Presto
Issue: 1928 2167 - Page 10
February 11, 1928
P R E S T O-T I M E S
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pianos today, if you have another, it would have to
go some to beat this one."
Since the date of the founding of the industry sev-
enty-five years ago, a "quality-first" policy has in-
fluenced the F. Radle piano production. The ambition
at the start was to make every piano leaving the
Convincing Letter from an Experienced Tuner factory as perfect as the proficient craftsmen could
make them. Through three quarters of a century
Tells About the Quality of Endurance
the estimable policy has been persisted in, so that it
in Instrument Tuned.
is not surprising that piano tuners frequently encoun-
F. Radle pianos, made by E. J. Radle, Inc., 609- ter old F. Radle pianos with the qualities of excellent
tone and careful construction still obvious facts. Nat-
611 West 36th street, New York, are recognized in
urally the business of so progressive a house has
the trade as instruments of admirable tone quality
grown and important stimulation to sales has been
and careful methods of construction. A great many
provided by the satisfied owners of F. Radle pianos,
F. Radle piano owners and piano tuners have con-
tributed testimony for the character of endurance in scattered all over the country.
the piano. The following letter to E. J. Radle, Inc.,
from E. Hasenfuss, an Amsterdam, N. Y., tuner of
THE LYON FAIR.
experience, is of that kind:
Musical instruments will again be shown at the
"Dear Sirs: I tuned one of your pianos today, next fair at Lyon, France, to be held from March 5
which left your factory about 28 or 29 years ago. to March 18, and which will, as usual, include ex-
It was a beautiful instrument to tune. Now the hibits from various foreign countries. According
lady who owns the piano told me that she had it
to a dispatch from Consul Hugh H. Watson, at
tuned a while ago, and that the man had broken a
Lyon, 3,619 stands and booths had been leased by
bass string. He took the string with him so I
the end of December. -For the convenience of the
can't send it to you, and as I am a blind tuner and
buyers, all displays are grouped according to com-
can't take the measurements very well, will you be modities, regardless of country of origin, thereby fa-
good enough to send me that particular string.
cilitating comparison of similar products manufac-
tured in different parts of the world.
"I presume that you have the same scale for your
TESTIFIES TO MERITS
OF THE F. RADLE PIANO
FEATURES WURLITZER TREASURE CHEST
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Prominent Manistee Dealer, in Letter to
Presto-Times, Points Out Its Advantages
for Big Annual Gathering.
Thorwald E. Andresen, owner of Thors Music
Shop, 342 River street, Manistee, Mich., enjoys the
location of his successful music house in a most pic-
turesque part of his state, but he would share the
scenic and climatic glories for a few days with a
large convention group of his fellows in the trade.
His desire is explained in the following letter to
Presto-Times this week:
Gentlemen: We read in a recent issue that the
interests in the music trade and industry are seri-
ously thinking of holding their convention in some
resort section of the country.
Why not come to Michigan?
Manistee is in the heart of the resort section; is
noted for its scenic beauty and wonderful climate.
Its summers are pleasantly cool and its winters not
severe. Travelers from the West may come by way
of Lake Michigan, from other sections by way of
U. S. paved highways, or by rail, or airplane.
During the summer months Lake Michigan lures
hundreds of bathers; it is only a very short distance
from the business district of Manistee. Also many
inland lakes are within a short radius—these lakes
are wonderful fishing grounds. Trout streams abound
at short distances.
Our city has the largest and most modern equipped
salt plant in the world; this alone is worth coming
to Manistee. Another wonderful feature, salt baths,
is the facility of one of the largest sanitariums in this
part of the country.
Winter sports have had full sway; and summer
sports will be just as active. Their popoularity is
due to the exhilarating climate.
We would be interested to know how many at-
tended the last convention, what amount of hotel
accommodations were needed, how many rooms or
how much space required for a display room and
any other information you may furnish.
COME T O MANTSTEE." W E SHALL AL-
WAYS WELCOME YOU!
