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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 4, 1914)
(V-0 TilK 0MA1IA SUNDAY HKE: OCTOBER 4. 1014. - it '-.- !KT.' nADDORFF A MASTERFtL INSTRUMENT poa aesBlnff tonal beauties and charms that are wonderfully responsive to the moods and feeling of the musician. 3 THE ?I4 v V -. It J I CLAKEXDON A PIANO of the highest grade and praised br thousands who use it. Welcome Ak-Sar-Ben Visitors To Our New Display Rooms at 9 1 f arnam Street Is recognized and ac knowledged by many of this country's most emi nent artists as being in the front rank of America's leading pianos. The Had, . Is aStrilring Example of the Truly High Ideals in Piano Construction 5. FACULTY VOICE Alexander ISnulto Ben Stanley Carolyn Uamttton PIANO Bea Stanley Kdlth U Waconer Francis Beatena Gertrude Weeth VIOLIN, VIOLA, ETC. Henry Cox Albln Boater And Assistants ORGAN Ben Stanley Oarel MarbofX Troubadours Flayer Piano The Piano anybody can play and enjoy. The New Conservatory's Choice of Piano THE HADDOKFF1 MUSIO HOUSE. - . . . Gentlemen: In adopting the Haddorf f as the official piano of this institution for use in all of our studios we feel that we have made an excellent choice. . The various members of our faculty who are using the instruments speak so highly of them that I thought it: might interest you to know that the Haddorf f has made a distinc tive "hit" in this institution. Yours very truly, The Omaha Conservatory of Music and Art. , , " E. F.Gallup, President-' FACULTY WIHD IRSTRllMEXTS Albtn Hnster And Assistant PAINTING J. Laurie Wallace EXPRESSION X. E. Bleed Kdwin Puis Veroqua Petty . PIANO TUNING , Chas. Thatcher STAGE AND FANCY DANCING Mary Coll IADD0RFF MUSIC HOUSE (Of Nebraska) W. M. ROBINSON, General Manager 918 -.F ARNAM: STREET Omaha. Neb. Bennett Piano Ranks with the highest grade pianos manufactured. v. TROUBADOURS- PLATER PIANO BENNETT PIANO HADDORFF ENTERS OMAHA Eotikford Piano Concern Ectab lishet Wholesale House Here. W. M. R0BIXSON IS MANAGES -Farmer HmU ( Plana Departaaeat f BraarJt Compear aad Orkia Bras,' la Beprraeatattv far lawn and KehraaaLa- W. M. Robinson, for many years a potent figure In piano selling In Omaha and who early this year became central manager of Iowa and Nebraska for the Haddorff Piano company of HorXtti. I1L, has opened a wholesale houM to Omaha, The Haddorf f I'lano company la ona of the largest piano manufacturing rat of dlatrtbuttns: tarrltory. The liaddorff firm manufacture ev era! dlatlnct brand of pianoa The Had dorff, tha Clarendon, tha Bennett, the ebarwood. the Bishop, the Q. A.' Ander aaa aad tha Troubadour are all t&ddortf tnakea. The Troubadour Is especially fitted for piano player attachraeota.. Tha Bennett la one of the moat familiar tnaa-e to the Nebraska publla and It la familiar la ,thU connection with Mr. Hob Jnaon. Mr. Roblnaoa sold hundreda of Keaaett pianos during hla years with the Itannett company here and It was with considerable pleasure that he affiliated with the couipany making that piano. Mr. Koblnaoa is aaaenttally aa expert plane aaleamaa and hla long exparkince claewhere has made him a recognised judge of piano valuea both In the terri tory adjacent to Omaha and that which la fac distant. For five years he was with tha Starr Piano company in Detroit and In Toledo. During the five years previous to that time he sold pianos for the well-known Wulachner concern of Indlanapolla. In WTt he came to Omaha to take charts of the piano department of the Bennett company, of which the Burgeas-Naah oompany la the ultimate aucoeseor. He held that poaltlon during the career of the Bennett company and also during that of Orkln Broa When the Burgeae-Naah company waa Incorporated ha tranaferred his allegiance to the liaddorff people In hla preaent capacity. Mr. Koblnaon opened the branch house at W Famara street Juat thirty days ago. It la a long ealearoom and la amply large to permit a moat extenalve display of tha lare line of the Haddorf f concern. concern In tha country - and the states allotted Mr. Robinson oomprUe the cholo-4 The house In Omaha Is aaentlally whole. as manager of departments la Owaha aadj department, sale, although a retail department Is a part of the organisation. Boveral aalea men are oa the road In Iowa and Ne braska, working under Mr. Robinson's Jurisdiction. . It Dee Moines Mr. Roblnsoa la In charge of a largs store. He divides his time i equally between the Des Moines Store and those In Nebraska.. Throughout the slate of Iowa are 1M agencies who contract under Mr. Rubin son's control. In Nebraska there are fifty. In addition there are