Presto

PRESTO-TIMES
April 9, 1927.
PIANO FACTORY OT STORE SUPPLIES
SCHAFF STRING MERITS
Admirable Product of Schaff Piano String Co.,
Chicago, Great Aid to Fine Tonal
Effects in Pianos.
facturing Co. specializes in building the tops for these
benches, which are supplied to bench manufacturers,
large jobbers and dealers in musical instruments and
furniture.
NEW NASHVILLE REPAIR S H O P .
J. G. Milligan, practical piano builder and promi-
Piano bass strings made by the Schaff Piano String nently connected with the industry for over a quarter
Co., Chicago, have for years been appreciated by century, has opened a shop at 139 Sixth avenue,
piano manufacturers desirous of volume and deep north, Nashville, Tenn., specializing in the rebuilding
tonal effects of their instruments. Schaff piano bass of pianos of all kinds. Mr. Mulligan will also op-
strings admirably aid in the processes of every erate a repair and tuning department. Repairs will
acoustic system devised by piano makers for the im- be made on all kinds of stri ig instruments, also the
provement of piano tone and the strings are found in highest grade of refrnishing of both string instru-
ments and pianos. Mr. Milligan was connected for
many of the country's leading instruments.
a number of years with the Claude P. Street Piano
The methods of manufacture in the plant of the Co-, and was prior to this with the O. K. Houck
Schaff Piano String Co., at 2009-2121 Clybourn ave- company.
nue, have always been marked by the realization of
the importance of fine strings in the character of
pianos. The expertness of the employees and the
RADIO ATTRACTIONS.
use of the most up-to-date machinery and tools are
Frank Bennett and his Chicago Concert Company,
guarantees of good faith to the piano manufacturers. favorites of the Chicago Piano and Organ Associa-
The purpose of the company always has been to tion and the Piano Club of Chicago, have become
produce strings of unquestionable merit.
popular as radio artists and are often heard on the
In the factory of the Schaff Piano String Co. is a air through stations WEBH and WJJD. This week
staff of craftsmen representing the accumulative ex- they have been giving a series of songs of the high-
perience and enthusiasm of several generations. Mak- way, the sea and the wilderness, under the caption,
ing fine strings is a heritage of many on the staff of
"Songs of Wanderers."
expert workmen. It is an instance of the company's
insistence on conscientious and painstaking efforts in
producing a high grade commodity.
STRING REPAIR DEPARTMENT.
The United Piano String Co., 635 West Fiftieth
P E R I O D BENCH TOPS.
street, New York, has issued a folder giving particu-
The Period Drapery & Manufacturing Co. of New lars of the scope of its new department of string
Albany, Ind., has designed and created a new line repair work for dealers. The information includes
of piano benches with upholstered tops made in such the prices for repairs on single strings and by the
set. Shipment of the completed job within twenty-
fashion as . to conform to all styles and types of
pianos. They are especially adapted to the period four hours from its arrival in the shop is the guaran-
styles of grand pianos. The Period Drapery & Manu- tee.
WESSELL, NICKEL & GROSS
Manufacturer* of
COMSTOCK, CHENEY & CO.
One of the Oldest Houses in America Asso-
ciated with Piano Supplies Is Also
Among Newest in Methods.
Ivoryton, Conn., is a town named for an industry
with ivory, an important material in its manufacturing
activities. Comstock, Cheney & Co. has imported
ivory and used it in its products since 1834 so that
the name of the firm today is suggestive of the town
and vice versa. Every manufacturer, craftsman and
artist who uses ivory in his products is familiar with
the name of the town and the great ivory cutting
house of Comstock, Cheney & Co.
The comprehensive character of the commodities
produced by Comstock, Cheney & Co. has won for
the house the unique place it holds today in American
industry and the arts. By many years of speciliza-
tion the company has developed a reputation for the
reliability of its products. In its relation to the piano
and organ industries, Comstock, Cheney & Co.
occupies a place of great importance. In the great
Ivoryton plant are manufactured the finest grades of
keys for upright and grand pianos and organs. The
activities of the company also include the manufac-
ture of actions and hammers. In Comstock, Cheney
& Co. is presented one of the oldest American in-
dustries characterized by the most modern methods
of production.
COURSE IN GLUING.
A field course in gluing of wood was given recent-
ly by the United States Forest Products Laboratory
at the plant of the Jamestown Panel Co., Jamestown,
N. Y. The course was conducted by the glue re-
search staff of the Madison, Wis., United States
Laboratory, where a spring course will be begun
April 18.
MOVING TRUCKS
for
PIANO ACTIONS
HIGHEST GRADE
PIANOS
ONE GRADE ONLY
The Wessell, Nickel & Gross action is a
guarantee of the grade of the instrument
in which it is found.
FACTORIES:
1\IP\A/ V f i P l f
45th St., 10th Are. &W46lh. l^E* YV I ^/IXlV.
Orthophonic Victrolas
Electric Refrigerators
OFFICE.
457 w. 45th Street
write ior catalog ana prices tor ij/na 1 rucks, oil!
JULIUS BRECKWOLDT & SON, INC.
DOLGEVILLE. N. Y.
Trucks, Hoists, Covers and Special Straps.
Manufactured by
Self-Lifting PianoTruck Co.
Manufacturers of
FINDLAY, OHIO
Piano Backs, Boards, Bridges, Bars,
Traplevers and Mouldings
J BRECKWOLDT. Pre».
VV. A. BRECKWOLDT, Sec. & Treas.
THE O. S. KELLY CO.
Manufacturers
PRESTO BUYERS' GUIDE
TELLS ALL ABOUT ALL PIANOS
of High Grade
PIANO PLATES
SPRINGFIELD
XH E CO MSTOCK, C HENE 1 Y
IVORYTON, CONN •
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OHIO
& CO.
IVORY CUTTERS SINCE 1834
MANUFACTURERS OF
Grand Keys, Actions and Hammers, Upright Keys
Actions and Hammer , Pipe Organ Keys
Piano Forte Ivory for the Trade
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