Presto
Issue: 1927 2155 - Page 8
November 19, 1927
PRESTO-TIMES
LATE NEWS OF THE
INDIANA MUSIC TRADE
Interesting Collection of Items Tell of the
Activities of Firms and Individuals
in Indianapolis.
The Matinee Musicale will celebrate its golden an-
niversary November 19 at a dinner to be held at the
Columbia Club. One of the interesting features of
the event will be the use of the Baldwin piano, which
has been used by this organization for the past forty-
five years. In the feature story of the event which
appeared in the Indianapolis News on Saturday No-
vember 12, the writer, William Herschell, says: "It
is an interesting fact, too, that one piano firm, D. H.
Baldwin Company, has been supplying pianos for
the Matinee Musicale's events for forty-five years.
At first the company gave the pianos gratis. When
the organization became self-sustaining it began pay-
ing a nominal rental fee for. pianos and continued to
do so through several years." On the evening of
the golden anniversary the House of Baldwin will
furnish a Baldwin instrument for the occasion. It
seems impossible to learn just what make of piano
was furnished in the beginning when the meetings
of the organization were held at the homes of the
early members, but several of the charter members
claim it was the old Decker Brothers' square in the
beginning, and until the Baldwin company began to
build their own instruments, from which time the
Baldwin has been used exclusively.
The Starr Piano Company Sales Corporation has
just received two styles of the Krell pianos, manu-
factured by the Werner Industries at Cincinnati, O.,
which has been taken over b ythe tSarr Piano Com-
pany at Richmond, Ind. The instruments represent
nothing other than a work of art in tone and finish.
The Krell piano is not new in Indianapolis, and can
be found in the homes of some of the ablest musi-
cians. H. G. Hook, general manager of the local
house, is spending a few r days in the southern part of
the state on business.
On November 17 Boraar Cramer, one of the local
artists, will give a recital at the Masonic Temple in
the auditorium, where his favorite instrument will
be used—the Steinway & Sons' concert grand.
Rapp & Lennox has disposed of an Ampico Sym-
phonique, manufactured by the American Piano Com-
pany. Mr. Rapp is hoping more of the instruments
will be coming very shortly in time for the Christmas
trade. Business with this concern is very good at
this time, with a continued demand for used in-
struments.
The Baldwin Piano Company is now displaying
one of the new style Howard grands in the Italian
Art style. Frank Davis is very much sold on the
instrument.
H. S. Morse of Chickering & Sons, Boston, was
a visitor in Indianapolis during the past week.
SHERMAN, CLAY & CO. OPENS
BRANCH IN ABERDEEN, WASH.
R. E. Craine, for Many Years Associated with Com-
pany in Seattle, Is Manager.
Formal opening of the new Sherman, Clay & Co.
branch music store under the management of R. E.
Craine, formerly of Seattle-, was held last week in
Aberdeen, Wash. The feature of the formal opening
was a special selection of art model pianos.
A complete stock of Steinway and other pianos will
be handled along with Victor, Brunswick and Colum-
bia phonographs and records. King musical instru-
ments are being stocked, also small musical mer-
chandise. Mr. Craine is obtaining a large variety
of sheet music and will'cater to the requirements of
music teachers' needs.
To make the store especially attractive floor lamps
are .used in lighting and rugs are being obtained
for the floors. Mr. Craine has been in the music
business during the past 16 years with the Sherman,
Clay & Co. in Seattle.
Hardman, Veck & Co.
make
a Fine Piano
for every pocketbook
All exquisite instruments
offering unique tone beauty
and durability. All made
and g u a r a n t e e d by t h e
makers of the Hardman, the
world's most durable piano.
Your choice of models priced
to consumers from $375 to
$5000.
85 Years of Fine Piano Making
MRS. DROOP DIES.
. Mrs. Anna A. Droop, widow of Edward F. Droop,
founder of the firm of E. F. Droop & Sons Co.,
Washington, D. C, and mother of Carl A. and Ed-
ward H. Droop, died on Monday, November 7, at
Haverford, Penn., in her seventy-eighth year. The
burial took place in the family plot in Oak Hill
Cemetery in Washington,
BROADCASTING OPERA.
Eighteen microphones scattered throughout an audi-
torium can now be used to pick opera or other musi-
cal programs without missing the slightest sound,
by means of a new mixing panel designed by E. F.
Grossman of WEAF's engineering staff. This panel
or "transmitter attenuator" was developed particu-
larly for use in the Auitorium Theater, Chicago, and
was used for the first time on Thursday, when the
Chicago Civic Opera Company broadcast the second
act of "La Traviata" inaugurating the new series of
weekly opera broadcasts.
A SPOKANE WINDOW DISPLAY
Made and guaranteed by
Hardmam Peck <&fCo.
