Presto
Issue: 1928 2202 - Page 9
October 13, 1928
P R E S T O-T I M E S
LYON & HEALY IN CLEVELAND
AMERICAN PIANO CO.'S
LINE IN MILWAUKEE
Negotiations by Waltham Piano Co. with
Kesselman-O'Driscoll Co. May Lead to
Transfer of Franchise There.
The possible purchase of the business of the Kes-
selman-O'Driscoll Company, Milwaukee, Wis., by the
Waltham Piano Co. of the same city, has provided
an interesting topic of conversation in music trade
circles there and elsewhere for more than a week. It
is a rather widely known fact that Paul 1\ Netzow,
president and general manager of the Waltham
Piano Company has met the officials of the big retail
music house on several occasions and discussed the
details of purchase-.
Of course the imp'-rtance of a purchase of that kind
is increased by the fact that the Kesselman-O'Dris-
coll Company is representative of the line of the
American Piano Company and other desirable lines
of music goods. The Kesselman-O'Driscoll Com-
panq has achieved a prominent position in the retail
field by reason of the appeal of its lines and its force
in presenting them.
When asked about the progress of the negotiations
this week Mr. Netzow said that while he had several
conferences with Mr. Kesselman, he has not up to
this time completed the purchase of the interests of
the big retail house in the line of the American Piano
Company.
NEW MONEY-MAKER FOR
PIANO MERCHANTS
The Orchestrope, New Product of the Cape-
hart Automatic Phonograph Corp. of
Huntington, Indiana.
VIKW OF MAIN FLOOR, LYON & HEALY CLEVELAND STORE.
Lyon & Healy, Chicago, recently opened a new
store in Cleveland, 0., which, like its Chicago sponsor,
is characterized by a complete representation of
musical departments.
Succeeding the well-known Dreher Piano Company
and retaining both the Dreher personnel and the for-
mer Dreher store premises, a sound and influential
basis was well established for the new music com-
pany.
The building's impressive exterior, whose massive
ornamental columns have already become a landmark
to Cleveland people, has been improved by a hand-
some bronze front on the first floor and enlarged show
windows. On the roof a huge electric sign flashes
the well known Lyon & Healy slogan, "Everything
Known in Music,"
One of the most important sections on the street
floor is the sheet music section, with which has been
incorporated the former CarJton Music Company.
The former Carlton head, Gus Darmstadt, a familiar
Cleveland figure, is the department head.
The second floor is given over to the Steinway and
other pianos, the Duo-Art, and Aeolian pipe organs,
Estey reed organs, the music roll department and the
office of the manager and vice-president, Harry Valen-
tine. On the third floor are found the harp depart-
ment and the general offices of the company.
MRS. C. C. CHICKERING DIES.
Mrs. Lucile Parish Chickering, wife of Clifford C.
Chickering, one of the vice-presidents of Chickering
& Sons, died at her residence in Pasadena, Calif., on
Sunday of this week after a long illness. Mr. and
Mrs. Chickering went to California two years ago.
She was born in Delavan, Wis., 52 years ago. In
Chicago when Mr. Chickering was president of Chick-
ering Bros, and manufacturing the Acoustigrande,
Mrs. Chickering was a leader in the charity organi-
zations on Chicago's great South Side, working in the
interest of hospitals in tag days and otherwise.
I. P. Gilmore has purchased a music business oper-
ated in Sierre Madre, Calif., by Woodson F. Jones.
Located at Huntington, Ind., is a concern the prod-
uct of which, evidently, from appearances, is going to
make a great deal of money for men handling the
general musical merchandise line. The company is
the Capehart Automatic Phonograph Corporation and
the instrument referred to is the Orchestrope, which
an ad-writer describes as "the musical marvel of the
age."
The company is a young industry, but in the last
live or six months it has made surprising strides in
production and in lining up its products with many
of the larger musical instrument dealers of the coun-
try.
It looks now as if an agency for the Orchestrope
is one of the best things in sight as a desirable and
ready means of increasing assets.
KARL STEINBRECKER SAILS.
Karl Steiubrecker, for several years associated with
A. Wagner & Levi-.se, Succrs., Monterey, Mexico, has
left for Europe. This week he met several old friends
in New York, from which place he sailed for Ger-
man v.
QUICK WAY TO PIANO SALES
The best method of reaching the piano prospects in order to show and demonstrate the
pianos is the BOWEN PIANO LOADER way. A Bowen One-Man Loader and Carrier at-
tached to a Ford roadster enables the dealer to bring the store to the customer. The combina-
tion also provides the quickest, safest and best delivery system for music dealers in city or
country. Write for particulars to
BOWEN PIANO LOADER CO.
