Presto
Issue: 1928 2189 - Page 11
July 14, 1928
11
PRESTO-TIMES
GULBRANSEN FOR BEAUTY
OLD MANSFIELD, 0.,
FIRM IN NEW STORE
The State Music Company Organized Four-
teen Years Ago, Begins New Era of Pro-
gressiveness in Fine Quarters.
The State Music Company, Mansfield, Ohio, re-
cently held its grand opening in the Van Ness Build-
ing, a 99-year lease of which was taken on the build-
ing by the music company.
The business was started fourteen years ago in a
small store room in the Southern Hotel Building on
South Park street. Four years ago the State Music
Company was incorporated, with Miss Isabelle Van
Ness as president and treasurer, and R. E. Taylor
vice-president and secretary. The executive board of
directors include the two officers and S. A. Toomey,
C. E. Corbett and W. H. Kreig, of Cleveland.
Miss Van Ness was employed with the Starr Piano
Company for ten years, five years of which she was
manager. Since founding the State Music Company
in 1924, she has become known throughout the coun-
try as one of the most successful merchants in the
music industry.
Vice-President.
R. E. Taylor, vice-president and secretary, has been
associated with piano stores for the last twenty-five
years and is well qualified to hold his position with
this company. He was district manager for the last
seventeen years for the Starr Piano Company and is
now Ohio representative for the Kohler industries out
of New York. He is well known in Mansfield and
has been a constant booster for the company.
Mrs. Vergie Spellman has been with the company
for eight years when it was located at 95 North Main
street. Mrs. Spellman is thoroughly acquainted with
the music business and is familiar with all the musical
catalogues. She will have charge of the record and
player roll department and also the small goods de-
partment.
THE BALDWIN PIANO CO.
HELPS DEALERS' ACCOUNTING
Valuable Aids to Correct Bookkeeping Prepared for
Trades and Use of Forms Are Fully Explained
The Parks Music House Company of Hannibal,
Mo., was successful in selling a Gulbransen small
grand to the parents of Miss Norma Hawkins, se-
lected as the most beautiful girl in Hannibal. She
was Hannibal's entrant in the International Beauty
Show, held at Galveston, Tex.
Miss Hawkins is not only beautiful, but modest,
unassuming and of charming personality. She is
very proud of her Gulbransen instrument. The pic-
tures herewith show Miss Hawkins at the piano and
to the left is a reproduction of her home. When her
folks picked a p : ano, they chose the Gulbransen small
grand, and bought it at the leading music establish-
ment in their community—Parks Music House Com-
pany.
E. L. HADLEY ATTENDS
ADVERTISING CONVENTION
Walter S. Jenkins is general manager, not only of the
Cable store but also of the Cable branch stores in
several surrounding cities in Michigan.
Mr. Hadley expressed himself to the Presto-Times
man as believing that there is nothing the matter
with the piano business among men willing to work
for results, and said the trade outlook for the fall
looks bright.
This was the 24th annual convention and first inter-
national exposition of the International Advertising
Association and it opened in Masonic Temple, De-
troit, on Monday with a temperature which reached
a maximum of 96 degrees in the shade.
Advertising Manager of The Cable Company,
Chicago, an Interested Participant in
Great Gathering of Publicity Folk.
One of the leading exponents of piano publicity, in
attendance this week at the Detroit convention of the
world's advertising men, was E. L. Hadley, advertis-
ing manager of The Cable Company, Chicago. Mr.
Hadley put up at the Book-Cadillac Hotel. One
of his earliest visits in Detroit was to the branch
store of the Cable Piano Company in Detroit where
CHRISTMAN
STUDIO PIANOS
(Reg. IT. s. Pat. Off.)
Makers of the Famous
STUDIO GRAND
"The First Touch Tells"
(Reg. IT. S. Pat. Off.)
CHRISTMAN PIANO C0.,Inc.
597 East 137th St.
FIRE IN MUSIC SHOP.
Fourteen firemen were overcome by smoke while
battling a fire in the basement of the Detroit Music
Shop, 2030 Woodward avenue, Detroit, Monday of
this week. The fire started in a corner of the base-
ment among bales of waste paper and packing cases.
