Presto
Issue: 1928 2209 - Page 7
December 1, 1928
P R E S T 0-TIM E S
J. N. ENGLAND PLEASED
WITH PIANO PROSPECTS
Southern Traveler for Straube Piano Co., Ham-
mond, Ind., Gives Good Reasons for
His Optimistic Belief.
J. N. England, southeastern sales representative for
the Straube Piano Company, Hammond, Ind., reports
a pronounced upward trend in the piano trade condi-
tion in the south. When interviewed recently in At-
lanta, Ga., Mr. England stated:
"The people of the south are by nature a musical
people. This inclination toward music is not only
reflected in the large sale of every type of musical
instrument, but it is emphasized in the keen desire
of every southern home to have a piano. A piano
in the home fulfills the traditions of the south. The
ability to play a piano is rightfully looked upon as an
tian J. Heppe, whose son and successor, Florence J.
Heppe, is now head of the company.
Judges for the finals were James Francis Cook,
president of the Presser Foundation, affiliated with
the Theodore Presser Company; Robert Armbruster,
pianist and musical director; Mrs. Benjamin F.
Mashall, president of the Matinee Musical Club;
Stanley Muschamp, president of the Philadelphia
Music Teachers' Association and Clara Barnes
Abbott, managing director of Atwater Kent musical
contests and head of the Music League.
TUNERS MEETINGS
HELD IN TWO CITIES
A. V. Minifie, Russell Oak and Tom Wise
Help Active Membership Drive in
Indianapolis and Toledo.
The membership drive in the National Association
of Piano Tuners and in its midwestern divisions is
being- successfully carried on.
A tuners' division rally was held in Indianapolis at
the Denison Hotel on Thursday evening, November
22, which was attended by A. V. Minifie of Pontiac.
Mich., vice-president of the national body, and by
Thomas Wise and Russell Oak of the Detroit division.
On the way home these gentlemen attended a rally
meeting of the Toledo division in Toledo, Ohio, at
Grinnell Bros.' warerooms on Friday night, Novem-
ber 23. The tuning business is increasing in the cif'es
named—Indianapolis, Toledo and Detroit. Not for-
getting to mention Pontiac in the list of lively tuning
cities.
The tuners decided to hold their tri-state conven-
tion at the Hotel Severin, Indianapolis, on February
11 and 12. This resolution was sponsored by L. M.
Porch of the Indianapolis division.
NEW MARYLAND STORES
FOR MUSIC GOODS SALES
J. N. ENGLAND.
evidence of culture, refinement and higher education.
There is also a special reason for the very large sale
of Straube pianos which we enjoy in our southern
states.
"In the south, name value stands very high and
because of the great many years that the Straube has
been sold in the south and the pronounced satisfaction
that it has given, the people have come to consider
the Straube piano as a part of cultural environment.
"In describing the piano situation in the south in
this way I do not mean to infer any inertness of the
people in accepting improvements in piano manufac-
ture. On the contrary, I doubt if there is a section
of the country which has responded more quickly
or in greater bus-ness volume to the great improve-
ments and unique features in piano manufacture
which Straube has introduced than is true of my own
territory."
Mr. England is a thorough piano man, having been
engaged in the retailing and wholesaling of pianos
since boyhood. He is of a quiet, retiring nature, yet
one of the most highly qualified, capable and most
welcomed men calling upon the piano merchants in
the southeast. Mr. England has been with the
Straube Piano Company for many years.
HEPPE FOUNDATION
WINNERS GET MEDALS
In Contest Sponsored by Matinee Musical Club
of Philadelphia Awards Are Made to
Public School Pupils.
The Heppe Foundation affiliated with C. J. Heppe
& Son, 1117 Market street, Philadelphia, piano deal-
ers, were awarded medals to the winners in the con-
tests sponsored by the Matinee Musical Club of Phil-
adelphia among the pupils of the public and high
schools of suburban towns adjacent to the Quaker
City last week.
