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September-October, 1932
PRESTO-TIMES
PRESTO-TIMES WANT ADVS
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plenty of action. The readers of this paper sell hundreds of thousands of copies of sheet music. They also
cuy new and used musical merchandise of every description. These classified ads are low in price. All copy
received is subject to the approval of the publisher. Each ad is payable cash with order.
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Established 1884
PRESTO-TIMES
Phone Harrison 0234
417 South Dearborn Street, Chicago
The American Music Trades Journal
Wholesale Traveler Wants Position
HELP WANTED
Man well-acquainted in the piano trade who has been
associated with the piano business all his life, and of a
music trade family, is open for a position. Learned the
piano trade in a factory, then was a piano traveler for
sixteen years; understands wholesaling and retailing.
Not addicted to the use of intoxicating liquors; hard
worker, and hard times do not worry him. Can give bond
or any references required. Wants western and south-
western territory. Address, "West and Southwest," care
Presto-Times.
A KIMBALL ANNIVERSARY
This year, 1932, is a very important Kimball
Anniversary Year, the diamond anniversary of
the great house of the W. W. Kimball Com-
pany, for, in 1857, William Wallace Kimball,
then a comparatively young man who had come
west a short time before direct from Boston,
where he had been employed awhile after leav-
ing the State of Maine where he was born, in
Oxford County, that State, in the year 1828,
and, soon after settling in Chicago, engaged in
selling reed organs and pianos. He continued
selling and trading, as some lines of business
was done in those days, and by the early sixties
had established a considerable wholesale busi-
ness and agency outside of Chicago.
FINISHER—Man with proven ability to take charge of
repair shop or work on bench. 22 years' experience and
It is noteworthy, in fact, it is of particular interest
highest references as to character and honesty. Will go
to any state. Address care of PRESTO-TIMES, or to observe that Mr. Kimball's business all his life was
Frank Shaffer, 75 S. Spaulding Ave., Chicago, 111.
the music business; more strictly speaking, piano and
organ business, for he had never engaged in any pur-
suit or line of business but the one he had followed
Would you like to represent a new line of merchandise up to the time of his death, and it is of still added
for your territory? Why not advertise your desire in the importance to know that the house of Kimball today,
classified section of PRESTO-TIMES?
POSITIONS WANTED
this year celebrating its seventy-fifth anniversary, only
two men—the late W. W. Kimball, and C. N. Kimball
POSITION WANTED—Eastern representation. Pinno
Have you a position open for a good man with expe- now president, have held the office of president. In
man of wide acquaintance and experience desires to rep-
rience
in
your
line?
Advertise
for
your
man
by
using
resent West or Middle West manufacturers in the East
other words, the W. W. Kimball Company, in its sev-
with headquarters at New York. Would also consider re- the inexpensive PRESTO-TIMES classified ads.
enty-five years of existence has had only two presi-
tail proposition in New York City. Best of references.
Care of Box 100A. Presto-Times.
dents. The house of Kimball is what might be called
WANTED—One or more men with capital to establish ultra-concrete; from family to family, from Kimball
and organize a western piano factory to manufacture an to Kimball, and the family and commercial traditions
STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT.
entirely new improved type, superior piano covered with
of the house and the men governing it have rigidly
patents and endorsed by leading musical people, highest
CIRCULATION, ETC., REQUIRED BY THE
technicians and acousticians. Look into this, as big profit- prevailed from the day of its foundation to now, its
ACT OF CONGRESS OF AUG. 24, 1912,
able business is waiting. Address Pianomaker, care
seventy-fifth year of continued, uninterrupted busi-
PRESTO-TIMES.
of PRESTO-TIMES,
published bi-monthly at Chicago, 111.,
j
for October 1, w: »2.
State of Illinois, County of Cook, ss.—Before me, a
SALES POSITION WANTED—Piano man of extensive
notary public in and for the state and county aforesaid,
valuable experience, one who always sells, is open
personally appeared P. D. Abbott, who, having been duly and
ALL RIGHT, MR. FULTON, GIVE
for
engagement. Salary or commission, or salary and
sworn according to law, deposes and says that he is the commission.
