Presto
Issue: 1920 1784 - Page 22
PRESTO
22
There Are Exclusive
Features in
•RYTHMOIHir
XVSECOSD MUSIC ROLLSlV .
that make them DIFFERENT
Inventions controlled by us
impart to them the means
of producing a
SINGING TONE
on any player piano such as
is not obtainable with any
other roll.
There is nothing like them
for demonstrating and sell-
ing player pianos andmaking
satisfied and delighted cus-
tomers.
WRITE US ABOUT OUR SPECIAL LISTS
Rythmodik Music Corporation
New York City
23 West 38th Street,
Lyon & Healy
Apartment Grand
Piano
WORCH COLLECTION FOR
NATIONAL MUSEUM
October 2, 1920.
piano," which was made somewhere around 1850.
Nothing is known of the maker, not even his name.
It is a square piano.
History of Instrument Shown in Enlightening STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT,
CIRCULATION, ETC., REQUIRED BY THE
Way by Interesting Exhibits Donated by
ACT OF CONGRESS OF AUG. 24, 1912,
Hugo Worch, Washington, D. C.
of PRESTO, published weekly at Chicago, 111., for October
1, 1920.
State of Illinois, County of Cook, ss.—Before me, a
The whole story of the piano, from the primitive notary
public in and for the state and county aforesaid,
monochord of long ago which yielded music to a personally
appeared C. A. Daniell, who, having been duly
according- to law. deposes and says that he is the
cunning skill, down to the modern playerpiano with sworn
of Presto, and that the following is, to the best of
its eighty-eight notes and its records which put the Editor
his knowledge and belief, a true statement of the owner-
music of the world at the disposal of anyone who ship, management (and if a daily paper, the circulation),
of the aforesaid publication for the date shown in
has the price, is told in the Worch collection of 145 etc.,
the above caption, required by the Act of August 24, 1912,
pianos which has been installed in the National embodied in section 443, Postal Laws and Regulations,
printed on the reverse side of this form, to-wit:
Museum in Washington, D. C.
1. That the names and addresses of the publisher, edi-
The Worth collection was quite fully described tor,
managing editor and business manager are:
Publisher—Presto Publishing Co., 407 S. Dearborn St.
in Presto a number of years back. Starting with
Editors—C.
A. Daniell and P. D. Abbott, 407 S. Dear-
the more remote members of the family, such as the born St.
Managing Editor—.!. Fergus O'Ryan, 407 S. Dearborn
clavichord, hammer clavier, spinet and harpsichord,
the collection ranges in almost unbroken sequence St.Business Manager—F. D. Abbott, 407 S. Dearborn St.
2. That the owners are: (Give names and addresses of
up through the various stages of evolution until the
individual owners, or, if a corporation, give its name and
modern piano is reached.
the names and addresses of stockholders owning or hold-
Hugo Worch, a piano merchant of Washington, ing- 1 per cent or more of the total amount of stock)—
D. Abbott, 407 S. Dearborn St.; C. A. Daniell, 407 S.
is the donor of the collection. For over thirty years F.
Dearborn St.; John Vennema, Marquette Bldg.
3 That the known bondholders, mortgagees and other
he has been searching the civilized world for links
.security holders owning or holding 1 per cent or more of
in this evolutionary chain, and the quest still goes on. total
amount of bonds, mortgages or other securities are:
The keys of the earlier instruments were of wood, (If there are none so state)—None.
4.
the two paragraphs next above, giving the
and several of the specimens have black keys with names That
of the owners, stockholders and security holders,
white sharps. It was a slow business, for every part if any, contain not only the list of stockholders and se-
curity holders as they appear upon the books of the
of the work was done by hand.
company, but also, in cases where the stockholders or se-
Some of the models on exhibition look almost like curity holders appears upon the books of the company as
trustee or in any other fiduciary relation, the name of the
a child's toy, while others are great, unwieldy af- person
or corporation for whom such trustee is acting
fairs, which could almost fill the floor of a modern is given; also that the said two paragraphs contain state-
ments
embracing
affiant's full knowledge and belief as to
sitting room.
the circumstances and conditions under which stockhold-
In the first stages harpsichords and pianos were er;; and security holders who do not appear upon the
of the company as trustee, hold stock and securi-
made with side levers, instead of pedals. Both in- books
ties in a capacity other than that of a bona fide owner,
struments were profusely ornamented. One of the sir.d this affiant has no reason to believe that any other
person, association or corporation has any interest di-
harpsichords in the Worch collection had its cover rect
or indirect in the said stock, bonds or other securi-
filled with paintings depicting pastoral scenes. It ties than
as so stated by him.
