Presto
Issue: 1928 2165 - Page 8
January 28, 1928
P R E S T 0-T IMES
a member at the table who did not rise to speak.
This gentleman, who is an observant traveling man
and a keen observer of the ways of cities of different
sizes, said to the Presto-Times man:
"Upon my return to Chicago recently from an ex-
tensive trip to many smaller towns I was surprised
Thursday Night Was a Gala Occasion for the and chagrined to find gobs of piano blues being
handed out by dealers and salesmen who ought to
Chicago Piano & Organ Association at
know better. I had found business about average
Union League Club.
everywhere and it set me to analyzing when I dis-
The annual dinner and entertainment of the Chi- covered a few pessimists in this great, rip-snorting
cago Piano & Organ Association on the evening 6f
city of Chicago. Crowds were honoring the president
January 26 at the Union League Club, Jackson boule- of the Irish Free State, Mayor Thompson was sitting
vard and Federal street, Chicago, proved to be one of
pretty in his office and hadn't burned any British
the pleasantest events ever conducted by this, Chi- books, everything was hunky-dory in other lines—
cago's oldest music trade association.
(hen why find a raven croaking at the gate of the
With Roger O'Connor as president and James Sill piano business?
as secretary, the best sort of a program was expected,
"I dope it out this way: In the big city the dealer
and it certainly was forthcoming. The best in viands, is used to selling ten, twenty or thirty pianos a week.
the best in music, the most originality in surprises,
His expenses are large and when he doesn't sell a lot
is but to sum up a few of the features that made of them he begins to see blue. In the country town,
this meeting a sociable and intellectual success.
two or three or four piano sa'es a week means steady
The speaker of the evening was Wallace Bruce prosperity; and as the country dealer knows his
Amsbary, delineator of subtle and interesting char- customer, their credit-ratmg is an open book to him."
acters, such as have been presented from time to time
in his own verse, which is of a high order. Mr.
Amsbary excels in dialect imitations, and he has had
twelve years of experience on the stage. His pro-
grams are made up of selections entirely novel and
drawn from sources hitherto neglected. He is a rare
poet and the author of those inimitable verses, "Jean
George B, Dow, of C3rd Street, Chicago, Now Has
Baptiste and His Brethren." His lectures are always
an Incorporated Business.
full of sympathetic color. Those who heard him on
Thursday night felt that they had been given a rare
George B. Dow, Inc., is the new name of the busi-
treat.
ness of George B. Dow, whose piano store has been
under his own management and ownership at 338
West 63rd street, Chicago (Englewood), ever since
he succeeded Story & Clark's at that location some
twenty-four years ago. Mr. Dow has seen his busi-
ness grow to become one of the finest and best of
Chicago and environs, and he has put lots of energy
E. F. Lapham Starts Ball Rolling and a Traveling into that growth.
Here, at 338, he has one of the finest music stores
Man Adds Interesting Side Comment.
in Chicago, or in the entire Middle West for that
At the luncheon of the Piano Club of Chicago on matter. Mr. Dow is president of the new corporation
Monday of this week E. F. Lapham set the wheels and he is very fortunate to have as vice-president his
of encouraging thought in motion when he read a co-worker, Charles Nelson, than whom no piano
clipping from the trade and barter column of the man anywhere is more active or conscientious.
classified advertising department of a Wisconsin small
Today the Dow store looks magnificent, with a
town paper. In this the advertiser solicited a piano, wealth of fine pianos on display, particularly set off
offering as partial payment therefor a radio set and with an array of Straube Grands so artistically ar-
phonograph, at the reading of which the club men ranged as to make an imposing exhibit of this spier-
present made an applauding noise.
did line of instruments from the great factories of
"Not so fast, gentlemen," said Mr. Lapham. "This
Hammond, Ind., which is one of the George B. Dow,
is more serious and less funny than it looks on the Inc., exclusive agencies.
surface. It's an indication of a renewed condition."