Winston-Salem, N. C.
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P R E S T O-T I M E S
LYON & HEALY IN CLEVELAND
AMERICAN PIANO CO.'S
LINE IN MILWAUKEE
Negotiations by Waltham Piano Co. with
Kesselman-O'Driscoll Co. May Lead to
Transfer of Franchise There.
The possible purchase of the business of the Kes-
selman-O'Driscoll Company, Milwaukee, Wis., by the
Waltham Piano Co. of the same city, has provided
an interesting topic of conversation in music trade
circles there and elsewhere for more than a week. It
is a rather widely known fact that Paul 1\ Netzow,
president and general manager of the Waltham
Piano Company has met the officials of the big retail
music house on several occasions and discussed the
details of purchase-.
Of course the imp'-rtance of a purchase of that kind
is increased by the fact that the Kesselman-O'Dris-
coll Company is representative of the line of the
American Piano Company and other desirable lines
of music goods. The Kesselman-O'Driscoll Com-
panq has achieved a prominent position in the retail
field by reason of the appeal of its lines and its force
in presenting them.
When asked about the progress of the negotiations
this week Mr. Netzow said that while he had several
conferences with Mr. Kesselman, he has not up to
this time completed the purchase of the interests of
the big retail house in the line of the American Piano
Company.
NEW MONEY-MAKER FOR
PIANO MERCHANTS
The Orchestrope, New Product of the Cape-
hart Automatic Phonograph Corp. of
Huntington, Indiana.
VIKW OF MAIN FLOOR, LYON & HEALY CLEVELAND STORE.
Lyon & Healy, Chicago, recently opened a new
store in Cleveland, 0., which, like its Chicago sponsor,
is characterized by a complete representation of
musical departments.
Succeeding the well-known Dreher Piano Company
and retaining both the Dreher personnel and the for-
mer Dreher store premises, a sound and influential
basis was well established for the new music com-
pany.
The building's impressive exterior, whose massive
ornamental columns have already become a landmark
to Cleveland people, has been improved by a hand-
some bronze front on the first floor and enlarged show
windows. On the roof a huge electric sign flashes
the well known Lyon & Healy slogan, "Everything
Known in Music,"
One of the most important sections on the street
floor is the sheet music section, with which has been
incorporated the former CarJton Music Company.
The former Carlton head, Gus Darmstadt, a familiar
Cleveland figure, is the department head.
The second floor is given over to the Steinway and
other pianos, the Duo-Art, and Aeolian pipe organs,
Estey reed organs, the music roll department and the
office of the manager and vice-president, Harry Valen-
tine. On the third floor are found the harp depart-
ment and the general offices of the company.
MRS. C. C. CHICKERING DIES.
Mrs. Lucile Parish Chickering, wife of Clifford C.
Chickering, one of the vice-presidents of Chickering
& Sons, died at her residence in Pasadena, Calif., on
Sunday of this week after a long illness. Mr. and
Mrs. Chickering went to California two years ago.
She was born in Delavan, Wis., 52 years ago. In
Chicago when Mr. Chickering was president of Chick-
ering Bros, and manufacturing the Acoustigrande,
Mrs. Chickering was a leader in the charity organi-
zations on Chicago's great South Side, working in the
interest of hospitals in tag days and otherwise.
I. P. Gilmore has purchased a music business oper-
ated in Sierre Madre, Calif., by Woodson F. Jones.
Located at Huntington, Ind., is a concern the prod-
uct of which, evidently, from appearances, is going to
make a great deal of money for men handling the
general musical merchandise line. The company is
the Capehart Automatic Phonograph Corporation and
the instrument referred to is the Orchestrope, which
an ad-writer describes as "the musical marvel of the
age."
The company is a young industry, but in the last
live or six months it has made surprising strides in
production and in lining up its products with many
of the larger musical instrument dealers of the coun-
try.
It looks now as if an agency for the Orchestrope
is one of the best things in sight as a desirable and
ready means of increasing assets.
KARL STEINBRECKER SAILS.
Karl Steiubrecker, for several years associated with
A. Wagner & Levi-.se, Succrs., Monterey, Mexico, has
left for Europe. This week he met several old friends
in New York, from which place he sailed for Ger-
man v.
QUICK WAY TO PIANO SALES
The best method of reaching the piano prospects in order to show and demonstrate the
pianos is the BOWEN PIANO LOADER way. A Bowen One-Man Loader and Carrier at-
tached to a Ford roadster enables the dealer to bring the store to the customer. The combina-
tion also provides the quickest, safest and best delivery system for music dealers in city or
country. Write for particulars to
BOWEN PIANO LOADER CO.
Winston-Salem, N. C.
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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).