Presto
Issue: 1929 2230 - Page 11
July 1, 1929
11
P R E S T 0-T I M E S
BIG PARTY AT GULBRANSEN LUNCHEON
PERFECTION FURNITURE CO.'S
STEADY UPWARD CLIMB
The most largely attended private s'ocial affair of
the recent piano convention was the Gulbransen
luncheon at the Drake Hotel. _ Gulbransen dealers
from all over the country were present. The French
Room of the Drake Hotel was tilled practically to
capacity. The photograph of the group shown on page
2 of this issue includes only one-third of the guests.
Following the luncheon the guests had a musical
treat in the playing by a twelve-year-old boy who
won first honors in a piano playing tournament
recently conducted by the West Side Kiwariis Club.
This young man, Maurice Wolf, gave a very splendid
rendition of the first movement of Appassionato
Concerto (Saint Saens) and Prelude, "The Wind,"
by Chopin.
Another musical treat was by Gene Redewill's
party from Phoenix, Ariz. Mr. Redewill told the
group about the Selective Accompanist and demon-
strated its use. This he did through a violin solo,
played by himself to the accompaniment on the
Gulbransen Selective Accompanist by Theodore
Kress.
The artistry and flexibility of the Selective Accom-
panist was further shown in a two-piano number in
which Mr. Redewill played the Accompanist by roll
and Alice Miller, pianist, played the Gulbransen
Grand Piano by hand.
Never in the history of the Gulbransen Company
has it had as outstanding a display at any piano con-
vention as during the week of June 3rd in Chicago.
A Chinese Grand Piano.
The beautiful centerpiece of the display was a
Chinese Grand Piano, and a complete room ensemble
to go with it, including Chinese rugs, davenport, two
illuminated cases with Chinese art objects and two
screens, one a three wing and the other a two wiiig
screen. This instrument*"jVas designed by and pro-
duced by the Gulbransen Company for Hans Berg,
the well-known designer.
Another outstanding feature was the Selective
Accompanist Grand, the remarkable accompanying
instrument demonstrated by Gene Redewill, Theo-
dore Kress and Curtis Jarissen, all of Phoenix, Ariz.
Other new features of the display .were the Gul-
bransen Radio and an advanced piano production
of the company known as the Harpsitone, with a
new system of construction and distinctive tonal
qualities. The first showing was made of a Gulbran-
sen Piano neon sign available to Gulbransen dealers
for the first time.
Other instruments on display were the Spanish
Grand in handsome walnut, ivory and Japanese red
Art Minuet, Home Study Upright, Home Harmony
Registering Piano, 4 ft. 6 in. Reproducing Art Grand
and Home Culture Grand.
The main radio display of the Gulbransen Com-
pany was at the Stevens Hotel, but two of the
models were on exhibition at the Drake also, as well
as the handsome nine tube Gulbransen chassis and
the 10 inch dynamic speaker used in Gulbranseu sets.
R. E. BANTA'S SUCCESS.
pany. His experience with the largest advertising-
associations of the country have shown him that the
very biggest of the corporations have to hustle for
trade just now, proving that piano business is no ex-
ception in the modern struggle. Radio trade with the
Jesse French line is gaining rapidly, Mr. Banta
says, and their piano trade is good, especially in the
finest of their makes.
R. K. Banta, of the well-known publicity house of
Banta Advertising Service, was a Chicago visitor one
day last week, stopping off on his way to the Ki-
wair's International convention at Milwaukee. Al-
though a young man, Mr. Banta has shown a great
degree of versatility as originator o: special schemes
and plans of advertising in the trade papers, general
magazine and mail-order methods of selling. Mr.
Banta, through his marriage with the daughter of
Jesse French, Jr., is closely identified with the rau-
s : c industry, and is in charge of publicity and pro-
motion for the Jesse French & Sons Piano Com-
NEW FRESHMAN PLANT.
The new Freshman plant in Passaic, N. j . , oper-
ates with an automotive system of conveyors and
possesses a production capacity of 3,000 sets a day.
Choose Your Piano As The Artists Do
F. S. Smith Does Not Let Any Grass Grow Under
His Feet, but Keeps Up Snappy Trade.
The Perfection Furniture Company, 2267-2269
Clybourti avenue, Chicago, of which F. S. Smith is
president and Henry Fahn, superintendent, is re-
fitting that building by putting in new and wider
windows o*n the second floor, and it will have huge
double doors of walnut at the street entrance. Mr.
Smith has a fortune in sawed and seasoned walnut
stock in his basement and in sheds adjoining the
factory—oceans of material on hand. Now for
plenty of orders, he says. He gives his customers
each a sample wooden cracker-bowl, made in two
colors—green for Irish, red for German. The plant
has made 400 occasional tables, worth $50 apiece, all
solid walnut, hand carve.d.
