P R E S T 0-T I M E S
September 1, 1929
ANNOUNCING NEW MODELS BY BALDWIN
THE NEW HAMILTON PIANO—STYLE 227
Italian Rennissance Design
THE NEW HAMILTON GRAND—STYLE 250
Length 5 feet.. Brown Mahogany and Walnut Art finish. Also available
in the following Period Models: Queen Anne, Italian, Early American, Spanish,
William and Mary.
The new Hamilton Grand embodies a tone that is full and resonant and
an action that is delicate and responsive. Like all Hamilton pianos, it is strictly
a quality product. Ideal for the home, the studio, the teacher.
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Dimensions: Height, 4 feet; width, 5 feet; depth, 2 feet V^ inch. Matched
Figured Walnut Veneer with Art finish. This new Hamilton is a beautiful
small piano that combines an unexcelled richness and resonance of tone with
durability of construction. It is a quality instrument throughout, with all the
features for which the Hamilton piano is famous. It is a beautiful piece of
furniture, following the Italian Renaissance design. The delicate trusses and
pilasters harmonize delightfully with the dainty proportions of the case. All
trimmings are of solid mahogany or walnut.
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A CABLE BABY GRAND FOR $1.50
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THE NEW MONARCH MANUALO—STYLE 647
Hepplewhite Case Design
Dimensions: Height, 4 feet, 3 inches: width, 5 feet; depth, 2 feet 34 inch.
In Brown Mahogany or Walnut Art finish. The Manualo—the Player Piano
"that is all but human."
HOWARD TRAGEDY CAUSES REGRET.
The unfortunate tragedy ; n Los Angeles, Calif.,
Aug. 19, when Frank S. Howard was killed by his
son during an altercation between his father and
mother, was deeply regretted by many persons in the
trade who knew Mr. Howard when he was engaged
in the music business. Mr. Howard's father, Robert
B. Howard, familiarly known as Bob Howard, has
been in the piano trade for many years as traveler
and manufacturer. His son, Frank S. Howard, went
to the Pacific coast about fifteen years ago and en-
A recent Cable Piano Company display featured
Cable Baby Grands for $1.50. The instruments were
miniature models with movable top, fallboard and
music rack—truly beautiful and fascinating little toys
4J/2 inches by 5 inches in size. They were finished in
blue enamel with bench to match. Made to sell or
to give away in soliciting piano prospects.
They retail in toy shops at $1.50, but are sold to
Cable Dealers at liberal discounts.
The body of Frank Van der Stucken, noted Ameri-
can music director and composer, was cremated at
Oldsdorf, Germany, on August 20. For several years
he conducted the May Festivals in Cincinnati.
gaged in the automobile business, where he soon
became the most prominent Buick representative on
the coast and amassed a considerable fortune in the
automobile business. Robert Howard visited his son
often and made his home there for weeks at a time.
BRINKERHOFF IN CHICAGO.
W. T. Brinkerhoff, of New York, has been in Chi-
cago for the last week or ten days visiting among
friends and relatives at Oak Park and other local
places.
COMPETENT AD. EXPERT DIES.
Roy Rutherford Bailey, president of the Bailey,
Walker & Tuttle advertising agency in the Bell Build-
ing. Chicago, died on Monday of this week just after
arriving home from a week-end outing with his family
at Charlevoix, Mich. Some years ago while Mr.
Bailey was with the N. W. Kastor & Sons Advertis-
ing Co., 14 East Jackson boulevard, Chicago, he pre-
pared all of the Steger & Sons Piano Mfg. Co.'s
advertising that was used in Presto-Times, and he
was always prompt, accommodating and very efficient.
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