Presto
Issue: 1932 2265 - Page 7
March, 1932
PRESTO-TI MES
Piano Saks up 245 Per Cent;
Baldwin Emulates G M C
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as what other people
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THE BALDWIN PIANO CO.
CINCINNATI, OHIO
OFFICIAL CHANGES AT PRATT, READ & CO.
Concerning- the resignation of Geo. L. Cheney as
president of Pratt, Read & Co., Deep River, Conn.,
who for forty years has been associated with the
Pratt, Read plant, as already noted in the music
trade press, the following directors have been elected
for the ensuing year: George L. Cheney, Henry L.
deForest, New York, George A. Wormwood, Rich-
ard W. Stevens, George H. Shattuck, Boston, James
A. Gould, Old Lyme, Harvey J. Brooks and Edward
G. Burke. The latter two are new members on the
board and fill the vacancies caused by the resignation
of Miss Cheney and S. H. Gilespie of New York.
The following are the new officers:
President and Assistant Treasurer—James A. Gould.
Vice-President—Henry L. deForest.
Treasurer—George L. Cheney.
Secretary—George A. Wormwood.
In accepting the position as treasurer, Mr. Cheney
stated that he would act temporarily, but that he
desired to retire from any active part in the affairs
of the company. He plans to relinquish his duties
and turn them over to his successor, Mr. Gould.
In an interview with Mr. Gould, the new president,
that gentlenian was optimistic as to the future of the
piano trade and said that he had accepted the office
of president of the Pratt, Read & Co. business after
a careful survey of the music industry and business
conditions in general.
"I am here," said Mr. Gould, "to make money for
the stockholders, to co-operate with the working man,
and to benefit the town of Deep River."
Mr. Gould came to the local company on January
1, at which time he was elected vice-president and
general manager. Since that time he has been ac-
quainting himself with the details of the plant.
MR. OSLUND KEEPS ON HUSTLING AT
SPOKANE
The Oslund Piano House, at the head of which Mr.
R. B. Oslund, 1216 Broadway avenue, Spokane, has
been enjoying- a good piano business during the past
month notwithstanding, as he says, "the depression
is probably as severe in Spokane as in any other city
of its size and where, like many other cities, several
music stores have dropped out."
COMPLIMENTS TO PIANO KEY REPAIRERS
The McMackin Piano Service, Des Moines, Iowa,
piano key coverers and piano key repair experts,
receive many complimentary letters from their
patrons. One of these just received from the Du-
luth Piano Company, Duluth, Minn., says:
"The work was very satisfactory. If, at any time
we can recommend your service to anyone, we will
be very glad to do so. Or if we have any keys
to be repaired we will surely send them to you."
Here is another from the Bach Music Company
that says: "Here is our first order for the new year
on the prices quoted in Presto-Times."
A HAPPY AND CONTENTED EX-PIANO MAN
The many friends of A. M. Wright, formerly at the
head of the Mason & Hamlin business, with head-
quarters at Boston, will be pleased to know that that
gentleman, who still resides in Boston, has been
spending the past winter at St. Petersburg, Fla.,
where he has wintered and will remain until May,
when he returns to Boston. During the summer
months Mr. Wright lives at a seashore resort much
of the time and plays a round of golf almost daily
as he does also during his stay in Florida. In a
letter to a friend Mr. Wright says he enjoys fine
health, lives a happy and contented life and extends
best regards to his friends in the music trade.
HONOR TO A CHICAGO MUSIC TRADE MAN
A decided honor has come to one of Chicago's
well-known music dealers. Mr. Frank Krai, head
of the Krai Music House, 5817 West 22nd street,
who was elected president of the West 22nd Street
Business Men's Association. Mr. Krai has been
located on West 22nd street for more than fifteen
years and is considered one of the "old-time" busi-
ness men of that section.
TWO ATTRACTIVE BALDWIN ANNOUNCE-
MENTS
The Claude P. Street Piano Company, Nashville,
Tenn., gives wide publicity in the Nashville papers
to their "appointment as Baldwin distributor," and at
Butte, Mont., the Dreibelbis Music Company an-
nounces that throug-h the purchase of the Butte store
of the Baldwin Piano Company the Dreibelbis Music
Company becomes the Baldwin dealer at Butte and
vicinity. They close this announcement with the
following statement:
The "Who's Who" of piano and music teachers
in Butte who use and endorse the Baldwin are:
Gladys Huffman, Margaret McHale, Phylis Wolfe.
Mrs. Paul Bailor, Karl Wright, F. Destabelle, Eleanor
Tenner, Ernest Howe, Mrs. Nettie Fulmer, Mrs. R.