several bran shea. For Instance, Mr. Robinson purchased from the Burgrsa-Naah company their branch atorea. which were thea the prop erty . of the Burgeae-Naah piano depart ment and formerly ef the Orkia Bros.' Mr. Robinson Is a member of the Na tional Association of Piano Dealers. He has been active in that order for the last firteen years and has for the, last two years acted as commissioner for Ne braska. He enjoys a close assoclalloa with the musicians of Omaha, due to his long servios here. Mr. Roblnsoa has Just sold his tnatru menta to several of the musical conserva tories In Nebraska. The Lincoln Musical college recently purchased nine Haddorff models, the Alliance Conservatory of Music three, and Mr. Robinson has Just completed a transaction which will place Haddorff Instruments In the View conserv atory of music In this city. Th sales to these conaervatorlrs Mr. Roblnsoa re gards as a tribute to tha worth of the pianos he handles. , , The output of the combined factories Is 11.000 pianos and player pianos a year. This average is steadily maintained and the sales force extenda Its efforts with that number as a base. According to Mr. Robinson, 8,000 pianos are constantly un der oourae of construction. That fact clearly ahows the time and workman ship that must be taken in building pianos. For the better part of a year each and every piano numbered In the Haddorff output Is under construction. The Haddorff Piano Factory at Rbckf ord, HI. -i - --- M . f. k , -.III : ?-r- -r -- ""' " . "; -' '1 I . t ;. . . 'vw';''4r-' . -""ZT ' h .v v . .. ... v ' .t': L .... . y The Haddorff piano has been acknowl edged ever since its Initial appearance some eighteen years ago to be a piano of softest tone and easiest execution by recognised experts. , Frank Forge, ac companist to Mrrie. Schumann-Helnk anrl formerly to Mine. Sembrk-h. uaea the Haddorlf, and his recommendation num bers In the host of testimonials in the Haddorff vault. Mr. I .a Forge has ap peared in Omaha several times and ha will be here this winter with Schumann Heink, and Omahans know the valua of his recommendation. One of the most conclusive testimonials Mr. Robinson has came from Max Ober tndorfer, the concert pianist, who ap peared in Omaha last winter in connec tion with the Thais Opera company. Mr. Oberindorfer uses a Haddorff whenever possible and Is enthusiastic lu regard to its ualitfrs. Ralph Lawton of Chicago, who played at the big May festival at Des Moines, played a Haddorff from Mr. Robinson's stock. Mr. Lawton played at special con certs . with the Chicago symphony or chestra. Numerous other talented musicians have declared their desire for the Had dorff. ' Hpeaking of hla latest enterprise in the piano field. Mr. Roblnsoa asserted that it was his firm conviction that he was allied with one of the biggest and best piano manufacturing concerns in the United States. "The addorff line is unnueatlonably In my mind tha best there la I fear no competitor, every piano la our line can stand the test of Investigation and com parison with any other make. While, of course, we are featuring sthe Haddorff piano Itself, our other -makes are not by any means inferior instruments, The Bennett is a piano of finest qualities. There are hundreds of homes in Omaha and Nebraska where tlie Bannett is a part of the furnishings. And in every one of those homes the occupants have all a word of praise for the Bennett 1 sold Bennetts for many years with th Bennett company and the msyiy custom ers to whom I made sales have been unanimous in their praise of the instru ment. "The Haddorff company Is divided. Tha branch stores, such as this one in Omaha for Instance, are termed 'houses.' This Is the Haddorff Muaice House (of Ne braska). We concentrate our efforts her to wholesale business. While, of cqurse we sell retail here and In our branches In Nebraska as we do .elsewhere, we are, laying atreaa on the wholesale "depart mervt in Omaha at present. '"We have a large show room here and we intend always to retain a complete display here. We have several men on the road selling our products to our agenclea We Jiave .been doing a very . satisfactory business in Nebraska an4 hope tlx do a bigger business during tha subsequent years, pur success thus far has been rather remarkable la starting and deoidedly encouraging. I am dividing my time between Dea Moinea and Omaha. Of course, I ana better .known In Omaha than la Dag Moines, but during my long service her I hsvs become more or less acquainted with the wholesale trade of Iowa, which Is very helpful In furthering tha interest of the Haddorlf Musts Houses la lows,