433 Fifth Avenue, New York
Fine Pianos
Makers oj the world's most
durable piano—the Hardman
Schumann
PIANOS and PLAYER PIANOS
GRANDS and UPRIGHTS
Have no superiors in appearance, lone
power or other essentials of strictly
leaders in the trade.
Warning to Infringers
o JPfano. &
Thla Trade Mark la cart
In the plat* and alao ap-
peara upon the fall board
of all genuine Schumann
Flanoa. and all lnfrlngera
will be proaecuted. Beware
of Imitations auch aa Schu-
mann & Company, Schu-
mann A Son, and alao
Shuman, aa all etencll
ahopa, dealera and uaera of
planoa bearing a name in
Imitation of the name
Schumann with the Inten-
tion of deceiving the public
will be proaecuted to the
full eat extent of the law.
New Catalogue on Beqneet.
Schumann Piano Co.
W. N. VAN MATRE, President
Rockford, I1L
A window display with a definite motif of color
of Tull & Gibbs, Inc., of Spokane, Wash., is shown
in the accompanying cut. This was the means
adopted by the house mentioned to announce its
initial showing of Gulbransen pianos, the line having
just been taken on.
The whole window display scheme was built around
the Art Model Minuet in deep-verde green with dainty
decorations. The silk damask drapes, lamps and
piano scarfs were in shades of green to blend with
the Art model. The main show window, 21 feet
square, was given over to this display. The little Art
model and two straight Minuets in mahogany were
sold in one day from interest created by this window.
Tull & Gibbs, Inc., is the oldest home furnishing
store in the Inland Empire, and has maintained a
piano department for nine years, and during this time
represented some eight different lines of pianos. The
policy has now been adopted whereby only four lines
will be handled in the future. Tull & Gibbs piano
department maintains four salesmen, two in the coun-
try and two in the city, besides the department man-
ager, H. H. Princehouse. The rest of the personnel
consists of Miss Helen James, department secretary;
Orvil Stofle, and A. Parmelle, city salesmen; Jack
Sergeant and George Brill, country salesmen. This
is an exclusively piano sales force.
The two country salesmen each have a trailer for
handling pianos back of their regular passenger cars,
this having been found to be much more economical
and also gives more flexible use of transportation
equipment.
W• P. Haines & Co.
Manufacturers of
BRADBURY. WEBSTER
and
W. P. HAINES A CO.
Grand, Upright and Reproducing
Pianos
138th Street and Walton Avenue
NEW YORK
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PRESTO-TIMES
LATE NEWS OF THE
INDIANA MUSIC TRADE
Interesting Collection of Items Tell of the
Activities of Firms and Individuals
in Indianapolis.
The Matinee Musicale will celebrate its golden an-
niversary November 19 at a dinner to be held at the
Columbia Club. One of the interesting features of
the event will be the use of the Baldwin piano, which
has been used by this organization for the past forty-
five years. In the feature story of the event which
appeared in the Indianapolis News on Saturday No-
vember 12, the writer, William Herschell, says: "It
is an interesting fact, too, that one piano firm, D. H.
Baldwin Company, has been supplying pianos for
the Matinee Musicale's events for forty-five years.
At first the company gave the pianos gratis. When
the organization became self-sustaining it began pay-
ing a nominal rental fee for. pianos and continued to
do so through several years." On the evening of
the golden anniversary the House of Baldwin will
furnish a Baldwin instrument for the occasion. It
seems impossible to learn just what make of piano
was furnished in the beginning when the meetings
of the organization were held at the homes of the
early members, but several of the charter members
claim it was the old Decker Brothers' square in the
beginning, and until the Baldwin company began to
build their own instruments, from which time the
Baldwin has been used exclusively.
The Starr Piano Company Sales Corporation has
just received two styles of the Krell pianos, manu-
factured by the Werner Industries at Cincinnati, O.,
which has been taken over b ythe tSarr Piano Com-
pany at Richmond, Ind. The instruments represent
nothing other than a work of art in tone and finish.
The Krell piano is not new in Indianapolis, and can
be found in the homes of some of the ablest musi-
cians. H. G. Hook, general manager of the local
house, is spending a few r days in the southern part of
the state on business.
On November 17 Boraar Cramer, one of the local
artists, will give a recital at the Masonic Temple in
the auditorium, where his favorite instrument will
be used—the Steinway & Sons' concert grand.
Rapp & Lennox has disposed of an Ampico Sym-
phonique, manufactured by the American Piano Com-
pany. Mr. Rapp is hoping more of the instruments
will be coming very shortly in time for the Christmas
trade. Business with this concern is very good at
this time, with a continued demand for used in-
struments.
The Baldwin Piano Company is now displaying
one of the new style Howard grands in the Italian
Art style. Frank Davis is very much sold on the
instrument.
