre-
sented in the Music Industries Chamber of Com-
merce and at the last annual convention in New York
there were thirtv-three individual members. The an-
P R E S T O-T I M E S
President—E. R. Jacobson, Hammond, Ind.
First Yice-President—C. D. Greenleaf, Elkhart,
Ind.
Second Vice-President—William C. Hamilton,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Treasurer—Hermann lrion, New York.
Secretary—A. L. Smith, New York.
Directors-at-large
(two-year
term)—Mark
P.
Campbell. New York; C. A. Deutschmann, Chicago;
H. C. Dickinson, Chicago; Charles Yahrling, Youngs-
town, Ohio.
Directors-at-large
(hold-over)—Hermann
lrion,
New York; Walter Clark, Camden, N. J.; George
Miller, Philadelphia; and Col. F. B. T. Hollenberg,
Little Rock, Ark.
DEVELOPMENT OF THE
MODERN PERIOD DESIGNS
PIANO TRAVELERS TO
HOLD ANNUAL MEETING
Convention and Election to Be Held at the
Drake Hotel, Where Annual Dinner
Will Be Given.
The National Piano Travelers' Association will hold
its annual meeting and election of officers at the
Drake Hotel, Chicago, on Monday, June 6, at 6:30
p. m., and President Matt Kennedy has addressed a
special letter to members to attend, as "matters of
considerable importance will be discussed." Long
speeches are not associated with the annual meetings
Styles of the Renaissance Which Have Proved
Most Popular with Piano Lovers in
the American Trade.
K. R. JACOBSON,
President Musk; Industries Chamber of Commerce.
nual Chamber meeting held at the convention is
usually scheduled for the last day of the convention,
and this year President E. R. Jacobson will call the
annual meeting to order at the Hotel Stevens after
the noonday luncheon on Thursday, June 9. The at-
tendance is expected to be bigger than ever because
interest in the proceedings are greater than ever with
every unit in the Chamber.
Recommending the Budget
Hermann lrion, chairman of the Finance Commit-
tee, will present his report with recommendations for
a budget in accordance with the revenue require-
Where the art of hand carving seen in the present-
day Period Grands is best depicted is in the Italian
and Spanish Renaissance models which, if the charac-
teristic details are followed, are elaborate and beauti-
ful to the eye. Gothic and other Central European
periods are also elaborate in design.
A good example of Italian art during the Renais-
sance periods is the M. Schulz Co.'s Donatello, a
cut of which is shown elsewhere and in which an idea
of the lavish carving of that time may be obtained.
The Italian and Spanish models are now being turned
out by many manufacturers and have become popular
in the trade.
The demand for the old world's art in pianos has
been of such proportion that manufacturers have
diversified their periods. However, the Louis XV,
Louis XYT, Queen Anne and Florentine models have
made such an appeal that many factories have cen-
tered their production of art models around these
particular periods.
A more or less conservative model along these
lines in the Schiller, Style CR, modified Louis XVI
reproducer which is shown on another page this week.
This instrument is finished in new color schemes and
is one of the leaders of the various art styles built
by Schiller.
Queen Anne period designs are appreciated for
their simple graceful lines. Two authentic models
are shown in the Adam Schaaf grand and the Charles
Frederick Stein, 5 foot 2 inch grand.
An impressive array of period art models of many
of the leading manufacturers on other pages of this
BRINKERHOFF PIANO CO.
AT THE HOTEL STEVENS
Roy S. Dunn, Sales Manager, Sends Invitation to
Room 520 to Piano Dealers.
The BrinkerhofT Piano Co., 711 Milwaukee avenue,
Chicago, has mailed the following invitation to
dealers:
"You are cordially invited to visit the BrinkerhofT
convention headquarters. Room 520, The Stevens,
June 6th to 9th.
"W r e will display an assemblage of charming
BrinkerhofT products, foremost among which will be
the Rodrigo, an elaborately executed Spanish Art
Grand. There will also be new high-light art fin-
ishes, a new small grand piano, and a remarkable
three foot eight inch diminutive playerpiano, together
with many added refinements in BrinkerhofT player
and reproducing pianos.
