Presto

Issue: 1928 2185

June 16, 1928
PRESTO-TIMES
STEINWAY & SONS
THE WORLD'S STANDARD PIANOS
UNAPPROACHED IN ANY OF THE ESSENTIAL FEATURE!
INDISPENSABLE TO THE ARTIST AND CRITICAL MUSIC
LOVING PUBLIC—The Choice of the World's Greatest Plants
GENERAL OFFICES, STEINWAY HALL 109-113 WEST 57th STREET. NEW YORK
STEINERT PIANOS
Builders or Incomparable
>, PLAYERS^REPRODUCING PIANOS
CAROL ROBINSON
(Foremost American Pianist) writes t—
If It "takes great audiences to make great poets"... .it certainly takes
• great piano to make great music. That piano Is the STEINERT!
M. STEINERT & SONS
STEINERT HALL
THE BALDWIN CO-OPERATIVE P U N
Will increase your sales and solve your
financing problems.
BOSTON, MASS.
Write to the Nearest Office for Prices
"Ifthere't no Harmony in the
Factory there will be None
in the Piano."
The Harmony in the Pack*
ard is Reflected in the Har-
mony among the Dealera
who Sell them.
Profit-Producing Facts ou Appli-
cation. Make it your Leader
Send for o v "Bulletin."
THE PACKARD PIANO COMPANY, Fort Wayne, Ind.
GJfje Palbtom $tano Company
INCORPORATED
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Louisville
Dallas
Denvei
San Francisco
Chicago
St. Louis
New York
Through Generations
Have Come Ludwig Ideals
The Famous
HE Ludvvigs, the Ericssons
and the Perrys c r e a t e d ,
nearly a century ago, the stand-
ards to which the Ludwig has
been built. Their ideas and ideals have been car-
ried forward by the pjesent generation and today
the direct descendants of those early builders of artis-
tic pianos are the men directing the destiny of the
Ludwig Piano.
T
Established 1863
The distinctive features of
Mathushek construction fur-
nish selling points not found
in other makes of pianos.
Write for catalogue
MATHUSHEK PIANO MFG. CO.
NEW YORK
132nd Street and Alexander Avenue
Ludwig^fe Co.
Willow Ave. and 136th St.
NEW YORK
HALLET & DAVIS PIANO CO.
Established 1839—Boston
FACTORIES
- - NEW YORK CITY
Executive Offices and Wholesale Warerooms
6 East 39th St. (at 5th Ave.)
New York City
VOSE PIANOS
ESTABLISHED 1851
One of the Largest Outputs In the United States
The Fastest Selling Piano in the Market
Send for Illustrated C&talogue
ADAM SGHAAF, Inc.
REP
P ? A N O J N G GRANDS AND UPRIGHTS
Ettablinhed Reputation and Quality Since 1873
FACTORY
OFFICES AND SALESROOMS
1020 So. Central Park Ave.,
319-321 So. Wabash ATB.,
Corner Fillmore Street
New Adam Schaaf Building,
CHICAGO, ILL.
PODLE
VOSE & SONS PIANO CO.,
Boston, Mass.
When in doubt Tefer to
PRESTO BUYERS* GUIDE
AN OUTSTANDING
FACTORY-OFFICES
CAMBRIDGE-A
VALUE IN FINE
>
BOSTON - MASS.
PIANOS
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June 16, 1928
PRESTO-TIMES
DEALERS
See Big Opportunity in
New Straube Models
Shown at Convention
NTHUSIASM ran high at Straube headquarters in the
Commodore Hotel during the recent Music Trades
E
Convention.
Dealers who examined the newest Straube models on
display declared that these instruments—grands, uprights
and roll-played pianos—presented a striking new profit
opportunity in piano merchandising. The series of ap-
proved period models, and the distinctive modern cases
and the new hi-lite finish elicited enthusiastic approval.
The assertion that Straube quality can be seen as well
as heard was amply demonstrated at the convention.
Technicians investigated with interest and approval the
patented Duplex Overstrung principle, the patented
>atentea "U"
U
type laminated post construc-
tion, the built-up key bed con-
struction and other basic feat-
ures which mark the Straube.
community as was aroused by this Straube exhibit in New
York. Every facility for cashing in on the interest-compelling
features of Straube instruments is provided to Straube dealers.
The long established policies of national advertising and na-
tional
pricing mean
mean pr<
profit to the dealer.
tional pricing
The trend of the trade is toward the
Straube. Write now for details regard-
ing the opportunity presented in the
Straube line. No obligation, of course.
traube
Every dealer can arouse the same
interest and enthusiasm in his own
STRAUBE PIANO COMPANY
606 Manila Ave., Hammond, Ind.
ONE OF THE WORLD'S FINEST PIANOS
INDEX OF MUSIC INDUSTRIES
A List of the foremost Manufacturers of Musical Instruments and Supplies whose Advertise-
ments appear in Presto-Times and whose announcements are guaranteed by this publication.
