Presto
Issue: 1927 2156 - Page 12
November 26, 1927
PREST0-T1 M ES
1 •)
NEW COMMITTEES FOR
CHICAGO P. & 0. ASS'N
New Expressive Slogan Adopted by the Or-
ganization Also Conveyed in Statement
by President O'Connor.
The new commi'tees of the Chicago Piano & Organ
Association have been announced by the new presi-
dent, Roger O'Connor. The adoption of the slogan—
"The Oldest Music Trade Association in America"—
was an important fact also conveyed in a letter from
the president. The following are the committees:
Ways and Means—Frank Whitmore, chairman;
V.'. E. Guy.ee II. C. Dickinson, C. G. Steger, W. ll.
Coilirs.
Membership—M. J. Kennedy, chairman; I'. L.
Ryder, A. Goldsmi'h* H. B. Bibb. Percy Tonk.
Entertainment—Eugene Whelan, chairman; G. R.
Crownell, E. V. Galloway, Geo. L. Hall, Geo. P. Bent.
Publicity (Promotion of Music)—B. B. Avers,
chairman; C. E. Byrne. J. T. Bristol, A. G. Gulbran-
sen, H. D. Hewitt.
WOMAN WINS PRIZE
SELLING SCHILLERS
Mrs. C. Murdock, of Chicago Heights, 111.,
Shows What Fair Sex Can Do
at Piano Game.
Mrs. C. Murdock, a Schiller piano saleswoman of
Chicago Heights, 111., is one fo the most successful of
her sex in the United States. She does her own
prospect finding and closing in a'.l deals and she
deals in the better instruments.
It has just been announced that Mrs. Murdock is
the winner of the first prize, $300, for selling the
greatest number of pianos containing Standard Pneu-
matic Actions in cities between 10.C0O and 50 COD in-
habitants. The contest was conducted by the Stand-
ard Pneumatic Action Company, of New York, the
time being from February 24 to September 24, this
year.
^Trs. Murdock's total sales amounted to $20,695 of
(lie instruments containing the make of actions mcn-
t'oned. Inasmuch as she has the exclusive territory
•'.t Chicago Heights for the Schiller pianos, the Schil-
ler Piano Company, Oregon, 111., offered her an addi-
tional $5 for every Schiller she sold with the Stand-
ard Pneumatic Actions, which will net her a hand-
some figure.
For the largest cities the Standard Pneumatic
Action Company offered as first prize $1,000, and this
was won by Jack T. Rosen, of the Janssen retail
division, Xew York.
THE FINAL DIVIDEND IN
DELAWARE PIANO CO. PAID
End of the Brief and Checkered Career of a Muncie
Manufacturing Concern.
From Muncie, 111cl., comes a statement of L. A.
("nthrie, receiver, concerning the sa 1 e of the physical
asses of the erstwhile Delaware Piano Company, on
which there were first mortgage, interest, taxes, me-
chanics' liens and sewer assessment amounting to
? 57.140.46.
The purchaser of the real estate, building n?a-
chinery and equipment agrees to pay this $57,140.46
and $1 in addition thereto. There are some labor
liens upon the remainder of the property, but after
paying these and the court costs, receivers' and attor-
neys' fees there remained for distribution to the gen-
eral creditors $1 h07.75.
This is a mere bagatelle, so far as percentage goes,
being only about 3 per cent of the claims. Checks
accompanied the letter of information, reading: "In
full of first and final dviidend on claim vs. Delaware
Piano Company."
Thus has passed into history the short-iived career
of the Delaware Piano Company, which succeeded
the Bell Bros. Piano Company.
CANADIAN DEALER KNABE VISITOR.
PIANOS
\\ . \1. llowe, manager ot the Wil'is Knabe Piano
Company, with stores in Calgary, Edmonton and
Lethridge. Canada, has just completed a 7,000-mile
journey through Eastern Canada and the United
States during which he visited Montreal, Xew York,
Boston and Baltimore. He spent considerable time
with officials of Wm. Knabe & Company. New York,
and made a most thorough examination of the Knahe
factory in Baltimore. Mr. Howe reports crop con-
ditions in the northwest as being of the bumper
va: iety and feels that a record piano business will be
done n Western Canada this season.