A new carving machine in the factory carves 32
pieces at once, the spinning cutters making in,000
revolutions a minute. The motor is attached to the
top of it.
Mr. Smith's son, Frank, aged 14 years, just gradu-
ated at Garfield public school, is taking preliminary
lessons in shop work. Frank is large for* his age,
being taller than his father.
Mr. Smith runs an additional factory, a furniture
plant at Cullerton and Lincoln streets, Chicago. The
productions of the two plants include benches, tables,
radio cabinets, sewing stands. He had four jewelry
cases left, and about 100 radio cabinets ready to ship
the day Presto-Times man called. There are three
motors in one machine shop. The basement of the
new Clybourn avenue plant was cemented on orders
of Mr. Smith.
DIPLOMAS AWARDED IN MUSIC.
The 63rd annual commencement of the Chicago
Musical College was held at the Auditorium Theatre
on the night of June 19, and on the same night the
34th annual commencement exercises of the Chicago
College of Music were held in Orchestra Hall. Good
piano work was done at both public affairs, giving
indisputable evidence of Chicago's leadership in
training individuals and classes in music.
Through Generations
Have Come Ladwig Ideals
HE Ludwigs, the Ericssons
and the Perrys created,
nearly a century ago, the stand- ,
ards to which the Ludwig has
been built. Their ideas and ideals have been car-
ried forward by the present generation and today
the direct descendants of those early builders of artis-
tic pianos are the men directing the destiny of the
Ludwig Piano.
T
Ludwig
THE BALDWIN PIANO COMPANY
Cincinnati
Chicago
New York
Indianapolis
San Francisco
Willow Ave. and 136th St.
NEW YORK
St. Louis
Louisville
Dallas
Denver
The Famous
Established 1863
STEINERT PIANOS
CAROL ROBINSON
Write for catalogue
(Fot*most American Pianist) writes i—
H It "takes great audiences to make great poets". •. .K certainly take*
a great piano to make great music. That piano Is the STEINERT I
M. STEINERT & SONS
STBINBRT HALL
fhe distinctive features of
Mathushek construction fur-
nish selling: points not found
in other makes of pianos.
BOSTON, MASS.
MATHUSHEK PIANO MFG. CO.
132nd Street and Alexander Avenue
NEW YORK
Presto Buyers' Guide Analyzes All Pianos
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11
P R E S T 0-T I M E S
BIG PARTY AT GULBRANSEN LUNCHEON
PERFECTION FURNITURE CO.'S
STEADY UPWARD CLIMB
The most largely attended private s'ocial affair of
the recent piano convention was the Gulbransen
luncheon at the Drake Hotel. _ Gulbransen dealers
from all over the country were present. The French
Room of the Drake Hotel was tilled practically to
capacity. The photograph of the group shown on page
2 of this issue includes only one-third of the guests.
Following the luncheon the guests had a musical
treat in the playing by a twelve-year-old boy who
won first honors in a piano playing tournament
recently conducted by the West Side Kiwariis Club.
This young man, Maurice Wolf, gave a very splendid
rendition of the first movement of Appassionato
Concerto (Saint Saens) and Prelude, "The Wind,"
by Chopin.
Another musical treat was by Gene Redewill's
party from Phoenix, Ariz. Mr. Redewill told the
group about the Selective Accompanist and demon-
strated its use. This he did through a violin solo,
played by himself to the accompaniment on the
Gulbransen Selective Accompanist by Theodore
Kress.
The artistry and flexibility of the Selective Accom-
panist was further shown in a two-piano number in
which Mr. Redewill played the Accompanist by roll
and Alice Miller, pianist, played the Gulbransen
Grand Piano by hand.
Never in the history of the Gulbransen Company
has it had as outstanding a display at any piano con-
vention as during the week of June 3rd in Chicago.
A Chinese Grand Piano.
The beautiful centerpiece of the display was a
Chinese Grand Piano, and a complete room ensemble
to go with it, including Chinese rugs, davenport, two
illuminated cases with Chinese art objects and two
screens, one a three wing and the other a two wiiig
screen. This instrument*"jVas designed by and pro-
duced by the Gulbransen Company for Hans Berg,
the well-known designer.
Another outstanding feature was the Selective
Accompanist Grand, the remarkable accompanying
instrument demonstrated by Gene Redewill, Theo-
dore Kress and Curtis Jarissen, all of Phoenix, Ariz.
Other new features of the display .were the Gul-
bransen Radio and an advanced piano production
of the company known as the Harpsitone, with a
new system of construction and distinctive tonal
qualities. The first showing was made of a Gulbran-
sen Piano neon sign available to Gulbransen dealers
for the first time.