PIANOS AND PLAYER-PIANOS
Baldwin Piano Co., The
Cincinnati
Bauer & Co., Julius
Chicago
Becker Bros
New York
Bond Piano
Fort Wayne, Ind.
Brinkerhoff Piano Co
Chicago
Bush & Lane Piano Co
Holland, Mich.
Bush & Gerts Piano Co
Rockford, III.
Cable Company, The
Chicago
Christman Piano Co
New York
Conover Piano
Chicago
Estey Piano Corp
New York
Euphona Inner Player
Chicago
French &. Sons Piano Co., Jesse
New Castle
Goldsmith Piano Co
Chicago
Gulbransen Co
Chicago
Hallett & Davis Piano Co
New York
Hardman, Peck & Co
New York
Hartford Piano
Chicago
Heppe Piano Co
Homer Pianos
Hobart M. Cable Co
James & Holmstrom Piano Co
Jewett Piano Co
Kingsbury Piano
Kohler Industries
Kreiter Mfg. Co
Leins, E., Piano Co., I n c . . . . *
Ludwig & Co
Mason &. Hamlin Co
Mathushek Piano Mfg. Co:
Operators' Piano Co., The
Packard Piano Co., The
Poole Piano Co
Radle, Inc., F
Schaaf, Adam, Inc.
Schiller Piano Co
Schulz Co., M
Philadelphia
New York
La Porte, Ind.
New York
Boston
Chicago
New York
Milwaukee
New York
New York
Boston
New York
Chicago
Fort Wayne, Ind.
Boston
New York
Chicago
Oregon, III.
Chicago
Schumann Piano Co
Rockford, III.
Settergren Co., B. K
Bluffton, Ind.
Smith & Nixon Piano Co
Chicago
Starck Piano Co., P. A
Chicago
Starr Piano Co
Richmond, Ind.
Steinway & Sons
New York
Steinert & Sons, M
Boston
Straube Piano Co
Hammond, Ind.
Strich & Zeidler
New York
Tonk &• Bro., Inc., William
New York
Vose & Sons Piano Co
Boston
Weaver Piano Co., Inc
York, Pa.
Wellington Piano
Chicago
Werner Piano Co
Chjcagc
Western Electric Piano Co
Chicago
Williams Piano Co
Chicago
Wurlitzer Grand Piano Co
De Kalb, III.
Wurlitzer, The Rudolph, Co
Cincinnsti-North Tonawanda
SMALL INSTRUMENTS AND SUPPLIES
BAND INSTRUMENTS:
Conn, C. C , Ltd
Elkhart, Ind.
PIANO A C T I O N S :
A. C. Cheney Action Co
Comstock, Cheney & Co
Wessell, Nickel & Gross
BENCHES AND CABINETS:
Perfection Furniture Co
{...Chicago
Tonk Manufacturing Co
....Chicago
PUBLISHER'S- A N D E N G R A V E R S :
Remick & Co., J. H
...Chicago
Rayner, Dalheim & Co
..Chicago
Presto Buyers' Guide
i..... .Chicago
Unger Music House
-.:'. Reading, Pa.
Zimmerman & Son Co., Inc
Cincinnati
PIANO P L A T E S :
Fairbank Co., The
Kelly Co., The, O. S
MUSIC ROLLS:
Capitol Roll & Record Co
Clark Orjrtiestra Roll Co
PIANO STRINGS:
Schaff Piano String Co
Trefz, Otto R., Jr
Chicago
. . , . . De Kalb, III.
Castleton, N. Y.
Ivoryton, Conn.
New York
PIANO LOADERS A N D MOVERS:
c Bowen Piano Loader Co.. Winston-Salem, N. C.
Self-Lifting Piano Truck Co
Findlay, O.
Springfield, O.
Springfield, O.
Chicago
Philadelphia
PIANO REPAIRS:
Bouslog. Inc., E. A
Indianapolis
Frield Miller & Co
Indianapolis
Leins Piano Co. (Fine Pianos Rebuilt)..
New York
Midwest Piano Key Shops
Naperville, III.
McMackin Piano Service
Des Moines, la.
Piano Repair Co., The
Chicago
ALL SUPPLIES AND MISCELLANEOUS:
American Piano Supply
New York, N. Y .
Breckwoldt & Son, Inc., J . . . . Dolgeville, N. Y.
Hammacher, Schlemmer & Co
New York
Oetting & Son, Inc., Philip W
New York
Polk's School of Piano T u n i n g . . . . L a Porte, Ind.
The Piano & Organ Supply Co
Chicago
T. L. Lutkins, Fine Leathers
New York
White Mfg. Co., A. L. (Portable Organs)
Chicago
SPECIAL DISPLAYS THIS WEEK
JESSE FRENCH & SONS PIANO CO.; M. SCHULZ CO.; STARR PIANO CO.;
PACKARD PIANO CO.; STRAUBE PIANO CO.
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