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September 13,
PRESTO
ANNOUNCEMENT OF
NEW Q R S M0N0=B0X
Undeniable Aid to Greater Sales of Q R S
Rolls Strikingly Told About by
Q R S Music Co.
A double-page spread in Presto this week shows
the design and coloring of a hanger for the walls and
windows of music stores which will be highly appre-
ciated as an assured aid to Q R S music roll sales.
It is the announcement of the new single-piece Mono-
Box of the Q R S Music Co., which is the develop-
ment of an idea for adding to the pleasure, comfort
and convenience of the playerpiano owner and the
dignity of the playerpiano itself.
Player owners will freely admit certain discom-
forts of the old style two-piece box. The delay in
extracting the box from a pile of rolls, for instance,
which was exasperating when the roll desired hap-
pened to be near the bottom of the pile. Then one
had to remove the lid, find a place to lay that, re-
move the roll and again find a place for -the bottom
of the box. Too often that place was on the top of
the player where it would scratch the fine finish of
the case. These discomforts in handling the rolls
are now relegated to the past by the introduction of
the new Mono-Box by the Q R S Music Co.
The new box is the embodiment of simplicity.
With its use the roll can be removed, played and re-
turned to its proper place with one hand. Confusion
is avoided, for the place of the roll in the cabinet
or stock of rolls is always the same and the player
owner soon becomes familiar with the location of
each selection. This is one of the most admirable
features of the new box, which will make it welcome
to the mothers and homekeepers generally in hun-
dreds of thousands of homes. Everyone familiar with
homes where the player is used continuously has
seen the boxes scattered all over the piano and
everywhere else available. Mother is annoyed when
the piano and the furniture show marks and scratches;
fetet
Grand and
Reproducing
Grand Pianos
are the last word in
musical perfection.
father is exasperated when his favorite rolls get into
the wrong boxes, and the children fuss over placing
and evading the blame.
The Mono-Box is made of the finest material, has
a gold border around the label, a gold monogram
on all sides, with gold border around the margin.
But the beauty and attractiveness of the box is the
smaller part of it. The fact that it has no separate
lid to remove which makes it valuable to the users
also makes it expensive to manufacture. But, while
it costs the Q R S Music Co. nearly three times as
much as the old style box, all Q R S rolls will soon
be shipped in this new model box at no additional
cost to the dealers.
The Q R S Music Co. has been working over three
years perfecting machinery that will make the one-
piece box. Over $75,000 has been spent in experi-
mental work and patents alone, on machinery to per-
fect and finish the Q R S Mono-Box.
The beautiful broadside shown in Presto this week
is available as a wall hanger, tinned at top and bot-
tom with eyelet for hanging it up, and will make an
attractive window decoration. The broadside was
printed in the printing plant of the Q R S Music
Co. at the Chicago factory, where all the catalogs,
monthly bulletins, wall hangers and various other
literature are printed. Announcement of the new
Q R S Mono-Box will appear in fifteen of the lead-
ing magazines beginning with a four-color cover
page of the Literary Digest on September 20.
INCREASED OUTPUT OF
THE PACKARD FACTORY
Unmistakable Evidence of Better Demand for
Fine Instruments Is Seen in Activity of
the Industry at Fort Wayne, Ind.
There are piano industries the activities of which
afford a good horoscope of trade conditions. One
of them is at Fort Wayne, Ind., where the manage-
ment of the Packard Piano Company is such that
dealers are never left in doubt as to the source of
their supplies when business awakens with unusual
vigor. Just now, increasing orders for Packard
pianos and players are responsible for enlarged pro-
duction, and the Packard Piano Company is finish-
ing surplus stock, anticipating even greater sales
volume during the fall and winter.
Indicative of the business increase during the
month of August is the shipment to several dealers
in Pennsylvania, Missouri and California, of carload"
lots of Packard small grand pianos.
"We have made a substantial upward revision in
our production schedule," an official of the company
said this week, "and are very well pleased with the
volume of recent business."
Factory records show a decided increase in the
percentage of sales of small grands, the popularity of
which is growing as people demand better music and
realize the advantages of the beautiful grand designs.
SPRINGFIELD STORE ENLARGED.
The Anderson Piano Company, 320 South Sixth
street, Springfield, 111., displaying what is said to be
the largest stock of pianos, players, grands and pho-
nographs in Central Illinois, has again increased its
store rooms, adding the adjoining property recently
occupied by the Donaldson Fur Company. O. F.
Anderson, manager and owner, announcing this ex-
tension, also stated that he had taken over the
exclusive Edison phonograph agency in Springfield.
The company now occupies three rooms, 318-320
South Sixth street, and 604 Post Office court. The
company began twelve years ago at 209 North Sixth
street, but within a year was located in its present
home.
Lester Piano Co.
1806 Chestnut St.
Philadelphia
The Sadowski Music House, now at 5331 Chene
street, Detroit, will move this week to another loca-
tion owing to the expiration of its lease.
For QUALITY, SATISFACTION and PROFIT
NEWMAN BROTHERS PIANOS
NEWMAN BROS. CO.
Established 1870
Factories, 816 DIX ST., Chicago, III.
A QUALITY PRODUCT
FOR OVER
QUARTER OFA CENTURY
SEASONABLE CHAPTER
IN FISH NOMENCLATURE
Piscatorially Inclined Piano Men Will Be In-
terested in Correction of Presto's Fish Editor
Who Called a Catch by the Wrong Name.
In the olden times fish stories were told with the
certainty that the size of the catch would be vastly
out of proportion to the actual yield. But of late
all that has changed and accuracy is the first consid- .
eration after the fisherman has recovered from, the
fatigue of his fights with the finny monsters.
Recently a true story appeared in Presto, in which
was told the remarkable success of George P. Bent
assisted by several captains and attendants in landing
a flock of fish of large dimensions of a species not
FEET
familiar to the piscatorial department of Presto.
In witness of which the following from Mr. Bent
himself is copied from a recent letter:
"Somebody around your organization whether it
the editor himself or the office boy—anyhow
somebody must be confusing the fish known and
spelled as 'A-1-b-e-c-o-r-e' with some sort of fancy
musical instrument. I note that it is always spelled
with a final a instead of e. We spell it with an e
in California, also in Funk & Wagnalls' new diction-
ary."
Naturally, it was supposed by Presto's minnow
seiner that the species of catch in question was of
the singing fish variety, and its name was of such
lyric nature as to intensify that suspicion, aside from
other seemingly indubitable evidence. But if Presto
isn't up in fish nomenclature, its artist can draw an
Albecora with accurate detail, as the accompanying
sketch, taken from life, will testify. And, from this
time forward, it will be "albecore" whether, like the
small boy's apple, it has any or not.
NEW BRINKERHOFF TRAVELER.
Lawrence J. Foster, is a new traveling representa-
tive for the Brinkerhoff Piano Co., Chicago, and
Iowa,- Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska have been
assigned to him as territory. The Brinkerhoff Piano
Co.'s line is well and favorably known in the states
named and Mr. Foster is one of the genial and likable
kind who will extend the circle of friends of the
piano and players of the Chicago company.
WILLIAMS
PIANOS
The policy of the Williams House is and always
has been to depend upon excellence of product
instead of alluring price. Such a policy does not
attract bargain hunters. It does, however, win the
hearty approval and support of a very desirable
•nd substantial patronage.
Will I/VMS Maker, of Williams Piano..
WILLIftlTIJ Epworth Piano, and Organ,
Kinder & Collins
Pianos
520-524 W. 48th S
NEW YORK
When In Doubt See Presto Buyers' Guide
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