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June 11, 1927.
PRESTO-TIMES
GREAT DISPLAY
OF MUSIC GOODS
tary; F. J. Sheldon, A. P. Gustafson, Mark Mayer,
E. M. Prinz, W. H, Thackery and O. M. Heinzmann.
Charles Frederick Stein Grands.
A surprise awaited dealers who visited the display
of the Charles Frederick Stein grands, in Suite 45-46,
during the convention, which was personally super-
Active Philadelphia Piano Manufacturing In-
vised by Mr. Stein, who is one of the leading acous-
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dustry Acquires by Purchase an Old
ticians of the country. The surprise came in the form
secretary, and R. A. Burke, wholesale manager, were
of
a
showing
of
the
celebrated
Charles
Frederick
New York Industry.
present to greet all dealers. Story & Clark repre-
Stein
scale.
The
instruments
exhibited
were
the
5
sentatives at 'the Stevens Hotel welcomed dealers,
The Lester Piano Company, Philadelphia, has pur-
and many visited the company's headquarters to see foot 2 inch straight grand, 6 foot straight grand, also chased the Cable & Sons piano manufacturing con-
mahogany
reproducer
(Welte-Mignon
Licensee),
and
the latest models arranged in an attractive showing.
the 5 foot 2 inch grand in the following periods: cern, of New York, and is transferring the plant out-
Adam Schaaf Period Models.
Two-tone walnut, Louis XVI reproducer, and the fit to Philadelphia to produce, it is said, the Cable &
Sons instruments at the factory at Lester, Pa.
A display of the complete Adam Schaaf line was Queen Anne straight grand.
made at the company's warerooms at 321 South Wa-
The Cable & Sons factory has been located at 550
A Waltham Exhibit.
bash avenue, Chicago. Dealers readily responded to
West 38th street, New York, for many years, where
Representative instruments of the Waltham Piano the Cable family through three generations has been
•the invitation to call and inspect the various models
Company, Milwaukee, were attractively arranged in more or less closely connected with the business.
on display. Period designs were a big feature of
its suite at the convention headquarters last week. This was always conducted in conservative and ultra-
the exhibit.
The pianos displayed were the leaders of the big line conservative ways, preceding the advent several years
The Cable Company's Display.
in the Wisconsin city.
ago of L. S. Roemer into the firm.
The Cable Co., Wabash and Jackson streets, Chi-
To Show Schiller Line.
cago, arranged an attractive display at its warerooms,
The business was taken over January 1, 1923, by
The very extensive line of the Schiller Piano Co., Cable & Sons, Inc. Mr. Roemer was made president
which are only a short distance from the Stevens
Oregon,
111.,
was
a
leading
attraction
at
Hotel
Stevens
Hotel. The entire line was shown, and the Cable
and became an active man in the business. Robert
R. Cable, Jr., was the vice-president.
personnel were present. The Conover grand, Kings- during the week of the convention.
All models shown represented a Schiller achieve-
bury grand and the Cable midget were an attraction.
G. L. Miller, vice-president of the Lester Piano
ment.
Style
I
Japanese
art
model
made
a
strong
The Radiano was a special feature which aroused
Company, when seen at the Lester exhibit at the
appeal to visiting dealers. Edgar B. Jones, president;
much interest.
Frank M. Hood, vice-president; W. S. Lanz, general Stevens, confirmed the sale and purchase by the Les-
The Wurlitzer Line
representative, and O. W. Williams, Eastern repre- ter Company interests, and remarked that L. S.
The exhibit of the Wurlitzer Grand Piano Com- sentative, attended the exhibit. There were nine Roemer, as well as his brother, will continue with
pany and the Rudolph Wurlitzer Mfg. Co. at the con- grands, •two uprights and one player exhibited. The the new interests and both be on the road much of
vention was known as the Wurlitzer Piano Factories grands: One Gothic reproducer, three Spanish art the time marketing the entire line of Lester
and was located in Suite 600, sixth floor. The Wur- grands in different color schemes, one William and instruments.
litzer Factories exhibited 23 instruments, which in- Mary model, one Jacobean model, one Louis XVI
cluded a line of Studio upright pianos, player pianos, model and one Style B Colonial model. Style M
grand pianos, all sizes from 4 feet 9 inches in length Spanish model upright, Style I Japanese art design
to 6 feet, and a complete line of reproducing pianos. upright and Style 51 player model were also shown.
