Presto
Issue: 1929 2221 - Page 9
February 2.1, W2<)
E. C. HILL TO MANAGE
AMPICO HALL, MILWAUKEE
Chicago Piano Man Will Assume New Duties
March 1, with Competent Force in
Beautiful New Salon.
F. C Hill will take charge of the beautiful new
Ampico Hall. .Milwaukee. Wis., which will be opened
March 1, at 445 Broadway. Mr. Hill, who has had
long and varied experience in the piano field and who
is at present a member of the Chicago Ampico force,
is looking forward to the opening of the store as a
big event in the fact that it will be one of the most
elaborate salons in Milwaukee and will be another
progressive step in the piano circle of that city.
As to the future business of the new Ampico
Hall, Mr. Hill is most optimistic. His assistants
will be competent and the prestige of the Ampico
is pronounced in the Wisconsin city.
R. A. BURKE RETURNS
FROM SUCCESSFUL TRIP
Popular Stcry & Clark Wholesale Manager
Visits Eighteen States in Five Weeks'
Tour of the Trade.
K. A Burke, general wholesale manager of the
Story & Clark Piano Co., 173 North Michigan avenue,
Chicago, returned last week from a road trip which
was one of the most extensive ever taken by Mr.
Burke in the United States. Leaving Chicago more
than live weeks ago, Mr. Burke visited the principal
cities and dealers in the states of Minnesota, North
Dakota, Montana, Idaho. Washington, Oregon, Utah,
Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas,
Oklahoma, Kansas. Nebraska and Iowa.
Close analysis of the existing conditions in this
P R E S T 0-T I M E S
vast territory showed the piano business fair in the
states east of the Rocky Mountains, good in Idaho
and Utah and exceptionally good in the Northwest,
Mr. Burke reports. "The worst handicap of dealers
in North Dakota and Montana has been the ex-
tremely cold weather. It was 50 below zero at
Rutte. Mont., and 47 below at Grand Forks, N. D.,
during my visit to these points. However, in spite
of the weather, the trade is in good shape. The gen-
erous orders I received prove that dealers are on
their toes and going after business. The Story &
Clark small grands and uprights were in demand by
a majority of dealers."
In reviewing his trip Mr. Rurke expressed his sat-
isfaction of the results obtained. He also expressed
his appreciation of the nice way dealers received him
wherever he called.
PEERLESS ON THE AIR
In the series of radio broadcasts being presented
under the auspices of the Radio Manufacturers' Asso-
ciation, the third RMA program will be contributed
by the Peerless Reproducers, through the courtesy of
the United Reproducers Corporation of Rochester,
New York, and St. Charles. 111., an RMA member, at
1:30 p. m.. Sunday, February 24, over a chain of 40
stations of the National Broadcasting Company headed
by W F A F . The Pacific Coast chain of the National
Broadcasting Company also will carry this program.
A special program by the New York Philharmonic
Orchestra of 21 pieces is to be the major feature of
the RMA program contributed by Peerless Reproduc-
ers. Two officials of the United Reproducers Cor-
poration, A. T. Haugh of Rochester, and Jess Hawley
of St. Charles, 111., are on the RMA Board of Direc-
tors, and Mr. Haugh is the past president of the RMA.
AXEL CHRISTENSEN MOVES.
Axel Christensen has moved his Chicago School ot
Music to the Kimball Building where he occupies a
large space on the seventh floor. A Kimball grand
piano and seven Kimball uprights were installed in
the new quarters this week.
PROGRESSIVE FT. WORTH DEALER
TRADE IS ACTIVE
IN PHILADELPHIA
Dealers Generally Pleased at the Satisfactory
Etent of Piano Sales and All Say the
Possibilities of the New Season
Are Excellent.
Trade is certainly coming back in Philadelphia for
the better grades of pianos as well as for other musi-
cal instruments.
Just an instance of high-grade work came to my
notice on Monday afternoon of this week -when I
stepped into the store of B. B. Todd, Mathushek
dealer at 1306 Arch street, where a Mathushek Coli-
bri Grand had been sold one hour before my arrival.