PRESTO PUBLISHING CO.,
was on and for the harpsichord 'that the elder Bach
C. A. Daniell.
composed his matchless music. He had no respect
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 22d day of
September, 1920.
for pianos.
M. Scott, Notary Public.
Beethoven was the first of the famous composers
(My commission expires Aug 1 . 12, 1922.)
to take kindly to the piano. He used one of the
famous Stein instruments, manufactured by Nanette
Stein, of Vienna, who, in addition to being one of the
first business women of her day and generation, was
Established 1867
a great friend and admirer of the composer, and did
much to make his last years happy and comfortable.
The piano was coming into its own late in the
eighteenth century, and the Worch collection has a
number of specimens of the instrument dating from
about 1775. The oldest upright in the collection is
AH Well-posted Piano
one made by Stein, of Vienna, in 1788. There are
also a number of early British pianos, among them
Dealers
and Salesmen
a Broadwood Grand made in 1790 and an upright
from the factory of Stoddard & Southwell, which
recognize the value of this name on a
bears the date of 1800.
Piano Action.
The Worch collection does not include any of the
For more than 50 years it has been associ-
more modern innovations, such as the present-day
ated with the best products of the Piano
playerpiano, which is of distinctly American origin.
industry. It has always represented
It is confined to the aristocrats of the family. The
first upright to make its appearance in this country
was from the shop of Hawkins, of Philadelphia, and
bears the date 1801.
When a Piano Action bears the name of
One of the curious pianos shown is the "Harp-
Strauch Bros, it is an additional guarantee
of the quality of the instrument containing it.
Strauch Bros,
Chicago
Sole Makers
Quality and Merit
The LEADING LINE
WEAVER PIANOS
Qrands, Uprights aoid Players
Finest and most artistic
piano in design, tone and
construction that can be
made.
Y O R K PIANOS
Uprights and Player Piano*
A high grade piano of great
value and with charming tone quality.
Livingston Pianoi— Uprights and Player Pianos
A popular piano at a popular price.
Over 70,000 instrument* made by this company axe ting-
ing their own praises in all parts of the civilised world.
Write for catalogues and state on what terms you would
Uke to *W1, And we will make you a proposition if yom are
tocat«4ln open territory.
WEAVER PIANO CO, Ine.
Factory: YORK, PA.
Established 1870
STRICH & ZEIDLERe Inc.
GRAND, UPRIGHT and PLAYER
AND
HOMER PIANOS
740-742 East 136th Street
NEW YORK
Quality—Supremacy--EBE--New York
Our Motto: "He profits most who serves
best/*
CHAFF BROS.
Pianos and Player-Pianos
tand for
atisfaction and
ervice
Made under a guarantee that
is backed by fifty-two years
of success and satisfaction.
Schaff Bros, instruments are
safe for the dealer to sett
and for the customer to buy.
THE SCHAFF BROS. CO.
Established 1868
Huntington, Ind.
STRAUCH BROS.
Piano Actions, Hammers and Repairs
327 to 347 Walnut Ave., a t 141st Street
NEW YORK
WILLIAMS
PIANOS
The policy of the Williams House is and always
has been to depend upon excellence of product
instead of alluring price. Such a policy does not
attract bargain hunters. It does, however, win the
hearty approval and support of a very desirable
and substantial patronage.
WIIIIAMS Makers of Williams Piano..
WILLIAMS E p w o r t h P i a n o i a n d organs
PATENTS
TRADE
MARKS
DESIGN PATENTS, COPYRIGHT!, ETC.
CORRESPONDENCE J O H N
SOLICITED
A
S A U L
FENDALL BLDG., WASHINGTON, D. C.
Enhanced content © 2008-2009 and presented by MBSI - The Musical Box Society International (www.mbsi.org) and the International Arcade Museum (www.arcade-museum.com).
All Rights Reserved. Digitized from the archives of the MBSI with support from NAMM - The International Music Products Association (www.namm.org).
