Presto

September 22. 1928
PRESTO-TIMES
Announcing a New Grand
Heppelwhite
MUWS
The New Packard Grand—
Heppelwhite Model, Style R
4 ft. 7 in. long. Mahogany.
Bench to match.
by a Real Sales Planf
1928 is the year of opportunity for Packard dealers. The Packard organization, old
in reputation but youthful in spirit, has kept in contact with dealers' problems in a
way that is enabling Packard to produce new designs in Packard instruments that
will sell most readily and to supply the selling assistance dealers need.
1 he Heppelwhite Grand shown at the right is the newest Packard value—a splendid
instrument in an exquisite case at a surprisingly low price. It's true Packard quality
in every line with the rich full rounded tone Packard Grands are noted for. Get the
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THE PACKARD PIANO COMPANY
3335 Packard Avenue
Fort Wayne, Indiana
it dashed down the hill, meeting Mr. McCarthy with
fatal results at the Powell street crossing.
Mr. McCarthy, who was only 54 years of age at the
time of his death, had attained not only prominence
in the music trade but also a position of leadership
in civic affairs. He was one of the founders of the
Interesting Items About the Music Business
Down Town Association, an organization of great
activity. Fellow members from the association and
Show Admirable Activity in the En-
from the Bohemian Union League, Olympic and Elks
thusiastic Men in Various Places.
Club were in attendance. The Sherman, Clay & Co.
The Steinberg Music Store of Superior, Wis., is store was closed for the day of the funeral "In Mem-
ory of Arthur G. McCarthy.'" The honorary pall-
offering for sale the Steinway grand piano which was
bearers included Mayor Rolfe, General Thornwall
specially selected for the use of the President and
Mullaly, P. T. Clay. Frederick R. Sherman and other
Mrs. Coolidge at vheir summer home on the Brule.
prominent citizens.
The Steinberg company is the Steinway representa-
tive in Superior.
When Mr. McCarthy retired from Sherman, Clay &
In a recent survey of Wisconsin industries it was Co., about eighteen months ago, he w-as treasurer, a
member of the board of directors and bead of the
pointed out that Wisconsin piano manufacturers pay
Victor department.
out $549,280 in wages and produce $2,525,688 worth
of pianos per year, while musical instruments are
made in nine plants employing 539 workers.
The Milwaukee school board is offering music
lessons to children over nine years of age at ten
cents a lesson. Last semester more than 2,000 boys
and girls were enrolled in the classes. As soon as
E. M. Love in Georgia, R. A. Burke in Texas, and
any child becomes more than average in proficiency,
the Orders Are Rolling in, with More Promised.
he will be allowed to play in bands and orchestras
which will be organized by Herman F. Smith, super-
K. A. Burke is giving a good account of his activ-
visor of music in public schools.
ities on ihe road in Texas for the Story & Clark
Work has been completed on the installation of a Piano Company. Mr. Burke has been on the present
new store front and entrance to the Forbes-Meagher
trip for some weeks, and the orders he has been
Music Company at Madison. The new front em- securing amount to a considerable volume.
bodies latest developments in store display and light-
Secretary E. M. Love, of Story & Clark's, who
ing. It not only provides more display space, but
started later, is also scoring hits for the company in
greatly improves the appearance of the store which
Georgia. It seems that the old South is going to
has been used as a musical merchandise house con-
prove itself very good territory this season.
tinuously for 40 years.
President E. H. Story, who recently returned from
Italy, was in New York on Monday of this week
Sheboygan Music merchants came in for their
when Presto-Times representative called at Story it
share of publicity recently when a newspaper in that
Clark's headquarters in Chicago.
city ran a special business men's review edition with
brief summaries concerning the various concerns of
the city and photos of the members of the company.
TUNER'S SECRETARY APPOINTED.
Among those who were represented in the review
Nels
C. Boe, recently elected president of the
was August Zohlen whose line of pianos includes the
National Association of Piano Tuners, and the board
Fischer Ampico electric reproducing piano, the
of directors appointed at the recent convention in
Knabe, Estey Grands. Jesse French, Bush & Gerts,
Cleveland last moiuh, have appointed E. A. Weise
Schiller, Miessner, Straube and Haddorff; John F.
