Presto
Issue: 1924 1971 - Page 5
PRESTO
May 3, 1924.
CHRISTMAN
The First Touch Tells
Studio Grand
Some of the Greatest Pianists have pro-
nounced this instrument the peer of any
produced. It is powerful and yet it is but
five feet long. It is a veritable "little giant"
among pianos, and its artistic qualities
command attention in any dealers' ware-
room.
LITTLE MIESSNER ON BIG SHIP
The smallest American -
made piano on the biggest
American ship is a combi-
nation that interests the
general public as well as
the music trade.
Tin
smallest p i a n o is the
Miessner, made by the
Miessner Piano Co., Mil-
waukee, and the biggest
liner is the ''Leviathan."
When John McCorniack.
the famous tenor, sailed
for Europe on the "Levia-
than" April 12 with him
went a Miessner piano.
This dainty little upright
is illustrated in the photo-
THE LINER "LEVIATHAN."
graph as fitting beauti-
the dealer a ready answer to the prospect who says,
fully into the rather .limited quarters of the Imperial
Suite, which Mr. McCormack occupied. During the "Yes, we'd like a piano, but we haven't room for it."
During the last "lay-over" of the Leviathan, the
Fox Films "shot" about a thousand feet of interior
and exterior views. The great ship was thronged
with visitors, and the little Miessner piano excited
much interest among those who passed through the
beautiful and luxurious Imperial Suite in which Mr.
McCormack was to go across on the next trip.
The famous tenor is an ardent admirer of '"The
Little Piano with the Big Tone." In his inimitable
brogue he says "Sure, it 's a wonderful little instru-
ment," and he has endorsed it as "filling a long felt
want, the want of a small piano with splendid action
and lovely tone."
The Miessner is the piano for the necessarily
limited space in the suites of even the biggest ships
as it is for the small houses, apartments and schools.
It is 3 feet, 7 inches high, 4 feet, 6 inches wide and
2 feet deep but it has a tone that compares with the
biggest instrument.
DETAILS OF WINDOW
DISPLAY CONTEST
Trade Service Bulletin From Music Industries
Chamber of Commerce Gives Full
Instructions for Event.
MIESSNER IN JOHN McMORMACK'S SUITE.
pleasant days of the voyage he proved the "Little
piano with the Big Tone" had a volume of sound to
fill the vast interior of the ship. The incident affords
Reproducing Grand
The very highest type of piano attainment
is exemplified in this remarkable instru-
ment. It is as perfect in operation, repro-
duction and in volume of tone, and as
reliable in every detail of construction, as
skill and flawless materials can create.
CHRISTMAN
Uprights and Players
Are favorites with dealers who sell fine
instruments. They are as Perfect in
Operation as can be made, and they
are the True Christman in Tone and
Construction.
We Will be Glad to Send Particulars, Prices
and Terms to Live Piano Merchants
"The First Touch Tells"
R«f. U S. Pat. OS.
Christman Piano Co.
597 East 137th St.
New York
FRED P. BASSETT RETURNS
FROM TRIP TO VIRGINIA
Secretary and Treasurer of M. Schulz Company En-
joyed Visit to His Sons.
Fred P. Bassett, secretary and treasurer of the M.
Schulz Co., 711 Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, returned
last week from a delightful visit to Staunton, Va.,
where his two boys are attending the Staunton Mil-
itary academy. "Everything was fine in the good old
state of Virginia," said Mr. Bassett, when seen at his
office this week.
"The weather was admirable and the Shenandoah
Valley in which Staunton is located is one of the most
beautiful and fertile valle} r s in the world," continued
Mr. Bassett.
The convention in New York in June will have an
enthusiastic visitor in Mr. Bassett who has arranged
to take his two boys along to see the big city. A
day has been set aside for the visit to West Point
Military Academy, the achievement at which will be
of great interest to the boys, as they are in their line
of stud}'.
DAYLIGHT SAVING BEGINS.
Almost all the important cities in the East and
Middle West set the clock ahead last Sunday at
2 a. m., and daylight saving went into effect for the
seventh consecutive year, following the precedent
set when the federal government directed it in 1918
and 1919. With the clock went suburban train
schedules, the banks also setting their clocks ahead,
and other public institutions advanced their clocks.