These contests were for the purpose of stimulating
an interest in piano playing, and were known as the
Delaware County Piano Playing Contests with fifteen
towns of prominent residential sections included in
the group. Upward of 300 Delaware county stu-
dents participated in the elimination contests held
on November 23.
Final contests w r ere held November 30 when the
foremost piano players were selected and awarded
the Heppe Foundation medals that are memorials to
the founder of the "House That Heppe Built," Chris-
Baltimore and Cumberland Each Get Addition to
General Music Business.
Another musical instrument retail addition to the
Baltimore, Md., field is the K. & B. Music House.
Inc, 4 South Potomac street, which has been incor-
porated for general dealing in musical instruments.
The concern has been capitalized at $10,000, consist-
ing 100 shares of stock, having" a par value of $100.
The incorporators are Norman B. Kurzenknabe,
George H. Buys and Arthur W T . Seigman.
Another addition to the retail musical instrument
field of Cumberland, Md., is that of the Cumberland
Music Corporation, located at 16 North Center street,
Cumberland, Md., which also has been incorporated
to gentrally deal in musical instruments. The cor-
poration has been capitalized at $25,000, consisting
of 2,500 shares of stock, having a par value of $10.
The incorporators are Thomas L. Popp, W r illiam M.
Popp and Mabel S. Popp.
The Weaver Piano Co., of York, Pa., has opened
for the first time in Baltimore, Md., an exclusive
Weaver Piano Co. store at 311 North Howard street.
The opening of this store in that city marks an
innovation for the Weaver Piano Co. Heretofore
the company had confined its activities in that city
to selling its product to some established retailer.
Among the most recent to handle the Weaver line
has been Haebler, Anderson & Haebler, 754 North
Gav street.
OLDEST SALESMAN FOUND.
The National Traveling Salesmen's Foundation's
search for the oldest traveling salesman in the United
States lias been successful. He has been found in
Atchison. Kansas, in the person of Charles Terry,
who is ninety-two years old, and has been selling on
the road for sixty-eight years, and is still actively en-
gaged in work on the road for the Implement and
Hardware Trade Journal of Kansas City. Mr. Terry
will be one of the guests of honor at a bannuet to be
given at the Hotel Astor, New York city, December
4, to inaugurate a campaign for a $3,000,000 home and
hospital for aged, incapacitated and indigent traveling
salesmen. The home will be built near Winston-
Salem, N. C, on a 1,000 acre tract donated for the
purpose.
VETERAN TUNER DIES.
Clias. L. Mertel. a veteran piano tuner in Milwau-
kee, Wis , and for five years vice-president of the local
division of the National Association of Piano Tuners,
died at his home recently in his sixty-ninth year. He
is survived by his wife and daughter. In addition to
his work as piano tuner, Mr. Mertel was for many
years organist for a number of Milwaukee lodges.
Above is shown
the Queen Anne
Period Grand
5 feet, 2 inches.
At the right is
shown the Lyric
Grand, 5 ft., 7 in.
The Henry F. Miller
Sells Itself
J
UST get your customer seated at
a Henry F. Miller piano and it
will sell itself. She will be thrilled
by the beauty of its tones and will
marvel at the easy responsiveness
of its action. To play a Henry F.
Miller piano is to realize that here
is an instrument with the ability to
give a musician the full power of
expression.
One glance at the Henry F.
Miller and one fleeting moment at
its keyboard make it apparent that
no expense has been spared, and
nothing has been left undone, to
make it the best possible piano that
experience, knowledge and skilled
craftsmanship can produce.
You can sell Henry F. Miller
pianos, for they have a wealth of
genuinely interesting and convinc-
ing selling points. And the piano
will practically sell itself if you will
get your customer at the keyboard.
Wise dealers are quickly closing up
territory on this famous old pres-
tige building piano. Write for in-
formation today if you want a real
leader.
JJianos
Choice of American Homes Since 1865 \
Henry F. Miller Piano Co., Boston, Mass.
V 5
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New Catalog
Just clip this coupon to your
letterhead and mail to Henry F.
Miller Piano Company, Boston.,
Mass., for new catalog and full
information.
