Presto
Issue: 1928 2184 - Page 11
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P R E S T 0-T I M E S
June 9, 1928
LATE NEWS OF THE
TRADE IN BALTIMORE
The Kranz-Smith Co. and Hammann-Levin
Co., Operating Under Same Ownership,
Have Developed Great Selling
Strength.
Frederick P. Stieff, vice-president of the Charles M.
Stieff, Inc., Baltimore, Md., manufacturers of the Stieff
and Shaw pianos, has been re-elected vice-president
of the Retail Merchants' Association of Baltimore, at
the annual meeting of the board of directors. Mr.
Stieff was one of the seven new directors of the asso-
ciation elected for a regular term of three years. He
was elected to the directorate at the annual meeting
of the organization held prior to the staging of the
annual banquet at the Hotel Rennert. Mr. Stieff is
one of the most active piano merchants in this city,
holding office and serving on committees or direc-
torates of commercial and civic organizations.
Due to the fact that its executives themselves han-
dle all the details of the business, the Kranz-Smith
Co., Charles and Fayette streets, and the Hammann-
Levin Co., 412 North Howard street, Baltimore, Md.,
jointly operated under the same ownership and man-
agement, have come to represent one of the most
important retail musical enterprises in this section of
the country. The two stores, located in two important
business and shopping sections of this Monumental
city, are modern in every respect as to arrangement,
appointments and type and make of musical instru-
ments featured.
The Kranz-Smith Co. and Hammann-Levin Co.
are known for their outstanding makes of pianos,
headed by the internationally famous Steinway. The
Crulbransen and other equally well known and famous
makes of pianos are featured at both stores. They
are also one of the lergest distributors of the Ortho-
phonic Victrola. The officials of the firm are Charles
L. Levin, president, and Joseph Fink, vice-president,
both of whom have been identified for 30 years with
the musical instrument and musical life of Baltimore.
TRAVELERS BACK IN NEW YORK.
Edwin Weickert of Leipzig, Germany, and W. M.
Shailer of Philip W. Oetting & Sons, 213 East 19th
street, New York, are back in New York from a trip
together to the cities of the Central West and
Toronto, Ontario. Mr. Shailer showed Mr. Weickert
points in the metropolis and conducted him to the
headquarters of several of their customers for Weick-
ert hammer and damper felts. At the office the re-
porter met Mr. Shailer, Jr., and P. G. Oetting,
president of the company. Mr. Oetting said the two
returned travelers had found business conditions at
Chicago and the other cities about the same as here
in the East—not booming high, but showing some
signs of life, and with all manufacturers filled with
hope for a sharp return of much better trade in the
coming fall.
McMACKIN PIANO SERVICE
Progressive Des Moines Concern Issues New Folder
and Price List for Key Recovering.
The McMackin Piano Service, 1719-21 Mondaniin
avenue. Des Moines, la., has issued a folder containing
very valuable information for the trade. It includes
the latest price list and a few unsolicited testimo-
nials.
"You will note the very heavy weight of our new
Du Pont pyralin composition (sample enclosed) that
we are using on all our key-work. We are sending
about 2,000 of these out to dealers in the middle west-
ern states along with sample," said L. E. McMackiu,
manager, this week.
"We have come to the place now where we do not
know how to improve on this work, as we believe that
we have as smooth a recovering job as can possibly
be put out. We also give them any style bevel or
corner that our customer wants which we advertise
in our price list folder.
"We believe in the piano industry and are trying
to do our bit for the benefit of all concerned and
any party wishing us to send them one of our little
folders may write us and we will gladly send folder
and sample by return mail.
"It has been hard for us to keep a supply of key
samples, which does not always mean that the key-
board as a whole will be lined up properly and level,
yet anyone sending us a key to be covered will be
glad to do so, showing the material at a better ad-
vantage. We have a good many customers send in
a key as a try-out."
BUYS RADIO DEPARTMENT.
E. R. Woodbury, Portland, Ore., has taken over the
radio department of the Hyatt Music Co., Portland,
Ore. He has several motor trucks and cars carrying
his slogan.
NO DEVELOPMENTS IN
H. C. BAY CO.'S AFFAIRS
Will M. Frazee, Receiver, Not Yet Able to
Present Complete Statement and No Defi-
nite Factory Plans Announced.