The added hour of daylight remains in effect until the
last Sunday in September.
The Trade Service Bureau of the Music Industries
Chamber of Commerce has issued Service Bulletin
No. 31, devoted to the Music Week Window Display
Contest and advertising suggestions for active mem-
bers of the National Association of Music Merchants.
This is said:
You are invited to enter one photograph (or more
if desired) of a window display which you prepare
for National Music Week, May 4 to 10, along with a
letter in which you explain the advertising tie-up of
your display with the other promotional effort you
may make in connection with Music Week. TEN
AWARDS will be made for those displays which, in
the opinion of the judges, stand highest in the fol-
lowing respects:
ARTISTIC ARRANGEMENT. Layout, balance
and harmony.
MERCHANDISING VALUE. Sales appeal, creat-
ing interest in musical merchandise, pianos, phono-
graphs, band instruments, sheet music, small goods,
organs, etc.
MUSIC W E E K TIE-UP. Urging public to "Give
More Thought to Music."
Rules and Regulations.
(1) Any Music Merchant now having an active
membership jn the national association can enter by
sending notice of entry to this office on or before
May 10, 1924.
(2) P H O T O G R A P H S of Window Displays and
LETTERS explaining Music Week Tie-up must
reach the Trade Service Bureau, Music Industries
Chamber of Commerce, by May 20, 1924.
(3) Write on the back of the photograph name of
lirm, address, name of member, and name of individ-
ual who dressed window.
Awards to Ten Winners at Convention.
TEN AWARDS will be made for the displays
standing highest in the opinion of the judges, to be
announced at the National Music Industries Conven-
tion at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City,
the first week in June. A SILVER T R O P H Y will
be presented to the winner of first place.
The entries of MUSIC WEEK W I N D O W DIS-
PLAYS will be shown in the Trade Service Exhibit
at the 1924 Convention Headquarters.
CLOSING OUT STOCK.
I. J. Speckman, New Bremen, O., has taken over
the Loy-Ludwig music store in that village and is
closing out the stock of pianos and musical instru-
ments.
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May 3, 1924.
CHRISTMAN
The First Touch Tells
Studio Grand
Some of the Greatest Pianists have pro-
nounced this instrument the peer of any
produced. It is powerful and yet it is but
five feet long. It is a veritable "little giant"
among pianos, and its artistic qualities
command attention in any dealers' ware-
room.
LITTLE MIESSNER ON BIG SHIP
The smallest American -
made piano on the biggest
American ship is a combi-
nation that interests the
general public as well as
the music trade.
Tin
smallest p i a n o is the
Miessner, made by the
Miessner Piano Co., Mil-
waukee, and the biggest
liner is the ''Leviathan."
When John McCorniack.
the famous tenor, sailed
for Europe on the "Levia-
than" April 12 with him
went a Miessner piano.
This dainty little upright
is illustrated in the photo-
THE LINER "LEVIATHAN."
graph as fitting beauti-
the dealer a ready answer to the prospect who says,
fully into the rather .limited quarters of the Imperial
Suite, which Mr. McCormack occupied. During the "Yes, we'd like a piano, but we haven't room for it."
During the last "lay-over" of the Leviathan, the
Fox Films "shot" about a thousand feet of interior
and exterior views. The great ship was thronged
with visitors, and the little Miessner piano excited
much interest among those who passed through the
beautiful and luxurious Imperial Suite in which Mr.
McCormack was to go across on the next trip.
The famous tenor is an ardent admirer of '"The
Little Piano with the Big Tone." In his inimitable
brogue he says "Sure, it 's a wonderful little instru-
ment," and he has endorsed it as "filling a long felt
want, the want of a small piano with splendid action
and lovely tone."
The Miessner is the piano for the necessarily
limited space in the suites of even the biggest ships
as it is for the small houses, apartments and schools.
It is 3 feet, 7 inches high, 4 feet, 6 inches wide and
2 feet deep but it has a tone that compares with the
biggest instrument.
DETAILS OF WINDOW
DISPLAY CONTEST
Trade Service Bulletin From Music Industries
Chamber of Commerce Gives Full
Instructions for Event.
