Presto
Issue: 1927 2134 - Page 7
PRESTO-TIMES
June 25, 1927.
M. SCHULZ CO.'S EXPERT
SAILS FOR AUSTRALIA
AMPICO ON CUNARD LINER
When the S. S. Fran-
conia docked in New York
on June 3, after its five
months' cruise around the
world, of particular inter-
est to Chickering & Sons
was the Chickering Anipi-
co aboard. Although sub-
jected to the changing con-
ditions of many climes and
to an unusual amount of
use,
t h e instrument is
shown in the accompany-
ing cut made from a pho-
tograph taken in the music
room of the Cunarder, was
found to be in most excel-
lent condition. A letter
along the same lines from
W. H. Glen & Co., Pty.,
Ltd., Chickering represen-
CHICKERING
tative at Melbourne, Au- .
stralia, after the ship had
left that port is presented herewith:
"Upon the arrival of the vessel in Melbourne on
March 2nd, our mechanic, Mr. John Ryan, boarded
the ship and inspected the instrument. He reported
the Chickering Ampico Grand had eveidently been
used a great deal, but was in very excellent condition.
BROOK MAYS GIVES
VIEWS ON CONDITIONS
Head of Big Southern Music Firm with Nu-
merous Branches Cites Causes and Results
Influencing Operations.
Brook Mays, head of the Brook Mays & Company
organization with headquarters at Dallas, Texas, and
branches at Ft. Worth and Houston, Tex.; at
Shieveport, La., and Texarkana, Ark., talked interest-
ingly this week to a reporter for Presto-Times and
pointed out causes and results which influenced the
business this year. Mr. Mays said:
"Our policy during this year has been to buy from
the manufacturers just as little as we could possibly
use. We have been doing a very extensive business
for a number of years. The year before last we sold
over 2,300 instruments. The benumbed business con-
dition due primarily to the agricultural slump, and a
few other contributing factors, lead us to the policy
of retrenchment and reform. We had big stocks
stored, a large amount of renting pianos, and have
been concentrating our efforts on the reduction of
stocks and selling out of these instruments.
"We have made quite a change in our collection
methods, and the whole procedure has been very sat-
isfactory. As to the future we can not say just what
course we shall pursue. The indications are favor-
able for agriculture in the sections where we are op-
erating. Agriculture is the vitalizer of business. From
what I can gather generally from dealer friends and
traveling wholesale representatives, the piano indus-
try has been buying about 15 or 20 per cent of its
Trade of New Zealand Also to Be Visited by
Superintendent Gustafson of the Player
Action Division.
AMPICO JN SALOON OF SS. FRANCONTA.
"Before the vessel left Melbourne, the writer per-
sonally inspected the instrument and was very glad
to see this latter artistic achievement of Chickering
& Sons. The instrument reproduced perfectly and
did not seem to have been affected in any way what-
ever by its long sea trip."
normal purchases for many months. I am assuming
that the piano merchants generally have followed our
policy as I have outlined.
"If I am correct in this view, by the middle of
September or October the large stocks generally car-
ried by the merchants will be reduced very materially,
and with normal business conditions due to a good
crop and fair prices, there should be a general buying
on the part of nearly every piano merchant in the
country. If that result should be achieved, the manu-
facturers will find it difficult to fill orders with a reas-
onable degree of promptness during several months
in the fall season. We are looking confidently for-
ward to an improvement in business. We believe
that the piano is fundamental in the music business,
and have devoted our energies for over a quarter of
a century almost exclusively to the piano business,
and the small goods, phonographs, etc., have been
onlv minor considerations in our work."
CHARMED BY GULBRANSEN GRAND.
Miss Kveta Bubenicek, a very talented young pi-
anist, became possessor of a Gulbransen Grand piano
of Louis XVI design in walnut, as a result of a visit
to the Gulbransen Company display rooms at the
Stevens Hotel during the recent convention. She
was accompanied by B. E. Ptak of Cleveland, one of
the Gulbransen dealers. While in Room 520A, she
played on the Gulbransen Grand and was so capti-
vated by the tone and touch that she expressed a
desire to have one. Her desire for that particular
instrument was so strong that Mr. Ptak decided to
give her that instrument right then and there and
pay for it on the spot. Miss Bubenicek is a pulip of
Vladimir Polivka, celebrated teacher of the piano,
who was the accompanist of Jaroslav Kocian, the
violin virtuoso.
BOWEN PIANO LOADER
R. K. Maynard, general Pacific Coast representative
of the M. Schultz Co., Chicago, was in San Francisco
this week, going there from his home at South Pasa-
dena especially to meet Mr. Gustafson, superintend-
ent of the M. Schulz Co. Player Action division and
reproducing piano department, who sails from that
port this week on a trip to Australia and New Zea-
land, where he will visit the M. Schulz Co. dealers.
