Just following up on what I suggested in my response above.
Below is an article from a trade magazine in October 1929 that describes Conn’s “newly organized Indianapolis Conn Company”, and mentions their new Leedy acquisition (see paragraph #5 below).
October 15, 1929 P R E S T O-T I M E S, source: arcade-museum.com
C. G. CONN, LTD., BUYS
RINNE MUSIC COMPANY
Owner of Indianapolis Firm Through the Deal Becomes the Branch Manager.
Sale of the Rinne Music Company, 128 Pembroke Arcade. Indianapolis, dealer in musical instruments, to C. G. Conn, Ltd., Elkhart, manufacturer of band and orchestral instruments, was announced last week by Herman Rinne, who organized the Rinne company two years ago. The consideration was said to have been in excess of $25,000.
Mr. Rinne has been active in the musical field for more than twenty-seven years. At one time he played with John Weber's band in Cincinnati and later became affiliated with the orchestra at English's opera house, Indianapolis, continuing in this position for twenty years. He also formerly played with the Indianapolis News Newsboys' Band.
Officials of the Conn Company announced appointment of Mr. Rinne as manager of the Indiana district, which embraces more than two-thirds of the state. Paul Rinne, a son, who has been associated with his father, will act as manager of the new Indianapolis branch of the Conn Company.
Mr. Rinne said the new company will continue to operate in its present quarters until a suitable new site can be selected. The company plans to open at an early date the most complete "factory-to-consumer" music house in that part of the country. The Conn company has assets listed at more than $30,000,000 and plans to erect its own Indianapolis store.
The company manufactures its own line of brass and wood-wind instruments at its Elkhart factory. Since acquiring the Leedy Manufacturing Company recently, the complete drum and drummers' accessory line of the company will be placed in the stock of the newly organized Indianapolis Conn Company. The company will make a specialty of a musical instrument line manufactured at the Elkhart factory known as the Pan-American. This brand is especially adapted to use in schools, factory bands and various
other institutions.
The new company will maintain a large repair department, in the charge of E. R. Gatto. A corps of fifteen salesmen to tour Indiana and adjoining states is being recruited. The company will carry an extensive line of violins of domestic and foreign manufacture. The Conn Company recently acquired the factory of the Buescher Band Instrument Company at Elkhart and the Selmer Company, Inc., now of Elkhart. These additional lines will be handled by the Indianapolis branch.
