Presto

December 22, 1928
P R E S T 0-T I M E S
Announcing a New Grand
Heppelwhite
nemos
The New Packard Grand—
Heppelwhite Model, Style R
A ft. 7 in. long. Mahogany.
Bench to match.
by a Real Safes Plan/
1929 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 ri^ht 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
Packard plan behind you—get Packard values on your floors. Write us now!
THE PACKARD PIANO COMPANY
3335 Packard Avenue
PIANOS IN GARY
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Importance of the Straube Pianos in the
Scheme of Music Education Carried
Out in an Admirable Manner
Under M. E. Snyder.
Fort Wayne, Indiana
are twelve bands, two of which have participated in
state and national band contests.
The people of Gary show their appreciation of these
fine musical advantages for their children by support-
ing liberally the campaigns for band uniforms and
equipment by patronizing concerts and otherwise sup-
porting the cause of good music in the community.
THE STANDARD CONTEST
CONTINUED FAVOR FOR
PERFECTION BENCHES
Aim of the Perfection Furniture Company,
Chicago, Is to Justify the Word "Per-
fection" in Product of the Plant.
Perfection benches and cabinets made by the Per-
fection Eurniture Company, 1514 to 1520 Blue Island
avenue, Chicago, bear out the characteristics sug-
The following letter from the supervisor of music
gested by the name. Putting the necessary high
in the public schools of Gary. Ind., to the Straube
qualities into the line was the plain course for the
Piano Co., Hammond, Ind., is another good bit of
company to pursue. Every article manufactured by
test'mony for the Straube pianos:
the company and bearing the "Perfection" brand
should verify Us title. It has from the first associated
"Gentlemen: It affords me great pleasure to report
high grade qualities with the name until today a
favorably on the performance of the sixteen small
Perfection bench or cabinet is synonymous with real
pianos purchased for the Gary public schools in
merit in construction and design.
August of 1927. We are well pleased with these
The company presents the benches and cabinets
pianos. They have given entire satisfaction, retained
as purchases of true economy and its aim is to justify
their excellent tone and kept up to pitch with a min-
its presentation in every instance. Thorough con-
imum of attent : on. Our teachers are enthusiastic
struction assures dependability, a feature all custom-
about them I congratulate you on having made a
ers demand. Every employe of the plant of the
distinct contribution in the field of the small piano
Perfection Eurniture Co. is proficient in his craft. It
for school use. Sincerely yours,
is a rigid requirement of the service. The products
"M. E. SNYDER,
have a personal quality only possible where the
"Supervisor of Music."
worker is experienced, l.asteful and proud of his work.
An Important Scheme.
Artistic designing is a notable feature of the Per-
Music study has a prominent place in the public
fection benches and cabinets. Artistic taste in the
schools of Gary, Ind. These schools are organized
products is considered of equal importance wnth de-
on the Work-Study-Play or Platoon plan, which has
pendable construction. Taste is shown in the cor-
become nationally known, and has been adopted in
rectness of the period and art designs and in the
This is an appropriate time for dealers to use the selection of the suitable materials and in the finish.
many American cities, the most notable being Detroit
Gulbransen
Christmas
advertisement,
as
it
is
being
and Pittsburgh. This plan of school organization
Every Perfection bench and cabinet complies with
affords unusually favorable opportunity for music used in leading magazines this month. Dealers are the essentials for Perfection that make the line "sell
being
supplied
with
electros
of
this
ad
on
request.
study. In Gary no grade teacher teaches music.
on sight and satisfies always."
Th : s fits in with the holiday spirit. There is about
Instead, a trained music teacher is provided for each
The Perfection Furniture Company invkes music
it the suggestion of a home circle grouped about a
group of approximately five hundred children. This
dealers to write for a catalog and price list. The
brings the children in direct contact with skilled piano, a modern exquisite instrument with a voice. pages of styles are filled with valuable suggestions
"A record of proved satisfaction in more than 150.000 for the alert dealer.
teachers.
homes, made by Gulbransen pianos."