Additional enhancement, optimization, and distribution by the International Arcade Museum. An extensive collection of Presto can be found online at http://www.arcade-museum.com/library/
22
There Are Exclusive
Features in
•RYTHMOIHir
XVSECOSD MUSIC ROLLSlV .
that make them DIFFERENT
Inventions controlled by us
impart to them the means
of producing a
SINGING TONE
on any player piano such as
is not obtainable with any
other roll.
There is nothing like them
for demonstrating and sell-
ing player pianos andmaking
satisfied and delighted cus-
tomers.
WRITE US ABOUT OUR SPECIAL LISTS
Rythmodik Music Corporation
New York City
23 West 38th Street,
Lyon & Healy
Apartment Grand
Piano
WORCH COLLECTION FOR
NATIONAL MUSEUM
October 2, 1920.
piano," which was made somewhere around 1850.
Nothing is known of the maker, not even his name.
It is a square piano.
History of Instrument Shown in Enlightening STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT,
CIRCULATION, ETC., REQUIRED BY THE
Way by Interesting Exhibits Donated by
ACT OF CONGRESS OF AUG. 24, 1912,
Hugo Worch, Washington, D. C.
of PRESTO, published weekly at Chicago, 111., for October
1, 1920.
State of Illinois, County of Cook, ss.—Before me, a
The whole story of the piano, from the primitive notary
public in and for the state and county aforesaid,
monochord of long ago which yielded music to a personally
appeared C. A. Daniell, who, having been duly
according- to law. deposes and says that he is the
cunning skill, down to the modern playerpiano with sworn
of Presto, and that the following is, to the best of
its eighty-eight notes and its records which put the Editor
his knowledge and belief, a true statement of the owner-
music of the world at the disposal of anyone who ship, management (and if a daily paper, the circulation),
of the aforesaid publication for the date shown in
has the price, is told in the Worch collection of 145 etc.,
the above caption, required by the Act of August 24, 1912,
pianos which has been installed in the National embodied in section 443, Postal Laws and Regulations,
printed on the reverse side of this form, to-wit:
Museum in Washington, D. C.
1. That the names and addresses of the publisher, edi-
The Worth collection was quite fully described tor,
managing editor and business manager are:
Publisher—Presto Publishing Co., 407 S. Dearborn St.
in Presto a number of years back. Starting with
Editors—C.
A. Daniell and P. D. Abbott, 407 S. Dear-
the more remote members of the family, such as the born St.
Managing Editor—.!. Fergus O'Ryan, 407 S. Dearborn
clavichord, hammer clavier, spinet and harpsichord,
the collection ranges in almost unbroken sequence St.Business Manager—F. D. Abbott, 407 S. Dearborn St.
2. That the owners are: (Give names and addresses of
up through the various stages of evolution until the
individual owners, or, if a corporation, give its name and
modern piano is reached.
the names and addresses of stockholders owning or hold-
Hugo Worch, a piano merchant of Washington, ing- 1 per cent or more of the total amount of stock)—
D. Abbott, 407 S. Dearborn St.; C. A. Daniell, 407 S.
is the donor of the collection. For over thirty years F.
Dearborn St.; John Vennema, Marquette Bldg.
3 That the known bondholders, mortgagees and other
he has been searching the civilized world for links
.security holders owning or holding 1 per cent or more of
in this evolutionary chain, and the quest still goes on. total
amount of bonds, mortgages or other securities are:
The keys of the earlier instruments were of wood, (If there are none so state)—None.
4.
the two paragraphs next above, giving the
and several of the specimens have black keys with names That
of the owners, stockholders and security holders,
white sharps. It was a slow business, for every part if any, contain not only the list of stockholders and se-
curity holders as they appear upon the books of the
of the work was done by hand.
company, but also, in cases where the stockholders or se-
Some of the models on exhibition look almost like curity holders appears upon the books of the company as
trustee or in any other fiduciary relation, the name of the
a child's toy, while others are great, unwieldy af- person
or corporation for whom such trustee is acting
fairs, which could almost fill the floor of a modern is given; also that the said two paragraphs contain state-
ments
embracing
affiant's full knowledge and belief as to
sitting room.
the circumstances and conditions under which stockhold-
In the first stages harpsichords and pianos were er;; and security holders who do not appear upon the
of the company as trustee, hold stock and securi-
made with side levers, instead of pedals. Both in- books
ties in a capacity other than that of a bona fide owner,
struments were profusely ornamented. One of the sir.d this affiant has no reason to believe that any other
person, association or corporation has any interest di-
harpsichords in the Worch collection had its cover rect
or indirect in the said stock, bonds or other securi-
filled with paintings depicting pastoral scenes. It ties than
as so stated by him.