C. Colvin, Louis Huggins, James Nettle, Mrs. M.
Wonnacott, Beatrice Gilbert, Mrs. J. P. Lavelle.
NO CHANGES IN BUTLER MUSIC COMPANY
ORGANIZATION
The Butler Music Company, Marion, Ind., sends
out an announcement that there will be no changes
in the policies of the house following the death of
the founder, Thad Butler. Edward Butler has been
actively in charge of the business for a number of
years and will continue in that capacity. Mr. Butler
says that he looks with confidence concerning the
future of the business of the Butler Music Company
as well as business in general. He said that he be-
lieved 1932 would find a vast improvement in general
business.
SMALL TOWN FIRM GETS BIG ORDER
A firm located in the little agricultural city of Wase-
ca, Minn., is having a trade far away from home
worthy of attention in a line of radio specialties. An
order was recently received from a radio house in
British Honduras amounting to something like three
thousand dollars. The government of Honduras has
also purchased goods from this enterprising firm,
the E. F. Johnson Company. The line of goods fur-
nished by the Waseca concern is a short wave trans-
mitting and receiving equipment and about 50 per
cent of it is being made up in the Johnson labora-
tories at Waseca.
SCHILLER TO THE FRONT
Tn their advertising through the month of February
the Templin Music Company stores at Elkhart, Mish-
awaka and other points placed an illustration of a late
model Schiller piano at the head of these display
advertisements.
BUSH & LANE OUTLOOK OFFERS LITTLE
OR NOTHING FOR GENERAL
CREDITORS
Concerning the Bush & Lane Piano Company fail-
ure the trustee in the receivership proceedings is
authority for the statement that "It is very doubtful
whether there will be any funds to make a dividend
payment to general creditors possible." This may
mean that all the money to be had out of the busi-
ness will go to the secured creditors and the expense
of bankruptcy proceedings.
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PRESTO-TI MES
Piano Saks up 245 Per Cent;
Baldwin Emulates G M C
Its not so much what
we think of what we do,
as what other people
think, that tells the story
ntw »jy
^ ^ ^ slteplessly engageo
^ ^
^ ^ J s j g r a t i u jl evoiu
W e would like to send you a
reprint of this magazine story
° ' ° vou were in the p u n o
busl
about the NEW SARGENT
GRAND PIANO . . today the
fastest-selling piano in America.
T h i s ^
m
When anyone acnievts
line of endeavor people a,c apt
Zhim
*.th the skill of a ma
^ r s T k t . ' a n d pulled out the H^
I s idea
Raymond Hood
O
he dts.gned the Chicago T:b*,
^ • i l d m g ' l u s , although he ,a t do
u
^rawine board, maut a
at hii drawing
.here sto
Write
for your
copy now.
THE BALDWIN PIANO CO.
CINCINNATI, OHIO
OFFICIAL CHANGES AT PRATT, READ & CO.
Concerning- the resignation of Geo. L. Cheney as
president of Pratt, Read & Co., Deep River, Conn.,
who for forty years has been associated with the
Pratt, Read plant, as already noted in the music
trade press, the following directors have been elected
for the ensuing year: George L. Cheney, Henry L.
deForest, New York, George A. Wormwood, Rich-
ard W. Stevens, George H. Shattuck, Boston, James
A. Gould, Old Lyme, Harvey J. Brooks and Edward
G. Burke. The latter two are new members on the
board and fill the vacancies caused by the resignation
of Miss Cheney and S. H. Gilespie of New York.
The following are the new officers:
President and Assistant Treasurer—James A. Gould.
Vice-President—Henry L. deForest.
Treasurer—George L. Cheney.
Secretary—George A. Wormwood.
In accepting the position as treasurer, Mr. Cheney
stated that he would act temporarily, but that he
desired to retire from any active part in the affairs
of the company. He plans to relinquish his duties
and turn them over to his successor, Mr. Gould.
In an interview with Mr. Gould, the new president,
that gentlenian was optimistic as to the future of the
piano trade and said that he had accepted the office
of president of the Pratt, Read & Co. business after
a careful survey of the music industry and business
conditions in general.
"I am here," said Mr. Gould, "to make money for
the stockholders, to co-operate with the working man,
and to benefit the town of Deep River."
Mr. Gould came to the local company on January
1, at which time he was elected vice-president and
general manager. Since that time he has been ac-
quainting himself with the details of the plant.
MR. OSLUND KEEPS ON HUSTLING AT
SPOKANE
The Oslund Piano House, at the head of which Mr.
