Presto
Issue: 1928 2171 - Page 8
PRESTO-TIMES
HECHT BROS. BALTIMORE
HAS NEW MUSIC SECTION
that it has maintained a highly specialized music de-
partment. The larger scale on which it will operate
its new department will enable it to do a consider-
ably larger annual volume of business. Hecht Bros.,
also maintains a substantial music department in its
branch store, Franklin and Howard streets, which Famous Pianist Who Uses the Steinway Piano An-
was recently remodeled and enlarged. At this branch
nounced for Future Date.
store nationally known makes of pianos are fea-
An
interesting
announcement over radio in Chicago
tured.
this week was that of the forthcoming visit of Vlad-
imer Horowitz, the new light in the pianistic field,
who is now appearing in eastern cities playing the
VLADIMER HOROWITZ TO
PLAY IN CHICAGO CONCERT
Space in Six-Story Addition to Department
Store Will Permit a Big Range of Pianos
and Other Music Goods.
What is regarded as one of the most modern music
departments in Baltimore, Md., department stores will
shortly be opened by Hecht Bros., in its new six-
story addition at Baltimore, Pine and Redwood
streets, which in arrangement, appointments and size
will compare very favorably with the leading musi-
cal instrument establishments in the city. The new
department will be considerably larger than the one
operated in the old store. Because of this a much
larger, varied and more comprehensive and complete
line of pianos, radios and phonographs will be car-
ried, in order to stock the department with a com-
plete stock of entirely new instruments.
In the store's new music department, many na-
tionally known brands of pianos will be featured.
This company has always done a substantial volume
of business in pianos and victrolas. due to the fact
STRICH & ZEIDLER, Inc.
PHONOGRAPH MEN AT HEARINGS
Alfred L. Smith, General Manager of Chamber and
Patent Committee, at Washington.
Alfred L. Smith, general manager of the Music
Industries Chamber of Commerce, visited Washington
on March 2 to attend the public hearings before the
House Committee on Patents. With him were the
following members of the Patent Committee:
C. C. Baxter, Victor Talking Machine Co.. Cam
den, N. J.; Henry Lanahan, Thomas A. Edison, Inc.,
Orange, N. J.; George W. Case, Jr., 165 Broadway,
New York, N. Y., and J. S. McDonald, Columbia
Phone Co., Inc., 1819 Bradway, New York, N. Y.
The hearings were postponed until March 20, at
which time the committee again plans to be on hand
to present the views of the phonograph record com-
panies.
GRAND, UPRIGHT and PLAYER
A BALDWIN EVENT.
The official opening of the sale of the Baldwin line
by the Southern California Music House, Los Ange-
les, to begin April 5, will commemorate a musical epic
in the history of Los Angeles. The sale will continue
for a week, and will be held under conditions that
will impress the musical qualities of the Baldwin
pianos. During that period many artists of the Chi-
cago Civic Opera Company will be in the city giving
concerts. The fact that that company has the Bald-
win as its official piano and also the fact that all of
the stars are users of the Baldwin and have contrib-
uted testimonials of its artistic value will be used in VLADIMIR HOROWITZ (LEFT) AND ERNEST URCHS,
the publicity.
FROM PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN LAST YEAR
AND
HOMER PIANOS
740-742 East 136th Street
NEW YORK
Becker Bros.
IN EUROPE.
Steinway. The exact dates were not given for his
VICTOR DIVIDENDS.
in Chicago and music lovers are anxiously
Tbe board of directors of the Victor Talking Ma- appearance
awaiting
that
information.
chine Company this week declared the following
In the accompanying cut Mr. Horowitz is shown
quarterly dividends to stockholders of record at the
close of business on April 2, 1928. One dollar and with Ernest Urchs of the artist department of Stein-
seventy-five cents per share on preferred stock (60 way & Sons. New York. The photograph was taken
shares old stock outstanding), payable April 15, 1928; last year during Mr. Urchs' visit to Europe.
At the Auditorium, Chicago, March 11, Henry E.
$1.75 per share on 7 per cent cumulative prior pre-
ferred stock, payable May 1, 1928; $1.50 per share Yoegeli will present Paderewski playing the Steinway.
on $6 cumulative convertible preferred stock, pay-
WILLIAM TONK IN CALIFORNIA.
able May 1. 1928; $1 per share on common stock,
payable May 1, 1928.
William Tonk, president of William Tonk & Bro.,
New York, who is sojourning in California, sends
postal cards and other mementoes of his travels to
friends in New York, Chicago and other places.
Presto-Times is pleased to acknowledge receipt of
handsome cards from C.lendale. Recently Mr. Tonk
has been living at the beautiful Maryland Hotel in
that place.
Manufacturer* ot
HIGH GRADE PIANOS
and PLAYER PIANOS
Factory and Wareroomb
767-769 Tenth Avenue, New York
THE KOHLER INDUSTRIES
of NEW YORK
AFFILIATED
COMPANIES
r
anufactoring for the trade
Upright and Grand Pianos
Plaver Piano?
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 Vhelan ^Building
March 10, 1928
KOHLER INDUSTRIES
1222 KIMBALL B U I L D I N G
CHICAGO
SENATE PASSES RADIO BILL.
Extension of the present powers of the radio com-
mission for another year was approved last week by
the Senate. The bill provides that terms of present
members of the commission shall expire at the end
of the year's period and that new appointments of
members of the appellate body to exist thereafter
shall then be made by the President. Another pro-
vision of the bill limits licenses of broadcasting sta-
tions to six months and other classes of radio licenses
to one vear.
BRINKERHOFF
Grands
-
Reproducing Grands
Player-Pianos
and Pianos
The Line That Sells Easily
and Satisfies Always
BRINKERHOFF PIANO CO.
