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PRESTO-TIMES
November 19, 1927
shores of Erie's unsalted sea, an infant organization
was born, and the wise men of our profession came
from afar to pay tribute and pledge their allegiance to
this organization that was to lead the brethren of
the tuning profession out of darkness and into the
light of better times.
This aforesaid infant organization has grown to
In His Call for Cleveland Convention Secre- be a mighty factor among the organizations of the
piano industry and has caused much rejoicing among
tary McClellan Uses Some Very
the brethren in this land. Many blessings have been
conferred upon us by the constructive.policies of this
Choice Language.
association and much oppression that did exist has
W. C. McClellan, secretary of the National Associa- been overcome and greatly reduced.
The evil of free tuning has been greatly reduced
tion of Piano Tuners, Inc., has mailed the following
letter to the officers and members of the association. and the unjust policy of charging the tuning depart-
ment for services rendered to the sales and renting
The letter following is not a chapter out of the New departments,
is gradually being remedied.
Great
Testament, or from the writings of Josephus, but blessings have been conferred on the inhabitants of
merely an invitation by the talented secretary of the our land at the present time through the system of
National Association of Piano Tuners, Inc., W. F. having their pianos tuned from two to four times
McClellan, not to miss the convention to be held in a year, etc.
And as the "Silver Jubilee Convention" of the
August in Cleveland, Ohio. Read it and judge for
N. A. of P. T., Inc., will take place in Cleveland,
yourself:
Ohio, on August 13, 14, 15 and 16, 1928, the birth-
As foretold by the prophets of ancient times, as place of the association, all true followers of the
well as in the writings of Josephus and other great cross and circle are urged to make due preparations
philosophers, and lo, it came to pass that in the first to attend this meeting of the faithful and to once
week of the month of August in the third quarter of
more pledge their loyalty and support to this, the
the moon, of the .year of our Lord, 1913, in the House greatest and most successful organization of piano
of Gilsey, in the city of Cleveland, situated on the tuners in the world.
TUNERS ARE CALLED
TO JUBILEE MEETING
MAHOGANY IMPORTS GAIN.
Worry Over Player Details
is avoided by the manufac-
turer who uses the
A. C. Cheney Player Action
in his products. He knows
everything is all right and
that the best musical quali-
ties of his pianos are develop-
ed by the use of this player
mechanism.
A. C. CHENEY
PIANO ACTION COMPANY
Cabinet wood log imports to the United States
this year included 51,599 M feet of mahogany, 4,481
M feet of Philippine logs, 3,502 M feet of Spanish
cedar, and 4,582 M feet of other logs—being a de-
crease for Spanish cedar logs and a gain for ma-
hogany and Philippine logs, and logs of other species.
Last year's imports were 42,921 M feet of mahogany
logs, 1,177 M feet of Philippine logs, 4,701 M feet of
Spanish cedar and 5,286 M feet of other species. The
imports of mahogany from Central America—mainly
from British Honduras and Nicaragua—have in-
creased from 18,444 to 28,317 M feet. Imports from
other sources have shown comparatively slight varia-
tions.
Greater Beauty
and Greater
SCARFS,
CUSH-
IONS,
COVERS
CASTLETON, N. Y.
SCHAFF
Piano String Co.
Manufacturers of
Comfort
Bench Cushions, Piano Throws, Bags
(or Small Instruments, Upholstered
Bench Tops.
OPERATORS' PIANO CO.
HAS BUSY SEASON
This Year's Business So Far Is Abreast of
That of the Last Five Years, Records
of Company Show.
There has been a great deal of activity all this fall
at the factories of the Operators' Piano Company and
the Capitol Roll & Record Company, 721 North
Kedzie avenue, Chicago.
Any doubt of this statement can be dispelled by
the checking of averages that have been kept by
Advertising Manager Stadler, who on Friday told
a Presto-Times representative that this year's busi-
ness with their house is on the average with that
of the last five years. Figures do not lie and as Mr.
Stadler is a reliable record keeper, with an actuary's
precision and a statistician's love of comparisons, no
one is going to doubt him.
Caters to the Demand.
The Operators' company has had a good season,
that's granted. Its line
a variety of styles and sizes of coin-operated instru-
ments to suit the purse and the tastes of the buyers
and their patrons.
ENCOURAGING BANDS.
The beautiful prizes donated by the National As-
sociation of Band Instrument Manufacturers, have
done much to make possible the success of the band
tournaments and to increase the interest among the
school people. Although this branch of the trade has
contributed generously to the support of the contests
it should be remembered that the expense of the host
cities in entertaining the bands and the traveling ex-
pense of the visiting bands has aggregated some-
thing like $300,000.
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refinished or remodeled and actions and
keys repaired. Work guaranteed. Prices
reasonable.
Our-of-town dealers' repair work solic-
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We begin work on your keys the minute they
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