Mr. Todd's store handles the Mathushek and the
Jacob Bros, pianos, and the Kolster, Zenith, Majesf'c
and Atwater Kent radios.
"The worst of the piano depression period is over."
said Mr. Todd to the Presto-Times caller. "From
now- on piano business will be steady and sure. And
the better grades will have the call."
P. J. Cunningham Says Trade Improves.
Like Mr. Todd, P. J. Cunningham, president of
the Cunningham Piano Company, 1312 Chestnut
street, Philadelphia, believes the turn for the better
noticed since the first of February has come to stay.
Both of these men bel'eve that radio from now on
will greatly help the piano business. And a third
man who expressed himself likewise, was Ed. Trefz,
the manufacturer, 1305-9 North 27th street, Philadel-
phia, upon whom I called on Monday afternoon of
this week.
Ludwig Philadelphia Activities.
The Ludwig Piano Company's Philadelphia store
at 1103 Chestnut street, presents busy scenes this
week. Benjamin F. Busch. one of the salesmen here,
is a veteran in the piano business. His father was a
second cousin of Adolphus Busch of Anheuser-
Busch fame, but he does not trace any relationship to
William Lincoln Bush of Chicago. J. J. Ryan, man
ager of the store, was busy and could not be seen.
The Ludwig card shows that pianos of this make
received highest honors at expositions in Philadelphia
in 1899; Paris, 1900; Buffalo. 1901; London. 1902.
Steinways Go Well in Philadelphia.
Your reporter had a chat with Manager Yon Bcr-
nuth and with J. C. Povey at the Steinway piano
store in N. Stetson & Co.'s. 1111 Chestnut street.
Philadelphia, this week. Mr. Povey has been with
this firm for more than twenty years. The business is
going pretty well, especially since the beginning of
February. Mr. von Bernuth says. "Why not? Phil-
adelph : a always has plenty of money."
In the Small Goods Line.
Herbert W. Weymann is busy at Weymann & Son's
store, 1108 Chestnut street, Philadelphia "We man-
ufacture banjos, mandolins, guitars and ukueleles."
said Mr. Weymann to Presto-T'mes representative.
"Trade could be more active." The Weymanns have
a Kimball piano agency.
WURLITZER PLANT ADDITION
Farny R. Wurlitzer, president of the Rudolph Wur-
litzer Manufacturing Company. North Tonawanda,
N. Y., has announced that his company will imme-
diately begin the erection of a one-story addition to
the local plant, 120 feet wide and 525 feet long. This
new building when completed, and also some addi-
tional floor space in the present plant will be leased
to the All-American Mohawk Corporation, to be used
in the manufacture of radio cabinets for the All-
America n Mohawk Company. Work on the new
plant will begin at once and rushed to completion.
Mr. Wurlitzer said, and will be completed early in
May. and that by the end of the summer the pro-
duction will be up to a basis of 1,000 cabinets a day.
The Wurlitzer Company estimate that it will be neces-
sary to have 500 additional employes for this produc-
tion. The contract for the new building has been
awarded to the L. A. Harding Construction of Buf-
falo, N. Y.
LARGE ORDER FROM WEST INDIES
The success of the T. C. Jones Piano Co. of Ft.
Worth, Tex., in building up its business, results in
the necessity for greater space for exhibiting the
goods. The necessity was the reason for the third
move in a few short years. The pictures of the
interior and exterior of this wareroom herewith
shown will prove of interest. Attention is drawn to
the Gulbransen electric sign and the Gulbransen Baby
cut-out in the window in the upper picture, and the
Gulbransen Grand which occupies the prominent dis-
play place in the interior of the store, as shown in
the lower picture.
The export business of the Story & Clark Piano
Co., 173 North Michigan avenue, Chicago, has made
>teady increases year after year. Many active dealers
South America. Mexico and the West Indies
have placed large orders and recently a large order
taken by R. A. Burke, wholesale manager of the corn-
pany, from a progressive West Indies music mer-
chant, caused much enthusiasm at Story & Clark
headquarters.