Other instruments on display were the Spanish
Grand in handsome walnut, ivory and Japanese red
Art Minuet, Home Study Upright, Home Harmony
Registering Piano, 4 ft. 6 in. Reproducing Art Grand
and Home Culture Grand.
The main radio display of the Gulbransen Com-
pany was at the Stevens Hotel, but two of the
models were on exhibition at the Drake also, as well
as the handsome nine tube Gulbransen chassis and
the 10 inch dynamic speaker used in Gulbranseu sets.
R. E. BANTA'S SUCCESS.
pany. His experience with the largest advertising-
associations of the country have shown him that the
very biggest of the corporations have to hustle for
trade just now, proving that piano business is no ex-
ception in the modern struggle. Radio trade with the
Jesse French line is gaining rapidly, Mr. Banta
says, and their piano trade is good, especially in the
finest of their makes.
R. K. Banta, of the well-known publicity house of
Banta Advertising Service, was a Chicago visitor one
day last week, stopping off on his way to the Ki-
wair's International convention at Milwaukee. Al-
though a young man, Mr. Banta has shown a great
degree of versatility as originator o: special schemes
and plans of advertising in the trade papers, general
magazine and mail-order methods of selling. Mr.
Banta, through his marriage with the daughter of
Jesse French, Jr., is closely identified with the rau-
s : c industry, and is in charge of publicity and pro-
motion for the Jesse French & Sons Piano Com-
NEW FRESHMAN PLANT.
The new Freshman plant in Passaic, N. j . , oper-
ates with an automotive system of conveyors and
possesses a production capacity of 3,000 sets a day.
Choose Your Piano As The Artists Do
F. S. Smith Does Not Let Any Grass Grow Under
His Feet, but Keeps Up Snappy Trade.
The Perfection Furniture Company, 2267-2269
Clybourti avenue, Chicago, of which F. S. Smith is
president and Henry Fahn, superintendent, is re-
fitting that building by putting in new and wider
windows o*n the second floor, and it will have huge
double doors of walnut at the street entrance. Mr.
Smith has a fortune in sawed and seasoned walnut
stock in his basement and in sheds adjoining the
factory—oceans of material on hand. Now for
plenty of orders, he says. He gives his customers
each a sample wooden cracker-bowl, made in two
colors—green for Irish, red for German. The plant
has made 400 occasional tables, worth $50 apiece, all
solid walnut, hand carve.d.
A new carving machine in the factory carves 32
pieces at once, the spinning cutters making in,000
revolutions a minute. The motor is attached to the
top of it.
Mr. Smith's son, Frank, aged 14 years, just gradu-
ated at Garfield public school, is taking preliminary
lessons in shop work. Frank is large for* his age,
being taller than his father.
Mr. Smith runs an additional factory, a furniture
plant at Cullerton and Lincoln streets, Chicago. The
productions of the two plants include benches, tables,
radio cabinets, sewing stands. He had four jewelry
cases left, and about 100 radio cabinets ready to ship
the day Presto-Times man called. There are three
motors in one machine shop. The basement of the
new Clybourn avenue plant was cemented on orders
of Mr. Smith.
DIPLOMAS AWARDED IN MUSIC.
The 63rd annual commencement of the Chicago
Musical College was held at the Auditorium Theatre
on the night of June 19, and on the same night the
34th annual commencement exercises of the Chicago
College of Music were held in Orchestra Hall. Good
piano work was done at both public affairs, giving
indisputable evidence of Chicago's leadership in
training individuals and classes in music.
Through Generations
Have Come Ladwig Ideals
HE Ludwigs, the Ericssons
and the Perrys created,
nearly a century ago, the stand- ,
ards to which the Ludwig has
been built. Their ideas and ideals have been car-
ried forward by the present generation and today
the direct descendants of those early builders of artis-
tic pianos are the men directing the destiny of the
Ludwig Piano.
T
Ludwig
THE BALDWIN PIANO COMPANY
Cincinnati
Chicago
New York
Indianapolis
San Francisco
Willow Ave. and 136th St.
NEW YORK
St. Louis
Louisville
Dallas
Denver
The Famous
Established 1863
STEINERT PIANOS
CAROL ROBINSON
Write for catalogue
(Fot*most American Pianist) writes i—
H It "takes great audiences to make great poets". •. .K certainly take*
a great piano to make great music. That piano Is the STEINERT I
M. STEINERT & SONS
STBINBRT HALL
fhe distinctive features of
Mathushek construction fur-
nish selling: points not found
in other makes of pianos.
BOSTON, MASS.
MATHUSHEK PIANO MFG. CO.
132nd Street and Alexander Avenue
NEW YORK
Presto Buyers' Guide Analyzes All 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).