December 1, 1929
P R E S T 0-T I M E S
CAREFUL SEASONING OF CHOICE WOODS FOR STEINWAY PIANOS
GENUINE SELLING
[EFFORT REQUIRED
Secretary Boykin Sends Out Encouragement
to Piano Dealers Everywhere of His
Faith that the Turn Is at Hand.
In a message from the National Piano Manufac-
turers' Association, put out in folder form by Edw.
C. Boykin, executive secretary, he says to the dealers:
"You, as a piano merchant, are a definite part of
the piano industry. Your money is invested in it.
Your daily living comes from the sale of pianos. The
piano has served you well in the past and there is
no reason why it cannot serve you even better in
the fature, if you support it with genuine selling 1
effort.
"Just because piano sales have been lower over a
period of months, does not mean that they will be
lower forever. 1 believe the turn is at hand.
"I also believe that the piano will still be rendering
a genuine service in the American home when lots of
commodities now in vogue are gone and forgotten.
And this is no idle statement.
"Pianos can be sold. And the industry can go
ahead, if you, the p'ano merchant, wherever you are,
will put your shoulder to the wheel and help."
WHERP "O PLACE PIANO.
The piano sh.-
^ver be placed near a radiator
or hot air register unless there is a humidifier in
WILLIAM R. STEINWAY LOOKIXG FOR THE WOODWORMS IX THE STEINWAY LUMBER YARD OF THE
connection, and nearby windows or doors should be
HAMBURG, GERMANY. PLANT.
tight or weather-stripped. Place it at least six inches
from the wall. A portable floor lamp is the most
Means, so long and so ably filled by the late F. B. satisfactory kind of artificial lighting and should be
Caswell, vicepresident of the Champion Spark Plug placed at the left of the keyboard. A lamp on the
piano often causes a jar or metallic vibration.
Company.
OPERA IN CHICAGO
FOR THE COMING WEEK
"Don Quichottee," "Der Rosenkavalier" and "Tann-
haeuser" Gives Opera-Goers Good Choice.
With the addition of Massenet's "Don Quichotte"
on Wednesday evening, December 4, and Richard
Wagner's "Tannhaeuser"' on the Saturday matinee.
December 7, the different works thus far presented
by the Chicago Civic Opera Company in its new
home will number seventeen.
The revival of the Massenet work comes after an
absence of sixteen years from the repertoire. Vanni-
Marcoux, great singing-actor of the Chicago com-
pany, interpreted the name role of this opera when
it had its first american presentation by the Chicago
company in Philadelphia on November IS, 1913, and
about ten days later appeared in it in Chicago. The
work was revived with much success last spring at
Monte Carlo and the Paris Opera, with the role of
Don Quichotte in the hands of this remarkable
French-Italian baritone.
"Tannhaeuser" usually finds a place in the stand-
ard repertoire of the leading opera companies of the
world, and to many is the greatest of all operas. The
music is of noble character throughout and to those
who look for the moral lesson in a work of art there
is no disappoitnment for the whole opera, with its
magnificance of structure and richness of'detail, typi-
fies the struggle between the good and evil elements
in the human smil.
Tuesday evening, December 3, brings to a second
performance this season. Richard Strauss' comic
opera, "Der Rosenkavalier," with Frida Leider, Edith
Mason, Maria Olszewska. Rene Maison, Robert Ring-
ling, Alexander Kipnis and a long list of principals.
Egon Pollak will conduct.
On Wednesday night, December 4, occurs the Mas-
This new Guibransen piano model comes in mahog-
senet revival above referred to—"Don Qirchotte." any or walnut in genuine Du Pont Duco. It is three
Vanni-Marcoux as the fantastic knight will have for
feet eight and one-half inches in height, twenty-four
his La Belle Dulcinee, Coe Glade.
inches in depth, and four feet eight and one-half
EDISON MAN'S CHAIRMANSHIP.
inches wide
The American Fair Trade Association is indebted
It has fall metal plate, copper-brass strings, quick
to C. S. Williams. Jr., vice-president of Thomas A. repeating act ; on, good quality hammers, natural hard-
Edison, Inc., for his generous acceptance of the chair- wood back, white maple case linings, continuous fall-
manship of the association's Committee on Ways and board hinges, brass trimmings, three pedals. It has
THE GULBRANSEN EDUCATIONAL MODEL MINUET
WHEN
IN
DOUBT
carved trusses and pilasters, and is also made in Art
Models in walnut or mahogany, and in deep Verde
green or other optional colors, daintily decorated. It
has a full 88-note keyboard.
The Gulbransen Educational Model Minuet is find-
ing great favor for the small apartment, bungalow,
stud'o, school or club, and is admirably suited to the
needs of piano study by children. Easily moved, it
fits into any cozy nook or small quarters. It is a
truly modern piano for this modern age.
REFER
TO
Presto Buyers' Guide
1930 EDITION NOW IN PREPARATION
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