711 Milwaukee Ave., CHICAGO, ILL.
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HECHT BROS. BALTIMORE
HAS NEW MUSIC SECTION
that it has maintained a highly specialized music de-
partment. The larger scale on which it will operate
its new department will enable it to do a consider-
ably larger annual volume of business. Hecht Bros.,
also maintains a substantial music department in its
branch store, Franklin and Howard streets, which Famous Pianist Who Uses the Steinway Piano An-
was recently remodeled and enlarged. At this branch
nounced for Future Date.
store nationally known makes of pianos are fea-
An
interesting
announcement over radio in Chicago
tured.
this week was that of the forthcoming visit of Vlad-
imer Horowitz, the new light in the pianistic field,
who is now appearing in eastern cities playing the
VLADIMER HOROWITZ TO
PLAY IN CHICAGO CONCERT
Space in Six-Story Addition to Department
Store Will Permit a Big Range of Pianos
and Other Music Goods.
What is regarded as one of the most modern music
departments in Baltimore, Md., department stores will
shortly be opened by Hecht Bros., in its new six-
story addition at Baltimore, Pine and Redwood
streets, which in arrangement, appointments and size
will compare very favorably with the leading musi-
cal instrument establishments in the city. The new
department will be considerably larger than the one
operated in the old store. Because of this a much
larger, varied and more comprehensive and complete
line of pianos, radios and phonographs will be car-
ried, in order to stock the department with a com-
plete stock of entirely new instruments.
In the store's new music department, many na-
tionally known brands of pianos will be featured.
This company has always done a substantial volume
of business in pianos and victrolas. due to the fact
STRICH & ZEIDLER, Inc.
PHONOGRAPH MEN AT HEARINGS
Alfred L. Smith, General Manager of Chamber and
Patent Committee, at Washington.
Alfred L. Smith, general manager of the Music
Industries Chamber of Commerce, visited Washington
on March 2 to attend the public hearings before the
House Committee on Patents. With him were the
following members of the Patent Committee:
C. C. Baxter, Victor Talking Machine Co.. Cam
den, N. J.; Henry Lanahan, Thomas A. Edison, Inc.,
Orange, N. J.; George W. Case, Jr., 165 Broadway,
New York, N. Y., and J. S. McDonald, Columbia
Phone Co., Inc., 1819 Bradway, New York, N. Y.
The hearings were postponed until March 20, at
which time the committee again plans to be on hand
to present the views of the phonograph record com-
panies.
GRAND, UPRIGHT and PLAYER
A BALDWIN EVENT.
The official opening of the sale of the Baldwin line
by the Southern California Music House, Los Ange-
les, to begin April 5, will commemorate a musical epic
in the history of Los Angeles. The sale will continue
for a week, and will be held under conditions that
will impress the musical qualities of the Baldwin
pianos. During that period many artists of the Chi-
cago Civic Opera Company will be in the city giving
concerts. The fact that that company has the Bald-
win as its official piano and also the fact that all of
the stars are users of the Baldwin and have contrib-
uted testimonials of its artistic value will be used in VLADIMIR HOROWITZ (LEFT) AND ERNEST URCHS,
the publicity.
FROM PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN LAST YEAR
AND
HOMER PIANOS
740-742 East 136th Street
NEW YORK
Becker Bros.
IN EUROPE.
Steinway. The exact dates were not given for his
VICTOR DIVIDENDS.
in Chicago and music lovers are anxiously
Tbe board of directors of the Victor Talking Ma- appearance
awaiting
that
information.
chine Company this week declared the following
In the accompanying cut Mr. Horowitz is shown
quarterly dividends to stockholders of record at the
close of business on April 2, 1928. One dollar and with Ernest Urchs of the artist department of Stein-
seventy-five cents per share on preferred stock (60 way & Sons. New York. The photograph was taken
shares old stock outstanding), payable April 15, 1928; last year during Mr. Urchs' visit to Europe.
At the Auditorium, Chicago, March 11, Henry E.
$1.75 per share on 7 per cent cumulative prior pre-
ferred stock, payable May 1, 1928; $1.50 per share Yoegeli will present Paderewski playing the Steinway.
on $6 cumulative convertible preferred stock, pay-
WILLIAM TONK IN CALIFORNIA.
able May 1. 1928; $1 per share on common stock,
payable May 1, 1928.
William Tonk, president of William Tonk & Bro.,
New York, who is sojourning in California, sends
postal cards and other mementoes of his travels to
friends in New York, Chicago and other places.
Presto-Times is pleased to acknowledge receipt of
handsome cards from C.lendale. Recently Mr. Tonk
has been living at the beautiful Maryland Hotel in
that place.
Manufacturer* ot
HIGH GRADE PIANOS
and PLAYER PIANOS
Factory and Wareroomb
767-769 Tenth Avenue, New York
THE KOHLER INDUSTRIES
of NEW YORK
AFFILIATED
COMPANIES
r
anufactoring for the trade
Upright and Grand Pianos
Plaver Piano?
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 Vhelan ^Building
March 10, 1928
KOHLER INDUSTRIES
1222 KIMBALL B U I L D I N G
CHICAGO
SENATE PASSES RADIO BILL.
Extension of the present powers of the radio com-
mission for another year was approved last week by
the Senate. The bill provides that terms of present
members of the commission shall expire at the end
of the year's period and that new appointments of
members of the appellate body to exist thereafter
shall then be made by the President. Another pro-
vision of the bill limits licenses of broadcasting sta-
tions to six months and other classes of radio licenses
to one vear.
BRINKERHOFF
Grands
-
Reproducing Grands
Player-Pianos
and Pianos
The Line That Sells Easily
and Satisfies Always
BRINKERHOFF PIANO CO.
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).