Mr. Gustafson has spent much time visiting dealers
in the M. Schulz line of instruments in this country,
aiding them in giving proper attention to the player
piano and reproducing end of their business. A line
of work and demonstration similar to this with dealers
there, will be Mr. Gustafson's chief object in his trip
to the antipodes.
During Mr. Maynard's stay in San Francis.co this
week he will make preliminary arrangements for the
M. Schulz Co. exhibit in connection with the conven-
tion of Pacific Coast Music Trades Association,
which takes place at San Francisco July 12 to 16. Mr.
Maynard will again return to San Francisco about
July 8th to remain until after the convention.
THE LEVY=PAGE COMPANY
MOVES IN NORFOLK, VA.
Progressive Southern Music House Is Enthusiastic
Representative of Milton Line of Pianos.
The Levy-Page Company, well-known music house
of Norfolk, Va., recently moved to new and enlarged
quarters in one of the principal streets of the city.
The beautiful new home is the last word in com-
pleteness and comfort to serve the music-lovers of
that city.
"Open house" was the order of opening day and
throngs visited the new warerooms to admire the
merchandise and congratulate the popular owners.
Among the prominent manufacturers who journeyed
to Norfolk to attend the festivities was George W.
Allen, president of the Milton Piano Company of
New York. Levi-Page has long been an active Mil-
ton dealer and is enthusiastic about the sales and
merchandising possibilities of this distinguished in-
strument.
The accompanying photograph shows the piano
salon of the new Levy-Page warerooms.
BEN WITLIN IN NEW OFFICE.
Ben Witlin, recently appointed general sales man-
ager of the Starr Piano Co., Richmond, Ind., will
make his headquarters at the New York offices of
the company. Mr. Witlin has made a remarkable
record as Starr representative in Philadelphia and
contributory territory. Seven years ago he formed
the Witlin Musical Instrument Co. in that city to
represent the products of the Starr Piano Co. and
later become the direct Starr representative. Before
entering the piano field he was for some years con-
nected with the Victor Talking Machine Co. as trav-
eling representative and also covered the Philadelphia
district for that organization.
X P S SALESMEN
Outside Salesmen must be equipped so as to "show the goods." The season for country piano selling is approaching. Help your sales-
men by furnishing them with the New Bowen Piano Loader, which serves as a wareroom far from the store. It is the only safe
delivery system for dealers, either in city or country. It costs little. Write for particulars.
BOWEN PIANO LOADER CO.
Winston-Salem, N. C.
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June 25, 1927.
M. SCHULZ CO.'S EXPERT
SAILS FOR AUSTRALIA
AMPICO ON CUNARD LINER
When the S. S. Fran-
conia docked in New York
on June 3, after its five
months' cruise around the
world, of particular inter-
est to Chickering & Sons
was the Chickering Anipi-
co aboard. Although sub-
jected to the changing con-
ditions of many climes and
to an unusual amount of
use,
t h e instrument is
shown in the accompany-
ing cut made from a pho-
tograph taken in the music
room of the Cunarder, was
found to be in most excel-
lent condition. A letter
along the same lines from
W. H. Glen & Co., Pty.,
Ltd., Chickering represen-
CHICKERING
tative at Melbourne, Au- .
stralia, after the ship had
left that port is presented herewith:
"Upon the arrival of the vessel in Melbourne on
March 2nd, our mechanic, Mr. John Ryan, boarded
the ship and inspected the instrument. He reported
the Chickering Ampico Grand had eveidently been
used a great deal, but was in very excellent condition.
BROOK MAYS GIVES
VIEWS ON CONDITIONS
Head of Big Southern Music Firm with Nu-
merous Branches Cites Causes and Results
Influencing Operations.
Brook Mays, head of the Brook Mays & Company
organization with headquarters at Dallas, Texas, and
branches at Ft. Worth and Houston, Tex.; at
Shieveport, La., and Texarkana, Ark., talked interest-
ingly this week to a reporter for Presto-Times and
pointed out causes and results which influenced the
business this year. Mr. Mays said:
"Our policy during this year has been to buy from
the manufacturers just as little as we could possibly
use. We have been doing a very extensive business
for a number of years. The year before last we sold
over 2,300 instruments. The benumbed business con-
dition due primarily to the agricultural slump, and a
few other contributing factors, lead us to the policy
of retrenchment and reform. We had big stocks
stored, a large amount of renting pianos, and have
been concentrating our efforts on the reduction of
stocks and selling out of these instruments.
"We have made quite a change in our collection
methods, and the whole procedure has been very sat-
isfactory. As to the future we can not say just what
course we shall pursue. The indications are favor-
able for agriculture in the sections where we are op-
erating. Agriculture is the vitalizer of business. From
what I can gather generally from dealer friends and
traveling wholesale representatives, the piano indus-
try has been buying about 15 or 20 per cent of its
Trade of New Zealand Also to Be Visited by
Superintendent Gustafson of the Player
Action Division.