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P R E S T 0-TIM E S
J. N. ENGLAND PLEASED
WITH PIANO PROSPECTS
Southern Traveler for Straube Piano Co., Ham-
mond, Ind., Gives Good Reasons for
His Optimistic Belief.
J. N. England, southeastern sales representative for
the Straube Piano Company, Hammond, Ind., reports
a pronounced upward trend in the piano trade condi-
tion in the south. When interviewed recently in At-
lanta, Ga., Mr. England stated:
"The people of the south are by nature a musical
people. This inclination toward music is not only
reflected in the large sale of every type of musical
instrument, but it is emphasized in the keen desire
of every southern home to have a piano. A piano
in the home fulfills the traditions of the south. The
ability to play a piano is rightfully looked upon as an
tian J. Heppe, whose son and successor, Florence J.
Heppe, is now head of the company.
Judges for the finals were James Francis Cook,
president of the Presser Foundation, affiliated with
the Theodore Presser Company; Robert Armbruster,
pianist and musical director; Mrs. Benjamin F.
Mashall, president of the Matinee Musical Club;
Stanley Muschamp, president of the Philadelphia
Music Teachers' Association and Clara Barnes
Abbott, managing director of Atwater Kent musical
contests and head of the Music League.
TUNERS MEETINGS
HELD IN TWO CITIES
A. V. Minifie, Russell Oak and Tom Wise
Help Active Membership Drive in
Indianapolis and Toledo.
The membership drive in the National Association
of Piano Tuners and in its midwestern divisions is
being- successfully carried on.
A tuners' division rally was held in Indianapolis at
the Denison Hotel on Thursday evening, November
22, which was attended by A. V. Minifie of Pontiac.
Mich., vice-president of the national body, and by
Thomas Wise and Russell Oak of the Detroit division.
On the way home these gentlemen attended a rally
meeting of the Toledo division in Toledo, Ohio, at
Grinnell Bros.' warerooms on Friday night, Novem-
ber 23. The tuning business is increasing in the cif'es
named—Indianapolis, Toledo and Detroit. Not for-
getting to mention Pontiac in the list of lively tuning
cities.
The tuners decided to hold their tri-state conven-
tion at the Hotel Severin, Indianapolis, on February
11 and 12. This resolution was sponsored by L. M.
Porch of the Indianapolis division.
NEW MARYLAND STORES
FOR MUSIC GOODS SALES
J. N. ENGLAND.
evidence of culture, refinement and higher education.
There is also a special reason for the very large sale
of Straube pianos which we enjoy in our southern
states.
"In the south, name value stands very high and
because of the great many years that the Straube has
been sold in the south and the pronounced satisfaction
that it has given, the people have come to consider
the Straube piano as a part of cultural environment.
"In describing the piano situation in the south in
this way I do not mean to infer any inertness of the
people in accepting improvements in piano manufac-
ture. On the contrary, I doubt if there is a section
of the country which has responded more quickly
or in greater bus-ness volume to the great improve-
ments and unique features in piano manufacture
which Straube has introduced than is true of my own
territory."
Mr. England is a thorough piano man, having been
engaged in the retailing and wholesaling of pianos
since boyhood. He is of a quiet, retiring nature, yet
one of the most highly qualified, capable and most
welcomed men calling upon the piano merchants in
the southeast. Mr. England has been with the
Straube Piano Company for many years.
HEPPE FOUNDATION
WINNERS GET MEDALS
In Contest Sponsored by Matinee Musical Club
of Philadelphia Awards Are Made to
Public School Pupils.
The Heppe Foundation affiliated with C. J. Heppe
& Son, 1117 Market street, Philadelphia, piano deal-
ers, were awarded medals to the winners in the con-
tests sponsored by the Matinee Musical Club of Phil-
adelphia among the pupils of the public and high
schools of suburban towns adjacent to the Quaker
City last week.
