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P R E S T O-T I M E S
June 2, 1928
READY REFERENCE DIRECTORY
THE CABLE COMPANY; est. 1880; Geo. J.
Dowling, Pres.; H. L. Draper, Vice Pres.
and Treas.; W. E. Guylee, Vice Pres.; Geo.
L. Hall, Vice Pres.; Geo. W. Eddy, Secy,
and Asst. Treas.; C. W. Schild, Asst. Secy,
and Asst. Treas. Manufacturers of "Con-
over," "Cable," "Kingsbury" and "Welling-
ton" pianos, Euphona Inner-Player. Fac-
tories, Chicago, and St. Charles, Illinois.
General offices and warerooms, Cable Bldg.,
cor. Wabash Ave. and Jackson Blvd., Chi-
cago, Illinois, U. S. A.
CABLE-NELSON PIANO CO.; manufactur-
ers of Cable-Nelson, Fayette S. Cable and
Radcliffe pianos, player-pianos and grands.
John H. Parnham, Pres. and Gen'l Mgr.
Factory, South Haven, Mich. Sales offices,
New York, Boston, Chicago.
THE HOBART M. CABLE CO.; incorpor-
ated 1900. Hobart M. Cable, Pres.; Howard
B. Morenus, Vice Pres. and Secy.; Edwin
W. Schurz, Treas.; manufacturers of the
"Hobart M. Cable" pianos and player-pianos.
Factory and offices, La Porte, Indiana.
CELCO CORPORATION: a holding com-
pany of the United Piano Corporation, A. B.
Chase Piano Company, Emerson Piano
Company, Lindeman & Sons Piano Com-
pany. J. H. Shale, Pres.; Seth B. Foster,
Vice-Pres.; E. D. Button, Treas.; W. A.
Hall, Secy., who are also the Directors; S.
B. Keilholtz, Asst. Treas. Controlling A. B.
Chase Piano Co., est'd 1875; Emerson Piano
Co., est'd 1849; Lindeman & Sons Piano Co.,
est'd 1836. Executive offices and factories
at Norwalk, Ohio.
C-E-L-CO.; Chase-Emerson-Lindeman Co.'s.
A. B. CHASE PIANO CO.; est. 1875. J. H.
Shale, Pres.; E. D. Button, Treas.; Walter
A. Hall, Secy., who are also Directors; S. B.
Keilholtz, Asst. Treas. Factory and general
offices, Norwalk, Ohio.
THE EVOLUTION
OF THE PIANO
Incidents in the Creation and Development of
Other Instruments of Similar Type
Which Led to Perfection
of Piano.
"The Piano's Evolution" is the title of an article
by Clifford Bloom in Better Homes and Gardens.
It is historical, but there is romance in the important
facts contributing to the appearance structure and
function of the piano as readers of the cleverly edited
magazine know it today. This is said:
The first instrument to be known as the pianoforte,
or fortepiano, as it was originally called, was in-
vented by a Florentine, Bartholommeo Cristofori, at
some time during- the last quarter of the seventeenth
century. The name "fortepiano" was a combination
of the two Italian words "forte," meaning loud, and
"piano," meaning soft, and as the name implied, the
instrument was one upon which the player could
make tones of varying degrees of lottdness or soft-
ness, a thing which had not been possible with the
earlier keyboard instruments, the spinet, harpischord
or clavichord. Of all the instruments which were
played by means of a keyboard, such as the piano is
today, the organ was the very first, and conseqeuntly
it stands as the piano's earliest ancestor.
Looking Away Back.
There seems to be no definite knowledge as to just
how or when the organ first came into being. As far
back as in the book of Genesis we find reference
made to "the harp and organ," but of course it must
not be supposed that the organ of those days bore
anj r resemblance, either in looks or sound, to the in-
strument which we know by that name today. At
the same time there can be but little doubt that the
same principle of sound production, as we have it in
the modern organ, was known at a very early period.
Doubtless Jubal's "organ" or Syrinx, as mentioned in
the Old Testament, was merely a series of reeds or
tubes of varied lengths which, when blown into,
would give forth tones, the pitch of which varied ac-
cording to the length and diameter of the tubes.
These pipes were bound together in a series, and, if
properly selected and aranged, would produce an
agreeable succession of sounds—in other words, a
short musical scale. Playing upon them, however,
must have been very troublesome and tiring, for
either the mouth had to be in constant motion back
and forth over the tubes, or the tubes themselves had
to be shifted constantly under the mouth. After many
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Always In Stock
Piano Supplies
of Every Description
Felts, Cloths, Punchings, Music
Wire, Tuning- Pins, Player
Parts, Hinges, etc., etc.
Also the very best and latest
tools for the tuner and tech-
nician.
An extensive variety of sup-
plies always in stock guarantee-
ing prompt service at all times.
Quality and Service backed by
the combined efforts of two of
the oldest supply houses in the
trade.
(24-hour service
on mail orders)
American Piano Supply Co.
Division of
Hammacher-Schlemmer & Co.
110-112 East 13th Street.
NEW YORK
CHICKERING & SONS; established 1823;
Pres., Herman C. Spain; Vice-Presidents,
B. C. Edmands and Clifford C. Chickering;
Treas., Paul Quattlander; Sec, G. J. Hartl.
Factories, offices and wholesale departments,
18 Station St., Boston; retail warerooms, 27
W. 57th St., New York, and 395 Boylston
St., Boston, Mass., U. S. A.
CHRISTMAN PIANO CO.; Est. 1855; incor-
porated 1911; manufactures the Chnstman
upright pianos, upright player-pianos, grand
pianos and reproducing grand pianos. Metro-
politan Show Rooms, 200 W. 57th St., at
Seventh St. Factory and main offices, 597-
601 E. 137th St., New York City.
CLARENDON PIANO CO.; manufacturers
of the Clarendon pianos and player pianos;
A. E. Johnson, Pres. and Treas.; C. A. Had-
dorff, Vice Pres.; L. I. Johnson, Secy. Fac-
tory and office, Rockford, 111., U. S. A.
THE CONTINENTAL PIANO CO.; incor-
porated 1924; G. Wilson MacDow, Pres.,
Treas., Gen'l Mgr. and Director; E. S.
Hurley, Director; Harold L. Perrin, Clerk
and Director. General offices, 200 Dart-
mouth St., Boston. Pianos sold through
agent: Henry F. Miller Piano Co., 200 Dart-
mouth St., Boston.
CUNNINGHAM PIANO CO., INC., 1891.
Manufactures the "Matchless Cunningham,"
"Gtrard Cunningham," "Forrest," and P. &
E. Cunningham pianos. Factory, 50th,
Parkside Ave. and Viola St.; office and ware-
rooms in the 16-story Cunningham Building.
1312-14 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.
DAVENPORT-TREACY PIANO CO.; es-
tablished 1870 and recently reorganized.
Manufactures the Davenport-Treacy pianos
player-pianos, grands and reproducing
pianos. Financial standing unquestioned.
Factory, 632 West 51st St., New York City.
DECKER & SON; established 1856 by Myron
A. Decker. Manufacturers of the Decker &
Son pianos and player-pianos. Factories and
offices, 699-703 E. 135th St., New York,
N. Y., U. S. A.
Philip W. Oetting &
Son, Inc.
213 East 19th Street, New York
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