MIESSNER IN JOHN McMORMACK'S SUITE.
pleasant days of the voyage he proved the "Little
piano with the Big Tone" had a volume of sound to
fill the vast interior of the ship. The incident affords
Reproducing Grand
The very highest type of piano attainment
is exemplified in this remarkable instru-
ment. It is as perfect in operation, repro-
duction and in volume of tone, and as
reliable in every detail of construction, as
skill and flawless materials can create.
CHRISTMAN
Uprights and Players
Are favorites with dealers who sell fine
instruments. They are as Perfect in
Operation as can be made, and they
are the True Christman in Tone and
Construction.
We Will be Glad to Send Particulars, Prices
and Terms to Live Piano Merchants
"The First Touch Tells"
R«f. U S. Pat. OS.
Christman Piano Co.
597 East 137th St.
New York
FRED P. BASSETT RETURNS
FROM TRIP TO VIRGINIA
Secretary and Treasurer of M. Schulz Company En-
joyed Visit to His Sons.
Fred P. Bassett, secretary and treasurer of the M.
Schulz Co., 711 Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, returned
last week from a delightful visit to Staunton, Va.,
where his two boys are attending the Staunton Mil-
itary academy. "Everything was fine in the good old
state of Virginia," said Mr. Bassett, when seen at his
office this week.
"The weather was admirable and the Shenandoah
Valley in which Staunton is located is one of the most
beautiful and fertile valle} r s in the world," continued
Mr. Bassett.
The convention in New York in June will have an
enthusiastic visitor in Mr. Bassett who has arranged
to take his two boys along to see the big city. A
day has been set aside for the visit to West Point
Military Academy, the achievement at which will be
of great interest to the boys, as they are in their line
of stud}'.
DAYLIGHT SAVING BEGINS.
Almost all the important cities in the East and
Middle West set the clock ahead last Sunday at
2 a. m., and daylight saving went into effect for the
seventh consecutive year, following the precedent
set when the federal government directed it in 1918
and 1919. With the clock went suburban train
schedules, the banks also setting their clocks ahead,
and other public institutions advanced their clocks.
The added hour of daylight remains in effect until the
last Sunday in September.
The Trade Service Bureau of the Music Industries
Chamber of Commerce has issued Service Bulletin
No. 31, devoted to the Music Week Window Display
Contest and advertising suggestions for active mem-
bers of the National Association of Music Merchants.
This is said:
You are invited to enter one photograph (or more
if desired) of a window display which you prepare
for National Music Week, May 4 to 10, along with a
letter in which you explain the advertising tie-up of
your display with the other promotional effort you
may make in connection with Music Week. TEN
AWARDS will be made for those displays which, in
the opinion of the judges, stand highest in the fol-
lowing respects:
ARTISTIC ARRANGEMENT. Layout, balance
and harmony.
MERCHANDISING VALUE. Sales appeal, creat-
ing interest in musical merchandise, pianos, phono-
graphs, band instruments, sheet music, small goods,
organs, etc.
MUSIC W E E K TIE-UP. Urging public to "Give
More Thought to Music."
Rules and Regulations.
(1) Any Music Merchant now having an active
membership jn the national association can enter by
sending notice of entry to this office on or before
May 10, 1924.
(2) P H O T O G R A P H S of Window Displays and
LETTERS explaining Music Week Tie-up must
reach the Trade Service Bureau, Music Industries
Chamber of Commerce, by May 20, 1924.
(3) Write on the back of the photograph name of
lirm, address, name of member, and name of individ-
ual who dressed window.
Awards to Ten Winners at Convention.
TEN AWARDS will be made for the displays
standing highest in the opinion of the judges, to be
announced at the National Music Industries Conven-
tion at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City,
the first week in June. A SILVER T R O P H Y will
be presented to the winner of first place.
The entries of MUSIC WEEK W I N D O W DIS-
PLAYS will be shown in the Trade Service Exhibit
at the 1924 Convention Headquarters.
CLOSING OUT STOCK.
I. J. Speckman, New Bremen, O., has taken over
the Loy-Ludwig music store in that village and is
closing out the stock of pianos and musical instru-
ments.
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).