Mr. Lapham declared in substance that he knew that
the piano "was once more afloat, with steam up and
The piano industry owes a debt to the music
headed for the ports of prosperity—coming directly
teachers
of America. Tlicy have made it possible
back to its former activity in demand."
for
us
to
sell our pianos.—Chas. E. Byrne, Vice-
The remarks of Mr. Lapham evoked another
thought concerning present-day piano business from president of Stcgcr & Sons Piano Mfg. Co.
SONGS AND SPEECHES
AT ASSOCIATION DINNER
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.
A GREAT STORE IN A
VERY BUSY SECTION
TWO PIANO CLUB MEN
OFFER TRADE SUGGESTIONS
55 Years of Fine Piano Making
W/
• «
for catalog and prices
W ritC of pianos
Made and guaranteed by
Hardman, Veck (&/ Co.
433 Fifth Avenue, New York
Fine Pianos
Makers o) the world's most
durable piano—the Hardman
Schumann
PIANOS and PLAYER PIANOS
GRANDS and UPRIGHTS
Have no superiors in appearance, tone
power or other essentials of strictly
leaders in the trade.
Warning to Infringers
:LER INBUST
of NEW YORK
AFFILIATED
COMPANIES
anufacturing 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
Wholesale Chicago Office and Service departments
San Francisco Office
458 Thelan ^Building
KOHLER INDUSTRIES
1222 KIMBALL B U I L D I N G
CHICAGO
•>
5
}
1
fe;
This Trade Mark is cart
In the plate and also ap-
pears upon the fall board
of all genuine Schumann
Pianos, and all Infringers
will be prosecuted. Beware
of Imitations such as Schu-
mann & Company, Schu-
mann A. Bon, and also
Shuman, as all stencil
shops, dealers and users of
pianos bearing a name in
Imitation of the name
Schumann with the inten-
tion of deceiving the public
will be prosecuted to the
fullest extent of the law.
Jiew Catalogue on Request.
Schumann Piano Co.
W. N. VAN MATRE, President
Rockford, 111.
W. P. Haines & Co.
Manufacturers or
BRADBURY. WEBSTER
and
W. P. HAINES & CO.
Grand, Upright and Reproducing:
Pianov
138th Street and Walton Avenue
NEW YORK
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P R E S T 0-T IMES
a member at the table who did not rise to speak.
This gentleman, who is an observant traveling man
and a keen observer of the ways of cities of different
sizes, said to the Presto-Times man:
"Upon my return to Chicago recently from an ex-
tensive trip to many smaller towns I was surprised
Thursday Night Was a Gala Occasion for the and chagrined to find gobs of piano blues being
handed out by dealers and salesmen who ought to
Chicago Piano & Organ Association at
know better. I had found business about average
Union League Club.
everywhere and it set me to analyzing when I dis-
The annual dinner and entertainment of the Chi- covered a few pessimists in this great, rip-snorting
cago Piano & Organ Association on the evening 6f
city of Chicago. Crowds were honoring the president
January 26 at the Union League Club, Jackson boule- of the Irish Free State, Mayor Thompson was sitting
vard and Federal street, Chicago, proved to be one of
pretty in his office and hadn't burned any British
the pleasantest events ever conducted by this, Chi- books, everything was hunky-dory in other lines—
cago's oldest music trade association.
(hen why find a raven croaking at the gate of the
With Roger O'Connor as president and James Sill piano business?
as secretary, the best sort of a program was expected,
"I dope it out this way: In the big city the dealer
and it certainly was forthcoming. The best in viands, is used to selling ten, twenty or thirty pianos a week.
the best in music, the most originality in surprises,
His expenses are large and when he doesn't sell a lot
is but to sum up a few of the features that made of them he begins to see blue. In the country town,
this meeting a sociable and intellectual success.
two or three or four piano sa'es a week means steady
The speaker of the evening was Wallace Bruce prosperity; and as the country dealer knows his
Amsbary, delineator of subtle and interesting char- customer, their credit-ratmg is an open book to him."
acters, such as have been presented from time to time
in his own verse, which is of a high order. Mr.