"It will be our pleasure to personally attend to your
every requirement, and you are urged to make our
room your headquarters.
"Very sincerely yours.
" B R I N K E R H O F F PIANO CO.
"Roy S. Dunn, Sales Manager."
AFTER THE NEW ZEALAND TRADE.
HERMAN'N IRIOX,
Chairman Finance Committee.
merits of the Chamber. Plans for new special activi-
ties may call for a budget to meet greater expendi-
tures. The by-laws of the Chamber provide that
the annual dues of each division member shall be
fixed in advance each year by the Chamber at its
annual meeting.
The Officers.
The following are the officers of the Music Indus-
tries Chamber of Commerce elected at the annual
meeting in New York:
American music goods are held in esteem by the
people of New Zealand, and. as there are no language
difficulties to be overcome, entering the market there
is relatively simple, according to Rmmett A. Chap-
man, U. S. commercial representative there. But
advertising literature giving no idea of list prices and
discounts is useless, he says. It requires 90 days for
the merchant to get further information by mail, and
cable inquiries are generally too expensive. The ex-
porter who uses an attractive, well-illustrated cata-
logue, with price lists and rates of discount, has the
best chance of obtaining immediate orders.
MATT J. KENNEDY,
President. National I'iano Travelers Association.
of the piano travelers and the condensed statement
characterizes the proceedings. That comes from the
traveler's admirable habit of coming to the point
quickly in his selling discourses.
The following are the officers of the National Piano
Travelers' Association elected at the convention of
1926 in New York:
M. J. Kennedy, president; Gordon Laughead. first
vice-president; A. B. Furlong, second vice-president;
R. E. Briggs. third vice-president; George H. Bliss,
treasurer; Albert Behning, secretary.
The annual dinner of the association will be held at
the Drake Hotel on the evening of June 6.
Artists from several of the leading theatrical pro-
ductions appearing in Chicago during the week of
June 6 will be guests of the travelers, and a special
program is being arranged by McCutcheon & Gerson
for the entertainment of the men who wholesale
pianos.
The committee in charge of this affair arc looking
forward to a one hundred per cent attendance. The
reception will be held at 6 o'clock Monday evening,
June 6, at the Drake Hostel. Dinner promptly at 6:30,
as the entertainers will have to leave the hotel not
later than 7:30 in order to reach their respective the-
aters in time for the evening performance.
For many years the Piano Travelers dinner has
been held on Thursday evening of convention week,
but at the convention in New York last year it was
voted to hold the 1927 meeting and dinner on Mon-
day. Tickets are obtainable from Albert Behning,
secretary, 105 West 40th street, New York.
Arrangements have been made with the Yellow
Cab Co., to furnish transportation from the Stevens
to the Drake Hotel, and the cab company will have
a representative at the Stevens to see that the trav-
elers are furnished with transportation. There will
be no extra cost as the price of the dinner ticket in-
cludes a ride out to the Drake.
ADAM SCHAAF IN MODEL HOME.
At Glen Ellyn, Chicago's handsome suburb on the
West, a unique home structure has recently been
erected. It is advertised and talked about in the
newspapers as the "Glen Ellyn Model Home." The
building and all the furnishings are supposed to be
models of beauty and convenience and, for a piano to
make up its share of fittings, an Adam Schaaf late
model piano was selected and is seen by the hundreds
of visitors who go out there to see something unique
and delightful in the making of a place to live in.
CARRIES M. SCHULZ LINE.
J. M. Dickson, Clarksville, Tenn., has opened the
Dickson Book & Music Co. in that place. In the
new store in which his son. James W. Dickson, is a
partner, the line of the M. Schulz Co.. Chicago, is
handled.
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CHAMBER TO HOLD
ITS ANNUAL MEETING
Fixing a Budget, New Activities and Elections
Will Occupy Joint Body on Thurs-
day, June 9.
