25
PRESTO
January 27, 1923.
COINOLAS
FOR
RESTAURANTS, CAFES and
AMUSEMENT CENTERS
Style SO
FROM THE BIGGEST
ORCHESTRION
LYON & HEALY SLOGAN
EXPRESSES IDEALS
Standards Set Up by Chicago Music House in
1864 Were Typical of the
Founders.
"Ideals that won the leadership of an industry" was
the phrase used as the heading for a page display of
Lyon & Healy, Inc., Chicago, in the local daily news-
papers last week. The enumeration of the ideals in-
volved the telling of Lyon & Healy history as well
as the strong progress in the music trade. This was
said:
"The first standard set up, in the early days of
Lyon & Healy, in 1864, was expressed in the slogan,
'Everything Known in Music' This meant, at first,
the willingness to obtain any piece of music or instru-
ment a customer might require. As time went on it
became an ideal which dominated the policies of the
business, and today stands as the best characteriza-
tion of its achievements. To make it good has re-
quired a comprehensive stock, a broad knowledge,
and a practical service which relates this business to
the best of everything pro3uced anywhere in the
world of music."
The part of Lyon & Healy in accepting and en-
couraging new phases and new forms in musical
goods is told as follows:
The first instance of notable import was the ap-
pearance of the upright piano in 1870. While other
piano dealers everywhere were expressing their
doubts and disapproval, it became the privilege of
Lyon & Healy to stand sponsor and become the bold
supporter of an unpopular idea which has since gained
universal acceptance.
Later the Pianola was threatened with that worst
of all fates, to be damned with faint praise. But
it became the privilege of Lyon & Healy to study
its possibilities and to give it enthusiastic recognition.
We also were the first to recognize the possibilities
of the reproducng piano; in fact, we imported the
first perfected instruments of the pioneer European
type.
Then came the phonograph. In the early days it
was commonly regarded as a mere toy, beneath the
notice of the dignified and tradition-bound music
trade. None had the vision to foresee its destiny as
a factor in the world of music. But Lyon & Healy,
true to their ideal, received it with open mind, saw
something of its possibilities, and put the stamp of
their approval upon it.
Last year a complete Radio Department was in-
stalled, the first in the music industry, and radio sets
of superior quality were brought prominently before
the public.
In the manufacture of musical instruments it has
embodied standards and improvements of far-reach-
ing significance. In the perfecting of the Lyon &
Healy Harp, it has won the highest possible approval
in every musical center in the world.
constantly blazing the way to a more perfect musi-
cal instrument.
We take this opportunity of thanking the leading
music merchants who represent us, and also the
many people to whom they have sold Geo. B. Norris
and Holland instruments, for many letters compli-
menting the results of our unceasing efforts to build
instruments that will delight the musically critical
and reflect honor upon the sincerity and skill of our
manufacturing organization.
RIVAL EXHIBITION BUILDING
PLANS INTEREST TRADE
Two Great Structures for Furniture Exposition Pur-
poses Planned for Chicago.
1
The rival furniture exhibition buildings projected
;by the North Central District and the South Central
, District, in Chicago, are subjects of interest to a
number of furniture dealers who are also important
handlers of musical instruments. In the former dis-
trict, at Lake Shore drive and Erie street it is pro-
posed to erect an $8,000,000 structure for furniture
exhibition purposes. An even larger building is to
be erected for furniture men on the block, southeast
corner of Twenty-third street and widened South
Park avenue.
; For the American Furniture Mart building for the
Lake Shore drive, Whiting & Co. are sponsors. They
:announce that 800,000 feet of exhibit space has been
leased and that the building would start at once.
j Oliver & Co., in outlining the South Central plan,
jsay that a syndicate controlling the block, Twenty-
third to Twenty-fourth and South Park avenue, to
the Illinois Central, is prepared to build, also at once,
a twelve-story on the 160,000 square feet, which will
j contain 1,800,000 floor feet, against a mere 1,250,000
joffered on the North Side.
! It is proposed to have a switch track for exhibits
!direct to the elevators; parking space for visitors'
; autos along and near the new boulevard, and a great
plaza at Twenty-third; new Illinois Central station at
Twenty-third, with five-minute transportation to the
loop; adjacent of all the furniture exhibition build-
ings now existing.
LIKE CHRISTMAN GRANDS.
R. O. Burgess, general representative of the Christ-
man Piano Co., New York, is sending in very cheer-
ing reports and generous orders from New England
points. The demand for small grands noticed by
Mr. Burgess in the Western trip which he recently
concluded, is also plainly evident in New England.
The Christman Studio Grand is an instrument which
has the approbation of all dealers there.
NEW CATALOGUE OF THE
HOLLAND PIANO CO. LINE
Beautiful Designs of the favorite Instruments from
Menominie Factory of Minneapolis Industry.
Tiny Coinola
THE SMALLEST
KEYLESS
Manufactured by
The Operators Piano Co.
16 to 22 South Peoria St. •
CHICAGO
A new catalogue of the Holland Piano Manufac-
turing Co., of Minneapolis, Minn., and Menominie,
Wis., has just appeared. It is an unusually attractive
publication, presenting some novel features. It is
convenient in size and shape, and the printing, illus-
trations and paper are in keeping with a high-class
product and industry.
The body of the booklet is devoted to a descrip-
tion of the methods by which the "Holland" and
"Geo. B. Norris" pianos and playerpianos are pro-
duced, with chapters on the instrument as a home
necessity, advice to dealers, details of the secrets of
tone production, by which these instruments. have
won their success, and sketches of the development
of the Holland Piano Manufacturing Co. itself. As
the foreword says, "An envelope attached to the in-
side back cover contains illustrations of the latest
models of Geo. B. Norris and Holland pianos and
playerpianos. The envelope contains illustrations and
descriptions of five very handsome styles, of which
the dainty Colonial Style 4 must attract special ad-
miration of dealers, though all the cases are up-to-the-
minute in their effects. The "Foreword," with which
the catalogue opens, is as follows:
Since the publication of our preceding catalog we
have made numerous improvements in our product.
On the following pages some of these improvements
are described. Our pianos and players are endowed
with a more beautiful tone quality than formerly;
the tone is more resonant and has greater carrying
power; our scales are more eveij; our bridges, wrest
plank and sound board are better built, while our
case designs ,and finish have been refined and im-
proved, follow^ig'the public's taste for lighter lines
and less bulk. " '
These improvements are the result of experience
and constant experiment. They represent the con-
.clusions of skillful, scientific prano buiWers, who are
In Three Parts:
1. Instruments of Established
Names and Character.
2. Instruments that bear Spe-
cial Names or Trade Marks.
3. Manufacturers of Pianos
and Player-Pianos with Chap-
ters on Piano Building and Buy-
ing designed for the guidance
of prospective purchasers.
Facsimile Fall-
board Names of Leading Pianos
and Player-Pianos in Colors
Revised Annually
NO PIANO DEALER OR SALESMAN
CAN AFFORD T O
B ^ T T f T
IF YOU DON'T CONSULT "PRESTO
BUYERS' GUIDE" YOU ARE MISSING
OPPORTUNITIES. GET IT NOW.
Give a copy to each of your salesmen.
Price 50 cents per copy.
PRESTO PUBLISHING CO.
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