Presto

Issue: 1920 1760

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Presto
THE AMERICAN MUSIC TRADE WEEKLY n cent.;
Published weekly by Presto Publishing
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JESSE FRENCH
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Entered as second class matter Jan. 29, 1896, at
Post Office, Chicago, under Act of Mar. 3, 1879.
37TH YEAR
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GRANDS, PLAYERS
and PIANOS
A name well known since
| # 1875—44 years of square
dealing.
ARTISTIC AND HIGH GRADE
JESSE FRENCH
President
April 17, 1920
MR. PIANO MERCHANT,
U. S. A.
Dear Sir:--Personally speaking, we imagine you were one of the "boys who
liked to take Dad's clock apart and tinker with the spring and wheels--ara
I right?—and as the saying goes, "men at heart are only "boys grown tall",
we take it for granted you have curiosity to know something about the
"inside workings", the why and wherefores of the superior tonal qualities
of the JESSE FRENCH PIANOS.
All pianos look very much alike on the surface, "but the real heart
of a piano is the tone. One important fundamental causing the great wealth
of full, rich tonal resources of our piano hinges on the acoustic rim and
the sounding board.
The sounding "board and ribs are of the "best Vermont white
spruce crowned "by a half acoustic rim. The rim itself is made of alterna-
ting rows of maple and walnut securely glued and pressed in bowlike form,
whose chief function when placed on the sounding board is to shorten
vibration and create a perfect tone volume. Beside its meritorious rela-
tion to the p"iano, its different layers lend an artistic value to the
finished product and help in sales production. So securely is the rim
made that it is proof against checking, splitting or breaking.
Add to these advantageous features high grade material and superb
workmanship which enter into the entires construction of our pianos and you
have an idea of the "inside workings"--£s it any wonder that YOU, Mr. Piano
Merchant, can bank on the JESSE FRENCH'dine to boost your piano business?
Very truly yours,
JESSE FRENCH & SONS PIANO CO.
CBL/MT.
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PRESTO
PIANO AND PLAYER
HARDWARE, FELTS ft TOOLS
Ask for Catalog No. 184
Phonograph Cabinet Hardware
April 17, 1920.
STORY & CLARK
Playerpiano Superexcellence
Ask for Catalog No. 185
Let us quote on your "special" parts—we have
excellent facilities for making all manner of Turn-
ings, Stampings, Small Castings, Wire Goods, Etc.
Made in its entirety
in the Story & Clark
factories
HAMMACHER, SCHLEMMER & CO.
N«w York Since 1848
4th Av» <& n t h St.
QUALITY
in Kam« and in Fact
Story & Clark Piano Co.
315 South Wabash Avenue
CHICAGO
TONE. MATERIALS, CONSTRUCTION, WORKMANSHIP,
DESIGN—all in accord with th» broadest experience—are thm
elements which give character to Bush ft Lane products
BUSH & LANE PIANOS
BUSH 4. LANE CECILIAN PLAYER PIANOS
take high plaae, therefore, in any comparison of high grade
pianos because ef the individuality of character which distin-
guishes them in all essentials of merit and value.
Holland, Mtoh.
BUSH & LANE PIANO CO.
We are making these distinctive
leaders as low as any good ones
can be produced. We may sur-
prise you. Investigate and see.
and
PIANOS
YOU WILL WANT THEM LATER, IF NOT RIGHT
AWAY. SO MAKE YOUR ARRANGEMENTS NOW.
In the Held for SO years
MORRISON-WATERS PIANO CO.
924 McLean Avenue
Offer Opportunities Surpassing All Others for Dealers
who Appreciate Fine Instruments at Fair Prices.
No charge for the name,
Than which few are so well known
SMITH & NIXON
PLAYERS
GOLDSMITH
CINCINNATI, OHIO
Chase-Hackley Piano Co.
GOLDSMITH PIANO CO., 1223-1227 Miller St.,Chicago
Get This Name Clearly in Your Mind
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Made by Chickering Brothers, Chicago
THE UPRIGHT WITH GRAND QUALITIES—THE GRAND THAT IS
INCOMPARABLY GREAT.
In Every Community a Few People Appreciate
and Will Pay for The Best.
REPRESENT SOMETHING EXCLUSIVE
OFFICE AND FACTORY!
South Park Avenue and East 23rd Street,
CHICAGO, ILL.
flWTAM-TSHKD IS63—TH* PTONKBR PIANO INDUST1Y OF T H 1 WEST.)
MANUFACTURERS OF
Chase Bros. Hackley and
Carlisle Pianos
Chase Bros. Player de Luxe
(§L Excehone Player-Pianos
A FULL LINE OF LEADERS FOR ANY DEALER ANYWHERE
Factory a n d Main
Office*:
MUSKEGON. MICHIGAN
CHICAGO
932 R«publto BulI4lng
&tat« and Adams Sta.
RICHMOND. VA.
VirgtaU P*w*r and Railway
BuiMlaJ
STARR PIANOS
Our new designs are models of artistic piano
•oottruction. More than fifty designs, a
ffryie for every need at a price for every purse.
find unmatched selling points in tht
RICHMOND, TRAYSER and
MAUNGTON PLAYER-PIANOS
KNOWN THE WORLD OVER
R. S. HOWARD CO
PIANOS and PLAYERS
Wonderful Tone Quality.
Best Materials and Workmanship.
Main O f f i c e s :
485 East 133rd Street, NEW YORK CITY
Write us Cor CatfJorfnea
Kinder & Collins
Pianos
580-534 W. 4«Mi t
NEW YORK
PLAYER-PIANOS
Correspondence with dealers solicited.
THE STARR PIANO CO.
STARR and RICHMOND QRAND PIANO*
STARR. RICHMOND, TRAYSER and RBMINQVtif
>IANOS and PLAYER-PIANOS
FactoriM :
RICHMOND, INDIANA
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