It is believed to have smoldered several hours before
the smoke was noticed, Most of the damage was con-
fined to the basement of the shop, but the musical
instruments on the first floor are believed to have
been injured by smoke. Until the extent of this
damage is ascertained, the loss cannot be determined.
The Baldwin Piano Company, Cincinnati, has pre-
pared certain forms for the benefit of music dealers.
The average music dealer knows so little about the
proper methods of accounting and bookkeeping that
these sheets should be of great value in helping him
know just where he stands.
Instructions and explanations in connection with
statement of assets and liabilities, which accompany
the sheets, cover items in the order in which they
appear on the statement.
Assets, current, fixed and deferred are described
and their treatment explained.
In the same manner liabilities, current, fixed and
accrued, are explained.
SHOWS STRAUBE GRANDS.
A new brochure issued by the Straube Piano Co.,
Hammond, Ind., is devoted entirely to grands, or
which ten styles are pictured. Some are made in
the Straube duplex overstrung scale and others on
the usual lines of construction, but all have the elab-
orate laminated construction of key bed, posts, rim
and patented Straube "U" posts. Most of the styles
are in Period designs, showing how great is the
demand for architectural beauty in the grand.
OPENS IN GLEN COVE, N. Y.
TheCABLECOMPANY
The Conkling Music Company, Inc., 46 School
street, Glen Cove, N. Y., was recently organized.
The instruments handled are the Steinway, Duo Art,
the Weber, Steck. Stroud, Janssen and Milton, also
music rolls. A service department is a feature of the
business. Mr. Conkling has been in the piano busi-
ness for over twenty years and until recently was
Glen Cove manager for the Janssen Piano Company.
Makers of Grand, Upright
and Inner-Player Pianos,
including Conover, Cable,
Kingsbury, Wellington and
Euphona.
A new store front is the most prominent feature of
the alterations that will shortly be made on the store
of the Schmoller & Mueller Piano Co., 1514-1516
Dodge street, Omaha, Neb.
Chicago
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11
PRESTO-TIMES
GULBRANSEN FOR BEAUTY
OLD MANSFIELD, 0.,
FIRM IN NEW STORE
The State Music Company Organized Four-
teen Years Ago, Begins New Era of Pro-
gressiveness in Fine Quarters.
The State Music Company, Mansfield, Ohio, re-
cently held its grand opening in the Van Ness Build-
ing, a 99-year lease of which was taken on the build-
ing by the music company.
The business was started fourteen years ago in a
small store room in the Southern Hotel Building on
South Park street. Four years ago the State Music
Company was incorporated, with Miss Isabelle Van
Ness as president and treasurer, and R. E. Taylor
vice-president and secretary. The executive board of
directors include the two officers and S. A. Toomey,
C. E. Corbett and W. H. Kreig, of Cleveland.
Miss Van Ness was employed with the Starr Piano
Company for ten years, five years of which she was
manager. Since founding the State Music Company
in 1924, she has become known throughout the coun-
try as one of the most successful merchants in the
music industry.
Vice-President.
R. E. Taylor, vice-president and secretary, has been
associated with piano stores for the last twenty-five
years and is well qualified to hold his position with
this company. He was district manager for the last
seventeen years for the Starr Piano Company and is
now Ohio representative for the Kohler industries out
of New York. He is well known in Mansfield and
has been a constant booster for the company.
Mrs. Vergie Spellman has been with the company
for eight years when it was located at 95 North Main
street. Mrs. Spellman is thoroughly acquainted with
the music business and is familiar with all the musical
catalogues. She will have charge of the record and
player roll department and also the small goods de-
partment.
THE BALDWIN PIANO CO.
HELPS DEALERS' ACCOUNTING
Valuable Aids to Correct Bookkeeping Prepared for
Trades and Use of Forms Are Fully Explained
The Parks Music House Company of Hannibal,
Mo., was successful in selling a Gulbransen small
grand to the parents of Miss Norma Hawkins, se-
lected as the most beautiful girl in Hannibal. She
was Hannibal's entrant in the International Beauty
Show, held at Galveston, Tex.