R. B. Oslund, 1216 Broadway avenue, Spokane, has
been enjoying- a good piano business during the past
month notwithstanding, as he says, "the depression
is probably as severe in Spokane as in any other city
of its size and where, like many other cities, several
music stores have dropped out."
COMPLIMENTS TO PIANO KEY REPAIRERS
The McMackin Piano Service, Des Moines, Iowa,
piano key coverers and piano key repair experts,
receive many complimentary letters from their
patrons. One of these just received from the Du-
luth Piano Company, Duluth, Minn., says:
"The work was very satisfactory. If, at any time
we can recommend your service to anyone, we will
be very glad to do so. Or if we have any keys
to be repaired we will surely send them to you."
Here is another from the Bach Music Company
that says: "Here is our first order for the new year
on the prices quoted in Presto-Times."
A HAPPY AND CONTENTED EX-PIANO MAN
The many friends of A. M. Wright, formerly at the
head of the Mason & Hamlin business, with head-
quarters at Boston, will be pleased to know that that
gentleman, who still resides in Boston, has been
spending the past winter at St. Petersburg, Fla.,
where he has wintered and will remain until May,
when he returns to Boston. During the summer
months Mr. Wright lives at a seashore resort much
of the time and plays a round of golf almost daily
as he does also during his stay in Florida. In a
letter to a friend Mr. Wright says he enjoys fine
health, lives a happy and contented life and extends
best regards to his friends in the music trade.
HONOR TO A CHICAGO MUSIC TRADE MAN
A decided honor has come to one of Chicago's
well-known music dealers. Mr. Frank Krai, head
of the Krai Music House, 5817 West 22nd street,
who was elected president of the West 22nd Street
Business Men's Association. Mr. Krai has been
located on West 22nd street for more than fifteen
years and is considered one of the "old-time" busi-
ness men of that section.
TWO ATTRACTIVE BALDWIN ANNOUNCE-
MENTS
The Claude P. Street Piano Company, Nashville,
Tenn., gives wide publicity in the Nashville papers
to their "appointment as Baldwin distributor," and at
Butte, Mont., the Dreibelbis Music Company an-
nounces that throug-h the purchase of the Butte store
of the Baldwin Piano Company the Dreibelbis Music
Company becomes the Baldwin dealer at Butte and
vicinity. They close this announcement with the
following statement:
The "Who's Who" of piano and music teachers
in Butte who use and endorse the Baldwin are:
Gladys Huffman, Margaret McHale, Phylis Wolfe.
Mrs. Paul Bailor, Karl Wright, F. Destabelle, Eleanor
Tenner, Ernest Howe, Mrs. Nettie Fulmer, Mrs. R.
C. Colvin, Louis Huggins, James Nettle, Mrs. M.
Wonnacott, Beatrice Gilbert, Mrs. J. P. Lavelle.
NO CHANGES IN BUTLER MUSIC COMPANY
ORGANIZATION
The Butler Music Company, Marion, Ind., sends
out an announcement that there will be no changes
in the policies of the house following the death of
the founder, Thad Butler. Edward Butler has been
actively in charge of the business for a number of
years and will continue in that capacity. Mr. Butler
says that he looks with confidence concerning the
future of the business of the Butler Music Company
as well as business in general. He said that he be-
lieved 1932 would find a vast improvement in general
business.
SMALL TOWN FIRM GETS BIG ORDER
A firm located in the little agricultural city of Wase-
ca, Minn., is having a trade far away from home
worthy of attention in a line of radio specialties. An
order was recently received from a radio house in
British Honduras amounting to something like three
thousand dollars. The government of Honduras has
also purchased goods from this enterprising firm,
the E. F. Johnson Company. The line of goods fur-
nished by the Waseca concern is a short wave trans-
mitting and receiving equipment and about 50 per
cent of it is being made up in the Johnson labora-
tories at Waseca.
SCHILLER TO THE FRONT
Tn their advertising through the month of February
the Templin Music Company stores at Elkhart, Mish-
awaka and other points placed an illustration of a late
model Schiller piano at the head of these display
advertisements.
BUSH & LANE OUTLOOK OFFERS LITTLE
OR NOTHING FOR GENERAL
CREDITORS
Concerning the Bush & Lane Piano Company fail-
ure the trustee in the receivership proceedings is
authority for the statement that "It is very doubtful
whether there will be any funds to make a dividend
payment to general creditors possible." This may
mean that all the money to be had out of the busi-
ness will go to the secured creditors and the expense
of bankruptcy proceedings.
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).