These contests were for the purpose of stimulating
an interest in piano playing, and were known as the
Delaware County Piano Playing Contests with fifteen
towns of prominent residential sections included in
the group. Upward of 300 Delaware county stu-
dents participated in the elimination contests held
on November 23.
Final contests w r ere held November 30 when the
foremost piano players were selected and awarded
the Heppe Foundation medals that are memorials to
the founder of the "House That Heppe Built," Chris-
Baltimore and Cumberland Each Get Addition to
General Music Business.
Another musical instrument retail addition to the
Baltimore, Md., field is the K. & B. Music House.
Inc, 4 South Potomac street, which has been incor-
porated for general dealing in musical instruments.
The concern has been capitalized at $10,000, consist-
ing 100 shares of stock, having" a par value of $100.
The incorporators are Norman B. Kurzenknabe,
George H. Buys and Arthur W T . Seigman.
Another addition to the retail musical instrument
field of Cumberland, Md., is that of the Cumberland
Music Corporation, located at 16 North Center street,
Cumberland, Md., which also has been incorporated
to gentrally deal in musical instruments. The cor-
poration has been capitalized at $25,000, consisting
of 2,500 shares of stock, having a par value of $10.
The incorporators are Thomas L. Popp, W r illiam M.
Popp and Mabel S. Popp.
The Weaver Piano Co., of York, Pa., has opened
for the first time in Baltimore, Md., an exclusive
Weaver Piano Co. store at 311 North Howard street.
The opening of this store in that city marks an
innovation for the Weaver Piano Co. Heretofore
the company had confined its activities in that city
to selling its product to some established retailer.
Among the most recent to handle the Weaver line
has been Haebler, Anderson & Haebler, 754 North
Gav street.
OLDEST SALESMAN FOUND.
The National Traveling Salesmen's Foundation's
search for the oldest traveling salesman in the United
States lias been successful. He has been found in
Atchison. Kansas, in the person of Charles Terry,
who is ninety-two years old, and has been selling on
the road for sixty-eight years, and is still actively en-
gaged in work on the road for the Implement and
Hardware Trade Journal of Kansas City. Mr. Terry
will be one of the guests of honor at a bannuet to be
given at the Hotel Astor, New York city, December
4, to inaugurate a campaign for a $3,000,000 home and
hospital for aged, incapacitated and indigent traveling
salesmen. The home will be built near Winston-
Salem, N. C, on a 1,000 acre tract donated for the
purpose.
VETERAN TUNER DIES.
Clias. L. Mertel. a veteran piano tuner in Milwau-
kee, Wis , and for five years vice-president of the local
division of the National Association of Piano Tuners,
died at his home recently in his sixty-ninth year. He
is survived by his wife and daughter. In addition to
his work as piano tuner, Mr. Mertel was for many
years organist for a number of Milwaukee lodges.
Above is shown
the Queen Anne
Period Grand
5 feet, 2 inches.
At the right is
shown the Lyric
Grand, 5 ft., 7 in.
The Henry F. Miller
Sells Itself
J
UST get your customer seated at
a Henry F. Miller piano and it
will sell itself. She will be thrilled
by the beauty of its tones and will
marvel at the easy responsiveness
of its action. To play a Henry F.
Miller piano is to realize that here
is an instrument with the ability to
give a musician the full power of
expression.
One glance at the Henry F.
Miller and one fleeting moment at
its keyboard make it apparent that
no expense has been spared, and
nothing has been left undone, to
make it the best possible piano that
experience, knowledge and skilled
craftsmanship can produce.
You can sell Henry F. Miller
pianos, for they have a wealth of
genuinely interesting and convinc-
ing selling points. And the piano
will practically sell itself if you will
get your customer at the keyboard.
Wise dealers are quickly closing up
territory on this famous old pres-
tige building piano. Write for in-
formation today if you want a real
leader.
JJianos
Choice of American Homes Since 1865 \
Henry F. Miller Piano Co., Boston, Mass.
V 5
Send for This
New Catalog
Just clip this coupon to your
letterhead and mail to Henry F.
Miller Piano Company, Boston.,
Mass., for new catalog and full
information.
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).