Miss Hawkins is not only beautiful, but modest,
unassuming and of charming personality. She is
very proud of her Gulbransen instrument. The pic-
tures herewith show Miss Hawkins at the piano and
to the left is a reproduction of her home. When her
folks picked a p : ano, they chose the Gulbransen small
grand, and bought it at the leading music establish-
ment in their community—Parks Music House Com-
pany.
E. L. HADLEY ATTENDS
ADVERTISING CONVENTION
Walter S. Jenkins is general manager, not only of the
Cable store but also of the Cable branch stores in
several surrounding cities in Michigan.
Mr. Hadley expressed himself to the Presto-Times
man as believing that there is nothing the matter
with the piano business among men willing to work
for results, and said the trade outlook for the fall
looks bright.
This was the 24th annual convention and first inter-
national exposition of the International Advertising
Association and it opened in Masonic Temple, De-
troit, on Monday with a temperature which reached
a maximum of 96 degrees in the shade.
Advertising Manager of The Cable Company,
Chicago, an Interested Participant in
Great Gathering of Publicity Folk.
One of the leading exponents of piano publicity, in
attendance this week at the Detroit convention of the
world's advertising men, was E. L. Hadley, advertis-
ing manager of The Cable Company, Chicago. Mr.
Hadley put up at the Book-Cadillac Hotel. One
of his earliest visits in Detroit was to the branch
store of the Cable Piano Company in Detroit where
CHRISTMAN
STUDIO PIANOS
(Reg. IT. s. Pat. Off.)
Makers of the Famous
STUDIO GRAND
"The First Touch Tells"
(Reg. IT. S. Pat. Off.)
CHRISTMAN PIANO C0.,Inc.
597 East 137th St.
FIRE IN MUSIC SHOP.
Fourteen firemen were overcome by smoke while
battling a fire in the basement of the Detroit Music
Shop, 2030 Woodward avenue, Detroit, Monday of
this week. The fire started in a corner of the base-
ment among bales of waste paper and packing cases.
It is believed to have smoldered several hours before
the smoke was noticed, Most of the damage was con-
fined to the basement of the shop, but the musical
instruments on the first floor are believed to have
been injured by smoke. Until the extent of this
damage is ascertained, the loss cannot be determined.
The Baldwin Piano Company, Cincinnati, has pre-
pared certain forms for the benefit of music dealers.
The average music dealer knows so little about the
proper methods of accounting and bookkeeping that
these sheets should be of great value in helping him
know just where he stands.
Instructions and explanations in connection with
statement of assets and liabilities, which accompany
the sheets, cover items in the order in which they
appear on the statement.
Assets, current, fixed and deferred are described
and their treatment explained.
In the same manner liabilities, current, fixed and
accrued, are explained.
SHOWS STRAUBE GRANDS.
A new brochure issued by the Straube Piano Co.,
Hammond, Ind., is devoted entirely to grands, or
which ten styles are pictured. Some are made in
the Straube duplex overstrung scale and others on
the usual lines of construction, but all have the elab-
orate laminated construction of key bed, posts, rim
and patented Straube "U" posts. Most of the styles
are in Period designs, showing how great is the
demand for architectural beauty in the grand.
OPENS IN GLEN COVE, N. Y.
TheCABLECOMPANY
The Conkling Music Company, Inc., 46 School
street, Glen Cove, N. Y., was recently organized.
The instruments handled are the Steinway, Duo Art,
the Weber, Steck. Stroud, Janssen and Milton, also
music rolls. A service department is a feature of the
business. Mr. Conkling has been in the piano busi-
ness for over twenty years and until recently was
Glen Cove manager for the Janssen Piano Company.
Makers of Grand, Upright
and Inner-Player Pianos,
including Conover, Cable,
Kingsbury, Wellington and
Euphona.
A new store front is the most prominent feature of
the alterations that will shortly be made on the store
of the Schmoller & Mueller Piano Co., 1514-1516
Dodge street, Omaha, Neb.
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/
Future scanning projects are planned by the International Arcade Museum Library (IAML).