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Presto

Issue: 1940 2292

A New Upholstered Seat
Until April 1st as a Special Offer
Tonk Manufacturing Company
Style 0017 U.K. Top. HO" x 14", 19" hlith. With
music compartment. Has brass cups.
will apply the new upholstered top to any of its Period
Model Benches for Console Pianos at the same price as
the wood veneer top.
Top upholstered in attractive Brown Rep
Fabric, to harmonize with any and all colors.
The use of this fabric eliminates much
trouble in matching finishes.
No marring, scratching, nor shop troubles.
Music Storage Space under seat 2V2 inches
high, and cares for two stacks of sheet
music. Top is % inch thick.
Flat hinged top, making it easy to raise.
TONKABINETS are FASHIONABLE
Extra Profit Opportunities for You
TONKABINETS for Records and Sheet Music
Made to Harmonize with Any Modern or Period Room Setting
OVER 100 TONK BENCH STYLES TO CHOOSE FROM
Complete Catalogue Upon Request for Both Cabinets and Benches
TONK MANUFACTURING CO.
1912 N. Magnolia, Chicago
4511 E. 50th, Los Angeles
Manufacturers cf Piano Benches—Record and Music Cabinets Styled to Match the Popular Reproducing Instruments
Style No. 7802
Specialists in Piano Seats and Music Cabinets for 67 Years
NAMES THAT LIVE IN THE MUSIC TRADES
Mr. S. Kranz, formerly an attache of the Roosevelt
Organ Co., is now in Chicago taking in the sights of
the Fair. He is making a western trip settling up some
old business of the house.
flPPRECIRTION
The Roosevelt Organ Company which was owned by
members of the present-day Roosevelt family was later on
transfered to the Farrand & Votey Organ Company, and by
that concern to the Aeolin Company ,now owners of these
former plants.
Presto Music Times wishes to express its
gratitude to its many friends for their co-
operation in connection with this Sixtieth
Anniversary Edition. It is a great satisfac-
tion to serve the Music Arts and Trades.
Adam Schaaf is giving out a beautifully embossed
card that bears the legend "The tone of the Adam Schaaf
piano is as clear as a bell."
Mr. Harry Schaaf, son of Adam Schaaf, founder of the
Adam Schaaf Company is today the president and chief owner
of the house of Adm Schaaf, Inc., Chicago.
We are especially grateful for the many
kind congratulations sent us by friends
both old and new from all over the
country.
Mr. W. H. Bush, the veteran piano manufacturer,
is a frequent visitor to the Fair. He is well oleased with
the exhibit of his house in Section 1, and vidently is not
worrying over the results of the examination by the
judges.
Although W. H. Bush was the principal of W. H. Bush
& Company, nevertheless his son, Wm. L. Bush, still resid-
ing in Chicago, was the main and active figure in the opera-
tions and establishment of this important piano manufactur-
ing establishment.
H. Bettoney
Silva Bat
Columbia Model
Nationally known
Clarinets, flutes, and piccolos
See your jobber or write us
THE CUNDY-BETTONEY CO., Inc.
Cadet
P A G E
Hyde Park
Boston
Massachusetts
T H I R T Y - T W O
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MARION RNDERSON
GREAT CONCERTS IN HARTFORD, CONN.
In Hartford, Connecticut, there is a magni-
ficent hall to the memory of that distinguished
citizen, Horace Bushnell, one of the famous
clergymen of New England. Horace Bushnell
Memorial Hall is a real cultural center carrying
on a program year in and year out. We were one
of a vast crowd that packed the immense audi-
torium recently to hear Marion Anderson. The
musical value of this Hall is inestimable to its
community.
PRUL
Paul Whiteman celebrated his twentieth an-
niversary in the music business recently. Leaders
all over the North American Continent have
signified their good will by dedicating numbers
to "Pops." Paul's interests are diversified and
include a farm and "Walk-Along," the prize
walking horse, which is his pride and joy and
which he entered and rode in the National Horse
Show in Madison Garden, New York City.
THE PREFERRED HOTEL
AMONG M U S I C I A N S
• The charm oi Chicago is re-
fleeted in the smooth flow of
life on the famous boulevard,
where Hotel Auditorium is sit-
uated adjacent to the Loop and
facing Grant Park and Lake
Michigan . . . A truly fine hotel,
foremost in comfort and cuisine.
ROOMS WITH BATH F.OM*2.50
[WITHOUT BATH
MOM* 1.50
Paid Whitevran and "Walk-Along."
OLDEST MUSIC DEALER IN U. S. STILL GOING STRONG
Mr. Joseph R. Balliet will celebrate his 92nd birthday
on February 26th. Heartiest congratulations to you, Mr.
Balliet! Mr. Balliet has been in the music business under
the same name and in the same location for the past 68 years
at Belvidere, Illinois.
Mr. Balliet's parents were pioneer settlers who came to
Illinois from Mauch, Pennsylvania. "Uncle Joe", as he is
known to his many friends, was born in a log cabin just fifteen
miles north of DeKalb, Illinois. At the time of his birth,
James K. Polk was President of the United States, and Lincoln
was a rising young politician in Springfield, Illinois.
In 1872 Mr. Balliet quit teaching country school and
opened a music store in Belvidere, as a Wurlitzer dealer. In
1874 he married Miss Mary L. Detrick. They celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary before she passed away in 1930.
A Civic Leader
He was chiefly responsible for giving the city its telephone
service and its first electric lights. The largest industrial
plants now operating in Belvidere located there chiefly
through his leadership. Last year he presented the local First
Presbyterian Church with a $5,000 pipe organ as a memorial
to his wife.
MICHIGAN AT CONGRESS
CHICAGO
Eighteen years ago he took up golf which has nearly dis-
placed his old fishing and hunting hobby. His only "evil"
habit is his pipe or a mild cigar. Today Mr. Balliet is still
going strong. His long career of achievement is a splendid
example to the Music Trade. In our next issue we will have
pictures of "Uncle Joe" and his store.
P A G E
T H I R T Y - T H R E E
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