The policy of the Williams House is and always
has been to depend upon excellence of product
instead of alluring price. Such a policy does not
attract.bargain hunters. It does, however, 'win the
hearty approval and support of a very desirable
and substantial patronage.
Earl Poling, the Akron, Ohio, Victor dealer, is one
of the promoters of the new radio broadcasting sta-
tion WFJC which began operations last week. The
incorporators are given as Earl Poling, W. F. Jones
and S. V. Townsend.
WILLIAMS
fTILLIHITIJ
E p w o r r t h
MELODY WAY FINALS HELD
IN BUFFALO MUSIC HALL
Music Dealers Very Active in Making Event in Elm-
wood Hall a Success.
The linaliss in the Buffalo Evening News Melody
Way contest, in Buffalo, N. Y., have been selected.
Nine children competed in the grand contest at Elm-
wood Music Hall Wednesday night. These children,
adjudged the best in their respective Melody Way
clubs will have a chance at cash prizes totaling $500.
The first prize is $250, the second $100, the third $50.
the fourth $35, and the others of smaller value. Eight
prizes wiil be awarded.
Elm wood Music Hall was tilled with the friends
of these children, those who are interested in their
work from the musical standpoint and those who
not alone are interested in the judging but in the
sp'endid concert program which was arranged by
A. A. Van De Mark, head of the Music Promotion
Club. Mr. Van De Mark, lover of music and enthu-
siastic promoter of it. has gathered together some of
the best talent in Buffalo for the Wednesday evening
program. The artists include singers, pianists, a
harpist, violinist and organist as well as a saxophone
band. The concert will open with an organ recitila
at 8 o'clock.
The following music dealers were active in making
the contest a success: J. N. Adam & Co. music
store, Washington, north of Eagle; Adam, Meldrum
& Anderson Company, 396 Main street; Brunswick
Music Shop. 1368 Main street; Erion Piano Company,
511 William street; Goold Bros., Inc., 1367 Main
street; Hoffman 7'iano Company, 696 Main street;
Kaeppel Bros., 1258 Jefferson avenue; Neal, Clark
& Xeal. 473 Main street; G. H. Poppenburg, 913 Main
street; Schwegler Bros., 393 Ellicott street; John G.
Schuler, Inc.. 1484 Hertel avenue; W'\ Howard Webb,
150 Genesee street, and R. Wurlitzer Company, 674
Main street.
Roy I 1 ". Kehreris. manager of the Music Box, a
music store in Chillicothe, Ohio.
The Original Small Piano
Made and marketed by specialists in small
pianos. Valuable territory still open
Write for our effective sales plan. • -
THE UTTLE PIANO WITH THE BIG TONE
MIESSNER PIANO COMPANY
126 Reed St.
Milwaukee, Wis.
WillUm. Piano.,
Pi.no. and Organs
STRICH & ZEIDLER, Inc.
GRAND, UPRIGHT and PLAYER
THE KQHLER INDUSTRIES
of N E W YORK
AND
AFFILIATED
HOMER PIANOS
740-742 East 136th Street
NEW YORK
a nufactoring for the trade
Upright and Grand Pianos
Plaver Pianos
Welte Mignon (Licensee) Repro-
ducing Pianos
De Luxe Player Actions
Standard Player Actions
Welte Mignon (Licensee) Repro-
ducing Actions
Expression Player Actions
Piano Hammers
Bass Strings
BRINKERHOFF
Grands
-
Reproducing Grands
Player-Pianos
and Pianos
The Line That Sells Easily
and Satisfies Always
BRINKERHOFF
PIANO CO.
