Presto

PRESTO
20
AMERICAN
PIANO SUPPLY
COMPANY
Felts, Cloths, Hammers,Punchings,
Music Wire, Tuning Pins, Player
Parts, Hinges, Casters
A FULL LINE OF MATERIALS for PIANOS and ORGAN
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SUPPLIES
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American Piano Supply Co.
110-112 E. 13th St.
New York
SCHAFF
Piano String Co.
Manufacturers of
July 21, 1923
BIG GRAPHOPHONE PURCHASE
Stock of Columbia Machines and Records in Atlanta
Bought by Haverty's.
A purchase of great magnitude has just been made
by the chain store system of the Haverty Furniture
Company, which recently bought the entire stock of
Columbia Grafonolas and records contained in the
Atlanta, Ga., warehouse of the Columbia Grapho-
phone Company, the distributing point of the south-
eastern district. This represents the largest purchase
of its kind ever made in the South by the retail
stores.
The purchase consists of several cars of grafonolas
and 58,000 records. The deal is an indication that
business is good in the South and is an evidence of
the faith the Haverty Furniture Company has in the
public. '
The Charleston, S. C, store will receive its portion
of this purchase, this week. It is a large one, and
will be offered at attractive prices, made possible by
the magnitude of the deal.
INDIANA ACCORDION FACTORY
New Incorporated Company Begins Operations in
Berne Under Supervision of Expert.
Berne, Ind., now has a, company actively engaged
in the manufacture of accordions and other musical
instruments. Six men are now kept busy and the
prospects for the company are very bright. A very
satisfactory number of accordion orders have been
received.
The company was incorporated this spring. That
the stockholders have faith in their new enterprise is
evidenced by the fact that new stock is being sold
right along, and many of the old stockholders are
increasing their amounts. The factory building oc-
cupied has been remodeled and arranged into a prac-
tical workshop for the company.
At the present time the six employes are busy
making parts for the accordions. The manufacture
of these instruments requires that much of the work
be done by hand. Because of the extreme fineness
of some of the work, much time is necessary in the
Piano Bass Strings
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Quality, Service and Value
Correr Lewis Street
TUNING PIN MANUFACTURING MEANS
CHICAGO
Used in the World's Finest
Pianos
AMERICAN MUSICAL SUPPLY CO.
451 Communipaw Ave.
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making of these parts and the most exact workman-
ship is essential. The factory work is under the su-
pervision of Chris Zuercher, who came to Berne last
spring from Switzerland. Mr. Zuercher recently
stated that this is the fourth accordion factory which
he has helped to start.
Much new machinery has been bought by the com-
pany and most of this has been installed. Practically
all of the raw material used in this work must be
imported from Switzerland and Germany. Large
consignments of raw material have been received
from foreign countries and are now being utilized.
COLUMBIA JULY ROLLS.
Orders for the July rolls of the Columbia Music
Roll Co., 22 S. Peoria street, Chicago, arc exceeding
all anticipations of the company. The mailing of the
advance bulletins in the last weeks of June got its re-
sponse in an avalanche of orders which justified the
company's claim for the Columbia roll. line. "Colum-
bia Word Rolls will please your trade and double
your sales," is a slogan of the company which seem-
ingly is verified by the sales returns on the new Aug-
ust numbers. A trial order is suggested to dealers
who are told that "Quality and price make Columbia
rolls the dealer's best profit producer in a roll de-
partment."
LEADS WITH SPECIALTY.
Magosy & Buscher, 232 Canal street, and 118
Walker street, New York, is drawing special atten-
tion to its fine line of hammered cymbals, which are
guaranteed to be "as good as Turkish cymbals and
don't cost as much." This house is manufacturer of
high-grade hammered cymbals in brass and German
silver, from two to eighteen inches. Other special-
ties of the firm are brass mutes for cornets, trom-
bones and French horns and drum majors' batons in
wood and metal. Among banjoists the house has
earned fame- as the maker of Bestone Banjo
Resonators.
DUTY ON RECORD ENVELOPES.
Paper containers for phonograph records are du-
tiable at the rate of 15 per cent ad valorem as flat
paper envelopes, instead of 25 per cent ad valorem as
manufactures of paper as at first construed. The
former rate was fixed by a recent decision rendered
by the United States Court of Customs Appeals.
Established 1867
Strauch Bros.
All Well-posted Piano Dealers, Sales-
men, and the Piano Buying Public
recognize the value of this name on a
Piano Action.
For more than 55 years it has been associ-
ated with the best products of the Piano
industry. It ha s always represented
Quality and Merit
Paragon Foundries
Company
When a Piano Action bears the name of
Strauch Bros, it is an additional guarantee
of the quality of the instrument containing it.
Manufacturers of
STRAUCH BROS.,Inc.
Paragon Piano Plates
Oregon, Illinois
Piano Actions, Hammers and Repairs
327 to 347 Walnut Ave., at 141st Street
NEW YORK
NEWYORK
Comstock, Cheney & Co.
WESSELL. NICKEL & GROSS
Ivory Cutters and Manufacturers
Piano Keys, Actions and Hammers
IVORY AND COMPOSITION-COVERED ORGAN KEYS
The only Company Furnishing the Keys, Actions, Hammers and Brackets Complete
Telegraph and R. R. Station: Essex, Conn.
Office and Factories: Ivoryton, Conn.
Manufacturers of
PIANO ACTIONS
HIGHEST GRADE
ONE GRADE ONLY
The Wessell, Nickel & Gross action is a
guarantee of the grade of the instrument
in which it is found.
FACTORIES:
Mril/ 1 V O P W
45th St., 10th Ave. &W46th. l l E i VV
I V-MVfY.
OFFICE:
457 w. 45th Street
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