Amsbary excels in dialect imitations, and he has had
twelve years of experience on the stage. His pro-
grams are made up of selections entirely novel and
drawn from sources hitherto neglected. He is a rare
poet and the author of those inimitable verses, "Jean
George B, Dow, of C3rd Street, Chicago, Now Has
Baptiste and His Brethren." His lectures are always
an Incorporated Business.
full of sympathetic color. Those who heard him on
Thursday night felt that they had been given a rare
George B. Dow, Inc., is the new name of the busi-
treat.
ness of George B. Dow, whose piano store has been
under his own management and ownership at 338
West 63rd street, Chicago (Englewood), ever since
he succeeded Story & Clark's at that location some
twenty-four years ago. Mr. Dow has seen his busi-
ness grow to become one of the finest and best of
Chicago and environs, and he has put lots of energy
E. F. Lapham Starts Ball Rolling and a Traveling into that growth.
Here, at 338, he has one of the finest music stores
Man Adds Interesting Side Comment.
in Chicago, or in the entire Middle West for that
At the luncheon of the Piano Club of Chicago on matter. Mr. Dow is president of the new corporation
Monday of this week E. F. Lapham set the wheels and he is very fortunate to have as vice-president his
of encouraging thought in motion when he read a co-worker, Charles Nelson, than whom no piano
clipping from the trade and barter column of the man anywhere is more active or conscientious.
classified advertising department of a Wisconsin small
Today the Dow store looks magnificent, with a
town paper. In this the advertiser solicited a piano, wealth of fine pianos on display, particularly set off
offering as partial payment therefor a radio set and with an array of Straube Grands so artistically ar-
phonograph, at the reading of which the club men ranged as to make an imposing exhibit of this spier-
present made an applauding noise.
did line of instruments from the great factories of
"Not so fast, gentlemen," said Mr. Lapham. "This
Hammond, Ind., which is one of the George B. Dow,
is more serious and less funny than it looks on the Inc., exclusive agencies.
surface. It's an indication of a renewed condition."
Mr. Lapham declared in substance that he knew that
the piano "was once more afloat, with steam up and
The piano industry owes a debt to the music
headed for the ports of prosperity—coming directly
teachers
of America. Tlicy have made it possible
back to its former activity in demand."
for
us
to
sell our pianos.—Chas. E. Byrne, Vice-
The remarks of Mr. Lapham evoked another
thought concerning present-day piano business from president of Stcgcr & Sons Piano Mfg. Co.
SONGS AND SPEECHES
AT ASSOCIATION DINNER
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.
A GREAT STORE IN A
VERY BUSY SECTION
TWO PIANO CLUB MEN
OFFER TRADE SUGGESTIONS
55 Years of Fine Piano Making
W/
• «
for catalog and prices
W ritC of pianos
Made and guaranteed by
Hardman, Veck (&/ Co.
433 Fifth Avenue, New York
Fine Pianos
Makers o) the world's most
durable piano—the Hardman
Schumann
PIANOS and PLAYER PIANOS
GRANDS and UPRIGHTS
Have no superiors in appearance, tone
power or other essentials of strictly
leaders in the trade.
Warning to Infringers
:LER INBUST
of NEW YORK
AFFILIATED
COMPANIES
anufacturing 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
Wholesale Chicago Office and Service departments
San Francisco Office
458 Thelan ^Building
KOHLER INDUSTRIES
1222 KIMBALL B U I L D I N G
CHICAGO
•>
5
}
1
fe;
This Trade Mark is cart
In the plate and also ap-
pears upon the fall board
of all genuine Schumann
Pianos, and all Infringers
will be prosecuted. Beware
of Imitations such as Schu-
mann & Company, Schu-
mann A. Bon, and also
Shuman, as all stencil
shops, dealers and users of
pianos bearing a name in
Imitation of the name
Schumann with the inten-
tion of deceiving the public
will be prosecuted to the
fullest extent of the law.
Jiew Catalogue on Request.
Schumann Piano Co.
W. N. VAN MATRE, President
Rockford, 111.
W. P. Haines & Co.
Manufacturers or
BRADBURY. WEBSTER
and
W. P. HAINES & CO.
Grand, Upright and Reproducing:
Pianov
138th Street and Walton Avenue
NEW YORK
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/
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