H. S. Morse of Chickering & Sons, Boston, was
a visitor in Indianapolis during the past week.
SHERMAN, CLAY & CO. OPENS
BRANCH IN ABERDEEN, WASH.
R. E. Craine, for Many Years Associated with Com-
pany in Seattle, Is Manager.
Formal opening of the new Sherman, Clay & Co.
branch music store under the management of R. E.
Craine, formerly of Seattle-, was held last week in
Aberdeen, Wash. The feature of the formal opening
was a special selection of art model pianos.
A complete stock of Steinway and other pianos will
be handled along with Victor, Brunswick and Colum-
bia phonographs and records. King musical instru-
ments are being stocked, also small musical mer-
chandise. Mr. Craine is obtaining a large variety
of sheet music and will'cater to the requirements of
music teachers' needs.
To make the store especially attractive floor lamps
are .used in lighting and rugs are being obtained
for the floors. Mr. Craine has been in the music
business during the past 16 years with the Sherman,
Clay & Co. in Seattle.
Hardman, Veck & Co.
make
a Fine Piano
for every pocketbook
All exquisite instruments
offering unique tone beauty
and durability. All made
and g u a r a n t e e d by t h e
makers of the Hardman, the
world's most durable piano.
Your choice of models priced
to consumers from $375 to
$5000.
85 Years of Fine Piano Making
MRS. DROOP DIES.
. Mrs. Anna A. Droop, widow of Edward F. Droop,
founder of the firm of E. F. Droop & Sons Co.,
Washington, D. C, and mother of Carl A. and Ed-
ward H. Droop, died on Monday, November 7, at
Haverford, Penn., in her seventy-eighth year. The
burial took place in the family plot in Oak Hill
Cemetery in Washington,
BROADCASTING OPERA.
Eighteen microphones scattered throughout an audi-
torium can now be used to pick opera or other musi-
cal programs without missing the slightest sound,
by means of a new mixing panel designed by E. F.
Grossman of WEAF's engineering staff. This panel
or "transmitter attenuator" was developed particu-
larly for use in the Auitorium Theater, Chicago, and
was used for the first time on Thursday, when the
Chicago Civic Opera Company broadcast the second
act of "La Traviata" inaugurating the new series of
weekly opera broadcasts.
A SPOKANE WINDOW DISPLAY
Made and guaranteed by
Hardmam Peck <&fCo.
433 Fifth Avenue, New York
Fine Pianos
Makers oj the world's most
durable piano—the Hardman
Schumann
PIANOS and PLAYER PIANOS
GRANDS and UPRIGHTS
Have no superiors in appearance, lone
power or other essentials of strictly
leaders in the trade.
Warning to Infringers
o JPfano. &
Thla Trade Mark la cart
In the plat* and alao ap-
peara upon the fall board
of all genuine Schumann
Flanoa. and all lnfrlngera
will be proaecuted. Beware
of Imitations auch aa Schu-
mann & Company, Schu-
mann A Son, and alao
Shuman, aa all etencll
ahopa, dealera and uaera of
planoa bearing a name in
Imitation of the name
Schumann with the Inten-
tion of deceiving the public
will be proaecuted to the
full eat extent of the law.
New Catalogue on Beqneet.
Schumann Piano Co.
W. N. VAN MATRE, President
Rockford, I1L
A window display with a definite motif of color
of Tull & Gibbs, Inc., of Spokane, Wash., is shown
in the accompanying cut. This was the means
adopted by the house mentioned to announce its
initial showing of Gulbransen pianos, the line having
just been taken on.
The whole window display scheme was built around
the Art Model Minuet in deep-verde green with dainty
decorations. The silk damask drapes, lamps and
piano scarfs were in shades of green to blend with
the Art model. The main show window, 21 feet
square, was given over to this display. The little Art
model and two straight Minuets in mahogany were
sold in one day from interest created by this window.
Tull & Gibbs, Inc., is the oldest home furnishing
store in the Inland Empire, and has maintained a
piano department for nine years, and during this time
represented some eight different lines of pianos. The
policy has now been adopted whereby only four lines
will be handled in the future. Tull & Gibbs piano
department maintains four salesmen, two in the coun-
try and two in the city, besides the department man-
ager, H. H. Princehouse. The rest of the personnel
consists of Miss Helen James, department secretary;
Orvil Stofle, and A. Parmelle, city salesmen; Jack
Sergeant and George Brill, country salesmen. This
is an exclusively piano sales force.
The two country salesmen each have a trailer for
handling pianos back of their regular passenger cars,
this having been found to be much more economical
and also gives more flexible use of transportation
equipment.
W• P. Haines & Co.
Manufacturers of
BRADBURY. WEBSTER
and
W. P. HAINES A CO.
Grand, Upright and Reproducing
Pianos
138th Street and Walton Avenue
NEW YORK
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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).
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/
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