Schumann Piano Company.
Nelson-Wiggen Automatics.
The Nelson-Wiggen Piano Co., 1734-45 Belmont
Five grands and three uprights comprised the ex-
Frequent Postcards from Europe Pleasantly Mark
hibit of the Schumann Piano Co., Rockford, 111., in avenue, Chicago, prominently displayed its full line
Circuitous Course of His Travels.
Rooms 412-413, Stevens Hotel. The display was fea- of automatic instruments. A special feature which
tured by the popular Schumann periods in both interested dealers was the showing of the company's
Otto Schulz, president of the M. Schulz Co., Chi-
grands and uprights. The "Baccio" in Italian was latest achievement, the Selector-Duplex organ, to cago, and Mrs. Schulz, who are booked to sail from
shown for the first time. W. N. Van Matre, chair- which one of the display rooms was devoted exclu- Cherbourg today, Saturday, for home, made a trip
man; W. N. Van Matre, president, and other officers sively. O. Nelson, president; Lee S. Jones, general down the Rhine just before going to Paris for a few
wholesale manager; P. Wiggen, H. O. Ellis and
of the company were present. The display marked
days' sight-seeing.
the debut of the Schumann Elfin model baby upright, Samuel Goodkind were on hand to greet dealers.
While in Germany Mr. Schulz sent interesting post
The Conn Exhibit
3 feet 8 inches high, of which two were shown.
cards to various friends in the trade in this country.
Visiting dealers were interested in the comprehen- One was from Wiesbaden, a beautiful watering place
United Piano Corporation.
sive showing of band and orchestra instruments made about twenty minutes' trolley ride back from the
The United Piano Corporation, Norwalk. Ohio, by C. G. Conn., Ltd., Elkhart, Ind., this week at Hotel
river Rhine
exhibited the A. B. Chase, Emerson and Lindeman
Stevens. The exhibits included samples of all 1927
& Sons grand pianos, in Rooms 61A-63A-64A. models and special features were the demonstration
A poetical in thought is one of the post cards was
Straight and reproducing grand in plain and period of the various instruments by artists of national fame. good in rhyme and reason: "The Rhine still flows
models were featured. Six grands were on display,
Among those who met the dealers in the Conn and good wine still grows along its banks."
including an Emerson, William and Mary period exhibit were C. D. Greenleaf, president of C. G. Conn,
Mr. Schulz added: "We enjoy the flowers and
model. E. S. Williams, W. R. Richardson and S. H. Ltd.; James F. Boyer, secretary, and C. G. Fairchild foliage here at this season most of all."
Perry were present.
of the dealers' division.
Foster-Armstrong Co.
The Hobart M. Cable Line.
The Foster-Armstrong exhibit of pianos at the
One of 'the convention's attractions was the dis-
Hotel Stevens during the convention last week em- play of the Hobart M. Cable Piano Company, of
braced several of their new period models. The La Porte, Ind. The Blue Ribbon line was featured
Italian, Latin, Florentine, together with decorated and the instruments that attracted so much attention
upright Ampicos, were featured in the J. A. C. were the "Song Bird," the "Conservatory," the President of Stahlschmidt Piano Co. in Indiana City
Fischer, Haines Bros, and Marshall & Wendell. The "Aristocrat" player piano and the Patrician grand.
Honored by Chamber of Commerce.
line was impressive, the company having a total of
Bush & Lane Piano Company.
Elmer D. Luhring, president of the Stahlschmidt
fourteen pianos on display.
The Bush & Lane Piano Co., Holland, Mich , ex- Piano Company, Evansville, Ind., has been appointed
hibited a fine line of uprights, grands and players
American Piano Co.
on a committee by Ralph H. Missman, president of
The American Piano Company, New York, had during convention week. The following were on the Chamber of Commerce of that city, to arrange
hand
to
greet
visiting
dealers:
Walter
Lane,
presi-
several attractive special displays in Chicago during
the organization of the commercial clubs in towns
the annual convention of the music trade this week. dent; C. L. Beach, secretary, and Leslie King, sales and cities in the tri-state region within a radius of
manager
and
Chas.
