▁later ▁was ▁sales ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁Fred ▁G ret sch ▁Man ufact uring ▁Company ▁▁ ▁Paul ▁M . ▁Gaz lay ▁( 1 8 9 6 – 1 9 6 6 ), ▁president ▁of ▁Cont inental ▁Music ▁Inc .; ▁Gaz lay ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁C . G . ▁Con n ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁▁ ▁S ale ▁of ▁Stra ube ▁to ▁C . G . ▁Con n ▁C . G . ▁Con n ▁acquired ▁Stra ube ▁P ian os ▁Inc . ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁For ▁the ▁previous ▁two ▁years , ▁Cont inental ▁Music ▁Co . ▁of ▁Chicago ▁– ▁a ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁Con n ▁– ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁sales ▁representative ▁for ▁Stra ube , ▁with ▁P . ▁E . ▁Mason ▁as ▁sales ▁manager . ▁Mason , ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 2 0 s , ▁had ▁been ▁vice ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁C able - N el son ▁P iano ▁Company ▁before ▁it ▁had ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁Ever ett ▁P iano ▁Company ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁C . G . ▁Con n ▁extended ▁the ▁relationship ▁with ▁Cont inental ▁and ▁kept ▁Bar th ol ome e ▁as ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁manufact uring . ▁Mason , ▁who ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁sales ▁manager ▁for ▁the ▁H add or ff ▁P iano ▁Co ., ▁Rock ford , ▁Illinois , ▁joined ▁Cont inental ▁when ▁C . G . ▁Con n ▁acquired ▁H add or ff ▁in ▁November ▁ 1