No developments of importance can be announced
in the matter of the H. C. Bay Piano Co. receiver-
ship proceedings. The receiver, Wi 11 M. Frazee, of
Rushville, Ind., has not yet been able to give out a
complete statement and no definite arrangements have
been effected for the operation of the plant at Bluff-
ton. Mr. Frazee has had extensive experience in the
capacity of assignee executive, having been the re-
ceiver of the Indianapolis & Cincinnati Traction Co.
At present, therefore, matters with the H. C. Bay
Company are in a state of statu quo. Mr. Bay, or
Mr. Purcell, the late business manager, are not at
the late offices of the company, 305 South Wabash
avenue, where the receiver is in charge awaiting
future plans for disposition of the stock on hand and
the possible starting up of the factory at Bluffton
to make up the fifteen to eighteen hundred pianos
that could be put through and marketed to advantage.
A. H. Erickson, vice-president of the company, and
Mr. Lestina have been in Chicago a good share of
the week in an endeavor, it is said, to get things to
moving at the factory for the continuation of work
there under the receivership.
In the meantime, Julian H. Mayar of 417 West
28th street, New York, the old J. & C. Fischer factory
and offices, who has the eastern distribution of the
H. C. Bay Company pianos, is sending out a circular
letter to former dealers in i-h-e Bay Company goods,
stating that he is in a position to supply the trade
with practically the entire line of Bay pianos and
players. Mr. Mayer states that as the eastern dis-
tributor of the Bay Company, he has a large stock
of Bay pianos in Xew York, Philadelphia and Boston
and can make immediate delivery of the product.
The auditing committee is now at work on its
report and the Chicago receiver who operates inde-
pendently of the recenver in Indiana is working as
rapidly as possible to get his affairs in shape to
report. Proceedings have been entered in Chicago
for an injunction against disposal of any property in
Chicago and at the same time investigation has been
started concerning so-called irregularities in cash
and check transactions. Developments disclosed may
bring about some sensational features.
NEW M. SCHULZ STYLES AT CONVENTION
LOMBARDO GRAND
LOUIS XIV GRAND
Among new M. Schulz styles shown at the convention were the Louis XIV and the Lombardo grands, both five-footers, hand-carved
in walnut and bound to attain the same popularity which all Schulz Old World grands have enjoyed. These, too, are authentic reproductions
of treasured relics in the museums of Europe.
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P R E S T 0-T I M E S
June 9, 1928
LATE NEWS OF THE
TRADE IN BALTIMORE
The Kranz-Smith Co. and Hammann-Levin
Co., Operating Under Same Ownership,
Have Developed Great Selling
Strength.
Frederick P. Stieff, vice-president of the Charles M.
Stieff, Inc., Baltimore, Md., manufacturers of the Stieff
and Shaw pianos, has been re-elected vice-president
of the Retail Merchants' Association of Baltimore, at
the annual meeting of the board of directors. Mr.
Stieff was one of the seven new directors of the asso-
ciation elected for a regular term of three years. He
was elected to the directorate at the annual meeting
of the organization held prior to the staging of the
annual banquet at the Hotel Rennert. Mr. Stieff is
one of the most active piano merchants in this city,
holding office and serving on committees or direc-
torates of commercial and civic organizations.
Due to the fact that its executives themselves han-
dle all the details of the business, the Kranz-Smith
Co., Charles and Fayette streets, and the Hammann-
Levin Co., 412 North Howard street, Baltimore, Md.,
jointly operated under the same ownership and man-
agement, have come to represent one of the most
important retail musical enterprises in this section of
the country. The two stores, located in two important
business and shopping sections of this Monumental
city, are modern in every respect as to arrangement,
appointments and type and make of musical instru-
ments featured.
The Kranz-Smith Co. and Hammann-Levin Co.
are known for their outstanding makes of pianos,
headed by the internationally famous Steinway. The
Crulbransen and other equally well known and famous
makes of pianos are featured at both stores. They
are also one of the lergest distributors of the Ortho-
phonic Victrola. The officials of the firm are Charles
L. Levin, president, and Joseph Fink, vice-president,
both of whom have been identified for 30 years with
the musical instrument and musical life of Baltimore.
TRAVELERS BACK IN NEW YORK.
Edwin Weickert of Leipzig, Germany, and W. M.
