14
Oct.-Nov., 1935
PRESTO-TIMES
PRESTO-TIMES WANT ADVS.
PARTNER WAXTJOl), with capital to help finance in-
creasing business of an old well established music stow
in one of the best and largest cities in Central Illinois.
This store h;is been the leading music house for over fifty
years. Also open for agency for well known reputable
piano line. Now making specialty of sHlinj; used pianos
after refinishing. This opportunity will liear th.e closest
investigation. Address "Opportunity," care 1'KKfcSTO-
TIMKS.
NEW AND SECOND-HAND STOCKS WANTED.
WANT to get in touch with manufacturer or large
dealer who has a large stock of new and second-hand
pianos that he wants turned into paying paper. Have
just completed over six hundred sales within the last two
years. Want only straight commission proposition. What
have you to offer a producer? Address: I'RODI'CKR, care
of I'KESTO-TIMEiS, Chicago, Illinois.
PIANO MAN of wide experience in sales and credit
Have you a cutomer that wants a particular type of
department of piano manufacturing 1 concern is open for any
second-hand instrument? Advertise for it h the
engagement. A valuable man for piano manufacturing
PRESTO-TIMES
classified columns.
concern working on trade extension. Address Box 17,
care of PRESTO-TIMES.
WANTED—Leading Illinois city firm will guarantee
good income to competent retail piano salesman who can
sell; to such a person a good position is offered. BYERLY
BROS. MUSIC CO., Peoria, Illinois.
This advertiser is in the market for second-hand Vose
small Grands and small Uprights. Address "X-E," care
PRESTO-TIMES.
STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT,
CIRCULATION, ETC., REQUIRED BY THE
ACT OF CONGRESS OF MARCH 3, 1933,
of PRESTO-TIMES, published bi-monthly at Chicago, 111.,
for October 1, 1935.
State of Illinois, County of Cook, ss.—Before me, a
OPENINGS FOR PIANO SALESMEN
notary public in and for the state and county aforesaid,
There are several openings for piano salesmen in personally appeared F. D. Abbott, who, having been duly
according to law, deposes and says that he is the
our retail stores and with Baldwin dealers in key sworn
business manager of Presto-Times and that the following
is,
to
the
best of his knowledge and belief, a true state-
cities located in good territory. If interested in a
ment of the ownership, management (and if a daily
permanent position with chance for advancement and paper, the circulation), etc., of the aforesaid publication
for the date shown in the above caption, required by the
an opportunity for making good money write us for Act
of August 24, 1912. embodied in section 411. Postal
particulars. The Baldwin Piano Company, Sales Laws and Regulations, printed on the reverse side of
this
form, to-wit:
Promotion Department, Cincinnati, Ohio.
1. That the names and addresses of the publisher, edi-
tor, managing editor and business manager are:
McMACKIN'S SERVICE AND INVENTIONS
Publisher—Presto Publishing Co., 417 S. Dearborn St.
Mr. McMackin, the piano key repairing expert, pro-
Editor—Frank D. Abbott, 417 S. Dearborn St.
prietor of the McMackin Piano Service, Des Moines, St. Managing Editor—Henry MacMullan, 417 S. Dearborn
Iowa, who has been studying" and experimenting on
Business Manager—F. D. Abbott, 417 S. Dearborn St.
several methods of piano key work, particularly in
2. That the owners are: (Give names and addresses of
polishing and whitening- keys and ebonizing black individual owners, or, if a corporation, give its name and
the names and addresses of stockholders owning or hold-
keys, is now able to offer a line of piano key finishing ing
1 per cent or more of the total amount of stock)—
and enameling that will be found most valuable for F. D. Abbott, 417 S. Dearborn St., Chicago, 111.
every repairman, piano tuner and piano repair shop.
3. That the known bondholders, mortgagees and other
holders owning or holding 1 per cent or more of
These pyrolac materials are easily applied and the security
total amount of bonds, mortgages or other securities are:
work quickly finished because they are entirely dry 'If there are none, so state.)—None.
and ready for use in an incredible short space of time.
4. That the two paragraphs next above, giving the
of the owners, stockholders and security holders,
In some, of the work heretofore done pyrolac must names
if any, contain not only the list of stockholders and se-
be applied as a spraying proposition, but Mr. McMac- curity holders as they appear upon the books of the
but also, in cases where the stockholder or se-
kin makes, a preparation which is applied with a brush company,
curity holder appears upon the books of the company as
and dries in less than an hour. This pyrolac finish trustee or in any other fiduciary relation, the name of the
or corporation for whom such trustee is acting
wears perfectly and is for sale in quantities of pints, person
is given also that the said two paragraphs contain state-
half pints and gallons. Manufacturers, dealers, repair- ments embracing affiant's full knowledge and belief as to
the circumstances and conditions under which stockhold-
men, tuners are invited to correspond with Mr. Mc- ers
and security holders who do not appear upon the
Mackin, 1719 Mondamin Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa, books of the company as trustee, hold stock and securi-
ties
a capacity other than that of a bona fide owner;
from whom a fund of information may be had along and in
this affiant has no reason to believe that any other
this line of piano key and other piano service work. person, association or corporation has any interest di-
rect or indirect in the said stock, bonds or other securi-
ties than as so stated by him.