Stanley,
general
traveler.
While showing the wide scope of its manufacturing
75 miles of Evansville.
Ampico Corporation.
aims, these separate exhibits of the American Piano
The four high schol bands of Evansville, Ind., are
The
Ampico
Corporation,
29
West
57th
street,
New
Co. at the Hotel Stevens and elsewhere served to
arranging to give a joint concert in the near future
impress the individuality of the famous instruments York, had an imposing display in Rooms 2000-2001- at the soldiers' and sailors' coliseum in that city.
2002-2001A-2002A. The Ampico line, Ampico record-
on visitors.
Floyd Nester, of Heinzle & Nester, talking ma-
ings and cabinet displays were featured for visiting
Brinkerhoff Piano Company.
dealers. A small upright Japanese art model with an chine dealers at Boonville, Ind., is planning a camp-
The Brinkerhoff Piano Co., 711 Milwaukee avenue, electric sign, "Melody Way," attracted much atten- ing trip on Blue River in southern Indiana.
Chicago, had an exhibit at the Stevens Hotel during tion. The following representatives of the Ampico
convention week which dealers found unusual in the Corporation were present: J. M. Delcamp, James
fact that the exquisite carvings of the art models White, Henry DeVerner and J. J. Davin.
were emphasized. Roy S. Dunn, sales manager; A.
Kohler Industries.
C. Beckman and Frank Olsen were in charge.
The Kohler Industries, New York, showed a line
Haddorff Piano Company.
of straight and reproducing pianos and also period
Founder of the Montelius Music House There and in
The Haddorff Piano Co., Rockford, III., showed a art models.
Seattle Was Pioneer Dealer.
line of period model instruments that caused con-
A five octave upright model in different enamel
siderable comment. Representatives from the fac- colors was the outstanding feature of the exhibit.
Howard Montelius, head and founder of the Monte-
tory at Rockford, 111., and E. H. Furbush were in
Baldwin Piano Company.
lius Music House, Seattle, Wash., died in Vancouver,
attendance.
The Baldwin Piano Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, presented B. C, last week. Although not active in the business
a fine display of a line of pianos, reproducing pianos, of the Seattle house, he had been interested in its
M. Schulz Company.
One of the most successful exhibits at the Chicago grands and reproducing grands. Philip Weyman, E. progress to the last.
convention last week was that of the M. Schulz Co.. P, Williams and George Lawrence were present.
The older members of the trade will recall the
711 Milwaukee avenue, Chicago. The beautiful
activities of Mr. Montelius, whose earliest" experience
TUNERS ELECT DELEGATES.
period art models, hand carved in grands, reproduc-
in retailing music goods was in Denver, Colo. In
The Peoria, 111., division of the National Associa- time he sold out and moved to Vancouver, where he
ing grands, upright pianos and player pianos were
displayed and created a sensation. New styles and tion of Piano Tuners, with membership in Blooming- established a music store. The opening of a store in
ton, Dwight, Havana, Toulon, Pontiac and Galva, Seattle followed.
new art finishes were also shown.
A special feature was the hand carving demonstra- at its regular meeting last week selected George F.
He is survived by a son Howard and daughter
tion by John Anderson, head carver of the M. Schulz Johnson of Toulon as delegate to the national con-
Carlie.
Howard is in charge of the Seattle store and
vention next August in New York. G. M. Steger was
factory.
Those attending the display were: H. D. Hewitt, named alternate. The meeting was held in the Steger associated with him is Mr. Campbell. The daughter
has been at the home with him in Vancouver.
Otto Schulz, Jr., vice-president; F. P. Bassett, secre- Shop at 206 North Adams street.
LESTER PIANO COMPANY
ABSORBS CABLE & SONS
OTTO SCHULZ, TRAVELING,
REMEMBERS HIS FRIENDS
ELMER D. LUHRING NAMED
ON EVANSVILLE COMMITTEE
HOWARD MONTELIUS DIES
IN VANCOUVER, B. C.
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