Presto
Issue: 1941 2299 - Page 7
PEDLER MAKES IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
NEW FACTORY-DEALER POLICY ADOPTED
'Plie Pedler Company of Llkhart. Tiuliana, makers of "Custom-
built Woodwinds," has taken a step which they felt was neces-
sary and important both for their dealers and themselves. This
was done to protect the legitimate music merchants who handle
I'edler's fine instruments. This exclusive "Faetory-to-Dealer"
policy will be very beneficial to the music dealer by eliminating
the competition of any racketeering in the merchandising of these
custom-built instruments. Music merchants are requested bv The
Pedler Company to place all of their orders "direct" with the
Company.
It is certainly a misfortune for the whole music industry in this
country that there are some persons who are not music merchants
in the real and true sense of the term, and whose practices are so
detrimental to the regular trade. Pedler has made a necessary
move which will, no doubt, he a most profitable one; both for
the Company and the dealers.
HOTEL AND FASHIONABLE CLUB BUY STORYTONES
C. J. Kramer, proprietor of the C. J. Kramer Music Company,
Clary, Indiana, and a Story & Clark dealer, announced the sale of
two fine Story tones to the beautiful new Hotel Gary, of Gary,
Indiana; and to the fashionable Paddock Club at Hammond, In-
diana. Mr. Kramer is a director and the largest individual stock-
holder in the Gary Hotel.
FREDERICK A. VIETOR APPOINTED
GENERAL MANAGER OF STEIN WAY & SONS
Mr. Theodore E. Steinway announced on March 12th that Mr.
Frederick A. Vietor had been appointed by the Board of Directors
of Steinway & Sons, General Manager of the company.
Mr. Vietor is a great grandson of Henry Engelhard Steinway,
the Founder of The House, and has been with the company ever
since 1913, and has been a member of the Board of Directors
since 1930.
Both The House of Steinway and Mr. Vietor are to be con-
gratulated upon this appointment.
Presto Music Times wishes Mr. Vietor the greatest of plea-
sure and success in his new duties.
Frederick A.
Victor
HUSTON-BALDWIN
SALES
BANQUET
(Lejt to Right) : JamfS Hildebrand, C. J. Schneider, C.
F. Dick, W. J. Korzinck, August Schwartz, Edzvard Aid-
rich, Irwa Schcnnit Hall, Lillian Frederick, John Stcngcr,
{standing) C. J. Zimmerman, (standing) W. O. Douglas,
(standing) Frank Abe, (standing) Jack Donaivorth, T. R.
Huston, Geo. W. Lawrence, Mrs. A. J. Porath, A. J. Porath,
Mrs. Gordon Kojler, Mr. Gordon Kojler, Thor Licungh, E.
J. Tully.
HUSTON-BALDWIN
PIANO
STORES,
MILWAUKEE,
WIS., HOLD SPLENDID
MEETING AND
LUNCHEON
SALES
On March 10th the Huston-Baldwin Stores held a most en-
thusiastic sales meeting and luncheon at their store, 714 N. Broad-
way, Milwaukee, \ \ is. It was attended by about 25 people rep-
resenting their dealers throughout the state and the sales force
from their store.
Mr. Lawrence Gives Interesting
Movie Talk
Mr. George W. Lawrence, vice president of The Baldwin Piano
Company, added much to the interest of the occasion by show-
ing moving pictures of the pianos being manufactured in The
Baldwin Piano Factory, Cincinnati, Ohio, from start to finish.
He gave a very enthusiastic pep talk. Mr. Jack Donaworth, Bald-
win's general traveler, also gave an informative talk.
Another prominent guest at the Luncheon, which was held at
the Prister Hotel, was Milwaukee's popular, musical young Mayor,
Carl V. Zeidler. an old friend of Mr. Huston. I'nfortunately, due
to a little change in the time, the Mayor arrived just after the
picture was taken and hence is not seen in the group.
Baldwin Sales 11,creasing Says Mr. Huston
Mrs. Irnia Schenuit Hall, an artist of national prominence, who
is listed with the national artists who use Baldwin Pianos, and
who recently played as soloist with the Chicago Symphonv and
Baltimore Symphony, was one of the guests.
"Our 1940 business showed a considerable increase over \ ( ),V)
and the goal aimed at by our store lor 1 ( )41 is a quarter of a
million dollars. One very encouraging feature is the large increase
in the sale of organs. We are distributors for Lstey ( )rgans. The
mam leature ol our business last year, however, was the heavy
sale of Acrosonic Pianos and Haldwin Grands."