Earl E. Billings who has been doing some special
PRESTO PUBLISHING CO.,
work for Gulbransen Company in the Northwest and
F. D. ABBOTT.
on to the Pacific Coast, visited his grandfather, F.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 19th day of Oc-
R. Billings, at Hollywood, Calif., who was formerly tober, 1935.
located in Chicago, and is a piano technician of note.
HAROLD ROSSITER, Notary Public.
He is also the patentee of several inventions and im-
(My commission expires Feb. 4, 193(1.)
provements in piano stringing, tuning and action de-
vices.
AND NOW ONE ONLY
For some years there have been two concerns at
IMMEDIATE SUCCESS OF KEY-NU
Winston-Salem, N. C , carrying on under the name
An interesting showing of piano key service, that Bowen, but through the purchase of the R. J. Bowen
Piano Company by Frank Bland there is now only
is to say, renewing of piano keys, was the exhibit of
the Froess Bros, product known and now famous as the original Bowen Piano Company carrying on at
"Key-Nu." Mr. Jacob Froess, inventor and proprietor Winston-Salem under the name Bowen.
of this business, rushed over to Chicago at the last
moment when he found that he could secure a suitable
space to show his product, and from the time ht
placed his samples on exhibition and displayed the
work of renewing ivory keys and making them as
white and perfect as when new, on to the end of the
convention his room was thronged with interested
Recovering Keys, Fronts, Sharps,
visitors and orders were given him that will keep
Bushing, on Short Notice and
his factory and laboratory at Erie, I'a., active for a
long time. Mr. Froess' invention, it can be safely
Satisfaction Guaranteed
asserted, is a perfect process for re-enameling, re-
Our
Prices
Are the Lowest Possible
newing and whitening ivory keys, so far as perfection
Consis
er.t
with First-Class Work
can be secured in this line of work. If any dealer
52 Keys Recovered with Ivorine,
to whose attention this notice may reach has not
acquainted himself with the Froess process he should
50/1000
$4.50
immediately get in touch with Froess Bros., Erie, Pa.,
Scrape and polish full set
2.00
general distributors for the Froess product is some-
52 Fronts Recovered
1.50
thing worthwhile and of real intrinsic value to every
52 Keys Recovered with No. 1
music dealer and every piano repair shop the world
Ivory
$24.00
over.
PIANO KEY REPAIR WORK
FOR SALE
ROLL-PLAYING REED ORGAN
FOR SALE
4 sets of reeds; 12 stops. Many rolls of
standard music. Rich mahogany veneer
case. Slight bellows repair only. Bargain
for anyone interested. Address,
"Automatic," % Presto-Times.
52 Keys,
Ivory
52 Keys
Ivory
52 Keys
Ivory
52 Keys
Ivory
Recovered with No. 2
19.00
Recovered with No. 3
15.00
Recovered with No. 4
14.00
Recovered with No. 5
12.50
Special Price for Whitening
Keys and all other key work.
McMACKIN
Announcement
Gives a Dollar
Coupon on Order
52 keys, recovered tops only,
good grade medium
$5.00
52 keys, white puralin, compo-
sition heavy
5.50
52 keys, ivory composition,
grained like real
5.75
Special for grands
6.00
Keyboard enamels and glues,
PY-RO-LAC w h i t e enamel
brushed on ivory for ten key-
boards
1.75
Comes in two cans, primer and
final coat, drys in 30 minutes.
Mack's Miracle waterproof ce-
ment, for Sax pads, etc., P. P. 1.00
Snow White waterproof ce-
ment for ivory keys, prepaid . 1.00
Mack's black celluloid enamel
for ebony keys, prepaid
60
36 sharps cut to length de-
sired, per set, prepaid
2.30
Celluloid cement, per half-
pound can, prepaid
75
25 synthetic ivory heads. . . . 1.00
One-half pound can of syn-
thetic snow white glue
1.00
HERE IS THE NEW SCHEDULE
OF PRICES:
Re-number keys before sending as
old numbers are hard to read. We
also refinish band instruments and
all brass fixtures.
McMACKIN PIANO SERVICE CO.
1719 Mondamin Ave.
Des Moines, la.
S E N D NAMES A N D A D -
DRESSES OF TWO TUNERS
OR TWO DEALERS WITH
THIS COUPON AND WE WILL
GIVE YOU CREDIT OF $1.00
ON ANY JOB OF $5.50 OR
OVER.
HARDMAN-
93 YEARS
of
Absolute Reliability
Manufactured by
Lowest Price for New Ivory Keys, one to full set.
HARDMAN, PECK & CO.
VICTOR E. NELSON
33 WEST 57TH STREET
904 South Sixth Ave.
St. Charles, 111.
New Location
NEW YORK, N. Y.
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