Presto
Issue: 1928 2212 - Page 7
December 22, 1928
LATE TRADE NEWS
IN INDIANAPOLIS
Fine Pianos Show the Greatest Strength with
Buyers with Christmas Purchases in
Piano Department of Very Lively
Order—Other News.
PRESTO-TIMES
has attracted the attention of several very prominent
lumbermen, who have pronounced the veneer very
beautiful and unusual.
The Starr Piano Company are having a good busi-
ness, and the new style 40 is selling very well, and
customers are more than pleased with the instrument.
When H. G. Hook, the manager of the local house,
was asked how business was, he smiled and said:
'"We have no kick coming; things are going on as
well as we anticipated." The radio section was hum-
ming with activity, and business in the radio line is
better than expected
Clyde C. Holcombe of the Kohler Industries was
a caller at Pearsons during the week.
Edgar H. French of the Jesse French & Sons, New-
castle, Ind., spent a day in the city during the past
week, and incidentally called at the Wilking Music
Company's store, local representatives for the New-
castle products.
The Pearson Piano Company has just sold one of
the Steinway & Son's style L in ebony to the Wabash
College at Crawfordsville, Ind. Business is holding
up to expectations, and high grade pianos are selling
in preference to the cheaper instruments. Steinway
& Son's have been moving very good, with other
high grade, pianos sold by the company moving very
well.
George C. Pearson left during the week for Gulf
Port, Fla., where he will spend the winter.
The Marion Music Company, Indianapolis, has
added the Brinkerhofr piano to its line and has re- Philip W. Oetting & Son, Inc., Sole Agent for Line
ceived its first shipment during the past week. The
Appreciated by Piano Industry.
Schumann Period Models in Spanish, Italian and
William and Mary are being very much admired by
The quality of fine tone and the character for
all who see them on account of their beautiful tone endurance in a piano depends largely on the merits
and exquisite finish.
of the hammer and damper felts used in its construc-
Walter \V. Timmerman of the Christena-Teague tion. The Weickert hammer and damper felts for
Piano Company reports the business of last week upright and grand pianos have long been associated
very good, ending with an exceptional Saturday. with the highest types of instruments and their use
Among the sales of the week was one of the Chick- naturally suggests admirable merits of tone and care
ering & Son's with the Ampico, and a Haines Bros, in manufacturing.
Philip W r . Oetting & Son, Inc., 213 East 19th street.
with the Amprco. Mr. Timmerman is well pleased
New
York, is sole agent for the famous line of
with the outlook for the coming week and is in hopes
Weickert hammer and damper felts and the extensive
of bringing the average sales over the past week.
uses of the products by American piano manufactur-
Sells Reproducing Grand.
ers is sufficient testimony of their desirability. The
The Wilking Music Company reports business company also carries a wide line of fine action bush-
good. Among the past week's sales was one of the ing cloths and other commodities for the piano manu-
style S G Jesse French & Sons reproducing grand
facturer, tuner and repairman.
pianos. Another sale was a Wurlitzer Treasure Chest
Clavicord in the reproducing piano.
A. A. MAHAN IN CHICAGO.
Several of the new Period models from Newcastle,
A. A. Mahan, traveler for Ivers & Pond, Boston,
where the sweet toned Jesse French & Sons instru-
ments are made, arrived this week. The Pollychrome was a visitor to Chicago this week where he met sev-
eral old friends in the trade. Mr. Mahan, who is a
in mahogany, the Sheridan in mahogany and one of
the six Hepplewhite models made from walnut veneer keen observer of piano trade conditions, says the in-
that came from Austria-Hungary. The instruments terest in pianos is growing and an obvious cause every-
are finished in duco and have benches to match. The where is the spread of piano lessons in the schools
Sheridan especially is hilited, while the Polychrome is and the growth of piano group classes in music
two-toned. The Hepplewhite with its rare veneer schools.
WEICKERT HAMMER FELTS
NEW STORE OPENINGS
SHOW TRADE PROGRESS
New Piano Ventures, Ownership Transfers
and Location Changes Are Items
of Interest.
Ernest Cristanelli has opened a music and radio
store in Iron Mountain, Mich.