Address A-l Salesman, care PRESTO-
business manager of Presto-Times and that the following TIMES.
US SOME MORE
is, to the best of his knowledge and belief, a true state-
That versatile correspondent who has sent to Presto-
ment of the ownership, management (and if a daily
paper, the circulation), etc., of the aforesaid publication
Times items, criticisms and comments on individuals
for the date shown in the above caption, required by the
Act of August 24, 1912, embodied in section 443, Postal
TRAVELER, MANAGER, WHOLESALE, RUT AIL, is and happenings in the music trades and industries
Laws and Regulations, printed on the reverse side of
extending over a long period of years, signing himself
open for change brought about by factory closing, an
this form, to-wit:
outstanding piano man of the day, is open for engage-
Oscar Fulton, has been located. This correspondent
ment. Address "Factory Traveler," care PRESTO-TIMES.
1. That the names and addresses of the publisher, edi-
kept incognito for a long time but his name and his
tor, managing editor and business manager are:
whereabouts have finally been discovered and the
Publisher—Presto Publishing Co., 417 S. Dearborn St.
Editor—Frank D. Abbott, 417 S. Dearborn St.
astute and sagacious qualifications credited to him
Managing Editor—Henry MacMullan, 417 S. Dearborn
were entirely in accord with the character of the
St.
gentleman.
Business Manager—P. D. Abbott, 417 S. Dearborn St.
2. That the owners are: (Give names and addresses of
individual owners, or, if a corporation, give its name and
HIGH GRADE
the names and addresses of stockholders owning or hold-
COPIES OF 1931 BUYERS' GUIDE WANTED
ing 1 per cent or more of the total amount of stock)—
F. D. Abbott, 417 S. Dearborn St., Chicago, 111.
Can anyone supply us with a few copies of the 1931
3. That the known bondholders mortgagees and other
Buyers'
Guide, which edition is entirely sold out and
security holders owning or holding 1 per cent or more of
we are unable to fill some orders that are urgently
total amount of bonds, mortgages or other securities are:
(If there are none, so state.)—None.
requested to be sent.
4. That the two paragraphs next above, giving the
Nineteen thirty-two - nineteen thirty-three issue is
names of the owners, stockholders and security holders,
if any, contain not only the list of stockholders and se-
under
way, but we have some orders for the 1931 edi-
curity holders as they appear upon the books of the
tion if copies can be secured. Address Presto Publish-
company, but also, in cases where the stockholder or se-
curity holder appears upon the books of the company as
ing Company, Buyers' Guide Department, Chicago,
trustee or in any other fiduciary relation, the name of the
Illinois.
person or corporation for whom such trustee is acting
52 high grade tops
$5.50
is given also that the said two paragraphs contain state-
ments embracing affiant's full knowledge and belief as to
2 sets or more, each
5.00
the circumstances and conditions under which stockhold-
DEMONSTRATION OF THE NEW DOUBLE-
ers and security holders who do not appear upon the
KEYBOARD PIANO
books of the company as trustee, hold stock and securi-
52 Grand, extra heavy
7.00
ties in a capacity other than that of a bona fide owner;
Opportunity was given Sunday evening, September
and this affiant has no reason to believe that any other
person, association or corporation has any interest di-
4th, and again the following Sunday evening, to hear
rect or indirect in the said stock, bonds or other securi-
Fronts, if needed
2.00
a demonstration of the new Bechstein-Moore double
ties than as so stated by him.
keyboard piano, broadcast over the Columbia net-
PRESTO PUBLISHING CO.,
work. The performance was by the well-known
Old fronts polished free.
F. D. ABBOTT.
pianist, Jan Chiapusso, the first Sunday and by Harry
Sworn to and subscribed Vefore me this 1st day of Oc-
Sosnik the following Sunday. Musicians all over the
tober, 1932.
Mother
of
Pearl,
per
set,
put
on,
tops
9.00
country listened to the performance of this instru-
WILLIAM F. JONCKE, Notary Public.
(My commission expires March 27, 1934.)
ment, which is hailed as the first of its kind.
Conceived and developed in Germany, this new
piano has, as its name implies, two keyboards instead
of one. The instrument used for this broadcast is
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