Eleven music trade associations are now repre-
sented in the Music Industries Chamber of Com-
merce and at the last annual convention in New York
there were thirtv-three individual members. The an-
P R E S T O-T I M E S
President—E. R. Jacobson, Hammond, Ind.
First Yice-President—C. D. Greenleaf, Elkhart,
Ind.
Second Vice-President—William C. Hamilton,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Treasurer—Hermann lrion, New York.
Secretary—A. L. Smith, New York.
Directors-at-large
(two-year
term)—Mark
P.
Campbell. New York; C. A. Deutschmann, Chicago;
H. C. Dickinson, Chicago; Charles Yahrling, Youngs-
town, Ohio.
Directors-at-large
(hold-over)—Hermann
lrion,
New York; Walter Clark, Camden, N. J.; George
Miller, Philadelphia; and Col. F. B. T. Hollenberg,
Little Rock, Ark.
DEVELOPMENT OF THE
MODERN PERIOD DESIGNS
PIANO TRAVELERS TO
HOLD ANNUAL MEETING
Convention and Election to Be Held at the
Drake Hotel, Where Annual Dinner
Will Be Given.
The National Piano Travelers' Association will hold
its annual meeting and election of officers at the
Drake Hotel, Chicago, on Monday, June 6, at 6:30
p. m., and President Matt Kennedy has addressed a
special letter to members to attend, as "matters of
considerable importance will be discussed." Long
speeches are not associated with the annual meetings
Styles of the Renaissance Which Have Proved
Most Popular with Piano Lovers in
the American Trade.
K. R. JACOBSON,
President Musk; Industries Chamber of Commerce.
nual Chamber meeting held at the convention is
usually scheduled for the last day of the convention,
and this year President E. R. Jacobson will call the
annual meeting to order at the Hotel Stevens after
the noonday luncheon on Thursday, June 9. The at-
tendance is expected to be bigger than ever because
interest in the proceedings are greater than ever with
every unit in the Chamber.
Recommending the Budget
Hermann lrion, chairman of the Finance Commit-
tee, will present his report with recommendations for
a budget in accordance with the revenue require-
Where the art of hand carving seen in the present-
day Period Grands is best depicted is in the Italian
and Spanish Renaissance models which, if the charac-
teristic details are followed, are elaborate and beauti-
ful to the eye. Gothic and other Central European
periods are also elaborate in design.
A good example of Italian art during the Renais-
sance periods is the M. Schulz Co.'s Donatello, a
cut of which is shown elsewhere and in which an idea
of the lavish carving of that time may be obtained.
The Italian and Spanish models are now being turned
out by many manufacturers and have become popular
in the trade.
The demand for the old world's art in pianos has
been of such proportion that manufacturers have
diversified their periods. However, the Louis XV,
Louis XYT, Queen Anne and Florentine models have
made such an appeal that many factories have cen-
tered their production of art models around these
particular periods.
A more or less conservative model along these
lines in the Schiller, Style CR, modified Louis XVI
reproducer which is shown on another page this week.
This instrument is finished in new color schemes and
is one of the leaders of the various art styles built
by Schiller.
Queen Anne period designs are appreciated for
their simple graceful lines. Two authentic models
are shown in the Adam Schaaf grand and the Charles
Frederick Stein, 5 foot 2 inch grand.
An impressive array of period art models of many
of the leading manufacturers on other pages of this
BRINKERHOFF PIANO CO.
AT THE HOTEL STEVENS
Roy S. Dunn, Sales Manager, Sends Invitation to
Room 520 to Piano Dealers.
The BrinkerhofT Piano Co., 711 Milwaukee avenue,
Chicago, has mailed the following invitation to
dealers:
"You are cordially invited to visit the BrinkerhofT
convention headquarters. Room 520, The Stevens,
June 6th to 9th.