Yours very truly,
TIIOR'S MUSIC SHOP.
T. E. Andresen.
SATISFACTORY SOHMER REPORT.
SALT LAKE CITY WINDOW WITH SALES APPEAL.
The Daynes-Beebe Music Company, of Salt Lake
City, Utah, recently presented the Wurlitzer Treasure
Chest of Music in an attractive window display,
shown in the accompanying cut. Artistic window
displays like this with a glow of color produced by
the proper lighting effect will positively create a
SUGGESTS MICHIGAN TOWN
FOR TRADE CONVENTION
greater desire for grand pianos. The Daynes-Beebe
Music Company has found that it pays to expend
the time and money to present window displays with
the greatest possible grand piano appeal. The cards
tell the story and pave the road for the outside
solicitor and the floor man.
THE JEWETT PIANOS
Reliable Grand, Upright and Player Pianos
JEWETT PIANO CO., Boston Factories: Leominster, Mass.
Alex. McDonald of Sohmer & Co., New York,
who left that city on Sunday night, was a guest at
the Monday noon luncheon of the Piano Club of
Chicago. To a Presto-Times man Mr. McDonald
said that January was the best month in Sohmer
sales in the history of the house. The first six days
of February resulted in a degree of liveliness that
indicated for the second month satisfactory results
like those of January.
Becker Bros.
Manufacturer* or
HIGH GRADE PIANOS
and PLAYER PIANOS
Factory and Wareroomh
767-769 Tenth Avenue, New York
P00LEPAN0S
FACTORY • OFFICES
CAMBRIDGE A
BOSTON - MASS.
PRESTO BUYERS' GUIDE
GOLDSMITH
Price 50 Cents
Players and Pianos
PRESTO PUBLISHING CO.
Have Every Advantage in Quality and Results
to the Dealers
An Investigation Will Prove It
CHICAGO
GOLDSMITH PIANO COMPANY
1223-1227 Miller Street. CHICAGO
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P R E S T O-T I M E S
10
pianos today, if you have another, it would have to
go some to beat this one."
Since the date of the founding of the industry sev-
enty-five years ago, a "quality-first" policy has in-
fluenced the F. Radle piano production. The ambition
at the start was to make every piano leaving the
Convincing Letter from an Experienced Tuner factory as perfect as the proficient craftsmen could
make them. Through three quarters of a century
Tells About the Quality of Endurance
the estimable policy has been persisted in, so that it
in Instrument Tuned.
is not surprising that piano tuners frequently encoun-
F. Radle pianos, made by E. J. Radle, Inc., 609- ter old F. Radle pianos with the qualities of excellent
tone and careful construction still obvious facts. Nat-
611 West 36th street, New York, are recognized in
urally the business of so progressive a house has
the trade as instruments of admirable tone quality
grown and important stimulation to sales has been
and careful methods of construction. A great many
provided by the satisfied owners of F. Radle pianos,
F. Radle piano owners and piano tuners have con-
tributed testimony for the character of endurance in scattered all over the country.
the piano. The following letter to E. J. Radle, Inc.,
from E. Hasenfuss, an Amsterdam, N. Y., tuner of
THE LYON FAIR.
experience, is of that kind:
Musical instruments will again be shown at the
"Dear Sirs: I tuned one of your pianos today, next fair at Lyon, France, to be held from March 5
which left your factory about 28 or 29 years ago. to March 18, and which will, as usual, include ex-
It was a beautiful instrument to tune. Now the hibits from various foreign countries. According
lady who owns the piano told me that she had it
to a dispatch from Consul Hugh H. Watson, at
tuned a while ago, and that the man had broken a
Lyon, 3,619 stands and booths had been leased by
bass string. He took the string with him so I
the end of December. -For the convenience of the
can't send it to you, and as I am a blind tuner and
buyers, all displays are grouped according to com-
can't take the measurements very well, will you be modities, regardless of country of origin, thereby fa-
good enough to send me that particular string.
cilitating comparison of similar products manufac-
tured in different parts of the world.
