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PRESTO
January 15, 1920.
COINOLA
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FOR THE
PROGRESSIVE TRADE
U n m a t c h e d for
thoroughness of
construction, re-
sponsiveness of ac-
tion and appeal to
dealers and the
public.
THE
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P a y s for i tseH.
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for confectionery
stores, cafes, cigar
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and theatres.
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OPERATORS
PIANO CO.
LOUIS M. SEVERSON, P m .
16 South Peoria Street
CHICAGO, ILL.
GERMAN TRADE PAPER
LOOKS PROSPEROUS
Paul De Wit's Old Leipsic Music Journal Dis-
plays Many Classy Ads, and Presents
Much Interesting Matter.
Copies of the ''Zeitschrift fur Instrumentenbau,"
the leading German musical instrument journal, of
Leipsic, which came to Presto this week, does not
suggest that there is any depression or lack of con-
fidence in the defeated land of former musical
splendor. The advertising pages of the Zeitung
fairly bulge with bold-face announcements of Ger-
man pianos, old and new. There are the same fa-
miliar names as of old, with a number of strange
ones added. And one of the notable headlines is
that which calls for pianos, "new or used," which
will be bought in small or large numbers at good
prices for cash.
Plainly the demand in Germany is great and
pianos are scarce. The literary matter includes
suggestions for the rehabilitation of the piano in-
dustry, with plans for winning back the pre-war
export trade. On this subject is an article repro-
duced from a London paper, in which the progress
of American pianos is discussed. Particularly
Australia is credited with having been won by the
American piano, in the following figures:
Tn 1913 Australia bought English pianos valued
at 65,000 pounds; of American pianos 24,000 pounds
and German pianos 442,000 pounds. In the years
1917-18 the English pianos amounted to 56,000
pounds and the American 229,000 pounds. Of
course there were no German instruments.
Another item in the Leipsic trade paper tells of
a revival of the German harmonica trade in Eng-
land and copies a notice from the London Tele-
graph saying that "the first German mouth-harps
have arrived in the Midland district. They bear the
inscription "made in Germany," and the prices are
sixfold those of old peace-time figures."
Another item tells of the withdrawal from Lud-
wig Ullman, of Berlin, of the European representa-
tive of the American Piano Co. of New York.
Every page of the Leipsic trade paper shows
that the German piano makers are preparing to
make a strong pull to regain their outstanding
place in the export trade. * The various associa-
tions are meeting, to form plans to that end, and
nowhere in Editor Paul De Wit's journal is there
a suggestion or a sigh that seems to have been
wrung from the results of the war. As a matter
of fact, the "Zeitschrift fiir Instrumentenbau" has
a look of prosperity surpassing its best in all the
forty years of its existence.
QUALITY FIRST
AND
FIRST QUALITY
Jesse French & Sons Piano Co.
FACTORIES at New Castle, Ind.
AUSTRALIAN OFFICE:
94 Pitt St., Sydney, N. S. W.
"A Name Well Known Since 1S75"
STEGER
Steger & Sons
Leads
Others Follow
AT THE CIRCUS.
Of all th' things a fellow sees,
From dancin' bears to fightin' fleas;
The zebras an' giraffes an' things
That crawl or move about on wings;—
To me there's one thing which alone
Is best of all—
th'
slide
trombone.
Th' elephants an' monkeys too;
Th' camels an' th' kangaroo;
Th' lions an' th' tiger cat;
An' clowns in funny dress an' hat
Are great, but still I'll have t' own—
Th' best of all's
th'
slide
trombone.
When he who plays that horn takes flight
An' hits th' upper scale just right;
An' then drops down past lower "C,"
He sends a 'lectric shock, by gee,
Right down my back,—an' I have grown
T' like it best—
th'
slide
trombone.
—Tames M. Woodman.
MOISEIWITSCH PLAYS FOR AMPICO.
Arrangements have just been concluded with
Benno Moiseiwitsch to play exclusively for the
Ampico Reproducing Piano. Moiseiwitsch is an-
other of the group of great pianists now visiting
this country and is the latest addition to the list
of great artists who play exclusively for this in-
strument, which includes Rachmaninoff, Levitzki,
Ornstein, Kreisler, Farrar, DeKoven and Herbert,
and a long list of gifted younger pianists who are
showing themselves to be artists of splendid at-
tainments whose playing gives pleasure wherever
they are heard. Mr. Moiseiwitsch will make his
records early this month.
STEGER BUILDING
Jackson and Wabash
The Piano Center of America
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
AMERICAN
PIANO SUPPLY
COMPANY
Felts, C l o t h s , H a m m e r s ,
Punchings, Music Wire, Tun-
ing Pins, Player Parts, Hinges,
Casters.
A Full Line of Materials *or Pianos act)
Organ*
Whm In Need of Supplies
Communicate With Us.
American Piano Supply Co.
110-112 E. 13th St.
New York
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