COMPANIES
Wholesale Chicago Office and Service
San Francisco Office
458 Vheian *BuiUim
'Departments
KOHLER INDUSTRIES
1222 KIMBALL B U I L D I N G
CHICAGO
711 Milwaukee Ave., CHICAGO, ILL.
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PREST0-T1 M ES
1 •)
NEW COMMITTEES FOR
CHICAGO P. & 0. ASS'N
New Expressive Slogan Adopted by the Or-
ganization Also Conveyed in Statement
by President O'Connor.
The new commi'tees of the Chicago Piano & Organ
Association have been announced by the new presi-
dent, Roger O'Connor. The adoption of the slogan—
"The Oldest Music Trade Association in America"—
was an important fact also conveyed in a letter from
the president. The following are the committees:
Ways and Means—Frank Whitmore, chairman;
V.'. E. Guy.ee II. C. Dickinson, C. G. Steger, W. ll.
Coilirs.
Membership—M. J. Kennedy, chairman; I'. L.
Ryder, A. Goldsmi'h* H. B. Bibb. Percy Tonk.
Entertainment—Eugene Whelan, chairman; G. R.
Crownell, E. V. Galloway, Geo. L. Hall, Geo. P. Bent.
Publicity (Promotion of Music)—B. B. Avers,
chairman; C. E. Byrne. J. T. Bristol, A. G. Gulbran-
sen, H. D. Hewitt.
WOMAN WINS PRIZE
SELLING SCHILLERS
Mrs. C. Murdock, of Chicago Heights, 111.,
Shows What Fair Sex Can Do
at Piano Game.
Mrs. C. Murdock, a Schiller piano saleswoman of
Chicago Heights, 111., is one fo the most successful of
her sex in the United States. She does her own
prospect finding and closing in a'.l deals and she
deals in the better instruments.
It has just been announced that Mrs. Murdock is
the winner of the first prize, $300, for selling the
greatest number of pianos containing Standard Pneu-
matic Actions in cities between 10.C0O and 50 COD in-
habitants. The contest was conducted by the Stand-
ard Pneumatic Action Company, of New York, the
time being from February 24 to September 24, this
year.
^Trs. Murdock's total sales amounted to $20,695 of
(lie instruments containing the make of actions mcn-
t'oned. Inasmuch as she has the exclusive territory
•'.t Chicago Heights for the Schiller pianos, the Schil-
ler Piano Company, Oregon, 111., offered her an addi-
tional $5 for every Schiller she sold with the Stand-
ard Pneumatic Actions, which will net her a hand-
some figure.
For the largest cities the Standard Pneumatic
Action Company offered as first prize $1,000, and this
was won by Jack T. Rosen, of the Janssen retail
division, Xew York.
THE FINAL DIVIDEND IN
DELAWARE PIANO CO. PAID
End of the Brief and Checkered Career of a Muncie
Manufacturing Concern.
From Muncie, 111cl., comes a statement of L. A.
("nthrie, receiver, concerning the sa 1 e of the physical
asses of the erstwhile Delaware Piano Company, on
which there were first mortgage, interest, taxes, me-
chanics' liens and sewer assessment amounting to
? 57.140.46.
The purchaser of the real estate, building n?a-
chinery and equipment agrees to pay this $57,140.46
and $1 in addition thereto. There are some labor
liens upon the remainder of the property, but after
paying these and the court costs, receivers' and attor-
neys' fees there remained for distribution to the gen-
eral creditors $1 h07.75.
This is a mere bagatelle, so far as percentage goes,
being only about 3 per cent of the claims. Checks
accompanied the letter of information, reading: "In
full of first and final dviidend on claim vs. Delaware
Piano Company."
Thus has passed into history the short-iived career
of the Delaware Piano Company, which succeeded
the Bell Bros. Piano Company.
CANADIAN DEALER KNABE VISITOR.
PIANOS
\\ . \1. llowe, manager ot the Wil'is Knabe Piano
Company, with stores in Calgary, Edmonton and
Lethridge. Canada, has just completed a 7,000-mile
journey through Eastern Canada and the United
States during which he visited Montreal, Xew York,
Boston and Baltimore. He spent considerable time
with officials of Wm. Knabe & Company. New York,
and made a most thorough examination of the Knahe
factory in Baltimore. Mr. Howe reports crop con-
ditions in the northwest as being of the bumper
va: iety and feels that a record piano business will be
done n Western Canada this season.