AMPICO JN SALOON OF SS. FRANCONTA.
"Before the vessel left Melbourne, the writer per-
sonally inspected the instrument and was very glad
to see this latter artistic achievement of Chickering
& Sons. The instrument reproduced perfectly and
did not seem to have been affected in any way what-
ever by its long sea trip."
normal purchases for many months. I am assuming
that the piano merchants generally have followed our
policy as I have outlined.
"If I am correct in this view, by the middle of
September or October the large stocks generally car-
ried by the merchants will be reduced very materially,
and with normal business conditions due to a good
crop and fair prices, there should be a general buying
on the part of nearly every piano merchant in the
country. If that result should be achieved, the manu-
facturers will find it difficult to fill orders with a reas-
onable degree of promptness during several months
in the fall season. We are looking confidently for-
ward to an improvement in business. We believe
that the piano is fundamental in the music business,
and have devoted our energies for over a quarter of
a century almost exclusively to the piano business,
and the small goods, phonographs, etc., have been
onlv minor considerations in our work."
CHARMED BY GULBRANSEN GRAND.
Miss Kveta Bubenicek, a very talented young pi-
anist, became possessor of a Gulbransen Grand piano
of Louis XVI design in walnut, as a result of a visit
to the Gulbransen Company display rooms at the
Stevens Hotel during the recent convention. She
was accompanied by B. E. Ptak of Cleveland, one of
the Gulbransen dealers. While in Room 520A, she
played on the Gulbransen Grand and was so capti-
vated by the tone and touch that she expressed a
desire to have one. Her desire for that particular
instrument was so strong that Mr. Ptak decided to
give her that instrument right then and there and
pay for it on the spot. Miss Bubenicek is a pulip of
Vladimir Polivka, celebrated teacher of the piano,
who was the accompanist of Jaroslav Kocian, the
violin virtuoso.
BOWEN PIANO LOADER
R. K. Maynard, general Pacific Coast representative
of the M. Schultz Co., Chicago, was in San Francisco
this week, going there from his home at South Pasa-
dena especially to meet Mr. Gustafson, superintend-
ent of the M. Schulz Co. Player Action division and
reproducing piano department, who sails from that
port this week on a trip to Australia and New Zea-
land, where he will visit the M. Schulz Co. dealers.
Mr. Gustafson has spent much time visiting dealers
in the M. Schulz line of instruments in this country,
aiding them in giving proper attention to the player
piano and reproducing end of their business. A line
of work and demonstration similar to this with dealers
there, will be Mr. Gustafson's chief object in his trip
to the antipodes.
During Mr. Maynard's stay in San Francis.co this
week he will make preliminary arrangements for the
M. Schulz Co. exhibit in connection with the conven-
tion of Pacific Coast Music Trades Association,
which takes place at San Francisco July 12 to 16. Mr.
Maynard will again return to San Francisco about
July 8th to remain until after the convention.
THE LEVY=PAGE COMPANY
MOVES IN NORFOLK, VA.
Progressive Southern Music House Is Enthusiastic
Representative of Milton Line of Pianos.
The Levy-Page Company, well-known music house
of Norfolk, Va., recently moved to new and enlarged
quarters in one of the principal streets of the city.
The beautiful new home is the last word in com-
pleteness and comfort to serve the music-lovers of
that city.
"Open house" was the order of opening day and
throngs visited the new warerooms to admire the
merchandise and congratulate the popular owners.
Among the prominent manufacturers who journeyed
to Norfolk to attend the festivities was George W.
Allen, president of the Milton Piano Company of
New York. Levi-Page has long been an active Mil-
ton dealer and is enthusiastic about the sales and
merchandising possibilities of this distinguished in-
strument.
The accompanying photograph shows the piano
salon of the new Levy-Page warerooms.
BEN WITLIN IN NEW OFFICE.
Ben Witlin, recently appointed general sales man-
ager of the Starr Piano Co., Richmond, Ind., will
make his headquarters at the New York offices of
the company. Mr. Witlin has made a remarkable
record as Starr representative in Philadelphia and
contributory territory. Seven years ago he formed
the Witlin Musical Instrument Co. in that city to
represent the products of the Starr Piano Co. and
later become the direct Starr representative. Before
entering the piano field he was for some years con-
nected with the Victor Talking Machine Co. as trav-
eling representative and also covered the Philadelphia
district for that organization.
X P S SALESMEN
Outside Salesmen must be equipped so as to "show the goods." The season for country piano selling is approaching. Help your sales-
men by furnishing them with the New Bowen Piano Loader, which serves as a wareroom far from the store. It is the only safe
delivery system for dealers, either in city or country. It costs little. Write for particulars.
BOWEN PIANO LOADER CO.
Winston-Salem, N. C.
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All Rights Reserved. Digitized from the archives of the MBSI with support from NAMM - The International Music Products Association (www.namm.org).
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