PRESTO TIMES
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AMERICAN
Established 1884
Established
1881
MUSIC TRADE AND INDUSTRIES JOURNAL
A Music-Making Publication
NUMBER 2283
Entered as second class matter Apr. 3. 1932. at
Post Office, Chicago, under act of Mar. S, 1S7».
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How rich arc life's rewards to the man or woman who can turn, for enjoyment, to
talents cultivated in youth! To know and appreciate good books, good "pictures . . .
to be able to play, however simply, the great music of the zvorld . . . these, surely, are
among the best of gifts. . . . Give your child, notv, the advantages of a musical edu-
cation! Let him begin, at the piano, those well-companioned days with music's im-
mortals. It docs not matter whether or not he possesses great ability . . . or whether
he even dreams of appearing on the concert stage. Let him learn to play for the sheer
joy of playing, and music will always be a source of pleasure and delight.
Surely it is more than coincidence that vir-
tually all the world's remembered pianists
have had their careers since the development
of the Steinway.
Nor can it be by chance that the vast
majority of virtuosi (and composers) have
chosen the Steinway as the one, perfect me-
dium to express their genius . . . Liszt, Wag-
ner, Hofmann, Paderewski, Rachmaninoff,
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Co., 417 S. Dearborn St., Chicago, 111.
and many others whose own history is the
history of music.
The fact of the matter is, the Steinway is
the preferred piano in concert hall, conserva-
tory, broadcasting studio and private home
simply because in all that makes for excel-
lence it stands preeminent, alone!
There is but one quality of Steinway con-
struction, and that is the highest. The new
YOUR
50TH YEAR
PIANO
Steinway Grand Piano, at the extremely low-
price of $885, differs from other Steinways in
size only. The tone is the glorious Steinway
tone. The action is the celebrated Steinway
Accelerated Action. Case, keys, sounding-
hoard, strings are the same as in every other
Steinway.
The Instrument of the Immortals is first of
all a piano for the home . . . and for the
home of modest income. Generous purchase
terms may be arranged.
The New STEINWAY
Grand Piano For Only
There is a Steinway dealer in your community, or
near you, through whom you may purchase the new
Steinway Grand Piano with a small deposit—the
badance being distributed over a convenient period.
Used pianos are accepted in partial exchange. , . .
Steinway & Sons, Steinway Hall, 109 West 57th
Street, New York City, just west of Sixth Avenue.
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