Schwerin, president of the Miller Piano Co., and the of Chicago treasurer, and Mary C. Gubbins, also of
Chicago, secretary of the association, succeeding W.
H. Buchheim Music Co., of which Herman Buchheim
F.
McClellan, who had filled those offices for a
is president and Karl E. Fricke, secretary and treas-
number of vears.
urer. The Buchheim company handles the Gulbran-
sen and Steinway pianos.
LATE NEWS OF THE
WISCONSIN TRADE
AUGlBT BUSINESS
IN INDIANAPOLIS
Dealers Agree in Excellent Reports of Sales
for Eighth Month of 1928 and Voice
Assurances for September—Other
News of Trade.
The month of August has surprised the dealers of
Indianapolis, by proving to be better than anticipated
after final figures were taken. In several instances
the exhibits at the Indiana State Fair came to the
rescue, with additional sales. Dea'ers that had exhi-
bitions at the fair say that they have been profitable
this year.
The Christena-Teague Piano Company report Au-
gust very good, and September is starting out as
though it might end up better than August is the
report from Mr. Christena. One of the encouraging
things about business just now are some inquiries
for the better and higher grade pianos, from the
better class of customers. Some very good sales
during the month of August are reported, of high
grade pianos.
Reports Good Business.
John Pearson of the Pearson Piano Company has
returned after a long vacation
in Wequetonsing,
Mich., with his family. Business at Pearson's has
been good and it looks as though it is going to con-
tinue. Alterations are about finished and the record
department is now located on the street floor with
twelve individual booths. The radio department is
now located in the basement with plenty of room and
an excellent line of instruments.
The first meeting of the Indianapolis Music Mer-
chants was held this week in the Board of Trade
dining room, and there was an excellent attendance.
Some very interesting matters were discussed, and the
next meeting will be held on Monday, September 17
in the same private room. H. G. Hook has a very
interesting program in mind for the coming winter
and the co-operation of all dealers has been pledged.
The Board of Control of the Indiana Music Mer-
chants' Association met last week in Indianapolis.
C. R. Moores of the Packard Piano Company and
president of the Indiana Association, called the meet-
ing to discuss the possibility of a convention during
October. It was decided, however, that the State
MEETING OF BAKER CREDITORS.
Association will not convene this year, but the reason
1.. P. Bull, treasurer of the Story & Clark Piano
for this action cou'd not be learned.
Company, 173 North Michigan avenue, Chicago, will
H. Edgar French of the Jesse French & Sons
be in attendance at a meeting of creditors and others
Piano Company. Xew Castle, I ml., passed through
interested in the affairs of the old Baker Music Com-
Indianapolis during the past week, and visited the
pany, Albany, N. Y., on September 25. Among
Wilking Music Company, local representatives of the
other things slated for this meeting are a distribution
Jesse French & Sons Company.
of assets and a hearing of the auditor's report.
The Starr Piano Company report an increase in the
sales of straight pianos, grands in the Period models
E. J. JORDAN ON WEST COAST.
especially. The majority of the sales made at the
State Fair were straight grand instruments, according
F. J. Jorrdan. general wholesale representative for
the American Piano Company for Chicago and the to Ned Clay, sales manager of the company.
F. A. Hood, vice-president of the Schiller Piano
West, is now on a successful trip through the Pacific
Company, Oregon, Til., was in the city during the
Coast states. Meantime his office in room 2030
week calling on the Pearson Piano Company, who
Straus Building, 308 South Michigan avenue, Chi-
have the agency for the Schiller line in this city.
cago, is kept open by his secretary.
STORY & CLARK MEN ARE
ALL BUSY AS BEAVERS
ANDREW G. MCCARTHY
STRUCK BY MOTOR TRUCK
Prominent Man in Music Trade in San Francisco
Dies One Hour Later.
Andrew G. McCarthy, for over forty years with
Sherman, Clay & Co., San Francisco, and prominent
in the club and civic life of that city, was killed Sep-
tember 5 by a runaway truck. The truck, left with
engine running at the service entrance to the Fair-
mont Hotel on Sacramento street, started while the
driver was making a delivery, gained momentum as
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