"I presume that you have the same scale for your
TESTIFIES TO MERITS
OF THE F. RADLE PIANO
FEATURES WURLITZER TREASURE CHEST
S
1
•
#
-
^
J i • JKteiHWP
1 -i
Prominent Manistee Dealer, in Letter to
Presto-Times, Points Out Its Advantages
for Big Annual Gathering.
Thorwald E. Andresen, owner of Thors Music
Shop, 342 River street, Manistee, Mich., enjoys the
location of his successful music house in a most pic-
turesque part of his state, but he would share the
scenic and climatic glories for a few days with a
large convention group of his fellows in the trade.
His desire is explained in the following letter to
Presto-Times this week:
Gentlemen: We read in a recent issue that the
interests in the music trade and industry are seri-
ously thinking of holding their convention in some
resort section of the country.
Why not come to Michigan?
Manistee is in the heart of the resort section; is
noted for its scenic beauty and wonderful climate.
Its summers are pleasantly cool and its winters not
severe. Travelers from the West may come by way
of Lake Michigan, from other sections by way of
U. S. paved highways, or by rail, or airplane.
During the summer months Lake Michigan lures
hundreds of bathers; it is only a very short distance
from the business district of Manistee. Also many
inland lakes are within a short radius—these lakes
are wonderful fishing grounds. Trout streams abound
at short distances.
Our city has the largest and most modern equipped
salt plant in the world; this alone is worth coming
to Manistee. Another wonderful feature, salt baths,
is the facility of one of the largest sanitariums in this
part of the country.
Winter sports have had full sway; and summer
sports will be just as active. Their popoularity is
due to the exhilarating climate.
We would be interested to know how many at-
tended the last convention, what amount of hotel
accommodations were needed, how many rooms or
how much space required for a display room and
any other information you may furnish.
COME T O MANTSTEE." W E SHALL AL-
WAYS WELCOME YOU!
Yours very truly,
TIIOR'S MUSIC SHOP.
T. E. Andresen.
SATISFACTORY SOHMER REPORT.
SALT LAKE CITY WINDOW WITH SALES APPEAL.
The Daynes-Beebe Music Company, of Salt Lake
City, Utah, recently presented the Wurlitzer Treasure
Chest of Music in an attractive window display,
shown in the accompanying cut. Artistic window
displays like this with a glow of color produced by
the proper lighting effect will positively create a
SUGGESTS MICHIGAN TOWN
FOR TRADE CONVENTION
greater desire for grand pianos. The Daynes-Beebe
Music Company has found that it pays to expend
the time and money to present window displays with
the greatest possible grand piano appeal. The cards
tell the story and pave the road for the outside
solicitor and the floor man.
THE JEWETT PIANOS
Reliable Grand, Upright and Player Pianos
JEWETT PIANO CO., Boston Factories: Leominster, Mass.
Alex. McDonald of Sohmer & Co., New York,
who left that city on Sunday night, was a guest at
the Monday noon luncheon of the Piano Club of
Chicago. To a Presto-Times man Mr. McDonald
said that January was the best month in Sohmer
sales in the history of the house. The first six days
of February resulted in a degree of liveliness that
indicated for the second month satisfactory results
like those of January.
Becker Bros.
Manufacturer* or
HIGH GRADE PIANOS
and PLAYER PIANOS
Factory and Wareroomh
767-769 Tenth Avenue, New York
P00LEPAN0S
FACTORY • OFFICES
CAMBRIDGE A
BOSTON - MASS.
PRESTO BUYERS' GUIDE
GOLDSMITH
Price 50 Cents
Players and Pianos
PRESTO PUBLISHING CO.
Have Every Advantage in Quality and Results
to the Dealers
An Investigation Will Prove It
CHICAGO
GOLDSMITH PIANO COMPANY
1223-1227 Miller Street. CHICAGO
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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