Presto
Issue: 1922 1900 - Page 7
P R E S T O
December 23, 1922.
Christman
"The
First
Touch
Tells"
{Reg. U. S. Pal. Off.)
That the Christman
Reproducing Grand
is a perfect instrument in
tone as well as in appear-
ance and performance.
It responds to the highest
demands of the most critical
musician.
There is no Challenge of the
Preeminence of
The Famous
NEW NELSON=WIGGEN
COIN=OPERATED MODELS
Chicago's Latest and Active Industry Making
Three New Coin-Operated Styles of In-
struments of Attractive Character.
The Nelson-Wiggen Piano Company, Chicago, has
begun shipment of three new styles of coin-operated
instruments recently perfected by that industry,
which was organized in July of this year, and the fac-
tory, at 224 North Sheldon street, is being worked to
capacity to take care of orders.
Oscar Nelson and Peder Wiggen of the company
have each spent a long period of years in the piano
business, and especially in the automatic piano manu-
facturing plants. Each has been in the piano busi-
ness for practically all his life, and has made a thor-
ough preparation for manufacturing the coin-operated
instruments which are now appearing.
The new styles and new case designs are some-
thing different in their construction, and a treat to
iook at. In trying to develop the coin-operated in-
strument to a higher level, the Nelson-Wiggen Com-
pany has succeeded so well that their instruments
should be handled with pride by any dealer. There
was a time when no respectable dealer would handle
a coin-operated machine, but the appearance and the
music of the Nelson-Wiggen models easily remove
any such embarrassment.
"We are making these instruments because we be-
lieve there is a call for this type of instrument in
every commun'ty. There are many places where
machines of this character would earn real money,
and the music merchant should take this opportunity
which presents itself in his immediate territory," said
Mr. Xe'son. Many of the places where coin-oper-
ated instruments can be sold to advantage are drug
stores, ice cream parlors, soft drink parlors, shoe
shin'113 rooms, restaurants, and all places where the
public gathers.
The three models which have been developed by
Nelson-Wiggen are the Dance-O-Grand, an orches-
trated instrument, the Pian-O-Grand, the piano
member of the family, and the Harp-O-Grand, a
keyless piano of small dimensions. All are practi-
cally fool-proof, and there is little expense connected
with their operation, because of their durable con-
struction. Due to the recent improvements in music
rolls and late improvements in the interior construc-
tion of the instruments themselves, they are practi-
cally expression pianos.
The Dance-O-Grand is perhaps the most remark-
able instrument of the three, having a completely at-
tuned orchestration of seven effects, built around the
organ. The Pian-O-Grand has a great number of
improvements over old styles, chief among them
being the position of the rolls at the top of the
machine, and an automatic rewind that really re-
winds. The entire mechanism operates without
noise, and so does not interfere with the music.
Provisions for the expression have been made in the
rolls, and provide a variety of beautiful expressions
of the instrument. All instruments have adjustments,
easily accessible, by which the volume may be in-
creased or decreased at will.
FLY BY AEROPLANE TO
DISTANT CONCERT STAGE
Plucky Flight of Two Pianists Struggling to Reach
Oakland from Los Angeles.
From Miss E. C. Robinson, of Chickering & Sons,
Division of the American Piano Company, comes
tidings of a brave attempt on the part of those bril-
liant young pianists, Guy Maier and Lee Pattison, to
reach a California concert stage by aeroplane.
These young Americans, only recently returning
from a highly interesting trip to the Orient, Aus-
tralia and the South Seas, were scheduled for a con-
cert on November 19th in Oakland, Cal., and had ex-
pected to leave Los Angeles at 10:30 a. m. by train.
But this train had been discontinued, and they hired
an aeroplane instead. About 2 o'clock they sent a
message that they were stalled in the Tehatchipi by
fog and could not possibly land before 6 p. m. So
the, concert was off.,
"It was really awful," Mr. Maier reports to Chick-
ering^headquarters. "We flew a hundred more miles,
very close to the earth, in a dense fog; and, finally,
when the fog simply blotted out everything, we
landed—and, in landing, just missed a water tower
by a few feet and stopped just half a foot from the
gate of a cemetery.
"Our San Francisco pianos are beauties," Mr.
Maier goes on. "Chickering & Sons may well be
proud of them. The basses are superb, and they are
by far the best instruments we have ever used."
WHERE'S CARL H. MAYER?
Several somewhat insistent calls have been made
upon Presto for the present address of Carl H.
Mayer, who was in the piano business in Evansville,
Ind. If any reader happens to know anything about
Mr. Mayer's present location and operations, it will
be a pleasure to have the information conveyed to
this paper.
TO MOVE PITTSTON BRANCH.
The Pittston, Pa., branch of Landau will occupy
handsome new quarters in a choice location about
the first of April, 1923. Owing to the rapid growth
of the business the old store has long since been
considered inadequate.
ELLA NEY, PIANIST, PRACTICES IN OPEN
Studio Grand
Only 5 feat Long
Wins Critical Apireciatijn at ones.
"The
First
Touch
Tells"
( K e n . U. S. I ' l l , t i j l . )
And Now is the Bast Time to
Begin to win trade which will
insure Better Businsss next
year.
Write to-day for
particulars.
Christman Piano Co.
597 E. 137th Street
New York
Oourlesy Wide World Photo.
Madam Elly Ney, eminent Dutch pianist, who has self to the many draughty concert halls which
leen practicing for her transcontinental tour on the instrumentalists come in contact with. Mine.
roof of her West End avenue home, to accustom her- Ney was photographed at practice.