"W r e will display an assemblage of charming
BrinkerhofT products, foremost among which will be
the Rodrigo, an elaborately executed Spanish Art
Grand. There will also be new high-light art fin-
ishes, a new small grand piano, and a remarkable
three foot eight inch diminutive playerpiano, together
with many added refinements in BrinkerhofT player
and reproducing pianos.
"It will be our pleasure to personally attend to your
every requirement, and you are urged to make our
room your headquarters.
"Very sincerely yours.
" B R I N K E R H O F F PIANO CO.
"Roy S. Dunn, Sales Manager."
AFTER THE NEW ZEALAND TRADE.
HERMAN'N IRIOX,
Chairman Finance Committee.
merits of the Chamber. Plans for new special activi-
ties may call for a budget to meet greater expendi-
tures. The by-laws of the Chamber provide that
the annual dues of each division member shall be
fixed in advance each year by the Chamber at its
annual meeting.
The Officers.
The following are the officers of the Music Indus-
tries Chamber of Commerce elected at the annual
meeting in New York:
American music goods are held in esteem by the
people of New Zealand, and. as there are no language
difficulties to be overcome, entering the market there
is relatively simple, according to Rmmett A. Chap-
man, U. S. commercial representative there. But
advertising literature giving no idea of list prices and
discounts is useless, he says. It requires 90 days for
the merchant to get further information by mail, and
cable inquiries are generally too expensive. The ex-
porter who uses an attractive, well-illustrated cata-
logue, with price lists and rates of discount, has the
best chance of obtaining immediate orders.
MATT J. KENNEDY,
President. National I'iano Travelers Association.
of the piano travelers and the condensed statement
characterizes the proceedings. That comes from the
traveler's admirable habit of coming to the point
quickly in his selling discourses.
The following are the officers of the National Piano
Travelers' Association elected at the convention of
1926 in New York:
M. J. Kennedy, president; Gordon Laughead. first
vice-president; A. B. Furlong, second vice-president;
R. E. Briggs. third vice-president; George H. Bliss,
treasurer; Albert Behning, secretary.
The annual dinner of the association will be held at
the Drake Hotel on the evening of June 6.
Artists from several of the leading theatrical pro-
ductions appearing in Chicago during the week of
June 6 will be guests of the travelers, and a special
program is being arranged by McCutcheon & Gerson
for the entertainment of the men who wholesale
pianos.
The committee in charge of this affair arc looking
forward to a one hundred per cent attendance. The
reception will be held at 6 o'clock Monday evening,
June 6, at the Drake Hostel. Dinner promptly at 6:30,
as the entertainers will have to leave the hotel not
later than 7:30 in order to reach their respective the-
aters in time for the evening performance.
For many years the Piano Travelers dinner has
been held on Thursday evening of convention week,
but at the convention in New York last year it was
voted to hold the 1927 meeting and dinner on Mon-
day. Tickets are obtainable from Albert Behning,
secretary, 105 West 40th street, New York.
Arrangements have been made with the Yellow
Cab Co., to furnish transportation from the Stevens
to the Drake Hotel, and the cab company will have
a representative at the Stevens to see that the trav-
elers are furnished with transportation. There will
be no extra cost as the price of the dinner ticket in-
cludes a ride out to the Drake.
ADAM SCHAAF IN MODEL HOME.
At Glen Ellyn, Chicago's handsome suburb on the
West, a unique home structure has recently been
erected. It is advertised and talked about in the
newspapers as the "Glen Ellyn Model Home." The
building and all the furnishings are supposed to be
models of beauty and convenience and, for a piano to
make up its share of fittings, an Adam Schaaf late
model piano was selected and is seen by the hundreds
of visitors who go out there to see something unique
and delightful in the making of a place to live in.
CARRIES M. SCHULZ LINE.
J. M. Dickson, Clarksville, Tenn., has opened the
Dickson Book & Music Co. in that place. In the
new store in which his son. James W. Dickson, is a
partner, the line of the M. Schulz Co.. Chicago, is
handled.
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).