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E. C. HILL TO MANAGE
AMPICO HALL, MILWAUKEE
Chicago Piano Man Will Assume New Duties
March 1, with Competent Force in
Beautiful New Salon.
F. C Hill will take charge of the beautiful new
Ampico Hall. .Milwaukee. Wis., which will be opened
March 1, at 445 Broadway. Mr. Hill, who has had
long and varied experience in the piano field and who
is at present a member of the Chicago Ampico force,
is looking forward to the opening of the store as a
big event in the fact that it will be one of the most
elaborate salons in Milwaukee and will be another
progressive step in the piano circle of that city.
As to the future business of the new Ampico
Hall, Mr. Hill is most optimistic. His assistants
will be competent and the prestige of the Ampico
is pronounced in the Wisconsin city.
R. A. BURKE RETURNS
FROM SUCCESSFUL TRIP
Popular Stcry & Clark Wholesale Manager
Visits Eighteen States in Five Weeks'
Tour of the Trade.
K. A Burke, general wholesale manager of the
Story & Clark Piano Co., 173 North Michigan avenue,
Chicago, returned last week from a road trip which
was one of the most extensive ever taken by Mr.
Burke in the United States. Leaving Chicago more
than live weeks ago, Mr. Burke visited the principal
cities and dealers in the states of Minnesota, North
Dakota, Montana, Idaho. Washington, Oregon, Utah,
Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas,
Oklahoma, Kansas. Nebraska and Iowa.
Close analysis of the existing conditions in this
P R E S T 0-T I M E S
vast territory showed the piano business fair in the
states east of the Rocky Mountains, good in Idaho
and Utah and exceptionally good in the Northwest,
Mr. Burke reports. "The worst handicap of dealers
in North Dakota and Montana has been the ex-
tremely cold weather. It was 50 below zero at
Rutte. Mont., and 47 below at Grand Forks, N. D.,
during my visit to these points. However, in spite
of the weather, the trade is in good shape. The gen-
erous orders I received prove that dealers are on
their toes and going after business. The Story &
Clark small grands and uprights were in demand by
a majority of dealers."
In reviewing his trip Mr. Rurke expressed his sat-
isfaction of the results obtained. He also expressed
his appreciation of the nice way dealers received him
wherever he called.
PEERLESS ON THE AIR
In the series of radio broadcasts being presented
under the auspices of the Radio Manufacturers' Asso-
ciation, the third RMA program will be contributed
by the Peerless Reproducers, through the courtesy of
the United Reproducers Corporation of Rochester,
New York, and St. Charles. 111., an RMA member, at
1:30 p. m.. Sunday, February 24, over a chain of 40
stations of the National Broadcasting Company headed
by W F A F . The Pacific Coast chain of the National
Broadcasting Company also will carry this program.
A special program by the New York Philharmonic
Orchestra of 21 pieces is to be the major feature of
the RMA program contributed by Peerless Reproduc-
ers. Two officials of the United Reproducers Cor-
poration, A. T. Haugh of Rochester, and Jess Hawley
of St. Charles, 111., are on the RMA Board of Direc-
tors, and Mr. Haugh is the past president of the RMA.
AXEL CHRISTENSEN MOVES.
Axel Christensen has moved his Chicago School ot
Music to the Kimball Building where he occupies a
large space on the seventh floor. A Kimball grand
piano and seven Kimball uprights were installed in
the new quarters this week.
PROGRESSIVE FT. WORTH DEALER
TRADE IS ACTIVE
IN PHILADELPHIA
Dealers Generally Pleased at the Satisfactory
Etent of Piano Sales and All Say the
Possibilities of the New Season
Are Excellent.
Trade is certainly coming back in Philadelphia for
the better grades of pianos as well as for other musi-
cal instruments.
Just an instance of high-grade work came to my
notice on Monday afternoon of this week -when I
stepped into the store of B. B. Todd, Mathushek
dealer at 1306 Arch street, where a Mathushek Coli-
bri Grand had been sold one hour before my arrival.
