September 3, 1927
PRESTO-TIMES
progress, the purchase of a piano is included in the
transaction.
Mr. Danz has been selling pianos in large quan-
tities through this plan of advertising and creating
demand for pianos by first making a musical educa-
tion possible, and has succeeded far beyond his great-
est hope. It is expected and predicted that this
education will lead to an institute whereby
Notable Event at Hollywood Bowl This Week musical
talented musical pupils can be assisted both to ac-
Was a Number Calling for a Combina-
quire a musical education and also purchase pianos.
Several wealthy patrons of music have volunteered
tion Twenty-four Knabe
to
donate a substantial fund to enable this project
Grand Piano.
to be carried out.
Personal Notes.
I. N. Rice, well-known representative of W. P.
Haines & Co., New York, arrived in Los Angeles
from San Francisco this week accompanied by Mrs.
New Wurlitzer Plan for Publicity—Danz Music Co.'s Rice. After a short vacation he will settle down
and make his home there for the balance of the
Scheme of Sales—And Other News
season.
of the Trade.
J. J. Griffith was a visitor in the Baldwin ware-
rooms
conferring with the local Baldwin agent, John
By GILBERT BRETON.
J. Foster, regarding the fall campaign for the Bald-
The greatest event in the history of music in the win Reproducing grands and uprights.
R. K. Maynard, Pacific Coast representative of
state of California occurred Tuesday, August 30, at
the Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, when one feature the M. Schulz Co., Chicago, was a visitor to Los
of the program was a combination of 24 magnificent Angeles last week and reported a vastly increased
concert grand Knabe pianos, played in unison by the business in grands. After a sojourn at his home in
same number of solo artists. The Adolph Pandless Pasadena Mr. Maynard will visit San Francisco and
Symphony were among assisting artists, which in- the Northwest.
Carries Strong Line.
cluded Coleen Liboriski, Coleen Wells and the
N'orma Gould dancers. This imposing array of talent
The Eastern Outfitting Co. is making great prep-
had been drilled to produce a most impressive musi- arations for an active fall campaign in selling its
cal effect.
popular line of pianos, consisting of Jesse French
Messrs. Younkers and Doud of the Fitzgerald pianos, Lagonda grands and uprights and the Schiller
Music Co.'s Knabe combination had given this pro- line and it feels very much elated over the securing
duction their personal attention and it was in no of a very fine line of M. Schulz Co.'s grand pianos
small degree due to their indefatigable efforts that from R. K. Maynard, Pacific Coast representative
this great event was accomplished. Over one hun- of the M. Schulz Co., Chicago.
The different piano concerns in Los Angeles have
dred thousand were present Saturday evening and
come to the conclusion that they have a rival worthy
more than 10,000 were unable to gain admittance.
of their notice in the person of Mrs. Elizabeth
New Wurlitzer Plan.
Hucke, the efficient manager of the Eastern Outfit-
The Wurlitzer Music Company, Los Angeles, has ting Company's piano department, which has been
combined the publicity of its piano and organ depart- very fortunate in securing the services of one whose
ments with the radio department, thereby insuring a long experience, tact and ability as a saleswoman is
more ecenomical service to the patrons of both de- a very valuable addition to the piano department.
partments. The company has invented and applied
and put to use a very novel radio broadcasting serv-
ice, which is of its own adaptation. The radio
instrument is placed in the automobile of the travel-
ing salesman, which connects with the wholesale
warehouse and by that means there is constant com-
munication with the factory and the wareroom back Great House of Foster & Waldo Inaugurates New
Addition to Line by Special Sale.
and forth. The company can also send messages to
The enterprising music house of Foster & Waldo,
the customers in the country, and can expedite busi-
ness many times faster than by telephone, telegraph Minneapolis, Minn., which has taken the sales dis-
or mail. The company has lately organized a school tribution of the Hobart M. Cable pianos in that sec-
for piano salesmen; thereby new applicants can be tion has put on a very effective "Hobart M. Cable
instructed in the selling of radios and musical Piano Sale," and makes liberal use of the daily papers
instruments.
j of the Twin Cities in distributing many carload ship-
ments from the factories of The Hobart M. Cable
The New Educational Move.
Co. at La Porte, Ind.
Manager Danz of the Danz Music Company, Los
Information comes to Presto-Times that one of the
Angeles, has inaugurated a new system of creating Foster & Waldo "introductory" Hobart M. Cable
a demand for pianos. While all the great minds sales in a town near-by to Minneapolis netted twenty
in the piano business have been seeking for means good sales in a week from Monday morning until
and devices to stimulate business and create a de- Saturday noon. If this kind of business is kept up
mand for pianos, it remains for Mr. Danz to discover all along the line within a radius of a hundred miles
the musical philosopher's stone by which pupils are or so of the "home store" many more rush orders
taken into his building, are instructed in music free, for car loads of Hobart M. Cable's will result.
without regard to race, creed, or position in society. At any rate Foster & Waldo is delighted with its
After the pupil has arrived at a certain stage of
Hobart M. Cable agency.
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TRADE HAPPENINGS
IN LOS ANGELES
FAMOUS ORCHESTRA LEADER
BUYS MASON & HAMLIN PIANO
Emil Oberhoffer Tells Henry L. Mason His Opinion
of Instrument in Telegram.
When Henry L. Mason, president of the Mason &
Hamlin Co. of Boston, recently visited the Pacific
Coast, he sold, personally, to Emil Oberhoffer,
former conductor of the Minneapolis Symphony
Orchestra and more recently guest conductor of the
ACTIVITIES OF DEALERS
HOBART M. CABLE LINE
IN MINNEAPPOLIS STORE
THE JEWETT PIANOS
Reliable Grand, Upright and Player Pianos
JEWETT PIANO CO., Boston Factories: Leominster, Mass.
EMU, OHKRHOKFER.
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, a seven foot
style BB Mason & Hamlin grand piano.
The instrument has just been delivered to Mr. Ober-
boffer's home in Farmington, Minn., and the occasion
called forth an enthusiastic telegram from the cele-
brated maestro to Mr. Mason, reading as follows:
"Piano arrived, perfect condition; most glorious
thing ever happened in my life. Nobility of tone,
ravishing action, scale touch perfect, lines classic; a
gift to the musical world unrivaled and unequaled.
Henceforth orchestral tints have serious rival. With
grateful heart."
Korn's Music Center, Michigan City, Ind., is adver-
tising a clearance sale in which everything must be
disposed of preparatory to moving to a new location.
TOO LATE TO BE CLASSIFIED.
A RARE CHANCE
For Sale—Music Store in live Wisconsin town. Forced to
racrifice on account of ill health. Rare chance for
energetic man. No competition. Address L. S. W.
29, ''/, Presto-Times.
SEASONED EXECUTIVE A V A I L A B L E .
One of the most able executives this office has had con-
tact with is now available. Matured, experienced,
with a known producing and earning capacity. He is
ready for sales advertising or general management.
References both business and financial are of the
highest. Address I. I. 9, ''/< Presto-Times.
SALESMAN
WANTED—Piano salesman, experienced,
for rich farming territory. Give reference and salary.
Loyd's Music House, Sparta, Wis.
Becker Bros.
Manufacturers ot
HIGH GRADE PIANOS
and PLAYER PIANOS
Factory and Wareroom*
767-769 Tenth Avenue, New York
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Players and Pianos
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