M. E. Snyder has been the supervisor of music in
There is a small section of the ad devoted to the
NEW KENTUCKY STORE
the Gary public schools during their entire existence Gulbransen radio, with an attractive illustration.
—a period of twenty-one years. He has seen this city
The Faith & Stringer Music Co., Central City, Ky.,
grow from a small village to a city of one hundred
a new concern recently opened for business. Mr.
and ten thousand. The school enrollment is now
Fa : th was formerly connected with the Daniel-Samuel
NOTES
FROM
BUFFALO.
twenty thousand pupils.
Music Co., at Owensboro and Mr. Stringer was for-
The J. N. Adam Co. music store, Buffalo, N. Y., merly with the Moore-Stewart Co., of Central City.
Big Music Staff.
which is maintained separately at 385 Washington
Pianos, phonographs, records, sheet music and music
The music staff of the city schools consists of twen- street, opposite the big department store of that name, rolls will be carried.
ty-eight specially trained vocal teachers, who teach is handling some pianos of the following makes: The
singing and musical appreciation, and seven instru- Gulbranson, the Estey, and the Welte Mignon.
VENISON FOR PIANO CLUB.
mental teachers who teach and direct the classes in
Denton, Cottier & Daniels, whose Buffalo. N. Y.,
The Piano Club of Chicago will enjoy vension at
band and orchestra. Many of these teachers have piano business has always been large, were given a
degrees from the best music schools and universities. call by a Presto-Times man at the big store at 38 its gala lunch December 31 at the Illinois Athletic
Club, thanks to its friend, Bill Lang, popular music
street last week. This big house handles the
The schools own and use eighty-nine p : anos, or one Court
:
merchant of Escanaba, Mich. This luncheon will
piano for each two hundred and twenty-five pupils. Ste nway, the Vose, the Krakauer and the Ludwig.
last all afternoon and many novel amusements will be
Thirteen of these pianos arc of the best reproducing
provided for members and guests. G. S. McLaughlin,
type They were purchased by the individual schools
NEW MICHIGAN FIRM.
G. R. Brownell and Ted Benedict are on the com-
from proceeds of entertainments, and other commu-
mittee.
Everything
in
music
will
no
doubt
be
found
at
the
nity activities. In addition to this fifteen of these
schools centers have provided new orthophonic vic- new store of the Norway Battery & Electric Shop
in the Eklund building, Norway, Mich. Ernest
The J. W. Greene Co., Toledo, O., the city's oldest
trolas, with an abundance of records.
Cristanelli, manager, said, in connection with the music house, has purchased the Frank H. Frazelle
Big Classes.
opening: "This store is being opened to fill what we
Music Store. Frank H. Frazelle will retire. Benja-
More than fifteen hundred children are enrolled in
think is a great need in Norway—an up-to-date music min Jasper, long associated with Mr. Erazelle, will
orchestras, bands, and instrumental classes. There store."
join the Greene Company.
The Weaver Piano Co., York, Pa., which is stimu-
lating sales in a special drive among its representa-
tives, prints this in The Weaver Dealer, the clever
little house organ of the company:
"Tie up your efforts in the Weaver sales contest
with the big Standard Pneumatic Action Company
contest. The first prize in the Standard Pneumatic
Action contest is $1,000. Every time you sell an
instrument with the Standard player action in it, it
will count for you in the Standard contest. Points in
the Standard contest are credited for the number of
dollars in the sale. York players will mount up in
both Weaver and Standard Action contests. Why
not go after the $1,000 Standard Pneumatic Action
Company prize? For further information regarding
the Standard Pneumatic Action contest, write Weaver
Piano Company, Inc.. York. Penna., or Standard
Pneumatic Action Co., 638 West 52nd street, New
York City."
GULBRANSEN XMAS ADVERTISING
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