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PRESTO-TIMES
EDWIN JARRETT DIRECTS
HENKELMAN CO.'S PLANT
March 15, 1929
GULBRANSEN IN ROME, N. Y., THEATER
Popular Man of Long and Varied Experience
in the Piano Manufacturing Field in
Work That Interests Him.
Edwin Jarrett is the new superintendent of the
Henkelman Piano Manufacturing Corporation, 709-17
East 140th street, New York, succeeding Charles A.
Giglia. Peter L. Henkelman, father of President
George Henkelman of the company still has a good
deal to do with the manufacturing of the Henkelman
instruments. As an inspector of instruments getting
ready for shipment Mr. Henkelman, Sr., is a con-
noisseur of the finest form of service.
Mr. Jarrett is a man of varied experience in the
piano business. He was in charge of manufacturing
for the Kroeger Piano Company at New York and
Stamford, Conn., from 1908 to 1914 and 1918 to 1923.
He was also in charge of the factory for the Chase
& Baker Company at Buffalo, N. Y., during the clos-
ing years of its career.
A man of varied experience—yes. Mr. Jarrett has
been traveler, factory superintendent, newspaper man,
a recognized authority on piano tone, office man-
ager, etc.
As a traveler in the wholesale departments Mr.
Jarrett at different periods was on the road for the
Kroeger Piano Company, the Chase & Baker Com-
pany, Wegman & Co., the Schubert Piano Company
and the Henkelman Piano Corporation. Both the
company and its new superintendent are to be con-
gratulated on this connection.
Mr. Jarrett holds to no illusions about trade condi-
tions. He realizes the sledding has been bare in
spots, and without being over-visionary he believes
the turn for the better has come and a new highway
of piano success is stretching on ahead through 1929
and 1930.
ZENITH ENLARGES FACTORY
Carrying through its expansion program to meet
the increasing demand for its products, the Zenith
Radio Corporation, Chicago, has taken over the fac-
tory adjoining its present plant, providing 250,000
The accompanying cut shows the interior of the
Capital Theater of Rome, N. Y., and shown in this
picture is one of the two Gulbransen grands which
Schuderer & Castle, the dealers at Rome, N. Y., sup-
plied to the playhouse. These instruments were
shipped to Mr. Schuderer by the Gulbransen Com-
pany in the white and he had them painted in the
gold, mottled effect with black stripings, to fit in
with the decorative scheme of the theater. Prior to
being sent there, they were shown in a window dis-
play for a period of one week.
additional square feet of floor space. Announcement
is also made by E. F. McDonald, president, that the
United States Patent Office has recently granted the
H. N. Marvin automatic tuning patents which appli-
cation has been in the patent office since 1924 and
which are the mast important of Zenith's automatic
patents.
"Zenith has withheld the issuing of automatic
tuning licenses to competitive manufacturers until
this patent was issued," stated Mr. McDonald. "We
will now consider issuing licenses as we have had
numerous requests in the past year from manufac-
turers of high quality radio for the right to use our
automatic tuning feature."
\ ^ l m ^ % • ^ " ^ solves the problem
of sales for the dealer eager for results. In
addition to being beautiful in design, construction
and tone, it has other advantages that assure the
desirable good margin of profit for the dealer.
BRINKERHOFF PIANO CO., CHICAGO, U. S. A.
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