Mr. Todd's store handles the Mathushek and the
Jacob Bros, pianos, and the Kolster, Zenith, Majesf'c
and Atwater Kent radios.
"The worst of the piano depression period is over."
said Mr. Todd to the Presto-Times caller. "From
now- on piano business will be steady and sure. And
the better grades will have the call."
P. J. Cunningham Says Trade Improves.
Like Mr. Todd, P. J. Cunningham, president of
the Cunningham Piano Company, 1312 Chestnut
street, Philadelphia, believes the turn for the better
noticed since the first of February has come to stay.
Both of these men bel'eve that radio from now on
will greatly help the piano business. And a third
man who expressed himself likewise, was Ed. Trefz,
the manufacturer, 1305-9 North 27th street, Philadel-
phia, upon whom I called on Monday afternoon of
this week.
Ludwig Philadelphia Activities.
The Ludwig Piano Company's Philadelphia store
at 1103 Chestnut street, presents busy scenes this
week. Benjamin F. Busch. one of the salesmen here,
is a veteran in the piano business. His father was a
second cousin of Adolphus Busch of Anheuser-
Busch fame, but he does not trace any relationship to
William Lincoln Bush of Chicago. J. J. Ryan, man
ager of the store, was busy and could not be seen.
The Ludwig card shows that pianos of this make
received highest honors at expositions in Philadelphia
in 1899; Paris, 1900; Buffalo. 1901; London. 1902.
Steinways Go Well in Philadelphia.
Your reporter had a chat with Manager Yon Bcr-
nuth and with J. C. Povey at the Steinway piano
store in N. Stetson & Co.'s. 1111 Chestnut street.
Philadelphia, this week. Mr. Povey has been with
this firm for more than twenty years. The business is
going pretty well, especially since the beginning of
February. Mr. von Bernuth says. "Why not? Phil-
adelph : a always has plenty of money."
In the Small Goods Line.
Herbert W. Weymann is busy at Weymann & Son's
store, 1108 Chestnut street, Philadelphia "We man-
ufacture banjos, mandolins, guitars and ukueleles."
said Mr. Weymann to Presto-T'mes representative.
"Trade could be more active." The Weymanns have
a Kimball piano agency.
WURLITZER PLANT ADDITION
Farny R. Wurlitzer, president of the Rudolph Wur-
litzer Manufacturing Company. North Tonawanda,
N. Y., has announced that his company will imme-
diately begin the erection of a one-story addition to
the local plant, 120 feet wide and 525 feet long. This
new building when completed, and also some addi-
tional floor space in the present plant will be leased
to the All-American Mohawk Corporation, to be used
in the manufacture of radio cabinets for the All-
America n Mohawk Company. Work on the new
plant will begin at once and rushed to completion.
Mr. Wurlitzer said, and will be completed early in
May. and that by the end of the summer the pro-
duction will be up to a basis of 1,000 cabinets a day.
The Wurlitzer Company estimate that it will be neces-
sary to have 500 additional employes for this produc-
tion. The contract for the new building has been
awarded to the L. A. Harding Construction of Buf-
falo, N. Y.
LARGE ORDER FROM WEST INDIES
The success of the T. C. Jones Piano Co. of Ft.
Worth, Tex., in building up its business, results in
the necessity for greater space for exhibiting the
goods. The necessity was the reason for the third
move in a few short years. The pictures of the
interior and exterior of this wareroom herewith
shown will prove of interest. Attention is drawn to
the Gulbransen electric sign and the Gulbransen Baby
cut-out in the window in the upper picture, and the
Gulbransen Grand which occupies the prominent dis-
play place in the interior of the store, as shown in
the lower picture.
The export business of the Story & Clark Piano
Co., 173 North Michigan avenue, Chicago, has made
>teady increases year after year. Many active dealers
South America. Mexico and the West Indies
have placed large orders and recently a large order
taken by R. A. Burke, wholesale manager of the corn-
pany, from a progressive West Indies music mer-
chant, caused much enthusiasm at Story & Clark
headquarters.
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