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December 23, 1922.
Christman
"The
First
Touch
Tells"
{Reg. U. S. Pal. Off.)
That the Christman
Reproducing Grand
is a perfect instrument in
tone as well as in appear-
ance and performance.
It responds to the highest
demands of the most critical
musician.
There is no Challenge of the
Preeminence of
The Famous
NEW NELSON=WIGGEN
COIN=OPERATED MODELS
Chicago's Latest and Active Industry Making
Three New Coin-Operated Styles of In-
struments of Attractive Character.
The Nelson-Wiggen Piano Company, Chicago, has
begun shipment of three new styles of coin-operated
instruments recently perfected by that industry,
which was organized in July of this year, and the fac-
tory, at 224 North Sheldon street, is being worked to
capacity to take care of orders.
Oscar Nelson and Peder Wiggen of the company
have each spent a long period of years in the piano
business, and especially in the automatic piano manu-
facturing plants. Each has been in the piano busi-
ness for practically all his life, and has made a thor-
ough preparation for manufacturing the coin-operated
instruments which are now appearing.
The new styles and new case designs are some-
thing different in their construction, and a treat to
iook at. In trying to develop the coin-operated in-
strument to a higher level, the Nelson-Wiggen Com-
pany has succeeded so well that their instruments
should be handled with pride by any dealer. There
was a time when no respectable dealer would handle
a coin-operated machine, but the appearance and the
music of the Nelson-Wiggen models easily remove
any such embarrassment.
"We are making these instruments because we be-
lieve there is a call for this type of instrument in
every commun'ty. There are many places where
machines of this character would earn real money,
and the music merchant should take this opportunity
which presents itself in his immediate territory," said
Mr. Xe'son. Many of the places where coin-oper-
ated instruments can be sold to advantage are drug
stores, ice cream parlors, soft drink parlors, shoe
shin'113 rooms, restaurants, and all places where the
public gathers.
The three models which have been developed by
Nelson-Wiggen are the Dance-O-Grand, an orches-
trated instrument, the Pian-O-Grand, the piano
member of the family, and the Harp-O-Grand, a
keyless piano of small dimensions. All are practi-
cally fool-proof, and there is little expense connected
with their operation, because of their durable con-
struction. Due to the recent improvements in music
rolls and late improvements in the interior construc-
tion of the instruments themselves, they are practi-
cally expression pianos.
The Dance-O-Grand is perhaps the most remark-
able instrument of the three, having a completely at-
tuned orchestration of seven effects, built around the
organ. The Pian-O-Grand has a great number of
improvements over old styles, chief among them
being the position of the rolls at the top of the
machine, and an automatic rewind that really re-
winds. The entire mechanism operates without
noise, and so does not interfere with the music.
Provisions for the expression have been made in the
rolls, and provide a variety of beautiful expressions
of the instrument. All instruments have adjustments,
easily accessible, by which the volume may be in-
creased or decreased at will.
FLY BY AEROPLANE TO
DISTANT CONCERT STAGE
Plucky Flight of Two Pianists Struggling to Reach
Oakland from Los Angeles.
From Miss E. C. Robinson, of Chickering & Sons,
Division of the American Piano Company, comes
tidings of a brave attempt on the part of those bril-
liant young pianists, Guy Maier and Lee Pattison, to
reach a California concert stage by aeroplane.
These young Americans, only recently returning
from a highly interesting trip to the Orient, Aus-
tralia and the South Seas, were scheduled for a con-
cert on November 19th in Oakland, Cal., and had ex-
pected to leave Los Angeles at 10:30 a. m. by train.
But this train had been discontinued, and they hired
an aeroplane instead. About 2 o'clock they sent a
message that they were stalled in the Tehatchipi by
fog and could not possibly land before 6 p. m. So
the, concert was off.,
"It was really awful," Mr. Maier reports to Chick-
ering^headquarters. "We flew a hundred more miles,
very close to the earth, in a dense fog; and, finally,
when the fog simply blotted out everything, we
landed—and, in landing, just missed a water tower
by a few feet and stopped just half a foot from the
gate of a cemetery.
"Our San Francisco pianos are beauties," Mr.
Maier goes on. "Chickering & Sons may well be
proud of them. The basses are superb, and they are
by far the best instruments we have ever used."
WHERE'S CARL H. MAYER?
Several somewhat insistent calls have been made
upon Presto for the present address of Carl H.
Mayer, who was in the piano business in Evansville,
Ind. If any reader happens to know anything about
Mr. Mayer's present location and operations, it will
be a pleasure to have the information conveyed to
this paper.
TO MOVE PITTSTON BRANCH.
The Pittston, Pa., branch of Landau will occupy
handsome new quarters in a choice location about
the first of April, 1923. Owing to the rapid growth
of the business the old store has long since been
considered inadequate.
ELLA NEY, PIANIST, PRACTICES IN OPEN
Studio Grand
Only 5 feat Long
Wins Critical Apireciatijn at ones.
"The
First
Touch
Tells"
( K e n . U. S. I ' l l , t i j l . )
And Now is the Bast Time to
Begin to win trade which will
insure Better Businsss next
year.
Write to-day for
particulars.
Christman Piano Co.
597 E. 137th Street
New York
Oourlesy Wide World Photo.
Madam Elly Ney, eminent Dutch pianist, who has self to the many draughty concert halls which
leen practicing for her transcontinental tour on the instrumentalists come in contact with. Mine.
roof of her West End avenue home, to accustom her- Ney was photographed at practice.
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).