PRESTO PUBLISHING CO.,
was on and for the harpsichord 'that the elder Bach
C. A. Daniell.
composed his matchless music. He had no respect
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 22d day of
September, 1920.
for pianos.
M. Scott, Notary Public.
Beethoven was the first of the famous composers
(My commission expires Aug 1 . 12, 1922.)
to take kindly to the piano. He used one of the
famous Stein instruments, manufactured by Nanette
Stein, of Vienna, who, in addition to being one of the
first business women of her day and generation, was
Established 1867
a great friend and admirer of the composer, and did
much to make his last years happy and comfortable.
The piano was coming into its own late in the
eighteenth century, and the Worch collection has a
number of specimens of the instrument dating from
about 1775. The oldest upright in the collection is
AH Well-posted Piano
one made by Stein, of Vienna, in 1788. There are
also a number of early British pianos, among them
Dealers
and Salesmen
a Broadwood Grand made in 1790 and an upright
from the factory of Stoddard & Southwell, which
recognize the value of this name on a
bears the date of 1800.
Piano Action.
The Worch collection does not include any of the
For more than 50 years it has been associ-
more modern innovations, such as the present-day
ated with the best products of the Piano
playerpiano, which is of distinctly American origin.
industry. It has always represented
It is confined to the aristocrats of the family. The
first upright to make its appearance in this country
was from the shop of Hawkins, of Philadelphia, and
bears the date 1801.
When a Piano Action bears the name of
One of the curious pianos shown is the "Harp-
Strauch Bros, it is an additional guarantee
of the quality of the instrument containing it.
Strauch Bros,
Chicago
Sole Makers
Quality and Merit
The LEADING LINE
WEAVER PIANOS
Qrands, Uprights aoid Players
Finest and most artistic
piano in design, tone and
construction that can be
made.
Y O R K PIANOS
Uprights and Player Piano*
A high grade piano of great
value and with charming tone quality.
Livingston Pianoi— Uprights and Player Pianos
A popular piano at a popular price.
Over 70,000 instrument* made by this company axe ting-
ing their own praises in all parts of the civilised world.
Write for catalogues and state on what terms you would
Uke to *W1, And we will make you a proposition if yom are
tocat«4ln open territory.
WEAVER PIANO CO, Ine.
Factory: YORK, PA.
Established 1870
STRICH & ZEIDLERe Inc.
GRAND, UPRIGHT and PLAYER
AND
HOMER PIANOS
740-742 East 136th Street
NEW YORK
Quality—Supremacy--EBE--New York
Our Motto: "He profits most who serves
best/*
CHAFF BROS.
Pianos and Player-Pianos
tand for
atisfaction and
ervice
Made under a guarantee that
is backed by fifty-two years
of success and satisfaction.
Schaff Bros, instruments are
safe for the dealer to sett
and for the customer to buy.
THE SCHAFF BROS. CO.
Established 1868
Huntington, Ind.
STRAUCH BROS.
Piano Actions, Hammers and Repairs
327 to 347 Walnut Ave., a t 141st Street
NEW YORK
WILLIAMS
PIANOS
The policy of the Williams House is and always
has been to depend upon excellence of product
instead of alluring price. Such a policy does not
attract bargain hunters. It does, however, win the
hearty approval and support of a very desirable
and substantial patronage.
WIIIIAMS Makers of Williams Piano..
WILLIAMS E p w o r t h P i a n o i a n d organs
PATENTS
TRADE
MARKS
DESIGN PATENTS, COPYRIGHT!, ETC.
CORRESPONDENCE J O H N
SOLICITED
A
S A U L
FENDALL BLDG., WASHINGTON, D. C.
Enhanced content © 2008-2009 and presented by MBSI - The Musical Box Society International (www.mbsi.org) and the International Arcade Museum (www.arcade-museum.com).
All Rights Reserved. Digitized from the archives of the MBSI with support from NAMM - The International Music Products Association (www.namm.org).
Additional enhancement, optimization, and distribution by the International Arcade Museum. An extensive collection of Presto can be found online at http://www.arcade-museum.com/library/
Future scanning projects are planned by the International Arcade Museum Library (IAML).