Al'KIL, 1941
l'ACK SKVEX
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NEW FACTORY-DEALER POLICY ADOPTED
'Plie Pedler Company of Llkhart. Tiuliana, makers of "Custom-
built Woodwinds," has taken a step which they felt was neces-
sary and important both for their dealers and themselves. This
was done to protect the legitimate music merchants who handle
I'edler's fine instruments. This exclusive "Faetory-to-Dealer"
policy will be very beneficial to the music dealer by eliminating
the competition of any racketeering in the merchandising of these
custom-built instruments. Music merchants are requested bv The
Pedler Company to place all of their orders "direct" with the
Company.
It is certainly a misfortune for the whole music industry in this
country that there are some persons who are not music merchants
in the real and true sense of the term, and whose practices are so
detrimental to the regular trade. Pedler has made a necessary
move which will, no doubt, he a most profitable one; both for
the Company and the dealers.
HOTEL AND FASHIONABLE CLUB BUY STORYTONES
C. J. Kramer, proprietor of the C. J. Kramer Music Company,
Clary, Indiana, and a Story & Clark dealer, announced the sale of
two fine Story tones to the beautiful new Hotel Gary, of Gary,
Indiana; and to the fashionable Paddock Club at Hammond, In-
diana. Mr. Kramer is a director and the largest individual stock-
holder in the Gary Hotel.
FREDERICK A. VIETOR APPOINTED
GENERAL MANAGER OF STEIN WAY & SONS
Mr. Theodore E. Steinway announced on March 12th that Mr.
Frederick A. Vietor had been appointed by the Board of Directors
of Steinway & Sons, General Manager of the company.
Mr. Vietor is a great grandson of Henry Engelhard Steinway,
the Founder of The House, and has been with the company ever
since 1913, and has been a member of the Board of Directors
since 1930.
Both The House of Steinway and Mr. Vietor are to be con-
gratulated upon this appointment.
Presto Music Times wishes Mr. Vietor the greatest of plea-
sure and success in his new duties.
Frederick A.
Victor
HUSTON-BALDWIN
SALES
BANQUET
(Lejt to Right) : JamfS Hildebrand, C. J. Schneider, C.
F. Dick, W. J. Korzinck, August Schwartz, Edzvard Aid-
rich, Irwa Schcnnit Hall, Lillian Frederick, John Stcngcr,
{standing) C. J. Zimmerman, (standing) W. O. Douglas,
(standing) Frank Abe, (standing) Jack Donaivorth, T. R.
Huston, Geo. W. Lawrence, Mrs. A. J. Porath, A. J. Porath,
Mrs. Gordon Kojler, Mr. Gordon Kojler, Thor Licungh, E.
J. Tully.
HUSTON-BALDWIN
PIANO
STORES,
MILWAUKEE,
WIS., HOLD SPLENDID
MEETING AND
LUNCHEON
SALES
On March 10th the Huston-Baldwin Stores held a most en-
thusiastic sales meeting and luncheon at their store, 714 N. Broad-
way, Milwaukee, \ \ is. It was attended by about 25 people rep-
resenting their dealers throughout the state and the sales force
from their store.
Mr. Lawrence Gives Interesting
Movie Talk
Mr. George W. Lawrence, vice president of The Baldwin Piano
Company, added much to the interest of the occasion by show-
ing moving pictures of the pianos being manufactured in The
Baldwin Piano Factory, Cincinnati, Ohio, from start to finish.
He gave a very enthusiastic pep talk. Mr. Jack Donaworth, Bald-
win's general traveler, also gave an informative talk.
Another prominent guest at the Luncheon, which was held at
the Prister Hotel, was Milwaukee's popular, musical young Mayor,
Carl V. Zeidler. an old friend of Mr. Huston. I'nfortunately, due
to a little change in the time, the Mayor arrived just after the
picture was taken and hence is not seen in the group.
Baldwin Sales 11,creasing Says Mr. Huston
Mrs. Irnia Schenuit Hall, an artist of national prominence, who
is listed with the national artists who use Baldwin Pianos, and
who recently played as soloist with the Chicago Symphonv and
Baltimore Symphony, was one of the guests.
"Our 1940 business showed a considerable increase over \ ( ),V)
and the goal aimed at by our store lor 1 ( )41 is a quarter of a
million dollars. One very encouraging feature is the large increase
in the sale of organs. We are distributors for Lstey ( )rgans. The
mam leature ol our business last year, however, was the heavy
sale of Acrosonic Pianos and Haldwin Grands."
Al'KIL, 1941
l'ACK SKVEX
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/
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