The Cowman-Hughes Co., Drumright, Okla., has
opened a music store with a big line of phonographs
and music goods.
The Gateway City Music Chop has opened a new
display room in Niles, Mich., handling the Baldwin
pianos, Columbia phonographs, Federal, Sparton,
Crosley and Fada radio.
J. L. Sutphin has opened a shop for repairing pianos
and other musical instruments in Hodgenville, Ky.
Thomas Goggan & Bros, has remodeled the interior
of its store at Ditch Block and Sixth street, Bay City,
Texas.
The Blanton Music Store, Robert B. Blanton, pro-
prietor, has opened at 209 Main street, Waxahachie,
Tex. A full line of musical instruments, radios and
pianos is carried.
Patterson Bros, has re-opened its piano, radio and
electrical store at 1565 Sherman avenue, Evanston, 111.
Sherman, Clay & Co., San Francisco, has taken
over additional space in the Doe Building, adjoining
the building occupied by the main store at Kearny
and Sutter streets.
Hubert and Elizabeth Simon have opened a new
music store at 223a Walnut avenue, Roxbury, Mass.
The Melody Shoppe, Elmira, N. Y., has opened a
branch in Watkins Glen, N. Y., in the Express Block.
Delevan D. Gates is manager and a full line of musi-
cal instruments, phonographs and radios will be car-
ried.
The Sterling Piano Co., New York, soon expects to
lease the adjoining store and increase the organiza-
tion. Mr. Caffay, the manager is very active in the
promotion of Sterling business in his territory.
Barney Inkman has re-opened his music store in
Port Washington, Wis.
The Famous Music Stores will open a new music
store at 627 Main avenue, Passaic, N. J.
Sutphin Bros, have opened a new music store in
Hodgenville, Ky.
The Gregory & Arnold Piano Co., has opened a
new music store at 1307 Capitol avenue, Houston,
Texas.
At the other end of the
Continent from Boston,
the Long Beach, Califor-
nia, M a s o n i c Lodge,
desiring utmost quality,
has equipped their mag-
nificent new Temple with
s e v e n Ivers & Pond
Pianos.
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LATE TRADE NEWS
IN INDIANAPOLIS
Fine Pianos Show the Greatest Strength with
Buyers with Christmas Purchases in
Piano Department of Very Lively
Order—Other News.
PRESTO-TIMES
has attracted the attention of several very prominent
lumbermen, who have pronounced the veneer very
beautiful and unusual.
The Starr Piano Company are having a good busi-
ness, and the new style 40 is selling very well, and
customers are more than pleased with the instrument.
When H. G. Hook, the manager of the local house,
was asked how business was, he smiled and said:
'"We have no kick coming; things are going on as
well as we anticipated." The radio section was hum-
ming with activity, and business in the radio line is
better than expected
Clyde C. Holcombe of the Kohler Industries was
a caller at Pearsons during the week.
Edgar H. French of the Jesse French & Sons, New-
castle, Ind., spent a day in the city during the past
week, and incidentally called at the Wilking Music
Company's store, local representatives for the New-
castle products.
The Pearson Piano Company has just sold one of
the Steinway & Son's style L in ebony to the Wabash
College at Crawfordsville, Ind. Business is holding
up to expectations, and high grade pianos are selling
in preference to the cheaper instruments. Steinway
& Son's have been moving very good, with other
high grade, pianos sold by the company moving very
well.
George C. Pearson left during the week for Gulf
Port, Fla., where he will spend the winter.
The Marion Music Company, Indianapolis, has
added the Brinkerhofr piano to its line and has re- Philip W. Oetting & Son, Inc., Sole Agent for Line
ceived its first shipment during the past week. The
Appreciated by Piano Industry.
Schumann Period Models in Spanish, Italian and
William and Mary are being very much admired by
The quality of fine tone and the character for
all who see them on account of their beautiful tone endurance in a piano depends largely on the merits
and exquisite finish.
of the hammer and damper felts used in its construc-
Walter \V. Timmerman of the Christena-Teague tion. The Weickert hammer and damper felts for
Piano Company reports the business of last week upright and grand pianos have long been associated
very good, ending with an exceptional Saturday. with the highest types of instruments and their use
Among the sales of the week was one of the Chick- naturally suggests admirable merits of tone and care
ering & Son's with the Ampico, and a Haines Bros, in manufacturing.