Shailer of Philip W. Oetting & Sons, 213 East 19th
street, New York, are back in New York from a trip
together to the cities of the Central West and
Toronto, Ontario. Mr. Shailer showed Mr. Weickert
points in the metropolis and conducted him to the
headquarters of several of their customers for Weick-
ert hammer and damper felts. At the office the re-
porter met Mr. Shailer, Jr., and P. G. Oetting,
president of the company. Mr. Oetting said the two
returned travelers had found business conditions at
Chicago and the other cities about the same as here
in the East—not booming high, but showing some
signs of life, and with all manufacturers filled with
hope for a sharp return of much better trade in the
coming fall.
McMACKIN PIANO SERVICE
Progressive Des Moines Concern Issues New Folder
and Price List for Key Recovering.
The McMackin Piano Service, 1719-21 Mondaniin
avenue. Des Moines, la., has issued a folder containing
very valuable information for the trade. It includes
the latest price list and a few unsolicited testimo-
nials.
"You will note the very heavy weight of our new
Du Pont pyralin composition (sample enclosed) that
we are using on all our key-work. We are sending
about 2,000 of these out to dealers in the middle west-
ern states along with sample," said L. E. McMackiu,
manager, this week.
"We have come to the place now where we do not
know how to improve on this work, as we believe that
we have as smooth a recovering job as can possibly
be put out. We also give them any style bevel or
corner that our customer wants which we advertise
in our price list folder.
"We believe in the piano industry and are trying
to do our bit for the benefit of all concerned and
any party wishing us to send them one of our little
folders may write us and we will gladly send folder
and sample by return mail.
"It has been hard for us to keep a supply of key
samples, which does not always mean that the key-
board as a whole will be lined up properly and level,
yet anyone sending us a key to be covered will be
glad to do so, showing the material at a better ad-
vantage. We have a good many customers send in
a key as a try-out."
BUYS RADIO DEPARTMENT.
E. R. Woodbury, Portland, Ore., has taken over the
radio department of the Hyatt Music Co., Portland,
Ore. He has several motor trucks and cars carrying
his slogan.
NO DEVELOPMENTS IN
H. C. BAY CO.'S AFFAIRS
Will M. Frazee, Receiver, Not Yet Able to
Present Complete Statement and No Defi-
nite Factory Plans Announced.
No developments of importance can be announced
in the matter of the H. C. Bay Piano Co. receiver-
ship proceedings. The receiver, Wi 11 M. Frazee, of
Rushville, Ind., has not yet been able to give out a
complete statement and no definite arrangements have
been effected for the operation of the plant at Bluff-
ton. Mr. Frazee has had extensive experience in the
capacity of assignee executive, having been the re-
ceiver of the Indianapolis & Cincinnati Traction Co.
At present, therefore, matters with the H. C. Bay
Company are in a state of statu quo. Mr. Bay, or
Mr. Purcell, the late business manager, are not at
the late offices of the company, 305 South Wabash
avenue, where the receiver is in charge awaiting
future plans for disposition of the stock on hand and
the possible starting up of the factory at Bluffton
to make up the fifteen to eighteen hundred pianos
that could be put through and marketed to advantage.
A. H. Erickson, vice-president of the company, and
Mr. Lestina have been in Chicago a good share of
the week in an endeavor, it is said, to get things to
moving at the factory for the continuation of work
there under the receivership.
In the meantime, Julian H. Mayar of 417 West
28th street, New York, the old J. & C. Fischer factory
and offices, who has the eastern distribution of the
H. C. Bay Company pianos, is sending out a circular
letter to former dealers in i-h-e Bay Company goods,
stating that he is in a position to supply the trade
with practically the entire line of Bay pianos and
players. Mr. Mayer states that as the eastern dis-
tributor of the Bay Company, he has a large stock
of Bay pianos in Xew York, Philadelphia and Boston
and can make immediate delivery of the product.
The auditing committee is now at work on its
report and the Chicago receiver who operates inde-
pendently of the recenver in Indiana is working as
rapidly as possible to get his affairs in shape to
report. Proceedings have been entered in Chicago
for an injunction against disposal of any property in
Chicago and at the same time investigation has been
started concerning so-called irregularities in cash
and check transactions. Developments disclosed may
bring about some sensational features.
NEW M. SCHULZ STYLES AT CONVENTION
LOMBARDO GRAND
LOUIS XIV GRAND
Among new M. Schulz styles shown at the convention were the Louis XIV and the Lombardo grands, both five-footers, hand-carved
in walnut and bound to attain the same popularity which all Schulz Old World grands have enjoyed. These, too, are authentic reproductions
of treasured relics in the museums of Europe.
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).