The policy of the Williams House is and always
has been to depend upon excellence of product
instead of alluring price. Such a policy does not
attract.bargain hunters. It does, however, 'win the
hearty approval and support of a very desirable
and substantial patronage.
Earl Poling, the Akron, Ohio, Victor dealer, is one
of the promoters of the new radio broadcasting sta-
tion WFJC which began operations last week. The
incorporators are given as Earl Poling, W. F. Jones
and S. V. Townsend.
WILLIAMS
fTILLIHITIJ
E p w o r r t h
MELODY WAY FINALS HELD
IN BUFFALO MUSIC HALL
Music Dealers Very Active in Making Event in Elm-
wood Hall a Success.
The linaliss in the Buffalo Evening News Melody
Way contest, in Buffalo, N. Y., have been selected.
Nine children competed in the grand contest at Elm-
wood Music Hall Wednesday night. These children,
adjudged the best in their respective Melody Way
clubs will have a chance at cash prizes totaling $500.
The first prize is $250, the second $100, the third $50.
the fourth $35, and the others of smaller value. Eight
prizes wiil be awarded.
Elm wood Music Hall was tilled with the friends
of these children, those who are interested in their
work from the musical standpoint and those who
not alone are interested in the judging but in the
sp'endid concert program which was arranged by
A. A. Van De Mark, head of the Music Promotion
Club. Mr. Van De Mark, lover of music and enthu-
siastic promoter of it. has gathered together some of
the best talent in Buffalo for the Wednesday evening
program. The artists include singers, pianists, a
harpist, violinist and organist as well as a saxophone
band. The concert will open with an organ recitila
at 8 o'clock.
The following music dealers were active in making
the contest a success: J. N. Adam & Co. music
store, Washington, north of Eagle; Adam, Meldrum
& Anderson Company, 396 Main street; Brunswick
Music Shop. 1368 Main street; Erion Piano Company,
511 William street; Goold Bros., Inc., 1367 Main
street; Hoffman 7'iano Company, 696 Main street;
Kaeppel Bros., 1258 Jefferson avenue; Neal, Clark
& Xeal. 473 Main street; G. H. Poppenburg, 913 Main
street; Schwegler Bros., 393 Ellicott street; John G.
Schuler, Inc.. 1484 Hertel avenue; W'\ Howard Webb,
150 Genesee street, and R. Wurlitzer Company, 674
Main street.
Roy I 1 ". Kehreris. manager of the Music Box, a
music store in Chillicothe, Ohio.
The Original Small Piano
Made and marketed by specialists in small
pianos. Valuable territory still open
Write for our effective sales plan. • -
THE UTTLE PIANO WITH THE BIG TONE
MIESSNER PIANO COMPANY
126 Reed St.
Milwaukee, Wis.
WillUm. Piano.,
Pi.no. and Organs
STRICH & ZEIDLER, Inc.
GRAND, UPRIGHT and PLAYER
THE KQHLER INDUSTRIES
of N E W YORK
AND
AFFILIATED
HOMER PIANOS
740-742 East 136th Street
NEW YORK
a nufactoring for the trade
Upright and Grand Pianos
Plaver Pianos
Welte Mignon (Licensee) Repro-
ducing Pianos
De Luxe Player Actions
Standard Player Actions
Welte Mignon (Licensee) Repro-
ducing Actions
Expression Player Actions
Piano Hammers
Bass Strings
BRINKERHOFF
Grands
-
Reproducing Grands
Player-Pianos
and Pianos
The Line That Sells Easily
and Satisfies Always
BRINKERHOFF
PIANO CO.
COMPANIES
Wholesale Chicago Office and Service
San Francisco Office
458 Vheian *BuiUim
'Departments
KOHLER INDUSTRIES
1222 KIMBALL B U I L D I N G
CHICAGO
711 Milwaukee Ave., CHICAGO, ILL.
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).