Philip W r . Oetting & Son, Inc., 213 East 19th street.
with the Amprco. Mr. Timmerman is well pleased
New
York, is sole agent for the famous line of
with the outlook for the coming week and is in hopes
Weickert hammer and damper felts and the extensive
of bringing the average sales over the past week.
uses of the products by American piano manufactur-
Sells Reproducing Grand.
ers is sufficient testimony of their desirability. The
The Wilking Music Company reports business company also carries a wide line of fine action bush-
good. Among the past week's sales was one of the ing cloths and other commodities for the piano manu-
style S G Jesse French & Sons reproducing grand
facturer, tuner and repairman.
pianos. Another sale was a Wurlitzer Treasure Chest
Clavicord in the reproducing piano.
A. A. MAHAN IN CHICAGO.
Several of the new Period models from Newcastle,
A. A. Mahan, traveler for Ivers & Pond, Boston,
where the sweet toned Jesse French & Sons instru-
ments are made, arrived this week. The Pollychrome was a visitor to Chicago this week where he met sev-
eral old friends in the trade. Mr. Mahan, who is a
in mahogany, the Sheridan in mahogany and one of
the six Hepplewhite models made from walnut veneer keen observer of piano trade conditions, says the in-
that came from Austria-Hungary. The instruments terest in pianos is growing and an obvious cause every-
are finished in duco and have benches to match. The where is the spread of piano lessons in the schools
Sheridan especially is hilited, while the Polychrome is and the growth of piano group classes in music
two-toned. The Hepplewhite with its rare veneer schools.
WEICKERT HAMMER FELTS
NEW STORE OPENINGS
SHOW TRADE PROGRESS
New Piano Ventures, Ownership Transfers
and Location Changes Are Items
of Interest.
Ernest Cristanelli has opened a music and radio
store in Iron Mountain, Mich.
The Cowman-Hughes Co., Drumright, Okla., has
opened a music store with a big line of phonographs
and music goods.
The Gateway City Music Chop has opened a new
display room in Niles, Mich., handling the Baldwin
pianos, Columbia phonographs, Federal, Sparton,
Crosley and Fada radio.
J. L. Sutphin has opened a shop for repairing pianos
and other musical instruments in Hodgenville, Ky.
Thomas Goggan & Bros, has remodeled the interior
of its store at Ditch Block and Sixth street, Bay City,
Texas.
The Blanton Music Store, Robert B. Blanton, pro-
prietor, has opened at 209 Main street, Waxahachie,
Tex. A full line of musical instruments, radios and
pianos is carried.
Patterson Bros, has re-opened its piano, radio and
electrical store at 1565 Sherman avenue, Evanston, 111.
Sherman, Clay & Co., San Francisco, has taken
over additional space in the Doe Building, adjoining
the building occupied by the main store at Kearny
and Sutter streets.
Hubert and Elizabeth Simon have opened a new
music store at 223a Walnut avenue, Roxbury, Mass.
The Melody Shoppe, Elmira, N. Y., has opened a
branch in Watkins Glen, N. Y., in the Express Block.
Delevan D. Gates is manager and a full line of musi-
cal instruments, phonographs and radios will be car-
ried.
The Sterling Piano Co., New York, soon expects to
lease the adjoining store and increase the organiza-
tion. Mr. Caffay, the manager is very active in the
promotion of Sterling business in his territory.
Barney Inkman has re-opened his music store in
Port Washington, Wis.
The Famous Music Stores will open a new music
store at 627 Main avenue, Passaic, N. J.
Sutphin Bros, have opened a new music store in
Hodgenville, Ky.
The Gregory & Arnold Piano Co., has opened a
new music store at 1307 Capitol avenue, Houston,
Texas.
At the other end of the
Continent from Boston,
the Long Beach, Califor-
nia, M a s o n i c Lodge,
desiring utmost quality,
has equipped their mag-
nificent new Temple with
s e v e n Ivers & Pond
Pianos.
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).